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🇨🇦 • writer • teacher • daughter of displaced persons • believer in #naturetherapy

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Make The Planet Great Again... @turquoisemarble.bsky.social · 10h
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City of Calgary @calgary.ca · 14/10/2026
✍️ Your next chapter could be award-winning. If you've published a book in 2026, or know a local author who has, consider applying for the W.O. Mitchell Book Prize, which celebrates outstanding literary achievements by Calgary authors.
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The Calgary Awards
The City of Calgary established The Calgary Awards to celebrate outstanding achievements and contributions made by Calgarians. Each year, individuals, corporations, community groups, and organizations...
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
14 October 1922 | A Polish woman, Helena Panek, was born in Dąbrowa Tarnowska. In #Auschwitz from 27 April 1942. No. 6892 She was evacuated to KL Ravensbrück and liberated there. -- Women at Auschwitz Lesson: lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en Podcast: youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A woman wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front and a photo with a slightly turned head with a headscarf on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
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Greg MacEachern @gregmaceachern.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
13 October 1920 | Polish woman Janina Bednarska was born in Będzin. In #Auschwitz from 1 July 1942. No. 8129 She perished in the camp on 20 January 1943. --- Women at Auschwitz Lesson: lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en Podcast: youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A woman wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with a bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a headscarf on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
12 October 1921 | A Pole, Maksymilian Wolański, was born in Radom. A train conductor. In #Auschwitz from 25 February 1941. No. 10490 He perished in the camp on 25 July 1941.
A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.
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City of Calgary @calgary.ca · 28/09/2026
We have some pretty big news. Starting October 1, you can recycle chip bags in your blue cart. And that’s not all. Foam packaging, tubes and aerosol containers are joining the list too. Learn more about these changes at calgary.ca/recyclemore Same cart. More stuff.
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Make The Planet Great Again... @turquoisemarble.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 20/09/2026
Breaking News! Code FUBAR!!! Yesterday's Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature anomaly (preliminary) was a record 3.047°C above the 1991-2020 baseline, beating the previous record of 3.034°C set on November 19, 2015. It will take about 2 weeks to verify. Stay tuned!
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PINO FOTUS @pino-fotus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“40,000 🇨🇦 Canadian Soldiers, 153 of whom died, fought with us after 911. They weren’t attacked. WE were attacked, but they sent their troops to go fight with us.” The way the Felon has treated our Canadian friends, we are not worthy of their friendship. His actions are disgusting and disgraceful.
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
#Denmark built so much wind that some blustery hours the turbines out-produce what the whole country is using. When that happens, the extra power doesn’t sit idle. It moves through Denmark’s links into the wider European network and heads to neighbors like Germany, Norway, Sweden. #ActOnClimate
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Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"Instead of giving up, scientists and UN officials recommend trying to limit excessive warming and then bring the temperature back down to the agreed-upon threshold. But it still will mean decades of increased weather-related disasters, rising seas, extinctions and melting ice and glaciers."
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For the first time, a key UN report says the 1.5 C global warming threshold is lost | CBC News
In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the United Nations has acknowledged that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst of global warming's harms. Officials say the...
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How-Sen Chong @how-sen.com · 03/09/2026
It’s official: Yesterday’s storm in the Toronto area was a 100-year storm. That means that in the past fifteen years, Toronto’s been hit with a 100-year storm four times. We must end the burning of natural gas, gasoline, and other fossil fuels.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 02/09/2026
The brutality and inhumanity of ICE continues to grow www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/w...
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Deportees Recount Harrowing Journeys to Africa: Shackles, a ‘Freezer’ and Blows (Gift Article)
Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or violent treatment by ICE. They spent months in detention, they said, before being sent to nations where they had no ties.
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PoliticalNash @politicalnash.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
You can report an error to google maps that Lake Ontario is incorrectly listed as 👇 and the error should be corrected. If you go to the maps, place a pin on the location, you can then report the error. Don’t send an angry message, they will get the message #DV1 #ProudBlue
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We have the right plan to build Canada strong. We are on track and it is working.
Screenshot of an article from the Financial Post. The headline reads: Canada's economy posts fastest growth in three years.
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 01/09/2026
Does it feel like those early fall nights are warmer than they used to be? Check out these big changes in overnight temperatures over the last 50 years across the contiguous United States during the month of September (not just cities)... More U.S. climate change maps: zacklabe.com/united-state...
Map of changes in September minimum temperatures across the contiguous United States from 1976 to 2025. Nearly all areas are seeing warming, which is largest over the South and West. Data is from NClimGrid.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 31/08/2026
Spotted outside The Penthouse Nightclub in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. REUTERS/Chris Helgren.
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I am scared. Disappointed. And completely exhausted. Kyiv has been under attack for more than 3 full days almost nonstop. I haven’t really slept for these nights. Explosions, drones, alerts - again and again. And somehow it keeps getting worse.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Ron and Cassie DeSantis: These two crooks stole $10 million from a settlement with a charity, wired it to Cassie’s fake “charity,” laundered it through two puppet organizations, and then used it for political ads in an election year. They should be in jail.
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Dick Zoutman @dickzoutman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The U.S. depends on Canada for 75% of its imported primary aluminum, covering 60%of its yearly usage, the association says. With 50% tariffs in place, American industries, not Canadian smelters, will bear the brunt of the financial pain, as U.S. manufacturers face soaring production costs.
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Most of U.S. aluminum comes from Canada. Industry says ‘good luck’ replacing it
Canada’s aluminum industry is not worried about U.S. tariffs continuing into the new year.
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John C. Baez @johncarlosbaez.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
It's gonna get much hotter next summer. Right now the Niño 3.4 anomaly is +2.3°C. The previous record was in 1997 - then the anomaly hit +2.8°C. But we're not even in an El Niño yet! We'll probably get one next year. And then the Niño 3.4 anomaly is expected to hit 3.5-4.3°C. Really scary.
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More Fucked Today than Yesterday
And even more fucked tomorrow
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Come work for the @calgaryclimatehub.ca! We're hiring a programs and operations manager. closes Sept 1st. Come make real change with an amazing organization! www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/employment
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Jenny Lee Shee @jennyleeshee.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Alright, let’s get serious, Canada. Who’s going to start producing these again so I can add Canadian pencil crayons to my classroom?
A hand holds a clear vinyl case that contains 24 pencil crayons under the brand name Laurentien, a Canadian company. The vinyl case was discontinued in 2001 and the company stopped making pencil crayons in 2012.
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Before Europeans arrived, these were some of the names for The Great Lakes: Superior: gichi-gami (great sea) Erie: erielhonan (long tail) Michigan: michigami (long body of water) Ontario: Ontarí'io\kanadario (great lake\beautiful water) Huron: karegnondi (fresh water sea)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/08/2026
"I was not shocked that he helped somebody. My shock is that he was murdered. And no one has given us the complete truth or anyone has been held accountable. And it's been 7 months! ... there was more effort in vilifying him than pursuing justice" -- Alex Pretti's parents
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
My favorite part of reporting today's column was hearing U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer say a trade war with Canada was no big deal for America, then finding a post on HIS OWN DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE detailing how Canada is one of our top-2 trading partners. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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Trump's Canada trade war makes no sense. I love that for him. | Opinion
Amid an affordability crisis and with the midterm elections looming, President Donald Trump decided it's a great time to slap Canada with 50% tariffs.
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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Canada supplies 80-90% of US potash
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Oops!
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
On 9/11, US airspace closed, Canada launched Operation Yellow Ribbon. Gander, a town of 10,000, received 38 airliners. Residents immediately sheltered, fed, clothed, and supported stranded passengers for days, providing this hospitality free of charge. interestingengineering.com/culture/oper...
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Whether it's a trade war with Canada or an actual war with Iran, the pattern is the same: Americans are paying the price for the President's choices.
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 20/08/2026
Watch the changes in 100 years of average January-July temperature anomalies over land areas through 2026... Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.1.0: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Every single second, the world hands $6,000 to the fossil fuel industry in subsidies. That’s $5 TRILLION every year. Renewables? Barely a fraction of that. We are literally paying to cook our own planet. When does this madness stop? 🌍💸 #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 18/08/2026
Quick El Niño update. The most recent Niño 3.4 sea-surface temperature for August 17th was 2.73°C above the 1991-2020 average. This marked the 80th consecutive day setting a new record daily high, and was 0.92°C above the previous record for the day set back in 1997.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The cyclospora outbreak has reached 13,895 cases across 47 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,500 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record. “Make America Healthy Again.”
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 14/08/2026
'We’re in uncharted territory. There is no historical analog for this kind of rapid increase in fire activity.' In the last decade, more area has burned in B.C. than in the preceding 67 years. Professor Mike Flannigan explains why: thenarwhal.ca/bc-wildfires...
