Carly
@krytes42.bsky.social
She/her. Likes gardening, filtered air, and safe active transportation.
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Once again, for the hundredth time: Alberta could solve this with a simple PST. You'd be able to balance the budget *and* save non-renewable resource royalties for the future.
But, of course, the self-appointed "fiscal conservatives" won't entertain the idea. #abpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
But, of course, the self-appointed "fiscal conservatives" won't entertain the idea. #abpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Danielle Smith says 'significant' deficits to come, rules out tax hikes and big cuts | CBC News
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says "significant" deficits are in store for the province as her government tries to grapple with low oil prices.
www.cbc.ca
February 12, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Once again, for the hundredth time: Alberta could solve this with a simple PST. You'd be able to balance the budget *and* save non-renewable resource royalties for the future.
But, of course, the self-appointed "fiscal conservatives" won't entertain the idea. #abpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
But, of course, the self-appointed "fiscal conservatives" won't entertain the idea. #abpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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*staring directly at the current Canadian federal policy agenda*
“If you wanted to create a tool that would enable the destruction of institutions that prop up democratic life, you could not do better than AI. Authoritarian leaders & tech oligarchs are deploying AI systems to hollow out public institutions with an astonishing alacrity.”
February 12, 2026 at 8:42 PM
*staring directly at the current Canadian federal policy agenda*
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Phenomenal series:
"In eight of the 20 fatal pedestrian collisions, the police classified the drivers’ behaviour as “aggressive.” Despite this, 85 per cent of drivers who fatally struck pedestrians faced no criminal charges."
"In eight of the 20 fatal pedestrian collisions, the police classified the drivers’ behaviour as “aggressive.” Despite this, 85 per cent of drivers who fatally struck pedestrians faced no criminal charges."
Eyes on the Road
signalhfx.ca
February 12, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Phenomenal series:
"In eight of the 20 fatal pedestrian collisions, the police classified the drivers’ behaviour as “aggressive.” Despite this, 85 per cent of drivers who fatally struck pedestrians faced no criminal charges."
"In eight of the 20 fatal pedestrian collisions, the police classified the drivers’ behaviour as “aggressive.” Despite this, 85 per cent of drivers who fatally struck pedestrians faced no criminal charges."
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“Despite internal emails indicating miscarriages, stillbirths, and at least one infant death, the province released no clear, timely data to clinicians or the public.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thewalrus.ca/alberta-knew...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thewalrus.ca/alberta-knew...
Alberta Knew Measles Was Harming Pregnant Patients—But Stayed Silent | The Walrus
Internal documents reveal health officials withheld data about the people most at risk
thewalrus.ca
February 12, 2026 at 5:29 AM
“Despite internal emails indicating miscarriages, stillbirths, and at least one infant death, the province released no clear, timely data to clinicians or the public.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thewalrus.ca/alberta-knew...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thewalrus.ca/alberta-knew...
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A reasonable discussion about AI would come to the conclusion that this tech is damaging to humanity in virtually every way a tech can be damaging.
But I'd rather have an emotional discussion and point out that this tech is shit made by assholes, and it stole from me, personally, so fuck it.
But I'd rather have an emotional discussion and point out that this tech is shit made by assholes, and it stole from me, personally, so fuck it.
February 12, 2026 at 1:23 AM
A reasonable discussion about AI would come to the conclusion that this tech is damaging to humanity in virtually every way a tech can be damaging.
But I'd rather have an emotional discussion and point out that this tech is shit made by assholes, and it stole from me, personally, so fuck it.
But I'd rather have an emotional discussion and point out that this tech is shit made by assholes, and it stole from me, personally, so fuck it.
