chemina

Traveller, trivia buff, some time artist, sports fan, anglophile and all around science nerd.

[FC Bayern @FCBayernEN]

A historic moment for football in Canada! ⚽️

The 2026 World Cup has arrived, bringing the world's game to Canadian soil 🇨🇦🌎

[Thomas Müller @esmuellert_]

On the way to my first Germany-match as TV-expert ⚽️🇩🇪🎤 #esmuellert #worldcup

[Olena Tregub @OTregub]

Apocalyptic bird nest.

A Russian glide bomb knocks down a tree in Donbas. From the shattered branches rolls out a tiny bird’s nest.

Made of drone fiber-optic cable.

Source: Oleg Malchenko

[🇨🇦Wayne🇨🇦 @Reil76]

Alberta joined Confederation in 1905, not 1867. The founding deal was already written, the rules were already set, and Alberta signed onto an existing arrangement. Then Alberta struck oil.

Now Alberta wants to rewrite the constitution it inherited. Think about that dynamic for a second.

You are the new hire. You did not build the company. You did not negotiate the founding partnership agreement. You showed up decades later, accepted the terms, and were handed a desk. Then you hit a massive sales streak and suddenly you want to vote like the CEO and renegotiate the partnership from scratch.

The original partners, Ontario and Quebec, built the institutional framework, absorbed the risk of Confederation, and carried the country financially for generations before Alberta was even a province. The equalization system Alberta despises today exists because the founding provinces understood that regional economies are uneven, and a country only holds together if the arrangement is broadly fair over time.

Alberta’s contribution to Canada is real and significant. The oil revenues that flowed east supported federal revenues and transfers for decades. That deserves acknowledgment.

But “we generate revenue now” is not the same as “we designed this institution and therefore get to unilaterally change its rules.” Every new partner in any organization brings value. That does not automatically translate into governance authority that overrides the foundational agreement everyone else built and agreed to.

If Alberta wants more weight in Confederation, the path is constitutional negotiation with the other partners. Not threats. Not sovereignty referendums. Not pretending the founding compact was illegitimate because it predates your membership.

You want a seat at the head table? Earn it through the process that exists. You do not get to flip the table because you are currently the top salesperson.

[chemina @chemina]

@albertart @debuggirl

[Quite Interesting @qikipedia]

In the Filipino language of Tagalog, a phrase for leaving something up to fate is ‘to leave it all to Batman’.

[Prime Minister of Canada @CanadianPM]

Prime Minister Carney and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen met in Paris today to discuss Arctic security and support for Ukraine. PM Carney emphasised Canada’s support for Denmark’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, including Greenland. https://t.co/TZPDGKjEu0

[CityNews Vancouver @CityNewsVAN]

The team downed expansion side San Diego FC 3-1 to earn the title of Western Conference champions Saturday. https://t.co/TEewarBqDE

[DeeDee - ADHD Helper @DopaminePlsMe]

ADHD is not "I don't want to do the task."

ADHD is "I desperately want to do the task, I know *how* to do the task, but my brain has a literal forcefield around the 'START' button."

It's not laziness. It's executive dysfunction paralysis. RT if you feel this.

[chemina @chemina]

.@debuggirl

[CityNews Vancouver @CityNewsVAN]

WATCH: The owners of Catoro Cat Café are once again pleading to the public for help as it is getting more expensive for the business to stay afloat. https://t.co/BV40wapz49

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

Throughout this week, I am taking a nostalgic look at school supplies in Canada.
For about a decade from the late-1980s to late-1990s, many students around Canada used Le Kitt pencil boxes.
This is the story of Le Kitt!

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[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

Throughout this week, I am taking a nostalgic look at school supplies in Canada.
When you ask for a duotang elsewhere in the world, you may get some confused looks.
But in Canada, most Canadians are going to know exactly what you want.
This is Canada's story of duotangs!

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[Gnawme @NormEvangelista]

“In case you're not familiar with Wilhoit's law, here it is:

> Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”

[Craig Baird - Canadian History Ehx @CraigBaird]

Throughout this week, I am taking a nostalgic look at school supplies in Canada.
Today, it is the famous Hilroy and Campfire notebooks so many Canadian children used during their school years.
This is the history of those supplies!

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[Fair Vote Canada 🗳 🇨🇦 @FairVoteCanada]

The top 10 countries in the 2025 Global Social Progress Index all use proportional representation.

When every vote counts, societies thrive.