@vancouverlover.bsky.social
Vancouver BC-based fan of functioning democracy and constructive/civil dialogue. Optimistic that we have all the tools we need to meet challenges. Keen watcher of politics and food-systems news / research
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Grass-fed beef sounds nicer than factory-farmed. But the research shows that neither is good for climate. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
Is Grass-Fed Beef Really Better for the Climate?
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Grass-fed beef sounds nicer than factory-farmed. But the research shows that neither is good for climate. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
Heartbroken for the people of Tumbler Ridge. Such a dark day for this little northern BC community
February 11, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Heartbroken for the people of Tumbler Ridge. Such a dark day for this little northern BC community
Kudos for this brave piece @mbolotnikova.bsky.social. It was only a few years ago that I stumbled upon this knowledge through work, and decided to #DitchDairy. This (youtu.be/UcN7SGGoCNI) sums it up in 5 min. I'll never look at factory-farm milk the same way again. Bring on the ❤️ plant milks!
February 11, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Kudos for this brave piece @mbolotnikova.bsky.social. It was only a few years ago that I stumbled upon this knowledge through work, and decided to #DitchDairy. This (youtu.be/UcN7SGGoCNI) sums it up in 5 min. I'll never look at factory-farm milk the same way again. Bring on the ❤️ plant milks!
Can't heart this enough
"ICE guys are pretty miserable. I don’t think morale is particularly high for them. They’re freezing, they’re getting shouted at. They can’t go anywhere without being tailed by 5 cars. They get out and immediately there's a crowd of 100 people shouting at them, blowing whistles as loud as they can."
Inside the resistance with Will Stancil
"It's something I could do to keep them from stealing my neighbors."
www.publicnotice.co
February 5, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Can't heart this enough
Guardian reviewer savages #Melania doc: www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja... and makes apt comparison to unforgettable film 'Zone of Interest', about 'idyllic' WWII lifestyle of commandant that ran & tuned out horrific daily evidence of next-door concentration camp: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Zon...
Melania review – Trump film is a gilded trash remake of The Zone of Interest
Dispiriting, deadly and unrevealing – there is a decent documentary to be made about the former model from Slovenia, but this one is unredeemable
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Guardian reviewer savages #Melania doc: www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja... and makes apt comparison to unforgettable film 'Zone of Interest', about 'idyllic' WWII lifestyle of commandant that ran & tuned out horrific daily evidence of next-door concentration camp: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Zon...
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With the $75 million Jeff Bezos spent to produce and promote the flop "Melania," he could have employed more than 180 @washingtonpost.com reporters for four years each.
(based on an average $105K annual salary/benefits/bonus package).
Priorities.
(based on an average $105K annual salary/benefits/bonus package).
Priorities.
February 4, 2026 at 8:09 PM
With the $75 million Jeff Bezos spent to produce and promote the flop "Melania," he could have employed more than 180 @washingtonpost.com reporters for four years each.
(based on an average $105K annual salary/benefits/bonus package).
Priorities.
(based on an average $105K annual salary/benefits/bonus package).
Priorities.
#GotFat? Butterfat yield in Big Agriculture milk is higher than ever due to economic incentive www.theatlantic.com/science/2026.... Flooding the foodsystem with cheaper milkfat is great news if you like N. American obesity epidemics. Yet another reason to #DitchDairy
American Milk Has Changed
A dramatic increase in fat content is causing pains in the dairy industry.
www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:31 PM
#GotFat? Butterfat yield in Big Agriculture milk is higher than ever due to economic incentive www.theatlantic.com/science/2026.... Flooding the foodsystem with cheaper milkfat is great news if you like N. American obesity epidemics. Yet another reason to #DitchDairy
Great list... It's an ongoing project to shed as many of these from my life as possible
February 4, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Great list... It's an ongoing project to shed as many of these from my life as possible
Finally read this Coyne piece. Tx @mendelmatt.bsky.social for adding 'We can do it' commentary (which I agree with)! I think we all have a responsibility to avoid defeatism online. Citizen 'morale' (as it was described in previous wars) is, and will remain, a valuable national resource going forward
Excellent piece from Coyne.
Those of us paying attention have known this was going to be hard. Our choices are all ones that come with difficulty in the short-term.
If people in Ukraine and Minnesota can stand up to fascists and evil, Canadians can too.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Those of us paying attention have known this was going to be hard. Our choices are all ones that come with difficulty in the short-term.
If people in Ukraine and Minnesota can stand up to fascists and evil, Canadians can too.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Donald Trump wants to make an example out of Canada. How will we prepare?
