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katchapman.bsky.social
Canadian author, poet, meme collector. Particular interests - mental health, puzzles, democracy, writing, subversive art.
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Palette cleanser. Because, you know, reasons.

Each stick has to be placed just right in the nest. There isn't much known about the breeding of the Agami Heron, but that's going to be much easier now with this amazing new rookery discovered in northern Costa Rica. We've watched the birds collecting material and working on their nests. #birds

WHICH immigrants do we deport, and which ones do we MARRY? #cdnpoli

My latest piece for @puddingviz.bsky.social: 30 minutes with a stranger

“Political bullshit, by the way, is defined as “persuasive communication that has no regard for truth, knowledge or evidence.” And that’s what Smith and her deferential companions delivered shamelessly.” As is their habit.

This is one of the best - and most terrifying - images from my bird feeder. 😬

Former PM Jean Chretien #Canada says dignitaries attending the upcoming G7 leaders summit in Alberta should avoid engaging the "crazy" from U.S. President Donald Trump. "If he has decided to make a show to be in the news, he will do something crazy," he said. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

PMCARNEY bans Rebel News from G7. Rebel News is a third party media outlet - not news. It is frequently criticized for spreading misinformation, conspiracy theories, or highly biased content. It is not recognized as a member of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery.

Hey BC friends, the demand for Canuck Place's pediatric palliative care services is growing annually. Read more about their programs here and please consider becoming a monthly donor to support their incredible work. www.canuckplace.org

"The data says that the richest 1% control over a quarter of Canada's wealth, which amounts to $3.5 trillion... No one needs that much money." — @sabivm.bsky.social‬ of @patmillscanada.bsky.social, with Emma Davis, @dylandusseault.bsky.social, and @spaikin.bsky.social tonight at 8/11pm

We only rate dogs. This is a very majestic mop, potentially several. Please only send dogs. This is not complicated. Thank you… 14/10

Los Angeles 2025

Drug smugglers arrested after using commercial trucks to transport cocaine across U.S. border into Canada: Peel police #Ontario Nearly 500 kilograms of cocaine was seized and nine people are in custody From the USA into CANADA….again www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/loca...

Finland has moved away from temporary shelters towards housing security solutions with counseling and resources. Meanwhile, certain conservative politicians seem fixated on involuntary care and punishment, which doesn't solve homelessness.

This is a swimming sea slug. This type of slug, called a dendronotus nudibranch, can grow nearly a foot long in the Vancouver area where this was filmed. While they're often found on the seafloor, they can also fold their bodies to drift with ocean currents 📽️Marcelo Johan Ogata bit.ly/3a8lVQP

“come live with me and be my love, and we will all the pleasures prove”

Showing off my new tie

“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”

Reminder that tear gas is a chemical weapon that is illegal to deploy in warfare, yet cops are allowed to blanket civilians in clouds of the stuff.

Ur charger. I has it.

Tell me your pet's name in a gif

#Canada’s domestic tourism industry could net billions due to U.S. trade war: report In a report released May 29, the Conference Board of Canada estimates the net economic benefit for the domestic tourism sector could be as high as $8.8 billion. #Canada #Tourism /1 www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...

Danielle Smith is a traitor. Who doesn't care if she leaves AB not a part of USA, and an ignorant histrionic unserious part of Canada. AB'ns need to make up their minds. Are they part of Canada? Or OK with Danielle Smith? Cause they cannot play both sides. They cannot be both.

Nothing says “I have no control over my life” like being yanked down the street by a creature that licks its own butt for fun.

Timeline cleanse. Summer is slow arriving in the Pacific Northwest. Here's one of my beds from last year, a PNW blend from West Coast Seeds. #bloomscrolling #flowers

This was fascinating to do, even as a Canadian. My best match by a large margin is Zohran Mamdani. Best of luck @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Check out the Meet Your Mayor quiz from @thecity.nyc and @gothamist.com! projects.thecity.nyc/meet-your-ma...

Your reminder that Humboldt Fog cheese, Humboldt County, CA, the Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti),and the Humboldt Current that allows wine grapes to grow in Chile are all named for an 18th C gay scientist whose love letters were all burned and who left his entire estate to his “valet.” 🏳️‍🌈

trying to understand my ex better

This guy consistently posts songs with incredible lyrics mere hours after events unfurl. This was a good one.

NPR speaks with a British orthopedic surgeon who just returned from his fourth medical mission to Gaza. He says many people he operated on were civilians and were shot while trying to reach food aid.

BREAKING: Abrego Garcia is returned to the U.S. but he now faces two criminal counts for human smuggling @courthousenews.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/wrongfully-d...

And to think, Canada could have been a part of this well-run real grown-up country for the low-low price of $61-billion for a missile defence system that won't work

if the wheels had come off this thing any faster it'd be a Cybertruck