Waye Mason

I'm Canadian so I ain't voting in your midterms. I'm more worried about the dumbness and the impact on my country that did nothing to deserve it.

Well every one of those people is to be fair my political opponent

Pointing out this kind of thing might get some less MAGA people thinking, the kind of people not yet ready to say "russian agent."

😏 this is what it means when a Canadian says, “yeah no”

Canada, the US's largest trading partner, neighbour, and military ally, has tariffs of 35%. Iran, a country the US bombed last month, is under a long-standing trade embargo on oil - tariffs of 10%.

Makes total sense.

Smart! Raven loves winning Tic Tac Toe.

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That moment when you go to get on the bus to go to your next thing and your e-ticket from the morning is still active. That moment.

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None of the AIs in my life turn themselves off when I tell them "please turn yourself off".

#PlasticsTreaty

Plastics "recycling" is largely bullshit & has been for >50 years

NO "last chance" for human, climate, biodiversity & ocean-harming plastics—REGULATE plastic production

From Halifax Water: Voluntary Water Conservation Measures Requested for HRM - Due to the recent prolonged period of low precipitation, water levels within supply areas have not been replenished. With no significant precipitation forecasted in the coming weeks, these levels will continue to lower.

A blue background with the full text of the PSA. The Halifax Water logo is in the bottom right corner.

From Halifax Water: Effective immediately, all Halifax Water watershed lands are closed to members of the public. This closure will be in place until further notice. Halifax Water is taking steps to protect our water supplies and to comply with the provincial ban on all woodland activity.

I don't say this lightly: The New York Times should fire the reporter and editor who chose to present a leak from the white house as if it was a leak from Harvard.

Don't print lies in the newspaper

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I, for one, am excited for a future where 234 years from now, people are still dancing to Wham's Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go! Star Trek really is the future we want and need.

😜

Bar chart of bikes counted for month Jul over last 8 years. The most recent year had 71,461 bikes counted, 17% more than the previous year.

Previous year counts for Jul:

2025: 71,461
2024: 60,880
2023: 41,729
2022: 31,011
2021: 33,443
2020: 9,061
2019: 3,509
2018: 5,232

"It is a well known fact that reality has a liberal bias." - Stephen Colbert, 2006 White House Correspondents' Dinner

There have been governments posting shameless pro-fossil content for a long time but is this the first time it has such a janky, pimply memelord dampness to it

Abier—

"To all TV hosts and reporters: thinking of interviewing Francesca Albanese without doing your homework? Good luck, she doesn’t leave crumbs 💀"

Is Canada A Country, Or The 51st State? The Carney government must not cede more ground to the Trump administration by backing down on recognizing the state of Palestine.

Canada must not cede any more of our sovereignty to the US by backing down on recognizing Palestine as a state, and the Carney government should make it clear that it won't give an inch.

www.davidmoscrop.com/p/is-canada-...

Forecast 2-m temperatures today in Finland, based on the MEPS regional model.

20 straight days with 30 °C in Finland! Truly unprecedented heatwave still in full swing with maximum today about 32-33 degrees.

Even the Arctic regions (e.g. Sodankylä Tähtelä) have seen three weeks above 25 °C, and may rival tomorrow their August heat records.

A betrayal of the victims of the Holocaust A view from Israel

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Israel’s new measures do nothing to stop the starvation crisis in Gaza, say aid workers Humanitarian workers say airdrops and corridors to allow trucks into region have done little to stop the rising death toll

Aid groups report that Israel is refusing to allow any olives or other “fruits or vegetables with pits or seeds that could be planted” into Gaza. They will only allow in pitted olives.

Appointment of Cathie O'Toole as Vice‑President Finance and Administration Dalhousie has announced the appointment of Cathie O’Toole as the university’s next Vice-President Finance and Administration.

So pleased for Cathie, this is really well deserved. This is a great catch on Dalhousie's part.

www.dal.ca/news/2025/07...

Good. And also - finally.

Open fires banned across N.S. until Oct. 15 amid tinder-dry conditions | CBC News Nova Scotia’s hot, dry summer has prompted the provincial government to ban open fires across the province until the end of wildfire season, unless conditions improve.

"The ban announced Wednesday applies to open fires such as campfires, bonfires, brush fires, fires in chimeneas and anything else that is not enclosed and uses wood as a fuel source. It does not apply to non-wood-burning devices such as charcoal and gas barbecues."

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Israeli public figures call for ‘crippling sanctions’ on Israel over Gaza starvation Thirty-one high-profile Israelis accuse Tel Aviv of ‘brutal campaign’ and demand permanent ceasefire in letter

Israeli public figures call for ‘crippling sanctions’ on Israel over Gaza starvation #ceasefirenow

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2025 has seen the second warmest first half of the year on record after 2024 – and is on track to be the second or third warmest year since records began in 1850. My latest State of the Climate report over at Carbon Brief: www.carbonbrief.org/...

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to Jews, on the Gaza famine an open letter: we have been commanded

"This cannot be our moment for silence. It. Cannot."

Thank you @theradr.bsky.social

Cease fire now.

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