Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-07-17
- RT @sherwinarnott: No Liberals at #pride this year in Victoria? Just #ndp #cdnpoli #
- "Snicker factor aside, hemp is serious business" – TGAM http://ow.ly/5AZiK Who's snickering? Wait, it's you journalists! #
- Back to grey mornings in #yyj I had to put my sunglasses away on the bus… #
- Cool… RT @cbc_victoria: Saanich council is considering a policy where it will only buy local foods for it's facilities and events. #yyj #
- Neat. B.C.'s grey whales outwit climate change by hanging out around Vancouver Island http://ow.ly/5Bt7Q #yyj #
- RT @benwest: "Is BC about to drop a new carbon bomb?" @MarcLeeCCPA
http://j.mp/qt4J8x #Climate #coal #fracking #Oil #GHG #P2ca #bcpoli # - Anyone who goes on about corruption in "third world" countries should just follow the news of the world scandal #
- Canada, of course RT @mattyglesias: Given Greece and debt ceiling, to where can one flee to quality? Only so many Swiss francs to go around. in reply to mattyglesias #
- Just bombast! RT @leadnowca: RT if you disagree with #pmharper 's statement that the #cpc is #canada 's party. #cdnpoli http://ow.ly/5BxEa #
- RT @jeffjarvis: Good God, News Corp. hacked the prime minister. We've now stepped beyond Watergate. #
- Get your Feminists' Rock Camp Showcase flyers here and share widely http://j.mp/pqVArv @sherwinarnott and @beckycory designed! #yyj #
- Transcanada severely low balled #KeystoneXL pipeline spill frequency and intensity http://ow.ly/5BB7G #tarsands #oilsands #
- RT @rudepundit: Remember: every Murdoch "news" entity was outraged to the hilt over Wikileaks at the same time some were hacking phones. #
- The Victoria Public Library @gvpl has a great idea for you to test out ereaders, place a hold now, wait time around a month? #yyj #
- Must read from TGAM: RT @harshawalia: While number of poor grow and record job cuts, corporate profits soar #cdnpoli #
- Tap the Queen?? The monarchy is good for one thing, generating outrage against the Murdoch empire!http://ow.ly/5BNhn #
- Common hatchery practice could be harming #salmon http://ow.ly/5BNE2 Clipping fins impedes swimming, who knew, counterintuitive #
- RT @Adam_Stirling: BC Govt ripped-up pub sector contracts in past they considered unfair. W/ Hahn they express outrage & do nothing. #bcpoli #
- RT @garymasonglobe: How can the premier allow the board that approved this pension deal to remain in place? #bcpoli #Hahn #bcferries #
- Safe? #fracking fluid legal "discharge" destroys all ground cover, half the trees in West Virginia http://ow.ly/5CqTG #
- Of course, best practice on US oil addiction: Harm reduction, treatment, alternatives for addict, stringent penalties on the pusher š #
- Gordon Brown Says Newspaper Hired āKnown Criminalsā, bribed police officers http://ow.ly/5CtLM Wow, England is ridiculously corrupt #
- CIA fake vaccination schemes to catch Bin Laden not good for public health, feeds anti-vaccine paranoia http://ow.ly/5CvS1 #
- For example of anti-vaccine paranoia, now real, see this http://ow.ly/5Cwtn #
- RT @TheTyee: Net Neutrality: A Failure to Enforce http://t.co/XcKRnWK #crtc #internet #ubb @mgeist #
- RT @helesialuke: RT @themarknews: CBC Facing Five-Per-Cent Cut http://t.co/u9RsvRv Maybe start with Don Cherry's contract?#cdnpoli #
- Dear Amazon, I would love to buy a #kindle but not if you back anti-tax shenanigans in California http://ow.ly/5CIgA #
- RT @mattyglesias: Amazing how much people's policy thinking is driven by status quo bias. Basically nobody wants to change anything ever. #
- RT @duncankinney: More than 75% of bike-car collisions are caused by errant motorist behaviour: #yyjbike .@felixsalmon #
- Eradicating a Disease Vs. Eradicating a Terrorist: Why CIA faking vaccination programs is bad http://t.co/lFex9OP from @undispatch #
- RT @impolitical: Cda attended mtngs w/ North Korea for months then…surprise, boycott! Highly logical. http://feedly.com/k/o9QdHD #cdnpoli #
- In Toronto, Mayor Rob Ford wants to remove bike lanes, makes me appreciate @deanfortin and the bike friendly Victoria council more #yyj #
- Crap. Bomb blasts in Mumbai; 13 killed, 81 injured – India News – IBNLive http://ow.ly/5DAIN #
