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miki_lou

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Water protector, seeker of justice, and democracy defender living where Treaty 8 and 11 Territories meet in northern Canada. Active in non-government communities while keeping a watchful eye on government.

#Canada #Arctic #Justice #Democracy #WaterisLife #ClimateBreakdown #Books #IndigenousPeoples

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dansup, to random
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I am cree, and belong to a long line of chiefs and medicine men

These are passed down to the oldest son of the oldest son

I'm the oldest son. My dad was the oldest, his dad was the oldest. Since I was a kid, I've been prep'd for this

Generations of traditions have been passed down

I struggle with this in many ways, being a gay man most especially. I feel a duty to pass this on to my own son, and to help heal people in need as I was taught

I need to embrace this, and this is my first step!

miki_lou,
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@dansup As I read your words, I pray that you have a circle of elders and other wise néhiyaw around you to guide and support you, and to remind you that you do not walk alone.🙏

miki_lou, to Canada
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From the billionaire who fixed bread prices and road on the backs of workers for decades, no more discounted perishable foods. The Weston family would rather throw perishables in the garbage than give low income people a break.. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/loblaws-will-no-longer-offer-50-discount-on-expiring-food-products-1.7084299

miki_lou, to random
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"The right loves to preach about common sense, but while they promise freedom and tax cuts, you'll end up paying dearly for the faux-populist plan." https://www.davidmoscrop.com/p/beware-pierre-poilievres-common-sense

miki_lou, to Canada
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In , people make up about 28% of the city population but about 95% of the population. For the past week, temperatures have been one side or the other of -40C with wind chill making it one side or the other of -50C.

Flipboard, to random
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This we're highlighting the cool people who enhance our timelines with interesting posts, comments and boosts.

@BobHorowitz — Mouthy, unprofessional photographer (his words!)

@ErickaSimone — music industry professional

@FairytalesFood — podcaster who focuses on folklore and food history

@futurebird — ant obsessive, writer, teacher

@grammargirl — word nerd, author, podcaster

miki_lou,
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@Flipboard I miss all the national and international NGOs working for justice and a livable planet.

miki_lou, to random
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"the Trudeau government is providing with a giant fig-leaf, enabling it to pretend it has a serious plan to reduce its emissions, even as it ramps up its fossil fuel production. And the bill for that expensive fig-leaf is coming our way." https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/ottawa-supports-big-oil-s-costly-climate-scam/article_801c6ab0-afd5-11ee-96ac-13abdb96648a.html

leftylabourtech, to Canada
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Prices Rise Again. We Must Dismantle Canada's Telecom Oligopoly.
You're paying more for less because the country's wireless providers are the ones in charge.
David Moscrop
Jan 9, 2024

https://www.davidmoscrop.com/p/prices-rise-again-we-must-dismantle

miki_lou,
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@leftylabourtech "Poor job of follow through" - that is the Liberal brand on almost everything.

miki_lou,
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@leftylabourtech Yep! And on a similarly captured vein (excuse the pun), a mining company has just been permitted to drill in the City of Whitehorse! https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.7076899

miki_lou, to Futurology
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"Declining river flows, persistent drought, increased temperatures, heat domes, greater evaporation and more wicked weather events signal our world has changed and has done so irrevocably. The frontier of easy, reliable, abundant and engineered is at an end." https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-the-era-of-abundant-water-in-alberta-is-at-an-end

Likewise, to books
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Top 10 Favorite Books of 2023 ( no order )

The Half Moon by M. B. Keene
Chasing the Boogeyman by R. Chizmar
Demon Copperhead by B. Kingsolver
Hello Beautiful by A. Napolitano
One Second After by W. Forstchen
Crow Mary by K. Grissom
Yellowface by R. F. Kuang
This Time Tomorrow by E. Straub
Ducks by K. Beaton
Our Missing Hearts by C. Ng
@bookstodon

miki_lou,
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@Likewise @bookstodon I've read several on your wonderful top 10 list and have bookmarked your list for future reference. I just signed out Our Missing Hearts and am looking forward to it. Happy reading in 2024.

CandaceRobbAuthor, (edited ) to random
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    miki_lou,
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    @CandaceRobbAuthor Nicely organized list. Each of your 'no specific genre list' was a good read. My top 10 of 2023:
    The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
    A Little Life by Hanya Yanaghara
    The Weight of Blood by Laura McHugh
    Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
    Hell of a Book by Jason Mott
    The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish
    Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zheng
    Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
    Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
    The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

    noellemitchell, to books
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    My new tracking system for reading is to write everything I read down on a sheet of paper. 😁

    I love it, it's way simpler than using an app with a million different features I don't need. 😃📚 :blobcatread:

    miki_lou,
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    @noellemitchell Yep! And sheets of paper make a lovely journal of books. I call mine My Book of Books.

    miki_lou, to Palestine
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    CindyWeinstein, to nyc
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    , ! What are your favorite books about ?

    I'll start:
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    miki_lou,
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    @CindyWeinstein Let the Great World Spin by Colum
    McCann

    GW, to india
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    Details 'Shocking' Allegations of India Targeting With

    in

    on Thursday demanded transparency from the Indian government regarding its contracts with surveillance companies, including the Israeli firm NSO Group, after the rights organization joined The Washington Post in publishing what it called "shocking new details" about the use of spyware to target journalists in India.

    https://www.commondreams.org/news/india-pegasus-reporters

    miki_lou,
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    @GW Because to , are targeted in all and regimes.

    BethFishReads, to books
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    My top 10 of 2023 (in reading order; mix of print/digital & )

    Homestead by Melinda Moustakis
    The Diary Keepers by Nina Siegal
    Dust Child by Nguyen Phan Que Mai
    The Road to Dalton by Shannon Bowring
    The Last Ranger by Peter Heller
    King of the Armadillos by Wendy Chin-Tanner
    On a Bright Hillside in Paradise by Annette Higgs
    Distant Sons by Tim Johnston
    The End of Drum-Time by Hanna Pylvainen
    Above the Fire by Michael O’Donnell

    @bookstodon @audiobooks

    miki_lou,
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    @BethFishReads @bookstodon @audiobooks Great list! My top 10 are:
    The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
    A Little Life by Hanya Yanaghara
    The Weight of Blood by Laura McHugh
    Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
    Hell of a Book by Jason Mott
    The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish
    Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zheng
    Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
    Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
    The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
    @bookstodon

    miki_lou,
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    @BethFishReads @bookstodon @audiobooks Got your list bookmarked so will be drawing from it in 2024. Thanks! A Little Life was tough but man oh man, she wrote about the trauma of childhood sexual abuse and human trafficking so brilliantly. I just couldn't put it down.

    miki_lou, to random
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    Never doubt the influence of right-wing think tanks and Koch Bros money on any effort to and manage . https://www.desmog.com/2023/12/22/canada-new-ev-mandate-toronto-star-atlas-network/

    miki_lou, to random
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    "Throughout Torngat Mountains National Park, hundreds of sites tell the story of people, wildlife and change in northern . But it’s all connected to the coastal waters — the proposed site of the first -led national conservation area." https://thenarwhal.ca/torngats-inuit-marine-conservation-area/

    Gargron, to random
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    Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from this Jewish/Russian/Italian/Mexican household in Germany 🎄

    miki_lou,
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    @Gargron From the sub-Arctic, wishing you peace and hope in this season of the returning light and search for joy. https://cabinradio.ca/165571/news/yellowknife/in-pictures-santa-and-his-dog-team-sweep-across-yellowknife-bay/

    LALegault, to Canada
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    I live in a country 🇨🇦 that puts me on lists because I oppose genocide.

    I live in a country that opposition to genocide is a fireable 🇨🇦 offence

    I live in a country where a leading Toronto employment lawyer put 700 names on a never-hire list like Maccarthy. Then wrote an op ed about it in the Financial Post 🇨🇦

    ’s fine.

    miki_lou,
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    @LALegault Yep, we live in a country that pioneered starvation, open-air (reservation) prisons, the pass system, theft of children, etc. as tactics for stealing land and natural resources while denying genocide and colonial violence by govts, churches and white settlers. I say, pioneered because South Africa replicated Canada's residential schools and clearly Israel is mirroring 160 years of Canada's colonial tactics.,

    miki_lou,
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    @Alon @LALegault Point taken. There certainly are differences in the lists of crimes but the stench of religion-fueled white nationalism is common to both colonial, land grabbing, ethnic cleansing projects IMHO.

    sundogplanets, to random
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    Happy Solstice! At my latitude, it's exactly 8 hours between sunrise and sunset today. Because solstice (the position of the Sun at lowest declination) happens late tonight, so tomorrow's only a tiny bit longer. But the next day is 7 seconds longer!

    Interestingly, because we're close to perihelion, solar noon keeps shifting later for a few more weeks - this is because Earth is moving slightly faster around the Sun (Kepler's 2nd law), but the rotation stays the same.

    miki_lou,
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    @sundogplanets Less than 5 hours at my latitude. Happy Winter Solstice.

    Likewise, to books
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    As a reader, do you prefer when people give you random books as gifts, or do you prefer getting a gift card to a bookstore (so you can pick the book)? Just curious.

    Unless I’m asked about a specific book, I prefer the bookstore card 📚
    @bookstodon

    miki_lou,
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    @alexisbushnell @Likewise @bookstodon Appreciate that people put time and thought into buying a book that I might enjoy. Like too that books purchased at my local independent bookstore can be exchanged.

    GottaLaff, to alexjones
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    "The families have filed their own proposal seeking to liquidate nearly all of ’ assets, including his media company Free Speech Systems, and give the proceeds to them and other creditors.

    "The families’ plan would set up a trust that would liquidate nearly all of Jones’ assets, except his primary home and other holdings considered exempt from sale under bankruptcy laws."
    https://apnews.com/article/alex-jones-sandy-hook-shooting-bankruptcy-b8e8377dcc45df5f2938ff547228328f

    miki_lou,
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    @GottaLaff Good! Jones shouldn't have any say in this whatsoever. He was ordered to pay and pay he must by whatever means including liquidating and garnisheeing every material and financial thing he owns or is/will be paid.

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