Geographer. Mostly harmless. In favor of improving democracy & justice. Like Truth & peace. Owned by 3 lovely children.
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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26 Apr 2024
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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Sam Bird retweeted
30 Sep 2023
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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22 Jul 2023
My thoughts on the Government’s plans for a Provincial Police Service calgaryherald.com/opinion/co…
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Sam Bird retweeted
22 Jul 2023
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?
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Sam Bird retweeted
6 Jul 2023
The poster for the Kyiv Book Fair.
Instant classic.
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Sam Bird retweeted
30 Jun 2023
Selected Provincial PSE Budgets 2006-07 to 2023-24, (2006-07 = 100).
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Sam Bird retweeted
29 Jun 2023
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…
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Sam Bird retweeted
29 Jun 2023
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
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 😬
17 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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Sam Bird retweeted
10 Jun 2023
Worth retweeting numerous times. Until all women and girls are safe, none of us are safe
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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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11 May 2022
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
30 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
30 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.
30 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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Sam Bird retweeted
28 May 2023
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…
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Sam Bird retweeted
28 May 2023
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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Sam Bird retweeted
28 May 2023
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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