- RT @endpovertynow: Conference Board (yes!): Canadaās income gap growing: http://t.co/XtS77hb #cdnpoli #
- There is now mainstream consensus on the concern about increasing income inequality in Canada. #cdnpoli #
- RT @CBCSmart: #bcpoli Despite agreeing with public anger, Transport Min Lekstrom has no plans to fire @BCFerries Brd over Hahn's pension. #
- Feminists' Rock Camp is full, but come to the showcase on Sunday! Fort Cafe http://j.mp/pqVArv #yyj #yyjmusic #
- Feminists' Rock Camp is full, but come to the showcase on Sunday! Fort Cafe http://t.co/Intmpei #yyj #yyjmusic #
- Deconstructing BCās carbon neutral government http://t.co/PLxrzKh from @marcleeCCPA #bcpoli #climate #
- RT @iglikaivanova: New @ConfBoardofCda report on rising income inequality in Canada confirms what we at @ccpa have been saying for years. #
- Bancroft Family Expresses Regrets at Selling Wall Street Journal to Murdoch http://t.co/Xmacxfd via @propublica #
- Hmm… RT @jordan_keats: Scientist proposes replacing peer review with something like Reddit – Boing Boing http://t.co/RvdBlCK #
- Toronto Council votes to remove Jarvis, Pharmacy, Birchmount #bike lanes – 680News http://ow.ly/5DW31 Elections matter. #
- RT @boraz: Whatās wrong with scholarly publishing? Your feedback ā Why should journals exist? #
- +1 Canada RT @borowitzreport: New Law, 'No Politicians Left Behind,' : Pay Congressmen Based on Performance: http://t.co/iBgM23W #cdnpoli #
- RT @wildernews: Controversial Juan de Fuca Trail development goes to public meeting http://t.co/WzI8qfq #savejdf #yyj #
- High-powered lobby calls on Canada to wean itself off oil From @mikedesouza #cdnpoli #tarsands #oilsands #
- My next few days will be consumed by Feminsts' Rock camp, in a fun way š http://j.mp/2011FRC #
- #yyj What happened? I am back to wearing a rain jacket in a bus with fogged up windows. #
- RT @judyrebick: Today from Britain, which privatized senior homes years ago. They are crashing: http://ow.ly/5EreY #robford via @rabbleca #
- RT @iglikaivanova: Pgms that effectively address #poverty expensive, but keeping people in #poverty costs more. #bcpoli http://t.co/NFn1lNO #
- Bridge to nowhere, natural gas not the answer, say @pembina and @davidsuzukiFDN http://ow.ly/5EuKy #climate #
- RT @yalee360: The U.S.'s most ambitious carbon capture project has been shelved by utility company http://t.co/GVWhvQN #carboncapture #
- Coal continues to be ground zero for carbon pollution, with no solution to mitigate in sight, shutdown only option #climate #
- RT @lornedaniel: Why traditional #media who try pay-for-news model online will struggle: http://t.co/fRvF7LI (Economist via @NewUrbanism) #
- RT @lacouvee: Please vote for Victoria Fringe Festival by @IntrepidTheatre as best festival. Contest by @WestJet http://ow.ly/5E6wI #yyj #
- RT @evidencenetwork @RoutlyH: Feel healthcare costs are out of control? This may change your mind http://t.co/i3UYeNz #cdnpoli #
- RT @propublica: Why hasn't Pakistan arrested the suspected masterminds behind the 2008 Mumbai attacks? http://propub.ca/oFKZrN #
- RT @andrew_leach: More on #keystoneXL and #oilsands @grist: . @billmckibben: Will North America be the new Middle East? http://ow.ly/5EJeg #
- RT @jmspecht: Auto-Centrism Nadir – Georgia Mom Convicted of Vehicular Homicide For Crossing Street s/ Kids http://t.co/QHtyiOH #walkability #
- RT @andrew_leach: Wonder if #abgov CCS subsidies are needed? AEP walked away from $350M from the DOE. CCS is expensive #
- #yyj is trying, but parking… RT @kate_sheppard: Good piece: On Biking, Why Canāt the U.S. Learn Lessons from Europe? #
- This does not bode well for worldwide carbon pricing. US-EU Showdown on Airline Emissions Begins http://ow.ly/5ETCl via @SciAm #
- RT @emmacaroline_: Dear #ShawCable you just LOST my business for being so rude to me over the phone… disgruntled customer #34945604560456 #
- #Montana Spill Pipeline May Have Carried #OilSands Crude – The plot thickens. http://ow.ly/5Fkri #tarsands #
- RT @mattyglesias: Shorter Beltway CW: America's too broke to repair infrastructure, but must achieve worldwide military domination. #
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