Jonathan
@jonathandemoor.bsky.social
Pretty quiet myself, but appreciating the smart, interesting stuff you have to share…
Ecology, bioacoustics, birds, photography
Edmonton, AB / T6 & MNA
Photos: https://jonathandemoor.myportfolio.com
Sounds: https://jonathandemoorrecordings.bandcamp.com
Ecology, bioacoustics, birds, photography
Edmonton, AB / T6 & MNA
Photos: https://jonathandemoor.myportfolio.com
Sounds: https://jonathandemoorrecordings.bandcamp.com
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If you don't want Claude to load all this great #RStats content for each session, try asking Claude Code to deconstruct this content into distinct skills. On first pass it did not add required YAML headers, so needed second pass with those instructions. Here are the skills I ended up with.
January 10, 2026 at 6:03 PM
If you don't want Claude to load all this great #RStats content for each session, try asking Claude Code to deconstruct this content into distinct skills. On first pass it did not add required YAML headers, so needed second pass with those instructions. Here are the skills I ended up with.
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Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.
Instead of whatever this is, we should have a government getting lots of new homes and apartments built, lots of clean energy built, lots of high speed rail and transit and bike lanes built, human rights for everyone, economic & healthcare opportunities for all, & innovation that leads the world.
January 4, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.
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If you loved children’s TV programming in Canada in the late 60s through to the mid 90s, then this documentary will bring back amazing memories. It is only on CBC Gem for another 7 days unfortunately. It shouldn’t be missed.
#Canada #CBC #PublicBroadcasting
gem.cbc.ca/mr-dressup-t...
#Canada #CBC #PublicBroadcasting
gem.cbc.ca/mr-dressup-t...
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe | Films | CBC Gem
Based on the life and career of children’s entertainer Ernie Coombs, this film celebrates one of Canada’s most beloved children shows, Mr. Dressup, which enriched the lives of five generations.
gem.cbc.ca
December 27, 2025 at 10:48 PM
If you loved children’s TV programming in Canada in the late 60s through to the mid 90s, then this documentary will bring back amazing memories. It is only on CBC Gem for another 7 days unfortunately. It shouldn’t be missed.
#Canada #CBC #PublicBroadcasting
gem.cbc.ca/mr-dressup-t...
#Canada #CBC #PublicBroadcasting
gem.cbc.ca/mr-dressup-t...
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my annual posting of @mariadunnmusic.bsky.social's "God Bless Us Everyone".
Still trying to get this to be a standard carol for everyone, every Christmas.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ-f...
Still trying to get this to be a standard carol for everyone, every Christmas.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ-f...
Maria Dunn - God Bless Us Everyone (from The Carol Project)
YouTube video by Maria Dunn Music
www.youtube.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:49 AM
my annual posting of @mariadunnmusic.bsky.social's "God Bless Us Everyone".
Still trying to get this to be a standard carol for everyone, every Christmas.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ-f...
Still trying to get this to be a standard carol for everyone, every Christmas.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ-f...
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My Dad always enjoyed this Mark Twain quote, and I do as well.
"When I was 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much he had learned in 7 years,"
"When I was 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much he had learned in 7 years,"
December 21, 2025 at 1:26 AM
My Dad always enjoyed this Mark Twain quote, and I do as well.
"When I was 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much he had learned in 7 years,"
"When I was 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much he had learned in 7 years,"
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The description of American Bitterns as having an “agonizingly slow gait” is literary gold. Well written, Sibley.
December 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The description of American Bitterns as having an “agonizingly slow gait” is literary gold. Well written, Sibley.
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“What our paper, I think, makes fairly clear is that there’s pretty much an utter failure of environmental management regulation and enforcement in relation to coal mining,”
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
Alberta officials stalled coal mine pollution study | The Narwhal
An Alberta government scientist was prevented from speaking publicly about his coal mine pollution research, emails show
thenarwhal.ca
December 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
“What our paper, I think, makes fairly clear is that there’s pretty much an utter failure of environmental management regulation and enforcement in relation to coal mining,”
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-stal...
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Last night, in debate on a bill the UCP say is meant to protect free, even offensive, speech…
…the UCP tried to censor my speech because they found it…offensive.
But it’s true. Bill 13 will make life worse for African, Caribbean & Black professionals in Alberta.
youtu.be/jWLbFp2yN68?... #abpoli
…the UCP tried to censor my speech because they found it…offensive.
But it’s true. Bill 13 will make life worse for African, Caribbean & Black professionals in Alberta.
youtu.be/jWLbFp2yN68?... #abpoli
The UCP Didn’t Want You To Hear This - How Bill 13 Will Hurt African, Caribbean & Black Albertans
YouTube video by David Shepherd
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Last night, in debate on a bill the UCP say is meant to protect free, even offensive, speech…
…the UCP tried to censor my speech because they found it…offensive.
But it’s true. Bill 13 will make life worse for African, Caribbean & Black professionals in Alberta.
youtu.be/jWLbFp2yN68?... #abpoli
…the UCP tried to censor my speech because they found it…offensive.
But it’s true. Bill 13 will make life worse for African, Caribbean & Black professionals in Alberta.
youtu.be/jWLbFp2yN68?... #abpoli
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NEW:
Elections Alberta has approved musician Corb Lund's Citizen Driven Initiative application to ban coal activity within the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-init...
Elections Alberta has approved musician Corb Lund's Citizen Driven Initiative application to ban coal activity within the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-init...
Citizen Initiative Application Approved, Notice of Initiative Petition Issued - Elections Alberta
EDMONTON – Today, Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, issued a Notice of Initiative Petition. This confirms a citizen initiative petition application has been received and the Chief Ele...
www.elections.ab.ca
December 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
NEW:
Elections Alberta has approved musician Corb Lund's Citizen Driven Initiative application to ban coal activity within the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-init...
Elections Alberta has approved musician Corb Lund's Citizen Driven Initiative application to ban coal activity within the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-init...
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🔥Preorder and get 20% off here (code S26), shipping date is March 2026: osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/landkee...
Landkeeping
With rising temperatures, longer summers, drought, and more wildfires occurring in the United States and Canada, there is growing interest in the impact and efficacy of Indigenous fire and cultural bu...
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December 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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'Attitude and Attention, Punk Rockers,' by Norval Morrisseau (1932-2007), from his 1989-90 'Punk Rocker' series.
(Courtesy of the Norval Morrisseau Estate and the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies)
(Courtesy of the Norval Morrisseau Estate and the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies)
December 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
'Attitude and Attention, Punk Rockers,' by Norval Morrisseau (1932-2007), from his 1989-90 'Punk Rocker' series.
(Courtesy of the Norval Morrisseau Estate and the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies)
(Courtesy of the Norval Morrisseau Estate and the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies)
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Just finished up a series of statistics workshops—this….
December 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Just finished up a series of statistics workshops—this….
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Why is the media consistently saying "energy," when they actually mean "oil and gas"?
"Alberta energy deal" rather than "Alberta oil and gas deal" etc.
This is obfuscation.
It serves to present these agreements as beneficial to all, rather than specifically beneficial to the oil and gas industry.
"Alberta energy deal" rather than "Alberta oil and gas deal" etc.
This is obfuscation.
It serves to present these agreements as beneficial to all, rather than specifically beneficial to the oil and gas industry.
December 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Why is the media consistently saying "energy," when they actually mean "oil and gas"?
"Alberta energy deal" rather than "Alberta oil and gas deal" etc.
This is obfuscation.
It serves to present these agreements as beneficial to all, rather than specifically beneficial to the oil and gas industry.
"Alberta energy deal" rather than "Alberta oil and gas deal" etc.
This is obfuscation.
It serves to present these agreements as beneficial to all, rather than specifically beneficial to the oil and gas industry.
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Imagine all cars were electric, and then one Volkswagen engineer comes up with another idea …
#EMobility
#EMobility
August 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Imagine all cars were electric, and then one Volkswagen engineer comes up with another idea …
#EMobility
#EMobility
Booooo. We must do better. @mark-carney.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Booooo. We must do better. @mark-carney.bsky.social
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“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”
– Upton Sinclair
I do over-share this quote, but it's just so apt for so many things wrong with the world (pretty timeless too).
– Upton Sinclair
I do over-share this quote, but it's just so apt for so many things wrong with the world (pretty timeless too).
November 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.”
– Upton Sinclair
I do over-share this quote, but it's just so apt for so many things wrong with the world (pretty timeless too).
– Upton Sinclair
I do over-share this quote, but it's just so apt for so many things wrong with the world (pretty timeless too).
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Dear people merging onto the interstate/highway/freeway, etc,
SPEED UP! Seriously, don’t slow down to hesitantly merge, GUN IT and zipper in.
Hugs and kisses,
A woman who drive a six speed manual and never makes people slam in their damn brakes when she freaking merges 💗
SPEED UP! Seriously, don’t slow down to hesitantly merge, GUN IT and zipper in.
Hugs and kisses,
A woman who drive a six speed manual and never makes people slam in their damn brakes when she freaking merges 💗
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Dear people merging onto the interstate/highway/freeway, etc,
SPEED UP! Seriously, don’t slow down to hesitantly merge, GUN IT and zipper in.
Hugs and kisses,
A woman who drive a six speed manual and never makes people slam in their damn brakes when she freaking merges 💗
SPEED UP! Seriously, don’t slow down to hesitantly merge, GUN IT and zipper in.
Hugs and kisses,
A woman who drive a six speed manual and never makes people slam in their damn brakes when she freaking merges 💗
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The idea that emissions can be offset through projects that claim to avoid releases or to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is fatally flawed.
#auspol #ClimateChange
#auspol #ClimateChange
Carbon credits are failing to help with climate change — here’s why
The idea that emissions can be offset through projects that claim to avoid releases or to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is fatally flawed.
www.nature.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The idea that emissions can be offset through projects that claim to avoid releases or to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is fatally flawed.
#auspol #ClimateChange
#auspol #ClimateChange
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Possibly weirded out my long-suffering colleagues with this idiosyncratic observation last week, and feel like it belongs in a meme.
#rstats #python #ripdavidlynch
#rstats #python #ripdavidlynch
October 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Possibly weirded out my long-suffering colleagues with this idiosyncratic observation last week, and feel like it belongs in a meme.
#rstats #python #ripdavidlynch
#rstats #python #ripdavidlynch
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Native title on 900,000ha of Cape York has been returned to the traditional owners, and it’s expected that Native Title for all of entire Cape York will be settled by the end of next year.
Cape York land returned to owners 255 years after Captain James Cook arrived
A native title claim in the region where Captain James Cook made landfall after his ship crashed into the Great Barrier Reef in 1770 is among one of three to finally be settled by the Federal Court th...
www.abc.net.au
October 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Native title on 900,000ha of Cape York has been returned to the traditional owners, and it’s expected that Native Title for all of entire Cape York will be settled by the end of next year.
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What is the science behind health improvements often experienced when listening to nature?
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earth.fm/earth-storie...
October 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
What is the science behind health improvements often experienced when listening to nature?
earth.fm/earth-storie...
earth.fm/earth-storie...
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I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
October 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
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The @abbiodiversity.bsky.social is hiring a statistical ecologist! This is my previous position and is IMO an awesome job. Focus will be on birds 🐦 and acoustics 🔉, holler if you'd like to chat about it!
Learn more & apply by October 30, 2025: abmi.ca/abmi-home/co...
Learn more & apply by October 30, 2025: abmi.ca/abmi-home/co...
Statistical Ecologist
<p>The Human Footprint Analyst plays a pivotal role in one of ABMI’s most recognized programs—the Human Footprint Monitoring Program—tracking human land use patterns across Alberta&r...
abmi.ca
October 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The @abbiodiversity.bsky.social is hiring a statistical ecologist! This is my previous position and is IMO an awesome job. Focus will be on birds 🐦 and acoustics 🔉, holler if you'd like to chat about it!
Learn more & apply by October 30, 2025: abmi.ca/abmi-home/co...
Learn more & apply by October 30, 2025: abmi.ca/abmi-home/co...