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Steve Ricketts
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refugee from Xitter. meteorologist. photographer. youth soccer coach. recovering poligeek. trying to be positive and to stay above the fray
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saraofwhimsy.bsky.social
I've been trying to figure out why I'm seeing #ArtAdventCalendar when it's not December. Turns out it IS December! 🤣

Guess I'll just jump in a day late! Here's a polymer clay peacock (currently available), entirely handmade with rhinestone eyes. Not painted, just colorful clay!
A polymer clay peacock with colorful feathers and a rhinestone eye
December 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
stevericketts.bsky.social
oh, what a tangled web this UCP govt weaves...
December 3, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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charlesrusnell.bsky.social
I support Mark's work. He has been helping people who are in desperate situations and have nowhere else to turn for many years. www.coalition4jhr.org
December 3, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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canadiancynic.bsky.social
Every time Donald Trump does something vile and despicable, feel free to post this love song from his number one fan boi Ezra Levant.
December 3, 2025 at 1:44 AM
stevericketts.bsky.social
Pete Hegseth later clarified that it was Admiral Mitch Bradley who ordered Franklin to fire a second missile to kill the helpless survivors
December 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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spahn711.bsky.social
haha that's great, grandpa.
*continues wheeling him back into a home*
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h
Trump: "Under Boot Edge Edge - another grossly incompetent. Get on his bicycle, ride to work. What they do is they take the fiber optics & they take fiber, try to hook it into copper. And fiber and copper don't mix. You can't do it...you saw that by the helicopter crash. You saw that into the plane"
December 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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kevinmkruse.bsky.social
"And the doctor took this little flashlight, a little flashlight with a magnifying glass on it, I guess, and he looked in my ear and he said, with tears in his eyes, he said he could see my big beautiful brain in there, working hard and churning out the smarts, the chimneys smoking and everything"
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump: "I took my physical. I got all As. Everything. But they said to me, 'would you like to take a cognitive test?' I said, 'Is it hard?' They said, 'yes.' I said, 'Well, I'm a very smart person. Who was the last president to take one?' 'No president has ever agreed to take one' ... I aced it."
December 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
stevericketts.bsky.social
"Parallel Universe" taken near Devon AB. i saw the solitary tree between two canola fields at different stages of maturity and sent my drone out. later, when i was editing the image, i noticed the lines in the fields and how closely they mirrored each other

farmers are artists

#ArtAdventCalendar
two canola fields at different stages of maturity, one green and the other yellow, separated by a line and tree
December 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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elkement.art
Day 1 of #ArtAdventCalendar

Translucent Heart, 2025.

3D Lissajous Figures, constructed traditionally from their 2D projections which in turn have been constructed by dividing a circle. #MathArt #SciArt

Graphite pencil construction, colored with watercolor pencils, A4 watercolor paper.
Scan of a geometrical artwork: Construction of 3D Lissajous Figures from the 2D projections, using ruler and compass, following the rules of orthographic projection. Two self-similar Lissajous Figures are connected to form a ribbon. The 3D ribbon is yellow and the 2D projections are green-blue and blue-violet, respectively. By elkement 2025.
December 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
stevericketts.bsky.social
Premier Smith: "we lose money on every barrel, but make up for it on volume"
That report suggested oil and gas companies would see their total capital spending decline by 5.6 per cent this year and a further 2.2 per cent in 2026. The U.S. Energy Information Administration projects prices will decline to an average of $55 US in 2026, and while projections vary, others see prices headed lower in 2027. Don’t expect oilpatch investment to flood in overnight after ‘grand bargain,’ experts say Speaking to reporters Monday, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said “short-term price fluctuations are painful for governments” that rely on oil and gas as a source of revenue. “But I remain very confident that when we look forward five, 10, 15 years, that there’s going to be more Alberta energy on the market,” Smith said.
December 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
stevericketts.bsky.social
Pete Hegseth finally finishes a book and now he wants the whole world to know it
December 2, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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December 2, 2025 at 5:07 AM
stevericketts.bsky.social
just putting it out there... i'm 100% okay with renaming Wayne Gretzky Drive
December 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM
stevericketts.bsky.social
yes, my religious zealot MP Garnett Genuis believes that it’s okay for someone to promote hateful or antisemitic speech if they expressed “in good faith” an opinion “based on a belief in a religious text”
December 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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laura-babcock.bsky.social
“Ms Smith hasn’t changed. As far as I can tell she’s an opportunistic bottom feeder. She saw opportunity up follow Trump regime to power and even thought she had power of a US governor: sweetie, you’re Canadian!”

