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Heather @hganshorn.bsky.social · 18h

Ugh, this sucks. We have amazing scholars at all levels who have trouble getting on the tenure track. At the very least these positions should be postdocs, not assistant profs.

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Heather @hganshorn.bsky.social · 18h

Me to youngest child: "Let's set a weekly alarm on your phone about your Tuesday music lesson."
His phone: goes off at the right time on Tuesday. Unfortunately it's at home and he isn't.

Heather @hganshorn.bsky.social · 8d

I wonder how UCP MLAs are feeling about their boss dropping a giant turd, then leaving them holding the bag while she jets off the Riyadh to cosplay head of state for Alberta and do some shopping

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NigelBankes @nigelb.bsky.social · 11d

David King delineates the choice Albertans face.

An education system that fosters community & solidarity

Or an education system that favours individual freedom/liberty

But you must make this choice assuming the veil of poverty - not wealth

What say you now?

#abpoli #ableg

Opinion: Alberta undermining public education — and democracy

Any government that undermines ... the project of improving public school education in the face of difficulty is undermining ... democracy.

edmontonjournal.com

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Heather @hganshorn.bsky.social · 11d

Surely only MAGA people are listening to him at this point and I'm betting they already eat a lot of those

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11d

RFK Jr to urge Americans to eat more saturated fats, alarming health experts

Guidance from health and human services secretary contradicts decades of dietary recommendations Robert F Kennedy Jr, the health and human services secretary, is planning to issue guidance encouraging Americans to eat more saturated fats, contradicting decades of dietary recommendations and alarming experts. “My response and sort of counsel to myself was to stay calm, and let’s see what happens, because there was no indication given as to how, why, when this potential shift would occur,” said Cheryl Anderson, an American Heart Association board member and professor at the University of California, San Diego’s school of public health and human longevity science. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11d

The Reagan Foundation's entire purpose is to preserve Reagan's legacy and share his principles, but now they're backing up the current president who insists that "Ronald Reagan loved tariffs."

Great job defending Reagan's legacy and principles, guys.

Hey, was he a big fan of Russia too?

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Doug Saunders @dougsaunders.bsky.social · 11d

It's long been my contention that ideology and aesthetics are two manifestations of the same thing. Witness Hitler's very kitsch paintings. Witness the gobsmacking tackiness of this structure

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump's Plans for the East Wing Keep Changing. Here's a Look.

Here’s what we know about Mr. Trump’s plans to remodel the torn-down East Wing.

www.nytimes.com

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Heather @hganshorn.bsky.social · 12d

Sure okay, LOL. I'll stick with my doctor, thanks.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

Man who asked ChatGPT about cutting out salt from his diet was hospitalized with hallucinations

A case study in a medical journal reported that the 60-year-old man replaced sodium chloride with sodium bromide after consulting the AI bot.

www.nbcnews.com

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 13d

This is the energy you need to bring ICE and all fascists, this is what everyone should be doing. In a world full of compliers be the polka dot lady. #3E

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Heather @hganshorn.bsky.social · 12d

Okay this is funnier than I ever would have given Germans credit for
www.artnews.com/art-news/new...

German Company Launches Viral Ad Campaign For Lift Used in Louvre Heist: ‘Quiet as a Whisper’

A German firm stepped into the media spotlight this week thanks to a marketing campaign featuring the furniture lift used in the Louvre jewel heist.

www.artnews.com

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Heather @hganshorn.bsky.social · 13d

When even Big Oil thinks you've gone too far. Here's an idea - make them pay for this program themselves if they find it valuable.

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 13d

The EPA says cutting a pollution reporting program will save the oil and gas industry millions. Some companies are pushing back, saying they need it

Why Big Oil Is Asking EPA Not to Cut its Polluter Reporting Program

The oil and gas industry says it needs the program’s data to conduct business.

bloom.bg

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Heather @hganshorn.bsky.social · 13d

Can someone explain why there is money for ICE and the National Guard during the shutdown but not for the EPA, Dept. of Education, or National Library of Medicine?

