Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸

Welcome! I am: Dad, Husband, Tech.
Former #PortAlberni City Council.
Dual 🇨🇦🇪🇸. Speak English, French and Spanish in descending order. Climate and Decolonization are THE issues. Follow my @chrisblog

Opinions are only mine but you’re welcome to share them. 😆 Will post about cats, gardens, politics, sports, other random things. Socialist, anti-fascist, anti-racist, LGBTQ2S and Indigenous comrade.
I run @alberniweather
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2025-04-05 18:23:25

wow. I didn't know that the Liberal MP running in former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Montreal riding is none other than the daughter if a former Prime Minister of Haiti! 🇭🇹 🇨🇦
#elxn45 #cdnpoli #canPoli #haiti
https://mstdn.ca/@davidakin/114286712844924211

2025-04-01 20:28:37

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@nprofile…u56s smart voting. not so smart!!

2025-03-27 18:13:05

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@nprofile…glas It is an accumulation of factors relating to her leadership.
I don't feel comfortable speaking directly about it… all I can do is quote what the students and faculty unions said, which I fully agree with. I will say though that I was extremely distraught, and remain so, at the treatment of students and staff in the Palestinian Solidarity Encampment and I don't think that should be overlooked as a major contributing factor here even though it is not mentioned in any of the official outlets (yet?).
https://cheknews.ca/viu-president-steps-down-amid-calls-for-resignation-1246248/
"Earlier this month, both the VIU students’ union and faculty association issued letters calling for the resignation of the president.
Maggie Velisek, the director of the VIU Students’ Union, said the calls from the student group came after more than a year of a lack of consultation with students over critical service cuts, including the recent decision to cancel a new VIU Child Care Centre.
“It’s not just the childcare building, it’s not just the new residence building that is two years behind, which is going to add another $20 million to the project, it’s not just these things, it’s a trend with the current administration,” Velisek said to CHEK News on March 8.
Meanwhile, the VIU Faculty Association conducted a vote of non-confidence, in which 86 per cent of respondents voted no-confidence.
“Our lack of confidence in university leadership is not simply the result of challenging times. The administrative culture here was already showing signs that it had decided on its own direction, with priorities that are out of step with our mandate,” Gara Pruesse, president of the faculty association, said in a news release on March 6.
“Recent and ongoing budget challenges have brought scrutiny on their decision-making, and revealed bad decisions and a lamentable indifference to evidence and data.”

2025-03-27 14:58:09

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@nprofile…6688 @nprofile…8564 I have heard this over and over. And to be sure, that 'tyranny of the market' is EXACTLY what is preventing such a thing from going on sale. The Canadian and American markets want the bigger profit margins. They want the bigger maintenance costs. They want to squeeze every dollar out of you. They have spent decades convincing us that we needed bigger, fancier cars.

2025-03-27 07:25:33

Lucky me. Stayed up late watching silly TV and now I see this from #TheAmericanFascist.
“If the European Union works with Canada in order to do economic harm to the USA, large scale Tariffs, far larger than currently planned, will be placed on them both in order to protect the best friend that each of those two countries has ever had!”
Hey Mark, Jagmeet, Liz, Yves, and ya, Pierre:
I want to hear it from all of you. Canada should join the EU, or every step short of the final one if that’s what has to be, because we’re friends, and that guy, is not.
#cdnpoli #canPoli #elxn45 #tradewar #trumpTariffs
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2025-03-27 04:45:11

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@nprofile…3cl5 my grandfather fled Franco with his young family including my Dad. They went to Paris, then settled in Montreal. I heard once that they were not made to feel very welcome in France.
How many families will flee Trump and come to Canada?
Will they be welcomed? I know many will… but I don’5 know if that welcome will have an end date.

2025-03-27 04:07:16

Today I found myself dreaming of owning and working an orange plantation in València.
Hoy me he encontrado soñando con tener y trabajar una plantación de naranjas en València.
#valencia #dreaming #lifegoals
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2025-03-26 19:06:59

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@nprofile…j9nm the 'not random' part makes sense. But that also begs the question.
How, after a good 20 years of the Internet, have we not devised a reliable and statistically valid way to do polling of people on the internet?
Or have we?

2025-03-26 17:00:33

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@nprofile…9uzw no Airpods!! noooo

2025-03-26 16:12:30

OMG. Actually yelled “eww! Gross!” and now can't stop laughing. And that was just at the headline+picture. I haven't even read the article. I may never. LOL
#23andMe #TheOnion
https://theonion.com/laid-off-23andme-employee-packs-up-box-full-of-bodily-fluids/

2025-03-26 13:31:21

The cat just puked and it’s grosser than normal….. 🤢
#catlife

2025-03-23 21:24:33

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@nprofile…hst7 I count 111 candidates on their page. So ya, plenty of gaps and obviously not as many as they have confirmed.i counted 185 on the Liberal page, zero on the conservatives, and 80 on the Greens page.

2025-03-23 16:02:37

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Hi English remarks were quite a bit shorter.
First Q: to Poillievre.
“Do you respect Donald Trump?”
“I respect the office of the President.”
“We have to work in a spirit of respect with all leaders.”
Second Q:
“Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says your policies would be more in line with the USA is that accurate”
… Electing Liberals will weaken the country for Trump. That is why Trump says he prefers Liberals.
His primary slogan is now: “Put Canada First for a Change”
Which… is a much weaker slogan than the axe the tax stuff.
#canPoli #canada #elxn45 #tradewar #trumpTariffs

2025-03-23 06:39:36

I didn’t know this. What was Franco’s reaction, I wonder. If any. #WWII #españa #spain #franco #japan #phillipines https://mastodon.social/@onthisday/114210360969184463

2025-03-23 02:51:32

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@nprofile…nj54 thanks! it's fun! even if sometimes it can feel somewhat interminable 😆
Been waiting for an order for 20 minutes *past* its original pickup time.

2025-03-23 01:59:15

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@nprofile…s99s @nprofile…efrv nice work!! 👏

2025-03-22 19:01:29

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@nprofile…w7pv @nprofile…dhhy I think this is a really important part. The left just seems a lot worse at getting a message out.

2025-03-22 15:29:29

Este día, hace tres años, fui al Consulado Español en Toronto para el primero vez en el procedimiento a obtener mi ciudadanía Español. Dos meses después, fui un ciudadano de España.
Ahora, mi hijos son ciudadanos y yo estoy un estudiante en español. Yo estoy aprendiendo.. lentamente. Escribí la mayor parte de este post por mi cuenta. 😊
¡Viva España! 🇪🇸 ¡Viva València!
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2025-03-22 02:00:13

aww :(
#RIP George Foreman!
https://www.tmz.com/2025/03/21/george-foreman-dead/

2025-03-22 01:18:31

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@nprofile…xutp @nprofile…89wx solidarity from Canada! Fight Fascism before it is too late! ✊

2025-03-21 18:00:28

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@nprofile…x6t0 YUP

2025-03-21 15:04:26

“Hudson's Bay closure would be 'quite a loss' for Canadians, says retail expert"
I haven't bought anything from a Hudson's Bay store in probably 15 years.
What planet is this 'expert' on?
#Canada #TheBay #HBC
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6687842

2025-03-20 21:53:14

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@nprofile…lu38 no argument there!

2025-03-20 18:51:17

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@nprofile…mmpy lol.
as my son would say, thanks Tips. ;=)
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2025-03-20 18:49:53

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what if international air travel was limited so that there was only one international airport in a range of 1500km, or country.
So Vancouver would be the only International aiprort in BC, but Seattle or Portland would still be the PNW hub for the USA.
And those international airports could only have one flight between any other international airport.
This would:
a) greatly increase the use of land-based options for 1000km+ distances (which can then be electrified)
b) Incentivizes plane manufacturers to build more efficient, large planes that can take a larger number of people efficiently, rather than smaller planes that are cheaper to build, but proliferate, doubling/tripling the fuel use.
#Carbon #ClimateChange #Travel #AirTravel

2025-03-20 17:01:56

Watching the air traffic at #YVR #Vancouver. Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, lol.
Wonder if this flight to Palm Springs is full?
#TradeWar #SpringBreak #Canada #TrumpTariffs
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2025-03-19 23:40:38

good relationships 🇫🇷 🇺🇦
#RussiaUkraineWar https://mastodon.social/@MAKS23/114191602150451116

2025-03-19 21:22:06

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@nprofile…lgp0 ya, that is definitely the longest gap! It would be right at the edge of whether our current EV could make it. Google actually says 405km. We would need to go slow for sure.

2025-03-19 19:29:51

Won't be happening in the next few years... but one day, I will do this road trip! (YES in the EV of course)
#DreamTravel #Canada #NWT #BC #Yukon #RoadTrip
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2025-03-19 01:23:54

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@nprofile…maqk well, we could either have press releases and polished videos from the campaign, or we could have something else. Whether is a random person with a cell phone (doubtful since most campaign events are invite only) or a journalist fact checking, both are better than campaigns getting to control everything.

2025-03-18 14:22:06

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@nprofile…ya9q yup.
my initial feedback didn’t go through because I didn’t verify my email address with them within 60 minutes. 🤦‍♂️ so there’s that. 😂

2025-03-18 04:56:01

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@nprofile…5rv0 this.
I see so many parallels at my own University Administration, which is following the orders of our provincial ministry of post-sec education, it is extremely disturbing.
Liberalism truly is just a hope skip and a jump away from fascism.

2025-03-18 00:36:56

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@nprofile…a83s 💯

2025-03-18 00:33:56

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@nprofile…zzvc 😂

2025-03-17 22:33:06

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@nprofile…dsew haha!

2025-03-17 20:47:10

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@nprofile…kyct the level of tanking of the NDP vote is really interesting. I don't remember it being below 10% in recent history, even when Trudeau swept in. I wonder how elastic is and how much it will translate to lost seats as there are not many 3-way ridings outside Ontario.

2025-03-17 20:35:46

There it is again, the 'be grateful' schtick. This time on WWII.
"“My advice to that unnamed low-level French politician would be to remind them that it’s only because of the United States of America that the French are not speaking German right now. So they should be very grateful to our great country,” she told reporters.”
This is getting EXTREMELY old and I can tell you right now WWII veterans in Canada, the UK, Commonwealth, France and all over the world and probably a whole bunch of US veterans as well, would turn their backs on these self-aggrandizing baffoons in the US Administration.
#WWII #Canada #CanPoli #USA #Europe #France #EU
https://globalnews.ca/news/11084800/statue-of-liberty-france-politician-new-york-city/

2025-03-17 20:29:34

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@nprofile…s6hu @nprofile…tdy3 we may not have quite the volume but we'll make up for it in quality and enthusiasm! :)

2025-03-17 19:46:35

🇨🇦 Shout out to the Canadians who have been emailling the Royal Watch newsletter at the BBC about King Charles! 🇨🇦
"But there is no avoiding the tensions and contradictions in this balancing act. Emails from Canadians to the BBC's Royal Watch newsletter show that many want a much more robust defence from the King.
"What a cop out! Throw Canada to the wolves. Giving us back pats for our flag's anniversary doesn't quite cut it. Here sits a monarchist who is seriously rethinking his allegiance to the crown!" emailed Brian, a Canadian military veteran.
Carol in Vancouver was unhappy at the invitation from the UK for a second state visit by President Trump.
"I feel ashamed for the Brits feeling they have to follow through with inviting such a boor for dinner. For the life of me I do not understand why he has this power over you," she wrote.
"As a Canadian, the invitation is a slap in the face to the people of Canada. If the King is our King (as we are a Commonwealth country), and Trump is basically at war with us, how dare King Charles give him any credence?" emailed Patricia.
"As a Canadian I am saddened, appalled, disgusted and angry that King Charles appears to be joining the conga line of supplicants," said Jo-Ann in Ontario.
But King Charles will have to keep to the line set by ministers, and if that means maintaining good relations with Trump, he is unlikely to be saying anything more outspoken.”
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78el01zd03o
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #KingCharles #MarkCarney #TrumpTariffs #BuyCanadian #51stState #Trump

2025-03-17 18:31:25

“What if we put solar panels on every roof in the world?”
Johanna Wagstaffe, Meteorologist and Seismologist for the CBC, is truly a woman after my own heart because this is exactly the dorky kind of back-of-the-napkin exercise I stay up into the wee hours of the morning figuring out. And she found a study were scientists actually did the calculations for real and turns out, it would make a real measurable impact.
We need to do this maybe not on every roof, but certainly on every roof that makes sense in every town, city and village in the world.
#ClimateAction #ClimateChange #EndFossilFuels
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6685258

2025-03-16 01:59:08

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@nprofile…4tw3 😂

2025-03-15 22:14:24

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@nprofile…lj85 yup. I made the mistake (though it was not at the time) of selling this car in 2004. I always regretted it and was excited to find it again 14 years later. But the interim had not been good to it, it had only gotten worse. If I had kept it would probably be running well today and maybe even be ekectrified by now. 150-200km range with just a 120km top speed is all I needed. Very doable.
C’est la vie. 😞 😊

2025-03-15 17:00:34

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@nprofile…z56d I haven’t listened to the interview but could detect the arrogance from the quotes alone. Deeply disappointing.

2025-03-15 05:44:41

Even Steven!
https://fediverse.one/display/fdc30534-1467-d511-0e3d-60f279590726

2025-03-14 14:55:59

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@nprofile…cldh That sounds like an obvious Putin power move... make the puppet's minion wait.

2025-03-14 12:43:48

Canada gets a new Prime Minster this morning!
You can watch Mark Carney and his new Cabinet be sworn by the Governor General at Rideau Hall here:
Live coverage will start an hour from now.
Trudeau’s official resignation beforehand will likely not be televised but they might see him walk out of Rideau Hall for the last time.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #JustinTrudeau #MarkCarney #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-swearing-in-pm-cabinet-1.7482871

2025-03-14 06:07:54

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@nprofile…yvtz @nprofile…kl9j I personally think a big part is the living memory that we lost. As WWII veterans are almost all gone, so too is the respect and remembrance of what happened.

2025-03-12 20:55:50

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@nprofile…klka yup!
if you ever do computer support for people, it's a great way to figure out very quickly where their biggest files are hidden!

2025-03-11 22:13:01

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@nprofile…tqva *unless* there is a change on Thursday after the “talks”.
If no change there, then the surcharge goes back on and Trump has to deal with another market crash

2025-03-11 19:22:37

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@nprofile…lgp0 @nprofile…rlng good question. No idea who would be "next in line”. Maybe AB folks will fill us in.

2025-03-11 18:29:52

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@nprofile…ecq9 the entire country of Canada is like Charlie Brown at this point…

2025-03-11 16:40:37

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@nprofile…pmc7 lol!

2025-03-11 15:37:59

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@nprofile…9fv6 @nprofile…8g5v it seems pretty unlikely Trump would sign it.

2025-03-11 15:34:14

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@nprofile…8g5v ya... not a great day.

2025-03-11 14:49:30

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@nprofile…586f nope

2025-03-10 20:59:06

Dear Prime Minister-Designate Carney,
Please call the election for May 5. This will allow my very eager soon-to-be 18yr old son to vote!
Thanks
Chris in Port Alberni
😂😂
"“Carney insiders have told The Globe and Mail that an election will be called for either April 28 or May 5.””
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #CanElxn
https://archive.is/LUY4v

2025-03-10 20:01:23

Best news of the day: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is terrified of Prime Minister-Designate Carney because he believes climate change is real, and Canada is lagging far behind in the transition.
'He's been on a warpath against the energy industry for his entire career'
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #EndFossilFuels #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #ABPoli #TradeWar
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bakx-ceraweek-smith-carney-1.7479291

2025-03-10 00:39:46

YAAAAS
#lemonmeringuepie
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2025-03-10 00:16:51

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@nprofile…qm03 political races are hard. Everyone who participates always thinks they can win. Otherwise, why would you run? And it is always hard to lose.

2025-03-09 20:42:41

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4/n According to the folks here, the expectation is after this, there will be a Canadian Federal Election called within 7-10 days.
BUCKLE UP
#canPoli #cdnpoli #trudeau #carney #freeland #gould #baylis

2025-03-09 20:21:01

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If you are looking for coverage and don’t have Cable TV, you can download the CBC GEM app to see the live feed. It might be on CBC News app too and will be on their website at some point.
#canPoli #cdnpoli #trudeau #carney #freeland #gould #baylis
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2025-03-09 19:54:54

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@nprofile…ujux @nprofile…p0gn Spain as well.

2025-01-24 16:46:31

#antifascist action update.
Deleted my WhatsApp account and apps from my devices.
"Don't be part of the fascist oligarchy"
#meta #whatsapp #usa #chat #signal
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2025-01-18 23:06:06

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@nprofile…nd5x my own family may not have realized until just now… 😝

2024-12-26 17:33:44

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@nprofile…sqxk RIGHT? not good
If it's in the pet food supply chain…….

2024-12-22 07:25:26

IRONY
"Fearing Arrest, Netanyahu Reportedly to Skip Auschwitz Liberation's 80th Anniversary in Poland"
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-12-20/ty-article/.premium/fearing-arrest-netanyahu-reportedly-to-skip-auschwitz-liberations-anniversary-in-poland/00000193-e3cd-d65c-a793-e7ed4c610000
#genocide #israel #gaza #holocaust #icc #warcrimes #warcriminal

2024-12-19 18:58:13

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@nprofile…uwum ahaha. I was actually searching for a different word... but I settled on it, because of its ubiquity. Possibly lazy on my part. But yes! I think in the Fediverse, the nature of this place as a network of (mostly) smaller groups, then if you have 500 followers, you have a much greater 'reach' than you would in the traditional corporate timelines.

2024-12-08 06:09:51

I am watching wha I believe is a Saudi news network on youtube and it is just going from video to video of people celebrating in Syria. Toppling statuea, gathering with Syrian flags waving. Massive scenes of celebration. not just armed fighters. so many people!
Amazing joy!!
https://www.youtube.com/live/et0bSUddkn4?si=VgAjHcRPhwBk6FBK
#syria #assad
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2024-11-16 18:42:44

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@nprofile…fr7x @nprofile…rnyf @nprofile…j76v that is very true, though numbers are of interest to people generally and especially media.

2024-11-16 18:40:20

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@nprofile…j76v @nprofile…8xfy I believe replies do bridge and are seen by all on both sides because the bridge is an actual account on both sides.
https://fed.brid.gy/docs#bluesky-what-to
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2024-11-16 18:35:29

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@nprofile…fd0a it’s available through clients (like @nprofile…79ya) but it’s not available on the official software or the main instances.

2024-11-16 17:38:20

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@nprofile…8xfy
All you have to do is follow the Bluesky Bridge @nprofile…rnyf
Then DM it with the handle of a Bluesky user.
The bot will send one (and only one, to avoid spamming) introductory message to the Bluesky user inviting them to follow the bot on the Bluesky end. If the user does so, then you will be able to see and follow them.
And it is a two-way street. A Bluesky user can do the same thing in reverse to encourage Fedi users they want to follow to activate the bridge here.

2024-11-16 05:38:14

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Old man looked old. #TysonPaul

2024-11-14 21:25:37

I LOVE this so much. Maori MPs in the New Zealand parliament protest attempts by the centre-right government and far-right "ACT" coalition partners to pass legislation that water down way treaty rights of Maori.
New Zealand is one of the only places (the only?) in the British Empire where the Crown signed a treaty with all Indigenous peoples at the time of contact. It has shaped NZ Law and Society ever since!
Thank you to @nprofile…phqu for the video.
#NZPoli #IndigenousRights #CanPoli
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2024-11-13 16:28:28

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@npub1jjl…t3ls @npub1ga5…jsq7 that is true (tho apparently Dorsey has left Bsky now), but people are there and they are there because they are open to change. So I am going to do my best to get them over here, on the “lesser-evil” in hopes it will make this place that much better.

2024-11-10 00:28:30

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She was looking fantastic on the water! Love the detailing they've done with the original US Navy paint job. #PhilippineMars #SproatLake #Canoe #PortAlberni #History #Aviation #USNavy
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2024-11-10 00:19:34

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We decided to load up the canoe for a November paddle on the lake! It was a picture afternoon! The rain stopped, the sun came out and the water was calm! Always love how great our car looks with the trailer and canoe on the back! #PhilippineMars #SproatLake #Canoe #PortAlberni #History #Aviation #USNavy
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2024-11-10 00:14:36

It has been a very good Birthday!
Martin Mars Thread!!
#PhilippineMars #SproatLake #Canoe #PortAlberni #History #Aviation #USNavy
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2024-11-09 16:58:19

How the heck did I get this far? 😹
🎂 🎉
https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/system/media_attachments/files/113/454/055/103/350/794/original/2a55a3634895cda9.mp4

2024-11-06 15:53:24

Won't be getting backyard chickens any time soon.
#AvianFlu #H5N1
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/avian-flu-vancouver-island-petting-farm-1.7374291

2024-11-06 07:15:09

I just can't America. You voted for a f—ing convicted rapist. The MAJORITY of you voted for a RAPIST.
You're going to own that for a very long time.
#USElection

2024-11-01 02:35:18

IT'S TIME FOR A SPOOKY BBQ!! #halloween
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2024-10-19 23:45:50

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@npub1aar…88uu Ill play:
NDP: 46
CPBC: 44
Green: 1
Ind: 1
#bcpoli #bcelxn2024

2024-10-17 19:08:08

Wow, just over 25% of registered voters voted in the Advance Polls in my riding (MPR)!
I really hope that means a big turnout for Saturday (in a possible rainstorm 😳
#BCpoli #BCElxn2024 #Vote
https://elections.bc.ca/2024election/2024-advance-voting-turnout.pdf?ver=20241017

2024-10-14 03:33:32

Makes sense unfortunately. Wealth and lifestyle are a big driver (pun intended) of carbon emissions in the western world especially. That is why it is imperative that rich countries put in programs@to@convert existing fleets and not expect all EVs to be brand new cars.
https://phys.org/news/2024-10-ev-owners-bigger-carbon-footprint.html

2024-09-12 15:19:41

Just learned that @npub1mvs…yvph is a thing and WOW! Social Media Management that fully supports both Fediverse and traditional social media modes, analysis, scheduling. Really powerful tools!
#Fediverse #FediForum2024
https://fedica.com

2024-09-10 04:27:14

dude... it's happening!! Not ready to announce anything yet... but soon. We're trying to do this deliberately. The Right Way (if there is such a thing) #mastodon #bc #instance

2024-09-10 04:26:15

dude... it's happening!! #mastodon #bc #instance

2024-09-08 18:04:03

So all these LLMs are out there now.
What is their actual business model?
Are they generating enough revenue to sustain themselves are is the VC/R&D money eventually going to dry up and we’ll be left with…. a mirage?
#AI #LLM

2024-08-29 21:09:02

Fossil fuel companies have killed the entire Alaska Snow Crab industry because the crabs just plain disappeared. All 10 billion of them.
#climateEmergency
#endFossilFuels
#bcpoli #canpoli #alaska #climateCriminals
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/08/22/climate-change-alaska-snow-crabs/74901336007/

2024-08-28 19:25:16

HOLY SHIT
#BCPoli #CanPoli #BCElxn2024 #BCLiberals #BCUnited
Editorial: This is HORRIBLE news for progressive voters and the NDP because this will take away the split on the rightwing. This could hand the upcoming election to the BC Conservative winguts and culture war fools!
https://globalnews.ca/news/10719653/kevin-falcon-fold-bc-united-party-suspend-campaign/

2024-08-26 16:28:52

It's not "Extreme Weather" they've been touched by, it's CLIMATE CHANGE CAUSED BY FOSSIL FUELS
https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/@glenv_mirror/113006075687899561

2024-08-18 19:30:47

You may remember a couple weeks ago I asked if anyone was interested in helping to set up and run a B.C. focused general purpose regional Mastodon instance.
The offer is still open, a few people responded, a few more would be great! DM me. :)
#mastodon #fediverse #bcpoli #community

2024-08-17 14:52:39

Weird how the richest person in America is sending gifts to the allies of America’s enemies, and suffers no consequences.
#America #traitors #billionaires #tesla #cybertruck #Ukraine #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #musk
https://mastodon.social/@MAKS23/112977862656014720

2024-08-16 16:31:06

Weird… it’s almost like basing your entire medical system around the patient’s ability to pay is a really really bad idea.
#healthcare #drugs #addiction #matthewperry #corruption https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/matthew-perry-death-arrests-1.7296424

2024-08-13 05:38:29

“Ukraine took control of as much territory in one week as Russia occupied in the entire year of 2024” — Institute for the Study of War
and it's worth saying... they did it:
1) without using "meat waves”
2) without bombing civilians
3) without razing every settlement to the ground
In otherwords, they appear to be conducting warfare in a manner that is consistent with but the rules and modern doctrine of warfare.
#RussiaUkraineWar #Ukraine #Russia #War

2024-08-07 14:28:55

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@npub1w9a…04m0 and yet when I go to it and look at the boosts and likes I see 5 boosts and 0 likes.
Mastodon has some work to do. :)

2024-08-05 06:15:15

New word. Broligarch.
Yes 👍

2024-07-31 03:30:47

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@npub17hj…7a0r very. I suspect slush or wet or both got in at some point this winter

2024-07-31 00:31:12

Had the EV charger cable (L2 30A) fixed! Pretty obvious it was the problem! yikes!
New cable is charging the car just fine.
And look at the cool insides!
(Cable replacement cost = $350 + an electrician friend to install it though it was very straightforward)
#EV #Car #Electric
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