Chris Alemany
@socialbc.ca
Hi! I am a member of the team that runs the new social web space at SocialBC.ca. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns! Posts here are instance and BC […]
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🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://socialbc.ca/@chris, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
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Fediverse Report 144 - this week's #fediverse news:
@newsmast launches news app for the Bristol Cable that combines local news with fediverse integrated news feeds, and the first Brazilian fediverse conference with WebSocialBR
https://connectedplaces.online/fediverse-report-144/
@newsmast launches news app for the Bristol Cable that combines local news with fediverse integrated news feeds, and the first Brazilian fediverse conference with WebSocialBR
https://connectedplaces.online/fediverse-report-144/
connectedplaces.online
November 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Fediverse Report 144 - this week's #fediverse news:
@newsmast launches news app for the Bristol Cable that combines local news with fediverse integrated news feeds, and the first Brazilian fediverse conference with WebSocialBR
https://connectedplaces.online/fediverse-report-144/
@newsmast launches news app for the Bristol Cable that combines local news with fediverse integrated news feeds, and the first Brazilian fediverse conference with WebSocialBR
https://connectedplaces.online/fediverse-report-144/
November 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
PSA: bus driver is spicy this afternoon! Didn’t put up with smack talk high school kid. 😂
#transit #publictransit #nanaimo
#transit #publictransit #nanaimo
November 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
PSA: bus driver is spicy this afternoon! Didn’t put up with smack talk high school kid. 😂
#transit #publictransit #nanaimo
#transit #publictransit #nanaimo
under the heading of "strike while the iron is hot”.
replying to now-former Minister Guilbeault’s statement with encouragement to join the #fediverse
#canthurt #canada #mastodon #socialweb #twittermigration #digitalsovereignty
replying to now-former Minister Guilbeault’s statement with encouragement to join the #fediverse
#canthurt #canada #mastodon #socialweb #twittermigration #digitalsovereignty
November 27, 2025 at 10:55 PM
under the heading of "strike while the iron is hot”.
replying to now-former Minister Guilbeault’s statement with encouragement to join the #fediverse
#canthurt #canada #mastodon #socialweb #twittermigration #digitalsovereignty
replying to now-former Minister Guilbeault’s statement with encouragement to join the #fediverse
#canthurt #canada #mastodon #socialweb #twittermigration #digitalsovereignty
Reposted by Chris Alemany
Details of the MOU as reported by CBC. Hot Take:
It's a sh_t show of oil soaked hopeium and climate defeatism.
- Shovels in Ground by 2029 *(may this be forever extended)
- Tanker Ban will be lifted if the project is approved by MPO *(Coastal First Nations setting rhetorical fire to MPO in […]
It's a sh_t show of oil soaked hopeium and climate defeatism.
- Shovels in Ground by 2029 *(may this be forever extended)
- Tanker Ban will be lifted if the project is approved by MPO *(Coastal First Nations setting rhetorical fire to MPO in […]
Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
mstdn.chrisalemany.ca
November 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Details of the MOU as reported by CBC. Hot Take:
It's a sh_t show of oil soaked hopeium and climate defeatism.
- Shovels in Ground by 2029 *(may this be forever extended)
- Tanker Ban will be lifted if the project is approved by MPO *(Coastal First Nations setting rhetorical fire to MPO in […]
It's a sh_t show of oil soaked hopeium and climate defeatism.
- Shovels in Ground by 2029 *(may this be forever extended)
- Tanker Ban will be lifted if the project is approved by MPO *(Coastal First Nations setting rhetorical fire to MPO in […]
Reposted by Chris Alemany
November 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
crazy bus driver today! A little early for formula 1 through the backroads of #nanaimo 🤪 🤢
someone had their second cup of coffee a little early? 😂
#publictransit #buslife #rdn
someone had their second cup of coffee a little early? 😂
#publictransit #buslife #rdn
November 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
crazy bus driver today! A little early for formula 1 through the backroads of #nanaimo 🤪 🤢
someone had their second cup of coffee a little early? 😂
#publictransit #buslife #rdn
someone had their second cup of coffee a little early? 😂
#publictransit #buslife #rdn
Some light reading for the bus ride home!
