Vanessasaurus 🇨🇦
@vanessasaurus.bsky.social
Community builder in Calgary, AB. Wife, Zelda enthusiast, Radiohead follower, skeptic, exalting cats, actively recovering, local volunteer, curious and shamelessly asking dumb questions.
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Having a fantastic time at the Alberta Municipalities convention in Calgary.
Good conversation this morning with some new & returning African/Caribbean/Black councillors from across the province.
Wonderful to see the diversity of our province being reflected in local government! #ableg
Good conversation this morning with some new & returning African/Caribbean/Black councillors from across the province.
Wonderful to see the diversity of our province being reflected in local government! #ableg
November 13, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Having a fantastic time at the Alberta Municipalities convention in Calgary.
Good conversation this morning with some new & returning African/Caribbean/Black councillors from across the province.
Wonderful to see the diversity of our province being reflected in local government! #ableg
Good conversation this morning with some new & returning African/Caribbean/Black councillors from across the province.
Wonderful to see the diversity of our province being reflected in local government! #ableg
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“We're tired of being the guinea pigs of Canada,” said Billy-Joe Tuccaro, chief of the Mikisew Cree First Nation... “If the water isn't able to be treated and reused in the mines and for development, why is it good enough for us to drink?” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/n... #abpoli #ableg
Alberta chiefs say oilsands causing cancer surge, call for halt to tailings plan
Indigenous leaders in Alberta say unchecked oilsands development is devastating their land and could be linked to rising cancer rates in their communities.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
“We're tired of being the guinea pigs of Canada,” said Billy-Joe Tuccaro, chief of the Mikisew Cree First Nation... “If the water isn't able to be treated and reused in the mines and for development, why is it good enough for us to drink?” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/n... #abpoli #ableg
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November 9, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
PressProgress: Defend Canadian Journalism
pressprogress.ca
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
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But this lawsuit is so much bigger than me or PressProgress
This lawsuit could have chilling implications for journalism and democracy in Canada
Caylan Ford is also asking the court to protect politicians’ secrets and prevent journalists from reporting on documents leaked by whistleblowers
This lawsuit could have chilling implications for journalism and democracy in Canada
Caylan Ford is also asking the court to protect politicians’ secrets and prevent journalists from reporting on documents leaked by whistleblowers
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
But this lawsuit is so much bigger than me or PressProgress
This lawsuit could have chilling implications for journalism and democracy in Canada
Caylan Ford is also asking the court to protect politicians’ secrets and prevent journalists from reporting on documents leaked by whistleblowers
This lawsuit could have chilling implications for journalism and democracy in Canada
Caylan Ford is also asking the court to protect politicians’ secrets and prevent journalists from reporting on documents leaked by whistleblowers
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Corporate and union donations are back in Alberta politics. And as @markusoff.bsky.social found out, one party benefited from that change much more in the last quarter. #AbLeg
UCP made corporate donations legal in Alberta again. Then, businesses gave them $471K in first period. | CBC Accessibility
Injury lawyers opened their wallets to support the United Conservative Party, while their fight against auto insurance reforms continues.
www.cbc.ca
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Corporate and union donations are back in Alberta politics. And as @markusoff.bsky.social found out, one party benefited from that change much more in the last quarter. #AbLeg
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Keeping up with the UCP government's democratic transgressions can be difficult.
But not impossible.
Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
But not impossible.
Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Keeping up with the UCP government's democratic transgressions can be difficult.
But not impossible.
Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
But not impossible.
Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
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STUDY: Covid during pregnancy tied to autism, developmental issues in kids.
So… by attacking Covid vaccines (all vaccines) thus contributing to the spread of Covid, are dangerous anti-vaxers like RFK Jr actually fuelling autism rates?
More plausible than other things RFK Jr. has been blaming.
So… by attacking Covid vaccines (all vaccines) thus contributing to the spread of Covid, are dangerous anti-vaxers like RFK Jr actually fuelling autism rates?
More plausible than other things RFK Jr. has been blaming.
Covid in pregnancy tied to autism, developmental issues, study says
A study published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology analyzed more than 18,100 births in Massachusetts of children born to women who contracted the virus starting in the early months of the pand...
www.washingtonpost.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
STUDY: Covid during pregnancy tied to autism, developmental issues in kids.
So… by attacking Covid vaccines (all vaccines) thus contributing to the spread of Covid, are dangerous anti-vaxers like RFK Jr actually fuelling autism rates?
More plausible than other things RFK Jr. has been blaming.
So… by attacking Covid vaccines (all vaccines) thus contributing to the spread of Covid, are dangerous anti-vaxers like RFK Jr actually fuelling autism rates?
More plausible than other things RFK Jr. has been blaming.
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Calgary's Webber Academy performing arts centre.
Webber Academy charges $20K a year. Every year.
Webber Academy also gets YOUR Tax $.
Seventy percent of what public kids get. They can turn kids away. Pick & choose. Be exclusive. So why does #UCP give them PUBLIC funding? #ableg #abed #abpoli
Webber Academy charges $20K a year. Every year.
Webber Academy also gets YOUR Tax $.
Seventy percent of what public kids get. They can turn kids away. Pick & choose. Be exclusive. So why does #UCP give them PUBLIC funding? #ableg #abed #abpoli
October 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Has any media outlet looked into where UCP MLA's children go to school? I sincerely wonder how many attend private schools in this province. @carrietait.bsky.social Can't remember the new Calgary reporter's name/handle.
