Nicole Brandon
@nicolebrandon.bsky.social
nikita_arch on Twitter (RIP). London ON. I specialize in centuries-old garbage (aka archaeology). Environment, cycling, kindness. Trying to be better.
#LdnOnt
#onpoli
#LdnOnt
#onpoli
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At some point we might realise this isn’t just about race, but about the biggest social problem we face: the belief that only rich people are worth anything, that the world must bend to their needs and wants and that the richer you are, the more important and valuable you are to the species
Saw this being shared, didn’t look closely and assumed it was about the US… but no, it’s the U.K.
This is so disgusting.
December 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
At some point we might realise this isn’t just about race, but about the biggest social problem we face: the belief that only rich people are worth anything, that the world must bend to their needs and wants and that the richer you are, the more important and valuable you are to the species
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“As a society, we continue to deny the straight line between the minimization of everyday violence against women and the more horrific forms of misogyny that eventually materialize. The groundwork for gender-based violence is laid out daily in a world that allows misogyny to be normalized.”
Gender-based violence is an everyday reality, and it starts with minimizing misogyny
As we highlight 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence and the upcoming anniversary of the Montreal massacre, can we take a moment to reflect on all the different forms this violence takes?
cultmtl.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“As a society, we continue to deny the straight line between the minimization of everyday violence against women and the more horrific forms of misogyny that eventually materialize. The groundwork for gender-based violence is laid out daily in a world that allows misogyny to be normalized.”
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"When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realise, too late, that wealth is not in the bank accounts and that you can't eat money" Alanis Obomsawin
#ClimateChange #Greed #inequalities #PrivateJets #ThamesWater
#ClimateChange #Greed #inequalities #PrivateJets #ThamesWater
December 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
"When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realise, too late, that wealth is not in the bank accounts and that you can't eat money" Alanis Obomsawin
#ClimateChange #Greed #inequalities #PrivateJets #ThamesWater
#ClimateChange #Greed #inequalities #PrivateJets #ThamesWater
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REPOST! Pleassse
This is DAY 3 people have had nothing to eat
Even $5 towards groceries will help get these families fed
Moms with kids will be first
DM Me & PLEASE tell me you can help🙏
👇
This is DAY 3 people have had nothing to eat
Even $5 towards groceries will help get these families fed
Moms with kids will be first
DM Me & PLEASE tell me you can help🙏
👇
Heartbreaking!
SOMEONE please help🚨
🚨$650 needed for Groceries
Kids are HUNGRY
🚨$60 they need toiletries
Neg balance 😔
$135 Meds
$75 Meds
$30 Meds
ALL ready for pick up
$170 Hydro
🎄Now 34 ppl - Xmas Turkey Dinner & Gift Giving Help
help directly or PayPal/etransfer [email protected]
SOMEONE please help🚨
🚨$650 needed for Groceries
Kids are HUNGRY
🚨$60 they need toiletries
Neg balance 😔
$135 Meds
$75 Meds
$30 Meds
ALL ready for pick up
$170 Hydro
🎄Now 34 ppl - Xmas Turkey Dinner & Gift Giving Help
help directly or PayPal/etransfer [email protected]
December 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM
REPOST! Pleassse
This is DAY 3 people have had nothing to eat
Even $5 towards groceries will help get these families fed
Moms with kids will be first
DM Me & PLEASE tell me you can help🙏
👇
This is DAY 3 people have had nothing to eat
Even $5 towards groceries will help get these families fed
Moms with kids will be first
DM Me & PLEASE tell me you can help🙏
👇
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1859: Abolitionist John Brown is the 1st American executed for treason. His crime? Freeing the enslaved
And the 2nd? Aaron Dwight Stevens, 29yo. Served Brown during the attempted slave revolt at Harpers Ferry, VA
A stark reminder that legality is not always a measure of justice, but power.
And the 2nd? Aaron Dwight Stevens, 29yo. Served Brown during the attempted slave revolt at Harpers Ferry, VA
A stark reminder that legality is not always a measure of justice, but power.
December 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
1859: Abolitionist John Brown is the 1st American executed for treason. His crime? Freeing the enslaved
And the 2nd? Aaron Dwight Stevens, 29yo. Served Brown during the attempted slave revolt at Harpers Ferry, VA
A stark reminder that legality is not always a measure of justice, but power.
And the 2nd? Aaron Dwight Stevens, 29yo. Served Brown during the attempted slave revolt at Harpers Ferry, VA
A stark reminder that legality is not always a measure of justice, but power.
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....was commissioned by @ldnontbikecafe.bsky.social to do up this ode to rock royalty in support of #WorldAIDSDay25 — with $20 from the sale of every shirt this Dec going to Regional HIV/AIDS Connection's work in #ldnont! ❤️
Grab yours here before the pre-sale sells out!
www.jameskingsley.ca/store
Grab yours here before the pre-sale sells out!
www.jameskingsley.ca/store
December 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
....was commissioned by @ldnontbikecafe.bsky.social to do up this ode to rock royalty in support of #WorldAIDSDay25 — with $20 from the sale of every shirt this Dec going to Regional HIV/AIDS Connection's work in #ldnont! ❤️
Grab yours here before the pre-sale sells out!
www.jameskingsley.ca/store
Grab yours here before the pre-sale sells out!
www.jameskingsley.ca/store
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NEW: The Ford government is routinely making decisions before environmental consultations have concluded and under-resourcing public education about those consultations, the auditor general has found in her annual report. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1155566...
globalnews.ca/news/1155566...
Ontario government routinely ignoring environmental consultations, AG finds | Globalnews.ca
The Ford government is routinely making decisions before environmental consultations have concluded and under-resourcing public education about those consultations, the AG found.
globalnews.ca
December 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
NEW: The Ford government is routinely making decisions before environmental consultations have concluded and under-resourcing public education about those consultations, the auditor general has found in her annual report. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1155566...
globalnews.ca/news/1155566...
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Remember Walkerton and the changes since to ensure water safety?
“Municipalities run drinking water systems under strict rules created after the Walkerton scandal in 2,000, when contaminated water killed seven people and sickened more than 2,000.”
No privatization of our water!
#onpoli
#Water
“Municipalities run drinking water systems under strict rules created after the Walkerton scandal in 2,000, when contaminated water killed seven people and sickened more than 2,000.”
No privatization of our water!
#onpoli
#Water
"The new corporation could set water rates for municipal residents, as a privately owned, for-profit organization. Municipalities would have to transfer all their water and wastewater assets, staff, debt, contracts and infrastructure to the new body." 🤮
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/28/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/28/n...
Ford government dives into municipal business as it eyes water services
The province has assumed sweeping new powers to seize control over municipal water systems — one of Ontario’s largest public assets, worth $175.8 billion — raising fears the move could pave the way fo...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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The incredible ‘Orkney Hood’ from Scotland! 🏴
So well preserved it looks like it was woven yesterday rather than some 1,500 years ago!
It’s thought the hood was made for a child. Found in 1867 in a peat bog in St Andrews Parish, Orkney.
National Museum of Scotland
📷 by me
#Archaeology
So well preserved it looks like it was woven yesterday rather than some 1,500 years ago!
It’s thought the hood was made for a child. Found in 1867 in a peat bog in St Andrews Parish, Orkney.
National Museum of Scotland
📷 by me
#Archaeology
December 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The incredible ‘Orkney Hood’ from Scotland! 🏴
So well preserved it looks like it was woven yesterday rather than some 1,500 years ago!
It’s thought the hood was made for a child. Found in 1867 in a peat bog in St Andrews Parish, Orkney.
National Museum of Scotland
📷 by me
#Archaeology
So well preserved it looks like it was woven yesterday rather than some 1,500 years ago!
It’s thought the hood was made for a child. Found in 1867 in a peat bog in St Andrews Parish, Orkney.
National Museum of Scotland
📷 by me
#Archaeology
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Bent tree and its reflection (Laughton, East Sussex, December 2021)
December 2, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Bent tree and its reflection (Laughton, East Sussex, December 2021)
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A freshman about to board her flight home for Thanksgiving. After a night detained in TX, she was put on a bus with shackles on her wrists, waists & ankles before boarding a deportation flight. She’s lived in the U.S. since she was 7.
ICE isn’t out to make us safer. They’re out to enact fascism.
ICE isn’t out to make us safer. They’re out to enact fascism.
