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Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka.bsky.social · 3h

The City and Province can fund day shelter spaces or "the other option is people are dying and people don't feel safe to use public libraries, don’t feel safe to use public transit, don't feel safe to use rec centers.”
#yegcc #ableg

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Fewer drop-in spaces mean Edmonton's homeless have nowhere to go in the morning | CBC News

Despite concerns about the impact on Edmonton's public spaces, it's a problem that "nobody seems to want to take ownership of."

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 4h

The Alberta teacher strike that has affected more than 700,000 students isn’t just another labour dispute.

It’s the latest front in a long campaign to undermine education — closely linked to the right-wing Project 2025 initiative to transform America.

@ximenaka.bsky.social writes. #abpoli #uspoli

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.

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troyliss @troyliss.bsky.social · 2h

OHSA regulations require that the wife be firmly attached to the pedestal and have an additional safety support line from above. As well, at least 3 spotters are required, standing equidistantly around the base of the pedestal. Pedestals higher than 4’ must be surrounded by a cushioned surface.

Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 3h

"You shouldn't put your wife on a pedestal"

Too late. Also what if she deserves it? Because she does. 🤷

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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 3h

RIP D'angelo. Black Messiah is a top 5 of all time record.

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Paul DeCampo @pauldecampo.bsky.social · 4h

This is the same yellow vest/F—-Trudeau/“covid” convoy/vax disinfo spreading/anti-trans/ Christian nationalist alliance that has faced so few consequences that they are emboldened to escalate their threats to civil society.

The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 4h

Violent threats against government workers and businesses and a shocking physical attack on an elderly neighbour of the farm have highlighted how tensions around a CFIA-ordered cull of hundreds of ostriches have taken a very dark turn.

@jenstden.bsky.social reports. #canpoli

How the Ostrich Farm Cull Has Unleashed Threats of Violence | The Tyee

The CFIA union head says members and their families are being threatened.

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troyliss @troyliss.bsky.social · 2h

As an Albertan, I caution you against holding your breath until an RCMP investigation of govt corruption is complete 🙃

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troyliss @troyliss.bsky.social · 2h

It was not until my mid-twenties that I finally had enough people to phone that I had to start writing down numbers. I would copy a quick phone list into the inside front cover of each new notebook I would carry around 😉

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Dan Sheehan @dansheehan.bsky.social · 3h

For like 20 years, you weren't able to make a YouTube video featuring a popular song without getting hit with an orbital laser. I don't understand how every single one of these deeply litigious companies is okay with turning their copyrighted IP into sludge people can pay another company to make

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 1d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

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A Dave you know you know @notjustdave.bsky.social · 3h

Smith is a tool of the American far right, but so are a lot of Alberta politicians. When Smith blames Trudeau for Alberta's separatist movement, she's wilfully ignoring the separatist leanings of her mentors of the Calgary School: Flanagan, Harper, and Manning.

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A Dave you know you know @notjustdave.bsky.social · 3h

And with this: "Smith also accompanied Levant and McKinsley to the Leadership Institute, a bootcamp in Virginia that trains young conservatives on how to get elected, pass policy, take over school boards and infiltrate newsrooms. Its alumni include Mike Pence and Mitch McConnell."
#AbLeg

The Unsteady Reign of Danielle Smith - Macleans.ca

Alberta’s premier rode into office declaring war on the federal government—and won by a tiny margin. Can she keep her rebellious rural base happy, without sparking a national crisis?

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A Dave you know you know @notjustdave.bsky.social · 3h

With this: "[The Heritage Foundation] is widely known for creating Project 2025, the plan to “dismantle the administrative state” by closing government offices, overturning regulations and replacing thousands of public sector employees with Trump allies."

Smith Reveals Meeting with the US Heritage Foundation After Trump Win | The Tyee

The Alberta premier said she met with the right-wing think tank because of its influence on the president.

