Diana Martin
@photojunkeh.bsky.social
Agriculture photo/journalist for Farmtario/Glacier Farm Media living on a small farm in Ontario’s Dundalk Highlands.
Opinions expressed are my own. She/Her/Elle
Opinions expressed are my own. She/Her/Elle
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🇨🇦 Another Canadian bird has a high-quality reference genome available, unlocking new insights into its biology, evolution, and conservation. 🐦✨
Meet the Ruby-crowned Kinglet — a tiny bundle of energy! It darts almost frantically through shrubs and trees, wings flicking nonstop — its signature move.
Meet the Ruby-crowned Kinglet — a tiny bundle of energy! It darts almost frantically through shrubs and trees, wings flicking nonstop — its signature move.
August 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
🇨🇦 Another Canadian bird has a high-quality reference genome available, unlocking new insights into its biology, evolution, and conservation. 🐦✨
Meet the Ruby-crowned Kinglet — a tiny bundle of energy! It darts almost frantically through shrubs and trees, wings flicking nonstop — its signature move.
Meet the Ruby-crowned Kinglet — a tiny bundle of energy! It darts almost frantically through shrubs and trees, wings flicking nonstop — its signature move.
I’m pretty excited to hear about Andrew Colton’s research at the Elora research station this coming week.
It's Bug Community Day — Agriculture Pest Edition! 🚜🕷️
Today, we're spotlighting pests being studied by graduate students here in Ontario! 🔬
1. Colorado potato beetle - Andrew Colton
2. Thrips parvispinus @ave_johnsonn
3. Strawberry aphids @karlibarton
4. Switchgrass gall midge @clarissacapko
Today, we're spotlighting pests being studied by graduate students here in Ontario! 🔬
1. Colorado potato beetle - Andrew Colton
2. Thrips parvispinus @ave_johnsonn
3. Strawberry aphids @karlibarton
4. Switchgrass gall midge @clarissacapko
August 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I’m pretty excited to hear about Andrew Colton’s research at the Elora research station this coming week.
Reposted by Diana Martin
It's Bug Community Day — Agriculture Pest Edition! 🚜🕷️
Today, we're spotlighting pests being studied by graduate students here in Ontario! 🔬
1. Colorado potato beetle - Andrew Colton
2. Thrips parvispinus @ave_johnsonn
3. Strawberry aphids @karlibarton
4. Switchgrass gall midge @clarissacapko
Today, we're spotlighting pests being studied by graduate students here in Ontario! 🔬
1. Colorado potato beetle - Andrew Colton
2. Thrips parvispinus @ave_johnsonn
3. Strawberry aphids @karlibarton
4. Switchgrass gall midge @clarissacapko
August 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
It's Bug Community Day — Agriculture Pest Edition! 🚜🕷️
Today, we're spotlighting pests being studied by graduate students here in Ontario! 🔬
1. Colorado potato beetle - Andrew Colton
2. Thrips parvispinus @ave_johnsonn
3. Strawberry aphids @karlibarton
4. Switchgrass gall midge @clarissacapko
Today, we're spotlighting pests being studied by graduate students here in Ontario! 🔬
1. Colorado potato beetle - Andrew Colton
2. Thrips parvispinus @ave_johnsonn
3. Strawberry aphids @karlibarton
4. Switchgrass gall midge @clarissacapko
Words I never knew I needed…
Hey, as a librarian I have to tell you
You don't have to finish a book that doesn't interest you. Life's too short for that. Not your jam? You have my permission to move on to the next book.
You don't have to finish a book that doesn't interest you. Life's too short for that. Not your jam? You have my permission to move on to the next book.
August 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Words I never knew I needed…
Reposted by Diana Martin
Reposted by Diana Martin
Phytoplankton, key to ocean life, falling 2% per year in North Atlantic
Phytoplankton are the base of the ocean food web
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Phytoplankton are the base of the ocean food web
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Phytoplankton, key to ocean life, falling 2% per year in North Atlantic | CBC News
Dalhousie University researchers analyzed data collected over more than half a century to assess how two types of phytoplankton are responding to climate change.
www.cbc.ca
June 23, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Phytoplankton, key to ocean life, falling 2% per year in North Atlantic
Phytoplankton are the base of the ocean food web
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Phytoplankton are the base of the ocean food web
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Breaking News: Brian Wilson has died
The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson Dies at 82
The beloved musician had been living with a neurocognative disorder akin to dementia
pitchfork.com
June 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Breaking News: Brian Wilson has died
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thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill... “Bill 5 is an attempt to consult after the fact,” Scott McLeod, Lake Huron Regional Chief for the Anishinabek Nation, told officials. “It’s based on promises and ‘trust me.’ ”
“But we don’t trust you. I don’t know how much clearer I can be.”
