Ava Strautman
@avastrautman.bsky.social
Paramedic. Potter. Playing on unceded traditional Sinixt and Ktunaxa land.
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❤️ Fun fact: The Jolly Jumper was invented by an Indigenous Canadian woman named Olivia Poole.
May 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
❤️ Fun fact: The Jolly Jumper was invented by an Indigenous Canadian woman named Olivia Poole.
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“Modern ground crews use drip torches that drip flaming fuel onto the ground. They also tend to burn in a box pattern.
“…the indigenous technique is much slower, traditionally dragging a smouldering stick through the bush, and burning in a spiral or strip pattern to achieve a mosaic effect.”
“…the indigenous technique is much slower, traditionally dragging a smouldering stick through the bush, and burning in a spiral or strip pattern to achieve a mosaic effect.”
Wildfires: What we can learn from indigenous fire practice
Traditional burning could help prevent wildfires like those in Europe and the US
www.starsinsider.com
May 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
“Modern ground crews use drip torches that drip flaming fuel onto the ground. They also tend to burn in a box pattern.
“…the indigenous technique is much slower, traditionally dragging a smouldering stick through the bush, and burning in a spiral or strip pattern to achieve a mosaic effect.”
“…the indigenous technique is much slower, traditionally dragging a smouldering stick through the bush, and burning in a spiral or strip pattern to achieve a mosaic effect.”
Every beat of my heart is for this water.
Voting with this water, it’s past, future, and brilliant present in mind.
#votewithlove
Voting with this water, it’s past, future, and brilliant present in mind.
#votewithlove
April 25, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Every beat of my heart is for this water.
Voting with this water, it’s past, future, and brilliant present in mind.
#votewithlove
Voting with this water, it’s past, future, and brilliant present in mind.
#votewithlove
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Salman Rushdie on what people often misunderstand about “Slaughterhouse-Five” and its refrain, “So it goes.”
What Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse-Five” Tells Us Now
Salman Rushdie on what the books “Slaughterhouse-Five,” by Kurt Vonnegut, “Catch-22,” by Joseph Heller, and others tell us about the nature of war and humanity.
www.newyorker.com
April 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Salman Rushdie on what people often misunderstand about “Slaughterhouse-Five” and its refrain, “So it goes.”
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THIS !!! 👇🏽
And for those who think it’s the wrong move, well there’s no hope for you.
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
#canada #canadastrong #elbowsup #markcarneyforpm #cdnpoli #voteliberal #tariffs #tradewar #neverpoilievre #never51state #buycanadian #supportlocal
And for those who think it’s the wrong move, well there’s no hope for you.
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
#canada #canadastrong #elbowsup #markcarneyforpm #cdnpoli #voteliberal #tariffs #tradewar #neverpoilievre #never51state #buycanadian #supportlocal
April 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
THIS !!! 👇🏽
And for those who think it’s the wrong move, well there’s no hope for you.
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
#canada #canadastrong #elbowsup #markcarneyforpm #cdnpoli #voteliberal #tariffs #tradewar #neverpoilievre #never51state #buycanadian #supportlocal
And for those who think it’s the wrong move, well there’s no hope for you.
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
#canada #canadastrong #elbowsup #markcarneyforpm #cdnpoli #voteliberal #tariffs #tradewar #neverpoilievre #never51state #buycanadian #supportlocal
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Moving into this election, I’m feeling a distinct lack of hope, unlike previous elections.
Comparisons are the thief of joy, until they’re a terrifying prophecy. #votewithintelligence
Comparisons are the thief of joy, until they’re a terrifying prophecy. #votewithintelligence
April 8, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Moving into this election, I’m feeling a distinct lack of hope, unlike previous elections.
Comparisons are the thief of joy, until they’re a terrifying prophecy. #votewithintelligence
Comparisons are the thief of joy, until they’re a terrifying prophecy. #votewithintelligence
As a settler of this land, it is critical that people understand the toll it is taking up here in Canada.
While this history of this treaty is fraught with destruction and lack of communication, our lakes and tributaries are being drained to dangerous levels. #savearrowlakes
While this history of this treaty is fraught with destruction and lack of communication, our lakes and tributaries are being drained to dangerous levels. #savearrowlakes
US pauses water-sharing negotiations with Canada over Columbia River
US pauses water-sharing negotiations with Canada over Columbia River
Break in talks comes as Trump escalates trade war with Canada and threatens its sovereignty
The United States has paused negotiations with Canada on a key water-sharing treaty as Donald Trump continues both his threats to annex his northern neighbour and…
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
As a settler of this land, it is critical that people understand the toll it is taking up here in Canada.
