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Laura @lauranickle.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.maptap.gg October 6 96🔥 97🔥 89🎉 96🔥 96🏅 Final score: 947
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🎯MapTap Daily Geography Game
Play MapTap - the daily geography game! Find 5 world locations on a 3D globe with historical stories. Free browser-based daily game for geography lovers.
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mcc @dryad.technology · 04/10/2026
Have you noticed, lately, or noticed people around you commenting, that there just seems to be no money anymore. There's no money for companies to make the tv shows you like, the video games you like, the local diner you like shut down, no one you know can find a job. Think about that in context of
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Laura @lauranickle.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
www.maptap.gg September 15 95🏅 100🎯 100🎯 96🔥 91👑 Final score: 956
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🎯MapTap Daily Geography Game
Play MapTap - the daily geography game! Find 5 world locations on a 3D globe with historical stories. Free browser-based daily game for geography lovers.
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today is the day! A journey that Astra and I started as an essay in The Guardian is now officially out in the world. End Times Fascism – And the Fight for the Living World is in bookstores now. If you are inclined, please buy one from an indie bookseller or borrow it from your local library.
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 09/09/2026
We don’t save Canada by selling it off.
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Alzheimer’s trial to test drug on people without symptoms to see if it can be prevented
Healthy middle-aged people deemed to be at higher risk of developing condition among those eligible to participate
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Dr Grace S Peng @gspeng.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Full sized SUVs are 2x more likely to strike pedestrians and 2x more likely to kill or seriously injure pedestrians vs passenger cars. If a child is struck by a full size SUV, they are 8x more likely to die www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
2. Literature review
2.1. Vehicle type and crash biomechanics
Desapriya et al. (2010) found that when a collision occurs, the risk of
a pedestrian sustaining a fatal injury is 50% greater with a light truck
versus a conventional car and that vehicle design characteristics such as
height, width, and length have significant associations with pedestrian
severity outcomes. In addition to the physical dimensions of the vehicles,
the authors cited light trucks’ relatively poor braking and maneuverability
as other possible contributing factors to their poor pedestrian
safety outcomes. Recent research has found that the difference is more
drastic for children, with children being eight times more likely to be
killed when struck by an SUV versus a passenger car (Edwards &
Leonard, 2022).
Front-end dimensions have been a particular focus area of past researchers.
Studies have shown that impacts with tall front-end vehicles –
including SUVs and vans – resulted in pedestrians being pushed forward
which, depending on the height of the pedestrian, sometimes resulted in
high head-ground impact speeds, likely leading to more severe injuries
(Crocetta et al., 2015; Monfort et al., 2024). Pedestrians that are pushed
to the ground by high-front-end vehicles may also be more likely to be
run over by the vehicle, as opposed to pedestrians struck by low-front-
end vehicles who may be more likely to be forced on top of the hood
(Crocetta et al., 2015).
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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I WAS NOT EMOTIONALLY READY FOR THIS SO EARLY IN THE MORNING
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Violating and economically debilitating the most important city in your province out of ego, spite and lazy ideology. Doug Ford likes to attack Trump, but he’s the most Trump-like leader in Canada.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I proudly endorse this message from my grandparents ❤️
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A texas oil giant is preparing a ship for an illegal incursion into Greenland waters. The ship is out of Quebec City and is flying the Canadian flag. Call Desgagné Transport and let them know that Canadian companies must respect the sovereignty of allied nations. (418) 692-1000
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
A LOT of us are non-drivers. And given the big public costs and consequences of driving, we should be making that easier, not harder. Are we putting our public money in the right places? Our SECOND messaging collaboration with @nondriver.bsky.social. Spread the word. #UrbanTruth
“Non-drivers make up 1/3 of the US population. Does your government invest at least 1/3 of the transportation budget making walking, biking, and public transit great?” — Anna Zivarts.

Tagline at the bottom says “Budget for the mobility we want, not the mobility we have.“ Via the Urban Truth Collective collaborating with Anna Zivarts
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The arguments trotted out against leaving fossil fuels in the ground are strikingly similar to the arguments trotted out against ending the slave trade, 230 years ago. 1. If we stop trading slaves / extracting fossil fuels, Britain’s economy will collapse 🧵
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
2. If we stop trading slaves / extracting fossil fuels, we will hand an advantage to our commercial rivals, who are bound to continue (because foreigners are perfidious). 3. The slaves / planet will then be worse off, because foreign slave traders / fossil fuel producers are dirtier than ours.
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CHEK News @cheknews.ca · 05/08/2026
Since industrial logging began more than a century ago, most of Vancouver Island’s productive old-growth forests — those capable of growing the large trees characteristic of the island’s rainforests — have been…
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British Columbia is logging its last old growth. Protesters are sleeping in the road to stop it
Since industrial logging began more than a century ago, most of Vancouver Island’s productive old-growth forests — those capable of growing the large trees characteristic of the island’s rainforests — have been cut.
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CHEK News @cheknews.ca · 31/07/2026
Salmo RCMP have released new photos of a woman who was reported missing from the Shambhala Music Festival earlier this week. cheknews.ca/rcmp-release-new-photos…
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RCMP release new photos of woman reported missing from B.C. music festival
Salmo RCMP have released new photos of a woman who was reported missing from the Shambhala Music Festival earlier this week.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Our criteria for success are disastrously skewed. In my view, a successful person is one who does more good than harm, on any scale. On this measure, most billionaires are massive failures, while humble folk in my neighbourhood who look after other people are highly successful.
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
🤯🍔 Did you know that producing *one pound* of beef releases as much greenhouse gas pollution as burning 25-50 pounds of coal? And producing grass-fed beef is even worse? We gotta rethink our high levels of beef consumption...
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Jody Paterson @jodypaterson.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Grateful to all the ppl who shared time and thoughts with me for today's piece in the Times Colonist. Feeling much gratitude for the TC as well, giving me space and freedom to write 22,000 words on homelessness in Victoria since this series started in January. www.timescolonist.com/islander/on-...
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On the Block: Life on Pandora can be kind, cruel, caring and ruthless, sometimes all at the same time
The 900-block of Pandora in Victoria may look dangerous. But for many, it feels safer than camping in a park, or sleeping next to strangers in a noisy shelter.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Got upset and made this so hopefully people will actually listen. What the fuck are we doing here folks?
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CHEK News @cheknews.ca · 12/07/2026
The president of the B.C. Nurses' Union says nurses never wanted to be walking picket lines, but argues the province's healthcare system has reached a breaking point. cheknews.ca/no-nurse-wants-to-be-on…
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‘No nurse wants to be on this picket line’: BCNU president visits Victoria
The president of the B.C. Nurses' Union says nurses never wanted to be walking picket lines, but argues the province's healthcare system has reached a breaking point.
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CHEK News @cheknews.ca · 08/07/2026
West Shore RCMP are asking the public to help locate a missing girl last seen on Tuesday. cheknews.ca/west-shore-rcmp-search-…
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West Shore RCMP search for missing 12-year-old girl
West Shore RCMP are asking the public to help locate a missing girl last seen on Tuesday.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Canadians — you and me — are set to pay for yet another oil pipeline that could devastate an at-risk killer whale population and worsen the climate crisis. Well, provided everything progresses as Mark Carney announced alongside a beaming Alberta Premier Danielle Smith last night. Here's why:
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CHEK News @cheknews.ca · 04/07/2026
Opposition is growing in B.C. to the new southern pipeline route that Alberta is proposing to ship its raw crude to Asian markets. cheknews.ca/ecological-nightmare-op…
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‘Ecological nightmare’: Opposition rises to proposed pipeline route in B.C. waters
Opposition is growing in B.C. to the new southern pipeline route that Alberta is proposing to ship its raw crude to Asian markets.
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Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
41C in the UK? In 2015 the IPCC warned world leaders not to breach 1.5C as it would unleash “frequent & severe droughts, heatwaves & rainfall.” We’re now on track for 2C in years, 3C in decades & 4C in our children’s lifetimes. The most spectacular failure of leadership in history.
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CHEK News @cheknews.ca · 26/06/2026
After 58 years of serving the local Deaf community, the Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre will be closing its doors after losing key provincial funding. cheknews.ca/island-deaf-and-hard-of…
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Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre closing due to funding cuts
After 58 years of serving the local Deaf community, the Island Deaf and Hard of Hearing Centre will be closing its doors after losing key provincial funding.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Canadian politicians have been condemning an effigy strung up at a recent pro-Palestine protest. To hear them tell it, it was vile antisemitism: a Jewish person hanging from a noose. But that’s a lie -- one now being used to criminalize protest and vilify protesters. Let’s talk about the truth:
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NDP @ndp.ca · 28/05/2026
1/ Last night, our bill to protect the right to strike was debated in Parliament. As Prime Minister Carney quietly considers sweeping changes to Canada’s labour laws after rushed consultations, the stakes have never been higher.
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Don Davies @donvdavies.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Legal experts just confirmed Danielle Smith's private health care law breaks the Canada Health Act. Wealthy patients pay to skip the line. Everyone else waits longer. Protecting public healthcare is the federal government's job. So why is PM Carney letting Conservatives dismantle it?
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Andrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
News release: @guyfelicella.bsky.social returning proclamation awarded to him by Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim after Sim and ABC councillors’ move to block downtown OPS. “Not worth the paper it’s printed on.”
Vancouver, BC — On Thursday, nearly two years after receiving it, well-known recovery advocate Guy Felicella will return the proclamation awarded to him by Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, which named May 29, 2024, as “Guy Felicella Day.”
 
“The mayor named that day after me to recognize my work advocating for both harm reduction and recovery, supporting families dealing with addiction, and inspiring students across the city with the story of my recovery from addiction and homelessness,” said Felicella. “As much as that proclamation meant to me then, I don’t want it anymore.
 
“Mayor Sim and his ABC majority have demonstrated that they do not understand what it takes to recover from toxic illicit drugs, or the work required to save lives. That proclamation is not worth the paper it’s printed on. That’s why I’ll be returning it to City Hall.”
