Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸

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Former #PortAlberni City Council.
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2026-03-30 13:35:23 UTC

In Canada, passengers are the regulators because Government is bought by lobbyists.
“In the absence of stronger regulation, Lukács says passengers who are told their flights are cancelled due to a maintenance issue should press airlines for specifics — outlined on his website — including which aircraft was originally assigned, whether it was swapped and when any mechanical issues were identified and fixed.
Because, he says, there's a fundamental issue at play.
"We cannot really trust what the airlines are telling us as passengers."”
https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/westjet-passenger-flights-cancelled-9.7143680
#canpoli #cdnpoli

2026-03-20 19:28:54 UTC

Dear Prime Minister Carney.
SPEAK UP for Canadians.
#ICE #TheAmericanFascist #Canada #USA #CanPoli #CdnPoli
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-woman-texas-ice-facility-9.7135607

2026-03-05 05:56:30 UTC

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@nprofile…a2ln geezus fucking Christ!!

2026-03-04 20:15:08 UTC

If only Carney had the courage to say something like this on behalf of Canadians...
Prime Minister Sanchez of Spain:
“Because the question is not whether or not we are in favour of the Ayatollahs. No one is. Certainly not the Spanish people and of course not the Spanish government. The question, rather, is whether or not, we are on the side of international law and therefore, of peace.”
instead we get waffling and backtracking.
#IranUSAIsraelWar #España #Spain #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli
https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/system/media_attachments/files/116/172/737/522/546/869/original/16e335f68e6f6d05.mp4

2026-03-03 17:03:06 UTC

*THIS* is very concerning.
Pakistan (which is already engaged in hostilities with another neighbour, Afghanistan) has 'reminded' Iran that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have a mutual defence pact.
#IranUSIsraelWar #Pakistan #MiddleEast
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-03-26?post-id=cmmaocyib00153b6y2i66jv4d

2026-03-02 20:36:35 UTC

It's official! This Sunday will be the last "leap forward" in BC!
As of next November, the Vancouver time zone in British Columbia, Canada will be referred to as "Pacific Time" and will be -7GMT permanently. (same as Yukon Territory which did this 2 years ago)
The presser was pretty cute actually. They had kids with little clocks, and they danced.
I would have preferred staying at Standard Time, but this will be ok too. It's interesting that Premier Eby made a point of (gently, as there were kids) insisting the delay of 6 years since the overwhelming survey response from British Columbians to eliminate the time change was due to waiting for the US West Coast states to do the same.
Now, BC has decided to push, and to lead by example.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-adopting-year-round-daylight-time-9.7111657
#BCPoli #DST #PacificTime #TimeChange #California #Oregon #Yukon #WashingtonState

2026-02-28 17:55:10 UTC

“Canada supports the United States…..”
these are the only words that matter and I’m sorry what? This is “our” position? No. I reject this!!
Canada has stood for humanitarian law and international peace and security for nearly a century.
We should be a “Middle Power” with values. Right? Wasn’t that the Davos speech?!
But here we are clapping meekly from the sidelines as the country that would love to annex us, now ruled by a Christo-Fascist Regime, and in partnership with a Judeo-Fascist Regime blows up people in a country ruled by a Islamo-Fascist regime.
We are basically back to the Middle Ages but with nukes in our back pocket.
These are the three most dangerous countries in the world all fighting amongst themselves. We should not be taking sides, except for the side of peaceful civilians of all religions in all countries.
This is not the way.
I am shocked at the shallowness, the naïveté and the cowardice of Carney’s foreign policy.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-carney-us-attack-trump-iran-nuclear-weapon-9.7109886
#canpoli #cdnpoli #canada #iran #usa #israel #palestine #war #genocide #fascism

2026-02-28 06:51:33 UTC

It has begun.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/2/28/live-israel-launches-attacks-on-iran-multiple-explosions-heard-in-tehran
#war #iran #israel #usa

2026-02-13 22:57:11 UTC

I came across this short from Ryan McBeth, he has good information about how misinformation and foreign actors influence social media. It is happening with #TumblerRidge
https://youtube.com/shorts/itV5XMWZHNk?si=t1K4wKJxnEh1UknI
#canada #misinformation #informationwarfare #rightwing #farright #socialmedia

