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Olivia Anderson

@ollioil.bsky.social
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Retired librarian, curious cook & adept baker, undaunted gardener, insect lover, cyclist and devoted reader of all manner of fiction and quirky nonfiction. Anti-capitalist, conservationist and deeply concerned by our ‘interesting’ times.

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sass Jordan has gone to the angels. She was a driving force in Canadian music. Legend. Thank you for the great songs and spirit. youtu.be/DNRenpS7QKY?...
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Sass Jordan- Tell Somebody (Official Music Video) [4K Ultra HD]
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Unite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Banned Books Week starts today! This year’s theme is: #LetBooksBe What do you think books should be? Share your answer in the comments: ✨ Let Books Be Free 🎉 Let Books Be Fun 🌎 Let Books Be Diverse 💡 Let Books Be Thought-Provoking ❤️ Let Books Be Themselves
Drawn image of a woman reading, surrounded by books, birds, flowers, clouds, vines, stars. Text reades: Protect the Freedom to Read - Let Books Be - Banned Books Week, Oct. 4-10, 2026. American Library Association. ala.org/bbooks
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Olivia Anderson @ollioil.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Hi, I’m supporting this fundraiser on GoFundMe. If you can, please consider supporting by donating or sharing the link. Every bit of support makes a huge difference.
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Olivia Anderson @ollioil.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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NATIONAL POST CROSSES LINE ON THREAT AGAINST LEWIS
A recent editorial on New Democratic Party leader Avi Lewis crossed the line into an extremist hate threat. It needs to be called out.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Good on you Sister's 👏
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Olivia Anderson @ollioil.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Join me in calling on the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to protect our retirement savings with a credible climate plan, responsible investments, and respect for Indigenous rights. Add your name: win.newmode.net/shiftaction/... #cdnpoli #pensions #Climate #Investing
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New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore
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Olivia Anderson @ollioil.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mark Carney is banking on economic reconciliation but critics say he's not on track - Victoria Times Colonist
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Olivia Anderson @ollioil.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Massing up for the Reconciliation Ride - beautiful day here in Victoria
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Congratulations to my friend @hollyjeanbuck.bsky.social for being a 2026 MacArthur Fellow. I always knew she was a genius and this confirms it. 🥳
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Holly Jean Buck
Investigating the social, ethical, and political dimensions of climate and energy policies and emerging technologies.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 30/09/2026
Protests across Morocco highlight gap between public opposition to normalisation and Rabat’s closer ties with Israel.
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Morocco's pro-Palestine protests challenge Rabat's deepening Israel ties
Protests across Morocco highlight gap between public opposition to normalisation and Rabat's closer ties with Israel.
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 29/09/2026
As Phase 2 of LNG Canada reaches final investment decision, major partners are selling their stakes in the project. New @ieefainstitute.bsky.social research asks if the divestments could be evidence of a changing appetite for the project’s risks 🤔 ieefa.org/resources/ln...
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LNG Canada Phase 2: After FID key questions remain
Phase 2 must contend with greater uncertainty around construction costs, economic inflation, potential global oversupply, and a turbulent trade environment.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 30/09/2026
Proud of the CDCers who fought to get this vital info out! 30% of our workforce is gone. Heartbroken by the loss of brilliant scientists, institutional knowledge, & frankly my friends, colleagues, & mentors. An understaffed CDC harms the public & leaves the US vulnerable. Rebuilding will take years
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
HUGE: Autozone workers just won the first ever union at the company. Despite Autozone spending an estimated $210,696 and using every tactic in the book to stop just 11 workers from forming a union, the small shop in New York chose to unionize today. These workers will now join the @uaw.org.
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TitaniumMan @titaniumman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
In case anyone hasn't come across it yet, the trailer is on YouTube:
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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Olivia Anderson @ollioil.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Is Prime Minister Carney a climate denier?
Unpacking “the new climate denialism”
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Olivia Anderson @ollioil.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Seniors arrested on Parliament Hill for protesting climate change
YouTube video by National Post
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 21/09/2026
A Microsoft executive has called AI training practices "the largest theft of labor in human history," according to new files in our lawsuit against OpenAI.
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We’re suing ChatGPT—and Trump just got involved.
Guess whose side he's on.
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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
#MorningVibe Women celebrating no Botox at 30 shows how broken aging culture is. Quick fixes get views, but wrinkles show wisdom. Plastic surgery isn't the enemy—telling young women aging is bad is. Let’s change the narrative for our kids and ourselves.
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Kyle Ruggles 🇨🇦 @kyleruggles.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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The government met with fossil fuel lobbyists more than 1300 TIMES in Carney’s FIRST year!!!
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350 Canada @350canada.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Last night, TORONTO SHOWED UP! We rallied, we marched, and we gave these climate-burning, genocide-funding billionaires the welcome they deserve! 📢💪 Carney may be rolling out the red carpet for the worst corporate villains on the planet, but we said loud and clear that OUR FUTURE IS NOT FOR SALE 🚫
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Ottawa Seniors for Climate Action Now @scan-ottawa.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
More than 1,000 march in Toronto against Carney's investment summit www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/15/n... it was great to watch this on Toronto local news channel! Bravo to all!
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More than 1,000 march in Toronto against Carney's investment summit
As Prime Minister Mark Carney's government geared up to pitch projects from LNG pipelines to gold mines, hundreds of protesters were downtown in hopes of crashing the night’s opening gala.
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Ottawa Seniors for Climate Action Now @scan-ottawa.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The fossil fuel projects Canada is pitching to global investors could produce an estimated 180 megatonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions every year when their oil and gas are burned — more than the annual emissions from every car and truck in the country.
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Canada pitched itself as a climate leader. Its investment prospectus tells a different story, climate groups say
The fossil fuel projects Canada is pitching to global investors could produce an estimated 180 megatonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions every year when their oil and gas are burned — more tha...
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Ottawa Seniors for Climate Action Now @scan-ottawa.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Data versus Democracy www.nationalobserver.com/special-repo... A good read at this moment in time
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Data versus Democracy
Gargantuan data centres are popping up across Canada, bulldozing local planning and environmental protections — while the artificial intelligence they enable is causing chaos in the information sphere...
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Seniors for Climate @seniorsforclimate.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Hot off the press! 📸 More photos from Victoria's sendoff the Seniors Climate Witness Caravan. 🌎🌎 #Seniorsforclimate #LaterIsTooLate
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David Suzuki Foundation @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Edmonton city council promised to take climate action, but it’s lagging on implementing its climate plan ... at a time when lives depend on it. Tell your elected officials that you want real climate action: davidsuzuki.org/action/tell-edmonto…
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Tell Edmonton city council to prioritize climate action
Edmonton city council is lagging on implementing its climate plan. Tell council to start prioritizing climate action.
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loriokanagan.bsky.social @loriokanagan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Thanks for coming out Sep 14 to say NO to PM Carney selling off Canada's assets. @canadiansorg.bsky.social @sokcofc.bsky.social @seniorsforclimate.bsky.social @climateseniorssok.bsky.social
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Seniors for Climate @seniorsforclimate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Seniors for Climate South Okanagan joined community members in Penticton to speak up for a future that puts people, communities and climate first. 🌎✊ Seniors are making their voices heard — because the future belongs to all of us. www.castanet.net/news/Pentict... #Seniorsforclimate #LaterIsTooLate
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Penticton protesters rally against Carney investment summit
Roughly a dozen people gathered in Penticton's Nanaimo Square on Monday, protesting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's investment summit.
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Seniors for Climate @seniorsforclimate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Don't miss out on this webinar exploring the research behind Getting to Yes: What It Really Takes to Build Social Acceptance of Wind and Transmission Projects.🌏 #Seniorsforclimate #Lateristoolate
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Getting to Yes: Building Trust and Community Support for Renewable Energy - Community Energy Cooperative Canada
As Canada works to rapidly expand renewable energy and electricity infrastructure, building community support is increasingly critical. While Canadians broadly […]
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Seniors for Climate @seniorsforclimate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Seniors for Climate South Okanagan invited people across Canada to send them a Flag of Hope—and the response has been incredible! 💚 @ftfokanagan.bsky.social #Seniorsforclimate #Lateristoolate
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
KAEPERNICK: The part that I hope people take away in this moment is what Robert Kraft and what they’re saying by denying Macklemore is they are openly colluding. They also want people to know that if you take an action that they don’t agree with, they will come for you.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is the same crew that are telling Canadians to come across the border and spend our money in their state. File under fuck right off and keep going. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Republican senator warns Carney: Closer ties to EU hurts chance of trade deal with U.S. | CBC News
A long-serving Republican senator from a border state is warning Prime Minister Mark Carney against strengthening Canada's economic and political ties to the European Union.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The people of Ireland give our #ConMan-In-Chief the welcome he so richly deserves! 🇮🇪 🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕 ☘️
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This happened at the intersection by the Home Depot in Everett, Washington. There was increased activity in Everett through the day today.
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 14/09/2026
“Just one extra degree in the water has a significant effect on marine life”
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How 100 days of record ocean heat is reshaping life in and around the seas
Global oceans have endured 100 consecutive days of record average heat, as human-driven climate change pushes temperatures higher and puts growing pressure on marine life. Scientists say prolonged war...
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The US secretly flew an American diplomat out of the UK after he was found with child abuse images during a dawn raid, reportedly without notifying British police beforehand. mol.im/a/16127415
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US flew diplomat out of UK after he was found with child abuse images
The ex US serviceman, who was working at the American Embassy in Nine Elms, south London, was allegedly taken from his flat in Putney on August 25.
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Amnesty Canada @amnesty.ca · 14/09/2026
Burning fossil fuels to meet our existing energy needs spells devastation on its own. amnesty.ca/human-rights-news/meta-a…
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Meta’s plan to power Alberta data centre with fossil fuels is a disaster for future generations and the environment
Reacting to Meta’s plan to power a one-gigawatt AI data centre in Alberta with energy from a yet-to-be-built
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CYNC Verity Media @cvmedia.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Kennedy Center’s crisis looks less like an accident than a byproduct of Trump’s culture wars: politicize a national institution, alienate artists, audiences and donors—then confront the financial fallout. Culture wars have real costs. #KennedyCenter #Trump www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
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Kennedy Center in Washington faces bankruptcy, media report says
Board members of the performing arts center in the US capital, who have sought to add the name of President Donald Trump to the institution and suggested doing so could boost fundraising efforts, are ...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Shut up, Jeff Bezos, and your propaganda rag, the current Washington Post. The Kennedy Center is only in trouble because the lowbrow idiot Donald Trump and his stupid, uncultured minions interfered with it, driving away audiences. Adding his vulgar name will *guarantee* bankruptcy, not avoid it.
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Olivia Anderson @ollioil.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
EV caravan: Seniors are road-tripping to Parliament Hill
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.
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Olivia Anderson @ollioil.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
For years, scientists and First Nations couldn’t explain the rash of coho deaths that followed heavy rain. Now it’s been traced back to car tires — and they’re racing to keep highly toxic chemicals out of the water
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Ottawa Seniors for Climate Action Now @scan-ottawa.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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Powering through the heat | Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe
Green energy keeps the lights on, heat impacts on children, and how to Play it Cool Europe endured a succession of scorching heat waves this
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CAFES Ottawa @cafesottawa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🚶‍♀️🚶Join us at the September 19 Climate March to demand better for our Climate! Find out more: fridaysforfutureottawa.org Saturday 19 September 9:30am - Jacques-Cartier Park (Gatineau): South end of park 10:30am - Mackenzie Ave (Ottawa): top of York Steps 12:00 - Ottawa City Hall (111 Lisgar St)
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Ottawa Seniors for Climate Action Now @scan-ottawa.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
There or square!
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Seniors for Climate @seniorsforclimate.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
📣 Only ONE DAY AWAY! Join us for a webinar with @katharinehayhoe.com as she outlines why climate conversations matter. See you there!✨🌱 There is still time to register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @smallchangefund.bsky.social #Seniorsforclimate #LaterIsTooLate
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Seniors for Climate @seniorsforclimate.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Nanaimo Seniors for Climate at the Victoria send-off for the Seniors Climate Witness Caravan! 💚🌎 Special shout out to Nanaimo organizer and climate activist Mia Jongkind. Great work!🙌 #SeniorsForClimate #ClimateWitness #LaterIsTooLate
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 10/09/2026
We have started losing control of AI. It’s time to shut it down | Garrison Lovely
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We have started losing control of AI. It’s time to shut it down | Garrison Lovely
What sounds like the overwrought penultimate episode in a sci-fi series about AI doom is now our reality
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 10/09/2026
🔔 #GoodClimateNews alert 🔔 Polluting emissions from land-use change like deforestation and loss of peatland and forest degradation, have decreased by a THIRD over the course of the 21st century. 📉 Dive into the research here:
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Why land-use emissions have fallen by a third this century – in six charts - Carbon Brief
Emissions from land-use change – including deforestation, loss of peatland and forest degradation – have been falling over the course of the 21st century.
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