Druh Farrell
@druhfarrell.bsky.social
Just me trying to be a good ancestor. Former six-term councillor for the City of Calgary. I will never stop championing equity, climate action, and inspiring city-making. Treaty 7, She/her 🇨🇦
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November 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Was simply riding his bike to school.
What are we doing? Seriously.
What are we doing? Seriously.
This shouldn’t happen. We don’t have to accept it.
November 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Was simply riding his bike to school.
What are we doing? Seriously.
What are we doing? Seriously.
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From Climate lawn signs to #advocacy training sessions, protests, awareness campaigns and more, the Hub's stood up for #Climate in Calgary since early 2017
Now we're asking for your help.
If you can, consider donating to the Hub. Thanks!
CROWDFUNDER: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/2025fundraiser #yyc
Now we're asking for your help.
If you can, consider donating to the Hub. Thanks!
CROWDFUNDER: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/2025fundraiser #yyc
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
From Climate lawn signs to #advocacy training sessions, protests, awareness campaigns and more, the Hub's stood up for #Climate in Calgary since early 2017
Now we're asking for your help.
If you can, consider donating to the Hub. Thanks!
CROWDFUNDER: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/2025fundraiser #yyc
Now we're asking for your help.
If you can, consider donating to the Hub. Thanks!
CROWDFUNDER: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/2025fundraiser #yyc
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📢 @c40cities.bsky.social and @un-habitat.bsky.social are joining forces to transform urban planning.
Our Urban Planning Accelerator aims to help cities cut emissions by 25%.
By providing cities with tools, expertise & technical guidance, we can create safer, more sustainable urban environments.
Our Urban Planning Accelerator aims to help cities cut emissions by 25%.
By providing cities with tools, expertise & technical guidance, we can create safer, more sustainable urban environments.
November 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
📢 @c40cities.bsky.social and @un-habitat.bsky.social are joining forces to transform urban planning.
Our Urban Planning Accelerator aims to help cities cut emissions by 25%.
By providing cities with tools, expertise & technical guidance, we can create safer, more sustainable urban environments.
Our Urban Planning Accelerator aims to help cities cut emissions by 25%.
By providing cities with tools, expertise & technical guidance, we can create safer, more sustainable urban environments.
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“We’re afraid of walkable distances now?” I was one of the first to go after the liars & conspiracy theorists who targeted the “15 Minute Cities” message. Here’s my interview with Aussie National Radio with @greenj.bsky.social — give it a listen, and think about how we should push back on ALL lies.
'We're afraid of walkable distances now?' — conspiracies and the '15-minute city' - ABC listen
The polite world of urban planning has become the latest target of conspiracy theorists. In recent weeks, the 15-minute city concept — where neighbourhoods provide life's essentials in 15 minutes by f...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
“We’re afraid of walkable distances now?” I was one of the first to go after the liars & conspiracy theorists who targeted the “15 Minute Cities” message. Here’s my interview with Aussie National Radio with @greenj.bsky.social — give it a listen, and think about how we should push back on ALL lies.
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PM @mark-carney.bsky.social WE NEED REGULATIONS FOR FOREIGN DATA CENTRES IN CANADA! @ndp.ca - this is the climate and environment fight we need you to fight right now. theconversation.com/data-centers... @susanholtnb.bsky.social #cdnpoli
Data centers consume massive amounts of water – companies rarely tell the public exactly how much
In 2024, one data center in Iowa consumed 1 billion gallons of water, enough to supply all the state’s residences with water for five days.
theconversation.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
PM @mark-carney.bsky.social WE NEED REGULATIONS FOR FOREIGN DATA CENTRES IN CANADA! @ndp.ca - this is the climate and environment fight we need you to fight right now. theconversation.com/data-centers... @susanholtnb.bsky.social #cdnpoli
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In 2021 I asked the Canadian government how much it was spending fighting First Nations in court - one access-to-info request specifying four cases. Today they got back to me.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
In 2021 I asked the Canadian government how much it was spending fighting First Nations in court - one access-to-info request specifying four cases. Today they got back to me.
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Many regular Albertans still believe that if the O&G corps are making money that they will do well financially
This is not true
Gone are the days when O&G needed Albertan workers & paid them well
Automation has stolen those jobs
& the UCP don't care
#ableg #cdnpoli
www.lse.ac.uk/research/res...
This is not true
Gone are the days when O&G needed Albertan workers & paid them well
Automation has stolen those jobs
& the UCP don't care
#ableg #cdnpoli
www.lse.ac.uk/research/res...
