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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 9h

"struck"?

by lightning? by illness? by fate?

a driver hit a woman as she crossed the street

"A woman and a child were taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle," is copypasted from the VPD statement which reveals their bias: traffic violence is normal

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CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 12h

Woman pushing stroller struck in Vancouver intersection, police say

A woman and a child were taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle on Vancouver’s west side Tuesday afternoon, according to the Vancouver Police Department.

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Big Witch Energy @erinbraincandy.bsky.social · 17h

I hate Bob Mackin sooooooo much.

a woman in a black dress says it - it - the f - it - flam - flames

ALT: a woman in a black dress says it - it - the f - it - flam - flames

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Energeticcity.ca @energeticcity.bsky.social · 18h

Dawson Creek declares state of local emergency amid worsening water crisis #news #fortstjohn #yxj

Dawson Creek declares state of local emergency amid worsening water crisis

The City of Dawson Creek declared a state of local emergency on October 14th, which enables the city to access provincial support and take emergency measures.

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Big Witch Energy @erinbraincandy.bsky.social · 1d

Oh and the kicker: when asked if she ever considered getting a student intern to help with her projects, she said "I believe in paying people."

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Big Witch Energy @erinbraincandy.bsky.social · 1d

With absolutely zero self-awareness, the person speaking in this session just said it's unethical to steal recipes.

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Big Witch Energy @erinbraincandy.bsky.social · 1d

I'm in another online session where everyone is all rah rah AI and Substack are so great and I just want to scream.

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Big Witch Energy @erinbraincandy.bsky.social · 3d

It’s snowing on the farm! ❄️ 🥰

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daffodil 🇵🇸 @daff.space · 6d

"Hey we're sorry... we're doing it anyways because it's gonna make lots of money... but we're sorry"

cancel it!! Refund the tickets!! Apologizing but still doing it is less than an empty gesture! it is actively being complicit while pretending you're not!! Bear the consequences of cancelling it!!

Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 6d

“A motion calling on the Vancouver Park Board to officially apologize for hosting an upcoming Harry Potter attraction passed Tuesday in a unanimous vote.”

‘This will not happen again’: Vancouver Park Board apologizes for hosting Harry Potter event

A motion calling on the Vancouver Park Board to officially apologize for hosting an upcoming Harry Potter attraction passed Tuesday in a unanimous vote.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Big Witch Energy @erinbraincandy.bsky.social · 6d

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Eva Holland @evaholland.bsky.social · 6d

Hello, and happy Heated Rivalry trailer drop day to all who celebrate!

Official Trailer | Heated Rivalry (Crave Original)

YouTube video by Crave

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Big Witch Energy @erinbraincandy.bsky.social · 6d

It’s based on a very popular queer romance novel series. I’m so excited!!

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andrea bennett (they/them) @akkabah.bsky.social · 6d

As drought in the Peace River region leads to massive wildfires and the Dawson Creek scrambles to find water, a report released today concludes that water use by the region’s fracking industry shot up 50 per cent last year. Ben Parfitt for @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Fracking’s Water Demand Soared in Drought-Plagued Northeast BC | The Tyee

A report today from Stand.earth shows the industry’s water use increased 50 per cent in 2024.

thetyee.ca

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Big Witch Energy @erinbraincandy.bsky.social · 6d

Nooooooooo!!!

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Bloody Mary (mirror entity, not cocktail) @marygillis.bsky.social · 6d

I like it when there are a bunch of people on here talking about a sporting event that I'm not watching.

It's like seeing a flock of pigeons eating a smashed sidewalk donut together. I'm not partaking, but you guys dig in.

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Big Witch Energy @erinbraincandy.bsky.social · 6d

This worked!!!

陳潔平 Kelly @yllekc.bsky.social · 6d

BC residents: If you still have your booking link from last year, try and book your flu and COVID shots now. (Last year they didn’t send me a link until October 28!)

I kept getting an ‘error – time no longer available' message, but reopening the booking site did the trick.

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Shubbabang @shubbabang.bsky.social · 7d

The image is a six panel black and white comic

Panel 1- A small child is being told "You'll want kids when you're older!" The child responds with "I don't think so..."

Panel 2- The same child, now a teenager, is being told, "You'll change your mind when you're older." To which the teen responds, "I doubt that"

Panel 3- Now an adult, someone off screen asks them, "Aren't you thinking of having kids?" To which they respond, "Nope"

Panel 4- The same person, an older adult now, is being told, "better have kids soon, or it'll be too late!" to which they respond, "That's fine"

Panel 5- Now elderly, they are once again asked "Don't you feel like you missed out?" to which they say, "Still nope."

Panel 6- They are now in their death bed, clearly close to death. The nurse says, "Shame you didn't have kids, don't you regret it?" To which the person says "You know what just kill me already"

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Mihai Cirstea @mihai-cirstea.bsky.social · 7d

This budget is reckless. Our infrastructure is crumbling, our amenities are quite literally falling apart. A 0% increase combined with a raise for the VPD means big cuts to already struggling services and infrastructure, no matter how ABC wants to spin it.

The Vancouver Aquatic Centre with a chunk of its wall broken off.

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Big Witch Energy @erinbraincandy.bsky.social · 7d

Does the cricket tournament starting at BC Place tomorrow have musical acts too? Because whatever or whoever is rehearsing in there right now really needs to turn down the bass.

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Maureen Johnson @maureenjohnsonbooks.com · 7d

Does Dolty Parton want one of my kidneys? I don’t even care if she needs it. She can just have it if she wants.

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Steffani [Scary Name Here] Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 8d

Someone lost their bunny at the Vancouver airport and this guy found it and has travelled through Asia (Tokyo, Bangkok, Seoul) with it and is trying to find its human. #yvr

Send anyone whose bunny it may be to this Facebook page: www.facebook.com/share/p/19r7...

A loved jellycat bunny sits on an airport bench

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 7d

A great way to turn the temp down here as @jay.bsky.team @pfrazee.com and @aaron.bsky.team want would be to stop communicating site policies and practices with individual users or on their timelines and hire a comms person who is a professional communicator to do all the front facing interaction.

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Oops, All Witches - Out now! @dancingstickman.com · 8d

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

#ai

A white text on black panel from The Oatmeal that reads "In my experience, the people who are excited about AI art also happen to be some of the most talentless fucking people I've ever met."

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Ho! Ho! Holiday Viewing! @sleepykittypaw.bsky.social · 8d

This is the premise of a horror movie or, at the very least, a Lifetime thriller where kids are tricked into killing their parents.

(Not to mention, finger on the pulse of what kids think a phone looks and works like.)

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Big Witch Energy @erinbraincandy.bsky.social · 8d

There's snow in the forecast for my mom's farm for next weekend while we're up and I'm crossing my fingers it actually materializes.

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Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 8d

So this is a very interesting wrinkle in the case of the ostrich farm fighting a cull order: they owe creditors thousands and, aside from the birds, appear to have no assets www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Creditors circle as cull controversy shines light on B.C. ostrich farmers' unpaid bills | CBC News

After years of chasing debts through the courts, creditors of a high-profile ostrich farm in southeastern B.C. have filed paperwork against the Canada Food Inspection Agency in the hopes of recouping ...

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Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 8d

Dallas Brodie just raised a point of order, claiming David Eby called her racist, denialist and hateful in the house

Eby says he was talking about a recently fired BC Conservative staffer and suggests it's maybe a little revealing if Brodie thinks he was talking about her 💀

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