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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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FranklyMyDear @frank-lee.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
These MAGA jackoffs are just the latest in a long historical line of con men trying to use religion for power. 'White Christian Nationalism is an ethnocultural ideology using Christian symbolism to create a permission structure for the acquisition of political power and social control. - Jamar Tisby
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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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Connie Mc @conniemc.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Hiroshima/nuclear war narrative, or Palestine (among others) in my experience can be that engagement starter point —and all are interdependent with climate. Second, it’s not a Cold War issue but now a hot war issue, and we have several of those.
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Connie Mc @conniemc.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I understand your urgency re climate, and I thought long about this before replying. I think education on issues like Hiroshima is still important. First, folks not engaged or too overwhelmed by climate crisis need an entry point for engagement, and
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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
Can't we do both?
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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
Interview with Father Lassalle's biographer, Ursula Baatz youtu.be/UDdzjZpJ9JY?...
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Ursula Baatz | One On One Interview, Orbis Books
YouTube video by Maryknoll Society
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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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Connie Mc @conniemc.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
So you have evidence /facts that NDP uses bots to attack Carney? That was our unfortunate starting point. I've enjoyed your account since early days of BlueSky and found that out of character- you screenshot me and kept changing th subject. I'm changing the channel.
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Connie Mc @conniemc.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
If I rode an actual horse, would you prefer that? Jeesh. You really reacted to my objection to your allegation NDP used bots to attack Carney. Peace to you.
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Connie Mc @conniemc.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I thought we were talking about allegations of NDP bots attacking Carney, never claimed to be special, and have spent more time on this thread than my average social media day. Not here to engage with other things you "cherrypick", since you used that term.
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Connie Mc @conniemc.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I can't argue anymore with black and white arguments. You don't know my entire lifestyle or ecological footprint. An ecosocialist need not live off grid. Peace to you.
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Connie Mc @conniemc.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
We can agree on THAT. All I did was object to assuming the NDP is behind Carney bots when his policies have angered many (and disappointed some fans of his Values book, like me)
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Connie Mc @conniemc.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Not just pipeline. Your framing is just...sigh
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Connie Mc @conniemc.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Complaints? Observation b/c you accuse NDP with no evidence. Relevance of your comment? I can't walk around naked, but I can try to have a small carbon footprint overall.
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Connie Mc @conniemc.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
It's amazing how Carney's policy ies have moved to the right in the same time, angering many. Hmm... Thought of that as a cause of increased opposition?
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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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Connie Mc @conniemc.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Probably an environmentally sound choice all around, given the manufacturing cycle of cars? Kudos
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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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Connie Mc @conniemc.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Add refugees from war zones
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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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Connie Mc @conniemc.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I believe Cohen was a mystic and mysticism often uses "bridal" imagery. That said, I cringe when I hear it sung at a wedding. Even Cohen wished a moritorium on soundtrack use.
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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
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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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Connie Mc @conniemc.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Cock fighting would be more appropriate.
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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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