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Prof. UAlberta, Mech. Engineering, CFD, openSUSE Linux, Dep.-Director ISSET, Phoenix Mars Lander, AlbertaSat PI
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Join us on Thursday January 29th from 3-4pm in CAB 239 for our inaugural ISSET Seminar "Bioengineered Functional Cartilages and Mechanical Unloading of Simulated Microgravity in Osteoarthritis Research" by Professor Adetola Adesida. #spacemedresearch #isset #uofa #yegspace
January 24, 2026 at 7:24 PM
cflange.bsky.social
This is funny: "US Army Poorly Prepared for Arctic Operations"
And they want to threaten Canada? The Resistance @charlieangus104.bsky.social will have a field day!
militarnyi.com/en/news/us-a...
US Army Poorly Prepared for Arctic Operations: Finnish Troops Forced Them to Surrender During Exercises in Norway - Militarnyi
Despite Trump's statements about his intentions to “protect” Greenland, the US Army has limited capabilities for operations in the Arctic.
militarnyi.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:56 AM
cflange.bsky.social
Traduzi o discurso impactante do 1o. Ministro Canadense Mark Carney ao português:
"Estamos em meio a uma ruptura, não a uma transição. [...] Enfrentamos o mundo ativamente como ele é, sem esperar por um mundo como desejamos que seja."
sites.google.com/site/carlosf...
January 24, 2026 at 6:55 AM
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theguardian.com
Mark Carney tells Davos the old world order is ‘not coming back’ as Trump heads to Switzerland
Mark Carney tells Davos the old world order is ‘not coming back’ as Trump heads to Switzerland
Carney warns US-led global system of governance is enduring ‘a rupture’ as US president flies in for showdown with European leaders over Greenland Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has said that the US-led global system of governance is enduring “a rupture,” defined by great power competition and a “fading” rules-based order. His speech to political and financial elites at the World Economic Forum comes a day before US President Donald Trump was set to address the gathering in Davos, Switzerland. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:17 AM
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Prime Minister Carney is getting praise from around the world for his powerful speech. 🇨🇦💪🔥👏
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
‘Best speech by a world leader ... in a very long time’: Carney’s Davos address draws global attention
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s keynote address at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos has sparked widespread international coverage as global news organizations weigh the future amid rising geopoliti...
www.ctvnews.ca
January 21, 2026 at 3:43 AM
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atrupar.com
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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Canada is preparing!
robsonfletcher.com Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 6d
Globe & Mail reporting on Canadian military's modelling of how an extended insurgency against a US invasion would play out:

In short, we'd take cues from the mujahideen.

"The aim of such tactics would be to impose mass casualties on U.S. occupying forces..."
Military models Canadian response to hypothetical American invasion By Robert Fife, Gavin John Canada does not have the number of military personnel or the sophisticated equipment needed to fend off a conventional American attack, they said. So, the military envisions unconventional warfare in which small groups of irregular military or armed civilians would resort to ambushes, sabotage, drone warfare or hit-and-run tactics. One of the officials said the model includes tactics used by the Afghan mujahedeen in their hit-and-run attacks on Russian soldiers during the 1979-1989 Soviet-Afghan War. These were the same tactics employed by the Taliban in their 20-year war against the U.S. and allied forces that included Canada. Many of the 158 Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014 were struck by improvised explosive devices or IEDs. The aim of such tactics would be to impose mass casualties on U.S. occupying forces, the official said. The aim of such tactics would be to impose mass casualties on U.S. occupying forces, the official said. Conscription has been ruled out for now, but the level of sacrifice that would be asked of Canadians remains a central topic, the officials said. General Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff, has already announced her intention to create a 400,000-plus-strong reserve force of volunteers. The officials said they could be armed or asked to provide disruptions if the U.S. becomes an occupying power. A senior Defence Department official said Canada would have a maximum of three months to prepare for a land and sea invasion. The first indications that invasion orders had been sent would be expected to come from U.S. military warnings that Canada no longer has a shared skies policy with the United States, the source said. This rupture in the joint defence agreement would likely see France or Britain, nuclear-weapon states, being called on to provide support and defence for Canada against the U.S.
January 20, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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robsonfletcher.com
Globe & Mail reporting on Canadian military's modelling of how an extended insurgency against a US invasion would play out:

In short, we'd take cues from the mujahideen.

