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MatWright

@MatWright@mastodon.social

Fighting dystopia grimly, but with hope

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MatWright, to random
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$12 MILLION!!!!! to cull 80 deer from Sidney Island using helicopter snipers brought in from New Zealand and Australia

Make it make sense

https://www.cheknews.ca/sidney-island-deer-cull-costs-spiralling-according-to-taxpayers-federation-1205644/

msquebanh, to legal
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has hired McMillan at least six times over the last six years to advise on more than $6 billion US in transactions, including its takeovers of companies , & . It also represented a Paper Excellence subsidiary in a dispute with CN Rail.

Multiple experts said they felt the FSC's decision to hire McMillan was problematic.

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7207210

MatWright,
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@msquebanh of course, it always been a circular cluster fucks of companies, MLAs, and lobbyists in forestry

chris, to canucks
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Game 7 here we come!! It's better to win at home! Go !! @hnom

MatWright,
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@chris @hnom home advantage aside, Canucks missed so many chances, kinda pathetic play

msquebanh, to random
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@MatWright I have a heavy phone appointment with BC Health patient services complaints & I requested manager/supervisor attend meeting too. Is there any covid related concerns that you want me to mention, during my lengthy phone meeting? I'm still dealing with BC Emergency Comms screwing up on night my Dad died & me & family were extra traumatized by bully antimasker cop - who is president of Saanich Police Union. I found that out, after he traumatized us, in our own home, while Dad was dying.

MatWright,
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@msquebanh hit indoor air quality hard - Covid, other airborne diseases, high C02 impacting quality learning and productivity, smoke etc. - there are new ASHRE standards, which no Gov seems to admit

Areas like Boston schools have standards, and public access web pages showing AQ in buildings - BC could easily do that - hospitals, schools, Gov buildings

MatWright,
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@msquebanh it is literally the easiest thing any Gov can do, not hugely expensive, and who is going to blow back at that politically? Are they afraid of convoy types trying to occupy legislatures and city halls over 'woke' air?

(having said that, yes, those idiots would)

MatWright, to random
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haven't heard this in eons, total Doors vibe

Blue Rodeo - Diamond Mine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw3wm4aXLZk

MatWright,
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@msquebanh great band, incredibly under-rated - had a really odd moment meeting Greg Keelor - his taxi had broken down ahead of me in Vancouver, saw him take out a guitar, I pulled over and asked if he needed a ride (vague notion I knew his face) - he gratefully accepted as was late for rehearsal, drove him there and he asked for my email - got free tickets to a concert and invite to the after party - so fun

MatWright, to random
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sorry it's bird link - but frankly the last thing you want to do in an emergency is have a minister on a beach signal comms - it's so stupid - get the chief fire regional officer in a presser

Fort Nelson might be burnt down, and BC is playing politics on communications - fuck that

https://twitter.com/BowinnMa/status/1789834661633429575

MatWright, to random
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I really fucking hate 'researchers' (academic types), who reply guy style 'well, your predictions might not be correct because WE have better insights (never showing the data of course) - had so many saying the #aurora would be weak tonight, well, this is Kansas - now going purple there

Same is true of Covid 'scientists' - all of you just fuck off and face reality - the actual light flashing in the sky

#aurora #covid #covid19

MatWright, to climate
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There is a beautiful irony that Poilievre has to cancel Axe the Tax rallies due to wild fires and smoke choking communities - though generally speaking the kind of people showing up to them would be happy to let everything burn, as long as it's not them, until the rapture

#CDNpoli #BCpoli #Climate

MatWright, to random
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Latest update - aurora forecast for British Columbia is as good or even better than last night - only issue might be clouds in some areas

Crank the Floyd folks!!!

#aurora

MatWright, to random
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this is from a friend - the aurora from Nanaimo

unreal, it's so bright

#aurorar #bcpoli

MatWright,
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looks like most of British Columbia will get an even better show than last night, which was pretty spectacular - best viewing will likely start after full dark, 10:30pm

An explanation of the #aurora colours

MatWright, to random
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green glow starting northeast of Nanaimo - we are getting the aurora

#aurora

MatWright, to random
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friends and family in the UK are reporting amazing aurora all over the country, streaks of purple lighting up the night

#aurora

MatWright, to H5N1
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Canada federal gov will stop sending rapid tests to provinces, the excuse being demand isn't high - although it's been the provinces themselves throttling access

