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Naturalist, artist, writer, musician, photographer. Native plant gardener. Re-wilding a couple of acres of forest in Nova Scotia (Canada). Member of a Dog Tribe with my 2 Rough Collies. Environmentalist. Progressive. Left of center. Vegetarian.
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So maddening. Can't believe that Cross Country Checkup would even consider doing such an idiotic program.

PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE PETITION -- TO MAINTAIN THE INDEPENDENT STATUS OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL OF NOVA SCOTIA. #NovaScotiaAuditorGeneral #NovaScotia #TimHouston #AuditorGeneral chng.it/Grkxjpgc2x

CONTROL-MANIA -- Yes, that describes what Tim Houston's government is trying to inflict upon Nova Scotian's. #TimHouston #ControlManiac #AuditorGeneral #ExecutiveOverreach www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Noticed when I opened a new package of Cracker Barrel Cheddar Cheese today. The packaging has changed. Now it has the PRODUCT OF CANADA logo on the front below the DAIRY FARMERS OF CANADA logo. Glad to see Canadian companies getting with the program. New and old image. #BuyCanadian #BoycottUSA

As Tim Houston and the NS government push to allow fracking in Nova Scotia, here's a timely story out of B.C. Cattle ranchers say they are "REALLY FED UP" with fracking-induced earthquakes. This is NOT behind a pay wall. #fracking #FrackingEarthquakes thenarwhal.ca/bc-ranchers-...

Went to Seedy Saturday in Annapolis Royal this morning. Got a bundle of Black Elderberry cuttings, a bundle of Black Current cuttings, and a bag of stratified Shagbark Hickory nuts from BLACKBIRD HOLLOW nursery near Hampton, NS. Very busy.! Nice to support local peeps! #rewilding #BlackbirdHollow

SHORT MESSAGE FROM MP CHARLIE ANGUS:: #CharlieAngus charlieangus.substack.com/p/resisting-...

Information Morning's legal consultant speaking on the amendments being proposed by the Houston government. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Important words for these times:

Just putting this out there for anyone interested in energy transition. It's a very good talk - explains the challenges - physical, financial, and the human perspective on change. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nana...

LATEST FROM MP CHARLIE ANGUS - his final dispatch before leaving the NATO meetings in Brussels. charlieangus.substack.com/p/speak-now-...

Seriously, you really have to wonder how it was possible that the plane held together and that there were no fatalities. Also, that the ground crews and flight crews were so quick and effective at preventing a total catastrophe. Passengers said there was fuel in the cabinet by the time they got out.

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A "breath of fresh air" from governmental "overreach". Wouldn't want that "overreach" to get in the way of anything, right? Doh!!

BREAKING: A Delta flight from Minneapolis with 80 passengers crash-landed at Toronto Pearson Airport. No casualties reported at this time. Photos show passengers exiting the flipped plane. At least 8 injured, paramedics say.

Posting as a segue from the Charlie Angus substack post. Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) discusses Vice President Vance’s speech at the Munich Security Conference and speaks on the next era of foreign policy under Trump. Pay attention. Some scary shit went down. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e78_...

IMPORTANT READ:: latest post by Charlie Angus Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned.... -- W.B. Yeats charlieangus.substack.com/p/on-yeats-t...

Good video footage about the rescue of the cargo ship that ran aground during stormy seas on the west coast of Newfoundland. www.ctvnews.ca/video/2025/0...

Well, probably just as well that passenger traffic by Canadian airlines to the United States has dropped dramatically since the Trump tariff threats and disrespect for Canadians began a few weeks ago. When will we see travel advisories to avoid air travel to the U.S.? Should happen any time now.

Latest blog post from MP Charlie Angus. I'm totally in agreement. charlieangus.substack.com/p/no-return-...

Article in WIRED about Gallium being recovered from semiconductor chips and other sources, by a company in Ontario, Canada. Easy to see why Canada is being harassed the US. Interesting to see the shift from wanting our oil to wanting our critical minerals, etc.. www.wired.com/story/2-obsc...

PM Justin Trudeau 🇨🇦 Went to the hockey game and sat with fellow Canadians. He cheered on Team Canada. He didn’t require any special treatment or to sit in an executive suite. Who is Trudeau? He’s a true Canadian 🇨🇦❤️🍁

This is very good -- and very much how I feel much of the time. I'm in a less odious place - probably because I live so close to nature, but I totally get what he is saying about this place we find ourselves in at this moment in time. Worth a read. collapsemusings.substack.com/p/i-dont-wan...

Individuals have been able to access the DOGE website to post messages mocking DOGE. If these DOGE MuskRats are such brilliant high tech geniuses, how could they be so inept that they don't know how to secure their own website. Do you trust them with your personal info? youtu.be/qtApqMR3o8k?...

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Here we have the Abacus Data Director Kate Harrison retweeting Pierre Poilievre tweets on X. Kate is also the Vice Chair of Summa Strategies. A conservative PR firm that works directly with CPC. I cannot in good conscience trust any polls from Abacus and neither should you.

Excerpt from WIRED: "Last month, Norway - where EVs overtook internal combustion vehicles in total market share in 2024 - recorded a biting 37.9 percent slump. Tesla sales in France fell by a thumping 63.4 percent. ... in Spain,Tesla sales plummeted by 75.4 percent." www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

🔥80% of Canada's NATO spending directly benefits the United States!! Mark Carney says he will not promise to continue sending taxpayers dollars to the country that is currently threatening us!!🔥 "We need to spend more of that money here in 🇨🇦 Canada.." 💯 #Carney4PM 💯

I wonder if all those rural Pennsylvania communities who voted for Trump wanted *more* expensive beer. youtu.be/STj_7j0RooA?...

In The Tyee. I've seen some pretty nasty comments on Youtube and elsewhere written by Americans who say the U.S. should just invade Canada. I've been musing about what a Canadian response would look like. This article and the comments that follow are a good read. thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

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Just musing over how long it will be until everyone in Elon's America will need to be micro-chipped to keep track of them with the "Everything" app? #micro-chipping-humans #ElonsAmerica

Funny and probably more real than we might imagine. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdN8...

Stupid Russian-sponsored pukes. thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...

This is SO GOOD! Rep. Melanie Stansbury of New Mexico speaking at the house oversight committee about "What the Hell is Going On?!" and why everyone is just letting Musk and his gang run rampant without questioning what they are doing. She is terrific. Listen! www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPK_...

Along with the other Canadian provinces, Nova Scotia is legally required to make space for nature -- 15% protected by March 2026. It needs to step up the pace. A message from the Healthy Forest Coalition www.healthyforestcoalition.ca

RESPECT --Premier Wab Kinew talking about the people who have been intercepted at the Manitoba border as they flee from the U.S. over the past few days. People can quickly die on our borderlands in winter. youtube.com/shorts/ck6vg...

Latest post from Charlie Angus on his substack blog. About the boycotting of U.S. products and services, and the number of people who are cancelling travel and vacations in the U.S.A. With each new DT attack, people are becoming more resolved to boycott. charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-power-...

Interesting and troubling article on The Breach. I listened to an interview on CBC's Power & Politics last night. I don't care much for the Business Council of Canada -- so feel a lot of distrust in what they are up to. breachmedia.ca/canadas-ceos...