Judith Clark
@judithc.bsky.social
Once a librarian, always a librarian | YYC | TWUC | judithclarkauthor.com | Slow is fast
"Writing code that works, without consideration of how it will fail, is a recipe for catastrophe. It is a way to create tech debt at scale. It is shoveling asbestos into the walls of our technological society."
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Pluralistic: Code is a liability (not an asset) (06 Jan 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
January 8, 2026 at 3:46 AM
"Writing code that works, without consideration of how it will fail, is a recipe for catastrophe. It is a way to create tech debt at scale. It is shoveling asbestos into the walls of our technological society."
pluralistic.net/2026/01/06/1...
pluralistic.net/2026/01/06/1...
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Join us on January 21st for the Edmonton Pub Night & Open Mic! And stop by early to join the Queer Writers' Collective at 5:30PM as we brainstorm our writing goals for the year! writersguild.ca
January 8, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Join us on January 21st for the Edmonton Pub Night & Open Mic! And stop by early to join the Queer Writers' Collective at 5:30PM as we brainstorm our writing goals for the year! writersguild.ca
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(checks the news after a day of writing)
Well, fuck.
(this is an evergreen post, alas)
Well, fuck.
(this is an evergreen post, alas)
January 7, 2026 at 11:04 PM
(checks the news after a day of writing)
Well, fuck.
(this is an evergreen post, alas)
Well, fuck.
(this is an evergreen post, alas)
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Just in case you’re in YYC and not aware:
“We are urging residents to immediately reduce water use by taking the following actions:
Limit showers to three minutes or less
Flush toilets only when necessary
Run dishwashers and laundry only when full .”
“We are urging residents to immediately reduce water use by taking the following actions:
Limit showers to three minutes or less
Flush toilets only when necessary
Run dishwashers and laundry only when full .”
January 2, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Just in case you’re in YYC and not aware:
“We are urging residents to immediately reduce water use by taking the following actions:
Limit showers to three minutes or less
Flush toilets only when necessary
Run dishwashers and laundry only when full .”
“We are urging residents to immediately reduce water use by taking the following actions:
Limit showers to three minutes or less
Flush toilets only when necessary
Run dishwashers and laundry only when full .”
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Many of you say that #ForeverCanadian awoke Albertans. It gave us a voice and purpose. I agree. Definitely, we are now a community and a movement that’s about to grow.
Let’s take a look back at 2025 and at how it all happened.
Happy New Year, Canada!🇨🇦
#ableg #cdnpoli
Let’s take a look back at 2025 and at how it all happened.
Happy New Year, Canada!🇨🇦
#ableg #cdnpoli
January 1, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Many of you say that #ForeverCanadian awoke Albertans. It gave us a voice and purpose. I agree. Definitely, we are now a community and a movement that’s about to grow.
Let’s take a look back at 2025 and at how it all happened.
Happy New Year, Canada!🇨🇦
#ableg #cdnpoli
Let’s take a look back at 2025 and at how it all happened.
Happy New Year, Canada!🇨🇦
#ableg #cdnpoli
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What a way to end 2025!
Stefania just turned 105 and is the most seasoned signatory of the #ForeverCanadian petition. She insisted that I come to her birthday party.
Like me, she was 12 when she left Poland, also with mom and a 5 year old sibling. She too adores Canada.
Stefania just turned 105 and is the most seasoned signatory of the #ForeverCanadian petition. She insisted that I come to her birthday party.
Like me, she was 12 when she left Poland, also with mom and a 5 year old sibling. She too adores Canada.
January 1, 2026 at 12:33 AM
What a way to end 2025!
Stefania just turned 105 and is the most seasoned signatory of the #ForeverCanadian petition. She insisted that I come to her birthday party.
Like me, she was 12 when she left Poland, also with mom and a 5 year old sibling. She too adores Canada.
Stefania just turned 105 and is the most seasoned signatory of the #ForeverCanadian petition. She insisted that I come to her birthday party.
Like me, she was 12 when she left Poland, also with mom and a 5 year old sibling. She too adores Canada.
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A bargain price on one of our best mysteries of the year!
ALL OF US MURDERERS is on cheap on Amazon today! Get your Gothic second chance romance for £/$1.99! (I have no idea how long for or if it's going to other sites, sorry.)
www.amazon.co.uk/All-Us-Murde...
www.amazon.co.uk/All-Us-Murde...
All of Us Murderers
All of Us Murderers eBook : Charles, KJ: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
December 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A bargain price on one of our best mysteries of the year!
December 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Separatist Jeff Rath (Alberta Prosperity Project) says that the “US administration is very excited about Alberta independence”.
Rath and Cam Davies (Alberta Republican Party) visited Mar-a-Lago and White House several times.
Who arranges these meetings?
globalnews.ca/video/115898...
Rath and Cam Davies (Alberta Republican Party) visited Mar-a-Lago and White House several times.
Who arranges these meetings?
globalnews.ca/video/115898...
Petition for Alberta independence referendum approved | Watch News Videos Online
Watch Petition for Alberta independence referendum approved Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
globalnews.ca
December 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Separatist Jeff Rath (Alberta Prosperity Project) says that the “US administration is very excited about Alberta independence”.
Rath and Cam Davies (Alberta Republican Party) visited Mar-a-Lago and White House several times.
Who arranges these meetings?
globalnews.ca/video/115898...
Rath and Cam Davies (Alberta Republican Party) visited Mar-a-Lago and White House several times.
Who arranges these meetings?
globalnews.ca/video/115898...
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Stan Houston: This was the year when the U.S. president and the Alberta premier further imposed ideology over evidence-based reason, endangering the lives of citizens.
It’s as if, in setting policy in science and health, they asked themselves: What would Stalin do? #uspoli #abpoli
It’s as if, in setting policy in science and health, they asked themselves: What would Stalin do? #uspoli #abpoli
A Year of Health Science Under Siege | The Tyee
When leaders mirror Stalin by promoting false dogma, we must defend evidence-based reason. Lives depend on it.
thetyee.ca
December 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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LMAO I love the content notes on my short story about a plague that kills billionaires: Includes cursing, death by communicable disease (albeit not by the usual means). ✨NOT THE USUAL MEANS✨ Want to know more? Check it out! Free to read!
Escape Pod 1003: Billionaire’s Tears
I wake up to the sound of screaming, and know I’m going to die. I shoot out of bed, calling for my mother. First thing I’ve spoken clearly in two days. “Maria!” My mother bursts into my room. “Baby…
escapepod.org
December 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
LMAO I love the content notes on my short story about a plague that kills billionaires: Includes cursing, death by communicable disease (albeit not by the usual means). ✨NOT THE USUAL MEANS✨ Want to know more? Check it out! Free to read!
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Our street is a gong show. Ice from end to end. Dicey to walk on, even with spikes.
The day after a massive chinook day is exactly the use case for why we should take snow clearing more seriously in this town… pretty much all residential roads are an ice rink. Gonna be a lot of fender benders. Roll slowly #yycbike
December 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Our street is a gong show. Ice from end to end. Dicey to walk on, even with spikes.
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While we concern ourselves about SNAP benefits…
December 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
While we concern ourselves about SNAP benefits…
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The #ForeverCanadian movement swept the province with Albertans gathering signatures on driveways, parks and festivals. The movement mobilized Albertans to stand up for democracy, for the province's role in Canada, and for Alberta's future.
Join us at: Forever-Canadian.ca
Join us at: Forever-Canadian.ca
December 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The #ForeverCanadian movement swept the province with Albertans gathering signatures on driveways, parks and festivals. The movement mobilized Albertans to stand up for democracy, for the province's role in Canada, and for Alberta's future.
Join us at: Forever-Canadian.ca
Join us at: Forever-Canadian.ca
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Still waiting for @nintendousa.bsky.social to condemn ICE let alone sue
"We acknowledge and did not give permission..." is not a condemnation, just fyi, Nintendo
"Kids Can Press" showing you what a condemnation looks like
It's rather simple
www.dexerto.com/pokemon/poke...
"We acknowledge and did not give permission..." is not a condemnation, just fyi, Nintendo
"Kids Can Press" showing you what a condemnation looks like
It's rather simple
www.dexerto.com/pokemon/poke...
December 2, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Still waiting for @nintendousa.bsky.social to condemn ICE let alone sue
"We acknowledge and did not give permission..." is not a condemnation, just fyi, Nintendo
"Kids Can Press" showing you what a condemnation looks like
It's rather simple
www.dexerto.com/pokemon/poke...
"We acknowledge and did not give permission..." is not a condemnation, just fyi, Nintendo
"Kids Can Press" showing you what a condemnation looks like
It's rather simple
www.dexerto.com/pokemon/poke...
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“Premier Danielle Smith has suggested foreign interference and organized unions could be behind the recall petitions against 14 of her caucus members.”
OR, hear me out, your government is doing a terrible job and grassroots Albertans want change.
OR, hear me out, your government is doing a terrible job and grassroots Albertans want change.
Alberta’s Smith says recall petitions distracting from government’s ‘amazing’ work
Alberta’s Smith says recall petitions distracting from government’s ‘amazing’ work
Premier Danielle Smith has suggested foreign interference and organized unions could be behind the recall petitions against 14 of her caucus members.
www.thestar.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:45 AM
“Premier Danielle Smith has suggested foreign interference and organized unions could be behind the recall petitions against 14 of her caucus members.”
OR, hear me out, your government is doing a terrible job and grassroots Albertans want change.
OR, hear me out, your government is doing a terrible job and grassroots Albertans want change.
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unironically i think he wants to impose the conditions of his childhood onto the entire country
JD Vance's ideal America is a place with half the GDP where everyone with potential and options gets the fuck out, a shithole that people from countries with actual dynamism visit to watch chintzy 'traditional' dances before going home.
November 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
unironically i think he wants to impose the conditions of his childhood onto the entire country
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#ForeverCanadian volunteers, this recognition is for you. Thank you!
#cdnpoli #ableg
youtu.be/Q5bKGnN6egA?...
#cdnpoli #ableg
youtu.be/Q5bKGnN6egA?...
Former Deputy Premier Thomas Lukaszuk honoured as a guest in Senate
YouTube video by CTV News
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
#ForeverCanadian volunteers, this recognition is for you. Thank you!
#cdnpoli #ableg
youtu.be/Q5bKGnN6egA?...
#cdnpoli #ableg
youtu.be/Q5bKGnN6egA?...
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The UCP: you should be able to fire your MLA, here’s a handy-dandy recall process.
Citizens in 9 Alberta ridings: ok
The UCP: NOT LIKE THAT!
Citizens in 9 Alberta ridings: ok
The UCP: NOT LIKE THAT!
November 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The UCP: you should be able to fire your MLA, here’s a handy-dandy recall process.
Citizens in 9 Alberta ridings: ok
The UCP: NOT LIKE THAT!
Citizens in 9 Alberta ridings: ok
The UCP: NOT LIKE THAT!
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“A government does not reach for the notwithstanding clause four times in a month unless something is deeply wrong. This isn’t normal. It isn’t safe. And it isn’t democracy. Each time rights are pushed aside, a warning siren is blaring: Power is being placed above people.”
~ Stephanie Shostak
~ Stephanie Shostak
Thursday's letters: UCP hiding from accountability
Edmonton Journal readers speak out on on Alberta invoking the notwithstanding clause and CFL rule changes.
edmontonjournal.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
“A government does not reach for the notwithstanding clause four times in a month unless something is deeply wrong. This isn’t normal. It isn’t safe. And it isn’t democracy. Each time rights are pushed aside, a warning siren is blaring: Power is being placed above people.”
~ Stephanie Shostak
~ Stephanie Shostak