Tax cuts for the wealthy only benefit the rich | LSE Research
Trickle-down economic policies are destined to fail, research suggests. David Hope explains why the issue is so controversial.
www.lse.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Many regular Albertans still believe that if the O&G corps are making money that they will do well financially
This is not true
Gone are the days when O&G needed Albertan workers & paid them well
Automation has stolen those jobs
& the UCP don't care
#ableg #cdnpoli
www.lse.ac.uk/research/res...
This is not true
Gone are the days when O&G needed Albertan workers & paid them well
Automation has stolen those jobs
& the UCP don't care
#ableg #cdnpoli
www.lse.ac.uk/research/res...
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"I am tired of losing and worse, I am tired of expecting to lose. We need Democrats who will use their positions of power not to constantly capitulate, compromise, and cave, but to fight-- not to say the word ‘fight’ because it’s the popular thing to do, but to actually do it & mean it."
Well said.
Well said.
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
Senate Democrats have validated our worst fears about a party unwilling to meet the moment
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November 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
"I am tired of losing and worse, I am tired of expecting to lose. We need Democrats who will use their positions of power not to constantly capitulate, compromise, and cave, but to fight-- not to say the word ‘fight’ because it’s the popular thing to do, but to actually do it & mean it."
Well said.
Well said.
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Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year.
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Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year
Anti-bike arguments aren’t just frustrating—they’re outdated, inaccurate, and often repeated without a shred of evidence.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year.
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In the final episode of this special series, guest producer Julius Purcell takes us into Spain’s Sierra Morena to explore the dramatic recovery of the Iberian #lynx.
November 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
In the final episode of this special series, guest producer Julius Purcell takes us into Spain’s Sierra Morena to explore the dramatic recovery of the Iberian #lynx.
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We’re a small team of seven journalists who investigate stories wealthy and powerful people don’t want Canadians to know about
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We’re a small team of seven journalists who investigate stories wealthy and powerful people don’t want Canadians to know about
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
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Israeli settlers torch Palestinian industrial zone near Tulkarem - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-settlers-torch-palestinian-industrial-zone-near-tulkarem
Israeli settlers torch Palestinian industrial zone near Tulkarem
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<p>Witnesses told the Palestinian News and Information Agency that settlers set fire to multiple vehicles, including four trucks belonging to a dairy factory in Al-Lada’in industrial zone near Beit Lid, and caused damage to the facility itself. Settlers also destroyed nearby farmland, metal sheds, and tents used by a small Bedouin community living in the area.</p>
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November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Israeli settlers torch Palestinian industrial zone near Tulkarem - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-settlers-torch-palestinian-industrial-zone-near-tulkarem
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You don’t have to ban cars everywhere to transform your city centre. But you do have to seriously rethink and redefine the car’s role. There are many ways to do that, from #completestreets to #sharedstreets, pedestrian priority streets & Dutch #woonerfs, that prioritize streets for people, not cars.
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
You don’t have to ban cars everywhere to transform your city centre. But you do have to seriously rethink and redefine the car’s role. There are many ways to do that, from #completestreets to #sharedstreets, pedestrian priority streets & Dutch #woonerfs, that prioritize streets for people, not cars.
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The Growth Ponzi Scheme:
A city builds new infrastructure. That development brings in some quick revenue.
But the long-term cost of maintaining all that infrastructure is far greater than the revenue it generates. So when the bills come due, the city doesn’t have any money.
A city builds new infrastructure. That development brings in some quick revenue.
But the long-term cost of maintaining all that infrastructure is far greater than the revenue it generates. So when the bills come due, the city doesn’t have any money.
November 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The Growth Ponzi Scheme:
A city builds new infrastructure. That development brings in some quick revenue.
But the long-term cost of maintaining all that infrastructure is far greater than the revenue it generates. So when the bills come due, the city doesn’t have any money.
A city builds new infrastructure. That development brings in some quick revenue.
But the long-term cost of maintaining all that infrastructure is far greater than the revenue it generates. So when the bills come due, the city doesn’t have any money.
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I’m honestly shocked that this story from @globalnews.ca has flown under the radar. Confirmation that Amit Shah, the second-most powerful man in the Indian government, was directly involved in the assassinations on Canadian soil. globalnews.ca/news/1151469...
