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@trucha.bsky.social

Bird app deserter, descendant of uninvited settlers, hopefully considered an ally, lifelong learner, dog guardian, travel lover, climate worrier, thankful as f&@$ to live north of the 49th parallel. Following fellow Canucks. She/her.

The 6 largest oil companies will collectively rake in $45B in profits in the second quarter of 2026 — nearly double what they made in the first quarter. Meanwhile, Canada, France, and Spain are battling record-breaking wildfires spurred by the climate crisis. Big Oil profits while the world burns.

On today's date in 1921, Frederick Banting and Charles Best isolated insulin in Toronto from a dog's pancreas. Within months, it saved human lives and earned Canada its first Nobel Prize.

Two formally dressed men in early 20th-century suits seated side-by-side in an office, one wearing round glasses, both with serious expressions and hands folded, with bookshelves and stacked papers visible behind them.

Thou shalt not blame Canada for wildfires caused by climate change you’ve spent your whole life denying and intensifying through your own greed and stupidity.

Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs. A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which was gutted last year. If Bezos can spend $500M on a yacht, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.