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/photographyNorth Okanagan Valley Cloud
Under a persistent ridge of high pressure, valley cloud is evident throughout the Okanagan-Shuswap today (and the past week). SilverStar Mountain (an "island" just northeast of Vernon) provides respite. The photo looks east at the Monashee Mountains towards the Arrow Lakes.
/photographyWindward Rime Formation, North Okanagan, B.C. 🇨🇦
Clear skies overnight > temperature inversion > dew point > fog (water droplets) with consistent wind direction = rime ice preferential formation on the windward side (the side facing the wind). #VernonBC
/ukraineRuthless Russian Racism
Cunning cynicism: lure improvised Africans to russia for "education" (bait), sub in an Army contract in russian (switch), then use them as "meat assault disposables". In this case, “Can Opener” has a TM-62 anti-tank mine strapped to his body to blow a Ukrainian dugout.
/newsKyiv Stands
The current full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has lasted 1,419 days. This has just surpassed the time it took for the Soviet Union to (help) defeat Nazi Germany. Ukraine, which was entirely German-occupied, is noted in yellow. It took 1,410 days for the Soviets to capture Be
/newsRussian Thermo-terror Attack Imminent
With a week of severe cold forecast, serious rotating black-outs already as most thermal generation capacity destroyed, and district heating networks targeted, russia is literally intending to freeze civilians to death. Justice for russia cannot come soon enough.
/politics2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ So much to look forward to
1 US political revolution 2 Overpowered 3 The Donroe Doctrine 4 Europe under siege 5 Russia's second front 6 State capitalism with American characteristics 7 China's deflation trap 8 Al eats its users 9 Zombie USMCA 10 The water weapon https://music.amazon.ca/podcasts/f
/politicsGiven existing market and new political risks, Canada faces a strategic energy choice.
The U.S. "Donroe Doctrine" views Western oil as a strategic U.S. asset. Directing Canadian oil to China via new pipelines would likely be seen as a threat to ensuring U.S. dominance over the Western Hemisphere's energy resources. Would Trump explicitly deny Canada the right to ac
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/artHome on the Range, 1967. Globe and Mail's Merry Christmas front page art, 2025.
William Kurelek. Home on the Range, 1967. Mixed media on hardboard, overall: 121.9 × 184.2 cm. The Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario. © Estate of William Kurelek, courtesy of the Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto.A snowy landscape with a full moon, featuring people skii
/politics/politics/news/news/politics/news/politicsRussia is ready to fight until the last Ukrainian dies
Putin: "Russia is ready to fight until the last Ukrainian dies." Russia targeted a civilian area in Dnipro with a ballistic missile. Four people have been murdered, 40 injuried. Lives, homes, businesses forever changed. Meanwhile Trump and his greed bros insist russia gets amn
/news/news/politics/politics/photographyLate autumn in Vernon, B.C.
Late autumn in Vernon, B.C. Note the two lakes, Kalamalka (I) and Okanagan (r). #VernonBC
/newsRussian Embassy Protesters Awarded 🇨🇦🇺🇦
👏🏻 Canada's tireless russian Embassy Protesters (REP) receive the Ukrainian Canadian Congress President's Certificate of Appreciation. REP's daily demonstrations serve as a powerful symbol of solidarity, courage, and hope for the Ukrainian community. #StandWithUkraine 🇨🇦🇺�
/politicsCanadian MP Stands With Ukraine
Vernon—Lake Country—Monashee MP Scott Anderson signing postcards for the Armed Forces of Ukraine troops serving at the line of contact, defending Ukraine from russia’s illegal war of aggression. #VernonBC #StandWithUkraine 🇨🇦🇺🇦
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