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Edmonton seems to be one big skating rink right now. SO many residential & public sidewalks are treacherous to walk, even with ice cleats. There’s not even salt or sand placed where it should be in many areas. Is this how we have to live in a winter city? #yeg #yegcc #yegwinter
February 11, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Edmonton seems to be one big skating rink right now. SO many residential & public sidewalks are treacherous to walk, even with ice cleats. There’s not even salt or sand placed where it should be in many areas. Is this how we have to live in a winter city? #yeg #yegcc #yegwinter
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If you really want to learn about AI hype, please read about my many excellent cats
Vital Cat Update
It’s time to talk about my cat. To which you might be saying, “Chuck, I didn’t know you had a cat!” and I’d respond with, “I didn’t know I had a cat either…
terribleminds.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:05 PM
If you really want to learn about AI hype, please read about my many excellent cats
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Edmonton: Lower taxes!
Infill (lowers costs), 🚲 lanes (reduce expensive 🚗 dependency).
Also Edmonton: No, not like that.
Edmonton: Make this city more vibrant!
Infill brings people in to shrinking nhbds, including renters, just like vibrant cities like Montreal.
Also Edmonton: No, not like that.
Infill (lowers costs), 🚲 lanes (reduce expensive 🚗 dependency).
Also Edmonton: No, not like that.
Edmonton: Make this city more vibrant!
Infill brings people in to shrinking nhbds, including renters, just like vibrant cities like Montreal.
Also Edmonton: No, not like that.
February 11, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Edmonton: Lower taxes!
Infill (lowers costs), 🚲 lanes (reduce expensive 🚗 dependency).
Also Edmonton: No, not like that.
Edmonton: Make this city more vibrant!
Infill brings people in to shrinking nhbds, including renters, just like vibrant cities like Montreal.
Also Edmonton: No, not like that.
Infill (lowers costs), 🚲 lanes (reduce expensive 🚗 dependency).
Also Edmonton: No, not like that.
Edmonton: Make this city more vibrant!
Infill brings people in to shrinking nhbds, including renters, just like vibrant cities like Montreal.
Also Edmonton: No, not like that.
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There are many levels of "naked": underwear only, no clothing at all & the highest level of (human) nakedness: only wearing socks.
Then we have the glass frogs of Family Centrolenidae, who take it to the next level: visible organs.
This is part of their Cloak of Invisibility!
(📷: Jaime Culebra)
Then we have the glass frogs of Family Centrolenidae, who take it to the next level: visible organs.
This is part of their Cloak of Invisibility!
(📷: Jaime Culebra)
February 11, 2026 at 3:02 PM
There are many levels of "naked": underwear only, no clothing at all & the highest level of (human) nakedness: only wearing socks.
Then we have the glass frogs of Family Centrolenidae, who take it to the next level: visible organs.
This is part of their Cloak of Invisibility!
(📷: Jaime Culebra)
Then we have the glass frogs of Family Centrolenidae, who take it to the next level: visible organs.
This is part of their Cloak of Invisibility!
(📷: Jaime Culebra)
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Within the first few posts are two names that have been popping up at city council for years, always in the service of one goal: NIMBYism. Wealthy home owners who are trying to stop others from moving into their neighbourhoods.
If it wasn't so offensive it would be sad.
If it wasn't so offensive it would be sad.
🧵 We're back virtually with day 2. Starting off with speakers from the Residential Infill Working Group who say that the problem is massing, not number of units per se.
They list a bunch of concerns with massing, like shadowing, privacy, lights, heat, trees, etc.
They list a bunch of concerns with massing, like shadowing, privacy, lights, heat, trees, etc.
February 10, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Within the first few posts are two names that have been popping up at city council for years, always in the service of one goal: NIMBYism. Wealthy home owners who are trying to stop others from moving into their neighbourhoods.
If it wasn't so offensive it would be sad.
If it wasn't so offensive it would be sad.
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Oh, I see.
At some point, Edmonton changed the official la classification of Shared Streets and started pretending they were Local Street Bikeways, which are considered high comfort even though shared streets absolutely are not.
This study should be retracted for garbage quality control.
