Sebastian 'Guardian reading, tofu-eating wokerati' Jones
@wildlifeseb.bsky.social
Off grid, ex-salmon fisher, student, @YCSYukon @YFWMB @yukonsalmon
musher, skijorer, 1st Aider, gardener, he/him. Grateful resident of Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in
He/him
musher, skijorer, 1st Aider, gardener, he/him. Grateful resident of Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in
He/him
This story failed to mention that the date at which the government ferry ends it season has not adated to the changing climate- it was three weeks after the ferry was pulled before the first little bits of ice formed.
The open water in the image is now frozen over.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The open water in the image is now frozen over.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
West Dawson residents hunkering and hoping for Yukon River to freeze | CBC News
Every fall, when the seasonal ferry stops running, the roughly 200 residents of West Dawson are forced to make a choice: hunker down at home and wait for the river to freeze, or find a place to stay i...
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
This story failed to mention that the date at which the government ferry ends it season has not adated to the changing climate- it was three weeks after the ferry was pulled before the first little bits of ice formed.
The open water in the image is now frozen over.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The open water in the image is now frozen over.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Sometimes when trying to show a bureaucracy is acting in bad faith, I lift text like this from its announcements: "a voluntary agreement to begin discussions on a roadmap to an eventual..."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
End of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff
Wealthy countries agree to triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Sometimes when trying to show a bureaucracy is acting in bad faith, I lift text like this from its announcements: "a voluntary agreement to begin discussions on a roadmap to an eventual..."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Sebastian 'Guardian reading, tofu-eating wokerati' Jones
Full statement from them here
FOSSIL OF THE DAY AWARD - CANADA - Climate Action Network
18 November 2025 Today, with a heavy heart, we award the Fossil of the Day to Canada – more than a decade since it last received this dishonour. Canada receives the award because the new government of...
climatenetwork.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Full statement from them here
Prince Bone Saw is apparently forgiven for ordering the dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in its Washington embassy....
Donald Trump welcomes Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman to White House - live updates
Donald Trump welcomes Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman to White House - live updates
President set to sell F-35 stealth jets to the kingdom in crown prince’s first US visit since 2018 killing of regime critic Jamal Khashoggi
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Trump says US will sell F-35 stealth jets to Saudis as Prince Mohammed visits
A reminder that Donald Trump’s family has a strong personal interest in Saudi Arabia. In September, London real estate developer Dar Global announced that it plans to launch Trump Plaza in the Red Sea city of Jeddah.
It’s Dar Global’s second collaboration with the Trump Organization, the collection of companies controlled by the US president’s children, in the kingdom. Last year, the two companies announced the launch of Trump Tower Jeddah. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Prince Bone Saw is apparently forgiven for ordering the dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in its Washington embassy....
Fascinating that Canada is hitching its wagon to a massive expansion of oil and LNG exports, while Australia is forecasting a 60% decline in fossil fuel exports....
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Value of Australia’s coal and gas exports will plunge 50% in five years, treasury modelling forecasts
Figure amounts to a $60bn fall by 2030 under any future scenario of emissions reduction in Australia, modelling predicts
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Fascinating that Canada is hitching its wagon to a massive expansion of oil and LNG exports, while Australia is forecasting a 60% decline in fossil fuel exports....
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
We've been hearing plenty recently about how Canada will save the world's climate through electrifying and exporting LNG.
Here is the plan:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt6H...
Here is the plan:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt6H...
Honest Government Ad | Watch out, Canada (Ksi Lisims LNG)
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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November 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
We've been hearing plenty recently about how Canada will save the world's climate through electrifying and exporting LNG.
Here is the plan:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt6H...
Here is the plan:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt6H...
"also creating a conservation area the size of Greece" (131,957 km2), the prime minister said
The article says nothing further about this PA that will be created.
The hydro line will not facilitate the creation of Dene Kʼéh Kusān IPCA (40K km2)
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/14/n...
The article says nothing further about this PA that will be created.
The hydro line will not facilitate the creation of Dene Kʼéh Kusān IPCA (40K km2)
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/14/n...
Carney supercharges BC's northern grid with nation-building label
The North Coast Transmission Line has been added to the list of major projects by the prime minister.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
"also creating a conservation area the size of Greece" (131,957 km2), the prime minister said
The article says nothing further about this PA that will be created.
The hydro line will not facilitate the creation of Dene Kʼéh Kusān IPCA (40K km2)
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/14/n...
The article says nothing further about this PA that will be created.
The hydro line will not facilitate the creation of Dene Kʼéh Kusān IPCA (40K km2)
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/14/n...
Oh, this is epic!
This is the Canadian Premier League soccer finals and we have a bicycle kick goal in the middle of a blizzard … and that’s the most Canadian thing I’ve ever seen 😂
November 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Oh, this is epic!
This is something that Nazi Germany would have done had the technology existed 80 years ago.
It is hard to fathom the cynical cruelty of a government that has as policy the harvesting of organs from people it kills.
It is hard to fathom the cynical cruelty of a government that has as policy the harvesting of organs from people it kills.
“"The first observation is that, in all the bodies that organs were harvested or removed are those that are now routinely transplanted: the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys and corneas," Abu Sittah, who spent more than a month working in Gaza's hospitals during the war, said.”
Israel returns Palestinian bodies with organs ’expertly’ cut out
UK-based surgeon Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah says bodies of deceased Palestinians returned to Gaza by Israel show signs of professional organ extraction.
www.newarab.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This is something that Nazi Germany would have done had the technology existed 80 years ago.
It is hard to fathom the cynical cruelty of a government that has as policy the harvesting of organs from people it kills.
It is hard to fathom the cynical cruelty of a government that has as policy the harvesting of organs from people it kills.
Massive potential for remediating contaminated soils, and for extracting minerals from land fills.
This is also potential for a benign use of genetic engineering.
This is also potential for a benign use of genetic engineering.
Critical Minerals? There’s a Plant for That
Could phytomining—using plants to pull metal out of the soil—put the green in “green transition”?
by @sarahdeweerdt.bsky.social
www.biographic.com/critical-min...
Could phytomining—using plants to pull metal out of the soil—put the green in “green transition”?
by @sarahdeweerdt.bsky.social
www.biographic.com/critical-min...
Critical Minerals? There’s a Plant for That - bioGraphic
Could phytomining—using plants to pull metal out of the soil—put the green in “green transition”?
www.biographic.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Massive potential for remediating contaminated soils, and for extracting minerals from land fills.
This is also potential for a benign use of genetic engineering.
This is also potential for a benign use of genetic engineering.
It's time to take this seriously, to institute de-radicalization programs before we lose complete control of society and we awaken one day to a racist, misogynist right wing dictatorship.
The far right radicalization of young men is a serious issue. Fanning male rage was a big part of the MAGA movement and is part of the game plan on the Polievre Conservatives.
In my latest piece I discuss the toxic impacts on schools and democracy.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
In my latest piece I discuss the toxic impacts on schools and democracy.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Young Men in the Hate-o-Sphere
Recently, CBC ran a story about how the Poilievre Conservatives are touring Canadian universities to build support among young men.
substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
It's time to take this seriously, to institute de-radicalization programs before we lose complete control of society and we awaken one day to a racist, misogynist right wing dictatorship.
Weird fact:
A few years ago, the Cascadian provinces and states agreed to end the biannual time change.
Yukon, not wanting to be left out, promptly ended it.
Then BC, Washington and the rest choked...
We don't change our clocks anymore, but twice a year we don't know what time it is everywhere else.
A few years ago, the Cascadian provinces and states agreed to end the biannual time change.
Yukon, not wanting to be left out, promptly ended it.
Then BC, Washington and the rest choked...
We don't change our clocks anymore, but twice a year we don't know what time it is everywhere else.
When does daylight saving time end and how do I adapt?
When does daylight saving time end and how do I adapt?
Experts explain how to reset your body clock and why permanent standard time makes sense
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Weird fact:
A few years ago, the Cascadian provinces and states agreed to end the biannual time change.
Yukon, not wanting to be left out, promptly ended it.
Then BC, Washington and the rest choked...
We don't change our clocks anymore, but twice a year we don't know what time it is everywhere else.
A few years ago, the Cascadian provinces and states agreed to end the biannual time change.
Yukon, not wanting to be left out, promptly ended it.
