Mike Dempsey
madmikey5.bsky.social
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
It’s Christmas Time! 🎶
December 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Some beauty in the world! Pics from Victoria BC
October 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
March 29, 2025 at 4:22 AM
My sign of the day.
March 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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
I’ll drink to that.
March 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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
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
Some bird feeder action. Male pine grosbeak.
February 28, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Meanwhile in northern Alberta.
February 28, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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.
November 21, 2024 at 1:19 PM
This.
November 21, 2024 at 1:13 PM
Out front at our place. The solace of nature in uncertain times cannot be overstated.
November 20, 2024 at 5:55 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.
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
A cool app with which to see the strength of the Bomb cyclone off of BCs west coast.

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
Some night colour from a few weeks ago in northern Alberta.
November 19, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Let’s colour the sky with beautiful sunsets and sun rises!
November 18, 2024 at 7:31 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.
"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...
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
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...
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
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.
November 18, 2024 at 4:01 PM
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 first post. Taken from my back yard. Cheers, and happy to make your acquaintance!
November 18, 2024 at 2:32 PM