Donna D
@donnadarby.bsky.social
Retired Creative-director, avid science fiction buff, proud Canadian 🇨🇦. Big believer in peace, order and good government.
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Donna D
@donnadarby.bsky.social
· Aug 27
@mark-carney.bsky.social we are in dire need of legislation to address misinformation. There need to be severe consequences for lies, misinformation and obfuscation in print, radio, multimedia, and government. We need to reclaim our media and get rid of foreign ownership. Democracy dies with lies.
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Holy shit!
I didn't have traveling Internationally while Black and still brutalized by American police on my 2025 bingo card.
Thousands of miles away from America.
#SheShed
I didn't have traveling Internationally while Black and still brutalized by American police on my 2025 bingo card.
Thousands of miles away from America.
#SheShed
November 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Holy shit!
I didn't have traveling Internationally while Black and still brutalized by American police on my 2025 bingo card.
Thousands of miles away from America.
#SheShed
I didn't have traveling Internationally while Black and still brutalized by American police on my 2025 bingo card.
Thousands of miles away from America.
#SheShed
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Once again Trump will prioritize his personal profits over what's right and wrong, our national security, European security, and the reputation of the United States in the of the world.
His only interest in peace is to win a prize and be praised, and if he can't have that he wants money.
His only interest in peace is to win a prize and be praised, and if he can't have that he wants money.
“In days after Alaska, a European intel agency distributed a hard-copy report in an envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials, who were shocked by the contents: Inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the Trump admin had been pursuing with Russia.”
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Once again Trump will prioritize his personal profits over what's right and wrong, our national security, European security, and the reputation of the United States in the of the world.
His only interest in peace is to win a prize and be praised, and if he can't have that he wants money.
His only interest in peace is to win a prize and be praised, and if he can't have that he wants money.
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In four days, we can flip a Tennessee district that Trump won by double-digits — if we turn enough voters out! Make some calls to help us elect @aftynbehn.bsky.social (a state representative, social worker, and former Indivisible organizer) to Congress: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
November 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
In four days, we can flip a Tennessee district that Trump won by double-digits — if we turn enough voters out! Make some calls to help us elect @aftynbehn.bsky.social (a state representative, social worker, and former Indivisible organizer) to Congress: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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I bet if you blow the dust of the DEPARTMENT OF WAR sign it’d reveal the word CRIMES right after that
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I bet if you blow the dust of the DEPARTMENT OF WAR sign it’d reveal the word CRIMES right after that
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The grasshopper gets it — divide and conquer. Today’s robber barons use the same playbook. But together, we have all the power. Watch.
November 29, 2025 at 2:02 AM
The grasshopper gets it — divide and conquer. Today’s robber barons use the same playbook. But together, we have all the power. Watch.
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To all worried about the fate of Ukraine, remember:
- Ukraine stood strong against all odds in Feb 2022, led by Zelensky.
- Russia barely advanced the frontline since their defeat in Kyiv.
- Ukraine has liberated more land than has lost since.
- Eliminating corruption is vital for Ukraine's survival
- Ukraine stood strong against all odds in Feb 2022, led by Zelensky.
- Russia barely advanced the frontline since their defeat in Kyiv.
- Ukraine has liberated more land than has lost since.
- Eliminating corruption is vital for Ukraine's survival
November 29, 2025 at 6:34 AM
To all worried about the fate of Ukraine, remember:
- Ukraine stood strong against all odds in Feb 2022, led by Zelensky.
- Russia barely advanced the frontline since their defeat in Kyiv.
- Ukraine has liberated more land than has lost since.
- Eliminating corruption is vital for Ukraine's survival
- Ukraine stood strong against all odds in Feb 2022, led by Zelensky.
- Russia barely advanced the frontline since their defeat in Kyiv.
- Ukraine has liberated more land than has lost since.
- Eliminating corruption is vital for Ukraine's survival
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Witkoff, Kushner and Trump sold out Ukraine and our allies.
Thank god the info was leaked.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Thank god the info was leaked.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Witkoff, Kushner and Trump sold out Ukraine and our allies.
Thank god the info was leaked.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Thank god the info was leaked.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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November 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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a lot of words, none of them denying that Hegseth gave an order to kill helpless people who were stranded at sea after he blew up their boats
November 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
a lot of words, none of them denying that Hegseth gave an order to kill helpless people who were stranded at sea after he blew up their boats
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It’s on 🔥
The boycott rolled right up to their front door.
‘We Ain’t Buying It”
The boycott rolled right up to their front door.
