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🚨 The Smithsonian quietly erased Trump’s impeachments from history—then claimed it was just a design issue. No warning, no vote, no accountability. Only after public outrage did they promise to fix it. Who decides what counts as history—and what gets deleted?
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Video: The Urban Design of Sesame Street In the 1960s, the children’s television show Sesame Street was being conceived at the same time that the urban design book “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” by Jane Jacobs was exploding in...

“In the 1960s, the children’s television show Sesame Street was being conceived at the same time that the urban design book “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” by Jane Jacobs was exploding in popularity.“

The [pretty damn good] Urban Design of Sesame Street, in the @nytimes.com

This is Percy. He's experiencing his first rainfall. Wants to know if you're seeing what he's seeing. 12/10 (TT: percy.boy.jackson)

Wife carrying returns to Alberta city for third year Jonathan and Nica Schultz of Calgary were the first-place winners of the 2025 Alberta Wife Carrying Championship, which took place on Aug. 1 at the Lakeland Agricom.

BEYOND LOCAL: Wife carrying returns to Alberta city for third year

A medium-sized sandpiper with a relatively small head perches on the post of a yield sign on a cloudy day.

I've been back in the forest for a while, but still going through my grassland photos. I was very excited when this upland sandpiper posed for a picture. #birds🌿

Bless YOU For Not Giving Up Seriously.

Dear Humans,

Lo; everywhere you look, people are pushing back. From highway overpasses to the courtroom, we will not give in without a fight.

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This is what we're fighting, folks.
#ScienceUnderSiege by @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & yours truly comes out on 9/9 (www.barnesandnoble.com/w/science-un...)

Two yearling moose in a small clearing.

Moose often have twins and those twins often stick together after they're weened. These two were very shy but did eventually come out and have their photo taken.

How misinformation spreaders reframe news from reputable sources to support false claims A growing body of research tracking the spread of misinformation online has largely focused on presumably false stories from unreliable sources—websites that fabricate content or intentionally mislead...

A key doubtmongering strategy...👇

How misinformation spreaders reframe news from reputable sources to support false claims phys.org/news/2025-07...

"...some social media users deliberately repurpose credible journalism to advance misleading claims."

Happy Heritage Day! Today is a time to remember that we live in a place where no matter where we come from, together all of our diverse backgrounds makes our province better.

Let’s celebrate the cultures, traditions and histories each of us contribute to the beautiful and growing story of Alberta.

Alex on twitter writes: "Someone on Twitter writes: "You’re a menswear writer. You don’t know anything about manufacturing in America, or steel mills, or metallurgy, or CNC machining, or how anything is produced from raw material into a finished product in this country or anywhere. Stick to writing about “men’s fashion."" I reply: "i actually had a career in knifemaking before this. the reason why you can't avoid tariffs in knifemaking is because everyone relies on Gobelin machinery. are you aware of this?" Alex replies: "Gobelin machinery? What exactly are you referring to?" I reply: "you Gobelin DEEZ NUTS!"

"stick to menswear"

Freaking brilliant.

(Mo, not the bench.)

h/t @karenwalton.bsky.social

The Morning Show Thing is back.
Fridays. Probably. Around noon EST. Maybe.
On Substack. Definitely. -> Brittlestar.com

Patio season convinces Ottawa woman she doesn’t live in desolate arctic hellscape 90% of year - The Beaverton OTTAWA – As local residents welcome patio season, Sana Khan, a thirty-two year old  public servant, appears to be struck with a severe case of amnesia, tragically unable to recall that she lives in a ...

Patio season convinces Ottawa woman she doesn’t live in desolate arctic hellscape 90% of year

Alberta cities face higher election costs this fall after province bans electronic vote counters | CBC News When the province passed Bill 20 last year, it banned the use of electronic vote tabulators. Now some cities are reporting election costs double or triple what they spent in 2021.

“Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Williams said he's "very happy" even despite increased costs, to improve election integrity”

That’s a funny way to say we’re paying more because of rampant misinformation. Why don’t we do anything about that, Dan?

Summer McIntosh’s coach Fred Vergnoux on what it means to coach her CBC reporter Devin Heroux caught up with Summer McIntosh’s coach Fred Vergnoux ahead of her final race at the world aquatics championship to reflect on her historic week in the pool.

“I don’t want to cry on TV” Fred Vergnoux told me.

For six months he poured everything into coaching Summer McIntosh. And on Sunday in Singapore this chapter ended. In 18 days Summer joins coach Bob Bowman.

Fred was honest and candid. Our conversation: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Local woman wakes up, wishes you all a happy oatmeal civic holiday and asks that you use this day off (if you have one) to plan future nefarious whimsy, makes oatmeal.

Chance spent 10 years on the streets fighting for her survival before we found her with her stomach slashed 🔪.

It wasn’t easy to catch her or fix her up but she has made immense progress in just 3 months.

Many people will say dogs can’t smile but I’m not so sure.

RCMP open investigation after woman found deceased in woods #NovaScotia

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Banff taking hard look at overcrowding, congestion “I think people may get their backs up and think that this is a Trojan horse for restrictions or limits, but it’s just trying to ensure that we have a very high quality experience for our visitors as well as a really good life for our residents."

NEWS: Banff taking hard look at overcrowding, congestion

Being 100% aware that the acquaintance you're pretending not to see is also pretending not to see you.

Who can identify this person, who lived a fairytale live, until his death 150 years ago today?

To be clear, Canada is not allowed to retaliate… 😂

American exceptionalism, right here folks 👇

#Canada
#Tariffs

Remind me not to go to North Yorkshire. 🥺… a 22” rat!

Canada's economy is showing 'resilience' against U.S. tariffs. Why? OTTAWA – “Some resilience” — those were the two words Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem used last week to describe how the Canadian economy is holding up under the weight of U.S. tariffs.

OTTAWA – “Some resilience” — those were the two words Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem used last week to describe how the Canadian economy is holding up under the weight of U.S. tariffs.

Gates Foundation pledges $2.5 billion to women’s health initiatives Breaking: The Gates Foundation said it would commit $2.5 billion through 2030 to support women’s health initiatives, its largest funding commitment ever to the issue.

The @gatesfoundation.bsky.social will spend an additional $2.5B on women's health issues over the next 5 years. @matthewherper.bsky.social has the details. www.statnews.com/2025/08/04/b...

A photo of a plains viscacha on rocky terrain. The animal somewhat resembles a guinea pig. It has grayish fur and a dark band that runs from its face along its body. It has long whiskers, beard-like hair on its face, and pink ears.

Ever heard of the plains viscacha (Lagostomus maximus)? Growing up to 33.9 in (86 cm) from head to tail, it inhabits grasslands and scrub in parts of South America such as Paraguay and Argentina.

Photo: Marcia Morris, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

Looking for Saskatchewan Day events to take the family to.