We must urgently strengthen our capacity to endure whatever this wildcard President throws at us
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Finally read this Coyne piece. Tx @mendelmatt.bsky.social for adding 'We can do it' commentary (which I agree with)! I think we all have a responsibility to avoid defeatism online. Citizen 'morale' (as it was described in previous wars) is, and will remain, a valuable national resource going forward
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one thing the trump era has made clear, i think, is that the american people themselves are far more committed to the values of our founding documents than our elites
February 4, 2026 at 4:07 AM
one thing the trump era has made clear, i think, is that the american people themselves are far more committed to the values of our founding documents than our elites
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BC's Drug Response Isn't Following the Evidence: Former Coroner via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
BC’s Drug Response Isn’t Following the Evidence: Former Coroner | The Tyee
The province is neglecting safer supply and housing, which are proven to reduce harms, says Lisa Lapointe.
thetyee.ca
February 3, 2026 at 5:52 PM
BC's Drug Response Isn't Following the Evidence: Former Coroner via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
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Billie Eilish during her #GRAMMYs speech for Song of the Year:
“As grateful as I feel, I don’t need to say anything except that, no one is illegal on stolen land. It’s really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, I feel hopeful in this room and we need to keep protesting… fuck ICE.”
“As grateful as I feel, I don’t need to say anything except that, no one is illegal on stolen land. It’s really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, I feel hopeful in this room and we need to keep protesting… fuck ICE.”
February 2, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Billie Eilish during her #GRAMMYs speech for Song of the Year:
“As grateful as I feel, I don’t need to say anything except that, no one is illegal on stolen land. It’s really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, I feel hopeful in this room and we need to keep protesting… fuck ICE.”
“As grateful as I feel, I don’t need to say anything except that, no one is illegal on stolen land. It’s really hard to know what to say and what to do right now, I feel hopeful in this room and we need to keep protesting… fuck ICE.”
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CBS censored Billie Eilish saying “Fuck ICE” at the Grammys. Here’s the uncensored version:
February 2, 2026 at 4:12 AM
CBS censored Billie Eilish saying “Fuck ICE” at the Grammys. Here’s the uncensored version:
Seriously, social media managers and comms people everywhere: Dump Vancouver BC-based Hootsuite if you still use it. Hootsuite does 'social listening' [read: tracking, surveillance] for the orange fuckwit's murderous ICE goons. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... There are alternatives
Hootsuite CEO says ICE contract will stand as long as agency honours terms and conditions
‘We did nothing wrong here,’ head of Vancouver social media company said in internal call with employees
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Seriously, social media managers and comms people everywhere: Dump Vancouver BC-based Hootsuite if you still use it. Hootsuite does 'social listening' [read: tracking, surveillance] for the orange fuckwit's murderous ICE goons. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... There are alternatives
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Stop assisting ICE 👇
January 26, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Stop assisting ICE 👇
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Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?
The Climate Solution Sitting in America’s Trash
Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?
buff.ly
January 26, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?
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In zoomed-in footage slowed down of the ICE murder, it does appear they disarmed the man prior to any shots being fired.
January 24, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
Pretty stunning photo essay. Can Canada do some of this please??
The scale of China's clean energy buildout is difficult to fathom. Check out these pictures.
Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and Solar Buildout
e360.yale.edu
January 17, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Pretty stunning photo essay. Can Canada do some of this please??
I can't seem to view the video of this Fox 9 Minneapolis news report in Canada, but for anyone wondering if this is real, it's at this link: www.fox9.com/video/fmc-gy...
January 16, 2026 at 3:16 AM
I can't seem to view the video of this Fox 9 Minneapolis news report in Canada, but for anyone wondering if this is real, it's at this link: www.fox9.com/video/fmc-gy...
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More is coming to light about how we got the inconsistent & contradictory new guidelines. Much of it came about because the evidence was cherry-picked. 1/
We got the upside-down dietary guidelines from political maneuvering, not a science-based process. It has a scientific committee, touted as backing this report, but it likely installed to justify pre-held beliefs of RFK Jr & MAHA, who love animal products 1/ www.businessinsider.com/rfk-new-diet...
No sugar, more fat: RFK Jr's 5 big changes to the American food pyramid
Kennedy said his new guidelines undo previous advice. Full fat dairy is back, sugar is out, and highly processed foods come under fire.
www.businessinsider.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:49 PM
More is coming to light about how we got the inconsistent & contradictory new guidelines. Much of it came about because the evidence was cherry-picked. 1/
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It’s true! Air pollution regulations actually do way more harm than good if you don’t count all the lives they save
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:21 PM
It’s true! Air pollution regulations actually do way more harm than good if you don’t count all the lives they save
www.politico.com/news/2026/01... So if Congress members must now give a week's notice to visit an #ICE facility (which defeats the purpose of congressional oversight), maybe they should just give weekly notices to visit/inspect. That might at least rein in some of the worst ongoing abuses by ICE
January 11, 2026 at 8:41 AM
www.politico.com/news/2026/01... So if Congress members must now give a week's notice to visit an #ICE facility (which defeats the purpose of congressional oversight), maybe they should just give weekly notices to visit/inspect. That might at least rein in some of the worst ongoing abuses by ICE
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Minneapolis won’t be intimidated by Trump’s secret police force. #ICEOutForGood
January 10, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Minneapolis won’t be intimidated by Trump’s secret police force. #ICEOutForGood