alanrycroft

alanrycroft, 4 days ago to journalism

CBC has whitewashed Israel’s crimes in Gaza. I saw it firsthand

Working for five years as a producer at the public broadcaster, I witnessed the double standards and discrimination in its coverage of Palestine—and experienced directly how CBC disciplines those who speak out

https://breachmedia.ca/cbc-whitewashed-israels-crimes-gaza-firsthand

#media #MassMedia #CBC #bias #genocide #Palestine #Gaza #Israel

cc @cbcworld

appassionato, 9 days ago to palestine

Israeli orders to flee displace 100,000 people in north Gaza

Those fleeing the north are in addition to the nearly 360,000 people that have left the southern city of Rafah.

Image of houses shelled in Jabalia, northern Gaza [Courtesy of Ibrahim Assalia]

@palestine
#Gaza
#Jabalia
#Rafah
#displaced

alanrycroft, 12 days ago to FIRE

Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau pokes Meta for its news ban as wildfire season looms in British Columbia

PM calls dispute with social media giant a ‘test moment’ during fire hall stop in West Kelowna

https://www.vicnews.com/national-news/trudeau-pokes-meta-for-its-news-ban-as-wildfire-season-looms-in-bc-7357089

#fire #WildFire #SocialMedia #CorporateResponsibility #Meta #fail #cdnpoli #news #media

alanrycroft, 22 days ago to climate

Climate change emerging as biggest caribou threat: study

Habitat loss has long been considered the principle cause for concern

“There are a litany of reasons to do restoration and caribou aren’t the only species on the landscape. I think it behooves society to undo the disturbances we’ve created”

https://www.vicnews.com/news/climate-change-emerging-as-biggest-caribou-threat-study-7351317

#Caribou #Cariboo #endangered #ClimateChange #HabitatLoss #cdnpoli #abpoli #bcpoli

alanrycroft, 24 days ago to random

Billionaires don’t like Ottawa’s capital gains tax hike, but you should: It’s an overdue step toward making our tax system fairer

“We don’t think it’s fair that a teacher or electrician pays taxes on 100% of their income while a multimillionaire pays taxes on only 50%,” said Trudeau

#paywall

https://www.thestar.com/business/opinion/billionaires-dont-like-ottawas-capital-gains-tax-hike-but-you-should-its-an-overdue-step/article_bdd56844-00b5-11ef-a0f1-fb47329359d9.html

#taxes #rich #cdnpoli

alanrycroft, 27 days ago to TeslaMotors

Almost 600 EV chargers coming to Greater Victoria after joint investment

Four orders of government combine on $8.7M in charging port funding

>> and that’s just in one small city. Don’t fall for oil and gas lies about range “anxiety” they just want you to burn gas

https://www.vicnews.com/local-news/almost-600-ev-chargers-coming-to-greater-victoria-after-joint-investment-7350120

#EV #electrification #ClimateChange #health #cars

alanrycroft, 2 months ago to random

Sparing displacement: Indigenous housing society buys Esquimalt apartment

The $5.3 million complex was purchased with part of British Columbia’s rental protection fund

https://www.vicnews.com/local-news/sparing-displacement-indigenous-housing-society-buys-esquimalt-apartment-7323679?utm_source=second-street

#AffordableHousing #housing #Indigenous #nonprofit #bcpoli #yyj

dyckron, 2 months ago to random

Welp, I guess... Edmonton? Is the real dictator?? Rather than Ottawa? How'd we get here... 😒

Stricter rules for renewable projects called unfair compared to oil and gas obligations
https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/stricter-rules-for-renewable-projects-called-unfair-compared-to-oil-and-gas-obligations-1.6789779

CelloMomOnCars, 2 months ago to Texas

"Authorities have not said what ignited the fires, but strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm temperatures have fed the blazes.

The main fire, known as the Smoke House Creek Fire, had grown to more than half the size of the state of Rhode Island. It is five times the size it was on Monday, when it began."

#Texas #wildfires
https://apnews.com/article/texas-panhandle-fire-evacuations-2cad37f14581bac74a3691969aaaf956

alanrycroft, 2 months ago to FIRE

Preparations for bad wildfire season underway, even in Greater Victoria

But Vancouver Island can still avoid a bad season with ample spring rainfall

https://www.vicnews.com/local-news/preparations-for-bad-wildfire-season-underway-even-in-greater-victoria-7321809

#fire #wildfire #smoke #ClimateChange #drought #BritishColumbia #yyj #emergency #preparedness #mitigation #proactive

mhalila, 3 months ago to random

A really important paper in Nature Climate Change:

"Our findings reveal widespread support for climate action. Notably, 69% of the global population expresses a willingness to contribute 1% of their personal income, 86% endorse pro-climate social norms and 89% demand intensified political action."

People overwhelmingly support climate action! https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-024-01925-3

alanrycroft, 3 months ago to Futurology

Why So Quiet about Long COVID?

