sandbray.bsky.social
@sandbray.bsky.social
Thinking globally, acting locally in Woolwich, Ontario, Canada.
I see my obligation as ringing every bell that comes my way, and being thankful I am not watching soap operas every afternoon.
open.substack.com/pub/charliea.... We need to be thankful for those who spell
It out for those who are in a different lane.
Monsters in Plain Sight
So what did we learn from the latest dump of Epstein files?
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February 3, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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Congratulations again to the team behind Heated Rivalry. Your success is a powerful reminder of why it matters to invest in Canadian content and stories.
January 31, 2026 at 11:05 PM
mailchi.mp/nationalobse... This is why I am an institutionalist.
Government is good, actually
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January 31, 2026 at 12:36 PM
In 50 years our grandchildren will
not believe that their ancestors (us) didn’t even sign a petition, didn’t send $20, to help out this.
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Protect Grassy Narrows: Reject Kinross Gold's Mine . Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/reje...
Protect Grassy Narrows: Reject Kinross Gold's Mine
Kinross Gold — the same company that violated U.S. clean water laws more than 3,500 times — is now trying to dump mining wastewater into rivers upstream of Grassy Narrows First Nation. This community ...
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January 28, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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An encouraging message from/for Canadians.
Me, Jonah and the Fascist Whale
I woke up this morning as I do every day, poured a cup of coffee and began researching and writing.
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January 26, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Dear Canada: Electrify as fast as possible to protect our energy supply. Do not give up local water rights. The future is looking pretty unpredictable.
Listen to today’s The House on CBC Radio One to learn from Finland’s experience having a long border with Russia.

Who’s next?
January 3, 2026 at 9:26 PM
This is a long read, an important read, from a very thoughtful person. Grab a beverage and sit with it for 15 to 20 minutes.
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Lesson from Venezuela: Carney Must Make 2026 the Year of Real Security
Day 3 of the new year and we already knew the mission, even before Trump bombed Caracas. Canada stood strong against annexation in 2025. In 2026, sovereignty and climate progress must go hand in hand.
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January 3, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Check out photos #2 and #16 and ask yourself, what did I do to be born in freedom? www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
How the Taliban are erasing Afghanistan’s women – photo essay
The journalist Mélissa Cornet and the photographer Kiana Hayeri met more than 100 Afghan girls and women in seven provinces, and found resistance and defiance but also despair
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December 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This is one of the Guardian’s pics for best movie of the year. It’s a thriller.

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THE SECRET AGENT - Official Trailer - In Select Theaters November 26
YouTube video by NEON
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December 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Green Crime: just how lucrative is it?

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© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
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December 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This is unconscionable- who will start a GoFundMe for these First Nations who are fighting on behalf of us all?
“Ontario does not maintain a public record …”

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/16/n...
Ontario chiefs fight plan to let mining companies take water without permits
The proposal overlooks "the cultural value water has," says Ontario Regional Chief Abram Benedict, while also opening the door to serious environmental harms.
www.nationalobserver.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM
What a story! I hope there is a movie. mailchi.mp/nationalobse...
Letter from Linda
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December 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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I'm seeing claims that progress was made at #COP30, but it really wasn't. Each passing year with no fossil fuel phaseout comes at great opportunity cost as we further burn through the vanishing carbon budget that remains for averting dangerous warming. See my commentary: michaelmann.net/bad-cop/
November 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The chemical industry legacy in one small Canadian town. We are blessed that the current owners are responsible and stepping up.

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November 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Winner of C&W award at AMA’s, four
Grammy nominations, Jesse Welles youtu.be/NtxBNv5nA94
Cancer's Up
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
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November 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM