Fort Blunder: The Fort That America Mistakenly Built in Canada
Did you know, after the war of 1812βCanadians burnt down the White House, in 1816 the US decided to build a Fort to stop another invasion of the British in Canada, without realizing that they built it on Canadian soil π€£ π€π€ͺ earning the nickname Fort Blunder
www.amusingplanet.com/2018/04/fort...
02.10.2025 23:48 β π 308 π 96 π¬ 14 π 9
canary pins on the lapel of a suit
The organizers of the UN event for healthy indoor air used a canary on all their materials and gave everyone canary pins.
Why? Canaries detect dangerous substances in the air of coal mines. We all need to be like canaries and warn about the dangers of unhealthy indoor air due to COVID and climate.
25.09.2025 23:04 β π 1014 π 209 π¬ 19 π 12
YouTube video by Rockway Mennonite Collegiate
Running on Sunshine - Rockway Mennonite Collegiate 2025
"We used to consume fossil fuels
to make ourselves power
But now we just look to the sun
for each kilowatt hour"
This is the cutest and most encouraging video I've seen all week. Give it a watch - and share if you agree!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MgK...
10.08.2025 20:37 β π 159 π 60 π¬ 14 π 10
3 COVID infections later...
10.08.2025 15:01 β π 23 π 11 π¬ 0 π 0
The passivity of the Ontario voter is quite incredible.
06.08.2025 13:58 β π 109 π 36 π¬ 4 π 2
Read news, op-eds, and analysis, not AI summaries. Create your own art (even if it's messy) or hire an artist to do it. Do your own homework. Talk to people, not chatbots. Keep your thinking and skills sharp and cherish our messy humanity. That's the new punk rock.
07.07.2025 16:47 β π 789 π 254 π¬ 7 π 12
Read this carefully. This was a targeted, professional surveillance operation that likely followed @carrietait.bsky.social for some time, and a government-friendly right-wing podcaster appears to have helped. So the big question is: is Sam Mraiche behind this, or the UCP? Or both?
21.07.2025 15:44 β π 327 π 163 π¬ 9 π 3
Just read this remarkable graphic novel by @georgetakei.bsky.social (Captain Sulu)
At a time when so many people are being othered and dehumanized in the United States & globally, his book is a reminder that this has happened in the past, and must be resisted
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Ca...
17.07.2025 22:42 β π 26 π 9 π¬ 0 π 0
Elwy Yost brought classic films and unforgettable interviews into our homes every Saturday night.
Celebrate his 100th with Magic Shadows: Elwy Yost: A Life in Movies β July 10 at 8pm on TVO.
03.07.2025 18:14 β π 70 π 16 π¬ 2 π 11
The largest privatization of core hospital services (orthopedic surgeries) is underway in #onpoli
Private facilities profit from your tax dollars
Their biz model is based on performing routine procedures & "cream skimming" most profitable, lowest acuity patients
Public hospitals serve everyone
04.07.2025 22:24 β π 69 π 48 π¬ 9 π 4
It should be patently obvious by now that Canada cannot have a major news network owned by American interests, especially given ongoing US threats and American ownership of the major social media platforms. No other country would allow this.
@mark-carney.bsky.social
03.07.2025 18:48 β π 799 π 301 π¬ 23 π 25
The zombie policy question that just won't die, but won't go away.
Asked over and over again. Answered over and over again.
The answer? NO
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
03.07.2025 18:26 β π 211 π 141 π¬ 7 π 12
Toronto Star ePaper
Toronto Star ePaper
Excellent article by @drgorfinkel.bsky.social in todayβs Toronto Star:
RepeatΒing misΒtakes in pubΒlic health
torontostarreplica.pressreader.com/article/2817...
03.07.2025 16:11 β π 17 π 14 π¬ 0 π 1
Aerosol transmission of SARSCoV2 virus is the dominant route for transmitting COVID-19.
π'2025 Faraday Horizon Prize for advancing understanding of the physicochemical properties of exhaled aerosols, and their impact on transmissibility of respiratory pathogens.' @rsc.org
www.rsc.org/standards-an...
25.06.2025 11:20 β π 308 π 152 π¬ 24 π 28
Today I wish to thank Dr. Theresa Tam, who is stepping down as Canada's chief public health officer. She maintained her grace despite facing overwhelming pandemic pressures, provincial resistance, repeated disinformation, and ongoing attacks, including conspiracy theories and racist slurs.
22.06.2025 17:11 β π 259 π 59 π¬ 12 π 4
Snapshot of page one of an OSS masking resource that can be found in the link provided in the post.
Snapshot of page two of an OSS masking resource that can be found in the link provided in the post.
Want an easy way to explain masks to family, friends, kidsβ teachers, bus drivers, neighbours or employers?
Use this infographic!
You donβt have to even say a word. Let @onschoolsafety.bsky.social do the work for you!
π: www.ontarioschoolsafety.com/_files/ugd/f...
18.06.2025 23:11 β π 33 π 24 π¬ 1 π 2
Help grow the conversation around universal basic income by boosting posts about it and doing your part to be and stay informed. I try to make it easier to do these things. Use my timeline. Use my pinned thread. Use my YT channel. Help get UBI mentioned more often and widely as a key policy demand!
11.06.2025 13:17 β π 99 π 36 π¬ 13 π 3
Map showing where smoke from Canadian wildfires will spread into the U.S. on Monday June 2nd. Smoke is predicted to spread as far south as the coastal Southeast U.S.
Wildfires across Canada are causing smoke to spread across North America, as far as Florida. A reminder that particulates in wildfire smoke can cause short- and long-term health issues. An excellent way to protect yourself is to wear a well-fitting mask like an N95.
02.06.2025 19:48 β π 795 π 313 π¬ 32 π 25
Hey, π± #gardening friends! The weather network states tonight and tomorrow night will "feel like" (due to wind) 1 degree celsius. Therefore, I covered all my tender annuals with frost cloth. You can use bed sheets if your area is at risk. If not planted yet, you might want to bring them inside.
01.06.2025 01:14 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Graph showing 6.3 billion funding deficit in Ontario schools
This is why your child is not getting Educational Assistant support.
This is why there is no Special Education Teacher to help your child catch up on basic math or literacy skills.
This is why the ventilation in your childβs classroom is not working.
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
24.05.2025 22:58 β π 453 π 202 π¬ 13 π 10
A common clapback from measles minimizers is that, "Measles was no big deal when I was a kid. Everyone had it. So why are you so panicky now?"
Let's break it down with some national Canadian data...
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23.05.2025 13:51 β π 100 π 53 π¬ 13 π 6
A grey and white cat with light green eyes lying on a white blanket and staring off into the distance.
Sunday night blues.
Five more until summer.
Hang in there, kitty cats.
25.05.2025 22:58 β π 60 π 2 π¬ 3 π 0
Latest reported #Measles cases
US - 1,046
Canada - 2,161
Measles cases are largely a result of people choosing to not get themselves or their children vaccinated. Canada's major outbreak area remains SW Ontario but Alberta is on the rise.
23.05.2025 20:37 β π 94 π 60 π¬ 15 π 7
I'm currently getting more emails and phone calls from constituents about #Bill5 than any other issue. They're angry & concerned about the threat to our environment & to democracy in the province. Bill 5 will erode government accountability & transparency. #onpoli
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23.05.2025 21:29 β π 72 π 44 π¬ 4 π 1
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