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Alberta from Ontario by way of Texas. Leafs/Jays/Bills/Raps/Argos/Trek/Wars/MCU Adult ADHD haver. Fun fact: I'm mind blind! It's called aphantasia. Apanthrope. Media: LMNOP Agency, LLC @imsotara.bsky.social is my significantly better half. (INTJ-T)

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Newton Crosby, Ph.D 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @kevininalberta.com · Nov 11

Alt text is great because:
A) it helps people who are vision impaired.
2) it helps people who aren't Extremely Online℠ (me!) get the reference.
Ω) you can hide funny stuff in there.

Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · Nov 11

Another older tip for newbies. Set your system to make you use alt text. Bluesky is the nice place, and we should be nice to users who use alt text.

Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · Aug 5

Note: on Bluesky you can have your settings force you to add alt-text before posting, and I recommend doing so.

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Newton Crosby, Ph.D 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @kevininalberta.com · 16h

Daily Walkoff ⚾️
Blue Jays #405 🦾
I thought that said Tony Fernandez 🤦🏻‍♂️

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Chairman of the Underwater Fathers Association @dadloop.bsky.social · 18h

Glad this is out there now but I don't know why the ATA didn't make this public when they rejected the last offer.
But I'm not a labour relations lawyer so what do I know.
Does seem like something that the public should know as it provides clarity around the Union's decision to strike.

Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 18h

The Alberta government stopped tracking class sizes, and then the province's population growth really took off. @robsonfletcher.com set out to find out how the numbers of teachers compare to that growth, with the limited info available

Class size/composition is a strike issue.
#AbEd #AbLeg

ANALYSIS | Alberta stopped tracking class sizes. Then it changed its funding formula. Now, it's a teachers' strike issue | CBC News

Get a rough idea of how much Alberta’s teaching staff has grown compared to how much student enrolment has grown since the funding formula for school boards was changed.

www.cbc.ca

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Stoeten @stoeten.bsky.social · 19h

Wednesday was a beautiful night to be a Jays fan, and Thursday was a beautiful morning to be a Jays fan online. ALCS HERE WE COME!!!!

Some thoughts and highlights... 👇

DAAAAAA YANKEES LOSE!!!!

ALCS HERE WE COME!!!!

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Newton Crosby, Ph.D 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @kevininalberta.com · 19h

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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Whatever Happened to Baby Jen? @katyaandyourdad.bsky.social · 20h

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

Nicole Kidman in "The Others", looking through a gate on a foggy day

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Erik @erikgt.bsky.social · 19h

Still so much fun the next day.

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Newton Crosby, Ph.D 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @kevininalberta.com · 20h

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Newton Crosby, Ph.D 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @kevininalberta.com · 20h

If you're going to have a starting 9, 8 pitchers and a catcher is the way.

Rob Friedman @pitchingninja.com · 1d

All 8 of the Blue Jays Pitchers from Yesterday (overlay)

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James G @orth.ca · 1d

The ACC got to tune in, they stuck around for 45 mins

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 1d

Ortiz was absolutely loving this sitting between AROD and Jeter

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JΛKΣ✌️ @mothmanshadow.com · 1d

The only thing that would be more fun than watching the Yankees lose, is watching the Phillies win three games in a row and knock out the Dodgers

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Newton Crosby, Ph.D 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @kevininalberta.com · 1d

Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins coming in for the Mega Powers style handshake to celebrate a job well done.

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Ken Schaljo @schaljoke.bsky.social · 1d

Buck Martinez laughing about how correct he was about the Yankees

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Nick Ashbourne @nickashbourne.bsky.social · 1d

Before the season, it felt really generous to consider the Blue Jays wild-card contenders.

Now they are headed to the ALCS.

Toronto sports fans have been treated to so much misery of both the expected and unexpected varieties that this club's trajectory feels difficult to believe.