8 Strings, 1 Plectrum 🇨🇦
@8strings1plectrum.bsky.social
Former *nix admin, now management,
Enjoyer of crooked tunes and good wine,
Rider of Vespas and public transit,
Mostly here for cat pictures.
Can be found on the West Coast of Canada
Enjoyer of crooked tunes and good wine,
Rider of Vespas and public transit,
Mostly here for cat pictures.
Can be found on the West Coast of Canada
A lovely sunrise for my last few hours in #Winnipeg #Manitoba Its been a great year and a half, but I’m going back home to #BritishColumbia
January 31, 2026 at 1:44 PM
A lovely sunrise for my last few hours in #Winnipeg #Manitoba Its been a great year and a half, but I’m going back home to #BritishColumbia
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There is an old word to describe going to a foreign power and asking for their assistance in breaking up a sovereign country — it’s treason.
Canadians are standing together in defence of this beautiful land. 🇨🇦
Canadians are standing together in defence of this beautiful land. 🇨🇦
January 29, 2026 at 5:08 PM
There is an old word to describe going to a foreign power and asking for their assistance in breaking up a sovereign country — it’s treason.
Canadians are standing together in defence of this beautiful land. 🇨🇦
Canadians are standing together in defence of this beautiful land. 🇨🇦
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#BritishColumbia #PremierEby calls out #Alberta delegation who entered into the #WhiteHouse to ask for help to break up #Canada. He names it as #treason and actions would be foreign interference.
#Treason #AlbertaUCP #USA #ForeignInterference #CDNsovereignty
#Treason #AlbertaUCP #USA #ForeignInterference #CDNsovereignty
B.C. premier says Alberta separatists seeking assistance from U.S. is 'treason' | CBC News
British Columbia Premier David Eby says Alberta separatists meeting with the U.S. administration and seeking financial backing is an act of "treason," as the issue of national sovereignty loomed over ...
www.cbc.ca
January 29, 2026 at 10:45 PM
#BritishColumbia #PremierEby calls out #Alberta delegation who entered into the #WhiteHouse to ask for help to break up #Canada. He names it as #treason and actions would be foreign interference.
#Treason #AlbertaUCP #USA #ForeignInterference #CDNsovereignty
#Treason #AlbertaUCP #USA #ForeignInterference #CDNsovereignty
January 25, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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Cc. Award winning Canadian editorial cartoonist, @deadder.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Cc. Award winning Canadian editorial cartoonist, @deadder.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 3:46 PM
January 9, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Currently driving back from #Tofino #BritishColumbia I’m going to miss the views! What a fantastic time
January 9, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Currently driving back from #Tofino #BritishColumbia I’m going to miss the views! What a fantastic time
Once again leaving #Winnipeg #Manitoba and heading home. Looking forward to the #NorthShore and being back in #BritishColumbia in general. Winnipeg is lovely but home is the North Shore… also, less snow ❄️ Go #Whitecaps #Vancouver
December 19, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Once again leaving #Winnipeg #Manitoba and heading home. Looking forward to the #NorthShore and being back in #BritishColumbia in general. Winnipeg is lovely but home is the North Shore… also, less snow ❄️ Go #Whitecaps #Vancouver
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🚫 End animal testing in Canada:
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Last year in Canada, over 3.7 million dogs, cats, rabbits, mice, fish and other animals were used in scientific research and toxicity testing. Animals are suffering, even though better options are available.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Last year in Canada, over 3.7 million dogs, cats, rabbits, mice, fish and other animals were used in scientific research and toxicity testing. Animals are suffering, even though better options are available.
November 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
🚫 End animal testing in Canada:
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Last year in Canada, over 3.7 million dogs, cats, rabbits, mice, fish and other animals were used in scientific research and toxicity testing. Animals are suffering, even though better options are available.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Last year in Canada, over 3.7 million dogs, cats, rabbits, mice, fish and other animals were used in scientific research and toxicity testing. Animals are suffering, even though better options are available.
November 2, 2025 at 10:13 PM
See you later #Winnipeg…Hello #Vancouver
#Manitoba -> #BritishColumbia #Airport #GlassOfWine #Mandolin
#Manitoba -> #BritishColumbia #Airport #GlassOfWine #Mandolin
October 31, 2025 at 11:35 PM
See you later #Winnipeg…Hello #Vancouver
#Manitoba -> #BritishColumbia #Airport #GlassOfWine #Mandolin
#Manitoba -> #BritishColumbia #Airport #GlassOfWine #Mandolin
A few photos from #TRC #OrangeShirtDay in #Winnipeg #Manitoba
#OrangeShirtDayPowWow #Indigenous #TruthAndReconsiliation
#OrangeShirtDayPowWow #Indigenous #TruthAndReconsiliation
October 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A few photos from #TRC #OrangeShirtDay in #Winnipeg #Manitoba
#OrangeShirtDayPowWow #Indigenous #TruthAndReconsiliation
#OrangeShirtDayPowWow #Indigenous #TruthAndReconsiliation
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#Palmoil used by #Kelloggs's brands is so-called "sustainable" yet it still causes #deforestation #ecocide #extinction and #indigenous landgrabbing. Fight back against the greenwash ☠️🧐🌴🤮⛔️ and #BoycottPalmOIl #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/09/k...
September 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#Palmoil used by #Kelloggs's brands is so-called "sustainable" yet it still causes #deforestation #ecocide #extinction and #indigenous landgrabbing. Fight back against the greenwash ☠️🧐🌴🤮⛔️ and #BoycottPalmOIl #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/09/k...
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Some sketches from yesterday afternoon. I was travelling light, just pencil this time.
#theforks #winnipeg #urbansketching
#theforks #winnipeg #urbansketching
September 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Some sketches from yesterday afternoon. I was travelling light, just pencil this time.
#theforks #winnipeg #urbansketching
#theforks #winnipeg #urbansketching
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I’m as anxious as most Canadians to see the nation building projects get started, but Mark Carney leads Canada. He gets criticized for not consulting or on the way he should consult and which groups are legitimate voices to listen to. This is so Canadian. 🤣❤️🇨🇦
August 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I’m as anxious as most Canadians to see the nation building projects get started, but Mark Carney leads Canada. He gets criticized for not consulting or on the way he should consult and which groups are legitimate voices to listen to. This is so Canadian. 🤣❤️🇨🇦
