Gene Anderson
@geneanderson.bsky.social
Technology enthusiast, Nerd, likes to build weird stuff, energy transition, not into crypto so don’t ask, he/him, Twitter refuge. I’m not here for followers. I’m searching for Nerdvana.
St Albert, Alberta, Canada
St Albert, Alberta, Canada
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Gene Anderson
@geneanderson.bsky.social
· Nov 24
It’s strange how I loathe and endure so much work & hassle of printing, finishing, & sanding, for the joyous few minutes I get when painting my projects. Here is Tech’s helmet from season 1 of The Bad Batch. Files from the Galactic Armoury. Google and visor inserts to follow.
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This one’s for Dani.
From baseload to flexibility: Renewables are displacing fossil fuel plants in electricity generation
#UnlockRenewbles #TheFutureIsElectric #AbPoli #CdnPoli
#ReEngineerEnergy
From baseload to flexibility: Renewables are displacing fossil fuel plants in electricity generation
#UnlockRenewbles #TheFutureIsElectric #AbPoli #CdnPoli
#ReEngineerEnergy
November 12, 2025 at 3:38 AM
This one’s for Dani.
From baseload to flexibility: Renewables are displacing fossil fuel plants in electricity generation
#UnlockRenewbles #TheFutureIsElectric #AbPoli #CdnPoli
#ReEngineerEnergy
From baseload to flexibility: Renewables are displacing fossil fuel plants in electricity generation
#UnlockRenewbles #TheFutureIsElectric #AbPoli #CdnPoli
#ReEngineerEnergy
Nope, I’ve no idea. Not in my wheelhouse of expertise. Though now I’m curious to know the answer.
I bet @geneanderson.bsky.social knows
A question for anyone who'd know (ag, fiber folks?):
Linen uses less water than cotton, correct?
And you'd harvest it not that differently than hay or straw?
So why is cotton preferred? Just historical precedent? Processing? Dye? Outdated perceptions of difficult care?
Linen uses less water than cotton, correct?
And you'd harvest it not that differently than hay or straw?
So why is cotton preferred? Just historical precedent? Processing? Dye? Outdated perceptions of difficult care?
November 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Nope, I’ve no idea. Not in my wheelhouse of expertise. Though now I’m curious to know the answer.
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If Sarah Kendzior is indeed blocked on @bsky.app, this is a completely unjustified and highly questionable move. Sarah Kendzior is among the best voices of knowledge-based critical journalism in the US. See to it that this is corrected immediately and with an apology, @pfrazee.com!
Bluesky
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November 11, 2025 at 7:16 AM
If Sarah Kendzior is indeed blocked on @bsky.app, this is a completely unjustified and highly questionable move. Sarah Kendzior is among the best voices of knowledge-based critical journalism in the US. See to it that this is corrected immediately and with an apology, @pfrazee.com!
This has been my political theory about Smith. She wants Albertans to make her a US governor via separation. She wants to be a US governor, not a Canadian premier.
When Queen of Stupid Danielle Smith gets done, Alberta is going to look more like 🇺🇸Alabama than a province of Canada.
But she’s just the tool of her Maple MAGA supporters, who dominate there.
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www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
But she’s just the tool of her Maple MAGA supporters, who dominate there.
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www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | Pride flags, fluoride, abortion: Here's what UCP will push Danielle Smith to change next | CBC News
Alberta's premier likes to fulfil her party members' policy wishes. But do these ones coming to convention go too far?
www.cbc.ca
November 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This has been my political theory about Smith. She wants Albertans to make her a US governor via separation. She wants to be a US governor, not a Canadian premier.
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We’re a small team of seven journalists who investigate stories wealthy and powerful people don’t want Canadians to know about
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We’re a small team of seven journalists who investigate stories wealthy and powerful people don’t want Canadians to know about
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
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On a week that...
- There were multiple reports of worsening Red Alerts
- A major story broke about Paramedic burnout
- Stunning numbers came out about ambulances being staffed only because of overtime...
