Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-08-21
- Stop Coddling the Super-Rich – Warren Buffett (Super-Rich) http://ow.ly/63hD8 #p2 #taxation #
- It takes shockingly little to make me happy. A working headphone jack, for instance #easytoplease #secretofhappiness #
- Pork prince Tony Clement steered G8 funding in riding, documents show http://ow.ly/63qa6 #cdnpoli #corruption #
- 95 đ RT @lacouvee: 92 in top 5 % RT @susanjones: what is your homes walking score? http://t.co/nvi1Lut Mine was 80 – very walkable .#yyj #
- Nice to see Tomley's has opened a grocery at Douglas and Johnson, lots of produce. Downtown needs more groceries. #yyj #
- RT @seancasten: Nice piece from Skip Laitner, suggesting that #energy efficiency be considered as a macro-economic metric. bit.ly/rdUZkp #
- Increased #salmon mortality due to increasing parasites from land use change, stream nutrient loads http://ow.ly/63AYw #
- .@kevinsmcarthur Poorly managed open containment fish farms can spread parasites, viruses, and increase local nutrient loading. #nosarcasm #
- RT @projrespect: Great to see so many men participating in the Men's Banner Project yesterday in Centennial Square! http://ow.ly/63EbM #yyj #
- Canadian Navy, Air Force 'Royal' Again With Official Name Change. The Queen and her family are suiting up for service đ http://ow.ly/63ENG #
- It's that time again, to pick a #linux distro for my HTPC, I guess I'll still stick with ubuntu, though might try linux mint #
- Paul Willcocks of the @timescolonist: #BCLib policies pushed up Hydro rates http://ow.ly/63G0B #bcpoli #
- Cool, had heard about it RT @backfitcanada @jim_pearson: Just spotted 100% @bc_transit electric bus in Victoria BC #YYJ http://t.co/tooGL6Y #
- Finally learned to breathe during yoga, apparently, one needs to breathe… #
- Climate deniers in Australia are comparing themselves to Galileo, and of course, getting facts wrong. http://ow.ly/64viG #
- RT @paulwillcocks: Column: CLBC service cuts hurting BC's most vulnerable; per-client funding steadily dropping tinyurl.com/3dl56r2 #bcpoli #
- So, looks like Murdoch empire higher-ups were well aware of hacking… http://ow.ly/64vU9 #
- RT @mikehudema: BREAKING: "ethical oil" backers stole from photojournalists @lynseyaddario @edkashi to promote #tarsands bit.ly/nt4pj6 #
- Quick, buy some bombers!! Russia Pushes To Claim Arctic As Its Own: @nprnews http://ow.ly/64x7d #cdnpoli #
- #oilsands intrigue from @TheTyee: Asia's View of Alberta, #TarSands and Pipelines #KeystoneXL #Gateway http://ow.ly/64xK8 #
- Of all the news gathering sources I use, I still like reading rss feeds on google reader the best, call me old fashioned. #
- RT @vicpdcanada: Traffic Section Targeting Cyclist Infractions #yyj #
- Over thousand anti-corruption protesters detained in Maharashtra http://j.mp/rowGDB #india #
- RT @starleigh_grass: Pickton inquiry's problems underscore the truth about poverty http://t.co/9glU7cb #fem2 #vaw #cdnpoli #bcpoli #
- So, based on all the news about the US presidential election, it is in a couple of weeks, right? #
- For #CPC MPs, the economy is like the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal, don't want to hear indep opinions http://j.mp/onaT2O #cdnpoli #
- Royal military renaming slammed as colonial throwback – CBC http://ow.ly/65uHm #cdnpoli Should blog about this… #
- The irony of Canada reaffirming its Royal colonial roots on August 15, India's independence day … #
- RT @propublica: Why you should take economic data with a grain of salt: http://t.co/ys2BLWY via @BCAppelbaum #
- #yyj cyclists take note, $29 fine for no helmet, $135 for sidewalk riding via @timescolonist http://j.mp/n3Uz6d #
- Newborn died due to staff shortage, anesthesiologist. #bchealth #bcpoli http://j.mp/pjglwf #
- http://t.co/yUjAzPM #
- RT @FCM_online Visible minority immigrants more likely to experience disrupted labour market experiences in first 4 years in Canada: #
- RT @commonsensecdn: Rumours of Pipeline's Demise Grow as Speculation Surrounds #Enbridge http://t.co/9iBJT2g #tarsands #oilsands #cdnpoli #
