JEmphatically

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Freelance journalist, photographer, environmentalist, introvert. Former oil & gas and government PR, semi-retired, grandma to Finn, and according to research, not cool. She/her. Stop the genocide. https://about.me/jodymacpherson Born: 319 ppm

x post by Rise of Alberta: "Today's pipeline announcement proves the point. No binding deal. No cost structure. No ownership details. A carbon project requisite. A private proponent just to start approvals. This isn't proof Canada works. It's proof Canada is broken." Includes a likely AI generated image of the earth from above with an outline of Alberta and an Alberta flag with the words "The Republic of Alberta, the most free and prosperous nation on earth."
Post by Kevin O'Leary on June 25, 2026 with black background and white text that reads "Recently I appeared on various news programs and would like to clarify that I have no evidence that Alliance for a Better Utah, Elevate Strategies, Gabrielle Finlayson, Taylor Knuth or Josh Kanter are funded by China or the Chinese Communist Party.
Wonder Valley Watch: The US needs energy, CCS not a thing, and emissions 'happen' jodymacpherson.substack.com The Missive Screen capture from the Wonder Valley promotional video showing an AI-generated data centre nestled in among the trees in fall colours of orange and gold. The words WONDER VALLEY are barely visible in the background, like a mirage.
Taken March 17, 2019 as the sun sets behind the mountains west of Calgary near Kananaskis. There is a yellow glow behind the Rockies, which are snow-covered and getting gray and dark as it is nearly dusk. In the foreground, is a barbed wire fence and grazing on the grass poking out of the snowy patches in a large flat field is a light coloured horse. In the distance, there are trees and a few homes, with smoke rising as if from a chimney.
A screen shot from Reddit, showing the “It’s a Recall Advent Calendar” by “Appropriate_Duty_930” with 80 comments. Shows head shots of the 14 MLAs facing recall campaigns. Gathering signatures: DEMETRIOS NICHOLAIDES, ANGELA D. PITT Initial paperwork submitted: DALE NALLY, R.J. SIGURDSON, NOLAN B. DYCK, MUHAMMAD YASEEN, RIC MCIVER, RAJAN SAWHNEY, MYLES MCDOUGALL, JACQUELINE LOVELY, SEARLE TURTON, REBECCA SHCULZ, ADRIANA LAGRANGE, GLENN DIJKEN, JASON STEPHAN Targeted: MICKEY K. AMERY PETER SINGH, NATE GLUBISH, TANYA FIR, BRANDON G. LUNTY, NATHAN T. NEUDORF, JACKIE ARMSTRONG-HOMENIUK, DANIELLE SMITH, CHANTELLE DE JONGE
A dark-haired woman in a polka dot dress and a dark blazer and red “comfortable” shoes and a handbag or purse slug around her shoulder (hair is messy bun) stands in the middle of a New York street, blocking a large armoured vehicle. The grill of the vehicle is so tall that it dwarfs the woman in height as the front of the vehicle juts out menacingly close to her. It is a still shot from a video and although the screen grab is a little difficult to see, she did give the tank driver the middle finger as she yelled at ICE and in later videos, got into a tussle with the agents. Along the top of the screen are the words, “ICE RAIDS IN NYC” with an ice cube and a red siren emoji. This was 1 of 8 posts in a series and had 306 likes at the time of the screen capture (although I’m sure the video has a lot more now)!
10:45 am - 12 pm Positioning the North: Building the World's Largest AI Infrastructure with Kyle Reiling, Greenview Industrial Gateway, Kevin O'Leary, O'Leary Ventures and Travis Toews, City of Grande Prairie - Northern Alberta is poised to become a global leader in AI infrastructure through a groundbreaking data centre development - the largest of its kind worldwide. In this session, Kyle Reiling, Executive Director of the Greenview Industrial Gateway, will provide an insider update on this transformational project and the regional collaboration that brought it to life. Following the project update, you’ll hear from renowned investor and entrepreneur Kevin O’Leary, who will share his perspective on what’s next for AI, business leadership, and the communities bold enough to lead transformation. This session highlights the power of partnership, vision, and bold investment in shaping Alberta’s future.
A very close photo of a German shepherd with a black snout and black nose in sharp focus, getting right in my face, with a GIANT pink tongue sticking out, teeth visible, wearing a green bandana. Focus is sharp on the nose, but gets fuzzy beyond that. Sir, I'm just trying to listen to this music. Watermarked with JLMacPherson Photography.
