"If you receive this updated LP8.1 dose, you actually will get [a] nice fourfold increase in the antibody levels compared to if you didn't get this vaccine."

If you need any other reasons not to travel to the States, solidarity may be a new one www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

“Microsoft says its Agent Mode in Excel has an accuracy rate of 57.2% in SpreadsheetBench, a benchmark for evaluating an AI model’s ability to edit real world spreadsheets.” I work with a lot of spreadsheets and slightly better than a coin flip is, um, not an acceptable level of accuracy.

Good things can happen. Often they involve politicians doing things that are unpopular (at least with some groups)

Finally sharing what I’ve been building for almost a year now! 🐢✨ Atuin Desktop: runbooks that run It’s open source and in open beta now 🥰 Built for engineers who need repeatable, reliable workflows. No more copy-pasting from slack or outdated docs

Better late than never: our 18 pp (!) analysis of #ableg's so-called Mature Asset Strategy (w/ Shaun Fluker and @drewyewchuk.bsky.social). TLDR: the MAS is a thinly disguised attempt to rewrite the origin story of Alberta's O&G closure liability crisis and to push more gov't support & deregulation.

Let’s assume there are 25 students average in a K-12 classroom and 188 school days in a year, the UCP is willing to fund DOUBLE a teacher’s salary to avoid negotiating properly funding school supports. Don’t tell me there is no money for additional supports for teachers, EAs and fair wages.

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

*clears throat* I want my tax dollars to fund cost of living indexed teacher pay, appropriate student to teacher ratios, new schools with funded staff & covid shots for educators & staff. Much of the $ can be found in Smith’s sideshow pandering to groups she needs to maintain leadership.

Wonder if this appalling behaviour make the old 11 o'clock news tonight... - @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social ?

Tomorrow I go in to work with teachers on my son’s IPP, understanding they are likely voting to strike for one reason because of classroom complexities. I support teachers and have to advocate dearly for my son to get the support he needs that I also pay dearly for every month because of no supports

"If you are reading this and want to honour him the way he would have wanted, do what he did every day: go outside, ride your bike, enjoy nature, and do something kind for a stranger."

Stoked that my team is going to grow again. We’re looking for a new intermediate system administrator @cybera.ca - cybera.bamboohr.com/careers/125 #yyctech

When I’m asked why I do @coffeeoutside.bsky.social , I channel @kub64.bsky.social “If the monks aren’t there to toll the bells, then the town ceases to hear their calling.” A community’s orbit depends on both the gravity & period of its rituals. So I roast and grind the beans. And it fills my cup.

Whether it's Tylenol causing autism or puberty blockers leading to permanent sterilization, populist leaders like Trump and Smith have zero qualms about spreading medical disinformation. The lack of humility is only surpassed by the lack of compassion for those in need of proven treatments.

RIP @drdagly.bsky.social . His presence will be missed www.reddeeradvocate.com/home/edmonto...

"Although the province stopped tracking class sizes in 2019, educators say anecdotally their classrooms are becoming increasingly jammed." Honestly wild Alberta stopped tracking this data and we now have to rely on anecdotal evidence when it comes to a key issue holding up a new teachers contract.

Believe trans people when we tell you the 'science' behind the Cass Report is as solid as the 'science' behind paracetamol causing autism.

I feel it's important to take a moment away from politics and recognize @davecreeward8.bsky.social who I got to know over this election. Dave is an incredible, genuine person who put a ton of work and care into his campaign. He is thoughtful, authentic and cares about our city 1/ #yyc #yyccc

Reminder eleventy-billion that people's inherent differences are not diseases or problems to be solved. It is our systems (physical, political, policy) that turn a difference into a disability. Remove barriers, not variations in individual characteristics.

Also summed up as why Smith only listens to her base that is further right because they actually represent a danger.

There's a wrong way and a right way to report this

The MAHA "autism cause" BS checks a lot of MAGA boxes: - Simplistic & wrong.✅ - Blame women & mothers. ✅ - Blame "evil biomedicine." ✅ - Fearmonger & stigmatize. ✅ Ignore the noise. #ScienceMatters!

I try to remember that while they were fighting the ban on gender affirming care for minors here, one of the (trans) lawyers did a thread reminding folks that they're really good at making this feel like an overwhelming groundswell, but it is one clown car of debunked experts on a road trip.

I’ve seen this play out in AB wrt CCS in the oil sands (big part of why I changed my mind). There continues to be a serious discussion about ccs for oil sands production, which I give at best a 5% probability of happening at all at this point. And no serious discussion about it ccs doesn’t happen.

Covering the disability community die in at McDougall Centre this afternoon, and one of the harrowing stories is from an AISH recipient who was offered a MAID form to die rather than being offered provincial emergency housing transition support.

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

It's amazing how many movies and books and shows there are that are super popular and won awards and everyone liked that are directly about what America is going through right now, and it seems like not enough people got the message and even worse, lots of people thought they were how-to guides.

It's pretty clear that they got their Reichstag Fire with the Kirk assassination. Democracy is dead. We now have a fascist dictator.

NEW STORY: The push to 'conservatize' Calgary's public school board. Six CBE trustee candidates have campaign materials that look identical—so we took a closer look. #yyccc #ableg

it's so funny to see America's health insurance companies be like "look. If there's one thing we love it's denying you care. but we ran the numbers - and we cannot BELIEVE we're saying this - and it's cheaper for us to just pay for the vaccines than deal with you going to the ER."

All this to say, the Citizenship Marker project will likely be scuttled on the shores of logic, logistics, or law. It shows, once again, how a premier-knows-best populist approach to policymaking ignores expert and stakeholder input at its peril. Unless this is all just performative, anyhow.

My thoughts on Alberta's push to add citizenship markers to driver's licenses. It's not about election integrity or convenience. It's about a culture war and discriminating against immigrants. open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...

iOS 26’s new changing photo lock screen is rather nice.

"The Internet is forever" and also about as durable as stuff you get from the dollar store

Posobiec - whose ties to white supremacists are legion - wrote a book last year called “Unhumans” in which he labeled half the country UNHUMAN It is language designed to inspire political violence yet our cable news channels have made him a talking head about political violence

I think we’ve crossed another threshold like Gamergate really revealing how a lot of people are way out of their depth in this Internet shit

Yuuuuup. Also, I don't give a shit if some of the worst people in the world think I am being performative or am virtue signaling. Fuck 'em. They don't get to tell me how to be. Anyway, trans rights are human rights, y'all. It's not complicated.

Got to go on the CBC Eyeopener to remind folks that Sunalta is kind of awesome. :-)

Four more ways to support trans youth: 5) Engage in affirming activities together 6) Connect them to community & stories 7) Put their needs before your comfort 8) Say I love you! Or find another way to express their value 🌈 www.skippingstone.ca/resources-fu...

Looking to affirm and support the trans youth in your life? Here are some small things to help: 1) Use their affirmed name and pronouns 2) Remember that they are still the same kiddo 3) Don’t make it about you 4) Celebrate Trans joy 🌈 www.skippingstone.ca/resources-fu...

Alberta is in trouble. Huge trouble that a new pipeline is *never* going to be able to bail out.

A tenet of Fascism is keep repeating lies and people will become so confused about what is the truth that they’ll start to believe them. We all have a responsibility to keep repeating the truth in the face of politically-motivated lying. Don’t just roll your eyes, speak up.

the year is 2050. you ask AI how to wear a suit. the computer spits out info framed as objective facts, even though these are totally made up rules invented by an asian guy in 2025 while he was sitting on a toilet

Call me the Lorax of Ward 7. 🌳 We can build the new, affordable housing we need while also protecting our vital inner-city tree canopy. It's not an either/or choice. A thread on how we do it: #UrbanForest #TreeCanopy #yyccc #Ward7 #yyc #yycelection #ClimateAction

Any #yyccc council who goes on and on about what policies they will implement or repeal is either lying or doesn’t realize that they only have one vote. Building consensus for strong policies and ideas is the only way to get things done at Calgary city council.

Getting action out of automakers is the point. If they’re not full electric fleet by 2030 China is going to put them all out of business anyway.

"Dreeshen did not indicate whether the province explored induced demand during the planning process" What an idiot. Imagine how much better traffic on the Deerfoot would be if they had invested $600 million into transit instead. calgaryherald.com/news/deerfoo...

So PM @mark-carney.bsky.social thought it would be a good idea to invite a leading American Christo-Fascist activist & Project 2025 architect of the current regime for a chat with cabinet. You know, to hear his perspective. Maybe pick up some tips? Are you fucking joking? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...