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Merlin Blackwell of ClearwaterπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

@blackwellmerlin

Mayor/ Politician with great concern for our civil society and the future of our planet. Bizarrely also a Japanese automotive historian, who will move that work to another Bluesky account.

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Mayorsplaining! I need to keep that in my back pocket.

09.03.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ world class shot!

09.03.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

love how we killed the old, frail anti-nuke ayatollah just to have him replaced with his young, healthy son who wants nukes and who just had his father, mother, wife, and child murdered on the same day by his mortal enemy. surely this will bring peace to the region

09.03.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 19263 πŸ” 4824 πŸ’¬ 231 πŸ“Œ 141

Not North Face… think 11 cassettes for a penny.

08.03.2026 20:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not Patagonia

08.03.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The final Q was β€œthis outdoor apparel company will give the β€œkeys to the company” for any Flat Earther who can take a photo of the β€œedge of the Earth””.

Answer?

08.03.2026 05:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Had fun being the MC and Quizmaster for Trivia Nite for Literacy. Here in Clearwater.

The night came to shocking conclusion as zero of the 19 teams got the β€œFinal Jeopardy” style question correct.

With all the strategic betting, the winning team won with only 9 points out of a possible 66.

08.03.2026 05:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Emergency room in 100 Mile House closed for 13 hours - Kamloops News

Emergency room in 100 Mile House closed for 13 hours #Kamloops

07.03.2026 10:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Hey, that’s us!

07.03.2026 17:06 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El NiΓ±o

It doesn’t matter whether the rate of global warming is increasing. It’ll never cease to amaze me that people don’t care that it’s happening at all. It should be the most alarming thing ever.

07.03.2026 10:34 πŸ‘ 4262 πŸ” 1648 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 122
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100 Mile House ER closed all day Saturday, March 6 - 100 Mile Free Press The emergency room will be unavailable from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 6

#100MileHouse #CaribooRD(Areas G,H,L) #RuralER #RuralBC

100 Mile House ER closed all day Saturday, March 6, 2026

Read more at: 100milefreepress.net/2026/03/06/1...

07.03.2026 13:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Seeing that no press freedom orgs have rushed to defend and help @rachelgilmore.bsky.social makes me ask, for the millionth time, what do CJFE, PEN, etc even do? Why exist at all when you do fuck all to fight censorship and intimidation?

06.03.2026 21:51 πŸ‘ 306 πŸ” 97 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
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Two white nationalists I exposed in a recent article showed up to try to intimidate me in person last night.

This is a press freedom issue.

Here’s what happened:

06.03.2026 00:01 πŸ‘ 2320 πŸ” 794 πŸ’¬ 120 πŸ“Œ 88

That was a lot of inconclusive maybes that could be nothing.

07.03.2026 04:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator
A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator YouTube video by ForbrukerrΓ₯det - Norwegian Consumer Council

WATCH: This is my favourite thing on the internet right now. Well done Norway! youtube.com/watch?v=T4Up...

05.03.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 378 πŸ” 164 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 30

Apparently Diesel went up 32Β’ a liter here since this morning.

06.03.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Astonishing.

06.03.2026 13:42 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#kamloops

04.03.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Odds are? It’s a certainty. Rock chuckers.

05.03.2026 01:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I ran 5 small water systems for B.C. Parks. I understand the pain.

05.03.2026 01:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Outhouses. Only Vavenby in our area has β€œtown water”.

05.03.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Say hi to Mayor Robin Smith if you see her.

05.03.2026 01:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome to Daylight Nonsense Time - High Country News When the Yukon tinkered with the time change, it stretched the Mountain Time Zone to its breaking point.

When the Yukon tinkered with the time change, it stretched the Mountain Time Zone to its breaking point.

04.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5
Does BC's Minister of State for AI have a plan?
Does BC's Minister of State for AI have a plan? YouTube video by BC Green Caucus

Does BC's Minister of State for AI have a plan?

We've seen the BC NDP's interest in profiting from the AI boom, but what about regulations that protect the public.

Today in Question Period, MLA Valeriote asked for the Minister's plan for artificial intelligence. We weren't reassured.

#bcpoli

04.03.2026 23:04 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

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04.03.2026 23:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

He will never learn.

04.03.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
15-Minute Cities – How Urban Design Entered the Culture War | Origin Story
15-Minute Cities – How Urban Design Entered the Culture War | Origin Story YouTube video by Origin Story

This is so good, we wish WE had made it! The history & lunacy of the disinformation campaign around 15-Minute Cities, by 2 β€œnon experts” @iandunt.bsky.social & @dorianlynskey.bsky.social who show how experts SHOULD be communicating. Thanks to the @originstorypodcast.bsky.social podcast. #UrbanTruth

01.03.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 180 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

It’s way pinker in real life.

03.03.2026 01:52 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sunset on Raft Peak. Clearwater BC

Sunset on Raft Peak. Clearwater BC

Sunset on Raft Peak.

03.03.2026 01:51 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

…Oh Butt β€œVideos”.

02.03.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0