Intercepted communications link Indian government to B.C. Sikh leader’s assassination | Globalnews.ca
British intelligence provided Canada with initial tip tying India’s government to temple leader's 2023 killing.
globalnews.ca
November 9, 2025 at 6:25 AM
I’m honestly shocked that this story from @globalnews.ca has flown under the radar. Confirmation that Amit Shah, the second-most powerful man in the Indian government, was directly involved in the assassinations on Canadian soil. globalnews.ca/news/1151469...
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Official data from government of British Columbia, along with satellite monitoring, backs claims that a Canadian subsidiary owned by Drax sourced 250-year-old trees to manufacture biomass pellets as recently as this year
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Official data from government of British Columbia, along with satellite monitoring, backs claims that a Canadian subsidiary owned by Drax sourced 250-year-old trees to manufacture biomass pellets as recently as this year
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Canada has lost its measles elimination status today. Undoubtedly, part of this is because of misinformation.
But it does not explain the whole story here, and simply attributing this public heath failure to misinformation absolves those in power of their contributing role.
But it does not explain the whole story here, and simply attributing this public heath failure to misinformation absolves those in power of their contributing role.
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Canada has lost its measles elimination status today. Undoubtedly, part of this is because of misinformation.
But it does not explain the whole story here, and simply attributing this public heath failure to misinformation absolves those in power of their contributing role.
But it does not explain the whole story here, and simply attributing this public heath failure to misinformation absolves those in power of their contributing role.
Anyone keeping a tally on the billions wasted by the UCP?
Pipeline gamble: 1.3B
Dynalife: 97M
Turkish Tylenol: 80M
Coal settlements: 238M
Cancelled rail: 1.3B
Superlab cancellation: 35M
War Room: $120M
Heck, just scratched the surface. One blunder can take down a government. Flood the zone.
Pipeline gamble: 1.3B
Dynalife: 97M
Turkish Tylenol: 80M
Coal settlements: 238M
Cancelled rail: 1.3B
Superlab cancellation: 35M
War Room: $120M
Heck, just scratched the surface. One blunder can take down a government. Flood the zone.
If the $238 million (and possibly more) lawsuit payout of taxpayers money over the idiotic coal mining policy flip flop of this government isn’t enough
Jason Kenney works for the law firm involved…
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
#Alberta #ABLeg #ABPoli #FireTheUCP #YEG #YYC #RedForED #CDNPoli
Jason Kenney works for the law firm involved…
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
#Alberta #ABLeg #ABPoli #FireTheUCP #YEG #YYC #RedForED #CDNPoli
Alberta’s Big Payouts to Spurned Australian Coal Miners | The Tyee
Two firms that invested far less are getting $238 million. Taxpayers face more such hits.
thetyee.ca
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Anyone keeping a tally on the billions wasted by the UCP?
Pipeline gamble: 1.3B
Dynalife: 97M
Turkish Tylenol: 80M
Coal settlements: 238M
Cancelled rail: 1.3B
Superlab cancellation: 35M
War Room: $120M
Heck, just scratched the surface. One blunder can take down a government. Flood the zone.
Pipeline gamble: 1.3B
Dynalife: 97M
Turkish Tylenol: 80M
Coal settlements: 238M
Cancelled rail: 1.3B
Superlab cancellation: 35M
War Room: $120M
Heck, just scratched the surface. One blunder can take down a government. Flood the zone.
One thing councillors can count on is an annual pre-budget visit from the police chief predicting chaos without vast amounts of new spending. Meanwhile, services that prevent crime are cut to pay for the police budget, social neglect goes up, and rinse and repeat.
Glad to see this @livewirecalgary.bsky.social op-ed naming last week’s pre-budget intimidation campaign by Calgary police for what it was.
By former city councillor @cwalcottyyc.bsky.social
By former city councillor @cwalcottyyc.bsky.social
We need to “demand that city council invest every dollar they have in the housing needed to really clean up our streets”
#Calgary
livewirecalgary.com/2025/11/09/p...
#Calgary
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November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
One thing councillors can count on is an annual pre-budget visit from the police chief predicting chaos without vast amounts of new spending. Meanwhile, services that prevent crime are cut to pay for the police budget, social neglect goes up, and rinse and repeat.
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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People want to be with other people. A recent event showcased the wisdom of William H Whyte, and I ask: why don’t our public spaces follow his lead? www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
Parks should be made for people. Why does such an obvious idea elude us?
We need to create spaces where people want to gather, as William H. Whyte argued, but the central requirements are sadly absent in Canadian public spaces
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November 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
People want to be with other people. A recent event showcased the wisdom of William H Whyte, and I ask: why don’t our public spaces follow his lead? www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...