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Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · 10h

This male Snowcap #hummingbird was taking a break to preen a bit yesterday at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica

#birds #nature #hummingbirds

A small hummingbird with deep magenta and violet plumage is perched on a branch, fluffing its feathers. Its head is turned to the side, showing a bright white forehead and a long, slender bill, set against a soft green background.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 1d

Legacy newspapers: "Print media is dying, and the public will suffer for it."

Also legacy newspapers: "We can't offend the government with information and framing that helps the public."

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Brandee @bcontroversial.bsky.social · 1d

Listen to the laughter! Everyone performing for the clown king.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: You said Carney is a great man and you want to do a deal with Canada, then why aren't you?

TRUMP: Because I want to be a great man too

Brandee @bcontroversial.bsky.social · 1d

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

"You are a transformative president" -- I regret to inform you that Mark Carney is kissing Trump's ass

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 2d

OpenAI’s planned data centers will use more power than New York City & San Diego use at their peak consumption, combined. More power than the entire nations of Switzerland & Portugal combined. And San Altman’s buddies in this administration have been cutting all of our energy infrastructure upgrades

Sam Altman’s AI empire will devour as much power as New York City and San Diego combined. Experts say it’s ‘scary’ | Fortune

Andrew Chien told Fortune he’s been a computer scientist for 40 years but we’re close to “some seminal moments for how we think about AI and its impact on society.”

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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 2d

The stage is set for the first exoneration of an executed person in Canadian history

Morning File by me

The stage is set for the first exoneration of an executed person in Canadian history - Halifax Examiner

Exonerating Daniel Sampson will honour the truths that the Black Nova Scotia community have been telling for centuries.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 2d

Remember when Cross-Country Checkup appeared to manufacture consent for “51st State” discourse?

Yesterday, the show struck again, placing the UCP’s favourite physician in front of the mic to advance kidnapping, caging, torturing and medical force-feeding of people who use drugs in Alberta. 🧵

NotANarc @nobill53ab.bsky.social · 3d

A heavy conversation today about the "Compassionate Care" Act on @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social Cross Country Checkup. A couple of claims raised our eyebrows, and some fact checking is in order. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-....

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Nate Bear @natebear1.bsky.social · 2d

The liberal class once hailed Greta Thunberg's values. But Thunberg stepped outside of her lane and transgressed against the only true values the liberal class understands: imperial values. For this they abandoned her open.substack.com/pub/donotpan...

The Liberal Abandonment Of Greta Thunberg

The Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has been detained by Israel and reportedly maltreated by her Israeli captors after she was kidnapped, along with hundreds of other activists, from Gaza’s territoria...

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Greenpeace Canada @greenpeaceca.bsky.social · 2d

If you think ICE raids are impossible here, it may be time to think again…

Bill C-2 is about to import militarized control, racial profiling & mass surveillance right out of Trump’s playbook and into our backyard.

#StopBillC2 #RejectMapleMAGA #DontTrumpCanada #Cdnpoli

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Brandee @bcontroversial.bsky.social · 2d

The leg looks great!

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Maria Dunn Music @mariadunnmusic.bsky.social · 3d

Maria Dunn and musical friends in concert:
Nov 6, 2025 at 730pm
Festival Place Theatre
100 Festival Way
Sherwood Park, AB
Box office 780-449-3378
Tix www.showpass.com/maria-dunn-2/
Celebrating my new/upcoming album "Hardscrabble Hope"
#folkmusic #rootsmusic

Maria Dunn - Festival Place - Sherwood Park - Nov 6, 2025

2022 JUNO Award winner and acclaimed folk/roots songwriter Maria Dunn invites you to an evening of music that uplifts and inspires. Through finely crafted songs rooted in family, community, and the…

www.showpass.com

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Erica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 4d

Liberals, centrists and moderates only oppose Donald Trump and Republicans to go back to the status quo that only works for them. But the status quo isn’t working for many people anymore. They are not opposed to the system that gave economic and social insecurity which led to political instability

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).

An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸

(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)

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Philip Moscovitch @philmoscovitch.bsky.social · 6d

For the @halifaxexaminer.ca, I wrote about the federal government launching its own AI translation service, our credulous minister for AI, and how we are deskilling and undervaluing labour in the name of progress (with a nod to @techwontsave.us).

www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...

Here we go: federal government rolls out its first AI 'flagship project' - Halifax Examiner

AI translation is not better than human translation. But it provides an excuse for attacking labour under the guise of progress.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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Lee Iverson @leeiverson.bsky.social · 6d

CBC: plays a clip of BC First Nations chief saying their goal is no pipeline and no tankers on the north coast

Danielle Smith: we’re committed to working with First Nations - but we don’t respect their right to say no.

