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The dragon has risen

The giant aoyu 鳌鱼 flower-lantern balloon from the National Games opening ceremony also appeared during the Spring Festival. (cr飞略大广东)

Aoyu is an auspicious creature from ancient Chinese mythology, with the head of a dragon and the body of a fish. It is the transitional form of a carp that has leaped through the Dragon Gate but not yet fully transformed into a Loong aka Chinese dragon.

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8000 Stories of #Alberta 's Health Care Crisis

"My wife laid on the waiting room floor in an emergency room for 9 hours with a lodged kidney stone, without pain relief and assistance, just a vomit bag." - Dar Z., Edmonton

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READ NOW: 8,000 Stories of Alberta's Health Care Crisis - CUPE Alberta

Over 8,000 Albertans have shared the reality of our collapsing system. These unfiltered stories are proof we need immediate action; more beds, more staff, and sustainable funding for universal public health care.
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8000 Stories of #Alberta 's Health Care Crisis

"My wife laid on the waiting room floor in an emergency room for 9 hours with a lodged kidney stone, without pain relief and assistance, just a vomit bag." - Dar Z., Edmonton

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READ NOW: 8,000 Stories of Alberta's Health Care Crisis - CUPE Alberta

Over 8,000 Albertans have shared the reality of our collapsing system. These unfiltered stories are proof we need immediate action; more beds, more staff, and sustainable funding for universal public health care.
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Reflect Orbital wants to destroy the night sky to deliver "sunlight as a service". SpaceX wants to destroy Low Earth Orbit to launch one million "AI datacentres"

The only way to formally protest these two ideas is to file a comment with the US FCC, which is horribly complicated, but the American Astronomical Society has detailed instructions posted here: aas.org/posts/advocacy/2026/02…

Comments due March 6 for SpaceX and March 9 for Reflect Orbital. Write! Write! Write!

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It's not looking good for #caribou in #alberta " the review of the Section 11 Agreement with the feds is now due, yet instead of completing the required planning, the Alberta government is doubling down on industrial conversion of the landscape...Perhaps the goal of all these plans is to reassure industry that caribou management will not stand in their way." -Mark Bradley, Jasper Local jasperlocal.com/2026/01/22/new…

New year, same dismal chance of Alberta caribou recovery

GoA's South-Athabasca sub-regional plan represents another nail in the caribou coffin Alberta’s caribou are once again taking a back seat to industry.
Mark Bradley, guest contributor (www.jasperlocal.com)
#Alberta #caribou

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Another cost of AI: CAPTCHA's
Another way AI is costing us all in money, time, and environmental impact.
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Why Am I Seeing So Many CAPTCHAs? - Ask Leo!

Tired of being asked if you're human? I'll explain what site owners like me are dealing with behind the scenes and why you’ll probably be clicking “I’m not a robot” a lot more often.
Leo Notenboom (Ask Leo!)
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"My local community is being systematically liquidated in what I can only describe as a targeted intellectual genocide."

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HAM Radio Operators in Belarus Arrested, Face the Death Penalty

Jason Koebler (404 Media)

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Canada: Movement Briefing on Arms Embargo
Canadian weapons are being used to bomb Venezuela and Palestine... We must cut off the unregulated flow of weapons to the U.S. Join an urgent movement briefing to delve into the current political context and plug into the next steps of our campaign to close the US loophole. #armsembargo #Canada
Register at armsembargonow.ca/webinar
#canada #armsembargo
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If you're on Vancouver Island, in Washington, Oregon, or California, go outside. You might see Crew-11 coming back for an emergency landing due to a crew medical emergency.

You might also hear the sonic boom if you're lucky.

This is expected in the next few minutes!

#spaceflight

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Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.
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As it turns out, Alberta oil and gas doesn’t love you back.

Alberta's oilpatch cut 10,000 jobs last year — even as production soared | Edmonton Journal

#ableg #abpoli #ClimateChange

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Alberta's oilpatch cut 10,000 jobs last year — even as production soared

The province produced about 122 million barrels of oil in 2011. Last year, Alberta produced nearly 1.4 billion barrels of oil by November.
Zac Delaney (Edmonton Journal)
#climatechange #abpoli #ableg
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"With ICE agents coming under fire for opening fire on American citizens, many are examining the agency’s Escalation Training Module, which teaches unqualified numbskulls to approach all confrontations with guns drawn and aggression dialed up to ten."

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White House insists ICE shooter had passed mandatory escalation training - The Beaverton

WASHINGTON D.C. - Following the death of Minneapolis resident Renee Nicole Good, Trump Administration officials are unanimously insisting the officer who shot her had completed his routine ICE training on how to exacerbate all violent altercations.
Ian MacIntyre (The Beaverton)
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Rose of a Different Color

This is a rose—but let’s call it a rose of a different color. The original photo captured an orange bloom, but what remains is a yellow-orange flower streaked with red, pink, and hints of blue where the shadows settle. Around it swirls a kaleidoscope of color, transforming the scene into something more dreamlike than botanical.

If you love flowers—or just enjoy discovering their beauty and names like I do—come explore my gallery of blooms captured in moments of wonder and curiosity.

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#photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #nature #flower #plant #rose #abstract

Coy Pearson - Official Website

This is the website of Coy Pearson. Shop for nature art, wildlife art, bird art, and more. Designs are available to purchase as canvas prints, framed prints, posters, greeting cards, apparel, and other products. Retired soldier.
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#Photographer #Photography #Photo #nature #abstract #flower #plant #rose #photographylovers

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1.3 million trees planted in 2025 alone 🌳✨

With one of our newest partners, @plantwpurpose, we’re supporting rural farmers to grow trees in cacao and coffee forests in the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴

Keep searching to help us plant even more trees in 2026 🌱

#ecosia #reforestation #climatehope

#reforestation #ecosia #climatehope

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““We’re operating in disaster mode everyday,” Dr. Parks said.”

Edmonton doctors call on Alberta government to declare state of emergency as hospitals overflow | Globe and Mail (gift article link)

#ableg #abpoli #abhealth

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Edmonton doctors call on Alberta government to declare state of emergency as hospitals overflow

Call follows deaths of three patients in Grey Nuns Community Hospital emergency on Dec. 22
Alanna Smith (The Globe and Mail)
#abpoli #ableg #abhealth

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