Diane Marie 🇨🇦 @dianemarie.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I spotted this butterfly on the side of one of our trees (yesterday). According to an image search, it is a California tortoiseshell butterfly - common in BC but notable here (Calgary), perhaps a migrating stray... Very pretty. I think it was warming in the sun. 0192
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦Trish 🇨🇦 Sorry! 🍁 @trishly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026He'll never get how unity is more important now than ever. Quoting maga owned media...SMH!! 3194
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Most of the word count in this op-ed was consumed by Harper re-hashing grievances with the Trudeau government and its supposedly nefarious intentions for the oil and gas industry -- and, as Jason says, completely misrepresenting the level of support for separatism when he was in office. 1620574
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦FranklyMyDear @frank-lee.bsky.social · 02/10/2026'the moment at which a racist sect of loudmouths and club-wielders .. came to be politically legitimised' 'One of the central tenets of the Nazi party’s campaign was the alleged corruption of the established parties, but there is very little evidence that this was actually the case' Hmmm.. 054
Diane Marie 🇨🇦 @dianemarie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Very interesting read. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...theguardian.com‘Hitler was a lazy criminal who slept in until noon’: why most of what we think we know about the rise of the Nazis is wrongIn a new book, German artist and writer Philipp Ruch argues that viewing the ascent of Hitler’s NSDAP through the prism of the Third Reich has distorted our understanding of fascism’s electoral breakt... 2137
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Ladies and gentlemen, our main feature is about to begin. Please turn off or silence electronic devices like your phone or smart watch and enjoy today's screening of... Peter Navarro: Exactly Where His Ass Is 155
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦FranklyMyDear @frank-lee.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Keeping your kid healthy is a baseline of responsible parenting, and vaccination paranoia be blamed on squarely where it belongs; religion, Conservative politicians and scientifically illiterate nitwits. Vaccine side effects may include; Long term immunity Fewer dumb-ass anti-vax Face Book posts. 064
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Collins Nails Jennings.......👏🏻 560133743798
Diane Marie 🇨🇦 @dianemarie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I happened to catch some "news commentary" on 107.3 The Edge. The AB government wants to discuss a high-speed rail from Calgary to Edmonton (and from Calgary to Banff). Why, asked the opinion-offerer, is this being talked about AGAIN. Here's my why-oh-why...#abpoli 1106
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power" 346124674625
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Unsurprisingly, there are almost no Russian-made components in Russia's new Geran-4 drone. While Chinese parts surprise no one, how a Texas Instruments onboard computer got there is a major question. #cdnpoli 18933181667
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦The Bog Witch 🇨🇦 @wickedwitchofpnw.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Today in #Kamloops: masked white supremacists out and about in public. I guess they lack the skills to tailor white hooded robes prior to gathering? Take your masks off, chickenshits. (Funny, these are the same strain of pest that refused to mask for public safety during Covid.) #bcpoli #kkk 44016
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦Dan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Today I saw the new 4 hour documentary Musk, directed by Alex Gibney. There were too many times to count that a sold out theater burst out laughing at Elon Musk, something he said or did, even sometimes just how he looked. I believe that is his worst nightmare come to life. 14195342206
Diane Marie 🇨🇦 @dianemarie.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Hey, I voted today (stupid candy floss referendum). No to the Nine + Option 1. 1455
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 25/09/2026New contracts for Canadian suppliers. Good jobs for Canadian workers. Paycheques staying in Canadian communities. For the first time in four decades, VIA Rail passenger cars will be built in Canada. 30178431714
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Ken Paxton keeps dodging debates. So I called his cell to invite him to a debate on Fox News. He didn’t pick up. 579176164497
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#NewBrunswick potash project begins drilling for potential mine--Atlantic Potash Millstream Corporation has begun core drilling at its Millstream Potash Project location, which officials say is a key step to see the deposit move toward a pre-feasibility study. www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/new...ctvnews.caN.B. potash project begins drilling for potential mineA new potash project is one step closer to digging in on a new mine in the Sussex, N.B., area. 34415