2026-02-13 22:44:58 UTC

In case you had any illusions that Zuckerberg and his Facebook/Meta/Instagram/Threads/WhatsApp empire wasn’t evil, this should take care of it.
“The New York Times reported that Meta is considering adding face recognition technology to its smart glasses. According to an internal Meta document, the company may launch the product “during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.””
#eff #facebook #meta #privacy
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/seven-billion-reasons-facebook-abandon-its-face-recognition-plans

2026-02-13 20:38:07 UTC

If you read anything today about the #TumblerRidge shooting today, please let it be this. From the mother of a child fighting for her life in BC Children's Hospital:
“Edmonds says she was friends with Strang and used to babysit the shooter — 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar — as a child.
Edmonds told CBC News she weeps for all the people affected by the tragedy that unfolded in Tumbler Ridge, including Strang.
Edmonds says she watched the single mother, who she said worked long shifts at a nearby mine, fight to help her child.
Edmonds says at one point, Van Rootselaar tried to light a mattress on fire "and burn the house down." She said the teen had been hospitalized several times with mental health issues.
"People are trying to politicize what this is about," Edmonds said "It's not about guns. It's not about [being trans] ... It's about mental health. It's about a lack of resources."
"[Strang] really — I truly believe that in her heart — did everything she could to try to help … I know that she struggled."
#Compassion #MentalHealth #Fact #Truth #Community
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/tumbler-ridge-bc-shooting-victim-parents-maya-gebala-9.7087967

2026-02-12 02:35:28 UTC

As a nation in times like these, you find out who your friends are around the world.
Silence speaks, no. Silence screams.
The President has said nothing to Canada.
#TumblerRidge #Canada #USA

2026-02-09 02:02:50 UTC

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@nprofile…35vy @nprofile…nkf7 and let’s be honest. In terms of “sexy shit” that is one of the most subdued family friendly performances in the history of the Super Bowl. And does’t Mr. Bunny make a specific point to say that women can do and dance and dress however they like because they have the power not him or any man. 👍
I wish I understood more. But it was great. And I got the sugar cane reference at least. Big enough reference to drive a truck through. 😂

2026-02-05 19:22:52 UTC

It's wild that Norway is effectively at 100% *today* and Canada/Carney is trying to tell us 70% in 10 years is good enough.
It's a failure for affordability and climate.
It's a huge win for oil companies and American automakers.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #EV #Canada #USA #Automotive #Affordability #CostofLiving #ClimateChange #EndFossilFuels
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/livestory/canada-national-auto-strategy-9.7075235

2026-02-05 01:18:53 UTC

@nprofile…3zg0 @nprofile…v5kx fully hear that. the BS electronics are wholly unnecessary and superfluous to the functioning of the car. Imagine a 1982 style toyota corrola... electricfied... one can dream.

2026-02-02 22:09:18 UTC

really good video from @nprofile…7leu Energi Media that picks apart how the "Free Alberta Strategy", which is Danielle Smith's playbook, is trying to break up Canada based on the false notion that Ottawa is not being "fair" to Alberta... when it was the Alberta oilsands companies themselves that lobbied for the Industrial Carbon Tax.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #AbPoli #Energy #Oil #Canada #Sovereignty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H1NlAM26xM

2026-02-01 22:30:51 UTC

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@nprofile…zjmg I frankly can’t believe these people aren’t getting run out of the province!

2026-02-01 07:32:15 UTC

That’s the energy right there.
Keep it locked in America, and make it bigger.
#theAmericanFascist
#nevent1q…nvjc

