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Connie Mc

@conniemc.bsky.social
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settler in Unama'ki | eco socialist | ecyclist | married to DrStrangejob | retired educator | Cats rule our home but opine = mine 💉😷🚴‍♂️🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸 #RememberHiroshima #FreePalestine #UBI

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Catelli @catelli.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Um. The few times I've been to Parliament Hill there was a smorgasbord of protesters, each protesting one issue or another (real and imagined). So.... What's different about this group warranting arrest???
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Trevor Parsons @dartmouthcommon.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It's a very safe bet that @brodiefenlon.bsky.social's #CBCNews (TV) will not report this story. It's been clear for some time that he's got an embargo on #ClimateChange reporting. Every #BBC story about disasters like heat domes, floods & wildfires mentions climate chg 1/ www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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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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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Dear government, don’t send startling, high-pitched alerts about wildfires to ordinary people's phones. Send them to the CEOs of fossil fuel companies and make them impossible to switch off until they stop the destructive plunder that's contributing to climate change.
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Connie Mc @conniemc.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Houston said in Sydney yesterday in response to our fracking protest, “responsible governments insist on science. Responsible governments protect the environment. So will we.” Yet he supports fracking, among other extraction expasions www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/...
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'Think about what's possible': Houston touts energy, natural gas, wind during Sydney stop of summer tour
Long acknowledging that his government has some work to do to deal with the province’s $1.24-billion deficit, Premier Tim Houston nonetheless has been touting onshore and offshore wind energy, as well...
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
New per WaPo: US forces killed 153 civilians and wounded nearly 250 others last year in three attacks targeting suspected militants in Yemen, according to a Pentagon review that found significant harm to noncombatants who were not in any conflict.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
#NovaScotia Report shows N.S. govt returned $5M in unspent federal funding for land protection #HoustonFail #HoustonNeedsToGo 🤬 Province made no improvements in greenhouse gas reductions year over year www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Report shows N.S. govt returned $5M in unspent federal funding for land protection | CBC News
The Nova Scotia government returned $5 million in federal funding earmarked for land protection because it did not spend it, and it made no measurable progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in ...
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Connie Mc @conniemc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
On August 6, we remember Hiroshima and question the morality of nuclear weapons.
Dorothy Day on the horror of Hiroshima
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Connie Mc @conniemc.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
On August 6, we remember Hiroshima.
In the face of such a catastrophe, words lose their meaning. Only in absolute silence, in the depth of contemplation where all distinctions vanish, can we begin to touch the reality of peace.To keep peace in the world we must attain peace in our minds.Hugo Enomiya Makibi LassalleHibakusha, Jesuit, and first Christian Zen Roshi
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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I think it also revealed just how quickly a bunch of otherwise very hard problems can be to solve with global collective action. The fuckin Ganga was running clear water for the only time in my lifetime because for 2 weeks nobody threw garbage in it. The canals in Venice had fish.
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Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The wildfires currently ravaging the country are, in part, the product of a colossal failure by Canadian governments to effectively respond to the threat of climate change before the predicted impacts moved from the realm of modelling and projection into lived reality.
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The Ontario wildfires and Doug Ford’s record on climate change
Ontario’s role within Canada makes it capable of reconfiguring the direction of national climate policy. This summer’s wildfires are a signal that it needs to do that. The province needs to both adapt...
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Connie Mc @conniemc.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
When I asked my husband if he'd read whether cyclosporiasis was traced to kale yet, he replied, "Even that bacteria hates kale."
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
There has been a 'ceasefire' in Gaza for 274 days. In that time 1,098 Palestinians have been murdered and 3,500 injured. While 0 Israelis have been killed. There is no ceasefire, just a Genocide.
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Leo McKay Jr. @leomckayjr.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Mark Carney says the US bombing of Iran is “appropriate.”
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🇨🇦 NanaGale @nanagale.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Trump is incapable of understanding this.
