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James Swill

@jamesswill.bsky.social
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Prairie boy, sometimes also answers to the name Nathan Kowalsky

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Tom Moffatt @solarab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Beginning Oct. 5, 2026, Albertans must go online & pre-order their seasonal vaccines for the 2027-28 respiratory virus season. Pre-orders for next year will be accepted until Dec. 18. If you don't Alberta won't buy enough doses for the population. This program isn't advertised #abpoli #yyc #yeg #yql
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19/09/2026
Every now and then I see myself referred to as an "AI Denier" and I want to be clear I acknowledge "AI" exists, it's just I think it's a massive energy drain, created from theft, implemented poorly for inappropriate tasks by loathsome tech executives who get hard at the idea of the rest of us dying
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James Swill @jamesswill.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
R.I.P Annie Dillard
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Walking Eagle News @theeagleist.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
BREAKING: sucks to have stuff renamed by white people, doesn’t it?
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Unapologetic Lee 🇨🇦 @ogcanada.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Dear PM @mark-carney.bsky.social Canada does not want American F35s, or involvement in their Golden Dome. The US is the ONLY country to ever threaten us. Buying from our abuser does not support our sovereignty. militarnyi.com/en/news/saab... #cdnpoli
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Saab Will Establish a Gripen Production Center in Canada If the Country Chooses Swedish Fighter Jets
The Swedish company Saab has presented Canada with a plan to establish a production line for Gripen E/F fighter jets on Canadian soil.
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Endless Screaming @infinitescream.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
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James Swill @jamesswill.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
At the risk of preaching to the choir, don't sit this one out, Albertans!
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SpatialKimtamine @kimmalien.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Not to get political but life should be easy and free
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James Swill @jamesswill.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Alberta disadvantage
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James Swill @jamesswill.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Ha ha ha ha ha ha!!! That is AWESOME.
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Michael Coyle @oplopanax.ca · 24/07/2026
I used a nut from the giant jar of nuts, bolts, screws, washers and random nails that I keep on the counter. It was a perfect fit. The dopamine from this should get me through Christmas.
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James Swill @jamesswill.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Exactly this (except I hope never to buy another car again, fingers crossed).
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James Swill @jamesswill.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Did it!
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Give Voice AB - Resistance, rooted in community. @givevoiceab.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Aug 2nd, Morinville
Protest AI data centres Sunday AUg 2nd 11 AM to 1 PM
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James Swill @jamesswill.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Word up.
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James Swill @jamesswill.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
So we got record-setting rain all month and now we get wildfire smoke? Great. 🙄
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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 17/06/2026
Carney appears to feel AI has more right to safe drinking water than First Nations
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Andrea DeKeseredy @andiewinnipeg.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Casavant Organ update:
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James Swill @jamesswill.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I've been remiss. I forgot to post on here that this little book of mine on the social study of science and technology came out before Christmas: broadviewpress.com/product/west...
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SMBC Comics @smbccomics.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Just a reminder that I am available for commencement speeches, birthdays, and Bar Mitzvahs. COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/speech PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/ZachWeinersm... STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com
Part 1/2 of an 8-panel SMBC comic. A man is at a podium speaking to a hall filled with graduation students in caps and gowns. He begins his speech with "graduates, the important thing in life isn’t the destination. Also it’s not the journey. It’s that a small number of people in San Francisco are building God from silicon." He continues, adding "remember, failure is not the opposite of success. Failure is when you don’t recognize that we must all obey the machine God, peace be upon him. If you find yourself sitting there, wondering how to be the leaders of tomorrow, make no mistake, you will fail because the mechanical super-king is God and you are not. Ladies and gentlemen, there will be days when you’ll just want to give up. To throw in the towel. And that’s good because the cybernetic overlord is unstoppable."Part 2/2 of an 8-panel SMBC comic. The man at the podium continues his grim speech, saying "more than anything, remember the friendships you made here will last a lifetime, because your bodies are not useful to his glorious circuits, though he may preserve a small breeding population for the scientific curiosity of future androids. In conclusion, your generation faces challenges none has ever faced before. And you will lose." The man then walks off the stage, adding "thank you, and know that I will be using an inexpensive AI video editor to turn your boos into admiring silence followed by thunderous applause." The last panel shows angry and dumbfounded graduates with the caption "[thunderous applause]."
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Brandy with a why? 🍁 @brandywithawhy.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Good Morning. Alberta is not strong or free.
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James Swill @jamesswill.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Sing it with me:
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James Swill @jamesswill.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
You know what's undemocratic, Danielle? Gerrymandering.
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Ximena González @ximenaka.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
An odd pattern in Alberta has come to my attention. On the one hand, right-wing folks despise the poor for their inability to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. On the other, right-wingers increasingly present themselves as victims of an oppressive system.
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Koreen Brennan @koreen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces. Equals 10 nuclear reactors Reduces heat island, shades cars The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight. Why aren't we doing this?
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Sèafra @woodward.ca · 11/04/2026
Can someone explain to me like I’m 5 why it’s necessary for every motherfucker with a pickup truck in Alberta to idle it for like 15 minutes before they go anywhere.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 02/04/2026
Alberta removes education from curriculum
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Alberta removes education from curriculum
EDMONTON - After taking recommendations from hand-picked advisors, Premier Jason Kenney UCP government will be removing education from the province’s curriculum.
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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
This descriptive, thoroughly reported and very troubling essay about the separatist movement in Alberta by @marcellodicintio.bsky.social is critical reading for Albertans. Great journalism in the public interest. Among the Separatists via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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Among the Separatists | The Tyee
I wanted to learn the true target of their angry dreams. What I heard made me tremble for the Alberta I love.
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James Swill @jamesswill.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
*jk
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Ritz 🍁 @ritzmotu.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
👏👏👏 Synod of Alberta and the Territories. An Open Letter on Faith, Public Life and the Common Good. "In a democratic society, political leaders are entrusted with serving the whole public, not a select constituency with privileged access." #ableg #abpoli www.facebook.com/share/p/14YU...
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James Swill @jamesswill.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
I think I've been tired my entire life. *yawn!*
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James Swill @jamesswill.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
I kind of really like dryer lint.
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James Swill @jamesswill.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Whatever happened to Yukon Gold potatoes? Did they get rebranded as just "yellow" potatoes, do farmers not grow them anymore, or do stores not sell them anymore?
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
The declyne of readinge ys caused by manye thinges. A huge cause ys a systematic & decades-long devaluinge of literature at all levels of educacioun. We kan not put instrumentalitye above meaninge and still thrive. Fundinge the humanityes ys key to a just societye of well-informed citizens.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Whoever made this, it’s BRILLIANT. Trump’s “Board of Peace.”
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 23/02/2026
God-fearing conservative open to fearing everything else as well
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God-fearing conservative open to fearing everything else as well
LONDON, ON - Self-professed "god-fearing Christian" and registered Conservative voter Graham Cortland has recently expressed an openness to being afraid of numerous other aspects of everyday life.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 20/02/2026
Pierre Poilievre crosses floor to Liberals
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Pierre Poilievre crosses floor to Liberals
OTTAWA - Following three recent floor crossings to the Liberals, the Conservative Party has lost a fourth MP after Alberta MP Pierre Poilievre announced that he would be crossing the floor to join Mar...
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
WOW! Rakhi Pancholi pulled zero punches in her response to Smith’s address last night! “Cut the bullshit and call an election!” (That’s a real quote) #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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James Cameron 🇨🇦 @lumin8.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
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Leeta 🇨🇦 @micropainter.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Albertans: Hands up if you’d rather have an election than a racist referendum! #Alberta #abpoli #ableg #yyc #yeg #Canada #cdnpoli
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 19/02/2026
U.S. legal scholars baffled as Prince Andrew arrested for Epstein ties, Korean president sentenced for insurrection
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U.S. legal scholars baffled as Prince Andrew arrested for Epstein ties, Korean president sentenced for insurrection
WASHINGTON, D.C. - America’s top legal minds have reported utter bafflement at the news that former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has arrested by U.K. police due to his connections with Jeffrey Ep...
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Alexander Dowsey @alexanderdowsey.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
My letter to President Flanagan re: the removal of equity, diversity, and inclusion against the wishes of GFC, and his decision to pass that judgment through the premier's office before publicly announcing it. #abpoli #abpse
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
🤷🏻‍♂️
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James Swill @jamesswill.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
This song just came into my head, so good morning from the 70s! youtu.be/Ly1an3eGuv4
youtu.be
Polka Dot Door Opening (1971)
YouTube video by Travis Doucette
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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue
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Joshua Turek @joshuaturek.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
We don’t need any more therapy until we burn it all down and then see how we’re feeling
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Whether it's ICE executing people at protests or wine moms blowing whistles at protests, there's been plenty of misbehavior on both sides.
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Joshua Turek @joshuaturek.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
RIP Alex
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James Swill @jamesswill.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
This one's for you and your boys, @denialbarbour.bsky.social
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