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Paul 🇨🇦

@dw2112.bsky.social
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Professional Logistician. Fascinated by physics and astronomy. Critical thinking and empathy aren't skills. Go Leafs! Go Jays!

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 03/10/2026
This is a photo of some rocks and sand. It was taken earlier today, with a camera 247,000,000 km away. It was taken on Mars. And now you're looking at it on your screen.
Dusty, red rocks, and red soil. Darker soil in the middle of the image marks where one of the rocks has been displaced.
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Paul 🇨🇦 @dw2112.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Wild 😲
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Simeon Schmauß @stim3on.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I hinted that there would be more images from the Juice flyby, so here is the timelapse of the full event! It's always amazing to get these views of our fragile Blue Marble from the spacecraft we send out to explore the solar system! 🔭🧪 #planetsci
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Semafor @semafor.com · 30/09/2026
Visitors to the US are on track to drop by almost two million year-on-year. “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Paul 🇨🇦 @dw2112.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Wild 🤩
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Paul 🇨🇦 @dw2112.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Welcome to Canada where a wind chill is in effect and will feel like 7 overnight 🫠🥶🇨🇦
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Paul 🇨🇦 @dw2112.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
An army of young people who "think" they are knowledgeable political commentators want fortune and fame with no effort required. Any many are lying about their views or where they even live, swaying hearts and minds for a fast payday. Sad stuff. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...
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An Army of Paid Creators Is Carpeting the Web With Political Content (Gift Article)
Unlike celebrity influencers with large followings, these creators produce a blizzard of videos for a fraction of the cost of traditional online campaigns and, in the process, shift public conversatio...
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 21/09/2026
Shadows on Saturn.
Half of the planet is illuminated by the Sun; its ring system arcs through the scene, casting shadows across the lower hemisphere.
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Paul 🇨🇦 @dw2112.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
One of Canada's advantages is that we know a lot about the US. We follow their news and politics, get their TV channels, travel there. But Americans know nothing about us. They don't understand our politics, history or values. They constantly misjudge us, but we understand them completely. #cdnpoli
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Christoph Fischer Photography @beautysurroundsyou.com · 18/09/2026
Another beautiful day in the Canadian Rockies! 😊😎 Cl
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 17/09/2026
Found near Caen, France, close to where Canadian forces fought during Operation Totalise in August 1944, this helmet is a powerful reminder of the Canadians who gave their lives for Europe. Today, it has began its journey back home.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 16/09/2026
Standing ovations for Carney at the EU Parliament. Only right-wingers remained seated.
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Paul 🇨🇦 @dw2112.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Need to throw away the key for these people who lose their marbles like this. Calgary man accused of threate... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Calgary man accused of threatening to kill Prime Minister Mark Carney | CBC News
According to RCMP, its National Security Enforcement Team received information in July that a YouTube account had posted a death threat against the prime minister.
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
25 years ago, on a clear September morning, an otherwise ordinary day became one of history’s darkest. Through the darkness, we also saw the best of humanity.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Burns.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Canada's Conservative movement has spent the last decade deliberately making its followers more angry, more conspiratorial, and way, way more online. The cost of that strategy could be higher than they ever imagined. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/09/o...
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The Conservative civil war has only just begun
Pierre Poilievre practises a form of digital-first, anger-driven politics that nearly took him to the pinnacle of Canadian politics. Now it might be about to drag his entire political movement down.
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 09/09/2026
Astrophotographer Adam (AJ) Smadi caught this image a few hours ago from Washington state. A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface. And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).
A crescent Moon seen during the day, arcing from upper left to lower right of the frame. At lower centre is the full disk of Jupiter; the small dots to its upper left and lower right and Io and Ganymede, respectively.
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Elon Musk supported the rising neo-Nazi party in Germany. He’s the number one funder of Republicans in the midterms. He’s supporting fascist agitators in England. It’s long past time for anyone who supports democracy to leave his propaganda website. It’s time to boycott X.
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Mitchell Dean @mitchelldean.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Great stuff in KC. ⚾️ @chaoskat.bsky.social
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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 02/09/2026
MapQuest is now the No. 1 U.S. app after bucking Trump’s ‘Lake America’ renaming
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MapQuest is now the No. 1 U.S. app after bucking Trump’s ‘Lake America’ renaming
The once-dominant mapping app has surged to the top of Apple’s U.S. App Store after refusing to adopt Trump’s “Lake America” name, drawing more than half of its 2026 U.S. downloads in just six days.
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Paul 🇨🇦 @dw2112.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Yikes that alot of red incoming across SW Ontario and the Niagara Region. Emergency warnings popping up on TV and cell phones often. Be safe all. #onstorm
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 02/09/2026
There are endless studies showing this and also the financial and societal benefits of universal basic income and or housing-first policies but the U.S. never goes for any of it because it would require allowing the poor to receive benefits that the rich consider “undeserved”
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Tod Maffin 🇨🇦 @todmaffin.com · 31/08/2026
If you have a small Canadian business which has been directly affected by the tariffs, we will list you in our directory… and might even show your video across to our 1.8M followers. It’s free. No catch. But we’re closing submissions Monday evening. #buycanadian mainstreet.todmaffin.com
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 28/08/2026
Seems bad for the leaders of an extremely powerful country to be convinced that absolutely every international interaction is a zero-sum game that they must win through superior strength and hostility.
