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YouTube video by Physics Girl My first science video in 3 years

It's good to see Dianna making videos again.

She spent almost 3 years fully immobilized in bed due to long covid.

If you need a reason to wear a mask in public, check out some of her videos made by her partner during that time documenting her struggles.

Single snowdrops bloom (three drooping white petals) in watercolours with green leaves.

Snowdrops (Louise Glück)

I did not expect to survive,
earth suppressing me. I didn't expect
to waken again, to feel
in damp earth my body
able to respond again, remembering
after so long how to open again
in the cold light
of earliest spring--

Snowdrops Bloom
#watercolour #watercolor #floral

APTN reporter Leanne Sanders talks to Nation to Nation about a potential referendum on separation in Alberta and the provincial government’s deteriorating relationship with First Nations.

Watch the full discussion tonight.

She could have shut this down by accepting the Forever Canada petition. She did the exact opposite.

Any other artists have moire issues when photographing your canvases. Is it just my pixel 7 or is this common across all phones?

The Trump administration lost the plot a long time ago. It’s almost as though Trump has brought his stream of consciousness to American policy making. He is a failed president.

G.R Gritt is an amazing artist. If you are able to check this show out, do it.

Anyone in YEG able to recommend a good company to get a new front door through? I want the entire frame ripped out and replaced. Ty!!

Alberta ‘excessively vulnerable’ to foreign interference, experts warn | CBC News Alberta is not ready to deal with the threat of online disinformation coming from foreign actors in a possible referendum campaign on separation this fall, according to national security experts.

“If we're relying on the RCMP to save us from foreign interference during a provincial referendum, it’s not gonna happen. And I would say the same for CSIS and for any kind of regulatory body, frankly,” said security expert Patrick Lennox. Story by #ableg @iciemmanuel.bsky.social

YouTube video by CTV News University of Waterloo students protest over OSAP cuts

UWaterloo students protesting OSAP cuts.
The Ford govt cuts will seriously increase student debt loads. These cuts will make PSE inaccessible for many students. #Ontario

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Small black and white woodpecker creeping up a diagonal tree limb with gnarly bark.

Downy Woodpeckers are simply adorable #birds 🌿

Smart Glasses Could Be Secretly Filming You in Public. Here's How to Identify Them Meta Ray-Bans and other smart glasses look pretty similar to their camera-free counterparts, but they have a few distinguishing key features.

Ray-Bans going for that coveted perv/stalker/privacy violation customer segment. www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/how...

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Canada’s Critical Minerals Strategy Is Taking Shape How will Canada respond to aggressive American critical mineral initiatives?

Canada’s Critical Minerals Strategy Is Taking Shape

Plenty of interesting stuff in latest announcement:
*Regional mining hubs
*Electrification = higher competitiveness
*Indigenous partnerships
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People need to understand the difference between critical minerals and rare earths. We can be competitive in critical minerals. (It's sloppy, but think of them as weird metals). We're unlikely to ever be big players in rare earths because Canadians would not put up the the environmental damage.

SkirtsAfire | Featuring the work of women in the arts in Edmonton Edmonton’s only theatre and multidisciplinary arts festival featuring women-identifying and non-binary artists. In conjunction with International Women’s Day, our 10 day festival runs each March at va...

Happy opening to SkirtsAfire Festival! I’m honoured to be one of the performers this year and so excited to check out the amazing works from my fellow artists ❤️‍🔥 See you out there, friends! #yeg #yegarts #Edmonton

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Ontario education minister aiming for uniformity and safety in schools but parents group points to deeper crisis A parents group says paper reports cards are not a priority when teachers are burning out at alarming rates.

Funding crisis leads to a circular argument: “What we find frustrating is when structural underfunding contributes to measurable challenges, those challenges are presented as proof that the education system is inherently broken" #OnEdu

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No words to describe the experience of seeing an overhead corona aurora at THE SAME TIME as a total lunar eclipse--this happened last night on our aurora workshop. Crazy experience. The aurora was so bright and the snow glowed green under the blood moon.

