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vaalea @vaalea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"What if the solutions to building a better future already exist? How to Live on Earth is an ambitious feature documentary that explores how humanity can build a safe and thriving future by working with nature, not against it.” youtu.be/h3mRsvFmWi0
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How to Live on Earth | Feature Documentary | Presented by Benedict Cumberbatch
YouTube video by Open Planet
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Better Transit YYJ @bettertransityyj.ca · 28/09/2026
Proud to support Livable CRD 🗳️ a non-partisan coalition publishing a candidate scorecard for Capital Region municipal elections. See where candidates stand on transit, housing, climate, and more: no endorsements, just the facts. livablecrd.ca
livablecrd.ca
2026 Capital Region candidate scorecard
Livable CRD is a non-partisan coalition scoring Capital Regional District municipal candidates on transit, housing, climate, arts, and other livability issues.
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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“Why do Canadians think we could ever pose a threat to them? Absurd. Overreaction.”
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
David Eby just called a snap election, right on top of local municipal elections. #bcelection2026
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vaalea @vaalea.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
HEY VICTORIA Tomorrow VegFest continues from 11-8pm in Centennial Square beside City Hall. Free, by donation. 50/50 tickets and more: positivelyvegan.ca/vegfest-vict... #VictoriaEvents
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
On the Saturday of a long weekend, Carney’s government quietly took a major step forward in its push to build a new oil pipeline to West Coast. Even as Canada burns, they plan to allow the project to ignore VERY IMPORTANT rules so they can Build Baby Build. But you can have a say about it!
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John Vaillant @johnvaillant.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Senator Whitehouse said it better than anyone: "Climate risk makes things un-insurable. No insurance makes things un-mortgageable. No mortgages crashes the property markets. Crashed property markets trash the economy.” #wildfire #Spokane #insurance
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vaalea @vaalea.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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vaalea @vaalea.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
1 day left to Crowdfund ! youtu.be/8jSXDEMejrg Every day in Canada, Indigenous youth go missing. Most are forgotten within a week. This film refuses to let that happen. Based on the true story of Samuel Bird and his mother Alanna, who never stopped fighting. HERE: seedandspark.com/fund/samuelb...
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Every Day Gets Closer to Winter 2026
YouTube video by PUP Films
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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Time for #VictoriaBC to make spaces for way more street trees, and start creating 24/7 school streets again! We have done some great stuff, and can do so much more. Now. #yyj
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Vox @vox.com · 19/05/2026
No one likes how animals are treated on factory farms. But no one wants to stop eating them. www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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The paradox at the heart of American meat consumption
No one likes how animals are treated on factory farms. But no one wants to stop eating them.
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vaalea @vaalea.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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Doug Johnson 🇨🇦 @smikooman.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
🇨🇦 Prime Minister Mark Carney references broken teleprompter conspiracy theories. President you know who is going to have yet another meltdown. This is the way.
Screenshot of a long tweet by Donald J. Trump detailing alleged sabotage incidents at the United Nations during his speech.
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BC Climate Emergency Campaign @bcclimateemergency.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
B.C. is moving backwards fast on climate, environment & reconciliation. We’re not staying quiet while that happens! But our MLAs keep telling us they’re not hearing from people about climate concerns anymore... help us prove them wrong!💪🏼 Send a letter at the link below👇🏼
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Victoria Greens @victoriagreens.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Happy Victoria Day, Victoria! #Green #Victoria
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Oh my god. What the fuck does that even MEAN Danielle!!! Seriously! Define it babe
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Elizabeth May @elizabethemay.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
A wrecking ball comes to mind. These plans are an egregious attempt to frame environmental protections and Indigenous consultation as obstacles, rather than essential safeguards for communities, ecosystems, and future generations. www.canada.ca/en/one-canad...
canada.ca
Canada’s new government to simplify and accelerate Canada’s regulatory process - Canada.ca
Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs, Internal Trade and One Canadian Econo...
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
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FernFest revived after City of Victoria kicks in $20,000 grant
The neighbourhood festival celebrating Fernwood will be shortened to one day on June 13, instead of its usual two days.
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BC Green Party @bcgreens.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
☀️ Gas prices / geopolitics got you down? ☀️ Sing/bike it out with us - Sunday, May 17th for BIKE KARAOKE!! 🏛️ Meet at the Legislature lawn at 3pm to join the ride, or after at Banfield park in Esquimalt for sun & swim ⛱️
Bike Karaoke - Sunday May 17th, 3-5pm in "Victoria" - Meet at the legislature, sing and travel to Banfield park!
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vaalea @vaalea.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Kiva is an easy way to make a real difference in someone's life. Will you join me in helping Bernarda Del Trancito in Agencia Aguilares to pursue their dream? www.kiva.org/invitedby/va...
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Can you help vaalea support Bernarda Del Trancito?
Kiva is a loan, not a donation. With Kiva you can lend as little as $25 and make a big change in someone's life.
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Oxfam International @oxfaminternational.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Let’s talk numbers this #WorkersDay. Top CEO pay increased 20X more than workers' wages. While workers struggle with rising costs, executive pay keeps skyrocketing.    #FairPay #CostofLiving More: oxf.am/WorkersDay26
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vaalea @vaalea.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The liberty of the rush-hour commute, the sanctity of the out-of-town shopping centre and the righteousness of the suburban food desert is under threat as never before. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...?
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In praise of the ‘15-minute city’ – the mundane planning theory terrifying conspiracists | Oliver Wainwright
The frightening prospect of greener, people-friendly streets has sent the online right – and Tory MPs – into a tailspin, says Guardian architecture critic Oliver Wainwright
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Sheena Sharp @sheenasharp.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Last weekend I met a well known Liberal who told me that climate action was not politically possible in Canada right now. Show him he is mistaken! Sign this petition! #cdnpoli www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Peti…
The text of a parliamentary climate petition which I want you to sign.
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NDN Collective @ndncollective.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Our movement grows stronger today. NDN Collective proudly launches the LANDBACK Action Network (LAN) — a powerful organizing and resourcing hub connecting Indigenous people, Tribal Nations, grassroots groups, organizers, allies, and movements to build together the future we are envisioning.
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
"Just as we make ourselves more energy-secure by switching from fossil fuels to renewables, we make ourselves more food-secure by switching from animals to plants." - @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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We’re letting big corporations gamble with our lives. Act now, or the food could run out | George Monbiot
The fragility of the global food system fills me with dread – and the war with Iran has exposed just how close to collapse it is, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
What People Get Wrong About Apartment Living
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What People Get Wrong About Apartment Living
YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity!
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Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @chrisistace.socialbc.ca.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2026
Clover Point Picnic Club is celebrating the 9th birthday of the amazing #VictoriaBC Pandora #bikelane that started the snowball effect of an incredible #activetransportation network in #YYJ 🚲 May 9th 2026 1-3pm 📍 Centennial Square Special thx to Bishop Family […] [Original post on socialbc.ca]
Happy 9th Birthday to the
Pandora Bike & Roll Lane with celebration May 3 2026 1 to 3pm
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
“Koch brother groups have tried to derail public transit plans in other cities around the country, from Little Rock, Arkansas and central Utah, to Nashville and Michigan. They have frequently called such projects ‘wasteful spending’. The Koch organization is also heavily invested in fossil fuels.”
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Why are Koch-funded activists trying to derail a US city's public transit?
Phoenix will vote Tuesday on a light rail system expansion. It faces opposition from business owners backed by activists affiliated with the Koch network
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Mamdani: When I ran for mayor, I said I was going to tax the rich 
Well, today we're taxing the rich...
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Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Power & Politics plays a clip of Doug Ford saying he's "the only premier in history that refuses to use the premier's plane."
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
The American gestapo abducted an 85 year-old widow. Was she one of the worst of the worst? No, her step-son, a retired Alabama state trooper, got ICE to put her in a detention center to deport her because he wanted all of his father's inheritance. Sounds like the son is the worst of the worst.
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Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Elizabeth May: "I just read in The Guardian that the big oil and gas companies are making $30m [*an hour] because of the wars. So why are we deciding to get rid of the excise tax on gas instead of an excess profit tax on the companies that are raking in the dough due to war?"
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vaalea @vaalea.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
April 20 all ages and abilities, however you roll 🛴
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
It’s easy to applaud when horrible people are attacking each other. As Sun Tzu wrote, when your enemies are making a mistake, don’t interrupt. But don’t for a minute let them get away with framing current circumstances as “the new Trump.” They always knew he was awful… He just wasn’t awful to them.
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BC Climate Emergency Campaign @bcclimateemergency.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
🇨🇦 is spending BILLIONS on LNG projects that will lock us into higher prices & delay climate solutions. Canadians are speaking up! Join us: April 15 (Victoria) or April 18 (Vancouver) to demand ❌ no more public $ for fossil fuel giants ✅ invest in clean energy Join us: linktr.ee/NotInOurNati...
