The latest bit of craziness that is going under the radar, but we shouldn't let it: - Background: Canadian Nuclear Laboratories as part of Atomic Energy of Canada used to be a Crown asset ; after $18 billion of public funds it was privatized by Harper for $17 million. Sold to who? good old SNC Lavelin! - SNC Lavelin recently renamed itself to Atkins Realis, I can't imagine why./s
- Now they are selling Canadian Nuclear Laboratories to a US consortium, along with a huge public 20 year $24 billion contract. - The US consortium operates nuclear weapons facilities - WTF?! WTF?! WTF?! - Elbows Up? -see petition below - there's more - we haven't discussed the nuclear waste yet...guess where it is going ...not with the money!
New report uses shipping records to prove multiple ongoing Canadian exports of military components to Israel despite government claims to the contrary
"This analysis of commercially-available export data uncovered 47 shipments from Canada-based arms manufacturers to Israeli defence manufacturers between October 2023 and July 2025. Crucially, the 47 direct shipments traced here are only “a glimpse,” not an exhaustive record of all military supplies Canada sent to Israel during this time....
The Canadian government appears to have pursued a strategy of rushing through a record-breaking number of arms export permit approvals to Israel prior to publicly committing to pause approving any new ones. This was then quietly undermined by a series of exceptions and loopholes that were only acknowledged when exposed through media investigations or parliamentary scrutiny."
#FastForGaza @sittisoap "This fast will not feed Gaza — but it will remind the world that we are watching. We are feeling. And we are not eating in silence."
“This residential building was made up of five levels. Last night, it was flattened to the ground by the Israeli fighter jets,” the paramedic said. “The air strikes caused all 50 people inside to be killed or buried alive. We managed to recover only a few.”
Buy second hand, and then figure out ways to repurpose things instead of throwing them out. I think the thing I repurpose the most is yogurt containers, to be used as "tupperware". Here's another good one, make holes in the lid of an empty milk jug and use it as a watering can. (This is my dad)
How do you critically analyze sources of information to decide what to believe? I'm glad this post makes the point, just being cynical and disbelieving of everything is not the answer. There are a lot of angles to look at. Personally, I think about if I were challenged by someone from a different political perspective, could I defend this source of information? If I suspect it may be biased, even and especially in a way I agree with, I look for backup collaborating information elsewhere. #ethicalrevolution #TheOnlyWayisEthics #CriticalThinking ethicalrevolution.co.uk/query-…
Sam says "This one is about Instagram and I know it can be a tough one.." but for me it was the easiest of all.
I was never an #Instagram fan. After avoiding it for years I eventually signed up to see a friends' posts, and was mystified as to how it fed me a bunch of random stuff rather than anything I subscribed to. What is the point of this? Now I've forgotten my password and good riddance.
Whereas, for the last couple years since I learned about it, I've been enjoying the heck out of #Pixelfed. It's my calm, beautiful oasis on the internet where I post and enjoy images of nature and interesting places and cats (#caturday!), and I keep it that way because I curate for myself exactly what to follow.
We spend a huge amount of our modern lives using software. Yet most of the most commonly-used software is not open-source, meaning it's less transparent, of lower quality, less reliable, less flexible, more expensive and often with predatory vendor lock-ins making it hard for us to escape...I list some alternatives we could easily switch to from today by opting open-source, from email providers to web apps; browsers to messaging apps; documentation to cloud storage; entire operating systems to social media; and a whole host more. Sam ✌️ 🤓 🤚
Even if you are not at the technical level to be modifying and contributing to open source code, you can be confident open source software is not spying on you and misusing your data - because anyone could check. This should already be music to the ears of Friendica and Mastodon users. But are you using open source software in other a
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We spend a huge amount of our modern lives using software. Yet most of the most commonly-used software is not open-source, meaning it's less transparent, of lower quality, less reliable, less flexible, more expensive and often with predatory vendor lock-ins making it hard for us to escape...I list some alternatives we could easily switch to from today by opting open-source, from email providers to web apps; browsers to messaging apps; documentation to cloud storage; entire operating systems to social media; and a whole host more. Sam ✌️ 🤓 🤚
Even if you are not at the technical level to be modifying and contributing to open source code, you can be confident open source software is not spying on you and misusing your data - because anyone could check. This should already be music to the ears of Friendica and Mastodon users. But are you using open source software in other aspects of your digital life?
Sam's list was an interesting checklist for me of the open source software I am already using and some I didn't know about. Then there were some services I simply don't use at all at this time, but might in the future.
I already use: Filen for cloud storage, LibreOffice for office software, Thunderbird for email, Friendica, Mastodon, and Trust Cafe for social media, Pixelfed for photo sharing, Ecosia for search engine, Firefox and Ecosia for web browsers.
New to me (I'll try them next time I need them) are Lufi for file transfer, Piefed for a Reddit alternative, OhMyForm for forms, Apertium or DeepL for translation, Jitsi for video conferencing.
I haven't got as far as switching to Linux; still using Windows on my laptop and desktops, but with LibreOffice instead of MSOffice. Still need to use Google Suite for work.
What about you?
FYI When choosing a cloud storage alternative to Google and One Drive, I did extensive research and decided on Filen, a German service, secure, privacy oriented, clean energy, and very good value lifetime and annual subscriptions. If anyone is interested here's a referral code that will get you a free 10 GB when you sign up filen.io/r/f034f540753a778cc01…
Another very highly rated choice especially for businesses needing to have team members collaborating on docs is Sync, a Canadian service.
This federal election, let candidates know that we won’t support candidates that don’t stand up for Palestine. Don’t see your candidate? Send an email to tell them that their position on Palestine will affect how you act in this election and beyond. votepalestine.ca/candidates #canadaelection2025
Items taken from a mountain of discarded garments in the Atacama desert were sold for the price of shipping in a fightback against the ‘racist and colonialist’ dumping of unwanted clothing
N in the ethical journey is about nurturing yourself through nature, specifically the mental and physical health (immune system!) benefits of spending time in it. They are well documented. Sam has three suggestions: 1. Spend at least a couple hours a week enjoying a natural area with all your senses. 2. Learn to identify plant and animal species in your area. Personal note: I'm not a "there's an app for that" kind of person, but this is something good technology can really help with. You can be a citizen scientist submitting observations to iNaturalist. Apps like Merlin make it much easier (and fun!) to identify birds by song. 3. Go for a brisk walk within two hours of rising/daylight every day - among other benefits this sets your circadian rhythm so you can sleep well at night.
I'm already doing #2 to some extent, so I'm going to focus on #3, which can be challenging as my early morning hours are already pretty full, but since I don't commute to work anymore (I used
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N in the ethical journey is about nurturing yourself through nature, specifically the mental and physical health (immune system!) benefits of spending time in it. They are well documented. Sam has three suggestions: 1. Spend at least a couple hours a week enjoying a natural area with all your senses. 2. Learn to identify plant and animal species in your area. Personal note: I'm not a "there's an app for that" kind of person, but this is something good technology can really help with. You can be a citizen scientist submitting observations to iNaturalist. Apps like Merlin make it much easier (and fun!) to identify birds by song. 3. Go for a brisk walk within two hours of rising/daylight every day - among other benefits this sets your circadian rhythm so you can sleep well at night.
I'm already doing #2 to some extent, so I'm going to focus on #3, which can be challenging as my early morning hours are already pretty full, but since I don't commute to work anymore (I used to get most of my exercise through long cycles to and from work everyday) I think it would be a very good idea for me to do this - I will try to work it into my schedule to get the day off to a good start.
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Moment with Red
I captured this image of a striking northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) this morning. These beautiful birds are plentiful in this area. Their vibrant red feathers never fail to brighten the landscape.
Explore stunning images of cardinals and other vibrant members of the Cardinalidae family by visiting my photo gallery here:
This is the website of Coy Pearson. Shop for nature art, wildlife art, bird art, and more. Designs are available to purchase as canvas prints, framed prints, posters, greeting cards, apparel, and other products. Retired soldier.
In the besieged Gaza Strip, five children have been killed in a major overnight air attack on Gaza City and at least eight members of the family remain trapped under the rubble as Israeli attacks continue.
For the next step in the Ethical Revolution, we are learning about markers, or labels, that denote more ethical products. Sam goes through a bunch he thinks "you can probably trust" with a short blurb on each describing what they cover, and their limitations. Some are UK-specific. Of the international ones, there is B Corp, Cradle to Cradle, Cruelty Free, FairTrade Foundation, Fair Tax Mark, Forest Stewardship Council, Global Organic Textiles Standard, Orangutan Alliance, PETA-Approved, Rainforest Alliance, TCO Certified (for IT products). Although noting some labelling schemes may amount to greenwashing, Sam didn't name names on those. ethicalrevolution.co.uk/meet-m…
TCO Certified was most interesting to me because I had not heard of any certification for IT products before. It is quite new. Interesting that there are many different models of computer from major brands certified, but the only smartphone are is the Fairphone. tcocertified.com/product-finde…
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