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ollioil.bsky.social
Retired librarian, curious cook & adept baker, undaunted gardener, insect lover, cyclist and devoted reader of all manner of fiction and quirky nonfiction. Anti-capitalist, conservationist and deeply concerned by our ‘interesting’ times.
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I've now seen two media outlets in the past couple of days use "pedestrian crash" to describe drivers hitting people. If we're going to make our communities safer for people not in cars, we desperately, desperately need journalists to accurately describe what is happening.

I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba... you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba...

See you there, San Francisco!

Trump and the Politics of Pathology via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Shared at every opportunity. Love the vibe and the marvellous McGarrigle Sisters

Tucson, Arizona today. Original projected attendance was 3,000 people. 23,000 showed up.

Another great day to #BoycottAmazon

Oof! Vancouver Auto Show gives Tesler the boot. #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Excellent op-ed by @pentastich.bsky.social: "Bike lanes part of the solution, not the problem, in Victoria." Safety, choice, and addressing the unavoidable geometry problem. www.vicnews.com/opinion/lett...

A cybertruck!?! In the bike lane!?! I love that this appears to be with a CityBike too

Elon Musk’s DOGE Quietly Kills Affordable Housing Program newrepublic.com/post/192653/... via @newrepublic.com

Who Needs Bourbon When You Have Award-Winning BC Liquors? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/03...

🚨 THIS IS DICTATOR BEHAVIOR 🚨 Trump just declared that he will VOID Biden’s pardons — including for members of the January 6th Committee. This isn’t just an attack on Biden — it’s a direct threat to political dissent and a chilling escalation of political persecution. @polrev.bsky.social

Federal Conservative politicians are seeing much higher engagement on social media than Liberal or NDP politicians, a boost that can mostly be attributed to Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter in 2022.

Only 6.6% of countries are full democracies. Canada is one of them. That's something to be proud of. Something worth fighting for. *Data comes from a division of The Economist. The report is interesting reading if you're worried about the state of modern politics.

Welp, sold out in 30min

BC is readying for the fight and I'm here for it. Eby wants to toll Washington-Alaska commercial vehicles, exclude US vendors from government procurement, and to prep for Columbia River Treaty chaos. Also, no more subsidies for Tesla! Much more of this, please. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Reminder for ANYONE who needs it

Glad the mint put the January 6th gold medal back on the website. Made sure to buy some replicas as the felon occupying the white house attempts to erase what happened that day.

Rage Against the Obscene: The Totally Organic Movement Confronting Trump www.democracydocket.com/opinion/rage...

Prem might be the most important journalist in America right now, the only person covering this story with the urgency it needs. Absurd that there isn't wall to wall coverage of this.

In a world of Matts, be a Derek.

The impact of Trump’s #tariffs is being felt across Canada. People are being laid off, small businesses are suffering, and everyone is feeling deep uncertainty. Urgent action is needed to protect workers and communities. And this must include everyone. Take action now: leadnow.ca/campaigns/ta...

Good morning ☀️ #BoycottAmazon #Resist #SupportLocal

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Canada Needs a New Civil Defence Corps via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

WATCH: When trusted news disappears, bad actors take over. Watch, share, and stand up for the CBC: ProtectCBC.ca

Remaining Forest Service staff at Lake Tahoe face trying to manage 155,000 acres of heavily used land after the great leader Musk fired staff there. The land will get degraded and Republicans will push to sell it off, as a prediction. The US is messed up at the moment. 🧪🌍🌿⚒️

New term for today: greenhushing. Prioritizing current political favor and profit ahead of humanity's and Earth's future. #ClimateChange 🌎🧪