Reposted by Jackie SeidelMondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Just under 10 minutes. Senator Simons brings facts. Immigrants are part of the backbone of Alberta! 0136
Reposted by Jackie SeidelSenator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Here is the Hansard text of my Senate speech, denouncing Alberta’s racist, risky referendum questions, scapegoating immigrants.sencanada.caSenator Paula Simons Topic Intervention 705278 - 39Senators 18038
Reposted by Jackie SeidelDCapTO @dcapto.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Clean air in schools reduces infections for the WHOLE POPULATION. Why WOULDN’T we clean the air? The healthcare/missed work costs far exceed the infrastructure costs, don’t let them get away with “it costs too much”. Demand clean air in schools and workplaces! 17049
Reposted by Jackie SeidelCharles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Danielle Smith appoints Evan Romanow as DM of Hospitals and Surgeries. He was involved in this. thetyee.ca/News/2026/01... 34236
Reposted by Jackie SeidelNigelBankes @nigelb.bsky.social · 19/11/2025The only rights that the UCP seem to care about, courtesy of their DM of Justice, Malcolm Lavoie, are the so-called "property rights" of Australian coal companies. In other words the non-constitutionally protected corporate property rights over real constitutionally protected human rights. #abpoli 05120
Reposted by Jackie SeidelMél Hogan / The Data Fix @melhogan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caFirst Nation chief says Bell, province bypassing duty to consult on AI data centre | CBC NewsTwo First Nations are challenging the construction of Bell Canada's AI data centre south of Regina, saying the project is moving ahead without consultation or adequate information about its environmen... 176
Reposted by Jackie SeidelElizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 08/10/2026A simple idea for regulating data center mania: "No large data center...should receive the permits or grid connection it needs unless its developer brings enough new carbon-free generation, energy storage and transmission online to meet its additional electricity demand—and pays the full cost."wsj.comOpinion | Let Physics Regulate the AI IndustryNo new data centers without enough clean power to run them. 34364106
Reposted by Jackie SeidelProPublica @propublica.org · 08/10/2026NEW: America’s largest professional group of pediatricians has renewed its call for a nationwide ban on raw dairy products, warning of the serious health risks, particularly for children, as well as pregnant and immunocompromised people.propublica.orgAmerican Academy of Pediatrics Renews Call for Ban on Raw MilkCiting the growing popularity of unpasteurized milk and the damage it can do to children, the nation’s largest professional group of pediatricians is seeking a nationwide ban on the sale and distribut... 682426943
Reposted by Jackie SeidelAparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Most of Silicon Valley seems to believe that the large scale suffering of millions of others is both a trifle, and something they are owed so they can become trillionaires 1730299
Reposted by Jackie SeidelThe Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 08/10/2026Publication history is 'no longer anywhere near enough' to vouch for writers, says Policy Options editor Les Perreaux after a 'trust cascade' let the AI-fabricated columnist slip past roughly half a dozen Canadian newsrooms. www.hilltimes.com/2026/10/07/m... 021
Reposted by Jackie SeidelChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 08/10/2026You guys fantasize, a lot, about not having to pay for labor or be responsible for treating the labor source with dignity. So much of GenAI discourse is about a desire for ethical enslavement. And that does not exist. 10744174
Reposted by Jackie SeidelRachel (ish) @rachelish.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Rest in peace, Margaret Hamilton. You were great. 0216
Reposted by Jackie SeidelRaimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"Fierce fighting resumed on Monday between the Joint Force allied with the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces near El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur state. The clashes took place around Bir Saliba and Abu Suruj..." sudantribune.com/article/319665 #News #Sudan #SudanNews #WorldNewssudantribune.comSudanese joint force clashes with RSF near West Darfur capital - Sudan Tribune Sudanese joint force clashes with RSF near West Darfur capitalFierce fighting erupted near El Geneina as the Sudanese army-aligned Joint Force clashed with RSF fighters in Bir Saliba and Abu Suruj, West Darfur 123
Reposted by Jackie SeidelNPR @npr.org · 07/10/2026Flu season typically starts in October or November. But it looks like the flu started to pick up in September this year. n.pr/4j4JGxan.prAn early flu season means it might be time to think about a flu shotFlu season typically starts in October or November. But it looks like the flu started to pick up in September this year. 317463
Reposted by Jackie SeidelRaimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"An air strike on two contracted trucks carrying humanitarian food aid killed a driver in Sudan’s South #Kordofan state early on Saturday, the United Nations @who.int said, in the latest attack against relief operations..." sudantribune.com/article/319600 #News #Sudan #SudanNews #WorldNewssudantribune.comAir strike kills WFP driver in Sudan's South Kordofan as aid attacks mountAn air strike on marked UN WFP food trucks killed a driver in South Kordofan, marking the ninth attack on the agency’s operations in Sudan this year. 267
Reposted by Jackie SeidelNigelBankes @nigelb.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Modry, Rath, when do we have a pattern? When does the adage, "you are known by the company you keep" really start to erode support for separatism? When (if ever) do they denounce and sever connections? #abpoli #ableg 53015
Reposted by Jackie Seidelkɛbɹah zmɪeʒd @sesquiotic.bsky.social · 07/10/2026About 15 years ago, as part of my job, I worked on a brochure advocating a national pharmacare program. That's 15 years ago. Fifteen. It was a good idea then. It should already have happened then. Now it's 15 (fifteen) years later and… 083
Reposted by Jackie SeidelLong Covid Families @longcovidfam.bsky.social · 07/10/2026We encourage you to research disability among young people further. An estimated 6M kids have #LongCOVID. POTS and chronic fatigue is common in Long COVID and can make stairs inaccessible, even when someone isn’t counted as having an ambulatory disability. Reinfection doubles Long COVID risk. 173
Jackie Seidel @jackieseidel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I love knowing where their nests are. I had four different ones at least one year in my yard. And three different species between them. 000
Jackie Seidel @jackieseidel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I’ve tried 811. I got thru the first step after waiting and got put thru to the booking line. Waited listening to the dreadful music we also have at my workplace on hold … then “we are experiencing high call volumes. Good bye!” Haha. 100
Reposted by Jackie SeidelDoug Aoki 青木定夫 @nantanreikan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Norwegian singer-songwriter Aurora. 0193
Reposted by Jackie SeidelDr. Lorgia García Peña @laprofelgp.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This month I’m celebrating the 10th year anniversary of my first book, The Borders of Domincanidad published by @dukepress.bsky.social I’m sad that it’s still so relevant but grateful that many readers still find it helpful. Gracias for a decade of dialogue. Cover by Pepe Coronado. 05214
Jackie Seidel @jackieseidel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026can also try to get thru to 811. They will help people book them at hopefully the AHS sites. So far I couldn’t get thru. 100
Jackie Seidel @jackieseidel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Same as the MNRA vaccine. $100 per dose or If you qualify for free it should be free unless the pharmacist is charging an extra fee i guess? He’s going to let me know today or tomorrow. There’s a pharmacy in east village getting them for sure. They’re starting an appt list sometime this week. You 100
Jackie Seidel @jackieseidel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Cool thanks. I’ve never seen one of those. I know most of the ones around here. I love seeing them come out in spring. 100
Reposted by Jackie SeidelChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026On banned bookes weeke, thynke about how banninge a booke ys a lot lyke being skeptical about generative A.I. And then stop and realize it ys not at all true by cause bookes are workes of the human mynde and the fruytes of tyme and effort -- and generative A.I. ys ympersonal slop made wyth theft. 013926
Jackie Seidel @jackieseidel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Do you think it’s this? Bombus Californicus? thought it might be Bombus Nevanensis at first glance but it’s too much black. It also looks like some kinds of Carpenter Bees. They can be MASSIVE www.ccgproject.org/species/bomb...ccgproject.orgCCGP — Bombus californicus (California bumble bee)PIs: Beth Shapiro (UCSC), Neal Williams (UCD), Hollis Woodard (UCR) 100
Jackie Seidel @jackieseidel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Not really late for them to be around. They’re getting ready to hibernate. 110
Jackie Seidel @jackieseidel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Hey #yyc Friends Is anyone around Bridgeland, the East Village, Inglewood, Ramsey etc in YYC Calgary interested in a Novavax vaccine? A pharmacy in Bridgeland is willing to offer them if there are enough people interested. Let me know ASAP. #covid19 #vaccine #Nuvaxovid #Novavax 132
Jackie Seidel @jackieseidel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I tried calling about 15 minutes ago and it hung up on me…. 131
Reposted by Jackie SeidelTiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Another quote from this 👆article: "I'm not against cyclists. I'm not against bike paths or walking paths." - Cllr McLean But his motion is against cycle tracks or bike lanes on streets, and in turn that is an action against cyclists. 🤷♂️ #yycbike #Calgary 3205
Reposted by Jackie SeidelTiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"If you were to completely cancel and refund all of the money spent on bike lanes, even in the last 10 years in the city of Calgary, you wouldn't even barely be able to afford just one single interchange that's built in the suburbs," -Mayor Farkas @jeromyyyc.bsky.social #yycbike #Calgarycbc.caCouncillor wants Calgary to pause new bike lanes ahead of upcoming provincial legislation | CBC NewsWith the province expected to take more authority over municipal bike lanes in the months ahead, one Calgary councillor wants the city to pause any new bike lane projects in the meantime. 516235
Reposted by Jackie SeidelAmanda Hu @amandalhu.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I just filled out my mail in ballot for the referendum and it was SUPER annoying and made me grumpy all over again that we are doing this. These thoughts from last year are ever more present for me when it comes to “staying in Canada”: 37117
Jackie Seidel @jackieseidel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Alberta 811 has such high call volumes to book covid and flu vaccines including Novavax, which is only bookable thru 811 or some pharmacies, you can’t get through…. You get transferred to the line & get a virtual voice says an abruptly “we have high call volumes. GOOD BYE!” And it hangs up. 132
Reposted by Jackie SeidelKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I think we missed a huge opportunity to normalize masking as a public health tool. We eradicated an entire strain of the flu with Covid prevention measures. Masking shows respect for those around you. It shows solidarity with the disability community. It shows you value long term health. 12639172
Reposted by Jackie SeidelTam-Rah @blue-fire1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026youtu.be/jWsuvMcbNls?...youtu.beIt’s Not Retirement: Millions of Retired Americans Are Living in RVs Full-Time (2026)YouTube video by The Wasted Dollar 074
Reposted by Jackie SeidelCarrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 05/10/2026In the wake of The Globe's investigation, a Calgary MP calls for Canada to consider overhauling laws to address the kind of freelance negotiating trips Alberta separatists made to DC: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By Grant Robertson, Nathan VanderKlippe, and friendtheglobeandmail.comAlberta separatists’ talks with GOP spark outcry, call for legislative changeCalgary Liberal MP says Canada needs to consider overhauling its laws to address the kind of freelance negotiating trips that separatist leaders have made to D.C. 10278122
Reposted by Jackie SeidelClimatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 01/10/2026September 2026 was the warmest September on record for the Contiguous U.S. since 1895 according to PRISM climate data. 🔥🔥🔥 420888
Jackie Seidel @jackieseidel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This is very cool … how the operator takes the drill out of the hole and swings it around and spins it to get the dirt and rocks off. Over and over all day. Serious skills making the whole machine move accurately. Like a dance! 020
Reposted by Jackie SeidelDaniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I'll have a livestream on Mon, Oct 5 at 3pm PT to discuss the ongoing and locally record-breaking heatwave across southern CA (and extending across the West), and also whether Hurricane Rachel's remnants might affect the state & broader SW by next wknd.youtube.comProlonged & locally record-breaking Southern California heatwaves continues; more tropical moisture? - YouTubeThe latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive #weather and #climate-focused "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain. 10/05/2026 topics: ... 28820
Jackie Seidel @jackieseidel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Seriously?!? That’s fantastic. There’s that new consultation for 20th NW too. That will be great if it goes ahead. 000
Jackie Seidel @jackieseidel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026better hearing protection. It is LOUD. My phone gives me decibel warnings after I pass by. 120
Jackie Seidel @jackieseidel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The whole process is so well organized and the workers are so busy and focused and getting so much done. I really want to meet the person or people in charge and directing the operations. I can’t imagine the complexity. Every person seems to know exactly what to do. I feel like some of them need 140
Jackie Seidel @jackieseidel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Oh what?!? Amazing. I need to learn how those SW pathways connect. Like how I get from Bridgeland to Marda Loop? Also the new multimodal bridge over Memorial & to St. Patrick’s Island is going up SO fast! They get an incredible amount of work done every day. So many people go watch it daily. 130
Jackie Seidel @jackieseidel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Nice!! What connects to it? Like by Mission? From the Elbow River pathways? I was doing some errands this weekend and saw these. 15th ave is NICE. The bike lane is as wide as the single car lane. So convenient from 5th Street & the river pathways. And 12th ave. That of course THEY want to rip out. 110
Reposted by Jackie SeidelMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026seeing this while reading ‘end times fascism’ by @naomiaklein.bsky.social and @astra.bsky.social has me reeeeeeling 939158