Mike Dempsey
@madmikey5.bsky.social
Retired forest ranger,Public Service Pension board director. Cheers! And may the forest be with you.
Victoria BC for Xmas!
January 5, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Victoria BC for Xmas!
It’s Christmas Time! 🎶
December 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
It’s Christmas Time! 🎶
Some beauty in the world! Pics from Victoria BC
October 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some beauty in the world! Pics from Victoria BC
March 29, 2025 at 4:22 AM
My sign of the day.
March 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM
My sign of the day.
Reposted by Mike Dempsey
Materials on the Arlington National Cemetery website highlighting the graves of Black and female service members have vanished. The cemetery, which is operated by the Army, said it was working to restore the content. Among the obscured pages was material about civil rights.
Arlington Cemetery Website Loses Pages on Black Soldiers, Women in Military and Civil War
The cemetery, which is operated by the Army, said it was working to restore the content. Among the obscured pages was material about civil rights.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Materials on the Arlington National Cemetery website highlighting the graves of Black and female service members have vanished. The cemetery, which is operated by the Army, said it was working to restore the content. Among the obscured pages was material about civil rights.
I’ll drink to that.
Moosehead Breweries said it's now selling the "Presidential Pack," of 1,461 cans of its Canadian Lagers, one for every day of Trump's remaining term.
Brewery is selling a 'Presidential Pack' to supply Canadians with enough beer to last Trump's entire term
Moosehead Breweries said it's now selling the "Presidential Pack," of 1,461 cans of its Canadian Lagers, one for every day of Trump's remaining term.
www.businessinsider.com
March 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I’ll drink to that.
Reposted by Mike Dempsey
RFK Jr. Vows To Make Measles Deaths So Common They Won’t Be Upsetting Anymore
theonion.com/rfk-jr-...
theonion.com/rfk-jr-...
RFK Jr. Vows To Make Measles Deaths So Common They Won’t Be Upsetting Anymore
WASHINGTON—Addressing the ongoing outbreak in Texas that has infected at least 124 state residents and killed one child, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. vowed Thursday to make measles deaths so common that they wouldn’t be upsetting anymore. “When President Trump appointed me, I pledged to desensitize Americans to preventable death by […]
theonion.com
March 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
RFK Jr. Vows To Make Measles Deaths So Common They Won’t Be Upsetting Anymore
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theonion.com/rfk-jr-...
I didn’t think that I could despise a current world leader more than Putin, but Trump /Vance just proved me wrong.
February 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I didn’t think that I could despise a current world leader more than Putin, but Trump /Vance just proved me wrong.
Reposted by Mike Dempsey
Trump and Vance needed to create an incident to provide a justification for their pre-planned abandonment of Ukraine now, then separation from NATO in the near future. That’s what that was all about, and that was always the way a second Trump term was going to go.
February 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Trump and Vance needed to create an incident to provide a justification for their pre-planned abandonment of Ukraine now, then separation from NATO in the near future. That’s what that was all about, and that was always the way a second Trump term was going to go.
Some bird feeder action. Male pine grosbeak.
February 28, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Some bird feeder action. Male pine grosbeak.
Meanwhile in northern Alberta.
February 28, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Meanwhile in northern Alberta.
Nuts. Right and wrong have been flipped on their heads. Does today’s conservatism now = lies and evil?
House Republicans actually voted today to block the US Senate from receiving their report containing sworn witness testimony and documentary evidence about the nominee for Attorney General of the United States paying a child $10,000 for sex.
That’s where we are at.
That’s where we are at.
November 21, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Nuts. Right and wrong have been flipped on their heads. Does today’s conservatism now = lies and evil?
This.
According to psychologist Jean Twenge, the number of young men who identify as conservative is at an all-time high of 65%.
How Trump's victory could accelerate women's departure from evangelicalism
(RNS) — Evangelical Christian pastors looking to mimic Trump’s appeals to young men will only drive the gender gap in the church further apart.
religionnews.com
November 21, 2024 at 1:13 PM
This.
