derlog.bsky.social

derlog.bsky.social

@derlog.bsky.social

I live in the Gateway to the north. Came on here to hang with the cool YEGers.

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After all the heartbreak and horror of the world this week - a reminder of why Canada, and the idea of Canada, really matters. We aren’t trying to be great again - just trying to make a better country, every day. Sending this out with love and hope. #Canada #cdnpoli #ElbowsUp #Alberta #refugees

albertaviews.caThe Case for Sticking Around - Alberta ViewsI’m calling on us to do something un-Canadian: and stand up for the country we love—and reject the idea of a sovereign Alberta

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Former mayor Don Iveson provides an insightful piece on the complexities and solutions on affordable housing, homelessness and construction, the key issues this election. Sobering thoughts.

In the wake of yesterday's snoozer of a "Mayoral Debate" in which 3 white men asked 3 conservatives, 1 moderate & 1 blowhard stereotypical Qs, all perpetuating a narrative of an underperforming city, here's a more informed commentary: open.substack.com/pub/civicgoo... #urbanism+ #YEG #Houselessness

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#TBT to June 2007 when we had a garden at the Muttart Conservatory. Youth and staff from the Yellowhead Youth Centre used it to learn, grow, and harvest food as part of Plant, Grow, Share a Row. Learn more below and join in! Thank YOU! #yeg #edmonton #feedyeg #yegfoodbank loom.ly/QCONhdI

With apologies to the man who survived the encounter, this is the most Canadian you could come up with, second only to the Great Maple Syrup Heist.

Peter Llewellyn@peterllewellyn.bsky.social

Edmonton senior survives moose attack in own yard: ‘I could be dead’ | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1120014...

This is my 8th post since I joined and almost a month since the last one. Why so few? Cause it's easier to respond to everyone else's cool posts than think up things in my life that are interesting enough to share.

Interesting, that of all the films the late #GeneHackman starred in that people who posted in BlueSky wish to re-watch, it's Coppola's The Conversation, which barely registered in the culture when it was released. It is a great film and Roger Eberts' article on it explains why.

rogerebert.comThe Conversation movie review (1974) | Roger EbertAs he is played by Gene Hackman in “The Conversation,” an expert wiretapper named Harry Caul is one of the most affecting and tragic characters in the movies;

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