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⚜️🏳️‍🌈📺🎵🎞️🍺🍴🍷🍐☕🌈🔭🦒 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇵🇸🇬🇱🇨🇺🇹🇼 Physicien de l'univers - Météorologue. Québécois ⚜️ à Montréal. Génération X. Social-démocrate, progressiste. Années 90 💜 Science-fiction (trek), plantes, musique (rock, années 70, "musique du monde"...). Bière, bonne bouffe et vin.

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Positive News | Good journalism about good things [Unofficial] @positive.news.web.brid.gy · 16/10/2026
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What went right this week: the good news that matters
Indonesia’s plummeting poverty rate, America’s largest wildlife bridge, and ‘a new era’ for the River Thames, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News.
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Québec Science @quebecscience.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
À la recherche de la météo d’autrefois. Deux millions de données météorologiques des 18e et 19e siècles exhumées d’archives ouvrent une fenêtre inédite sur le passé du climat canadien. www.quebecscience.qc.ca/environneme…
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Mike70 @miguelito70.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
L’«exosatellite», ni une planète ni une lune www.ledevoir.com/actualites/s...
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L’«exosatellite», ni une planète ni une lune
Comment définir un objet plus massif que Jupiter tournant autour de quelque chose qui n’est pas vraiment une planète?
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Kristin Wyatt @kristinwyatt.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Rambur's Forktail #damselfly #nature #photography
A green striped damselfly with a blue tipped tail lands on a grass seed head.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day 🪐 @apod.shinyakato.dev · 10/10/2026
🔭 Lunar Farside Credit: NASA / GSFC / Arizona State Univ. / Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter ap261010
A mosaic image of the farside of the Moon.
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Positive News | Good journalism about good things [Unofficial] @positive.news.web.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
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What went right this week: the good news that matters
A pivotal moment for climate justice in Australia, the Nobel prize, and a promising drug for Parkinson’s, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News.
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The Good News Network: Positive Stories 24/7 [Unofficial] @goodnewsnetwork.org.web.brid.gy · 04/10/2026
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Finalists Win Big Laughs in The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards – LOOK
It’s that time of the year again, when the cutest, most spontaneous snapshots that capture the amusing side of nature, compete in a bid to win the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. The Nikon sponsored awards just released its finalists for the 2026 competition, featuring 40 individual feel-good finalists. (Make sure you’re not sipping a drink […] The post Finalists Win Big Laughs in The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards – LOOK appeared first on Good News Network.
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Wikipedia Picture of the Day @wiki-potd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The cinnamon flycatcher (Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus) is a species of tyrant flycatcher found in the cloud forests of the Andes and other South American mountain ranges, from Venezuela and Colombia south to Argentina.
The cinnamon flycatcher (Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus) is a species of tyrant flycatcher found in the cloud forests of the Andes and other South American mountain ranges, from Venezuela and Colombia south to Argentina.
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Kristin Wyatt @kristinwyatt.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Autumn Meadowhawk #dragonfly #nature #photography
A red dragonfly rest in the tall grass with its wings stretched forward.
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Space.com @space.com · 25/09/2026
Microbes could survive on Saturn's moon Enceladus — and scientists think we can find them www.space.com/space-explor...
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Microbes could survive on Saturn's moon Enceladus — and scientists think we can find them
Freezing drops of water accelerating through space could hold the truth about life beyond Earth.
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cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A satellite view of a Pacific trio of tropical cyclones. A very strong Hurricane Polo still hangs close to the Mexican coast, while Hurricane Odalys sails the open ocean. Tropical Storm Nolo threatens to intensify into a major hurricane when it nears Hawai'i this weekend.
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Positive News | Good journalism about good things [Unofficial] @positive.news.web.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
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What went right this week: the good news that matters
Kosovo was finally cleared of landmines, Germany set a date for quitting fossil fuels, and a new cat species was discovered, plus more good news The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News.
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Bird Zone @birdzone2.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
White-bellied Mountain-Gem #birds #photography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #nature #wildlife #birdphotography
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Positive News | Good journalism about good things [Unofficial] @positive.news.web.brid.gy · 18/09/2026
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What went right this week: the good news that matters
EU to ban social media for kids, England approves life-extending cancer drug, and reading linked to better health, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News.
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Space.com @space.com · 16/09/2026
'Lost in Space': Celebrity astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on his lavish new encyclopedia of the cosmos (interview) www.space.com/entertainmen...
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'Lost in Space': Celebrity astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on his lavish new encyclopedia of the cosmos (interview)
"I was a geeky kid, and if I saw this book on a table I'd never put it down."
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Astronomy Picture of the Day 🪐 @apod.shinyakato.dev · 15/09/2026
🔭 A Daytime Eclipse: Moon Occults Venus Image Credit & Copyright: Arnaud Mariat ap260915
A blue sky has a light cloud crossing the middle of 
the image. Two crescent objects are visible through the 
cloud, a large faint crescent in the center and a brighter
crescent above it. 
Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day 🪐 @apod.shinyakato.dev · 14/09/2026
🔭 Where Your Elements Came From Image Credit: NASA's GSFC, SVS ap260914
A chart is shown which a version of the periodic
table of the elements. Each element has a thumbnail
image that indicates how it was first created in the
universe.
Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day 🪐 @apod.shinyakato.dev · 12/09/2026
🔭 Apollo 11: Catching Some Sun Image Credit: Apollo 11, NASA (Image scanned by Kipp Teague) ap260912
See Explanation.  Clicking on the picture will download
the highest resolution version available.
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Positive News | Good journalism about good things [Unofficial] @positive.news.web.brid.gy · 11/09/2026
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What went right this week: the good news that matters
Solutions to save the planet, protecting childhood from algorithms, and the new world map, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News.
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Michael Lowry @michaelrlowry.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Lowell deviated about 150 miles east of the official forecast from Friday, bringing its core dangerously close to Kauai and Niihau, the westernmost of the main Hawaiian islands. It's the strongest hurricane to affect this part of Hawaii in 30+ years. ⬇️
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Lowell Lashes Parts of Hawaii, Conditions to Slowly Improve Today
Atlantic basin hits the snooze button through the traditional hurricane season peak
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Positive News | Good journalism about good things [Unofficial] @positive.news.web.brid.gy · 04/09/2026
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What went right this week: the good news that matters
A ‘superhuman’ tool to spot heart disease, France slows fast fashion, and a species comes back from the brink, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News.
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Positive News | Good journalism about good things [Unofficial] @positive.news.web.brid.gy · 28/08/2026
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What went right this week: the good news that matters
An ‘historic’ fall in US violent crime, Europe’s right to repair law, and a conservation triumph for Kazakhstan, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day 🪐 @apod.shinyakato.dev · 26/08/2026
🔭 JWST Images The Lion's Head Nebula Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI) Text: Keighley Rockcliffe (NASA GSFC, UMBC CSST, CRESST II) ap260826
A white dwarf is the bright central point of the image. An irregular bubble of gas surrounds it. A more diffuse cloud of gas extends past the bubble. Strands of dust radiate outward within the gas cloud. Stars and galaxies dot the background.
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Le Devoir @ledevoir.com · 25/08/2026
En 50 ans, la fonction publique fédérale a perdu 70% de ses postes en français, selon un chercheur montréalais.
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Effondrement «total» du français dans la fonction publique fédérale, selon une étude
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Dave Sills 🍁🌪️🎶⚓☮️ @davesills.ca · 25/08/2026
I've seen a lot of waterspout photos and video, and have taken some myself, but have never seen this quasi-steady state 'corkscrew' structure before. I think it's rare with tornadoes over land as well. @chrisknoxphotog.bsky.social captured something special with this one over Lake Ontario!
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Dave Sills 🍁🌪️🎶⚓☮️ @davesills.ca · 24/08/2026
New paper alert! This peer-reviewed journal paper is the most comprehensive study of tornado-related wind risk ever undertaken for Canada. And includes our latest best estimate of annual occurrence rate (below). Should be open access here: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
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Michael Lowry @michaelrlowry.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Could we see the first long-track Cabo Verde storm of the Atlantic hurricane season from the wave near Africa? Some models think so, but it may not find its footing until it breaks through the shear zone into the southwest Atlantic next week. My latest ⬇️
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Atlantic Hurricane Season in Store for a Late August Awakening?
After a few failed attempts earlier in the month, the tropical Atlantic threatens to rebound this week
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Wikipedia Picture of the Day @wiki-potd.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The brown parrotbill (Paradoxornis unicolor), also known as the brown suthora, is a species of bird in the parrotbill family, Paradoxornithidae. It is found in the central and eastern Himalayas.
The brown parrotbill (Paradoxornis unicolor), also known as the brown suthora, is a species of bird in the parrotbill family, Paradoxornithidae. It is found in the central and eastern Himalayas.
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Mike70 @miguelito70.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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Fouiller le passé pour se réapproprier son identité
Des membres autochtones de la communauté 2ELGBTQ+ tentent de réanimer des conceptions identitaires traditionnelles afin de se réapproprier leur identité.
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Positive News | Good journalism about good things [Unofficial] @positive.news.web.brid.gy · 21/08/2026
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What went right this week: the good news that matters
A ‘pivotal moment’ for cancer treatment, resurgent whales, and the city that made public transport free, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News.
