@cynthiawagner.bsky.social
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In English we know it as “Carol of the Bells,” but the melody arises from a Ukrainian folk tradition of songs welcoming the new year and summoning the forces of nature to meet human labor and bring prosperity.
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Another beautiful Shchedryk performance amidst ruins.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
December 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
In English we know it as “Carol of the Bells,” but the melody arises from a Ukrainian folk tradition of songs welcoming the new year and summoning the forces of nature to meet human labor and bring prosperity.
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
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I started reviewing the Alberta Next report by looking at their polling results.
The numbers in the sample table don't add up.
Can anyone make it make sense?
If not, I'm not sure how we take the analysis seriously.
🔗 open.alberta.ca/dataset/2919...
The numbers in the sample table don't add up.
Can anyone make it make sense?
If not, I'm not sure how we take the analysis seriously.
🔗 open.alberta.ca/dataset/2919...
December 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I started reviewing the Alberta Next report by looking at their polling results.
The numbers in the sample table don't add up.
Can anyone make it make sense?
If not, I'm not sure how we take the analysis seriously.
🔗 open.alberta.ca/dataset/2919...
The numbers in the sample table don't add up.
Can anyone make it make sense?
If not, I'm not sure how we take the analysis seriously.
🔗 open.alberta.ca/dataset/2919...
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When we crunch Canada Post's numbers, we don’t see a system bloated by high costs—and when we look at comparison countries, we see that budget cuts and falling revenue go hand-in-hand. By Ryan Romard @policyalternatives.ca #canlab
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Canada Post is already one of the world’s most cost-effective postal systems - CCPA
There’s a common narrative about why Canada Post is in such bad shape—the company’s financial difficulties lie in excessive spending, and that the decline of letter-mail has made Canada Post too costl...
www.policyalternatives.ca
December 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
When we crunch Canada Post's numbers, we don’t see a system bloated by high costs—and when we look at comparison countries, we see that budget cuts and falling revenue go hand-in-hand. By Ryan Romard @policyalternatives.ca #canlab
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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“This is not simply a misunderstanding. It is a breach of good faith. It is a misrepresentation that affected the decisions made at the bargaining table & the understanding of Albertans.”
The ATA is taking their fight to the Alberta Labour Relations Board!
#abpoli #ableg #abed
The ATA is taking their fight to the Alberta Labour Relations Board!
#abpoli #ableg #abed
December 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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BEYOND LOCAL: ATA files bad faith bargaining complaint against Alberta government
ATA files bad faith bargaining complaint against Alberta government
“This government's purposefully calculated actions have attempted to create a wedge between teachers and their associations,” said ATA president Jason Schilling.
dlvr.it
December 12, 2025 at 11:27 PM
BEYOND LOCAL: ATA files bad faith bargaining complaint against Alberta government
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⚡️Poland detains Russian archaeologist accused of damaging cultural sites in occupied Crimea.
At Ukraine's request, Polish authorities have detained Alexander Butyagin, a Russian archaeologist accused of causing extensive damage to historical sites in occupied Crimea, Polish media reported Dec. 11.
At Ukraine's request, Polish authorities have detained Alexander Butyagin, a Russian archaeologist accused of causing extensive damage to historical sites in occupied Crimea, Polish media reported Dec. 11.
Poland detains Russian archaeologist accused of damaging cultural sites in occupied Crimea
Polish authorities have detained Alexander Butyagin, a Russian archaeologist accused of causing extensive damage to historical sites in occupied Crimea, at the request of Ukraine's prosecutor general,...
kyivindependent.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
⚡️Poland detains Russian archaeologist accused of damaging cultural sites in occupied Crimea.
At Ukraine's request, Polish authorities have detained Alexander Butyagin, a Russian archaeologist accused of causing extensive damage to historical sites in occupied Crimea, Polish media reported Dec. 11.
At Ukraine's request, Polish authorities have detained Alexander Butyagin, a Russian archaeologist accused of causing extensive damage to historical sites in occupied Crimea, Polish media reported Dec. 11.
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Australia says 'hold my beer'
www.energymatters.com.au/renewable-ne...
www.energymatters.com.au/renewable-ne...
A Record Boom in Home Battery Storage
Australia’s new battery rebate has sparked a record surge in home storage, with households installing capacity that rivals the nation’s biggest grid-scale projects in just six months.
www.energymatters.com.au
December 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Australia says 'hold my beer'
www.energymatters.com.au/renewable-ne...
www.energymatters.com.au/renewable-ne...
