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ecol/biologist in climate change
settler. knitter 🧶. antiracist. chronically ill.
#yeg Edmonton Alberta Treaty 6 Canada
born @ 340ppm CO2
#BiInSci
Wildfire resources: https://bsky.app/profile/alisonborealis.bsky.social/post/3lqep5ttvnt25
ecol/biologist in climate change
settler. knitter 🧶. antiracist. chronically ill.
#yeg Edmonton Alberta Treaty 6 Canada
born @ 340ppm CO2
#BiInSci
Wildfire resources: https://bsky.app/profile/alisonborealis.bsky.social/post/3lqep5ttvnt25
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2025 challenge for everyone (myself included):
- Have you read the entire thread before replying?
- Have you looked to see if other people have already replied with what you want to say?
- Are you thinking of "well, actually"-ing?
- Do you you and the person know each other well enough to say that?
- Have you read the entire thread before replying?
- Have you looked to see if other people have already replied with what you want to say?
- Are you thinking of "well, actually"-ing?
- Do you you and the person know each other well enough to say that?
Will be applying a new policy from here on out.
If you come into my mentions to tell me that [thing] isn't worth my attention or bringing it to the attention of others, I'm going to assume you're a bad actor and block you.
ESPECIALLY if you're an 8 follower account with primarily replies.
If you come into my mentions to tell me that [thing] isn't worth my attention or bringing it to the attention of others, I'm going to assume you're a bad actor and block you.
ESPECIALLY if you're an 8 follower account with primarily replies.
2026 challenge for everyone:
This year looks to be A LOT, so let's work on being kind and inclusive!
- Have you put alt text on that image? Yes, that one too.
- Have you enabled the alt-text reminder?
- How's your language use? Have you removed all the slurs?
Let's try to not exclude people.
This year looks to be A LOT, so let's work on being kind and inclusive!
- Have you put alt text on that image? Yes, that one too.
- Have you enabled the alt-text reminder?
- How's your language use? Have you removed all the slurs?
Let's try to not exclude people.
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Rachel Reeves: "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to." I don't use local leisure centres and I don't drive, so will I be made exempt for taxation that pays for all that stuff? Or is it only education we'll be going after
January 29, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Rachel Reeves: "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to." I don't use local leisure centres and I don't drive, so will I be made exempt for taxation that pays for all that stuff? Or is it only education we'll be going after
Somebody has awoken the skunk!
It is really rank outside.
It is really rank outside.
January 30, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Somebody has awoken the skunk!
It is really rank outside.
It is really rank outside.
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"orbital data centers" are what spin around a tech bro's head if he gets hit from above by a falling anvil
hi folks, serious journalist here, it's important to understand that this all makes perfect sense if you've completely cooked your brain on Elon fanboy bullshit for the last decade
January 30, 2026 at 8:03 AM
"orbital data centers" are what spin around a tech bro's head if he gets hit from above by a falling anvil
Do we think it will work???
Olympic organisers invoke ancient truce to call for suspension of war
Olympic organisers invoke ancient truce to call for suspension of war
Olympic organisers invoke ancient truce to call for suspension of war
www.independent.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Do we think it will work???
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Aurora Forecast Update for 2026-01-30T08:04:01Z
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
January 30, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Aurora Forecast Update for 2026-01-30T08:04:01Z
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
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"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.
Over 50% of game developers now think generative AI is bad for the industry, a dramatic increase from just 2 years ago: 'I'd rather quit the industry than use generative AI'
The latest GDC survey also found that managers are more likely to use generative AI than their employees.
www.pcgamer.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:45 PM
"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.
OF COURSE my neighbour is having a bonfire on the night we get a stagnant weather/air quality warning...
weather.gc.ca/en/location/...
weather.gc.ca/en/location/...
Edmonton, AB - 7 Day Forecast - Environment Canada
Current conditions and forecasts including 7 day outlook, daily high/low temperature, warnings, chance of precipitation, pressure, humidity/wind chill (when applicable) historical data, normals, recor...
weather.gc.ca
January 30, 2026 at 8:04 AM
OF COURSE my neighbour is having a bonfire on the night we get a stagnant weather/air quality warning...
weather.gc.ca/en/location/...
weather.gc.ca/en/location/...
Destroying wetlands ALWAYS has consequences.
In case we thought that ecological disasters were a special talent of modernity, let’s talk about how the 13th-century peat trade of Norfolk made it permanently vulnerable to flooding, including 3 catastrophic floods just since 2013.
#medievalstorytime
#medievalstorytime
January 30, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Destroying wetlands ALWAYS has consequences.
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Interesting thread (though one that takes the Broads - as they now are - for the whole county).
