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Sorry, I responded to your first post before seeing this one.

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May 2022 Canadian derecho - Wikipedia

In 2022, Ontario had a major outage in places with most homes running electric appliances. Respite centres were opened, but most people could stay at home or go to an unaffected family member’s. My in-laws had power, they ran extension cords to their neighbours for a couple weeks.

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Samara oil pipeline hub is on fire in russia. Notice how it’s not an apartment building, kindergarten, school, or hospital like when russia attacks Ukraine, but the aggressor’s economy, attacked to limit the aggressor’s ability to wage war, not to murder kids in their beds.

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Most of them don’t- the ones that can run on 120v plug one are relatively new and expensive, I don’t think there are many models like that in production yet (but if I’m mistaken, that would be great news).

We just make do without until it comes back. For a prolonged outage we have a barbecue and a camp stove but I’ve never used either. Most people in Canada have electric stoves, but between the cold and extended power grids it doesn’t seem to be an issue. Some rural people have back up generators.

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Justin Ling: Who does Mark Carney really listen to? I asked the insiders

Second time this week hearing about Diab struggling. @justinling.ca referenced a different minister failing to understand their file, but described her as a “disaster,” noting that the Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Committee has called for her to be fired due to incompetent leadership.

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It’s become clear that the prime minister would much rather circumvent problems than fix them.

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Hans on the Bike @hansonthebike.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I haven’t had a chance to listen to this yet- My experience volunteering (I’m typically the youngest person there by decades) has been that it’s often set up in such a way that it’s very difficult if you are working or have kids. A lot of volunteer opportunities take place during the work day.

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I researched headlines and the numbers for #Ottawa last week. The media are sloppy with their reporting here. It feels like it happens regularly, but we only have 2 per year on average. The details: hansonthebike.com/2026/09/27/e...

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The Story Behind Lithium-ion Fires in Ottawa - Hans on the Bike - Cycling in Ottawa and beyond

Are there really that many e-bike fires or does the media sensationalise it? We looked at the data in Ottawa, Canada

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The mobility of children is simply not taken seriously or viewed as important. Something illustrative is how people will often say that kids "don't count" when you remind them that children and young teens are nondrivers who deserve the right to get around without cars.

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Phillip Meintzer @phillipmeintzer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

CleanUpYourMess.ca just launched our new website! It features stories from ordinary Albertans affected by the oil & gas cleanup crisis, and actions YOU can take right now to stop tens of billions in industry's cleanup costs from being pushed onto the public! #ABPoli #ABLeg @cuym-alberta.bsky.social

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Home | Clean Up Your Mess

Alberta landowners & allies fighting for an industry cleanup of oil and gas wells.

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Jim Mike @whatfuntimes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I’m glad you shared this! I felt a bit cynical right after posting that story, I feel better knowing that past of the process is a more broadly shared experience.

Yes! I get so frustrated with people demanding experience and qualifications for politics. We need people with diverse experiences, backgrounds, and points of view. Qualifications don’t matter if somebody isn’t willing to interact with, and represent constituents, and also do the work.

This is so much better than any municipal candidate I’m aware of in the current Ontario municipal elections.

Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

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Pretty accurate eastwards until about Pickering nuclear, then it goes a bit too squiggly. Anytime these old maps resemble reality really shows the skilled observations of whoever made them w such limited tech. A sextant and nautical spyglass?

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It's fascinating to learn how many more kids die in ATV accidents every year than in e-bike accidents, then observing that there is a moral panic about kids riding e-bikes but not about kids riding ATVs.

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 03/10/2026

Tried selling a table once. Lady asked if she could have it for free. Said yes, not a problem. She still gave me her whole long prepared story with emotional appeals for how I should give it to her for free. She already had the table. It was like the preparation just couldn’t go to waste.

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Oh wow In May, I reported Alberta separatists were using an app developed by GOP operatives with ties to US ambassador Pete Hoekstra @theglobeandmail.com now reports the same operatives flew to Calgary on a private jet for a secret meeting with separatist leaders: pressprogress.ca/alberta-sepa...

The pitch began with a prayer.
On an afternoon in late January, Mitch Sylvestre, the leader of Alberta's most prominent separatist organization, gathered with three of his lieutenants in a boardroom not far from the executive hangars at the Calgary International Airport, where private jets shuttle in and out of the city away from prying eyes.
It was a few hours before thousands of Albertans would gather near the city centre at a rally to launch the separatist campaign. But this meeting, convened behind closed doors a half-hour drive away, was invite only.
The Alberta Prosperity Project chose the location to accommodate its guests, Republican political strategists from Michigan who helped Donald Trump win the state in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
The American delegation travelled to Calgary to sell them on software developed for Republicans to get out the vote - and how it could be used to wrench Alberta from Confederation.
"They were young Christians. Capable, intelligent people," Mr. Sylvestre said. "We prayed before we started the meeting."