2026-01-29 17:22:27 UTC

I also have been thinking about this connection, it is so damn obvious, but no one in the media is talking about it.
The rise of authoritarianism, and the deep connection to the oil industry.
It has been obvious to anyone willing to stop for a moment and think... but #TheAmericanFascist, in his infinite wisdom and/or senility, has thrown down the veil.
#Venezuela is about access to #Oil in South America.
#Greenland is about access to Oil and Minerals in the #Arctic.
#Alberta Separatism is about access to Oil and Gas in #Canada.
Deposing the Iranian Regime is access to Oil and Gas in the Middle East. (Get #Iran, and you might get #Iraq too)
And lets not forget #Russia... fighting the #RussiaUkraineWar funded by their oil reserves and all about returning to an old empire in oil-rich Central Asia and Eastern Europe.
So is the fight to end fossil fuel use in order to preserve a liveable, recognizable planet, also a fight against authoritarianism and fascism?
You're damn right it is.
#Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #USA #USPoli #Alberta #Separatism #Fascism #FarRight #ABPoli #BCPoli #EndFossilFuels #climatechange
https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/system/media_attachments/files/115/979/540/282/034/444/original/05a6e20863680cb0.mp4

2026-01-23 20:05:46 UTC

Not a good look RCMP. But it sounds like in the main, they handled the situation ok even if they ran cover for a horrendous elected racist in Dallas Brodie.
Bravo to the people at UBC for making it clear that the agent-provocateur and hate-speech politician has no place, has no voice for her hateful rhetoric.
Residential school denialism *should* be a hate crime. The RCMP should be arresting Brodie, not protecting her hate propaganda tour.
Our Universities must be places of truth. Truths can be debated in context, but Brodie, like Charlie Kirk, isn't actually debating. No minds are going to be changed. No resolution found.
Dallas Brodie is only there to grab a headline and advance an extremist, regressive, and openly white supremacist agenda by advancing denialist views that dismiss truth and facts and calling it “anti-woke”.
#Canada #BC #CharlieKirk #OneBC #BCPoli #DallasBrodie #ResidentialSchools #Denialism #Rightwing #CultureWar
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/onebc-ubc-event-truth-reconciliation-9.7057376
https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/system/media_attachments/files/115/946/208/671/275/050/original/13baec94921f6880.png

2026-01-22 18:09:19 UTC

Dear America,
It is time to get into the streets and demand this insane man leave. Impeachment will not work, nor the 25th amendment.
Stop thinking you have to go to Civil War (or any further toward that end) in order to force your president to resign.
Stop thinking the midterms will save you.
You and your friends need to do it by popular, peaceful, overwhelming demonstration.
You. Now. Force him to Resign.
#TheAmericanFascist
https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/system/media_attachments/files/115/940/088/489/085/970/original/e9185cd8ac56097c.mp4

2026-01-19 22:42:11 UTC

According to this MP, Greenland doesn't have private land ownership. The land is owned by the public in perpetuity. "It's for everyone.”
Houses and buildings are on an allotment on top of the land.
So that's an interesting block to Trump's naked greed.
Also... "We don't really value cash, Kardashian lips, or fake boobs very highly”.
So there's that. I hope #TheAmericanFascist sees this video.
#Greenland #NATO #Europe #Denmark #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli
https://crooksandliars.com/cltv/2026/01/tillie-martinussen-explains-why

2026-01-15 01:23:20 UTC

Hey Canadians!
Here is a worthy petition!
#banX #dumpMusk
https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ban-x-twitter-in-canada?source=rawlink&utm_source=rawlink&share=512022f3-6cfb-421f-bddb-4817751956bf

2026-01-14 17:21:27 UTC

when a large financial institution rejects an official PDF document because:
"we couldn't see all four corners of your document”
It's a PDF you IDIOTS.
tell me you're relying on crappy AI/automated verification tools without telling me you're relying on crappy AI/automated verification tools.
#AI #lazy #costcutting #moreHumansPlease #banks
https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/system/media_attachments/files/115/894/601/736/198/771/original/b0553e68b86a223e.mp4

2026-01-12 06:37:06 UTC

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@nprofile…yz28 he’s found the formula and now he’s gonna use it everywhere.
#TheAmericanFascist

2026-01-10 08:24:23 UTC

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@nprofile…x9tq sorry if it came off accusatory towards you. Was meant to be a general hand waving toward Trump.

2026-01-10 01:38:29 UTC

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@nprofile…x9tq this line of thinking is gross. The "payment" is an admijistrative obligation to maintain the state. It has nothing to do with the sovereignty of the nation of Greenland and should not be treated as such. This is the most basic kind of colonial thinking.

