Chris Wood
@chriswoodwriter.bsky.social
A creative before it was a noun. Writer since 1973. Poetry, magazines, fiction, books, on-line. Has lived in four countries and on three Canadian coasts, twice on boats. Empiricist: show me the evidence. Working on empathy: we are all one. God is an iron.
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”…missiles on boats near Venezuela, particularly in the context of recent U.S. military strikes on alleged "narco-terrorist" ….is governed by international law, specifically the UN Charter (UNCLOS), and relevant U.S. domestic law like the War Powers Resolution.…”
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Family of Colombian fisherman killed in US boat strike files complaint alleging he was murdered
The filing comes after Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused the U.S. government of committing murder for the Sept. 15 strike that killed the fisherman.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
”…missiles on boats near Venezuela, particularly in the context of recent U.S. military strikes on alleged "narco-terrorist" ….is governed by international law, specifically the UN Charter (UNCLOS), and relevant U.S. domestic law like the War Powers Resolution.…”
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Another auditor general’s report is out in Ontario, and this one highlights the ways the Ford government has eroded the Environmental Bill of Rights. Here’s our story on the bill’s power, and what’s left of it: thenarwhal.ca/environmenta...
Does Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights have teeth? | The Narwhal
The Doug Ford government has picked away at the law that enshrines the public’s power in decision-making that affects Ontario’s environment. Here’s what’s left
thenarwhal.ca
December 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Another auditor general’s report is out in Ontario, and this one highlights the ways the Ford government has eroded the Environmental Bill of Rights. Here’s our story on the bill’s power, and what’s left of it: thenarwhal.ca/environmenta...
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Official 🇺🇸 policy: Ethnic cleansing.
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Official 🇺🇸 policy: Ethnic cleansing.
Another way Russia's White House asset is completing his mission of bringing down the Unhinged States of America.
'U.S. Diplomats Report Broken Morale and Abandoned Careers' www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
'U.S. Diplomats Report Broken Morale and Abandoned Careers' www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
U.S. Diplomats Report Broken Morale and Abandoned Careers
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Another way Russia's White House asset is completing his mission of bringing down the Unhinged States of America.
'U.S. Diplomats Report Broken Morale and Abandoned Careers' www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
'U.S. Diplomats Report Broken Morale and Abandoned Careers' www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social a day late for
Veterans/Remembrance Day but...
Veterans/Remembrance Day but...
November 13, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social a day late for
Veterans/Remembrance Day but...
Veterans/Remembrance Day but...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
*unapologetic bigotry*
"Even for Mr. Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry. And it came as he started a new ICE operation targeting Somalis."
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"Even for Mr. Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry. And it came as he started a new ICE operation targeting Somalis."
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ in Anti-Immigrant Tirade
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:06 AM
*unapologetic bigotry*
"Even for Mr. Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry. And it came as he started a new ICE operation targeting Somalis."
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
"Even for Mr. Trump — who has a long history of insulting Black people, particularly those from African countries — his outburst was shocking in its unapologetic bigotry. And it came as he started a new ICE operation targeting Somalis."
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Met this little guy having lunch during a recent ride through one of our city parks.
December 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Met this little guy having lunch during a recent ride through one of our city parks.
Wow. Just, wow.
Tempted to say, "Not my circus." But the monkeys don't recognize borders and they have admirers in Canada, too.
Tempted to say, "Not my circus." But the monkeys don't recognize borders and they have admirers in Canada, too.
Megyn Kelly here throwing her hat into what has traditionally been a man's game: "competitive depravity."
Like the men, she's attempting to gain elite status by presenting herself as a sadistic ghoul.
But women don't get rewarded for this, as Kristi Noem learned when bragging about puppy murder.
Like the men, she's attempting to gain elite status by presenting herself as a sadistic ghoul.
But women don't get rewarded for this, as Kristi Noem learned when bragging about puppy murder.
December 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Wow. Just, wow.
Tempted to say, "Not my circus." But the monkeys don't recognize borders and they have admirers in Canada, too.
Tempted to say, "Not my circus." But the monkeys don't recognize borders and they have admirers in Canada, too.
For scale.. two of these puppies would produce as much power as New Brunswick's Point Lepreau nuclear power plant, at a minute fraction of the financial, environmental, and ongoing material-management risks and costs.
Also: It's in Alberta. 👍
Also: It's in Alberta. 👍
New 300MW solar/battery storage project approved for Wainwright, Alberta
#ABsolar
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#ABsolar
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Westbridge Renewable Receives final transmission and connection approvals from the Alberta Utilities Commission for Dolcy Solar + Energy Storage Project
/CNW/ - Westbridge Renewable Energy Corporation (TSXV: WEB, OTCQX: WEGYF, FRA: PUQ) ("Westbridge", "Westbridge Renewable" or the "Company") is pleased to...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
For scale.. two of these puppies would produce as much power as New Brunswick's Point Lepreau nuclear power plant, at a minute fraction of the financial, environmental, and ongoing material-management risks and costs.
