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mlmartens

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My activist insurgency account. Professor, Dept of Management & Law, Vancouver Island University, @VIUniversity. Ground Search & Rescue (SAR) Team Lead, Medic, Tracker, and Instructor. Ski Patrol in the winter.

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My Saturday wood project. It's a frame to hold a trail cam in the top right. The camera looks down at the ground. I am shooting a series of time lapse videos, recording footprints in various kinds of soils and conditions. I'm a man tracking instructor for search and rescue in British Columbia. The videos are for a new "Tracking 101" course I'm creating.

One video is viewable at:
https://youtu.be/ftp3__WzJOY


mlmartens, to random
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It was time more than 4 years ago

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-fight-about-viruses-in-the-air-is-finally-over-now-its-time-for-healthy/

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TRUMP’S CASE - A VIEW FROM AN ENGLISH LEGAL PERSPECTIVE

I am not an American lawyer, but here are some thoughts from an English litigation perspective.

Trump is adept at what he calls (or his ghost writer called) ‘the art of the deal’ - that is a transactional approach based on exploiting leverage. It is only transactional to an extent, as he will also not fulfil a promise if that also suits him.

mlmartens,
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@davidallengreen @gadgetgav

If he follows previous patterns, he will make a bunch of noise about planning to testify and then will not.

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On April 12, after a gruelling six months of intensive classroom and field studies, sixteen students of the Nanwakolas Council and Vancouver Island University (VIU) Stewardship Technician Training Program (STTP) graduated with the skills they need as Indigenous Guardians to protect the fragile lands and waters of their territories

https://nanwakolas.com/news/indigenous-guardians-protecting-coastal-lands-and-waters/

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@Snowshadow "The polls also mark a big change in the NDP’s situation. This election looked like a cakewalk, with a divided centre-right splitting the vote and a big majority almost guaranteed. Most polls this year gave the New Democrats at least a 17 per cent lead over the Conservatives.

If the two recent polls prove accurate and that gap is much smaller, the NDP faces a tougher campaign challenge than anyone expected a few weeks ago." https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/04/17/Earthquake-Shaking-BC-Politics/

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@GottaLaff @Snowshadow

I think it's largely about the cost of housing and the poorly managed pandemic. The NDP has been in power for quite a few years and, because the party in power gets blamed for all problems, some people often think changing governments will improve their lives. BC United is a rebranded BC 'Liberals' and there's still a lot of animosity against them.

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@Snowshadow @GottaLaff

Yep. PP isn't going to improve anything but people are tired of Trudeau. Same for the BC Conservatives (plus Eby tends to be a weak campaigner)

mlmartens,
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@Snowshadow @GottaLaff

I'll be out there doing my best.

mlmartens, to animals
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Patiently waiting for the afternoon walk.

GottaLaff, to random
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Back on the road to California. That means 📱connection is spotty, can’t often reply, but I try to read all replies & post news alerts.

I say this every time: Returning to US from 🇨🇦 is culture shock, meaning being confronted by Trump/religious signs, banners, billboards. It’s stomach churning.

It’ll be a relief to move permanently in late May.

Yes, Doomers, 🇨🇦 has its issues. So does every country in the world. But 🇨🇦 currently feels safer.

mlmartens,
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@GottaLaff Canada is safer. I'm a dual USA-Canada citizen who moved to BC 29 years ago. I haven't been to the USA for 4 years and generally don't like traveling there. I had planned to go to the St Louis area for the eclipse but changed my mind.

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@GottaLaff I live on east coast of Vancouver Island, 30 minutes south of Courtenay, BC. I hope you have a chance to visit the Island soon.

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Last weekend I stopped to walk the dogs yesterday on Harper Mountain, just outside of Kamloops, British Columbia. The area had signs of a recent wildfire activity with many small places where fires had been extinguished but after I walked a bit further, I smelled smoke. The area had dozens of small fires burning that had been burning underground for quite some time. A very strange landscape to see the effects of a fire burning underground in the root systems.

#BCWildfire

Smoke from a fire is visible in the middle of the a forest. Pine tree trunks are visible and scattered throughout the slope. The group is grass, pine needles, and pine cones. A few small tree stumps appear in various spots along the ground.

GottaLaff, to Ukraine
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AFP—US will not send troops to fight in : White House

mlmartens,
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@GottaLaff High odds that there are already US troops there now, just not directly 'in combat'

mlmartens, to random
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COVID's aftermath is going to last for decades.

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

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Researchers, Coast Salish People Analyze 160-Year-Old Indigenous Dog Pelt in the Smithsonian’s Collection

Analysis Conducted To Pinpoint the Origin and Sudden Disappearance of the Culturally Significant Coast Salish Woolly Dog

https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/researchers-coast-salish-people-analyze-160-year-old-indigenous-dog-pelt

Teri_Kanefield, to random
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SCOTUS already granted Jack Smith's petition to expedite the consideration of a writ of certiorari before judgment.

This was lightning fast.

Any hope Trump had that his immunity claim would slow things down is now dashed.

Also, Trump knows how to read tea leaves: SCOTUS immediately giving Jack Smith what he wants is not a good sign for Trump.

I think for fun I'll go see what Trump has to say about all of this.

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mlmartens,
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@Teri_Kanefield @Joe_Hill

It would mean that Biden could do anything as well.

flexghost, to random
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Round in the chamber

Safety off

Time for your MRI appointment

…Let’s play guess the state. GO!

mlmartens,
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@flexghost Utah

mlmartens,
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@flexghost I'm really curious as all of the media reports that I can find do not report the location. It's the 3rd reported incident this year (one in Northern California and the other in Brazil)

chris, to random
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PM Trudeau just said (h/t @davidakin) that all 4 Niagara area crossings are closed and security is being contemplated and stepped up for all Canada/USA border crossings in the country.

https://mstdn.ca/@davidakin/111455913755217588

mlmartens,
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@chris @davidakin I'd expect that they've already been stepped up in all USA/Canada border crossings.

GottaLaff, to legal
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🧵THREAD will start here 1/…

>>Note: I’ll have to stop early due to Dr appt but will add what I miss when I return.

As always, I can’t reply during live-thread of multiple reporters. Plz remember to preface q’s w “Not for Laffy” or something similar since I’m too distracted to answer. Others can for me. TY.

Klasfeld:

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expected to take the stand in his civil fraud testimony today, set against backdrop of his 4 criminal indictments

…live from the courtroom.

mlmartens,
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@GottaLaff Lillipop as a legal term meaning - treating Trump as a useless person who you don’t want to involve but also you don’t want to be excluded.

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A young bear spent the day napping in a tree in my backyard, so I had a lot of time to get a few (hundred) photos. Here's a few portraits

A black bear looks directly at the camera while hugging a large branch of a maple tree. The bear's head is framed by a Y-shape in the tree, with the face in between the branches. one paws is grabbing a tree branch. The bear is resting his head in the crook of the two branches and on top of his paw.
A black bear looks toward the left while laying on a large branch of a maple tree. The bear's head is framed by a Y-shape in the tree, with the face in between the branches. The legs are dangling down The bear is resting his head in the crook of the two branches.
A black bear looks directly at the camera while hugging a large branch of a maple tree. The bear's head is framed by a Y-shape in the tree, with the face in between the branches. The bear is sticking out his tongue in a licking motion.

mlmartens,
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@jfmezei He's a two year old male who was just encouraged by his mother to go on his own. She's still around the area with a 1 year old cub. As long as there's food available, they seem to be active in the area.

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    @Teri_Kanefield

    A modern version -

    On July 4, 1776, we find it necessary to break away from another group and declare our independence.

    We believe that all people are created equal and have certain rights like life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

    Governments are formed to protect these rights and get their power from the consent of the people.

    When a government threatens these rights, we have the right and duty to replace it with one that ensures our safety and happiness.

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    The right masks work.

    "Introduction of FFP3 respirators provided 100% protection (confidence interval 31.3%, 100%) protection against direct, ward based covid infection."

    https://www.bmj.com/content/373/bmj.n1663

    ai6yr, to Halifax

    So far all the recent runs have a large, powerful hurricane bearing down on next week. It's a lot way out still for forecasts, but I wonder how much preparedness is a priority up there? (they do get a lot of weather, in general).

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    @ai6yr Tropical Storm Lee?

    mlmartens, to random
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    My neighbour's kids are playing with their Hot Wheels cars on a track they set up outside. I went down to my storage boxes and pulled out six Hot Wheels (that still had wheels that worked) that I had as a kid in the 60s. The 60s diecast metal toys are way faster than the plastic ones produced now. The kids are having a blast with their new

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