@sbird_

Geographer. Mostly harmless. In favor of improving democracy & justice. Like Truth & peace. Owned by 3 lovely children.

 Calgary
Joined January 2012
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Maybe monkeys can help people understand why first past the post is a crummy election system? #abpoli youtu.be/l8XOZJkozfI
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Yesterday our fears were realized. @westfraserEWP has confirmed their intentions to clear-cut Moose Mountain / West Bragg Recreation Areas and their plan is massive (~833 Soccer Fields)!
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This platform does not cease to amaze in its ability to get worse. Fewer smart people, more bots & spam every time I look. Immoraly managed by a man whose brain is rotted by money & sycophants. The changed brand makes deleting the app & avoiding the website easy. Bye.
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Though it has “Balzac” in its name, The Balzac Archaeological Site is actually within Calgary City Limits. Nose Creek holds the site of a Prehistoric Bison processing site and many Calgarians are unaware of its existence. #TruthAndReconciliation #SaveNoseCreek #SNChistory #yyc
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My thoughts on the Government’s plans for a Provincial Police Service calgaryherald.com/opinion/co…
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A lot of outlets have been telling the story of Tony Bennett marching with MLK. But have you ever heard the story about how “wokeness,” DEI, Jesus, an actual anti-racist, 2 church choirs & 1 of the greatest dance moves of all time got Tony Bennett into show biz? A thread
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The poster for the Kyiv Book Fair. Instant classic.
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Selected Provincial PSE Budgets 2006-07 to 2023-24, (2006-07 = 100).
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Among pupils who achieve highly at the end of primary school, if they're from #disadvantaged backgrounds, they're more than twice as likely to have dropped out of the top third by their GCSEs. Chilling new research on #SocialMobility from @suttontrust suttontrust.com/our-research…

Social Mobility: The Next Generation - Lost potential at age 16 - The Sutton Trust

How do pupils with the same grades but different socio-economic backgrounds progress at school?

suttontrust.com
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BC just recorded a slight decrease in toxic drug deaths. They’re cautiously optimistic but things are certainly not skyrocketing out of control right now, as the premier suggests. #ableg
. 🇨🇦 🌈@gtlem29 Jun 2023
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith tells CTV News There is NO EVIDENCE Safe Supply saves lives Despite being told about FOUR scientific studies saying otherwise Premier Smith response is "Look at Vancouver" That the "evidence" its not working #cdnpoli
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"Listen, I was knighted for my impeccable judgement and common sense so you should trust me that Boris is great. Would a man of my sense say otherwise?" *Looks too closely at the quality of ye modern knights 😬
Robert Saunders@redhistorian17 Jun 2023
I'm detecting a theme among those out in the media trashing the Privileges Committee... theguardian.com/politics/202…
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I'm privileged to follow and learn from many educators and SLPs who share their #ScienceOfReading stories online. We want to help tell this story. To do that, we need to hear from you! The 15-minute survey is at qrco.de/bdwyDE, or use the QR code below. #SOR
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Worth retweeting numerous times. Until all women and girls are safe, none of us are safe – at Calgary, Alberta
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Amid the tax scandal involving consultancy firm PwC, experts warn there are risks in overusing a private ‘shadow public service’. Learn more: trib.al/9rgchhA
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Did you know that there are still teacher education programs who do not teach their pre-service teachers about phonemic awareness? Other programs mention it but do not go into detail about how to teach it #WordForWednesday #preserviceteacher #phonemicawareness #education #teacher
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Oh, no reason. #abvote
Susie Dent
@susie_dent30 May 2023
Word of the day, again, is ‘ultracrepidarian’ (19th century): one who loves to give their opinion on matters they know nothing about.
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I hope this is the lesson that Pierre Poilievre takes away from #abpoli
Jason Markusoff@markusoff30 May 2023
In the provincial high school Student Vote, NDP won a majority but the fun surprise is in Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo, where an independent candidate named Funky Banjoko rocked the classroom vote.
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I will watch this. And the debates where each candidate receives an electric shock for each fib they spin. The bigger the lie, the bigger the shock. Same electric feedback for tweets sent. A charged up campaign would be a bad thing.
Alex Banks 🇨🇦@alexcerne30 May 2023
Failing that instead of having three people repeat empty buzzwords they should just get their panel drunk, take them axe throwing and then ask questions.
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Under the UCP, Alberta has had: 👉The slowest economic growth in Canada 👉Wages that fell far behind inflation 👉Below-average job creation  👉A significant drop in business investment 👉Among the slowest rates of economic growth in the country #ABVotes albertapolitics.ca/2023/05/a…

Alberta’s economy has lagged the rest of Canada under the UCP, well-known economist’s study...

Alberta Conservatives don’t deserve to get a pass on their management of the economy, which hasn’t been very good. Albertans have an opportunity to do something about that tomorrow.

albertapolitics.ca
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Tomorrow I vote for the RCMP. My doctor passed and I don’t have a doctor so I’ll vote for healthcare. Now well into my 70s, CPP is my friend. I’ll vote for it. My Grandchildren are perfect, so I’ll vote for their education. I’m Canadian so I’ll vote for that. Because I can
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ALL watercraft and water-related gear (including your flamingo floaty🦩) must follow these steps before entering the water in @BanffNP: 💦Clean 🛶Drain ☀️Dry 📋Certify These steps are critical in preventing Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS): ow.ly/3ji150O1ue5
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