CFLange
@cflange.bsky.social
Prof. UAlberta, Mech. Engineering, CFD, openSUSE Linux, Dep.-Director ISSET, Phoenix Mars Lander, AlbertaSat PI
Michael de Adder and Charlie Angus show the absurdity of shutting down the Gordie Howe Bridge.
February 11, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Michael de Adder and Charlie Angus show the absurdity of shutting down the Gordie Howe Bridge.
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Angus: It’s like having to negotiate with Al Capone in his syphilitic period. You want to shut down the bridge? Go ahead. Every day, 1,500 nurses from Canada go to help keep Detroit’s health care system going. I personally think those nurses should be working in Canada.
February 11, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Angus: It’s like having to negotiate with Al Capone in his syphilitic period. You want to shut down the bridge? Go ahead. Every day, 1,500 nurses from Canada go to help keep Detroit’s health care system going. I personally think those nurses should be working in Canada.
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A billionaire bought the Washington Post as a vanity project & fires reporters who spoke truth to power. When people like Bezos decide who gets to tell the world’s hardest stories, truth erodes. That’s when democracy dies in darkness. My latest article👇 caolan.report/democracy-ha...
Democracy has died in Darkness – caolan.report
caolan.report
February 8, 2026 at 11:13 PM
A billionaire bought the Washington Post as a vanity project & fires reporters who spoke truth to power. When people like Bezos decide who gets to tell the world’s hardest stories, truth erodes. That’s when democracy dies in darkness. My latest article👇 caolan.report/democracy-ha...
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Debunk the fearmongering lie!
Reality: "undocumented immigrants have SUBSTANTIALLY lower crime rates than native-born citizens & legal immigrants..."
US citizens:
- 2 X more likely to be arrested for violent crimes
- 2.5 X more likely re drug crimes
- 4 X more likely re property crimes
Reality: "undocumented immigrants have SUBSTANTIALLY lower crime rates than native-born citizens & legal immigrants..."
US citizens:
- 2 X more likely to be arrested for violent crimes
- 2.5 X more likely re drug crimes
- 4 X more likely re property crimes
February 4, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Debunk the fearmongering lie!
Reality: "undocumented immigrants have SUBSTANTIALLY lower crime rates than native-born citizens & legal immigrants..."
US citizens:
- 2 X more likely to be arrested for violent crimes
- 2.5 X more likely re drug crimes
- 4 X more likely re property crimes
Reality: "undocumented immigrants have SUBSTANTIALLY lower crime rates than native-born citizens & legal immigrants..."
US citizens:
- 2 X more likely to be arrested for violent crimes
- 2.5 X more likely re drug crimes
- 4 X more likely re property crimes
The mask reveals who you are.
thebeaverton.com/2026/01/man-...
thebeaverton.com/2026/01/man-...
February 2, 2026 at 7:46 PM
The mask reveals who you are.
thebeaverton.com/2026/01/man-...
thebeaverton.com/2026/01/man-...
Join us on Thursday January 29th from 3-4pm in CAB 239 for our inaugural ISSET Seminar "Bioengineered Functional Cartilages and Mechanical Unloading of Simulated Microgravity in Osteoarthritis Research" by Professor Adetola Adesida. #spacemedresearch #isset #uofa #yegspace
January 24, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Join us on Thursday January 29th from 3-4pm in CAB 239 for our inaugural ISSET Seminar "Bioengineered Functional Cartilages and Mechanical Unloading of Simulated Microgravity in Osteoarthritis Research" by Professor Adetola Adesida. #spacemedresearch #isset #uofa #yegspace
This is funny: "US Army Poorly Prepared for Arctic Operations"
And they want to threaten Canada? The Resistance @charlieangus104.bsky.social will have a field day!
militarnyi.com/en/news/us-a...
And they want to threaten Canada? The Resistance @charlieangus104.bsky.social will have a field day!
militarnyi.com/en/news/us-a...
US Army Poorly Prepared for Arctic Operations: Finnish Troops Forced Them to Surrender During Exercises in Norway - Militarnyi
Despite Trump's statements about his intentions to “protect” Greenland, the US Army has limited capabilities for operations in the Arctic.
militarnyi.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:56 AM
This is funny: "US Army Poorly Prepared for Arctic Operations"
And they want to threaten Canada? The Resistance @charlieangus104.bsky.social will have a field day!
militarnyi.com/en/news/us-a...
