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Druh Farrell
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Just me trying to be a good ancestor. Former six-term councillor for the City of Calgary. I will never stop championing equity, climate action, and inspiring city-making. Treaty 7, She/her 🇨🇦
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Unless they are stopped, all the worst things that Trump and the Republican Party are going to do are in the future, not the past.

This makes stopping them the highest priority for the future of human life on the planet.
January 21, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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The “pro-life” Republican party strikes again. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/c...
Trump’s E.P.A. Has Put a Value on Human Life: Zero Dollars
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Traffic violence is a policy choice.
WTF Calgary!
5 people hit by cars in less than 24hrs is horrific.
The 24th pedestrian incident in 2026 happened on Jan 20 at 18:33.
It took place at 60 Street south of 32 Avenue NE in Pineridge.

This was the 2nd incident in ward 5 this year.
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January 21, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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WTF Calgary!
5 people hit by cars in less than 24hrs is horrific.
The 24th pedestrian incident in 2026 happened on Jan 20 at 18:33.
It took place at 60 Street south of 32 Avenue NE in Pineridge.

This was the 2nd incident in ward 5 this year.
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January 21, 2026 at 4:01 AM
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January 20, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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“If you care about the bottom line, budgets & taxes, then you should care about urban biking, because it’s a money saver. It’s ironic when so-called fiscal conservatives attack biking, when their efforts just show a lack of understanding of math.” My interview with @modacitylife.com #CityMakingMath
Opinion: Why more urban cycling saves everyone money | Urbanized
The resulting benefits of a ‘car-less’ household are myriad, but few are as quantifiable as the money most people sink into a depreciating asset that sits unused for 95% of the time.
dailyhive.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:06 AM
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Cars in cities are an invasive species. When you don't solidify infrastructure to protect the integrity of active mobility, it will be hampered by multi-ton vehicles driven by entitlement to space.
In the past a flex post was here to “protect” the bike lane. The driver seemed surprised to see me biking here
January 21, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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Lil' comic about hope and longing 💗
January 21, 2026 at 6:11 AM
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Protip: posting that you are resisting fascism does not mean you are actually resisting fascism.
January 21, 2026 at 8:34 AM
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"To re-establish power, to defend sovereignty, and to strengthen democratic values, Canada and its allies must do more than challenge the American state. We must also confront the influence of US corporate power, the ultra-wealthy, and the ideology that continues to serve their interests." #cdnpoli
Mark Carney is right to say that the old order is not coming back. But where his remarks fall short is in their insistence on answering the crises of our time through the lens of neoliberalism—an ideology that has, for decades, hollowed out the very sovereignty he now claims to defend.
What Mark Carney gets wrong about the end of the rules-based order
To re-establish power, defend sovereignty, and strengthen democratic values, Canada and its allies must do more than challenge the American state. We must also confront the influence of US corporate p...
canadiandimension.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:12 AM
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January 21, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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China smiles cunningly, content in the knowledge that its stealth turbine technology is working as planned
January 21, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”

“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath

Some costs aren’t costs.
One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
grist.org
January 21, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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If we had a halfway decent opposition party in Canada, they’d endorse the words Carney used today, and then hammer him relentlessly on implementation or lack thereof.
January 20, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum.
January 20, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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Doors, phones, or texts — let's build a better future for our province in a way that works for you!

Join hundreds of Albertans for our Day of Action on Saturday, Jan 24.

Sign up: albertandp.ca/dayofaction
January 20, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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IMPORTANT: As Davos is back in the news, you should DEFINITELY watch and share this. It’s still right.

“It feels like I’m at a firefighters conference & no one is allowed to speak about water.”

“You’re counting the wrong things!”

With @rutgerbregman.com & Winnie Byanyima youtu.be/P8ijiLqfXP0?...
Rutger Bregman tells Davos to talk about tax: 'This is not rocket science'
YouTube video by Guardian News
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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Good on Transalta for standing up to the coal-loving bully.
Washington’s largest climate polluter shuts down despite federal order
Canadian company TransAlta’s coal-burning power plant in Centralia, Washington, shut down Dec. 19, according to grid data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
www.opb.org
January 20, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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Prime Minister Carney's speech at Davos is sending a message of Canada's determination to the world.
Canada is united at this time in the face of staggering levels of threat.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5aQ...
🚨Canada PM BRINGS THE HOUSE DOWN with ANTI-TRUMP Speech
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:41 PM
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We are now learning of even more patients who have died waiting for care. Yet the UCP still refuses to take responsibility or acknowledge the crisis.

Albertans deserve better.

Our lives depend on it. /1
January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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"Chinese spy cars are going to listen to my phone calls!" I said.
"That's right," said Alexa.
"I agree," posted Facebook.
"That would be bad," said Siri.
"Absolutely," agreed Uber.
"Here's a bunch of car accessories you might be interested in," said Amazon.
#cdnpoli #ONpoli
January 20, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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Americans should be in the streets every day. They should be calling their representatives at the state and federal level every day. They should be changing the way they shop and who they interact with, as though they're in a life or death emergency, because they are.
January 20, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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I want to share with you a piece from a German documentarian on the chilling parallels between ICE and Hitler’s Brown Shirts (reproduced with his permission). Please read and share.

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-ice-and-hitlers-brown-shirts
Trump’s ICE and Hitler’s Brown Shirts
Lessons From Two Eras
robertreich.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Live your life so that the global masses won't hold a parade when you die.
January 20, 2026 at 5:57 PM