Mary Ann Lobb 🇨🇦
@mjlobb.bsky.social
retired ecologist, amateur artist & photographer (work in progress)
food lover and political junkie
settler in Moh'kins'tsis (Calgary)
food lover and political junkie
settler in Moh'kins'tsis (Calgary)
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Life advice:
- be kind
- tip well
- read banned books
- stay on the good side of the twig witch
- never enter into a verbal agreement with a squirrel
- dress like the Muppet you wish to be in the world
- be kind
- tip well
- read banned books
- stay on the good side of the twig witch
- never enter into a verbal agreement with a squirrel
- dress like the Muppet you wish to be in the world
December 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Life advice:
- be kind
- tip well
- read banned books
- stay on the good side of the twig witch
- never enter into a verbal agreement with a squirrel
- dress like the Muppet you wish to be in the world
- be kind
- tip well
- read banned books
- stay on the good side of the twig witch
- never enter into a verbal agreement with a squirrel
- dress like the Muppet you wish to be in the world
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Protein Snack - Chinese Beef Jerky
Recipe: cookingwithlei.com/beef-jerky/
Recipe: cookingwithlei.com/beef-jerky/
December 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Protein Snack - Chinese Beef Jerky
Recipe: cookingwithlei.com/beef-jerky/
Recipe: cookingwithlei.com/beef-jerky/
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Quiet day recovery tomorrow?
Don't doom scroll.
Beauty scroll
Don't doom scroll.
Beauty scroll
Give yourself a present & scroll through the over 8500 posted in #ArtAdventCalendar this month.
The largest media event on Bluesky (probably)
(And if you're a new artist just joining, there's 660 artists you can get to know)
The largest media event on Bluesky (probably)
(And if you're a new artist just joining, there's 660 artists you can get to know)
You can see over 8000 human made images (97% of them with AltText) posted by over 600 #ArtAdventCalendar participants just by clicking or long pressing on the hashtag and selecting See Posts.
I guarantee you it's better for your mental health than whatever else you're looking at on here.
I guarantee you it's better for your mental health than whatever else you're looking at on here.
December 26, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Quiet day recovery tomorrow?
Don't doom scroll.
Beauty scroll
Don't doom scroll.
Beauty scroll
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Interesting thread
Canada isn’t really reacting to Trump's Greenland grab.
The U.S. is actively eroding international norms that have held the global order since WWII.
We're reacting to that.
1/5
The U.S. is actively eroding international norms that have held the global order since WWII.
We're reacting to that.
1/5
With the U.S. threatening to take over the Arctic island, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said she shared the federal government's full support for the sovereignty of Greenland in a conversation with the Danish foreign minister.
youtu.be/AC2pUW5JuSs
youtu.be/AC2pUW5JuSs
December 26, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Interesting thread
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So tragic - I just watched the video of his wife saying the hospital killed him. Kudos to her for speaking out amidst
her sudden grief
her sudden grief
Edmonton father dies in hospital E.R. waiting to see a doctor
A family is grieving after a 44-year-old father of three died in an Edmonton hospital emergency room waiting area. On Monday, Dec. 22, Prashant Sreekumar began experiencing severe chest pains while at work. A client drove him to the…
A family is grieving after a 44-year-old father of three died in an Edmonton hospital emergency room waiting area. On Monday, Dec. 22, Prashant Sreekumar began experiencing severe chest pains while at work. A client drove him to the…
Edmonton father dies in hospital E.R. waiting to see a doctor
A family is grieving after a 44-year-old father of three died in an Edmonton hospital emergency room waiting area. On Monday, Dec. 22, Prashant Sreekumar began experiencing severe chest pains while at work. A client drove him to the Grey Nuns Hospital in southeast Edmonton, where Sreekumar was checked in at triage and then took a seat in the waiting room.
todayheadline.co
December 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
So tragic - I just watched the video of his wife saying the hospital killed him. Kudos to her for speaking out amidst
her sudden grief
her sudden grief
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Bloody hell, it just keeps going and going and going.
Delivering a baby? CHECK AHEAD
Might need surgery? CHECK AHEAD
Need ER in rural AB? CHECK AHEAD
In slightly less awful news, the wait time at the Mis is down from nearly 12 hours to just over 6. For now.