"The aim of such tactics would be to impose mass casualties on U.S. occupying forces..."
Military models Canadian response to hypothetical American invasion By Robert Fife, Gavin John Canada does not have the number of military personnel or the sophisticated equipment needed to fend off a conventional American attack, they said. So, the military envisions unconventional warfare in which small groups of irregular military or armed civilians would resort to ambushes, sabotage, drone warfare or hit-and-run tactics. One of the officials said the model includes tactics used by the Afghan mujahedeen in their hit-and-run attacks on Russian soldiers during the 1979-1989 Soviet-Afghan War. These were the same tactics employed by the Taliban in their 20-year war against the U.S. and allied forces that included Canada. Many of the 158 Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014 were struck by improvised explosive devices or IEDs. The aim of such tactics would be to impose mass casualties on U.S. occupying forces, the official said. The aim of such tactics would be to impose mass casualties on U.S. occupying forces, the official said. Conscription has been ruled out for now, but the level of sacrifice that would be asked of Canadians remains a central topic, the officials said. General Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff, has already announced her intention to create a 400,000-plus-strong reserve force of volunteers. The officials said they could be armed or asked to provide disruptions if the U.S. becomes an occupying power. A senior Defence Department official said Canada would have a maximum of three months to prepare for a land and sea invasion. The first indications that invasion orders had been sent would be expected to come from U.S. military warnings that Canada no longer has a shared skies policy with the United States, the source said. This rupture in the joint defence agreement would likely see France or Britain, nuclear-weapon states, being called on to provide support and defence for Canada against the U.S.
January 20, 2026 at 2:14 PM
cflange.bsky.social
The cross of Jesus makes it known that our failure is universal. But in the light of Jesus’ resurrection, we have Outstanding Universal Value to God, reminds us Rev. Dr. Zeigler.
www.lhm.org/lutheranhour...
Outstanding Universal Value - Lutheran Hour Ministries
The Christian faith has the power to make us act better. But that's not the goal.
www.lhm.org
January 18, 2026 at 11:05 PM
cflange.bsky.social
Try stepping on this!
A castle wall built with Lego bricks around Greenland. Text says "Denmark is ready!"
January 18, 2026 at 4:57 PM
cflange.bsky.social
Local journalism is how we win the battle against misinformation. #CBCNews
brodiefenlon.bsky.social Brodie Fenlon @brodiefenlon.bsky.social · 12d
Big day! CBC News will add 33 local journalists and create 11 new bureaus this year, adding to last year's expansion of 30 journalists in 22 communities across Canada. Many of the new positions are based in Central and Western Canada. My editor's blog: www.cbc.ca/news/editors...
CBC News further expands local journalism, bureaus | CBC News
This year, CBC News will add 33 local journalists and create 11 new bureaus, increasing its Canadian footprint from 66 to 77 locations.
www.cbc.ca
January 15, 2026 at 2:29 AM
cflange.bsky.social
Brilliant musical satire by Gillespie (So much Canadiana!):
In the 1st video the Beaver Army tells the Orange Invader "HANS OFF!" Greenland,
and in the 2nd video it's the Cobra Chickens of the RCAF that come to Greenland's rescue.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I_n...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf-J...
Operation: HANS OFF! Canada, France & Denmark Unite Against Trump (A Musical)
YouTube video by Matthew Thomas Gillespie
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:36 AM
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federalreserve.gov
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
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January 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
cflange.bsky.social
They never say the truth...
(h/t @jarlov.bsky.social )
The USA already has a defence agreement with Denmark that gives them exclusive and full military access to Greenland. But they are not using it. They have downgraded their presence by 99%. Now, apparently, they are telling their base that they need to invade and annex Greenland because they need to have a large military presence.
January 7, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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theomoudakis.bsky.social
Please enjoy my cartoon for Tuesday's Toronto Star
January 5, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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brenttoderian.bsky.social
“It will be hard to kill the congestion fee now because it’s been a striking success. Traffic speeds are up. Pollution is down. The fee is generating high revenue for the city’s transit system. And predictions that it would be bad for business have proved completely wrong.” Via @pkrugman.bsky.social
Notes on New York
The Big Apple had a pretty good 2025, but …
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:46 AM
cflange.bsky.social
Cory Doctorow's (@pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy) recipe for a new, open, disenshittified Internet (and Cloud, and Software):
craphound.com/news/2026/01...
Let us all push our lawmakers to enable this open future!
The Post-American Internet (39C3, Hamburg, Dec 28) | Cory Doctorow's craphound.com
craphound.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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UN’s Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese:

“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
December 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
cflange.bsky.social
"The Word was God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth."
Happy Christmas in Christ!
Joseph looks at Mary holding Jesus.
December 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
cflange.bsky.social
"O Verbo era Deus. E o Verbo se fez carne, e habitou entre nós, cheio de graça e verdade, e vimos a sua glória, glória como do unigênito do Pai."
Feliz Natal de Cristo!
José olha Maria segurando Jesus.
December 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
cflange.bsky.social
So true.
xkcd.com/3175/
December 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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darthputinkgb.bsky.social
OTD in 2021 Russian Embassy on Londonograd reported that US & UK were manipulating false claims of a Russian invasion & occupation of Ukraine to spread panic.

Which is why you can believe us now we say we want peace.
November 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
cflange.bsky.social
The great Vinheteiro outdid himself again with his rubber chicken instrument! 🐥
youtube.com/shorts/g6uxM...
Take on Me on Rubber Chickens
YouTube video by Vinheteiro
youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
cflange.bsky.social
Beautiful overview of Edmonton and its geo-economic history! #YEG
youtu.be/fU7HBOi-7uQ?...
Why Is This Mega-City In the Middle Of Nowhere?
YouTube video by imperatur
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
cflange.bsky.social
The British feline ruler (Number 10 Cat) is one wise cat.
Larry the cat: A front page from a year ago. Yep. The New York Times headline: DONALD TRUMP SAYS HE WILL PROSECUTE HIS ENEMIES, ORDER MASS DEPORTATIONS, USE SOLDIERS AGAINST CITIZENS, ABANDON ALLIES, PLAY POLITITCS WITH DISASTERS, BELIEVE HIM.
October 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM