Psarah Psmith 🇨🇦
@smarvsmith.bsky.social
Rogue Naturalist
Science+Art Mash-up Maven
Into Good Trouble, Interesting Facts, & Oxford Commas
Maple syrup runs in my veins.
Science+Art Mash-up Maven
Into Good Trouble, Interesting Facts, & Oxford Commas
Maple syrup runs in my veins.
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The "balancing monsters of love," what a lovely notion – Leonard Cohen on the saints among us
The Balancing Monsters of Love: Leonard Cohen on the Saints Among Us
On loving the world enough to surrender to the laws of gravity and chance.
www.themarginalian.org
December 11, 2025 at 5:47 AM
The "balancing monsters of love," what a lovely notion – Leonard Cohen on the saints among us
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The U.S. is mirroring a pattern that has happened in authoritarian regimes around the world. When a government erects barriers to reproductive care, it doesn’t just cause death and suffering for women and their families. Such policies are often a first step in the gradual decline of democracies.
Opinion | Banning Abortion a Hallmark of Authoritarian Regimes
Seda Saluk writes about how U.S. policy on abortion rights has started to mirror patterns seen in authoritarian regimes around the world.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The U.S. is mirroring a pattern that has happened in authoritarian regimes around the world. When a government erects barriers to reproductive care, it doesn’t just cause death and suffering for women and their families. Such policies are often a first step in the gradual decline of democracies.
Lookin' at you, Calgary.
Remember this picture, & others like it, every time you hear someone in your city say "we're not Amsterdam."
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s.
Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today.
Better choices instead of excuses.
November 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Lookin' at you, Calgary.
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"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
My current favourite Canadian artist has a new show and it's gorgeous.
I’ll Follow the Sun
24” diameter round
Acrylic on panel
2025
This painting in my new collection was inspired by a stunning photo taken by my brother of a sunset in Saskatchewan before a Paul McCartney concert at the stadium.
canadahouse.com/collections/...
24” diameter round
Acrylic on panel
2025
This painting in my new collection was inspired by a stunning photo taken by my brother of a sunset in Saskatchewan before a Paul McCartney concert at the stadium.
canadahouse.com/collections/...
November 27, 2025 at 3:26 AM
My current favourite Canadian artist has a new show and it's gorgeous.
I love this for us, Calgary! What a fun thing to look forward to in the new year.
Kourtney Penner posted an update for her new arts & crafts thrift store. Coming early 2026.
Update video URL: www.instagram.com/reel/DRZ9HHx...
Website/newsletter: www.martkitthrift.com
IG account: www.instagram.com/martkitthrift
TT account: www.tiktok.com/@martkit.thr...
#Calgary
Update video URL: www.instagram.com/reel/DRZ9HHx...
Website/newsletter: www.martkitthrift.com
IG account: www.instagram.com/martkitthrift
TT account: www.tiktok.com/@martkit.thr...
#Calgary
November 24, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I love this for us, Calgary! What a fun thing to look forward to in the new year.
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Can you spread the word about weaintbuyingit.com? This is one of the easiest and safest ways possible to fight back against the current administration. If you've been saying there's nothing you can do - you're wrong! All you have to do is not buy from Amazon, Home Depot, or Target for five days.
We Ain’t Buying It! - Economic Pressure on Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday - We Ain’t Buying It!
We Ain’t Buying It is an economic action and solidarity campaign designed to defend democracy and reclaim community power.
weaintbuyingit.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Can you spread the word about weaintbuyingit.com? This is one of the easiest and safest ways possible to fight back against the current administration. If you've been saying there's nothing you can do - you're wrong! All you have to do is not buy from Amazon, Home Depot, or Target for five days.
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Calgary showed up tonight for the rally for Trans Rights. It was great to see so many folks turn out.
November 21, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Calgary showed up tonight for the rally for Trans Rights. It was great to see so many folks turn out.
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#vss365 #options
Men get all the options
We have pockets of them
Overflowing pocketfuls
Pockets in our pockets
Pockets for our pocket watches
Cargoed, slippered and secure
Our pockets come with options
Batman's utility pocket options
When it comes to dress codes
For women
Pockets are not an option
Men get all the options
We have pockets of them
Overflowing pocketfuls
Pockets in our pockets
Pockets for our pocket watches
Cargoed, slippered and secure
Our pockets come with options
Batman's utility pocket options
When it comes to dress codes
For women
Pockets are not an option
November 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I cannot wait to canvass for this! Now that I have the Forever Canadian petition under my belt, I have a new appreciation for the inherent democracy of the citizen's initiative.
Thanks, UCP! 😉
Thanks, UCP! 😉
⚠️ BREAKING ⚠️
This afternoon, country music artist @corblund.bsky.social headed to #Edmonton to submit his application to Elections Alberta for a petition to prohibit coal mining in the #EasternSlopes of the Rocky Mountains.
#MountainsNotMines #WaterNotCoal #Calgary #YYC #Alberta #AbLeg #AbPoli
This afternoon, country music artist @corblund.bsky.social headed to #Edmonton to submit his application to Elections Alberta for a petition to prohibit coal mining in the #EasternSlopes of the Rocky Mountains.
#MountainsNotMines #WaterNotCoal #Calgary #YYC #Alberta #AbLeg #AbPoli
November 20, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I cannot wait to canvass for this! Now that I have the Forever Canadian petition under my belt, I have a new appreciation for the inherent democracy of the citizen's initiative.
Thanks, UCP! 😉
Thanks, UCP! 😉
We need to show trans kids that our ghoul of a Premier and her party of bigots do not have support for this garbage. If you are in Calgary, please do your best to be at the rally tomorrow.
November 20, 2025 at 3:16 AM
We need to show trans kids that our ghoul of a Premier and her party of bigots do not have support for this garbage. If you are in Calgary, please do your best to be at the rally tomorrow.
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Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
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Serious pregnancy complications 'dramatically reduced' in HPV-vaccinated women medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11...
"Vaccinating boys alongside girls enhances herd immunity, significantly reducing the risk of HPV-related cancers in all genders..."
#VaccinesWork
"Vaccinating boys alongside girls enhances herd immunity, significantly reducing the risk of HPV-related cancers in all genders..."
#VaccinesWork
Serious pregnancy complications 'dramatically reduced' in HPV-vaccinated women
Pregnant women who were vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) at school are less likely to experience serious pregnancy-related complications, according to University of Aberdeen research.
medicalxpress.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Serious pregnancy complications 'dramatically reduced' in HPV-vaccinated women medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11...
"Vaccinating boys alongside girls enhances herd immunity, significantly reducing the risk of HPV-related cancers in all genders..."
#VaccinesWork
"Vaccinating boys alongside girls enhances herd immunity, significantly reducing the risk of HPV-related cancers in all genders..."
#VaccinesWork
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Screw it, I’m going to stop reading the news and watch a knitted frog make a pie, read a book, and go to bed.
November 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Screw it, I’m going to stop reading the news and watch a knitted frog make a pie, read a book, and go to bed.
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One of the illustrations of German botanical artist Maria Sibylla Merian, created on her pioneering 1699 expedition to Surinam, "Iguana and Coral Snake". Her scientific illustrations are renowned for their accuracy. #WomensArt
November 18, 2025 at 5:48 AM
One of the illustrations of German botanical artist Maria Sibylla Merian, created on her pioneering 1699 expedition to Surinam, "Iguana and Coral Snake". Her scientific illustrations are renowned for their accuracy. #WomensArt
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“Sleep and circadian experts generally advocate for permanent Standard Time… Change between Standard Time and DST is not simply loss/gain of sleep, but rather misalignment between circadian and social clocks…”
November 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
“Sleep and circadian experts generally advocate for permanent Standard Time… Change between Standard Time and DST is not simply loss/gain of sleep, but rather misalignment between circadian and social clocks…”
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#ChatGPT violates #copyright law: Court in Munich sided with #Germany ’s music rights society GEMA which said ChatGPT took protected lyrics by popular artists. The judge ordered OpenAI to pay undisclosed damages for using copyrighted material without permission. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
ChatGPT violated copyright law by ‘learning’ from song lyrics, German court rules
OpenAI ordered to pay undisclosed damages for training its language models on artists’ work without permission
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
#ChatGPT violates #copyright law: Court in Munich sided with #Germany ’s music rights society GEMA which said ChatGPT took protected lyrics by popular artists. The judge ordered OpenAI to pay undisclosed damages for using copyrighted material without permission. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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#ScienceSunday
#Vaccines
Here is another example where scientists have generated systemic immunity against human papilloma virus using nasal delivery of a cationic nanogel containing the HPV16 E7 protein as an antigen. In addition, an anti-tumor effect was seen. Game-changing!
Vaccines save lives.
#Vaccines
Here is another example where scientists have generated systemic immunity against human papilloma virus using nasal delivery of a cationic nanogel containing the HPV16 E7 protein as an antigen. In addition, an anti-tumor effect was seen. Game-changing!
Vaccines save lives.
Cationic nanogel–based nasal therapeutic HPV vaccine prevents the development of cervical cancer
Cationic nanogel–based nasal therapeutic vaccine induces cancer-specific immune responses and inhibits cancer development in cervical tissue.
www.science.org
November 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
#ScienceSunday
#Vaccines
Here is another example where scientists have generated systemic immunity against human papilloma virus using nasal delivery of a cationic nanogel containing the HPV16 E7 protein as an antigen. In addition, an anti-tumor effect was seen. Game-changing!
Vaccines save lives.
#Vaccines
Here is another example where scientists have generated systemic immunity against human papilloma virus using nasal delivery of a cationic nanogel containing the HPV16 E7 protein as an antigen. In addition, an anti-tumor effect was seen. Game-changing!
Vaccines save lives.
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“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets
From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.
www.fastcompany.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
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Remember that the majority of anti-vaxxers are themselves vaccinated against diseases like polio, diphtheria, measles, mumps, and rubella.
It’s only their kids they choose to put at risk.
It’s only their kids they choose to put at risk.
November 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Remember that the majority of anti-vaxxers are themselves vaccinated against diseases like polio, diphtheria, measles, mumps, and rubella.
It’s only their kids they choose to put at risk.
It’s only their kids they choose to put at risk.
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"Ethical due diligence should become as routine as financial due diligence. Before asking how large a technology might become, we should ask what kind of behaviour it incentivises, what dependencies it creates, and who it leaves behind." #AIEthics
time.com/7332888/we-n...
time.com/7332888/we-n...
AI Regulation is Not Enough. We Need AI Morals
"The challenge of our time is to keep moral intelligence in step with machine intelligence."
time.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:40 AM
"Ethical due diligence should become as routine as financial due diligence. Before asking how large a technology might become, we should ask what kind of behaviour it incentivises, what dependencies it creates, and who it leaves behind." #AIEthics
time.com/7332888/we-n...
time.com/7332888/we-n...
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What is #folktech? Read the recap from the first convening on Oct 18. Check out the slide deck in the post and sign up for the next virtual event on Nov 19 here: luma.com/h0nmrgu9?tk=...
dwebyvr.org/recap-folk-t...
dwebyvr.org/recap-folk-t...
Recap: Folk Tech Play Day
How can we make and use technology that supports us in our everyday life and is also easy and fun to use?
How can great p2p, open source, open standards-based, and decentralized tech emerge from commu...
dwebyvr.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
What is #folktech? Read the recap from the first convening on Oct 18. Check out the slide deck in the post and sign up for the next virtual event on Nov 19 here: luma.com/h0nmrgu9?tk=...
dwebyvr.org/recap-folk-t...
dwebyvr.org/recap-folk-t...