Nelvana, one of Canada’s most biggest animation studios has reportedly shut down after 54 years. (1974-2025). Workers are saying the studio has closed down its doors last Friday.
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Nelvana, one of Canada’s most biggest animation studios has reportedly shut down after 54 years. (1974-2025). Workers are saying the studio has closed down its doors last Friday.
Another one of Victoria’s heritage sandwiches
Another one of Victoria’s heritage sandwiches
Mary Shelley wrote an entire book trying to warn us about extremely arrogant nerds who create things irresponsibly and take no accountability for them for when they wreck society, by the way.
Clr Gardiner's motion (like her upcoming motion to demand that Island Health close a Death Prevention Service) is two pages of dehumanizing nonsense about residents of Victoria who use drugs. and an appendix the civic election is October 17, 2026 pub-victoria.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...
Just saw someone refer to Cheryl Hines as The Marvelous Mrs. Measles and 💀💀💀💀💀💀
Like we had before the 1940s
Daily bunny no.3063 sees a squall brewing
The only possible excuse for not slamming the brakes on emissions at this point is "fuck them grandkids" which, if you think about it, is not a very strong moral argument.
What a trip! Some special spots.
Yeah for sure.
Is this because your dog looks tired or something?
Canada's obsession with cars is creating unsafe streets. We need to change how we treat pedestrians and cyclists in our country and make using cars less needed: Safety concerns prompt more parents to drive kids to school, creating more traffic: CAA survey theflatlander.ca/safety-conce...
BC Government employees voted 92% in favour of a strike. They’ve given 72hrs notice
Globe and Mail, you need to calm down.
“Can you believe there’s a waterfall 1.5 hours from Vancouver?!” Yes. Yes I can.
Same goes for Canadians re: Liberal/CPC
There’s never going to be a “right way” to protest for them that doesn’t include giving in and letting the worst of humanity continue to get away with their horrors
AI Minister Evan Solomon says he used an AI tool to get briefed up on the Liberals’ last AI bill. We tried it and, well … if a human briefer briefed a minister like this, I don’t think they’d get a second call up. https://thelogic.co/news/evan-solomon-ai-podcast
“With our new virtual servant program, you can have the blackness and the subservience that you need without the uncomfortableness of having to talk to an actual black person”
Never EVER defend #MarkCarney to me again. He stinks, stinks, STINKS to high heaven. A full-fledged climate VILLAIN if ever there was one. A #Poilievre by another name who BS'd all of Canada by riding the #ElbowsUp wave then abandoning it. A despicable shame #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Sorry, vulnerable children, we’ve got 7 soccer games in Vancouver to pay for!
Sorry, vulnerable children, we’ve got 7 soccer games in Vancouver to pay for!
SCOOP: The BC government has quietly cut a $20 million fund that schools used to waive fees for vulnerable children, pay for school supplies. Last year, an NDP MLA called the fund 'transformative' and the education minister said parents could 'count on the program's help' thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
The more things change, the more things stay the same 🚴♀️ This photograph of cyclists peddling up Fort Street was taken by Garret Smith some time in the 1890's. Note the voluminous dresses, wooden sidewalk, and streetcar tracks! Image courtesy of the BC Archives: H-02523 #yyj
"Using data to objectively measure societal events 'is the new paradigm for studying human dynamics,' says Walter Quattrociocchi, a computer scientist." LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL....*gasps for air* LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
James Cameron made over 95 million dollars directing the second avatar movie.
This is fantastic news. 52 Palestinian students are arriving over the next couple of days to study in Ireland. Scholars can do a lot to try & get students out of Gaza to study. Write recommendation letters, strengthen their English (or other languages). Hold online classes www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
So you’re saying now is a good time for the federal government to go all in on LNG? Message received!
MICROSOFT: Our AI-powered calculator can’t do math EVERY OTHER COMPANY: What if we put it in charge of the food supply? Cool idea, right?
Fascist organizations are right at home in fascist countries
"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.
"Up until the introduction of a vaccine in 1955 ... some parents took their children to the cottage for the summer to protect them against polio, which was thought to spread rapidly in crowded urban environments." - @peterastevens.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2020/05/13/s... #envhist #cdnhist
Good article! It is interesting to also think about these places in the context of wildfire….
We need input from the cycling community, and others, on where to place our “parking zones” for the e-bike share program. Please provide input. @erikwdv.bsky.social @sarahfrumento.bike @kellyblack.ca @sv-rub-a-dub.bsky.social @raynarambling.bsky.social @bromptonymous.ca engage.victoria.ca/bikeshare
Just saw an RCMP Tesla. Elbows up!
