Steve Ricketts
@stevericketts.bsky.social
refugee from Xitter. meteorologist. photographer. youth soccer coach. recovering poligeek. trying to be positive and to stay above the fray
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Daniel Dawn Lewis (youngest clone)
Daniel Day Lewis (middle clone)
Daniel Dusk Lewis (oldest clone)
Daniel Day Lewis (middle clone)
Daniel Dusk Lewis (oldest clone)
December 12, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Daniel Dawn Lewis (youngest clone)
Daniel Day Lewis (middle clone)
Daniel Dusk Lewis (oldest clone)
Daniel Day Lewis (middle clone)
Daniel Dusk Lewis (oldest clone)
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This is about as bad as it gets. The auditor general has revealed the UCP government is lying to the public about healthcare reform. A must read for Albertans of all political stripes.
December 12, 2025 at 4:56 AM
This is about as bad as it gets. The auditor general has revealed the UCP government is lying to the public about healthcare reform. A must read for Albertans of all political stripes.
"Portal" taken last year. this is the oft-photographed bonsai tree at Fairy Lake, near Port Renfrew, BC. i sent my drone in and got this different take on it, with the reflected sky making it appear that the log is jutting in from another dimension
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December 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
"Portal" taken last year. this is the oft-photographed bonsai tree at Fairy Lake, near Port Renfrew, BC. i sent my drone in and got this different take on it, with the reflected sky making it appear that the log is jutting in from another dimension
#ArtAdventCalendar www.stevericketts.ca
#ArtAdventCalendar www.stevericketts.ca
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Smith says she supports accreditation for Jordan Peterson's online school to correct what she says is a lack of freedom of speech in Alberta's universities.
Nenshi Grills Smith in Legislature over Jordan Peterson's School via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Nenshi Grills Smith in Legislature over Jordan Peterson's School via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Nenshi Grills Smith in Legislature over Jordan Peterson’s School | The Tyee
Alberta’s premier defended her quiet efforts to accredit the psychologist’s for-profit online ‘academy.’
thetyee.ca
December 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Smith says she supports accreditation for Jordan Peterson's online school to correct what she says is a lack of freedom of speech in Alberta's universities.
Nenshi Grills Smith in Legislature over Jordan Peterson's School via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Nenshi Grills Smith in Legislature over Jordan Peterson's School via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Today is Human Rights Day. What a cruel and ghoulish thing to do.
Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause to pass bill affecting transgender citizens
Laws include policing names and pronouns in school and banning transgender girls from participating in amateur female sports
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
this is unbelievable... unless you've been in a witness protection program from the past few years
Canada's PragerU?
Canada's PragerU?
When they were Wildrose MLAs, Danielle Smith and Rob Anderson condemned cronyism. Now they won't acknowledge an interview request about their own cronyism.
Jordan Peterson's School Isn't Accredited. Smith Offered Alberta's Help via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Jordan Peterson's School Isn't Accredited. Smith Offered Alberta's Help via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Jordan Peterson’s School Isn’t Accredited. Smith Offered Alberta’s Help | The Tyee
The premier met with the controversial psychologist and tried to help his business, finds a Tyee investigation.
thetyee.ca
December 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
this is unbelievable... unless you've been in a witness protection program from the past few years
Canada's PragerU?
Canada's PragerU?
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For once he speaks the truth
December 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
For once he speaks the truth
she's far too old for Donald
Trump on Karoline Leavitt: "That beautiful face and those lips that don't stop like a little machine gun"
December 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
she's far too old for Donald
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I am brimming with holiday spirit
December 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I am brimming with holiday spirit
wow... 1.2K likes on my submission yesterday... "The Road Not Taken". i am humbled
today's image was captured several years ago near Pincher Creek. i felt that the 2 lines of wind turbines were reinforced by the low-hanging cloud and fog, and called for B&W
#ArtAdventCalendar www.stevericketts.ca
today's image was captured several years ago near Pincher Creek. i felt that the 2 lines of wind turbines were reinforced by the low-hanging cloud and fog, and called for B&W
#ArtAdventCalendar www.stevericketts.ca
December 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
wow... 1.2K likes on my submission yesterday... "The Road Not Taken". i am humbled
today's image was captured several years ago near Pincher Creek. i felt that the 2 lines of wind turbines were reinforced by the low-hanging cloud and fog, and called for B&W
#ArtAdventCalendar www.stevericketts.ca
today's image was captured several years ago near Pincher Creek. i felt that the 2 lines of wind turbines were reinforced by the low-hanging cloud and fog, and called for B&W
#ArtAdventCalendar www.stevericketts.ca
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As I say here, this is not about saving the planet. The planet will be orbiting the sun long after we’re gone.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
World must jointly tackle issues of climate change, pollution, UN says
The United Nations says the world needs a new way of thinking about environmental crises threatening the health of people and the planet
abcnews.go.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
As I say here, this is not about saving the planet. The planet will be orbiting the sun long after we’re gone.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
"The Road Not Taken"... a poplar grove (cultivated) near Andrew, AB. i captured this in the fall when most of the leaves had fallen but there were still leaves on the trees in the background and the soft late afternoon light was filtering through them
#ArtAdventCalendar www.stevericketts.ca
#ArtAdventCalendar www.stevericketts.ca
December 9, 2025 at 12:58 AM
"The Road Not Taken"... a poplar grove (cultivated) near Andrew, AB. i captured this in the fall when most of the leaves had fallen but there were still leaves on the trees in the background and the soft late afternoon light was filtering through them
#ArtAdventCalendar www.stevericketts.ca
#ArtAdventCalendar www.stevericketts.ca
it continues to amuse me that the CPC thinks putting Scheer on talk shows is a good thing
OTOH, it also thinks Poilievre is an effective leader
OTOH, it also thinks Poilievre is an effective leader
lmao "but Carney hasn't even said he loves pipelines!"
December 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
it continues to amuse me that the CPC thinks putting Scheer on talk shows is a good thing
OTOH, it also thinks Poilievre is an effective leader
OTOH, it also thinks Poilievre is an effective leader
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When margarine was banned in Canada, it was bootleggers in Newfoundland who kept Canadians supplied.
The manufacturing of margarine is even enshrined in the Newfoundland Act.
This is the story of Canada's Margarine Prohibition Years.
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The manufacturing of margarine is even enshrined in the Newfoundland Act.
This is the story of Canada's Margarine Prohibition Years.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
When margarine was banned in Canada, it was bootleggers in Newfoundland who kept Canadians supplied.
The manufacturing of margarine is even enshrined in the Newfoundland Act.
This is the story of Canada's Margarine Prohibition Years.
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The manufacturing of margarine is even enshrined in the Newfoundland Act.
This is the story of Canada's Margarine Prohibition Years.
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The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) announced that it will no longer publish content on Elon Musk’s platform, X. The organization said it can “no longer ethically participate in a social network that its owner has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda.”
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) announced that it will no longer publish content on Elon Musk’s platform, X. The organization said it can “no longer ethically participate in a social network that its owner has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda.”
"Early Alberta downtown" a whimsical composite of old, abandoned structures found in the east-central Alberta prairies
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December 8, 2025 at 1:21 AM
"Early Alberta downtown" a whimsical composite of old, abandoned structures found in the east-central Alberta prairies
#ArtAdventCalendar www.stevericketts.ca
#ArtAdventCalendar www.stevericketts.ca
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Years ago, I warned that Danielle Smith would run out of enemies in political realm and turn her sights on the courts.
Her latest attacks aren't some high-minded philosophical critique of judicial supremacy.
They're pure populist pablum, specially crafted to remove yet another check on her power.
Her latest attacks aren't some high-minded philosophical critique of judicial supremacy.
They're pure populist pablum, specially crafted to remove yet another check on her power.
December 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Years ago, I warned that Danielle Smith would run out of enemies in political realm and turn her sights on the courts.
Her latest attacks aren't some high-minded philosophical critique of judicial supremacy.
They're pure populist pablum, specially crafted to remove yet another check on her power.
Her latest attacks aren't some high-minded philosophical critique of judicial supremacy.
They're pure populist pablum, specially crafted to remove yet another check on her power.
great post...
People often ask: what can ordinary people do to stop populists like Trump and Smith from running roughshod over democratic norms?
Populists rely on the widespread perception that their actions are supported by "the majority" and "common people."
Anything that punctures that myth helps. +
Populists rely on the widespread perception that their actions are supported by "the majority" and "common people."
Anything that punctures that myth helps. +
December 8, 2025 at 1:08 AM
great post...
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Will be interesting to see how the Alberta NDP responds to this in the remaining sitting days of the legislature.
This is among the most democratically dangerous things Danielle Smith has said.
She wants to remove all checks and balances on her power and projects herself as the embodiment of "the people."
We have left the realm of liberal democracy in this province.
She wants to remove all checks and balances on her power and projects herself as the embodiment of "the people."
We have left the realm of liberal democracy in this province.
December 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Will be interesting to see how the Alberta NDP responds to this in the remaining sitting days of the legislature.
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Ladies, gentlemen, and all good humans in my feed;
I humbly present one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen on Al Gore’s internet.
You’re welcome.
I humbly present one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen on Al Gore’s internet.
You’re welcome.
December 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Ladies, gentlemen, and all good humans in my feed;
I humbly present one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen on Al Gore’s internet.
You’re welcome.
I humbly present one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen on Al Gore’s internet.
You’re welcome.
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December 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
given that the judiciary is normally very measured with the wording of its judgments, this is a giant "eff you" to the UCP govt
December 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
given that the judiciary is normally very measured with the wording of its judgments, this is a giant "eff you" to the UCP govt
i'm sure* the knuckle-dragging antivaxx crowd will accept this and change their opinion
*not at all sure
*not at all sure
December 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
i'm sure* the knuckle-dragging antivaxx crowd will accept this and change their opinion
*not at all sure
*not at all sure