“New facility and detention policy will instead drive drug users underground, which can be dangerous in the event they overdose.”

Gaaaaaahhhhhh! Where is the editor?!?!?!

cc Canadians

This. God, this. It is such a manufactured panic and it started the moment they lost the fight over gay marriage. Support trans rights because it’s the right thing to do and also because this is all just a fascist push

Takes no responsibility for creating this situation, and now wants to swoop in to play hero. Fuck that guy.

Kill a Native to be held up as the victim. Only in an apartheid state.

“From the massive Trans Mountain cost overruns we know that rushing oversight leads to disaster. I demand more rigorous federal review, not a retreat from our responsibilities.” I wrote to Carney. Will you? nwmd.social/s/copylink/4...

Local woman trapped in unmapped minefield she built in her backyard.

Brb gonna start prefacing my work directives with "as warehouse manager in waiting"

No

The Carolina Hurricanes are VERY good. They haven’t lost all playoffs. They swept their first 2 opponents. They’re well rested. But they haven’t faced adversity. They haven’t had to dig deep and find a way to win. They have everything to lose tonight. The Montreal Canadiens could shock the world.

I love it when bad politicians get completely dog walked by their constituents. I also love it when the ASL interpreter signs every last bit of the dog walking.

Your local bookstore may not have the selection of a B&N, but they can happily order any book you want. You don’t need this shit.

His vaccine is ready!! He just needs to travel to Germany now!! Ahhhhhh

I'm on team "start beating asses." Put boot to ass for trans rights.

Story time. Got a paper rejected. No big deal. It happens. Except one reviewer explicitly stated they were unfamiliar with our methods and asked a GenAI to explain it. They then used this to trash the paper, oh, and the journal forbids AI use in reviews. Livid is mild to describe my feelings.

This is a cat checkpoint; relinquish your most recent cat picture on your phone.

Reminders: 1. The Indigenous are not “Ours”. 2. AltText your photos 3. AI is not art. Don’t use it. 4. Closed Caption your videos 5. Trans/Enby folk exist and deserve to be affirmed 6. You should call out people who do bad things, even if they’re “on your side” 7. Accessibility helps everyone.

We aren’t holding corps responsible for abandoned oil wells now so I don’t really have hope about regulations for AI server facilities either 😞…

Just an FYI, adding an alt text that just says "Pic" is basically worse than nothing. manningkrull.com/digital-phil...

This is appalling. And it is the perfectly logical consequence of the Alberta government’s anti immigrant rhetoric and referendum questions. #yyc #ableg #abpoli #referendumb2026

Cc @sisuvanhell.bsky.social

I’ve been staring at this for half an hour now

I think something that goes unspoken in the debates over great novels is that some people like to struggle through difficult fiction for deeper meaning while others see a great novel is something that fully captures their attention cover to cover

If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.

Deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Cris Derksen, internationally renown Indigenous musician and composer, in a tragic vehicle accident in northern Alberta, returning from her father's funeral. A beautiful soul and musician. Such a loss.

There's a guy in Ireland writing African stories and publishing in Irish because "he knows colonialism and how important preserving language is" and we love to fuckin see it folks

Good morning! A puffin from Newfound coming in for a landing captured by Ray Mackey Photography. An amazing photo to say the least...

A nice review of my product at Loxythemaker.com with everything 20% off this weekend only!

@newfangl3d.bsky.social Thanks for the reskeet. 😊

@audricmoses.bsky.social Can you give couple me recommendations of solar companies? Found out the company spouse brought in is a super sketch company… 😡 Can anyone else in #yeg give suggestions?

This. And my clients agree with Professor Wesley. The absurdity of requiring them to fight on these two fronts….

Funding an event center rather than paramedics is a deadly choice for residents, made by the Malevolent 7 on Lethbridge City Council #yql

Learning that Kars for Kids doesn't actually fund kids at all and is just a front to fundraise for Israel isn't even remotely surprising tbh

What's gutting about this is that Juniper seems to have had a family who supported and loved her, she was in a community that has been explicitly welcoming to trans people, and a man still murdered her. She was living the life so many trans people can only dream of, and it simply didn't matter.

Someone used AI to “create” five songs based on my Iron Druid characters, and damn it, NO. Stealing my characters and then using AI, which is made of more stolen work and is destroying the planet with its water, electricity usage, and greenhouse gas production, is not how you honor a Druid.

Some First Nations dealt the death blow. And this article does an incredible job of explaining how. So grateful to have played a role in advancing these issues, and changing the dialogue in a way that seemed radical to the mainstream, this time last year. open.substack.com/pub/theline/...

In 2017, Criselda Vasquez painted this portrait of her parents and titled it "The New American Gothic." Last month, her father, the man in this portrait, was abducted by ICE after being in the US for 30+ years. The family is now struggling with bills. A GoFundMe has been started: gofund.me/456d8a193

We see this on social media, the hatred. It translates to real world violence. Ironically, predictably the police have been perpetrators when it comes to anti-genocide protests. UCP, CPS and EPS. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Solidarity and gratitude to the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation and all the hard work their legal team did. Here's the release: acfn.com/submission-o... #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #ymm

Layla Patricia Lewis has been missing since May 4 in Edmonton. I’ve been friends with Layla’s sister for many years, and my heart is with her family right now. Please share and keep an eye out. If you have any information, contact EPS at 780-423-4567. #FindLayla #BringLaylaHome #YEG

Drug houses are supervised consumption sites — the only ones remaining after formal sites are closed — and I know that might be unwelcome news for some folks but we have to figure out how to support them instead of reacting only with closures and evictions.

When we took office, NYC had a $12B deficit. Today it’s zero. And we didn’t close that gap on the backs of working people. We closed it while funding parks, libraries, safer streets, & public housing. Call it Pothole Politics or Democratic Socialism: We are government that delivers for the people.

“Our government remains focused on empowering Canadians—by lowering costs, expanding opportunity, and protecting the vital social programs Canadians rely on, from child care to dental care to pharmacare.” Gosh, tough call. Pharmacare or data centres? Pharmacare or increase military spending?

Best thread of the day!

🧵 Why are we suing the Calgary Police? It’s hard to describe what happens to you physiologically while being smeared in public by powerful people. It’s a mix of uncertainty, fear, frustration, rage, indignation, and anguish, on a thick layer of pity — for self and others you know are in it, too. 1/

U of C May 9th Encampment Legal Expenses Please donate to hold the UofC, City of YYC and Calgary Police Service accountable and protect free speech. I donated to support my friend @drugdatadecoded.ca. chuffed.org/project/1808...