Also: It's in Alberta. 👍
Also: It's in Alberta. 👍
"Waymo’s self-driving cars were involved in 91 percent fewer serious-injury-or-worse crashes and 80 percent fewer crashes causing any injury. It showed a 96 percent lower rate of injury-causing crashes at intersections, which are some of the deadliest I encounter."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
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Opinion | Don’t Fear Self-Driving Cars. They Save Lives.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
"Waymo’s self-driving cars were involved in 91 percent fewer serious-injury-or-worse crashes and 80 percent fewer crashes causing any injury. It showed a 96 percent lower rate of injury-causing crashes at intersections, which are some of the deadliest I encounter."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
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I don't think the bears are the problem in this relationship.
Recent grizzly attacks in B.C. and Alberta have some calling for the provinces to re-open grizzly hunting. But experts say there is scant evidence that hunting reduces conflicts between bears and humans, writes freelance journalist @camfenton.bsky.social. thenarwhal.ca/grizzly-atta...
Grizzly hunting won’t reduce attacks, experts say | The Narwhal
After recent attacks in B.C. and Alberta, some are calling to re-open the grizzly hunt — but experts say there’s no evidence it would reduce conflicts
thenarwhal.ca
December 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I don't think the bears are the problem in this relationship.
"Marriages among the ultra-Orthodox sometimes happen between complete strangers. For some, entering the 'intimacy room' with their new spouse is the first time either has been alone with a member of the opposite sex, aside from immediate family members."
Abusive.
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Abusive.
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Opinion | We Had Never Touched. Then Came Our Wedding Night.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"Marriages among the ultra-Orthodox sometimes happen between complete strangers. For some, entering the 'intimacy room' with their new spouse is the first time either has been alone with a member of the opposite sex, aside from immediate family members."
Abusive.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
Abusive.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
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This is how a health system burns to the ground. How Alberta's dual practice plan would drain hospital staff and delay lifesaving care, by Dr. Paul Parks canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/28/t... via @canadahealthwatch.ca @nicktsergas.ca
This is how a health system burns to the ground
Dr. Paul Parks explains how Alberta's dual-billing plan would drain hospital staff and delay lifesaving care.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This is how a health system burns to the ground. How Alberta's dual practice plan would drain hospital staff and delay lifesaving care, by Dr. Paul Parks canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/28/t... via @canadahealthwatch.ca @nicktsergas.ca
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Fentanyl. Drug Overdoses, including Fentanyl, are not even in the top 20 causes of death in the USA. Cancer, Diabetes, Covid, Heart Disease all in the top 10, and all have had their research funding cut. They aren't murdering just Venezuelans. However they are killing us much slower.
December 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Fentanyl. Drug Overdoses, including Fentanyl, are not even in the top 20 causes of death in the USA. Cancer, Diabetes, Covid, Heart Disease all in the top 10, and all have had their research funding cut. They aren't murdering just Venezuelans. However they are killing us much slower.
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Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
December 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
And Denmark is tiny. Imagine what Canada could do.
Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
December 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
And Denmark is tiny. Imagine what Canada could do.
The Twitler/RepubliCONservative playbook is impunity for the 'elites'... aka the made men of the fascist mafia.
The Israeli prime minister is facing corruption charges that could see him sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.
What does Netanyahu want to be pardoned for and is it possible?
The Israeli prime minister is facing corruption charges that could see him sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The Twitler/RepubliCONservative playbook is impunity for the 'elites'... aka the made men of the fascist mafia.
"[A] system of elite impunity has become the norm in the marketplace — a direct consequence of the under-funding of government agencies charged with enforcing the law and the myriad ways people are often functionally barred from taking legal action on their own."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/o...
Opinion | Americans Won’t Have Faith in the Rule of Law Until the Law Works for Them
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December 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"[A] system of elite impunity has become the norm in the marketplace — a direct consequence of the under-funding of government agencies charged with enforcing the law and the myriad ways people are often functionally barred from taking legal action on their own."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/o...
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Our pretend facts are just as good as the real thing. If not better.
Time magazine quotes Canadian satirical website The Beaverton
A recent Time magazine article used a quote from Canadian satire site, the Beaverton, as a fact in reference to U.S. relationships with other countries.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 1, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Our pretend facts are just as good as the real thing. If not better.
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When you execute alleged drug traffickers while pardoning a drug trafficker, you make it clear you have no problem with drug trafficking and just want to murder people you can't exploit.
December 1, 2025 at 2:05 AM
When you execute alleged drug traffickers while pardoning a drug trafficker, you make it clear you have no problem with drug trafficking and just want to murder people you can't exploit.