Jaymie Heilman
@jaymieh.bsky.social
Reader, writer, editor. YA author of Badass(ish). jaymieheilman.com
I write books about teens and adults with big hearts. I often write about climate and environmental subjects, and was a historian of Peru in my first career.
I write books about teens and adults with big hearts. I often write about climate and environmental subjects, and was a historian of Peru in my first career.
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Happy Lunar New Year Bluesky Buckaroos!
Apparently the year of the horse can make rapid change. Here's hope it we see that this year.
Apparently the year of the horse can make rapid change. Here's hope it we see that this year.
February 17, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Happy Lunar New Year Bluesky Buckaroos!
Apparently the year of the horse can make rapid change. Here's hope it we see that this year.
Apparently the year of the horse can make rapid change. Here's hope it we see that this year.
Can't wait to read Talk Treaty to Me, by two incredible humans I'm lucky to call friends. . .
Thank YOU to @indiebookstores.ca! We're so excited to share this book with the world! Go grab a copy of Talk Treaty to Me from your local indie on Feb 24!!! ☀️🌊🌾
Thank you to co-authors Crystal Gail Fraser and Sara Komarnisky for sharing this amazing resource. We can’t wait for it to arrive in indie bookstores across the country. Preorder your copy today or learn more about this Winter 2026 selection at indiebookstores.ca/tbl.
February 14, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Can't wait to read Talk Treaty to Me, by two incredible humans I'm lucky to call friends. . .
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Thank YOU to @indiebookstores.ca! We're so excited to share this book with the world! Go grab a copy of Talk Treaty to Me from your local indie on Feb 24!!! ☀️🌊🌾
Thank you to co-authors Crystal Gail Fraser and Sara Komarnisky for sharing this amazing resource. We can’t wait for it to arrive in indie bookstores across the country. Preorder your copy today or learn more about this Winter 2026 selection at indiebookstores.ca/tbl.
February 12, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Thank YOU to @indiebookstores.ca! We're so excited to share this book with the world! Go grab a copy of Talk Treaty to Me from your local indie on Feb 24!!! ☀️🌊🌾
Happy PLR day to my fellow Canadian writers! I'm so grateful to everyone who has checked Badass(ish) out of the library! ❤️🇨🇦📚
February 14, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Happy PLR day to my fellow Canadian writers! I'm so grateful to everyone who has checked Badass(ish) out of the library! ❤️🇨🇦📚
Albertans: hardworking families shouldn't have to pay to clean up polluters' messes. Sign this petition telling the government to hold oil & gas companies accountable for their clean-up costs.
February 11, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Albertans: hardworking families shouldn't have to pay to clean up polluters' messes. Sign this petition telling the government to hold oil & gas companies accountable for their clean-up costs.
Oil and gas doesn't love Albertans back, that's for sure. And the UCP government's war on renewable energy is costing us thousands of great jobs. #ableg #abpoli
"Alberta’s oil and gas industry cut about 10,000 jobs last year, but economists say it may not be a terrible thing." - That's because more production (& less jobs) means more profits for shareholders. Attention Alberta workers: Oil & gas doesn't ❤️ you back. edmontonjournal.com/business/ene... #ABLeg
Alberta's oilpatch cut 10,000 jobs last year — even as production soared
The province produced about 122 million barrels of oil in 2011. Last year, Alberta produced nearly 1.4 billion barrels of oil by November.
edmontonjournal.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Superb owl Sunday is the best Sunday. . . #writersofbluesky
February 8, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Superb owl Sunday is the best Sunday. . . #writersofbluesky
"If I were comfortable talking to real people, I would have a real job." Five minutes of hilarity and warmth about being a writer. #writersofbluesky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSuS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSuS...
Fredrik Backman on Creative Anxiety and Procrastination
YouTube video by Simon & Schuster Books
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February 7, 2026 at 12:27 PM
"If I were comfortable talking to real people, I would have a real job." Five minutes of hilarity and warmth about being a writer. #writersofbluesky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSuS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSuS...
It makes no sense for Alberta to flirt with nuclear energy when solar and wind (plus batteries) are so much cheaper and safer. If reliability is the argument, then geothermal is another excellent option. #ableg #abpoli #climate
Solar, Wind Emerge as Canada’s Cheapest New Power as Prices Fall by Half www.theenergymix.com/solar-wind-e...
