Bigmeancarmen🇨🇦
@bigmeancarmen.bsky.social
Not really that big or mean ❤️🇨🇦💃
@maxfawcett.bsky.social @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social @kpateonthehill.bsky.social and @beynate.bsky.social have been sounding the alarm regarding toxic social media oligarchs.
As an ex-ad exec, I implore the 🇨🇦 ad industry to pull their budgets from these SM platforms
As an ex-ad exec, I implore the 🇨🇦 ad industry to pull their budgets from these SM platforms
Canada has the opportunity to help create a global tech landscape that isn’t dominated by US oligarchs.
That won’t happen if our political leaders refuse to quit toxic platforms like Twitter. What are they waiting for? #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/12/o...
That won’t happen if our political leaders refuse to quit toxic platforms like Twitter. What are they waiting for? #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/12/o...
Twitter is a litmus test for Canada
With Twitter, the medium really is the message — one that should be clearly unacceptable for our elected officials and political leaders.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:50 PM
@maxfawcett.bsky.social @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social @kpateonthehill.bsky.social and @beynate.bsky.social have been sounding the alarm regarding toxic social media oligarchs.
As an ex-ad exec, I implore the 🇨🇦 ad industry to pull their budgets from these SM platforms
As an ex-ad exec, I implore the 🇨🇦 ad industry to pull their budgets from these SM platforms
Dark woke is woke
Losing my shit at Ashley St Clair doing a reverse Naomi Wolf.
January 11, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Dark woke is woke
A *must read* from an outstanding Canadian Senator (and happens to be from Alberta) who represents the best of us. Thank you @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social
The Case for Sticking Around - Alberta Views
I’m calling on us to do something un-Canadian: and stand up for the country we love—and reject the idea of a sovereign Alberta
albertaviews.ca
January 11, 2026 at 5:21 PM
A *must read* from an outstanding Canadian Senator (and happens to be from Alberta) who represents the best of us. Thank you @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social
Following Ken Jennings has dramatically improved my BlueSky experience
If you are anxious and sad about the state of the world, that's fine, and there are plenty of strategies for dealing with that. But I think you already know that drive-by online dooming isn't a strategy. It's selfish and adolescent. It's a contagion that only spreads the worst of you, not the best.
January 8, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Following Ken Jennings has dramatically improved my BlueSky experience
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Sad how leaders are grovelling instead of outraged at American imperialism!
Never was about drugs (anymore than weapons of mass destruction) but about oil!
Guess Canada may be next? The excuse: Fentanyl
Never was about drugs (anymore than weapons of mass destruction) but about oil!
Guess Canada may be next? The excuse: Fentanyl
January 4, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Sad how leaders are grovelling instead of outraged at American imperialism!
Never was about drugs (anymore than weapons of mass destruction) but about oil!
Guess Canada may be next? The excuse: Fentanyl
Never was about drugs (anymore than weapons of mass destruction) but about oil!
Guess Canada may be next? The excuse: Fentanyl
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Right Now, most of the American can relate to this message from the 90's.
December 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Right Now, most of the American can relate to this message from the 90's.
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One of my greatest worries about climate was “countries will not trust each other enough to do this” but that’s actually become somewhat moot as renewables have become way preferable for many growing countries precisely /because/ they do not trust temperamental petrostates.
December 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
One of my greatest worries about climate was “countries will not trust each other enough to do this” but that’s actually become somewhat moot as renewables have become way preferable for many growing countries precisely /because/ they do not trust temperamental petrostates.
I clearly remember putting my bike in the shed and mom calling from the window “Carmen, Buck Rogers is on!”
🚲 🏃♀️ 📺
The street lights had just come on so I knew it was time to come home. But I think the days were getting longer so I almost missed the start!
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The street lights had just come on so I knew it was time to come home. But I think the days were getting longer so I almost missed the start!
'Buck Rogers' star Gil Gerard dies at 82
Gil Gerard, known for his role as Buck Rogers, has died at 82. His manager, Tina Presley Borek, said he died Tuesday in hospice care as a result of a rare cancer.
apnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I clearly remember putting my bike in the shed and mom calling from the window “Carmen, Buck Rogers is on!”
🚲 🏃♀️ 📺
The street lights had just come on so I knew it was time to come home. But I think the days were getting longer so I almost missed the start!
🚲 🏃♀️ 📺
The street lights had just come on so I knew it was time to come home. But I think the days were getting longer so I almost missed the start!
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"Alberta’s cavalier disregard for court resources and lack of consideration for the parties and First Nations intervenors who participated in this proceeding in good faith is disappointing to say the least." 🙊🙊
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Judge says proposed referendum on Alberta independence would be unconstitutional | CBC News
An Alberta judge says a referendum proposal on Alberta separating from Canada goes against Charter and and Treaty rights, in a decision given less than 24 hours after the provincial government introdu...
www.cbc.ca
December 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"Alberta’s cavalier disregard for court resources and lack of consideration for the parties and First Nations intervenors who participated in this proceeding in good faith is disappointing to say the least." 🙊🙊
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Rage & fear have driven media profitability since the mid-90s* but the scale & immediacy of social media has ruined us.
*Newsstand sales of Canadian papers used to spike when the cover had a story related to biker gang violence. Fear is profitable
*Newsstand sales of Canadian papers used to spike when the cover had a story related to biker gang violence. Fear is profitable
Although the scale of this is still to be assessed, this is the inevitable outcome of the monetization of the algorithm. Rage-bait becomes a personal revenue model. Nothing about this should be a surprise.
NEWS: I spent the past 24 hours going through major MAGA accounts on Twitter, and a bombshell development has become clear: most of the right-wing ecosphere is being fed propaganda from foreign actors.
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
This impacts elections. This impacts discourse. This is major. Subscribe to support my work:
November 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Rage & fear have driven media profitability since the mid-90s* but the scale & immediacy of social media has ruined us.
*Newsstand sales of Canadian papers used to spike when the cover had a story related to biker gang violence. Fear is profitable
*Newsstand sales of Canadian papers used to spike when the cover had a story related to biker gang violence. Fear is profitable
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Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:
September 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:
I hear grumblin about density this #calgaryelection Surprised few ppl talk about the zoning impacts on city taxes. IMHO I want great services & low taxes and would vote for candidates that support this (meaning high density is fine with me 👍)
September 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I hear grumblin about density this #calgaryelection Surprised few ppl talk about the zoning impacts on city taxes. IMHO I want great services & low taxes and would vote for candidates that support this (meaning high density is fine with me 👍)
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Let's address one of the most common clapbacks I get from anti-vaxxers: "If you want a jab, just get one. What does that have to do with me?"
Let's begin. And let's use measles as an example....
Thread [1/8]
Let's begin. And let's use measles as an example....
Thread [1/8]
September 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Let's address one of the most common clapbacks I get from anti-vaxxers: "If you want a jab, just get one. What does that have to do with me?"
Let's begin. And let's use measles as an example....
Thread [1/8]
Let's begin. And let's use measles as an example....
Thread [1/8]
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It’s #MythBustingTuesday.
Today’s target: “mRNA vaccines change your DNA.”
This myth spread like wildfire during the peak of the COVID pandemic. Unfortunately it persists today. It sounds scary, but it’s biologically implausible. Here’s why. 🧵
Today’s target: “mRNA vaccines change your DNA.”
This myth spread like wildfire during the peak of the COVID pandemic. Unfortunately it persists today. It sounds scary, but it’s biologically implausible. Here’s why. 🧵
September 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
It’s #MythBustingTuesday.
Today’s target: “mRNA vaccines change your DNA.”
This myth spread like wildfire during the peak of the COVID pandemic. Unfortunately it persists today. It sounds scary, but it’s biologically implausible. Here’s why. 🧵
Today’s target: “mRNA vaccines change your DNA.”
This myth spread like wildfire during the peak of the COVID pandemic. Unfortunately it persists today. It sounds scary, but it’s biologically implausible. Here’s why. 🧵
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The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a short story is a good guy with a short story
September 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a short story is a good guy with a short story
Reposting to 📌 so I know what to provide in my Free Little Library
August 29, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Reposting to 📌 so I know what to provide in my Free Little Library
I’m pretty sure Sam Altman is the Anti-Christ
August 28, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I’m pretty sure Sam Altman is the Anti-Christ
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Imagine giving a fuck about the Cracker Barrel logo.
August 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Imagine giving a fuck about the Cracker Barrel logo.
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I think this essay, which is not about Alberta, actually is about Alberta. About the resentment and fear many in our resource sectors feel when they see - or foresee - the loss of high paying jobs that didn’t require much or any post-secondary education.
August 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I think this essay, which is not about Alberta, actually is about Alberta. About the resentment and fear many in our resource sectors feel when they see - or foresee - the loss of high paying jobs that didn’t require much or any post-secondary education.
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Anyone who wonders about the effects of confrontational climate activism and how it's perceived in comparison to previous waves of activism should check out this new paper! The results show that activism with less confrontation was seen as 'less competent.' www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
August 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Anyone who wonders about the effects of confrontational climate activism and how it's perceived in comparison to previous waves of activism should check out this new paper! The results show that activism with less confrontation was seen as 'less competent.' www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Two of the single greatest advances of our lifetimes are mRNA technology and renewable energy tech and somehow the United States is now virulently against both.
August 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Two of the single greatest advances of our lifetimes are mRNA technology and renewable energy tech and somehow the United States is now virulently against both.
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It once again gives me great pleasure to drop this immutable fact of city-building. We build our cities the most expensive way possible. #yyc #yyccc #Sprawl #UrbanSprawl #Density
August 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
It once again gives me great pleasure to drop this immutable fact of city-building. We build our cities the most expensive way possible. #yyc #yyccc #Sprawl #UrbanSprawl #Density
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Reminder to use this link to find daily Forever Canadian sign ups across the province
www.forevercanadianpetitionevents.com?fbclid=IwY2x...
www.forevercanadianpetitionevents.com?fbclid=IwY2x...
Forever Canadian Petition Events
Calendar of Forever Canadian petition signing opportunities
www.forevercanadianpetitionevents.com
August 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Reminder to use this link to find daily Forever Canadian sign ups across the province
www.forevercanadianpetitionevents.com?fbclid=IwY2x...
www.forevercanadianpetitionevents.com?fbclid=IwY2x...