Shout out to @victoria.ca for the new raised crosswalk on Moss Street. More please!
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Kelly B
Профиль VivelyPublic history. Museums. PhD. Tidal pool explorer. Vancouver Island - Coast Salish territories. Opinions mine etc. Newsletter: buttondown.com/leftcoastdispatch he/him kellyblack.ca
So does that mean we should invest our pension plans in it? Someone help I’m not an economist
Timnit Gebru"As Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei Asia found in a recent investigation, just five US tech giants — Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Oracle — are hiding an estimated $1.65 trillion in debt that doesn’t appear on balance sheets. futurism.com/artificial-i...
As those of us in the heritage field have been saying for decades, we will lose and have lost cultural heritage - especially belonging to Indigenous peoples - to the climate emergency.
Tyler OlsenOne of B.C.'s oldest, most-famous roadhouses is in the path of a wildfire. @gracekennwrites.bsky.social writes about Alexandra Lodge, whose new owners have spent years restoring to its previous glory but may soon have to flee: In @thetyee.ca today: thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...
The PM is out there saying his government cutting the carbon tax has led to greater affordability for Canadians. Nope: www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
Miridil Holds Up 'LIE' SignAlt: Gif. A person sitting in a chair Holds Up 'LIE' Signstatic.klipy.comMay your winning streak, may it never end youtu.be/iu0s3qwFPc0?...
Glen Hansard - "Winning Streak"YouTube video by ANTI- Recordsyoutu.beWho controlled it before?
castanetCarney says government has 'taken back control' of immigration (Canada)
Nandor WwditsAlt: Gif. Nandor from the tv show What We Do
In the Shadows with a face that is messed up from asking for too many wishes. He says “I realized I have been completely ruining my life”static.klipy.comDare Obasanjo“What we need to explain to the world: Number one, we are close to creating a genie that can grant any wish. Number two, we are going to make sure that our first wishes broadly benefit humanity” - Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI — This is definitely the opposite of Anthropic’s AI kills all jobs pitch.
Alt text: A feedback form for the Vancouver Island Regional Library that reads, “I really enjoyed the exhibit The Great Land Grab, especially the hands on graphics + video. More like this please.” 😊
Vancouver Island Local History Society"I really enjoyed the exhibit The Great Land Grab, especially the hands on graphics + video. More like this please"