Out front at our place. The solace of nature in uncertain times cannot be overstated.
November 20, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Out front at our place. The solace of nature in uncertain times cannot be overstated.
Let’s take a good thing and make it a bad thing. That is some messed up. This is being pitched in Canada as well.
Across the country, localities are moving to criminalize masks in the name of fighting crime. But as @jessmcallen.bsky.social writes, the move puts everyone at risk.
Masks Off | Jess McAllen
Across the country, mask bans are being pitched as a solution to crime and discrimination. But they put everyone at risk.
thebaffler.com
November 20, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Let’s take a good thing and make it a bad thing. That is some messed up. This is being pitched in Canada as well.
A cool app with which to see the strength of the Bomb cyclone off of BCs west coast.
earth.nullschool.net
earth.nullschool.net
earth :: a global map of wind, weather, and ocean conditions
See current wind, weather, ocean, and pollution conditions, as forecast by supercomputers, on an interactive animated map. Updated every three hours.
earth.nullschool.net
November 20, 2024 at 3:24 AM
A cool app with which to see the strength of the Bomb cyclone off of BCs west coast.
earth.nullschool.net
earth.nullschool.net
Some night colour from a few weeks ago in northern Alberta.
November 19, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Some night colour from a few weeks ago in northern Alberta.
Let’s colour the sky with beautiful sunsets and sun rises!
November 18, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Let’s colour the sky with beautiful sunsets and sun rises!
An important and timely read. As someone who has had a career in wildland firefighting I can attest to the accuracy of John Vaillant’s oped, and encourage decision makers to work in favour of the planet’s ecosystems before we destroy them.
"Jenga blocks, big and small, are being pulled from structures we take for granted, destabilizing the country, the climate, entire ecosystems."
My take on the East Coast fires for @nytimes: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/o...
My take on the East Coast fires for @nytimes: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/o...
Opinion | Wildfires in New York City? Something Has Changed.
We are being reminded the hard way that we share this world. Smoke knows no boundaries, and neither does fire.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2024 at 4:36 PM
An important and timely read. As someone who has had a career in wildland firefighting I can attest to the accuracy of John Vaillant’s oped, and encourage decision makers to work in favour of the planet’s ecosystems before we destroy them.
Reposted by Mike Dempsey
NEW: In his keynote speech at this year’s Parkland Instituts conference, author John Vaillant outlined the stark consequences of Alberta’s fossil fuel habit while pointing towards a brighter future.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
Fire Weather author sounds alarm on Alberta's fossil fuel addiction
At this year's Parkland Institute conference, John Vaillant linked Alberta’s fossil fuel dependence to the devastating Fort McMurray wildfires while embracing the global shift towards clean energy.
open.substack.com
November 17, 2024 at 4:06 PM
NEW: In his keynote speech at this year’s Parkland Instituts conference, author John Vaillant outlined the stark consequences of Alberta’s fossil fuel habit while pointing towards a brighter future.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
What a sunset looks like in the north in the summer. Thick smoke from fires creates this terrible beauty.
Pic taken with Nikon P1000 Coolpix.
Pic taken with Nikon P1000 Coolpix.
November 18, 2024 at 4:01 PM
What a sunset looks like in the north in the summer. Thick smoke from fires creates this terrible beauty.
Pic taken with Nikon P1000 Coolpix.
Pic taken with Nikon P1000 Coolpix.
My second post. Where I live. On a remote lake in Northern Alberta. No smoke this time of year, thank God.
November 18, 2024 at 3:56 PM
My second post. Where I live. On a remote lake in Northern Alberta. No smoke this time of year, thank God.
My first post. Taken from my back yard. Cheers, and happy to make your acquaintance!
November 18, 2024 at 2:32 PM
My first post. Taken from my back yard. Cheers, and happy to make your acquaintance!