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I am at peace with her decision.

21.08.2025 20:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

If today I were interested in infiltrating a secular gov’t (ie a Canadian provincial gov’t) with the values of my fringe sect of Christianity, I’d probably pick Alberta.

I can’t fathom holding a gov’t to account only to have a minister justify their decision as having been the will of their god.

21.08.2025 19:58 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Christian conservative activist and broadcaster Faytene Grasseschi, the defeated PC candidate in Hampton-Fundy-St. Martins last fall, says she has sold her Quispamsis home and moved to Alberta. "We are so excited to turn the page," says Grasseschi, who plans to write a book about her time in N.B.

21.08.2025 17:25 👍 19 🔁 7 💬 8 📌 6

If today I were interested in infiltrating a secular gov’t (ie a Canadian provincial gov’t) with the values of my fringe sect of Christianity, I’d probably pick Alberta.

I can’t fathom holding a gov’t to account only to have a minister justify their decision as having been the will of their god.

21.08.2025 19:57 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

I’d certainly be on board with supporting reform. Absolutely.

I briefly checked the RCMP website. Nothing about their policies stood out to me as being overtly problematic.

I wonder if, perhaps, the framework might be acceptable, but greater accountability is necessary.

20.08.2025 11:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I see.

I wonder if reform might be a more feasible option.

Have you reached out to the Minister of Public Safety to suggest it?

20.08.2025 10:33 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Dismantled?

19.08.2025 21:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

The election in Alberta is turning out to be a lot closer than expected.

19.08.2025 04:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I read a book recently that offered warnings about some problematic, questionable academic journals. You may have heard of it.

Is it safe to assume that this journal is not affected by such issues?

17.08.2025 09:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

An important book. If you’re concerned about the dissemination of mis/disinformation - and you should be - then read it.

17.08.2025 09:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Children's detection of online misinformation Adults' ability to detect online misinformation is improved by cognitive reflection and targeted instruction. Is the same true for children, who are a…

Study: Children's detection of misinformation www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"...evaluation of online news is aided by cognitive reflection from the start..."

"...knowledge of news sources, and news production more generally, may be critical for developing adult-level competencies...

16.08.2025 19:12 👍 26 🔁 9 💬 3 📌 0
RON SINGS "KOOKS" BY DAVID BOWIE
RON SINGS "KOOKS" BY DAVID BOWIE YouTube video by Rawnboy

Some Bowie for your Saturday RS
youtu.be/aunefv_QFeU?...

16.08.2025 14:30 👍 65 🔁 8 💬 5 📌 0

Hunky Dory spent about 3 weeks on repeat for me in spring of 2022. Now, it’s probably on once a month. Solid gold.

17.08.2025 09:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

She’s so great! But there’s so much more out there!!!

13.08.2025 09:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

And it was also the first day of the rest of your lives.

12.08.2025 16:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Goodbye LLM. Hello…Jarvis?

11.08.2025 02:26 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Moncton #NBfire

10.08.2025 18:38 👍 3 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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a dog in a hat sits at a table with a cup of coffee ALT: a dog in a hat sits at a table with a cup of coffee

Watching fires spark up all over the province in real time. Stay safe #NewBrunswick

10.08.2025 18:22 👍 9 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 0
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Meet the judge hearing Harvard's lawsuits against the Trump administration U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs is presiding over two Harvard cases challenging Trump's moves to cut federal funding from the university and to ban it from enrolling international students.

U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs is presiding over two Harvard cases challenging Trump's moves to cut federal funding from the university and to ban it from enrolling international students.

08.08.2025 11:55 👍 240 🔁 46 💬 8 📌 3
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US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service.

These Americans served with honor for more than a decade. Put their lives on the line. Trump fired them, just for being who they are-and now is denying retirement benefits our nation promised them for their service.

Treating troops this way is dishonorable, unfair, & harmful to national security.

08.08.2025 17:30 👍 4630 🔁 1316 💬 320 📌 125

Aaaah. Looks like such a great day of sightseeing in the capital.

07.08.2025 16:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Or perhaps a donkey with a dunce cap.

07.08.2025 16:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The fire has grown to the 35 hectares.

06.08.2025 23:07 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

I’m not familiar with fire classification but, by its nature, wouldn’t an out-of-control fire be specifically defined as a fire that poses extreme containment problems?

07.08.2025 03:18 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Hold the line!

06.08.2025 11:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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House Oversight Committee subpoenas the Justice Department for Epstein files The committee asked the DOJ for files related to its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. It is also looking to question Bill and Hillary Clinton, among several other former government officials.

The House Oversight Committee's subpoena calls for "all documents and communications relating or referring to" Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell by Aug. 19.

06.08.2025 01:36 👍 710 🔁 126 💬 23 📌 13
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Latest Canadian Wildfire Danger Forecast. 🔥
A solid reminder of the widespread high to extreme risk across most of the Maritimes right now, especially areas of Nova Scotia.
#nswx #nbwx #halisky

05.08.2025 21:32 👍 23 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 2

I’ve heard that Vegas is a bit of a ghost town lately. Wonder what you’re seeing.

04.08.2025 20:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Meh, it’s all a bunch of guff, anyhow. Mow away!

26.05.2025 16:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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I wonder if Prime Minister Carney is considering inviting members of the opposition into cabinet. It’s not unheard of. I wonder if such a move would be helpful in promoting unity. If so, I wonder which MPs might be best suited for any given portfolio.

03.05.2025 14:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0