This is a lovely little story (n.b., I do not think that AIs are conscious. Still…a lovely story).

1/4 Hugh Thomson (1860–1920) was a Victorian-era Irish artist who was best known for his pen-and-ink line drawings in re-issues of classic novels. 💙📚 #BookSky #JaneAusten #PrideAndPrejudice #ButInSpace #bookish

Kevin O’Leary’s planned AI data centres in Alberta and Utah could consume gigawatts of power, billions of litres of water, and produce emissions on the scale of entire provinces and states. Writer Amarah Hasham-Steele breaks down what you need to know: https://ow.ly/fNRc50Z5onT

I believe it is possible for change to come, resulting in a more caring and life-giving world. Sam Cooke said it best. Stitching for Tattered Times Funky stitching on old quilt piece. #embroidery #quiltsky #stitchingfortatteredtimes #change

Think it's hot now? The next five years will smash records, says UN www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/28/n...

Again, one of the reasons why "🇺🇸 & 🇪🇺 can't immediately give Ukraine all the weapons they need, lest NATO end up in a war with Russia" was an unserious view in 2022-23 is that NATO is already basically in an undeclared war with Russia & has been for many years. bsky.app/profile/mcop...

"Russia’s shadow fleet is not solely a sanctions-evasion mechanism — it is also a hybrid warfare platform that enables Russia to cause undersea cable damage and fly drones over military facilities, airports, and other critical infrastructure in the Baltic and North Sea region."

Ridiculous, not useful, and not selfless, eh? -rubs hands together- I'm commissioning multiple huge touring exhibits worth of textile art, and building a permanent museum (with artists residencies and studios) with endowments to fund it in perpetuity.

Petition the feds to impose a moratorium on Kevin O’Leary’s massive AI data centre, which doesn’t have to undergo an environmental review thanks to Danielle Smith. #Canada #cdnpoli #ableg #Alberta #abpoli #yyc #yeg www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

i swear i’m not making this up

Husband got this notification on his phone, too. If you zoom in on the map they have everything within miles of the river valley, including the entire city of Edmonton, marked as a flood zone. Our best guess is it's an AI hallucination based on a real heat warning? #yegwx

Friday, May 29th is a day of action in Alberta. Sign up for an event you can attend today. If we want the rest of Canada to know we’ve got this, we need to get off our asses. JOIN US!

Nice profile article re: Bikeology.ca's mission, motivations, and our Big Launch Party on May 31! https://edmonton.taproot.news/news/2026/05/26/bikeology-launches-with-push-to-design-cycling-with-women-in-mind #biketooter #yegbike #womenridebikes

NEW: “We’re all paying heavily for sprawl, whether we live there or not, and we’re all financially benefitting from infill housing, whether we live there or not.” Happy to be part of this outstanding, devastating, evidence-based article on the BIG COSTS of bad planning. Via @nationalobserver.com.

Canada lynx

Proofreading the advance reading copy of Aether. I had forgotten I did this persistent thing of having Elizabeth see Darcy in warped reflections as a way to say she doesn’t see his character clearly. #IForgetWhatIWrote #bookish #booksky

Hats, hoodies, and more in the merch store! You asked for it and now they're available for purchase: https://store.waternotcoal.ca/collections/all Show your support, help us fund ads to reach more Albertans, and get noticed with merch that says NO to new coal mines in the rocky mountains! #Alberta

I've signed! I also got one of the snazzy tshirts from the merch store on the linked site, which'll help fund @waternotcoalab.bsky.social for things like challenging eventual legal shenanigans. In addition to looking badass.

