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Interests include shin-hanga ( 新版画 ) + sosaku-hanga ( 創作版画 ), art movements during the Taisho + Showa eras of 20th century Japan. Sustainability 🌱 + Canadian 🍁 topics too. Mastodon - https://mstdn.ca/@atomicker

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atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · Apr 26

Once reliant on expensive fossil fuel imports, Uruguay has gone from blackouts & power cuts to energy sovereignty in under 10 years - with a stable mix of wind, solar, hydroelectric, & bioenergy.

www.thenation.com/article/worl...

#CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #Canada #NoPipelines

Going for Green: Uruguay’s Renewable Energy Revolution

With no fossil fuel reserves to rely on and domestic demand rising, the country had to get creative—or go broke just trying to keep the lights on. Here’s how they did it.

www.thenation.com

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Chris Lombardi @chrisblue.bsky.social · 1d

The vast, terrifying scale of Trump’s detention state www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The vast, terrifying scale of Trump’s detention state

With $75 billion and thousands of masked agents, ICE is just getting started.

www.motherjones.com

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atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 21h

Title: Remaining Light at Joshu, Minakami (1958)

Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro

matcha-jp.com/en/4040 #ShinHanga #SosakuHanga #Art #Showa #KasamatsuShiro #Autumn #Sunset #Minakami #Gunma #Japan

An autumn sunset at Minakami, a hot springs resort in Gunma, Japan. In the foreground, tall trees screen our view of the narrow Tone River; the tree branches are almost bare, having already shed most of their leaves. Beyond, on the far side of the river, lights are coming on in village houses tucked in under the forested mountainside. Above, the sky burns yellow and orange with the lateness of the day, while below, the Tone River is a strip of gold among gray stones, reflecting the sunset.

atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 21h

#BillC12 does not fix #BillC2; instead, "it fast tracks some of the most egregious aspects" of it.

"Canadians reject this multi-layered concession of our rights and freedoms to American pressure, and we expect lawmakers to resoundingly vote against both bills."

#Canada #CDNPoli #ElbowsUp

atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 21h

"The story of this legislative package is the same today as it was on day one of Bill C-2’s introduction; it’s about pleasing President Trump"

amnesty.ca/human-rights...

#Canada #CDNPoli #BillC2 #BillC12 #ElbowsUp

Joint statement: Bill C-12’s introduction solves none of Bill C-2’s problems

A broad coalition of civil-society groups urges the Canadian government to withdraw its two border bills: Bill C-12 and Bill C-2.

amnesty.ca

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atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 21h

'Another factor was an upsurge in #wildfires in conditions made hotter and drier by global heating. However, scientists are concerned about a third factor: the possibility that the planet’s carbon sinks are beginning to fail.'

#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines #Drought #ExtremeWeather

atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 21h

'Several factors contributed to the leap in CO2, including another year of unrelenting fossil fuel burning despite a pledge by the world’s countries in 2023 to "transition away" from coal, oil and gas.'

#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines #KeystoneXL #Wildfires #Drought #ExtremeWeather

Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating

CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening

www.theguardian.com

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shane @mouthfulofcavities.bsky.social · 1d

the warning signs are blaring as tipping points are reached. instead of massive investments into solar and wind energy, carney is spouting bullshit about "decarbonized oil" (isn't a thing) and pushing for lng and dirty crude pipelines... even offering one to the fascists.
#cdnpoli #climatecrisis

Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating

CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening

www.theguardian.com

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Kumiko @kumiko-ide.bsky.social · 21h

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Mickey Djuric @mickeydjuric.bsky.social · 1d

Statement from the president of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trip to Egypt:

“It is unprecedented that Canadian media be entirely excluded from a Canadian prime minister’s foreign trip.”

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🇨🇦Masked Newfoundlander🫐 @mindseyeofapoet.bsky.social · 1d

One foggy morning down by the river 3 years ago.

Sun through thick fog on the river Exploits.

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atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 1d

'Japan sets new record for latest-ever extremely hot day' as Kimotsuki in Kagoshima Prefecture reached 35 C.

'More than 30 locations logged record October highs.'

mainichi.jp/english/arti...

#ClimateCrisis #ExtremeWeather #Heatwave #NoPipelines #Japan

Japan sets new record for latest-ever extremely hot day - The Mainichi

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's record for the latest date temperatures have reached 35 C or higher was broken Sunday in Kagoshima Prefecture, as the western

mainichi.jp

atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 1d

Title: Mount Fuji From Ohito, Autumn (1962)

Artist: Toshi Yoshida

www.explore-izu.com/destinations... #ToshiYoshida #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #Autumn #MtFuji #MountFuji #Ohito #Izunokuni #Shizuoka #Japan

An autumn afternoon in rural Japan. In the foreground, the crops have been harvested and the fields are flat and gold-coloured, with a few farmhouses scattered over the plain. Just beyond, a river draws a thin blue line between the farms and foothills covered in trees turning gold, orange and brown with the season. Further on, Mount Fuji rises above the foothills, details of the mountain's base lost in bluish haze, its snowy peak standing out cold and white against the warm gold and orange hues of the sky.

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atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 1d

Reminder: more pipelines for Mark Carney, Donald Trump, Danielle Smith & Scott Moe mean more #Drought, #Wildfires, and #ExtremeWeather for the rest of us.

bsky.app/profile/atom...