While this history of this treaty is fraught with destruction and lack of communication, our lakes and tributaries are being drained to dangerous levels. #savearrowlakes
While this history of this treaty is fraught with destruction and lack of communication, our lakes and tributaries are being drained to dangerous levels. #savearrowlakes
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March 11, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Musk says millions of dead people get Social Security. That's a lie. Here's the truth: 30,000 people die a year waiting for an understaffed Social Security to approve disability benefits. Musk's plan to cut Social Security's staff by 50% will make this tragic reality even worse.
March 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Musk says millions of dead people get Social Security. That's a lie. Here's the truth: 30,000 people die a year waiting for an understaffed Social Security to approve disability benefits. Musk's plan to cut Social Security's staff by 50% will make this tragic reality even worse.
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“Fire Weather” examines the lies we tell ourselves about climate change, and what needs to happen next, writes @crof.bsky.social.
The book by John Vaillant has made it to Quill and Quire’s bestsellers list for indie bookstores! 🔥
Our review here:
The book by John Vaillant has made it to Quill and Quire’s bestsellers list for indie bookstores! 🔥
Our review here:
When John Vaillant Contemplates Catastrophe, We Should Listen | The Tyee
‘Fire Weather’ examines the lies we tell ourselves about climate change, and what needs to happen next.
thetyee.ca
December 11, 2024 at 9:48 PM
“Fire Weather” examines the lies we tell ourselves about climate change, and what needs to happen next, writes @crof.bsky.social.
The book by John Vaillant has made it to Quill and Quire’s bestsellers list for indie bookstores! 🔥
Our review here:
The book by John Vaillant has made it to Quill and Quire’s bestsellers list for indie bookstores! 🔥
Our review here:
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Options for Sexual health, which for over 60 years has provided sexual and reproductive services in B.C., says it is in danger of shutting down most of its 52 clinics next year without an increase in provincial funding. www.nelsonstar.com/home/bc-sexu...
B.C. sexual health group says it will close clinics without funding increase
Options for Sexual Health has provided sexual and reproductive care since 1961
www.nelsonstar.com
December 19, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Options for Sexual health, which for over 60 years has provided sexual and reproductive services in B.C., says it is in danger of shutting down most of its 52 clinics next year without an increase in provincial funding. www.nelsonstar.com/home/bc-sexu...
The correlation between hypomagnesemia, climate change, and the decline of general physical and mental health cannot be ignored.
Feed yourself, feed your neighbours, and feed your soil.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Feed yourself, feed your neighbours, and feed your soil.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Going to the roots of reduced magnesium dietary intake: A tradeoff between climate changes and sources
Magnesium is essential in plants where it is associated with chlorophyll pigments and serves as a cofactor of enzymes implicated in photosynthesis and metabolism. It is an essential nutrient for anima...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
March 1, 2025 at 5:41 AM
The correlation between hypomagnesemia, climate change, and the decline of general physical and mental health cannot be ignored.
Feed yourself, feed your neighbours, and feed your soil.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Feed yourself, feed your neighbours, and feed your soil.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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Before any plants were taller than three feet, and before any animal with a backbone had made it out of the water, the earth was dotted with two-story-tall, silo-like fungi.
The Secret Lives of Fungi
They shape the world—and offer lessons for how to live in it.
www.newyorker.com
March 1, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Before any plants were taller than three feet, and before any animal with a backbone had made it out of the water, the earth was dotted with two-story-tall, silo-like fungi.
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March 1, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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‘Our people were so innovative’: Māori art celebrated in landmark book
‘Our people were so innovative’: Māori art celebrated in landmark book
Toi Te Mana: An Indigenous history of Māori art showcases creative work across a diverse range of mediums
www.theguardian.com
March 1, 2025 at 4:32 AM
‘Our people were so innovative’: Māori art celebrated in landmark book
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Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊
February 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊
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a fabulous set of 1958 tourist photos of historical features in the boundary country around phoenix and greenwood, collected and interpreted by greg nesteroff / kutnë reader. #bchist #cdnhist
www.kutnereader.com/post/greenwo...
www.kutnereader.com/post/greenwo...
March 11, 2024 at 12:26 PM
a fabulous set of 1958 tourist photos of historical features in the boundary country around phoenix and greenwood, collected and interpreted by greg nesteroff / kutnë reader. #bchist #cdnhist
www.kutnereader.com/post/greenwo...
www.kutnereader.com/post/greenwo...
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Since we started the Elon Musk boycott, Tesla shares have dropped nearly 26% in the last month. Remember, don’t buy anything Elon.
February 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Since we started the Elon Musk boycott, Tesla shares have dropped nearly 26% in the last month. Remember, don’t buy anything Elon.