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Mary Ann Lobb 🇨🇦

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retired ecologist, amateur artist & photographer (work in progress) food lover and political junkie settler in Moh'kins'tsis (Calgary)

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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
So apparently elections Alberta is going to report referendum votes for each question by area so I am low-key excited to see where the darkest, most anti-immigration areas and the brightest, pro-immigration areas of the province are. Please can someone make maps?
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CPAWS Southern Alberta @cpawssab.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Learn what happened — and why — on our website at cpaws-southernalberta.org/greater-sage... 🔍 HINT: A resource extraction project has already been approved in what *was* protected habitat for the #GreaterSageGrouse. #AbLeg #AbPoli #Alberta #Wildlife #WildlifeConservation
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Government of Alberta quietly lifts restrictions protecting endangered Greater Sage-Grouse - CPAWS Southern Alberta
Calgary | MohkinstsisOctober 15, 2026 The Government of Alberta has removed provincial habitat protections for the endangered Greater Sage-Grouse without any public consultation or official ... <a hre...
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Janet 🇨🇦 @jansplanet.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Clearly corrupt.
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Other newshounds were not in the room. True North banned them. Rick Bell was there. He had special permission from D Smith's office, my colleague was told.
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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 14/10/2026
Local woman wakes up, awards herself a billion dollar contract to establish multiple recovery facilities in Alberta that turn conservatives into socialists, makes oatmeal.
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 13/10/2026
NEW: @thewalrus.ca has published an excerpt from Dark Phoenix, which hits shelves today! thewalrus.ca/danielle-smi...
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Danielle Smith Is Making Alberta Great for Trump | The Walrus
Her embrace of MAGA has given separatists powerful American allies—allies who see the province as a prize
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Let's talk about what is actually CURRENTLY happening in AB for surgical care: We are sending kids home with painful broken arms, to await surgery because we no longer have the staff to do it same day! Elderly pts are waiting days in hospital, in pain, with a broken hip. 1/2
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YYCCowboy @yyccowboy.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
AHS V072 of 2026 is now LIVE! A long weekend of increasing respiratory virus cases, MORE ED Closures, Extended OBGYN Closures and long ER waits! Welcome to the "Alberta Advantage!" frazzlehead.substack.com/p/ahs-v072-o... #abhealth #ableg #medtwitter @thebreakdownab.bsky.social @pfparks.bsky.social
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AHS V072 of 2026! Another closure filled long weekend in Alberta!
*NEW* AHS Update V072 (Of 2026!) - ICU - Not updated since March 24th- It’s been 1,449 Days, since Danielle Smith said, “HEALTHCARE FIXED IN 90 DAYS!!” Respiratory season cases keep climbing, more ED ...
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Erin 🇨🇦 @spicyerin.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
In one week, fellow Canadians, vote to remain home and vote no to the racist and undemocratic questions posed by a desperate woman that only knows hate and division. This referendum isn’t about equality in Canada. It’s about hatred, racism and grift. Happy Thanksgiving.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 12/10/2026
Senator Paula Simons on the Oct. 19 Alberta referendum: "‘We can’t let the anti-immigrant, anti-migrant rhetoric of the toxic Trump regime colonize our imaginations and trick us into thinking that Alberta has an immigration problem when it doesn’t." #ABPoli thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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‘Defeat These Questions’: A Senator’s Fiery Rebuke to the UCP Referendum | The Tyee
Paula Simons stood to urge fellow Albertans to reject ‘a scurrilous smear campaign’ against newcomers.
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Alberta Community Bat Program/Western Bat Program 🦇 @albertabats.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
All ears for Thanksgiving! 🦇🍂 “Myotis” means “mouse-eared,” and these little listeners certainly live up to the name. This Thanksgiving weekend, we’re thankful for bats and everyone helping to protect them. Wishing you a cozy Sunday, from our colony to yours!
Collage of six close-up photographs highlighting bat ears, with rounded and pointed shapes, visible ridges, and brown or pale fur. One bat at the bottom left has its mouth open. Large white text reads: “‘MYOTIS’ means ‘mouse-eared’.” Photo credits name Brandon Klug, Jason Headley, and Brack and Sherri Fenton. The WCS Canada and Alberta Community Bat Program logos appear at the bottom beside albertabats.ca.
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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Whooping Cranes are now on the wing and on their way through the northern plains towards the gulf coast. #birds
Nine adult Whooping Cranes take off from a harvested cropland amid fall colours.
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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
There are more than 160 Whooping Cranes in this single field #SK seen earlier this month. Remember that there were less than 20 individuals on earth at the end of WW2.
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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
One of our targets for this years Saskatchewan wildlife tour was this black beauty of a Red Fox that has been creating buzz all summer long. Our experience did not disappoint - its spectacular inky duds complimented the spectacle of fall colours.
A black morph Red Fox walks along a roadside with vivid gold fall colours in the background.
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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 09/10/2026
Cold and flu season is year round now that we live in an ongoing pandemic that most people stopped caring about 4-5 years ago, hope that helps.
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 09/10/2026
The UCP wants you to get bogged down on the policy debates around infill. Don't be fooled. Their intrusion into local democracy reveals something far more troubling to folks across the political spectrum. drjaredwesley.substack.com/p/this-isnt-...
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This isn’t about infill
The UCP government’s intrusion into municipal authority raises much deeper concerns
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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Danielle Smith appoints Evan Romanow as DM of Hospitals and Surgeries. He was involved in this. thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION ACT (section 4); public service act (section 18) - Effective October 13, 2026, appoints Bryce Stewart as Deputy Minister of Affordability and Utilities and Evan Romanow as Deputy Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is calling out Smith’s claims she had no idea separatists were meeting with the US State Department… While pointing out they raised the alarm on this months ago. With receipts. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Cold Lake First Nations seeks judicial review of Pacific Link pipeline designation globalnews.ca/news/1209301...
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Cold Lake First Nations seeks judicial review of Pacific Link pipeline designation | Globalnews.ca
The Cold Lake First Nations has requested a judicial review in Federal Court, challenging the decision to designate the Pacific Link pipeline a project in the national interest.
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
BREAKING: Premier Danielle Smith announces province will direct Edmonton to adopt infill housing rules that were in place before 2024, and require Calgary to maintain its current pre-2024 bylaw framework.
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Alberta Community Bat Program/Western Bat Program 🦇 @albertabats.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Our bat probiotic project is expanding beyond BC and WA and into Alberta and the territories! Bats benefit! We’re studying how long it persists and whether it could be used in backyard bat houses.🦇 Help fund this work: donate or run a fundraiser! wcscanada.donorsupport.co/page/FUNKNPK...
Image of a Little Brown Myotis covered with fungal growth Pd that causes white-nose syndrome in hibernating bats. Overwinter mortality rates for this species are over 90%. Photo: Greg Horne from Feb 2026. Image of a bat wing stretched out in the gloved hands of a bat researcher. UV light is shining on the wing surface where speckles of orange fluoresce under the UV light. This is a sign of fungal growth (Pd) that causes white-nose syndrome. Bats emerging from hibernation will show this sign if they have been infected by Pd. Photo: Jason HeadleyImage of the team at work processing bats in early May - documenting signs of white-nose syndrome. One researcher holds a bat while another swabs the wing with a sterile swab that will be sent away for testing. Researchers wear gloves (and change them between bats) to reduce the risk of transmission of the fungus between bats. Masks are worn to protect the bats from researchers potentially giving bats any diseases. This work involves a lot of decontamination, making processing of each bat highly involved before it is eventually released back into the night. We are grateful for a huge number of volunteers who have joined us to help with this project. Photo: Jason HeadleyOur Alberta team sprays hydrated probiotic bacteria into bat houses after bats have left to hunt for the evening. The probiotic formula dries onto roosting surfaces. Returning bats crawl over the roost surfaces and pick up the beneficial bacteria on their wings which will assist in their survival in the following winter when they encounter Pd that causes white-nose syndrome. Photo: Jason Headley
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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
With these massive liabilities, he's a textbook candidate for foreign influence or acting as an asset for outside interests. Wonder if he separatist followers understand he is not working for them. #abpoli globalnews.ca/news/1209127...
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U.S. lenders sue Jeff Rath for $112M, allege he concealed First Nation firing | Globalnews.ca
Two American litigation funders allege the Alberta separatist leader misled them into financing First Nations lawsuits even after his firm had been fired.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Very interesting piece/take by the esteemed Andrew Leach. TL;DR (but you should!) version: one of her proposed constitutional amendments would make it *harder* to build pipelines, not easier. It might, in fact, give a progressive BC government a veto over them. leach.substack.com/p/is-daniell...
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Is Danielle Smith looking to hamstring the Pacific Link pipeline?
The constitutional amendment contemplated in Question 9 would do just that
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 06/10/2026
A contractor at an Amazon warehouse in Winnipeg drove through a rare tallgrass prairie next door, levelling plants and turning up soil. Neighbours and experts say it will take a lot to restore the rare ecosystem.
