yknot05
@yknot05.bsky.social
Curious.
Backroads, photography, mysteries.
I look for unique takes/personal exchanges/puns/plants/pictures.
If your acct is huge & primarily American politics, unlikely to FollowBack.
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I look for unique takes/personal exchanges/puns/plants/pictures.
If your acct is huge & primarily American politics, unlikely to FollowBack.
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yknot05
@yknot05.bsky.social
· Aug 27
Wait until they’re disappeared.
Conservatives always find out too late that fascists don’t deliver tax cuts, only misery.
Conservatives always find out too late that fascists don’t deliver tax cuts, only misery.
My keeper for the day: "Fascists don't deliver tax cuts, only misery."
Remember that when some electoral candidate is offering to cut your taxes.
Taxes are a way for all of us to get 'volume discounts' on health care/transportation systems/education/infrastructure.
You want that cut?
Remember that when some electoral candidate is offering to cut your taxes.
Taxes are a way for all of us to get 'volume discounts' on health care/transportation systems/education/infrastructure.
You want that cut?
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It bugs me that classroom complexity is being centred as the problem with public education in Alberta. UCP took the province from Canada's highest per-student funding to the lowest & schools now have huge class sizes with lacking resources required to support students.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
How 'complex' is your child's school? Look it up in Alberta's newly released data | CBC News
This week, Alberta Education released new data on just how many classrooms have high levels of complexity — children with learning challenges, who are still learning English or perhaps have trauma in ...
www.cbc.ca
February 16, 2026 at 5:35 PM
It bugs me that classroom complexity is being centred as the problem with public education in Alberta. UCP took the province from Canada's highest per-student funding to the lowest & schools now have huge class sizes with lacking resources required to support students.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Sounds like someone who's 'been there' and has both hands on the wheel.
Also critical will be who she takes with her. Many career civil servants I've come to know are careful with funds in their domain, smart as whips, discreet & capable.
Many 'Plain Janes' who deliberately fly under the radar.
Also critical will be who she takes with her. Many career civil servants I've come to know are careful with funds in their domain, smart as whips, discreet & capable.
Many 'Plain Janes' who deliberately fly under the radar.
Her appointment comes just ahead of a major review of the North American free-trade pact, known as the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement.
globalnews.ca/news/1166947...
globalnews.ca/news/1166947...
Janice Charette to be Canada’s top trade negotiator during CUSMA review - National | Globalnews.ca
Janice Charette will serve as Canada's chief trade negotiator to the United States ahead of a scheduled review of the North American free-trade pact.
globalnews.ca
February 16, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Sounds like someone who's 'been there' and has both hands on the wheel.
Also critical will be who she takes with her. Many career civil servants I've come to know are careful with funds in their domain, smart as whips, discreet & capable.
Many 'Plain Janes' who deliberately fly under the radar.
Also critical will be who she takes with her. Many career civil servants I've come to know are careful with funds in their domain, smart as whips, discreet & capable.
Many 'Plain Janes' who deliberately fly under the radar.
This is our case as well.
UCP have left billions of fed money sitting uselessly on the table b/c Smith is in a snit about giving Feds any kudos.
UCP allow insurance premiums for Niece under 25yoa @ +$5000 annually!!
She drives better than most middle aged drivers
Shld be based on accidents/not age.
UCP have left billions of fed money sitting uselessly on the table b/c Smith is in a snit about giving Feds any kudos.
UCP allow insurance premiums for Niece under 25yoa @ +$5000 annually!!
She drives better than most middle aged drivers
Shld be based on accidents/not age.
I agree! All those billions of dollars spent bu the #UCP has done NOTHING for Albertans. Really. Not one average Albertan is any better off, but hundreds of thousands are much worse off.
February 16, 2026 at 5:27 PM
This is our case as well.
UCP have left billions of fed money sitting uselessly on the table b/c Smith is in a snit about giving Feds any kudos.
UCP allow insurance premiums for Niece under 25yoa @ +$5000 annually!!
She drives better than most middle aged drivers
Shld be based on accidents/not age.
UCP have left billions of fed money sitting uselessly on the table b/c Smith is in a snit about giving Feds any kudos.
UCP allow insurance premiums for Niece under 25yoa @ +$5000 annually!!
She drives better than most middle aged drivers
Shld be based on accidents/not age.
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B.C. research 'opens the door' to more effective cancer therapies https://www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/02/16/cell-therapy-stem-cells-cancer/
⤷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁
⤷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁
February 16, 2026 at 4:39 PM
B.C. research 'opens the door' to more effective cancer therapies https://www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/02/16/cell-therapy-stem-cells-cancer/
⤷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁
⤷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁
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#Christiannationalism is a form of political idolatry that distorts our knowledge of God and neighbour through a xenophobic, racialized and militarized gospel. Christian nationalism is an ideology based on the false assertion America is a Christian nation, that this was founded as a Christian nation
📌 Terms like "counterfeit Christians" or "wolves in sheep's clothing" describe this behaviour. Fake Christians are typically characterized by an unrepentant, self-centred, and hypocritical lifestyle that shows no evidence of the gospel's transformative power. thinkersensitive.com/blog-and-pod...
