Vanessasaurus 🇨🇦
@vanessasaurus.bsky.social
Community builder in Calgary, AB. Wife, Zelda enthusiast, Radiohead follower, skeptic, exalting cats, actively recovering, local volunteer, curious and shamelessly asking dumb questions.
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The holiday season is a popular time for volunteering, but experts say giving back is beneficial year-round.
Why doing good also makes us feel good, during the holidays and beyond
The holiday season is a popular time for volunteering, but experts say giving back is beneficial year-round.
bit.ly
November 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The holiday season is a popular time for volunteering, but experts say giving back is beneficial year-round.
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Alberta's move to open private billing unlikely to increase capacity, physicians say https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/economy/article-alberta-health-care-private-billing-physicians/
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
November 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Alberta's move to open private billing unlikely to increase capacity, physicians say https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/economy/article-alberta-health-care-private-billing-physicians/
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
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The EPA is prioritizing review of new chemicals to be used in data centers. Experts say this could lead to the fast approval of new types of forever chemicals—with limited oversight.
The Trump Administration’s Data Center Push Could Open the Door for New Forever Chemicals
The EPA is prioritizing review of new chemicals to be used in data centers. Experts say this could lead to the fast approval of new types of forever chemicals—with limited oversight.
wrd.cm
November 30, 2025 at 4:15 AM
The EPA is prioritizing review of new chemicals to be used in data centers. Experts say this could lead to the fast approval of new types of forever chemicals—with limited oversight.
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Recycled plastic has always been a fucking lie. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Just 9.5% of plastic made in 2022 used recycled material, study shows
Global research reveals most of 400m tonnes produced using fossil fuels, predominantly coal or oil
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Recycled plastic has always been a fucking lie. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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I will revel all weekend in the boos and Smith's impossible choice between her mentally unstable base and her oil and gas overlords.
November 28, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I will revel all weekend in the boos and Smith's impossible choice between her mentally unstable base and her oil and gas overlords.
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This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
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Textile artist Nancy Nicholson, cat & bird embroidery #WomensArt
November 27, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Textile artist Nancy Nicholson, cat & bird embroidery #WomensArt
1/3 Unless you are in a very high tax bracket, this will cost you money, potentially a lot, in one of the hardest financial eras in Alberta's history.
Less doctors in the public system = longer wait times for those who can't afford private.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Less doctors in the public system = longer wait times for those who can't afford private.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta medical leaders want more consultation after new bill unveiled featuring dual health-care system | CBC News
A new bill aimed at allowing Alberta physicians to practise in both private and public health-care systems will keep family doctors out of the private system — for now.
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
1/3 Unless you are in a very high tax bracket, this will cost you money, potentially a lot, in one of the hardest financial eras in Alberta's history.
Less doctors in the public system = longer wait times for those who can't afford private.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Less doctors in the public system = longer wait times for those who can't afford private.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Even their x account is based in the States
November 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Even their x account is based in the States
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Nieman: Domestic violence has long-term impacts on children calgaryherald.com/health/famil...
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Nieman: Domestic violence has long-term impacts on children calgaryherald.com/health/famil...
Woo! Got Chapelle tickets for Dec. 2 in Calgary. Not sure what a comedy show will be like at the Saddle Dome but couldn't pass up the chance to see some new material live.
November 20, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Woo! Got Chapelle tickets for Dec. 2 in Calgary. Not sure what a comedy show will be like at the Saddle Dome but couldn't pass up the chance to see some new material live.
Here's a bit of good news to interupt your nightly doom scroll. Our committee held a bake sale to benefit local families in need last weekend. We got soooo many donations from the community that we raised over $2000. People are essentially good.
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Here's a bit of good news to interupt your nightly doom scroll. Our committee held a bake sale to benefit local families in need last weekend. We got soooo many donations from the community that we raised over $2000. People are essentially good.
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During the same week that the UCP is expanding privatization, the auditor general finds that government interference cost taxpayers over $100 million.
How can anyone deny it’s the government that’s the problem?
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
How can anyone deny it’s the government that’s the problem?
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
Alberta wasted more than $100M in lab privatization effort: Auditor general report
dynalifey
edmontonjournal.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
During the same week that the UCP is expanding privatization, the auditor general finds that government interference cost taxpayers over $100 million.
How can anyone deny it’s the government that’s the problem?
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
How can anyone deny it’s the government that’s the problem?
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
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Wondering why the UCP is waiting until Wednesday to strip trans rights using the notwithstanding clause?
The Auditor General is releasing his report into the Dynalife fiasco on Wednesday. www.oag.ab.ca/news-section...
They don't think Albertans can chew gum and walk at the same time.
The Auditor General is releasing his report into the Dynalife fiasco on Wednesday. www.oag.ab.ca/news-section...
They don't think Albertans can chew gum and walk at the same time.
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Wondering why the UCP is waiting until Wednesday to strip trans rights using the notwithstanding clause?
The Auditor General is releasing his report into the Dynalife fiasco on Wednesday. www.oag.ab.ca/news-section...
They don't think Albertans can chew gum and walk at the same time.
The Auditor General is releasing his report into the Dynalife fiasco on Wednesday. www.oag.ab.ca/news-section...
They don't think Albertans can chew gum and walk at the same time.
