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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

A question is, what are these AI programs being asked to do in the first place?

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

There is a petition you can sign against the sale of Canadian asset Moneris to the US. There are security #digitalsovreignty issues. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

There is a petition you can sign against the sale of Canadian asset Moneris to the US. There are security #digitalsovreignty issues. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch in on Sunday. It'll be amazing, and I'm excited for a lot of what it will do... Including *not* looking at stars I can explain: www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-... 🧪🔭

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To see exoplanets, NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will throw shade on stars

NASA’s newest major observatory will include the most advanced planet-imaging tech ever flown in space. Here’s how it works

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The details in the order attempting to rename Lake Ontario show it’s an attempt to take more of the water. It’s one piece in a general attempt to take over Canada and all our resources.

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I bought Canadian made battery-powered pruning shears. Benchmark, a Home Hardware house brand made by Canadian company MaxTech. Which Canadian brands are you supporting, and how? We should all share tips and use the hashtag #BuyCanadian. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxtech...

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I bought Canadian made battery-powered pruning shears. Benchmark, a Home Hardware house brand made by Canadian company MaxTech. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxtech...

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I just bought Benchmark brand battery-powered pruning shears from the Canadian hardware store chain, Home Hardware. They cost a tad more than a US brand, but they're really awesome. #BuyCanadian (or anything but US).

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

When buying tools, look for brands made by Canadian company Maxtech. They make many of the house brands carried by various hardware stores. This articles lists some of the names you may see on packages.ie. Benchmark, Craftsman, Husky, etc. #buyCanadian en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxtech...

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Longer videos means more space on cloud hard drives, etc., which means an increased demand to process and store data. The more we use our computers for complex things that need data, the bigger the demand is for data centers. #datacenters

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A summary of the demands that triggered Canada to walk away from the trade negotiations. And will likely threaten renewal of CUSMA, which the US clearly doesn't want to renew. These items aren't about trade, it's about control that threatens Canada as a nation. #tariffs #Canada #CUSMA #USCMA

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Setting up a telescope on the dark side of the Moon might do the trick -- without interfering with everyone else's view of the night sky from planet Earth.

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

There's a written paper that includes taking over Canada that the admin has referred to. The threats have serious ideology with people behind them who would actually like to do this. Look what happened to Venezuela, threats to Greenland and more. Not just bluster. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donroe_...

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The strays need to caught and neutered. It's hard finding homes for kittens and cats because there are so many of them.

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The leadership -- not most other people there. Plus a lot of us have friends and family there.

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

It might not work in every store. For me, it works at a small independent veg store. But if everyone started asking, it might trigger a change.

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The switch to plastic (from glass) for things in bottles and jars was done to reduce shipping weight. I noticed way more produce in plastic packages starting from the pandemic when it was done to protect mushrooms, etc. from people from sneezing on them. Plus they sell more. I hate the plastic.

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I have to keep taking the packaged veggies to a store worker in the produce section to open it, and let me buy a smaller amount (when it's sold by weight anyway).

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Climate change will do it all on its own. The chapter wants to ignore climate change.

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

One way to support Canadian businesses is to pay cash. Using any major credit card supports US owned credit card companies. It also helps businesses because when you pay cash they don't have to pay transaction fees for each purchase to the credit card companies. Some will give you a discount too.

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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Two bubble rings collided head on, and physicists have a name for what happens next: vortex reconnection

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

It's a Michigan company. Not German. aerominetechnologies.com/about

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

For over a year, Canada has worked intensively and in good faith with the United States to negotiate a new comprehensive trade deal. We have been pragmatic, patient, and persistent. Our goal has always been to get the best deal for Canadians, never a deal at any price or on any time frame.

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Chronoss Chiron @chronosschiron.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

BURP

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

This is a hilarious satire of the crazy things happening now. Hiassen is a journalist. One suspects what he puts in his books comes from stuff he's learned about that can't be put in news stories. You may find similarities between his characters and real people. carlhiaasen.com/books/squeez...

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Squeeze Me by Carl Hiaasen

At the height of Palm Beach’s charity ball season, Kiki Pew Fitzsimmons, a prominent member of geriatric high society, suddenly vanishes during a swank gala. Kiki Pew was a founding member of the Potu...

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Transported Spock is just a copy of the pre-transported Spock.

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 19/08/2026

A view of the rapidly thinning #Arctic sea ice cover by decade... 📉 More info on data: climatedataguide.ucar.edu/climate-data...

Four polar stereographic maps showing Arctic sea ice thickness for the month of August in 1986-1995, 1996-2005, 2006-2015, and 2016-2025. Thickness is shown with colors from black at 0 meters to purple at 2.5 meters to white at 5.0 meters. Sea ice in thinning in all regions over time.

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Communism and socialism are just two different political theories -- among many isms out there. Theories don't kill people. It's how they are interpreted and enacted by those in power that could lead to violence. Or not.

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

One more comment. I sometimes like to take my cat for a leashed walk. He's not allowed to roam free so he doesn't kill birds, or get injured. My ability to walk him is restricted because I constantly have to look for off-leash dogs. A dog bouncing up to him would not go well.

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A 'well trained dog' bounded up to me in our neighbourhood park and promptly tore my shopping bag to get at a roast chicken. The owner struggled to retrieve the dog, and still insisted on how well trained he was.

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I saw 2 people's off-leash dogs meet each other and promptly start to fight. The owners grappled with the dogs to get them off of each other. Couldn't help but call out "it wouldn't have happened if the dogs were leashed!". Suddenly, I was the bad guy. 🤷‍♀️

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Robert Komaniecki @komaniecki.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

How do I explain to small business owners that the menu on the left is one billion times more appealing than the one on the right

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askpippa.bsky.social @askpippa.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I got about 230 responses on a different platform, plus lots of interesting comments. Zero on this one. Why such a difference?

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