Simone
@simonele.bsky.social
artist / educator / purveyor of fine unsolicited bird facts 🌾🌘🪶
How arrogant and out of touch do you have to be to roll this out when people across the political spectrum are screaming that they do not want more AI.
AI that builds Canada strong for all: that’s our mission.
We’re supporting 10,000 AI-related internships for young Canadians — to empower them to use this technology safely and confidently.
We’re supporting 10,000 AI-related internships for young Canadians — to empower them to use this technology safely and confidently.
September 28, 2026 at 5:06 AM
How arrogant and out of touch do you have to be to roll this out when people across the political spectrum are screaming that they do not want more AI.
Did you know we have puffins in the Salish Sea? A small number of Tufted Puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) breed on Smith Island just over the U.S. border from Victoria. I got to see this fancy friend a couple weeks ago!
#birding
#birding
September 20, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Did you know we have puffins in the Salish Sea? A small number of Tufted Puffins (Fratercula cirrhata) breed on Smith Island just over the U.S. border from Victoria. I got to see this fancy friend a couple weeks ago!
#birding
#birding
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Slavoj Žižek has my dream job. I watched him speak in front of a crowd for 45 minutes uninterrupted about whatever he felt like while the host watched helplessly. when he finally finished she said "wise words" and he said "I HATE WISDOM" then started talking again
September 19, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Slavoj Žižek has my dream job. I watched him speak in front of a crowd for 45 minutes uninterrupted about whatever he felt like while the host watched helplessly. when he finally finished she said "wise words" and he said "I HATE WISDOM" then started talking again
Interested to see how this progresses. I have high hopes for commuter rail but the process has stalled so many times getting mired in feasibility studies that it has just become more complex to build. Let's hope it's not just more political hot air this time.
#canpoli #yyjpoli
#canpoli #yyjpoli
PacifiCan invests in passenger rail opportunities connecting Victoria West and Langford
In B.C., the Government of Canada is strengthening regional economies and building vibrant communities by investing in the infrastructure and public spaces that help people connect, stay active, and t...
www.canada.ca
September 16, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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As I was saying: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Read the fine print. Analyze things that are 'out of place.'
From scrapping anti-greenwashing laws, to a terrible approach to Indigenous rights, to NON-BINDING 'regulations' on U.S. AI Data Centres, Carney’s only real plan is selling off Canada. #CDNpoli
Read the fine print. Analyze things that are 'out of place.'
From scrapping anti-greenwashing laws, to a terrible approach to Indigenous rights, to NON-BINDING 'regulations' on U.S. AI Data Centres, Carney’s only real plan is selling off Canada. #CDNpoli
September 15, 2026 at 1:24 PM
As I was saying: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Read the fine print. Analyze things that are 'out of place.'
From scrapping anti-greenwashing laws, to a terrible approach to Indigenous rights, to NON-BINDING 'regulations' on U.S. AI Data Centres, Carney’s only real plan is selling off Canada. #CDNpoli
Read the fine print. Analyze things that are 'out of place.'
From scrapping anti-greenwashing laws, to a terrible approach to Indigenous rights, to NON-BINDING 'regulations' on U.S. AI Data Centres, Carney’s only real plan is selling off Canada. #CDNpoli
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It’s a bit odd to talk about potential costs when in reality nobody has *any* idea what Carney actually has in mind,
I can’t remember a single time in the past 50 years where one man was given such latitude to determine Canada’s future in the absence of *any* public debate or discussion.
I can’t remember a single time in the past 50 years where one man was given such latitude to determine Canada’s future in the absence of *any* public debate or discussion.
There are costs for Mark Carney’s closer ties with Europe
There could be a political cost in addition to the financial price tag for Canada’s proposed “unique alliance” with the European Union.
www.thestar.com
September 15, 2026 at 11:11 AM
It’s a bit odd to talk about potential costs when in reality nobody has *any* idea what Carney actually has in mind,
I can’t remember a single time in the past 50 years where one man was given such latitude to determine Canada’s future in the absence of *any* public debate or discussion.
I can’t remember a single time in the past 50 years where one man was given such latitude to determine Canada’s future in the absence of *any* public debate or discussion.
If there's one benefit to clear cutting, it's that I can make an unhinged amount of jelly from the fireweed flowers that come up after the logging company has trashed everything.
#foraging
#foraging
July 31, 2026 at 10:43 PM
If there's one benefit to clear cutting, it's that I can make an unhinged amount of jelly from the fireweed flowers that come up after the logging company has trashed everything.
#foraging
#foraging
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It's kinda crazy how all world leaders seem to have just decided to give up on fighting the climate crisis and let the poor and middle class burn/drown/starve or whatever while they race to see who can make the most profit off that dystopia for the next decade or so
July 9, 2026 at 5:51 PM
It's kinda crazy how all world leaders seem to have just decided to give up on fighting the climate crisis and let the poor and middle class burn/drown/starve or whatever while they race to see who can make the most profit off that dystopia for the next decade or so
This and never having to write my MP about AI data centers again.
July 7, 2026 at 5:52 PM
This and never having to write my MP about AI data centers again.
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WE HAVE AVOCET NEWS!!!
An Avocet spotted at RSPB Middleton Lakes has been confirmed as the oldest ever recorded in the UK.
At 36 years old, it's lived more than five times longer than the species' average lifespan.
First ringed in 1990, it's still out there doing Avocet things.
Go on Avocet. 😍
An Avocet spotted at RSPB Middleton Lakes has been confirmed as the oldest ever recorded in the UK.