‘We Ain’t Buying It”
November 29, 2025 at 2:48 AM
It’s on 🔥
The boycott rolled right up to their front door.
‘We Ain’t Buying It”
The boycott rolled right up to their front door.
‘We Ain’t Buying It”
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I reposted this earlier without comment but the more I think about it the more it seems to me that @journodale.bsky.social gets to the core of what is rotten about the current version of conservative politics in Alberta.
#abpoli #cdnpoli
#abpoli #cdnpoli
Gotta make sure that the white/Christian nationalists continue to hold the reins of power with in the party.
This is older than MAGA. This is a deep-seated ugliness that the party and its predecessors kept under polite wraps and is now feeling emboldened enough to be in the open.
This is older than MAGA. This is a deep-seated ugliness that the party and its predecessors kept under polite wraps and is now feeling emboldened enough to be in the open.
UCP convention-goers voted to ban permanent residents and other non-citizens from being party members or voting to nominate candidates.
Saskatchewan Party grassroots did something similar; it could have a large effect on party base makeup in some ridings.
Saskatchewan Party grassroots did something similar; it could have a large effect on party base makeup in some ridings.
November 29, 2025 at 5:59 AM
I reposted this earlier without comment but the more I think about it the more it seems to me that @journodale.bsky.social gets to the core of what is rotten about the current version of conservative politics in Alberta.
#abpoli #cdnpoli
#abpoli #cdnpoli
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He doesn't “say” clean electricity would save lives. It would.
15,300 Canadians die each year of preventable causes linked to air pollution, mostly from the burning of fossil fuels.
42 people. Every damn day.
#cdnpoli #climate #Energysky
15,300 Canadians die each year of preventable causes linked to air pollution, mostly from the burning of fossil fuels.
42 people. Every damn day.
#cdnpoli #climate #Energysky
In resigning from the Carney cabinet Thursday, MP Steven Guilbeault wrote a three-page letter in which he says, among other things, that the Clean Electricity Regulations — which Alberta will no longer need to follow — have the potential to save lives. A medical association agrees.
Guilbeault says clean electricity rules would ‘save lives’ in resignation letter
In resigning from the Carney cabinet Thursday, MP Steven Guilbeault wrote a three-page letter in which he says, among other things, that the Clean Electricity Regulations — which Alberta will no longer need to follow — have the potential to save lives. A medical association agrees.
bit.ly
November 29, 2025 at 3:31 AM
He doesn't “say” clean electricity would save lives. It would.
15,300 Canadians die each year of preventable causes linked to air pollution, mostly from the burning of fossil fuels.
42 people. Every damn day.
#cdnpoli #climate #Energysky
15,300 Canadians die each year of preventable causes linked to air pollution, mostly from the burning of fossil fuels.
42 people. Every damn day.
#cdnpoli #climate #Energysky
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I’m thinking if Smith wants it this bad, she can build a pipeline straight down to the US and over to the Seattle ports.
She can’t even get the orphan wells cleaned up, all she’d do is destroy our coastline. BC says no.
#cdnpoli
She can’t even get the orphan wells cleaned up, all she’d do is destroy our coastline. BC says no.
#cdnpoli
“The bottom line is we need to make sure this project doesn’t become an energy vampire.” #bcpoli #abpoli #canpoli
Carney-Smith Pipeline Plan Is Slammed in BC | The Tyee
Eby said the project has ‘no proponent, no route, no money, no First Nations support.’
thetyee.ca
November 29, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I’m thinking if Smith wants it this bad, she can build a pipeline straight down to the US and over to the Seattle ports.
She can’t even get the orphan wells cleaned up, all she’d do is destroy our coastline. BC says no.
#cdnpoli
She can’t even get the orphan wells cleaned up, all she’d do is destroy our coastline. BC says no.
#cdnpoli
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November 29, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Big Oil raked in record-breaking profits. The companies that caused the climate crisis are getting rich as they fuel the fire.
@ExxonMobil: $55.7 billion
@Shell: $39.87 billion
@Chevron: $35.5 billion
@BP_plc: $27.7 billion
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#panelsnotpipelines #cdnpoli
@ExxonMobil: $55.7 billion
@Shell: $39.87 billion
@Chevron: $35.5 billion
@BP_plc: $27.7 billion
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#panelsnotpipelines #cdnpoli
November 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Big Oil raked in record-breaking profits. The companies that caused the climate crisis are getting rich as they fuel the fire.
