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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 1h

Sat Oct 18 - Victoria No Tyrants March in solidarity with #NoKings actions across the US. The struggle against fascism is global! Frog costumes welcome! More info at www.facebook.com/events/13111... #yyj #Amphifa

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MissFalcon @missfalcon.bsky.social · 1d

Get ya Frog On
#Amphifa

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LoriPica 💙 @loripica.bsky.social · 1d

#ANTIFA is not an organization.
It simply means You are against FASCISM. Spread the word‼️

#Antifa simply means you’re against FASCISM. It IS NOT an Organization!
Spread the word..

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goldmartin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 1d

Antifa's Top Brass

#antifa #portland #warzone

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 23h

Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.
#Antifa

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 5h

No wonder Trump is so afraid of #Antifa!

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 10h

No Kings Day is almost here.

The Trump regime believes that if it can overwhelm us with atrocities and threats, we'll surrender our rights without fighting for them.

But the people won’t bow down. We will rise. Join us at a peaceful protest on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 5h

#Antifa in Portland.
Good weird.

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 22h

Portland 🔥

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 23h

Any chance to talk climate with the great @drmelissalem.bsky.social is a gift.

Planetary health and personal health are bound together in the fabric of life on earth.

Oh yeah, and my brother @sethdklein.bsky.social will be there too!

Looking forward to this...

Melissa Lem @drmelissalem.bsky.social · 1d

Cannot wait to moderate the opening keynote of UBC CPD + @cape-acme.bsky.social's Climate Emergency Conference with @sethdklein.bsky.social + @avilewis.ca on Oct 25.
It's going to be a barn burner, everyone—don't miss it!
Join us for the watch party in Vancouver, or online: ubccpd.ca/learn/learni...

Screenshot of UBC CPD's "Planetary Health Emergency: The Health Benefits of Climate Action" conference webpage

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 1d

Make your plans for #NoKings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. You'll see me at one of the events.
www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 1d

Great letter in TC today, focused on how families with children need safe bike & roll lanes! (Note that seniors and people with disabilities also benefit from safe, smooth, bike & roll routes.) www.timescolonist.com/opinion/lett... #yyj #visionzero

Families and children need safe bike lanes

Reading the many complaint letters about bike lanes, I get it that car drivers find them frustrating. But a war on cars it is not.

Taking a little kindergarten boy to school recently, I noticed that a good many parents are using cargo bikes to take their children to school or day care, and I increasingly see them around town too.

These parents are primarily using separated bike lanes, and they need to, as regular car lanes are unsafe for these families.

Housing is so expensive, and many families have just one car, so taking advantage of the rapidly evolving and cheaper e-bikes to move their children around makes sense. And their numbers are steadily increasing.

These families need safety, just as we do in regular car lanes. Let’s learn from the Dutch.

Contrary to popular belief, bike lane construction in Holland only began in the 1970s. Like most countries, Holland was heading toward car saturation point when a study was released showing the number of car related fatalities affecting families.

The study, together with higher gas prices, galvanized the public to want to take care of their most vulnerable citizens – hence their amazing bike lane infrastructure.

Should we not also be mindful about our children? So, next time we wish to drive somewhere, let’s allow more time to get to our destination.

Slow down when passing a school zone, and when driving alongside a separated bike lane, let’s be glad to think that the youngest and most vulnerable members of our community are safer because of those lanes.

An inclusive city must also include how our families and children can get safely to and from their destinations.

Anna Bowness-Park

Esquimalt

Two people on mobility scooters heading in opposite directions on the two-way Pandora protected bike & roll lane.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 23h

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 22h

It’s the Feds making Portland look like a war zone— not the protesters.

And honestly, these protesters are brilliant. They’re flipping the whole authoritarian cosplay on its ass!

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T&E @transportenvironment.org · 3d

NEW: Biofuels globally emit more than the fossil fuels they replace, our latest study shows.

The first-of-a-kind study looks at global biofuels production today and the potential impacts of government biofuel targets.
🧵⤵️

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 21h

Blessed activism! 🙌
❤️ #antifa ⛪️

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 1d

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: Make your voices heard. Join us in a peaceful protest across our country against the most corrupt, deceitful & criminal Administration in U.S. History. We say NO KINGS, NO CROOKS, NO SPRAY-TAN CONMAN! 👎

Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org

#BeThere 👍

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Calgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca · 3d

"Cities in North America all caught the same mania of city building where you just try to stuff as many cars through a downtown as you can rather than making places people wanted to actually spend time in. Cities are better when you're not just racing through them in your own enclosed metal box."

Calgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca · 25d

The data on #Bikelanes are clear & consistent: GREAT for cities in just about every metric you can think of. So why are politicians across Canada attacking them? We dig in with @bikecalgary.bsky.social's Doug Clark & Alyssa Quinney

PODCAST: www.podcastics.com/episode/3835...
#yyc #yyccc #yycbike

Divide & Conquer: The B.S. Against Bike Lanes

Build barriers between cyclists and cars, not between people and their neighbors.

www.podcastics.com

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Gene Ha @geneha.com · 22h

“…AI investments accounted for nearly 92% of U.S. GDP growth in the first half of 2025…”

The sooner the bubble bursts, the less damage it'll do to the US economy. But even now the damage will be HUGE. finance.yahoo.com/news/most-us...

Screenshot of the beginning of linked news article:

Yahoo! Finance
decrypt
Most US Growth Now Rides on AI—And Economists Suspect a Bubble
Jose Antonio Lanz
Wed, October 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM CDT 5 min read

What happens when artificial intelligence becomes both the economy's primary engine and its potential Achilles' heel? We may be about to find out.

Harvard economist Jason Furman recently said that AI investments accounted for nearly 92% of U.S. GDP growth in the first half of 2025. Basically, the entire American economy put its eggs in one algorithmic basket.

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Eric Doherty @ericdoherty.bsky.social · 21h

"In recent days, warnings of an #AI bubble have come from the Bank of England, the International Monetary Fund, as well as JP Morgan"

Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 23h

"Sceptics are privately - and some now publicly - asking whether the rapid rise in the value of AI tech companies may be, at least in part, the result of what they call 'financial engineering'. In other words - there are fears these companies are overvalued."

A tangled web of deals stokes AI bubble fears in Silicon Valley

Some are worried that the rapid rise in the value of AI tech companies may be a bubble waiting to burst.

www.bbc.com

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Jay Pitter @jaypitter.bsky.social · 22h

This is wild and kinda amazing. As a Jamaican-Canadian, I’m confident that the fact that you were very blunt was well received. Our culture is very direct and warm. Also, I am confident my peeps will make strides, that’s also a part of our culture :) Congrats on a successful engagement.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

The ENERGY in our big public event in downtown Kingston, Jamaica Thursday (700-800 registered plus walk-ins) was seriously off the charts. Remarkable constructive energy. An urgent call to action(I was VERY blunt!) Will it, along with media and 3 days working with local leaders, be a turning point?

Part of the big crowd. Huge room, full balcony too

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Climate Justice Victoria @climatejusticeyyj.bsky.social · 22h

Big oil's fascists are dull.
The resistance is bright.
Stand tall.
We will win.

Thank you @4nikkolas.bsky.social, #PortlandFrog and everyone who is standing tall in their own way.

Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 2d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 22h

Kai, I’m gonna be honest, I think he shares a special bond with most girls your age.

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 23h

I litigated cases against giants that fell when the tech bubble burst and I have seen this coming from miles away. It’s going to be a bloodbath.

Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 23h

"Sceptics are privately - and some now publicly - asking whether the rapid rise in the value of AI tech companies may be, at least in part, the result of what they call 'financial engineering'. In other words - there are fears these companies are overvalued."

A tangled web of deals stokes AI bubble fears in Silicon Valley

Some are worried that the rapid rise in the value of AI tech companies may be a bubble waiting to burst.

www.bbc.com

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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 2d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Stand strong and stay safe, Portland. 💙🐸
#FuckICE

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