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Bev Wigney @bwigney.bsky.social · 9d

Such a good piece. Precisely how I have been feeling about social media for a long time - what I was sensing - but then felt "for sure" a few months ago -- and now it's actually feeling like it's in the final death throes.
#deathofsocialmedia
www.the-sentinel-intelligence.net/the-death-of...

The Death of Social Media

A mixed blessing.

www.the-sentinel-intelligence.net

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Bev Wigney @bwigney.bsky.social · 25d

Michael Cohen about Trump's appalling speech at the UN. Deranged. Demented. Disrespectful. Destructive. Is there any wonder why the rest of the world is turning away from America? Canadians are fed up and are "moving on".
#MichaelCohen
therealmichaelcohen.substack.com/p/trump-shre...

"Trump Shreds America’s Global Standing"

At the United Nations, Trump replaced statesmanship with hate, turning America from trusted leader into global punchline; and leaving the world to move forward without us.

therealmichaelcohen.substack.com

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Bev Wigney @bwigney.bsky.social · 25d

See Charlie Angus' substack. Getting mighty sick of hearing Creepy Pete Hoekstra prattling on with his view of Canadians. Time for U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra, to fly on home. He's nothing but a shit-disturber.
#PeteHoekstra
#U.S.Ambassador
#shit-disturber
charlieangus.substack.com/p/elbows-up-...

Elbows up, Pete

The MAGA ambassador to Canada is at it again — gaslighting our country and blaming Canada for the poor state of Canadian-American relations.

charlieangus.substack.com

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Bev Wigney @bwigney.bsky.social · Sep 14

Good substack post by Bill McKibben about how China's electrification is leaving North America in the dust, and how it has exported its technology to emerging markets around the world (Africa, etc..)
#solar
#alternativeenergy
billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-...

A Tale of Two Countries

Two superpowers, one behaving pathetically

billmckibben.substack.com

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Bev Wigney @bwigney.bsky.social · Sep 4

Another excellent video from Ross Reid. When will the forest industry stop wrecking our forests and making them so vulnerable to forest fires?
#clearcutting
#badforestry
#wildlandfires
#forestfires
#sustainableforestry
#rossreid
#nerdyaboutnature

nerdyaboutnature.substack.com/p/do-clearcu...?

Do Clearcuts Replicate Natural Disturbances like Fire?

...or do they actually end up creating more fires?

nerdyaboutnature.substack.com

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Bev Wigney @bwigney.bsky.social · Aug 17

The Long Lake Fire in West Dalhousie has been expanding. As of this morning, NRCAN's interactive map puts it at
1,368 hectares. Today, 4 Fire Boss 802 skimmer planes from the NWT, will begin providing aerial support. Hopefully some progress will be made today.
#wildfire #NovaScotia #LongLake

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Bev Wigney @bwigney.bsky.social · Aug 15

Good read by Joan Baxter in today's Halifax Examiner. Joan interviews Greg Watson of North Nova Forest Owner's Co-op, about the drought, state of the forest, changing climate, and risks associated with harvest operations during the current weather.
#drought

www.halifaxexaminer.ca/economy/natu...

Forestry operations still allowed in Nova Scotia’s woodlands, but should they be? - Halifax Examiner

North Nova Forest Owner's Co-op voluntarily stopped all operations in the forests because of the wildfire risk, although harvesting wood is the co-op's primary revenue generation. "But it doesn't come...

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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Bev Wigney @bwigney.bsky.social · Aug 15

New piece about glyphosate up on Undark Magazine.

#glyphosate
undark.org/2025/08/15/o...

The Impact of a Ghostwritten Paper on the Fate of Glyphosate

Opinion | A downsized EPA faces a deadline to review the herbicide’s safety without much of its in-house expertise.

undark.org

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Bev Wigney @bwigney.bsky.social · Aug 15

New article by @joanbaxter.bsky.social up on the Halifax Examiner. Like this makes sense -- aerial spraying of glyphosate over the drought stressed forests of Nova Scotia, and being sneaky about it too.
#glyphosate #forestry #NovaScotia
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/economy/natu...

Nova Scotia approves glyphosate spraying on 3,577 acres of drought-stricken, fire-prone forest - Halifax Examiner

Spraying woodlands would increase the amount of flammable material, compounding already high wildfire risks during a drought that has greatly diminished rivers and water supplies needed to extinguish ...

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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Bev Wigney @bwigney.bsky.social · Aug 15

Good interview -- Heather Cox Richardson speaking with Governor Gavin Newsome after his press conference earlier today.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNu6...