Your honour, I love him

he's building wat now??? america you have got to get a grip

True elegance in the kill: blue heron vs. baby alligator. An incredible photograph by Matthew Blake.

personally I think we should rebrand 15 minute cities as a RETVRN thing and see how fast the right jumps onboard. “Remember when your mam used to give you some money to stop by the shop and get milk on the way home from school? no cell phones, no car seats, just you and your bike with a basket”

#Halisky friends! Please mark your calendars for the events and readings scheduled for @joannemerriam.bsky.social's debut novel:

Now consider how state control of media by white supremacist Christian nationalist authoritarians is influencing the LLM-controlled information ecosystem

#YEGArts friends! Please mark your calendars for my sister's book launch at @audreysbooksyeg.bsky.social

So sorry to read of @slowfoodhq.bsky.social's founder's death. One of my personal heroes, whose vision had knock-on effects in sustainable fashion, design, craft, travel, and much more. 🐌 www.slowfood.com/blog-and-new...

Why worship nature? Cause it does amazing, dare I say totally metal, stuff like this.

I did this last year. Dreamed that Pret sold a cookie called Hairy Man. He had a solid choc chest of hair and choc sprinkle body hair. Woke up, drew it, then baked it. Him.

🇨🇦 Indigenous clean energy projects have replaced 140 Million litres of dirty diesel in remote communities of Canada since 2016 #environment #climate #energy www.theenergymix.com/indigenous-c...

Carbon storage might as well be a Ponzi scheme.

Muted the "ohhhhhh gottem" climate optimist guy. I can agree there is hope we won't have total climate Ragnarok based on current renewable energy adoption rates and still think (1) we need to fight for every fraction of a degree to prevent suffering and (2) being a jerk is not The Work, grow TF up.

Yeah sure let's give thousands of shares to someone who screenshot a Facebook post by a nonexpert about a research paper, and then as senior academics critique that for being facile, instead of lifting up the actual PhD student's work with the actual link to source paper. Disappointing. SMDH

The researcher's own thread about her paper (linked) on AI sycophancy's antisocial effects is at bsky.app/profile/myra...

AI always calling your ideas “fantastic” can feel inauthentic, but what are sycophancy’s deeper harms? We find that in the common use case of seeking AI advice on interpersonal situations—specifically conflicts—sycophancy makes people feel more right & less willing to apologize.

Some lightning-caused fires possible (likely) in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and southern NWT. Lightning map below as well as the duff moisture code (DMC) - the higher the DMC the drier the fuel making it more likely to ignite.

The scaremongering happening in BC over recognizing indigenous territory is something other places should be watching because racist freaks are ratcheting up pressure on getting the province to drop it by making it too charged to move forward on

Repost with the Russian agent who spies on your posts.

Let’s just be clear. The Court in Sylvestre V CEO said Alberta is not a party to the Treaties. They cannot amend the Treaties and this is dangerous, race baiting by the Premier. nationalpost.com/news/canada/...

My garden currently has blooms open on the apple, cherry, plum, haskap, pear, saskatoon, chokecherry, and irises. It smells amazing! #YEGGarden

Gift Link 🎁: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/f4fdce1...

What a man. A dragon-man.

An unusual collection of stars may represent the remnants of a dwarf galaxy that the Milky Way devoured about 10 billion years ago. Astronomers have dubbed the ancient galaxy Loki, after the Norse god of mischief. https://cnn.it/4dF5TO1

Put the last stitch on this square today - will add a photo of the whole shebang to date after I get it ironed out and ready for hanging (Tomorrow) #NeuroArt #Embroidery

The mandalorian is the powerhouse of the cell; the grogu is an endomembrane in the cell that packages up proteins.

Eldest kid asked me for photographic evidence that I had a goth phase. Sorry kiddo, dunno if there are physical photos of me with eyeliner spiderwebs; best I can do is show you the mix tapes my friends made me, they're still in my old room at your grandparents' place. #WorldGothDay

Happy World Goth Day to that one Beaker in particular

The values of the country and of Albertans in reality: Again what the polling (multiple polls in thread) actually says about Canadian and Albertan views being pro-renewable and for either maintaining the level climate action we had last year or even strengthening it: bsky.app/profile/cono...

Prediction: this'll drive away business, destroy Alberta's economy, and provides a pretext for a future Donbas-style war of liberation if a Brexit-style propaganda campaign doesn't work to split Canada. Who stands to benefit from this seditious bullshit? Can we arrest them for conspiracy?