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Amazon says it will kick in funds to fix the Winnipeg prairie its contractor damaged
After a contractor with the multitrillion-dollar online retailer drove heavy equipment through a tallgrass prairie, neighbours and experts say work is needed to restore crushed plants and turned-up soil
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Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The world needs to understand that the Russian government and global infection control operate the same way. Clueless dictators at the top, a culture of manipulating information to advance, all on a foundation of sacrificial minions thrown into the meat grinder to cover up failure after failure.
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Completely Normal Phenomenon Chernobyl
Alt: "Completely normal phenomenon" quote from the movie Chernobyl
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Jeremy Klaszus @klaszus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Calgary had a record year for pedestrian deaths in 2025. New in The Sprawl, I dig into how our streets got so dangerous after city hall's Vision Zero efforts (or lack thereof).
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Why are Calgary streets so deadly for pedestrians? | The Sprawl
The costs of municipal and provincial action—and inaction.
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Lisa @lisab0923.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Please follow the directions #ballots #referendum #daniellesmith #politics #alberta #canada
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Brenda Potterr @brendapotterr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🚨REPOST PLEASE to get as many eyes on this as possible 👀 $2,500 Donation Match has been pledged by A🙏Bless you A This will cover the 2026 Thanksgiving Turkey Drive and Groceries!🦃🎉 Who can help to get this match in?🤩 $50/$2,500 👇
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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 06/10/2026
And if you find the idea of shopping at Amazon repellent, please consider getting one of these tote bags for when you shop at a genuine book store. eatf.art/jeff
A tote bag featuring a painting of a bird above the text EAT MY NUTS JEFF BEZOS
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.ctvnews.ca/calga... Anybody think about who's going to work in our meat processing plants down in Brooks when the govt implements its genius TFW tax of $1900? Do we think Canadian teens are going to take on those jobs? Did the UCP govt even ask employers for their input?
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What would charging temporary residents for health care and education mean for Alberta?
When Albertans vote in the province’s referendum this fall, they will be asked whether people legally living and working in Alberta without permanent resident status should pay extra to use two of the province’s most important public services.
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Lisa @lisab0923.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Days of our Seppies #daniellesmith #referendum #separation #alberta #politics #canada
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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Whooping Crane migratory population continues to grow - so much that one has to ask the question... "Why did the cranes cross the road?"
Three Whooping Cranes, including one young brownish colt, walk across a rural two track road amid fall colours.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Canada: "New data shows spike in COVID-19, cold symptoms as flu season arrives" - COVID-19 positivity: 3.8% - Influenza positivity: 3.7% - RSV positivity: 0.2% - Among 52 laboratory-confirmed respiratory viral outbreaks, 67.31% were associated with COVID-19 - Data through Sept. 26, 2026
A screenshot of an online article from the CP24 news website, featuring their white logo on a black background at the top. The bold main headline reads, "New data shows spike in COVID-19, cold symptoms as flu season arrives." The article is written by Christl Dabu and was published on October 02, 2026.
Below the text, a photograph captures a woman with long dark hair sitting at a cafe table, coughing or sneezing into her inner elbow. She is wearing a pink blazer over a green top, sitting in front of a white laptop and a ceramic mug. The background shows a softly blurred bakery counter with shelves and bottled drinks. The caption below notes that federal government data found an increase in COVID-19, influenza, cough, and fever cases as of late September 2026.
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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I love this quote. I’m going to be using it. “How small are you willing to make your world until everyone agrees with you?” Honestly, this one stopped me in my tracks. #ABPoli #ABLeg #cdnpoli Alberta separatism has a story problem open.substack.com/pub/womenofa...
A miniature figure reclines casually in a blue deck chair on top of a giant tennis ball against a bright turquoise background. The image is paired with a quotation by Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean: “How small are you willing to make your world until everyone agrees with you?” The visual humorously suggests someone retreating into a small, self-contained world where everyone agrees with them.
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Maritime Tartan Co @maritimetartanns.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Check out the HUGE wool blankets by Patrick King Woolen Co They are 5 feet x 7 1/2 feet and weigh 2kg! They sell for $169.00 plus tax and FREE shipping www.maritimetartancompany.ca/blankets-woo... Maritime Tartan CO 28 Church St Amherst NS (902) 441-6721
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
At the risk of sounding like a broken record... My DMs are open. Find me on LinkedIn. I am on Signal and WhatsApp. I can meet you wherever. Let's go for a walk am admire the changing colours.
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ALT: waving lizard
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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Mr. Rath is under a lot of pressure these day and perhaps he forgot that he touted Alberta as a 51st state on Fox News. ca.news.yahoo.com/alberta-lawy...
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Alberta lawyer touting '51st state' support facing law society citation for allegedly threatening criminal charges 'to gain a benefit for a client'
An Alberta lawyer who appeared on Fox News to discuss the province joining the United States is facing professional misconduct allegations in a separate case, with claims he “threatened criminal charg...
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Heather McPherson MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Danielle Smith is using your tax dollars to sell her political agenda. This referendum booklet is propaganda. It blames newcomers for her government’s failures and pushes constitutional changes without telling Albertans the truth. You deserve better than this political garbage paid for by you.
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Jay Gamble @drjaydrno.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Rath having another hissy fit is a highlight of the responses to the G&M article. 😂
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Sonya 🇨🇦 @icedsnowberry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province. Behind the cross-border effort to sway Alberta’s secession vote. Archive link for Globe & Mail article.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
UK: COVID Cases and Hospitalisations Rising in England 🔸Test positivity increasing from 5.9% to 7.0% and hospital admissions up nearly 50% 🔸London recorded the largest rise in COVID hospital admissions, up 79% 🔸More than half of positive tests were the XFG “Stratus” variant
 An image featuring a news headline and subheadline with an accompanying photograph.
The photograph shows a close-up, high-angle view of a person wearing bright blue disposable medical gloves holding an injection syringe or vial, while their other hand, also gloved, is placed on a person’s upper arm, preparing to administer a vaccine. The person receiving the injection is wearing a textured grey shirt.
Below the image, a news card includes the following text:
•	Headline: 'American Covid' strain sees resurgence in England as hospitalisations rise
•	Subheadline: Experts have said the rise in Covid-19 levels is not unusual, but have urged vulnerable people to get vaccinated
•	Source: www.independent.co.uk
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The Alchemist 🇨🇦 @alchemistsstudio.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Some friday fungi friends to make your day a little sweeter. (Armillaria mellea/Agaric honey fungus) #fungifriday
A picture of the lower part of a tree in a forest  with mushrooms radiating out from the trunk to the ground.  There are a lot of mushrooms.A close up of the mushrooms on the same tree.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
First Nations along the 'Pacific Link' pipeline route are speaking out about the lack of consultation by the Carney government over the project now designated in the national interest. One is pondering legal action. www.aptnnews.ca?p=295352
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First Nations along Pacific Link route denounce lack of consultation
A First Nation along the route of the proposed West Coast Oil Pipeline (now called Pacific Link) says it’s considering court action.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Direct democracy is the ultimate form of democracy,” asserts Smith with the self-assurance of a second-year seminar student. Respectfully, we disagree.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli thewalrus.ca/albertas-ref...
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Alberta’s Referendum Fails Every Democratic Test We Have | The Walrus
Danielle Smith’s ten-question ballot doesn’t just measure discontent with Canada. It helps manufacture it
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 01/10/2026
Records come and records go. But this is one for the ages. The preliminary Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature anomaly is now at a record 3.23°C above the 1991-2020 baseline. This crushes the previous daily record set in 1982 by over 1.14°C. The Climate 8-ball is looking up.
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Brenda Potterr @brendapotterr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🤗 everyone, please repost and let’s get this medication covered Tonight! 👇
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Trish 🇨🇦 Sorry! 🍁 @trishly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hey Canada a free course!! windspeaker.com/news/windspe...
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University of Alberta offers free online 12-module course on Indigenous engagement, partnership
University of Alberta representatives are hoping their newest Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Indigenous issues is as successful as its previous one.About 650,000 people took the “Indigenous Cana...
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John E Marriott Photography @johnemarriott.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Albertans, take a minute, please: www.albertawilderness.ca/send-a-lette...
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Send a Letter: Oppose the removal of public parks for private resorts - Alberta Wilderness Association
In less than two years, the All-Season Resorts Act (ASRA) has removed upwards of 1,090...
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 28/09/2026
NEW: Today the Parkland Institute released a 200-page report that provides the most comprehensive overview to date of the fatal Covid outbreak at the Cargill meatpacking plant in High River. www.readtheorchard.org/p/how-corpor...
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How Corporate Regulatory Capture Led to Death at Cargill
The Parkland Institute’s 200-page study provides the most comprehensive overview of the April 2020 Covid-19 outbreak at the High River meatpacking plant to date.
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