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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is not a drill!! Covered Bridge is making Russett Stix #CoveredBridge #Canada The voice over 😆🤌🏼

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Amii Illustrates @amiiillustrates.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

More recent good news from around the world 🌱 (2/3)

GOOD NEWS THIS WEEK
a record 30,000 coho salmon returned to central california rivers, double the total of last season

GOOD NEWS THIS WEEK
the population of once near-extinct kakapo hit a 75-year high

GOOD NEWS THIS WEEK
plastic bag pollution on UK beaches dropped by 80% since introduction of bag charge

GOOD NEWS THIS WEEK
white storks returned to england's midlands for the first time in over 600 years

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Amii Illustrates @amiiillustrates.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Enjoy some recent positive news from around the world 🌱 (1/3)

GOOD NEWS THIS WEEK
iceland announced plans to consider permanent ban on whale hunting

GOOD NEWS THIS WEEK
global hunger rates have fallen for a third consecutive year

GOOD NEWS THIS WEEK
india's lion population found to have increased 70% over last 10 years

GOOD NEWS THIS WEEK
public transport is now free for all residents of porto, portugal

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maplemaps.bsky.social @maplemaps.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Every map search says where you live, work and sleep. For most Canadians, that map is American, and so is the company holding the answers. Maple Maps is the Canadian one. Built here, hosted in Montréal, Canadian-owned businesses marked with a leaf. No ads. No data sold. Ever. maplemaps.ca

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Maple Maps — Navigation made for Canada

Maple Maps is a navigation app built for Canada: live traffic and closures, a maple leaf on Canadian-owned businesses, English or French, and data that stays in Canada. The iPhone beta is open.

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problemchild @bluethingy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I was in a swimming pool in Iceland. It had just happened. Spent the last day of our vacation on a friend’s couch watching it all on TV. Left Reykjavik just after midnight, got stranded in London for a few days, but had a friend’s couch to sleep on. So relieved when we finally got home.

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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Is this revenge for the roof not collapsing like it was told to?

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 09/09/2026

Not to brag, but our product has been foldable since 1828.

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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Have a listen to the cracking and crunching of the front edge of this slowly advancing ʻAʻā lava flow.

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outwinder.bsky.social @outwinder.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

signed and confirmed signature. This needs much more amplification, only ~4200 signatures so far. Open til Nov 22. (e-7691) ~ enforce the Canada Health Act, universal access, prevent privatization, etc.

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Had to clamber over a barbed wire fence, rip my coat and trespass to get a photo of this folkloric monster pretending half-successfully to be a tree. I have no regrets.

A tree - possibly an ent - with legs, arms and an unusually large bellybutton.

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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Hey #BikeTO! In response to today's announcement from the Ford government they started the process of removing bike lanes on Bloor, Yonge, and University, @cycletoronto.bsky.social launched a new petition calling on Ford to fight Trump instead of Toronto. #TOpoli #ONpoli www.cycleto.ca/fight_trump

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Fight Trump Not Toronto

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 30/08/2026

Let's add this to the long list of things that we should stop from happening once we get a time machine.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Sunday reading: I wrote about the worldview that drives Trump’s politics. He doesn’t really have an ideology – but he has a consistent, grievance-fueled idea of how power and status should be distributed, and that aligns him with the Right’s ideologues. This week’s piece:

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Does Donald Trump Have an Ideology?

No, not exactly. But he has a consistent, grievance-fueled idea of how power and status should be distributed, and that aligns him with the Right’s ideologues just fine

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 30/08/2026

Current view of Google Maps while using a Canadian VPN (left) and an American VPN (right)

Lake Ontario as seen on Google Maps using a Canadian VPN

"Lake America" as seen on Google Maps using an American VPN

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Rick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Lake America

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MapQuest @mapquest.com · 27/08/2026

We're not changing the name of Lake Ontario. Name it whatever you want at your leisure: gulfof.mapquest.com/lakeontario (tag us so we can see your work 🙂)

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

This isn't the first time the USA has placed 50% tariffs on Canada. In 1890, the USA's Tariff Act was touted as a way to build up American industry, but the true goal was forcing the annexation of Canada. It backfired and made Canada stronger. This is the story. 📸 LoC 🧵1/10

Political cartoon criticizing the Republican platform for favoring untaxed whiskey (jug labeled "Untaxed Whiskey 20¢ Gal.") while presenting war‑taxed common cloth with an 89% tariff, highlighting perceived hypocrisy.

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Philippe J. Fournier @338canada.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

🍁New poll from the Angus Reid Institute shows majority of Canadians in all regions and age groups siding with Mark Carney's decision to pull out of negotiations.

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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

America, spend some time watching Mark Carney dealing with Trump’s offensive and illegal trade war. It will remind you what a leader should be and make you deeply embarrassed at the face we currently show the world.

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Happy Caturday 🐾🤍

A black cat wearing oversized sunglasses holds a glass of lemonade against a textured blue background. Above, white handwritten text reads, “It’s actually very cool to give yourself a break and relax.”

