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Laurie Prange @prangemartin.bsky.social · 17h

Baby Boomer NIMBYs who have pulled up the ladder behind themselves and are eating the young.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 17h

Keep track of this kind of thing, Canada. You can choose to never buy these products, and others that turn their back on our country by bending the knee to Trump, again.

The REAL #ElbowsUp is us.

Stellantis backtracks on plans to build Jeep model in Ontario, shifts to U.S. | CBC News

Stellantis announced Tuesday it will invest $13 billion US over the next four years to expand its manufacturing capacity in the U.S. — a move that will take production of one model out of Ontario, rai...

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The Sprawl @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social · 29d

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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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 1d

“a new report shows teachers in Alberta are the most stressed in the world, and their workload is among the most demanding.”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

Alberta teachers among the world's most stressed, new report shows

ATA president Jason Schilling said the report shows his agency’s findings that teachers feel stressed out, overworked and underappreciated.

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Laurie Prange @prangemartin.bsky.social · 18h

Added cheese to my supper and it’s amazing how it makes me special happy. I love cheese 🧀
Nice tangy old cheddar.

Laurie Prange @prangemartin.bsky.social · 19h

Thank you! I can’t wait to start earning white man wages! 😏 🔥

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Social Capital Partners🇨🇦 @scpartners.bsky.social · 1d

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‘Banking deserts’ becoming a familiar problem across Canada | Future of Good

As Canadian banks adapt to a digital landscapethe transition to online meant to make banking easier is instead making financial services less accessible.

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Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 1d

I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1d

Some people have been saying.

How everyday tech is training us to accept constant surveillance

By ignoring small tech intrusions, society lowers the bar for what counts as privacy.

www.axios.com

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CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 1d

“As we would expect any other business to expand to improve its revenue, I don’t see why Canada Post shouldn’t be allowed to explore those options [including postal banking] as well.” @simonenoch.bsky.social, senior researcher with @policyalternatives.ca www.thestar.com/business/wou...

Would you go to Canada Post for your mortgage? Why advocates think postal banking could be a lifeline for the Crown corp.

Amidst the labour dispute between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, a debate concerning the future of post offices across the country has once again taken the stage: Should Canada ...

www.thestar.com

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jdavey_2 @jdavey.bsky.social · 1d

Unlike 1995 there's no social housing budgets for Liberals to cut.

Graph showing annual affordable/social housing builds from 1960 to 2000s. The number flatlined during the years that the Chretien and Martin Liberals were in power.

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Jennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 5d

Hanging onto every bit of good news

The river has come alive in the Klamath with wild Chinook salmon. The wider ecosystem is healing.

This most powerful story of Indigenous-led #rewilding after the largest dam removal in US history keeps getting better.

lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/oct/9/o...

One Year After Klamath Dam Removal, 'There's Just Fish Jumping All Over the Place': Scientists Describe Improvements to Water Quality and Wildlife

lostcoastoutpost.com

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Laurie Prange @prangemartin.bsky.social · 1d

You’ve got this!! 💪💪💻

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Brenna Clarke Gray @brennacgray.bsky.social · 1d

I want everyone to be clear that this is the equivalent of saying a little prayer.

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Vancouver Is Awesome @viawesome.bsky.social · 1d

Mexican-inspired Cirque du Soleil performances coming to Vancouver

The show is also bringing rain to Vancouver.

dlvr.it

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Lester K Spence @lkspence.bsky.social · 2d

What's mandate of Black Studies during this moment. What's our responsibility? Join us as we host the first of a series of public conversations in Baltimore, at the Baltimore Unity Hall. We'll be in dialogue with Paul Coates and Olakekan Kamau-Nataki. Next Wednesday from 6-8pm.

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 2d

Dawn Farrell, the former CEO of Trans Mountain who now leads the federal government's Major Projects Office told the House of Commons environment committee that the oil pipeline helps fight climate change. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/10/n...

Head of Carney’s Major Projects Office thinks Trans Mountain is good for climate

Dawn Farrell, the former CEO of Trans Mountain who now leads the federal government's Major Projects Office told the House of Commons environment committee that the oil pipeline helps fight climate ch...

www.nationalobserver.com

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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 2d

“What drives so many veterans into action is not only the injustice faced by immigrants and protesters, but also the larger threat to democracy rooted in government brutality and militarization,” Vasquez, the Common Defense leader, said… “the basic freedoms we once swore to protect are under attack”

Growing number of US veterans face arrest over Ice raid protests

Veterans are facing federal charges after protesting Ice sweeps and Trump’s national guard deployments. The justice department claims the veterans were violent

www.theguardian.com

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 2d

Guessing that the timing of this @asavage.bsky.social video about how inflatable costumes are made has more to do with Halloween than the protests that are utilizing them, but fascinating either way: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuds...

Adam Savage Learns How Inflatable Costumes Are Made!

YouTube video by Adam Savage’s Tested

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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 2d

🚲🥗🚗 Small choices matter, but big change happens when systems support them.

WRI Climate ranked 19 climate-friendly behaviors to show which ones cut the most emissions and why policies & businesses must make them accessible.

See the list 👉 bit.ly/4q0pWvC

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 2d

I am seeing a lot of people reposting Lakota Man today bc it's Indigenous Peoples Day. A reminder that he is not well liked amongst many (most?) Natives on social media. Many of us blocked him a long time ago. Some of the reasons why are in this article.

www.dailydot.com/irl/lakotama...

Who is LakotaMan, the user behind one of the most popular Native American accounts on X?

John Martin is adored by white X users—but infamous among Native and Indigenous communities.

www.dailydot.com

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 2d

There's "no easy throughline to draw from the lab to our everyday lives. Often that line is a culmination of expertise that outweighs the contributions of one or a few scientists; it is an idea here, a breakthrough there + many failed experiments in between, sometimes over the course of decades"...

Nobel Prizes This Year Offer Three Cheers for Slow Science

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Save the CBC 🇨🇦✌️ @savethecbc.bsky.social · 2d

This Thanksgiving, we're thankful to be Canadian — and thankful for the CBC.
From coast to coast to coast, it connects us with stories, laughter, and truth.
CBC isn’t just news. It’s home. 🍁
#SaveTheCBC #Thanksgiving #Canada

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Save the CBC 🇨🇦✌️ @savethecbc.bsky.social · Mar 1

Want to help Save the CBC? Here are the things you can do RIGHT NOW to help the cause. We are a grassroots organization and we need individuals to contribute as a community!

Together we are stronger, so please take time to do these things and help Save the CBC!
Links: buff.ly/g6n31iJ

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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 17d

New from me: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s seething attacks on medicine are a part of a longstanding fascist fear of modernity, which has now gained traction due to the real failures of the medical and food systems. And all the while, anti-science arguments help justify mass austerity that hurts us all.

MAHA and the End of American Modernity

Dressed up as a health crusade, MAHA is a proxy for a larger right-wing revolt against science, technology, and public institutions. It fuses lifestyle rebellion with policy agendas that hollow out th...

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