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The US pulled out all of its B1 bombers from RAF Fairford in the UK on Sunday. If Iranian generals are to be believed, there are no US assets in the Persian Gulf, Straits of Hormuz or even north-west Indian Ocean. The USA appears to have found an adversary that it is not able to control or […]

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Imagine a newspaper publishing an opinion exclaimed by actual neo-Nazis a few days before. Well imagine no more, I give you none other than the Winnipeg Sun, whose CEO is running to be Mayor of that City. Full on residential school denialism. I don’t think that it is a coincidence that so much […]

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 3h

Deep breath progressive friends! One of the most progressive and outspoken governments in Europe just called a snap election! 🗳️ Based mainly on a big housing crisis. Spain - November 29 Seems to be a lot of democracy happening lately! I don’t think I will be able to vote this time, which […]

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Chris Alemany @socialbc.ca · 23h

Silent Sunday in #portalberni This fine fellow was crossing the street headed toward Alberni Brewing this morning. Maybe he (she?) wanted a pint before finding heading over to the JPII Catholic Church across the street for Sunday morning service? The ladies […] [Original post on socialbc.ca]

A large black bear is seen walking across a grassy boulevard. There are some low commercial buildings and a hedge across the road.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Wow… at Robert Kraft’s stadium…

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

Newsflash: if you insult people for long enough, they’ll leave for good. The Florida governor is trying very very hard to make every Canadian want to leave. And don’t worry, they will! “John May of Ottawa offloaded his Key West, Fla., condo after getting sick of hearing people he thought were […]

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

The final candidate list for the BC Election is up! Lots of final additions. Riding to watch! Peace River North. Kealey left the Conservatives last year and is now running as an independent. No other parties in that riding! Jordan Kealy Independent Curtis Whitford Conservative Party This is […]

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Janne Moren @jannem.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

I got an old friend back from the repair shop. There is a dedicated official Contax repair company in Japan - the film camera part that Sony didn't want when they bought the company. They have all the original parts for their cameras. They replaced the lens […] [Original post on fosstodon.org]

A portrait style shot of a Contax T2 with the lens extended.

Natural light from the left, reflector on right.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I effing despise RFK Jr. I had a cancer caused by HPV that had a massive impact on my life. I would have loved to have a vaccine that could have prevented all of that and whatnot. Yet that fool has claimed that HPV vaccines themselves cause cancer and he’s making bank on that lie and others.

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Charlie McHenry @charliemchenry.connectop.us.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Can you believe this? #Tesla lawyers defending the use of the “N” word in the workplace environment. Literally arguing it’s ok to be #racist - Stands to reason given it’s #ElonMusk we’re talking about. #racism

A Threads post discussing Tesla's court case where the company's attorney defended the use of the N-word towards Black employees. The image features a Tesla dealership and a circular inset of Elon Musk with the text highlighting the controversial statements

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Gordon J Holtslander @pinhman.humanwords.party.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

@chris CPKC has developed a hydrogen fuel cell locomotive Its planned hydrogen source is through a 1MW electrolyzer, supplemented by an existing 5MW solar power facility. Methane pyrolysis has the potential to supply all the hydrogen via natural gas. This tech could do it without the as yet […]

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Picking time! 🍎 🍇 I have been so focused on the #poolpond and #greenhouse the past three months that I haven't posted about the fruit trees in a long time! We also haven't had time to pick our apples from our amazing and very happy Blushing Delight […] [Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

A large bowl of red and green apples sits on a wood table. It is surrounded by apples on the table.

A small apple tree grows in the corner side of Blue house and window and stairs

another small apple tree, which is a little more spread out gross front of the driveway. The leaves look a little smaller and damaged. The sky is gray and cloudy.

flowers at the end of new leaves on the tree with the blue house in the background

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

It is sad that none of the parties in BC or Canada have said anything about digital sovereignty or even just using Canadian social media channels at all. It’s all Twitter, Facebook and Bluesky. 🇺🇸 I guess “choose Canada” doesn’t apply to online. 😢 👎 thesocialweb.ca #canada #canpoli […]

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

It is bonkers that in 2026, as huge swathes of the planet electrify and end the use of fossil fuels, Canada and North America and the G7, and the media that reports on them are still reporting on the oil crisis as if there is no alternative. They continue to do next to nothing to accelerate the […]

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Addendum: Just noticed that both BC Conservative candidates are sharing the same Financial Agent. In fact, upon closer inspection, Albert Chen is Financial agent for 7 ridings on Vancouver Island! Very very interesting. This could be an indication that […] [Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

Chen appears on three consecutive ridings in this screenshot.

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Just went and took a peek at the current provincial candidate list at Elections BC. The deadline for candidates to have their papers in is today at 1PM. (elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-ele…) Currently only 2 candidates here […] [Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

A screenshot from the list shows 4 rows of text date with 5 columns of text in alternating white and grey rows. At the top row is Mid Island pacific rim with two candidates, their info and financial agents, then Nanaimo Gabriola with two more.

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sleepy62🍁🛠️ 🖥️ 🔬 🌞 @sleepy62.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

@chris Some good chart porn in that latest Innovative Research poll. innovativeresearch.ca/wp-content/up…

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Rev.Hans :mstdnca: @hanspetermeyer.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

@chris Nor I. I was an Oilers fan, even through the debacle of McDrai throwing others under the bus for a poor season. Even through McDrai hiring à known bully and asshole as coach to beat them into better players. But GM Stan signing an acquitted rapist, after his own bad actions viz sweeping […]

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Rev.Hans :mstdnca: @hanspetermeyer.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

@chris In Canada (or anywhere where there’s NHL, but especially Edmonton, Las Vegas, St. Louis where they’ve ok’d rape culture by signing acquitted —diff from “innocent”— rapists), see what Oilers uber-fan (and uber-pissed-fan) “Mama Stanley” has started. 73000+ signatures asking for a change […]

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

The housing crisis appears to have completely engulfed politics in Spain now! The main square in Madrid is an encampment in support of housing/tenants rights. There is talk of a General Strike. The Government just lost a vote in parliament on two bills that would have provided some relief […]

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

If there is a way that I can express support and solidarity for women who have suffered sexual abuse and violence in this moment as women on social media participate in #IamJaneDoe I am here to do that. Also, I can’t believe #MeToo was back in 2017! Time flies… Anyway, #BelieveWomen #Cornell […]

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Another #BCElection2026 poll out yesterday. This time from innovative Research. 338 has also updated their table to include both CentreBC and OneBC polling numbers which is good. They appear to be taking anywhere from 6 to 10% of the overall interest […] [Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

A screenshot of the list of polls. Available at the link.

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

i was about to plug in my laptop as I do every morning at work and I my brain momentarily glitched and thought I had taken an old laptop with a SCSI connector!? 😂 😂 its a paperclip magnetized/stuck on the side from my bag. 🧲 I would not have had this […] [Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

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Harold S @oldredsubby.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

‘If you can’t hold it, you don’t own it’: why media fans want to escape algorithms with CDs, DVDs and vinyl | Media | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/media/2026/o...

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‘If you can’t hold it, you don’t own it’: why media fans want to escape algorithms with CDs, DVDs and vinyl

People describe their return to physical media – whether to protect data, support artists, or retain control of one’s choices

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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

I don't think that's what was meant in a post I just read about a SpaceX launch that includes a Canadian astronaut from Fort Saskatchewan, but anytime I see "Saskatchewan" and a SpaceX Crew Dragon in the same place, I think about the terrifyingly huge pieces of debris that SpaceX casually drops […]

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Gordon J Holtslander @pinhman.humanwords.party.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

@chris Get the refineries to document what it costs to refine, then allow a modest profit. Like dairy and eggs… Oh but the backlash and outrage or an export tax.

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

Fascinating, and encouraging, polling from Alberta with 19 days to go before the Referendum. It’s hard to get a 98% result in any poll. Nice to see Albertans not aligned with the UCP are very very aligned with Canada. It could very well have been 100% […] [Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

Screenshot of the first horizontal bar graph shows all answers with between 60-70% red ‘remain’, except the top “UCP voters” row which is 40% remain.

text:Top 10 Alberta groups most likely to vote Option 2
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A second screenshot showing those least likely to vote for Option 2 (to hold a separation referendum)

All are between 77 and 90% except the NDP voters group, which is 98% remain!

text:Top 10 Alberta groups least likely to vote Option 2
MHold separation referendum
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Current student
Post-graduate degree holders
University degree holders
Public sector employee
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Jean-François Mezei @jfmezei.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

@chris I have a different take. leave prices unrelugalted but cap amount of carbon fossil fuel companies are allowed to etract each year, and that cap drops in order to achieve Paris carbon reduction goals. Rarity will cause gas prices to rise and further incentive to move away, and the higher […]

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Sal Rahman @manlycoffee.techhub.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

If you see anyone asking the question "is coding dead" (in the age of AI). The answer is still no.

