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StephenRees

@StephenRees@mas.to

b East Ham, London, England 1949
Used to be a transportation planner and economist but now retired, living in Vancouver, BC
Canada

Definitely Green
Tootfinder

Still use a camera, but I do have an iPhone14
Atheist, omnivore, opinionated

alttext for header: the view out of my window - the North Shore mountains of Vancouver

altext for avatar old white guy, bald, grey full beard rimless specs, smile

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StephenRees, to environment
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From Greenpeace

"Have you heard about Shell's '2-for-1’ deal from our governments?"

"Shell has received $777 million in direct subsidies from the provincial and federal government, meaning Canadian taxpayers have subsidized 93% of the costs for this CCS project. The deal came to a close in 2022, but the damage has been done. We’ve all been swindled."

There is no photo to go with this but the story and the report it links to is worth your time

https://act.greenpeace.ca/e3t/Ctc/LZ+113/d2mlTp04/VWSRsx99sbssW319_6s1G6ZdwW6L2xF55fRJ5pN8rPF5M2-ZVTW7Y8-PT6lZ3pSW87dFrP6P7KQdW47fh7J3tCgt8W7lC2bF71h66cW4CGFnv7JVrmbW1M_FjV95X3_1W4vzb4X16pCRhW689Jr_3Mjm5tW6Bvbq928KtJqW7Xm0qD8Zh1KLW5N5qfD5sqdbHW1Pphly8Mv_NcW63r8KN56Xr13W8LNKD82cb2mJW1c03_j7yvlcHW5Y-KqF3gn-T0W6V7Qh829ypNJW4JyYq18PKx37N49mxl-s32ZrW1z7yV03xB_yQW7rlN8N6vBY56W6MNKdk2BZ_HCW3_MlPJ6JZwmFW8YMmnm92s4BKW9kygGV4G-8fTW4QVH2F2Pcf_QW2VwJgP4cgr9xf8766Hj04

chris, to fediverse
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Dear all Canadians and also all Fediverse Citizens!

Please boost and sign (name and place please) this open letter that will be sent to the Parliament of Canada. This is a followup to petition which is now awaiting a formal response from Government. This Open letter will be sent on Monday June 3rd to the Speaker of the House of Commons and other critical officers and Ministers to encourage a positive response to the petition.


https://chrisalemany.ca/2024/05/31/open-letter-to-parliament-of-canada-adopt-open-services-for-social-communications/

StephenRees,
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@chris

By all means, please add my name and location (Vancouver)

ottaross, to linguistics
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The letter 'T' continues to disappear. Language is evolving before our ears.

Just hearing an #NPR news reader now talking about the verdict released yesterday in "Manha - un" and then she moved on to an update on the "Affordable Care ack."

This must've been what it was like living through the "Great Vowel Shift" in the English language during the 15th/16th century.

Of course, their Internet radio channel selection was much poorer back then.

#language #diction

StephenRees,
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@ottaross

I grew up in East London, UK where the glottal stop replaced the T in many words

StephenRees, to random
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From The Story of Stuff Project

Coca-Cola is one of the biggest brands in the world and it spends $4 billion on advertising every year — that’s 50¢ for every person on the planet.

In our newest video, we’re uncovering how the company’s overrepresentation of its iconic glass bottle in advertising is a strategy designed to greenwash its image and avoid regulation of its plastic packaging.

Watch the video

https://action.storyofstuff.org/go/83674?t=67&akid=433783%2E946711%2EJjXxL3

Alon, (edited ) to random
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What's the worst thing to see on public transportation? StarCraft references edition.

StephenRees,
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@Alon On a crowded late night bus we saw a person use a gas lighter to heat his preferred concoction of inhalable drugs.

StephenRees, to random
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From The Energy Mix

Gas Industry Front Group Keeps Pitching LNG after Ad Council Tells It to Stop Greenwashing

https://www.theenergymix.com/gas-industry-front-group-keeps-pitching-lng-after-ad-council-tells-it-to-stop-greenwashing/?utm_source=The+Energy+Mix&utm_campaign=8d6679f9f0-TEM_RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_dc146fb5ca-8d6679f9f0-509981485

dangillmor, (edited ) to random
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Google without all the latest enshittification: https://udm14.com

@pluralistic

StephenRees,
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@dangillmor

I suggest you try https://udm14.com

StephenRees,
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@dangillmor

The point I was making was the URL in your post was not a working link - because you had omitted the https:// that has to go in front of the address to make it workable

chris, to spain
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A picture of success. Of reconnection with family roots. Of successful navigation of an unfamiliar bureaucracy. Of obtaining a privilege of our heritage.

My daughter and son got their passports this week!!

This marks the completion of a journey started in October 2021. I missed my first opportunity in my 20s. I wasn't going to let this one slip by, for me or them!

If you are not a citizen of Spain but a child or grandchild of a Spaniard feel free to ask me about the process.

StephenRees,
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@chris

This month I got my replacement British Passport. It isn't red, it's blue. It no longer refers to Europe at all. It made me feel really sad. But it will still mean that I don't have to stand in a longer line when I arrive at Gatwick. For everything else I have a so far unused, newish Canadian passport.

RickiTarr, to random
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OMG Y'all, I found some of my old Christian Girl writing and I'm cracking up. You can see my terrible handwriting! Feel free to share your own handwriting, it doesn't have to be super embarrassing!

StephenRees,
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@RickiTarr

A sample of my handwriting is attached. It comes from the last volume of my plague diary May of 2022

The plague isn't over but my handwritten journalling is

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