Bonnie doesn’t hold back #Cndpoli #AB 🇨🇦 youtu.be/o2RW-_Jmtjk?si…
December 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
stevericketts.bsky.social
Leavitt defending the 2nd strike that the Trump admin said yesterday wasn't ordered by Hegseth
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Q: You said that second strike was in accordance with the law of armed conflict, but the Navy's own manual says that firing on survivors from a wrecked vessel is an example of a war crime

LEAVITT: I would reiterate that the strike was conducted in accordance with the law of armed conflict
December 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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jayispainting.earthskyart.ca
Are You Ready???

#ArtAdventCalendar
#ArtAdventCalendar Guidelines Art can be almost anything. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, textiles, beading, photography, digital. If you think it's art and it beautifies the timeline then post it. No NFTs or Al art please PLEASE USE ALT TEXT It does not matter if you "posted it last year". You don't need to be a "professional" artist. If you make art at any experience level and want to show it off and make others happy, this is the event Art must be original and it must be yours or from a family member with permission. Please don’t post works from other artists, old masters etc Art does NOT have to be seasonal. It can be pretty much any subject, but please keep it family friendly-ish Please don't cross post with just links to other platforms. Most links to other social media sites don't show with images at all and if they do they are usually thumbnails Please do not post prices or use BUY NOW kinds of posts. We are bombarded with hard sell at this time of year and that's not what this is about. This is not meant to be a sales pitch. You can post links to your website if you like Please share posts and follow participating artists. This is both an exercise to build a following of art lovers and to build a supportive community of fellow artists. If you like someone else's work, let them know! As "organizer" I do my best to share all art during the month but if I miss a post, please don't take it as an insult or commentary on your work. There are a lot of posts and I will miss a few. Note that I won't share posts that contain prices or buy now content Post daily or as much as you can with the hashtag #ArtAdvent Calendar There is no specified time to post. It's a worldwide event so time you post isn't that important Don't worry if you miss a day or two. Post even if you only have 1 thing to show off that makes the timeline brighter While the event dates are the 1st to the 24th, feel free to continue to post until the end of the month if you like
November 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
stevericketts.bsky.social
yes, Hegseth is a juvenile, dangerous POS
mollyjongfast.bsky.social Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 2d
On no one’s Christmas wishlist
December 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
stevericketts.bsky.social
wow... Pierre actually has a sense of humour!
sarobertson.bsky.social Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 2d
POILIEVRE: "I've been told since the election that I need to [be] more lovable and human. Naturally I've commissioned a poll on how to do that. Option A, I can get a dog. Or option B, find more meaningful ways to connect with people. So I immediately called the pollster and said, what kind of dog?"
November 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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blakeshaffer.bsky.social
My favourite "let's build export capacity" pet project is:

**Retrofit Roberts Bank to export Canadian crude rather the American coal!**

Overcomes capacity limits in YVR harbour, also less risk (no bridges!). Could even justify expansion of TMX (TMXX).

Thoughts?
February 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
stevericketts.bsky.social
what a horrible story

how can these medical charlatans exist in 2025?
November 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social
Stan Rogers became one of the most beloved Canadian musicians of the late-20th century.
His songs told the story of Canada, its culture, its people and its history.
Rogers was taken far too soon but his legacy endures.
This is his story.

📸 Stanrogers.net

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Black and white photo of a bald man with a beard smiling widely while playing an acoustic guitar and singing into a microphone on stage. He wears a dark collared shirt, and the background is dark with stage lighting highlighting him.
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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jwvld.bsky.social
Madame Premier, we need industry at a level the world can afford.
November 29, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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pauldechene.bsky.social
It's budget time so at the end of our interview w/ Mayor Bachynski, we gave him a printed poster of the image below. It's the density vs services vs taxes venn diagram that @brenttoderian.bsky.social often shares around. It includes Regina-related explanatory notes. #yqrcc

youtu.be/FMwOpoT4IAw?...
November 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
stevericketts.bsky.social
it's obvious that the #oilers are not having a good season, but it's worse that you think, thanks to the Bettman loser point. first, here are the current standings. the Oilers are 25th
November 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM