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Mieka

@mieka.bsky.social

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🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 Mostly political here but also #datavis #dataviz #physicalization #design #data #art #painting #Calgary opinions are my own.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/10/2025

Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

To say this is a problem is a gigantic understatement. We live in the golden age of AI slop. Hopefully we will soon gain the right control the algorithms that control our online life in order to filter out AI slop to a large degree.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube. Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X). *1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.” youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc

President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987

YouTube video by Reagan Library

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David Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Here is the transcript of the speech President Reagan delivered on April 25th, 1987, on “free and fair trade”:

reaganlibrary.gov

Radio Address to the Nation on Free and Fair Trade

Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Child rapist lives in 30 room estate paid for by everyday Brits. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

independent.co.uk

Prince Andrew latest: Royal Lodge lease ‘redacted to conceal Andrew paid no rent’

Powerful select committee confirms it is writing to Crown Estate and Treasury asking for further information about prince’s lease

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

“.. It’s also the fastest accumulation of a trillion dollars in debt outside of the COVID-19 pandemic ..” @pbsnews.org www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Breaking: The Supreme Court is now officially considering taking up a case overturning same-sex marriage. This is the first time in history the court has considered rolling back this right.

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

When political risk types say we're in unprecedented times, they're right. 2025 combines high geopolitical risk (90th percentile) and off-the-charts trade policy uncertainty. We haven't seen anything like this in my lifetime. Look at how 2025 blows up the x-axis.

Variable
2025 value
Z-score
Percentile
Interpretation
GPR (Geopolitical Risk)
152.28
1.69
90th
Very high but not unprecedented (comparable to early 2000s Iraq/Afghanistan years)
TPU (Trade Policy Uncertainty)
613.93
5.94
100th
Completely off the charts — more than 5.9 σ above the mean
First factor (F1)
2.45
4.79
100th
Completely off the charts — nearly 5 σ above the mean.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

"Destruction of federal property is a federal crime-18 U.S. Code § 1361 defines it as willfully injuring or committing any depredation of U.S. gov't property-Damage exceeding $1k is a felony w/ a fine-up to 10 yrs in prison or both" Meanwhile-took me forever to get permits to repaint my mailbox.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Over the past week, the president said the DOJ should pay him a quarter billion dollars, bulldozed half the White House to build himself a gaudy ballroom, bragged about murdering civilians in international waters, pardoned some more criminals, directed federal prosecutors to indict his opponents ...

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

The techbros commit $300 million to Trump, and are expecting much more than that number in return. This is how things work. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

theguardian.com

Donors for Trump’s $300m White House ballroom include Google, Apple and Palantir

Work under way to demolish entire East Wing as president upped cost of new structure from $200m to $300m

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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Looking a bit tired and with sniffles, here’s an update on the #ForeverCanadian Unity Bus tour and on our signature count. It’s looking really good, but we need to push it across the finish line. Keep in mind that some signatures may get rejected. Thank you volunteers! #ableg

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/10/2025

Chris Murphy: "There's a lot of history that has taken place in the East Wing & it was just destroyed without any conversation in the public, without any consent of Congress. It's absolutely illegal. That visual is powerful b/c you're watching destruction of the rule of law as those walls come down"

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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Mosquitoes have been found in ICELAND for first time as global warming changes the climate. Three specimens have been discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without mozzies. www.theguardian.com/environment/... #ClimateChange #iceland

theguardian.com

Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country

Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects

Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

The hours it is taking to vote today is overt voter suppression. Thanks #UCP. #election #yyc

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 20/10/2025

A picture is worth 1,000 words.

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Ann T. Social @missgiven.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

It’s election day, Calgary. If you haven’t voted, today’s the day. The new system (thanks UCP) takes longer so put your patient pants on. If you don’t vote, you have zero right to complain. This is the power of democracy, we have to use it, or lose it.

Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

I’m glad I didn’t vote early in Calgary’s election. Changed my mind after watching CBC’s debate. First time that’s happened.

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

#Wind and #Solar Energy Are Cheaper Than #Electricity from #FossilFuel Plants Even without subsidies, #RenewableEnergy is staying competitive with power from #gas and #coal #climate www.scientificamerican.com/article/wind...

scientificamerican.com

Wind and Solar Energy Are Cheaper Than Electricity from Fossil-Fuel Plants

Even without subsidies, renewable energy is staying competitive with power from gas and coal

Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

theguardian.com

The platform exposing exactly how much copyrighted art is used by AI tools

From 007 to Elsa, Vermillio claims it can trace percentage of AI-generated image drawn from pre-existing material

Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Jeromy Farkas summarizes his campaign: “Make every penny count” #yycelection2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ily1...

CBC Calgary's 2025 Mayoral Debate

YouTube video by CBC News Alberta

Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Jeff Davison summarizes his vision: “There is lots of things the city should do to act like a business and should” #yycelection2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ily1...

