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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 03/08/2026

Details of celebration of life for Mike

Image describing details of celebration of life for Michael Coyle. Sunday August 9, 4-5:30 pm Dogwood Pavilion/Community Centre 1655 Winslow Avenue Coquitlam BC. email mfcmemorial2026@gmail.com for link to livestream. Photos of Mike waring red hat hat, in helicopter looking backward, with his partner and son, and hiking.

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 24/07/2026

Regarding the flickering lights across British Columbia recently www.bchydro.com/power-outage...

All regions
POSTED: Jul 24, 9:51 a.m.
LAST UPDATED: Jul 24, 9:53 a.m.
Customers across the province may experience flickering lights, brief power interruptions or fluctuations in power due to wildfire activity across the province. Smoke and ash from the wildfire are causing short, temporary interruptions in the flow of electricity. Our electrical grid is operating as expected under these conditions and we continue to work closely with BC Wildfire on our response. Thank you for your patience

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 24/07/2026

From @cdemwell.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy Home Depot (Canada)'s privacy and security statement says that they collect your licence plate number and social media handles www.homedepot.ca/en/home/cust...

2. Information We Collect
We collect information when you visit our stores, communicate with us, interact with or use our digital offerings, and from business partners and other third parties. Below is a summary of the categories of information we collect, some of which may qualify as “personal information” protected by privacy laws.

General information. This information includes name, email address, phone number, user name, physical address, device identifier, government-issued identification number, date of birth/age, licence plate number, and social media handle. For certain services, such as truck rentals or some equipment rentals, we may request that you present additional personal information and identification, such as a driver's licence and verification of insurance, to verify your eligibility for these services or to detect and prevent fraud.

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 24/07/2026

A quick search pulls up dozens of photos just like it with the same nails & background. It could be faked the old fashioned way as well.

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 23/07/2026

I had just survived a heart attack earlier that year and was contemplating my own mortality as I watched Gord Downie - who knew he was dying soon - perform on stage in front of the country. What a gift.

Gord Downie in a white hat with a peacock feather, and shiny ping shirt.

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 23/07/2026

Without marginalia we wouldn't have Fermat's Theorems, much less Fermat's Last Theorem.

He is best known for his Fermat's principle for light propagation and his Fermat's Last Theorem in number theory, which he described in a note at the margin of a copy of Diophantus' Arithmetica

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 22/07/2026

The lower mainland is down to two road connections to the rest of the province. (Highway 3 and Highway 1 are both closed) Of course you can always drive through the US if you dare).

Screenshot from DriveBC showing Highway 3 and highway 1 closed, only highway 5 and highway 99 connect Vancouver to the rest of canada

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 20/07/2026

I love the Guardian for describing him as a racist and bigot, but a "Pied Piper" led children to their death.

Kirk, a far-right political figure who served as a sort of Pied Piper for young Republicans through his Turning Point USA foundation, was shot dead in September last year. He was known for his racist and bigoted views, using his podcast to claim that “prowling Blacks go around for fun to go target white people” and speculating: “If I see a Black pilot, I’m going to be like: ‘Boy, I hope he’s qualified.’”

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 17/07/2026

Obviously, because Taco Bell was the only restaurant to survive the franchise wars.

Stallone and Bullock in Demolition Man (1993) where she says "So, now all restaurants are Taco Bell"

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 17/07/2026

Hi @wordpress.org I don't want AI in my platform. It is one of the least popular things that humans have ever invented. You would do well to realize that actual people hate this shit. If you're adding this feature, stop bragging about it. It sucks.

Welcome to WordPress 7.0
WordPress 7.0 introduces the foundation for AI across the platform, letting you connect your preferred provider and put it to work across your site. Edit more simply by dropping in layouts and swapping content without diving into blocks. The navigation overlay now taps into the full potential of blocks, and reviewing historical changes is easier with a visual comparison.

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 16/07/2026

These are from a post by Lions Bay SAR showing how some people they rescued attempted to use Google Maps to give them directions for the Howe Sound Crest Trail (HSCT) That trail is one of the most demanding in the lower mainland, taking 10-14 hours to complete. Google said 5 hours 13 minutes.