And they want to threaten Canada? The Resistance @charlieangus104.bsky.social will have a field day!
militarnyi.com/en/news/us-a...
Traduzi o discurso impactante do 1o. Ministro Canadense Mark Carney ao português:
"Estamos em meio a uma ruptura, não a uma transição. [...] Enfrentamos o mundo ativamente como ele é, sem esperar por um mundo como desejamos que seja."
sites.google.com/site/carlosf...
"Estamos em meio a uma ruptura, não a uma transição. [...] Enfrentamos o mundo ativamente como ele é, sem esperar por um mundo como desejamos que seja."
sites.google.com/site/carlosf...
January 24, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Traduzi o discurso impactante do 1o. Ministro Canadense Mark Carney ao português:
"Estamos em meio a uma ruptura, não a uma transição. [...] Enfrentamos o mundo ativamente como ele é, sem esperar por um mundo como desejamos que seja."
sites.google.com/site/carlosf...
"Estamos em meio a uma ruptura, não a uma transição. [...] Enfrentamos o mundo ativamente como ele é, sem esperar por um mundo como desejamos que seja."
sites.google.com/site/carlosf...
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Mark Carney tells Davos the old world order is ‘not coming back’ as Trump heads to Switzerland
Mark Carney tells Davos the old world order is ‘not coming back’ as Trump heads to Switzerland
Carney warns US-led global system of governance is enduring ‘a rupture’ as US president flies in for showdown with European leaders over Greenland
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has said that the US-led global system of governance is enduring “a rupture,” defined by great power competition and a “fading” rules-based order.
His speech to political and financial elites at the World Economic Forum comes a day before US President Donald Trump was set to address the gathering in Davos, Switzerland. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Mark Carney tells Davos the old world order is ‘not coming back’ as Trump heads to Switzerland
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Prime Minister Carney is getting praise from around the world for his powerful speech. 🇨🇦💪🔥👏
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
‘Best speech by a world leader ... in a very long time’: Carney’s Davos address draws global attention
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s keynote address at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos has sparked widespread international coverage as global news organizations weigh the future amid rising geopoliti...
www.ctvnews.ca
January 21, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Prime Minister Carney is getting praise from around the world for his powerful speech. 🇨🇦💪🔥👏
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
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Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
Canada is preparing!
Globe & Mail reporting on Canadian military's modelling of how an extended insurgency against a US invasion would play out:
In short, we'd take cues from the mujahideen.
"The aim of such tactics would be to impose mass casualties on U.S. occupying forces..."
In short, we'd take cues from the mujahideen.
"The aim of such tactics would be to impose mass casualties on U.S. occupying forces..."
January 20, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Canada is preparing!
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Globe & Mail reporting on Canadian military's modelling of how an extended insurgency against a US invasion would play out:
In short, we'd take cues from the mujahideen.
"The aim of such tactics would be to impose mass casualties on U.S. occupying forces..."
In short, we'd take cues from the mujahideen.
"The aim of such tactics would be to impose mass casualties on U.S. occupying forces..."
January 20, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Globe & Mail reporting on Canadian military's modelling of how an extended insurgency against a US invasion would play out:
In short, we'd take cues from the mujahideen.
"The aim of such tactics would be to impose mass casualties on U.S. occupying forces..."
In short, we'd take cues from the mujahideen.
"The aim of such tactics would be to impose mass casualties on U.S. occupying forces..."
The cross of Jesus makes it known that our failure is universal. But in the light of Jesus’ resurrection, we have Outstanding Universal Value to God, reminds us Rev. Dr. Zeigler.
www.lhm.org/lutheranhour...
www.lhm.org/lutheranhour...
Outstanding Universal Value - Lutheran Hour Ministries
The Christian faith has the power to make us act better. But that's not the goal.
www.lhm.org
January 18, 2026 at 11:05 PM
The cross of Jesus makes it known that our failure is universal. But in the light of Jesus’ resurrection, we have Outstanding Universal Value to God, reminds us Rev. Dr. Zeigler.
www.lhm.org/lutheranhour...
www.lhm.org/lutheranhour...
Try stepping on this!
January 18, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Try stepping on this!
Local journalism is how we win the battle against misinformation. #CBCNews
Big day! CBC News will add 33 local journalists and create 11 new bureaus this year, adding to last year's expansion of 30 journalists in 22 communities across Canada. Many of the new positions are based in Central and Western Canada. My editor's blog: www.cbc.ca/news/editors...
CBC News further expands local journalism, bureaus | CBC News
This year, CBC News will add 33 local journalists and create 11 new bureaus, increasing its Canadian footprint from 66 to 77 locations.
www.cbc.ca
January 15, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Local journalism is how we win the battle against misinformation. #CBCNews
Brilliant musical satire by Gillespie (So much Canadiana!):
In the 1st video the Beaver Army tells the Orange Invader "HANS OFF!" Greenland,
and in the 2nd video it's the Cobra Chickens of the RCAF that come to Greenland's rescue.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I_n...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf-J...
In the 1st video the Beaver Army tells the Orange Invader "HANS OFF!" Greenland,
and in the 2nd video it's the Cobra Chickens of the RCAF that come to Greenland's rescue.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I_n...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf-J...
Operation: HANS OFF! Canada, France & Denmark Unite Against Trump (A Musical)
YouTube video by Matthew Thomas Gillespie
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Brilliant musical satire by Gillespie (So much Canadiana!):
In the 1st video the Beaver Army tells the Orange Invader "HANS OFF!" Greenland,
and in the 2nd video it's the Cobra Chickens of the RCAF that come to Greenland's rescue.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I_n...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf-J...
In the 1st video the Beaver Army tells the Orange Invader "HANS OFF!" Greenland,
and in the 2nd video it's the Cobra Chickens of the RCAF that come to Greenland's rescue.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I_n...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf-J...
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Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
They never say the truth...
(h/t @jarlov.bsky.social )
(h/t @jarlov.bsky.social )
January 7, 2026 at 3:54 PM
They never say the truth...
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(h/t @jarlov.bsky.social )
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Please enjoy my cartoon for Tuesday's Toronto Star
January 5, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon for Tuesday's Toronto Star
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“It will be hard to kill the congestion fee now because it’s been a striking success. Traffic speeds are up. Pollution is down. The fee is generating high revenue for the city’s transit system. And predictions that it would be bad for business have proved completely wrong.” Via @pkrugman.bsky.social
Notes on New York
The Big Apple had a pretty good 2025, but …
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:46 AM
“It will be hard to kill the congestion fee now because it’s been a striking success. Traffic speeds are up. Pollution is down. The fee is generating high revenue for the city’s transit system. And predictions that it would be bad for business have proved completely wrong.” Via @pkrugman.bsky.social
Cory Doctorow's (@pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy) recipe for a new, open, disenshittified Internet (and Cloud, and Software):
craphound.com/news/2026/01...
Let us all push our lawmakers to enable this open future!
craphound.com/news/2026/01...
Let us all push our lawmakers to enable this open future!
The Post-American Internet (39C3, Hamburg, Dec 28) | Cory Doctorow's craphound.com
craphound.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Cory Doctorow's (@pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy) recipe for a new, open, disenshittified Internet (and Cloud, and Software):
craphound.com/news/2026/01...
Let us all push our lawmakers to enable this open future!
craphound.com/news/2026/01...
Let us all push our lawmakers to enable this open future!
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UN’s Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese:
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
December 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
UN’s Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese:
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
"The Word was God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth."
Happy Christmas in Christ!
Happy Christmas in Christ!
December 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
"The Word was God. And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth."
Happy Christmas in Christ!
Happy Christmas in Christ!
"O Verbo era Deus. E o Verbo se fez carne, e habitou entre nós, cheio de graça e verdade, e vimos a sua glória, glória como do unigênito do Pai."
Feliz Natal de Cristo!
Feliz Natal de Cristo!
December 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
"O Verbo era Deus. E o Verbo se fez carne, e habitou entre nós, cheio de graça e verdade, e vimos a sua glória, glória como do unigênito do Pai."
Feliz Natal de Cristo!
Feliz Natal de Cristo!