@rurulovesmetoo.bsky.social
Canadian, west coaster. Interests - science, education, politics, public health, microbiology, orchids, birding, running, always seeking to understand.
Masd weberbaueri x impostor & Phal lindenii.
This Masd opened its first flower in Aug and has been blooming sequentially ever since. I love this plant.
All my Phal lindenii are in bloom. This one has secondary flower branches. I wish I could capture how elegant the flowers are. #Orchids
This Masd opened its first flower in Aug and has been blooming sequentially ever since. I love this plant.
All my Phal lindenii are in bloom. This one has secondary flower branches. I wish I could capture how elegant the flowers are. #Orchids
December 19, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Masd weberbaueri x impostor & Phal lindenii.
This Masd opened its first flower in Aug and has been blooming sequentially ever since. I love this plant.
All my Phal lindenii are in bloom. This one has secondary flower branches. I wish I could capture how elegant the flowers are. #Orchids
This Masd opened its first flower in Aug and has been blooming sequentially ever since. I love this plant.
All my Phal lindenii are in bloom. This one has secondary flower branches. I wish I could capture how elegant the flowers are. #Orchids
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A far-right party in Canada is imploding over a 22-year-old staffer’s extreme posting online.
I got my hands on audio from @antihate.ca that might leave Canadians asking how the hell someone like this got into politics at all.
It involves Diagolon, "remigration" and some trojan-horse-style plots:
I got my hands on audio from @antihate.ca that might leave Canadians asking how the hell someone like this got into politics at all.
It involves Diagolon, "remigration" and some trojan-horse-style plots:
December 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM
A far-right party in Canada is imploding over a 22-year-old staffer’s extreme posting online.
I got my hands on audio from @antihate.ca that might leave Canadians asking how the hell someone like this got into politics at all.
It involves Diagolon, "remigration" and some trojan-horse-style plots:
I got my hands on audio from @antihate.ca that might leave Canadians asking how the hell someone like this got into politics at all.
It involves Diagolon, "remigration" and some trojan-horse-style plots:
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The social media history of this 22 year old staffer is being blamed for the rift tearing B.C.’s far-right OneBC party asunder #bcpoli
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Who Is Othman Mekhloufi, the Far-Right Poster Behind OneBC’s Strife? | The Tyee
A 22-year-old OneBC staffer who claimed to work for Trump and posted antisemitic comments is being blamed for the implosion.
thetyee.ca
December 16, 2025 at 5:19 AM
The social media history of this 22 year old staffer is being blamed for the rift tearing B.C.’s far-right OneBC party asunder #bcpoli
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
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New antibiotics hailed as 'turning point' in treating drug-resistant gonorrhoea https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/16/health-antibiotic-resistance-drugs-superbugs-sexually-transmitted-gonorrhoea
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
December 16, 2025 at 6:38 AM
New antibiotics hailed as 'turning point' in treating drug-resistant gonorrhoea https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/dec/16/health-antibiotic-resistance-drugs-superbugs-sexually-transmitted-gonorrhoea
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
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Hey, friends in the United States of America.
This is your President:
This is your President:
December 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Hey, friends in the United States of America.
This is your President:
This is your President:
Things just get weirder and weirder.
OneBC, the party formed after a split with the Conservative Party of B.C., says leader Dallas Brodie has been "removed" by the party's board of directors.
Fate of OneBC party uncertain after MLA Dallas Brodie ‘removed’ as leader
OneBC, the party formed after a split with the Conservative Party of B.C., says leader Dallas Brodie has been "removed" by the party's board of directors.
cheknews.ca
December 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Things just get weirder and weirder.
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This is a genuinely important genetics paper. It suggests many psychiatric diagnoses we treat as distinct are biologically entangled.
It should force a rethink of our diagnostic categories. It also creates new risks.
1/3
It should force a rethink of our diagnostic categories. It also creates new risks.
1/3
Supposedly distinct psychiatric conditions may have same root causes https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507900-supposedly-distinct-psychiatric-conditions-may-have-same-root-causes/
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
December 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This is a genuinely important genetics paper. It suggests many psychiatric diagnoses we treat as distinct are biologically entangled.
It should force a rethink of our diagnostic categories. It also creates new risks.
1/3
It should force a rethink of our diagnostic categories. It also creates new risks.
1/3
CDN House of Commons returns 26Jan2026. CPC will hold their convention, and PP’s leadership review, end of that same week. I wonder what the odds are PMMC will have a majority government going into Feb2026? Who might be tempted by the prospect of being part of government for 4 years? #CDNPoli
December 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
CDN House of Commons returns 26Jan2026. CPC will hold their convention, and PP’s leadership review, end of that same week. I wonder what the odds are PMMC will have a majority government going into Feb2026? Who might be tempted by the prospect of being part of government for 4 years? #CDNPoli
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Big news keep happening during the show. Luckily the Press Gallery Avengers were assembled right outside the studio.
youtu.be/ljMCc2MpCqg?...
youtu.be/ljMCc2MpCqg?...