A 19-year-old college student was about to board a flight to surprise her family for Thanksgiving when she was detained at Boston Logan International Airport and deported to Honduras two days later, her father and lawyer said on Sunday.
College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving
Any Lucia López Belloza, 19, was detained by immigration agents at the Boston airport before a flight to surprise her family in Texas for Thanksgiving. She is now in Honduras.
nyti.ms
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
A freshman about to board her flight home for Thanksgiving. After a night detained in TX, she was put on a bus with shackles on her wrists, waists & ankles before boarding a deportation flight. She’s lived in the U.S. since she was 7.
ICE isn’t out to make us safer. They’re out to enact fascism.
ICE isn’t out to make us safer. They’re out to enact fascism.
On sale at Coach House books! chbooks.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:18 AM
On sale at Coach House books! chbooks.com
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You can do this in Toronto too and you can choose your own route!
www.ttc.ca/en/doing-bus...
www.ttc.ca/en/doing-bus...
December 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
You can do this in Toronto too and you can choose your own route!
www.ttc.ca/en/doing-bus...
www.ttc.ca/en/doing-bus...
Nice to see more veg burger options in the fast-food realm. A&W, Harvey’s and now McDonald’s offer plant-based burgers 🧵
December 3, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Nice to see more veg burger options in the fast-food realm. A&W, Harvey’s and now McDonald’s offer plant-based burgers 🧵
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HUUUUGE Black bear caught on our garden cam in our backyard in Jersey the other night.
December 2, 2025 at 3:33 AM
HUUUUGE Black bear caught on our garden cam in our backyard in Jersey the other night.
This candied salmon is really good! Available at the London Food Co-op 😋
December 2, 2025 at 1:03 AM
This candied salmon is really good! Available at the London Food Co-op 😋
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Reminder from Not Just Bikes on why we need to seriously improve regulations on SUV/Light Trucks not for environmental reasons, but for public safety.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=--83...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=--83...
Keep these Stupid American Trucks out of Europe
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
m.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Reminder from Not Just Bikes on why we need to seriously improve regulations on SUV/Light Trucks not for environmental reasons, but for public safety.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=--83...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=--83...
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And the companies contracting the nurses make a bundle of $. Not providing any healthcare, just bookings.
Meanwhile we don't get more nurses, we get more expensive nurses
December 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
And the companies contracting the nurses make a bundle of $. Not providing any healthcare, just bookings.
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Ontario government corporate subsidies reached almost $10 billion by 2023, or nearly triple 2017 levels.
www.ipolitics.ca/2025/11/28/d...
www.ipolitics.ca/2025/11/28/d...
Doug Ford spending more than ‘reckless’ Wynne
As the evidence, including in the latest economic update, clearly show, the Ford government is neither keeping costs down nor unleashing the economy. Quite the opposite.
www.ipolitics.ca
December 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Ontario government corporate subsidies reached almost $10 billion by 2023, or nearly triple 2017 levels.
www.ipolitics.ca/2025/11/28/d...
www.ipolitics.ca/2025/11/28/d...
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Frits Thaulow, Norwegian, 1847 - 1906
"The Priest" (date unknown)
Oil on canvas, 65 x 81 cm
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"The Priest" (date unknown)
Oil on canvas, 65 x 81 cm
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
November 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Frits Thaulow, Norwegian, 1847 - 1906
"The Priest" (date unknown)
Oil on canvas, 65 x 81 cm
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"The Priest" (date unknown)
Oil on canvas, 65 x 81 cm
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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the wildest part of re-watching home alone is Kevin’s grocery total coming to $19.83
November 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
the wildest part of re-watching home alone is Kevin’s grocery total coming to $19.83
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One of the many reasons change is hard when it comes to better cities is that the ability to picture your city being and working very differently than it does now, aka “having vision,” is not nearly as common as we think. And it’s sadly not a prerequisite for leadership, although it should be.
November 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
One of the many reasons change is hard when it comes to better cities is that the ability to picture your city being and working very differently than it does now, aka “having vision,” is not nearly as common as we think. And it’s sadly not a prerequisite for leadership, although it should be.
Pass Bill C-61! www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
First Nations chiefs press Ottawa to revive drinking water bill
Bill C-61, the First Nations Clean Water Act, was introduced in 2023 but died on the order paper with the spring election call
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Pass Bill C-61! www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...