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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A quick edit of tonight's beautiful lunar #eclipse.
A close-up photo of the full Moon during a 96% lunar eclipse. The top of the Moon is bright white, but most of the rest is orange to red in color.
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Failed Protostar @failedprotostar.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Eclipse well underway over Ottawa, Canada. Unedited iPhone shots through my 8” telescope. 🌕 🔭📱 #eclipse
iPhone photo of lunar eclipse taken with an 8” telescope. iPhone photo of lunar eclipse taken with an 8” telescope. iPhone photo of lunar eclipse taken with an 8” telescope.
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Paul 🇨🇦 @dw2112.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Neat seeing our shadow creep slowly across our moon from Niagara Falls 🇨🇦 #lunar #eclipse
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Paul 🇨🇦 @dw2112.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Paul 🇨🇦 @dw2112.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dear fellow Canadians 🇨🇦
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Craig 🌎 🛩️ 💙🇨🇦 @bigdaddykreativ.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Canada's largest ice cream company used to source its fruits and nuts from U.S. suppliers — some for over 30 YEARS. Then, Trump imposed a 25% tariff on Canadian products. So, what did Chapman's do? They called Italy. They called Spain. They signed multi-year contracts with European suppliers.
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Paul 🇨🇦 @dw2112.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A little reprieve for somewhat dire times. RIP Dolly Parton
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Before Europeans arrived, these were some of the names for The Great Lakes: Superior: gichi-gami (great sea) Erie: erielhonan (long tail) Michigan: michigami (long body of water) Ontario: Ontarí'io\kanadario (great lake\beautiful water) Huron: karegnondi (fresh water sea)
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
On 9/11, US airspace closed, Canada launched Operation Yellow Ribbon. Gander, a town of 10,000, received 38 airliners. Residents immediately sheltered, fed, clothed, and supported stranded passengers for days, providing this hospitality free of charge. interestingengineering.com/culture/oper...
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
For over a year, Canada has worked intensively and in good faith with the United States to negotiate a new comprehensive trade deal. We have been pragmatic, patient, and persistent. Our goal has always been to get the best deal for Canadians, never a deal at any price or on any time frame.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
So sure, put it back on the shelf. Let it gather dust. Let that be our message to the Americans -- along with trips not taken, companies not supported, and other forms of voluntary disengagement with their interests.
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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Some stunning anticrepuscular rays (shadows from distant storm clouds) on display right now at sunset. 🤩
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Hourly Cosmos @hourlycosmos.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Solar eclipse as seen from Moon orbit - 2 July 2019 - From Thomas Appéré (thomasappere.bsky.social) - flic.kr/p/2grbMju
Solar eclipse of 2 July 2019 imaged by Longjiang-2 chinese spacecraft in lunar orbit.
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Twonks @twonks.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Yikes
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
41 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming.
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
#eclipse
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 13/08/2026
Remarkable photo from Reddit user u/karantza of the solar eclipse today in Mallorca. Ethereal.
A fleeting ring of fire, seen through cirrus clouds.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I’ve seen a few people commenting today that the idea of separating the MMR vaccine into three separate shots might be a good strategy to get anti-vax parents to vaccinate. Absolutely not. Here’s why. First, countering anti-vax misinformation is like playing whack a mole. You bat down one lie…
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
“Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.” — Bertrand Russell
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Nereide @drnereide.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
1/4 This beautiful image, captured by Cassini’s narrow-angle camera on 18 January 2005, shows the heavily cratered moon Mimas drifting across the blue-tinted northern latitudes of Saturn.🔭🧪⚛️ photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/pia0... Image by NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute #planetsci #histsci
Mimas, a small, heavily cratered icy moon, appears near the bottom of the frame against the blue northern latitudes of Saturn. Dark curved lines of the planet’s ring shadows stretch across Saturn’s atmosphere. The image is a true-color view taken by Cassini’s narrow-angle camera on 18 January 2005.
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Paul 🇨🇦 @dw2112.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Unbelievable.
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Tod Maffin 🇨🇦 @todmaffin.com · 27/07/2026
On today's date in 1921, Frederick Banting and Charles Best isolated insulin in Toronto from a dog's pancreas. Within months, it saved human lives and earned Canada its first Nobel Prize.
Two formally dressed men in early 20th-century suits seated side-by-side in an office, one wearing round glasses, both with serious expressions and hands folded, with bookshelves and stacked papers visible behind them.
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
PM Carney: "I'm going to take this opportunity to thank President Scheinbaum and the Mexican people for sending 200 firefighters to help us with our fires here. That's what friends do when you have crisis and fires." 🎥 Credit CBC News ❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️ ❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA🇨🇦🍁❤️
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
If you are still trying to find Canadian items to replace US made items, check here #MadeInCanada madeinca.ca
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Made in CA | Canadians, spend your money wisely.
The made in Canada resource to quickly find Canadian products, services and retailers, so you can use your dollars to support the Canadian economy.
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