Eve Thorne
@evethorne.bsky.social
born 319 ppm
Interested in climate, justice and truth in health.
Interested in climate, justice and truth in health.
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Sadly, Albertans voted for the UCP mess so Albertans have to fix the UCP mess
It doesn't matter if you've always voted conservative, never voted conservative or simply didn't vote
As Tommy Douglas said
"Courage, my friends; 'tis not too late to build a better world."
An important read 👇
#ableg
It doesn't matter if you've always voted conservative, never voted conservative or simply didn't vote
As Tommy Douglas said
"Courage, my friends; 'tis not too late to build a better world."
An important read 👇
#ableg
The UCP has made 2025 one of the darkest years for Alberta’s democracy.
Albertans can turn on the lights in 2026.
By simply being Albertan.
Let me explain. 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Albertans can turn on the lights in 2026.
By simply being Albertan.
Let me explain. 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
What Can We Do?
A Holiday Plan for Restoring Alberta’s Democracy
open.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Sadly, Albertans voted for the UCP mess so Albertans have to fix the UCP mess
It doesn't matter if you've always voted conservative, never voted conservative or simply didn't vote
As Tommy Douglas said
"Courage, my friends; 'tis not too late to build a better world."
An important read 👇
#ableg
It doesn't matter if you've always voted conservative, never voted conservative or simply didn't vote
As Tommy Douglas said
"Courage, my friends; 'tis not too late to build a better world."
An important read 👇
#ableg
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Great cartoon from an Alberta artist.
www.lamontagneart.com/cartoons/
He does fun digital paintings of animals too.
#Alberta #UCP #separatists #DanielleSmith #abpoli
www.lamontagneart.com/cartoons/
He does fun digital paintings of animals too.
#Alberta #UCP #separatists #DanielleSmith #abpoli
December 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Great cartoon from an Alberta artist.
www.lamontagneart.com/cartoons/
He does fun digital paintings of animals too.
#Alberta #UCP #separatists #DanielleSmith #abpoli
www.lamontagneart.com/cartoons/
He does fun digital paintings of animals too.
#Alberta #UCP #separatists #DanielleSmith #abpoli
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So…
Someone goes to the trouble of paying $500 to pull the trigger on a recall and then ghosts…
Literally everyone who wants to help pitch in?
Seems legit.
(It doesn’t seem legit)
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbri...
Someone goes to the trouble of paying $500 to pull the trigger on a recall and then ghosts…
Literally everyone who wants to help pitch in?
Seems legit.
(It doesn’t seem legit)
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbri...
Stalled recall?
Alexandra Noad Lethbridge Herald Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A lot of local residents are expressing frustration over not being able to get
lethbridgeherald.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:40 AM
So…
Someone goes to the trouble of paying $500 to pull the trigger on a recall and then ghosts…
Literally everyone who wants to help pitch in?
Seems legit.
(It doesn’t seem legit)
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbri...
Someone goes to the trouble of paying $500 to pull the trigger on a recall and then ghosts…
Literally everyone who wants to help pitch in?
Seems legit.
(It doesn’t seem legit)
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
lethbridgeherald.com/news/lethbri...
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"RCMP in Brooks, Alta., are asking for the public’s help identifying the person or people responsible for at least nine incidents of anti-immigrant or white supremacist graffiti in the community."
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1157004...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1157004...
RCMP in Brooks investigate anti-immigrant, white supremacist graffiti | Globalnews.ca
RCMP in Brooks, Alta., are asking for the public's help investigating numerous reports of anti-immigrant and white supremacist graffiti spotted around the city.
globalnews.ca
December 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
"RCMP in Brooks, Alta., are asking for the public’s help identifying the person or people responsible for at least nine incidents of anti-immigrant or white supremacist graffiti in the community."
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1157004...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1157004...
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“Smith, and her chief of staff, Rob Anderson, directly intervened with Alberta’s Advanced Education Ministry in an attempt to help Peterson’s higher-education business venture.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Jordan Peterson’s School Isn’t Accredited. Smith Offered Alberta’s Help | The Tyee
The premier met with the controversial psychologist and tried to help his business, finds a Tyee investigation.
thetyee.ca
December 10, 2025 at 5:36 AM
“Smith, and her chief of staff, Rob Anderson, directly intervened with Alberta’s Advanced Education Ministry in an attempt to help Peterson’s higher-education business venture.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
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Atmospheric river right now. 110 millimetres are expected, with flood warnings across the Fraser Valley. Rains been heavy all week too.
December 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Atmospheric river right now. 110 millimetres are expected, with flood warnings across the Fraser Valley. Rains been heavy all week too.
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B.C. emergency management:
• Access between Lower Mainland and Interior closed
• Nooksack River topped its banks around 2pm, water going across border to Sumas prairie
• Rainfall in Fraser Valley now easing up
• Nooksack flows expected to peak ~10pm, hold til 4-6am, then decline
• Access between Lower Mainland and Interior closed
• Nooksack River topped its banks around 2pm, water going across border to Sumas prairie
• Rainfall in Fraser Valley now easing up
• Nooksack flows expected to peak ~10pm, hold til 4-6am, then decline
December 11, 2025 at 5:04 AM
B.C. emergency management:
• Access between Lower Mainland and Interior closed
• Nooksack River topped its banks around 2pm, water going across border to Sumas prairie
• Rainfall in Fraser Valley now easing up
• Nooksack flows expected to peak ~10pm, hold til 4-6am, then decline
• Access between Lower Mainland and Interior closed
• Nooksack River topped its banks around 2pm, water going across border to Sumas prairie
• Rainfall in Fraser Valley now easing up
• Nooksack flows expected to peak ~10pm, hold til 4-6am, then decline
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Flood Warning for Fraser Valley East. Rivers have exceeded riverbanks or will exceed them soon in Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Hope and east to Manning Park. Stay clear of riverbanks. Updates: EmergencyInfoBC.gov.bc.ca
December 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Flood Warning for Fraser Valley East. Rivers have exceeded riverbanks or will exceed them soon in Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Hope and east to Manning Park. Stay clear of riverbanks. Updates: EmergencyInfoBC.gov.bc.ca
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Because of a risk of flooding, avoid travel in the Fraser Valley unless necessary until the atmospheric river passes and water levels subside. Highway 1 and other provincial roadways could close with little or no notice. Follow DriveBC.ca for the latest info. #BCFlood
December 11, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Because of a risk of flooding, avoid travel in the Fraser Valley unless necessary until the atmospheric river passes and water levels subside. Highway 1 and other provincial roadways could close with little or no notice. Follow DriveBC.ca for the latest info. #BCFlood
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A garbage truck of plastic every second by 2040.
Microplastics in our lungs, blood and even brains.
This is what happens when production keeps rising unchecked.
The world need a strong #PlasticsTreaty that cuts plastic at the source and protects people, not petrochemical profits.
Microplastics in our lungs, blood and even brains.
This is what happens when production keeps rising unchecked.
The world need a strong #PlasticsTreaty that cuts plastic at the source and protects people, not petrochemical profits.
A Garbage Truck of Plastic Will Be Dumped Every Second by 2040 Unless We Act Now, Report Finds
An estimated 280 million metric tons of plastic waste will enter the air, water, soil, and human bodies every year by 2040, data shows
www.scientificamerican.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
A garbage truck of plastic every second by 2040.
Microplastics in our lungs, blood and even brains.
This is what happens when production keeps rising unchecked.
The world need a strong #PlasticsTreaty that cuts plastic at the source and protects people, not petrochemical profits.
Microplastics in our lungs, blood and even brains.
This is what happens when production keeps rising unchecked.
The world need a strong #PlasticsTreaty that cuts plastic at the source and protects people, not petrochemical profits.
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Shell is now facing a legal case over the damage caused by Typhoon Rai.
New climate attribution research finds that human-induced climate change has made an extreme weather event like Typhoon Rai 2x more likely.
It’s time to make polluters pay.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
🧪
New climate attribution research finds that human-induced climate change has made an extreme weather event like Typhoon Rai 2x more likely.
It’s time to make polluters pay.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
🧪
Shell facing first UK legal claim over climate impact of fossil fuels
Survivors of a deadly typhoon in the Philippines have filed a claim against the UK's largest oil company.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Shell is now facing a legal case over the damage caused by Typhoon Rai.
New climate attribution research finds that human-induced climate change has made an extreme weather event like Typhoon Rai 2x more likely.
It’s time to make polluters pay.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
🧪
New climate attribution research finds that human-induced climate change has made an extreme weather event like Typhoon Rai 2x more likely.
It’s time to make polluters pay.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
🧪
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As well as removing a leading cause of TFA pollution, @projectdrawdown.bsky.social advises a move away from using F-gases in refrigeration + air conditioning could put a huge dent in greenhouse gas emissions:
share.google/ZvrjOTm9sTv4...