So you’re saying now is a good time for the federal government to go all in on LNG? Message received!
What?! Crap
Canada is blocking life-saving aid to Gaza. Petition calls on govt to reject militarized aid, ensure UN/NGO access, allow Canadian medics, and deliver aid through neutral channels. Thanks to Doctors Against Genocide & John Mayba for leading. Sign & share:
I’m actually gonna get out of my replies and use this story to highlight something that I haven’t for a while: the complete lack of transparency and communication from our public agencies in B.C./Canada. So here’s a thread
The Israeli uprooted 10,000 olive trees in al-Mughayyir during a three-day siege of the Palestinian village. The Israeli army said uprooting the trees was meant to "deter" village residents and make them "pay a heavy price." mondoweiss.net/2025/08/isra... #Palestine #Israel
imagine being so maniacally racist that you side with the fire over the firefighter
The City of Victoria has declared an official day celebrating the retiring police chief, so let’s take a look at his record and what is being celebrated ⬇️
They exist to violate and erode consent. Any other use is incidental.
![Opal Nelson, a 22-year-old in New York, said the more she learns about smart glasses, the angrier she becomes. Meta Ray-Bans have a light that turns on when the gadget is recording video, but she said it doesn’t seem to protect people from being recorded without consent. She worries about her retail job at a Manhattan tourist destination — if a customer is taking pictures with a phone, she can step out of the frame, she said, but glasses make it impossible to avoid the shot. She also frequently sees videos on social media of men approaching women on the street and recording them without permission using smart glasses. “All these girls are coming on [TikTok] saying, ‘I didn’t know that I was being posted. I didn’t know I was being recorded.’ And now there’s more and more tutorials showing people how to cover up the [warning light] and still allow you to record,” Nelson said.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hakzua5btcgcfjye2yujlhos/bafkreicfvfecsx4op5vtnh4qvffilrsfzk2jxfz4xie3pvbsrvexxq7bcq@jpeg "Click to view full size")
CBC’s “analysis” on the double tap that killed journalists and medics in Gaza continues their trend of reporting “two sides” to what is now a 2 year trend of targeting journalists. Article does not mention that killing journalists is a war crime
"During his time as police chief, Del Manak co-authored a letter with other local police chiefs saying they had “lost confidence” in the elected school board and later praised the decision to fire them."
SLOs are back in SD61 next week after an extended lobbying campaign. It's a slap in the face to those who reported being harmed by the program. Manak once told the police board teachers use SLOs to bring kids 'back in line.' He's getting his wish. www.timescolonist.com/local-news/p...
Canada’s Arms-to-Israel Scandal Explained www.readthemaple.com/canadas-arms...
Under Del Manak, VicPD continued to disproportionately label BIPOC people “suspects” or persons “of interest.” Systemic racism extends to VicPD’s traffic work, where they disproportionately list BIPOC people as “drivers” and “passengers” in their reports. www.needsmorespikes.com/blog/2023/2/...
The City of Victoria has declared an official day celebrating the retiring police chief, so let’s take a look at his record and what is being celebrated ⬇️
City budgets keep being looted. "Victoria’s incoming police chief has secured a salary nearly $53,000 higher than her predecessor. CTV News Vancouver Island has learned Victoria Police Department (VicPD) Chief Fiona Wilson is earning $350,000 annually." www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/va...
We need to stop using a framework of 'ChatGPT killed someone', it feeds into the myth of the system's agency & OpenAI's framing. The right framework to use: OpenAI is continuing to perpetuate an indefinite industrial disaster. The oil pipe is not at fault when it breaks. The company that built it is
Congratulations to Burnaby City Council for unanimously passing a motion calling for a two-way arms embargo on Israel. Leaders at all levels of govt have a responsibility to do everything they can to oppose war crimes and genocide. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I think about this all the time when i see people sneer at children
Took a naked toilet selfie and added it to my LinkedIn with the tagline “results-driven thought leader.”
lol at Horgan considering joining the BC Liberals back in 2013. Sounds about right. The article also follows that up with excerpts showing his complete lack of insight into his failures on drug poisoning deaths. vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...
Making them wear high-visibility vests over camo is such a good joke you couldn’t write it
For @hyperallergic.com, I interviewed Satch Hoyt about his un-muting practice, wherein he gains access to the African instrument collections of colonial & ethnographic museums so that they may be played again. hyperallergic.com/1037093/satc...