Smith claims EMS is fixed.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #EMSCrisis
- There were multiple reports of worsening Red Alerts
- A major story broke about Paramedic burnout
- Stunning numbers came out about ambulances being staffed only because of overtime...
Smith claims EMS is fixed.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #EMSCrisis
November 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
On a week that...
- There were multiple reports of worsening Red Alerts
- A major story broke about Paramedic burnout
- Stunning numbers came out about ambulances being staffed only because of overtime...
Smith claims EMS is fixed.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #EMSCrisis
- There were multiple reports of worsening Red Alerts
- A major story broke about Paramedic burnout
- Stunning numbers came out about ambulances being staffed only because of overtime...
Smith claims EMS is fixed.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #EMSCrisis
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I can’t believe there are people who oppose free vaccines. They have zero possibility of ‘system abuse’ because who tf wants unnecessary shots, and every shot given out personally saves you money and personally makes you healthier.
The vast majority of Canadians agree that the COVID-19 vaccine should be free — except Conservatives:
🔴 LPC: 90%
🟠 NDP: 91%
⚜️ BQ: 79%
🔵 CPC: 44%
🔴 LPC: 90%
🟠 NDP: 91%
⚜️ BQ: 79%
🔵 CPC: 44%
Large majority of Canadians agree that the COVID-19 vaccine should be free
A large majority of Canadians agree that the COVID-19 vaccine should be free. Alberta and Quebec have begun charging for the vaccine.
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November 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
I can’t believe there are people who oppose free vaccines. They have zero possibility of ‘system abuse’ because who tf wants unnecessary shots, and every shot given out personally saves you money and personally makes you healthier.
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Today, on National Indigenous Veterans Day, we honour the strength, courage, and resilience of Métis, First Nations, and Inuit veterans who served Canada.
Their service and sacrifice have too often gone unrecognized, yet their contributions are woven into the fabric of our shared history.
Their service and sacrifice have too often gone unrecognized, yet their contributions are woven into the fabric of our shared history.
November 8, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Today, on National Indigenous Veterans Day, we honour the strength, courage, and resilience of Métis, First Nations, and Inuit veterans who served Canada.
Their service and sacrifice have too often gone unrecognized, yet their contributions are woven into the fabric of our shared history.
Their service and sacrifice have too often gone unrecognized, yet their contributions are woven into the fabric of our shared history.
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This is a Truth Social Bot. Please block at will. @dianne90.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This is a Truth Social Bot. Please block at will. @dianne90.bsky.social
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A historic turning point for clean heating in Europe: For the first time, in the first half of 2025 sales of heat pumps in Germany have surpassed those of gas boilers.
This is a big milestone, demonstrating that the transition away from fossil fuels in our buildings is not just a future ambition.
This is a big milestone, demonstrating that the transition away from fossil fuels in our buildings is not just a future ambition.
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A historic turning point for clean heating in Europe: For the first time, in the first half of 2025 sales of heat pumps in Germany have surpassed those of gas boilers.
This is a big milestone, demonstrating that the transition away from fossil fuels in our buildings is not just a future ambition.
This is a big milestone, demonstrating that the transition away from fossil fuels in our buildings is not just a future ambition.
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This story is from a couple of weeks back but it's not going away.
Maybe this is a dumb question: Have (or will) post secondaries respond in a coherent way? How about the opposition? #ableg #abpoli
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Maybe this is a dumb question: Have (or will) post secondaries respond in a coherent way? How about the opposition? #ableg #abpoli
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
A UCP Government Panel Backs a MAGA Agenda for Post-Secondary Schools | The Tyee
The Mintz panel was supposed to review funding. But it strayed into attacks on DEI.
thetyee.ca
November 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This story is from a couple of weeks back but it's not going away.
Maybe this is a dumb question: Have (or will) post secondaries respond in a coherent way? How about the opposition? #ableg #abpoli
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Maybe this is a dumb question: Have (or will) post secondaries respond in a coherent way? How about the opposition? #ableg #abpoli
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
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A failed UCP candidate is suing @pressprogress.ca for reporting and quoting things she said.
