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trevorrobb.bsky.social @trevorrobb.bsky.social · 1d

In the wake of the provincial’s government’s use of the notwithstanding clause to bring an end to the Alberta teachers’ strike, the response from the labour movement is “not yet.”

#abpoli #ableg
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'Topple the government': Unions mobilize to battle the UCP but no general strike yet

Common Front says it will organize a provincewide labour stoppage "if necessary."

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schleiermocker @schleiermocker.bsky.social · Sep 12

if you’re an isolated, angsty, strange young man, please know that you can become a Kierkegaard scholar instead of joining fringe online communities

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · Sep 12

"Some may be concerned about the optics of a giant inflatable ghost hovering outside a hospital. Does it send the wrong message? Maybe. But when weighed against the message of 'We’re shutting down, and the closest emergency room is 178 miles away,' Casper here doesn’t seem so bad."

We’re Turning Our Emergency Room into a Spirit Halloween

Good evening, and thank you all for attending this important town hall meeting. Due to budget cuts, we’re excited to announce our groundbreaking me...

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · Sep 12

#Wildfire smoke is about as deadly as prostate cancer, says Michael Brauer, co-author of a new Nature study. 🔥

Canada’s 2023 Wildfire Season Linked to 82,000 Deaths Worldwide | The Tyee

We need to reduce our smoke exposure, says one researcher. But that’s not possible for outdoor workers.

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rosalindc.bsky.social @rosalindc.bsky.social · Sep 3

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rosalindc.bsky.social @rosalindc.bsky.social · Sep 3

We can roll our eyes at Rand’s worldview, entrepreneurs exalted, workers dismissed as “moochers” and “looters”. But it’s harder to take in the reality that Alberta’s Premier openly embraces this contempt for labour, right as teachers and other workers are fighting for fair treatment.

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Mad in America @mad-in-america.bsky.social · Aug 19

The Psychological Totalization of Experience: Objectification and Subjectivity
by Konstantinos Kontis

I must be a mechanistic, predictable unit, in order for a psychiatric label or a psychological variable to be implemented on me smoothly.
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The Psychological Totalization of Experience: Objectification and Subjectivity

I must be a mechanistic, predictable unit, in order for a psychiatric label or a psychological variable to be implemented on me smoothly.

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Andrea DeKeseredy @andiewinnipeg.bsky.social · Aug 5

🧵Why are seasonal childhood vaccination rates falling after the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic despite a mass increase of viral illness?

@mmaroto.bsky.social @amykaler.bsky.social and I add some new understanding to this in our new paper published in The Sociological Quarterly

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Mad in America @mad-in-america.bsky.social · Jul 1

Critical-Liberation Psychotherapy Model Promises Liberation, Not Adaptation

Psychologists propose a comprehensive new model for psychotherapy that integrates insights from critical, liberation, and decolonial psychologies.

By Micah Ingle

www.madinamerica.com/2025/07/crit...

Critical-Liberation Psychotherapy Model Promises Liberation, Not Adaptation

Psychologists propose a comprehensive new model for psychotherapy that integrates insights from critical, liberation, and decolonial psychologies.

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Climate Psychology Alliance of North America @climatena.bsky.social · Jun 16

“Indigenous communities impacted by wildfires disproportionately experience adverse mental health outcomes partly because they often live in affected areas.

That's on top of cultural trauma from being displaced [bc] land is integral to [their] identity & well-being[.]. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

Wildfire evacuations take an immense toll on the mental health of Indigenous people. Here's what could help | CBC News

Indigenous people living on reserves and in remote communities in Canada are disproportionately affected by wildfires, researchers have found. Those who study wildfire evacuations and others who provi...

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Climate Psychology Alliance of North America @climatena.bsky.social · Jun 19

“Half of the study’s 1,800 adult participants are suffering depressive symptoms such as insomnia, fatigue, loss of appetite, feelings of guilt and worthlessness, and poor concentration, while one in four adult survivors are racked with anxiety.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Mental health and poverty remain a struggle for Maui wildfire survivors, new study says

Two years after the devastating fires, many lack access to food, stable housing, work and healthcare

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Climate Psychology Alliance of North America @climatena.bsky.social · May 22

As Trump cuts climate adaptation funding, climate research & disaster relief, climate change & the devastation it causes doesn’t stop. It just piles on. The people working to build a sustainable alternative support. Please join Susanne Moser, Ph.D. for this powerful workshop. CEs available.