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
The next Western leader who speaks of human rights and the rule of law should choke on their lies. #AbuSafiya
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The problem if you can't admit there is Genocide in Gaza is quite simple. It means you can ignore the largest problems because someone is telling you to. Which means you will do exactly what they tell you about everything else as well. It isn't 'just' Palestine.
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ResistOutLoud @gutsyliberal.com · 07/07/2026
Great article about how much e-bikes, etc., cut oil consumption: arstechnica.com/cars/2023/11... I was thinking of getting an EV last year but got an ebike instead. I love it!
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280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric vehicles
E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world.
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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
The White Rock Pier was damaged by an incredibly powerful wind storm, the kind of extreme weather event which becomes more likely by the day because politicians like Carney refuse to decarbonize.
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Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Our governments continue to allow the private sector to make a mess of our housing system. We know from our nation’s history that only strong non-market alternatives will restore affordability and get people into the homes they deserve.
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Mark Carney is no wartime homebuilder
Over the past three decades our governments have once again walked away from direct housing provision and, for the third time in a century, allowed the private sector to make a mess of our housing sys...
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The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The most bombed countries in the last 50 years are all Muslim. But somehow Muslims are the terrorists?
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
The actual anti-technology people are not those opposed to generative AI but rather those opposed to renewable power generation and battery backup. Tech is not inherently good or bad. It's how it's deployed (or in this case, not) and who profits from it that matters.
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
There is no 'national interest' but there are class interests and it's abundantly clear which class #Carney represents.
Tax on private planes and expensive cars rolled back.
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Susan Joudrey @sujo.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
it's pretty wild that every province is experiencing a healthcare crisis, yet every decision being made is going to negatively effect people's health: fracking, data centres, removing environmental protections, exacerbating socioeconomic inequities, etc.
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Adam Tranter @adamtranter.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Your regular reminder that cities aren’t loud. Cars are loud.
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consbegone.bsky.social @consbegone.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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World Zionist Organization removed from Canada's West Bank sanctions draft before release: sources | CBC News
An organization that works with the Israeli government to help with the expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank was on a draft list of entities Ottawa was set to sanction, CBC News has lear...
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
War crime. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/w...
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Analysis of Satellite Image and Videos Suggest Precision U.S. Strikes on Iranian Water Facility
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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I’ll never understand people who listen to podcasts at 1.5x. The point of podcasts isn’t to consume information as efficiently as possible. The point of podcasts is to never, ever risk being alone with your own thoughts for even a moment.
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AB Garden Girl 🇨🇦 @ab-garden-girl.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Everybody talks about how nothing is affordable anymore but no one talks about how poorly made and disposable things are. Part of the affordability crisis is because we keep repurchasing things, cars, appliances, clothes etc because things don’t last.
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🇨🇦Tadhg Dalaigh @tadhgdalaigh.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
@mark-carney.bsky.social “Israel has killed 3,650+ civilians, 245+ children, 339+ women, 27 journalists and media workers, 130+ health workers and paramedics, 7 UN peacekeepers, and displaced over 1.2 million in Lebanon in 100 days.” M. Safa. UN We are watching Israel commit another genocide.
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Lior Steinberg @steinberg.nu · 09/06/2026
A smart city has nothing to do with artificial intelligence or sensors. A city is smart when children can walk and cycle freely and safely. Technology is only a bonus. 📸 Picture by @dutchcycling.nl
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Dr. StrangeJob @drstrangejob.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
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Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Climate activists can't afford to ignore social media and AI, writes Ricardo Grinspun. If we don't assert democratic control over the platforms that shape public understanding, the far-right and the forces of disinformation will continue to gain ground.
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Regulating social media is climate policy
Climate activists rightly focus on fossil fuels and emissions, but another obstacle is often overlooked: social media platforms that profit from misinformation, polarization, and climate denial. Ricar...
