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Warren Piers

@wpiers.bsky.social
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Chemist, pretend cyclist, wine lover, air guitarist, Dad and Grampa. Not necessarily in that order. Opinions mine.

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Warren Piers @wpiers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Just watched the Neil Peart doc #noonesdisciple What a legend. Rush is the soundtrack of my life. Can’t wait to see them Dec 10. If we all make it!
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I keep meeting smart informed Albertans who tell me they do not intend to vote, because they don’t want to legitimize the process, or because they know the premier is not bound by the results. But what if making us give up on voting is the whole point? My argument to vote - no matter the absurdity.
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Warren Piers @wpiers.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
No one is beyond thoughtful criticism, but whatever one might say about PM Carney, Canada is damn lucky to have him as our PM as opposed to the abysmal alternative.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This seems REALLY important. To the United States, to Canada, to Europe, to the whole world. youtube.com/shorts/9yJ1G...
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"We're in the midst of superpower suicide."
YouTube video by Raging Moderates
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Warren Piers @wpiers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Voted! Sane Albertans…don’t take this for granted, the separatists are a minority but they’re motivated. #notothenine #ForeverCanadian
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Warren Piers @wpiers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Goodbye Tokyo! A week of boron chemistry at #IMEBoron18 done. Thanks Makoto! Was great to see and hear everyone. (Actually departing gate 15 but couldn’t resist #nerdalert)
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
There seems to be a bit of misinformation circulating on social media about my latest @albertaviews.bsky.social column and what it actually says. So perhaps you’d like to read it for yourself and draw your own conclusions. (Feel free to share, it you are so moved.) #ableg #abpoli #Canada #cdnpoli
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Alberta's Referendum Questions - The Noxious Nine - Alberta Views
Nine disingenuous, malicious referendum questions, push-polls, designed to incite social division and undermine confidence in the country.
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Boron Chemistry @boron-chemistry.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Continuing the #IMEBoron18 symposium at @sciencetokyo.bsky.social with lectures of @YHoshimoto; Sindlinger ( @sindlinger-lab.bsky.social ) and W. Piers @wpiers.bsky.social , announcing the next BORAM XIX symposium (May 27) in Canada! @chriscaputo.bsky.social ; @marcuswdrover.bsky.social ; @GabLab_UC
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 30/08/2026
Professor Douglas W Stephan FRS is awarded the Davy Medal 2026 for his discovery and elaboration of 'frustrated Lewis pairs' that revolutionized catalysis, introduced new avenues to main group reactivity and became a paradigm for new reactivity across the periodic table. bit.ly/46wylhG
A man in a striped jumper and glasses smiles at the camera in front of a wooden background.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
YES to Canada 🇨🇦, reason, and compassion❗ NO to the 9❗ As the (ridiculous) Alberta referendum nears, let's keep the message simple. VOTE❗ Much of the motivation for referendum based on xenophobic and regressive BS. My take 👉 thewalrus.ca/albertas-sep... cc @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social
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Alberta’s Separatists Are Chasing a Total Cowboy Fantasy | The Walrus
The province they describe—rural, homogeneous, under siege—bears little resemblance to reality
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Warren Piers @wpiers.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Fulfilled a career-long goal of publishing in Accounts of Chemical Research today. Thanks to the Editors for the opportunity and the reviewers for their input. And, of course, my co-workers and collaborators who did all the work. Pentadentate ligands FTW! pubs.acs.org/achre4/artic...
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
A Parliamentary committee should convene next week and issue a legal summons to the executives of Google Canada to explain why they are actively undermining our sovereignty. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/w...
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Google Maps Changes Lake Ontario to Lake America Following Trump’s Executive Order
Users in the United States will see the new label, following President Trump’s executive order last week.
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Warren Piers @wpiers.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
My beautiful grandson just turned 7 (!) and we got matching tshirts from my DIL ❤️ #anginedepoitrine
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
- RED DEER - CALGARY - HINTON - EDMONTON If you wish to pick up your free #ForeverCanadian lawn sign, you have permanent locations where you can pick them up. Please, visit our offices and meet our amazing volunteers. #ableg #Yeg #Yyc #cdnpoli
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Warren Piers @wpiers.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Sign it!
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Still on the road somewhere in southern Alberta in our Unity Bus, spreading the message of Canadian unity. Fellow Canadians, thank you for your warm welcomes and for your generous support of the #ForeverCanadian movement.
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Neal Mankad @metallacycle.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Congrats to my student mentee, Ananthu, for this terrific publication in @jacs.acspublications.org on synthetic modeling of Mo-dependent C–H hydroxylases! It is also a landmark for my lab, as it marks our 100th paper since we started @uic-chemistry.bsky.social in 2012! pubs.acs.org/jacsat/artic...
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The Role of Terminal Heavy Chalcogenide Ligands in Enabling Hydride Transfer Reactivity of W═E (E = S, Se) Models for Molybdenum Hydroxylases
Abstract. Whereas molybdenum-dependent hydroxylases in the xanthine oxidase family catalyze site-selective C–H hydroxylation reactions using terminal molyb
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
A new email to Director Bhattacharya regarding an upcoming "Scientific Freedom" lecture www.nih.gov/about-nih/ni... 1/7
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NIH Scientific Freedom Lecture Series
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Warren Piers @wpiers.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
If it wasn’t for bad luck, Visma would have no luck at all.
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Michael DeMoor @michaeldemoor.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Albertans: the provincial government seems to be setting things up to bring in legislation interfering with cities building needed infrastructure. Please write Minister Dreeshen a letter showing that you support bike lanes and subsidiarity! Stand up for bike lanes. share.nwmd.social/s/l4zLpJRE
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Bike Lanes Make Cities Better
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Warren Piers @wpiers.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
DAMMIT!!!!!
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
On July 16, there is the Premier’s breakfast at the legislature. I encourage everyone to go and ask her all your questions. Because she rarely makes appearances in public in #yeg #ableg
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Warren Piers @wpiers.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Grampa mode fully engaged for the weekend ❤️
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Warren Piers @wpiers.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Karma’s a bitch. #BelgiumUSA
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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 07/07/2026
Hey Edmonton! Are you going to be at Art Walk this weekend? Take a short walk south and come say hi at my first Open Studio in 2 years. 50% off paper prints. 25% off all originals. Live painting! Friday to Sunday 10am-5pm Please share and tell your friends! #yeg
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Hey Edmonton! Come see my open studio this weekend!
YouTube video by JayIsPainting at EarthSkyArt
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 05/07/2026
Americans are rigging the World Cup:
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Christian Christensen @chrchristensen.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
OK…who made this???
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Heather Campbell @thatheatherc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Hi @gregmcleanyyc.bsky.social, it's several weeks before Calgary Pride, but will you denounce the behaviour of your CPC colleague, speak about your plans to attend Pride (as you have done in the past), and explain why your party leader can't seem to support queer Canadians but wants their votes?
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Warren Piers @wpiers.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
A mosquito explosion has occurred in Alberta. Gave a lot of blood to their cause on tonight’s gravel party. Flying the colors of my second team. 😎
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Warren Piers @wpiers.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
We thought we were done with the rain…until we turned around. Torrential! Last 5km were epic. Haven’t been that drenched in a while. #gravel #bikeyyc #BowCycleClub
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation has issued a response to the comments made by Danielle Smith’s executive director Bruce McAllister. And while pointing out that he should be fired, they are only asking for the respect of a public apology. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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LTurculet @lturculet.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
A great op-ed by Mark Levin on AI at University of Chicago. Brought to my attention by my colleague @awhspeed.bsky.social Also cites a personal favorite @edzitron.com on the ridiculous costs of AI #chemsky chicagomaroon.com/52978/viewpo...
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Welcoming Claude Into the Classroom Risks the Soul of Education
Faculty have a responsibility to protect classrooms as a training ground for thinking, and proliferating LLMs endanger this core mission of the University.
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Warren Piers @wpiers.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Last day in Penticton for a while. Been a fine week.
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Dalton Transactions @daltontrans.rsc.org · 04/06/2026
Dalton Transactions is delighted to announce that Professor Christine Thomas of The Ohio State University has been appointed as our new Editor-in-Chief‼️ Please join us in congratulating and welcoming Christine to the journal👏 Find out more: blogs.rsc.org/dt/2026/06/0... #ChemSky 🧪
Dalton Transactions
New Editor-in-Chief

Editor-in-Chief
Professor Christine Thomas
The Ohio State University, USA
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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 02/06/2026
If you haven't signed, please please do so.
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Chemical Science @chemicalscience.rsc.org · 01/06/2026
Check out Alán’s recent research in Chemical Science, including at doi.org/10.1039/D6SC..., doi.org/10.1039/D5SC... and doi.org/10.1039/D4SC...
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bikebike @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
No more studies. Just get to work making Calgary safer. You know what to do. bsky.app/profile/bren...
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
This, here, is among the many reasons why I so love Bruce Springsteen: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Bruce Springsteen is a model for how celebrities should resist Trump | Steven Greenhouse
His recent concerts are a thunderous call to fight for democracy. The nation could use more like him
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
WTF happened in Alberta today? @mattscace.bsky.social and I have you covered --> www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
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UCP bid to add secession question to Alberta’s fall referendum stalls amid procedural dispute
A legislative committee ended without a vote on a referendum proposal after procedural disputes
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Warren Piers @wpiers.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Check out our latest preprint and Hannah’s first paper from the group 😎 chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10....
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Coordination-induced bond weakening of multiple C-H bonds in a molybdenum methyl complex leading to a bridging ethylenediyl by C-C bond formation through bimolecular coupling of a terminal methylidyne | ChemRxiv
Activation of C-H bonds in a molybdenum methyl complex by coordination-induced bond weakening was demonstrated by abstracting three hydrogen atoms with an aryl oxyl reagent. The final product is a Mo=C=C=Mo complex arising from coupling of a molybdenum ...
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 14/05/2026
Smallpox was one of the biggest killers in human history. From Montagu, Jenner and others in the 18th century onwards, here's the story of how vaccination and collaboration on global health brought it to an end: #BBCIdeas #WorldVaccineDay www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnHt...
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The story of the killer disease humanity eradicated | The Royal Society
YouTube video by The Royal Society
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J E Gunter 🇨🇦 @jegunter.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Fellow Canadians and especially Ottawa folks, please share!
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 06/05/2026
Why do we need a public inquiry into the voters list scandal? Because limited, piecemeal, closed-door, hamstrung investigations aren't enough. Here's my interview with Calgary’s Eyeopener this morning. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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© CBC/Radio-Canada 2026. All rights reserved.
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IUCr2026 @iucr2026.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
❄️ TODAY IS THE LAST DAY. Early bird registration for IUCr2026 closes TONIGHT. No extensions. No exceptions. Register now and see you in Calgary. 🇨🇦 👉 event.fourwaves.com/... #IUCr2026 #Calgary2026 #Crystallography #IUCr
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Boron Chemistry @boron-chemistry.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Borane Catalysed Annulative Sulfenylation of Internal Alkynes: Towards the Synthesis and Study of Fused Heterocycles ( @rebeccamelen.bsky.social ): pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/A... ( @chemicalscience.rsc.org ).
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Warren Piers @wpiers.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Very proud of Dr. Tony Nguyen (aka #36) on the successful defense of his PhD thesis. Thanks to Eric Rivard for coming down as external and telling us about his big, bad, beautiful carbenes. Pretty good Monday! #maythefourthbewithyou
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Warren Piers @wpiers.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
My turn for the wine summit. First attempt at a monster tomahawk ribeye (hope not to eff it up!); roasted potato/bacon salad, veggie salad sides. French wines I’ve been cellaring for…a while. #chemistswhocook
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 25/04/2026
Exceptional choice. @carrietait.bsky.social is most deserving for her talented and courageous reporting on Alberta politics.
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Warren Piers @wpiers.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Tonight’s movie, one of my favorites.
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
#ForeverCanadian will win the referendum despite the premier’s and foreign interference, despite foreign cash backing separatism, and despite Alberta Government constantly gerrymandering laws to favor separatists. Why? Because we will spare no effort fighting for Canada🇨🇦 #ableg
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