This is going to be a spectacular evening. Alex is both a dear friend and one of the smartest, kindest, and most engaging people I know. You should definitely be at this event!

Me and my mail slot have things to say about today's bulletin Canada Post announcement. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8StvG4U/

1/ Many of us have followed this extraordinarily compassionate 🇨🇦 doctor throughout the pandemic. Dr. Markland was indefatigable in his advocacy for healthcare & patients, & so much more. Rest in peace, Dr. Darren Markland - www.westernstandard.news/news/beloved...

Happy Wednesday Evening from new recruit adoptable kitty, Gatsby! This Ginger Gem loves pulling up a chair and sitting together for long chats, he also loves his lap snuggles! Gatsby is 8 months old and he will be a fantastic forever family member.

Normally big carrots are woody and blah, but these "touchon" variety are great!. Flavourful and sweet.

I pulled out nine carrots with a total weight of 5 pounds and 5 ounces!

This is probably the biggest carrot I’ve ever pulled out of my garden. It weighs 1 pound.

Bacially almost all the major black and white characters were born out of homages to minstrelsy. I talk about this in my Character Design classes actually

"Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash." - Leonard Cohen #BOTD on 9/21/1934 Remembering the renowned Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, and novelist on his 91st birthday.

Happy Tuesday from adoptable kitty, Quincey! This fluffy dollie is 100% sweetheart, she absolutely loves her pets and quiet time together, and she is going to fill her forever home right full with love! Quincey is 6 years old, she requires regular brushing, and she is looking to be the one and

Still here. Huh.

bUt iT's cOLd iN cAnAdA!!! Oh, wait... #cdnpoli

✅ On the ballot for Ward sipiwiyiniwak! The race is on and I need your help. Sign up, donate, spread the word! www.gisellegeneral.ca #yegCC #yegVote #EdmontonElections2025

Running candidates supported by the YEG Bike Coalition: yegbike.substack.com/p/who-were-s... Incumbent report cards: yegbike.substack.com/p/edmonton-c... #yegbike #yeg #abpoli #urbanism

Pretty sure we are heading right into another version of the Dark Ages. Only worse.

We can't say too much at this time, but if you've ever been to Coffee Outside (or thought about coming), it's important that you try to attend this week. yegbike.info/events#calen... #yegbike

Today marks 10 years since Nathalie, Anastasia and Carol were murdered by a man they had rejected. The misogynist was responsible for his actions but he was enabled by huge, massive system failures. Please honour their memories today by reading the inquest report : www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Happy Sunday from adoptable kitty, Thumper! Thumper is ready for a day filled with lots of snuggles and lots of snoozes! This sweetie pie has a heart of gold and she will be such a terrific forever family member. Thumper is 4 years old and she is looking to be the one and only animal in her child

Happy Sunday from adoptable kitty, Moo! Moo is so happy to hear that his fellow foster kitties, Cuddles and Dora, have found their forever home and he is busy daydreaming away about finding his very own forever family! This Senior Sweetheart is 16 years young and he is looking to be the one and

Three hours of this thing’s output heats and lights my single family home in Edmonton, Alberta, for the WHOLE YEAR.

When graphed w/ identical units/currency (note the diff x-axis), you see that 🇨🇦 ground beef is CHEAPER than 🇺🇲, even if it has ⬆️ in price more over that '24-'25 time period. His original graph is useless & deceptive when pointing out that prices have increased 26% vs 32% 🫤. Don't buy the bullsh*t.

Here we have a beautiful example of how real data can be used to disinform, courtesy of the Food Professor. > real data > different units (lbs vs kgs) > different currencies He's graphed it to make it look like 🇺🇲 ground beef is far cheaper than 🇨🇦 ground beef. BUT 👇 (2/) #cdnpoli

At the bird feeder today: finches, nuthatches, sparrows, chickadees, spider.

We are doomed

Happy Friday from adoptable kitty, Brooklyn! Look at this little cutie soaking up the sun! Brooklyn and her sister, Braelynn, are both sweet and gentle kitties, they enjoy their fun and games and once comfortable, they love their snuggles too. They will both be wonderful forever family members!

Is it really a marvel? It's had constant issues.

The first time an Alberta government invoked the notwithstanding clause, public outrage forced a reversal in less than 24 hours. I wish to God Albertans would show the same moral fury now, when school children are outed & bullied by the government that is supposed to protect them. #ableg #abpoli

My column in the new issue of @thenation.com, in which I argue that liberals who are finally acknowledging that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza must atone for nearly two years of complicity.

Queen

Great advice👇

Lauren Bacall, September 16, 1924 - August 12, 2014.

I'm sorry but there's no fucking way that Black men would choose suicide by hanging from a tree given the whole history of that.

BREAKING: Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, a team of independent experts commissioned by the U.N.’s Human Rights Council concludes.

to make it up

Not only were HBCUs targeted for threats, now they’re lynching Black men again www.wapt.com/article/delt...

We are not too far from an actual, real-life production of Springtime for Hitler.

I’m pulling about a quarter of my carrots today. Most of them are the size.

Soon to be fermenting…

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The birdfeeder cam picks up all kinds of interesting creatures.

We stand in solidarity with the two First Nation women who have joined the freedom flotilla and call on the international community of leaders, including Canada to live up to its obligations. All eyes on Gaza. Stop the siege. #FreePalestine #StopTheSiege Read the full letter here:

I want it back!!!!

BAT AT WORK!!😍😍😍 Sadly it is likely ill or injured. It was rescued!

Who cares what I think but this was great read:

Yeah, there's already enough to see this will be a deep rabbit hole of brainrot, irony, and nihilism. We'll undoubtedly learn he spent time on 4chan and so forth, but this person is not going to have what the rest of us would consider a coherent political ideology.