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Mike Bloxam 🇨🇦🍉 @bloxam.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Wow, Christine Fréchette just got Kim Campbell-ed... ⚜️ #QCpoli #QCelxn #QC2026

Mike Bloxam 🇨🇦🍉 @bloxam.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#PermanentStandardTime is what we really need! It's not too late to correct this. "...it’s a mistake ...researchers [are] warning of potential risks to health, the economy and students’ well-being with the darker mornings on the way." www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic... #EndDaylightSavingTime #EndDST

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Clocks stay in daylight saving, but analysis backs permanent standard time

An analysis by economic, mental health and sleep experts has concluded that health evidence favours moving to permanent standard time, not daylight saving. Here's why.

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Lloyd Alter @lloydalter.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Canada could absolutely do this. Instead, we get Carney and Ford pushing pipelines.

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Mike Bloxam 🇨🇦🍉 @bloxam.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Advance polls are open today in #LdnOnt! As a Trustee candidate I hope to have your support. If you live in wards 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, you can mark your ballot for Bloxam from 10 AM to 8 PM. Link below to advance polling locations: www.bloxam.ca/vote-for-mike/ #LdnOntVotes #TVDSB #SchoolBoard

Elect Mike Bloxam for public school board Trustee in wards 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6 - www.bloxam.ca

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Glen Pearson @glenpearson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A nation cannot build a prosperous future on the exhaustion of its people. When workers are beleaguered, productivity falls—not simply because people work less, but because they have less of themselves left to give. It's why more of those who work are coming to food banks. #LdnOnt

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

I’ve spoken to many reporters who are frustrated that even though they sometimes mention that the extreme events they’re reporting on are due to climate change and make the link to fossil fuels, people get upset when they don’t. The solution is to mention it every time, even if it seems repetitive.

Emphasize the impact of climate change
Ho said there is a frustration that climate scientists feel when they see reporting that doesn't mention climate change and doesn't mention how climate change is
caused by the burning of fossil fuels.
"Even though it's super boring, it's worth saying it in every article just because some people don't read every article," said Ho. "It's not a bad thing to mention that every time."

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Mike Bloxam 🇨🇦🍉 @bloxam.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The first #pawpaw of the season was enjoyed in our household tonight! 🥰 It's such an amazing seasonal treat. #NorthAmericanPawpaw #CarolinianCanada #CarolinianForest #CarolinianLifeZone

Six pawpaws of varying sizes. The seventh was already eaten. 😋

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Conor Curtis @conorcurtis.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

So everyone gets it now, right?: You get: That the PM is misleading the Canadian people on behalf of wealthy interests and corporations. Not the other way around. That the only game of chess being played here... is against you. #CDNpoli #ONpoli

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Nobody disputes that having access to a car in a car-dominated society is good. It gives one access to jobs, healthcare, food, education, social opportunities and more. All we're asking is for people to go one step deeper and ask why access to such basic rights requires buying and operating a car.

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Christopher-J (aka Eustach the Wanderer) @chrjcar.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Smoky skies in Toronto have led to new scrutiny of government efforts to fight fires and manage forests. But scientists say the realistic way to tackle the smoke is fighting climate change itself. www.cbc.ca/news/science...

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'Just stop burning fossil fuels.' Scientists stress that our smoky skies only have one true fix | CBC News

Smoky skies in Toronto have led to new scrutiny of government efforts to fight fires and manage forests. But scientists say the realistic way to tackle the smoke is fighting climate change itself.

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Marit Stiles @maritstilesndp.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

There is a way of thinking taking hold in this country — that building a stronger Canada means walking away from our climate commitments. Abandoning our climate commitments will not make Canada stronger. You cannot build a stronger country on the ashes of its communities.

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Marit Stiles @maritstilesndp.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Northern Ontario is burning. Today, I’m calling for immediate action: ✅ Declare a provincial state of emergency ✅ Remove barriers between jurisdictions so emergency assistance can be provided quickly ✅ Show up: house every evacuee, resource every fire crew, and rebuild every affected community

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 16/07/2026

Incredibly brazen for the Prime Minister to boast about the “lasting benefits” of expanding fossil fuel production on a day like today. Record-breaking heatwaves. Toxic smoke engulfing cities and towns. Out of control wildfires forcing entire communities to evacuate. /1

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The man wrote a book but still can't read (a room.)

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jarrah21.bsky.social @jarrah21.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Mark Carney's made deep cuts to Natural Resources Canada that strip away science-based expertise on forest fires, "decimating capacity" to track wildfire activity. Only one forest pathologist now monitors the entire forestry system east of the Rockies. 5/ www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/05/n...

nationalobserver.com

Cuts at Natural Resources Canada ‘decimate’ wildfire and flood tracking capacity, unions warn

Carney's cuts have hit Natural Resources Canada, causing uproar from public sector unions warning the layoffs will hurt Canada's ability to respond to cliamte change and protect Canadians from wildfir...