Solar, Wind Emerge as Canada’s Cheapest New Power as Prices Fall by Half
Contracted energy costs for wind and solar projects in Canada have fallen to half of what they were 10 years ago, new analysis shows.
www.theenergymix.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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Hey, Hey! The Coal Petition is here. Sign up to canvass but if you can't, bookmark this website so you know where you will be able to sign and tell your friends and family. Water Not Coal affects all Albertans! www.waternotcoal.ca
Water Not Coal | Citizen Initiative Petition
Help prohibit coal mining in the Alberta's Rockies. Register to sign the petition.
www.waternotcoal.ca
February 5, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Hey, Hey! The Coal Petition is here. Sign up to canvass but if you can't, bookmark this website so you know where you will be able to sign and tell your friends and family. Water Not Coal affects all Albertans! www.waternotcoal.ca
As Alberta landowner Dwight Popowich asks, "If conflict of interest rules can be sidestepped through consultancy contracts, what good are they?" Oil & gas polluters need to clean up their messes and pay their bills -- both what they owe landowners, and their grossly overdue taxes. #abpoli #ableg
UPDATE:
In an unsettling twist, the Alberta Ethics Commissioner Shawn McLeod has refused to investigate the potential conflicts of interest of Mr. David Yager.
In an unsettling twist, the Alberta Ethics Commissioner Shawn McLeod has refused to investigate the potential conflicts of interest of Mr. David Yager.
February 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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I never met Catherine O’Hara. I have no charming Catherine O’Hara anecdote. I can’t even explain why the news of her death hit me so hard. But I know her memory will be a blessing to all who knew and loved her work, and the joy she brought to Canada and the world.
a woman in a black dress is smiling with #schitts creek written in the corner
Alt: A Gif from Schitt’s Creek of Catherine O’Hara as Moira, dressed in black and blowing us a kiss. May her memory be for a blessing.
media.tenor.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:54 PM
I never met Catherine O’Hara. I have no charming Catherine O’Hara anecdote. I can’t even explain why the news of her death hit me so hard. But I know her memory will be a blessing to all who knew and loved her work, and the joy she brought to Canada and the world.
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Objectively a good name for a snowplow though
"Abolish ICE" was submitted 9,200 times for Chicago's snowplow naming contest, records show. blockclubchi.co/3ZAnDTZ
January 28, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Objectively a good name for a snowplow though
This profoundly moving and important song has me sobbing at my kitchen table. Please share it widely.
#minneapolis
#minneapolis
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 28, 2026 at 5:41 PM
This profoundly moving and important song has me sobbing at my kitchen table. Please share it widely.
#minneapolis
#minneapolis
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Happy International LEGO day! Celebrate by sending a LEGO-themed postcard to Premier Smith and your MLA, telling them that oil and gas polluters -- rather than Alberta families -- should pay to clean up leaking, toxic wells.
#abpoli #ableg
postcards.cleanupyourmess.ca?utm_source=F...
#abpoli #ableg
postcards.cleanupyourmess.ca?utm_source=F...
Send postcards so corporations pay to clean up their oil and gas wells mess
Hey Alberta, tell your Premier + MLA that corporations should pay to clean up oil and gas wells, and stop the multi-billion dollar giveaway.
postcards.cleanupyourmess.ca
January 28, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Happy International LEGO day! Celebrate by sending a LEGO-themed postcard to Premier Smith and your MLA, telling them that oil and gas polluters -- rather than Alberta families -- should pay to clean up leaking, toxic wells.
#abpoli #ableg
postcards.cleanupyourmess.ca?utm_source=F...
#abpoli #ableg
postcards.cleanupyourmess.ca?utm_source=F...
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Yager was a key architect of the Alberta government's "mature asset strategy," which proposes using taxpayer money to cover tens of BILLIONS in unpaid oil & gas cleanup costs that companies are legally obligated to pay themselves. medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli
Conflict of interest investigation into AER board member denied by ethics commissioner - Medicine Hat News
zmason@medicinehatnews.com The ethics commissioner has denied a request for investigation into an energy regulator board member and adviser to Premier Danielle Smith for possible conflicts of interest...
medicinehatnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Yager was a key architect of the Alberta government's "mature asset strategy," which proposes using taxpayer money to cover tens of BILLIONS in unpaid oil & gas cleanup costs that companies are legally obligated to pay themselves. medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n... #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli
Essential reading for Albertans and, especially, the folks in our provincial government. #abpoli #ableg
I'm very pleased to present New Frontiers, an energy transition guide for Alberta. This first-of-its-kind document maps out how Canada's most oil-dependent province can end its reliance on crude oil royalties. environmentaldefence.ca/report/new-f... #energytransition
New Frontiers: Alberta's Path to Economic Renewal - Environmental Defence
Alberta stands at a crossroads. For over fifty years, oil and gas have powered our economy, but global markets are shifting decisively toward renewable energy. This is both a potential crisis and an o...
environmentaldefence.ca
January 27, 2026 at 5:48 PM
How many Alberta MLAs will sign? “I, _____, MLA for _____, affirm that I am a proud Albertan and a proud Canadian. I am opposed to separatism and I will make my position known and clear to my constituents.” albertapolitics.ca/2026/01/nahe...
This photo is the stuff of nightmares. . . #abpoli #ableg
This photo is the stuff of nightmares. . . #abpoli #ableg
January 27, 2026 at 12:26 PM
How many Alberta MLAs will sign? “I, _____, MLA for _____, affirm that I am a proud Albertan and a proud Canadian. I am opposed to separatism and I will make my position known and clear to my constituents.” albertapolitics.ca/2026/01/nahe...
This photo is the stuff of nightmares. . . #abpoli #ableg
This photo is the stuff of nightmares. . . #abpoli #ableg
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LATE BREAKING NEWS
A vigil will be held TONIGHT at 8:30, by the fountain, on the north side of the Alberta legislature, as a memorial for the victims of ICE.
Please attend, if possible, and share this post with others.
#SayNoToICE #Ableg #Abpoli #YEG
A vigil will be held TONIGHT at 8:30, by the fountain, on the north side of the Alberta legislature, as a memorial for the victims of ICE.
Please attend, if possible, and share this post with others.
#SayNoToICE #Ableg #Abpoli #YEG
January 26, 2026 at 10:34 PM
LATE BREAKING NEWS
A vigil will be held TONIGHT at 8:30, by the fountain, on the north side of the Alberta legislature, as a memorial for the victims of ICE.
Please attend, if possible, and share this post with others.
#SayNoToICE #Ableg #Abpoli #YEG
A vigil will be held TONIGHT at 8:30, by the fountain, on the north side of the Alberta legislature, as a memorial for the victims of ICE.
Please attend, if possible, and share this post with others.
#SayNoToICE #Ableg #Abpoli #YEG
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This kicks off on Wednesday. So many amazing opportunities here, with plans to do some good.
Let’s get to work. 💪🏽 www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
Let’s get to work. 💪🏽 www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
Publishing for Minnesota
Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:39 AM
This kicks off on Wednesday. So many amazing opportunities here, with plans to do some good.
Let’s get to work. 💪🏽 www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
Let’s get to work. 💪🏽 www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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An overhead view of protesters gathering at the scene of the shooting.
Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 24, 2026 at 9:46 PM
An overhead view of protesters gathering at the scene of the shooting.
Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Live coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
📽️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
A relief to read some good (GREAT!) news this morning: "Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels in the European Union’s power generation last year, a report has found, in a 'major tipping point' for clean energy." Time for Canada to do the same! #cdnpoli #climate
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for EU power generation in 2025, report finds
Researchers say event described as ‘major tipping point’ for clean energy in era of destabilised politics
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:25 AM
A relief to read some good (GREAT!) news this morning: "Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels in the European Union’s power generation last year, a report has found, in a 'major tipping point' for clean energy." Time for Canada to do the same! #cdnpoli #climate
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🧵Canadian friends: if you want to vote for the next leader of the NDP, you have *just one week left* to buy a (cheap) party membership.
After that, there will be a big English debate and lots of media coverage, but it will be too late to have a say.
Only members can vote for leader.
link below:
After that, there will be a big English debate and lots of media coverage, but it will be too late to have a say.
Only members can vote for leader.
link below:
January 21, 2026 at 7:50 PM
🧵Canadian friends: if you want to vote for the next leader of the NDP, you have *just one week left* to buy a (cheap) party membership.
After that, there will be a big English debate and lots of media coverage, but it will be too late to have a say.
Only members can vote for leader.
link below:
After that, there will be a big English debate and lots of media coverage, but it will be too late to have a say.
Only members can vote for leader.
link below: