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Jessica Theodor

@jmtheodor.bsky.social
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Ungulate paleobiologist, fibre nerd. Professor @UCalgary in Canada. Opinions mine. Born in the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee, living on Treaty 7 land. She/her.

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Henry Gee 亨利·纪 @endofthepier.bsky.social · 1h
I feel like that rather often. That Darwin felt that way too is somehow heartening.
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Jessica Theodor @jmtheodor.bsky.social · 3h
Isn't this what one should want in a leader?
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Alanna Smith @alannasmith.bsky.social · 6h
Four former deans of medicine in Alberta have joined a growing chorus of critics asking Ottawa to intervene in the province’s dual-practice health care model, which allows eligible doctors to toggle between the public and private systems. #ableg #abpoli @theglobeandmail.com
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Former deans of medicine call on Ottawa to intervene in Alberta’s dual-practice health care model
In a letter to Carney, deans from the University of Calgary and the University of Alberta assert public-private model violates the Canada Health Act
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International Network for Conservation Paleobiology @cnsrvpaleonetwk.bsky.social · 14h
The International Network for Conservation Paleobiology (INCP) is offering funding for students and early career researchers in the network to participate in events related to conservation, management, and restoration. 🧪
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Bob Ballentine @raballentine.bsky.social · 13h
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Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester @bluntrochester.senate.gov · 30/09/2026
Finally, a member of this adminsitration that tells the truth.
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 19h
Now it is ten. Ten US states have made plugin solar affordable. zero Canadian provinces. Help me understand.
kqed.org
California Officially Legalizes Balcony Solar, Opening the Market to the New Technology | KQED
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation to make it simpler for Californians to install plug-in solar panels. Models that meet state standards are expected to be on sale in mid-2027.
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Alberduh is free to be dumb @alberduhfreedumb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On this day of Truth and Reconciliation, never forget who PP really is.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pathetic…..
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 23h
This morning, the Justice Department went after nearly an entire state's federal bench, all at once. The judges had said the government wasn't following court orders. The response was to try to remove the judges. Here's why every American should be paying attention. www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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cm 🍁 @cmcalgary.bsky.social · 21h
Parks Canada should actually start using fines to these big American influencers that go to Banff National Park and use drones. They need to make an example of someone. www.instagram.com/reel/Dd7JPY6... It's a fine of up to 25k #Banff #Canada
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Seth Finnegan @sethf.bsky.social · 21h
Make the forbidden open-coiled cephalopods!
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23h
Why do people make the "young men shouldn't have their lives ruined by being identified as rapists" argument but never the "young men shouldn't have their lives ruined by being identified as murderers" argument? Misogyny.
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Holly Hoye 🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 21h
And as so many are pointing out the obvious in the comments; it’s hardly mind-boggling.
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Alex @purplechrain.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
See also: that guy who spent the night of Yom Kippur replying to me about how the Belleville synagogue shooting was justified resistance to Israel and Zionism, and then the shooter turned out to be right-wing former military who thought Jews created COVID.
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Alberta separatists who dream of separation are lately trying to persuade voters this referendum is merely about sending Ottawa a message. By me: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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ANALYSIS | Alberta independence campaigners go for soft sell, even if they want a hard exit | CBC News
Pro-separation organizers argue referendum vote is just about 'leverage' with Ottawa. Are voters convinced by that pitch?
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Lucie🐈‍⬛Catnip @luciecatnip.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"U.S. border officials stopped the truck bound for Campobello Island, N.B., because it was carrying milk and alcohol. Importing those items into the United States is prohibited under new rules that went into effect Tuesday as part of the ongoing trade war." #cdnpoli www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/new...
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Truck carrying mail, milk and alcohol to isolated N.B. island held at U.S. border
A truck carrying supplies for an isolated New Brunswick island linked to the rest of Canada by U.S. roads was turned back at the international border Tuesday, says the local member of Parliament.
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Calgary Canuck @calgarycanuck.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
They didn't run on separatism they're all traitors and cowards for hiding it.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
UCP MLA Jason Stephan is now joining the “leverage” game and tacitly endorsing the separatist choice. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Dan @djlane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Excuse me. Why are AI centers even being considered, when it doesn’t present a CLEAR benefit to taxpayers? Can anyone tell me why?
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
do men understand the extent to which women are ready to burn it all down right now
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Conor Curtis @conorcurtis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Unlikely our Government was concerned about the makeup of the board as they're getting their advice from the wealthy interests who wanted us to appease Trump: thetyee.ca/Analysis/202... And helped "build" Alberta separatism: thetyee.ca/News/2026/09... & www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi... #CDNpoli
thetyee.ca
How the US Atlas Network Built Alberta Separatism | The Tyee
A global cabal of libertarian and right-wing organizations has fuelled the province’s independence movement.
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Matt Friedman @friedmanlab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Faculty curator position in vertebrate paleontology! Great opportunity to work with outstanding colleagues at LSUMNS: lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/jo...
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Assistant Professor
All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre...
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Broadbent Institute @broadbent.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Alberta Referendum is a Danielle Smith project, designed by the Alberta government, foisted upon Albertans at a time when they are seeing rising costs, a crisis in healthcare and in classrooms, and real serious worries about the U.S.
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Enough Division: An Alberta Referendum Explainer | Perspectives Journal
It is not just Alberta separatism that is on the table: there are 10 questions on the ballot this fall that target immigrants and the province’s legal authority over the federal government.
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CAPE BC - Canadian Ass'n of Physicians for the Environment BC @cape-bc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
LNG Canada Phase 2 would double output to 30 million tonnes a year, while global gas demand falls and a glut approaches. And they want to expand before proving Phase 1 is safe: its flaring already exceeds B.C. permits. Real leadership means scaling up clean energy, not doubling down fracked gas.
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BREAKING: New LNG Canada Deal ‘Like Betting on a Concrete Canoe’
The LNG Canada megaproject in Kitimat, British Columbia, is expected to announce a final investment decision today to double its output to up to 30 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas per year, th...
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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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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This has to be reported to the FEC as an in-kind contribution to Josh Turek's campaign
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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Every college in this country decided that expelling and/or sending the police to beat the shit out of their own students for the crime of being opposed to genocide was their top priority. That and giving Trump complete control of what they teach. Contrast that with how they treat rapists.
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Raven Amos (Autumn Edition)🎨🐦‍⬛ @alaskanime.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'm probably going to get muted or blocked for this, but as a fellow science communicator, using AI-generated imagery/text is really a bad look all around. It not only steals from your fellow scientists because it's all trained on stolen data, it also makes up fake science.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
In an attempt to intimidate Canada, Trump posted an ai image of illegally crossing into Switzerland.
Trump being a dumbfuck
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Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com · 28/09/2026
The robbery continues. “This is theft from the American people, plain and simple.”
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What to know about the $810 million in spending canceled by President Trump
President Trump announced plans to cancel $810 million in Congressionally approved spending, a move that some in his own party are calling illegal.
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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I just get overwhelmed with grief for all the brilliance and human potential being suppressed like, the cognitive capacity women have to devote to just… keeping ourselves safe and dealing with trauma that could have gone into art or science or
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
EXACTLY 👇 THIS.......
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 28/09/2026
Alberta Separatists unveil development slogan: “Come Invest in our unstable breakaway republic!”
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Alberta Separatists unveil development slogan “Come Invest in our unstable breakaway republic!”
CALGARY - With the Alberta Separatism referendum fast approaching, pro-separatist groups have launched a new campaign to entice investment dollars to their chaotic barely-planned idea for a country.
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Antonio E. Porreca 🐳 @aeporreca.org · 28/09/2026
“But one of AI’s major functions is ethics displacement, a shield that allows cheaters and other bad players to escape accountability.” 👈 This this this this this
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Rhinestone Browboy @rhinestonebrowboy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Born '76. For most of my life, tech was fun. My dad renting a VHS player (yes, the player, plus tapes). ZX Spectrum. First email at university. A phone which was mobile. Dial-up internet. I used to photoblog from a SE W810i. All "cool, future is here" memories. This shite can fuck off though.
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‘Charming and disarming’ … how Meta’s technology-packed Muse harnesses the power of cuteness
The tech giant has launched a cute ‘little guy’ that can answer emails, book travel or do your weekly food shop
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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Companies willing to employ these men who drugged a woman and raped her for SEVEN HOURS and invited more men to come join them include: - Wells Fargo (Diego Sarabia) - Vdrio (Gillio Lopes) - Glenfarne Group (Scott Norris) Cornell subreddit is on it: www.reddit.com/r/Cornell/s/...
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From the Cornell community on Reddit: Sickening behavior by Cornell frat
Explore this post and more from the Cornell community
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
People don’t understand how fragile our water infrastructure is. I’ve had contaminated water in the last six years. I’ve had my water co. hijacked for digital ransom. We are in perpetual near drought conditions... in NC, not AZ. AI boosters use pedantry about water use as an accountability shield.
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Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Unlike the separation question, there is much more uncertainty around the other 9 questions.
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Half of Albertans undecided on 9 non-separation questions, immigration sentiment 'softening': poll | CBC News
Albertans are divided over immigration but attitudes are “softening,” while nearly half still don’t know which way they’ll vote on the nine non-separation questions in the Oct. 19 referendum, a new po...
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killerwhaletank 🍁 @shaner38.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The entire right wing ecosystem in Canada is an American psy op
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It is insane that Sam Altman talks about AI safety as though it is an option. If his crap causes damage, his shithole company is out of business, and he could well be going to jail. This is not a choice for him to make substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Sam Altman is Driving Drunk, Let Him Face the Consequences
People need to face consequences for criminal negligence
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I’ll add to this that a big part of why Biden’s approach failed is because he tapped Title IX administrators to lead the effort, instead of survivors and their advocates. He picked the betrayers instead of the betrayed.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian foreign minister: "In 2015, we had a deal, we remained committed to that deal, it was the US that withdrew with zero justification"
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Holly Hoye 🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The data I’ve been waiting to see: lots of undecided voters for the other 9 questions, NDP voters better informed. Talk to your networks about “No to the Nine” and hand Danielle her ass in October. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Bar chart of polling results for Alberta’s referendum questions.
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cm 🍁 @cmcalgary.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Janet Brown Opinion Research Poll for CBC News suggests 41 per cent of respondents would vote for the UCP if an election were held today, while 41 per cent would vote for the NDP. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #Alberta #abpoli
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Danielle Smith’s popularity dips as her party now tied with NDP in support: poll | CBC News
The Janet Brown Opinion Research Poll for CBC News suggests 41 per cent of respondents would vote for the UCP if an election were held today, while 41 per cent would vote for the NDP.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This explanation feels like old school science twitter (complimentary) and is worth your time. I learned something.
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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I just find it kind of baffling how many people seem to forget that they were managing to do their jobs and live and accomplish things just fine three years ago or whatever when they couldn't ask the chatbot to do those things for them
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The Kingstonist @kingstonist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A new idea for a historic property in #Kingston would see a year-round, indoor market with a variety of vendors and shops at the former Prison for Women (P4W). But the concept would require rezoning, among other planning logistics. #YGK #KFLA Full story: www.kingstonist.com/news/owners-...
kingstonist.com
Owners of Kingston's former Prison for Women unveil new plan for historic cell block
(Kingston, Ontario) The owners of Kingston's former Prison for Women (P4W) are serving up a new idea for the historic cellblock.
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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 25/09/2026
"after donating $201 million to re-elect Trump and his allies, oil and gas companies will now collect an estimated $190 billion in tax breaks and subsidies over the next decade"
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