Then BC, Washington and the rest choked...
We don't change our clocks anymore, but twice a year we don't know what time it is everywhere else.
Reposted by Sebastian 'Guardian reading, tofu-eating wokerati' Jones
Final kaleidocycle update: She's done.
People always ask so, it's 6,126 beads.
🪡 🧵 🧶
#beading #beadweaving #crafting #craftiverse
People always ask so, it's 6,126 beads.
🪡 🧵 🧶
#beading #beadweaving #crafting #craftiverse
October 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Final kaleidocycle update: She's done.
People always ask so, it's 6,126 beads.
🪡 🧵 🧶
#beading #beadweaving #crafting #craftiverse
People always ask so, it's 6,126 beads.
🪡 🧵 🧶
#beading #beadweaving #crafting #craftiverse
This is what the climate slow walkers jump on- if it does not mean TEOTWAWKI, then the urgency to address it fades.
For this reason, the Gates memo presupposes a false dichotomy regarding climate outcomes: The choice we are faced with is not between "good for us" & "the end of the world," but instead how much harm we are willing to tolerate, and endure, in the years to come. [8/n]
October 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This is what the climate slow walkers jump on- if it does not mean TEOTWAWKI, then the urgency to address it fades.
Yukon's recent hard rock mines have a 100% failure rate, so a 'lower chance of failure' is a pretty low bar:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Casino project will be different than Yukon's failed mines, CEO says | CBC News
The president of the company behind the proposed Casino mine in the Yukon says he believes the size the project means it's less likely to end in failure.
www.cbc.ca
October 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Yukon's recent hard rock mines have a 100% failure rate, so a 'lower chance of failure' is a pretty low bar:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I did not have rats snatching bats out of mid air in the pitch darkness of a German cave on my Halloween agenda, but here we are...
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Rats filmed snatching bats from air for first time
Stunning hunting behaviour captured in German cave
www.science.org
October 27, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I did not have rats snatching bats out of mid air in the pitch darkness of a German cave on my Halloween agenda, but here we are...
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Caribou and muskoxen help preserve shrub free tundra, which keeps the ground cooler and slows climate warming.
We need more #caribou
www.arcticwwf.org/the-circle/s...
We need more #caribou
www.arcticwwf.org/the-circle/s...
Caribou and muskoxen shape the past and future Arctic - WWF Arctic
As the climate gets warmer in the Arctic, caribou and muskoxen might play an important role in keeping the tundra shrub-free and open.
www.arcticwwf.org
October 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Caribou and muskoxen help preserve shrub free tundra, which keeps the ground cooler and slows climate warming.
We need more #caribou
www.arcticwwf.org/the-circle/s...
We need more #caribou
www.arcticwwf.org/the-circle/s...
Wildland fire fighting is dirty, sometimes dangerous and always hard, even under the best of conditions.
Now imagine it in a war zone with unexploded oprdnance cooking off and fire fighters being targeted by Russian drones.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Now imagine it in a war zone with unexploded oprdnance cooking off and fire fighters being targeted by Russian drones.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Wildfires have consumed vast chunks of Ukraine. Is Russia deliberately fuelling the flames?
In 2024, nearly a million hectares of Ukraine’s land burned. Heat, mines and shelling contributed, but footage of drones targeting firefighters has raised the question of war crimes
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Wildland fire fighting is dirty, sometimes dangerous and always hard, even under the best of conditions.
Now imagine it in a war zone with unexploded oprdnance cooking off and fire fighters being targeted by Russian drones.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Now imagine it in a war zone with unexploded oprdnance cooking off and fire fighters being targeted by Russian drones.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
@biblioholic.bsky.social Perhaps you can review this for us?
It’s me again! With my written and self illustrated guide to our furry overlords. The Cat Operator’s Manual, published by Chronicle Books and available in all good bookstores (and websites)
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The Cat Operator's Manual - Get the Most from Your New Cuddle Unit
A fresh and quirky guide to understanding your cat, complete with technical information, warnings, insights into all of your Cuddle Unit 5™'s features and modes, and a bonus sticker sheet.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:44 AM
@biblioholic.bsky.social Perhaps you can review this for us?