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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Taiwan recorded 2,811 COVID-19 ER visits last week, up 34% from the week before. 🔹Weekly ER cases are expected to reach 5,000 within 3 weeks. 🔹The wave is expected to peak in 1–2 months, with weekly hospitalisations forecast to stay below 50,000. 🔹Similar surges are being reported across Asia.

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CDC warns about likely COVID-19 surge in summer - Taipei Times

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Mike Bloxam 🇨🇦🍉 @bloxam.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

My world's on fire. How 'bout yours? 🔥🌎 📷 The Sun obscured in #LdnOnt by wildfire smoke from northern Ontario, today at 14:21 EDT. The air is heavy with the scent of smoke, too. #Wildfires #WildfireSmoke #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency

The Sun obscured in #LdnOnt by wildfire smoke from northern Ontario, today at 14:21 EDT. The air is heavy with the scent of smoke, too.

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 04/06/2026

I love having a prime minister who completely buys into the tech industry’s framing of AI, such that he’s throwing billions of dollars at AI companies and pushing more Canadians into relying on their shitty products. To him, the core issue is “engagement and adoption,” regardless of the drawbacks.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Carney has announced a new AI strategy to ramp up adoption of the tech-bro-touted technology in a way that he says “serves all Canadians.” But BIG questions are lingering about how this aggressive ramp up will play out in a world where data centres guzzle water and destroy the environment:

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Andrew Young 🇨🇦 @young.me · 03/06/2026

#Ontario #wastewater graph updated with May 24 data - Kingston, London, Peel, Toronto updated: wwater.ca/Ontario - Also updated: AB, BC, MB, NL, NS, PEI, SK, YT wwater.ca Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/

Wastewater Virus Signals graph for Ontario

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Gord Johns @gordjohns.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

CDCP members: renew your Canadian Dental Care Plan coverage by June 1. If you miss the deadline, coverage ends June 30 and dental care during a gap won’t be reimbursed. Please share and let friends know. Renew at Canada.ca/dental or call 1-833-537-4342.

Photo of article reminding citizens to renew dental care plan before June 1

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Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Avi Lewis: "The separation movement in Alberta has no point of comparison with the historic sovereignty movement in Quebec. This is a MAGA aligned, potentially funded, disruptive movement that has been really thrown into national prominence by Danielle Smith."

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 30/05/2026

The thing is, Mark Carney has shown his political opponents how to beat him: just *embrace Carneyism*. The things Carney *says* are incredibly popular. Now we just need to elect someone who'll *do* them. eof/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 30/05/2026

We can*not* afford this. Austerity is how we lose the country. Austerity - more than any other force - drives working people into the arms of fascists: pluralistic.net/2026/04/12/a... 32/

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Pluralistic: Austerity creates fascism (13 Apr 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 30/05/2026

It's not just that chatbots are *terrible* substitutes for skilled public officials, they're also controlled by US corporations that are entirely beholden to the Trump regime: www.cbc.ca/news/politic... 29/

cbc.ca

Refreshed national AI strategy to be released next week, Carney says | CBC News

Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced the federal government's much-anticipated national AI strategy, which has faced multiple delays over the last few months, will be released next week.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 30/05/2026

Unfortunately, Mark Carney didn't get the memo from (checks notes) Mark Carney, and the very instant Trump arranged his face into his trademarked confused scowl, Carney dropped the tax, apologising profusely: www.canada.ca/en/departmen... 12/

canada.ca

Canada rescinds digital services tax to advance broader trade negotiations with the United States - Canada.ca

The DST was announced in 2020 to address the fact that many large technology companies operating in Canada may not otherwise pay tax on revenues generated from Canadians. Canada’s preference has alway...

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 30/05/2026

"Third Way" liberal politics involves *saying* things that working people love, but *doing* things that sociopathic plutocrats love. It works ...right up until voters notice that you're not *doing* the things. That realisation breeds cynicism and fury and paves the way for fascist strongmen. 2/

A turn-of-the-century Main Street, USA. Over the horizon looms a giant Canadian flag, made out of circuitry. In the foreground is a pixelboard sign reading 'U.S. BORDER CLOSED.' In the foreground looms a giant lumberjack, about to swing his axe into the sign.

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 26/05/2026

Mark Carney's government is extending tax breaks to companies that capture carbon and then use it to produce more oil. Critics warn the plan runs counter to Canada's goal of reducing emissions. Here's what you need to know: thenarwhal.ca/enhanced-oil...

