Olive
@imapest.bsky.social
Member of the Métis Nation ♾️ of Ontario 🇨🇦 transplanted from Manitoba to Vancouver Island.
🇨🇦 Aboriginal People = 1st Nations + Inuit + Métis
I’ve worked as a journeyman machinist, teacher and now as a graphic designer.
🇨🇦 Aboriginal People = 1st Nations + Inuit + Métis
I’ve worked as a journeyman machinist, teacher and now as a graphic designer.
Feeling grateful for my West Coast island life right now. Even though it’s kind of a damp day, seeing the start of cherry blossoms when we haven’t even hit February is a shot of happy #VancouverIsland #VictoriaBC
February 1, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Feeling grateful for my West Coast island life right now. Even though it’s kind of a damp day, seeing the start of cherry blossoms when we haven’t even hit February is a shot of happy #VancouverIsland #VictoriaBC
I’ve had some tough times with my daughter… as a single mom when she was a baby & might have made some questionable choices. But she sent me this song and my heart just melted. I’m atheist but still 💕
Makes it all seem worthwhile to have kept working through it all
youtu.be/nnzV49VYHOc
Makes it all seem worthwhile to have kept working through it all
youtu.be/nnzV49VYHOc
I Thank God for U
YouTube video by MC YOGI & John Pattern - Topic
youtu.be
January 29, 2026 at 4:31 AM
I’ve had some tough times with my daughter… as a single mom when she was a baby & might have made some questionable choices. But she sent me this song and my heart just melted. I’m atheist but still 💕
Makes it all seem worthwhile to have kept working through it all
youtu.be/nnzV49VYHOc
Makes it all seem worthwhile to have kept working through it all
youtu.be/nnzV49VYHOc
Whatever happened to the person shot by border patrol a couple of days ago?? They were in critical condition but no name or immigration status was ever released. Or reason for the shooting.
#CBP #ICE
globalnews.ca/news/1164003...
#CBP #ICE
globalnews.ca/news/1164003...
1 person shot, in critical condition in incident involving U.S. Border Patrol - National | Globalnews.ca
'Patient care was transferred to a local medical helicopter for rapid transport to a regional trauma center,' the Santa Rita Fire District said.
globalnews.ca
January 29, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Whatever happened to the person shot by border patrol a couple of days ago?? They were in critical condition but no name or immigration status was ever released. Or reason for the shooting.
#CBP #ICE
globalnews.ca/news/1164003...
#CBP #ICE
globalnews.ca/news/1164003...
For many of us in Canada’s labour movement, the Winnipeg General Strike is as important as any major religious holiday. It didn’t end with major concessions but it set the stage and sent a powerful message about the strength of unity.
ICE needs this message
newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/win...
ICE needs this message
newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/win...
Winnipeg Strikes: The city's working class shook Canada in 1919
Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 shook the ruling class, planted roots for modern workers' rights
newsinteractives.cbc.ca
January 25, 2026 at 11:35 PM
For many of us in Canada’s labour movement, the Winnipeg General Strike is as important as any major religious holiday. It didn’t end with major concessions but it set the stage and sent a powerful message about the strength of unity.
ICE needs this message
newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/win...
ICE needs this message
newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/win...
Too bad Trump killed Biden’s power grid expansion. A resilient infrastructure that can withstand catastrophic hurricanes & snow storms would have been too much of a testament to Biden’s legacy for Trump’s fragile ego.
So instead of power grids, you have coal mines.
www.eenews.net/articles/whi...
So instead of power grids, you have coal mines.
www.eenews.net/articles/whi...
White House unveils plan to accelerate power grid expansion
DOE created a one-stop shop for permitting, helping transmission developers avoid the regulatory patchwork that has tripped up projects.
www.eenews.net
January 25, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Too bad Trump killed Biden’s power grid expansion. A resilient infrastructure that can withstand catastrophic hurricanes & snow storms would have been too much of a testament to Biden’s legacy for Trump’s fragile ego.