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Canadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
It is becoming clear where workers fit within Carney's Canada Strong framework. Labour is treated as “human capital”: workers are inputs to production, and their value is measured by the economic returns they generate and labour market demand. Worker rights are largely absent from the narrative.
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‘Building Canada Strong’ needs sectoral bargaining and standards
It is becoming clear where workers are placed in the Team Canada Strong framework. Labour is treated as “human capital”: workers are inputs to production, future workers are “investments,” and their v...
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
A syndrome of the greasiest kind.
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Dr. StrangeJob @drstrangejob.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
“Why does your car need to be that big? Does it make up for the size of your tiny dick?” Truer words have not been spoken. Also, check out their version of Bowie’s “I’m Afraid of Americans”. youtu.be/QJRuZL0fvww?...
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BONES UK - Ride (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by SUMERIAN
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Connie Mc @conniemc.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
I just cycled from town amid fumes from a rush of noisy vehicles, most carrying 1 human. So, yeah, “Cars are an invasive species” and their collective noun is “a rush of cars”. Why are human gas fumes socially unacceptable, but cars’ are?
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
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Connie Mc @conniemc.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Really, Cape Breton, on May 29? We’ll probably get a heat warning next week.
Snow covering patio table
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consbegone.bsky.social @consbegone.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Every day there are more stories like this. The tech bros need to be stopped! ‘Hidden datacentre tax’ costing Irish households millions, report says Datacentres used 22% of country’s electricity last year, pushing up household bills, study suggests www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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‘Hidden datacentre tax’ costing Irish households millions, report says
Datacentres used 22% of country’s electricity last year, pushing up household bills, study suggests
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Happy birthday to Bruce Cockburn, born on this day in 1945 in Ottawa! One of Canada's most acclaimed singer-songwriters, he has received the Order of Canada, the Governor General's Performing Arts Award and 13 Junos. He has 22 gold or platinum albums. 📸 Daniel Keebler
Bruce Cockburn sits against a plain wall, wearing round glasses, a dark blazer with small pins on the lapel, and a patterned button-up shirt with floral and celestial designs. He has white hair and looks toward the camera with a neutral expression. The right side of the image is softly lit with a warm yellow glow.
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Trapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Pharmacare on the ropes The battle over universal drug coverage is really a battle to preserve what’s left of our withering social safety net canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
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Pharmacare on the ropes
Pharmacare is just one dimension of a public health system now under significant pressure. Decades of neoliberal restructuring is intensifying under Mark Carney’s Liberals, accelerating privatization ...
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consbegone.bsky.social @consbegone.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
For anyone who still thinks Carney is playing 3D chess: Who gets to talk to Carney? Natural resource lobbyists, not environmentalists Analysis of Carney’s first 100 days show oil & gas, mining and other industrial groups made up about 60 per cent of lobbying records thenarwhal.ca/carney-natur...
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Carney welcomed industry lobby, ignored environmental groups: records | The Narwhal
Records show resource industry lobbyists had regular access to Prime Minister Mark Carney in his first 100 days, while environmental groups were shut out
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Pope Leo XIV gifted Marco Rubio a plant of peace. In return, Marco Rubio gave the pope a crystal football. The pope’s response? “Wow. Okay.”
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Connie Mc @conniemc.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
meanwhile in Nova Scotia, Houston’s cuts continue to be irrational: All the Campus Librarians and most Student Advisors? How’s that gonna work, especially long term? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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NSCC eliminates 91 positions as it grapples with $15M deficit | CBC News
The cuts have resulted in 45 layoffs, including both management and union positions at campuses across the province.
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Dr. StrangeJob @drstrangejob.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Don't ever cuss that fiddle, boy unless you want that fiddle out of tune. That picker there in trouble, boy ain't nothin' but another side of you. - Kristofferson
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Computers used to scream out in pain when we connected to the internet. This was a warning and we did not heed it.
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Rob Reiner Fan @rob-reiner-fan.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Why do we call Israelis in the West Bank "settlers" and not "invaders"?
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