Google maps directions for the Howe Sound Crest Trail showing wildly inaccurate time estimates and nearly zero actual instructions.

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 16/07/2026

Fun fact, Minnekhada used to be owned by one Leroy Jenkins IYKYK Afterwards it was owned by two rich fucks who were also Lieutenant Governors of BC. minnekhada.ca/minnekhada-p...

The earliest records of the Minnekhada lands date to 1895 when George Alderson acquired 160 acres in a land grant. The land was sold in 1912 to Harry Leroy Jenkins, who established the Minnekhada Dairy and Stock Farm Company. Jenkins was from Minnesota and chose the name Minnekhada, which was derived from the Sioux language for ‘Rattling Water.

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 16/07/2026

The article neglects to mention that these properties connect Minnekhada Regional Park to Pinecone-Burke Provincial Park and Pitt Addington Wildlife Management area as well as Widgeon Marsh Regional Park That's a nice chunk of protected area! www.freshetnews.ca/metro-adds-1...

Map showing Minnekhada in context with Pinecone-Burke and Pitt Addington areas (left and right respectively)

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 16/07/2026

Good news, Metro Vancouver bought 62.5 hectares of land to add to Minnekhada Regional Park, saving it from development, logging and industrial activity. metrovancouver.org/media-room/m...

A map showing Quarry road, Minnekhada Regional Park and four new parcels of land being added to the park.

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 16/07/2026

It is for strapping on to a CPR dummy

CPR dummies with simulated breasts strapped on.

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 16/07/2026

Oh hey, they mention it in the plan as an option (a bad one) squamish.ca/assets/Uploa...

FSRs as Through Roads
While the FSR network in the Sea to Sky Corridor is vast, there are limited FSRs that are through-roads between
communities and therefore limited opportunities for use in an evacuation, which are identified below. There are
four routes that could be used as last-resort evacuation routes or bypass routes, although FSRs are a poor option
for people without backcountry driving experience or off-road vehicles.
Hurley River Road – Pemberton to Gold Bridge
The Hurley River FSR connects Pemberton with the community of Gold Bridge in the Bridge River Valley. At Gold
Bridge people can connect with Route 40, which is a paved provincial Highway. The Hurley is suitable for vehicles
in summer (preferably 4x4) and is not maintained in winter (November to May). There is a cardlock fuel station in
Gold Bridge that accepts credit cards for gas and diesel. This area is very remote and there is no cell service after
Pemberton.
In-SHUCK-ch Forest Road 4x4 – Pemberton to Harrison Lake
The In-SHUCK-ch FSR runs by the Lillooet River from Mount Currie to the north side of Harrison Lake. The road
provides access to several communities including Lillooet Lake Estates, Samahquam Nation, Skatin Nations
and Douglas First Nation. The In-SHUCK-ch FSR connects with the Sts’Ailes FSR and then the Chehalis FSR onto
Highway 7 East of Mission. The road is recommended for 4x4 vehicles and the last 40 km from Port Douglas to
Harrison Hot Springs is very rough. Note: As of November 24, 2017, the Sts’ailes FSR was closed at 56 km, and
has not yet (as of January 8, 2019) reopened to vehicle traffic.

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 16/07/2026

Here are the estimates for Highway 99 (Sea to Sky highway) in vehicles per hour per lane. As noted in the document they could turn all lanes southbound to get about 6600 vehicles per hour on the highway but there are bottlenecks so I am not clear on those are accounted for.