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Keyboards @keyboards.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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Wonder of Science @wonderofscience.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
An amazing solar display over the Swiss Alps, consisting of a 22° halo with sun dogs, a parhelic circle, along with a complex network of other rare phenomena, caused by sunlight interacting with ice crystals in the atmosphere. 📽: Yesthatsam | CC BY-SA 4.0
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NASA Webb Telescope @nasawebb.extwitter.link · 11/08/2026
What animal do you see in this Webb image?! A bird? An elephant? A giraffe? Let your imagination run wild! This is Webb’s infrared view of part of the Carina Nebula, a star-forming region also home to the Cosmic Cliffs, which was one of the first images released by Webb.
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Mike70 @miguelito70.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
De beaux « clear cut cauliflower-shaped cloud tops ». ☁️
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Wikipedia Picture of the Day @wiki-potd.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum) is a small songbird in the New World warbler family, Parulidae.
The palm warbler (Setophaga palmarum) is a small songbird in the New World warbler family, Parulidae.
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Michael Lowry @michaelrlowry.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
There's a good chance we get a tropical depression or named storm later this week east of the islands. Models are mostly unimpressed with its overall prospects, however, especially beyond this week. We're also keeping an eye on Hawai'i for future Lala. ⬇️
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Tropical Depression or Storm Could Form Later this Week in the Atlantic
The system is expected to stay weak as it approaches the easternmost islands of the Caribbean this weekend
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Le Devoir @ledevoir.com · 06/08/2026
Le plan de réaménagement de la rue Sainte-Catherine Est revampé remet cependant en cause sa piétonnisation à l’année.
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Les boules du Village seront de retour
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Positive News | Good journalism about good things [Unofficial] @positive.news.web.brid.gy · 07/08/2026
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What went right this week: the good news that matters
A reality check for ‘AI slop’, the US’s plummeting murder rate, and a big win for an uncontacted tribe, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News.
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Kristin Wyatt @kristinwyatt.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The Mountain Mint Patch: Square-headed Wasp Tachytes guatemalensis #wasps #nativeplants #nature #photography
A black wasp with sliver stripes on its abdomen and huge green eyes, rests on light green leaves.
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Kristin Wyatt @kristinwyatt.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The Mountain Mint Patch: Double-banded Scoliid Wasp #wasps #nativeplants #nature #photography
A black wasp with shiny black wings and two thick cream colored bands, feeds from tiny white flowers.
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Mike70 @miguelito70.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
#nature
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Mike70 @miguelito70.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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The upside of the global energy crisis
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has brought renewed urgency to the climate solutions campaigners have been pushing for years
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Astronomy Picture of the Day 🪐 @apod.shinyakato.dev · 02/08/2026
🔭 A Fire Rainbow over West Virginia Image Credit & Copyright: Christa Harbig ap260802
Blue sky has white clouds across the top and dark
tree tops across the bottom. Across the middle is a
very colorful row of clouds that are wavy and are 
orange at the top and green at the bottom.
Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
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Wikipedia Picture of the Day @wiki-potd.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The streaked spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna) is a species in the family Nectariniidae, the sunbirds, found in forests from the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia.
The streaked spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna) is a species in the family Nectariniidae, the sunbirds, found in forests from the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia.
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Northern Tornadoes Project 🇨🇦 @westernuntp.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The Northern Tornadoes Project has passed a major milestone! The NTP launched in 2017, and over 10 seasons of investigations we have passed the 1,000 tornadoes confirmed mark (see map below). Many thanks to all of the staff, grad students, interns, partners, collaborators and public contributors!
Map of all 1049 Canadian tornadoes confirmed since the launch of the Northern Tornadoes Project in 2017
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Mike70 @miguelito70.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
60 ans de Star Trek 🖖🏽 www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_AU... #startrek
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Celebrating 60 Years of Star Trek at SDCC 2026
YouTube video by Star Trek
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Astronomy Picture of the Day 🪐 @apod.shinyakato.dev · 30/07/2026
🔭 Red Sun through Wildfire Smoke Image Credit & Copyright: Debra Ceravolo Text: Cecilia Chirenti (NASA GSFC, UMCP, CRESST II) ap260730
A deep red sun shows several sunspots.
	  Clouds and haze are visible.
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cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The raw power of Hurricane Genevieve and the strong eye at its center, as seen from satellite imagery today.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day 🪐 @apod.shinyakato.dev · 28/07/2026
🔭 Barnards Loop over Twin Volcanoes Image Credit & Copyright: Gonzalo Laserna Vargas ap260728
A pair of snow topped volcanoes are seen in the distance.
A background starry sky is seen behind them, with a red filamentary
nebula looping around that appears to connect the two tops 
of the volcanoes. 
Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
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Michael Lowry @michaelrlowry.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Genevieve became only the 21st Category 5 of the satellite era in the eastern Pacific early Monday after strengthening at a clip rarely seen. Thankfully it's on a weakening trend and no threat to land. Meanwhile how about that Caribbean shear?? ⬇️
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The Pacific Sizzles as the Atlantic Simmers
Genevieve became the first Category 5 hurricane in almost two years in the eastern Pacific early Monday but poses no threat to land
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