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Heather @hganshorn.bsky.social · 13d

We need laws against creating fake AI content of people's physical likeness without their consent. This isn't free speech; it's libel.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 13d

Andrew Cuomo’s campaign just posted — and quickly deleted — this AI-generated ad depicting “criminals for Zohran Mamdani.”

Features a Black man in a keffiyeh shoplifting, an abuser, a trespasser, a trafficker, a drug dealer, and a drunk driver all declaring support for Mamdani.

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DuendeonFuego @duendeonfuego.bsky.social · 13d

hello this sense of social isolation and purposelessness is often created by highly capitalist societies wherein traditional values associated with family and belonging to community are replaced by pursuit of wealth

when people can't achieve these, they turn to ideologies like fascism

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 13d

“Anomie describes a state of normlessness when society's rules, values, and expectations lose their power to guide behavior, leaving individuals feeling adrift or disconnected.”

• Definition: Anomie describes a state of normlessness when society's rules, values, and expectations lose their power to guide behavior, leaving individuals feeling adrift or disconnected.
• Origins: The concept was introduced by sociologist Émile Durkheim in the late 19th century and later expanded by Robert Merton to explain deviant behavior in modern societies.
• Causes: Anomie arises during periods of rapid social change, inequality, or cultural conflict, when established norms no longer fit new realities.
• Effects: People experiencing anomie may feel purposeless, isolated, or frustrated, while societies may see higher levels of deviance, unrest, or moral confusion.

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Heather @hganshorn.bsky.social · 18d

Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education | The Tyee

MAGA’s Project 2025 has become a blueprint for undermining Canada’s schools in the name of profit and privilege.

thetyee.ca

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Heather @hganshorn.bsky.social · Oct 5

Attention fluoride and chemtrail tinfoil hatters: here's something real to be concerned about

JEmphatically @jemphatically.bsky.social · Oct 5

Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought.

/more

#AIdatacenters #AIdatacentres #cdnpoli #ableg #foreverchemicals
#pollution #environment

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from datacenters amid AI boom

Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought

www.theguardian.com

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Jack Hill @jackhill.bsky.social · Oct 4

Support Public Education

Join us this Sunday, October 5, from 3:00–4:30 PM at McDougall Centre (455 6 Street SW, Calgary) for a rally in support of public education.

#abed #ableg #yyc

assets.nationbuilder.com/albertateach...

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Heather @hganshorn.bsky.social · Oct 4

Markus off is actually not a bad name to have on a ballot

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · Oct 3

Teachers: you know you've got a fair deal when, in a year from now, when the private schools come lobbying for money again, the government has to tell them "no," not because they want to, but because you've tied up everything in public education.

Don't stop until they roll back private funding.

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Heather @hganshorn.bsky.social · Oct 3

The UCP are trying to warm us up to the idea of school vouchers.

www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?...

Screen shot of the Distance Education and Home Education sections of the linked press release

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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · Sep 22

"Tylenol is dangerous for women and children," say men who have spent the last eight years making life more dangerous for women and children

The Associated Press @apnews.com · Sep 22

BREAKING: President Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence.

Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence

President Donald Trump is using the platform of the presidency to promote unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without giving new evidence.

bit.ly

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · Sep 23

Well this is awkward

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Derek Johnson @derekjesq.bsky.social · Sep 20

“Fascism” isn’t a slur for politics we don’t like. It’s a precise word with precise meaning. And in the face of what’s happening right now in America, it’s the most honest one we have.

I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. 🧵

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Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · Sep 20

every time we talk about parental permission in terms of book banning I'm like fuck man. kids have rights too. a 17-year-old should be able to check out books at the library without Mom and Dad stepping in. so should a 10-year-old or 7 or whatever. kids deserve SOME goddamn freedom and privacy

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Heather @hganshorn.bsky.social · Sep 20

I bought the Cheeto KD because my kid nagged, and it was so gross he wouldn't eat it. Hope your schnitzel was more appetizing

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