A bonkers story from Teen Vogue- this IS the same country who cheers on Donald Trump, but a legal system that is fine with trapping children in abusive marriages is next level.
Cruel and perverse.
Cruel and perverse.
Mind you, the states that allow marriage between children and adults do not allow said married children to divorce their adult spouse
Because they're children
Because they're children
I now pronounce you child and legal guardian who the child can't even legally divorce until she's an adult
www.teenvogue.com/story/child-...
www.teenvogue.com/story/child-...
October 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
A bonkers story from Teen Vogue- this IS the same country who cheers on Donald Trump, but a legal system that is fine with trapping children in abusive marriages is next level.
Cruel and perverse.
Cruel and perverse.
Likely true here too.
Unfortunately, my attempts at food self sufficiency means that mostly what I buy consists of...Butter, yoghurt, chocolate and coffee....
(I don't buy beef)
Unfortunately, my attempts at food self sufficiency means that mostly what I buy consists of...Butter, yoghurt, chocolate and coffee....
(I don't buy beef)
Butter, milk, beef, chocolate and coffee are responsible for much of the UK’s food inflation, with climate change the key driver of rising grocery bills
#climatecrisis
@eciu.net
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/ced8...
#climatecrisis
@eciu.net
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/ced8...
Five staples fuelling UK food inflation as climate risks rise, study finds
Findings challenge narrative that food price growth is being driven by higher taxes and wage costs
www.ft.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Likely true here too.
Unfortunately, my attempts at food self sufficiency means that mostly what I buy consists of...Butter, yoghurt, chocolate and coffee....
(I don't buy beef)
Unfortunately, my attempts at food self sufficiency means that mostly what I buy consists of...Butter, yoghurt, chocolate and coffee....
(I don't buy beef)
A pee test that diagnoses for long covid is terrific news!
Researchers studied 100 people 10 months after COVID-19.
Urine tests revealed 195 unique peptides, mostly from collagen, that clearly distinguished those with long COVID.
New marker, called PASC195, may improve diagnosis and guide treatment.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Urine tests revealed 195 unique peptides, mostly from collagen, that clearly distinguished those with long COVID.
New marker, called PASC195, may improve diagnosis and guide treatment.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Urinary Peptidomic Profiling in Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Case-Control Study
Background: Post-acute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2-infection (PASC) is challenging to diagnose and treat, and its molecular pathophysiology remains unclear. Urinary pep...
www.medrxiv.org
October 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
A pee test that diagnoses for long covid is terrific news!
Especially true in Yukon....
.... “misplaced focus” on critical minerals of the past, he said, such as copper and nickel, which trade on commodity markets but are not at a grade usable in most energy transition technologies.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/17/a...
.... “misplaced focus” on critical minerals of the past, he said, such as copper and nickel, which trade on commodity markets but are not at a grade usable in most energy transition technologies.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/17/a...
‘Strategy? What strategy?’ Why Canada needs an action plan fast — or could waste its rare earths wealth
The grand opening of the first Canadian-owned rare earth magnet factory in Estonia lays bare that major challenges remain if a full supply chain is to be built in this country in time to capitalize on...
www.nationalobserver.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Especially true in Yukon....
.... “misplaced focus” on critical minerals of the past, he said, such as copper and nickel, which trade on commodity markets but are not at a grade usable in most energy transition technologies.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/17/a...
.... “misplaced focus” on critical minerals of the past, he said, such as copper and nickel, which trade on commodity markets but are not at a grade usable in most energy transition technologies.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/17/a...
The Russian government is now offering new recruits from Moscow 6,000,000 rubles, a staggering $73,000USD (that's over $100,000 CAN) to sign up for their stalled invasion of Ukraine.
Of course, the life span of new recruits is very short, so their bonus is worth about $10,000/day...
Of course, the life span of new recruits is very short, so their bonus is worth about $10,000/day...
October 6, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The Russian government is now offering new recruits from Moscow 6,000,000 rubles, a staggering $73,000USD (that's over $100,000 CAN) to sign up for their stalled invasion of Ukraine.
Of course, the life span of new recruits is very short, so their bonus is worth about $10,000/day...
Of course, the life span of new recruits is very short, so their bonus is worth about $10,000/day...