Michael Forsman 🍁
@historista.bsky.social
Once archaeologist. Delver into the obscure. Paper-records miner. A voter. Interested in exploring how humanitarian, social, and ecosystem values can be linked to economic and market values. I liked the climate better when it was in the low 300s ppm.
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Tom Thomson (Canadian, 1877–1917)
"Northern River", 1915.
Oil on Canvas, 115.1 × 102 cm
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Northern River", 1915.
Oil on Canvas, 115.1 × 102 cm
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 15, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Tom Thomson (Canadian, 1877–1917)
"Northern River", 1915.
Oil on Canvas, 115.1 × 102 cm
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Northern River", 1915.
Oil on Canvas, 115.1 × 102 cm
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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New Mexico’s plan gives homeless students $500 a month to stay in school
www.kob.com/new-mexico/n...
www.kob.com/new-mexico/n...
New Mexico's plan gives homeless students $500 a month to stay in school
New Mexico is addressing student homelessness with a new initiative that pays qualifying students $500 a month.
www.kob.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
New Mexico’s plan gives homeless students $500 a month to stay in school
www.kob.com/new-mexico/n...
www.kob.com/new-mexico/n...
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Former sawmill eyed to become B.C.'s first wind-tower factory #PrinceGeorge
Former sawmill eyed to become B.C.'s first wind-tower factory - BC News
A newly registered company is looking to launch Western Canada's only wind tower manufacturing plant outside of Prince George, B.C., at a site that could employ up to 300 workers.
www.castanet.net
December 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Former sawmill eyed to become B.C.'s first wind-tower factory #PrinceGeorge
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It's a real staircase at the Ducal Castle of Corigliano Calabro, Italy
December 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
It's a real staircase at the Ducal Castle of Corigliano Calabro, Italy
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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This anniversary is a good opportunity to remeber why the long gun registry was brought in.
December 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This anniversary is a good opportunity to remeber why the long gun registry was brought in.
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In 1968 Finland banned for profit education, the few private schools that exist in Finland have to reinvest any profit they make or pay it back to parents.
It has been in the Top 3 in education for the last 20 years.
There should be no profit in education or healthcare.
It has been in the Top 3 in education for the last 20 years.
There should be no profit in education or healthcare.
December 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
In 1968 Finland banned for profit education, the few private schools that exist in Finland have to reinvest any profit they make or pay it back to parents.
It has been in the Top 3 in education for the last 20 years.
There should be no profit in education or healthcare.
It has been in the Top 3 in education for the last 20 years.
There should be no profit in education or healthcare.
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It’s Not Only About Venezuela: Trump Intends a Wider Domino Effect original.antiwar.com/John_Perry/2... Trump wants U$ to rule the world--by any means necessary/available.
November 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
It’s Not Only About Venezuela: Trump Intends a Wider Domino Effect original.antiwar.com/John_Perry/2... Trump wants U$ to rule the world--by any means necessary/available.
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Tahltan members raise alarm over $10K offers before critical mine vote (Stewart)
Tahltan members raise alarm over $10K offers before critical mine vote - BC News
Questions are being raised inside a B.C. First Nation after $10,000 was offered to each member ahead of a crucial vote on the future of a major gold mine.
www.castanet.net
November 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Tahltan members raise alarm over $10K offers before critical mine vote (Stewart)
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Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star
November 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star
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Govt of Canada...
Get off X
Get off X
This happened a while ago, but am I the only one who thinks Canadian government departments should not be on X?
Why are they supporting a far-right platform full of bots, disinformation and election interference? #cdnpoli
@charlieangus104.bsky.social
Why are they supporting a far-right platform full of bots, disinformation and election interference? #cdnpoli
@charlieangus104.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Govt of Canada...
Get off X
Get off X
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Paul Gustav Fischer (Danish 1860-1934)
"Morning In The Artist S Home At Sofievej" 1913
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
"Morning In The Artist S Home At Sofievej" 1913
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
November 23, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Paul Gustav Fischer (Danish 1860-1934)
"Morning In The Artist S Home At Sofievej" 1913
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
"Morning In The Artist S Home At Sofievej" 1913
#art #painting #painters #BlueSkyArt
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🌴Since my undergraduate time, I wanted to see the tropical alpine biome with its "giant rosette" species. On our #biome project fieldtrip in #Ecuador, I finally met #Espeletia picnophylla spp. angelensis, in El Angel. So happy! Magic!
November 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🌴Since my undergraduate time, I wanted to see the tropical alpine biome with its "giant rosette" species. On our #biome project fieldtrip in #Ecuador, I finally met #Espeletia picnophylla spp. angelensis, in El Angel. So happy! Magic!
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Canada joins Europe rejecting Trump’s Ukraine plan, Anand says sovereignty is key
Canada joins Europe rejecting Trump’s Ukraine plan, Anand says sovereignty is key
JOHANNESBURG - The world's most influential nations gathered in South Africa to work around Washington's disruptive foreign policy Saturday, reaching consensus on issues like climate change and gender...
www.thestar.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Canada joins Europe rejecting Trump’s Ukraine plan, Anand says sovereignty is key
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I say... Deal the deal!
Cost per hr:
Gripen - $5,800
F35 - $35,000.
Lets say 1000hrs per year per plane.
Gripen - $5,800,000
F35 - $35,000,000
72 planes
Gripen - $417,600,000
F35 - $2,520,000,000
Gripen savings - $2,102,400,000 per year.
That's $2.1 billion per year saved.
Gripen - $5,800
F35 - $35,000.
Lets say 1000hrs per year per plane.
Gripen - $5,800,000
F35 - $35,000,000
72 planes
Gripen - $417,600,000
F35 - $2,520,000,000
Gripen savings - $2,102,400,000 per year.
That's $2.1 billion per year saved.
There is far more to this than jobs.
Saab is offering the intellectual property and full control of the Gripens we buy.
That alone should be enough to seal the deal.
The Canadian companies that make parts for the F35 could easily make parts for the Gripen.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Saab is offering the intellectual property and full control of the Gripens we buy.
That alone should be enough to seal the deal.
The Canadian companies that make parts for the F35 could easily make parts for the Gripen.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
November 21, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I say... Deal the deal!
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Carney offers 20th-century responses to 21st-century challenges
timescolonist.com/opinion/trev... op-ed by Trevor Hancock in
@timescolonist.bsky.social
#cdnpoli
timescolonist.com/opinion/trev... op-ed by Trevor Hancock in
@timescolonist.bsky.social
#cdnpoli
Trevor Hancock: Carney offers 20th-century responses to 21st-century challenges
Both people and the planet are largely missing from the Carney budget. Instead, the government seems to be following the old Bill Clinton maxim: ‘It’s the economy, stupid’
timescolonist.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Carney offers 20th-century responses to 21st-century challenges
timescolonist.com/opinion/trev... op-ed by Trevor Hancock in
@timescolonist.bsky.social
#cdnpoli
timescolonist.com/opinion/trev... op-ed by Trevor Hancock in
@timescolonist.bsky.social
#cdnpoli
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#ElbowsUp is missing this news, if they're sleeping on Carney and Eby walking happily into a fossil fuel trap.
Be woke, for gosh darn sake.
#cdnpoli
Be woke, for gosh darn sake.
#cdnpoli
This should be concerning to all Canadians: Ksi Lisims isn't just bad for the climate, energy bills and food security; it's also a threat to Canadian sovereignty, being entirely owned by US MAGA shitlords. You know, the folks who want to make Canada the 51st state. Well, it's kinda happening—via LNG
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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LOL....a red state facing consequences, they should move to Canada. ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/south-k...
South Korean solar firm cuts pay and hours for Georgia workers as US officials detain imports
ATLANTA (AP) — A South Korean solar company says it will temporarily reduce pay and working hours for about 1,000 of its 3,000 employees in Georgia because U.S. customs officials have been detaining i...
ca.finance.yahoo.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
LOL....a red state facing consequences, they should move to Canada. ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/south-k...
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I love that socialists are entering their unapologetic era, ushered in by Mamdani. Being on the side of people is never the wrong side and I wish the @ndp.ca would adopt the swagger.
November 7, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I love that socialists are entering their unapologetic era, ushered in by Mamdani. Being on the side of people is never the wrong side and I wish the @ndp.ca would adopt the swagger.
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This is not the way. No further comment necessary. 💔😡
November 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This is not the way. No further comment necessary. 💔😡
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I think we can safely say, we don't need to provide oil/gas any more subsidies or tax breaks from the Federal gov. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
www.reuters.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I think we can safely say, we don't need to provide oil/gas any more subsidies or tax breaks from the Federal gov. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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Love this! 👇
How can the NDP reconnect with voters?
Scrap the focus-tested messaging. Communicate directly with passion and substance. And start advocating for solutions as big as the crises we face in ways people can understand.
#cdnpoli
Scrap the focus-tested messaging. Communicate directly with passion and substance. And start advocating for solutions as big as the crises we face in ways people can understand.
#cdnpoli
November 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Love this! 👇