Everybody is always angry all the time. It’s the new normal. Thanks Meta!
Merlin Blackwell of Clearwater🇨🇦
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Mayor/ Politician with great concern for our civil society and the future of our planet. Bizarrely also a Japanese automotive historian, who will move that work to another Bluesky account.
I stand by everything I said in this article. And my Linked In article on the same subject. We are watching the pummeling of local democracy in real time, and much of the population is eating popcorn and letting it happen. Criticism and abuse are not the same thing. One is okay, one is not.
Castanet.net@castanet.net · 5d agoCivic officials warn toxic political climate may drive out strong candidates, staffers (BC)
Civic officials warn toxic political climate may drive out strong candidates, staffers (BC)
Civic officials warn toxic political climate may drive out strong candidates, staffers - BC News
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Who’s running? Meet the 51 Kamloops candidates seeking your vote on Oct. 17 #Kamloops
Who’s running? Meet the 51 Kamloops candidates seeking your vote on Oct. 17 - Kamloops News
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#kamloops crews responding to crestline street for a motor vehicle fire possibly spreading to the grass
I woke early in Wells Gray provincial park , listened to Seattle talk radio live as they reported a small commuter plane had a tower in NY. 3 hours later it was a very different story. I spent the rest of the day finding Americans and other tourists from around world that they weren’t going home.
In times like these, it’s important to remember days like these when Canadians were at their best. I remember September 11th very clearly. I woke up early in Wells Gray Park and was listening to Seattle talk radio live as the planes started hitting buildings. /1 youtu.be/wCjsUk7PchI?...
NEW Heritage Minute: Gander and 9/11
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A very personal take from someone who walked a hundred miles in the Vernon Cadet’s boots. Started on the same very spot. www.facebook.com/share/p/1Byv...
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I grew up a redheaded, small, short kid named Merlin with crooked teeth and a broken family. I know exactly what a bully is. There’s a bunch of leaders down south that can frankly go to hell. I stand firmly with the Canadian cadets… hell I was one for a year along time ago. ☮️❤️🇨🇦
My latest on the upcoming BC Municipal Elections… and beyond. There is not only a lack of candidates coming forward, there’s hesitancy for people who will run to declare their candidacy. I’ve never seen so many people who want to slide onto the ballot unnoticed. www.linkedin.com/posts/merlin...
4 more years of local politics in the social media age. | Merlin Blackwell
Good people are fleeing local politics, what are we going to do about it?
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Canada’s local infrastructure is the foundation to the federal governments’ ambitious, nation-building agenda and strong, healthy communities—but much of it is in dire need of renewal and repair.
Cool, now do adults: Meta reaches $16.7B US settlement over social media harms to children www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
Meta reaches $16.7B US settlement over social media harms to children | CBC News
Meta reached a settlement during a California federal trial in a case regarding claims brought by 29 states, averting one of the highest-profile tests yet of allegations that social media companies ha...
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This girl I used to waitress with in Austin, we moved to New York together in 2003 on a literal Greyhound bus. Shared a fifth floor walk-up studio that, when it rained, had more leaks in the ceiling than we had pots and pans. We used to get drunk and smoke off the fire escape and do “sad-offs.”
It's tough to come to grips with the concept that the most flammable thing in your yard is likely your house... and the thing that is most likely to burn your house down in a wildfire is the heat/embers from your neighbour's house. Flaming dominoes -see Fort Mac. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
As wildfires destroy homes, should B.C. make FireSmart principles mandatory? | CBC News
Experts say practical measures to keep your home from catching fire are proven to work — and point to the communities have built back smarter.
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The Conservative Liberal Alliance Party(the Clap) is back on the “Baskin Robbin’s 31 favour” BC political menu. How many parties are now centre and Right centre in BC? I swear I saw SoCred signs in Clinton last election.
Ian Paton leaves BC Conservatives, plans to form new party with Peter Milobar “It has become clear to me that the new direction of the Conservative Party of BC under the leadership of Kerry-Lynne Findlay is no longer aligned with my beliefs." www.kamloopsbcnow.com/watercooler/...
Ian Paton leaves BC Conservatives, plans to form new party with Peter Milobar
For the second time in less than two weeks, a long-time MLA has left the Conservative Party of BC. Ten days after Kamloops Centre MLA...
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Waking up in Canada, trusting my food supply, my neighbor battling an illness & not paying a dime for their healthcare , excited for kids to go back to a safe school, welcoming new Canadians , trusting my vaccine schedule knowing that it’s based in science. Oh Canada, 🇨🇦
21 days before the 25th anniversary of September 11th, the United States imposes 50% tariffs on the country that gave its citizens refuge during the worst terrorist attack in US history.
RFK Jr. discussing autism conspiracy theories while his phone goes off with a literal quack ringtone. You can’t make this shit up 😂😂😂