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Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I won’t be used as a political prop. If you say you support the work I do both harm reduction and recovery then stand on it when it matters. I don’t need awards or photo ops for doing this work. I do it because I care vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/05/06/a...
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Advocate to return city award after Sim's motion to block Vancouver overdose prevention site
A prominent local recovery advocate says he no longer wants the ceremonial honour presented to him by Vancouver's mayor after he says Ken Sim revealed his "ignorance."
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Dave Thompson 🇨🇦 @davethompsonvic.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Want affordability? Make car ownership optional. #cdnpoli #bcpoli #yyj #urbanism
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
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Israel’s military issues evacuation orders for seven Lebanese towns beyond ‘buffer zone’
More than 2,500 people have been killed in Israeli strikes since the most recent war between Hezbollah and Israel began on March 2
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Palantir put out the most cartoonishly evil statement possible. They’re so arrogant and self-confident they don’t seem to believe their fascistic plans can be opposed. We must get rid of Palantir altogether. twitter-thread.com/t/2045574398...
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Because we get asked a lot. by @PalantirTech(Palantir) | Twitter Thread Reader
Because we get asked a lot. The Technological Republic, in brief. 1. Silicon Valley owes a moral debt to the country that made its rise possible. The engineering elite of Silicon Valley has an affir...
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Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
The Bike Lane Gender Gap: New Research Shows Women Ride More Where Protected Infrastructure Exists. momentummag.com/the-bike-lan...
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 14/04/2026
- Increases and prolongs reliance on fossil (so next crisis hurts even more) - Often doesn't pass through to consumers (fossil co's just pocket it) - Benefits enjoyed more by the rich (who drive bigger cars longer distances) - Decreases gov't revenue so you end up paying for it in different ways
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Heat pumps are the most efficient heating technology ever invented. They harvest and compress pre existing heat in the air, ground or water and transport it where it is needed. That energy is all around us. And it does not have to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Michelle Cohen @docmcohen.medsky.social · 12/04/2026
I've said this before but I won't be convinced that our govts can meaningfully use AI to solve health care system problems until they've shown us they can take advantage of the previous technological marvel of the 21st century: the internet. I still send faxes every fucking day.
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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Why are we allied with these people?
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‘Everything is gone’: Israel destroys entire villages in Lebanon
Rights groups fear tactic of ‘domicide’ trialled in Gaza, where entire areas are made uninhabitable, is being used again
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 08/04/2026
Putting aside Sam Altman just continuing to emit huge lies constantly, this is an amazing example of what I mean when I talk about how GenAI is replacing *extremely low energy* digital tasks with *WAY WAY HIGHER ENERGY* replacements that *do not even work* Why TF is anyone using ChatGPT as a timer!
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Sam Altman Says It'll Take Another Year Before ChatGPT Can Start a Timer
An $852 billion company, ladies and gentlemen.
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 07/04/2026
The President of the United States is openly threatening to commit genocide against 90 million people. Prime Minister Carney: if there was ever a moment to denounce this illegal war, withdraw your support, and call for accountability for war crimes—it’s now.
Screenshot of a post from Donald Trump: A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don't want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!
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drewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
if we replaced the entire Democratic Party with about 40 people who have ever had a real job we would have a better shot at keeping the right wing from destroying the country
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
People a century ago knew exactly what car dependency would cost us in taxes, congestion, and lost public space. The auto lobby just threw enough money at politicians to make us forget we ever had a choice.
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Sacred Chicken 🐓 @chirp0403.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
They’re destroying more than fifty research facilities across thirty-one states, labs that house decades of irreplaceable long-term science, the kind you literally cannot restart once it’s gone. #USForestService
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Sending lots of love to Avi and his family right now. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
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Stephen Lewis, former politician, social activist, dies at 88
Former politician and longtime Canadian social and environmental activist Stephen Lewis has died.
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Council Estate Media @councilestatemedia.uk · 31/03/2026
Imagine if a country announced it was introducing the death penalty, but only for Jews. Imagine the global outcry. But apparently it's fine to introduce the death penalty only for Palestinians...
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
It's wild to me how many intelligent people are saying the NDP just chose "extremism." I dunno, man. Maybe watching the world order and the social safety net crumble over the last six years has made me an extremist, too but wanting to meet people's basic needs is literally what socialism is?
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Of all the crops we grow on Earth — with huge impacts on land, water, biodiversity, and climate — less than half of them actually become FOOD.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 20/03/2026
BC Transit had already been unable to keep up with local governments’ requests for improved transit projects in recent years. Now, all expansions for 2027 are on hold. 🚏 @tyolsen.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli
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Public Transit Expansion Plans Shelved Across BC | The Tyee
As BC tightens its belt, plans to boost bus routes in mid-sized cities and rural areas are taking a hit.
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
“Genocide has become the ultimate form of torture” said Francesca Albanese to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday. She called on the council to hold Israel accountable for the “continuous, generational and collective” torture and punishment of Palestinians Thankyou for all you do 😢💔🤬
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