a teaser:
"Those championing LNG exports argue that they
would displace coal-fired power in other markets,
and that Canada may be able to secure emission
reduction credits from those countries under
Article 6 of the […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
a teaser:
"Those championing LNG exports argue that they
would displace coal-fired power in other markets,
and that Canada may be able to secure emission
reduction credits from those countries under
Article 6 of the […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
November 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Some light reading for the bus ride home!
a teaser:
"Those championing LNG exports argue that they
would displace coal-fired power in other markets,
and that Canada may be able to secure emission
reduction credits from those countries under
Article 6 of the […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
a teaser:
"Those championing LNG exports argue that they
would displace coal-fired power in other markets,
and that Canada may be able to secure emission
reduction credits from those countries under
Article 6 of the […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
Reposted by Chris Alemany
I'm kind of okay with the ending.
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I'm kind of okay with the ending.
Started out using a coleman camping cooler lol!
“The recipe traces back to an early experiment by former sales manager Rick Adam, who first tested smoke flow using a modified Coleman camping cooler – a trial that eventually evolved into the specialized smoke room the company uses today.
The […]
“The recipe traces back to an early experiment by former sales manager Rick Adam, who first tested smoke flow using a modified Coleman camping cooler – a trial that eventually evolved into the specialized smoke room the company uses today.
The […]
Original post on socialbc.ca
socialbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Started out using a coleman camping cooler lol!
“The recipe traces back to an early experiment by former sales manager Rick Adam, who first tested smoke flow using a modified Coleman camping cooler – a trial that eventually evolved into the specialized smoke room the company uses today.
The […]
“The recipe traces back to an early experiment by former sales manager Rick Adam, who first tested smoke flow using a modified Coleman camping cooler – a trial that eventually evolved into the specialized smoke room the company uses today.
The […]
Darn, now I wish I had carved out an extra day on our 2022 #evcrosscanada trip to do a lap around Cape Breton so we could hike this trail and see Newfoundland! Then I really could have said we went to or saw every province!
(and as for the "debate” -- considering the island is only 110km away […]
(and as for the "debate” -- considering the island is only 110km away […]
Original post on socialbc.ca
socialbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Darn, now I wish I had carved out an extra day on our 2022 #evcrosscanada trip to do a lap around Cape Breton so we could hike this trail and see Newfoundland! Then I really could have said we went to or saw every province!
(and as for the "debate” -- considering the island is only 110km away […]
(and as for the "debate” -- considering the island is only 110km away […]
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1/n Yesterday on @chris I commented (https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/@chris/115612771113881465) about the #postsecondary review announced by the #BCNDP.
Today, on #socialbc I want to do a summary thread on this 145 page “State of Post Secondary in Canada 2025” […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
Today, on #socialbc I want to do a summary thread on this 145 page “State of Post Secondary in Canada 2025” […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
November 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
1/n Yesterday on @chris I commented (https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/@chris/115612771113881465) about the #postsecondary review announced by the #BCNDP.
Today, on #socialbc I want to do a summary thread on this 145 page “State of Post Secondary in Canada 2025” […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
Today, on #socialbc I want to do a summary thread on this 145 page “State of Post Secondary in Canada 2025” […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
Reposted by Chris Alemany
PS: I believe Post Secondary Education should be free for all Canadians.
International education tuition should reasonable and capped.
If, in this moment of upheaval, and soul searching by Government, a window opens where we could shrink the system enough to pay for the whole thing publicly […]
International education tuition should reasonable and capped.
If, in this moment of upheaval, and soul searching by Government, a window opens where we could shrink the system enough to pay for the whole thing publicly […]
Original post on socialbc.ca
socialbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
PS: I believe Post Secondary Education should be free for all Canadians.
International education tuition should reasonable and capped.
If, in this moment of upheaval, and soul searching by Government, a window opens where we could shrink the system enough to pay for the whole thing publicly […]
International education tuition should reasonable and capped.