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

Implementing some real price controls on oil and gas companies is a good thing. This is a new step beyond the easy tax holidays that take money away from provincial revenues. Would like to see this across the country but Carney is probably too afraid of the Alberta referendum to do it right now […]

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

Two new polls out over the past couple days. Since one of them is Léger, I’ve enlarged the screenshot to be able to see the last Léger poll, which was way back at the start of June. I’m not sure any kind of trend can really be taken from these. Both […] [Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

A screenshot of a table of polls and results in orange, blue, green and yellow for NDP, CP, Green, and OneBC

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Anuj Ahooja @quillmatiq.com · 01/10/2026

herein it is not the open social web, it is the super social web

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

I am reminded that we are the only country in the western world that I know of that is still expanding fossil fuel infrastructure. Not even the U-S-of-A is building as fast as us. yay us. 🫠🤮 #burnBabyburn #ClimateEmergency #EndFossilFuels #CanPoli #CdnPoli #TransMountain #Carney […]

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FediForum Connect @fediforumconnect.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

Next week at #FediForum, we are planning to run a session on FediForum Connect: what we've got, what it is for, what our plans are, and most of all, we'd love to hear how it could (better) help you and your community.

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FediForum @fediforum.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

@Downes is coming to FediForum to meet and connect with like-minded people. They are thinking about running a session on: I am developing a decentralized personal learning environment called CList (see clist.mooc.ca ) and could show it and talk about federated concepts behind it. They want to […]

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

Writing this as people set off from Maht Mahs gymnasium, where the Alberni Indian Residential School was on the Tseshaht reserve in #portalberni for the annual walk from the reserve into town. Yesterday I felt like I would want to speak about how the […] [Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Not widely reported yet, but this could be important in any and all election campaigns. A judge is tasking government with creating a non-medical safe-supply drug program! ”Kalicum and Nyx were convicted of trafficking last year after admitting to buying the pure drugs on the dark web, then […]

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Since we’re in a provincial election in BC, I guess we have to look to the polls. The campaign is so short… final voting day is less than a month away, and advance voting starts in just 18 days! The Angus Reid poll that came out last week — which […] [Original post on mstdn.chrisalemany.ca]

A screenshot of the list of polls from 338

A screenshot showing the results of the latest Augus Reid poll.

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

A story of a found child and brother who died of Tuberculosis when attending a residential school in Alberta. He was buried 75km away from the school. His family were never told. #ResidentialSchools #Canada #NationalTruthAndReconciliationDay #Canada #CanPoli #FirstNations #EveryChildMatters […]

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Yesterday, a white nationalist group Second Sons Canada showed up in #Kamloops, Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc territory near the former Residential School with a “got bones” banner […]

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myrmepropagandist @futurebird.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Facebook has real value. This value is in the often very real and accurate social graph data they have, the functional and useful small community forums and facebook marketplace which is a larger part of the US economy than I think anyone wants to admit (or reflect on what it means that it is so […]

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Jean-François Mezei @jfmezei.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

@chris Trump’s promised investments usually are empty promises with no construction ever happening. These promises are equivalent to bribes. Apple promised investment in USA and got tariff exemptions. Plant in Texas has existed since forever.

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 @chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

I’m sure the timing here is definitely a coincidence with the closure of the Hamilton steel plant owned by the US company run by a Trump donor. apnews.com/article/steel-plant-trum… #canpoli […]

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Street Art Utopia @streetartutopia.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2025

Beautiful brickwork bench in Shiraz, Iran. 🌿

A long, wavy brick bench built into the sidewalk in Shiraz, Iran, curving gracefully around tall pine trees that grow through circular openings in the pavement. The bench is made from rows of reddish bricks, blending naturally with the grey stone walkway. A tactile yellow guiding strip for visually impaired pedestrians runs alongside the bench, leading down the tree-lined street. The road on the left is quiet, with greenery and street lamps visible in the distance under a clear sky.

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cageyratfish (they) UTC-7 🐟🏳️‍⚧️ @cageyratfish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

There is *more* than enough money to do this. And the Trudeau govt basically proved they could do it on really short notice too, when they brought in the CERB. The CERB, for all its many faults, was a glimpse at what could easily be. & by far, the biggest cheaters in COVID benefits were businesses

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