A top US epidemiologist pierces the silence about the pandemic’s deeply destructive long tail

Two million Canadians reported symptoms of long COVID as of June. That’s 7% of the adult population

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/02/06/Why-So-Quiet-Long-COVID

#LongCovid #covid19 #research #treatment #ventilation #pandemic #masking #PublicHealth #cdnpoli #theTyee

alanrycroft, 3 months ago to firefox

Browser security comparison chart below

#firefox #chrome #edge #safari #opera #browser

yaneerbaryam, 3 months ago to whn

"Hundreds of doctors are planning to sue the NHS over claims inadequate PPE on the frontline has left them with long COVID, disabled, and in financial ruin.

#covid @whn

https://news.sky.com/story/the-nhs-sold-out-its-staff-doctors-whose-lives-were-devastated-by-long-covid-to-sue-health-service-13055384

alanrycroft, 4 months ago to Weather

OMG it's snowing in #Fairfield

#yyj #VictoriaBC #weather #snow

alanrycroft, 4 months ago to China

Ethnic diversity climbs in Victoria area, still lags behind British Columbia as a whole

Despite influx of visible minorities, capital region at 16.7% still has less than half provincial percentage

https://www.vicnews.com/news/ethnic-diversity-climbs-in-victoria-area-still-lags-behind-bc-as-a-whole-7291997

#diversity #minorities #China #Asia #immigration #migrants #yyj #VictoriaBC

alanrycroft, 5 months ago to random

Downtown housing opens for people experiencing homelessness in Victoria

The six-storey building features 46 studio units

The six-storey building is called the Juniper and features 46 studio units located at 1176 Yates Street

https://www.vicnews.com/local-news/downtown-housing-opens-for-people-experiencing-homelessness-in-victoria-7115756

#homelessness #homeless #housing #SupportiveHousing #yyjpoli #bcpoli

alanrycroft, 6 months ago to Birds

British Columbia avian flu cases rise rapidly in unprecedented, deadly outbreak

Farm biosecurity measures that worked in past outbreaks don't seem to be working as well this time. It's unclear why

https://www.timescolonist.com/bc-news/bc-avian-flu-cases-rise-rapidly-in-unprecedented-deadly-outbreak-7853961

#avian #flu #outbreak #birds #biosecurity #FoodSecurity

alanrycroft, 6 months ago to AirBNB

Revenge of the Renter in Canada

Hundreds of tenants, struggling to afford skyrocketing rents, are refusing to pay their landlords at all. They call it a rent strike. The landlords say it’s illegal. An inside look at the frontier of a growing class war

https://macleans.ca/longforms/rent-strikes-canada

#rent #strike #rights #HumanRights #housing #affordability #tenant #union #organize #organise

alanrycroft, 6 months ago to Stoicism

Remember the dead ⚰️

End all war 🕊️

Peace on Earth 🌏

#Peace #RemembranceDay

skykiss, 7 months ago to random

While you were robbed blind at the pump this year (and GOP blamed Biden), Exxon made $55,700,000,000 in profits.

Over $1 billion per week.

$152,600,000 per day.

$1,766.24 per second.

"Congress should heed #POTUS’s call and pass my bill to claw back Big Oil’s excess profits."

• Sheldon Whitehouse, Senator

https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/after-record-year-for-big-oil-whitehouse-revamps-bill-to-claw-back-windfall-profits-and-send-relief-to-the-american-public

#senwhitehouse
#VoteDem2024

alanrycroft, 7 months ago to random

'This is our Vatican': British Columbia Trans Mountain expanded oil and gas pipeline route change will 'desecrate' sacred site: Secwépemc knowledge keeper

https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/this-is-our-vatican-trans-mountain-route-change-will-desecrate-sacred-site-secwepemc-knowledge-keeper-7658614

#Secwépemc #TransMountain #pipeline #expansion #sacred #violation #reconciliation #colonialism #PetroState #cdnpoli #bcpoli #laws

MattBinder, 7 months ago to random

Twitter / X is serving users with a new ad format that can't be blocked or reported

the ads aren't even actual X posts & aren't connected to any X accounts. they do not disclose that they are ads

it appears the ads are connected to clickbait ad networks

read more: https://mashable.com/article/twitter-x-new-clickbait-ad-format

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alanrycroft, 7 months ago to random

British Columbia COVID-19 hospitalizations up 58% in 2 weeks

COVID-19 levels detected in wastewater are up at every monitored treatment plant in the Canadian province

https://www.vicnews.com/news/bc-covid-19-hospitalizations-up-58-in-2-weeks-4999662

#covid19 #rising #wastewater #hospital #death

alanrycroft, 7 months ago to india

India reportedly to expel 41 Canadian diplomats; Justin Trudeau says relations are ‘extremely difficult’

The Canadian government admitted relations with India are at “an extremely difficult” juncture as India reportedly ordered the expulsions of another 41 Canadian diplomats

https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/india-reportedly-to-expel-41-canadian-diplomats-justin-trudeau-says-relations-are-extremely-difficult/article_6f0872bb-1a41-5487-9b91-22500e22f86a.html

#India #Canada #InternationalRelations #diplomats #cdnpoli