Diane Marie 🇨🇦 @dianemarie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...theguardian.com‘Birdwatching is close to rapture’: Margaret Atwood on why she has given C$1m to avian researchAward-winning novelist celebrates late partner’s love of birds with gift to establish the Graeme Gibson chair in avian biology 0113
Diane Marie 🇨🇦 @dianemarie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comTall, dark and hated: plan to renovate ‘Paris’s ugliest building’ put on holdTour Montparnasse modernisation project at a standstill after clashes over pricing and other issues 142
Diane Marie 🇨🇦 @dianemarie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Re: Tommy Tuberville and "furries". Such and such is a joke has long been a somewhat low-rent comment on SM, but now the epithet can legitimately be applied to the senator. He is a joke. His party is a joke. POTUS is a joke. The US has become a joke. It's sad and beyond dangerous. 0101
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The woman at the centre of the “Lake America” sweatshirt controversy is learning the fallout was no joke. Family First Credit Union says Jane Smith is no longer employed by the company, effective immediately. FAFO 🤬 Choices have Consequences 9257
Diane Marie 🇨🇦 @dianemarie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026These animals make me smile. I think it's their straight-on gaze. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...theguardian.comAlpabzug! Swiss mountain alpaca herding – in picturesEach autumn the traditional alpabzug (descent of herds) sees farmers in Switzerland move their livestock from mountain pastures down to valley barns. In the Griesalp area above Kiental around 70 alpac... 051
Diane Marie 🇨🇦 @dianemarie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comAncient wall found beneath Paris could confirm site of first settlementDiscovery of Gallo-Roman period structure hailed as ‘major breakthrough’ by French culture ministry 170
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦chirping bird @chrpngbrd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026this is incredibly fascinating and the implications this has for treating neurological diseases like ALS is enormous. two minute read. amazing stuff. med.stanford.edu/news/all-new...med.stanford.eduHuman brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research findsStanford Health Care delivers the highest levels of care and compassion. SHC treats cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, primary care issues, and many more. 24648242
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/09/2026When Elon Musk's groups spent $20M+ on Wisconsin's 2025 Supreme Court race, his involvement backfired and his candidate lost by 10 points. Now his super PAC has quietly spent $14M+ on key midterm races, including the Texas Senate race. Would be a shame if people found out.nbcnews.comElon Musk is flying under the radar in the Texas Senate race. Republicans want to keep it that way.One Republican involved in the Texas Senate contest called Musk’s in-your-face campaigning in Wisconsin last year “a mis 22860133743
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦Ken Wood part owner of 🇨🇦 @madhat59kenwood.bsky.social · 21/09/2026OMG the new #Meta ad playing on @msnownews.bsky.social is unbelieveable. Full on Ai support. Saying all will be fine with Ai because Meta is betting on the good of 'people'. Complete BS. Hate hearing them use @davidbowienews.bsky.social song as well. #uspoli #cdnpoli 142
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 20/09/2026My latest column for Forward Weekly. Why you should absolutely vote in Alberta’s referendum, even if the process seems absurdist and performative. Indeed, BECAUSE it is absurdist and performative. #cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg #Alberta #Canadaforwardweekly.caWe Can’t Boycott Our Way Out of a Meaningless Referendum | By Paula Simons | Forward WeeklyForward Weekly feature for September 20, 2026. 817496
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦Laura Babcock 🇨🇦 @laura-babcock.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Dennis Dodo author of “A Tale of Two Men” on Carney V Trump, Danielle Smith and Pierre Poilievre’s dangerous populism and how to stop fascism in Canada 🇨🇦 The OShow Canada’s Pro Democracy Podcast youtu.be/6rgE44gyQXM?si… #Cndpoli #USpoli #Alberta #Canadayoutu.beTHE OSHOW: CARNEY V TRUMP, SMITH AND POILIEVRE'S DANGEROUS POPULISM, STOPPING FASCISM IN CANADAYouTube video by The OShow with Laura Babcock 23215
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This is not a drill!! Covered Bridge is making Russett Stix #CoveredBridge #Canada The voice over 😆🤌🏼 5353299
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 21/09/2026tЯ☭mp: 🇺🇸 “MASSIVE deal for cheaper Belarusian potash!” Belarus: 🇧🇾 “We don’t have the volumes. Everything is already contracted.” 😭 Apparently the new Art of the Deal is announcing the deal before checking whether the seller has anything to sell. 🤦🏽♂️😂 🔗Source: pozirk.online/en/news/204566 79476182
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦1gypsy (🎵I/me/me/mine🎵) 🦋 @theonegypsy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026That's pretty funny. 40585782358
Diane Marie 🇨🇦 @dianemarie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comThe black robin, once down to just a single breeding pair, wins NZ bird of the yearFondly known as the ‘goth’ of New Zealand’s bird world, the black robin now has a population of 350 adults thanks to a pioneering breeding programme 072
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026BREAKING UPDATE! 🇨🇦 🇨🇦: Canada voted as most desirable country to live in, in 2026. Majority of humanity choose Canada over every other country especially south of of Canada. Let’s be proud of our country. 👊🇨🇦 1824268
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 21/09/2026More on how we are strengthening the Canada-Norway partnership: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/read...pm.gc.caPrime Minister Carney meets with Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr StørePrime Minister Carney and Prime Minister Støre reaffirmed the importance of the Canada-Norway partnership in an increasingly dangerous and divided world. 630063
Diane Marie 🇨🇦 @dianemarie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Another result of browsing between rounds of housework... www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...theguardian.com‘Best in the class’: Greek man in his 80s starts night school after life of toilVasillis Panayiotaropoulos always had a thirst for knowledge – but had to leave education behind aged 12 to help his father in the fields 071
Diane Marie 🇨🇦 @dianemarie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026OMG, just give the man some Lego - and a playpen or sandbox... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comTrump claims triumphal arch will serve as a ‘top grade military complex’ to store weaponsUS president on Truth Social claims his new plan for the 250ft arch comes at the ‘strong request’ of the US military 3104
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦Failed States @barge118.com · 20/09/2026How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center - Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection. #trump #kennedycenternytimes.comHow President Trump Broke the Kennedy CenterInternal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection. 1116
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Local newspaper suggests Canada overreacting to delightful and dependable southern neighbour’s acts of kinship and love. 10741467
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦Sukie 💙🇺🇸🇺🇦🌊 @froggybottompond.bsky.social · 19/09/2026So why exactly are the Republicans afraid of standing up to him when their approval ratings might actually improve? 12337101
Diane Marie 🇨🇦 @dianemarie.bsky.social · 19/09/2026www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...theguardian.com‘I feel like I’m cancelling out her life’: the wrenching work of clearing out a parent’s homeFrom old love letters to pieces of string, our homes are stuffed with stuff. When it comes time to empty a parent’s home, sorting the junk from the memory can be overwhelming 182
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 18/09/2026This isn't a one-off dispute, it's a stated program — and it's already been tried and lost. Check the AP case, Trump cannot ban outlets based on coverage he doesn’t like. Freedom of press is core to our democracy, and our democracy must survive this self absorbed President. 1928991
Diane Marie 🇨🇦 @dianemarie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026American report is that F-35 parts may have fallen into the hands of the Chinese via a "disappeared" shipment to Hong Kong, meaning (if true) that the Chinese would have access to the proprietary (national security!) system. Canada needs to get out of this program ASAP. 33614
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Diana Fox Carney appointed Canada's 1st ocean envoy, chair of Our Ocean Conference—stepping into a newly conceived, unpaid role focused on ocean conservation. Halifax to host international conference on ocean conservation in 2027 #Canada /1 thread www.cbc.ca/news/politic...cbc.caDiana Fox Carney appointed Canada's 1st ocean envoy, chair of Our Ocean Conference | CBC NewsDiana Fox Carney — Prime Minister Mark Carney's wife — is stepping into a new, unpaid role focused on ocean conservation, including chairing an international conference set to take place in Halifax ne... 1432490
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Gas prices hit $4.46 a gallon today — a gain of 17 cents over the previous week and $1.26 higher than the same point last year. Diesel prices are up more than $2.74 from a year ago. Families, farmers, and truckers are all getting squeezed. Meanwhile... 42858372838
Reposted by Diane Marie 🇨🇦Simon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · 17/09/2026A decade ago, a “weird” kitten was found on a road near a Bolivian forest. Too small to be a housecat, he had a scrunched-up face, short round ears, long whiskers, & a coat of leopard-like spots. DNA analysis now reveals him as the very first of a newly discovered species & I think I'm in love. 😻🧬🧪👇nationalgeographic.comMeet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 YearsA small, spotted tiger cat from Bolivia may just be the beginning of a wave of new small cat species. 626486
Diane Marie 🇨🇦 @dianemarie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This will seem familiar to many Calgarians... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comDriving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? | George MonbiotIn towns and in the countryside, I see 4x4s and pick up trucks driven without care or conscience. It’s a Magafication of transport, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 260