If, in this moment of upheaval, and soul searching by Government, a window opens where we could shrink the system enough to pay for the whole thing publicly […]
Reposted by Chris Alemany
@chris Don't get me started on fixing grades in high school so that meaningful admissions criteria can be set. The inability to do math at elementary level is shocking to me.
November 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
@chris Don't get me started on fixing grades in high school so that meaningful admissions criteria can be set. The inability to do math at elementary level is shocking to me.
1/n Yesterday on @chris I commented (https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/@chris/115612771113881465) about the #postsecondary review announced by the #BCNDP.
Today, on #socialbc I want to do a summary thread on this 145 page “State of Post Secondary in Canada 2025” […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
Today, on #socialbc I want to do a summary thread on this 145 page “State of Post Secondary in Canada 2025” […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
November 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
1/n Yesterday on @chris I commented (https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/@chris/115612771113881465) about the #postsecondary review announced by the #BCNDP.
Today, on #socialbc I want to do a summary thread on this 145 page “State of Post Secondary in Canada 2025” […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
Today, on #socialbc I want to do a summary thread on this 145 page “State of Post Secondary in Canada 2025” […]
[Original post on socialbc.ca]
Reposted by Chris Alemany
Watch out North Island friends! Snow and freezing rain is affecting the north island and Tahsis/Gold River areas!
#bcstorm #bcsnow #goldriver #campbellriver #porthardy
#bcstorm #bcsnow #goldriver #campbellriver #porthardy
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Head Bay Road - Gold River to Tahsis
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Last update
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November 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Watch out North Island friends! Snow and freezing rain is affecting the north island and Tahsis/Gold River areas!
#bcstorm #bcsnow #goldriver #campbellriver #porthardy
#bcstorm #bcsnow #goldriver #campbellriver #porthardy
“"...people who stopped using Facebook experienced less depression, anxiety and loneliness.””
Can confirm.
https://writing.exchange/@paulk/115605549415268472
Can confirm.
https://writing.exchange/@paulk/115605549415268472
Paul Kater - Antifa (@[email protected])
Meta allegedly buried research showing its products are harming users https://www.engadget.com/social-media/meta-allegedly-buried-research-showing-its-products-are-harming-users-152236073.html Gosh. Who'd have thought that... "...people who stopped using Facebook experienced less depression, anxiety and loneliness." #Meta #Harmful #Facebook #DumpFacebook
writing.exchange
November 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
“"...people who stopped using Facebook experienced less depression, anxiety and loneliness.””
Can confirm.
https://writing.exchange/@paulk/115605549415268472
Can confirm.
https://writing.exchange/@paulk/115605549415268472
so scary! I've never heard of any attack like this on a large group of kids/people before. Hoping everyone who was hurt makes it ok!!
#bear #grizzly #bellacoola #nuxalk :nuxalk:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/several-people-injured-grizzly-attack-bella-coola-9.6987235
#bear #grizzly #bellacoola #nuxalk :nuxalk:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/several-people-injured-grizzly-attack-bella-coola-9.6987235
November 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
so scary! I've never heard of any attack like this on a large group of kids/people before. Hoping everyone who was hurt makes it ok!!
#bear #grizzly #bellacoola #nuxalk :nuxalk:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/several-people-injured-grizzly-attack-bella-coola-9.6987235
#bear #grizzly #bellacoola #nuxalk :nuxalk:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/several-people-injured-grizzly-attack-bella-coola-9.6987235
#pwhl Goldeneyes home opener tonight in Vancouver! Sold out!
And a BC U15 rep hockey team has a female captain for the first time! (Girls have been playing in rep and house leagues for over a decade now).
“she lives up to all the things you want in a captain – she’s a hard worker, leads by […]
And a BC U15 rep hockey team has a female captain for the first time! (Girls have been playing in rep and house leagues for over a decade now).
“she lives up to all the things you want in a captain – she’s a hard worker, leads by […]
Original post on socialbc.ca
socialbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
#pwhl Goldeneyes home opener tonight in Vancouver! Sold out!