Location Description Southbound
capacity range
Northbound
capacity range
PEMB Pemberton Portage Rd / Vine Rd 575-750 575-750
WHIS Ski Rainbow / Crazy Canuck Dr 700 700
WHIS Alpine Way 750-850 750-850
WHIS Cypress Place / Nicklaus North Blvd (Ped Signal)
WHIS Nesters Rd / Spruce Grove Way 800-850 800-850
WHIS Nesters Rd / Nancy Green Dr (Ped Signal)
WHIS Lorimer Rd 400-600 400-600
WHIS Village Gate Blvd 1250-1450 575-675
WHIS Blueberry Dr 1000 1000
WHIS Lake Placid Rd (Creekside) 1000-1050 700-750
WHIS Bayshore Dr 800-1000 575-850
WHIS Alta Lake Road (Ped Signal)
WHIS Spring Creek Rd (Fire Hall Signal)
WHIS Alpha Lake Rd / Cheakamus Lake Rd (Function Junction) 650-1250 550-875
SQM Depot Rd 1400-1550 1400-1550
SQM Garibaldi Way 550-1500 550-1500
SQM Mamquam Rd 500-1175 500-1175
SQM Commercial Way 750-1000 1750-1950
SQM Industrial Way / Finch Rd (DOS Emergency Operations Centre) 700-1275 700-1275
SQM Cleveland Ave / Loggers Ln (Downtown Squamish) 1100-1550 1450-1700
SQM Clarke Dr 1850-2100 1000-1600
SQM Valley Drive (Casino) 1200-1975 1200-1975
SQM Shannon Falls Park Rd 1300 1300
BRIT Copper Dr / Main St / Mining Museum Access 900 900

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 16/07/2026

They're easily startled.

Ben Kenobi meme "The sand people are easily startled"

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 16/07/2026

"Mouth Screw"? You never think you'll need it. Until you do.

Screenshot from Facebook showing a safety supply company ad with the first item being a "Mouth Screw"
It looks a bit like a white carrot with a "T" handle, and more than a little like an item used for sexual gratification.

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 16/07/2026

The Signal Hill wildfire near just outside Pemberton is one of those situations emergency planners have been concerned about for decades - it has the potential to completely cut off the road to the south. wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/incidents?fi...

Map of Pemberton showing the fire, the evacuation order and the evacuation alert. There is one highway through town visible on the map

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evacuation-alertEvacuation Alert
evacuation-alertEvacuation Order
Out of Control
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Fire Number V30852
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10 Hectares
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Discovered On July 15, 2026
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Updated July 16, 2026 at 7:15 a.m. PDT
location
Coastal Fire Centre
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BC Wildfires Active Fires Layer

Zoomed in map of Pemberton showing the fire location, evacuation order and alert areas in relation to the town. You can see there is another road leaving town to the north.

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 15/07/2026

I made my offering to the forest book god this morning. It seems to be well received.

Approaching the book god in the woods, you see it is attached to an ancient sign post, marking it as being at the crossroads of time and space
(a small white house-like structure is strapped to a steel post in the woods, surrounded by greenery. The signs on the top of the post say "Eaton St" and "N. Delta")

We approach the god, asking if we can place our offering within.

The small house-like structure has a glass door painted white. The words "little free store" are written at the top of the door under the peaked roof. You can see the forest behind.

Our offering of words from a local author, about a local character, having been turned into a TV series filmed locally, is placed gently within the god's interior.

A close up of the book "The Suspect" by L.R. Wright, an author from Burnaby who wrote a series of books about Karl Alberg, a cop living in Sechelt. Now a TV show called "Murder in a Small Town"

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 14/07/2026

The book god in question is strapped to a post with street signs that someone has placed on a trail in a forested area so it has the aura of a Narnia Lamppost crossed with a second hand store.

Picture of inside of one of those small library things with tapes, a small dragon, a zine, a mug, other nicknacks and one book.

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 12/07/2026

guess what we're watching

screenshot of tv with subtitles saying "(Ritchie) I'm fucked.I'm fucked.I'm fucked.I'm fucked.

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 11/07/2026

Trump intervened directly to delay the opening, so he cares as much as he does about anything - most likely to see if there is any way he can benefit. The democrats locked on to the issue for their campaigns globalnews.ca/news/1195019...

The New York Times has reported that billionaire Matthew Moroun, whose family owns the competing Ambassador Bridge, met with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick hours before Trump issued a social media post in February threatening to block the bridge’s opening if the U.S. wasn’t “compensated.”

