Jor∂ Allan 🫥

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[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

clothing --> couture
cookie --> biscuit
flood --> deluge
awkward --> gauche
old --> ancient
smell --> odor
sight --> vision
deep --> profound
luck --> fortune
brotherhood --> fraternity
kingly --> royal
calling --> vocation

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

English: bruise --> French: contusion
English: deadly --> French: morbid
English: cooking --> French: cuisine
English: job --> French: profession
English: thought --> French: philosophy

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

When the French-speaking Normans conquered Britain, the official language of law/bureaucracy/nobility/prestige/power became French.

But the name for the common tangible thing remained English.

That difference remains in our language today!

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

For all you fancy boys and girls who say
'fracture' instead of 'break'
'larceny' instead of 'theft'
'interrogate' instead of 'ask'

You can thank the Battle of Hastings (1066).
🧵⬇️

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

When your leaders say

"Don't forget we're all in the same boat!"

[Jor∂ Allan 🫥 @jordallan]

Going private again I guess ugh

[non aesthetic things @PicturesFoIder]

Your public Instagram photos can now be used to generate AI images by others

Meta has introduced a new AI feature that lets people create AI images using content from public Instagram profiles by tagging an account in their prompt

[Jesse Peltan @JessePeltan]

Texas has record July demand and the grid isn't breaking a sweat, thanks to solar.

Solar is generating more during peak demand than coal and nuclear combined.

[DA VINKI @VorosTwins]

It’s soooooo hot can we please stop bombing countries, switch to green energy, and give AI a little timeout? We beg

[Parkland Institute @ParklandInst]

The numbers simply do not support the case for holding a referendum on separation.
https://t.co/I1c1JX7EBo

[Aaron Paquette @aaronpaquette]

Forget the Stampede, here is the real story this week:

[CTV Edmonton @ctvedmonton]

Edmonton to see spike in mosquitoes following period of heavy rain https://t.co/xBe5g4JbZl

[Jor∂ Allan 🫥 @jordallan]

@cspotweet Priorities certainly seem to be misplaced, true fact

[Naheed Nenshi @nenshi]

Elections Alberta says the October referendum will require hiring at least 60,000 workers and printing 45 million ballots.

That will cost Albertans nearly five times what the last provincial election cost — up to $100 million — all so Danielle Smith can keep her deal with the separatists.

Imagine what that money could do for healthcare, education, or addressing the affordability crisis.

The UCP and Danielle Smith have the wrong priorities.

[Wab Kinew @WabKinew]

I love Canada 🇨🇦

[Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @LukaszukAB]

DON’T MISS OUT!!!

#ForeverCanadian will be distributing lawn signs across Alberta.

Please, sign up at https://t.co/Xq9yBfTCGG to get notified when signs arrive in your area.

Avoid FOMO! 😃

#ableg

[Rob Breakenridge @RobBreakenridge]

Ironic/amusing that this statement is still posted on the Alberta government's referendum website https://t.co/NcNFyAPRPG

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

In 1963, a man in Turkey knocked down a wall in his basement and accidentally discovered Derinkuyu, an 18-story ancient underground city designed to shelter 20,000 people during invasions.

[Edmonton Sun @Edmontonsun]

Bell: Premier Smith in a jam — You're in for a surprise on the Alberta separatist vote

https://t.co/6bQ42yc2hq

[The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB]

BREAKING!!!

Let the record forever show that Nate Glubish (who was suddenly swapped in for Rajan Sawhney) is the UCP MLA/Minister who moved to have a separatist referendum in Alberta.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

[Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation @ACFN_KaiTaile]

ACFN Celebrates Court Decision Rejecting Independence Referendum Process