Calgary Public Teachers Local 38, Rocky View ATA Local #35 and Calgary Catholic Teachers Local 55 poster: Join us at the World Teachers' Day Rally in Support of Public Education October 5, 2025, 3-4:30 pm at the McDougall Centre, 455 6 St SW in Calgary. Image includes a number of different coloured hands reaching out from a blue circle with white.
Slide in black with white and yellow text: Drill & Dash $150M in unpaid compensation to landowners $250M+ in unpaid municipal property taxes Offloading wells to insolvent companies
Slide text reads: Cleanup Costs - You make a mess, you clean it up Here's the hard truth: it's going to cost $40-70 billion dollars to clean up the more than 300,000 unreclaimed oil and gas wells in Alberta, an amount our research shows is 2-3.5 times higher than estimates the regulator has shared publicly.
Health impacts of Leaking toxic pollutants Toxins linked to increases in cancers, stroke, heart and lung diseases, birth defects. Environmental hazards: Contributes to climate change and contamination of soil, air, water.
About Us We are an industry alliance for the existing and prospective data centre industry in Western Canada, providing a central forum for dialogue and information exchange, helping to create a cohesive path forward for growth. Providing transparency to the industry and maximizing economic benefit to the region. Western Canada Data Centre Alliance (WCDCA) bridges the gap.
A protest parade leaving from Calgary Municipal Building visible in the background and a long line of people walking towards Stephen Avenue. At the front is an older person in a hat, sunglasses, wearing a red keffiyeh shawl, and holding a drum. Behind is a an older woman in a white hat with a bright orange-pink blouse and dark patterned pants holding a handmade sign with the words: “BOMBS, DEAD PEOPLE, DEAD PLANET, NO FUTURE 4 GRAND KIDS.” There are others holding signs in the background. Words: 7 Generations (with a rainbow), and WE ARE ALL ON/IN THIS TOGETHER (encircling a drawing of the earth). Photo is watermarked by JMacPherson Photography.
A white protest sign with pink letters outlined in black. The words are: “CLIMATE LEADERS DON'T BUILD PIPELINES.” There is a banner with small flags hanging in the background with various other messages, but the one that stands out is yellow with black and pink letters. The words are: “HEALING SOIL FOR ALL.” Photo is watermarked by JMacPherson Photography.
A person with a black t-shirt and a beige hat holds a large handmade sign stretched between two poles attached to beige fabric. The words are written in black: “2050 is too late, We need action NOW, 2030 targets, CLIMATE CRISIS.” In the background are the reflective windows at Calgary’s Municipal Building with blue sky, a skyscraper and green trees reflected in a distorted view. Photo is watermarked by JMacPherson Photography.
A delicate, orange Columbine-like flower, with four petals flared open, and orange stamen protruding from an inner cup-like petal. A lady bug is perched precariously on one of the petals as the long, gangly stem seems to be bending under its weight. Out of focus are bright red flowers in the foreground and lots of green movement in the background.
Two people in black t-shirts and shorts carry a banner at the Calgary pride parade that has the words "Librarians against censorship" with a rainbow and a book on it, as well as hands giving gestures of love and support. The two people are followed by three others wearing black t-shirts that also have the same words. One is wearing a rainbow skirt and socks, and a child walks with them.
Political cartoon of the Associated Press poisoning the well of the news with suppressed facts, lies, prejudice, slander, and hatred of labor organization. This political cartoon is in regards to the lack of the news coverage for fourteen months of the Paint Creek Strike of 1912 in which martial law courts were imposed in West Virginia against strikers.
Photo of a person wearing a red baseball cap backwards, sunglasses, blue shorts and a t-shirt with the words, “Protect Trans Kids” while holding up a sign showing Danielle Smith with a scowling face and the words, “Under HER eye.” Next to them is another person with a bright blue baseball cap, dark sunglasses and holding a banner with the words, “Rocky View ATA Local #35” and a rainbow, with a smile for the camera. Other signs held by many other people in the background have the words, “Blessed be the FRUIT,” “School counsellors protecting kids,” and “OMG! My teacher read me a book about llamas…Why am I not a llama, Learning about LGBTQ is understanding not becoming.” There are many rainbow flags and a trans flag.
Red background with text that says "Sept 20 DRAW THE LINE FOR THE PEOPLE. FOR PEACE. FOR THE PLANET."