STAY SAFE
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
Delivering a baby? CHECK AHEAD
Might need surgery? CHECK AHEAD
Need ER in rural AB? CHECK AHEAD
In slightly less awful news, the wait time at the Mis is down from nearly 12 hours to just over 6. For now.
STAY SAFE
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
December 25, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Bloody hell, it just keeps going and going and going.
Delivering a baby? CHECK AHEAD
Might need surgery? CHECK AHEAD
Need ER in rural AB? CHECK AHEAD
In slightly less awful news, the wait time at the Mis is down from nearly 12 hours to just over 6. For now.
STAY SAFE
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
Delivering a baby? CHECK AHEAD
Might need surgery? CHECK AHEAD
Need ER in rural AB? CHECK AHEAD
In slightly less awful news, the wait time at the Mis is down from nearly 12 hours to just over 6. For now.
STAY SAFE
www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
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Canada has affirmed its commitment to the people of Greenland. We are opening a consulate there in the spring. Canada is stepping up with Europe as the United States descends into rogue state threats.
December 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Canada has affirmed its commitment to the people of Greenland. We are opening a consulate there in the spring. Canada is stepping up with Europe as the United States descends into rogue state threats.
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An important heads up!
But maybe a little light on underlying causes and possible solutions.
I'll provide my perspective on things in this mini-thread.
1/
But maybe a little light on underlying causes and possible solutions.
I'll provide my perspective on things in this mini-thread.
1/
December 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
An important heads up!
But maybe a little light on underlying causes and possible solutions.
I'll provide my perspective on things in this mini-thread.
1/
But maybe a little light on underlying causes and possible solutions.
I'll provide my perspective on things in this mini-thread.
1/
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NEEED A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!
7 families need Xmas Dinner & GiftGiving Help 🎄 $670 still left for the match
Can anyone please be Santa to a family🙏Stores close early🙏
Buy a child a Xmas 🎁 Stores close early today & Moms are in tears
DM & I will connect u or PayPal/etransfer
mrsbpotter@hotmail.com
7 families need Xmas Dinner & GiftGiving Help 🎄 $670 still left for the match
Can anyone please be Santa to a family🙏Stores close early🙏
Buy a child a Xmas 🎁 Stores close early today & Moms are in tears
DM & I will connect u or PayPal/etransfer
mrsbpotter@hotmail.com
a cartoon of spongebob pushing a cart full of presents
Alt: a cartoon of spongebob pushing a cart full of presents
media.tenor.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
NEEED A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!
7 families need Xmas Dinner & GiftGiving Help 🎄 $670 still left for the match
Can anyone please be Santa to a family🙏Stores close early🙏
Buy a child a Xmas 🎁 Stores close early today & Moms are in tears
DM & I will connect u or PayPal/etransfer
mrsbpotter@hotmail.com
7 families need Xmas Dinner & GiftGiving Help 🎄 $670 still left for the match
Can anyone please be Santa to a family🙏Stores close early🙏
Buy a child a Xmas 🎁 Stores close early today & Moms are in tears
DM & I will connect u or PayPal/etransfer
mrsbpotter@hotmail.com
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At the same moment Canada began to turn its attention to the importance of human rights postwar, it contemplated a brazen rights violation at home of enormous scale and cruelty.
Canadian history has mostly forgotten about the exile of Japanese Canadians. Jordan Stanger-Ross and Eric Adams write.
Canadian history has mostly forgotten about the exile of Japanese Canadians. Jordan Stanger-Ross and Eric Adams write.
A Forgotten 80th Anniversary of a Shameful Injustice | The Tyee
Canada exiled thousands of Japanese Canadian citizens even after the war ended.
thetyee.ca
December 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
At the same moment Canada began to turn its attention to the importance of human rights postwar, it contemplated a brazen rights violation at home of enormous scale and cruelty.
Canadian history has mostly forgotten about the exile of Japanese Canadians. Jordan Stanger-Ross and Eric Adams write.
Canadian history has mostly forgotten about the exile of Japanese Canadians. Jordan Stanger-Ross and Eric Adams write.
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🇨🇦 TREATY 8 CHIEFS SUE TO HALT ALBERTA'S BILL 7 🇨🇦
Three First Nations leaders are launching litigation to stop the Water Amendment Act.