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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

So maybe the U.S. and Canada reach a deal today. Okay. But how many hours until Trump gets annoyed at the way beavers build dams or Canada geese shit in upstate New York before he imposes 125% tariffs on Degrassi High reruns?

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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Headlines: Such-and-such technology may someday be as smart as human brains! Reminder: *We already have human brains.* Billions of them. Most of them living in poverty and being exploited for the obscene benefit of a tiny number of the worst people in the world.

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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I wish people who oppose bike lanes would understand that some people rides bikes because driving isn't an option for them Some have health issue that prevent them from qualifying for a Driver's license others might not be able to afford cars A bike is a mode of transport not a political statement

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Generative A.I. ys the microplastics of thoughte and language

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/08/2026

Trump: "Canada is nasty. They're nasty."

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Tero Kuittinen @teroterotero.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

We may hit 3.5C sea surface temperature anomaly in September. The planet you were born in no longer exists

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Can’t win in Iran so he’s going back to bullying Canada. Can’t win there either. TBH, I think a lot of Canadians would probably go for this in a big way.

Trump post: a huge wall separating Canada from the US

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Holiday in the climate emergency. No that’s not AI or edited, just a snapshot I just took with my phone on Lacanau beach in France. What future will this boy grow up in? It is in our hands, but time is running out.

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 05/05/2025

25% tariff on a whiskey drink 37% tariff on a Vodka drink 85% tariff on a Lager drink 110% tariff on a cider drink 132% tariff on songs that remind you of the good times 138% tariff on songs that remind you of the better times

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 23/07/2026

⚠️ We have fined Google €890 million for breaching the Digital Markets Act, by promoting their own services and restricting customer access to alternatives on Google Search and Google Play. More information: link.europa.eu/vrNJTx

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Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Looking for a way to beat the heat? Follow these simple steps: Enter a dark forest. Lie down under the ferns. Become one with the stillness. Let the moss slip in between the atoms of your body and intertwine, until you become one. Rest, forever.

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mensrea @mensie.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

German broadcast. Nailed it

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I've decided to compile a definitive thread of photos of the best cattle I've photographed during my walks in the countryside, together with supporting biographical information. I will put the vital info about all the cattle in the alt text, since some of it is a little long to fit in a post.

A highland cow who has seven beers since lunchtime, walked a new way home, realised she is lost, and decided the best option for the time being is to go to sleep, using a moorland boulder as a pillow.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Idea: To stop wildfire smoke from Canada, build a wall the entire length of the US/Canada border and the height of the tropopause (let’s make it 15 km to be safe). Or we can stop burning fossil fuels.

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Premier Wab Kinew in Manitoba 🍁 rejecting data centres 😏🇨🇦

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Trapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

If you refuse to criticize your government, you ARE the problem

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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Ontario budgeted $150M for wildfire response in 2026 despite spending $271M last year. Now, half way through July, there are approx 190 active wildfires. There have been 483 total this season. There were 351 TOTAL last year. Story for @nationalobserver.com from last month.

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Ontario budgets just $150M for wildfires despite burning through almost double last year

In 2025’s budget, Ontario allotted $135 million for its Emergency Forest Firefighting fund, but the province ended up spending double that: $271 million, according to this year’s budget. The same docu...

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Same shot this morning 7:30am. Brighter because no clouds today (so the app tells me) but the CN Tower is barely visible).

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Petra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

“biology is binary” people when isogamy* shows up * the Schyzophyllum split gill fungus has 23,328 potential mating types, and since it is same sized cells none are designated as male or female

#SciArt digital doodle of a bunch of brown fungal cells sassy or bashful faces looking at two cells in the middle smooching (basically having fungal cell sex) one has a star eye other has a closed eye

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Biodiversity Pics @biodiversitypix.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

🥒 The ladies' flower-garden of ornamental perennials.. London, W. Smith, 1843-44.. [Source]

Illustration of three cultivated double anemone flowers from "The ladies' flower-garden of ornamental perennials," London, 1843-44. The flowers vary in color: one is deep red with layered petals, another is dark blue with a densely petaled center, and the third is light pink with white-edged petals. Each flower has a rounded, textured center surrounded by multiple layers of petals. Green, finely divided leaves and slender stems support the flowers against a plain beige background. The detailed botanical drawing emphasizes the ornamental and diverse nature of this perennial species.

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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Sorry that your Mad King keeps threatening to invade my country, I also find this all terribly distressing but between the two of us you're the US Senator with actual powers of office.

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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Just a superb owl couple, dressed and skating on a frozen river in seventeenth century Europe, with him holding a mouse in its beak, and her looking a bit grumpy because of the state of the world. This is what I call a #timelinecleanse. Not one #superbOwl but two #superbOWLS on ice. #skystorians 🦉

An engraving showing an owl couple, dressed and skating on a frozen river. Source: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1872-0511-1292

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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Remember, if our solutions for homelessness don’t start with more housing, we don’t really want to solve homelessness. And if you think building public/social housing costs too much, it costs much more public money to leave people unhoused. #UrbanTruth

Image of a social/supportive housing project in downtown Vancouver, Yaletown Neighbourhood. Text is the same as in the post. Via the Urban Truth Collective.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

onlye villains have trillions

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