With no anti-SLAPP protection in Alberta, they've been drawn into a long, costly legal battle.
If you believe in accountability and a free press, and can spare it, give them your support.
With no anti-SLAPP protection in Alberta, they've been drawn into a long, costly legal battle.
If you believe in accountability and a free press, and can spare it, give them your support.
@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
PressProgress: Defend Canadian Journalism
pressprogress.ca
November 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
A failed UCP candidate is suing @pressprogress.ca for reporting and quoting things she said.
With no anti-SLAPP protection in Alberta, they've been drawn into a long, costly legal battle.
If you believe in accountability and a free press, and can spare it, give them your support.
With no anti-SLAPP protection in Alberta, they've been drawn into a long, costly legal battle.
If you believe in accountability and a free press, and can spare it, give them your support.
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8 November 1942 | A transport of some 1,000 Polish Jews - men, women, and children - deported from ghettos in Ciechanów region (part of German-occupied Poland annexed to the Third Reich).
After the arrival selection, all of them were murdered in gas chambers.
After the arrival selection, all of them were murdered in gas chambers.
November 9, 2025 at 6:36 AM
8 November 1942 | A transport of some 1,000 Polish Jews - men, women, and children - deported from ghettos in Ciechanów region (part of German-occupied Poland annexed to the Third Reich).
After the arrival selection, all of them were murdered in gas chambers.
After the arrival selection, all of them were murdered in gas chambers.
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Hey Media! want to talk to a Canadian physician working hard to make change at COP30?
There are five of us!
Learn more about what we are doing there, and how to reach us, in the link below.
There are five of us!
Learn more about what we are doing there, and how to reach us, in the link below.
Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) Delegation at COP30 to protect people’s health and confront climate disinformation - CAPE
The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) delegation of physicians and program team will be in Bélem from November 11 to 20. While the federal budget 2025 may have fallen short...
cape.ca
November 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Hey Media! want to talk to a Canadian physician working hard to make change at COP30?
There are five of us!
Learn more about what we are doing there, and how to reach us, in the link below.
There are five of us!
Learn more about what we are doing there, and how to reach us, in the link below.
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Today is National Indigenous Veterans Day.
This day honours the contributions of the First Nations, Inuit and Metis who served in the Canadian Armed Forces.
They fought for Canada despite being denied rights by the country.
This is the story of some of those veterans.
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This day honours the contributions of the First Nations, Inuit and Metis who served in the Canadian Armed Forces.
They fought for Canada despite being denied rights by the country.
This is the story of some of those veterans.
🧵 1/12
November 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Today is National Indigenous Veterans Day.
This day honours the contributions of the First Nations, Inuit and Metis who served in the Canadian Armed Forces.
They fought for Canada despite being denied rights by the country.
This is the story of some of those veterans.
🧵 1/12
This day honours the contributions of the First Nations, Inuit and Metis who served in the Canadian Armed Forces.
They fought for Canada despite being denied rights by the country.
This is the story of some of those veterans.
🧵 1/12
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📢 We need your voice on Nov. 10 as #COP30 begins in the Amazon. Share how you’re united with women and girls leading on climate—and how you’re driving solutions.
Use #WomenLeadingOnClimate & #COP30 and grab the shareables: tinyurl.com/z77w6hv4
Use #WomenLeadingOnClimate & #COP30 and grab the shareables: tinyurl.com/z77w6hv4
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
📢 We need your voice on Nov. 10 as #COP30 begins in the Amazon. Share how you’re united with women and girls leading on climate—and how you’re driving solutions.
Use #WomenLeadingOnClimate & #COP30 and grab the shareables: tinyurl.com/z77w6hv4
Use #WomenLeadingOnClimate & #COP30 and grab the shareables: tinyurl.com/z77w6hv4
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Great piece by @theturner.bsky.social.
"There might be a moment, nearer at hand than many expect, when a revolution too cheap to contain and too big to ignore forces Canada to choose more conclusively which side of the divide will best fuel its future."
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
"There might be a moment, nearer at hand than many expect, when a revolution too cheap to contain and too big to ignore forces Canada to choose more conclusively which side of the divide will best fuel its future."
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: A decade after the Paris Agreement, the clean economy is winning
As the world’s climate negotiators gather in Brazil, they must understand that the energy transition is now inevitable
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Great piece by @theturner.bsky.social.
"There might be a moment, nearer at hand than many expect, when a revolution too cheap to contain and too big to ignore forces Canada to choose more conclusively which side of the divide will best fuel its future."
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
"There might be a moment, nearer at hand than many expect, when a revolution too cheap to contain and too big to ignore forces Canada to choose more conclusively which side of the divide will best fuel its future."
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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There were many numbers shared during the Alberta teacher strike about the cost of contract proposals. But harder to find how much the govt planned to spend hiring new teachers and EAs.
The education minister says some of the $ to hire 3000 new Ts is money already in the 2025 budget #AbLeg #AbEd
The education minister says some of the $ to hire 3000 new Ts is money already in the 2025 budget #AbLeg #AbEd
Alberta government committee has $400M over 3 years to resolve class size and complexity problems | CBC News
The Alberta government plans to use $400 million over the next three years — plus spending already earmarked in its existing budget documents — to pay for more teachers, educational assistants and bet...
www.cbc.ca
November 8, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Smith will chair yet another task force.
No topic is beyond her reach and expertise.
No minister is worth her trust.
No topic is beyond her reach and expertise.
No minister is worth her trust.
Teachers left off Alberta's class size and complexity task force
edmontonsun.com/news/local-n...
edmontonsun.com/news/local-n...
Teachers left off Alberta's class size and complexity task force
"We want to be able to put a cabinet committee structure in place that is going to be able to make decisions over multiple years."
edmontonsun.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Smith will chair yet another task force.
No topic is beyond her reach and expertise.
No minister is worth her trust.
No topic is beyond her reach and expertise.
No minister is worth her trust.
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OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
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@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
PressProgress: Defend Canadian Journalism
pressprogress.ca
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
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Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
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Fellow podcasters, I am currently up for four awards at the Canadian Podcast Awards!
Voting ends on Nov. 22
Very much appreciate a vote 👇
canpodawards.ca/vote
Voting ends on Nov. 22
Very much appreciate a vote 👇
canpodawards.ca/vote
November 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Fellow podcasters, I am currently up for four awards at the Canadian Podcast Awards!
Voting ends on Nov. 22
Very much appreciate a vote 👇
canpodawards.ca/vote
Voting ends on Nov. 22
Very much appreciate a vote 👇
canpodawards.ca/vote
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Federal Budget's Electrification Plan is a Winner
My first quick read Monday was negative. Further reading and some interviews convinced me I was wrong.
The Climate Competitiveness Strategy is really good.
Interview w/Fernando Melo, @RenewablesAssoc.
youtu.be/yaDWS8ngvaI
My first quick read Monday was negative. Further reading and some interviews convinced me I was wrong.
The Climate Competitiveness Strategy is really good.
Interview w/Fernando Melo, @RenewablesAssoc.
youtu.be/yaDWS8ngvaI
Federal Budget's Electrification Plan is a Winner
YouTube video by Energi Media
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Federal Budget's Electrification Plan is a Winner
My first quick read Monday was negative. Further reading and some interviews convinced me I was wrong.
The Climate Competitiveness Strategy is really good.
Interview w/Fernando Melo, @RenewablesAssoc.
youtu.be/yaDWS8ngvaI
My first quick read Monday was negative. Further reading and some interviews convinced me I was wrong.
The Climate Competitiveness Strategy is really good.
Interview w/Fernando Melo, @RenewablesAssoc.
youtu.be/yaDWS8ngvaI