Sign on a house I passed by in Annapolis Royal, NS today.

Spring Bird Migration Data Visualization YouTube video by Cornell Lab of Ornithology

From Cornell U: Each spring, hundreds of migratory bird species stream northward from their wintering grounds in Central and South America. This animation, based on real bird observations, offers a beautifully detailed glimpse into one of nature’s most inspiring phenomena.

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Nardwuar vs. Prime Minister Mark Carney YouTube video by NardwuarServiette

Great to see a relaxed Mark Carney enjoying some silliness. youtube.com/watch?v=TZmh...

'Dandelions,' was painted by the Danish artist Bertha Wegmann around 1910. It wasn't an arbitrary choice of a plant to paint: the dandelion was used to promote the women’s liberation movement in Scandinavia because of its capacity for uncontrolled, strong-willed growth.

From the Good News department, courtesy of Reuters, today:

Renewable power generation provided a record 32 per cent of global electricity last year, a report by energy think tank Ember said on Tuesday, as overall electricity demand grew 4 per cent driven by heatwaves and data centres.

oops, cabinet not caninent.

What I find delicious in all this upending of global stock markets is that Trump left it to a billionaire-capitalist caninet member like Bessent, surely crying in secret over his investment portfolio, to explain it away.

See? We do need people with English degrees.
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Even Mike Pence? On Trump’s tariff announcements yesterday.

Ex-treasury secretary Lawrence Summers: “The best estimate of loss from tariff policy is now [close] to $30 trillion or $300,000 per family of four.” “The Trump Tariff Tax is the largest peacetime tax hike in U.S. history.” —Mike Pence.

Thank you for sharing this, Yaroslava. Peace to you, from Canada.

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Another lovely read — and yet a compendium of do-able actions on climate—from the charming Torontonian Sarah Lazarovic.
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Half of all Nova Scotians rely on well water, the quality of which is at great risk from the provincial government's sudden urge to end a moratorium on fracking.
To ask to speak MONDAY at the legislative hearing on Bill 6, write legc.office@novascotia.ca. Info: ecologyaction.ca/our-work/pol...

Jack, generous of you to do this. “Gazette star”? Even more generous.

Hi Scott. Gosh, I better write something insightful if I now have Jack Todd followers. Or learn to follow hockey. Or both.

Hi Paula. You look fabulous! Silver hair becomes you.

Hi all my many (2) Bluesky followers!

Hi Jack!