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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 1h

My local MP had a Facebook meltdown last year when he accidentally bought plant-based ice cream. Which was, of course, clearly labelled as such.
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From the onguardforthee community on Reddit: Conservative MP on accidentally buying vegan ice cream: "Vote for the NDP-Liberal Trudeau government coalition if you want to eat stealthy plants and bugs....

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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 1d

New Brunswick wants to bring in a province-wide organic waste diversion program. But some Regional Service Commissions doubt it will achieve the desired emissions savings. My story for @chco-tv.bsky.social
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By Brian Owens, Reporter New Brunswick aims to have a province-wide program for diverting organic waste from landfills preventing related greenhouse gas emissions by the end of 2028, according to the ...

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 1d

"We’re operationalizing our old corridors—taking ancient trade routes our elders told us about and articulating them in a modern context."

Indigenous nations plan tariff-free trade corridor across US-Canada border.

From our friends at @nationalobserver.com:

Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border

“We’re not begging for crumbs anymore. We’re demanding what’s rightly ours."

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 2d

Broken Eggs, by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, 1756

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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 2d

Teams that Trey Yesavage has beaten in professional baseball this year:

- Fort Myers Mighty Mussels
- Clearwater Threshers
- Tri-City Dust Devils
- Hartford Yard Goats
- the New York Yankees in the MLB Postseason

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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 2d

I have just been invited to join a SECOND class action lawsuit related to shady ticket-selling practices from our holiday to NYC in 2023. At this rate I'm eventually going to turn a profit on the trip.

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 2d

It’s 22 now

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 2d

Yankees team is making history

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MOST RUNS ALLOWED OVER 2-GAME SPAN IN POSTSEASON FRANCHISE HISTORY 21 runs Aaron Boone pictured

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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 2d

Watching intently. But he's not a fan of how loud I'm cheering. #BlueJays

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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 2d

Give him another $500m

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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 2d

VLADDY! LET'S FUCKING GOOOOO!

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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 2d

Is 10 strikeouts in 4 innings good? #BlueJays

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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 2d

7 strikeouts in 3 innings, the ALDS against the Yankees. This is something from a 22 year-old in his 4th MLB game.

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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 2d

#BlueJays

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 2d

Toronto Blue Jay
P. Kuhder
2021

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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 3d

Well that's a good start. #BlueJays

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JC in Rothesay 🇨🇦 @jc-in-rothesay.bsky.social · 3d

The Jays the last 2 innings. 8-1 now

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 3d

A feature in Nature Medicine explains the repercussions for investigators and patients when clinical trials are suddenly halted by US funding cuts and how they do not stop at borders. 🧪

The damage done - Nature Medicine

When clinical trials are suddenly halted by US funding cuts, there are repercussions for investigators and patients, and they do not stop at borders.

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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 3d

Another one. My mom was visiting me in London, and got tickets to a production of HMS Pinafore at the Royal Albert Hall. She asked if I knew the play. I said, yes, but you won't like why...

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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 3d

My younger brother watched a lot of Wishbone. So he came with us to see Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare in the park. Partway through the play the audience heard a distraught 8-year-old yell "Tybalt dies!?"

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Toronto Blue Jays (Bot) @bluejaysbot.bsky.social · 3d

The classic Kirky-Vladdy hug, Postseason edition 🥹 #WANTITALL

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Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 3d

O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!

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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 3d

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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 3d

#BlueJays

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Zoe TunnHELL ➡️ NYCC (Friday only!) @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 4d

It is incredibly funny how the Bluesky team thinks that everyone is here because of their cool new coding system and framework to build your own siloed communities meanwhile 99% of their user base has no clue about any of that shit and is only here because it is like Twitter before Elon bought it

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Brian Owens @scibri.com · 5d

Oh yes. Just in my province alone we have a big fiddle, a big axe, and a big lobster

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