2026-01-07 22:30:52 UTC

The Fascist regime has shot an innocent person in her car as she was backing away and appeared to be leaving.
The video of the incident is being censored and removed from many platforms.
Now is the time for decentralized video services.
#PeerTube #Spectra #Video #Democracy
https://spectra.video/w/prG3ByddFSwWBkCRt9hKyB

2026-01-07 21:44:16 UTC

So... #TheAmericanFascist is
1) suppressing speech (citizens and visitors)
2) launching trade wars with other nations
3) rounding up immigrants and citizens
4) launching military missions for economic gain
5) threatening other countries, near and far, ally or not,
and now….
6) increasing military spending by half from $1 Trillion to $1.5 Trillion.
This is the most dangerous man to world peace, stability, and human life since Adolf Hitler, period.
#Canada #USA #NATO #EU #CanPoli #CdnPoli
https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/system/media_attachments/files/115/855/999/223/004/067/original/6dd345fcf69f7252.png

2026-01-07 20:56:28 UTC

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@nprofile…eqsh good to know! thanks!

2026-01-07 20:53:05 UTC

nope: block/report
@22865f99f2f32cae260d3a41e89148557028a84e2ef20b9e7d1f24a480d556a6@mostr.pub
#block #report #spam #bot #crypto

2026-01-07 20:46:11 UTC

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@nprofile…m06y ooof. well if it is of any consolation, successive Canadian governments have worked very hard to make Canada Post as neutered and ineffective as possible. YAY Neo-Liberalism!

2026-01-07 20:31:01 UTC

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@nprofile…m06y crazy!!

2026-01-07 20:04:05 UTC

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@nprofile…w4vs I don't think Yukon and NWT are connected by road, nor NWT/NV and SK, so effectively yes!

2026-01-07 17:31:18 UTC

Dear Canadians and Americans... tongue-in-cheek.
How about an Alaska/Alberta swap?
Inspired by this Letter to the Editor written by a Mike Jens in Anchorage, Alaska to the Anchorage Daily News
https://archive.is/IOT2b
#Canada #USA #Alberta #Alaska
https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/system/media_attachments/files/115/855/004/369/568/146/original/0c43f2341c019124.png

2026-01-07 16:56:17 UTC

There may be those in Europe who are less than forceful... but this is the Chair of Austria's "NATO Enlargement Committee”. And he's not taking any shit from the USA. If they attack or otherwise “acquire" Greenland, then Europe will take control of all the USA bases in Europe and defend itself.
#Europe #USA #NATO #EU
https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/system/media_attachments/files/115/854/866/824/126/394/original/26b6831788e1d1e0.mp4

2026-01-07 05:33:04 UTC

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@nprofile…6eur @nprofile…hv8u crud. But at least it was fake, so that means they are definitely not doing that stuff, right? RIGHT?

2026-01-07 05:11:48 UTC

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Those new SK submarines need to get here in a hurry, and in numbers.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #russia #ukraine #arctic #greenland #denmark

2026-01-07 05:10:14 UTC

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@nprofile…xag5 indeed

2026-01-07 05:03:04 UTC

If the USA “acquires” Greenland, then Canada can be effectively surrounded, and blockaded by the USA.
Just putting that out there.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #russia #ukraine #arctic #greenland #denmark https://apple.news/AUaFfmg5uRKiLqL0vcW9PXw

2026-01-06 20:46:49 UTC

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@nprofile…dcqf ya that was back in 2009. “identified the probable cause as the pilots' inappropriate response to stall warnings.[3][4][5]”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colgan_Air_Flight_3407

2026-01-06 20:42:52 UTC

TIL: DeHavilland Dash 8 aircraft have a much larger range than I thought. Just noticed an Air Canada Jazz flight from Vancouver to Winnipeg (JZA7110). That's about 1900km.
I look because turbo-props like the DH8 (aka Q400) are more fuel efficient and have lower CO2 emissions than jets. They also fly lower, generally around 20 - 25,000ft, so lessen the stratospheric pollution vs. 30-40,000ft.
https://www.flightradar24.com/JZA7110/3dcc6217
#ClimateAction #CarbonEmissions #Flying #Bombardier #DeHavilland #Dash8 #flying

2026-01-05 22:44:07 UTC

“Alberta's Danielle Smith says Maduro capture outlines urgency of West Coast pipeline”
no.
Alternative Headline:
"Maduro’s capture dramatically increases oil’s volatility, time for Alberta to transition to a stable future”
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #Alberta #Oil #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange #Venezuela #Sovereignty
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/05/news/albertas-danielle-smith-says-maduro-capture-outlines-urgency-west-coast-pipeline

2026-01-03 16:42:35 UTC

#theAmericanFascist now live:
“Bringing outlaw dictator Madura to justice”
Threatens Iran…

2026-01-03 16:14:17 UTC

What would Stephen Harper do?
Mark Carney, probably.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #liberalParty #cpc #rightwing #venezuela #war
https://kolektiva.social/@Gigi/115831927478765485
https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/system/media_attachments/files/115/832/052/387/127/955/original/6ea3488d4d562bb9.jpeg

2026-01-03 16:05:40 UTC

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@nprofile…7lef all three please

2026-01-03 16:04:13 UTC

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@nprofile…y7xk 🤦‍♂️ 🤦‍♂️

2026-01-03 15:55:42 UTC

Canadian useful idiot @nprofile…vm0s is offering his full throated support for Trump’s illegal action… “down with Socialism” he says.
Predictable and disgusting.
NDP interim leader Davies condemns the action.
Stunned silence from the Prime Minister so far. I expect the mealy mouthed fence sitting to reach extreme levels.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-political-leaders-venezuela-maduro-9.7032642
#canpoli #cdnpoli #uspoli #venezuela

2026-01-03 14:52:35 UTC

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@nprofile…lfan AWESOME

2026-01-03 14:52:12 UTC

WTAF.
“Maduro is being transported to New York, where he will face charges in Manhattan federal court, according to people briefed on the matter. US Attorney General Pam Bondi says the Venezuelan leader has been indicted on drugs and weapons charges.
• Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said”
…….
How does a judge accept a case like this!?
If this sham is allowed to go ahead I’ll lose so much respect for the American justice system. And in New York no less… how many blocks from the UN. What an embarrassment and total disrespect for the UN.
#venezuela #usa #uspoli
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/venezuela-explosions-caracas-intl-hnk-01-03-26?cid=ios_app

2026-01-03 14:44:05 UTC

The good news is there is a “No Kings” protest scheduled for… checks notes… “sometime in Spring”.
Not that America has ever had a problem with launching illegal wars against oil-rich countries. I am sure there will be Democrats crowing about how this will be good for “democracy”.
What an insane country.
#usa #uspoli #democracy #venezuela #theAmericanFascist

2026-01-03 14:33:48 UTC

I wake up to the news the US has kidnapped (“captured”) the President of Venezuela…. insane.
I only hope this means it will all end very quickly.
#venezuela #usa

2026-01-03 08:07:01 UTC

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@nprofile…0mml
https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/system/media_attachments/files/115/830/136/390/747/201/original/d6f46bca3458e6d1.mp4

2026-01-03 08:06:11 UTC

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@nprofile…gfcd 💯

2026-01-03 08:00:30 UTC

Wait… did the USA bomb/attack Caracas *while a Chinese Delegation was there*?
This report indicates Chinese officials arrived no more than two hours prior to the first reports of attacks.
#venezuela #china #usa #war #uspoli #warcrime #provocation #theAmericanFascist https://mstdn.social/@Free_Press/115829332960568504

2026-01-03 07:48:59 UTC

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@nprofile…0uat @nprofile…shgz it could also be step one, like Iraq.
Time will tell. Whatever it turns out to be, it won’t be positive for anyone but a few rich military people, oil people, and Trump.

