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A Dave you know you know

@notjustdave.bsky.social

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I swear a lot, double space after a period, and use Oxford commas. 1st gen Canadian; Calgary, AB He/him; B.Sc. Geography (geomorph, soils/biogeog, climate); Red Seal Landscaper; husband; cat dad; skier Team Compassion

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A Dave you know you know @notjustdave.bsky.social · Nov 28

I would like more cat pictures, please. Riddle my timeline with them.

Dogs and other pets very much welcome.
#CatSky #DogSky #FerretSky #BeardedDragonSky #SomehowDomesticatedSkunkSky

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Chris Fisher @fisherspeaks.bsky.social · 10h

It was wonderful meeting the resilient one-eyed Red Fox once again in Prince Albert NP. It's a chill and capable customer of the boreal wilds. #mammals

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Jeff Doctor @jeff.doctor · 22h

the number of times I've seen Canadians give land acknowledgements at tech conferences and then immediately launch into discussions about "Canadian digital sovereignty" that completely excludes any concept of Indigenous rights or even us as Peoples at all. It's absurd, I can't wrap my head around it

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Jeff Doctor @jeff.doctor · 22h

I am once again asking Canadian journalists to ask the most basic-ass question of "on whose land will these be built?" How is it that every other major industry must consider Indigenous rights but with tech it's like "meh".
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

ANALYSIS | Why OpenAI wants to help Canada build homegrown artificial intelligence | CBC News

OpenAI wants to help Canada build a sovereign digital infrastructure for artificial intelligence, putting the country in a tough spot as it tries to distance itself from overreliance on U.S. tech comp...

www.cbc.ca

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RiotGrlErin @riotgrlerin.bsky.social · 1d

somebody call adult rock and tell him to come get his dumbass kid.

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Yard Gone Wild @yardgonewild.bsky.social · 15h

Mom said they could leave the nest-
but only if they stuck together😄
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Yard Gone Wild @yardgonewild.bsky.social · 15h

Every Squirrel knows
a tail this fabulous
doesn’t just happen on its own

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Alan Dettlaff @alandettlaff.com · 16h

Yesterday I was told that the class I’m scheduled to teach this month, Confronting Oppression & Injustice, is no longer part of our curriculum. This is a required class yet there was no discussion, no faculty vote, just an email saying the class no longer exists. This is what it’s like in Texas now.

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Amber @risettemd.bsky.social · 15h

Like, merely admitting that gender identity is real pretty much is admitting to their own bigotry. They literally cannot acknowledge the existence of it, in order to avoid cognitive dissonance. In much the same way conservatives denied sexual orientation as inherent and immutable.

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Amber @risettemd.bsky.social · 15h

One of the most irritating things I frequently encounter from transphobes is oddly similar to anti-vaxxer logic. Namely, that scientific evidence which contradicts their opinion is simply dismissed outright. When confronted with evidence about gender identity, the response is always utter denial.

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Karen Dalton Beninato 🐦 @kbeninato.bsky.social · 20h

Lived through this at a small paper. Every consultant pitch seemed like what someone would recommend if they didn't want any more newspapers.

Blake Leyh @earlofedgecombe.bsky.social · 22h

If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.

I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.

Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink

A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.

www.pbs.org

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Mick 🇨🇦 @mick.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 22h

You ever think to yourself “but I am just one person, what can I do to make a difference?”

It turns out that “wear an inflatable frog costume and go downtown” is actually a really reasonable answer.

#portland #portlandfrog #uspol

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A Dave you know you know @notjustdave.bsky.social · 16h

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sadvil 😎 @sadvil.bsky.social · 17h

A great weekend to share Jeff Bridges making a perfect joke

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A Dave you know you know @notjustdave.bsky.social · 19h

It's exhausting.

A Dave you know you know @notjustdave.bsky.social · 19h

This has been the story of Alberta governance my entire adult life and what the hell is it going to take to change it?

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 19h

Just a reminder that while as a consumer that is great, because Dani went on a post election spending spree we now need WTI to trade in the high $70s to balance the budget so the per litre is not good for our government bottom line…that has plenty of tax room to make up the difference but …you know

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alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 1d

hell yeah

Cover of the classic children's book Frog And Toad Are Friends.

Drawing of Toad, a brown toad, sitting on a bench, dressed in a green jacket and slacks. He is reading a book to his friend Frog, a green frog dressed in a brown jacket and slacks. They are surrounded by green plants and mushrooms. There is a silver Caldecott Medal in the corner.

Text has been altered from original. It reads
Fiftieth Anniversary
Frog and Toad Are Antifa
by Arnold Lobel

Commemorative Edition

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Duane Nicol 🇺🇦🇨🇦 @duanenicol.bsky.social · 2d

The editorial team at the @winnipegfreepress.com calls out Smith and Moe on their hypocrisy and ridiculous arguments.

"It is all too familiar, and frankly tiresome."

Indeed!

Albertan when we want, Canadian when it suits us
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Opinion: Albertan when we want, Canadian when it suits us

It’s an odd world Alberta Premier Danielle Smith inhabits: one where her province keeps the benefits of its natural resources, while other provinces should simply surrender the bounty of nature that m...

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Disney Prime Video + @disneyprimevideo.bsky.social · 1d

The Muppets Take Portland (2025)

The Muppets fuck around with the National Guard in front of stores that are not boarded up. Voodoo donuts is open late.

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Sean Padilla says #ProtectJhordin @seanpadilla.blacksky.app · 1d

They said Ms. Rachel is virtue signaling

Clitasaurus Rex 🦖 @naiijah.bsky.social · 1d

what did the last person you blocked say to get blocked?

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A Dave you know you know @notjustdave.bsky.social · 1d

It was definitely the first time I saw it.

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A Dave you know you know @notjustdave.bsky.social · 1d

I don't really know Speed Racer. I think I was only vaguely aware as a teen.

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Iris Gorfinkel, M.D. @drgorfinkel.bsky.social · 1d

Clinics are the one place patients should be SAFE

Colds, flus & coughs are the #1 reason why Canadians see a doctor

…so where did masking in healthcare go?

It’s political.

Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 2d

How politics is putting patients and health care workers at risk www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... @drgorfinkel.bsky.social @thestar.com

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

"Masks prevent the transmission of respiratory viruses. The science is clear," writes Iris Gorfinkel. "The standards are in place. A health policy that reacts to hospitalizations and deaths falls below the long-held standard of do-no-harm. Policies that are enacted only once hospitalizations are high do the opposite.

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A Dave you know you know @notjustdave.bsky.social · 1d

The OG was also a tech breakthrough. No one had seen anything like the light cycles and it was awesome.

Now real life tech is like Skynet and the novelty is fucking GONE.

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Lauren McKenzie @themckenziest.gay · 1d

Seeing Ms. Rachel say exactly what needs to be said to Obama is so damn refreshing

Dear President Obama,
I saw in your statement you said "Israeli families" & "the people of Gaza."
Palestinians have families, too.
This kind of language contributes to dehumanization. Dehumanization is part of what caused so many to stay silent as 20,000 children were killed in this genocide.
I've sat with wonderful Palestinian families from Gaza. They look at their children just like we look at ours - with all the love & hope in the world.
Love,
Ms Rachel

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

The president says there are very few stores left in Portland, Oregon, and the ones that are left are made of plywood.

I know we’re numb to this, but in any other time he’d have been removed by the 25th Amendment by now

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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