Stephen Symes

Pierre Poilievre in a nutshell.
If ever there was a case to drain the swamp...

Nope...not until you stand up to those that have ruined America, threatened allies, and destabilized the world.

I often wonder what people imagine fighting fascism is like. I think they think it’s like resistance gun fights against oppressors in the streets or something. It’s actually doing things every day that push against oppression. It’s looking at what a regime tells you to do and saying, “No”

Have you heard about this partnership between American Badgers and Coyotes? 🌎 We are working hard to get more of the grassland region protected for species like the American Badger 🦡🐾

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I don't disagree. I bet if we did have government run liquor store she might not. However, most of us want her out. I would also say, most of is Albertans are Canadian first. It doesn't really matter if there is American liquor on the shelves. We aren't buying it.

We dont have government run liquor stores here. It's all private.

Please help Jessy and Joel, if you are able. ❤️

It would be nice if we could invent a device that people could wear when they were sick to filter out germs and keep other people around them from getting sick.

But alas the only option available is to open mouth cough on everyone nearby.

Reminder that one of the most important times to wear a mask is right now during holiday season travel. Transits hubs are high risk as many people travel while they are sick. A high quality mask like an N95 will help protect you and help ensure you don't miss out on valuable time with loved ones.

Convenient...

Watching a nature program one day that spoke about endangered species. I asked my mum what that meant and was severely shocked by the answer.

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Since Remebrance Day, the end of John McCrae's In Flanders Fields has haunted me.

"Take up our quarrel with the foe;
To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high, If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders' Fields. "

"does bluesky have drafts" no but we have kindness. we have friendship. we know love. we know how to see the world in a grain of sand, and heaven in a wildflower. we know how to hold infinity in the palm of my hand, and eternity in an hour.

Can I come skiing!?

It's essentially a PCR, so much more accurate. Apparently, you can also detect potential early infections by close examination of the data. We bought ours from Altruan altruan.com/collections/...

We have also used this to pre-test before meetups. We can also be very confident not to to spread covid asymptomatically. This is important because we tested positive on a rapid test without symptoms prior to a covid cautious camping event.

We've got an elementary aged child. Despite our mitigations, the weak link was always school. We never felt confident in the rapid tests even if they were negative. With our last illness, we confirmed it wasn't covid and so we relaxed our mitigations in home.

We love it. It's given us piece of mind when my little guy got sick recently. We're using it to pre-test for covid-cautious meetups and will hopefully allow us to be more relaxed when we visit family for the holidays.

Bit the bullet and got a Pluslife. Expensive, but thinking of the cost-benefit long term. It's a game changer for my family.

I would like to speak up today for the trans community.

You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1

I have faced fascism before, in this very country. I was one of 120,000 Japanese Americans summarily rounded up and expelled from our homes at gunpoint, all for the crime of looking like the people who bombed Pearl Harbor.

I spent my childhood behind barbed wire. My parents lost everything. 1/

If anyone is interested, here is the Governments FAQ about the changes: www.canada.ca/en/environme...

A male Pileated Woodpecker is perched on a snowy branch.

Pileated Woodpecker nesting cavities (occupied or not) are protected in 🇨🇦 since 2022. With with coming freeze up - PiWo nesting cavity sweeps are needed prior to tree clearing.

Prior to the change in our regulations, only active nests of migratory birds were protected in practice. The regulation change clarified which species now have year-round protection.

I've made a Covid conscious starter pack called "Salting the Vibes" - voices on advocacy and/or science 🧬

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