Cultural Christianity: Fake Christians and the Jesus of History
Who is Jesus? Who was Jesus? What was Jesus like? How did Jesus live? Ryan distinguishes between cultural Christianity—American or Western Christianity—and real Christianity, displaying some of the ke...
thinkersensitive.com
February 15, 2026 at 11:54 PM
#Christiannationalism is a form of political idolatry that distorts our knowledge of God and neighbour through a xenophobic, racialized and militarized gospel. Christian nationalism is an ideology based on the false assertion America is a Christian nation, that this was founded as a Christian nation
All true.
But I wonder if media & readers are more inclined to 'believe' a ginger white Celtic man than all the thousands of not 'pasty' people who have been kidnapped & interned in the same camp/s.
Still, if that's what it takes to focus action to change...
Then, we shld look in mirror...
But I wonder if media & readers are more inclined to 'believe' a ginger white Celtic man than all the thousands of not 'pasty' people who have been kidnapped & interned in the same camp/s.
Still, if that's what it takes to focus action to change...
Then, we shld look in mirror...
February 16, 2026 at 4:07 PM
All true.
But I wonder if media & readers are more inclined to 'believe' a ginger white Celtic man than all the thousands of not 'pasty' people who have been kidnapped & interned in the same camp/s.
Still, if that's what it takes to focus action to change...
Then, we shld look in mirror...
But I wonder if media & readers are more inclined to 'believe' a ginger white Celtic man than all the thousands of not 'pasty' people who have been kidnapped & interned in the same camp/s.
Still, if that's what it takes to focus action to change...
Then, we shld look in mirror...
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REID: "The President of the United States is a colicky baby. And now Mark Carney and the whole country has to face that constant decision: Do we pick him up and walk him around and make soothing sounds? Or do we let him lay in his crib and cry it out?"
February 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
REID: "The President of the United States is a colicky baby. And now Mark Carney and the whole country has to face that constant decision: Do we pick him up and walk him around and make soothing sounds? Or do we let him lay in his crib and cry it out?"
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February 15, 2026 at 1:43 PM
One of the most distinctive flags in the world.
In my biased, prejudiced opinion - THE most distinctive flag in the world.
Simple red and white shows up against the sky.
HAPPY FLAG DAY, everyone!
In my biased, prejudiced opinion - THE most distinctive flag in the world.
Simple red and white shows up against the sky.
HAPPY FLAG DAY, everyone!
February 15, 2026 at 3:30 PM
One of the most distinctive flags in the world.
In my biased, prejudiced opinion - THE most distinctive flag in the world.
Simple red and white shows up against the sky.
HAPPY FLAG DAY, everyone!
In my biased, prejudiced opinion - THE most distinctive flag in the world.
Simple red and white shows up against the sky.
HAPPY FLAG DAY, everyone!
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@mitchellab.bsky.social Searching for numbers of voters that gave UCP gov in 2023 b/c of FPTP.
I thought I read somewhere that in the ENTIRE province there were less than 5000 votes that put her there b/c some constituencies were won by 100/less than 100 votes. Maybe less than 5K? Any recollection?
I thought I read somewhere that in the ENTIRE province there were less than 5000 votes that put her there b/c some constituencies were won by 100/less than 100 votes. Maybe less than 5K? Any recollection?
February 15, 2026 at 3:04 PM
@mitchellab.bsky.social Searching for numbers of voters that gave UCP gov in 2023 b/c of FPTP.
I thought I read somewhere that in the ENTIRE province there were less than 5000 votes that put her there b/c some constituencies were won by 100/less than 100 votes. Maybe less than 5K? Any recollection?
I thought I read somewhere that in the ENTIRE province there were less than 5000 votes that put her there b/c some constituencies were won by 100/less than 100 votes. Maybe less than 5K? Any recollection?
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There is a certain faction of society that believes you can't call someone a Nazi until they have killed at least 6 million Jews, and that someone isn't a racist unless they've burned a cross while wearing a white hood.
February 15, 2026 at 2:24 PM
There is a certain faction of society that believes you can't call someone a Nazi until they have killed at least 6 million Jews, and that someone isn't a racist unless they've burned a cross while wearing a white hood.
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#BlackHistoryMonth 🪶🙌🏽🇨🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
She won a landmark discrimination case in Canada. An exhibit and play honour her legacy | CBC News
Gloria Baylis, a Black nurse from Barbados, took a Montreal hotel giant to court in the 60s and won. It was the first Canadian case where an institution was found guilty of job discrimination based on...
www.cbc.ca
February 14, 2026 at 2:36 AM
#BlackHistoryMonth 🪶🙌🏽🇨🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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"Scientists are not alone in working toward increasing trust in science, we have teachers, librarians, and many others with us."
Really important to remember this!
@laurahelmuth.bsky.social and others sharing thoughts on public trust in science at #AAASmtg
Really important to remember this!
@laurahelmuth.bsky.social and others sharing thoughts on public trust in science at #AAASmtg
February 14, 2026 at 5:31 PM
"Scientists are not alone in working toward increasing trust in science, we have teachers, librarians, and many others with us."