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Carney’s tax breaks to oil companies for carbon capture, explained | The Narwhal

Critics warn Canada’s plan to give tax credits to companies that capture carbon pollution — and use it to produce more oil — is only adding to the problem

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Mike Bloxam 🇨🇦🍉 @bloxam.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

@maritstilesndp.bsky.social really lays out a direct way to fix parts of Ontario's broken healthcare system. Give it a watch! youtu.be/KCksoA8MWkE #ONpoli #healthcare #OntarioNDP

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2 Ways to Fix Health Care NOW

YouTube video by Marit Stiles

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Ottawa Citizen @ottawacitizen.com · 07/05/2026

Mary Simon should have been considered bilingual even if she didn't speak fluent French | Letters to the editor ottawacitizen.com/opinion/mary...

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Mary Grace #EndTheDeathPenaltyEverywhere @emgeekay.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Please sign. This church is so important for Black history. #LondonOntario #ldnont

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London Food Bank 🥫🍎🍞🥚 @londonfoodbank.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

#CompostValueDay is SATURDAY (May 2) at London Food Bank (926 Leathorne) from 8-12. Proceeds at our location support the Boys' & Girls' Club and us. Min. donation of $6/30 L (+$1 for a bag). All donors are eligible to win a backyard composter, courtesy of City of London. #LdnOnt #FoodBank

Photo of large sign in front of the London Food Bank advertising the Compost Value Day event on Saturday, May 2nd, 2026 starting at 8 AM

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London Food Bank 🥫🍎🍞🥚 @londonfoodbank.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

🌱 Get your compost @ Compost Value Day - Saturday, May 2nd, 2026 Compost Value Day is taking place again this year at the London Food Bank (926 Leathorne Street) from 8 AM to 12 PM on Saturday, May 2, 2026. This event takes place rain or shine. #LdnOnt #FoodBank #CompostValueDay

Compost Value Day Compost made from London's Yard Waste*

May 2 SATURDAY
8 a.m. - noon 30

*Please note that the compost is made from London's yard waste and leaves, and not from Green Bin materials.

Regular use of compost will improve your garden soil and keep your lawn healthy. Compost is one of the best all-around materials for your soil.

You could WIN! Value Day visitors will be entered to WIN 1 of 2 backyard composters at each location.

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Glen Pearson @glenpearson.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

“On this week’s episode of “The London Food Bank @ 40,” we talk to staff members Mike Bloxam (fresh food coordinator) and Josh Chadwick (general manager) about their long-term tenure with the food bank.” Tune in to Rogers TV London at 5p.m. today.

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Fandom Entanglement @fandomentanglement.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

🎶 The countdown begins anew As our Sliders get trapped in a pyramid. When the alarm sounds (oh way oh), They let loose a very big scarab. 🎶 Do you dare to watch our latest #RetroReview of #Sliders season 3 "Slide Like an Egyptian"? fandomentanglement.com/2026/sliders...

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Sliders review #36 - Slide Like an Egyptian (3x14) - Fandom Entanglement

Retro Review #36: “The Countdown Begins Anew” FANDOM ENTANGLEMENT is back with another retro review of the 90s sci-fi series SLIDERS. This time, we’re taking a look at Season 3, Episode 14, “Slide Lik...

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 14/04/2026

Amazon’s anti-human culture put on full display. “For more than an hour, several employees said, workers in the facility were instructed to continue fetching totes, picking items off shelves and loading them onto trucks for delivery as the man lay dead, and management figured out their next steps.”

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Chris Meder @evcurvefuturist.com · 10/04/2026

Denmark didn’t “transition” its grid—it replaced it. ~15% → 92% renewable electricity in 25 years. Wind did the heavy lifting. Solar is scaling. Interconnection balanced. Flexibility solved variability. Wind built it. Solar is scaling. Fossil lost it. This IS system replacement. ⚡#Bettrification

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London Food Bank 🥫🍎🍞🥚 @londonfoodbank.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

🌱 Plant a Row, Grow a Row 2026: Growing season is nearly here! Support your community by growing produce to share with our neighbours experiencing poverty. #LdnOnt #FoodBank #PARGAR #PlantARowGrowARow mailchi.mp/d2a221110326...

illustration of vegetables growing with pictures below showing a formula:
Community + Seeds = Fresh Produce

Plant a Row, Grow a Row
London Food Bank

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Mike Bloxam 🇨🇦🍉 @bloxam.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

A study done by Ontario’s electricity operator found that wind and solar energy combined with battery storage can meet about 99.5% of Ontario’s electricity demand. Renewables can power Ontario’s future. Let's put #RenewablesON! act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/188460/... @environmentaldefence.ca

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Let's put #RenewablesON!

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Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

You can tell our systems are broken when: - The greatest threat to democracy is an elected President - The biggest danger to public health comes from public health leaders - The worst enemies of those fighting to control and prevent infections are the people getting paid to do that job

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