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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 21h

She should layoff the bitumen.

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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 21h

a woman in a blue and white dress is making a funny face and says `` ok , sure ! ''

ALT: a woman in a blue and white dress is making a funny face and says `` ok , sure ! ''

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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 1d

Autumn in #yeg

Orange and yellow leaves fall on a street that recedes into the distance.

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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 2d

Big pro-teacher protest at #ableg in #yeg the day before a province-wide strike shuts down schooling.

Protest crowd in front of the Alberta legislature.

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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 3d

Honestly, they might have been onto something in Logan’s Run.

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The Alberta Worker @abworker.bsky.social · 6d

Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social

Alberta public sector wages falling behind

A recent survey showed that some public sector workers cannot make their monthly bill payments and have had to cut back on childcare and transportation expenses.

albertaworker.ca/news/alberta...

Alberta public sector wages falling behind

A recent survey showed that some public sector workers cannot make their monthly bill payments and have had to cut back on childcare and transportation expenses.

albertaworker.ca

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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 6d

Autumn dawn in #yeg.

The sun rises orange behind a mauve cloud. In the mid ground, downtown Edmonton is hazy. In the foreground, bike paths lead down a ravine bordered by trees with yellow leaves.

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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 6d

Fees get an inflationary bump but not teacher salaries. Cool cool. 🙄

Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 8d

a man in a superhero costume with the word dick written on it

ALT: a man in a superhero costume with the word dick written on it

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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 10d

“When I was at Queen’s….”

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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 10d

Apple season in #yeg continues.

25 gallons of apples sit on a dining room table.

A hand, rendered a useless claw from over use, holds a giant-ass apple.

Apples steaming in a stock pot prior to saucing.

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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 19d

And the ULP is discontinued and the parties are returning to the table.

Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 21d

Strike is looming, public backs teachers, gov’t needs a pretext not to bargain (that is somehow the teachers’ fault) and creates imaginary ULP. Getting zero traction with public, as one would expect from this bunch of nitwits.

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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 21d

Twin Lakes in Crimson Lake PP, SW of #yeg

An orange kayak paddles across a calm lake with trees and reeds in the background.

An orange kayak floats in a crystal clear lake. Fir trees rise up from the shore in the background.

A kayak silhouetted against the sun on a calm lake.

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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 24d

Clear waters of Narrow Lake, north of #yeg

A submerged log clearly visible on the bottom of a calm lake. In the background, an autumnal shore recedes into the distance.

A half-submerged log in a clear lake. Moss and trees grow on the portion above the waterline. In the background, trees begin to turn colour for fall.

A half submerged log in a clear lake with moss growing on the part above water.

The end of a mostly submerged log sticks out of a clear lake.

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Victor L. McConought @vic4alberta.bsky.social · 26d

The initiative is called "Lock out the ATA" #AbLeg

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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 28d

From wreaking havoc at Athabasca U to reaping worldwide scorn for a book ban, Demetrios Nicolaides exemplifies what happens when power-monger politicians meddle. AU is in crisis.

Why Are So Many Execs Fleeing Athabasca University? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

Why Are So Many Execs Fleeing Athabasca University? | The Tyee

The UCP cleaned house, installing new leaders. But the new regime is in acrimonious disarray.

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Bob Barnetson @bobbarnetson.bsky.social · 28d

The UCP certainly created the circumstances here, but the micromanaging, toxic management culture, and lack of progress on any front is the responsibility of the president.