Folks, don't use this shit. Walk away and don't look back.
Image with alt text because low vision Canadians also need to know what a fucking bonehead Evan Solomon is
a single paragraph from the mouth of ai minister evan solomon demonstrates why any hope of canada adopting sensible tech policy has gone out the window thanks to mark carney
This is flat out unacceptable. Shut the whole fucking thing down immediately
The mental health benefits of not knowing any history right now must be massive. Moving through your day with total equanimity. What happens next? Who knows? Maybe something good
Shawnigan Lake RCMP are investigating after a child was killed in a crash north of Shawnigan Lake on Monday evening. cheknews.ca/tragic-incid...
"Why You Can't Build Affordable Housing Here" #DoomLoop #Seattle
Building more fossil fuel infrastructure right now is psychopathic. All so the government of Canada can shove a little more money into the pockets of a dying industry that's already taken so much from humanity. Feels like everyday Mark Carney reveals another way in which he's a really bad person.
That’ll fix it.
This song slaps.
I suppose The need to focus never arose So something like a Swiss army knife That’s my life youtu.be/v8VcdXUjT6o
Great essay from @frank.computer! "A chair orders you to sit and sit in a particular way, by its design. Your being is intended through the tool: you are intended to sit still, face forward, and behave. Artificial intelligence works in exactly the same way."
Exactly
That’ll fix it.
Ive turned off auto correct. There will be mistakes
I suppose The need to focus never arose So something like a Swiss army knife That’s my life youtu.be/v8VcdXUjT6o
*seriously
Canada talks a big 'elbows up' game against Trump. But guess who's spending a fortune investing in Trump's America. We are. thewalrus.ca/canada-talks...
Seriosuly, Chek?
The actions of genocide being carried out by Israel in Gaza constitute a moral threat to the entire human community. The murderous evil that is happening in Gaza will not stay in Gaza. #Israel #Gaza #genocide
Just so you know: - Bombing hospitals is a war crime. - Bombing civilians is a war crime. - Bombing journalists is a war crime. - Bombing aid workers is a war crime. - Double tap is a war crime. Israel did all of those on live TV in one attack. #WarCrime #DoubleTap #Gaza #Israel #Genocide
The judge found that the driver, who drove through a 20-second-stale red light and killed an infant, was "not guilty of dangerous driving causing death" 🤯 because it was just a "momentary lapse of attention." Just a single lapse, in addition to these other momentary lapses:
Exactly. When i walked past a second time the person at the table was sitting down scrolling in their phone
The federal NDP booth at the rural fair (where they held the seat for decades until 2025) had one older dude and a single stack of leaflets on an otherwise empty table.
WildCat otoh
It’s more of a old timer drink it in the pub kinda brew. But yeah i was thinking for PG mainly
Lucys are already there, obvi, but also…https://www.bcliquorstores.com/product/929141
The first to starve to death in all famines are children, & the first children to starve to death are those with other conditions. All the help needed to prevent these deaths is at the border, held up. Stop justifying starvation. Lift the siege. Let the life-saving help in.
The Gaza Famine is the world’s famine. A preventable, predictable famine. Enough. Ceasefire. Open all crossings, north and south. Let us get food in, unimpeded and at massive scale.
I dont know - stay tuned to the OCS website in January
If only western leaders were as enraged about literal kneecaping during a genocide by Zionist psychopaths as they are about a band called Kneecap speaking out against that very same grotesque genocide.
PLEASE REPOST 🥺🙏 The Canadian Letters & Images Project is an online digital archive of Canadians’ experience during wartime at home & in battle. It contains thousands of personal letters & photos that reveal people’s experience through their own words & eyes. www.canadianletters.ca/content/abou...
The government of Canada has a questionnaire about it's new budget. Most of the given options are conservative (because this is a conservative government) but there are some that aren't, and you can write in your own responses. www.canada.ca/en/departmen...
Songs about coffee stains: Sarah Harmer - Coffee Stain Squeeze - Black Coffee in Bed
check it out y'all they got reverse 5 hour energy
This week in Starmers totally-not-at-all-a-right-wing government: being raided at dawn and dragged off in a van for posting on facebook that you don’t like genocide. Look our surveillance state already made the Gestapo blush even before shit like this and the OSA, but now its totally mask off.
Too funny. CTV just broadcast Twister
All I’m saying is that ALL guy’s penises are small in comparison to an elephant.
“If we still want to see winters with 50 Below Zero we need to get serious about the climate emergency.”- Robert Munsch running for PM