Ximena González

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Being wealthy in Alberta is just too cheap. Maybe top income earners should pay their fair share?

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It’s a failure of the province for underfunding services to maintain Alberta’s so-called advantage.

Let’s not pit generations against each other and work on class solidarity instead, shall we?

Wanna know what’s the most disgusting part of ai?

That it’s being forced on us.

Inside a Surrey ‘Local News’ Site Run by AI | The Tyee Surrey Speak published fake news about a mayoral candidate and an AI-generated picture of a real murder victim.

The @theijf.org has found Surrey Speak’s content appears to be largely AI-generated and is laden with factual inaccuracies.

The website also published AI-generated imagery based on real events, including an altered portrait of a murder victim. @zakvescera.bsky.social reports. #CdnMedia

More like all of the above! Lol

👍 to the property managers who get their sidewalks cleared regardless of the amount of snow

👎 to the City of Calgary that lets a skiff of snow conceal icy patches on pathways

Indeed!

I, for one, stick to magpie standard time, lol

SERIOUSLY. Most of my life I haven't worked 9-5, and obviously I'm not alone!

Hear me out—what if instead of arguing over clock changes, we called for improved work schedules?

Like, working 9-5 isn’t an unchangeable rule of nature, is it?

That driver was surprisingly good, though! Unlike this morning’s school bus.

I see lots of that here!

Tbh, i think we’re all becoming bad drivers.

There’s like three signs too! Only traffic cones seem to deter them.

Here’s another one from last fall, lol

A u-turn on a dead-end road.

That’s exactly it. Nobody seems to see the no exit sign.

This is what happens when there’s closures on Memorial Drive and drivers get antsy.

Governing by Referendum Populism trumps good policymaking

On the surface, referendums seem like a democratic way to solve policy disputes.

In reality, they gin up more conflict than they're worth.

My latest on Danielle Smith's continued use of the populist playbook.

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lol

Can we shower for six minutes every other day instead of three minutes daily?

Asking for a friend 🙃

‘You don’t get to call it a democracy when you write the questions yourself’: provincewide protest announced by AFL The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) announced a province-wide day of protest for May 29 to stand up against what they said in a release as “an increasingly radical and undemocratic agenda from the ...

The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) is calling for a provincewide day of protest on May 29, accusing the Smith government of pursuing what it describes as a radical agenda that lacks public support.

More here👇 #yyc #ableg #abpoli @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social

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On Monday, March 9, the Bearspaw South Feeder Main (BSFM) will be shut down to allow for planned reinforcement repairs to support the stability of the current pipe.

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Speaking! Though i might have the wrong accent.

It’s too late! 😅

Alberta is [still] calling!

Thanks Jake! 🙌

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this is a fascinating and important story

I wish the city had done a similar survey when it came to funding a billionaire’s arena.