Photo of the side of a building with many, many windows that are segmented into square panes. Above those is a row of small rectangle windows and in-between is a price ticker marquis electronic sign showing the price of Natural Gas $2.31 US $0.05 with an up arrow, Gasoline $201.28 US $1.08 with an up arrow, Crude $70.62 US $1.40 with an up arrow, Metals Copper $435.85 US $-2.60 with a down arrow. A man in a plaid shirt is riding a bike slightly uphill along the sidewalk beside the building with is lined with trees protected from construction with wood boxes (several painted with graffiti) and an e-scooter parked on the sidewalk. Another row of large rectangle windows can be seen on the top floor of the building which looks like it has a concrete or sandstone exterior. The bottom half of the building has a brown, shiny, tiled exterior that may be marble.
Screen capture from Ground News: Alberta Landowner Files Conflict- of-Interest Complaint Against Danielle Smith Appointee Coverage Details Total News Sources 27 Leaning Left 12 Center 3 Leaning Right 1 Last Updated - 2 days ago Bias Distribution 75% Left * An Alberta landowner has requested an investigation by the province's ethics commissioner into Premier Danielle Smith's advisor, David Yager, for possible .breaches of conflict-of-interest rules. * David Yager, who has a background in oil and gas, was instrumental in developing Alberta's strategy for cleaning up inactive oil wells. » Critics argue that the developed strategy favors oil companies over the cleanup of nearly 80,000 inactive wells in the province. * The final report of the mature-asset strategy included consultations but has o faced criticism for prioritizing industry interests instead of public good. Ne Insights by Ground AI Does this summary seem wrong?
Screen capture of an incoming call screen on my phone, showing I received a call back from “Jean For Premier” at 3:48 p.m. from Calgary, AB - Number verified. Text added reads: Does Danielle Smith have David Yager on speed dial? With four sole-sourced contracts valued at more than $400K, while also sitting on the AER board of directors, this former Wildrose Party president is under scrutiny...again.
A protest poster from the G7 Summit protest in Calgary. The image shows two hands holding a handmade poster with a blue and green border and the words written in black (on white background) say "KNOW YOUR ENEMY: BILLIONAIRES & CORPORATIONS"
A photo of a man's back as he is walking his bike towards Calgary City Hall. He has a grey backpack with an oval-shaped face of SpiderMan pinned to his pack. He is wearing a pink shirt, a black baseball cap, and black cycling gloves with the fingers cut out. He is holding a cardboard sign (cut from a box) with following handwritten on it: "F.U Donald!"
A black and white photo of two people. One holds a handmade sign that says "THESE DAYS WILL DEFINE ! US !" in black letters on a white background. The person holding the sign has dark, shoulder-length hair tucked behind their ears and a solemn look on their face. Another person standing next to them has short dark hair, is wearing oval-shaped wire-framed sunglasses and was caught with their eyes closed and lips pursed as if about to say something. Permission was granted to post this photo. Photo by Jody MacPherson.
View from behind a group of protesters marching in downtown Calgary about to walk under a Plus15 pedestrian bridge. In the distance, you can see the iconic Calgary Tower and in the centre of the marchers is a person with long brown hair holding up a hand drawn sign that reads: "DOWN WITH FASCISM." They are wearing a Canadian flag like a cap. All around are people waving Palestinian flags and in the foreground, there's a person wearing a black and white keffiyeh and further ahead and to the right, there's a person in black shorts wearing a red and white keffiyeh.
A line of police with bicycles lined up in front of them like shields, stare at protesters while blocking them from marching any further down the street southbound, forcing the protest back towards City Hall. All are dressed in black with various gear including masks, helmets, and goggles, while one oficer holds a video camera, with a large microphone pointed at the protesters. Another walks behind the line with some type of long gun with yellow markings. Facing the police is one person with a yellow vest and a camera, wearing a body camera as well, and a mask and looking away from the police. Another person in a yellow vest, wearing a white mask and dressed in a red hoodie and jeans, is facing the police and writing something on a notepad. Palestinian flags can be seen in the background.
A group of protesters march in downtown Calgary. In the foreground is a march official walking their bike wearing a yellow fluorescent vest, a white mask, an orange cap under a white bicycle helmet. Behind them are various Palestinian flags, a sign saying "Stop the Genocide Now," a woman snapping a photo, media on the sidewalk to the left and three homemade signs can be seen. The signs are 1. True North Strong and Peeved, 2. Elbows Up (with a maple leaf) - both are in bold red letters, and 3. No Peace on Stolen Land written in white letters on black, with two orange hands stamped on it.
Screen capture of a post to X.com by the US department of Homeland Security. It says: "Help your country locate and arrest illegal aliens. To report criminal activity, call 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423)." There is a graphic attached showing Uncle Sam hanging a poster that reads: Help Your Country...and Yourself..." Below this, in ALL CAPS is the instruction to "REPORT ALL FOREIGN INVADERS, ICE:866-DHS-2-ICE"
Pink blossoms from a shrub poking up around a fence that seems totally unable to contain the spring outburst. Lots of bokeh in pink and gold hues in the background.
