Deanna
@thatsnotaword.bsky.social
She/her. Just trying to muddle through. Lots to learn. #yyc #abpoli
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Yet another pedestrian death on Calgary's streets. This time a woman in her 40s who was crossing with a walk signal. This article doesn't include the context that #yyc has surpassed last year’s 10-year high for fatal traffic collisions. We need to talk about this more. #yyccc
December 20, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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"Prof. Siegel said multiple studies have shown that improved air quality in classrooms results in better student performance on standardized tests, reduced absenteeism and less spread of infectious disease."
Schools must improve air quality to slow spread of respiratory illness, advocates say
Proper air filtration could help mitigate the rapid spread of flu and other illnesses, say experts and parents
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
"Prof. Siegel said multiple studies have shown that improved air quality in classrooms results in better student performance on standardized tests, reduced absenteeism and less spread of infectious disease."
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A new survey has revealed that conservation grazing by heritage Dartmoor ponies is delivering strong results, with several rare and vulnerable bird species now breeding on restored heathland:
Conservation grazing brings rare breeding birds back to Dartmoor
Grazing by Dartmoor ponies at Bellever Moor and Meadows reserve in Devon has helped revive rare heathland birds, with new breeding records of Tree Pipit, Whinchat, Eurasian Skylark and other Red- and Amber-listed species following habitat restoration.
bit.ly
December 27, 2025 at 7:16 AM
A new survey has revealed that conservation grazing by heritage Dartmoor ponies is delivering strong results, with several rare and vulnerable bird species now breeding on restored heathland:
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Angel
Jeff Dillon
2017
Jeff Dillon
2017
December 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Angel
Jeff Dillon
2017
Jeff Dillon
2017
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No one frivolously ghosts a parent or sibling.
Yeah, no thanks.
Stop guilting people about being estranged from family members. It someone is they likely have personal reasons for being so.
Stop guilting people about being estranged from family members. It someone is they likely have personal reasons for being so.
December 26, 2025 at 5:51 AM
No one frivolously ghosts a parent or sibling.
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in fact, CH often has WORSE pt Access Metrics than many AHS hospitals, but for some reason govt doesn't make them report to the same standard as AHS.
7/14
7/14
December 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
in fact, CH often has WORSE pt Access Metrics than many AHS hospitals, but for some reason govt doesn't make them report to the same standard as AHS.
7/14
7/14
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This👇
"So the patient is discharged with gauze, antibiotics, and a bus ticket.
It’s not neglect by individuals — it’s a failure of design. The system treats the symptoms of cold but never the coldness of the system itself."
chaneldabell123.medi...
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"So the patient is discharged with gauze, antibiotics, and a bus ticket.
It’s not neglect by individuals — it’s a failure of design. The system treats the symptoms of cold but never the coldness of the system itself."
chaneldabell123.medi...
1/3
Frozen in Place: Edmonton’s Winter Crisis and the System That Forgot to Feel
Subtitle: When warmth…
Frostbite
chaneldabell123.medium.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This👇
"So the patient is discharged with gauze, antibiotics, and a bus ticket.
It’s not neglect by individuals — it’s a failure of design. The system treats the symptoms of cold but never the coldness of the system itself."
chaneldabell123.medi...
1/3
"So the patient is discharged with gauze, antibiotics, and a bus ticket.
It’s not neglect by individuals — it’s a failure of design. The system treats the symptoms of cold but never the coldness of the system itself."
chaneldabell123.medi...
1/3
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Having children “tends to coincide with a lasting drop in employment and earnings for moms but not dads”—and a growing body of research has identified a significant, underdiscussed factor perpetuating this disparity, Stephanie H. Murray writes:
The Commute Penalty
“Travel time” may not be a sexy topic. But it’s a crucial factor in moms’ ability to work.
bit.ly
December 25, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Having children “tends to coincide with a lasting drop in employment and earnings for moms but not dads”—and a growing body of research has identified a significant, underdiscussed factor perpetuating this disparity, Stephanie H. Murray writes:
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An important heads up!