@ExxonMobil: $55.7 billion
@Shell: $39.87 billion
@Chevron: $35.5 billion
@BP_plc: $27.7 billion
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#panelsnotpipelines #cdnpoli
@ExxonMobil: $55.7 billion
@Shell: $39.87 billion
@Chevron: $35.5 billion
@BP_plc: $27.7 billion
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#panelsnotpipelines #cdnpoli
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"The way that the federal government ... talks about AI is very ideological … We need to adopt it for its own sake, independent of what that actually means … We’re rushing without having a clear sense of where we’re going.” @hadrianmk.bsky.social #cdnpoli rabble.ca/podcast/the-...
The AI hype-machine: Canada’s ill-advised ‘national sprint’ on artificial intelligence
Cynthia Khoo, Jeff Doctor and Hadrian Mertons-Kirkwood discuss the dangers of Canada’s accelerated approach to artificial intelligence.
rabble.ca
November 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"The way that the federal government ... talks about AI is very ideological … We need to adopt it for its own sake, independent of what that actually means … We’re rushing without having a clear sense of where we’re going.” @hadrianmk.bsky.social #cdnpoli rabble.ca/podcast/the-...
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You know who benefits from #Carney’s walking back of environmental regulations?
#Canada’s American-owned oil & gas sector. The profits flow south
We’re on the hook for the clean up, insurance, the destruction of our land & public health. We pay the price. We subsidize American profits
#cdnpoli
#Canada’s American-owned oil & gas sector. The profits flow south
We’re on the hook for the clean up, insurance, the destruction of our land & public health. We pay the price. We subsidize American profits
#cdnpoli
November 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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“Rather than reinvesting those profits in the Canadian economy, the four companies paid out $79.7 billion in dividends and share buybacks, nearly ¾ of which went to foreign shareholders, including 62% to American shareholders.”
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
U.S.-Owned Oil Sands Giants Send Profits Out of Canada Despite Public Support for Resource Sovereignty
Canada’s biggest oil sands producers are sending a large share of their profits out of the country to their shareholders in the United States, the CEO of the Trottier Family Foundation warns in an opi...
www.theenergymix.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
“Rather than reinvesting those profits in the Canadian economy, the four companies paid out $79.7 billion in dividends and share buybacks, nearly ¾ of which went to foreign shareholders, including 62% to American shareholders.”
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
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A self-inflicted ticking time bomb
The federal government’s ability to counter cyberespionage, destructive hacks and organized criminal scams is declining under the Trump administration just as artificial intelligence supercharges those threats.
The U.S. has been cutting cyber defenses as AI boosts attacks
While artificial intelligence powers the offense, defense guidance is spotty and fewer officials are in a position to help fend off hackers and spies.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:56 AM
A self-inflicted ticking time bomb
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Universities are assembling larger and larger teams to deal with academic integrity issues--mostly focused on AI--while simultaneously holding AI "writing" contests, AI-themed events, "hey, come play with these fun tools!" The messages are so mixed, it's criminal. Because AI is bloated with money.
November 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Universities are assembling larger and larger teams to deal with academic integrity issues--mostly focused on AI--while simultaneously holding AI "writing" contests, AI-themed events, "hey, come play with these fun tools!" The messages are so mixed, it's criminal. Because AI is bloated with money.
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And I swear, once again, this is not dunking on kids. We are seeing this at all levels--even grad students. AI + social media has had a profound impact on how we think and process our world, and we can't stop to reflect on it, because billionaires keep hurling addictive tech at us.
November 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
And I swear, once again, this is not dunking on kids. We are seeing this at all levels--even grad students. AI + social media has had a profound impact on how we think and process our world, and we can't stop to reflect on it, because billionaires keep hurling addictive tech at us.
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When I ask them: "What are you reading? What are you watching? What are you listening to?" Often, the answer is: nothing. Which has a direct effect on their over-use of prompts and AI, because they can't think of ideas, because they are literally not engaging with a single figurative thing.
November 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
When I ask them: "What are you reading? What are you watching? What are you listening to?" Often, the answer is: nothing. Which has a direct effect on their over-use of prompts and AI, because they can't think of ideas, because they are literally not engaging with a single figurative thing.
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I don't know how to teach students who hate reading/writing, when reading/writing are the foundations of what I'm supposed to teach. Yes, I engage with audio technologies, digital narratives, cinema, material culture...but it's all forms of reading. I just don't know what they want out of this.
November 28, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I don't know how to teach students who hate reading/writing, when reading/writing are the foundations of what I'm supposed to teach. Yes, I engage with audio technologies, digital narratives, cinema, material culture...but it's all forms of reading. I just don't know what they want out of this.