Chris Istace 🇨🇦

Yup , and listening to @peterzeihan.bsky.social the other day and he stated the US Gov didn’t even think to fill the reserves before the “excursion” as they call it

At @northcowichan.bsky.social on council we have asked staff to engage with local service providers and government agencies on how we can help get ready for the next provincial funding opportunities for our community

Content from @natehagens.bsky.social is pretty good stuff. Also a recent episode on @profgalloway.com podcast with @peterzeihan.bsky.social is good.

This Depeche Mode 101 cd is currently in my vehicle and I listen to it weekly, no spotify for me thank-you.

Makes me think of this masterpiece by Matt Denison that he created for his channel IFHT (his new channel is Mahalo My Dude for those who like MTB etc). Hard to believe he made this in 2015
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMTk...

Save every memo, photo and video of the US administration and the records of what they are doing. (dont forget Israeli leaders). Crimes were prosecuted with over 50 years passing since WW2 and this should be the same.

(1) The accused declared, ordered, or otherwise indicated that there shall be no survivors or surrender accepted; (2) The accused thereby intended to threaten an adversary or to conduct hostilities such that there would be no survivors or surrender accepted; (3) It was foreseeable that circumstances would be such that a practicable and reasonable ability to accept surrender would exist; (4) The accused was in a position of effective command or control over the subordinate forces to which the declaration or order was directed; and (5) The conduct took place in the context of and was associated with hostilities.

✋ Former USG war crimes lawyer here.

Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning:

Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime.

And recognized as such by the US Government.

From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.

A good question for everyone

The Fallout from Reporting on White Nationalism in Canada Journalist Rachel Gilmore published an investigation in The Tyee. The men she unmasked showed up to intimidate her in person. Rachel Gilmore Today The Tyee

MMA gym owners, coaches ID'd at secretive neo-Nazi event in B.C. Expert says event exemplifies worrying overlap between martial arts and extremism Christian Paas-Lang, Ivan Angelovski, Jordan Pearson, Eric Szeto • CBC News • Posted: Nov 10, 2025 1:00 AM PST | Last Updated: November 14, 2025

White nationalists are using discontent from the affordability crisis to bring violent, hateful ideology into our communities.

We’re in debt to Rachel Gilmore for her brave journalism on this threat.

Workers, communities & politicians must come together and stand up to the rising tide of fascism

A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator YouTube video by Forbrukerrådet - Norwegian Consumer Council

Amen, I for one want no part of this. I can't handle these guys at all and basically the cloud based subscription model that has ruined all of my computing interactions.
youtu.be/T4Upf_B9RLQ?...

The difference of being inside a national park vs not. A lot of differences and my best understanding is growth is controlled in the park with respect to the environmental footprint and impact.

People oppose new housing because it “won’t be affordable enough” and it will “just house high-earners”.

Then they get surprised when long-time tenants in older housing get renovicted for high-earners to move in.

What did you expect?! High-earners would disappear?

Damn...one family controls all of this😧🤯

Indefensible. Newsday.com/matt

We must step up to the plate and provide at the bare minium sheltering spaces. The homeless are our residents and community members just like everyone else. I hope the CRD members follow through.

The Fallout from Reporting on White Nationalism in Canada | The Tyee Journalist Rachel Gilmore published an investigation in The Tyee. The men she unmasked showed up to intimidate her in person.

After spending the day yesterday in a workshop to better support immigration newcomers to the #CowichanValley , knowing this happens is maddening. #Whitenationalism must be called out & brought into thew sunlight. There must be #nospaceforhate and #racism ✊

@thetyee.ca @rachelgilmore.bsky.social

Thank Goodness, what a nasty motion

How it started for our Member of Parliament who cried about land acknowledgment, and then how it went for him lol

Huych'qu 🙌

Yes to these but all the small compacts please, that is the game-changer of society in the endless spiral to bigger and bigger vehicles having been so attached to the US auto industry and federal policies of their oil & corporate lobbyists.

The roller coaster of chinooks and foothills weather, the streets look great for riding now.

a man wearing a crown and sunglasses is sitting on a couch and saying thanks in advance . ALT: a man wearing a crown and sunglasses is sitting on a couch and saying thanks in advance .

The ruling class would like to thank you for the increased profit taking for their gilded mansions and yachts.

North Cowichan to sell a 3.4-acre property to Cowichan Green Community for $10 - Cowichan Valley Citizen But deal comes with strict conditions

All great ideas and why our @northcowichan.bsky.social council recently supported selling our land to Cowichan Green Community for their food hub project. Food security is a fundamental cornerstone of a functional community.

People are struggling. I run one of Vancouver’s oldest community food programs and see the lineups growing.

Food access is a real issue and motions like this reflect ideas many of us in community have been advocating for. I'll keep supporting solutions like this that come from community.

And so I did. I asked how long this policy has been in place and whether it applies across government. Here’s what they said.

Worst part is it looks like a beautiful building

Getting to the bottom of the bucket from the basement for our potatoes from last summers harvest out of the garden. Should still make a great side for supper tonight. 🥔🌱

Diesel has hit over $2.00/l here in the #CowichanValley & the foresight of council to reduce the municipalities emissions is paying off big time right now. #Geopolitics has massive effects on #fossilfuel pricing & electrification of our #NorthCowichan assets helps reduce that volatility. #localgovt

I'm with you, very happy that we have been working last 3 years to electrify our @northcowichan.bsky.social fleet and we will be seeing big savings on our newest Electric Garbage truck!
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This is just what I needed to see today.

E-bikes take cars off the road and that's really important. They also give people freedom, independence, and access to the world without a car.

But they're also fun as hell. And bikes *should* be fun!