#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines #ExtremeWeather #GlobalBoiling

atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 7d

ICYMI from 2011: the #KeystoneXL pipeline Carney & Trump are talking about resurrecting would be a "fuse to the biggest carbon bomb on the planet"

insideclimatenews.org/news/2908201...

#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #KXL #NoPipelines #ElbowsUp #USPoli

NASA's Hansen Explains Decision to Join Keystone Pipeline Protests - Inside Climate News

WASHINGTON—Unless Hurricane Irene interrupts his travel, renowned NASA climate scientist James Hansen will join demonstrators today at the White House to protest the controversial Keystone XL pipeline...

insideclimatenews.org

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atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 1d

'Alerts issued as extreme drought expands acros Atlantic Canada'; 'Every square metre of the Maritimes and Newfoundland started October in a full-blown drought'

#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #NoPipelines #ExtremeWeather #GlobalBoiling #Drought

Alerts issued as extreme drought expands across Atlantic Canada - The Weather Network

Much of the region has fallen into an ‘extreme’ to ‘exceptional’ drought over the past couple of months

www.theweathernetwork.com

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atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 1d

On #FIPA, Stephen Harper "demonstrated the worst negotiating skills since Neville Chamberlain"; the terms Harper agreed were "unprecedented and would be laughed out of Britain, Brussels, Canberra or Washington". That's totally the guy you want advising your team, right?

#Canada #CDNPoli #ElbowsUp

atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 1d

For those of us who remember how Harper handled #FIPA -- the secrecy, the unecessary concessions, etc -- Carney's approach to the trade war now makes more sense.

thetyee.ca/Opinion/2014...

#Canada #CDNPoli #ElbowsUp

Harper's Sneaky, Undemocratic, Terrible Deal with China | The Tyee

Why the sudden ratification of FIPA is sparking startled outrage across Canada.

thetyee.ca

atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI like I did: Mark Carney has been consulting with Stephen Harper on negotations with the US. Just a totally normal, non-bananas thing for a Liberal PM to do, right? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

#Canada #CDNPoli #ElbowsUp

Harper says he advised the Liberal government to move away from the U.S. after tariff 'wake-up call' | CBC News

Speaking before a room full of policymakers from midwestern Canada and the United States, former prime minister Stephen Harper said the ongoing trade war with the U.S. is a "wake-up call" for Canada t...

www.cbc.ca

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 6d

The great derangement syndrome. As the world blows past the 1.5 degree red line Trump and Carney talk about reviving Keystone XL.
It won't lower tariffs on wood, furniture, steel, auto.
But it will be a massive carbon bomb to a struggling planet.
My latest.

substack.com/home/post/p-...

The Great Derangement: Carney, Trump and the Return of Keystone XL

Well, that was unexpected.

substack.com

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atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 5d

Title: Lake Towada (1952)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

www.japan.travel/en/destinati... #ShinHanga #Art #HasuiKawase #Showa #Autumn #LakeTowada #Aomori #Akita #Tohoku #Japan

A little wooden lug-rigged sailboat navigates between rocky outcrops on Lake Towada. The rocks are covered with trees rusting red, yellow, and orange with the season. Beyond, on the far side of the lake, low hills are covered in yellowing foliage. The surface of the lake is calm, reflecting the boat and the rocks; above, a few puffy clouds hug the horizon as they cross the bright blue sky.

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atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 5d

It's 2025, and here's where we're at: #Ubisoft is afraid to make a Civil War-era video game where you'd play as a former slave fighting enemies including the Ku Klux Klan, for fear of racist right-wing dipshittery.

"Too political in a country too unstable, to make it short"

#USPoli

An ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Civil War Game Was Canceled Because Of Yasuke Reaction, US Politics

A new report says the Ubisoft canceled an Assassin's Creed game set in the Civil War because of the pushback to its last black character.

www.forbes.com

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LA Legault ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 6d

It’s Canadian Thanksgiving 🦃 this weekend and 1 in 4 Canadian families will not be able to celebrate it because they cannot afford enough food. A quarter of the country is starving under @mark-carney.bsky.social.

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atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 6d

Title: Kanago Village, Ibaraki (1954)

Artist: Hasui Kawase

www.azureroad.io/organic-rice... #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #Autumn #HasuiKawase #RiceHarvest #Ibaraki #Japan

A bright autumn day on a farm in Ibaraki Prefecture. In the foreground, a pair of figures in broad straw hats stoop and work at some unseen task; nearby, harvested sheaves of rice are hung up on simple wooden racks to dry. Beyond, the farm house and buildings are tucked in beneath tall trees full of leaves rusting red with the season. Above, tattered white clouds slide across a bright blue sky.

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Bromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 7d

Please write in some negative feedback here in this weird government AI boosterism survey. 👇

Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 8d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...

ised-isde.canada.ca

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atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 6d

“People have an instinctive reaction to what feels authentic. We recoil from what feels fake. That’s why human creativity matters (...) AI doesn’t dream. It doesn’t feel. It doesn’t make art. It aggregates it.”

The Verge @theverge.com · 7d

DC Comics won’t support generative AI: ‘not now, not ever’

“People have an instinctive reaction to what feels authentic.”

buff.ly

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