Ntrn Chck
Ntrn Chck
@ntrnchck.bsky.social
Medical scientist ☢️⚕️, nature lover🐦🦢
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Always a good time to remember a classic meme 😂😂
Look, I grew up in a military dictatorship/police state. Many people forget how easy it can be to lose your humanity. We're not as evolved as we'd like to think. You like having rights? Then protect everyone's rights & hold people accountable! VOTE! Democracy and liberties are so incredibly fragile
Police violently drag Hispanic grandmother across rough ground-injuring both arms. Witnesses yell she has a serious heart condition & was just released from hospital. Cops kneel on her chest anyway. "They dragged her like a doll," brother said. Incident occurred in Batesville, Texas
@electionsbc.bsky.social - Could you let me know about this?? Would really appreciate it! Thanks for all you do! 🫶
Thanks! So just to check: If a party doesn't have a candidate in my riding, can I write in the party name so that they get $$ for my vote???
Wellllll, look who's taking over the closed plant and giving them hope to being rehired: A Canadian company ... FFS 😖 But also, to point out: economies change, industries come and go, jobs come and go. If you don't vote to protect social safety nets for all, who will help when you might need it?
Nearly 1,400 people laid off at Ohio truck factory days before a Trump rally. One laid off worker said he voted for Trump three times. Now, he says he’s done with the president. www.huffpost.com/entry/a-gut-...
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Before coming to 🇨🇦, we had family members and friends who were killed or tortured fighting for the dream of living in a democracy and having free & fair elections. I was young, but I remember. I will vote in every single election that I'm eligible for. They can pry my ballot from my cold dead hands🗳
I keep meeting smart informed Albertans who tell me they do not intend to vote, because they don’t want to legitimize the process, or because they know the premier is not bound by the results. But what if making us give up on voting is the whole point? My argument to vote - no matter the absurdity.
I wonder: Putin can see that Trump/GOP will start loosing grip on power in Nov. Dems will be back and won't be as easily controlled. Putin won't have a better change to go at Europe for a while...So he might take his changes now...
Oh, look guys! If you missed WWII, don't worry! There's another one on the way.
My comment to Stats Canada this year was: "Can you make it optional to fill out the long form census if people want to do it??" 😂😂 I've never gotten it, and I'm always jealous of the ones who get it. We are a nation of many nerds 🤓 🤓 #Canada #cdnpoli #stats #statistics #economics
Name something that Canadians love more than filling out the census.
Our amazing First Nations, again, being #Canada 's conscience when colonizers give in to prejudice, misinformation, rage-baiting, etc ❤️🍁❤️🍁 #cdnpoli #abpoli #equality #lgbtq+
💕 "Under the plan, the Nation says Canadian-trained clinicians will be welcomed to provide gender-affirming care, along with primary and specialist care, on reserve lands. Saddle Lake Cree Nation also says it intends to exempt those clinicians from sanctions imposed.." substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Trickle-down economics doesn't work ... Income inequality will grow if you dont put in social programs to support workers ...
Federal minimum wage in: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 2022: $7.25 2023: $7.25 2024: $7.25 2025: $7.25 2026: $7.25 Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
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The premier is asking for "latitude" from Ottawa with their US-style model But at the same time, Smith insists two-tier scheme is compliant with the Canada Health Act So, which is it? (They know they're breaking the law and killing medicare) edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n... #cdnpoli
Silver lining: This fiasco about renaming Lake Ontario is making it easy for Canadians to see how much US tech companies control our digital environment. But we have some options for change! Thanks to @todmaffin.com for starting to compile Canadian alternatives ❤️❤️ #cdnpoli
"Today it’s Lake America, but tomorrow the propaganda coming from south of the border could be both more serious and insidious, and the actions of Google, Apple and other companies show plainly that they will not be on our side." — @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
We really need an equivalent of FB pages and groups. Many small businesses and community groups are too busy to make a web page. In recent wildfires, FB pages and groups were important in getting the community organized and coordinated😔 We need an alternative that's easy for everyone to use #cdnpoli
Quitting Twitter and Facebook has to become an imparative for Canada. (and, obviously, everyone else.) www.thestar.com/opinion/star... Gift link: www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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If you have Instagram (don't blame you if you don't), go show these ladies some love and leave them a nice comment ❤️❤️🇨🇦🇨🇦 A lot of the current comments are vile 🤬🤬 #cdnpoli #uspoli
The American Secretary of War, one of the most powerful men in Washington, is choosing to spend his time cyber bullying random cadets (kids -teens!) and a female soldier. Pathetic.
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I have NO regrets about leaving Musk’s site. But I wish I could extend my reach here, with Alberta’s referendum hard upon us. Don’t be shy. Please follow. Please recommend me to your friends. I post about Canadian politics, Alberta, Edmonton, and an absurd array of other topics! #cdnpoli
«Lorsqu’elle a quitté Twitter, Paula Simons avait près de 80 000 abonnés, elle y décrivait en direct les débats au Sénat et avait «un engagement incroyable» avec ses abonnés. Plus le temps passait, plus le ton s’envenimait. Auj., elle encourage ses collègues parlementaires à quitter la plateforme.»
I think this is the best thing that could be happening right now, for everyone to realize how much the US controls of the digital environment until we change it! #cdnpoli #uspoli
Metrolinx’s station locator map currently points to “Lake America,” despite Doug Ford’s big sign www.gotransit.com/en/find-a-st... #onpoli
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That imagery of the Himalayan tsunami smashing into the multi-story building in Nepal was horrifying, but then murder always is, isn’t it? That’s what happened at that border crossing: mass murder
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Glaciers in the Himalayas are rapidly retreating under climate change, leading to widespread formation and expansion of glacial lakes and increasing the risk of glacial lake outburst floods. To date, more than 388 GLOF events have been documented in the region 😰 Source ⬇️
A massive flash flood in the Himalayan border areas of Nepal and China's Tibet. Initial report say it may have been caused by a glacial lake rupture.
💯%! You can't use regular economic arguments because they don't understand them and they don't care. Canada, we have to stick together for the long haul! 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 🧵👇🏼
A word about Trump’s reckless trade war with Canada. This is happening because Trump’s entire career is based on fraud and grift, which means he simply does not know anything about economics, trade, markets. He never has. (1/2)
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I see this in my local store too ... Always a million US apples, and Canadian pears dissappear in a day🍐 👍🏽 I found out where the pear farm is and I started going straight there, at the end of the season I get enough to last me for a few months 😂😂 #cdnpoli #uspoli
Guess which ones are the American apples and which are Canadian. We're not fucking around 🇨🇦 #Dropthegloves
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Sure, we’re in a trade war now. And while we steel ourselves, let’s not forget that this is the regime we’re fighting against.
💥 ICE drag mom & teen daughter out of hospital room—in middle of being treated after car accident. Still wearing hospital gowns. Both victims of car collusion, with asylum case pending in good standing & valid work permit. Grace Calero 39, & Giulianna Carriel 19, from Ecuador.
The 🍊 🤡 is such an insecure, small man ...
(CNN) - The US Navy is working to rename an aircraft carrier under construction that was set to honor a Black sailor hailed for his heroic actions during .. Pearl Harbor .. .. there have been internal conversation about renaming it to honor Trump.” @halbritz.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2026/08/20/p...
It's almost 180k signatures now! I know things like this don't actually make things happen, but they do send a message. Especially to the US administration who seems to be terminally online. The petition is below! Don't forget that they will send you an email with a link to confirm your signature 🍁
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/w... I certainly get it.
Canada owes so much to our First Nations♥️♥️ Many of them are leading in fighting separatists, oil and gas expansion, data centers, etc. Cannot thank them enough 👏🏽👏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Kevin O'Leary's AI data centre dreams for Alberta have taken a hit after an Edmonton judge ruled Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation's request for a judicial review can go ahead. The Nation wants the review because it says it wasn't consulted.
"...the big driver is extreme fire weather and ignitions. I have lots of colleagues who want to blame what we see on land management, forest management, fuel build-up. They are playing a role, but they’re really minor. It is extreme fire weather conditions" #cdnpoli #bcpoli #climatechange #wildfires
'We’re in uncharted territory. There is no historical analog for this kind of rapid increase in fire activity.' In the last decade, more area has burned in B.C. than in the preceding 67 years. Professor Mike Flannigan explains why: thenarwhal.ca/bc-wildfires...