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Mark Zaugg

@zarquil.bsky.social
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 16h
My happy place today.
A small fire in a repurposed commercial mixing bowl set on an upside down plant pot in my back yard as dusk crawls over.
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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 19h
Ah...
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Tove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I’ve become obsessed with the disappearing night sky. I miss going outside wherever I was and seeing the stars! Glad to be able to write about this for @us.theguardian.com. Thanks to the kind readers who have already sent me emails about their own night skies. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The night sky is getting 10% brighter every year. We’re forgetting what darkness feels like
If more cities start regulating outdoor lighting, we humans could make the environment better for all living creatures
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 19h
Send Ottawa a message. "Give me what I want, or I'm shooting those targets on my toes!" "Give me what I want or I'm going to blast these cowboy boots!' "Give me what I want, or I'm goona pump my pumps full of lead!" Seems to me every message means they're shooting themselves in the foot.
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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 19h
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QUEER FOLKS

Everybody Queer But Us

THEIR FADS ARE INEXPLAINABLE

--The Pickens Sentinel, 14 Dec 1904
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There's no one I trust with a calculator more than Trevor Tombe. And if the U of C economist says separation is going to cost us lost wages *and* higher taxes, then I believe him. More on a bleak outlook for what separation means for the average Albertan. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c...
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Calgary Chamber warns of economic fallout of Alberta split
Podcast Episode · The Courtney Theriault Show · September 29 · 9m
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Meanwhile, one sector over...
Six deer have lined up beside the house on the corner, staying out of the gusty wind.
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
My latest column for Forward Weekly. Why you should absolutely vote in Alberta’s referendum, even if the process seems absurdist and performative. Indeed, BECAUSE it is absurdist and performative. #cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg #Alberta #Canada
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We Can’t Boycott Our Way Out of a Meaningless Referendum | By Paula Simons | Forward Weekly
Forward Weekly feature for September 20, 2026.
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Sarah Tuttle @niais.cryptoanarchy.network · 19/09/2026
What's the rule? DO NOT. PICK UP. OR TOUCH. THE BATS.
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Yael Grauer @yaelwrites.com · 16/09/2026
For the @theverge.com, I dug into a dating scam network that an @anthropic.com spoke about @sleuthcon.bsky.social. It was later described in Anthropic's extremely thorough threat intel report. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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The sexy AI-powered dating app scams are here
Thousands of people were catfished by scammers supercharged with AI.
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"We had concerns whether the process was being completed in a fair, equitable and consistent manner with the many daily, and sometimes hourly, changes to the processes,” former Elections Alberta staff (resigned in protest)
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Corb Lund requests moratorium on coal, former Elections Alberta staff speak out
Corb Lund is seeking a moratorium on coal development until a judicial review of how his group's petition was handled has been completed.
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
@maxfawcett.bsky.social Hey Max, may I ask a sincere question? I just finished watching you with Markham tonight. You spoke about integrating our electric grid with Europe and I'm trying to wrap my head around it. Is that even possible? Barring running a big ass-cable under the Atlantic, how could
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Not a law professor with a Twitter account. @jonruttenberg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Name a non LotR character who could resist the One Ring.
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Mr Magoo Driving His Car
ALT: Mr Magoo Driving His Car
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Jeremy Klaszus @klaszus.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
In 2019, Harry Sanders wrote for The Sprawl about an old Calgary violin shop that got demolished that year. A lovely elegy capturing a forgotten bit of the city's past. Today I republished it in his honour. (Harry died on Sunday, at the age of 59.)
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The soul of a city: Elegy for a little violin shop on 16th Avenue | The Sprawl
Calgary is lesser without it.
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sjvn @sjvn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Important life tip.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🇨🇦🇺🇦 Zelensky: Thank you Mark Carney for the invitation to Canada. I am grateful for all the aid packages, for everything that Canada has done throughout this war. Today we are talking about the winter support package, energy. A very important aid package for air defense.
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
You know those days when you find yourself pushing a chain and nothing seems to be lining up right? Those are the moments to slow right down, give yourself some grace, and look for options around you. I chose to re-read "Embracing Uncertainty" from #MindfulSoldier this morning. Perfect option.
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Tiny bubbles In the epoxy Pop gently over Tiles that are boxy. Tiny bubbles Rising to the top May you be level forever Once the bubbles have popped. Apologies and love to Don Ho. And always read the alt text. #woodworking #EpoxyTableTop
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Oh Canada
My Canadian flag atop my weather station.
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
@juliacurlee.bsky.social I mentioned something on Dog Shirt TV yesterday and realized today I followed you on Bluesky and could tell you directly. In short, I never knew you before we crossed via Lawfare, but you have become a huge positive influence on me and I thank you for it.
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
A little morning cardio. #woodworking
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
@johnhawkinson.bsky.social Continuing from earlier this morning, I also think I have more free space in my living room. 😆
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I'm not saying I just restarted Jira at work for the penultimate time. I'm saying I recorded the session to the accompaniment of "techno with a heavy driving bass line". The music kinda sucked. But who said a little system administration on a Tuesday evening can't be fun? #ThumpThumpThumpityThump
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Being strong is good. Being strong together is unstoppable. Doing good is needed. Doing good together is world changing. Telling the truth is proper. Telling the truth together dispels the ugliness of lies. Know your values. Live your values. Never compromise your values.
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
If that doesn't grab your attention, Adam Harris has a powerful, bone-shaking interview for Radio Atlantic. I first ran into Julia about a week or two back. In that time, she has truly become a heroine worth looking up to for me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm5z...
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The White House’s Secret: A Transgender CIA Official Speaks Out
YouTube video by The Atlantic
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Wow. Jonathan Fink is one of my favourite podcasters right now. This is one of his all time great episodes. Truth, insight, and sources up front, I could not encourage watching this episode more strongly. @siliconcurtain.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX4S...
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Trump BETRAYS South Korea and Ukraine - No Alliance is Safe with the Mad King!
YouTube video by Silicon Curtain
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Ash Alexander-Cooper OBE @ashalexcooper.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Where will you be taking #mindfulsoldier on your summer holidays? Dr Jess and I love seeing where you’re reading and continue to be humbled by your ratings and reviews - do please keep them coming, as they really help others find the book (Amazon/Goodreads).
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org *Waves* Just as an 2FA introduction, I am MarkZ from the Greek Chorus. Found Lawfare via interest in computers, security, and the law. I am one of your people after planting sunflowers and tweaking embassy noses. And dog shirts. And Klio.
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Fair seas and following winds, Captain. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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One of Calgary's most decorated Second World War veterans dies at 101 | CBC News
Navy Capt. William (Bill) Wilson enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy in 1942, serving aboard HMCS Ottawa as a seaman gunner during the latter stages of the Battle of the Atlantic and taking part in th...
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
May you be so awesome that a customer comes back with one of these for you. #Woodworking #IGuessICanCallItAHomeMadeTrophyEh?
The front of a carved wooden figurine. The figurine itself is dark maple, the figurine taking a power stance with a flag held in her right hand while her left hand is giving a thumbs up. From this angle her hair looks puffed up in a halo around her head.
The stand is made of maple, with lovely ripples of wood grain rippling from left to right. On front of the stand reads, "For heroic service and caring above and beyond the call of duty" written in pyrography.The side view of the figurine. In this view you can see her hair blown back, with a billowing lacy cape stretched out straight behind her as if blown by a great wind. You can see the a heart burned onto the maple flag from this direction.
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
What an absolutely incredible story on so many levels. Truly worth your time today. Featuring the RCMP, woodworking, family bonds across the ages, indigenous relations of the past century, and the race to save something that matters. nationalpost.com/feature/myst...
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An RCMP legend and why it took decades to solve the mystery of the missing Mountie
When retired RCMP Supt. Joe Atherton died in 1988, his ashes went to Fairmont Barracks. Decades later sleuths finally found the burial site.
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juliacurlee.bsky.social @juliacurlee.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Day Three: the White House sacked 160 NSC officials, breaking the system that’s coordinated U.S. national security since 1947. The wreckage helped drive the disastrous Iran war. I was the Acting Senior Director for Intel. My new piece for Lawfare, on what political loyalty over expertise costs:
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The Purge: How the White House Broke the NSC and How to Fix It
Dismantling the machinery that coordinates U.S. foreign policy led to disaster, from ill-conceived tariffs to the calamitous war with Iran.
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Saying "Good morning" to the neighbours.
A very young fawn lies under the neighbours gas meter.
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
When life gives you a slightly breezy evening and you are looking for a gale, you just gotta be patient (or improvise!) #WaitForIt!
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Tim Mak @timkmak.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The Fourth of July speech we wish Trump would give, from a Ukrainian Trump impersonator. Watch here:
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The Ukraine speech we wished Trump would give
This Fourth of July we hired a Ukrainian Trump impersonator to give a pro-Ukraine speech. At least, the most pro-Ukraine speech we could imagine him giving...
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
@ashalexcooper.bsky.social I got your book today! I pre-ordered it from the local bookstore months ago. Something about changed publishers and it was hard for her to get. Last Friday I decided to give in and get it from Amazon. And it got here today of all days. It's been one hell of a week.
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
All you ever wanted to know about how Canada got it's flag (and the Calgarian that did it!) It's a long read, and a GREAT read. #HappyCanadaDay #CanadaDay www.sprawlcalgary.com/canadian-fla...
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How a Calgarian created Canada’s flag | The Sprawl
George Stanley proposed ‘a simple red and white’ design.
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
It’s Canada Day up Canada way. I’m doing something more Than typing at a keyboard or mopping down the floor No work today to earn some pay, no work at doing chores I’m doing things for all my friends, and those that I adore. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkak...
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Stompin Tom Connors - Canada Day Up Canada Way
YouTube video by Maureen Teresa Ward
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Suck. Squeeze. Bang. Blow. Wait, what? I might need a better engineer than I am to figure out the fifth cylinder. #woodworking #whirligig
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Okay, it's time for a Moist Owlette™ timeline cleanse. Today's moist owlette is "Owlfredo" at the Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Massachusetts. She's an Eastern screech owl (Megascops asio) & Animal Ambassador with a big personality. (📷: @zoonewengland.bsky.social via IG)
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Absolutely awesome, Holly! I am proud and inspired and feeling a little bit more feisty than usual.
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Absolute monster of a double-pronged ballistic truth missile by @donbraid.bsky.social right here. I never particularly minded the aims of Guilbeault, but his methods are absolute toxin. calgaryherald.com/news/braid-f...
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Braid: Farewell to Steven Guilbeault, a founding father of Alberta separatism
No federal figure besides Trudeau did more than Steven Guilbeault to foster Alberta separatism
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Markham Hislop @markhamhislop.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Danielle Smith and Separatism’s Dangerous Momentum Prof @jaredwesley.ca provides terrific insight into Smith's support for the separatists. Must watch interview. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli youtu.be/COuNL5jjcyg
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Danielle Smith and Separatism’s Dangerous Momentum
YouTube video by Energi Media
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
BREAKING: Separatist leader Mitch Sylvestre plotting to either force Danielle Smith into UCP leadership review, or to pressure her for clearer referendum question www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Alberta separatist leader planning to challenge Danielle Smith's leadership or change referendum question | CBC News
The UCP base has grown angry with the premier's pro-Canada stance, says Mitch Sylvestre of Stay Free Alberta.
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Renew Democracy Initiative @renewdemocracy.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
“But this was never about me. This is about all Americans. It’s about all of us.” At RDI’s 2026 Heroes of Democracy Gala, @captmarkkelly.bsky.social spoke about his clash with President Trump and Secretary Hegseth. Read his full remarks:
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Sen. Mark Kelly: ‘That’s Not How This Country Works’
The Trump administration misread America.
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Danielle Smith’s separatist referendum puts us all at risk. We will not stand by and let the extremists who run the Premier also run this province. We’re going to stand up and fight. For our home. For Alberta. For Canada. And with your help, we WILL win. Join us: ForAlbertaForCanada.ca
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We're going to fight like hell to save our home, and we WILL win.
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I'm in, buddy. Thank you once again.
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Mark Zaugg @zarquil.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Me? I'm sitting in my bedroom, downloading 68 MB of attachments, staring out the window watching bees pollinate my crab apple tree, all while listening to Linda Ronstadt sing a cover of Patsy Cline. What are YOU doing? youtu.be/9Odd-yT9Qkw
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
It’s time to stand up for the country we love - and the province we love. Time to stand up for authentic Alberta values. Whatever happens today, I’m saying yes to Canada, and no to politics of hate and division. #cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli
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