Not surprised to see Lethbridge near the bottom here. It must be due to only getting <checks notes> 320 sunny days each year

The replies to this thread prove that people of all walks of life find science fascinating

Zero degrees and snowing, so I threw on a hoodie, poured a scotch, and sat on the front porch to watch the flakes fall

I, too, will never understand taking what is already the sweetest thing on the table, and adding marshmallows to it

I know there ain't nobody else on here watching CFL right now, but holy shit what a catch

Oof I'm down a rabbit hole trying to parse this line in this article: "According to a 2017 Fraser Institute report, the average after-tax income for a significant majority of independent school families is comparable to, or even slightly less than, the average income for public school families" 🧵

Students are reacting to the idea that readings should be done before class like I'm a three-headed alien. I don't recall this being so controversial in the past. That it didn't get done, sure. But this year it seems the very idea is offensive

Tens of thousands of Palestinians are walking back to Gaza City as the Israeli military begins its withdrawal from the area following the ceasefire agreement. Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum is there, watching what he described as ‘an endless tide of humans’.

“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.com

This thread pretty much nails the source of my discomfort with this stuff, and in a much more eloquent way than I could manage

One curious thing on this site about speaking out against the encroachment of LLMs is that inevitably you get accused of being anti-tech. I don’t hate technology. I’ve used machine learning in my own code before. But I also recognize that oligarchs are so hellbent on pushing this tech for a reason.

“When streets became calmer & safer, more people felt comfortable trying a bike commute for the first time. Families began pedaling to the park…Local businesses saw new life…And cycling stopped feeling like a niche activity—it became part of everyday Parisian life.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

Over 40% of corn grown in Indiana is used to make ethanol that cars burn. One acre of corn yields about 16,500 vehicle-miles per year of ethanol, which sounds high until you realize that one acre of solar yields about 2,700,000 vehicle-miles per year: 16,000% more driving for a given plot of land.

Me, after 5 days of searching unsuccessfully for my wallet: well, I guess my wallet is fine and I'd better cancel my cards My kid: oh, I found it in my backpack on Friday. It's still there

Is it just me, or does this have big "don't worry, our party hates immigrants just as much!" energy

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” Diary of Anne Frank January 13, 1943

How many trips is this now for Todd Loewen? His claim that Alberta is a world leader in wildlife conservation is laughable.

What just struck me is that the Mustang (oh I hope that's actually a Mustang I'm not good at cars...) is not a small car. But look at it next to that monstrosity

I spent 12 years working with the survivors of St. Anne's residential school in their attempt to get justice. The government spent millions fighting people who could barely afford the bus ride to the hearings. There is no reconciliation without justice for St. Anne's. substack.com/home/post/p-...

This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important

"This technology that is ruining education has incredible potential to save education, if only I could figure out how to use it better to improve my students’ education."

THEY CLOSED PUBLIC POOLS RATHER THAN SWIM WITH BLACK PEOPLE YOU ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME GROUP OF PEOPLE AS THE FOLKS WHO DID THIS PLEASE WAKE THE FUCK UP

Alberta NDP now: we stand with teachers and demand they get a fair deal! Alberta NDP a decade ago: how does 0% per year for 4 years sound? I wish there was a party that actually supported public education

The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video

This place is exhausting, Vol. 536

Public education across Canada has been under attack for some time. Relatedly, we need to have a serious talk about providing public services vs “running things like a business”. Not everything needs to turn a profit to benefit us economically, never mind social benefits

Contrast this op-ed with this passage from the mandate letter to the Minister of Advanced Education.

Apropos of nothing, I'm suddenly curious if there's a way to poison a website you own against AI traffic

Attention #HoagieHomies

Genius

Good article on children's right to the city.

SCOOP: Two senior Alberta Health Services procurement officials were also briefly directors in a numbered company linked to MHCare, a supplier that has been awarded $$$ in business, The Globe and Mail has found By @tomcardoso.bsky.social, @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social and friend

I started tracking the TRC's Calls to Action in 2016 and, since Eva Jewell and I stopped writing annual reports in 2023 out of despair, things have only become more bleak. No meaningful structural changes have been made. They were never even attempted. A clear-eyed take from @michellecyca.com

I need a wet suds chamber with nimble, gentle, and generous robot arms

ALBERTA: If there is one thing to get loud about, it's this! Pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause is an existential threat to the freedom of everyone in Canada. A 1 seat majority in a legislature is all that's required to invalidate all personal freedoms in Canada. transactionalberta.ca

"experts say" www.cnn.com/2025/08/11/b...

Most charitable reading of this guy, is when they told him to go be an “ambassador” in Canada, it was loud, and he only heard one syllable.

This is an unbelievable loss to Alberta. Dr. Markland was a powerful voice of compassion and integrity and he was loved and respected by so many. My deepest condolences to his family and friends. 💔 www.reddeeradvocate.com/home/edmonto...

She basically invented astrophysics. She proved the laws of chemistry, quantum mechanics, and statistical mechanics, not just gravity, applied universally. She determined the composition of the sun and primacy of hydrogen in the universe. She advised the PhDs of Frank Drake and Frank Kameny.

Just in case you weren’t sure how awful Doug ford is. The courts ruled against him based on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms because PEOPLE WILL DIE IF HE REMOVES SAFE BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE. So he’s considering ABUSING the Notwithstanding Clause just for ego and some cheap suburban votes.

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?

Deadly serious, not an exaggeration. Every. Single. Day.

I’m 6’4”, 190lbs (193cm, 80kg). I’m big. . I comfortably drove the hatchback on the left. I wish the vehicle on the right didn’t exist.

Irony is dead (Jackson et al, 1926) arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/e...

Yesterday's Tylenol press conference was at "inject bleach" levels of insanity, but it also revealed the plan for cancelling the MMR. Here's how I think this is going to go down. open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...

You can be a “car guy” and not like car dependency. You can be a “car guy” and get that too many cars in cities is bad for everyone, including drivers. You can be a “car guy” and be tired of lies & manipulations like “the war on cars.” You can be a “car guy” and know more choice means more freedom.

Meet the mayor whose plan to attract family doctors is turning heads across Canada www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

Millions of Canadians pushed for this recognition & it matters. But recognition alone is not enough. Canada and its allies must act to end the ongoing genocide and forced starvation in Gaza and the annexation of the West Bank. Without action, there will be little left of Palestine to recognize.