#OnPoli #DougFord #Bill5
“But we don’t trust you. I don’t know how much clearer I can be.”
#OnPoli #DougFord #Bill5
Broken trust and Bill 5: First Nations leaders at Queen’s Park | The Narwhal
First Nations leaders travelled hundreds of kilometres to declare Ontario’s law to speed up Ring of Fire development is creating ‘a long and very unnecessary fight’
thenarwhal.ca
June 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill... “Bill 5 is an attempt to consult after the fact,” Scott McLeod, Lake Huron Regional Chief for the Anishinabek Nation, told officials. “It’s based on promises and ‘trust me.’ ”
“But we don’t trust you. I don’t know how much clearer I can be.”
#OnPoli #DougFord #Bill5
“But we don’t trust you. I don’t know how much clearer I can be.”
#OnPoli #DougFord #Bill5
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OFL to Ford: We’ll meet you on the Ground, there’s no reconciliation in broken treaties
ofl.ca/ofl-to-ford-...
#Onlab #OnPoli #Bill5
ofl.ca/ofl-to-ford-...
#Onlab #OnPoli #Bill5
OFL to Ford: We’ll meet you on the Ground, there’s no reconciliation in broken treaties | The Ontario Federation of Labour
The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) joins First Nations communities in condemning the passage of...
ofl.ca
June 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
OFL to Ford: We’ll meet you on the Ground, there’s no reconciliation in broken treaties
ofl.ca/ofl-to-ford-...
#Onlab #OnPoli #Bill5
ofl.ca/ofl-to-ford-...
#Onlab #OnPoli #Bill5
Not because a lack of evidence, but because an election was called and the original request wasn’t resubmitted within 30 days.
#Breaking: Ethics watchdog ends investigation into former Doug Ford minister forced out after Greenbelt scandal
Ethics watchdog ends investigation into former Doug Ford minister forced out after Greenbelt scandal
Kaleed Rasheed maintained he made “an honest mistake” when he gave an integrity commissioner wrong information about a Vegas trip with Ford aides a Greenbelt landowner.
www.thestar.com
May 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Not because a lack of evidence, but because an election was called and the original request wasn’t resubmitted within 30 days.
I’m curious how #ontag feels about Premier Ford’s proposed Bill 5 which eradicates several environmental protections and leaves farmland increasingly vulnerable to development? May 17 is the cut-off date for public consultation.
May 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I’m curious how #ontag feels about Premier Ford’s proposed Bill 5 which eradicates several environmental protections and leaves farmland increasingly vulnerable to development? May 17 is the cut-off date for public consultation.
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On this day in 2007, June Callwood died in Toronto.
After gaining fame as a journalist, she founded several charities including shelters for women and Canada's first HIV/AIDS hospice.
This is the story of the woman who was called "Canada's Conscience".
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After gaining fame as a journalist, she founded several charities including shelters for women and Canada's first HIV/AIDS hospice.
This is the story of the woman who was called "Canada's Conscience".
🧵1/16
April 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
On this day in 2007, June Callwood died in Toronto.
After gaining fame as a journalist, she founded several charities including shelters for women and Canada's first HIV/AIDS hospice.
This is the story of the woman who was called "Canada's Conscience".
🧵1/16
After gaining fame as a journalist, she founded several charities including shelters for women and Canada's first HIV/AIDS hospice.
This is the story of the woman who was called "Canada's Conscience".
🧵1/16
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A great first-person perspective on why right-to-repair is so important for farmers and should be a legislative priority.
FIRST PERSON | Trying to fix my combine, I need politicians who really get what farmers are facing | CBC News
For Prairie farmer Jason Jackson, right-to-repair legislation is a key election issue. That's because he wants a government that understands the complexity of the issues facing Canadian farmers.
www.cbc.ca
April 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
A great first-person perspective on why right-to-repair is so important for farmers and should be a legislative priority.
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Another black mark on CTV. @ctvnews-rss.bsky.social I no longer have the “bandwidth” to support your corporate decision to silence ethical, accurate journalism (esp. females) because people said mean things and you can’t stand up to political pressure during an election, of all things.
If you are worried about disinformation and media manipulation in this election give a pass to
@ctvyourmorning.bsky.social
They caved to pressure from Pierre Poiievre's online posse in their continual harassment of @rachelgilmore.bsky.social
She is a truth teller.
CTV is not.
@ctvyourmorning.bsky.social
They caved to pressure from Pierre Poiievre's online posse in their continual harassment of @rachelgilmore.bsky.social
She is a truth teller.
CTV is not.
April 3, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Another black mark on CTV. @ctvnews-rss.bsky.social I no longer have the “bandwidth” to support your corporate decision to silence ethical, accurate journalism (esp. females) because people said mean things and you can’t stand up to political pressure during an election, of all things.
This is incredibly important to news outlets, and much appreciated. Thank you for your support @bsky.app !
We 💙 links!
Starting this week, we've made it even easier for newsrooms and more to track how much traffic Bluesky is sending to their sites.
For those setting up analytics, Bluesky's referrer is go.bsky.app.
Starting this week, we've made it even easier for newsrooms and more to track how much traffic Bluesky is sending to their sites.
For those setting up analytics, Bluesky's referrer is go.bsky.app.
March 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
This is incredibly important to news outlets, and much appreciated. Thank you for your support @bsky.app !
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If Hamas had killed 7 Israelis inside of Israel this week, it would be one of the biggest stories in the world, & all over the US media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
March 21, 2025 at 4:11 AM
If Hamas had killed 7 Israelis inside of Israel this week, it would be one of the biggest stories in the world, & all over the US media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.
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Bird flu is hitting the U.S. hard. Now, birds are flying north www.cbc.ca/news/health/... @cbcnews.ca
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
March 21, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Bird flu is hitting the U.S. hard. Now, birds are flying north www.cbc.ca/news/health/... @cbcnews.ca
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
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NEW: After a 290% increase in measles cases in Ontario this week, questions are growing about why the Chief Medical Officer of Health isn't holding regular updates.
Dr. Kieran Moore has also rebuffed several media requests for interviews.
globalnews.ca/news/1109140...
#onpoli
Dr. Kieran Moore has also rebuffed several media requests for interviews.
globalnews.ca/news/1109140...
#onpoli
Calls grow for Ontario to do more to tackle growing measles outbreak | Globalnews.ca
On Thursday, Public Health Ontario reported a total of 470 measles cases, up from 120 cases the week before. Thirty-four people were in hospital and two in intensive care.
globalnews.ca
March 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM
NEW: After a 290% increase in measles cases in Ontario this week, questions are growing about why the Chief Medical Officer of Health isn't holding regular updates.
Dr. Kieran Moore has also rebuffed several media requests for interviews.
globalnews.ca/news/1109140...
#onpoli
Dr. Kieran Moore has also rebuffed several media requests for interviews.
globalnews.ca/news/1109140...
#onpoli
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This is more important than you realize. Bluesky doesn’t downgrade links. Which means news sites will get more traffic from here than other sites.
Which gives them economic reasons to post here first.
Which gives them economic reasons to post here first.
Bluesky says it is now sending referral traffic through its "go" subdomain to make it easier for publishers to track the traffic coming from the social network (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
March 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
This is more important than you realize. Bluesky doesn’t downgrade links. Which means news sites will get more traffic from here than other sites.
Which gives them economic reasons to post here first.
Which gives them economic reasons to post here first.
I agree- this is an excellent opportunity especially in the agriculture tech sector. We’ve lost so many great minds to the U.S. because of funding gaps. Now is the time to rectify that.
Canada is home to world-class scientists and researchers. We have a unique opportunity to recruit top US talent amid their recent major research cuts.
What's our plan?
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What's our plan?
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March 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I agree- this is an excellent opportunity especially in the agriculture tech sector. We’ve lost so many great minds to the U.S. because of funding gaps. Now is the time to rectify that.
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Now available to download, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada's Crop Inventory map of the Yukon Territory.
agriculture.canada.ca/atlas/data_d...
#CropMap24 #CdnAg #Yukon
agriculture.canada.ca/atlas/data_d...
#CropMap24 #CdnAg #Yukon
March 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Now available to download, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada's Crop Inventory map of the Yukon Territory.
agriculture.canada.ca/atlas/data_d...
#CropMap24 #CdnAg #Yukon
agriculture.canada.ca/atlas/data_d...
#CropMap24 #CdnAg #Yukon