They argue the bill sacrifices sacred waterways for industrial use without consent.
Chiefs Steering Committee reports...
#AbLeg #Treaty8 #WaterIsLife #Bill7
🇨🇦 TREATY 8 CHIEFS SUE TO HALT ALBERTA'S BILL 7 🇨🇦
Three First Nations leaders are launching litigation to stop the Water Amendment Act.
They argue the bill sacrifices sacred waterways for industrial use without consent.
Chiefs Steering Committee reports...
#AbLeg #Treaty8 #WaterIsLife #Bill7
December 24, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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🇨🇦 TREATY 8 CHIEFS SUE TO HALT ALBERTA'S BILL 7 🇨🇦
Three First Nations leaders are launching litigation to stop the Water Amendment Act.
They argue the bill sacrifices sacred waterways for industrial use without consent.
Chiefs Steering Committee reports...
#AbLeg #Treaty8 #WaterIsLife #Bill7
🇨🇦 TREATY 8 CHIEFS SUE TO HALT ALBERTA'S BILL 7 🇨🇦
Three First Nations leaders are launching litigation to stop the Water Amendment Act.
They argue the bill sacrifices sacred waterways for industrial use without consent.
Chiefs Steering Committee reports...
#AbLeg #Treaty8 #WaterIsLife #Bill7
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11 Santas giving $100 will get the $2,000 donation match in!
This will cover everyone left on the Christmas list🎄
SANTAS NEEDED🎁❗️
This will cover everyone left on the Christmas list🎄
SANTAS NEEDED🎁❗️
Tomorrow is Christmas Eve!
Is there a Santa around👀
NEED ANOTHER SANTA❗️
Give kids a Christmas
Only $1,095 needed to get the last $2,000 Donation Match in This will cover the Xmas list
LET’S DO THIS!
DM & I’ll connect u directly or PayPal/etransfer
mrsbpotter@hotmail.com
Is there a Santa around👀
NEED ANOTHER SANTA❗️
Give kids a Christmas
Only $1,095 needed to get the last $2,000 Donation Match in This will cover the Xmas list
LET’S DO THIS!
DM & I’ll connect u directly or PayPal/etransfer
mrsbpotter@hotmail.com
a young boy is driving a toy car down a street .
Alt: a young girl with sunglasses on is driving a red and black toy car down a street with her hands in the air while the car does a 360
media.tenor.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
11 Santas giving $100 will get the $2,000 donation match in!
This will cover everyone left on the Christmas list🎄
SANTAS NEEDED🎁❗️
This will cover everyone left on the Christmas list🎄
SANTAS NEEDED🎁❗️
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2025 Headline of the Year nominee (June)
December 22, 2025 at 11:55 PM
2025 Headline of the Year nominee (June)
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WHERE ARE THE SANTAS?
$1,125 still needed for the $2,000 match🎄
This will cover everyone left on the Christmas list
WE CAN DO THIS! Even $5 helps make this a Christmas Miracle🎄
$1,125 still needed for the $2,000 match🎄
This will cover everyone left on the Christmas list
WE CAN DO THIS! Even $5 helps make this a Christmas Miracle🎄
NEED ANOTHER SANTA❗️
Give kids a Xmas
$1,125 to get a $2,000 Match. This covers the Xmas list
LET’S DO THIS!
🎄21 Families on the list
turkey dinner & gift giving
A Mom is laid off & needs help🙏
2 Moms short on Jan rent
$490 & $460
DM & I’ll connect u or PayPal/etransfer
mrsbpotter@hotmail.com
Give kids a Xmas
$1,125 to get a $2,000 Match. This covers the Xmas list
LET’S DO THIS!
🎄21 Families on the list
turkey dinner & gift giving
A Mom is laid off & needs help🙏
2 Moms short on Jan rent
$490 & $460
DM & I’ll connect u or PayPal/etransfer
mrsbpotter@hotmail.com
a christmas card with santa claus and a snowman
Alt: a christmas card with santa claus and a snowman beside a decorated Christmas tree that has presents underneath it. Above Santa it says merry Christmas and below Santa it says seasons greetings.
media.tenor.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
WHERE ARE THE SANTAS?
