Contessa @treetangled.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Checks out. This very good boy is reasonably smart and earnestly assumes the best about people (except people wearing raincoats, but nobody is entirely without bias.) 011
Reposted by ContessaJared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 15/09/2026youtu.be/-ymiurKONUQ?...youtu.be5X for Canada: Stop Separation. Crush the 9 Questions. Defeat Danielle Smith.YouTube video by 5X for Canada 37429
Reposted by ContessaNew Flesh 🇵🇸 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 @esedia.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Your food processor has a chute that fits your dick. Should you? 5137311072
Contessa @treetangled.bsky.social · 30/06/2026This account is the only thing making Biblical level downpours and the resulting plague of mosquitos kind of darkly fun. At this point, might as well cheer for cracking Edmonton's monthly precipitation record. 25 hours left in June - let's go! ⛈️ ⛈️ 🦟🦟 010
Reposted by ContessaThe Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 06/06/2026Canada has unveiled its long-awaited national AI strategy, but experts say key questions around regulation, privacy, and accountability remain unanswered. Can Ottawa translate its AI ambitions into public confidence? thewalrus.ca/canada-ai-plan 65227
Reposted by ContessaLori Emerson @loriemerson.net · 05/06/2026"The funniest possible outcome of the AI mandate era is about to be HR departments discovering that 'sincerely held religious belief' under Title VII has a much lower bar than they assumed, and Pope Leo handed every Catholic employee a written excuse" www.businessinsider.com/worker-got-r...businessinsider.comShe won an exemption from using AI at her tech job. The Pope's remarks could fuel similar appeals.Legal experts say employers must take AI-related religious objections seriously, as a 2023 ruling raised the bar for denying such accommodations. 5847271618
Contessa @treetangled.bsky.social · 05/06/2026He was so slippery in that interview, answering every question with hot air like "Look, I get it! Safety is important!" Substance? Nah. 040
Contessa @treetangled.bsky.social · 29/05/2026If you're in Alberta but haven't had a chance to sign the Water not Coal petition yet, find a list of signing locations by postal code here: sign.waternotcoal.ca Or hit me up as a registered canvasser 😁sign.waternotcoal.caFind a Place to Sign in Person | Water Not CoalEnter your postal code to find the nearest place to sign the Water Not Coal petition. 02421
Reposted by ContessaAvi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 27/05/20265/ There's an official petition to withdraw C-22, sponsored by NDP MP @jennykwan.bsky.social. More than 2,600 Canadians have signed. We need more. Add your name and ask others to do the same while it's still at committee: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...ourcommons.caPetition e-7416 - Petitions 20502405
Contessa @treetangled.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Behold, the first flower of my springtime - a "wild" strawberry spotted in the garden on May eve. 010
Reposted by ContessaMurderBotBot @murderbotbot.bsky.social · 13/04/2026I hate having emotions about reality; I’d much rather have them about Sanctuary Moon. 215535
Reposted by ContessaAmanda Hu @amandalhu.bsky.social · 29/03/2026*Lewis wins* Nenshi: Even though Lewis was elected, we still like pipelines! Smith: they say they like pipelines but they don’t because Lewis is an eco-socialist And here is where I point out: automatically accepting the premise of your enemy’s argument before they even make it is a gift to them 620349
Reposted by ContessaBrandon Yan 甄念本 @brandonyan.com · 26/03/2026men famously change genders to compete in women sports which is where all the money and support is 1234748
Contessa @treetangled.bsky.social · 20/03/2026When will the red-winged blackbirds arrive on Treaty 6 territory? This list from Nature Calgary says Alberta can expect them the third week in April. share.google/9N2SCfKFaJhK...share.google 011
Contessa @treetangled.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Happy Equinox! The air smells like David Francey's line "when winter finally breaks its bones". My garden plants are sprouting hopefully in the kitchen, and willows along the river are getting fluffy. 120
Contessa @treetangled.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Its hell on earth, just wanton destruction without any moral restraint. 150
Reposted by ContessaOmg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Sir 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 5783269014043
Reposted by ContessaDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 23/01/2026-laughs nervously in Ukrainian- So er, I don't want to be alarmist my Canadian friends but it's not a GREAT sign when the superpower next door starts talking about how the people of a resource rich region of yours yearn for the freedom to join them and suggesting referendums... 39801286
Reposted by ContessaRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Fuck AI overviews. It’s thievery from journalists pure and simple 1127961
Contessa @treetangled.bsky.social · 14/01/2026I strongly recommend connecting with the committed childcare advocates at www.10aday.ca before deciding that the market alone should rule childcare in BC and that the City of Vancouver is the main barrier. Conditional zoning benefits include ensuring safe, functional environments for kids to learn.10aday.caBC is not DeliveringWe're working for a quality, affordable child care system with fair wages for educators. 120
Contessa @treetangled.bsky.social · 21/12/2025Happy winter solstice to all. Days get brighter from here. ☀️ 020
Contessa @treetangled.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Mayoral campaign platform idea: every municipal rec facility where kids have morning activities shall have coffee on site. ☕☕ 030
Reposted by ContessaNora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 23/11/2025Incredible story that is a good reminder that hat we think of as generative AI usually has lots of real-life humans behind it. 2288
Contessa @treetangled.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Ooh I'm no longer local but I saw him perform a few years ago, and you are in for such a treat! 020
Contessa @treetangled.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Not sure if it's the same phenomenon but makeup filters have recently become available for some videoconferencing software, and now my coworkers also look like AI. 😐 010
Contessa @treetangled.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Decorative gourd season! Hoping the little ghouls are scared by the decor and not the resident porch skunk. #abed 020
Contessa @treetangled.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Wow, all the best with your new project! I've been hoarding Tides episodes, but will speed-listen to the rest by April. Your introductory stories about how the period in history may have been felt by someone personalize history delightfully. I look forward to the new show. 000
Contessa @treetangled.bsky.social · 11/09/2025See ya in the spring, Sandhill Cranes noisy overhead this afternoon! (Google helpfully offered to remove the cranes from this picture when I was cropping it.) 040
Contessa @treetangled.bsky.social · 02/09/2025For anyone feeling back to school/end of summer/start of everything Sunday Scaries (though it's Monday), here is a picture of my cousin's dog jumping into the local outdoor pool at today's end-of-season dogs only day. 020
Reposted by ContessaLisa Young 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @jlisayoung.bsky.social · 11/08/2025‘Berta friends: don’t forget that today’s the day you can pre-order your COVID vaccine. bookvaccine.alberta.ca/vaccine/s/pr... 2012596
Reposted by ContessaGodspeed Me! Zack Emperor @gords-of-canada.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Ontario court strikes down Ford government's plan to remove Toronto bike lanes 333337422
Contessa @treetangled.bsky.social · 18/06/2025Jasper sends comforting vibes (and wonders if you might have any treats). 010
Contessa @treetangled.bsky.social · 12/05/2025I generally say no too, but realized with despair that shops can also track your debit card. At least when I declined to log in to my GAP account for an in-store purchase, the cashier said brightly "Oh no worries, you'll get the points anyways, because the account is linked to your debit card!" 141
Contessa @treetangled.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Topping my most despised list are two insipid songs reminiscing about long-past ladyfriends: December 1963 (Oh what a night!) and Summer of '69. Nobody wants to hear about it anymore, dudes. 020
Contessa @treetangled.bsky.social · 16/03/2025This is absolutely the rationale for fondue parties. 010
Contessa @treetangled.bsky.social · 11/03/2025So great! Thanks for the reminder of the delightful Malvina Reynolds. 040
Reposted by ContessaNorma Jane 🇨🇦 @normajane.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Please file a complaint t if you agree that the CBC should not be hosting a show about canada becoming the 51 state jointly with American broadcast org NPR cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/ombudsman...cbc.radio-canada.ca 2921087
Contessa @treetangled.bsky.social · 23/02/2025The present moment is making it really clear that the existence of Canadian media is essential, and Canadian art too. 120
Reposted by ContessaAndrea DeKeseredy @andiewinnipeg.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Price comparisons of surgeries done at private facilities vs AHS costs, courtesy of the new documents obtained by the Globe and Mail. Given what has been going on within the public health care system, especially the ongoing closures in rural Alberta, this data is horrifying. 19269181
Contessa @treetangled.bsky.social · 10/02/2025It's -25, so perfect time to plan camping for the summer. What have Alberta campgrounds got against potable water? Our fondest hope is a bit of shade and not to get beaver fever. 000
Contessa @treetangled.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Never thought of it this way, but of course free trade changed what produce is available in Canada. We had oranges and grapefruit when I was a kid, but not avocados either. I recall encountering my first mango, in university, and trying to pop it off the pit like a big peach. 1241
Contessa @treetangled.bsky.social · 01/02/2025In the absence of family traditions for Imbolc / Bridgid's day / halfway between midwinter and the spring equinox, we did some spring cleaning. Spring feels far away in today's -20 snow, but brighter days, at least, are coming. 010
