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2025-09-19 01:00:43 UTC

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Significant majorities of people worldwide want serious action on the #ClimateCrisis:
- 89% want "intensified political action" on climate
- 74% would be willing to contribute a small percentage of their income to the cause
Yet politicians "continue to promote fossil fuel development, including pipelines and fracking"
#CDNPoli #Canada #NoLNG #NoPipelines #GlobalBoiling #ExtremeWeather #Wildfires #Heatwaves

2025-09-06 00:35:40 UTC

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"... in electric vehicles governments could help to build the charging infrastructure necessary to increase adoption and introduce policies to incentivise EV purchases, such as reduced road tax rates for EVs anc EV-only parking or motorway lanes, or regulation that mandates EV sales by a specific date."
- Mark Carney, 'Value(s)', p299
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis
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2025-09-03 03:33:31 UTC

Apparently some are surprised by the convicted felon Trump's comments today re: Carney wanting in on his ludicrous Golden Dome money pit... but Carney has been publicly talking about this idiocy since May.
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2025/05/21/carney-needs-to-make-a-quick-decision-on-trumps-missile-defence-project-expert/
#CDNPoli #Canada #ElbowsUp #ElbowsDown
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2025-04-16 19:15:10 UTC

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Reminder: 'Carney declined French TVA debate upon learning Green Party wasn’t invited, he says'
https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/article834014.html
#CDNPoli #Canada #Election2025

2025-04-16 19:14:41 UTC

With the Green Party now out of the Radio Canada debate, does that mean Mark Carney & the Liberals will withdraw from this debate too? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/leaders-debate-commission-green-party-removed-1.7511447
#CDNPoli #Canada #Election2025

2025-04-16 19:02:19 UTC

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Not every meeting can be an email. Sometimes you need to get in the same room with other people who are working on the same problem and hash things out, right?
Almost 200 countries are working with the IPCC, each with their own teams, languages, pressures from politics, etc. For international negotiations / coordination on climate, in-person meetings are unavoidable.

2025-04-16 00:32:04 UTC

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'Canadian scientists who participate in the IPCC's reports don't get paid for their work', but do need to travel 'to meet their scientific collaborators, who are other experts from around the world'.
Canada used to contribute to those travel costs - economy class airfare, food & hotels - but researchers are now left trying to find money elsewhere.
#ClimateCrisis #CDNPoli #Canada

2025-04-16 00:27:04 UTC

Canada will no longer cover travel costs of experts it nominates to UN's climate science body. Funding cut leaves scientists wondering if they can be part of key global climate assessment:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/canada-climate-scientist-ippc-assessment-1.7507979
#ClimateCrisis #CDNPoli #Canada

2025-03-14 19:30:09 UTC

Title: Winter Moon Over Toyama (1931)
Artist: Hasui Kawase
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/science/article/2025/03/14/stargazers-enjoy-dramatic-blood-moon-a-total-lunar-eclipse_6739134_10.html #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #HasuiKawase #Winter #FullMoon #Moon #Japan
https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/114/162/437/964/448/856/original/e5e76f4039320f9f.jpeg

2025-03-12 00:03:56 UTC

The story of Doug Ford's surrender in two search results.
#ONPoli #Ontario #CDNPoli #Canada
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2025-03-03 23:12:31 UTC

Jamie Carroll, former director of the Liberal Party, says using Canada Post will likely negatively impact the party's voting process; “They seem to have found the most awkward and least efficient possible way” to verify voters:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-liberal-party-to-rely-on-canada-post-app-to-confirm-voters-identities/
#Canada #CDNPoli

2025-03-02 05:14:20 UTC

'Shinjuku ALTA meetup spot in Tokyo closes after 45 years'
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15650423
#StudioALTA #Shinjuku #Tokyo #Japan

2025-03-01 06:27:55 UTC

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That's awesome! It's been terrific seeing so many Canadians being more intentional about where we spend our money - this is one of the best ways we can make an impact on Americans and get them to wake up, push them to take responsibility for their rogue politicians.
Really hoping we can keep the pressure up on the premiers & the federal government - cancelling Starlink contracts and ditching that purchase order for F-35s would be solid next steps, I think.

2025-03-01 05:51:25 UTC

Title: Katsura Rikyu (c.1980s)
Artist: Clifton Karhu
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250227_10/ ShinHanga #SosakuHanga #Art #Showa #CliftonKarhu #Winter #Snow #KatsuraRikyu #Kyoto #Japan
https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/114/085/607/072/337/629/original/42e5203abc7392de.jpg

2025-03-01 05:44:56 UTC

'People in Canada: what is the impact of the new Trump administration on you so far? We’d like to hear from Canadians about any plans you have made or changed because of the US president’s stance towards the country'
Don't hold back, #Canada. Let it all out.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/28/people-in-canada-what-is-the-impact-of-the-new-trump-administration-on-you-so-far
#CDNPoli

2025-02-26 21:12:19 UTC

'NASA cuts off international climate science support'
https://www.science.org/content/article/nasa-cuts-international-climate-science-support
#ClimateCrisis #CDNPoli #USPoli #NASA

2025-02-23 22:08:12 UTC

#Canada could challenge the #UnitedStates' tariffs at the WTO or through CUSMA - but the real question is 'whether the U.S. would respect any decisions from the outcome'
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/international/2025/02/21/canada-can-legally-challenge-tariffs-but-will-trump-fall-in-line-with-the-ruling/
#CDNPoli #USPoli

2025-02-23 22:07:16 UTC

'Is the #UnitedStates in a #ConstitutionalCrisis? Yes, says BU LAW Professor Jessica Silbey, but it’s up to elected representatives and individual citizens — not the courts — to save democracy'
https://www.bu.edu/articles/2025/is-the-us-in-a-constitutional-crisis/
#USPoli #CDNPoli #Canada

2025-02-22 05:47:59 UTC

It 'seems more than just sloppy' for a president 'to quote words used by a neo-Nazi mass murderer to justify the slaughter of 77 people, including children. Unless, of course, that’s exactly what you intended to do.'
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/2025/02/21/when-a-presidents-words-echo-a-killer
#Canada #UnitedStates #CDNPoli #USPoli

2025-02-19 03:55:01 UTC

Title: Snow at Mukojima (1931)
Artist: Hasui Kawase
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250219_04/ #ShinHanga #Art #HasuiKawase #Showa #Snow #Winter #SumidaRiver #Tokyo #Japan
https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/114/028/527/591/942/511/original/0d340a04147d5344.jpeg

2025-02-14 20:05:39 UTC

Title: Honmon-ji Temple, Ikegami (1931)
Artist: Hasui Kawase
https://honmonji.jp/foreign/en.html #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #HasuiKawase #Winter #Snow #Honmonji #Tokyo #Japan
https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/114/004/034/162/563/793/original/3e815b83af626b47.jpeg

2025-02-11 20:23:40 UTC

Title: Screaming Crow (c.1912)
Artist: Ohara Koson
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15606106 #ShinHanga #Art #Taisho #Winter #Snow #Crow #Japan
https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/113/987/116/509/636/602/original/9ba83325d184d780.jpeg

2025-02-10 20:23:52 UTC

See the area in the image above around the 27:00 mark:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpYtm-f-atI
#Winter #Snow #KiyomizuDera #Kyoto #Japan

2025-02-08 20:41:29 UTC

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'British Columbia Premier David Eby said Monday that Trump is deploying a deliberate strategy to “destroy Canada’s economy” and drive it into becoming the 51st state.'
#Canada #CDNPoli #BCPoli #USPoli #Tariffs

2025-02-08 20:40:46 UTC

In response to Trump's threats, Canada 'needs to urgently shift trade patterns and forge new international relationships'
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/politics/2025/02/07/ceos-trudeau-try-to-plot-canadian-export-strategy-that-looks-beyond-us/
#Canada #CDNPoli #USPoli #Tariffs

2025-02-08 01:47:31 UTC

Title: The Remains of the Checkpoint at Shitomae (1956)
Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15615429 #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #KasamatsuShiro #Winter #Snow #Japan
https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/113/965/742/981/873/757/original/9e783624a30b1b56.jpeg

2025-02-05 20:58:25 UTC

"The momentum is palpable. The moment is here and we are seizing the moment."
Anand has previously said that removing provincial trade barriers could lower prices by up to 15%, boost productivity by up to 7% and add up to $200 billion to the economy.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/interprovincial-trade-barriers-rules-regulations-standards-1.7451128
#Canada #CDNPoli #BuyCanadian

2025-02-05 20:14:55 UTC

New Brunswick B&B owner Carol Ann McDevitt has 'found she could easily find Canadian products to replace those with a U.S. label.'
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/oj-apple-cider-products-tariffs-1.7449051
#Canada #CDNPoli #NBPoli #NewBrunswick #BuyCanadian

2025-02-05 03:08:03 UTC

Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc is looking to 'strengthen our national unity', 'make life more affordable for Canadians' and 'spur the country's growth, competitiveness and productivity':
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/leblanc-memo-budget-us-protectionism-1.7450164
#Canada #CDNPoli

2025-02-02 20:37:46 UTC

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20250202_14/index.html
#Setsubun #Kyoto #Japan

2025-01-30 03:18:11 UTC

Title: The Hall of the Golden Hue at Hiraizumi (1957)
Artist: Hasui Kawase
https://meguri-japan.com/en/exploring-the-regions/20210719_4649/ #ShinHanga #Art #HasuiKawase #Showa #Winter #Snow #Hiraizumi #Chusonji #Konjikido #Iwate #Japan
https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/113/915/138/890/566/533/original/b5618f756a2c5406.jpeg

2025-01-27 20:17:14 UTC

'The St. Albert RCMP is working wih the Alberta RCMP Hate Crimes Coordinator after a group was photographed over the weekend anti-immigration signs and performing Nazi salutes.'
https://www.stalbertgazette.com/local-news/st-albert-rcmp-working-with-hate-crimes-coordinator-after-nazi-salutes-on-trail-10137003
#Canada #CDNPoli #ABPoli #Alberta

2025-01-27 20:09:59 UTC

'The rapidly shrinking sea ice pack in Antarctic waters will likely recover if prompt action is taken to contain greenhouse gas emissions'
We might still turn things around if we actually try.
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15566339
#ClimateCrisis

2025-01-25 19:44:32 UTC

https://liberal.ca/register/
#Canada #CDNPoli

2025-01-24 21:43:25 UTC

Title: Senzoku Pond (1928)
Artist: Hasui Kawase
https://matcha-jp.com/en/9903 #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #HasuiKawase #Winter #Snow #SenzokuikePark #Ota #Tokyo #Japan
https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/113/885/510/969/625/606/original/1236e5d9d211d817.jpeg

2025-01-23 20:43:38 UTC

Title: Sarusawa Pond, Nara (1934)
Artist: Koitsu Tsuchiya
https://www.visitnara.jp/venues/A01559/ #ShinHanga #Art #KoitsuTsuchiya #Showa #Winter #Snow #Nara #Japan
https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/113/879/606/687/039/184/original/a50e8b67a83805dc.jpeg

2025-01-21 20:41:12 UTC

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Gorgeous! No shin-hanga artist did snow quite like Hasui Kawase. :D

2025-01-20 21:43:40 UTC

Title: Tennoji Temple, Osaka (1927)
Artist: Hasui Kawase
https://insideosaka.com/shitenno-ji-temple/ #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #HasuiKawase #Winter #Snow #Osaka #Japan #Mood
https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/113/862/853/271/035/866/original/e78340104a914756.jpeg

2025-01-17 06:22:43 UTC

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Done! Thanks! :D

2025-01-17 06:18:07 UTC

Danielle Smith & the UCP are running Alberta straight into the ground.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEKVuyfMTjo
#ABPoli #Canada #CDNPoli

2025-01-17 06:17:37 UTC

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Thanks for the suggestion! Would prints qualify though? I thought that hashtag was just for photos.

2025-01-16 20:08:55 UTC

Title: Yuki no Yugure (c.1940s)
Artist: Kasamatsu Shriro
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15584253 #ShinHanga #Art #KasamatsuShiro #Showa #Winter #Snow #Japan
https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/113/839/837/941/940/584/original/ea9b5e1dc4e91317.jpeg

2025-01-16 01:39:14 UTC

#ICYMI somehow, here's #MarkCarney talking to Jon Stewart on The Daily Show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs8St-fF0kE
#Canada #CDNPoli

2025-01-16 01:24:07 UTC

That NHK footage of the US flags & 'Stop the Steal' signs among Yoon's supporters seems to have disappeared down the memory hole. Here's LeMonde talking about it though:
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/01/11/why-south-koreans-are-chanting-trump-s-stop-the-steal-in-support-of-impeached-president-yoon_6736944_4.html

2025-01-15 21:10:29 UTC

Title: Onjuku, Chiba Prefecture (1950)
Artist: Hasui Kawase
https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/b09725/ #ShinHanga #Art #HasuiKawase #Showa #Winter #Snow #Chiba #Japan
https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/113/834/401/886/817/492/original/b64d1a109aed44fc.jpeg

2024-11-28 21:45:45 UTC

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'If anything', #PierrePoilievre's proposal of responding with a 'massive boom in our energy and resource production' 'is a plan to piss off the Trump administration'.
'It’s almost like [Poilievre] hasn’t thought this position through' ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
#Canada #CDNPoli #UnitedStates #USPoli #Tariffs

2024-11-28 21:43:52 UTC

On #tariffs, Conservatives are rushing to 'sacrifice' Canada's 'best interests'
'Canada's Conservatives can't wait to surrender to Trump'
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/11/27/opinion/canada-conservatives-surrender-tariffs-trump
#Canada #CDNPoli #UnitedStates #USPoli

2024-11-23 20:56:52 UTC

'No, Pierre Poilievre, Justin Trudeau isn’t forcing us to eat bugs'
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/no-pierre-poilievre-justin-trudeau-isnt-forcing-us-to-eat-bugs/article_0bfcc0c6-a836-11ef-875b-f347c5c1aca7.html
#Canada #CDNPoli

2024-11-22 21:25:06 UTC

With conservatives gearing up for a war on science, a reminder: Canadians already know how much is at stake.
'Harper’s attack on science: No science, no evidence, no truth, no democracy'
https://academicmatters.ca/harpers-attack-on-science-no-science-no-evidence-no-truth-no-democracy/
#Canada #CDNPoli #USPoli #ClimateChange #Project2025

2024-11-19 03:43:31 UTC

As the number of people without a doctor hits all-time highs, Tim Houston's PC government delivered 'a net increase of just 10 family physicians in Nova Scotia last year':
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotians-need-family-doctor-highest-level-1.7244488
#NovaScotia #NSPoli #Canada #CDNPoli

2024-09-15 20:39:50 UTC

Title: Shrine of the Paper Makers, Fukui (1951)
Artist: Toshi Yoshida
https://www.japan-guide.com/ad/echizen-city/ #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #ToshiYoshida #OkamotoJinja #OtakiJinja #Echizen #Fukui #Japan
https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/113/143/485/148/694/897/original/01dc101a316a3cb6.jpeg

2024-09-08 19:06:12 UTC

Title: Tokaido Numazu Harbour (1940)
Artist: Koitsu Tsuchiya
https://trip.numazukanko.jp/ #ShinHanga #Art #KoitsuTsuchiya #Showa #Summer #Numazu #Shizuoka #Japan
https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/113/103/493/960/142/695/original/52b15b728f91be3b.jpeg