Really important to remember this!
@laurahelmuth.bsky.social and others sharing thoughts on public trust in science at #AAASmtg
Really important to remember this!
@laurahelmuth.bsky.social and others sharing thoughts on public trust in science at #AAASmtg
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February 14, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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When a black woman did it, she was penalized. Not to play down his accomplishment, it’s amazing but just to note this was in 1998. www.theroot.com/white-olympi...
Surya Bonaly Did What Ilia Malinin Did First -- and Better
www.theroot.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:40 PM
When a black woman did it, she was penalized. Not to play down his accomplishment, it’s amazing but just to note this was in 1998. www.theroot.com/white-olympi...
THIS!
That slavery made the day a human being took their first breath unimportant.
AB's prominent & successful cowboy, John Ware has no birthday/birthYEAR stated.
Born a slave/no official records show his birth.
Yet some insist we stay ignorant w no need to show how little respect we had for others.
That slavery made the day a human being took their first breath unimportant.
AB's prominent & successful cowboy, John Ware has no birthday/birthYEAR stated.
Born a slave/no official records show his birth.
Yet some insist we stay ignorant w no need to show how little respect we had for others.
Happy Birthday to Frederick Douglass who didn’t know his birthday because he was born into slavery so he chose February 14 as his birthday.
February 14, 2026 at 8:25 PM
THIS!
That slavery made the day a human being took their first breath unimportant.
AB's prominent & successful cowboy, John Ware has no birthday/birthYEAR stated.
Born a slave/no official records show his birth.
Yet some insist we stay ignorant w no need to show how little respect we had for others.
That slavery made the day a human being took their first breath unimportant.
AB's prominent & successful cowboy, John Ware has no birthday/birthYEAR stated.
Born a slave/no official records show his birth.
Yet some insist we stay ignorant w no need to show how little respect we had for others.
www.fantasticfiction.com/c/barbara-ca...
Real Q: Was she herself churning out multitudes of books or had she a writers' stable punching out generalities while she filled here&there?
723 published +160 unpublished within, say 80 yrs of writing seems ambitious considering a bon vivant social calendar.
Real Q: Was she herself churning out multitudes of books or had she a writers' stable punching out generalities while she filled here&there?
723 published +160 unpublished within, say 80 yrs of writing seems ambitious considering a bon vivant social calendar.
February 14, 2026 at 7:57 PM
www.fantasticfiction.com/c/barbara-ca...
Real Q: Was she herself churning out multitudes of books or had she a writers' stable punching out generalities while she filled here&there?
723 published +160 unpublished within, say 80 yrs of writing seems ambitious considering a bon vivant social calendar.
Real Q: Was she herself churning out multitudes of books or had she a writers' stable punching out generalities while she filled here&there?
723 published +160 unpublished within, say 80 yrs of writing seems ambitious considering a bon vivant social calendar.
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The Supreme Court of Canada no longer posts in X. Same for the Royal Society of Canada, the Canadian Medical Association, and so many other national organizations. It would be great to see the federal, provincial, and territorial governments do the same.
February 14, 2026 at 6:31 PM
The Supreme Court of Canada no longer posts in X. Same for the Royal Society of Canada, the Canadian Medical Association, and so many other national organizations. It would be great to see the federal, provincial, and territorial governments do the same.
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I had the opportunity to rise during Senate Question Period this week, to ask about the Canadian government's continued commitment to using X for official communications - and about their failure to use sites such as Bluesky and Mastodon. What do you think? #cdnpoli #Canada #Grok #X #Bluesky
It's time to make an X-it: Senator Simons questions the Canadian government's continued use of X
YouTube video by Senator Paula Simons
youtu.be
February 14, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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The Olympic curling 'Cdn double touch' scandal, complete with F-bombs, is fascinating! The game has sure changed. I remember back in our small town Saskatchewan curling club, the only scandal of this size was that there weren't enough cup holders along the ice for everyone's rye & coke lol #curling
February 14, 2026 at 5:13 PM
The Olympic curling 'Cdn double touch' scandal, complete with F-bombs, is fascinating! The game has sure changed. I remember back in our small town Saskatchewan curling club, the only scandal of this size was that there weren't enough cup holders along the ice for everyone's rye & coke lol #curling
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Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
February 14, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Everyone in the world comes to get married at the NYC Marriage Bureau. Last week, the Mayor stopped by to officiate a few of those ceremonies.
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
Thank you to all the couples who shared their joy with us. Happy Valentine's Day, New York.
Watch the full video at Youtube.com/nycmayorsoffice
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….2 making anything that our girls inherit from us is NOT to be counted as part of their ‘marriage asset’. So if they sadly went through a divorce, whatever they got from us was NOT to be counted. In ON, it is automatically 50/50 split of assets. A good clause for parents to consider!
February 14, 2026 at 6:08 PM
….2 making anything that our girls inherit from us is NOT to be counted as part of their ‘marriage asset’. So if they sadly went through a divorce, whatever they got from us was NOT to be counted. In ON, it is automatically 50/50 split of assets. A good clause for parents to consider!