October 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Has any media outlet looked into where UCP MLA's children go to school? I sincerely wonder how many attend private schools in this province. @carrietait.bsky.social Can't remember the new Calgary reporter's name/handle.
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What's the hurry?
In just 6 years, the UCP has been responsible for nearly half of all time allocation motions in Alberta history.
They're promising to do it again today, this time ramming through a bill that removes Charter rights in a matter of hours.
In just 6 years, the UCP has been responsible for nearly half of all time allocation motions in Alberta history.
They're promising to do it again today, this time ramming through a bill that removes Charter rights in a matter of hours.
October 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
What's the hurry?
In just 6 years, the UCP has been responsible for nearly half of all time allocation motions in Alberta history.
They're promising to do it again today, this time ramming through a bill that removes Charter rights in a matter of hours.
In just 6 years, the UCP has been responsible for nearly half of all time allocation motions in Alberta history.
They're promising to do it again today, this time ramming through a bill that removes Charter rights in a matter of hours.
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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AI-related data centres use vast amounts of water. But gauging how much is a murky business
www.cbc.ca/news/ai-data...
www.cbc.ca/news/ai-data...
Thirsty AI data centres are coming to Canada, with little scrutiny or oversight | CBC News
Canada is poised to join the data centre boom. But as such projects face greater scrutiny around the world, there is little debate here about what this will mean for the country’s water.
www.cbc.ca
October 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
AI-related data centres use vast amounts of water. But gauging how much is a murky business
www.cbc.ca/news/ai-data...
www.cbc.ca/news/ai-data...
When life threatens to overwhelm you, just look at pictures of cats on the interwebs. Here's one of our beautiful girl, Frank. Keep going. You got this.
October 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
When life threatens to overwhelm you, just look at pictures of cats on the interwebs. Here's one of our beautiful girl, Frank. Keep going. You got this.
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Join your neighbours, sign the petition to recall Alberta’s Minister of Education, and MLA for Calgary Bow, Demetrios Nicolaides.
recallnicolaides.ca
recallnicolaides.ca
Recall Nicolaides
recallnicolaides.ca
October 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Join your neighbours, sign the petition to recall Alberta’s Minister of Education, and MLA for Calgary Bow, Demetrios Nicolaides.
recallnicolaides.ca
recallnicolaides.ca
Refreshing take on the politics of fear in Calgary.
Regardless of statistics showing crime is dwindling, safety is a major concern for Calgarians—why?
In my latest essay, i explore this question, alongside the implications of letting our bourgeois fears guide our city’s policy agenda.
In my latest essay, i explore this question, alongside the implications of letting our bourgeois fears guide our city’s policy agenda.
Are you afraid of poverty?
Why responding to middle-class fears won’t make Calgary a more equitable city
iwouldprefernotto.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Refreshing take on the politics of fear in Calgary.
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World War 2 veterans, the original antifa, took part in the nationwide protests against the fascist Trump regime. #3E #NoKings #50501Movement #indivisible #wearetheflood
October 19, 2025 at 12:50 AM
World War 2 veterans, the original antifa, took part in the nationwide protests against the fascist Trump regime. #3E #NoKings #50501Movement #indivisible #wearetheflood
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David Cochrane on Pierre Poilievre's views on criminal justice issues: "It's interesting, the two poles of that — let the convoy go free, throw Trudeau in jail — is an interesting position to lay out."
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
October 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
David Cochrane on Pierre Poilievre's views on criminal justice issues: "It's interesting, the two poles of that — let the convoy go free, throw Trudeau in jail — is an interesting position to lay out."
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
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Are the Carney liberals are employing ideological politics to counter ideological politics?
For the late/west coast crowd, my @xtramagazine.com column: Carney's hate crime bill is mostly empty symbolism #canqueer #cdnpoli
Carney’s hate crime bill is mostly empty symbolism | Xtra Magazine
The new Liberal hate crime legislation is more symbolic gesture than actual change
xtramagazine.com
October 18, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Are the Carney liberals are employing ideological politics to counter ideological politics?
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Any fans of the 1985 movie #TheReturnOfTheLivingDead?
October 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Any fans of the 1985 movie #TheReturnOfTheLivingDead?
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New column from me at @xtramagazine.com: The premiers violating your Charter rights don't want the courts to weigh in #canqueer #cdnpoli
The premiers violating your Charter rights don’t want the courts to weigh in | Xtra Magazine
When it comes to the Notwithstanding Clause, premiers opposed to the federal government’s factum are showing their true colours
xtramagazine.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
New column from me at @xtramagazine.com: The premiers violating your Charter rights don't want the courts to weigh in #canqueer #cdnpoli
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As we watch the growing resistance to Danielle Smith's MAGA agenda in Alberta let's remember the powerful roots of true prairie populism. We have national health care because that generation stood up for a better vision of Canada.
My latest.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj4D...
My latest.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj4D...
HOW PRAIRIE POPULISTS BUILT PUBLIC HEALTH CARE
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
www.youtube.com
October 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
As we watch the growing resistance to Danielle Smith's MAGA agenda in Alberta let's remember the powerful roots of true prairie populism. We have national health care because that generation stood up for a better vision of Canada.
My latest.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj4D...
My latest.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj4D...
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There were lots of great signs at the teacher Day protest but stands out as the most artistic
Note the little crown on Smith's head
#ableg
Note the little crown on Smith's head
#ableg
October 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
There were lots of great signs at the teacher Day protest but stands out as the most artistic
Note the little crown on Smith's head
#ableg
Note the little crown on Smith's head
#ableg