"There is no secrecy'
One of the key figures behind the Michigan software company has expressed strong views on Alberta.
On July 1, Mr. Born wrote on social media: "On this Canada Day, I hope this is the last year Alberta is part of Canada." He has also called for U.S. annexation of the province.
A hunter, outdoorsman and commercial real estate agent in Grand Rapids, Mr. Born is the stepson of J.C. Huizenga, a wealthy Republican donor and founder of National Heritage Academies, a network of conservative charter schools in the U.S.
Mr. Wierda is the nephew of Erik Prince, who founded and ran the private military contractor Blackwater before it was sold to investors in 2010, and Betsy DeVos, the education secretary during Mr. Trump's first term.

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This here’s gonna bump my expectations of hospitality from East coasters way higher than it already is. I want somebody somewhere to bake me a whole cake upon my arrival.

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I had to confirm details about efforts to block a transitional housing pilot project in my town recently, one of the loudest voices was a neighbour who had just moved to the area complaint that renters and home owners shouldn’t mix. The lot next to the pilot site is subsidized low-income housing.

I’m a fan of mixed-income neighbourhoods personally, but this question reminds me of Ralph Klein deciding British Columbia is the place for poor people.

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This might be the insta pot feature that finally gets me to move over from crock pots.

American Cars Are Now Almost As Big As the Tanks That Won WWII

I’m in mild disbelief that it’s been five years since the internet found pickup trucks were longer than WWII tanks. When your H1 comparison made me think of it I would have thought two, maybe three years.

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These legendary war implements were not much bigger than the vehicles millions of Americans now drive every day.

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Jim Mike @whatfuntimes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This makes a lot of sense. I see the odd H2 still being driven around and I’m always surprised that they look a lot smaller than I remember.

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Jim Mike @whatfuntimes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It would be geographically tidy if you traded the mountains parts of SW Alberta for NE BC.

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Jim Mike @whatfuntimes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I think they have a much better argument than Alberta does… but that’s a pretty low bar to clear. It’s not to be more uniquely distinct than a province located immediately next to a province that’s essentially culturally identical and was created in legislation on the same day.

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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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Jim Mike @whatfuntimes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Maybe the NCC and Ottawa can do the pedestrianization thing now that they can file it under copying something England is doing. #ottawa

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Jim Mike @whatfuntimes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

That’s a pretty clean email, no numbers or anything. I wonder if he’s had it registered for a long time for his internet harassment hobby.

Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

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Stephen Harper has, as we've long awaited, weighed in against Alberta separatism. But man oh man, do I have to strongly quibble with him claiming sentiment was zero when he was PM. Here's a 2014 poll putting belief in separation at 23%, which is where it sits now. nationalpost.com/opinion/step...

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Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"What is irrational is continuing down the road of fossil fuels. That's irrational on the costs, the risks, the impacts. It's an old technology." My comments about the opportunity of solar for all, everywhere, by 2030! #SolarForAll. Thanks @billmckibben.bsky.social for leading the way!

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Can there be solar for all, everywhere by the end of the decade?

Prominent climate leaders have called on governments, businesses, institutions and the public to make a push for solar power before the decade is out, repowering the world with cheap, clean energy. Is...

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

One of the really interesting findings here is that microtransit is associated with better healthcare access and health outcomes because riders are able to have reliable transportation to medical appointments.

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Jim Mike @whatfuntimes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Affordable solar like this might hurt all the ill-informed public sentiment that solar doesn’t actually work in Canada… I still seem to hear this despite increasing numbers of solar farms. I don’t know how widespread it actually is or if it’s just some conservative-leaning communities.

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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 01/10/2026

I spent the summer trying to understand what makes Mark Carney's government tick. What I found is a C-Suite obsessed with efficiency — which is trying to ignore what's deeply broken. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

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Justin Ling: Who does Mark Carney really listen to? I asked the insiders

It’s become clear that the prime minister would much rather circumvent problems than fix them.

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Jim Mike @whatfuntimes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We’re going through our municipal election cycle her. It’s painful how many people are trying to get into municipal politics seeming to think property tax is some kind of scam, and also that rising taxes reflects mismanagement because they pretend to have no concept of inflation.

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Jim Mike @whatfuntimes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I went on a date with a lady who’d lost her apartment and moved in with her parents thanks to Phoenix… that was just one instance but I’m sure Phoenix messed with enough people’s dating lives that this was already more or less a reality.