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Is Azerbaijan sincere with its peace rhetoric or just bargaining with the West?
oc-media.org/opinion-is-a...
oc-media.org/opinion-is-a...
Opinion | Is Azerbaijan sincere with its peace rhetoric or just bargaining with the West?
Despite Azerbaijan’s increasing repression against civil society and media, its relations with Western states have grown increasingly positive.
oc-media.org
November 29, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Is Azerbaijan sincere with its peace rhetoric or just bargaining with the West?
oc-media.org/opinion-is-a...
oc-media.org/opinion-is-a...
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November 29, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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the price of populism
"By 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. We estimate that investment was reduced by between 12% and 18%, employment by 3% to 4% and productivity by 3% to 4%"
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
Read the Stanford report:
siepr.stanford.edu/publications...
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
the price of populism
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Tomorrow, the Auditor General will release his report into the UCP's Dynalife fiasco.
They're hoping to flood the zone this week with citizenship markers and anti-trans legislation.
Keep your focus on the targets.
And the broader pattern.
The UCP is shifting Alberta away from liberal democracy.
They're hoping to flood the zone this week with citizenship markers and anti-trans legislation.
Keep your focus on the targets.
And the broader pattern.
The UCP is shifting Alberta away from liberal democracy.
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 19, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Tomorrow, the Auditor General will release his report into the UCP's Dynalife fiasco.
They're hoping to flood the zone this week with citizenship markers and anti-trans legislation.
Keep your focus on the targets.
And the broader pattern.
The UCP is shifting Alberta away from liberal democracy.
They're hoping to flood the zone this week with citizenship markers and anti-trans legislation.
Keep your focus on the targets.
And the broader pattern.
The UCP is shifting Alberta away from liberal democracy.
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Nov. 9 is a mirror of German history:
1848 – Blum executed.
1918 – Democracy proclaimed.
1923 – Hitler’s coup fails.
1938 – Reichspogromnacht.
1989 – Berlin Wall falls.
A reminder that democracy is fragile, freedom requires responsibility, and both must be defended.
🎥 @deutschland.de
1848 – Blum executed.
1918 – Democracy proclaimed.
1923 – Hitler’s coup fails.
1938 – Reichspogromnacht.
1989 – Berlin Wall falls.
A reminder that democracy is fragile, freedom requires responsibility, and both must be defended.
🎥 @deutschland.de
November 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Nov. 9 is a mirror of German history:
1848 – Blum executed.
1918 – Democracy proclaimed.
1923 – Hitler’s coup fails.
1938 – Reichspogromnacht.
1989 – Berlin Wall falls.
A reminder that democracy is fragile, freedom requires responsibility, and both must be defended.
🎥 @deutschland.de
1848 – Blum executed.
1918 – Democracy proclaimed.
1923 – Hitler’s coup fails.
1938 – Reichspogromnacht.
1989 – Berlin Wall falls.
A reminder that democracy is fragile, freedom requires responsibility, and both must be defended.
🎥 @deutschland.de
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There are few lessons to be learned here:
- Consider who the source is 🤥
- Don’t count chickens before they hatch 🐣
- Never underestimate the #ForeverCanadian movement 💪
#CdnPoli #AbLeg
- Consider who the source is 🤥
- Don’t count chickens before they hatch 🐣
- Never underestimate the #ForeverCanadian movement 💪
#CdnPoli #AbLeg
November 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
There are few lessons to be learned here:
- Consider who the source is 🤥
- Don’t count chickens before they hatch 🐣
- Never underestimate the #ForeverCanadian movement 💪
#CdnPoli #AbLeg
- Consider who the source is 🤥
- Don’t count chickens before they hatch 🐣
- Never underestimate the #ForeverCanadian movement 💪
#CdnPoli #AbLeg
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Alberta municipal elections are coming up on October 20! There is no better time to signal your support for renewables so order a #RiseUpForRenewables lawn sign today!! buff.ly/pAyDeih
October 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Alberta municipal elections are coming up on October 20! There is no better time to signal your support for renewables so order a #RiseUpForRenewables lawn sign today!! buff.ly/pAyDeih
Yass!!!! Enfin a National School Food programme. www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news...
Prime Minister Carney announces new measures to lower costs for Canadians and help you get ahead
To deliver that change, we will take bold action and make responsible choices.
www.pm.gc.ca
October 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Yass!!!! Enfin a National School Food programme. www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news...
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Avoid waiting to cast your vote at your designated voting station on Election Day (Oct 20). Vote early during Advance Vote at any voting location until Oct. 11 to cast your vote.
Find an Advance Voting station that is convenient for you at www.electionscalgary.ca/for-voters/w...
Find an Advance Voting station that is convenient for you at www.electionscalgary.ca/for-voters/w...
October 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Avoid waiting to cast your vote at your designated voting station on Election Day (Oct 20). Vote early during Advance Vote at any voting location until Oct. 11 to cast your vote.
Find an Advance Voting station that is convenient for you at www.electionscalgary.ca/for-voters/w...
Find an Advance Voting station that is convenient for you at www.electionscalgary.ca/for-voters/w...
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Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity - per IEA Renewables 2025 report
You absolutely love to see it ⚡
#EnergySky #climate #Renewables
www.bbc.com/news/article...
You absolutely love to see it ⚡
#EnergySky #climate #Renewables
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity
Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.
www.bbc.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity - per IEA Renewables 2025 report
You absolutely love to see it ⚡
#EnergySky #climate #Renewables
www.bbc.com/news/article...
You absolutely love to see it ⚡
#EnergySky #climate #Renewables
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I guess there's no Alberta oil or Saskatchewan potash, either
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'There is no B.C. coast. It's Canada's coast': Sask. premier supports Alta. pipeline proposal | CBC News
Sask. Premier Scott Moe repeated his support for the proposed pipeline between Alberta and the northern B.C. coast earlier this week by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
www.cbc.ca
October 4, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I guess there's no Alberta oil or Saskatchewan potash, either
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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⚡️74 people detained in Moldova in alleged Russian-backed election plot, media reports.
Moldovan authorities detained 74 people on Sept. 22 who are accused of working with Russian intelligence to plan unrest during the Sept. 28 parliamentary elections.
Moldovan authorities detained 74 people on Sept. 22 who are accused of working with Russian intelligence to plan unrest during the Sept. 28 parliamentary elections.
74 people detained in Moldova in alleged Russian-backed election plot, media reports
Moldovan authorities detained 74 people on Sept. 22 who are accused of working with Russian intelligence to plan unrest during the Sept. 28 parliamentary elections.
kyivindependent.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
⚡️74 people detained in Moldova in alleged Russian-backed election plot, media reports.
Moldovan authorities detained 74 people on Sept. 22 who are accused of working with Russian intelligence to plan unrest during the Sept. 28 parliamentary elections.
Moldovan authorities detained 74 people on Sept. 22 who are accused of working with Russian intelligence to plan unrest during the Sept. 28 parliamentary elections.
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I recorded this podcast with Kristy Harcourt and Alex Marshall in April 2024, when Danielle Smith first proposed her anti-trans laws. With the news the UCP intends to invoke the notwithstanding clause - and the rising tide of anti-trans rhetoric from the US, I invite you to listen. And to hear.
Protecting Trans Kids: a Conversation with Alex Marshall and Kristy Harcourt
Podcast Episode · Alberta Unbound · EP34 · 45m
podcasts.apple.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I recorded this podcast with Kristy Harcourt and Alex Marshall in April 2024, when Danielle Smith first proposed her anti-trans laws. With the news the UCP intends to invoke the notwithstanding clause - and the rising tide of anti-trans rhetoric from the US, I invite you to listen. And to hear.
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LLOYDMINSTER
Here’s your opportunity to sign the #ForeverCanadian petition.
If living in a border city between two provinces is a challenge from time to time, imagine being divided between two countries…
#ableg #cdnpoli
www.forever-canadian.ca/sign-the-pet...
Here’s your opportunity to sign the #ForeverCanadian petition.
If living in a border city between two provinces is a challenge from time to time, imagine being divided between two countries…
#ableg #cdnpoli
www.forever-canadian.ca/sign-the-pet...
Border City Farmers Market, Servus Sports Centre, 5202 12th St Lloydminster AB - Petition Signing
Join us on Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at 5202 12th Street, Lloydminster, T9V 0W1. #ForeverCanadian
www.forever-canadian.ca
September 3, 2025 at 11:52 PM
LLOYDMINSTER
Here’s your opportunity to sign the #ForeverCanadian petition.
If living in a border city between two provinces is a challenge from time to time, imagine being divided between two countries…
#ableg #cdnpoli
www.forever-canadian.ca/sign-the-pet...
Here’s your opportunity to sign the #ForeverCanadian petition.
If living in a border city between two provinces is a challenge from time to time, imagine being divided between two countries…
#ableg #cdnpoli
www.forever-canadian.ca/sign-the-pet...