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Reproductive Scientist. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Opinions my own.

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Is Danielle Smith the Most Powerful Politician in Canada? | The Walrus Or just the most dangerous?

thewalrus.ca/is-danielle-...

09.03.2026 23:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Episode 8.11 - NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi! YouTube video by The Breakdown AB

New episode!

Corrupt Care! The Provincial Budget! Coal Mines! Healthcare! Cost of Living!

Andโ€ฆ

A response to the criticisms of the current Alberta NDP Leadership!

Withโ€ฆ

NDP Leader Naheed @naheednenshi.bsky.social!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

www.youtube.com/live/XB641Hh...

09.03.2026 17:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'Rock solid' majority opposed to Alberta independence: Abacus Data poll | CBC News About a quarter of Albertans support the province leaving Canada, but the majority โ€” nearly two-thirds โ€” are against it, according to a new poll from Abacus Data.

"More than half believe Premier Danielle Smith would vote in favour of separation ...despite Smithโ€™s repeated position that she prefers a strong and sovereign Alberta, within a united Canada."

Albertans are tired of this separatist government.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

09.03.2026 18:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 40 ๐Ÿ” 21 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Alberta separation talk already affecting more than a quarter of surveyed Calgary businesses | CBC News Ongoing discourse around the prospect of Alberta separation is emerging as a top concern for Calgary businesses, many of whom say the debate is already impacting the local economy, a new Calgary Chamb...

Just debating Alberta separatism is causing economic damage to our province and to Canada.

This reckless harm is irreversible.

โ€œAlberta separation talk already affecting more than a quarter of surveyed Calgary businessesโ€

#ForeverCanadian #ableg

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

09.03.2026 23:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 133 ๐Ÿ” 56 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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By the book: Alberta schools pull at least 160 titles from shelves to meet provincial order | CBC News Alberta school divisions complying with a provincial order have removed dozens of graphic novels from their shelves, from illustrated versions of literary classics to coming-of-age memoirs and dramati...

โ€œThe removed titles include two of Canadian poet Rupi Kaurโ€™s books, a graphic retelling of the Bibleโ€™s Book of Genesis, a book about living with eating disorders and cartooning guidebooks.โ€

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

10.03.2026 00:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 47 ๐Ÿ” 24 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
A group of people in lab coats are standing among plants. Two are holding flowers, one is reading a book, and another is using a laptop. The text above them reads: "Why we should look beyond grades to spot potential in STEM."

A group of people in lab coats are standing among plants. Two are holding flowers, one is reading a book, and another is using a laptop. The text above them reads: "Why we should look beyond grades to spot potential in STEM."

Why we should look beyond grades to spot potential in #STEM

โ€œI have long believed that genius is evenly distributed across society,โ€ this professor writes. https://bit.ly/4cD8Y2b

09.03.2026 21:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

In any case, an AI-focused bill will follow the same trajectory as the last several online harms proposals: Simply adopt whatever policy happens to be the international flavour of the moment, with a bias toward doing as little as possible.

10.03.2026 01:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Clown car digital policy. This part did make me laugh:

"The federal cabinet could instead 'bring into force' rules for AI chatbots at a later date, according to the document, 'after sufficient consultation and regulatory design.'"

It's almost as if the fall's faux AI consultations...didn't count?

10.03.2026 01:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

the word "ecosystem" should be banned from business communication until people demonstrate they understand what an ecosystem is

10.03.2026 01:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 21 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Province rolls out healthcare plan, targets nurse practitioner access and surgery wait times The plan laid out over 50 actions, but few figures, as a deficit is expected in the provincial budget to be announced later this month.

โ€œBrad Wall government set similar targets back in 2012โ€

Nice distraction though from coming record Billion dollar deficit.
#Skpoli #Saskatchewan
thestarphoenix.com/news/local-n...

09.03.2026 23:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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President Trump's Pardons: An Embarrassment of Riches At least the specter of corruption in previous presidential administrations (Clintonโ€™s pardon of Marc Rich or Bidenโ€™s pardon of his son) appeared to be an exception to the rule. Today, however, the evidence is piling up that, for this president, corruption is the rule, not the exception.

Trumpโ€™s second-term pardons are historic in their enormityโ€”billions in fines erased, allies protected, donors rewarded, DOJ undermined, and election norms threatened. Corruption looks less like an exception and more like the rule, says Dan Greenberg.

https://ow.ly/JJBt50YqcXk

06.03.2026 17:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 114 ๐Ÿ” 70 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9

We need your drone interceptors for our war, but we wonโ€™t thank you and our propaganda will claim that we made them.

09.03.2026 16:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 2425 ๐Ÿ” 922 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 76 ๐Ÿ“Œ 23

Itโ€™s fine for Russia to use drones to freeze out your population โ€” by the way, can you give us your drone defenses? This is the actual US position.

09.03.2026 16:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1258 ๐Ÿ” 583 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 48 ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
JCS cover: Actin forms a supracellular network at the apical side of squamous epidermoid cells. Actin filaments are colour-coded according to their position along the z-axis, revealing the three-dimensional organization and continuity of the apical actin cortex across neighbouring cells. See article by L. Marpeaux et al. (jcs264424).

JCS cover: Actin forms a supracellular network at the apical side of squamous epidermoid cells. Actin filaments are colour-coded according to their position along the z-axis, revealing the three-dimensional organization and continuity of the apical actin cortex across neighbouring cells. See article by L. Marpeaux et al. (jcs264424).

Issue 4 is complete

Explore our Toc: journals.biologists.com/jcs/issue/13...

Our cover image shows the apical supracellular actin network in squamous epidermoid cells. Actin filaments are colour-coded according to z-position. See article by Marpeaux et al.
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

09.03.2026 16:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Russian flu," the pandemic that hit in 1977, bears an evolutionary signature of having emerged from a lab, perhaps as part of a failed vaccine effort. Covid, mpox, Ebola, and other influenza pandemics don't. Here's my story on a new way to trace the origins of pandemics. Gift link: nyti.ms/46N0W33

09.03.2026 17:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 111 ๐Ÿ” 48 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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A World of Little Trump Puppet Regimes Welcome to the Trump Bloc

Forget NATO and and Eastern Bloc.

The world is increasingly being organized into Trump sycophants and everybody else.
www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/a-world-of...

09.03.2026 17:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 58 ๐Ÿ” 19 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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ANALYSIS | How good is Alberta 'tax advantage' when it requires deficit borrowing? | CBC News Alberta has a revenue problem, a spending problem and 'budget amnesia,' says a former senior UCP advisor and Finance official.

โ€œAlberta has both a revenue problem and a spending problem, as well as a โ€œbudget amnesia problemโ€ by forgetting both the noble ambitions and ultimate failures of past leaders whoโ€™ve tried reordering Albertaโ€™s fiscal house.โ€
#Alberta #Canada #Cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

09.03.2026 13:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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By the book: Alberta schools pull at least 160 titles from shelves to meet provincial order | CBC News Alberta school divisions complying with a provincial order have removed dozens of graphic novels from their shelves, from illustrated versions of literary classics to coming-of-age memoirs and dramati...

Alberta schools pull at least 160 titles.
โ€œTurk, of CFE, said school book removals give Alberta the dubious distinction of accounting for nearly three-quarters of the known book challenges documented in 2025 at all Canadian librariesโ€
#BookBans #Canada #cdnpoli
#Alberta
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

09.03.2026 13:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Is the Alberta Prosperity Project having trouble finding enough Albertans willing to sign its separation petition? - Alberta Politics Is the Alberta Prosperity Project having trouble finding enough Albertans willing to sign its Citizen Initiative Act petition to gets its separation referendum on the ballot next fall? One has to wond...

Is the Alberta Prosperity Project having trouble finding enough Albertans willing to sign its separation petition? albertapolitics.ca/2026/03/is-t...

09.03.2026 06:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 44 ๐Ÿ” 23 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The secretive, foreign-owned LNG export project in Quebec, explained | The Narwhal The Baie-Comeau LNG project proposed for the shores of the St. Lawrence River could be Canadaโ€™s third largest liquefied natural gas export facility

A massive LNG project proposed in Quebec is quietly advancing. A Norwegian company wants to build one of Canadaโ€™s largest LNG export terminals in Baie-Comeau. Documents show Ottawa has assembled a federal โ€œdeal teamโ€ to help, @sarahkcox.bsky.social reports: thenarwhal.ca/lng-export-p...

09.03.2026 12:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 41 ๐Ÿ” 33 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Scientists pinpoint exact age when doing your best no longer good enough CALGARY, AB โ€• After decades of analyzing report card data, Little League statistics, university drop out rates, and recordings of just fucking terrible violin etudes provided by the Royal Conservatory...

Scientists pinpoint exact age when doing your best no longer good enough

08.03.2026 20:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 171 ๐Ÿ” 27 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

โ€œThis is exactly the kind of reason the notwithstanding clause exists,โ€ argued Smith while double-parked in a handicap spot.

www.thebeaverton.com/2026/03/dani...

08.03.2026 22:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 128 ๐Ÿ” 19 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lโ€™usage de pesticides bouleverserait en profondeur la biodiversitรฉ microbienne des sols Une รฉtude ร  lโ€™รฉchelle europรฉenne a rรฉvรฉlรฉ la persistance de ces substances dans les terres cultivรฉes et les modifications du microbiome qui y seraient associรฉes.

A Europeโ€‘wide study shows that pesticides persist in agricultural soils and significantly disrupt microbial biodiversity
www.lemonde.fr/sciences/art... #microbiota #soil

08.03.2026 13:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Not so long ago, it was hard for women to be taken seriously as scientists and academic researchers. Now we are busy solving some of the worlds most pressing problems. Here are just some of the scientists, researchers and policy on our programme, making a difference.

#soilscience #IWD2026

08.03.2026 10:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The surprising science behind why daylight saving time is good for wildlife You might have a love-hate relationship with daylight saving time, but research shows that urban wildlife may stand to benefit

The surprising science behind why daylight saving time is good for wildlife www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-... ๐Ÿงช๐ŸŒŽ

08.03.2026 20:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 72 ๐Ÿ” 20 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Dani is claiming that hiring people with expertise to address staggeringly complex problems isn't the way to go...

Just get a few politicians with no training or experience to do it!

We're days away from a Kid Rock appearance in Alberta.

Oh Wait.

Paul Brandt.

#abpoli #ableg

08.03.2026 22:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 137 ๐Ÿ” 40 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
A basketball team poses on a court with a banner reading "2023 Champions, Champions 2026" and "Basketball Fรฉminin." Two podiums flank both sides with "Champions" written on them. Smoke canisters are visible in the background. The team is wearing medals and appears to be celebrating a victory.

A basketball team poses on a court with a banner reading "2023 Champions, Champions 2026" and "Basketball Fรฉminin." Two podiums flank both sides with "Champions" written on them. Smoke canisters are visible in the background. The team is wearing medals and appears to be celebrating a victory.

A hockey team wearing uniforms and red caps poses on an ice rink, celebrating with a "Canada West Champions Men's Hockey" banner. They are surrounded by cheering supporters in the stands.

A hockey team wearing uniforms and red caps poses on an ice rink, celebrating with a "Canada West Champions Men's Hockey" banner. They are surrounded by cheering supporters in the stands.

A group of athletes stands on an indoor podium, all wearing matching tracksuits and silver medals. They are smiling for the photo. In the background, a banner reads "BIG TEN SPORTS.

A group of athletes stands on an indoor podium, all wearing matching tracksuits and silver medals. They are smiling for the photo. In the background, a banner reads "BIG TEN SPORTS.

WHAT A WEEKEND FOR THE HUSKIES!

CONGRATULATIONS to our #USask student athletes on the Menโ€™s Hockey and Womenโ€™s Basketball teams, as well as all those on the Huskie Track and Field team who are bringing home medals.

#HuskiePride

Read more:
news.usask.ca/articles/hus...

09.03.2026 00:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The No World Order Meir Kahane, Netanyahu, Trump, and the war beyond Iran.

Sarah Kendzior in her usual excellent form.
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-no-wor...

09.03.2026 00:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 747 ๐Ÿ” 275 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26 ๐Ÿ“Œ 26
Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to run red light

Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to run red light

08.03.2026 22:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 330 ๐Ÿ” 51 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Oil and gas wonโ€™t stop until Alberta is a total wasteland.

09.03.2026 02:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1