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Warren Piers

@wpiers.bsky.social

Chemist, pretend cyclist, wine lover, air guitarist, Dad and Grampa. Not necessarily in that order. Opinions mine.

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Michael DeMoor@michaeldemoor.bsky.social · 5d ago

This is the part that boils my blood: "I'm not against cyclists. I'm not against bike paths or walking paths. But let's make sure they're done thoughtfully and at the best expense of the taxpayers' dollars." I'm sick to death of that rhetoric... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Councillor wants Calgary to pause new bike lanes ahead of upcoming provincial legislation | CBC News

With the province expected to take more authority over municipal bike lanes in the months ahead, one Calgary councillor wants the city to pause any new bike lane projects in the meantime.

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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦@senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 3w ago

I keep meeting smart informed Albertans who tell me they do not intend to vote, because they don’t want to legitimize the process, or because they know the premier is not bound by the results. But what if making us give up on voting is the whole point? My argument to vote - no matter the absurdity.

Forward Canada@forwardcanada.bsky.social · 3w ago

In this week’s opinion column, Senator Paula Simons writes about anti-separation Albertans who genuinely believe the best form of protest is to boycott the referendum. While she understands their motives, she warns that staying home will backfire. #ableg #canpoli forwardweekly.ca/simons-cant-...

Warren Piers@wpiers.bsky.social · 3w ago

No one is beyond thoughtful criticism, but whatever one might say about PM Carney, Canada is damn lucky to have him as our PM as opposed to the abysmal alternative.

Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦@senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · last mo.

There seems to be a bit of misinformation circulating on social media about my latest @albertaviews.bsky.social column and what it actually says. So perhaps you’d like to read it for yourself and draw your own conclusions. (Feel free to share, it you are so moved.) #ableg #abpoli #Canada #cdnpoli

Alberta's Referendum Questions - The Noxious Nine - Alberta Views

Nine disingenuous, malicious referendum questions, push-polls, designed to incite social division and undermine confidence in the country.

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The Royal Society@royalsociety.org · last mo.

Professor Douglas W Stephan FRS is awarded the Davy Medal 2026 for his discovery and elaboration of 'frustrated Lewis pairs' that revolutionized catalysis, introduced new avenues to main group reactivity and became a paradigm for new reactivity across the periodic table. https://bit.ly/46wylhG

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Timothy Caulfield@caulfieldtim.bsky.social · last mo.

YES to Canada 🇨🇦, reason, and compassion❗ NO to the 9❗ As the (ridiculous) Alberta referendum nears, let's keep the message simple. VOTE❗ Much of the motivation for referendum based on xenophobic and regressive BS. My take 👉 thewalrus.ca/albertas-sep... cc @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social

Alberta’s Separatists Are Chasing a Total Cowboy Fantasy | The Walrus

The province they describe—rural, homogeneous, under siege—bears little resemblance to reality

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Neal Mankad@metallacycle.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Congrats to my student mentee, Ananthu, for this terrific publication in @jacs.acspublications.org on synthetic modeling of Mo-dependent C–H hydroxylases! It is also a landmark for my lab, as it marks our 100th paper since we started @uic-chemistry.bsky.social in 2012! pubs.acs.org/jacsat/artic...

The Role of Terminal Heavy Chalcogenide Ligands in Enabling Hydride Transfer Reactivity of W═E (E = S, Se) Models for Molybdenum Hydroxylases

Abstract. Whereas molybdenum-dependent hydroxylases in the xanthine oxidase family catalyze site-selective C–H hydroxylation reactions using terminal molyb

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