And a BC U15 rep hockey team has a female captain for the first time! (Girls have been playing in rep and house leagues for over a decade now).
“she lives up to all the things you want in a captain – she’s a hard worker, leads by […]
And a BC U15 rep hockey team has a female captain for the first time! (Girls have been playing in rep and house leagues for over a decade now).
“she lives up to all the things you want in a captain – she’s a hard worker, leads by […]
Wow! A seven-by-seven point elk must have been huge!
Such majestic animals, I am not a hunter so it makes me a little sad, but I trust :TseshahtFN: #tseshaht members especially to be respectful and careful, as the hunters demonstrate in this article. A worthy millenia-long tradition feeding […]
Such majestic animals, I am not a hunter so it makes me a little sad, but I trust :TseshahtFN: #tseshaht members especially to be respectful and careful, as the hunters demonstrate in this article. A worthy millenia-long tradition feeding […]
Original post on socialbc.ca
socialbc.ca
November 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Wow! A seven-by-seven point elk must have been huge!
Such majestic animals, I am not a hunter so it makes me a little sad, but I trust :TseshahtFN: #tseshaht members especially to be respectful and careful, as the hunters demonstrate in this article. A worthy millenia-long tradition feeding […]
Such majestic animals, I am not a hunter so it makes me a little sad, but I trust :TseshahtFN: #tseshaht members especially to be respectful and careful, as the hunters demonstrate in this article. A worthy millenia-long tradition feeding […]
I could hear these guys barking and causing a ruccus on the harbour from 2km away on my front porch.
They don't stay for a long time... they are just moving through on their way south to California, but you always know when they've arrived!
#portalberni #harbour #sealions #californiasealion #today
They don't stay for a long time... they are just moving through on their way south to California, but you always know when they've arrived!
#portalberni #harbour #sealions #californiasealion #today
November 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I could hear these guys barking and causing a ruccus on the harbour from 2km away on my front porch.
They don't stay for a long time... they are just moving through on their way south to California, but you always know when they've arrived!
#portalberni #harbour #sealions #californiasealion #today
They don't stay for a long time... they are just moving through on their way south to California, but you always know when they've arrived!
#portalberni #harbour #sealions #californiasealion #today
The Sea Wolves in Bella Bella are learning!!
#marine #wolf #seawolf #greywolf #bc #bccoast #bellabella #tools #animals #adaptation
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-wolves-crab-traps-tool-use-9.6982536
#marine #wolf #seawolf #greywolf #bc #bccoast #bellabella #tools #animals #adaptation
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-wolves-crab-traps-tool-use-9.6982536
November 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The Sea Wolves in Bella Bella are learning!!
#marine #wolf #seawolf #greywolf #bc #bccoast #bellabella #tools #animals #adaptation
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-wolves-crab-traps-tool-use-9.6982536
#marine #wolf #seawolf #greywolf #bc #bccoast #bellabella #tools #animals #adaptation
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-wolves-crab-traps-tool-use-9.6982536
Reposted by Chris Alemany
We’re still an absolute skeleton crew of 14 people, competing with teams sometimes 100x as large as ours. To get to our humble team size was only possible through the less than 1% community members who donate to Mastodon, a handful larger donations, & EU grants, all of which we are forever […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM
We’re still an absolute skeleton crew of 14 people, competing with teams sometimes 100x as large as ours. To get to our humble team size was only possible through the less than 1% community members who donate to Mastodon, a handful larger donations, & EU grants, all of which we are forever […]
Reposted by Chris Alemany
Thanks @Gargron for allowing us to do this the pure non-profit and FOSS way by saying no to earlier offers, some of which would have given you more than 10x the payout. I have been inspired by your vision about this project from the moment I met you 5+ years ago. It takes a lot of courage and […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
November 18, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Thanks @Gargron for allowing us to do this the pure non-profit and FOSS way by saying no to earlier offers, some of which would have given you more than 10x the payout. I have been inspired by your vision about this project from the moment I met you 5+ years ago. It takes a lot of courage and […]