3/4
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3/4
Deploy Alternative Refrigerants
Deploy Alternative Refrigerants is a Highly Recommended climate solution. Many refrigerants are potent greenhouse gases. Alternatives exist that contribute far less to climate change.
share.google
December 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
As well as removing a leading cause of TFA pollution, @projectdrawdown.bsky.social advises a move away from using F-gases in refrigeration + air conditioning could put a huge dent in greenhouse gas emissions:
share.google/ZvrjOTm9sTv4...
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share.google/ZvrjOTm9sTv4...
3/4
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Day 1387 of this appalling war in Europe.
Started by Putin because he was certain the US + Europe were too timid to stop him.
Numerous opportunities were missed and having now found an ally in Trump, look like he may be right (again)
Here's Thursday's daily🧵-all day every day
Started by Putin because he was certain the US + Europe were too timid to stop him.
Numerous opportunities were missed and having now found an ally in Trump, look like he may be right (again)
Here's Thursday's daily🧵-all day every day
December 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Day 1387 of this appalling war in Europe.
Started by Putin because he was certain the US + Europe were too timid to stop him.
Numerous opportunities were missed and having now found an ally in Trump, look like he may be right (again)
Here's Thursday's daily🧵-all day every day
Started by Putin because he was certain the US + Europe were too timid to stop him.
Numerous opportunities were missed and having now found an ally in Trump, look like he may be right (again)
Here's Thursday's daily🧵-all day every day
I hope Canada isn't buying any of this, are we?
@mark-carney.bsky.social
@mark-carney.bsky.social
IDF thinks the mass slaughter of children
is a fitting way to test weapon efficiency
while still calling itself
'the most moral army in the world'
"Israel is using footage from its genocide in Gaza as promotional material to sell weapons to European and Asian buyers"
via OnePath Network
is a fitting way to test weapon efficiency
while still calling itself
'the most moral army in the world'
"Israel is using footage from its genocide in Gaza as promotional material to sell weapons to European and Asian buyers"
via OnePath Network
December 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I hope Canada isn't buying any of this, are we?
@mark-carney.bsky.social
@mark-carney.bsky.social
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Disturbing but essential reading for anyone who cares about truth (a set that used to include the @royalsociety.org).
Delighted this piece is now live on @theverge.com: I've spent months investigating how a supposed war against the "censorship-industrial complex" has been used by the US right to wage war against misinformation research – and free speech itself – across the world. Please do give it a read.
The disinformation wars are here
How Joe Biden’s administration caved to the right in the battle for truth.
www.theverge.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Disturbing but essential reading for anyone who cares about truth (a set that used to include the @royalsociety.org).
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Russia’s shadow fleet is used not only to transport oil but also to spy on and attack European energy infrastructure. Moscow's hybrid energy war on Europe & Ukraine, couples physical attacks with targeted disinformation. How Europe can fight back ⤵️ ow.ly/WvY850XGLrX
Fuel, fear and falsehoods: Defending Europe and Ukraine from Russia’s hybrid energy war
Russia is waging a hybrid energy war on Europe and Ukraine, coupling physical attacks with targeted disinformation. The EU must reinforce infrastructure resilience and strategic communications to prot...
ow.ly
December 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Russia’s shadow fleet is used not only to transport oil but also to spy on and attack European energy infrastructure. Moscow's hybrid energy war on Europe & Ukraine, couples physical attacks with targeted disinformation. How Europe can fight back ⤵️ ow.ly/WvY850XGLrX
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Russia has an Antenna Array of 32 installations designed to Jam/interfere with GPS placed in Kaliningrad.
Its effective range is 5-6 thousand Kilometres.
Moscow can disable GPS across entire Europe.
🇵🇱 scientists currently work on systems what use Light spectrums and natural radiation to Dodge it.
Its effective range is 5-6 thousand Kilometres.
Moscow can disable GPS across entire Europe.
🇵🇱 scientists currently work on systems what use Light spectrums and natural radiation to Dodge it.
December 10, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Russia has an Antenna Array of 32 installations designed to Jam/interfere with GPS placed in Kaliningrad.
Its effective range is 5-6 thousand Kilometres.
Moscow can disable GPS across entire Europe.
🇵🇱 scientists currently work on systems what use Light spectrums and natural radiation to Dodge it.
Its effective range is 5-6 thousand Kilometres.
Moscow can disable GPS across entire Europe.
🇵🇱 scientists currently work on systems what use Light spectrums and natural radiation to Dodge it.