CBC Calgary's 2025 Mayoral Debate

YouTube video by CBC News Alberta

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Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Brian Thiessen summarizes his vision: “Growth led by the private sector” www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ily1... #yycelection2025

CBC Calgary's 2025 Mayoral Debate

YouTube video by CBC News Alberta

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Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Sonya Sharp summarizes her vision for Calgary: “Let the developers build” www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ily1... #yycelection2025

CBC Calgary's 2025 Mayoral Debate

YouTube video by CBC News Alberta

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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 17/10/2025

Two hours until the Calgary mayoral debate on CBC. Starts at 7 p.m. MT Election is Monday. You can watch the debate live here:

CBC Calgary hosts 2025 Mayoral Debate

YouTube video by CBC News Alberta

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January

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Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Can I tell you how indispensable @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social has been in its coverage of the Calgary election. Whether you are following it closely or not. Videos of numerous ward and mayoral forums. And there most valuable service, a campaign primer. www.sprawlcalgary.com/calgary-elec...

sprawlcalgary.com

Meet the Calgarians running for mayor and council in 2025 | The Sprawl

Follow along with our candidate tracker.

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Dorian Moore, FAIA @dorianmoore.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Yep. See here. momentummag.com/americas-saf...

momentummag.com

List of America’s Safest Cities for Cyclists Proves Safety has Nothing to do with Luck

The safest cities for cyclists earned the lowest fatality scores and highest infrastructure ratings among nearly 300 U.S. cities analyzed.

Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

I bet all bike friendly cities are also great cities!

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Good news: fossil fuels have plateaued and solar is growing by leaps and bounds worldwide apnews.com/article/clim...

Solar and wind power has grown faster than electricity demand this year, report says

A new analysis of solar and wind power shows its generation worldwide has outpaced electricity demand this year.

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Symbiotic relationship between the whale shark and remora benefits both species. Remoras eat scraps of prey dropped by the shark and feed off of parasites on the shark's skin while they’re being protected from predators and get free transportation. 😊

Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

theguardian.com

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

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Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Trump genuinely likes Carney. I don’t imagine Trump would feel at all positive about Poilievre. Poilievre is bad news. He’s always complaining and negative.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow

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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 06/10/2025

Nearly half of Canadian Conservatives say they approve of Donald Trump, despite his trade war and threats of annexation — not to mention his government’s fascist tendencies. This should tell you everything you need to know about the state of the Conservative Party.

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 06/10/2025

i don’t really understand why this made me start bawling i just really love seeing people try to help each other in creative ways and that this shit is necessary

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 06/10/2025

Interestingly, the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association, who had previously opposed the infrastructure, eventually reversed their position and became one of the city’s most vocal cycling proponents—calling protected bike lanes “the way of the future” and a “win–win–win for all users”.

People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles on protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Downtown Vancouver.

People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles on protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Downtown Vancouver.

People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles on protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Downtown Vancouver.

People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles on protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Downtown Vancouver.

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Dr. Hello Bonjour @hellobonjour.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

If each Canadian household shifts just $59 per week to products to Canadian, $39 billion annually stays in Canada.

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america.is.not.free @antifapatriot.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Purple-Crowned Fairywren top - female bottom - male Australia 📷: Ney Pereira #birds

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Samantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

World’s first mushroom-powered toilet debuts at UBC www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

World’s first mushroom-powered toilet debuts at UBC

Tucked away in a forest in the University of B.C.’s Botanical Garden, a first-of-its-kind toilet is ready to turn human waste into nutrient-rich compost using the power of mushrooms.

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

#Solar becomes main source of electricity in the #EU for first time. More than half of the EU’s #electricity in the second quarter of 2025 came from #RenewableEnergy www.independent.co.uk/tech/solar-p...

independent.co.uk

Solar becomes main source of electricity in the EU for first time

More than half of the EU’s electricity in the second quarter of 2025 came from renewable energy

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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

In Paris, porcelain plates inside 18 meter pool filled with water create random sound symphony without human interference..pretty cool 😎

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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

“TSX hits all-time high, topping key level of 30,000” Toronto Stock Exchange is on track to outperform the S&P 500 Index this year For those complaining PM Carney isn't doing much. The fact we are not in an economic apocalypse right now means he's doing something! The Carney effect. 🇨🇦

financialpost.com

TSX hits all-time high, topping key level of 30,000

The S&ampamp;P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.3% to climb above the key psychological threshold of 30,000 for the first time on Sept. 24. Read more.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 02/10/2025

This is so indefensibly insane: Speaker Johnson is refusing to seat Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva because she'll be the 218th vote to release the Epstein files. Johnson swore in Rep Walkinshaw (VA) w/in 24 hours. Johnson is abandoning his job to instead protect a convicted child sex predator

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 01/10/2025

A significant portion of ticket proceeds from the Edmonton Oilers’ 50/50 charity raffle goes to a private company owned by the Oilers Entertainment Group, according to audited financial statements obtained by the Investigative Journalism Foundation. thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Oilers 50/50 Draw Paid Millions To Associated Company | The Tyee

The proportion of money going to charity has declined as revenues rise.

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Chris Meder @evcurvefuturist.com · 01/10/2025

🚢☀️ One shipload of solar panels = the electricity of 100 shiploads of coal. LNG? ~30. Fossil fuels are bulky, burned once & gone. Solar is front-loaded, then delivers clean power for decades. The math is brutal: renewables crush fossils on energy density & durability. #Solar #EV #BESS #Lithium

Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

The Designated Survivor series seems pretty prescient right now.

Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Seems like Evan Li is the actual seasoned strategist and communicator, not the moderator. www.reddit.com/r/alberta/co...

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 30/09/2025