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I was to compete twice in the USA within the next year and I cant even begin to describe how crushing it is that I can't now that, at 49, I can finally compete in sport in a way that aligns with my gender. This essay at @xtramagazine.com explores this xtramagazine.com/culture/body...

Why are reporters at Global News refusing to call it a Nazi salute? #cdnmedia #journalism

Raincoast’s Radio’s Of Wolves and Women, Episode 3! @raincoast.org

More than half of countries are ignoring #biodiversity pledges – analysis #cop16 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Listening: Why TikTok was (briefly) banned, and what the future of our social media landscape looks like. #Facebook #TikTok diabolicallies.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-...

“If your job isn’t to inform people in a way that will help them, then I don’t really understand what your job is.” Important note here about why Kabas left Substack. #journalism #Substack www.cjr.org/the_media_to...

There’s lots of people doing NOTHING on #ClimateChange & some are doing everything they can to MAKE IT WORSE. Today’s a great day to support folks trying to MAKE IT BETTER. Donate to the Calgary Climate Hub. Every cent helps www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/donate #Climate #EnergyTransition #abpoli

Fiddle Workshop with Miriam Sonstenes #yyj www.victoriafiddlesociety.com/2025/02/fidd...

"This population is on a trajectory to extinction. But trajectories can change. There is still time." - @marine-valeria.bsky.social #SalishSea #ConservationScience

Public Library Ebook Service to Cull AI Slop After 404 Media Investigation Hoopla has emailed librarians saying it’s removing AI-generated books from the platform people use to borrow ebooks from public libraries. #ai #libraries www.404media.co/public-libra...

Watch Keepers of the Land on CBC Gem #conservation www.ccira.ca/2025/02/watc...

Congratulations on this new book by @eramosageese.bsky.social! We can't wait to have this in our hands. #Poetry #LisaBaird

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Join Chelsea Greer with @nywolforg.bsky.social today for this webinar! The science and ethics of wolf conservation and management in BC, Canada #BCWolves #Wolves nywolf.org/the-science-...

these aren't oopsies. these are practices. read the thread

These are the people who got unconditional reintroduction into Victoria schools by degree of the province.

With that as an album cover you know the music will be well researched and presented beautifully. Honestly though, this worker collective sounds like a great idea. Check them out!

Cool journalists doing cool things! If you're also a fan of @brishti.bsky.social @godfrey.bsky.social @davidpball.bsky.social, their new comms co-op is an innovate approach to help support more great journalism to come.

Dear Elon, we’re out. The Tyee will no longer be posting to X (formerly Twitter) and we’ve removed the X sharing buttons from our stories. Here’s why.

"That's what happened" meaning it's a historical fact. Here, look, I wrote about it in 2015, back before I'd even publicly come out: slate.com/human-intere...

Reading: Q&A with Marisa Kabas on Scooping the World on the Federal Funding Freeze #cdnmedia www.cjr.org/the_media_to...

Could Jasper’s Blaze Ignite Housing Solutions? Vacancy was near zero before a third of the town burned. Locals are demanding action. #Housing #Fires thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...

Lyme is widely recognized as an underreported illness. A 2015 American study shows cases in the U.S. were likely 10 times higher than reported. The researchers wanted to see whether a similar gap exists in Manitoba. #wyg #manitoba #lyme canlyme.com/2025/02/mani...

Most popular social networks worldwide as of April 2024, by number of monthly active users #socialmedia #ActiveUsers www.statista.com/statistics/2...

Some morning coffee listening. Outrage fatigue can wear us down—but we can take care of ourselves in an onslaught of overwhelming news. #outrage #fatigue www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/epis...

NASA employees are being ordered to scrub their websites of these words: 🔗 www.404media.co/nasa-dei-dro...

Falsely describing Nazism as a “socialist” ideology is a common tactic employed by some right-wing thinkers in an apparent attempt to offload responsibility for the crimes of Nazism onto the political left. #cdnpoli #fascism www.readthemaple.com/poilievre-ma...

Huh. We did not know this. 'Peter Drucker didn’t say “culture eats strategy for breakfast,” but reality rarely gets in the way of a good quote.' #Culture #FactCheck seths.blog/2025/01/what...

Thank you for caring about Lyme disease prevention and the prevention of other tick-borne infections! #Lyme #Ticks

Memos to Federal Employees Were Written By People With Ties to Project 2025, Metadata Shows www.404media.co/opm-memos-to...

When people are like "we need more treatment beds" and then others are like "NO! We need regulations to oversee an industry with basically no oversight that makes money off extremely vulnerable people." This is why they say that. Forced labour that caused serious injuries!?! What the hecking heck

So honored to celebrate Tết Viêt Nam, the Lunar New Year, with the vibrant Vietnamese community from across Vancouver Island. Thank you to the organizers for an incredible event featuring delicious food, games, and the lion dance, and for raising funds to support BC Children's Hospital. ❤️ Team Lore

Hey friends - UVic is hosting the Critical Perspectives conference in May on the subject of Transforming Justice: crpoi.ca/critical-per... Please invite all your abolitionist comrades - Victoria is admittedly expensive but registration is free!

Understanding the Circle of Concern, Influence, and Control #mentalhealth #control mentalhealthcenterkids.com/blogs/articl...

More Unsanctioned OPC to Pop Up Outside Hospitals Across Canada #cdnpoli #cdnhealth filtermag.org/overdose-pre...

Meet Mario Levesque, a tireless advocate for patients living with long Lyme Professor of Public Policy and Canadian Politics joins CanLyme's advisory board. #lyme #cdnhealth canlyme.com/2025/01/meet...

Please help! #SpeciesAtRisk #Endangeredwhales #SRKW

It's not too late to support your favourite charity and get a tax receipt. Their donations are down after the postal strike

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#ICYMI: Despite 2024 being the 2nd warmest year on record, our WWF Global Arctic Programme colleagues achieved significant conservation wins: 📉 Reduced black carbon emissions 🗺️ Mapped whale migration routes 🐋 Advanced marine protections 💙 Supported Indigenous-led conservation

Colorado to capture 15 B.C. wolves to reintroduce to the state: Chelsea Greer, the director of the wolf conservation program at @raincoast.org, says B.C. offering up #wolves from its wilderness is full of unknowns. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Over 60 German universities quit social media platform X Platform accused of failing to uphold values of diversity, freedom, and scholarship #highered www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/ov...

This Vancouver megaport expansion could harm killer whales. Approving it still didn’t breach endangered species law, court says #yvr #killerwhales #ConservationScience thenarwhal.ca/bc-roberts-b...