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[Kyle Brittain @BadWeatherKyle]

It's the time of year when you can monitor bird migration on weather radar!

I'm guessing this recent explosion of yellow and orange, non-meteorological echoes is a massive flock of Snow Geese taking flight from Deadhorse Lake, near Hussar, Alberta!

[David Portier @davidportier]

Dear restaurant owners:

We all hate the QR code menus. Stop.

-everyone

[Carolyn Burt @CarolynBurt_]

“THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE”
“TOGETHER WE ARE AMERICA”
#SuperBowl #SuperBowlLX #BenitoBowl #BadBunny

[✩ @masseductions]

el arte ES político
#SuperBowl

[paul rafferty @raffertypaul]

I couldn't understand a word but I know that halftime show was a STATEMENT loved every bit of it #SuperBowl

[Significant Dot @SignificantDot]

Nice touch, but sad moment.

[Sportsnet @Sportsnet]

Rasmus Andersson high-fived all his teammates before leaving the ice in Calgary 👀 #HockeyDay

[The War on Beauty @thewaronbeauty]

This is actually true. This article from the Atlantic by the former President of Harvard said 2/3rds of her undergrad history class couldn’t read cursive which hindered their ability to read historical manuscripts.

She even says students chose research subjects that only required published sources and abandoned ones that required reading handwritten documents.

https://t.co/OretIlZkRN

[Mike Anderson @ChiSox_Mike]

Before this whole #WorldJuniors thing gets started, a humble request for hockey fans across the country.

If it happens to go sideways for Team Canada …

Blame the team's coaching staff. Blame Hockey Canada. Blame the IIHF. Heck, blame TSN.

But don't blame the kids. Please.

[Significant Dot @SignificantDot]

@sportsnetkyle if you need a rink in Calgary, may I recommend Stanley Park - https://t.co/NsIPzO0Pl2

[Margus Tsahkna @Tsahkna]

Reports suggesting that the situation on the Estonian-Russian border is becoming tense are exaggerated.

There is a road in South-East Estonia that briefly crosses into Russian territory. Locals are permitted to use it without stopping. On Friday, we observed seven armed Russian servicemen on that road, on the Russian side. To avoid any potential incidents, we temporarily halted traffic there.

In the longer term, we plan to stop using this road altogether. An alternative route that bypasses Russian territory is already available, and a new one is under construction. The current arrangement is a historical anomaly.

To be clear: nothing acute is happening on the border. The Russians are acting somewhat more assertively and visibly than before, but the situation remains under control.

[Significant Dot @SignificantDot]

And yet also this... Sigh. Honestly can't always tell the difference between incompetence and intentional with this administration.

[Dr. Catharine Young @DrCatharineY]

UPDATE: The Trump administration today scrambled to rescind layoffs of hundreds of scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who were mistakenly fired on Friday night in what appeared to be a substantial procedural lapse.

[Dr. Catharine Young @DrCatharineY]

Friday night massacre. The CDC just lost dozens of its top scientists and its entire D.C. office. This isn’t streamlining the government - it’s dismantling our ability to detect and respond to outbreaks before they spread. You can’t cut your way to safety.

[Significant Dot @SignificantDot]

@BadWeatherKyle Turkey dinner pie from pie junkie. Put turkey in enough sauce, butter and gravy and it redeems itself.

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

We went from “what good are the humanities?” to “suddenly, no one can read” in about a year, and it's no coincidence that we're suddenly awash in misinformation and lack of critical thinking. This is WHY we need the humanities. This is what they prevent.

[Grandfather time. 🇨🇦 @GrandpaKen05]

So,Scott Moe and Danielle Smith says it's not BC's coast it's Canada's coast. Fair enough,but then can we say it's not Alberta's oil and gas, it's Canada's oil and gas. Maybe it's Canada's potash, not Saskatchewans. I'm happy they recognize we all share and prosper in this.

[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

Why do headlines say "norms shattered" when what is meant is "laws broken" or "Constitution violated"?

[Liam Nissan™ @theliamnissan]

So right now in America you can get fired for directly quoting Charlie Kirk, but you can keep your Fox News talk show when you suggest the U.S. homeless population should be euthanized. Got it.

[Brian Stelter @brianstelter]

Ari Cohn, counsel at @TheFIREorg, reacts:

"The government pressured ABC — and ABC caved. The timing of ABC's decision, on the heels of the FCC chairman’s pledge to the network to “do this the easy way or the hard way,” tells the whole story. Another media outlet withered under government pressure, ensuring that the administration will continue to extort and exact retribution on broadcasters and publishers who criticize it.

We cannot be a country where late night talk show hosts serve at the pleasure of the president. But until institutions grow a backbone and learn to resist government pressure, that is the country we are."

[Alberta Medical Association (AMA) @Albertadoctors]

We all know disinformation in health care is problematic. Statements in a recent government news conference reminded us we need to help clarify for Albertans where certain accountabilities really rest. It’s time for another Fact Checkup.

[Joe Walsh @WalshFreedom]

This exchange.👇