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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦
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Inadequate cat servant. Husband. Dad. Historian of #CdnImm. Public & oral history. Museums. Bikes. PhD candidate (Hist) @ Carleton. Kjipuktuk / Hfx.

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One of my favorite Douglas Adams quotes:

“All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated, and well supported in logic and argument than others.”

More timely today than ever, don't you think? 💙

#WritingCommunity #WriteSky #BookSky
November 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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chadbourn.bsky.social
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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“That is why I send our agents and our analysts to the Holocaust Museum. I want them to stare at us and realize our capacity for rationalization and moral surrender.” — James Comey 2015 www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the...
Opinion | Why I require FBI agents to visit the Holocaust Museum
The two key lessons that special agents and intelligence analysts need to learn.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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chris.mstdn.chrisalemany.ca.ap.brid.gy
omg. lmao
#jdvance #chesterfieldnotacouch #canada
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2025/11/jd-vance-slams-canada-after-being-rejected-by-sexy-chesterfield/
JD Vance slams Canada after being rejected by sexy chesterfield
WASHINGTON D.C. – American Vice President JD Vance has posted online, slamming the country of Canada’s economic and immigration policies, which insiders reveal stems from hurt feelings over being sexually rebuffed by a Canadian chesterfield. “For weeks now Vance would not stop talking about this ‘super fuckable sidepiece’ he’d been DMing, though when we asked […] The post JD Vance slams Canada after being rejected by sexy chesterfield appeared first on The Beaverton.
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November 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Two pictures of headlines, one showing the US struck a boat a second time to kill survivors; the second, showing Russians accused of executing five captured Ukrainian soldiers A person is asked to find the differences between the pictures They reply "They're the same picture."
November 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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novascotiamuseum.bsky.social
Take a mindful moment. Explore the 8 walking trails available year-round Uniacke Estate Museum Park to discover Nova Scotia’s rich natural heritage in every season.

#NovaScotia
A clump of mushrooms golden in colour growing on the ground. Tree branches in the foreground a pasture that leads to the house at Uniacke Estate Museum Park. A babbling Brook in the woods. A path through the woods. Fir trees line the path.
November 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Global regulations are having air quality benefits in ports and open oceans. @ncas-uk.bsky.social scientists used aircraft and ground measurements, with STEAM3 model predictions, to assess sulfur emissions from ships.

ncas.ac.uk/major-drop-i...
Major drop in ship sulfur emissions following global regulation - NCAS
Researchers confirm that sulfur emissions from ships have significantly reduced due to global regulations.
ncas.ac.uk
November 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
sschwinghamer.bsky.social
"Traffic" is cars.

Making traffic better = fewer cars.

Do things that reduce people's need to use cars, and you'll fix "traffic."
November 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Pedestrian struck by motorist on Parkside a block from the speed camera that vigilantes kept tearing down that caused ford to remove them from all Ontario. Drive as you wish Ontario. Nobody matters. This is what you voted for.
Screen shot of Safe Parkside IG post
November 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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casarina.bsky.social
The CFP for the Underhill Graduate Student Colloquium, presented by @carleton.ca Department of History is open! This year’s theme is: “Reimagining Community | Doing History Together” & will take place February 26-27, 2026.

Please share widely ✨

carleton.ca/underhill/ca...

#history #publichistory
Call for Papers - Underhill Graduate Student Colloquium
Underhill Graduate Student Colloquium 2026 Call for Papers is now open! Join us February 26th to 27th, 2026 at Carleton University for the 32nd Underhill
carleton.ca
November 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social
looks like the bottom left pumpkin did its own research -pic of pumpkins with masks on the one without a mask is rotted and has fur growing out of it
November 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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All the permits in the world don't make an oil and gas pipeline from Alberta to the West Coast a viable or sustainable investment, and people who aren't enveloped in delusional nostoilgia aren't going to bet their own money on it.

The risk is that they'll bet our public money, of course.
November 28, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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erikangner.com
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
Infographic with AI slop published in Nature Scientific Reports
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
sschwinghamer.bsky.social
#AI says "person."
A spider on its web, hanging above an entryway.
November 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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cathytuttle.bsky.social
A mile of Utrecht's Amsterdamsestraatweg w 300 businesses, buses, freight & 20K bikes/day was rebuilt last year. It's so good

2.5m bike lanes on both sides of the road
1.8m sidewalks
1.4 million pavers
116 new trees
5 new plazas
new lights bus shelters & sewer lines

...58 fewer car parking spots
November 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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rachelgilmore.bsky.social
Trudeau-era environment minister Steven Guilbeault has published a resignation letter detailing the reasons for his departure from Carney's cabinet.

He directly cites today's MOU:
Statement by Steven Guilbeault This afternoon, it is with great sadness that I submitted my resignation to the Prime Minister as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec. As you know, I chose to enter politics to champion the fight against climate change and the protection of the environment. Over the past ten years, our country has made historic progress in reducing climate pollution, protecting nature and the environment, while our economy continued to grow. I believe I have contributed to these advancements, and I remain deeply proud of the achievements I have helped bring forward: • Standing up to tech giants and major polluters • Implementing Canada's first emissions reduction plan, slowing their growth and placing them on a downward trajectory • Establishing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation • Modernizing the Canadian Environmental Protection Act • Developing the country's first national climate adaptation strategy to protect our communities • Eliminating harmful single-use plastics • Implementing the most ambitious nature conservation plan in the country's history • Continuing the modernization of the Official Languages Act • Making historic investments in arts and culture, including during the COVID-19 crisis and in the most recent budget Changes in our relationship with the United States have led to profound disruptions affecting the global order, diplomatic relations, and the economy. I understand and share the Prime Minister's efforts to ensure our country First, there was no consultation with the Indigenous nations of the West Coast of British Columbia or with the provincial government, who would be greatly affected by this agreement. Furthermore, a pipeline to the West Coast would have major environmental impacts, particularly as it could cross the Great Bear Rainforest, contribute to a significant increase in climate pollution, and move Canada further away from its greenhouse gas reduction targets. Lifting the tanker ban on the West Coast would also significantly increase the risk of accidents in the region. This moratorium was established in 1972 following a unanimous vote in the House of Commons, notably because navigation in the Hecate Strait is highly dangerous. Its removal would also hinder the creation of a marine conservation area in the Great Bear Sea, a project our government has been actively developing with Indigenous partners and the government of British Columbia for several years, protecting more than 100,000 km of this ecologically sensitive region. We cannot hope to decarbonize our economy without decarbonizing the electricity sector. The proposal to exempt Alberta from the Clean Electricity Regulations in exchange for stricter industrial carbon pricing rules and the Pathways project is, in my view, a serious mistake. As shown in the analysis submitted to the House of Commons, without this regulation, the electricity sector-which has halved its pollution over the past 20 years-would return to an upward emissions trajectory. This regulation also saves lives by reducing air pollution, generates over $3 billion in healthcare savings, and ultimately reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 182 million tonnes. Finally, over the past few months, several elements of the climate action plan I worked on as Minister of the Environment have been, or are about to be, dismantled: the consumer carbon pricing, the Zero Emission Vehicle standard, the oil and gas sector emissions cap, the framework to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies, and the Clean Electricity Regulations. In my view, these measures remain essential to our climate action plan. I want to express my sincere gratitude to the citizens of Laurier-Sainte-Marie for the trust they have placed in me since 2019. I will continue to represent them as their Liberal Member of Parliament with dedication. I also thank the Prime Minister for the honor of serving in his cabinet and as his lieutenant in Quebec. When I entered politics, it was because I had a deep conviction that I could make a difference in fighting climate change and protecting our environment. My commitment to leaving a better world for the future of our children and our planet remains unchanged. Steven Guilbeault Member of Parliament for Laurier-Sainte-Marie
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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5 yo teacup human saw the opening of Stray and is having Big Feelings about the kitty falling and getting lost
November 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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gilduran.com
Cover Reveal!

“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.

How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.

Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
Book Cover for The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy by Gil Duran. Red background with white and black text, and a tech circuit background.
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
sschwinghamer.bsky.social
Why culling the ostrich meat and oil farm in BC made sense, part #3198:

www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Bird flu virus could risk pandemic worse than COVID if it mutates, France's Institut Pasteur says
The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if it mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France's Institut Pa...
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November 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Indigenous scholars say Thomas King case 'shockingly similar' to others falsely claiming ancestry | CBC News
After another respected name in Indigenous arts and culture was  revealed to not have Indigenous ancestry , some scholars say it’s time to examine the Canadian institutions that have helped these peop...
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 7:52 AM
sschwinghamer.bsky.social
Me too, Dozer, me too.
A tabby flumps on a dark wooden occasional table, one paw dangling. He looks weary.
November 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
sschwinghamer.bsky.social
Pleased to hear @davidmoscrop.com on CBC in Halifax this morning!
November 27, 2025 at 11:23 AM
sschwinghamer.bsky.social
Man, Mercedes just went for the jugular.

I'm sure Tesla made the best possible investment to this competitive environment by putting one trillion dollars in the pockets of the world's richest man.
bradmunchen.bsky.social Motorhead @bradmunchen.bsky.social · 2d
I don't see how Tesla's Model 3 can survive if Benz can offer an alternative EV this cheap, with this kind of performance, on top of the 15% tariff that it's charged in the US.

Imagine what this model does to Tesla in Europe, where Benz pays no tariffs.
November 27, 2025 at 10:45 AM
sschwinghamer.bsky.social
Now is absolutely the right time for *everyone* to leave the United States.
November 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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maxfawcett.bsky.social
Oh please just fuck off
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM