JEmphatically
@jemphatically.bsky.social
Freelance journalist, photographer, environmentalist, introvert. Former oil & gas and government PR, semi-retired, grandma to Finn, and according to research, not cool. She/her. Stop the genocide. https://about.me/jodymacpherson Born: 319 ppm
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Microsoft promised it will do better by communities going forward…after meeting with Trump. But makes no promises on environmental goals, which prompted Stand.earth to warn of “an incoming wave of fossil fuel pollution from methane and coal, right to peoples’ doorsteps.”
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Tumbler Ridge is a small planned resource community, a winding 90 minute drive from the nearest city of at least 10,000 people.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
February 11, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Tumbler Ridge is a small planned resource community, a winding 90 minute drive from the nearest city of at least 10,000 people.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.
May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
I know we’re trying to ignore the climate crisis now…but wildfire season is looming. And it's not looking good.
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February 10, 2026 at 7:24 PM
I know we’re trying to ignore the climate crisis now…but wildfire season is looming. And it's not looking good.
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The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
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The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
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They're Coming for Our Daughters
The conservative plan to shrink girls’ futures
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February 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
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I just rewatched the documentary about Enron - "The Smartest Guys in the Room."
A bunch of people who thought trading was just a game and nothing mattered but making money - even if it meant turning off people's electricity in a heat wave.
This is the mindset of AI companies.
A bunch of people who thought trading was just a game and nothing mattered but making money - even if it meant turning off people's electricity in a heat wave.
This is the mindset of AI companies.
February 10, 2026 at 3:35 AM
I just rewatched the documentary about Enron - "The Smartest Guys in the Room."
A bunch of people who thought trading was just a game and nothing mattered but making money - even if it meant turning off people's electricity in a heat wave.
This is the mindset of AI companies.
A bunch of people who thought trading was just a game and nothing mattered but making money - even if it meant turning off people's electricity in a heat wave.
This is the mindset of AI companies.
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When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:42 PM
When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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Who could've predicted that bridge building is something Trump knows absolutely NOTHING about?
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Trump threats on Gordie Howe bridge opening 'just insane,' Windsor mayor says | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to stall the opening of the new Canada- U.S. border crossing is "just insane," Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens said Monday night.
www.cbc.ca
February 10, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Who could've predicted that bridge building is something Trump knows absolutely NOTHING about?
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Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Translation:
Now that I've destroyed it, I will retreat from the carnage and let others *try* to clean up my mess.
Thank you to my boss, who was behind the whole thing, I assure you.
B-bye suckers.
Now that I've destroyed it, I will retreat from the carnage and let others *try* to clean up my mess.
Thank you to my boss, who was behind the whole thing, I assure you.
B-bye suckers.
Breaking — Will Lewis out at the Washington Post. He just sent this email to staff (shared with me by staffer):
February 7, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Translation:
Now that I've destroyed it, I will retreat from the carnage and let others *try* to clean up my mess.
Thank you to my boss, who was behind the whole thing, I assure you.
B-bye suckers.
Now that I've destroyed it, I will retreat from the carnage and let others *try* to clean up my mess.
Thank you to my boss, who was behind the whole thing, I assure you.
B-bye suckers.
“Surely it’s not appropriate for people to be blindsided by $15-billion projects that would rewrite the community.”
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February 5, 2026 at 6:18 PM
“Surely it’s not appropriate for people to be blindsided by $15-billion projects that would rewrite the community.”
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The "worst of the worst."
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Elizabeth is a Columbia Heights fourth-grader who loves volleyball, learning English and giggling in the halls with her friends. She's been held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center for nearly a month, and she and her mom have both fallen ill. sahanjournal.com/education/co...
Sick fourth-grader among 4 Columbia Heights students held by ICE
Columbia Heights Public Schools says four students remain detained by ICE after Liam’s return, including 10-year-old Elizabeth, who has fallen ill.
sahanjournal.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
The "worst of the worst."
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Um, exactly where are the federal or provincial governments on fact-checking secession and the Treaties?
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is stepping up on its own to counter the disinformation being spread by Alberta separatists. 👏
#ableg #cdnpoli #elbowsup
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Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is stepping up on its own to counter the disinformation being spread by Alberta separatists. 👏
#ableg #cdnpoli #elbowsup
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Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation shares facts about Alberta secession and Treaties
Reproduced here in The Missive newsletter (with example of the disinformation being spread by separatists)
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February 3, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Um, exactly where are the federal or provincial governments on fact-checking secession and the Treaties?
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is stepping up on its own to counter the disinformation being spread by Alberta separatists. 👏
#ableg #cdnpoli #elbowsup
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Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is stepping up on its own to counter the disinformation being spread by Alberta separatists. 👏
#ableg #cdnpoli #elbowsup
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"Kevin is so nice. He's with me 90% of the time, but when he's with me, he's really with me great,” Trump said.
At a recent announcement about "Trump accounts," Kevin O'Leary joined Nicki Minaj on stage to pump up the president.
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At a recent announcement about "Trump accounts," Kevin O'Leary joined Nicki Minaj on stage to pump up the president.
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February 3, 2026 at 6:46 PM
"Kevin is so nice. He's with me 90% of the time, but when he's with me, he's really with me great,” Trump said.
At a recent announcement about "Trump accounts," Kevin O'Leary joined Nicki Minaj on stage to pump up the president.
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At a recent announcement about "Trump accounts," Kevin O'Leary joined Nicki Minaj on stage to pump up the president.
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Can we take a moment to marvel how David Eby called a small group of people who met with US officials treasonous and Danielle Smith twisted that statement and suggested that a million people were implicated? And now, every separatist in Alberta believes that's what Eby said?
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February 2, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Can we take a moment to marvel how David Eby called a small group of people who met with US officials treasonous and Danielle Smith twisted that statement and suggested that a million people were implicated? And now, every separatist in Alberta believes that's what Eby said?
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Here we have Kevin O'Leary defending ICE and verbally attacking/cutting off a Black woman who is calling out the (well documented) White supremacy of the Trump administration.
www.foxnews.com/video/638843...
#ableg #cdnpoli #elbowsup #WonderValleyAlberta
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#ableg #cdnpoli #elbowsup #WonderValleyAlberta
Kevin O'Leary clashes with liberal CNN panelist after she calls ICE agents 'White supremacists' | Fox News Video
Kevin O'Leary clashed with ex-MSNBC host Tiffany Cross during a CNN panel on Tuesday after she claimed members of the Proud Boys were turned into ICE officers, and called agents "White supremacists."
www.foxnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Here we have Kevin O'Leary defending ICE and verbally attacking/cutting off a Black woman who is calling out the (well documented) White supremacy of the Trump administration.
www.foxnews.com/video/638843...
#ableg #cdnpoli #elbowsup #WonderValleyAlberta
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#ableg #cdnpoli #elbowsup #WonderValleyAlberta
Mark Carney says Kevin Warsh is a "great choice" to lead the Federal Reserve. Hmm...
Was that before or after we knew that Warsh is mentioned in the recently released Epstein files? So, how would this ensure the Fed remains free of influence (aka blackmail) from Trump who controls the DOJ?
Was that before or after we knew that Warsh is mentioned in the recently released Epstein files? So, how would this ensure the Fed remains free of influence (aka blackmail) from Trump who controls the DOJ?
February 1, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Mark Carney says Kevin Warsh is a "great choice" to lead the Federal Reserve. Hmm...
Was that before or after we knew that Warsh is mentioned in the recently released Epstein files? So, how would this ensure the Fed remains free of influence (aka blackmail) from Trump who controls the DOJ?
Was that before or after we knew that Warsh is mentioned in the recently released Epstein files? So, how would this ensure the Fed remains free of influence (aka blackmail) from Trump who controls the DOJ?
The separatists don’t care if there’s a conservative government in power at the federal level, they still want to leave Canada and join the US.
#ableg #cdnpoli
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#ableg #cdnpoli
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Change in government won’t stop separatist movement, says leader
A leader in the Alberta separatist movement says a Conservative government would not stop their drive to secede from Canada.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 1, 2026 at 5:07 PM
The separatists don’t care if there’s a conservative government in power at the federal level, they still want to leave Canada and join the US.
#ableg #cdnpoli
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#ableg #cdnpoli
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Good for Lindsay Amantea for calling out the absolute nonsense of claiming the word "conservative" can be exclusively owned by any single party.
The whole concept is anti-democratic.
#ableg #cdnpoli
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The whole concept is anti-democratic.
#ableg #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Former Alberta Party head files counterclaim in suit over Progressive Conservative branding | CBC News
The former head of the Alberta Party has filed a counterclaim against the United Conservative Party, seeking $500,000 in damages and the dismissal of a suit alleging trademark infringement.
www.cbc.ca
January 31, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Good for Lindsay Amantea for calling out the absolute nonsense of claiming the word "conservative" can be exclusively owned by any single party.
The whole concept is anti-democratic.
#ableg #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The whole concept is anti-democratic.
#ableg #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Are we grappling yet with the theory that keeping the Epstein files secret not only protects powerful people (like Trump) but allows those in power to blackmail a multitude of other powerful people into submission?
January 31, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Are we grappling yet with the theory that keeping the Epstein files secret not only protects powerful people (like Trump) but allows those in power to blackmail a multitude of other powerful people into submission?
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“The natural resources should come back under the authority and jurisdiction of First Nations. That’s where it resided originally and that’s where it needs to be. That resources act is unconstitutional… We would no longer honour that arrangement..."
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“The natural resources should come back under the authority and jurisdiction of First Nations. That’s where it resided originally and that’s where it needs to be.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #Alberta #separation #ABpoli #Canada
#Indigenous #FirstNations #Alberta #separation #ABpoli #Canada
Treaty chiefs assert their rights, jurisdiction and authority in face of Alberta separation discourse
The Alberta separatist movement was called crazy, laughable, and a political fantasy by chiefs gathered in Edmonton Jan. 29 to, again, voice their concerns about an independence agenda that threatens ...
www.windspeaker.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:54 PM
“The natural resources should come back under the authority and jurisdiction of First Nations. That’s where it resided originally and that’s where it needs to be. That resources act is unconstitutional… We would no longer honour that arrangement..."
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Sitting President attempts to steal $10 BILLION from taxpayers.
The most corrupt regime of our lifetimes. With no close second.
And the Hunter hunters are silent.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
The most corrupt regime of our lifetimes. With no close second.
And the Hunter hunters are silent.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
January 30, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Sitting President attempts to steal $10 BILLION from taxpayers.
The most corrupt regime of our lifetimes. With no close second.
And the Hunter hunters are silent.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
The most corrupt regime of our lifetimes. With no close second.
And the Hunter hunters are silent.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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January 30, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Truth seems difficult for the PM. He must do better.
Open Letter: Kahnawà:ke responds to Prime Minister's historical inaccuracies
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January 30, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Truth seems difficult for the PM. He must do better.
Wildfire expert calls for an immediate exemption for wildfire aircraft.
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President Trump Orders Decertification Of All Canadian Made Aircraft, Likely Affecting Numerous Wildfire Platforms.
Scoopers, Twin Otters, Beavers, Q400s could all be affected.
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January 30, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Wildfire expert calls for an immediate exemption for wildfire aircraft.
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