Senator Whitehouse said it better than anyone: "Climate risk makes things un-insurable. No insurance makes things un-mortgageable. No mortgages crashes the property markets. Crashed property markets trash the economy.” #wildfire #Spokane #insurance
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.gov · 3d agoThe Great Climate Insurance Collapse is beginning before our eyes. How does it happen? Gradually, and then all at once. Buckle up. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
1 day left to Crowdfund ! youtu.be/8jSXDEMejrg Every day in Canada, Indigenous youth go missing. Most are forgotten within a week. This film refuses to let that happen. Based on the true story of Samuel Bird and his mother Alanna, who never stopped fighting. HERE: seedandspark.com/fund/samuelb...
Every Day Gets Closer to Winter 2026
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Time for #VictoriaBC to make spaces for way more street trees, and start creating 24/7 school streets again! We have done some great stuff, and can do so much more. Now. #yyj
Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2mo ago“Paris has embarked on a grand transformation, planting 155k trees, adding hundreds of kms of bike lanes, pedestrianising 300 school streets and banning cars from the banks of the Seine. Parking has been turned into green space…Fewer parents fear their child being run over when they walk to school.”
No one likes how animals are treated on factory farms. But no one wants to stop eating them. www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The paradox at the heart of American meat consumption
No one likes how animals are treated on factory farms. But no one wants to stop eating them.
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🇨🇦 Prime Minister Mark Carney references broken teleprompter conspiracy theories. President you know who is going to have yet another meltdown. This is the way.
Scott Robertson@sarobertson.bsky.social · 3mo agoPM Carney's teleprompter goes down: "You know what, there's a teleprompter joke I could tell about a conspiracy theory but I think it's probably -- Are those things on?"
B.C. is moving backwards fast on climate, environment & reconciliation. We’re not staying quiet while that happens! But our MLAs keep telling us they’re not hearing from people about climate concerns anymore... help us prove them wrong!💪🏼 Send a letter at the link below👇🏼
Oh my god. What the fuck does that even MEAN Danielle!!! Seriously! Define it babe
Scott Robertson@sarobertson.bsky.social · 3mo agoDanielle Smith: "In Alberta, we are also putting an end to the era of Wokeism. *crowd cheers*
A wrecking ball comes to mind. These plans are an egregious attempt to frame environmental protections and Indigenous consultation as obstacles, rather than essential safeguards for communities, ecosystems, and future generations. www.canada.ca/en/one-canad...
Canada’s new government to simplify and accelerate Canada’s regulatory process - Canada.ca
Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs, Internal Trade and One Canadian Econo...
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☀️ Gas prices / geopolitics got you down? ☀️ Sing/bike it out with us - Sunday, May 17th for BIKE KARAOKE!! 🏛️ Meet at the Legislature lawn at 3pm to join the ride, or after at Banfield park in Esquimalt for sun & swim ⛱️
Kiva is an easy way to make a real difference in someone's life. Will you join me in helping Bernarda Del Trancito in Agencia Aguilares to pursue their dream? www.kiva.org/invitedby/va...
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Kiva is a loan, not a donation. With Kiva you can lend as little as $25 and make a big change in someone's life.
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Let’s talk numbers this #WorkersDay. Top CEO pay increased 20X more than workers' wages. While workers struggle with rising costs, executive pay keeps skyrocketing. #FairPay #CostofLiving More: oxf.am/WorkersDay26
The liberty of the rush-hour commute, the sanctity of the out-of-town shopping centre and the righteousness of the suburban food desert is under threat as never before. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...?
In praise of the ‘15-minute city’ – the mundane planning theory terrifying conspiracists | Oliver Wainwright
The frightening prospect of greener, people-friendly streets has sent the online right – and Tory MPs – into a tailspin, says Guardian architecture critic Oliver Wainwright
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Eric Doherty@ericdoherty.bsky.social · 3mo ago"What’s next, tips for designing effective tinfoil hats?" @sstarkweather.bsky.social "15-minute city concept is... communities of convenience where you aren’t forced into an hour-long driving commute" Dan Fleming www.timescolonist.com/opinion/lett... #yyj #urbantruth #1HourCityConspiracy
Last weekend I met a well known Liberal who told me that climate action was not politically possible in Canada right now. Show him he is mistaken! Sign this petition! #cdnpoli https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-7056
Our movement grows stronger today. NDN Collective proudly launches the LANDBACK Action Network (LAN) — a powerful organizing and resourcing hub connecting Indigenous people, Tribal Nations, grassroots groups, organizers, allies, and movements to build together the future we are envisioning.
"Just as we make ourselves more energy-secure by switching from fossil fuels to renewables, we make ourselves more food-secure by switching from animals to plants." - @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
We’re letting big corporations gamble with our lives. Act now, or the food could run out | George Monbiot
The fragility of the global food system fills me with dread – and the war with Iran has exposed just how close to collapse it is, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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What People Get Wrong About Apartment Living
What People Get Wrong About Apartment Living
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Clover Point Picnic Club is celebrating the 9th birthday of the amazing #VictoriaBC Pandora #bikelane that started the snowball effect of an incredible #activetransportation network in #YYJ 🚲 May 9th 2026 1-3pm 📍 Centennial Square Special thx to Bishop Family […] [Original post on socialbc.ca]
“Koch brother groups have tried to derail public transit plans in other cities around the country, from Little Rock, Arkansas and central Utah, to Nashville and Michigan. They have frequently called such projects ‘wasteful spending’. The Koch organization is also heavily invested in fossil fuels.”
Why are Koch-funded activists trying to derail a US city's public transit?
Phoenix will vote Tuesday on a light rail system expansion. It faces opposition from business owners backed by activists affiliated with the Koch network
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Mamdani: When I ran for mayor, I said I was going to tax the rich Well, today we're taxing the rich...
Power & Politics plays a clip of Doug Ford saying he's "the only premier in history that refuses to use the premier's plane."
The American gestapo abducted an 85 year-old widow. Was she one of the worst of the worst? No, her step-son, a retired Alabama state trooper, got ICE to put her in a detention center to deport her because he wanted all of his father's inheritance. Sounds like the son is the worst of the worst.
Elizabeth May: "I just read in The Guardian that the big oil and gas companies are making $30m [*an hour] because of the wars. So why are we deciding to get rid of the excise tax on gas instead of an excess profit tax on the companies that are raking in the dough due to war?"
It’s easy to applaud when horrible people are attacking each other. As Sun Tzu wrote, when your enemies are making a mistake, don’t interrupt. But don’t for a minute let them get away with framing current circumstances as “the new Trump.” They always knew he was awful… He just wasn’t awful to them.
Media Matters for America@mmfa.bsky.social · 4mo agoAlex Jones responds to Trump's attack on him: “I will now stand against this new Trump who by the day becomes more demonic, more twisted, and more sick”
🇨🇦 is spending BILLIONS on LNG projects that will lock us into higher prices & delay climate solutions. Canadians are speaking up! Join us: April 15 (Victoria) or April 18 (Vancouver) to demand ❌ no more public $ for fossil fuel giants ✅ invest in clean energy Join us: linktr.ee/NotInOurNati...
📅 Thursday April 9th 9-10 AM – Gratitude Circle (Courthouse Steps) 10-11 AM – Courthouse Hearing BC’s old-growth forests are being logged at an alarming rate. Their urgency was necessary! Bring your signs. Bring your prayers. Bring your songs. Bring your gratitude to share in the circle together.