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La crise climatique a aggravé les tempêtes meurtrières qui ont tué 1 750 personnes en Asie en rendant les pluies torrentielles plus intenses. Les moussons provoquent souvent des inondations, mais les scientifiques sont clairs: cette situation n'était «pas normale» www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Not normal’: Climate crisis supercharged deadly monsoon floods in Asia
Cyclones like those in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Malaysia that killed 1,750 are ‘alarming new reality’
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
La crise climatique a aggravé les tempêtes meurtrières qui ont tué 1 750 personnes en Asie en rendant les pluies torrentielles plus intenses. Les moussons provoquent souvent des inondations, mais les scientifiques sont clairs: cette situation n'était «pas normale» www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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I think about this quote from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social a lot:
“The idea that some people may freely poison others is one of the most astonishing but least contested aspects of modern life.”
“The idea that some people may freely poison others is one of the most astonishing but least contested aspects of modern life.”
We are being poisoned every day, so why do we keep voting for more pollution? Ask a lobbyist | George Monbiot
The dirty industries that dominate politics deceive us into accepting dangerous pollutants such as ammonia as part of life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I think about this quote from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social a lot:
“The idea that some people may freely poison others is one of the most astonishing but least contested aspects of modern life.”
“The idea that some people may freely poison others is one of the most astonishing but least contested aspects of modern life.”
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@cfa_ind is pulling back the curtain and exposes the real costs of fossil fuels in their new monthly series.
Read more:
https://heyzine.com/flip-book/aa9373c917.html
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #FossilFreeFuture #ToxicTrade #ClimateJustice
Read more:
https://heyzine.com/flip-book/aa9373c917.html
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #FossilFreeFuture #ToxicTrade #ClimateJustice
December 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
@cfa_ind is pulling back the curtain and exposes the real costs of fossil fuels in their new monthly series.
Read more:
https://heyzine.com/flip-book/aa9373c917.html
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #FossilFreeFuture #ToxicTrade #ClimateJustice
Read more:
https://heyzine.com/flip-book/aa9373c917.html
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #FossilFreeFuture #ToxicTrade #ClimateJustice
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8. Farming has to be profitable - or farmers won’t do it - and productive, or there won’t be enough for 8, 9 or 10 billion people to eat. But we also need to see much lower impacts on the living world, as food production is the #1 driver of most causes of environmental destruction.
December 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
8. Farming has to be profitable - or farmers won’t do it - and productive, or there won’t be enough for 8, 9 or 10 billion people to eat. But we also need to see much lower impacts on the living world, as food production is the #1 driver of most causes of environmental destruction.
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1. We've had a huge response to the launch of the Earth Rover Program, above all from small farmers, especially in Africa. Farmers all over the world are highly attuned to the need for a better understanding of soil, and have immediately seen the potential. 🧵 1/10
www.earthroverprogram.org
www.earthroverprogram.org
The Earth Rover Program
The Earth Rover Program unites scientists, farmers, and innovators to monitor, understand, and restore soils worldwide. Advancing food security, climate resilience, and biodiversity through open scien...
www.earthroverprogram.org
December 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
1. We've had a huge response to the launch of the Earth Rover Program, above all from small farmers, especially in Africa. Farmers all over the world are highly attuned to the need for a better understanding of soil, and have immediately seen the potential. 🧵 1/10
www.earthroverprogram.org
www.earthroverprogram.org
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
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What to know about evacuations, shelters in Skagit, Whatcom counties
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/dec/10/...
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/dec/10/...
What to know about evacuations, shelters in Skagit, Whatcom counties | Cascadia Daily News
Check back for updates throughout the day
www.cascadiadaily.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:24 AM
What to know about evacuations, shelters in Skagit, Whatcom counties
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/dec/10/...
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/dec/10/...
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Climate Change Supercharged $20 Billion Asia Floods, Study Finds
Warmer Indian Ocean waters likely fueled the two strongest cyclones by supplying extra heat and moisture, says World Weather Attribution analysis
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Warmer Indian Ocean waters likely fueled the two strongest cyclones by supplying extra heat and moisture, says World Weather Attribution analysis
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Climate Change Supercharged $20 Billion Asia Floods, Study Finds
Warmer Indian Ocean waters likely fueled the two strongest cyclones by supplying extra heat and moisture, says World Weather Attribution analysis
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Warmer Indian Ocean waters likely fueled the two strongest cyclones by supplying extra heat and moisture, says World Weather Attribution analysis
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...