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A Dave you know you know @notjustdave.bsky.social · 3h

Pair this: "Since the United Conservative Party came into power six years ago, Alberta’s government has tabled a series of changes to the Education Act that reflect the priorities not of Alberta parents, but of U.S. neoconservatives seeking to dismantle the public education..." #AbLeg

Ximena González @ximenaka.bsky.social · 22h

I began writing this story with a naive question in mind: What do we lose when public education is privatized? A lot, actually.

By following the MAGA playbook, the UCP’s push against public education not only undermines democracy, it jeopardizes the possibility of a better future for all Albertans.

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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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 3h

3. Whatever you’re planning to do to bring people around *after* you fight a war, so you don’t have to murder millions of people in cold blood?

Consider doing that first.

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troyliss @troyliss.bsky.social · 4h

So much depends on how the performers play the characters. In the Hamlet film with Patrick Stewart and David Tennant, they play the poisoned cup scene with everyone being well aware there’s poison in the cup, and it makes sense for that version. 😄

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troyliss @troyliss.bsky.social · 12h

In the superhero genre, character growth is a consequence of action. S2 has some great character scenes, but they’re disconnected and the finale pulls a lot of things out of nowhere. Maybe being the brains of the new DCU means there’s no one to give Gunn notes, or convince him to trim the fat?

troyliss @troyliss.bsky.social · 12h

Peacemaker Season 2 Assessment: Gunn loves these characters and loves having them grow, but forgot to give this season an actual story. In S1 the characters had to get their shit together to deal with a threat. S2 has no core mission, so Chris & co. just drift from event to event.

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troyliss @troyliss.bsky.social · 12h

Someone should probably put him out!

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Mac Themes Garden @macthemes.garden · 14h

Applewood 2.0 - Androo

A preview of the Mac theme "Applewood 2.0" by "Androo"

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javier grillo-marxuach @okbjgm.bsky.social · 13h

the degree to which i feel like i am living in the pre-title montage of a post-apocalyptic movie cannot be overstated.

Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 15h

This is an alarming compression of the planetary destruction timeline: with the massive growth of the AI bubble, data centers are expected to consume up to 12% of total US electricity by 2028, up from 4.4% in 2023.
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Sora 2 and ChatGPT are consuming so much power that OpenAI just did another 10 gigawatt deal | CNN Business

OpenAI is partnering with Broadcom to design and develop 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips and systems, a massive amount of power that will use as much electricity as a large city. The move further high...

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Shannon Ellery Hubbell @brundlefly.bsky.social · 13h

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Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately

WASHINGTON—Affirming the importance of traditions like Columbus Day to other Americans, the nation’s 573 federally recognized Indian nations released a joint statement Monday confirming they don’t nee...

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Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 13h

Like I don’t think you get to go “gosh we just want to sell stuff, not get political” when you want to sell that stuff to people who are on the receiving end of existential threats from your president. If you sit that out, you’re making a choice

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Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 13h

“We’re not in politics. We’re just some guys in Virginia making good whisky. But unfortunately, we’re the victims.”

Idk man, maybe you don’t get to “not be in politics” when one side is blowing up international relationships you depend on www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/b...

Canada’s boycott America movement is hurting innocent bystanders | CNN Business

Virginia Distillery CEO Gareth Moore was bullish on his company’s American single malt whisky sales north of the border when 2025 kicked off.

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HerRoyalBOO👻bies @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social · 21h

“She would show up looking like a forever 21 employee and then murder 15 people.”

This is hysterically funny.

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troyliss @troyliss.bsky.social · 12h

Honestly, this is why the Thieves’ World series lost me back as a teen. After 4 books or so in a shared world with several authors writing dozens of characters, it just became more impenetrable with each new volume.

Tracy @poppyphlox.bsky.social · 16h

Please do recaps at the beginning of books within a series. Especially true if there has been a large gap between books and there are multiple characters and subplots happening.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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troyliss @troyliss.bsky.social · 19h

“ChatGPT, I’m looking for an innovative and unpredictable strategy; please give me the statistically most-predictable result, based on the average of your training data.”

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