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 11/07/2026

Trump is incredibly fickle and weak under even the slightest pressure. The only reason the bridge was delayed is because he knows one guy. The many people who want the bridge open on the American side would quickly outweigh the one billionaire

The Ambassador Bridge has been criticized for its monopoly status (as large trucks are not permitted to use the tunnel[10]), private ownership by billionaire Manuel Moroun and poor maintenance record.[11][12] Both the bridge and the road tunnel lack direct highway connections on the Canadian side, with city streets and traffic lights between them and Ontario Highway 401.[13]

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 10/07/2026

Shoot to Kill (1988) with Sidney Poitier, Tom Beringer, Kirsty Alley, and Clancy Brown Shot in Squamish and Vancouver and featuring the best @bcferrys.bsky.social related final chase scene ever put to film.

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 09/07/2026

transporting someone against their will is kidnapping but because a computer is doing it, nobody can be held accountable. tapping the sign

A computer can never be held accountable; therefore, a computer must never make a management decision

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 07/07/2026

even with MANY other people on the trail with us, and with rain on three out of four days (thunder and. lighting on two nights), still one of the best experiences I've ever had in the backcountry

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 07/07/2026

just back from 4 days on the Berg Lake trail with my son, the most astonishing place I've been in my life so far.

Mount Robson from Berg Lake
a massive glaciated mountain looms over a flat bushy area with an electric blue lake with white puffy clouds forming

Emperor Falls
a massive waterfall in the background with a hiker in a blue backpack in the foreground

Kinney Flats
hikers walk on gravel river flood debris next to large boulders

Berg Glacier
a glacier ends in a blue lake, the mountain behind covered in clouds

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 29/06/2026

The Friends of Cypress still have a grudge. cypresspark.ca/park-history

1960-1969
In 1964 a proposal was put forward by private enterprise to develop commercial ski facilities in Cypress Bowl. At that time, MLA Dave Barrett pressed the Minister of Forests to honour the 1944 commitment to preserve forest land in Cypress Bowl, and to save it from development.

Unfortunately logging resumed in 1966, which resulted in the clear-cutting of portions of Black and Strachan mountains. Logging continued until public outrage obliged the Province, in 1971, to take over development of winter recreation in the area. In 1972, B.C. Parks began developing the Alpine and Nordic skiing facilities. Construction of Cypress Bowl Road was completed in 1973.

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 29/06/2026

One astonishing thing Steve learned is that the Park Use Permit that allows the operator to use the park for commercial operation is *transferable** -- the evidence being that Manning Park and Cypress Mountain have both changed hands.

Ownership
The Park Use Permit states that it can be sold and the province can not unreasonably withhold approval (“The Minister shall not unreasonably refuse to consent to a sale, assignment, transfer or disposition under section 8.01….”) The permits at Cypress and Manning have both changed hands already. If a 60 year development plan is approved that includes significant expansion of commercial activities (and the corresponding 50 year permit renewal is granted,) then one may assume the value of the permit will increase dramatically overnight. That value, which is tied to rights to public land, would accrue to the corporation instead of the public.

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 29/06/2026

the quoted account shares no source, shares AI generated imagery and fits my personal criteria for blocking

Whoopsie! Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov died after falling from a window at the age of 73. He was once considered one of Vladimir Putin's closest allies and even a potential successor. Russia is losing

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 26/06/2026

Anyway, these things are something like $6k with all the features. My mom doesn't need it any more so it's $1.6k

A wheelchair with a red frame, headrest and footrests, tilted.
It's on a blue striped outdoor carpet with greenery and a pool in the background

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 25/06/2026

it looks about the same size

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 24/06/2026

Owning a Volkswagen Westfalia is like owning a boat, the best day is when you buy it and the next best day is when you sell it. The guy who bought it is also a boat owner so he thought this was funny. Bye 1985 VW Westie, you were fun to drive, but difficult to keep running.

Gold coloured VW westfalia with the pop top up.

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 23/06/2026

The fire in West Kelowna was caused by a prohibited campfire The campfire was in a regional park, where campfires aren't permitted. Ironically, campfires are still permitted in all of British Columbia. Permitted with exceptions. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A screenshot of current fire bans and restrictions in British Columbia as of June 23, 2026 showing category 1 campfires are still permitted in all fire centres (thus all of BC)

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 23/06/2026

It's a hash of "what does airborne really mean" where she contradicts herself, and comes so close to understanding the harms she caused.

