Annette McKinnon

I’m just feeling like an Uber Victim with charges on both Uber Eats and Uber Ride that I did not make and they won’t resolve.
Strange how every complaint gets dropped.
#BadUber experiences even when I don’t use them.

We ended up with John Tory last time we were afraid of another Mayor Ford and it was, predictably, the same austerity, only polite.

For the love of Toronto, can we PLEASE have some REAL, imaginative challengers and a REAL election about issues and making this a decent place for people to live? 😭😭😭

How Stand Up For Science is trying to 'pull every lever' to win over the public Stand Up For Science has become a formal organization and adopted a new strategy that's more confrontational with grassroots tactics

#GoTeam! 🙏

@standupforscience.bsky.social pulls every lever www.statnews.com/2026/03/06/s... @statnews.com

"...we think people care about science. We think people care about biomedical innovation."

"We think that people care about not getting polio. Like, it’s really simple. That’s our strategy."

Looking at Noir fiction in a different light.

Good thanks. You’re looking good yourself. Beautiful skies up north…

450 people on the call, and we’re just getting started.

We run together. We win together. We govern together.

Say NO to C-15's undemocratic power grab! The Federal Government is on its way to passing new legislation that would give certain companies, including Big Oil, a free pass to violate environmental, labour, safety, and privacy laws. The Cana...

“[Bill-C15] could allow oil comp. to bypass enviro protections, mining companies to undermine the fisheries act, or corporations to violate health & safety regs... This should ring alarm bells for all of us.”
@theactionnetwork.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org/letters/say-...

10. Heavily restrict AI use and development.

11. Flood social media and legacy media with ads specifically on re-educating adults on civics, critical thinking, and assessment of evidence.

12. Take steps to make freight transport more dependent on rail again and less on trucks.

5/8

Bruce Fanjoy has launched a petition to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top security clearance.

It's open for a couple of months.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell Somewhat devastating news today from the CIA: One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. There's not even a hint as to why they …

The CIA just stopped publishing their World Factbook and took every page, including the archived copies of previous versions!

This sucks. It was public domain, so I recovered the 2020 edition (the last one published as a zip file) and shared it to GitHub simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/5/t...

‘Efficacy will be secondary’: RFK Jr.'s vaccine advisers have a new mission The new mandate, the chair of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s panel told POLITICO, is to pay more attention to harms caused by vaccines.

‘Efficacy will be secondary’: RFK Jr.'s vaccine advisers have a new mission www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

"They’re going to be the mechanism to sow discord and confusion by presenting weird stuff."

Yep. One massive doubtmongering machine.

REALITY: harms & risks have ALWAYS been studied.

Thank you.

This article is 2-months old and aged pretty well. We have yet to see any evidence the COVID vaccine killed a single child, most likely because the evidence doesn't exist.

I won't let this be forgotten. I promise.

Sign the Petition Stop the Rule-Bending: Demand Accountability in Saanich’s Planning Department

Hey! I’ve created a petition that criticizes rule-bending in our area of Victoria (Saanich) and asks the BC Ombudsperson to investigate.
Anyone can sign. Please add your name if you believe in fair bylaws without favouritism.
www.change.org/Stop-Saanich...

COMIC: 6 tips to help you overcome social anxiety this season If you're tempted to bail on potentially fun events becuase you feel awkward, read this. Level up your small talk game and practice social courage with six tips from psychologists.

"If you're tempted to bail on potentially fun events because you feel awkward, read this. Level up your small talk game and practice social courage with six tips from psychologists."
www.npr.org/2025/12/19/n...

Working onsite rather than teleworking increased risk by 57%; infrequent or inconsistent use of FFP2/FFP3 masks increased it by up to 52%

emmawillmann C No one has been complaining about hepatitis B because... the vaccine prevented it. Changing the policy now is like unplugging your refrigerator because you're proud of how cold your milk is

I pilfered this. It’s to good not to share.

Originally from @sarahmackattack.bsky.social

Great find from @deonandan.bsky.social

Have you ever eaten a puffball? Very good. They just pop up suddenly. #NeighbourhoodWalks

Hard to even notice the zucchini in here. #NeighbourhoodWalks

Obvious but not

A plastic skull, lit from within, that is a small punching toy.

Getting ready for #Halloween
This one is 9 years old and those fists punch. Much less scary than a lot of social media.

#Canada #PersonsDay Oct 18

1929 - Women are recognized as persons and allowed to vote, FINALLY.

1982 Indigenous people recognized and allowed to vote!!!! FINALLY .

www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/i...

Persons Day 2020 greetings from Alberta Sen. Paula Simons YouTube video by Senator Paula Simons

Five years ago, I made a video essay for Persons Day, exploring the problematic, complicated and vital legacy of the Famous 5. I haven’t shared it on Bluesky before. So on this Persons Day, here it is from my archives! #PersonsDay #FamousFive #yeg #yow #SenateofCanada #cdnpoli #Alberta #Vriend

Canada

@cbcnews-mirror.bsky.social @globalnews.ca

I’ve reposted so much on 🧵they have blocked me from reposting/posting!
Great idea, not just petitions and writing in to CBC, but write in to CRTC!!

Hello #HamOnt! On Oct 16th I'll be at the @hamiltonlibrary.bsky.social talking about fascinating research on how vaccinations protect the aging brain. It's free, it's fun, and I would love to see you all there. Register below. @miramcmaster.bsky.social

What’s growing in our garden?
Unfortunately now there are 2 burrows near these lovely mushrooms(?) and the have vanished.
On the plus side the puffball is developing nicely.

The last hibiscus of the year for us. Still lots of asters in bloom at least. Bees need pollen!!

I’m reading “The End of the World As We Know It”, a collection of stories around Stephen King’s The Stand.