At 36 years old, it's lived more than five times longer than the species' average lifespan.
First ringed in 1990, it's still out there doing Avocet things.
Go on Avocet. 😍
July 6, 2026 at 8:36 AM
WE HAVE AVOCET NEWS!!!
An Avocet spotted at RSPB Middleton Lakes has been confirmed as the oldest ever recorded in the UK.
At 36 years old, it's lived more than five times longer than the species' average lifespan.
First ringed in 1990, it's still out there doing Avocet things.
Go on Avocet. 😍
An Avocet spotted at RSPB Middleton Lakes has been confirmed as the oldest ever recorded in the UK.
At 36 years old, it's lived more than five times longer than the species' average lifespan.
First ringed in 1990, it's still out there doing Avocet things.
Go on Avocet. 😍
What an incredible effort from #CaboVerde against an absolute titan. Well done gents, you kept the pressure on and played a gorgeous game 🇨🇻
July 4, 2026 at 1:13 AM
What an incredible effort from #CaboVerde against an absolute titan. Well done gents, you kept the pressure on and played a gorgeous game 🇨🇻
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Maybe I’m a contrarian or a Luddite, but I kind of pride myself on the fact I don’t use any AI in my production workflow.
There’s a whole industry of tools that *technically* make it easier, but personally I feel the end result is better when you’re hands on from start to finish.
There’s a whole industry of tools that *technically* make it easier, but personally I feel the end result is better when you’re hands on from start to finish.
July 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Maybe I’m a contrarian or a Luddite, but I kind of pride myself on the fact I don’t use any AI in my production workflow.
There’s a whole industry of tools that *technically* make it easier, but personally I feel the end result is better when you’re hands on from start to finish.
There’s a whole industry of tools that *technically* make it easier, but personally I feel the end result is better when you’re hands on from start to finish.
Can confirm that it is almost impossible to be sad with a bandeja paisa in front of you.
Maybe the cure to Men’s Mental Health is going for a Big Colombian Dinner?
July 3, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Can confirm that it is almost impossible to be sad with a bandeja paisa in front of you.
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The hummingbird is a favourite of mine so tiny and so beautiful.
The nest constructed with soft material, held together with spider web, it's size is 1/2 of a walnut! Amazing birds
The nest constructed with soft material, held together with spider web, it's size is 1/2 of a walnut! Amazing birds
June 7, 2026 at 3:25 PM
The hummingbird is a favourite of mine so tiny and so beautiful.
The nest constructed with soft material, held together with spider web, it's size is 1/2 of a walnut! Amazing birds
The nest constructed with soft material, held together with spider web, it's size is 1/2 of a walnut! Amazing birds
It's camas season aka the end of my seasonal depression
April 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM
It's camas season aka the end of my seasonal depression
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Mornings in the #bog. It's like its own little utopia. It's hard to imagine a more cool place to be. The pitcher plant bogs of North Florida are otherworldly. From a recent foggy morning. #photography #landscape #ECK #bogs #pitcherplants #Sarracenia #fog #bogplants
April 21, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Mornings in the #bog. It's like its own little utopia. It's hard to imagine a more cool place to be. The pitcher plant bogs of North Florida are otherworldly. From a recent foggy morning. #photography #landscape #ECK #bogs #pitcherplants #Sarracenia #fog #bogplants
First camas is up in the garden! #killyourlawn
April 20, 2026 at 8:57 PM
First camas is up in the garden! #killyourlawn
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unnerving lofi beats to tremble and cower to
March 23, 2026 at 3:30 PM
unnerving lofi beats to tremble and cower to
Part of my work at the ##SimilkameenArtistResidency has been going out exploring the burned areas from the 2023 Crater Creek fire; looking for sculptural forms and gathering charcoal for ink making.
March 24, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Part of my work at the ##SimilkameenArtistResidency has been going out exploring the burned areas from the 2023 Crater Creek fire; looking for sculptural forms and gathering charcoal for ink making.
My first attempt at making a mushroom bag was a success! Time for fried oyster mushrooms 🍄
February 4, 2026 at 10:11 PM
My first attempt at making a mushroom bag was a success! Time for fried oyster mushrooms 🍄
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Enough of you asked me about this that I wrote some brief thoughts on Ocean Ramsey's particular brand of pseudoscientific nonsense. I believe this addresses almost all of the frequently asked questions I receive, but as always I am happy to answer serious questions asked in good faith.
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What Ocean Ramsey does is not shark science or conservation: some brief thoughts on “the Shark Whisperer” documentary
Netflix has a new (sarcastic air quotes) “documentary” out about Ocean Ramsey, who longtime readers and followers know is a serial wildlife harasser who also coordinates massive online …
www.southernfriedscience.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Enough of you asked me about this that I wrote some brief thoughts on Ocean Ramsey's particular brand of pseudoscientific nonsense. I believe this addresses almost all of the frequently asked questions I receive, but as always I am happy to answer serious questions asked in good faith.
🧪🦑🌎🦈
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What's blooming in the #nativegarden?
Blue-eyed Grass, Fool's Onion, Woolly Sunflower, and Graceful Cinquefoil!
#killyourlawn
Blue-eyed Grass, Fool's Onion, Woolly Sunflower, and Graceful Cinquefoil!
#killyourlawn
May 27, 2025 at 11:10 PM
What's blooming in the #nativegarden?
Blue-eyed Grass, Fool's Onion, Woolly Sunflower, and Graceful Cinquefoil!
#killyourlawn
Blue-eyed Grass, Fool's Onion, Woolly Sunflower, and Graceful Cinquefoil!
#killyourlawn