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The ‘new reality’ of B.C. wildfires is anything but ‘normal’ | The Narwhal
Scientist Mike Flannigan looked at decades of data about B.C. wildfires. He has ideas about how to protect people and the planet in years to come.
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London & Southeast🔅 @thesnowdreamer.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
While it’s been discomforting in south of England in France the summer has been on another level, it still goes on fiercely. This afternoon in mid August #Paris touched 40C the summer is beyond all comprehension. (1/2)
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Petra Michaela @petramichaela.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
One in every three bites of food you eat exists because a bee flew. The bee is not a detail. The bee is the system. And we are poisoning it to produce crops that are then used to make food products whose profit margins fund the lobbying that prevents the regulation that might stop the poisoning.
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
"What’s actually happening is not environment versus economy. It’s one economic sector, extraction, being protected and subsidized at the direct expense of several others: agriculture, tourism, fisheries, and renewable energy development that rural municipalities themselves were courting."
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
🚨SEND PETE HOEKSTRA PACKING🚨 Absolute insane the traction this petition has taken since yesterday. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 - This Morning at 08:30 am PT: 56,215 - This Afternoon 12:00 pm PT: 71,498 We literally had 15,283 signatures in 3 and a half hours. 🤯 🔗 Petition e-7531: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
As of just now 72,107 signatures - Petition in thread here #GoCanada 🔥💪🏻🍁🇨🇦 Nearly 60,000 people had signed the petition as of Wednesday morning, almost double the number of signatures 24 hours earlier. /1 thread www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Tens of thousands of Canadians call for U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra to be expelled | CBC News
A petition set to be presented in the House of Commons this fall calls on the government to declare U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra persona non grata and remove him from Canada.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13/08/2026
A woman was arrested after she told firefighters that she had intentionally set fires that became part of a larger blaze that is still burning along the border of California and Nevada, the authorities said Tuesday.
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Woman Arrested After Confessing to Starting Nevada Fire, Officials Say
The woman was arrested on suspicion of arson and possession of a controlled substance. Officials said she set multiple fires that later became part of the Bug fire, which has burned over 66,000 acres.
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Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Canadian COVID Forecast: Aug 1 - Aug 14, 2026 SEVERE: none VERY HIGH: none HIGH: none MODERATE: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NL, North, NS, ON, PEI, QC, SK About 1 in 271 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
This image shows gauges with the Aug 1 - Aug 14, 2026 COVID Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, and territories. From left to right:

Canada: MODERATE - 2.5
Alberta: MODERATE - 2.5
British Columbia: MODERATE - 2.7
Manitoba: MODERATE - 2.3
New Brunswick: MODERATE - 2.3
Newfoundland & Labrador: MODERATE - 2.6
North: MODERATE - 2.5
Nova Scotia: MODERATE - 2.3
Ontario: MODERATE - 2.4
Prince Edward Island: MODERATE - 2.4
Quebec: MODERATE - 2.5
Saskatchewan: MODERATE - 2.3

A text box reads: 'The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red).'
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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Sir #DavidAttenborough “Things are going to get worse. This is the new extinction. We are in terrible, terrible trouble and the longer we wait to do something about it, the worse it is going to get." #ClimateEmergency
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David Attenborough, the voice of Our Planet: “Things are going to get worse”
The voice of some of the most stunning nature documentaries ever made is pessimistic about the future of wildlife on earth.
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barbararobson.bsky.social @barbararobson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Peavine in Vancouver's rain a few days ago #FlowersOnFriday #bloomscrolling #nature #naturephotography
deep pink petals with drops of rain against emerald stems and leaves
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 30/07/2026
SCOOP: The Doug Ford government received 98.98% opposition to its plan to replace Ontario’s Endangered Species Act with weaker legislation, according to an internal analysis viewed by @fatimabsyed.bsky.social. The bill passed anyway. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-enda...
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98.98% opposition to Doug Ford’s new endangered species law revealed | The Narwhal
Internal Ministry of Environment analysis shows ‘confusion’ and concerns about ‘negative impacts on Ontario’s biodiversity’ raised over the Species Conservation Act, under Bill 5
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The Fauci hearing was a disgrace. Here are some reminders of how it really went down in 2020. Never forget.
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Make The Planet Great Again... @turquoisemarble.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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