2026-01-03 07:45:46 UTC

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@nprofile…u2q0 @nprofile…kr72 with the Marines he has on standby, seems all too likely. God what a fool

2026-01-03 07:29:31 UTC

And so it begins… #theAmericanFascist bringing “peace” to Venezuela.
#venezuelaWar
#usapoli
https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/system/media_attachments/files/115/829/988/950/350/389/original/2b0ea04552783c90.jpeg

2026-01-03 04:43:01 UTC

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@nprofile…az0m whoa.
LIFEHACK

2026-01-03 04:36:57 UTC

A sign of the times when a Digital Native in charge of digitizing the operations of a nation and leading development of drone based defences becomes Minister of Defense.
#russiaUkrainewar #war #weapons #internet
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/01/02/8014425/

2026-01-03 03:39:14 UTC

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@nprofile…939n ooo. new hashtag unlocked #shipsOfMastodon

2026-01-03 02:23:38 UTC

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@nprofile…m06y as a first step What about an effort to update the Mastodon Server Covenant?
https://joinmastodon.org/covenant

2025-12-31 00:39:00 UTC

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@nprofile…vygm 🍊 🐻?

2025-12-31 00:24:15 UTC

so it is bad when the Arctic turns orange....
#climatemergency
https://mastodon.social/@Snoro/115811313168870968

2025-12-29 00:40:19 UTC

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@nprofile…fdl0 whereabouts?

2025-12-27 20:00:40 UTC

I am surprised Steam doesn’t exist on iPad..
But maybe I am ignorant about how Steam works?
#steam

2025-12-27 19:00:15 UTC

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@nprofile…ghpa I wish it was from “the comfort of Canada” but unfortunately the American disease is very much spreading here while also having its greedy eyes locked on our country.
So if you don’t want to hear me or other Canadians telling you that the 60% need to get of your collective asses and throw your pedophile fascist and his crew out in order to regain any measure of respect from us then I would suggest a block.

2025-12-27 18:19:58 UTC

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@nprofile…m3fs merry #climateEmergency Christmas! I hear there are Santa Ana winds headed your way soon too.
Other than the apocalyptic weather, I hope you are having a nice holiday season Ericka :)

2025-12-25 20:17:06 UTC

LESS REGULATING THE PLASTIC IS GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY - MERRY OILMAS
#MarkCarney #canada #canpoli #endfossilfuels https://canada.masto.host/@Bentley/115781998112202202

2025-12-24 15:52:42 UTC

All I heard from Carney in his year end interview with the CBC was “less regulation, less regulation” on pretty much every substantive policy issue he was asked about (particularly climate and the economy)
That shit never ends well for the rest of us.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #climateAction #carney https://social.vivaldi.net/@jon/115775331975474201

2025-12-24 15:33:41 UTC

Christmas Eve morning MRI at West Coast General. We were 30min early. They came for us within a couple minutes of sitting down. So we might be done before the scheduled appointment was scheduled. 😝
A good omen hopefully.
Then we’ll be packing up for a potentially snowy drive to Victoria.
#healthcare #portalberni #mri #wcgh #bcpoli #christmas
https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/system/media_attachments/files/115/775/268/898/872/677/original/2443d29a0d1eb1be.jpeg

2025-12-19 20:33:50 UTC

i have been listening to these two chattering back and forth at each for the past two days and I realize now I had gotten very used to a very quiet desk. The sound of the HDDs was so odd to me that I thought it was the wind outside...
And yet it was a sound I had known near constantly from like 1990 to 2018.
weird how we quickly we can get unaccustomed to a sound.
#tech #hdd #harddrive #backup #sound #office
https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/system/media_attachments/files/115/748/137/778/320/051/original/0ab2d1c3168cd4f4.jpeg

2025-12-19 17:46:40 UTC

“Russia's President Vladimir Putin has said there will be no more wars after Ukraine if Russia is treated with respect”
*After* Ukraine.
and only if Russia is treated "with respect" (which means do whatever they want to do).
This man wants empire and influence like it's 1955, not 2025.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp89p082y2xo
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #NATO #USA #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar

2025-12-19 06:00:10 UTC

Here is the commercial for Korea's submarine's for Canada.
(I was ready for it this time, amongst the bundle of ads on Crave)
As I said a couple days ago, this is the first military hardware commercial I have evee seen directed toward the Canadian public. How the world has changed.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #RCN #military #war
https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/system/media_attachments/files/115/744/684/871/497/948/original/5bc720730723fe29.mp4

2025-12-18 14:03:23 UTC

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@nprofile…fuvx interesting. I don’t remember seeing anything like this before. perhaps if they are geo located they might have picked B.C./Vancouver Island specifically too, as Esquimalt will be the Pacific base for any fleet.

2025-12-18 05:16:47 UTC

Wow. Just saw an ad for Korean Submarines for Canada.
wth
I have never seen an ad from a proponent for Canadian military hardware. Ever.
This was on Crave. It must be elsewhere.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #military #submarines #navy #rcn

2025-12-17 21:42:55 UTC

Human, you have moved my throne. Why is there a tree?
#catsofmastodon #cats #atlas
https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/system/media_attachments/files/115/737/085/391/998/294/original/5ab763d19e96c0c8.jpeg

2025-12-16 17:46:42 UTC

More Vigilante Traffic Safety!
(I know Stephen Earle well! He's a great guy and a retired VIU Geology and Earth Science Professor. A wonderful climate leader around #Nanaimo)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/unsanctioned-barriers-gabriola-island-9.7017210
#Traffic #Safety #Pedestrian #Cycle #Climate

2025-12-16 16:00:29 UTC

we're so screwed…
https://mastodon.world/@verdantsquare/115730072109523767

2025-12-15 21:46:00 UTC

It is officially funny-fur-hat season for the RCMP!
(Seen just now on a TV hit from Manitoba :+))
#drivers #rcmp #checkstop
https://globalnews.ca/video/11578323/rcmp-checkstop-ramps-up/

2025-12-15 19:17:04 UTC

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We're halfway through on the transfer 457GB of 933. It's been pretty steady! Now down to "about 3hrs” #tech #storage #backup #transfer #archive

2025-12-15 16:28:36 UTC

a few weeks back I mentioned I was looking for advice on large backups/archiving.
I ended up getting a 12GB ST12000N model Seagate Ironwolf HDD. It was $CAD359.
Currently clearing off the first of a mitful of SSDs of various sizes. This one is 933GB. It has various video files from up to 10 years ago.
est: 6hr completion.
#tech #storage #backup #transfer #archive
https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/system/media_attachments/files/115/724/524/545/904/287/original/325a029eecbfe8b3.jpeg
https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/system/media_attachments/files/115/724/524/776/423/189/original/4b39a1abaa25e222.png

2025-12-15 05:29:31 UTC

Power just flickered/surged.
#atmosphericriver #bcstorm

2025-12-14 20:14:35 UTC

USA Mass Shooting: “RUN!" "WHERE ARE THE GOOD GUYS WITH GUNS?? PRAY!”
Australia Mass Shooting: “Hold my Beer. *tackles shooter*. Enough of that. New gun laws incoming, mate.”
#BondiBeach #BrownU #Guns #NRA
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cgl68d8yjwzo

2025-12-14 02:11:35 UTC

Bluesky is becoming worse than X
(clicked on a link provided by another Bluesky person whose post was bridged here through @nprofile…sd23 )
#blueksy #closed #atproto #activitypub
https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/system/media_attachments/files/115/715/492/415/826/485/original/4169e867ee6b92a3.png

2025-12-14 01:29:47 UTC

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@nprofile…quls 😆 20 questions!
1) we're very progressive out here. All trains are bi-directional.
2)This is the only tourist/volunteer service. Southern Rail of Vancouver Island still runs propane freight on the portion from Nanaimo Harbour (Welcox spur) to mid-Nanaimo Superior propane on the Victoria sub. (always frontways there is a siding there to use. :)) they run cars there about two or three times a week.
3) I believe the enclosed cars do you have steam. No plans for electricity based heat, but they do have lights from the little generator lol

2025-12-13 01:13:19 UTC

this.
my dad's dad was in Spain under Franco, imprisoned.
my wife's mom's dad landed on the second day in Normandy.
They'd both no doubt be disgusted with what is happening in our country and especially in the USA.
#fascism #wwii #canada #canpoli #cdnpoli
https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/system/media_attachments/files/115/709/601/120/768/832/original/0a422d3121cdeec1.jpeg

2025-12-12 22:12:46 UTC

In the history of our slightly incestuous democracy, I wonder if more Conservatives have crossed to the Liberals or Liberals to Conservatives.
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #LPC #CPC #democracy #pickaside #bigtent #RedTory #BlueLiberal #FPTP #PropRep
https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/system/media_attachments/files/115/708/891/215/035/428/original/54e7fc9c75773b17.mp4

2025-12-12 17:27:38 UTC

Poillievre's shrinking caucus made it to the BBC. It might be an interesting leadership review in January, but I honestly don’t see anyone else ready to step into his position if he was forced into a leadership race.
"Polling shows Poilievre remains popular with the majority of Conservatives, though that margin is shrinking. An Angus Reid poll released on Thursday revealed 58% of recent Conservative voters back Poilievre, down from 68% in August.”
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy5ggqkl44lo
#CanPoli #CPC #CdnPoli

2025-12-12 16:00:55 UTC

Ya Germany... do better.
😂😂😭😭
#Canada #Rail #Transportation
https://mastodon.world/@verdantsquare/115706907838681701

2025-12-12 05:44:30 UTC

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@nprofile…sa8p @nprofile…rgfs I think I saw the blood rise slightly in his cheeks. 😂😂

2025-12-11 22:21:03 UTC

If you are into Canadian politics, even a little.. and/or into "Press Gallery" type political jokes. This 9 minutes flies by with Interim NDP Leader Don Davies. No holding back, self-deprecating, hilarious, slightly vulgar and absolutely brutal.
#canPoli #CdnPoli #abpoli #BQ #NDP #LPC #CPC #CBC #PopeLeo #TheAmericanFascist #ElbowsUp #Hockey #Carney
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVfwyHooL8I

2025-12-11 20:21:39 UTC

Our national railway is a global embarrassment. Canada is a transportation backwater.
#Transportation #Railway #Rail #VIARail #Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/via-rail-toronto-ottawa-brockville-9.7011570

2025-12-11 19:04:54 UTC

The Carney Climate Capitulation is Crossing the Pond.
#canpoli #CdnPoli #ClimateChange #climateEmergency
https://masto.ai/@euractiv/115702468243503534

2025-12-11 14:27:26 UTC

Not what I want to hear today.
#russiaUkraineWar
https://mastodon.social/@Ulfh3dnar/115701337781898502

2025-12-10 19:40:46 UTC

“Recalls are meant to address breaches of trust, serious misconduct, or a sustained failure to represent constituents, not political disagreements”
I mean... sure she's right. You really shouldn't use a recall petition just because you don't like the result of a vote.
But when there are *20 recall petitions* for government MLAs, perhaps it is time, as a government to look into ways you might be going wrong?
#CanPoli #ABPoli #CdnPoli #Democracy
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/danielle-smith-recall-petition-approved-9.7001541

2025-12-10 17:14:52 UTC

This is a really really nice interview with Canadian Children's Book author Robert Munsch. It's his "last hurrah”. He's living with dementia and parkinson’s.
He's going to be leaving (MAID) at some point (not soon) but there are 50 more books that will be released after he has passed.
He just seems like a wonderful guy…
#Books #Munsch #CBC
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7009124

2025-12-07 17:31:01 UTC

This might be the most perfect meme in Canadian politics right now.
#StephenHarper #Conservatives #CPC #LPC
https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/system/media_attachments/files/115/679/471/741/545/185/original/9422ba192c3d01c6.jpeg

2025-12-06 03:10:45 UTC

"Severe drought across Western and Midwestern Canada has wiped out pasturelands, leaving ranchers unable to maintain their herds."
severe drought. weird. I'm
sure that's fine. let's build another global warming pipeline so Premier Smith doesn't threaten to leave Canada.
#canpoli #cdnpoli #abpoli #bcpoli #climatechange #endfossilfuels
https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/canadian-butchers-feeling-pressure-as-beef-prices-stay-high-amid-historically-low-cattle-herds/

2025-12-05 17:00:26 UTC

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@nprofile…vx0n i felt physically ill today when the CBC reported that FIFA was awarding some made up "peace prize" to #TheAmericanFascist