Reporter roundtable: Another Conservative MP crosses floor to join the Liberals | Power & Politics
YouTube video by CBC News
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Big news keep happening during the show. Luckily the Press Gallery Avengers were assembled right outside the studio.
youtu.be/ljMCc2MpCqg?...
youtu.be/ljMCc2MpCqg?...
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The BC Coroners Service is calling for a province-wide strategy to reduce suicides among young people after a new report found significant gaps in support systems—especially for Indigenous communities.
Experts urge culturally informed mental health support for B.C. youth
The BC Coroners Service is calling for a province-wide strategy to reduce suicides among young people after a new report found significant gaps in support systems—especially for Indigenous communities.
cheknews.ca
December 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The BC Coroners Service is calling for a province-wide strategy to reduce suicides among young people after a new report found significant gaps in support systems—especially for Indigenous communities.
December 6, 1989
Never forgotten.
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Never forgotten.
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
December 6, 2025 at 12:34 PM
December 6, 1989
Never forgotten.
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Never forgotten.
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
“those who believe this shift suggests Mr. Carney would have been better suited to lead the Conservatives are mistaken. Throughout history, no federal party—for better or for worse—has been as flexible on public policy principles as the Liberal Party of Canada.“ 1/2
Great article by @ChantalHbert. What a sea change from this time last year. One of her most insightful points is that the Liberal Party has always been a flexible one. I would add it has always been about inclusion, a naturally a big tent.
#cdnpoli #Quebec
lactualite.com/politique/12...
#cdnpoli #Quebec
lactualite.com/politique/12...
12 mois renversants
Bien que rien ne laisse présager un retour aux urnes en 2026, le Parti conservateur du Canada et le NPD seront bientôt à l'heure des choix. Une analyse de Chantal Hébert.
lactualite.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
“those who believe this shift suggests Mr. Carney would have been better suited to lead the Conservatives are mistaken. Throughout history, no federal party—for better or for worse—has been as flexible on public policy principles as the Liberal Party of Canada.“ 1/2
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The BC Conservative Party just announced they have removed John Rustad as their party leader.
Comes hours after Rustad said he was staying on despite 20 MLAs calling for his removal, arguing there was no mechanism for the party to turf him as leader after winning his leadership review.
Comes hours after Rustad said he was staying on despite 20 MLAs calling for his removal, arguing there was no mechanism for the party to turf him as leader after winning his leadership review.
December 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The BC Conservative Party just announced they have removed John Rustad as their party leader.
Comes hours after Rustad said he was staying on despite 20 MLAs calling for his removal, arguing there was no mechanism for the party to turf him as leader after winning his leadership review.
Comes hours after Rustad said he was staying on despite 20 MLAs calling for his removal, arguing there was no mechanism for the party to turf him as leader after winning his leadership review.
Great Blue Heron, lake reflection.
December 3, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Great Blue Heron, lake reflection.
Just put up our artificial tree today. Purchased on Boxing Day, 22 years ago, and it’s still in excellent shape.
Owners of the Island's largest tree farm say they're seeing more people show up wanting the real deal over a fake tree each year.
Real or artificial tree? Gogo’s farm says 6k sales is proof
Owners of the Island's largest tree farm say they're seeing more people show up wanting the real deal over a fake tree each year.
cheknews.ca
November 30, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Just put up our artificial tree today. Purchased on Boxing Day, 22 years ago, and it’s still in excellent shape.
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Infections in Canada this week are expected to result in 4,200 hospitalizations, 725 deaths (people who die at least 1 year earlier than they would without COVID) and 23,000 new long COVID cases serious enough to limit daily life activities.
November 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Infections in Canada this week are expected to result in 4,200 hospitalizations, 725 deaths (people who die at least 1 year earlier than they would without COVID) and 23,000 new long COVID cases serious enough to limit daily life activities.
I’m curious as to whether any jurisdiction has implemented programs for pet waste? It’s organic but I believe currently just goes into regular garbage/landfill?
Ten months after the Mandatory Waste Source Separation (MWSS) program rolled out for multi-family dwellings and commercial spaces, the regional district says industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) businesses are slow on the uptake.
RDN program to separate waste in businesses, multi-family buildings sees slow adoption in 10 months
Ten months after the Mandatory Waste Source Separation (MWSS) program rolled out for multi-family dwellings and commercial spaces, the regional district says industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) businesses are slow on the uptake.
cheknews.ca
November 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I’m curious as to whether any jurisdiction has implemented programs for pet waste? It’s organic but I believe currently just goes into regular garbage/landfill?
Disturbing how quickly the 🍊 and his administration moved to tear it all apart.
November 23, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Disturbing how quickly the 🍊 and his administration moved to tear it all apart.
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What I find so deeply frustrating about these columns about our supposed inability to build things is the complaints about "bureaucracy" frequently turn out to be "Waah, they won't let us poison this river with selenium!" or "Waah, I don't want to have to share revenue with the local First Nation!"
Matt Gurney: Major Confession Office
The MPO is an admission of dysfunction. It only exists because the rest of the government’s regulatory apparatus is unfit for purpose.
www.readtheline.ca
November 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
What I find so deeply frustrating about these columns about our supposed inability to build things is the complaints about "bureaucracy" frequently turn out to be "Waah, they won't let us poison this river with selenium!" or "Waah, I don't want to have to share revenue with the local First Nation!"
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Just in case you haven't seen this yet...
Here is the project which consumed MONTHS of my life and involved HUNDREDS of local #Nanaimo residents, each sworn to secrecy.
✅ If you're an American healthcare worker considering Canada, WATCH THIS. ❤️
www.youtube.com/watc...
Here is the project which consumed MONTHS of my life and involved HUNDREDS of local #Nanaimo residents, each sworn to secrecy.
✅ If you're an American healthcare worker considering Canada, WATCH THIS. ❤️
www.youtube.com/watc...
I Am the Very Model of a Modern-Day Canadian
WATCH NEXT: The Making of This Video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivBBQ5625lw Correction: The Degrassi co-creator's name is Linda Schuyler, not Lydia Sch...
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Just in case you haven't seen this yet...
Here is the project which consumed MONTHS of my life and involved HUNDREDS of local #Nanaimo residents, each sworn to secrecy.
✅ If you're an American healthcare worker considering Canada, WATCH THIS. ❤️
www.youtube.com/watc...
Here is the project which consumed MONTHS of my life and involved HUNDREDS of local #Nanaimo residents, each sworn to secrecy.
✅ If you're an American healthcare worker considering Canada, WATCH THIS. ❤️
www.youtube.com/watc...
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From clothing and toys to raw materials and medical products, thousands of goods will soon move more freely across Canada thanks to a new agreement that removes interprovincial trade barriers. Canada is at its best when we work together.
Learn more: gov.bc.ca/DomesticTrade
Learn more: gov.bc.ca/DomesticTrade
November 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
From clothing and toys to raw materials and medical products, thousands of goods will soon move more freely across Canada thanks to a new agreement that removes interprovincial trade barriers. Canada is at its best when we work together.
Learn more: gov.bc.ca/DomesticTrade
Learn more: gov.bc.ca/DomesticTrade
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For the morning crowd, my @xtramagazine.com column: Provinces' cavalier use of the Notwithstanding Clause a dangerous sign #canqueer #cdnpoli
Provinces’ cavalier use of Notwithstanding Clause a dangerous sign | Xtra Magazine
There should be a political cost for using the clause; unfortunately, there isn’t
xtramagazine.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
For the morning crowd, my @xtramagazine.com column: Provinces' cavalier use of the Notwithstanding Clause a dangerous sign #canqueer #cdnpoli
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🚨 HEADS UP
Washington State has reported a suspected human H5N1 case with no cattle exposure likely bird-linked (or from contaminated milk).
The patient is severely ill in hospital.
Clade pending (D1 vs B3). CDC confirmation awaited.
If confirmed, it will be Washington’s first H5N1 case of 2025.
Washington State has reported a suspected human H5N1 case with no cattle exposure likely bird-linked (or from contaminated milk).
The patient is severely ill in hospital.
Clade pending (D1 vs B3). CDC confirmation awaited.
If confirmed, it will be Washington’s first H5N1 case of 2025.
November 14, 2025 at 3:23 AM
🚨 HEADS UP
Washington State has reported a suspected human H5N1 case with no cattle exposure likely bird-linked (or from contaminated milk).
The patient is severely ill in hospital.
Clade pending (D1 vs B3). CDC confirmation awaited.
If confirmed, it will be Washington’s first H5N1 case of 2025.
Washington State has reported a suspected human H5N1 case with no cattle exposure likely bird-linked (or from contaminated milk).
The patient is severely ill in hospital.
Clade pending (D1 vs B3). CDC confirmation awaited.
If confirmed, it will be Washington’s first H5N1 case of 2025.