Jackie Seidel
@jackieseidel.bsky.social
😷 Born 322ppm 🌎 ❤️
Poetry. Bees. Bikes. Ecological education. Eco/Climate Justice. UofCalgary Assoc Prof Curriculum/Learning. She/Her
Poetry. Bees. Bikes. Ecological education. Eco/Climate Justice. UofCalgary Assoc Prof Curriculum/Learning. She/Her
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Jackie Seidel
@jackieseidel.bsky.social
· Feb 15
The hole in the roof of the protective 'New Safe Confinement' containment shell over destroyed Reactor 4 of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine after a Russian drone targeted it last night. #MSC2025
This is BAD. Many countries assisted with building the containment over reactor 4. Because Chernobyl is an existential threat. Canada donated over 66 million dollars. Building this was an example of extreme engineering. That a drone could do this to any nuclear facility has been a concern.
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Standing room only at the NVIDIA keynote. Currently a VC analyst and founder burping up word salad. The abridge ceo just said “the majority of doctors use AI,” we’ve had multiple things said so far that are complete nonsense
January 5, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Standing room only at the NVIDIA keynote. Currently a VC analyst and founder burping up word salad. The abridge ceo just said “the majority of doctors use AI,” we’ve had multiple things said so far that are complete nonsense
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It’s hard to imagine better free advertising than this.
Hilton: 📈
Hilton: 📈
January 5, 2026 at 9:29 PM
It’s hard to imagine better free advertising than this.
Hilton: 📈
Hilton: 📈
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The United States is really leaning into the pro death thing lately. And probably inspiring our wannabe American conservatives in Alberta.
BREAKING: CDC announces an unprecedented overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule, a significant shift that recommends fewer shots for all kids.
CDC overhauls childhood vaccine schedule to resemble Denmark in unprecedented move
The new U.S. guidelines recommend all children get vaccines for 11 diseases, compared with the 18 previously on the schedule.
nbcnews.to
January 5, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The United States is really leaning into the pro death thing lately. And probably inspiring our wannabe American conservatives in Alberta.
Excellent article. Also I know I don’t need an Urban Arrow & also I do!
“The next generation will see cargo bikes as the normal way of getting around. In 10 or 15 years, cargo bikes will explode,” he says. The low cost will draw people in, he predicts. “It is so much cheaper than an electric car.”
“The next generation will see cargo bikes as the normal way of getting around. In 10 or 15 years, cargo bikes will explode,” he says. The low cost will draw people in, he predicts. “It is so much cheaper than an electric car.”
January 6, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Excellent article. Also I know I don’t need an Urban Arrow & also I do!
“The next generation will see cargo bikes as the normal way of getting around. In 10 or 15 years, cargo bikes will explode,” he says. The low cost will draw people in, he predicts. “It is so much cheaper than an electric car.”
“The next generation will see cargo bikes as the normal way of getting around. In 10 or 15 years, cargo bikes will explode,” he says. The low cost will draw people in, he predicts. “It is so much cheaper than an electric car.”
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James Talarico: “The biggest divide in this country is not left vs right, it’s top vs bottom — this new war is just the latest example of how billionaires run this country, run this economy, run this goverment, & now run our foreign policy”
January 5, 2026 at 2:31 PM
James Talarico: “The biggest divide in this country is not left vs right, it’s top vs bottom — this new war is just the latest example of how billionaires run this country, run this economy, run this goverment, & now run our foreign policy”
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Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
January 6, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
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Ok...this is next level trolling.
Bravo!
Bravo!
January 5, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Ok...this is next level trolling.
Bravo!
Bravo!
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A complete renunciation of international law (among other "international niceties") by the White House.
The only laws mentioned are the "iron laws" of strength, force and power - in other words back to the beginning of time when there were no laws and life was nasty, brutish and short.
#cdnpoli
The only laws mentioned are the "iron laws" of strength, force and power - in other words back to the beginning of time when there were no laws and life was nasty, brutish and short.
#cdnpoli
Stephen Miller: "What the president said is true. The United States of America is running Venezuela ... by definition we are in charge because we have the US military stationed outside the country. We set the terms and conditions ... for them to do commerce, they need our permission."
January 5, 2026 at 11:36 PM
A complete renunciation of international law (among other "international niceties") by the White House.
The only laws mentioned are the "iron laws" of strength, force and power - in other words back to the beginning of time when there were no laws and life was nasty, brutish and short.
#cdnpoli
The only laws mentioned are the "iron laws" of strength, force and power - in other words back to the beginning of time when there were no laws and life was nasty, brutish and short.
#cdnpoli
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Make 2026 the year you stop talking about climate change and instead talk about ecological overshoot.
Warning: This article might challenge some of your deeply held assumptions. www.artberman.com/blog/ecomode...
Warning: This article might challenge some of your deeply held assumptions. www.artberman.com/blog/ecomode...
Ecomodernism: Modernity Without Ecology | Art Berman
If the chaos of modern life makes you long for a simpler story, there’s a place where abundance is assured and nature is promised a full recovery: the magic kingdom of ecomodernism. Admission is easy....
www.artberman.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Make 2026 the year you stop talking about climate change and instead talk about ecological overshoot.
Warning: This article might challenge some of your deeply held assumptions. www.artberman.com/blog/ecomode...
Warning: This article might challenge some of your deeply held assumptions. www.artberman.com/blog/ecomode...
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The "e-bikes are just motorcycles" crowd watching me roll up to the grocery store on a cargo bike.
January 4, 2026 at 7:25 PM
The "e-bikes are just motorcycles" crowd watching me roll up to the grocery store on a cargo bike.
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I said this to a friend yesterday and will repeat it here. A lot of people are going to be hyper-focused on elections this year but if that's not your ministry, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HYPER-FOCUS there. There's so much other organizing work to do. You can focus your energies and attention there.
January 4, 2026 at 10:49 PM
I said this to a friend yesterday and will repeat it here. A lot of people are going to be hyper-focused on elections this year but if that's not your ministry, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HYPER-FOCUS there. There's so much other organizing work to do. You can focus your energies and attention there.
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The conversation on Threads
January 4, 2026 at 11:11 AM
The conversation on Threads
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The citizen's initiative petition campaign demanding that public funds not be diverted to private schools continues, with 37 days remaining.
The organizers are maintaining this website which lists when and where you can sign—or even sign up to volunteer:
The organizers are maintaining this website which lists when and where you can sign—or even sign up to volunteer:
Alberta Funds Public Schools
A Citizen Initiative petitioning the Government of Alberta to improve its Public Education funding model.
sign.abfundspublicschools.ca
January 5, 2026 at 1:44 AM
The citizen's initiative petition campaign demanding that public funds not be diverted to private schools continues, with 37 days remaining.
The organizers are maintaining this website which lists when and where you can sign—or even sign up to volunteer:
The organizers are maintaining this website which lists when and where you can sign—or even sign up to volunteer:
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My niece, a teacher, brought this to Christmas dinner. Everyone who was eligible signed it.
You should too.
You should too.
The citizen's initiative petition campaign demanding that public funds not be diverted to private schools continues, with 37 days remaining.
The organizers are maintaining this website which lists when and where you can sign—or even sign up to volunteer:
The organizers are maintaining this website which lists when and where you can sign—or even sign up to volunteer:
Alberta Funds Public Schools
A Citizen Initiative petitioning the Government of Alberta to improve its Public Education funding model.
sign.abfundspublicschools.ca
January 5, 2026 at 3:58 AM
My niece, a teacher, brought this to Christmas dinner. Everyone who was eligible signed it.
You should too.
You should too.
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WB Yeats, The 2d Coming - seems apt for Jan 3
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
January 3, 2026 at 11:06 PM
WB Yeats, The 2d Coming - seems apt for Jan 3
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
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Two days after becoming mayor, Mamdani has vowed to implement a high-profile bike lane/pedestrianization project in Brooklyn that Eric Adams had quashed.
An extremely encouraging move.
An extremely encouraging move.
On a Brooklyn Boulevard, Mamdani Revives a Project Hampered by Scandal
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Two days after becoming mayor, Mamdani has vowed to implement a high-profile bike lane/pedestrianization project in Brooklyn that Eric Adams had quashed.
An extremely encouraging move.
An extremely encouraging move.
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It's pretty clear DS governs for billionaires, not Albertans, who have emphatically stated they DO NOT WANT THIS.
www.westernstandard.news/news/smith-s...
www.westernstandard.news/news/smith-s...
Smith says Northback's Grassy Mountain coal project will be allowed to continue through Alberta's regulatory process
Premier Danielle Smith has said that Northback Holdings’ proposed Grassy Mountain metallurgical coal mine will be allowed to continue through Alberta’s regulatory process.
www.westernstandard.news
January 3, 2026 at 6:56 PM
It's pretty clear DS governs for billionaires, not Albertans, who have emphatically stated they DO NOT WANT THIS.
www.westernstandard.news/news/smith-s...
www.westernstandard.news/news/smith-s...
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The Alberta petro-state is safe from forcible regime change at the moment since the current government is doing everything that it can to facilitate separation.
But Venezuela oil flowing to the Gulf will surely back-out Alberta heavy oil & increase the price differential.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
But Venezuela oil flowing to the Gulf will surely back-out Alberta heavy oil & increase the price differential.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
New Citizen Initiative Petition Issued - Elections Alberta
EDMONTON – Today, Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, issued the citizen initiative petition for the constitutional referendum proposal “A Referendum Relating to Alberta Independence”. ...
www.elections.ab.ca
January 3, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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Bill 14 may have ended the statute-based action of the Chief Electoral Officer under the Citizen Initiative Act but it cannot prevent this action by a First Nation based on general constitutional obligations.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
January 3, 2026 at 6:21 AM
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Join the cargo bike revolution www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
Parents embrace cargo bikes for school and work commute: ‘It costs nothing to run’
Santry-based Shane Farrell loves the convenience of the cargo bike
www.irishtimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Join the cargo bike revolution www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
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Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
January 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.
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Canada has a new cyclocross star and her name is Raf Carrier! 18 years old and already on the podium against the best in the world.
Amazing!
Amazing!
January 3, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Canada has a new cyclocross star and her name is Raf Carrier! 18 years old and already on the podium against the best in the world.
Amazing!
Amazing!