This is a dramatic scenery photo capturing the ethereal beauty of the aurora borealis illuminating the night sky above what appears to be an old ship. The dominant colors are deep blues and greens, with the aurora displaying vibrant shades of green that dance across the sky in broad, sweeping strokes. Numerous stars are visible, adding depth and a sense of vastness to the scene. The ship, silhouetted against the bright aurora, seems weathered and aged, its dark form contrasting sharply with the luminous sky. Some snow is visible on the ship's railing. The low-angle shot emphasizes the ship's scale and the overwhelming presence of the aurora. The atmosphere is tranquil and awe-inspiring, suggesting a sense of wonder at the natural spectacle. The image features a strong contrast between light and dark, enhancing the visual impact. Overall, the photo evokes a feeling of solitude and the sublime beauty of nature, capturing a moment of rare and breathtaking beauty. There are two parallel ribbons of the aurora. The lighting emphasizes the ship's dark form and the sky's luminescent quality.

Aurora over Tinde'e. This is an amazing world we live in.

Night of Artists Artwalk Mark your calendars Friday 13 March Saturday 14 March Sunday 15 March AT Bonnie Doon Mall Check out Laurel - Edmonton Artist and Laurel's fellow artists Friday 13 March 10am-8pm Saturday 14 March 10am-5pm Sunday 15 March NOON - 5pm ARTWALK IS FREE ENTR

Night of Artists - Artwalk
Mark your calendars
AT Bonnie Doon Mall
Fri 13 March 10am-8pm
Sat 14 March 10am-5pm
Sun 15 March NOON - 5pm

ARTWALK IS FREE ENTR

They are torturing and killing people in our concentration camps, and I wish more people were actively bothered by that

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Sad to see this headline by the CBC.
Cutting funding for the most vulnerable, rather than raising taxes for the wealthy and royalties for #O&G, while spending millions on referendums nobody wants, is a choice not a logical consequence.
#ABpoli

Our new paper led by Javiera Navarrete looks at the state of implementation science research on #harmreduction services delivered by pharmacy staff. 🧪

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Close up of painting showing a squarish area about 25cm circled in red with hundreds of dots aka stars.

What does that actually mean?

3 hours on this...

There is no AI shortcut to this.

THE GREAT SQUANDER HOW CONSERVATIVE IDEOLOGY UNRAVELLED ALBERTA’S RESOURCE ADVANTAGE AFTER 1985

"That is the conservative legacy of the post-1985 era: volatility normalized, leverage surrendered, and opportunity repeatedly deferred." #abpoli #ableg

THE GREAT SQUANDER
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We already had an integrated health care system—before the AB government dismantled AHS.

They're spending billions of public dollars on endless restructuring & private profits, instead of expanding public capacity & improving care.

Watch FOM's Chris Gallaway on CTV: www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

Israel shuts Al-Aqsa Mosque and bans Ramadan prayer for third consecutive day Palestinians warn ‘unjustified’ move is part of Israeli strategy to exploit tensions and consolidate control over Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israel has shut down Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan, the holiest month of the year for Muslims, preventing thousands from praying at one of their religion’s holiest sites.

Israel’s closure of Al-Aqsa is an unprecedented escalation in Israel’s control over Palestinian lives.

'No cuts, no fees, no corporate universities': Students stage mass protest over Ford government’s OSAP cuts | CBC News Students across the province are protesting recent changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) — the post-secondary financial aid system will go from a majority grant structure to a major...

"Students across the province are protesting recent changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) — the post-secondary financial aid system will go from a majority grant structure to a majority loan structure in the new school year."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #OnPoli

Canadians, don't get too comfortable with "this couldn't happen here" thoughts. Remember when the Sask Party used the notwithstanding clause to make it policy that schools have to out trans kids to their parents, which means trans kids have fewer Charter rights? They're still in power. #Sask #SkPoli