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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 2d

"Restore the merit principle," I scream, having apparently developed selective amnesia about losing my job based on a complete and total lack of merit

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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 16d

"Why would it bow to antidemocratic pressures by placing a professor on leave without their request, consent, or involvement? That any university would do this is beyond comprehension and is cause for alarm about the future of academic freedom in Canada."

What Happened to the University’s Commitment to Free Expression? Charley Kirk, uAlberta, and Me | Centre for Free Expression

I was shocked when the University of Alberta administration informed me, one of its law professors, that I was being placed on non-disciplinary leave for my social media comments in the wake of Charli...

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 1d

Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 1d

NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.

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Carly @krytes42.bsky.social · 1d

1) Everyone who's able to should do both.
2) Covid shots are increasingly restricted. They're available to few people in my province right now.

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Carly @krytes42.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely no one needed the picture books about how it's right to mock the kid at school with dirty clothes, or why it's perfectly understandable for a husband to slap his nagging wife, or why not conforming to the group means it's your fault if you get killed. They went straight to the trash.

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Carly @krytes42.bsky.social · 1d

And each one who's cut public education gets a class of 27 kindergartners, some hungry, some recent refugees with limited English, some with undiagnosed learning disabilities, with no EA, no SLP, and no OT (bc cuts), and their pay can depend on how well the kids learn reading and math.

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Carly @krytes42.bsky.social · 1d

Privatized hospital food.

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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 2d

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What Seems to be the Problem?

Can we make any progress on transport while we don't recognise there's a problem to be solved and can't recognise solutions?

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 13d

One way of thinking about the AI bubble is that it's the final gasp of a grift based on specialized GPU's instead of tulips, a logical continuation from crypto and NFT's and the metaverse.

Like, there's nowhere else for it to go, no other magical use for this shit other than as electronic waste.

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Bloody Mary (mirror entity, not cocktail) @marygillis.bsky.social · 5d

The only explanation for why assaulting people with a car has such insanely minor consequences is that the people who make our laws want to be able to assault people with their own cars.

CHEK News @cheknews.ca · 5d

Saanich Police say a driver was handed two tickets for hitting a pair of pedestrians in broad daylight before fleeing the scene.

Driver handed two tickets for hitting pedestrians in Saanich, fleeing the scene

Saanich Police say a driver was handed two tickets for hitting a pair of pedestrians in broad daylight before fleeing the scene.

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Carly @krytes42.bsky.social · 5d

Cool, thanks!

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Carly @krytes42.bsky.social · 5d

That's a top-tier sweater.

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Nicola Dinicola @nicoladinicola.bsky.social · 5d

Sorry friends, the funicular is still down and there is fresh vandalism.
The elevator is operational.
I’m still thankful for the funicular and thankful I can still climb the stairs. What are you thankful for?
Enjoy your long weekend!
7: 07 am
#YEGFunicularStatus

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Shattered glass panel on the entrance to the funicular with a maintenance sign in front

Sunrise shot taken from midway up the stairway by the funicular

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Jeff Samsonow @jeffsamsonow.bsky.social · 5d

"Number one, you’re able to raise money in a different way … it’s foundationally shifted how much money can be donated." 💰💰💰 You can send these money men a message by voting for independent candidates. www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/arti...

Edmonton Election: Municipal parties, explained

Oct. 20 will mark the end of Alberta's pilot project in which both Edmonton and Calgary were allowed to create municipal parties during campaign season.

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Carly @krytes42.bsky.social · 5d

No it can't and we shouldn't touch this toxic crap. Fuck off.

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Bromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 6d

Please write in some negative feedback here in this weird government AI boosterism survey. 👇

Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 7d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 6d

Inspiring: this elbowless man manages to hold down a full time job as a Prime Minister

Mark Carney may look like just another Canadian Prime Minister. But don’t let that fool you. The most inspiring part of his story isn’t that he went to Harvard, or even that he’s made millions working...

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Carly @krytes42.bsky.social · 6d

Holly Nichol seems to be excellent though. Excited to vote for her.

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 7d

Your regulare reminder that the Alberta government has manufactured this budget constraint. See previous skeet. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Alberta education minister says striking teachers will need to make ‘trade-offs’ | CBC News

Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says the Alberta government won’t spend beyond $2.6 billion over four years in new spending to resolve a contract dispute with striking teachers.

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Petra Schulz @msthpetra.bsky.social · 6d

Where do mayoral candidates in #yeg stand on the toxic drug crisis?
Students from @cssdpedmonton.bsky.social asked and report back.
Stay tuned for results for council candidates.

CSSDP Edmonton @cssdpedmonton.bsky.social · 7d

Survey Results from Mayoral Candidates: part 1

#yegcc #yegmunicpalelections #yegelections2025 #yegmayor #yegmunicipalelections2025

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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · 6d

A striking thing about articles I’ve read claiming to “study the effects” of generative AI on student writing skills and consumption of information is that (1) they nearly always find the effects are negative and (2) most “conclusions” are still written assuming that we must use AI, for some reason.

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Matthew Black @matthewblack.ca · 6d

Part 2 of the @edmontonjournal.com collaboration with MacEwan U re: food safety inspections is up!

Our team talked with dozens of restaurant workers who painted an ugly picture of kitchen standards with one saying, "We’re told it’s a financial issue to improve health and safety"

#yeg

'We can certainly make people sick': Edmonton restaurant workers sound alarm on food safety risks

Edmonton restaurant workers sound the alarm on unsafe food handling practices, insufficient training and how the system is failing diners

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 7d

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Blayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 7d

Carney’s reckless approach to AI policy should raise serious questions about his infrastructure & US policies as well. In all three, he seems to be relying on his own (non-expert) judgment, ignoring complexity & others’ expertise in favour of speed. But decisiveness isn’t the same as good judgment.

Carney’s haste may make bad AI policy - The Logic

The Liberals’ AI task force has just 30 days to do their job. Some members say it isn’t enough time.

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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 7d

Elections Alberta has approved a citizen-initiated petition application to gather signatures in support of the proposal to end public funding to independent/private schools.

Calgary teacher Alicia Taylor says she brought it forward because it could help improve funding for public schools. #AbEd

Alberta teacher prompts petition on province's private school funding | CBC News

If high school chemistry teacher Alicia Taylor gets her wish, Albertans will vote in a referendum on whether to end public funding for independent schools.

www.cbc.ca

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