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Bob Barnetson

@bobbarnetson.bsky.social
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Retired professor, #YEG gardener, kayaker, anti-fascist, reluctant Albertan.

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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 13h
This is gold!
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 13h
Congrats! I got an online “kudos board” where a small number of people posted nice things AND I could even print it out as a commemorative keepsake. /s swooooon!
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Coal Lake, SE of #yeg
Cloudy skies over a huge boat launch. Teeny wife in bottom left for scale.Sunny blue skies light up the yellow trees along the western shoreline of the lake.A combine tools along the highway on the northern border of the lake.An exposed clay and sandstone cliff with yellow bushes on top drops into the edge of the lake.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Beautiful autumn reflections at Hawrelak Park in #yeg.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
What? No gofundme? Dude is grifting wrong.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Yeah that seems to happen to me too. 🤷‍♂️
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Autumn colours in #yeg
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Do u lik may-on-naz and hate bro-nuh pee-pole?”
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Kim Siever @kimsiever.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The next time someone tells you that business owners take on all the risk, send them this link: www.hrreporter.com/focus-areas/...
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'Catastrophic failure': Report finds Alberta regulators failed Cargill workers
Six years after more than 950 workers at High River meat plant tested positive, and 2 died, investigation says OHS regulator 'all but abdicated its mandate'
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 28/09/2026
“This tragedy occurred in a political environment that prioritized economic growth over the health and safety of a vulnerable group of workers. The result was a large-scale, tragic outbreak, the scope of which was preventable,” reads a new Parkland Institute report. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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Alberta’s Deadly Betrayal of Meat Plant Workers During COVID | The Tyee
A shocking report finds the UCP ignored evidence of high risk.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Super barfy.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Little McLeod Lake, NW of #yeg
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Oh yeah, good weather makes the day and the photos!
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Meryl Streep's Iconic Eyeroll
ALT: Meryl Streep's Iconic Eyeroll
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Beaver Lake in Jasper, west of #yeg
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Moab Lake in Jasper, west of #yeg
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Enjoy retirement; it is lovely. May no one ever ask you to grade anything ever again!
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“I’m sorry your hotel reservation has been cancelled and no one will sell you food….”
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
So bang on it should come with a trigger warning for Albertans with IQs of over 80.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Yankee-doodle Dani playing fast and loose with the facts again.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Fungi at the Lou Carbyn Wildlands, north of #yeg.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
What is wrong with these people? They give off very Reichbunker, April 45 vibes.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Emperor Palpatine: Young Fool, Do You Understand?
ALT: Emperor Palpatine: Young Fool, Do You Understand?
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Emperor Palpatine: Do It
ALT: Emperor Palpatine: Do It
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Autumn flowers in #yeg
Bee on a sunflower.White flower with yellow centre.Yellow flower with brown centre.Water droplets on a sunflower.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Wife asked the exact same question, lol.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A whole bunch of grandparents are about to die unexpectedly. Some for the second time!!!
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Congrats! Have you decided on the improbable affectation you will develop? Lots choose quasi-English accent or a weird hat but you can’t really go wrong with a sword-cane.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Yes! No apple maggot and, other than some surface hail damage, they are in great shape.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Endless apple season in #yeg this year. 600 apples from this tree already and I’m still picking from the ground. Probably 800+ once I get the ladder out.
Apples on a branch.Two apples in a gloved hand above a crate of apples.Apples on a tree.Apples in a crate.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Thanks! Yes the garlic and the apple bounty and making for limited tomato yields. Potatoes remain to be seen.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Backyard veggies in #yeg
A cluster of red cherry tomatoes hang off a tomato plant.A cucumber held in a gloved hand.A huge orange carrot observed closely by a black dog.Two ice cream pails filled with cured garlic heads.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Fiddler On The Roof: Sedition!
ALT: Fiddler On The Roof: Sedition!
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
West and East Twin Lakes, SW of #yeg
A creek filled with lily pads meanders through a shallow valley.A creek meanders through a fir forest. A path through the woods leads to a second lake.A path through the woods opens to a blue-green lake.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
South Seba Creek of Wabamun Lake, west of #yeg
An orange kayak floats up a creek under threatening skies.An old tree stump at the edge of a creek Two kayakers paddle through reeds.A blue sky over a winding creek.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A fine morning on the North Saskatchewan river in #yeg
An orange kayak sits on the edge of the river below the Quesnel Bridge.A beaver paddles across the river in front of cliffs.The sun reflecting off the river.A hawk sits in a tree against a blue sky, moments before being harassed by a group of magpies.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Dreeshen’s release sounds completely unhinged. Dude needs to lay off the coffee, put down his phone, and maybe go for a walk or something.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Loon swimming underwater on Shunda Lake, west of #yeg
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This is atrocious behaviour by @athabascau.bsky.social .
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Two years for charges to be laid. Likely pleads out to one count of failing to ensure safety and a donation to a safety association. Employers know dead workers are just a (small) cost of business in Alberta. Total regulatory theatre.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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Fake Tears Fake Cry
ALT: Fake Tears Fake Cry
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Emerson Lake, west of #yeg
Two orange kayaks at a boat launch.Lady in an orange kayak on a green alpine lake with fir trees in behind.Lady in an orange kayak on a green alpine lake with fir trees in behind.Lady in an orange kayak on a green alpine lake with fir trees in behind.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Kettle Lake in the Chickakoo Lake Recreation Area, just west of #yeg
A rush-lined lake with aspen in behind.An orange kayak bulling through rushes at the edge of a lake under a blue sky.A sunken log in a clear lake with rushes and tress on the shore in the background.Two loons on a lake with rushes and trees on the shore in the background.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
What the hell Athabasca University? aufa.ca/blog/2026/7/...
aufa.ca
AU professor forced to choose between job and her child's legs — AUFA
Dr. Sabine Graf has been stripped of her faculty association membership and told she must abandon her family, relocate her child to Canada where his legs will be amputated, or lose her job.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Mayatan Lake, west of #yeg
Blue skies and clouds reflect on the water in front of a boat launch.Blue skies and clouds reflect on water.The sun and clouds reflecting off water.An orange kayak passes through a narrow channel with bullrushes on either side.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Flooded bike paths in St Albert, just NW of #yeg.
Flood bike path through the trees. Flood bike path under a trestle bridge.Flooded bike path.Flooded bike path; water is three feet deep here!
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Another rainy morning in #yeg
Rain drops on a white daisy.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I hope they bust the hell out of all the ghosts on facebook marketplace.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Little Beaver Lake, 90 minutes SE of #yeg
A beaver lodge on the west shore beneath a big tree.Streaky clouds in a blue sky over a calm lake.Yellow-headed blackbird sits on a cattail in a swamp.Furry friend taking a nap in the brush on the shoreline.
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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Which UCP donor(s) benefits from this?
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