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please don't do this. MAGA hats are made from an acrylic blend, which will release toxic chemicals when set on fire, potentially harming you and downwind woodland creatures
November 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
please don't do this. MAGA hats are made from an acrylic blend, which will release toxic chemicals when set on fire, potentially harming you and downwind woodland creatures
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Having a fantastic time at the Alberta Municipalities convention in Calgary.
Good conversation this morning with some new & returning African/Caribbean/Black councillors from across the province.
Wonderful to see the diversity of our province being reflected in local government! #ableg
Good conversation this morning with some new & returning African/Caribbean/Black councillors from across the province.
Wonderful to see the diversity of our province being reflected in local government! #ableg
November 13, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Having a fantastic time at the Alberta Municipalities convention in Calgary.
Good conversation this morning with some new & returning African/Caribbean/Black councillors from across the province.
Wonderful to see the diversity of our province being reflected in local government! #ableg
Good conversation this morning with some new & returning African/Caribbean/Black councillors from across the province.
Wonderful to see the diversity of our province being reflected in local government! #ableg
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“We're tired of being the guinea pigs of Canada,” said Billy-Joe Tuccaro, chief of the Mikisew Cree First Nation... “If the water isn't able to be treated and reused in the mines and for development, why is it good enough for us to drink?” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/n... #abpoli #ableg
Alberta chiefs say oilsands causing cancer surge, call for halt to tailings plan
Indigenous leaders in Alberta say unchecked oilsands development is devastating their land and could be linked to rising cancer rates in their communities.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
“We're tired of being the guinea pigs of Canada,” said Billy-Joe Tuccaro, chief of the Mikisew Cree First Nation... “If the water isn't able to be treated and reused in the mines and for development, why is it good enough for us to drink?” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/n... #abpoli #ableg
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November 9, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
PressProgress: Defend Canadian Journalism
pressprogress.ca
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
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But this lawsuit is so much bigger than me or PressProgress
This lawsuit could have chilling implications for journalism and democracy in Canada
Caylan Ford is also asking the court to protect politicians’ secrets and prevent journalists from reporting on documents leaked by whistleblowers
This lawsuit could have chilling implications for journalism and democracy in Canada
Caylan Ford is also asking the court to protect politicians’ secrets and prevent journalists from reporting on documents leaked by whistleblowers
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
But this lawsuit is so much bigger than me or PressProgress
This lawsuit could have chilling implications for journalism and democracy in Canada
Caylan Ford is also asking the court to protect politicians’ secrets and prevent journalists from reporting on documents leaked by whistleblowers
This lawsuit could have chilling implications for journalism and democracy in Canada
Caylan Ford is also asking the court to protect politicians’ secrets and prevent journalists from reporting on documents leaked by whistleblowers
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Corporate and union donations are back in Alberta politics. And as @markusoff.bsky.social found out, one party benefited from that change much more in the last quarter. #AbLeg
UCP made corporate donations legal in Alberta again. Then, businesses gave them $471K in first period. | CBC Accessibility
Injury lawyers opened their wallets to support the United Conservative Party, while their fight against auto insurance reforms continues.
www.cbc.ca
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Corporate and union donations are back in Alberta politics. And as @markusoff.bsky.social found out, one party benefited from that change much more in the last quarter. #AbLeg
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Keeping up with the UCP government's democratic transgressions can be difficult.
But not impossible.
Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
But not impossible.
Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Keeping up with the UCP government's democratic transgressions can be difficult.
But not impossible.
Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
But not impossible.
Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
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STUDY: Covid during pregnancy tied to autism, developmental issues in kids.
So… by attacking Covid vaccines (all vaccines) thus contributing to the spread of Covid, are dangerous anti-vaxers like RFK Jr actually fuelling autism rates?
More plausible than other things RFK Jr. has been blaming.
So… by attacking Covid vaccines (all vaccines) thus contributing to the spread of Covid, are dangerous anti-vaxers like RFK Jr actually fuelling autism rates?
More plausible than other things RFK Jr. has been blaming.
Covid in pregnancy tied to autism, developmental issues, study says
A study published in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology analyzed more than 18,100 births in Massachusetts of children born to women who contracted the virus starting in the early months of the pand...
www.washingtonpost.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
STUDY: Covid during pregnancy tied to autism, developmental issues in kids.
So… by attacking Covid vaccines (all vaccines) thus contributing to the spread of Covid, are dangerous anti-vaxers like RFK Jr actually fuelling autism rates?
More plausible than other things RFK Jr. has been blaming.
So… by attacking Covid vaccines (all vaccines) thus contributing to the spread of Covid, are dangerous anti-vaxers like RFK Jr actually fuelling autism rates?
More plausible than other things RFK Jr. has been blaming.
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Calgary's Webber Academy performing arts centre.
Webber Academy charges $20K a year. Every year.
Webber Academy also gets YOUR Tax $.
Seventy percent of what public kids get. They can turn kids away. Pick & choose. Be exclusive. So why does #UCP give them PUBLIC funding? #ableg #abed #abpoli
Webber Academy charges $20K a year. Every year.
Webber Academy also gets YOUR Tax $.
Seventy percent of what public kids get. They can turn kids away. Pick & choose. Be exclusive. So why does #UCP give them PUBLIC funding? #ableg #abed #abpoli
October 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM