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vanessasaurus.bsky.social
Community builder in Calgary, AB. Wife, Zelda enthusiast, Radiohead follower, skeptic, exalting cats, local volunteer, curious and shamelessly asking dumb questions.
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Didn't think it would escalate this fast...

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My painting APPROACHING STORM

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Don't get me wrong, more housing is good. But fast-tracking sprawl is not only environmentally irresponsible, it's saddling future generations with the bills. It's an intergenerational dine and dash. Our city deserves better than this. #yyccc #ward7 globalnews.ca/news/1121249...

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The UCP are taking over public hospitals to potentially lease out to private corporations. Now they're taking over public schools to hand over to charter schools via @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social www.sprawlcalgary.com/bill-51-publ...

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Goodnight everyone

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What's it called when everything everywhere is run amok? When everywhere you turn the world appears to make no sense and offer no solutions? Absolute amok? Whole lot amok? Utter amok? Complete and total amok.

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As I watch the wildfire footage roll out again, while thousands of Canadians are taking refuge again, while our leaders reshape the "conventional energy" conversation again, I am disgusted by the debate of yet another pipeline. This is it. THE "ECONOMY" IS CONSUMING THE WORLD.

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The singular Britpop band Pulp has returned. On Friday, they will release their first new album in 24 years, the aptly titled “More.”

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So....who's feeding these orders to the leader of the "free world"

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AHS will no longer be issuing individual alerts for potential measles exposure locations in southern Alberta. The majority of infections have been in unvaccinated children located in southern #Alberta and every day lately they've been issuing alerts. www.albertahealthservices.ca/news/Page190...

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Great news for a lot of Calgarians!

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Here's a useful term to capture today’s global atmosphere: hypernormalization, a Soviet-era concept that describes a reality where everything feels broken yet oddly normal. www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...

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YOU CAN FIND THE FULL WORLDWIDE LIST OF INDEPENDENT RECORD STORES, WHERE YOU CAN LISTEN TO AUDIO FRAGMENTS FROM "MIXES OF A LOST WORLD" AT THECURE.COM/MOALW/ THE UNIQUE RECORDS WILL THEN BE AUCTIONED OFF WITH ALL PROCEEDS GOING TO WARCHILD

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It's not really deportation if people are sent to countries where they never lived. It's a human trafficking ring. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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James Gladstone (Akay-na-muka) was a man devoted to helping his people. He was an activist and successful rancher before he made history as the first Treaty Indigenous to be appointed to the Canadian Senate. This is his fascinating story! 🧵1/10

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Breathe In Erin Elizabeth Ross 2021

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