So instead of power grids, you have coal mines.
www.eenews.net/articles/whi...
So instead of power grids, you have coal mines.
www.eenews.net/articles/whi...
Incredible essay that expands on Canada’s PM Carney’s speech at Davos.
I’d add that the US stayed back in WW2, profiting by building factories to supply war machinery only getting involved when Pearl Harbour was attacked. And then the US attacked & overthrew Hawaii govt
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I’d add that the US stayed back in WW2, profiting by building factories to supply war machinery only getting involved when Pearl Harbour was attacked. And then the US attacked & overthrew Hawaii govt
www.bbc.com/news/article...
As we return to a pre-WW2 order, the middle powers face a challenge
With economic stagnation and extremes of inequality comes corrosion of trust in democratic institutions. So Trump may be a symptom, not a cause, of what Carney called a "rupture" with the post-WW2 ord...
www.bbc.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Incredible essay that expands on Canada’s PM Carney’s speech at Davos.
I’d add that the US stayed back in WW2, profiting by building factories to supply war machinery only getting involved when Pearl Harbour was attacked. And then the US attacked & overthrew Hawaii govt
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I’d add that the US stayed back in WW2, profiting by building factories to supply war machinery only getting involved when Pearl Harbour was attacked. And then the US attacked & overthrew Hawaii govt
www.bbc.com/news/article...
How can Canada work in partnership with USA to defend the Arctic when we must constantly keep watch on aggressive threats from our supposed ally? It doesn’t feel safe to invite him inside our walls.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Stuck between the US and Russia, Canada must prove it can defend its Arctic territory
Canada has been boosting its forces in the Arctic in the face of new threats - and US concerns.
www.bbc.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:04 AM
How can Canada work in partnership with USA to defend the Arctic when we must constantly keep watch on aggressive threats from our supposed ally? It doesn’t feel safe to invite him inside our walls.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reposted by Olive
C’est notre pays. C’est notre avenir. Le choix nous appartient.
Nous choisissons le Canada.
youtu.be/_MTTo8Qt6tU?...
Nous choisissons le Canada.
youtu.be/_MTTo8Qt6tU?...
We choose Canada • Nous choisissons le Canada
YouTube video by Mark Carney
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 5:27 PM
C’est notre pays. C’est notre avenir. Le choix nous appartient.
Nous choisissons le Canada.
youtu.be/_MTTo8Qt6tU?...
Nous choisissons le Canada.
youtu.be/_MTTo8Qt6tU?...
Biggest news of the day is a snow and ice (not ICE) storm that’s freaking out the entire country.
How are these people going to manage an invasion of Canada or Greenland?
How are these people going to manage an invasion of Canada or Greenland?
January 23, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Biggest news of the day is a snow and ice (not ICE) storm that’s freaking out the entire country.
How are these people going to manage an invasion of Canada or Greenland?
How are these people going to manage an invasion of Canada or Greenland?
Jonathan Ross is a murderer. Kristi Noem doesn’t want you to say his name.
January 19, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Jonathan Ross is a murderer. Kristi Noem doesn’t want you to say his name.
So basically Trump wants to turn Greenland into another Puerto Rico. Or worse.
January 17, 2026 at 8:34 PM
So basically Trump wants to turn Greenland into another Puerto Rico. Or worse.
#PedophileProtector Donald Trump is scared of revealing the details of his juicy deal with his fellow pedophile, Ghislaine Maxwell
Justice Department asks federal judge to deny special master for Epstein files - www.reuters.com/world/us/jus...
Justice Department asks federal judge to deny special master for Epstein files - www.reuters.com/world/us/jus...
Justice Department asks federal judge to deny special master for Epstein files
The U.S. Justice Department has asked a New York federal judge to deny a request by two lawmakers seeking an appointment of a special master to monitor the public release of records tied to the late f...
www.reuters.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:27 PM
#PedophileProtector Donald Trump is scared of revealing the details of his juicy deal with his fellow pedophile, Ghislaine Maxwell
Justice Department asks federal judge to deny special master for Epstein files - www.reuters.com/world/us/jus...