Oh yeah that’ll work

#canpoli @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 7d

As others, including Ireland, rush to help their citizens involved with the flotilla, here’s what Canada’s government told me of the six Canadians on board:

“The Government of Canada is not able to guarantee the safety of Canadian travelers, or to provide them with security and protection abroad.”

Screenshot of an email.

media@international.gc.ca writes:

Hi Rachel, We will get back to you asap. Thanks,

In a follow up:

Please see our response:
The Government of Canada is not able to guarantee the safety of Canadian travelers, or to provide them with security and protection abroad. The decision to travel is personal, and individuals are responsible for their own safety abroad. Global Affairs Canada (GAC) advises Canadians avoid all travel to Palestine due to the ongoing military operations in the Gaza Strip and the unpredictable security situation in the West Bank. More information is available on our travel advice webpage.
While the Goverment of Canada has no plans to accompany the flotilla, this does not in any way detract from Canada's position that humanitarian assistance into Gaza must be immediately scaled-up to address the catastrophic humanitarian situation. We continue to urge Israel to allow the immediate entry of UN-coordinated humanitarian assistance, via land crossings, into and throughout Gaza.
Since October 2023, Canada has committed more than $400 million in international assistance in response to the current crises in Palestine.
The immediate priority must be a ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages, and a sustained influx in UN-led humanitarian aid. Canada is committed to continue

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Brandee @bcontroversial.bsky.social · 7d

This is so sad. My heart goes out to his mum and loved ones.

APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 7d

Edmonton Police say 14-year-old Samuel Bird is ‘presumed dead.’

Police say case of Samuel Bird likely a ‘criminal in nature’

Edmonton police say that Samuel Bird, 14, missing since early June, is 'presumed dead' and his case is 'believed to be criminal in nature.'

www.aptnnews.ca

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 7d

Oh, Jane Goodall. You were such a good'un.

We'll struggle to see your like again - but we promise to remember what you tried to teach us about extending curiosity and kindness beyond the selfish, inward-looking needs of our own species.

Famous National Geographic image (taken by Hugo Van Lawick) of a young Jane Goodall reaching out to a baby chimpanzee.

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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 8d

This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 9d

⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.

The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.

interestingengineering.com/science/chin...

China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes

A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.

interestingengineering.com

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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 8d

A reminder of what we have yet to reconcile.

Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · Mar 10

Canada's mass incarceration of Indigenous people is worsening and an insidious driver is the stickiness of Canada's carceral system - when people should get a shot at freedom, but often don't. www.reuters.com/world/americ...

Despite Trudeau promises, more Indigenous people being jailed in Canada

Like a growing number of formerly incarcerated Indigenous people, Marvin Starblanket's life is still governed by Correctional Service Canada rules.

www.reuters.com

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Dan Mitchell @dan-mitchell.bsky.social · 8d

Let's all learn a little, and not just wear an orange shirt one day.

daanis @daanis.ca · 8d

A TRC Day listicle for CBC. Enough books here to keep you going through the winter.

"These books helped me understand the willfulness of that not knowing and peoples' willingness to believe other stories about those schools."

www.cbc.ca/books/patty-...

Patty Krawec's 'must-read' books to reflect on the Indigenous experience in North America | CBC Books

Sept. 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. The Anishinaabe Ukrainian author and activist recommends 18 titles to read today and beyond.

www.cbc.ca

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 8d

I'm going to the post this afternoon, so if you purchase before 1pm pst, your order will ship out today! Everything is 20% off and your patronage will help me meet an impossible goal by tomorrow in order to keep my housing. You can shop my art at ko-fi.com/johnniejae/l...

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 9d

In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?

If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?

Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.

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Tama Hero @tamahero.bsky.social · 12d

Autism is: fine, common, normal
The problem is a world where only some brains are valuable/able to succeed.
If we are concerned about Autism as a "problem," there are real tangible things we could be doing to make the world better for everyone instead of pretending we can prevent neurodiversity.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 12d

"We refuse to go about our normal lives, or to allow normalcy to exist, while our beloved neighbors are stolen. We are living in opposition to fascism, capitulation and complicity, however dangerously, and we are doing it the only way we can—together."

Fighting for Our Stolen Neighbors: ICE, Tear Gas and a Guitar Blown Open

"Being out here to demand what is right is the only way to stay human," says Jessica Darrow.

organizingmythoughts.org

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