I'm happy I finally have time time to feature the "Tales from the Frontier" comic, seen in #StarfleetAcademy's "Come, Let's Away".😊 I have assembled all the pages seen in the episode but as a special gift, here's the cover and back page of the comic, provided to me by its designer: Stu Pearce! 🧵 1/4

Bluesky is not the commons. Twitter is not the commons. You can’t have a privately held commons. That’s not what words mean

Twitter is owned by a fascist who deliberately manipulates the algorithms to promote far right messages. Here’s why Bluesky has an intellectual diversity problem.

something abled people don't get is you can have just one day a week where you are too sick to work, and that's enough to disqualify you from nearly all full-time jobs. it doesn't take a lot

people just assume disability and chronic illness mean you are the same kind of disabled every day. that couldn't be further from the truth. and we have an employment system designed with very little flexibility in that regard

"[China] has been deploying more renewables and battery storage than the rest of the world combined. Carbon dioxide emissions went down in almost all the big sectors last year, including transportation — where EVs are taking over — and power generation." www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/17/o...

Not in the market for VHS... But I mean...

My new ocean friend Octavious. #snorkeling #cephalopod #smallwonders #maui #diving #nature #ocean #photography #marinelife #octopus

Join @chriscyphillips.bsky.social at a Live Recording of the Let's Find Out Podcast in Edmonton on the evening of March 3rd! They will be exploring the fascinating history of the Whale Society of Edmonton. niche-canada.org/2026/02/19/e... #envhist #cdnhist #yeg #animalhistory

A couple of Canadian journalists (myself included) have started a fundraiser for Trenth Ernst & Tumbler Ridgelines. Since the shooting, he's stopped writing. We're hoping to get him some short-term support for these hard times. Donate here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-tr...

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I am one of many whale-lovers on the prairies through the ages. We're doing a live Let's Find Out podcast about the Whale Society of Edmonton on Tuesday March 3. Come see the fan mail they got, and learn about their surprisingly sophisticated media strategy! letsfindoutpodcast.com/2026/01/28/l...

Happy World Whale Day to one and all - but especially orcas, short-finned pilot whales, belugas, and narwhals, which are among the few animals besides humans who experience menopause. (That we know of so far) us.whales.org/2020/09/18/w...

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Found an additional graphic that gets even more of these quotes together. I've kept "I hate myself, I hate clover, and I hate bees" pinned above my desk since I first started studying evolutionary biology as an undergraduate. So relatable to get extremely frustrated with your study system.

Remember those crazy prehistoric shrimp eggs that came in little capsules and hatched into these freaks?

On Feb 13, we're teaming up with councillors & advocacy groups to encourage people to try biking to work (and celebrate the people doing it)! Join us for treats, and if you've never biked in the winter before, this is your nudge to give it a try! 🚲❄️ Full details are here: buff.ly/soa38pA

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here's a better link, not sure what happened with the one above www.nature.com/articles/s41...

the holotype is near-complete and articulated, allowing an impressive amount of insight into the animal's life appearance due to the exceptional preservation of soft tissues

a very warm welcome to haolong dongi, a fascinating hadrosauroid from the early cretaceous yixian formation described by huang et al. 🎉 the near-complete holotype preserves highly unique integumentary structures unknown in other dinosaurs www.nature.com/articles/s41 (art by fabio manucci)

One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.

Fascinating analysis of Alberta separatism as American hybrid warfare against Canada, featuring @popovaprof.bsky.social drawing parallels with what Russia did in Ukraine: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Edmonton Public School Board just removed Saga from schools because of Alberta’s book ban. The series is moving, funny, and illustrated by Calgary’s Fiona Staples. A major theme of course is that books hold the power to make enemies realize they can be lovers and allies.

Done #art

Slime mold, Trichia decipiens in front of bright green #moss. NWT, Canada. #myxomycete #fungifriends The slime mold is about 0.5cm high.

"Three quarters of the Canadian public are unaware of the ban. Only 22% of Canadians know that news is banned on Facebook and Instagram. Even among users of the platforms and those who say they get news from the platform, a majority do not know about the ban." [From 2024] meo.ca/work/old-new...

906 days. That's how long Meta's been blocking news in Canada. Doesn't matter if the outlet is based in Canada, the U.S. or Germany – we can't read it. Small non-profit or legacy newspaper. Can't read it. Posts made before Aug. 1, 2023? Nope. But disinformation, AI-generated spam, that'll pass.

I took this photo this morning, and I'm so in love with it - the timing, the focus, the colour. I can't quite believe it worked so well. The new camera definitely helped. Also, she's so cute and chubby! #birds 🌿

Cladonia #Winter #lichens #fungi

Her shining light will be much missed. 😭

Shout out to the Parks Canada staff for the tremendous job they've done in training the Bison of Elk Island National Park! #wildlife

Did you know there used to be a Whale Society of Edmonton? If you‘re curious to learn about activists and dolphin-lovers on the prairies, come out to our Let’s Find Out live podcast about them on March 3. letsfindoutpodcast.com/2026/01/28/l...

Flying Canoë Volant is almost upon us!  Bundle up and take in live music, dancing, storytelling, and magical light exhibitions! When: Jan. 28–31 Where: The French Quarter & Mill Creek Ravine Cost: Free! wintercityedmonton.ca/event/flying... #WinterCity #YEGwinter #YEG

The murder of Alex Pretti yesterday has affected me deeply, not only as an empathetic human but also as someone who has spent more than two decades attending protests, camera in hand. I wrote this poem as a way to digest my thoughts. -- #yeg

a little Burgess Shale action #sciart

There is no serious justification for Alberta separation besides wanting to permanently entrench us as a silent field of oil and water for the US to suck dry. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

My iPhone became all but unreadable with the latest iOS update. This guide helped make it less terrible! gizmodo.com/if-you-hate-...

Pick up the nearest book. Turn to page 42, post the 2nd sentence. “Notice the following things that distinguish a footnote or endnote from a bibliographic entry: the author’s first name comes first, information about the publisher is placed in parentheses, and a comma precedes the page numbers.”

How to get into nature.

Commission for sweetest vvashlngton on twi!💛 ♦️ 🌟♦️ March #ArtistOnTwitter

An Edmonton bus shelter and greasy spoon diner you may know. I love the way this spruce turned out and I love making wee little lettering. #yegart

Palaeoplatyceros hispanicus- a muntjac-like deer from the Middle Miocene of Spain. Numerous antlers found on Otero Hill in Palencia allow to trace the age-related dimorphism of these animals. The illustration shows an adult, possibly even old, animal and a younger deer in the background.

The murder of Renee Good by ICE is an atrocity that must face justice. Thankfully, accurate and clear video footage shows that this was a cold-blooded murder. This iteration of the print pays homage to that.

wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage

1st painting of the year! Was haunted by the image of two gentlemen stripping down to enter a magical little gingerbread bathhouse in the woods. It looks small from the outside, inside is a gigantic labyrinth equipped with hot tubs, steam rooms, saunas, massage pods, & mazes corridors. 😈

Your aunt who drives a Subaru and fosters rescue dogs on her fourth craft beer at the family New Year's function

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The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.