Airborne means a lot of different things across different professions. To me as a virologist, airborne doesn’t tell me anything about the particular virus in question except that it might be transmitted through the air. How infectious is it? How do you get exposed to aerosols? Is it measles (everyone who isn’t vaccinated gets it) or is it seasonal flu (you might get it and vaccination status will determine if you get sick or not) or is it rhinovirus (you might get it and you might have symptoms of a cold)? What are the specific transmission risks and how do you mitigate them? Saying that something is a start, but it doesn’t offer much detail.

WHO had a very good reason for being so cautious. “Airborne” means something very specific in terms of infection prevention and control practices in hospitals, and that something includes enhanced personal protective equipment (PPE), specialized facilities, and trained staff. If WHO says “airborne,” that has implications for health care around the globe. In 2020, the pandemic was putting a massive strain on health care systems and WHO was extremely conscientious of issuing guidelines that would overburden them further. Whether you think this should have been prioritized or not, that was the basis for proceeding slowly. WHO knows that their word choices can be extremely consequential.

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 23/06/2026

one of the largest Douglas Fir stumps in North Burnaby (there's a bigger one a few KM away)

a man in a red backpack wearing a hat and sunglasses posing in front of a stump that has a lot of stuff growing from it.

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 23/06/2026

is this what they mean when they say they're training on the heavy bag?

a man taking a selfie wearing a red backpack

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 22/06/2026

Burnaby, not even trying hard. (eagle, otter and cormorant visible from this location today)

view from a forest showing a waterway with mountains in the background. some piers and a boom in the middle ground, a ship going past.

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 22/06/2026

this seems shocking until you realize that most of the far right in the US government are part of what can only be described as a Christo-nationalist cult. the "National Prayer Breakfast" is deeply disturbing to non Americans

March 6, 2026

In what has become an annual ritual, evangelical leaders gathered around President Donald Trump in the Oval Office March 5 and prayed over him and for U.S. success in the war against Iran.

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 22/06/2026

Squamish: it's not just the bears that are agressive.

Screenshot of a facebook post showing a mapped location, and the following text:

SORCA - Squamish Off-Road Cycling Association is at Sḵwxwú7mesh.
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The BC Conservation Officer Service has received a report of aggressive deer in the University Access trail network in the Garibaldi Highlands over the past weekend, specifically near the Carpenter’s Son Bridge.

Trail users are advised to avoid this area. The incident occurred near the location marked with the red square on the map. If you encounter aggressive wildlife, please report the sighting to the RAPP line at 1-877-952-7277.

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 21/06/2026

Took a detour on our most recent family vacation to visit Vulcan, Alberta

two people posing in front of a scale model of a constitution class starship

shoplifters will be vaporized to the fullest extent of the law

a bust of Spock with Leonard Nimoy's hand impression

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 21/06/2026

thought I'd buy some addidas runners but the commute is a bitch

one of those "find nearest store" pages showing the nearest store over 3000km away

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 20/06/2026

these aren't people, they're Dick Tracy characters

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 19/06/2026

The history of ads is kind of all over the place. Some of them are racist as fuck, others are fluffing oil and gas.

Ad from "Municipal Watch" against "foreign flags at city hall"

Ad from "Municipal Watch" blaming the housing crisis on immigrants, agreeing with JD Vance

Ad from "Municipal Watch" agreeing with Trump's scrapping of the EV mandate

Ad from "Municipal Watch" targeting Nanaimo city hall and spreading climate change denial.

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 19/06/2026

We're not even in election season and this "grassroots" organization based in Ontario is already making shitty AI ads meddling in BC Politics. They've spent ~$41k so far> This next election is going to be WILD.

An ad targeting Gregor Robertson, former mayor of Vancouver for "banning" natural gas, crediting Ken Sim for "scrapping" it.

The images of both mayors bear zero resemblance to the real person.

Facebook ad library printout showing that the "grassroots" organization (their words) Municipal Watch spent $41,137 in ads since June 2019.

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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 18/06/2026

name a TV show you're positive no one remembers but you

poster for "Misfits of Science" and yes, that's Courtenay Cox

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