$1,125 still needed for the $2,000 match🎄
This will cover everyone left on the Christmas list
WE CAN DO THIS! Even $5 helps make this a Christmas Miracle🎄
$1,125 still needed for the $2,000 match🎄
This will cover everyone left on the Christmas list
WE CAN DO THIS! Even $5 helps make this a Christmas Miracle🎄
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Here is a Lump of Coal, my final ABlawg post of the year with @drewyewchuk.bsky.social dealing with 2 coal law & policy developments in AB. One deals with Alberta’s Phoenix, Northback’s Grassy Mountain project, poised to rise from the ashes while seeking to avoid federal review. 1/2
#ableg #abpoli
#ableg #abpoli
A Final Lump of Coal for 2025
By: Nigel Bankes and Drew Yewchuk Matters Commented On: Notice of Termination of the federal environmental assessment for the Grassy Mountain Coal Project, December 19, 2025 and Bill 14, Justice St…
ablawg.ca
December 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Here is a Lump of Coal, my final ABlawg post of the year with @drewyewchuk.bsky.social dealing with 2 coal law & policy developments in AB. One deals with Alberta’s Phoenix, Northback’s Grassy Mountain project, poised to rise from the ashes while seeking to avoid federal review. 1/2
#ableg #abpoli
#ableg #abpoli
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December 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Sharing again today, for no particular reason.
Local woman wakes up, forms an alliance with other local women in Canada, Greenland and Mexico to yeet the United States into the sun, makes oatmeal.
December 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Sharing again today, for no particular reason.
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CALLING ON ALL SANTAS❗️
PLEASE GIVE A CHILD A XMAS
🎄21 families on the list for Turkey & Gift Giving help
$1,410 needed for J’s last $2,000 Match. This covers the Xmas list
A Mom laid off needs help
2 Moms short on Jan rent
$490 & $460
I’ll connect u or PayPal/etransfer
mrsbpotter@hotmail.com
PLEASE GIVE A CHILD A XMAS
🎄21 families on the list for Turkey & Gift Giving help
$1,410 needed for J’s last $2,000 Match. This covers the Xmas list
A Mom laid off needs help
2 Moms short on Jan rent
$490 & $460
I’ll connect u or PayPal/etransfer
mrsbpotter@hotmail.com
a christmas scene with santa claus in front of a toy shop
Alt: a christmas scene with santa claus in front of a toy shop
media.tenor.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
CALLING ON ALL SANTAS❗️
PLEASE GIVE A CHILD A XMAS
🎄21 families on the list for Turkey & Gift Giving help
$1,410 needed for J’s last $2,000 Match. This covers the Xmas list
A Mom laid off needs help
2 Moms short on Jan rent
$490 & $460
I’ll connect u or PayPal/etransfer
mrsbpotter@hotmail.com
PLEASE GIVE A CHILD A XMAS
🎄21 families on the list for Turkey & Gift Giving help
$1,410 needed for J’s last $2,000 Match. This covers the Xmas list
A Mom laid off needs help
2 Moms short on Jan rent
$490 & $460
I’ll connect u or PayPal/etransfer
mrsbpotter@hotmail.com
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The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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December 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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Canadian COVID Forecast: Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: AB, MB, NB, North, QC, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, NS, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 55 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: AB, MB, NB, North, QC, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, NS, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 55 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
December 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Canadian COVID Forecast: Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: AB, MB, NB, North, QC, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, NS, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 55 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: AB, MB, NB, North, QC, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, NS, ON, PEI
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 55 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
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We're headed for global chaos as the far right seizes power amid unprecedented migration caused by fires, thirst, and drought fuelled by accelerating climate change. Happy New Year!
December 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
We're headed for global chaos as the far right seizes power amid unprecedented migration caused by fires, thirst, and drought fuelled by accelerating climate change. Happy New Year!
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I love a good who done it. #alberta #recall #mla #ucp #shady
YouTube video by Lisab0923
youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Just 3 posting days left for #ArtAdventCalendar 2025!
Just Calm 22 x48 56x122cm
Oil on Canvas
2021
Commission
Just Calm 22 x48 56x122cm
Oil on Canvas
2021
Commission
December 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Just 3 posting days left for #ArtAdventCalendar 2025!
Just Calm 22 x48 56x122cm
Oil on Canvas
2021
Commission
Just Calm 22 x48 56x122cm
Oil on Canvas
2021
Commission