Grace Cousteau
@gracecousteau.bsky.social
Treasure hunter, plant grower and dog mama.
Comox Valley.
Comox Valley.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8M1...
I just came across this great youtube channel. I recommend subscribing to it.
A perfect break from the crazy that is happening in the world.
Sometimes you just need to spend some time whale watching or to put on a calming soundtrack
#orcalab
I just came across this great youtube channel. I recommend subscribing to it.
A perfect break from the crazy that is happening in the world.
Sometimes you just need to spend some time whale watching or to put on a calming soundtrack
#orcalab
OrcaLab LiveCam Highlights - September 28, 2025
YouTube video by OrcaLab
www.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8M1...
I just came across this great youtube channel. I recommend subscribing to it.
A perfect break from the crazy that is happening in the world.
Sometimes you just need to spend some time whale watching or to put on a calming soundtrack
#orcalab
I just came across this great youtube channel. I recommend subscribing to it.
A perfect break from the crazy that is happening in the world.
Sometimes you just need to spend some time whale watching or to put on a calming soundtrack
#orcalab
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Tardigrade Seeds: Solutions for Dry Conditions. Tardigrade Seeds specializes in heat and drought-adapted varieties of favorite vegetables and unique international crops. Artisanal, natural seeds for changing times. Grown with hope on our Salt Spring Island farm. eagleridgeseeds.com/collections/...
Tardigrade Seeds
Eagleridge Seeds is partnering with Tardigrade Seeds, a fellow local seed farm that specializes in resilient plants for changing times. Learn more about them and find their products below. DF (dry fa...
eagleridgeseeds.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Tardigrade Seeds: Solutions for Dry Conditions. Tardigrade Seeds specializes in heat and drought-adapted varieties of favorite vegetables and unique international crops. Artisanal, natural seeds for changing times. Grown with hope on our Salt Spring Island farm. eagleridgeseeds.com/collections/...
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Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it
Teaching when to trust
As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge
newhumanist.org.uk
December 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Holy cats I'm on CBC's Front Burner! Explaining drug laws, the toxic unregulated drug supply and how two locals stepped in to try and save lives with a compassion club for a national audience. This is so dang cool. Listen here, or on any podcasting app:
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
The 'compassion club' fighting Canada's drug laws | Front Burner | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen
Through 2022 and 2023, two Vancouver activists made international headlines with DULF — the Drug User Liberation Front. In a bid to stop overdose deaths, founders Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx sold clea...
www.cbc.ca
December 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Holy cats I'm on CBC's Front Burner! Explaining drug laws, the toxic unregulated drug supply and how two locals stepped in to try and save lives with a compassion club for a national audience. This is so dang cool. Listen here, or on any podcasting app:
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
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Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Know your rights. Protect your neighbors.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.
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Whoever put this sign on London tabloid rag sheets gets a 🖖 from me.
F**k the billionaires.
F**k the billionaires.
December 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Something worth keeping an eye on as investigations/data collection progresses.
@deanblundell.bsky.social
@zevshalev.bsky.social
@thiswillhold.bsky.social
deanblundell.substack.com/p/the-fivest...
@deanblundell.bsky.social
@zevshalev.bsky.social
@thiswillhold.bsky.social
deanblundell.substack.com/p/the-fivest...
The FiveStack LIVE: Election Advocates Demand Recount in Tennessee: 31,000 additional votes appeared with 99.4% votes counted - and that's not all.
There are no conspiracy theories around Trump, just endless possibilities of unparalleled corrupion.
deanblundell.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Something worth keeping an eye on as investigations/data collection progresses.
@deanblundell.bsky.social
@zevshalev.bsky.social
@thiswillhold.bsky.social
deanblundell.substack.com/p/the-fivest...
@deanblundell.bsky.social
@zevshalev.bsky.social
@thiswillhold.bsky.social
deanblundell.substack.com/p/the-fivest...
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An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
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I don't actually think he's crazy at all. But this was a good chat about a fascinating subject.
Is Mark Carney Crazy Like a Fox? Max Fawcett Thinks He Is
This is a fascinating conversation about Thursday's pipeline MOU in which I play a supporting role to @maxfawcett.bsky.social.
#ableg #abpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli
youtu.be/SXqH8bzymm4
This is a fascinating conversation about Thursday's pipeline MOU in which I play a supporting role to @maxfawcett.bsky.social.
#ableg #abpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli
youtu.be/SXqH8bzymm4
Is Mark Carney Crazy Like a Fox? Max Fawcett Thinks He Is
YouTube video by Energi Media
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I don't actually think he's crazy at all. But this was a good chat about a fascinating subject.
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Mark Carney managed to trade a pipeline that will never get built for meaningful progress on industrial carbon pricing and electricity interties — both of which will get more wind and solar built.
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
The method to Mark Carney’s madness
The memorandum of understanding with Alberta might look like surrender. Look closer
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Mark Carney managed to trade a pipeline that will never get built for meaningful progress on industrial carbon pricing and electricity interties — both of which will get more wind and solar built.
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
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As soon as I heard Peter Thiel was doing lectures about the Antichrist, I figured it was time to talk with @gilduran.com again — and he did not disappoint.
This is a great conversation not just about the Antichrist talk, but the broader project of Thiel and his fellow tech billionaires.
This is a great conversation not just about the Antichrist talk, but the broader project of Thiel and his fellow tech billionaires.
Peter Thiel is obsessed with the Antichrist — but what does he actually mean when he talks about it?
This week @gilduran.com joins @parismarx.com to discuss how Thiel casts his enemies as the Antichrist to distract from Silicon Valley’s anti-human project.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/303_...
This week @gilduran.com joins @parismarx.com to discuss how Thiel casts his enemies as the Antichrist to distract from Silicon Valley’s anti-human project.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/303_...
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
As soon as I heard Peter Thiel was doing lectures about the Antichrist, I figured it was time to talk with @gilduran.com again — and he did not disappoint.
This is a great conversation not just about the Antichrist talk, but the broader project of Thiel and his fellow tech billionaires.
This is a great conversation not just about the Antichrist talk, but the broader project of Thiel and his fellow tech billionaires.
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"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
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“If those are the factums for their detention, then it suggests that the Canadian government considers these acts of seeking justice for Palestine to be national security threats– and I’d like to know why.”
ME TOO! What the HELL Canada? We should NOT be interrogating people for supporting Palestine
ME TOO! What the HELL Canada? We should NOT be interrogating people for supporting Palestine
Falk, who has investigated Israeli abuses, says questioning reflects push to silence truth of Israel's war on Gaza.
Former UN special rapporteur Richard Falk interrogated for hours in Canada
Falk, who has investigated Israeli abuses, says questioning reflects push to silence truth of Israel's war on Gaza.
bit.ly
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“If those are the factums for their detention, then it suggests that the Canadian government considers these acts of seeking justice for Palestine to be national security threats– and I’d like to know why.”
ME TOO! What the HELL Canada? We should NOT be interrogating people for supporting Palestine
ME TOO! What the HELL Canada? We should NOT be interrogating people for supporting Palestine
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In Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, secret classrooms and hidden microbusinesses are helping women survive — and resist.
Covert Classrooms and Invisible Incomes: How Afghan Women Are Resisting - Truthdig
By forging creative and invisible networks that allow them to survive, they are finding a way to be free despite the Taliban bans.
www.truthdig.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
In Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, secret classrooms and hidden microbusinesses are helping women survive — and resist.
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"The richest man in the world owns "X". The second richest man owns Paramount, which owns CBS, and could soon own Warner Brothers, which owns CNN. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
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#Canada #CanadaSky #cdnmedia #cdnpoli #Alberta
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#Canada #CanadaSky #cdnmedia #cdnpoli #Alberta
November 15, 2025 at 2:11 AM
"The richest man in the world owns "X". The second richest man owns Paramount, which owns CBS, and could soon own Warner Brothers, which owns CNN. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
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#Canada #CanadaSky #cdnmedia #cdnpoli #Alberta
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#Canada #CanadaSky #cdnmedia #cdnpoli #Alberta
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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so cool that mark carney is gutting climate policy to make a very expensive bet that asia will buy a ton of additional oil and gas from canada over the next few decades
"Far from a peak, China's gasoline demand is estimated to have fallen 9% in October on the year to 12.5 million tons, with average daily use roughly flat with September..."
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
EVs put an end to China's usual holiday surge in gasoline use
Tianyu Jiang took a 2,000-km (1,200-mile) road trip this month during China's national holiday week, driving in his electric vehicle from the southwestern Sichuan basin to Beijing for the first time.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 AM
so cool that mark carney is gutting climate policy to make a very expensive bet that asia will buy a ton of additional oil and gas from canada over the next few decades
This is me!
