Today is Venn Day, in celebration of the mathematician John Venn, born on this day in 1834. To commemorate the occasion, here’s a poem in the form of a Venn Diagram.
Jim Mike
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Toddler dad and middle aged undergrad. Studies political science and environmental studies. Interests include climate resilience, national defence, urbanism, social equality, healthcare, Airedales, and plenty more. Canadian.
A Russian drone completely burned down the Holy Protection Church (Sviato-Vvedenska) in Boryslav, Kherson region, built in 1726. The church was an architectural monument of national significance and one of the few surviving examples of Cossack wooden sacral architecture.
All politicians should be fact checked in real time by journalists like this. It’s not enough to report their comments. We have a LOT to say on Ford and his endless bullshit and corruption on 🇨🇦OShow Scandal Panel 🔗 youtu.be/Dg9TgGSX8-g?si…. #Onpoli #cndpoli
New article with SU colleague Sarah Pralle. We randomly assign TikTok style news videos portraying a public policy (e.g. Clean Water Act, No Child Left Behind) as a success or failure. Both raise issue importance, but the failure video reduces trust in govt. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Statements from Indigenous leaders and Indigenous Affairs Minister Greg Rickford seem to strongly suggest that the Ontario government is preferentially engaging with affected communities that are not publicly holding the government accountable for negligence and inaction.
Ricochet Media@ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 5d agoNEW: Ford government won’t commit to forest fire inquiry, as chiefs demand change. ‘Ontario is burning and there’s no end in sight,’ say First Nation leaders. But ‘we have a treaty partner that refuses to listen’ Latest from Jon Thompson in Northern Ontario. ricochet.media/indigenous/f...
Canadians overwhelmingly demand wealth tax after Kevin O’Leary says it will make him move away
Canadians overwhelmingly demand wealth tax after Kevin O’Leary says it will make him move away
OTTAWA - Pollsters report a split among Canadians over the idea of higher tax on the assets of wealthy individuals, though support skyrockets after noting that Kevin O'Leary has vowed that he will res...
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"Healthcare is provincial, not federal." 1. The Canada Health Act is federal law. 2. The Canada Health Transfer is the single largest transfer of federal funds to the provinces. 3. Health is a responsibility shared between federal and provincial jurisdictions. 🔗s below.
Why do we call fossil gas "natural" gas? A new report from @climateintegrity.org “shines a light on a decades-long public relations campaign by oil and gas companies to re-brand natural gas as ‘clean energy’” after internal company research found that methane emissions was fueling climate change.
How Big Oil Spent Decades Selling the Myth of ‘Clean’ Natural Gas
A new report reveals oil and gas companies knew as early as the mid-1970s that methane fueled climate change while launching massive PR campaigns to promote natural gas as clean energy.
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Read this story. Read the comments from Indigenous leaders about a man, a Conservative, Carney has chosen as a key advisor. It says so much about Mark Carney. Always pay more attention to Carney's actions than his words, especially when it comes to First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. #CdnPoli
T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦@tryangregory.bsky.social · last wk.
I will say, I have yet to see a single tough-on-crime Conservative complain about her previously being out on bail, her lenient sentence, the fact that she seems to be continually breaching the terms of her house arrest so she can "work" for Rebel "News," or this latest affront. Not. One. Peep.
National Newswatch@nationalnewswatch.com · 2w agoConvoy leader Tamara Lich asking court's permission to visit White House, go on cruise, www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Why does Danielle Smith hate rural Albertans?
The Breakdown AB@thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 2w ago“This could end Canadian medicare as we know it.” “That’s the chilling conclusion of a recent report on Alberta’s push to create a privatized, U.S.-style health care system in the province.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli breachmedia.ca/pandoras-box...
“This could end Canadian medicare as we know it.” “That’s the chilling conclusion of a recent report on Alberta’s push to create a privatized, U.S.-style health care system in the province.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli breachmedia.ca/pandoras-box...
‘Pandora’s box’: Danielle Smith and insurance giants unleash attack on healthcare ⋆ The Breach
Danielle Smith is working hand-in-glove with private insurers to push health privatization in Alberta—and it could spread across Canada
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Insane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...
Researchers used electric stoves to treat asthma. It worked.
The latest evidence that gas is bad for your health.
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MARK CARNEY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
Carney government cut nearly half the jobs at nerve centre for managing wildfires: union
The Carney government cut about 50 positions from the federal nerve centre responsible for managing forest fires, the union says.
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Ontario budgeted $150M for wildfire response in 2026 despite spending $271M last year. Now, half way through July, there are approx 190 active wildfires. There have been 483 total this season. There were 351 TOTAL last year. Story for @nationalobserver.com from last month.
Ontario budgets just $150M for wildfires despite burning through almost double last year
In 2025’s budget, Ontario allotted $135 million for its Emergency Forest Firefighting fund, but the province ended up spending double that: $271 million, according to this year’s budget. The same docu...
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Listen I will just say to any American politicians who are just watchimg their colleagues issue veiled threats at Canada for having wildfires in one of the largest boreal forests in the world you better not issue any "please buy or wine and visit our casino" notices
We had a community burn to the ground in Northern Ontario. Where the hell is Doug Ford? Leaders are supposed to be on the ground to reassure people. Can someone get a message to him at the cottage? I appreciate @maritstilesndp.bsky.social speaking up. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltwv...
Northern Ontario is burning
YouTube video by Marit Stiles
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Good urban spaces are full of color. This is something you can't properly achieve with a cars-for-everything landscape.
According to polls, most of the UK public is apparently concerned by the climate and nature crises, yet we see this happening 👇 ...among much else: bsky.app/profile/anni... Is it a deficit in information? Cognitive dissonance?
The Conversation UK@uk.theconversation.com · 3w agoThere’s a growing trend to pave over front gardens.
If we can put the Coast Guard under DND to help hit the NATO 2% goal, surely the RCAF could just get a squadron of water numbers under the same logic?
Dale Smith@journodale.bsky.social · 3w agoJust complete horseshit from Carney on his pipeline justification.
“The resolution would also put pressure on the Trump administration to lift the sanctions and visa restrictions it has placed on court officials.” Not mentioned in this article or Canadian media lately is that one of the sanctioned ICC judges is Canadian.
Ilhan Omar renews push for US to join ICC amid Trump pressure
The resolution comes days after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledged to 'dismantle' the international court.
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I’m trying to spread the word about using the PurpleAir map so that friends can check more accurate local AQHI info with all the wildfire smoke. I feel like a conspiracy theorist trying to explain that the typical weather data isn’t accurate, trust this thing in a person’s back yard for the truth.
Real-Time Interactive Map by PurpleAir
Watch: With two minute updates, PurpleAir sensors are small, easy to install and require only power and WiFi.
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I was born and raised in Northern Ontario and I am absolutely boiling with rage at the ways in which people elsewhere are talking about the forest fires there as though this is a common occurrence. The air thick with smoke for kilometers, entire communities wiped out - this shit is not normal.
Canada was for decades America's top economic partner and vociferous ally. We now respect China - a country that literally held two Canadians hostage a few years ago - more than it does the US.
Alex Dukalskis@alexdukalskis.bsky.social · 3w agoA predictable (and reversible) outcome of trump’s foreign policy but holy fucking shit he has shredded global goodwill toward the u.s. into smithereens. And for nothing. www.bbc.com/news/article...
These photos of FNs community members fleeing their homes by boat are genuinely apocalyptic (Photo via Wayne Wastaken of Collins, Ontario, who says his “hometown is gone”) www.facebook.com/share/r/1ArN...
Can everyone enjoy a good life without destroying the planet? Recent research on “consumption corridors” suggests we can — and a small Portuguese city is beginning to find the way through. My latest for @newscientist magazine, reported from Guimarães. www.newscientist.com/article/2532...
Can everyone live a ‘good life’ without destroying the planet? | New Scientist
Cutting back on our use of energy and materials so that we live within Earth’s means can seem like an insurmountable challenge. But after a decade grappling with these problems, a historic Portuguese ...
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This is VERY interesting — one of many streets that Montreal has been successfully pedestrianizing for years now, had CARS RETURN this summer. People-levels and sales are way down. Interestingly the story uses “closed to pedestrians” to describe the returning cars. People-streets mean business.
Businesses feeling the impact after Montreal street opens up to cars this summer
YouTube video by CBC News Quebec
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I met Greg at a party and bent his ear about air pollution to the extent he went home and made this AMAZING resource. This is why people shouldn't talk to meet in public
Greg Annandale@gregannandale.com · 3w agoI made an animation which shows the effects of air pollution on pedestrians waiting to cross the road, along with what can be done to reduce its harmful effects: stepback.gregdev.com Thank you to @ianwalker.bsky.social for the inspiration for doing so during a conversation a couple of weeks' back!