- RT @MarcLeeCCPA: Jim Quail rips bogus review, and BC government for "butchering" BC Hydro: http://t.co/C0axZg2 #bcpoli #
- Need a warrant to unmask Internet users? Not if Canada gets its way http://j.mp/nMIW5x #cdnpoli #privacy #
- RT @DeSmogBlog: Canada Right On Target, To Miss 2020 Emissions Targets http://t.co/PCErMeA #climate #cdnpoli #
- RT @impolitical: Economist's View: Sachs: The Great Failure of Globalization http://ow.ly/6634g #
- People should read this piece by @deanbaker13 on economic myths, including the confidence fairy! http://j.mp/riqZOY #
- Climate Scientist Sees No Choice but to Risk Arrest at #KeystoneXL Protests | @solveclimate http://j.mp/qLzUWj #oilsands #
- "If crazy is the norm, then opposing it seems crazy" http://j.mp/o9ELjH And oldie from @3QD I re-read recently #
- RT @lacouvee: Indian Mela Festival Aug 20/21 Centennial Sq 11am – late. Free admission. Music. Food. http://ow.ly/65qtY #yyjevents #
- .@pialiroy @migrationuk Correct Dadabhai Naoroji link here. http://j.mp/ppb0cP The man was a a giant, thanks for the reminder đ #
- Neat. RT @aaronsw: Get your books and papers scanned for $1: http://t.co/gfV36F1 #
- Christopher Hitchens – Britons Have Been Violent and Cruel for Generations http://j.mp/p5w9g0 100% agreed. #
- Wow, just wow RT @fromartz: A 40% jump in farm labor wages to above-poverty level would cost a US consumer $15 a year http://t.co/oHdgdwO #
- Another British colonial coverup RT @mattyglesias: Evidence that UN Sec Gen Dag Hammarskjöld was assassinated in 1961: http://t.co/TbwM5oY #
- This is why Hahn's paid the big bucks RT @matvic: #BCferries record low traffic and revenue – nothing to do with fares of course #bcpoli #
- Trickledown!! RT @KateGalbraith: Cash-Rich Companies Begin to Make #Renewable Energy Investments http://t.co/GRBfXjD (Climatewire) #
- Wants organics sorting RT @cfax1070: Council committee says new garbage collection plan needs more work… http://t.co/ttPLdFW #yyj #
- Should I get into a twitter discussion at 4:15 in the afternoon? No, so I will let a poorly argued tweet pass… #pickingbattles #
- Heh RT @popeshakey: Astroturf account @jessa_sonny posting from the OntarioPC "ChangeAhead" facebook app. #onpoli #
- RT @dave_eby: Stunning. "Pro Homosexual 'equity' policies amount to 'ethical cleansing': Catholic Civil Rights League" http://ow.ly/670gH #
- Good. New Obama Policy On Deportations Allows Some Non-Criminal Undocumented Immigrants To Stay http://j.mp/oKocaS #immigration #
- Blacks less likely than whites to get NIH grants, study finds – The Washington Post http://j.mp/poHdPj #
- What's the point of reading when no one on the bus can see what you're reading any more? #
- And a Tobin tax? RT @milesgrant: Why aren't #climate activists pushing for a carbon tax as part of debt super committee deal? #p2 #
- RT @althiaraj Tories press ahead on $631 pardons, despite 99% of those consulted saying it's a terrible idea http://t.co/ilE6vYF #cdnpoli #
- RT @climatebrad: @MilesGrant Climate activists are pushing for a carbon tax as part of a debt super committee deal. http://t.co/BheTbMs #
- Good @timescolonist Editorial: @bcferries woes harming islands http://j.mp/o6Cdge #vanisle #bcpoli #yyj #
- New Cdn coal-power emissions regulations – Does nothing to stop Maxim's no-CCS AB plant. http://j.mp/pgJhuB #cdnpoli #
- Two Major Unions Oppose Approval of the #KeystoneXL Pipeline http://j.mp/okmEPi #tarsands #oilsands #
- Bikes as a marker of upper class? RT @kate_sheppard: Great @wcp article on bikes, race, class, and culture in DC: http://t.co/koE9MyB #
- Um, it's not a rant at all… RT @wicary: Demonizing Muslims: To what end? http://t.co/j2lVSsS Your weekly Caplan rant. #cdnpoli #
- RT @CFUV: FolkWest starts TODAY Come on down to Royal Athletic Park tonight for a FREE taste of what it's all about http://t.co/ONyDcFh #yyj #
- From @TriaDonaldson: Letâs keep Vancouverâs Stanley Park oil spill-free http://j.mp/ni1o2V #notankers #bcpoli #yvr #
- Nice, thanks. RT @ghoberg: RT @SustainUBC: Maslow 2.0: A New and Improved Recipe for Happiness – The Atlantic: http://t.co/4G6uTwm #
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