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Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · Jun 20

Five federal firefighters, who spoke anonymously because they are barred from speaking publicly, were asked if their agencies were ready for fire season. The answer was a resounding “no”.

“If this turns out to be a major fire year, it’s going to be a shit show.”
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The US is woefully underprepared for wildfire season, say insiders: ‘The stakes are life and death’

‘Efficiency’ cuts across offices have left teams understaffed, firefighters underpaid and uninsured, and without adequate equipment

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Andy Grabia @agrabia.bsky.social · Jun 8

For any who are interested, I’ve updated my spreadsheet for climate-related information in Alberta and BC. It includes tabs for websites, social media accounts, apps and more.
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Resources

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · May 29

looks like canada’s in for another summer of intense fires as our government talks about increasing oil production and building more pipelines

Jim Whittington🔥 @jimwhittington.bsky.social · May 29

Canada is already in it with big fires and evacs in the thousands. The country looks poised to have large fires on the landscape from now until the snows come. That means Canadian resources will be overextended and not available to help others. Also, probably leads to smoke drifting into the US.

Fire danger map of Canada with a large swath of extreme danger along the provinces closest to the US. Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec all have a majority of their area marked as extreme, but the largest fires right now are in Saskatchewan.

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · May 30

The wildfire situation in the Prairies continues to rage on.

Saskatchewan has called a province-wide state of emergency and Alberta Wildfire has issued a red flag warning, meaning wildfires could spread rapidly under the current weather conditions.

Wildfire situation in the Prairies continues to rage on | APTN News

YouTube video by APTN News

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Heather Sweet @sweetmla.bsky.social · May 29

As wildfire season grows, it is critical to have access to emergency information:

Download the Alberta Emergency App
Look up alberta.ca/emergency
Visit the Alberta Emergency Alert page on Facebook and X

We all need to work together to keep Alberta safe!

#albertafire #safety

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Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe @aaberhe.com · May 20

My son's debut article ❤️✍️: "The immune system is a far too often undiscussed casualty of (wildfires), & long after the last embers of the LA infernos fizzle out, their invisible scars will remain ... the human body is left in a weakened & vulnerable state to infectious diseases" tinyurl.com/2s3vbans

The Invisible Scars of Wildfires

BY ESSEY AFEWERKI 57,000 acres of land in Los Angeles were razed in the span of 3 weeks from January 7th to 27th at the start of this year. The scorched earth across the Palisades and Eaton regions…

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rosalindc.bsky.social @rosalindc.bsky.social · May 5

Download the Alberta Wildfire app here:

apps.apple.com/ca/app/ab-wi...

‎AB Wildfire Status

‎See where wildfires are burning in Alberta and how they impact you. Get up-to-date information on wildfire conditions and hazard as well as a listing of advisories and bans across the province. Repo...

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David Wengrow @davidwengrow.bsky.social · May 5

I’m very pleased to be serving on the international advisory council of this important, ambitious, and highly original experiment in the re-making of global history:
uhgi.org

Ukrainian History Global Initiative

Ukrainian history is central to global history, to an extent that can be hard to bear and hard to acknowledge

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rosalindc.bsky.social @rosalindc.bsky.social · May 3

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Matti Heino @heinonmatti.bsky.social · Apr 27

Interesting piece. Started thinking about recent Finnish work suggesting a community resilience framework, which separates acute resilience (immediate response capacities) from basic resilience (e.g. more long-term adaptive capacity, social cohesion, and democratic stability). Curious of thoughts?

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rosalindc.bsky.social @rosalindc.bsky.social · Apr 26

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

Stop Bill 53: Protect Rights, Demand Evidence-Based Care in Alberta

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Yale Program on Climate Change Communication @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social · Apr 8

NEW: Our new global factsheets tool provides 8 key measures of climate attitudes, behaviors, and policy support and climate change audience segmentation for many countries across the world.

Global Climate Opinion Factsheets - Yale Program on Climate Change Communication

Factsheets on climate opinions, risk perceptions, and policy for 110 countries, territories, and geographic groups around the world.

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Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · Apr 13

“Our task is to build a wide and deep movement, as spiritual as it is political, strong enough to stop these unhinged traitors. A movement rooted in a steadfast commitment to one another, across our many differences and divides, and to this miraculous, singular planet.”

Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · Apr 13

THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM

My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.

The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.

Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

The rise of end times fascism

The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them

www.theguardian.com

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