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@alalune.bsky.social
40+ Canadian nerd. Into UX, data, digital art & humanities. Expect posts about the Critically Acclaimed MMO™ Final Fantasy 14. EN/FR/(下手な)JP. NFT/Crypto/Gen AI chuds instablocked <3
En français ici: @verlune.bsky.social
En français ici: @verlune.bsky.social
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Pledge to support community-led renewable energy and tell the Canadian government to do the same! @sierraclubcanada.bsky.social
✉️ Send a letter here: www.sierraclub.ca/action-item/...
✉️ Send a letter here: www.sierraclub.ca/action-item/...
Pledge to support community-led renewable energy and tell Carney to do the same! - Sierra Club Canada
A 100% renewable energy economy in Canada is possible and is a much better investment in terms of jobs and the economy than oil and gas.
www.sierraclub.ca
November 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Pledge to support community-led renewable energy and tell the Canadian government to do the same! @sierraclubcanada.bsky.social
✉️ Send a letter here: www.sierraclub.ca/action-item/...
✉️ Send a letter here: www.sierraclub.ca/action-item/...
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The details of the Northern Gateway debate may have faded from our memories. (They certainly did from mine, I realized, while working on this article!)
So here's a little refresher on what the country went through the last time an MOU was signed on a pipeline from Alberta's oilsands to BC's coast:
So here's a little refresher on what the country went through the last time an MOU was signed on a pipeline from Alberta's oilsands to BC's coast:
ANALYSIS | Spills, spies and Tim Hortons boycotts: A look back at the 'fight for Canada's soul' over Northern Gateway | CBC News
The details of the decade-long, fractious debate over the Northern Gateway pipeline may have faded in memory, but that fight takes on a renewed relevance today, as Ottawa and Alberta come together wit...
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The details of the Northern Gateway debate may have faded from our memories. (They certainly did from mine, I realized, while working on this article!)
So here's a little refresher on what the country went through the last time an MOU was signed on a pipeline from Alberta's oilsands to BC's coast:
So here's a little refresher on what the country went through the last time an MOU was signed on a pipeline from Alberta's oilsands to BC's coast:
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As Ottawa and Alberta edge toward a new pipeline deal, Carbon Tracker (@carbontracker.bsky.social) warns the plan is a financial trap.
Up to 30% of Canada’s oil & gas value is at risk, and provincial revenues could fall 82% in the 2030s as global demand drops.
Up to 30% of Canada’s oil & gas value is at risk, and provincial revenues could fall 82% in the 2030s as global demand drops.
BREAKING: With Pipeline Deal Coming Soon, New Analysis Shows Big Risks for Investors, Crushing Losses for Provinces
With the federal and Alberta governments touting an imminent deal on a new oil pipeline to British Columbia’s northwest coast, analysis released Thursday morning concludes that investors in Canadian o...
www.theenergymix.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
As Ottawa and Alberta edge toward a new pipeline deal, Carbon Tracker (@carbontracker.bsky.social) warns the plan is a financial trap.
Up to 30% of Canada’s oil & gas value is at risk, and provincial revenues could fall 82% in the 2030s as global demand drops.
Up to 30% of Canada’s oil & gas value is at risk, and provincial revenues could fall 82% in the 2030s as global demand drops.
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How is this not the top story in the news. AIMCo lost $2.1B and UCP doesn’t want to be sued for bad management.
There’s a lot of people’s pension managed by AIMCo.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
There’s a lot of people’s pension managed by AIMCo.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta tries to legislate ban on lawsuits about AIMCo losses | CBC News
The Alberta government is proposing new legislation to prevent public sector pensions from suing the Alberta Investment Management Corp., or AIMCo, for decisions made before November 2024.
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 AM
How is this not the top story in the news. AIMCo lost $2.1B and UCP doesn’t want to be sued for bad management.
There’s a lot of people’s pension managed by AIMCo.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
There’s a lot of people’s pension managed by AIMCo.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Me tracking which movie is on which streaming service
November 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Me tracking which movie is on which streaming service
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Thinking about that Krugman soundbite about how only 2% of Americans have ever done anything with crypto and it feels like the enormous crypto marketing blitz I see constantly in New York and New Jersey is less to attract customers and more to make people believe there's an industry there
November 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Thinking about that Krugman soundbite about how only 2% of Americans have ever done anything with crypto and it feels like the enormous crypto marketing blitz I see constantly in New York and New Jersey is less to attract customers and more to make people believe there's an industry there
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As soon as this new information was unleashed, people began looking at the location data for accounts that primarily serve to stoke political tensions in the U.S. with far-right narratives that are often misleading or outright false.
X's Top MAGA Trolls Revealed to Be Foreign Accounts
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November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
As soon as this new information was unleashed, people began looking at the location data for accounts that primarily serve to stoke political tensions in the U.S. with far-right narratives that are often misleading or outright false.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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We used to have nice things
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
We used to have nice things
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I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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meta prompted me to summarize the message “good job”
November 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
meta prompted me to summarize the message “good job”
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thinking about how my parents escaped vietnam, where the CIA destabilized my family's home country by spreading misinformation, and they landed in the united states, which is now getting destabilized bc someone in vietnam is spreading misinformation
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
thinking about how my parents escaped vietnam, where the CIA destabilized my family's home country by spreading misinformation, and they landed in the united states, which is now getting destabilized bc someone in vietnam is spreading misinformation
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Are you fucking kidding me it’s like we are living in a cartoon
November 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Are you fucking kidding me it’s like we are living in a cartoon
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Next week Calgary city council sets its annual budget. But the provincial requisition on 2026 property taxes doesn't come down til the Alberta budget in Feb—and it jumped by 17.5% last time. I get into it in my latest @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social dispatch. #yyccc #ableg
Alberta cities seek autonomy as UCP floats more reforms | The Sprawl
Smith offers to take tax power from municipalities.
www.sprawlcalgary.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Next week Calgary city council sets its annual budget. But the provincial requisition on 2026 property taxes doesn't come down til the Alberta budget in Feb—and it jumped by 17.5% last time. I get into it in my latest @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social dispatch. #yyccc #ableg
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twitter briefly allowed people to see where each account was operated from. turns out, the official DHS account is run from Tel Aviv
From the LateStageCapitalism community on Reddit: twitter briefly allowed people to see where each account was operated from. turns out, the official DHS account is run from Tel Aviv
Explore this post and more from the LateStageCapitalism community
www.reddit.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
twitter briefly allowed people to see where each account was operated from. turns out, the official DHS account is run from Tel Aviv
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The City is bench testing some new designs at City Hall station, asking people to submit feedback after doing a sit.
www.calgarytransit.com/news/new-ben...
#Calgary #CalgaryTransit
www.calgarytransit.com/news/new-ben...
#Calgary #CalgaryTransit
November 22, 2025 at 5:24 AM
The City is bench testing some new designs at City Hall station, asking people to submit feedback after doing a sit.
www.calgarytransit.com/news/new-ben...
#Calgary #CalgaryTransit
www.calgarytransit.com/news/new-ben...
#Calgary #CalgaryTransit
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Ah, the problem is not that we fail to provide everyone with adequate housing or services for people with addiction, the *real problem* is that the rest of us are forced to see the results of these things, under the label "social decay". Got it.
"The longer visible signs of social decay are allowed to fester, the more inclined those with means will be to simply check out ... leaving those without the ability to relocate to deal with playgrounds littered with drug paraphernalia." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: We have normalized delinquent, disorderly behaviour in our cities for too long
There is nothing normal about an encampment forcing toddlers in the daycare next door to stay inside
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Ah, the problem is not that we fail to provide everyone with adequate housing or services for people with addiction, the *real problem* is that the rest of us are forced to see the results of these things, under the label "social decay". Got it.
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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"Failing to plan is planning to fail."
Alberta's health care system currently lacks the precursors that must be in place for success in balancing public and private care. www.albertadoctors.org/news/publica...
Alberta's health care system currently lacks the precursors that must be in place for success in balancing public and private care. www.albertadoctors.org/news/publica...
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
"Failing to plan is planning to fail."
Alberta's health care system currently lacks the precursors that must be in place for success in balancing public and private care. www.albertadoctors.org/news/publica...
Alberta's health care system currently lacks the precursors that must be in place for success in balancing public and private care. www.albertadoctors.org/news/publica...
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What I hope is that Carney know the private sector has no intention of putting up a dime for a new pipeline, and he's bluffing to placate Dunderhead Smith.
What I fear is that Carney will one-up Trudeau and not just buy out an existing proposal, but fully fund a pipeline with taxpayer funds.
What I fear is that Carney will one-up Trudeau and not just buy out an existing proposal, but fully fund a pipeline with taxpayer funds.
I suspect there will be a lot of people lashing out at the Carney government over the MOU that's been leaked today.
I'd encourage them to read this first. The biggest hurdle in the way of a new oil pipeline to the west coast, by far, has yet to be cleared.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/o...
I'd encourage them to read this first. The biggest hurdle in the way of a new oil pipeline to the west coast, by far, has yet to be cleared.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/o...
Alberta’s pipeline math still doesn’t add up
The biggest obstacle standing between Alberta and its premier's repeated pledge to double oil production isn't the tanker ban, the emissions cap, or any other piece of federal legislation. It's realit...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
What I hope is that Carney know the private sector has no intention of putting up a dime for a new pipeline, and he's bluffing to placate Dunderhead Smith.
What I fear is that Carney will one-up Trudeau and not just buy out an existing proposal, but fully fund a pipeline with taxpayer funds.
What I fear is that Carney will one-up Trudeau and not just buy out an existing proposal, but fully fund a pipeline with taxpayer funds.