But maybe a little light on underlying causes and possible solutions.
I'll provide my perspective on things in this mini-thread.
1/
But maybe a little light on underlying causes and possible solutions.
I'll provide my perspective on things in this mini-thread.
1/
December 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
An important heads up!
But maybe a little light on underlying causes and possible solutions.
I'll provide my perspective on things in this mini-thread.
1/
But maybe a little light on underlying causes and possible solutions.
I'll provide my perspective on things in this mini-thread.
1/
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And in a blink of an eye we reach the end of #ArtAdventCalendar
"Winter Wonderland"
Robin hand embroidered thread painting artwork
#birds #WildlifeArt #embroidery
"Winter Wonderland"
Robin hand embroidered thread painting artwork
#birds #WildlifeArt #embroidery
December 24, 2025 at 7:15 AM
And in a blink of an eye we reach the end of #ArtAdventCalendar
"Winter Wonderland"
Robin hand embroidered thread painting artwork
#birds #WildlifeArt #embroidery
"Winter Wonderland"
Robin hand embroidered thread painting artwork
#birds #WildlifeArt #embroidery
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This piece was in our main library in 2015 for a couple of months & a woman told me she would stop by on her lunch break & just sit & look at it almost daily because it gave her some peace. Few better compliments.
Shore
55×40 140×101cm
Oil on Canvas
2015
#ArtAdventCalendar
Shore
55×40 140×101cm
Oil on Canvas
2015
#ArtAdventCalendar
December 24, 2025 at 4:27 AM
This piece was in our main library in 2015 for a couple of months & a woman told me she would stop by on her lunch break & just sit & look at it almost daily because it gave her some peace. Few better compliments.
Shore
55×40 140×101cm
Oil on Canvas
2015
#ArtAdventCalendar
Shore
55×40 140×101cm
Oil on Canvas
2015
#ArtAdventCalendar
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Yep, another owl for Day 23 #ArtAdventCalendar
I was standing outside last night looking at the clear bright stars and it reminded me of this client work from a couple years ago. #NatureArt #WildlifeArt #birds #yule
I was standing outside last night looking at the clear bright stars and it reminded me of this client work from a couple years ago. #NatureArt #WildlifeArt #birds #yule
December 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Yep, another owl for Day 23 #ArtAdventCalendar
I was standing outside last night looking at the clear bright stars and it reminded me of this client work from a couple years ago. #NatureArt #WildlifeArt #birds #yule
I was standing outside last night looking at the clear bright stars and it reminded me of this client work from a couple years ago. #NatureArt #WildlifeArt #birds #yule
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For my final #ArtAdventCalendar entry: a mighty feast with family and friends. I pity any poor fish cruising by beneath this pelican clan, on the Red River just north of Winnipeg, Manitoba. #birds
December 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
For my final #ArtAdventCalendar entry: a mighty feast with family and friends. I pity any poor fish cruising by beneath this pelican clan, on the Red River just north of Winnipeg, Manitoba. #birds
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#ArtAdventCalendar
Dec. 21
Crow is our friend. She has a damaged wing, but can fly, and has come back to nest in the area, and hang out in our yard, for the last few years.
She’s getting a drink and is showing off the subtle iridescence that crow feathers have!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
🪶
Dec. 21
Crow is our friend. She has a damaged wing, but can fly, and has come back to nest in the area, and hang out in our yard, for the last few years.
She’s getting a drink and is showing off the subtle iridescence that crow feathers have!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
🪶
December 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
#ArtAdventCalendar
Dec. 21
Crow is our friend. She has a damaged wing, but can fly, and has come back to nest in the area, and hang out in our yard, for the last few years.
She’s getting a drink and is showing off the subtle iridescence that crow feathers have!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
🪶
Dec. 21
Crow is our friend. She has a damaged wing, but can fly, and has come back to nest in the area, and hang out in our yard, for the last few years.