A Conversation With California Governor Gavin Newsom

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

www.youtube.com

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Bev Wigney @bwigney.bsky.social · Aug 15

Good read.

Bev Wigney @bwigney.bsky.social · Aug 12

DON'T COUNT ON THE TREES!!! Pretty much what I've been thinking. There is this belief that we can "tree plant" our way out of a climate crisis when,in fact, trees are struggling to survive. We're seeing that right now here in Nova Scotia.

strategicclimaterisks.substack.com/p/what-happe...

What happens to net zero if the trees don’t survive?

When climate change undermines the climate plan

strategicclimaterisks.substack.com

Bev Wigney @bwigney.bsky.social · Aug 10

Hilariously grotesque, but oh so accurate.
youtu.be/nD_25aSMSFc?...

#trumpballroom

🇺🇸🍾 You are invited to the grand opening of the Beautiful Ballroom. #ai #maga #democracy

YouTube video by Ari K

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Bev Wigney @bwigney.bsky.social · Aug 9

Now is the time to stop hacking down forests like there's no tomorrow -- which is exactly what there will be if the greed and destruction doesn't stop.

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Bev Wigney @bwigney.bsky.social · Aug 9

Yup.

www.collapse2050.com/james-hansen...

#jameshansen #climatecollapse

James Hansen's Latest Warning

Climate Collapse Is Coming Faster Than You’ve Been Told

www.collapse2050.com

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Bev Wigney @bwigney.bsky.social · Aug 8

The creepy, evil twit gets what she deserves.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD4E...

Introducing the Director of Homeland Security | South Park

YouTube video by South Park Studios

www.youtube.com

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Bev Wigney @bwigney.bsky.social · Aug 8

Here's a particularly good YT video just put up by Heather Cox Richardson, about some of the extremely significant economic hits that will be descending on U.S. consumers over the next few months. Republicans should be truly worried about what they have spawned.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHZ0...

Huge Economic Problems Coming for Republicans and the U.S. | Explainer

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

www.youtube.com

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Bev Wigney @bwigney.bsky.social · Aug 7

So good.
May be one of his best.
Jesse Welles, telling it like it is.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjGH...

Join Ice

YouTube video by Jesse Welles

www.youtube.com

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Bev Wigney @bwigney.bsky.social · Aug 7

Interesting permaculture vid from the PNW.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmAb...

Three Brothers Homestead 40 years of Permaculture

YouTube video by Stefano Creatini

www.youtube.com

Bev Wigney @bwigney.bsky.social · Aug 6

New episode on Nate Hagens - he interviews Oliver Milman who wrote "The Insect Apocalypse".

www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3au...

What the Disappearance of Insects Means for Humanity and the Earth with Oliver Milman | TGS 189

YouTube video by Nate Hagens

www.youtube.com

Bev Wigney @bwigney.bsky.social · Aug 6

A good news local story. Nice break from the usual bullshit news coming out of the U.S. every day.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Annapolis Valley community gathers to help pod of dolphins trapped in mud | CBC News

Melissa Pineo and her family noticed a pod of 12 white-sided dolphins in the water on a beach near Canning, N.S. They were enjoying the scenic moment on Sunday morning but after the tide started to go...

www.cbc.ca

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Bev Wigney @bwigney.bsky.social · Aug 4

Sun looked orange when it came up today. Skies here were hazy and pink looking yesterday. We have a bad drought going on here in Nova Scotia. Not the kind of weather you think of out here on the east coast. Terrible to see so many fires across the country. So dry everywhere. Where will it end.

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Bev Wigney @bwigney.bsky.social · Aug 3

This was a very interesting episode on Nate Hagens' YT channel. It has to do with how social media, etc.. create dopamine craving and where the leads.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7BD...

The Ghost of Dopamine Past | Frankly 103

YouTube video by Nate Hagens

www.youtube.com

Bev Wigney @bwigney.bsky.social · Aug 2

Yes!!

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Bev Wigney @bwigney.bsky.social · Aug 2

GOOD READ from Robert Reich's substack.
Trump just fired Erika McEntarfer, the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, because he said she “rigged” the data “to make the Republicans, and ME, look bad” because the monthly job numbers report was poor.
#JobsReport
robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-dest...

Trump destroys our source of information about jobs. This is beyond irresponsible.

He hates facts. He rejects truth. He doesn't want the public to know what's really happening.

robertreich.substack.com