My grandfather - who farmed some of the sandier bits between Fakenham and Lynn - had a boss who farmed peat fen the other side and let's say that there was a gap in reasonable expectations of yield.
My grandfather - who farmed some of the sandier bits between Fakenham and Lynn - had a boss who farmed peat fen the other side and let's say that there was a gap in reasonable expectations of yield.
In case we thought that ecological disasters were a special talent of modernity, let’s talk about how the 13th-century peat trade of Norfolk made it permanently vulnerable to flooding, including 3 catastrophic floods just since 2013.
#medievalstorytime
#medievalstorytime
January 30, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Interesting thread (though one that takes the Broads - as they now are - for the whole county).
My grandfather - who farmed some of the sandier bits between Fakenham and Lynn - had a boss who farmed peat fen the other side and let's say that there was a gap in reasonable expectations of yield.
My grandfather - who farmed some of the sandier bits between Fakenham and Lynn - had a boss who farmed peat fen the other side and let's say that there was a gap in reasonable expectations of yield.
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When racism, institutional decay, and information vacuums compound natural disasters: A reflection on Cyclone Ditwah
www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-r... (LinkedIn)
sanjanah.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/w... (WordPress)
#SriLanka #Racism #DisasterCommunication
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#SriLanka #Racism #DisasterCommunication
January 30, 2026 at 7:46 AM
When racism, institutional decay, and information vacuums compound natural disasters: A reflection on Cyclone Ditwah
www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-r... (LinkedIn)
sanjanah.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/w... (WordPress)
#SriLanka #Racism #DisasterCommunication
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sanjanah.wordpress.com/2026/01/30/w... (WordPress)
#SriLanka #Racism #DisasterCommunication
hmm... the emergency lights are flashing at the newest high rise...
Wonder what's going on.
Wonder what's going on.
January 30, 2026 at 5:28 AM
hmm... the emergency lights are flashing at the newest high rise...
Wonder what's going on.
Wonder what's going on.
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DHS has a whole citizen detainment system set up in Minnesota. They snatch citizens off the street (often with proof they are citizens), detain them for a few hours, steal their phones, then release them into the cold.
It ain’t about deporting citizens; it’s about terrorizing a whole population.
It ain’t about deporting citizens; it’s about terrorizing a whole population.
‘Abolish ICE’ has become an increasingly popular position and people are being shot in the streets over it why the fuck would you dillweeds roll over like this. Especially given that citizenship is much more friable than people think it is this is not as protective as dems want it to look.
January 30, 2026 at 1:43 AM
DHS has a whole citizen detainment system set up in Minnesota. They snatch citizens off the street (often with proof they are citizens), detain them for a few hours, steal their phones, then release them into the cold.
It ain’t about deporting citizens; it’s about terrorizing a whole population.
It ain’t about deporting citizens; it’s about terrorizing a whole population.
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I want people to understand Columbia Heights as a first ring suburb of working class Minnesotans. It has my favorite Palestinian grocery, one of the best Mexican ones, a huge Indian grocery store, an East Asian store I haven't tried yet because there are so many, and a Palestinian sweets store.
“We had to deliver them to a detention center,” principal Jason Kuhlman said about the second grader and fifth grader.
‘I don’t have words’: 2 more kids from Liam Ramos’ Columbia Heights school taken into ICE custody
The children were taken into ICE custody after their mother was detained at a court appointment. School leaders say the mother asked them to bring the kids to the detention center because there were n...
www.mprnews.org
January 30, 2026 at 4:00 AM
I want people to understand Columbia Heights as a first ring suburb of working class Minnesotans. It has my favorite Palestinian grocery, one of the best Mexican ones, a huge Indian grocery store, an East Asian store I haven't tried yet because there are so many, and a Palestinian sweets store.
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In Maine, masked federal agents stopped a car that contained a baby, and smashed a window. "Glass sprayed over the baby’s car seat." They took the baby's father who was driving, leaving the mother who does not have a driver's license alone in the car with the baby. On video:
ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest
Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.
www.pressherald.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:14 PM
In Maine, masked federal agents stopped a car that contained a baby, and smashed a window. "Glass sprayed over the baby’s car seat." They took the baby's father who was driving, leaving the mother who does not have a driver's license alone in the car with the baby. On video:
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it reveals how incredibly backward Canada is even by Western standards. basically snapfrozen in the Mulroney–Reagan era or worse.
Imagine ELECTING a Doug Ford for fuck's sake, THREE TIMES.
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Imagine ELECTING a Doug Ford for fuck's sake, THREE TIMES.
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Canada is doomed unless it can jettison its reactionary garbage. All these shots were taken today. These pieces of shit broke Canada and their heirs—in many cases, even their actual children—are all still running the place.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
January 30, 2026 at 4:25 AM
it reveals how incredibly backward Canada is even by Western standards. basically snapfrozen in the Mulroney–Reagan era or worse.
Imagine ELECTING a Doug Ford for fuck's sake, THREE TIMES.
bsky.app/profile/symb...
Imagine ELECTING a Doug Ford for fuck's sake, THREE TIMES.
bsky.app/profile/symb...
Every fucking time I try to relax and return to a normal sleep cycle, the people trying to destroy the place I'm living show up again.
#yeg
#yeg
Beware #OldStrathcona #WhyteAve #QueenAlex people are out overnight trying to break into back yard sheds again.
(after 3am, it seems)
(after 3am, it seems)
January 30, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Every fucking time I try to relax and return to a normal sleep cycle, the people trying to destroy the place I'm living show up again.
#yeg
#yeg
Beware #OldStrathcona #WhyteAve #QueenAlex people are out overnight trying to break into back yard sheds again.
(after 3am, it seems)
(after 3am, it seems)
January 30, 2026 at 4:34 AM
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Danielle Smith: if you won’t sign the pledge sent to every Alberta MLA to support keeping Alberta in Canada…then you need to resign.
Choose.
#Alberta #abpoli #ableg #Canada 🇨🇦 #CanadaSky #cdnpoli #yyc #yeg #ForeverCanadian #Never51 @lukaszukab.bsky.social @coreyhogan.ca @naheednenshi.bsky.social
Choose.
#Alberta #abpoli #ableg #Canada 🇨🇦 #CanadaSky #cdnpoli #yyc #yeg #ForeverCanadian #Never51 @lukaszukab.bsky.social @coreyhogan.ca @naheednenshi.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Danielle Smith: if you won’t sign the pledge sent to every Alberta MLA to support keeping Alberta in Canada…then you need to resign.
Choose.
#Alberta #abpoli #ableg #Canada 🇨🇦 #CanadaSky #cdnpoli #yyc #yeg #ForeverCanadian #Never51 @lukaszukab.bsky.social @coreyhogan.ca @naheednenshi.bsky.social
Choose.
#Alberta #abpoli #ableg #Canada 🇨🇦 #CanadaSky #cdnpoli #yyc #yeg #ForeverCanadian #Never51 @lukaszukab.bsky.social @coreyhogan.ca @naheednenshi.bsky.social
Beware #OldStrathcona #WhyteAve #QueenAlex people are out overnight trying to break into back yard sheds again.
(after 3am, it seems)
(after 3am, it seems)
January 30, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Beware #OldStrathcona #WhyteAve #QueenAlex people are out overnight trying to break into back yard sheds again.
(after 3am, it seems)
(after 3am, it seems)
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[weakly] you can't "deport" a citizen, that is definitionally abduction
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Jeffries demands ban on deportation of US citizens as part of DHS reforms
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Thursday said House Democrats will demand a ban on the deportation of American citizens as a condition of winning their support for legislation fun…
www.kget.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:01 AM
[weakly] you can't "deport" a citizen, that is definitionally abduction
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Concentration camps.
NEW: ICE has spent at least $172 million this month on warehouses that it plans to convert into immigration jails
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
W/ @sooophie.bsky.social
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US Spends Millions on Warehouses in Historic Expansion of ICE Detention
Plans for ‘mega centers’ and jails in nearly two dozen communities have sparked protests over suitability, proximity to homes and schools.
www.bloomberg.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Concentration camps.
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people prob gonna get worked up about other stuff here but please understand: this is what hotel rooms were supposed to look like. we have lost our way
January 30, 2026 at 2:40 AM
people prob gonna get worked up about other stuff here but please understand: this is what hotel rooms were supposed to look like. we have lost our way
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Kelly is not wrong.
Lead poisoning. I'm serious.
If it helps, Gen X is going to decline and die way quicker than the boomers and millennials. Again: lead poisoning.
If it helps, Gen X is going to decline and die way quicker than the boomers and millennials. Again: lead poisoning.
Backing up The Argument in NYT/Siena, Gen X still has an astonishing 49% approval for Trump (!), while Boomers have dipped to 42%.
Gen X is currently tracking at 12 pts to the right of the electorate on the generic ballot. Now 9 pts to the right of Boomers, which has to be the largest gap ever.
Gen X is currently tracking at 12 pts to the right of the electorate on the generic ballot. Now 9 pts to the right of Boomers, which has to be the largest gap ever.
January 30, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Kelly is not wrong.
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Once more for those in the back:
A sovereign Alberta within a united Canada
=
Being single within a marriage.
A sovereign Alberta within a united Canada
=
Being single within a marriage.
January 30, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Once more for those in the back:
A sovereign Alberta within a united Canada
=
Being single within a marriage.
A sovereign Alberta within a united Canada
=
Being single within a marriage.