White guy in a bar with gray hair cut short leaning into the camera with his mouth open (shouting and smirking at the same time). Andrew Scheer (former leader of the Conservative Party of Canada) has a beer on the table next to him and the caption is "to take The Edge off today We're talking meth!" This is a meme that was created from a real commercial produced by the Conservative Party where, yes, he compares voting for the Liberals to taking meth.
A gray cat with beige highlights and green eyes sits on a brown checkered mat with tail a blur of movement. A cat toy sits untouched as she looks at me in a questioning way - you want me to do what now?
A blue sky with clouds over the Cold Garden Beverage Company sign on top of the building where a crowd has gathered outside.There's a blue umbrella visible with people standing around talking and others brought their dogs. There is a long line of bicycles parked in front also.
Screen capture of the Facebook message that pops up when you try to post a news link: "This post can't be shared. In response to Canadian government legislation, news content can't be shared."
Screen capture of the Facebook message that pops up when you try to post a news link: "This post can't be shared. In response to Canadian government legislation, news content can't be shared."
Four day weather forecast for Calgary. Thursday - snow and 0 degrees C, Friday - sun and 6 degrees C, Friday - sunny and 13 degrees C, Saturday - sunny and 22 degrees C. Red banner at the top shows a snowfall warning for today!
The Calgary Tower against the city skyline with high rises including the Telus Sky building, the Bow, and other towers. Green coniferous trees and bare deciduous trees are mixed together in the foreground. A large Canadian flag is prominent to the right of the tower. It is a clear blue sky on a windy winter day.
A line of quite large trees along one side of 12th Street SE with signs on each one saying they are scheduled to be removed by The City of Calgary. The trees are dark and the many branches are gray giving them a ghost-like appearance.
A montage of hand drawn protest signs in a crowd that say "Headwater Health Not Corporate Wealth," "Coal Mining Blackens the Sky, Destroys the Mountain, Poisons the Way, Say No," "Climate Action Now," "Wind! Solar! No Coal!!" With a giant owl puppet in the background. Protesters are in front of a downtown office building in Calgary with windows in the background.
Dale Nally at a news conference announcing the Automatic Yes permit approval policy. He has short graying hair and glasses, is in a dark suit, white shirt and blue tie, standing at a podium with a blue sign that says "Cutting red tape, promoting business growth" on the lectern with the government of Alberta logo.
Screen shot of an AI generated image of a Threads user called "elon_reveemusk0101112" which says "Musk is making government more efficient" with an AI-generated meme of Musk looking down on a tiny model of the White House with words that say "Honey, I shrunk the government...And America became wealthy again." A truly evil super villain in action, with help from Zuckerberg and Meta.
Screen capture of a story from The Globe and Mail's "Alberta Insider newsletter. Story by Mark Iype. Photo of Danielle Smith looking a bit stressed as she's caught by a photographer from The Canadian Press. No details on where or when the photo was taken by Darren Kalabrese. The story reads: “We don’t need their fuel, we don’t need their energy, we don’t need their oil and gas. We don’t need anything that they have.”  Those were the words of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump at a press conference in Washington on Thursday.
Screen capture of the Wonder Valley page on the O'Leary Ventures website. An AI generated still from the video showing a futuristic vision of the project with a creek in the foreground with swans and people walking along a winding path amongst trees and shrubs. The words "Wonder Valley - The Largest AI Compute Data Center Park on Earth."
Man in a red shirt is holding a bullhorn while another older man with gray hair speaks into the microphone. A yellow sign in the background has the words, "Our climate, Our future" with a smiling sun drawn on it.
Screen grabs from a social media campaign showing a cartoon couple in four scenes. The headings are "Plan for a healthy baby" and "Plan for the long game" with advice on how to have a "reproductive life plan" and for women to stay healthy (in order to get pregnant later). Here are the messages: "Improve your chances of getting pregnant and having a healthy baby. Consider a reproductive life plan." And "You never know when you'll be ready to have a baby. Start being active and eating healthy now." The campaign also has a logo that looks like a baby's face with the words "Ready or not" subsituted for the eyes, mouth and nose." Ed. note: WTH?
Artist wearing a mask sitting at a large white canvas with focus lamps lighting it up. Sam Hester is drawing a series of graphics representing the conversation. On the big screen in the background is a man in a suit and tie with closed captions.