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Richard Campbell @richardcampbell.net · 8h

MAMA - Making America Malaysia Again

Richard Campbell @richardcampbell.net · 20h

Why is the City of Vancouver still allowing millionaires and billionaires to wreck the natural shoreline for their huge wasteful mansions?

Huge boulders placed on the beach just east of Volunteer Park.

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Amina @ayasinvan.bsky.social · 20h

Since Israeli society is primarily made up of a non-Indigenous Amero -European class, that constantly harkens to dog whistles about “western civilization” and Euro-Atlantic connections they should be made to pay for the reconstruction of Gaza, as the EU is calling on Russia to do with Ukraine.

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 1d

When floodwaters hit remote Alaska villages, recovery isn’t as simple as fixing up a home in the Lower 48.

No roads. No hardware stores. Winter closing in.

Families are facing impossible choices after Typhoon #Halong.

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#Indigenous

Typhoon leaves flooded Alaska villages facing a storm recovery far tougher than most Americans will ever experience

‘As the storm approached Alaska, everything went sideways,’ leaving people no time to evacuate and little time to prepare. An Alaska meteorologist explains what happened and the challenges ahead.

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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 1d

“Pierre Poilievre can be tied directly to Enbridge, Pathways Alliance, Koch Industries and the Canadian Gas Association. His inner circle is stacked with fossil fuel lobbyists, and his campaign received major donations from oil industry insiders.” @taylornoakes.com

Observations from Montreal

An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Richard Campbell @richardcampbell.net · 1d

lol. Best bar chart ever! China is so far ahead of the rest of the world in high speed rail, their bar had to snake around several times.

Data at https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-countries-with-the-most-high-speed-rail-in-2025/

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Jay @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 1d

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Paper Bullets @pprbllts.bsky.social · 1d

Photos of #NoDAPL protest

By Native Photographer Camille Seaman, 2016

#art
#photography
#artsky
#indigenouspeoplesday

Native Photographer Camille Seaman's Images of #NoDAPL Protests at Standing Rock | Dodge & Burn: Decolonizing Photography History

See photographer Camille Seaman's #NoDAPL protest images at Standing Rock, ND. #NativeLivesMatter

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Derek gendvil @derekbshelby.bsky.social · 1d

Online sales are transforming the market for Native artists www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Online sales are transforming the market for Native artists

But will counterfeits pose an existential threat to their work?

www.motherjones.com

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Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth @elfreth.house.gov · 2d

Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day, recognizing the history & culture of the indigenous people who have lived here long before our nation’s founding. There are 570+ recognized tribes in our country, including the Piscataway tribe who has lived throughout the Chesapeake Bay tributaries for centuries.

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Charity Navigator @charitynav.bsky.social · 2d

Today, we're celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day! If today holds a special place in your heart, consider supporting a top-rated charity from our Indigenous Peoples and Native-Led Charities list: https://bit.ly/3KAKVou

#IndigenousPeoplesDay #IndigenousPeoples #NativeAmericans

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Dr. Karen Carr @quatrus.bsky.social · 3d

What shortens your life: racism against Natives and Black people, primarily.

Map of life expectancy (average age at death) in the United States (though labeled "America"). Shows much lower life expectancy throughout the Confederate states, and where there are a lot of Native people.

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Cheryl Hardy 🇬🇧 @matteroffactfinder.bsky.social · 2d

Why Columbus Day Is Being Replaced By Indigenous Peoples' Day | Now This

#ColumbusDay #IndigenousPeoples'Day #NativeAmerican

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Why Columbus Day Is Being Replaced by Indigenous Peoples' Day | NowThis

YouTube video by NowThis Impact

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NannyGoat7-11 @nannygoat7-11.bsky.social · 2d

Uncontacted Amazon Indigenous group should be left alone: survivor share.google/jZvSjbNtDNNe...

Uncontacted Amazon people should be left alone, survivor says, describing leaving ailing father to die over grave

Atxu Marima survived the flu that killed his family after a jaguar attack drove them from their Indigenous group in the Amazon -- but he cannot return for fear of endangering his people.

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Richard Campbell @richardcampbell.net · 3d

Sadly, this song really will come in handy over on X youtube.com/watch?v=P9F4...

Fishbone - Racist Piece Of Shit (Live on KEXP)

YouTube video by KEXP

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 3d

How microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and minds.

“The particles are in our blood, brains and guts – and scientists are only beginning to learn what they do.”

Microplastics like those from car tires. The bigger and heavier the vehicle, the more microplastics shed.

The plastic inside us: how microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and minds

The particles are in our blood, brains and guts – and scientists are only beginning to learn what they do

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Historical Novel Society @histnovsoc.bsky.social · 4d

'A Native American's trail of vengeance. Addictive, secretive and with stylish prose. Combines the best of horror and historical fiction.'
#EditorsChoice: The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones, review by Peggy Kurkowski

The Buffalo Hunter Hunter - Historical Novel Society

The trail of vengeance for one Native American is a long, bloody, and supernatural one in Stephen Graham Jones’s powerful novel The Buffalo Hunter Hunter. When a journal written by Lutheran pastor Arthur...

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 4d

Deep dive into the surge in US pedestrian deaths:

"It’s not that more pedestrians are getting hit by vehicles; it’s that the ones that are getting hit are more likely to die."

"[That] seems like fairly strong evidence for the theory that the rise in large SUVs is behind the uptick in ped deaths."

Why Are So Many Pedestrians Killed by Cars in the US?

It’s unfortunately not uncommon for pedestrians to be killed by cars in the US.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5d

WSJ: “.. the portion of subprime auto loans that are 60 days or more overdue on their payments hit a record of more than 6% ..”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/business/aut...

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𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 5d

..though that has less to do with the technology than the geography of the service.

This is a suburb-to-suburb metropolitan rail system, the first of its kind on this scale.

68 stations, max speeds of 110 km/h, headways of 2-3 minutes, stunning architecture...

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Michelle Gamage @michellegamage.bsky.social · 9d

A single Vancouver police officer made $397,258 last year, making $239,258 in overtime on top of their base pay of up to $158,000.
This is the wildest FOI I've seen in a long time. Well done Liam Britten for digging this up. #CBC
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

47 VPD officers made over $100K in OT last year — and one banked $239K, FOI data shows | CBC News

A single Vancouver police sergeant was paid $239,258 in overtime alone last year, on top of the rank's base pay of up to $158,000. The figure comes from a freedom of information request filed with the...

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 5d

Federal auto safety regulators have opened yet another investigation into Tesla’s so-called full-self driving technology after dozens of incidents in which its vehicles ran red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road. https://to.pbs.org/3IZkqZp

U.S. opens Tesla probe after more crashes involving its so-called full self-driving technology

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a filing dated Tuesday that it has 58 incident reports of Tesla vehicles violating traffic safety laws while operating in full self-driving m...

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Richard Campbell @richardcampbell.net · 6d

Can buy ANTIFA
The Anti-Fascist Handbook
By Mark Bray here:
mhpbooks.com/books/antifa

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 6d

As drought in B.C.’s Peace River region leads to massive wildfires and the City of Dawson Creek scrambles to find a new water source, a report released today concludes that water use by the region’s fracking industry shot up a record 50% last year.

Ben Parfitt reports. #bcpoli

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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