She’s getting a drink and is showing off the subtle iridescence that crow feathers have!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
🪶
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Funny animal videos no longer being trustworthy just fucking sucks all around. I love the wonder of animal behavior and what it says about the experience of being alive. It's because it happened in reality that it's so fun. It's not fun if it was just made up. There's no wonder there.
December 19, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Funny animal videos no longer being trustworthy just fucking sucks all around. I love the wonder of animal behavior and what it says about the experience of being alive. It's because it happened in reality that it's so fun. It's not fun if it was just made up. There's no wonder there.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Yet one more reason we cannot allow LLMs to serve as epistemic grounding is that we cannot triangulate among them the way you can among reasonable independent sources. They bullshit in the same way and end up agreeing with one other about things that are completely false.
December 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Yet one more reason we cannot allow LLMs to serve as epistemic grounding is that we cannot triangulate among them the way you can among reasonable independent sources. They bullshit in the same way and end up agreeing with one other about things that are completely false.
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this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
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Timid white reindeer
Hoping to deliver gifts
Please pick me Santa
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Taken at Tromso Arctic Reindeer. This is a female. Males don't have antlers in the winter, so Santa has a female crew.
#Stunday #XtraXmas #reindeer #ImageAndVerse #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXForXmas #EastCoastKin #photography
Hoping to deliver gifts
Please pick me Santa
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Taken at Tromso Arctic Reindeer. This is a female. Males don't have antlers in the winter, so Santa has a female crew.
#Stunday #XtraXmas #reindeer #ImageAndVerse #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXForXmas #EastCoastKin #photography
December 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Timid white reindeer
Hoping to deliver gifts
Please pick me Santa
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Taken at Tromso Arctic Reindeer. This is a female. Males don't have antlers in the winter, so Santa has a female crew.
#Stunday #XtraXmas #reindeer #ImageAndVerse #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXForXmas #EastCoastKin #photography
Hoping to deliver gifts
Please pick me Santa
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Taken at Tromso Arctic Reindeer. This is a female. Males don't have antlers in the winter, so Santa has a female crew.
#Stunday #XtraXmas #reindeer #ImageAndVerse #AlphabetChallenge #WeekXForXmas #EastCoastKin #photography
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 14 is pulling from the cuteness vault to help us all out today; these Sandhill Crane colts were super adorable, and I enjoyed getting some of these unique interactions on camera from an ethical distance 🪶📸 rhenyard.darkroom.com/products/rad...
December 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 14 is pulling from the cuteness vault to help us all out today; these Sandhill Crane colts were super adorable, and I enjoyed getting some of these unique interactions on camera from an ethical distance 🪶📸 rhenyard.darkroom.com/products/rad...
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#ArtAdventCalendar #Day14 a highland coo for all those who need it.
#phtography #VonTrappFamilyLodge #Vermont
#phtography #VonTrappFamilyLodge #Vermont
December 15, 2025 at 3:37 AM
#ArtAdventCalendar #Day14 a highland coo for all those who need it.
#phtography #VonTrappFamilyLodge #Vermont
#phtography #VonTrappFamilyLodge #Vermont
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December 15, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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Two victims of previous school shootings — Mia Tretta, who was shot in the stomach in 2019 at Saugus High School, and Zoe Weissman, who survived the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — are now at Brown. Gun violence is out of control in this country.
December 14, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Two victims of previous school shootings — Mia Tretta, who was shot in the stomach in 2019 at Saugus High School, and Zoe Weissman, who survived the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — are now at Brown. Gun violence is out of control in this country.
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Two social dynamics make this work: 1️⃣pluralistic ignorance (people privately disagree but think they’re alone) and 2️⃣the spiral of silence (when people think they’re alone, they stay quiet). The quieter most of us are, the more it looks like “everyone” backs illiberal moves.
December 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Two social dynamics make this work: 1️⃣pluralistic ignorance (people privately disagree but think they’re alone) and 2️⃣the spiral of silence (when people think they’re alone, they stay quiet). The quieter most of us are, the more it looks like “everyone” backs illiberal moves.