#yegbike
At some point, Edmonton changed the official la classification of Shared Streets and started pretending they were Local Street Bikeways, which are considered high comfort even though shared streets absolutely are not.
This study should be retracted for garbage quality control.
#yegbike
February 8, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Oh, I see.
At some point, Edmonton changed the official la classification of Shared Streets and started pretending they were Local Street Bikeways, which are considered high comfort even though shared streets absolutely are not.
This study should be retracted for garbage quality control.
#yegbike
At some point, Edmonton changed the official la classification of Shared Streets and started pretending they were Local Street Bikeways, which are considered high comfort even though shared streets absolutely are not.
This study should be retracted for garbage quality control.
#yegbike
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Thank you to MP @brucefanjoy.bsky.social for this statement on @mark-carney.bsky.social rigid Return to Office Policy
RTO costs employers money, increases attrition with no gain in productivity, drives mothers, disabled & racialized folks out of the workforce
RTO costs employers money, increases attrition with no gain in productivity, drives mothers, disabled & racialized folks out of the workforce
February 9, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Thank you to MP @brucefanjoy.bsky.social for this statement on @mark-carney.bsky.social rigid Return to Office Policy
RTO costs employers money, increases attrition with no gain in productivity, drives mothers, disabled & racialized folks out of the workforce
RTO costs employers money, increases attrition with no gain in productivity, drives mothers, disabled & racialized folks out of the workforce
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“Emails obtained by CBC through an access to information request show that Flanagan’s newspaper letter was sent by the university’s government relations department to staff at the Ministry of Advanced Education before it was published.” By @emilyawilliams52.bsky.social #AbPSE #AbLeg
U of A looks to remove EDI from hiring policy | CBC News
The University of Alberta is proposing to eliminate Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) from its hiring policy, a year after the school initially said it was moving away from the term.
www.cbc.ca
February 9, 2026 at 2:55 PM
“Emails obtained by CBC through an access to information request show that Flanagan’s newspaper letter was sent by the university’s government relations department to staff at the Ministry of Advanced Education before it was published.” By @emilyawilliams52.bsky.social #AbPSE #AbLeg
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With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
July 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
Finally used up the last of this year's sour cherries. Future pancakes and muffins are going to be a lot less interesting.
February 8, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Finally used up the last of this year's sour cherries. Future pancakes and muffins are going to be a lot less interesting.
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Let's be clear about who @mark-carney.bsky.social's government is harming with this policy
- Women & mothers: flexible remote work ⬆️ retention
- Disabled & immunocompromised - remote work is a core accommodation
-BIPOC workers: remote/hybrid ⬇️ bias
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
- Women & mothers: flexible remote work ⬆️ retention
- Disabled & immunocompromised - remote work is a core accommodation
-BIPOC workers: remote/hybrid ⬇️ bias
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Federal public servants called back to office 4 days a week starting this summer | CBC News
The federal government expects its employees to return to in-office work for a minimum of four days a week starting this July.
www.cbc.ca
February 7, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Let's be clear about who @mark-carney.bsky.social's government is harming with this policy
- Women & mothers: flexible remote work ⬆️ retention
- Disabled & immunocompromised - remote work is a core accommodation
-BIPOC workers: remote/hybrid ⬇️ bias
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
- Women & mothers: flexible remote work ⬆️ retention
- Disabled & immunocompromised - remote work is a core accommodation
-BIPOC workers: remote/hybrid ⬇️ bias
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
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The police do not police themselves. They rarely answer for their crimes, and when they do, it's usually slaps on the wrist.
They have lots of power while being held to a lower standard of behaviour than almost any other group of people in our society.
It's the perfect incubator for corruption.
They have lots of power while being held to a lower standard of behaviour than almost any other group of people in our society.
It's the perfect incubator for corruption.
February 5, 2026 at 4:14 PM
The police do not police themselves. They rarely answer for their crimes, and when they do, it's usually slaps on the wrist.
They have lots of power while being held to a lower standard of behaviour than almost any other group of people in our society.
It's the perfect incubator for corruption.
They have lots of power while being held to a lower standard of behaviour than almost any other group of people in our society.
It's the perfect incubator for corruption.
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"The FCM says it has learned from officials that a vague reference in the budget to reallocating funds from the Canada Public Transit Fund will in fact mean a $5-billion cut over 10 years"
This is a very slippery government. Whether it's a budget or a high-profile speech, best to read the fine print
This is a very slippery government. Whether it's a budget or a high-profile speech, best to read the fine print
February 5, 2026 at 1:33 AM
"The FCM says it has learned from officials that a vague reference in the budget to reallocating funds from the Canada Public Transit Fund will in fact mean a $5-billion cut over 10 years"
This is a very slippery government. Whether it's a budget or a high-profile speech, best to read the fine print
This is a very slippery government. Whether it's a budget or a high-profile speech, best to read the fine print
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Can we not do ribbon cutting ceremonies for “safer access, better connectivity” roads if those roads don’t even have sidewalks.
February 4, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Can we not do ribbon cutting ceremonies for “safer access, better connectivity” roads if those roads don’t even have sidewalks.
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“Institutions that once proclaimed their commitment to humanistic inquiry now appear eager to embrace a set of tools whose leading use cases—predictive policing, military targeting, advertising, and porn—stand in profound contradiction to the values they claim to uphold.”
One of the best AI critiques I’ve seen read.dukeupress.edu/critical-ai/...
A Pedagogy of the Inevitable
Over the last couple of years, two altogether incompatible discourses of “AI literacy” have emerged. One seeks just enough literacy to support a smooth, perhaps even joyful, integration with new techn...
read.dukeupress.edu
February 2, 2026 at 1:50 PM
“Institutions that once proclaimed their commitment to humanistic inquiry now appear eager to embrace a set of tools whose leading use cases—predictive policing, military targeting, advertising, and porn—stand in profound contradiction to the values they claim to uphold.”
How easy was it to bike to today's community engagement for Wîhkwêntôwin's neighbourhood renewal? It's a short trip that's nearly entirely on protected bike lanes or multi-use paths, so it should have been easy.
First up: the new MUP beside Central Lions. Seniors should be fine on slick ice, right?
First up: the new MUP beside Central Lions. Seniors should be fine on slick ice, right?
January 31, 2026 at 10:39 PM
How easy was it to bike to today's community engagement for Wîhkwêntôwin's neighbourhood renewal? It's a short trip that's nearly entirely on protected bike lanes or multi-use paths, so it should have been easy.
First up: the new MUP beside Central Lions. Seniors should be fine on slick ice, right?
First up: the new MUP beside Central Lions. Seniors should be fine on slick ice, right?
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Here’s a $75,000 contract Hootsuite sold to Calgary police for social media surveillance in 2023.
Not sure why anyone would be interested in that though.
Not sure why anyone would be interested in that though.
January 31, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Here’s a $75,000 contract Hootsuite sold to Calgary police for social media surveillance in 2023.
Not sure why anyone would be interested in that though.
Not sure why anyone would be interested in that though.
Glow-in-the-dark filament was a fun choice for my new solar-powered desk lamp.
January 31, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Glow-in-the-dark filament was a fun choice for my new solar-powered desk lamp.
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A man waits nearly a year for regulated psilocybin therapy to ease end-of-life distress and is denied.
He applies for MAiD and is approved in 3 weeks.
Bureaucracy moves fast when it wants to.
He applies for MAiD and is approved in 3 weeks.
Bureaucracy moves fast when it wants to.
January 29, 2026 at 5:58 AM
A man waits nearly a year for regulated psilocybin therapy to ease end-of-life distress and is denied.
He applies for MAiD and is approved in 3 weeks.
Bureaucracy moves fast when it wants to.
He applies for MAiD and is approved in 3 weeks.
Bureaucracy moves fast when it wants to.