Selden
@zendruid.bsky.social
Interests are gardening, nature, environmentalism, science, art, spirituality, cooking, cultures, opposed to anything META affiliated, politically left. 🏳️🌈
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Canada needs to get in on this in a robust way, and show support for Greenland, Denmark, and other northern European allies, for two important reasons: 1) It's the right thing to do. 2) We could very well be next.
Sweden’s Prime Minister, in a new statement on Greenland:
“We will not let ourselves be blackmailed… Sweden is now having intensive discussions with other EU countries, Norway, and the United Kingdom for a coordinated response.”
“We will not let ourselves be blackmailed… Sweden is now having intensive discussions with other EU countries, Norway, and the United Kingdom for a coordinated response.”
January 17, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Canada needs to get in on this in a robust way, and show support for Greenland, Denmark, and other northern European allies, for two important reasons: 1) It's the right thing to do. 2) We could very well be next.
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Of all the Pulitzer worthy photos of these horrific times, this one tells the sharpest tale.
Getty photographer was tackled by about 50 agents while covering Whipple.
He threw his camera at another photographer to prevent it from being confiscated.
📸: Pierre Lavie
He threw his camera at another photographer to prevent it from being confiscated.
📸: Pierre Lavie
January 17, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Of all the Pulitzer worthy photos of these horrific times, this one tells the sharpest tale.
Interesting how the current Liberal PM would make a respectable Conservative PM. (Throwback to years gone by) The current Canadian conservatives being so tied to the U.S. Republican nonsense does them no favours. ( And is super gross to be honest. Fuck that bs) #cdnpoli
January 17, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Interesting how the current Liberal PM would make a respectable Conservative PM. (Throwback to years gone by) The current Canadian conservatives being so tied to the U.S. Republican nonsense does them no favours. ( And is super gross to be honest. Fuck that bs) #cdnpoli
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Is it just me or does it feel really weird now just going along everyday doing regular everyday stuff like we’re not already well down a path people will look back at in 50 years and think, “Man, those sure were some diabolically dark and sinister times.”?
January 16, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Is it just me or does it feel really weird now just going along everyday doing regular everyday stuff like we’re not already well down a path people will look back at in 50 years and think, “Man, those sure were some diabolically dark and sinister times.”?
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i’ll say it again, jennings is a contemptible liar and it is a disgrace that CNN puts him on television every night to spread bullshit
The thing is, some people can make mistakes, get things wrong, be careless, etc. But that’s not what Jennings did here. Jennings knowingly, purposefully and intentionally lied to utterly distort what was said, which CNN pays him to do every day. CNN is the enabler of this.
January 16, 2026 at 2:00 PM
i’ll say it again, jennings is a contemptible liar and it is a disgrace that CNN puts him on television every night to spread bullshit
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I'm an old white man. My life has been easy.
trump is an insane dictator. He belongs in prison. This has been my stance since 2015 and will remain so for the rest of my life.
Fuck that racist piece of shit and fuck anyone who doesn't believe in equality and justice for all.
trump is an insane dictator. He belongs in prison. This has been my stance since 2015 and will remain so for the rest of my life.
Fuck that racist piece of shit and fuck anyone who doesn't believe in equality and justice for all.
January 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
I'm an old white man. My life has been easy.
trump is an insane dictator. He belongs in prison. This has been my stance since 2015 and will remain so for the rest of my life.
Fuck that racist piece of shit and fuck anyone who doesn't believe in equality and justice for all.
trump is an insane dictator. He belongs in prison. This has been my stance since 2015 and will remain so for the rest of my life.
Fuck that racist piece of shit and fuck anyone who doesn't believe in equality and justice for all.
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The Globe and Mail
January 12, 2026 at 2:53 PM
The Globe and Mail
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Ground sloths were not Ice Age curiosities.
They were ecosystem engineers…..shaping vegetation, soils, disturbance, and fire across entire continents.
This essay looks at what disappeared when they did — and why that absence still matters.
open.substack.com/pub/lylel/p/...
They were ecosystem engineers…..shaping vegetation, soils, disturbance, and fire across entire continents.
This essay looks at what disappeared when they did — and why that absence still matters.
open.substack.com/pub/lylel/p/...
Substance Without Spectacle: The Ground Sloths Who Shaped Ancient Ecosystems
Mounted skeleton of a giant ground sloth displayed in a museum gallery, showing its massive forelimbs, curved claws, and upright feeding posture.
open.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Ground sloths were not Ice Age curiosities.
They were ecosystem engineers…..shaping vegetation, soils, disturbance, and fire across entire continents.
This essay looks at what disappeared when they did — and why that absence still matters.
open.substack.com/pub/lylel/p/...
They were ecosystem engineers…..shaping vegetation, soils, disturbance, and fire across entire continents.
This essay looks at what disappeared when they did — and why that absence still matters.
open.substack.com/pub/lylel/p/...
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The problem wasn’t the trees.
It was the idea that an ecosystem is something you can mass-produce.