A pro-active Gov would realize they can take on the testing challenge, over-ride denial public health, and provide better kits that test for Covid, RSV and influenza at once, and the proper information: isolate, stay home when sick, wear a proper mask - issue through Fed offices, and by mail

#Covid #H5N1 #Covid19 #CDNpoli #BCpoli

MatWright, to random
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British Columbia ordering government employees to urgently change passwords - increase length from 10 to 14 characters

This as London Drugs stores are still closed following a cyber attack

#CDNpoli #BCpoli

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/all-provincial-employees-in-b-c-directed-to-change-passwords-1.6869968

meganL, to random
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Something I've read of being a successful tactic in several primary sources from the '30s - '40s is using bureaucracy as much against a fascist state as they're trying to use it against you.

One of the traits that I feel helped get us where we are now is that people cede power far too easily. They despair or get cynical and just never try.

Bureaucratically drag your feet every chance you get to thwart shitty stuff. Not all resistance is the obvious stuff.

MatWright,
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@meganL I've been in politics, Federal, Provincial - and watched new Govs flail because they simply failed to realize how deep the previous admin critically owned the bureaucracy, and especially communications

LALegault, to random
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The students are just asking the schools to divest from Israel, until the genocide stops and Palestine has self-determination, like with South Africa…. Why is this considered differently? And is asking a university to change their investment portfolio cause for tasering them?

They’re tasering the students begging for…. peace.

MatWright,
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@LALegault When my father was a senior UBC prof, they literally had a program to recruit South African academics, help get them out, get visas - we hosted a PHD candidate for months until his family could join (escape)

Now UBC is threatening faculty, student groups with penalties for protesting the Gaza war - I hope there is US/Canada campus strike - let the admins wallow in ethical failure

MatWright, to random
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Gas price just jumped from $1.89 p/l this morning in Nanaimo to $2.06 this evening - it was $1.71 less than a month ago

The price of crude has barely budged for months

This is blatant price gouging, profiteering

Time to hit the fossil fuel companies where it counts - stop the subsidies, tax them harshly

MatWright, to random
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Holy SHIT!! Alberta UCP have gone completely MAGA - this is beyond belief...

Ripping up the Municipalities Act, total provincial control over cities, towns and districts - banning voting machines

Fascism lives here folks

#CDNpoli #ABpoli #BCpoli

https://calgary.citynews.ca/2024/04/25/alberta-vote-counting-machines-bill-20/

MatWright, to random
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So Canada adds $36m to a 'vaccine injury fund' (with little justification, medically) but zilch for the millions with Long Covid and hidden damage that will emerge years from now - all the Health workers, first responders, teachers, retail forced to work in unmasked, unventilated spaces

Priorities are truly screwed

blogdiva, to random
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there are D.C. scum calling #StudentSpring "pro-HAMAS protests". the minute anybody in the #Biden admin parrots that shit, all bets are off with #Democrats.

so all liberals on here screaming #VoteBlue no matter who, y'all better get your asses in gear and tell every single person in the White House to drop that shit immediately.

am not some magical Cassandra. i have +30 years experience with the treachery of Democrats against antiwar activists.

don't wanna lose in November? PAY ATTENTION.

MatWright,
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@blogdiva hoping to expose this soon, Uni of British Columbia is apparently actively suppressing faculty, the student union, anti-war groups on campus from even expressing their own views on their own personal SoMe accounts - threatening potential disciplinary actions

We saw Admins lose the plot over Covid, and they have completely abrogated their duties of inclusion and academic freedom over campus Gaza protests

It's truly mind blowing - all this does is create a win for the fascists

MatWright, to random
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4+ years into one of the most disruptive pandemics in history (and it's ongoing folks!!), the World Health Organization finally agrees to what realists knew since day one - Covid is airborne

Typically, fails to accept the obvious, that mitigations like indoor filtration, might actually help prevent waves of infections

#Covid #Covid19 #Measles #LongCovid

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/18/health/who-airborne-covid.html?ugrp=m&unlocked_article_code=1.lU0.mUMH.WpjHu51xRrku&smid=url-share

MatWright, to random
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Fascist playbook from Trump, to Putin, to Modi to Poilievre - convince people everything is broke because of 'woke', and only they can solve it

'Woke' is empathy, originated from the Black community for calling out blatant racism - it resulted in voting rights, education inclusion, health rights

By that definition, fighting 'woke' is tearing down all the rights and services we naturally expect

Vote for CPC, PP? - against everything good that's been built since WW2

#CDNpoli #USpoli #BCpoli

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