Justice Department asks federal judge to deny special master for Epstein files - www.reuters.com/world/us/jus...
Gotta get back outside tomorrow after all this depressing stuff
January 10, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Gotta get back outside tomorrow after all this depressing stuff
Oh yah back in the day we gave equal time to protest and organizing songs and Raffi ❤️ Makes sense
they've got Raffi calling for regime change. something has shifted.
January 10, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Oh yah back in the day we gave equal time to protest and organizing songs and Raffi ❤️ Makes sense
I can’t imagine what would become of the picturesque country of Greenland or, for that matter, Canada, if it were to be invaded by US forces.
Years ago, Disneyland was eyeing property on our incredible Vancouver Island to create another grotesque theme park. Even that was too much a threat 🙄
Years ago, Disneyland was eyeing property on our incredible Vancouver Island to create another grotesque theme park. Even that was too much a threat 🙄
January 10, 2026 at 4:15 AM
I can’t imagine what would become of the picturesque country of Greenland or, for that matter, Canada, if it were to be invaded by US forces.
Years ago, Disneyland was eyeing property on our incredible Vancouver Island to create another grotesque theme park. Even that was too much a threat 🙄
Years ago, Disneyland was eyeing property on our incredible Vancouver Island to create another grotesque theme park. Even that was too much a threat 🙄
So Ashli Babbitt’s mother sued $30M for her death when she was definitely rioting.
Looks like the 3 babies left behind by Renee Good’s death by ICE’s savagery should get at least $90M + since they’re so young
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Looks like the 3 babies left behind by Renee Good’s death by ICE’s savagery should get at least $90M + since they’re so young
www.bbc.com/news/article...
US to pay $5m to family of 6 January rioter Ashli Babbitt
It would settle a wrongful death suit brought by the family of Ashli Babbitt, who was fatally shot by police while breaching the US Capitol.
www.bbc.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:10 AM
So Ashli Babbitt’s mother sued $30M for her death when she was definitely rioting.
Looks like the 3 babies left behind by Renee Good’s death by ICE’s savagery should get at least $90M + since they’re so young
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Looks like the 3 babies left behind by Renee Good’s death by ICE’s savagery should get at least $90M + since they’re so young
www.bbc.com/news/article...
There’s a whole lot of ketchup dripping down the walls tonight!!
Congratulations to Mayor Mamdani & all the other amazing winners of today’s elections. The slow moving train of Donald Trump’s political death has begun. Too bad he’s too in love with himself to pull a Jeffery Epstein now.
Congratulations to Mayor Mamdani & all the other amazing winners of today’s elections. The slow moving train of Donald Trump’s political death has begun. Too bad he’s too in love with himself to pull a Jeffery Epstein now.
November 5, 2025 at 6:47 AM
There’s a whole lot of ketchup dripping down the walls tonight!!
Congratulations to Mayor Mamdani & all the other amazing winners of today’s elections. The slow moving train of Donald Trump’s political death has begun. Too bad he’s too in love with himself to pull a Jeffery Epstein now.
Congratulations to Mayor Mamdani & all the other amazing winners of today’s elections. The slow moving train of Donald Trump’s political death has begun. Too bad he’s too in love with himself to pull a Jeffery Epstein now.
My head’s exploding. How does trump win a lawsuit against organizations that muzzled him when he’s now muzzling free speech?
I just want to take that smug face and give it a swirly!!
www.huffpost.com/entry/youtub...
I just want to take that smug face and give it a swirly!!
www.huffpost.com/entry/youtub...
YouTube To Pay $24.5 Million To Settle Trump Lawsuit
Under the settlement terms, $22 million will be paid to a nonprofit dedicated to building Trump's White House ballroom.
www.huffpost.com
September 30, 2025 at 2:26 AM
My head’s exploding. How does trump win a lawsuit against organizations that muzzled him when he’s now muzzling free speech?
