Thanks for the summary. I signed up for it just in case, but don’t think I’ll end up using it. I have a similar experience with Mastodon, but then I was never really into Twitter, either.
I share your feelings on the importance of open platforms. While reddit may have been shitty for a while, the whole third-party apps thing was an eye-opener for me, and started me thinking about (and moving toward) open source.
My next big challenge will be to de-Google, but I’m increasingly up for it. Problem is I have a ton of site identities associated with my email address there, so we’ll see how that works out.
The most galling part of it all for me is knowing that it’s all political theatre of the worst kind. I feel like we’re all just playing our parts while the unrelenting assholes of the UCP use the cover provided by this misdirection to further their tear down of our health care system and enrichment of their petro-buddies. The maga stuff is a perfect buffet line of sewage from which this government carefully selects their next target to generate more outrage and keep Albertans distracted. Fuckers.
A New Report Maps Canada’s ‘Daunting’ Path to Net-Zero Carbon (thetyee.ca)
Sobering, to say the least.
Danielle Smith’s Strange Thoughts on ‘Parental Rights’ (thetyee.ca)
This is a bit of a tongue-in-cheek take, but, honestly, I can’t see how else to engage more deeply with these policy rationales.
Bluesky is ready to open up (www.theverge.com)
Manulife will cover specialty drugs filled at any pharmacy following backlash to Loblaw deal (www.cbc.ca)
Happy to hear this, but concerned that they would even think to try this in the first place.
Alberta’s New Policies: Anti-trans, Anti-evidence (thetyee.ca)
Our crack (head) Premier is at it again. Red meat for the base, harm for everyone else.