Chris McClure 🇨🇦
@chrisjmcclure.bsky.social
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Based in #yyc, posting about politics, sustainability, tech and music. Cats rule. 🚫Auto DMs
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seandunn.bsky.social
I am becoming increasingly convinced there is a plan to create a de-facto "Albertan citizenship" that will be recognized by US states.
annaliseak.bsky.social
Prentice scraped a similar plan in 2014 that would have cost $15 million.

"The priority of the government should not be designing licence plates. We have other priorities that are more pressing, that matter to Albertans," Prentice said at the time.

calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Bell: Danielle Smith set to roll out a new Strong and Free Alberta licence plate
Alberta gets a new licence plate with the Strong and Free brand, Premier Danielle Smith will roll out eight designs and Albertans will vote
calgaryherald.com
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scottishox2.bsky.social
The United States continues to lose manufacturing jobs to countries that have embraced the reality of the #ClimateCrisis & fair trading

Europeans can't afford big gas-guzzlers when gasoline is $6.52/gal USD. Also distances are shorter so eV range isn't an issue.

Source: Reuters
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Exclusive: Spain the frontrunner for Chinese carmaker BYD's third European plant, sources say
China's No. 1 automaker BYD considers Spain to be its top candidate for a third car factory to serve the European market, two people briefed on the matter told Reuters, as the company seeks to grow sales on the continent.
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chrisjmcclure.bsky.social
Glad to see American legacy media finally growing a spine.
washingtonpost.com
The policy says reporters cannot obtain or solicit any information the Defense Department does not explicitly authorize.

Media members that don't sign the policy by its deadline have 24 hours to turn in their media credentials and clear out of Pentagon facilities.
https://wapo.st/3KOrokC
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maryhilt.bsky.social
Edward Snowden was onto something when he said the NSA was surveilling everyone. Now it's possible for any country, any company to do so.
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wickdchiq.bsky.social
Ohmigod this is gold 😆😆
97,000.
That figure comes via the Alliance for Audited Media, and it reveals that The Washington Post's average paid daily circulation has dropped below 100,000 for the first time in 55 years. To put that in perspective: 97,000 is the sort of figure you'd expect to see from a midsize regional paper like The Minnesota Star Tribune or The Seattle Times. Not from a globally recognized newsroom with multiple Pulitzers to its name.
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notjustdave.bsky.social
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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klaszus.bsky.social
Calgary mayoral candidates are bickering about which arena deal was best—and who got fleeced. And an outgoing city councillor now says progressive councillors voted yes to the deal in 2023 "at great political cost." Here's how the deal got done. (Listen and/or read!) #yyccc
The truth about Calgary’s billion-dollar arena deal | The Sprawl
Campaign accusations abound. Here’s the real story.
www.sprawlcalgary.com
chrisjmcclure.bsky.social
A reminder to people to double check who the Calgary School board trustee candidates are really backing #yyc #yyccc #ableg #calgaryvotes
sprawlcalgary.bsky.social
NEW STORY: The push to 'conservatize' Calgary's public school board. Six CBE trustee candidates have campaign materials that look identical—so we took a closer look. #yyccc #ableg
The push to ​‘conservatize’ Calgary’s public school board | The Sprawl
Not a slate, candidates say.
www.sprawlcalgary.com
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lukaszukab.bsky.social
We are so close to our goal. Please, look up your closest petition signing location on this website and take a minute to add your name to the list of proud Canadians.

Our #ForeverCanadian volunteers are at 68 locations across Alberta. Find them here:

www.forever-canadian.ca/sign-the-pet...
Forever Canadian Official Campaign Website
Forever Canadian campaign is a grassroots coalition of Canadians aimed at reinforcing Canadian unity. It is a proactive vehicle to secure Alberta's continued place in Canada.
www.forever-canadian.ca
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ohrobin.bsky.social
If you haven’t read his interview in Jacobin, you should. It’s fantastic.

“Clothing choices are shaped on the moving tectonic plates of politics and economics as well as technology. The technology of the time influences what we can produce and how we dress but also the systems on which we build.”
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aljazeera.com
BREAKING: Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian in the Maen area of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, according to the Wafa news agency

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/n5k3lj
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rbreich.bsky.social
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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pvk.bsky.social
Best post I saw about this was like “You can make fun of Linux users all you want but they can’t hear you because their sound cards aren’t working.” (i use arch btw)
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every linux person i know: you should try linux, it’s great and easy!

also every linux person i know:
ed3d.net
Ed @ed3d.net · 2d
ed: I want to just install a Linux desktop and I prefer KDE

also ed: fedora doesn't have even nouveau out of the box and says "mess with rpmfusion"

also ed: "'nobara linux'? that has one developer"

also ed: "kubuntu's installer crashes making encrypted partitions"
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duanebratt.bsky.social
Can I tell you how indispensable @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social has been in its coverage of the Calgary election. Whether you are following it closely or not. Videos of numerous ward and mayoral forums. And there most valuable service, a campaign primer. www.sprawlcalgary.com/calgary-elec...
Meet the Calgarians running for mayor and council in 2025 | The Sprawl
Follow along with our candidate tracker.
www.sprawlcalgary.com
chrisjmcclure.bsky.social
I thought it was a very self satisfied sheep.
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davidho.bsky.social
Psst: Stop burning stuff on Earth for energy. Let the burning fireball in the sky be your energy source.
transportenvironment.org
NEW: Biofuels globally emit more than the fossil fuels they replace, our latest study shows.

The first-of-a-kind study looks at global biofuels production today and the potential impacts of government biofuel targets.
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craigbrittain.com
Pretty soon ChatGPT will be able to do everything except anything useful to humanity.
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thebreakdownab.bsky.social
From the DM’s…

Hey #yyc!

Students are organizing their own rallies and protests!

Let’s make sure that they know they aren’t alone!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #abed
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timescarcass.bsky.social
TRON is a fascinating test case for the cultural difference between the analogue and the digital (rather like the animations in the TV HHG2G). It is an entirely analogue attempt to represent the digital. The sequels are digital attempts to recreate an analogue attempt to represent the digital.
danielirizarri.bsky.social
I think what's impressive about TRON is that, visually, it's still so much more interesting than any of it's sequels. It's crazy that they tried update this digital world by making it as 'realistically rendered' as possible. It's a complete misunderstanding of the original's charm.
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