Billions of planted conifers can dry soils, lower water tables, and shift rainfall.
Green doesn’t always mean alive.
It was the idea that an ecosystem is something you can mass-produce.
Billions of planted conifers can dry soils, lower water tables, and shift rainfall.
Green doesn’t always mean alive.
January 11, 2026 at 2:37 PM
The problem wasn’t the trees.
It was the idea that an ecosystem is something you can mass-produce.
Billions of planted conifers can dry soils, lower water tables, and shift rainfall.
Green doesn’t always mean alive.
It was the idea that an ecosystem is something you can mass-produce.
Billions of planted conifers can dry soils, lower water tables, and shift rainfall.
Green doesn’t always mean alive.
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100% and for both parties, and they need to lose the religion shit in politics once and for all. And these so called guardrails need to be reinforced because that went to shit and right quick
January 12, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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Agreed. It serves no purpose to Canada other than trying to destabilize us.
Dear PM @mark-carney.bsky.social
PM Starmer is correct. As a Canadian I endorse his initiative. #ShutDownXitter
bsky.app/profile/jfal...
PM Starmer is correct. As a Canadian I endorse his initiative. #ShutDownXitter
bsky.app/profile/jfal...
No decent person or organization should be on Xitter any more.
January 12, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Agreed. It serves no purpose to Canada other than trying to destabilize us.
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I believe we will be each others’ salvation. Community will save us.
January 11, 2026 at 9:30 PM
I believe we will be each others’ salvation. Community will save us.
This exactly.
Fear turns, into anger , anger turn into courage Enough is enough
January 12, 2026 at 3:57 AM
This exactly.
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I learned about Sophie Scholl and The White Rose when I was in school and lately nearly every day, I think about her. Her strength and bravery cannot be quantified. She would be appalled by the MAGA movement. May she never be forgotten.
January 11, 2026 at 6:20 AM
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There’s a bitter irony in these headlines.
January 11, 2026 at 1:58 PM
There’s a bitter irony in these headlines.
January 11, 2026 at 4:36 AM
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DHS was created to FIGHT terrorists, not to BE terrorists. It needs to be defunded by congress in 2027, and we should select candidates who run on that platform.
January 10, 2026 at 7:40 PM
DHS was created to FIGHT terrorists, not to BE terrorists. It needs to be defunded by congress in 2027, and we should select candidates who run on that platform.
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Agree that “How to Stand Up to a Dictator” is an essential read for these times.
I also highly recommend “Moral Ambition” too.
A powerful & inspiring reminder that ordinary people helped abolish slavery, save Jews in WWII, and make civil rights and suffrage real.
I also highly recommend “Moral Ambition” too.
A powerful & inspiring reminder that ordinary people helped abolish slavery, save Jews in WWII, and make civil rights and suffrage real.
January 10, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Agree that “How to Stand Up to a Dictator” is an essential read for these times.
I also highly recommend “Moral Ambition” too.
A powerful & inspiring reminder that ordinary people helped abolish slavery, save Jews in WWII, and make civil rights and suffrage real.
I also highly recommend “Moral Ambition” too.
A powerful & inspiring reminder that ordinary people helped abolish slavery, save Jews in WWII, and make civil rights and suffrage real.
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#CurrentlyReading
How To Stand Up To a Dictator
By Maria Ressa
Democracy is fragile. An urgent cry for readers to recognize & understand the dangers to our freedoms. In telling her courageous story, Ressa forces readers to ask themselves: What are you willing to sacrifice for the truth?
#booksky
How To Stand Up To a Dictator
By Maria Ressa
Democracy is fragile. An urgent cry for readers to recognize & understand the dangers to our freedoms. In telling her courageous story, Ressa forces readers to ask themselves: What are you willing to sacrifice for the truth?
#booksky
January 10, 2026 at 2:30 AM
#CurrentlyReading
How To Stand Up To a Dictator
By Maria Ressa
Democracy is fragile. An urgent cry for readers to recognize & understand the dangers to our freedoms. In telling her courageous story, Ressa forces readers to ask themselves: What are you willing to sacrifice for the truth?
#booksky
How To Stand Up To a Dictator
By Maria Ressa
Democracy is fragile. An urgent cry for readers to recognize & understand the dangers to our freedoms. In telling her courageous story, Ressa forces readers to ask themselves: What are you willing to sacrifice for the truth?
#booksky
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The very, very long-lived Greenland sharks were long thought to be practically blind. But a new study finds that they not only can see but also maintain their vision into old age
These Bizarre, Centuries-Old Sharks May Have a Hidden Longevity Superpower
The very, very long-lived Greenland sharks were long thought to be practically blind. But a new study finds that they not only can see but also maintain their vision into old age
www.scientificamerican.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The very, very long-lived Greenland sharks were long thought to be practically blind. But a new study finds that they not only can see but also maintain their vision into old age
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rare to see an american politician speak in these terms and it rocks
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:48 AM
rare to see an american politician speak in these terms and it rocks