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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 1m

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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 37m

Dept. of National Defence paid $4.25M over asking price for a 37-unit apartment building in #yyj.

Yes, we need more housing options for military personnel, but why did DND overpay?

#cdnpoli

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DND Buys Victoria Apartment Building for $4.25 Million Over Asking Price! Taxpayer Money at Work?

YouTube video by Marko Juras

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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 29m

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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 37m

Dept. of National Defence paid $4.25M over asking price for a 37-unit apartment building in #yyj.

Yes, we need more housing options for military personnel, but why did DND overpay?

#cdnpoli

youtu.be/BuKgpZy3O1s?...

DND Buys Victoria Apartment Building for $4.25 Million Over Asking Price! Taxpayer Money at Work?

YouTube video by Marko Juras

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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 37m

Dept. of National Defence paid $4.25M over asking price for a 37-unit apartment building in #yyj.

Yes, we need more housing options for military personnel, but why did DND overpay?

#cdnpoli

youtu.be/BuKgpZy3O1s?...

DND Buys Victoria Apartment Building for $4.25 Million Over Asking Price! Taxpayer Money at Work?

YouTube video by Marko Juras

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 4h

Love this new video from @breachmedia.ca on why Canada needs public grocery stores 👇
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Why Canada needs public grocery stores

YouTube video by The Breach

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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 7h

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Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 7h

The IEA is projecting a historically high annual oil glut in 2026, not a great incentive for boosting production.

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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 10h

A podcast that doesn't have the listenership it should 👇

Check the archives for great past episodes, too!

www.energyvsclimate.com

#renewables #climatechange #cdnpoli #bcpoli #ableg #abpoli

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Energy Tech That Has Us (and You) Talking #podcast

YouTube video by Energy vs Climate: climate change & energy systems

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Robert W. Gray @firebobbc.bsky.social · 1d

A new Nature study projects wildfire smoke will cause 71,000 excess deaths annually in the U.S. by 2050, representing $608 billion in damages that exceed all other estimated climate costs combined. news.mongabay.com/2025/10/wild...

Wildfire smoke could kill 71,000 people per year in the US by 2050, study warns

When wildfire smoke from Canada turned New York City’s sky an eerie orange in June 2023, millions of Americans who’d never experienced such pollution got a glimpse of what has become routine for commu...

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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 1d

Also: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajMR...

Inside the Hot Debate Over Nonstick Cookware in Kitchens

YouTube video by TODAY

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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, there's PFAS (Teflon) in your dental floss.

Enjoy those forever-chemicals inside you! #cancer

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Kent Fellows @gkfellows.bsky.social · 1d

"Trump's Asinine Trade War is Harming Innocent Bystanders"
(Fixed it for you CNN)

www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/b...

Canada’s boycott America movement is hurting innocent bystanders | CNN Business

Virginia Distillery CEO Gareth Moore was bullish on his company’s American single malt whisky sales north of the border when 2025 kicked off.

www.cnn.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump's conversation with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is caught on a hot mic. Hard to tell exactly what they are talking about, but Subianto asks Trump about meeting Eric Trump and Don Jr, who supposedly have nothing to do with government while they run the family business.

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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 1d

#bcpoli

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Political Capital 190 - Fall session, BC Conservatives crumbling

YouTube video by CHEK Media

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EV Curve Futurist @evcurvefuturist.com · 1d

People think we’d need to cover half of Australia in solar panels — the truth is much different. Replacing all coal power with solar would use less than 0.016% of our land, smaller than Kangaroo Island. The challenge isn’t space, it’s political will, grid upgrades & storage. ☀️⚡ #Solar #Lithium #LFP

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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 1d

John Oliver taking Bari Weiss and The Free Press to town was appreciated. She’s such a hollow fraud: her success just reflects how hollow and fraudulent the current ruling class is

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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 1d

The story of BC Ferries is a story of struggle, my friend.

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 2d

the actual story here, which the media never talks about, is that police in this country have become a discrete right-wing political operation. the story isn't about cops leaving (they're lying about that), it's about the police trying to exert influence over elections.

Mark Misoshnik 🏴 @misoshnik.bsky.social · 3d

Lmao is this supposed to be a bad thing?

A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.
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Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”

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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 2d

My understanding is that carbon steel is much closer to cast iron than to stainless steel, hence my concern.

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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 2d

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 2d

My only concern with carbon steel is that it might behave similarly to cast iron pans and produce trans fats when used for frying (see study below).

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22692828/

Effect of heating oils and fats in containers of different materials on their trans fatty acid content - PubMed

This study showed that the TFA 18:1t content of oil 1, oil 2 and fat 1 increased with repeated or prolonged heating. The cast iron container showed the highest increase in TFA 18:1t for RBD palmolein ...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 2d

Not sure why it has taken until late 2025 to see this, but this is how you do it. Every time. For every one of these guests.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 3d

Nixon’s crimes look like harmless high school pranks compared to the now-daily unprecedented illegal & unconstitutional crimes being committed daily by this president & his staff

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 3d

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 3d

#cdnpoli

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Good Talk: Trump and Carney, Did Anything Really Change?

YouTube video by The Bridge with Peter Mansbridge

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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 4d

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Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 4d

Perhaps the least hinged quote I've seen from this government so far.

Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 4d

Dawn Farrell, the former CEO of Trans Mountain who now leads the federal government's Major Projects Office was asked whether the oil pipeline contributes to the fight against climate change.

“The answer is yes,” she replied.

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Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 4d

Perhaps the least hinged quote I've seen from this government so far.

Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 4d

Dawn Farrell, the former CEO of Trans Mountain who now leads the federal government's Major Projects Office was asked whether the oil pipeline contributes to the fight against climate change.

“The answer is yes,” she replied.

Head of Carney’s Major Projects Office thinks Trans Mountain is good for climate

Dawn Farrell, the former CEO of Trans Mountain who now leads the federal government's Major Projects Office told the House of Commons environment committee that the oil pipeline helps fight climate ch...

www.nationalobserver.com

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EV Curve Futurist @evcurvefuturist.com · 4d

Top 10 EV markets by 2025 YTD share of new car sales ⚡

1. Norway — 98.4%
2. Nepal — 76%*
3. Denmark — 67%
4. Sweden — 60%
5. Finland — 56%
6. China — 55%
7. Netherlands — 55%
8. Iceland — 51%
9. Singapore — 43.5%
10. Belgium — 41%

The electric era isn’t next — it’s now. ⚡ #EV #EnergyTransition

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