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Mitch @mitchinottawa.bsky.social · 18h

Great, that's just great.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 18h

CO2 from wildfires increases by 9% as climate crisis supercharges infernos

Greenhouse gases from wildfires at sixth highest level on record after blazes in large areas of the Americas and Africa Carbon emissions from extreme wildfires increased by 9% last year to reach the sixth highest level on record. Intense fast-spreading fires devastated huge swathes of South America’s rainforests, dry forests and wetlands and decimated Canada’s northern forests, pushing up the levels of damaging greenhouse gases. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

Mitch @mitchinottawa.bsky.social · 1d

#cdnpoli

The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 1d

“Restore merit, end DEI” says man who could only get elected in Canada’s safest Conservative stronghold

OTTAWA - Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has launched a petition to "end DEI programs and restore merit", just months after losing his own heavily-favoured seat before running in an even more hea...

www.thebeaverton.com

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Mitch @mitchinottawa.bsky.social · 1d

Crushed car cube returned to owner's driveway at owner's expense.

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What’s the Hold Up Pod Dan @jacketdan.bsky.social · 2d

He did it again for the 5 year anniversary

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Israel Warns Gaza Still Harboring Hundreds Of Doctors https://theonion.com/israel-warns-gaza-still-harboring-hundreds-of-doctors-1850964439/

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Ron Deibert @rondeibert.bsky.social · 2d

The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

A stunning investigation by @lighthousereports.com of what I call "despotism as a service"👇

The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you

We uncovered a massive data trove. It revealed the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.

www.motherjones.com

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 2d

Does it matter where our future doctors attended high school? Doug Ford seems to think so, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0fc7a92... via @globeandmail #IMGs #MedEd

Does it matter where our future doctors attended high school? Doug Ford seems to think so

New policy has huge implications and could lead to fewer doctors practising in Ontario

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Mitch @mitchinottawa.bsky.social · 3d

Agreed, 100%!

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Mitch @mitchinottawa.bsky.social · 3d

What the fuck #Autowa are you doing on that auto?! And that's in a 40km zone which makes me think dude was looking at his phone and not the parked cars along Main Street. Geez!

A pickup truck appears to have driven up onto the drivers side of a car parked along a street in Ottawa.

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Mitch @mitchinottawa.bsky.social · 4d

The 11th province of Canada. Welcome aboard hoser!

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Mitch @mitchinottawa.bsky.social · 5d

She is a very happy soul.

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Mitch @mitchinottawa.bsky.social · 5d

It is safe to say this dude would have sold out the country in an afternoon so let's not hear about how the other guy is a fraud.

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 5d

Poilievre accuses Carney of running a fraudulent campaign.
This guy is off his meds. #cdnpoli

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Mitch @mitchinottawa.bsky.social · 5d

May wishes you all a peaceful and relaxing #Caturday #CatsofBluesky #CatsofSova

May the cat rests comfortably on the sofa.

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Mitch @mitchinottawa.bsky.social · 5d

I made pancakes.

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Mitch @mitchinottawa.bsky.social · 5d

An unsolicited hick pick.

An image of Cletus the yokel holding a dead possum from The Simpsons

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Mitch @mitchinottawa.bsky.social · 5d

50 years in deep space, and Voyager still can't escape budget gravity www.theregister.com/2025/10/10/n... It would be a terrible shame if they stopped funding this thing. C'mon man!

NASA Voyagers facing 26% budget cut

: Probes face 26% funding cut as NASA grapples with shutdown chaos

www.theregister.com

Mitch @mitchinottawa.bsky.social · 5d

Edifier’s new wireless speaker looks like a gaming PC www.theverge.com/news/798148/... Just look at that crazy thing!

Edifier’s new wireless speaker looks like a gaming PC

You can’t play Cyberpunk 2077, but you can listen to its soundtrack.

www.theverge.com

Mitch @mitchinottawa.bsky.social · 5d

#onpoli its almost as if Doug and his pals are bent.

Marit Stiles @maritstilesndp.bsky.social · 5d

2 years after the Greenbelt scandal, Doug Ford Conservatives pull another one out of the hat by rigging the Skills Development Fund to benefit insiders and party donors.

Conservative scandals & broken promises are driving a jobs disaster and driving costs up for working people.

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 5d

The Great derangement syndrome:
People telling me to stop talking about a burning planet when our Prime Minister has a "nation-building" plan to build oil pipelines, repeal the tanker ban, kill the emissions cap.
Trump is a convenient excuse for the plant burners. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Carney doesn’t rule out new pipeline to B.C., repealing tanker ban and emissions cap

As the federal government works towards its next batch of major projects, Prime Minister Mark Carney is not ruling out a new pipeline to the B.C. coast or lifting environmental policies like the tanke...

www.ctvnews.ca

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Mitch @mitchinottawa.bsky.social · 5d

This here. "Public service-oriented"

Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 5d

Why do I say 'more qualified'? Because maybe we should have fewer wealthy people involved in politics. Maybe people who aren't willing to do public service for less than $300,000/year should fuck off, and hard-working, public service-oriented people can do the job better!

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Laura Babcock 🇨🇦 @laura-babcock.bsky.social · 6d

🤬🤬🤬 Today is also the second anniversary of The OShow Scandal Panel raising hell about Ford’s massive Greenbelt scandal and man are we pissed today about his two latest scandals - the corruption and lack of investigation into this government must be called out. And we will. #Onpoli

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 6d

This excellent video builds out the case for public grocery stores.

This idea is landing super well with Canadians, who are tired of trading their paycheques for overpriced food so corporations can line their pockets.

It’s the kind of populist offer the NDP can win with! Join us: lewisforleader.ca

The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 6d

With grocery giants ripping off Canadians, it’s time for a bold alternative: public grocery stores.

Food analyst Aaron Vansintjan explains how a publicly-run grocery option could solve the crisis of skyrocketing food costs.

youtu.be/RPuEhQl8Cxo

Why Canada needs public grocery stores

YouTube video by The Breach

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🟥‬🍁🟥‬𝓢𝓽𝓮𝓿𝓮 𝓜𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓼 𝓝𝓮𝓽🟥‬🍁🟥‬ @stevemilesnet.bsky.social · 7d

Claus @clauskellerman.bsky.social thinks @mark-carney.bsky.social may have out smarted them all💪
#Canadastrong #Elbowsup #Bluesky #Politics #Resist #Democracy #Resistance #Canadasky #Canada #cdnpoli #Boycotts #America #𝓢𝓽𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓜𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓼𝓝𝓮𝓽 #neverthe51ststate #NeverPierrePoilievre
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Huge Win For Canada - Mark Carney Outsmarts Everybody

YouTube video by Claus Kellerman POV

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DeeDeeFifty ("Mirai United VRT's Kids Vtuber" - Lith) @deedeefifty.bsky.social · 7d

Kinda cool. Leafs win their season opener, and invite fans to stick around and watch the end of the Jays game on the big screen.

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Mitch @mitchinottawa.bsky.social · 7d

Illegal gold mining clears 140,000 hectares of Peruvian Amazon www.theguardian.com/environment/... Insane.

Illegal gold mining clears 140,000 hectares of Peruvian Amazon

Armed criminal groups tear down precious rainforest to capitalise on record gold prices, report finds

www.theguardian.com

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