I just want to take that smug face and give it a swirly!!
www.huffpost.com/entry/youtub...
I just want to take that smug face and give it a swirly!!
www.huffpost.com/entry/youtub...
Thanks so much John Oliver. I’ve been desperately hoping someone would finally point out that Kimmel’s statement was both true and harmless. Not even Bill Maher would point it out and bring reason to the uproar. MAGA did focus on distancing from Kirk’s killer, a guy raised by a MAGA family / church
September 22, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Thanks so much John Oliver. I’ve been desperately hoping someone would finally point out that Kimmel’s statement was both true and harmless. Not even Bill Maher would point it out and bring reason to the uproar. MAGA did focus on distancing from Kirk’s killer, a guy raised by a MAGA family / church
If trump really wanted to honour Kirk’s memory, he’d release all of the Epstein files
www.axios.com/2025/07/15/t...
www.axios.com/2025/07/15/t...
Charlie Kirk talks Epstein, urges Trump administration to act
Kirk devoted Tuesday's podcast to extensive interviews about Epstein — a day after he and several other MAGA figures suggested they would take President Trump's advice and move on.
www.axios.com
September 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
If trump really wanted to honour Kirk’s memory, he’d release all of the Epstein files
www.axios.com/2025/07/15/t...
www.axios.com/2025/07/15/t...
I’m flying from Vancouver Island to Puerto Vallarta & my options were layovers in Houston, Seattle, or Calgary. Easy choice that had nothing to do with price. I don’t feel safe even passing through an American airport.
September 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I’m flying from Vancouver Island to Puerto Vallarta & my options were layovers in Houston, Seattle, or Calgary. Easy choice that had nothing to do with price. I don’t feel safe even passing through an American airport.
Funny how trump didn’t immediately order national guard to take over Utah.
September 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Funny how trump didn’t immediately order national guard to take over Utah.
Sure looks like tRump has had a stroke. The left side of his face is drooping.
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
Here’s A Video Of Trump At Today’s Sept. 11 Ceremony
Just one video and a couple of photos.
www.huffpost.com
September 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Sure looks like tRump has had a stroke. The left side of his face is drooping.
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
Reposted by Olive
You just stand up for people who are more in danger than you. You just do it. It could be a self-interest thing, that you realize that someday you will be the one in danger.
But it’s even more important to do it if that’s never true.
You just do it because humans are worth standing up for.
But it’s even more important to do it if that’s never true.
You just do it because humans are worth standing up for.
June 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
You just stand up for people who are more in danger than you. You just do it. It could be a self-interest thing, that you realize that someday you will be the one in danger.
But it’s even more important to do it if that’s never true.
You just do it because humans are worth standing up for.
But it’s even more important to do it if that’s never true.
You just do it because humans are worth standing up for.
“To keep you is no gain; to lose you is no loss.” — Khmer Rouge warning
You’re right USA. It’s not who you are. You’re the Killing Fields.
Notice this is from the American Holocaust Museum
You learned the wrong lesson.
www.ushmm.org/genocide-pre...
You’re right USA. It’s not who you are. You’re the Killing Fields.
Notice this is from the American Holocaust Museum
You learned the wrong lesson.
www.ushmm.org/genocide-pre...
Explore Cambodia 1975-1979 - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
From April 17, 1975, to January 7, 1979, the Khmer Rouge perpetrated one of the greatest crimes of the 20th century. Nearly two million people died.
www.ushmm.org
June 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
“To keep you is no gain; to lose you is no loss.” — Khmer Rouge warning
You’re right USA. It’s not who you are. You’re the Killing Fields.
Notice this is from the American Holocaust Museum
You learned the wrong lesson.
www.ushmm.org/genocide-pre...
You’re right USA. It’s not who you are. You’re the Killing Fields.
Notice this is from the American Holocaust Museum
You learned the wrong lesson.
www.ushmm.org/genocide-pre...