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Victoria Greens @victoriagreens.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
📅 Thursday April 9th 9-10 AM – Gratitude Circle (Courthouse Steps) 10-11 AM – Courthouse Hearing BC’s old-growth forests are being logged at an alarming rate. Their urgency was necessary! Bring your signs. Bring your prayers. Bring your songs. Bring your gratitude to share in the circle together.
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Did you miss our 1st URBAN TRUTH STARTER PACK? These are accounts with unusually good communications or marketing/branding of issues and ideas for better city-building. Sharing the truth more persausively, and calling out disinformation & lies! Please follow & SHARE! #UrbanTruth go.bsky.app/47w5jKk
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vaalea @vaalea.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
“There are just a few days left before we make the final count of signatures and send the strongest possible message. Can you take a minute to add your name to demand federal leadership for a People’s Power Grid?” 350.org/canada/peopl...
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Build a People's Power Grid
Canadian politicians are pushing for new pipelines, but we need a People's Power Grid that connects communities from coast to coast for affordable, reliable, and renewable electricity.
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
“We're afraid of walkable distances now?” If you somehow missed the unhinged conspiracy about the common sense notion of 15-Minute Cities, listen to @brenttoderian.bsky.social’s National Australian Radio interview with @greenj.bsky.social. Very early on he called out the lies & tactics. #UrbanTruth
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'We're afraid of walkable distances now?' — conspiracies and the '15-minute city' - ABC listen
The polite world of urban planning has become the latest target of conspiracy theorists. In recent weeks, the 15-minute city concept — where neighbourhoods provide life's essentials in 15 minutes by f...
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Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Jordan Leichnitz: "It's clear that the Liberals under Carney are building a big tent, and apparently it's such a big tent you can drive a trucker convoy through it"
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Nathan Lauster @lausterna.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
The Three Towers of Phase 1 of Sen̓áḵw nearing completion! senakw.com Pictured from near the Vancouver Academy of Music in what is now Vanier Park, but what was once yet another part of the old village of Sen̓áḵw and former Kitsilano 6 Reserve.
Three towers from Phase 1 of Sen̓áḵw nearing completion pictured from Vanier Park, with the squat "Vancouver Academy of Music" in front
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Jeremy Caradonna @jeremycaradonnayyj.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
I'm excited to read David Miller's new book, "Solved: How the World's Great Cities are Fixing the Climate Crisis." He's presenting his work at Uvic on April 7th, for those interested. For those who don't know, David is the former mayor of Toronto, and now works and resides in Victoria.
Image of David Miller's new book, "Solved: How the World's Great cities are Fixing the Climate Crisis."
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Today in "Things Liberals fought against when Harper did them but now are good actually when Carney does them".
Liberal Party of Canada election website, August 13, 2025: "Liberals will stop Harper’s end to home mail delivery".CTV, March 31, 2026: "Canada Post moving ahead with plan to end home delivery"
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Simon Little 🍁 @simonplittle.ca · 02/04/2026
"The NDP's Jewish leader is an anti-Semite" is a take a person can have, I guess.
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Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Avi Lewis: "We have shoved Canada Post so far into the market mindset that every few months we have a national conversation about why isn't Canada Post making money. Does the ambulance service make money? Do the police services make money? We're talking about a fundamental public service."
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Every year, hundreds of people walk silently through the streets of Minneapolis… looking at the windows of the houses. It's the Wedge Cat Tour: the residents put the cats in the window and the crowd stops to admire them. Yes. This exists. 😹
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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Trump's America...Make this BS make sense..
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Dr. Mar @boldnewme.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Accountability brings consequences. And consequences are the only language corruption understands. Money and political power do not outrank the Constitution. They just need a wake up call and it’s coming at the midterms.👇
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vaalea @vaalea.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
I just signed a @leadnowca.bsky.social petition: Tell the Canada Pension Plan: Divest from ICE. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
actionnetwork.org
Tell the Canada Pension Plan: Divest from ICE
Millions of Canadians trust the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to safeguard their futures, yet breaking research from Stand.Earth shows they have been investing our retirement savings in companies tied to ...
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Reluctant beef cow @cowbwz4793.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Humans, you're wilfully causing the 6th mass extinction with piss poor climate action, fishing, river infrastructure, & pollution. Scientists found the numbers of more than 15,000 species of freshwater migratory fish had dropped by an estimated 81% in the last 50 yrs. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Decline in migratory fish populations prompts fight for protection
The UN assessment of the state of migratory freshwater fish revealed an 81% decline in the last 50 years.
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