Rooney’s old account @girls_can@qoto.org

This seems like an horrendous idea..

Doug Ford's #Ontario government wants to expand a licensing regime that allows residents to unleash dogs in an enclosed area to teach them how to hunt & kill captive coyotes, foxes & rabbits, This includes contests where dogs chase terrified coyotes around an enclosed pen.
Hunters say there is a growing demand for the dog sport, while animal advocates call it a cruel practice for the captive prey.

#Dofo #Onpoli #dogs #Canada

https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/your-dog-could-be-allowed-to-hunt-coyotes-in-a-controlled-setting-in-ontario-soon-1.6385981?cid=sm%3Atrueanthem%3Actvtoronto%3Atwitterpost&taid=64562527f8201900015bb400&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook

We've been on Mastodon for 6 months now! Time for a re-#introduction to the new folks here:
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https://theconversation.com/us/10-ways-we-are-different

I was today years old when I learned that there may be a relationship between pollen counts and viral respiratory infections. Pollen impairs the immune response to viruses, and viruses may also be able to hitchhike deep into the airways on pollen grains. High pollen concentrations in March 2020 may have facilitated the spread of COVID during the first pandemic wave 🤧

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2019034118

@chrisjmcclure I shake my head as to why people think Alberta conservatives are fiscally responsible. We have a Heritage Trust Fund that when adjusted for inflation has not grown since 1979. Norway has 1 TRILLION in the bank after being in O & G for only 30 years compared to Alberta's 100! How is that fiscally prudent?

Gordon Lightfoot has died at the age of 84.
Calling him a Canadian icon or legend is an understatement.
He was one of our greatest singer-songwriters.
Born in Orillia, Ontario on Nov. 17, 1938, he had several #1 albums & songs.
He won 16 Junos.
RIP to a legend.

#GordonLightfoot

Happy International Labor Day!

Rest in Peace, good sir.

Canadian folk music icon Gordon Lightfoot dead at 84 | CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/gordon-lightfoot-dead-1.6828991

On May Day, a reminder that fighting for workers' rights also means fighting for workplace #COVID protections like sick pay, ventilation, free PPE, and more.

i'm sure they deserved it

A snapping turtle emerges from weeks of sleeping beneath a muddy lake that had dried up.

Image credit: Timothy C. Roth
Further reading: https://www.livescience.com/64215-earth-turtle-photo.html

#SunsetSunday

Hey Ontario...
👉​ "The private healthcare sector is designed to deny care. Its first duty is to its shareholders, not its patients, and every dollar spent on care is a dollar not available for dividends."
- Cory Doctorow

#Onpoli #ontario #dofo #Alberta #abelxn #abpoli
#OHIPCard vs #CreditCard #cdnpoli
https://pluralistic.net/

@girls_can we used to like Kinder Catan and Gula Gula. I played a simple version of Royal Turf with them too, because they liked rolling dice and moving the little horses

Daily bike ride #979

#Cycling #BikeTooter #Photography #Nature #SilentSunday #ThickTrunkTuesday

@girls_can My 8-year-old nieces had a lot of fun with Spot It! at our place recently. More pattern-matching than dexterity, but the speed and pointing aspects kept them engaged for probably 20-30 min over many rounds.