Avoid those big box stores this Christmas. Give thoughtful, unique gifts with history&charm!
Check my Etsy shop for more ideas, (ask for local pricing if you're nearby!), find vintage sellers and markets near you and shop early!
altheavintageshop.etsy.com
#buycanadian #buyvintage
Avoid those big box stores this Christmas. Give thoughtful, unique gifts with history&charm!
Check my Etsy shop for more ideas, (ask for local pricing if you're nearby!), find vintage sellers and markets near you and shop early!
altheavintageshop.etsy.com
#buycanadian #buyvintage
November 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This is me!
Avoid those big box stores this Christmas. Give thoughtful, unique gifts with history&charm!
Check my Etsy shop for more ideas, (ask for local pricing if you're nearby!), find vintage sellers and markets near you and shop early!
altheavintageshop.etsy.com
#buycanadian #buyvintage
Avoid those big box stores this Christmas. Give thoughtful, unique gifts with history&charm!
Check my Etsy shop for more ideas, (ask for local pricing if you're nearby!), find vintage sellers and markets near you and shop early!
altheavintageshop.etsy.com
#buycanadian #buyvintage
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THE OSTRICH OP: HOW MAGA + MAPLE MAGA TURNED A BIRD FLU CULL INTO A CULT
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
THE OSTRICH OP: HOW MAGA + MAPLE MAGA TURNED A BIRD FLU CULL INTO A CULT
They’re all dead. Here’s why—and why your feed was full of lies, grift, and performative outrage.
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:12 PM
THE OSTRICH OP: HOW MAGA + MAPLE MAGA TURNED A BIRD FLU CULL INTO A CULT
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
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"Free power"
Absolutely amazing: they've got so much solar in Australia that they need more people to use more of it, so the gov't has instructed energy retailers to offer *at least three hours of free power* during the middle of the day.
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Energy retailers to be directed to offer free power three hours a day
Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
"Free power"
Shop Small this holiday season and Support Small Businesses!
Vintage Decor/Collectibles/Gifts: altheavintageshop.etsy.com
Vintage Clothing: alchemillamercantile.etsy.com
Nature/Curio/Occult: farmedandforagedshop.etsy.com
#Shoplocal #comoxvalley #yqq #buycanadian #supportsmallbusiness #elbowsup
Vintage Decor/Collectibles/Gifts: altheavintageshop.etsy.com
Vintage Clothing: alchemillamercantile.etsy.com
Nature/Curio/Occult: farmedandforagedshop.etsy.com
#Shoplocal #comoxvalley #yqq #buycanadian #supportsmallbusiness #elbowsup
November 2, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Shop Small this holiday season and Support Small Businesses!
Vintage Decor/Collectibles/Gifts: altheavintageshop.etsy.com
Vintage Clothing: alchemillamercantile.etsy.com
Nature/Curio/Occult: farmedandforagedshop.etsy.com
#Shoplocal #comoxvalley #yqq #buycanadian #supportsmallbusiness #elbowsup
Vintage Decor/Collectibles/Gifts: altheavintageshop.etsy.com
Vintage Clothing: alchemillamercantile.etsy.com
Nature/Curio/Occult: farmedandforagedshop.etsy.com
#Shoplocal #comoxvalley #yqq #buycanadian #supportsmallbusiness #elbowsup
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Ooof
Switzerland, the famously neutral country, is spending hundreds of millions overhauling its vast network of personal shelters and civil protection sites in light of the “changing global security situation.”
Switzerland is spending millions revamping its vast network of bunkers
Citing “the changing global security situation,” the famously neutral country is embarking on a major revamp of personal shelters and civil protection sites.
wapo.st
October 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Ooof
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Please don’t share this. It would really upset poor baby Trumpy, and we would never want to do that! 😉😎
(Why isnt there a tongue in cheek emoji??)
(Why isnt there a tongue in cheek emoji??)
This is the Ontario ad that pissed the Russian fascist off down south in the US causing him to break trade negotiations with Canada.
Don't share it! 🤣 #cdnpoli
Don't share it! 🤣 #cdnpoli
October 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Please don’t share this. It would really upset poor baby Trumpy, and we would never want to do that! 😉😎
(Why isnt there a tongue in cheek emoji??)
(Why isnt there a tongue in cheek emoji??)