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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 21h

Heartbreaking. It doesn't have to be this way.

UCP makes choices.

Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 22h

RURAL ED CLOSURES - REAL AB Case #2

- Pt in their 40s, witnessed cardiac arrest
- EMS responds and begins resuscitation
- Only mins from nearest Hospital, but the ED is CLOSED
- Adjacent Hospital ED Closed too
- EMS crew NOT aware of ED closures
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 2d

"Institutions frequently drop content onto a platform rather than opening a conversation with their audience or understanding what a platform’s algorithm will reward."

For Expertise to Matter, Nonpartisan Institutions Need New Communications Strategies

To avoid irrelevance when they are needed most, experts and nonpartisan analysts must rethink not just their channels of communication but also their theory of influence.

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Hunter @hunterub.bsky.social · 1d

This pic really makes the US collapse into full despotism feel real, doesn't it? Leader's dead-eyed, meritless teen son shoved into powerful role solely because Leader wills it: a marker of corrupt autocracy recognizable on every continent and in every century.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23h

vought's view is that the president is an elected dictator and lo and behold he is seizing outright the power of the purse

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 1d

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 1d

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

A second generation nepo baby, raised by a pair of sociopaths and given every advantage in the world. I'm sure this story will end well.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine that

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d

CDC workers have been terminated tonight

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 1d

Friday night bloodbath at the CDC.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Wen Jackman @wenjackwoman.bsky.social · 1d

So much terror!
So many fires!
It's a warzone!

kamimagic @kamimagic.bsky.social · 2d

I found the agitators! They are 2 unicorns, giraffe, canary, panda, mouse, dinosaur, mouse, Stitch, and the frog! And they are right outside of Portland's ICE facility! 🤣🤣🤣

#ProudBlue

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Jonny Wakefield @jonnywakefield.bsky.social · 2d

Alberta separatist lawyer reprimanded for second time in four months @matthewblack.ca edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

Alberta separatist lawyer reprimanded for second time in four months

Jeffrey Rath represents the Alberta Prosperity Project and was reprimanded on Friday for his role in a near-decade old legal case.

edmontonjournal.com

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House Agriculture Committee Democrats @houseagdems.bsky.social · 2d

One week ago: Trump told farmers that China was coming back to buy soybeans.

Today: He canceled the Xi meeting and is threatening massive new tariffs.

Trump lied. Again. And farmers get crushed. Again.
This isn't governing — it's arson.

And the president is holding the match.

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BC Reality @bcreality.bsky.social · 3d

Exactly!

Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 3d

Smith seems determined to keep turning up the political temperature in a debate that demands cooler heads, @maxfawcett.bsky.social writes

Danielle Smith wants a fight with Canada, not a new pipeline

Alberta's premier has opened the door in her party and province to separatists. Now, she's claiming that other people are the ones threatening Canada's future.

www.nationalobserver.com

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Martin Z. Olszynski @molszyns.bsky.social · 2d

This is b/c of section 5(1.1) of the Building Canada Act, introduced by the BQ at 3rd reading. I haven’t had time, but an intrepid reporter might want to go through the House Transportation Committee’s report & Hansard for the votes. #cdnpoli #ableg

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Alberta will need B.C. government’s backing to build proposed pipeline: energy minister | CBC News

Canada’s energy minister says Alberta will need to get its neighbouring province on board in order to see its proposed pipeline project to the West Coast come to fruition.

www.cbc.ca

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 3d

Stephen Miller is murdering Venezuelans and Colombians in cold blood bc he believes it helps his propaganda campaign to paint Latinos as dangerous.

www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

Stephen Miller views the air strikes as an opportunity to paint immigrants as a dangerous menace, according to one of the White House officials.

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Dave Cournoyer 🇨🇦 @daveberta.bsky.social · 3d

👀 Breaking the ATA and making membership in the union optional for teachers are actual official UCP policies that were enthusiastically passed by delegates at the party’s convention last year in Red Deer.

daveberta.substack.com/p/teachers-o...

Teachers on strike in Alberta!

More than 51,000 teachers launched the largest strike the history of their profession in Alberta

daveberta.substack.com

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Benjamin Byron Davis @bigbendavis.bsky.social · 2d

“The establishment will irritate you – pull your beard, flick your face – to make you fight. Because once they’ve got you violent, then they know how to handle you. The only thing they don’t know how to handle is non-violence and humor.”

- John Lennon

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 3d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 3d

A few days ago, fascist Miller gave an interview to CNN and said “Under Title 10 of the U.S. Code, the president has plenary authority. Has—” Then he went silent.

But guess what? Not only did they not push back after a supposed “technical glitch” but the edited version removed that section

Stephen Miller, CNN, and the ‘Plenary Authority’ That Got Buried

While Trump continues to flood the zone with chaos and deliberate distractions, and as the National Guard prepares to occupy more cities, something deeply revealing slipped from the mouth of his most ...

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Ian Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 2d

Again, Trump has crossed a Red Line no president has ever crossed: personally ordering the criminal prosecution of an American he doesn't like despite DOJ not finding evidence of any crime.

If Trump can do this to the powerful, he can do it to you. That's not freedom, and its not America.

New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 3d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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cm 🇨🇦 @cmcalgary.bsky.social · 4d

BC Energy Minister Adrian Dix has dismissed the latest push by Alberta's premier for an oil pipeline to the West Coast, saying the "definition of being Canadian isn't to agree with everything Danielle Smith says."

www.rmoutlook.com/beyond-local...

#BC #Alberta

Beyond Local: B.C.'s Dix says it is 'Canadian' to disagree with Alberta Premier Smith over pipeline

Danielle Smith says B.C. Premier David Eby's recent rejection of her pipeline pitch last week is "un-Canadian" and "unconstitutional."

www.rmoutlook.com

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cm 🇨🇦 @cmcalgary.bsky.social · 3d

“I suppose I could just go down to the United States and start working with American counterparts to see if we can build more pipelines,” Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said, if her proposed pipeline plan to northwestern B.C. is rejected.

#Alberta #abpoli

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

BlinkRX, an online prescription drug delivery company, stands to benefit from proposed changes by Trump that would allow pharmaceutical companies to sell drugs directly to patients.

His son, Eric Trump, is on the company’s board.

Always follow the money.

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LakefrontDaisy1 🇨🇦❣️🇺🇦🍁 @lakefrontdaisy1.bsky.social · 3d

A very hard NO!

Canadians, do not hesitate to let your leaders know exactly how you feel about this issue.

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#canpoli

Elizabeth Thompson @lizt1.bsky.social · 3d

U.S bill calls for negotiations for more integration between Canadian, American border agents and for U.S. law enforcement to be able to operate in Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

U.S. bill calls for more integration between Canadian, American border agents | CBC News

The U.S. Congress is being asked to adopt legislation that could lead to Canada and the United States further integrating their enforcement of the border — including allowing U.S. officers to more fre...

www.cbc.ca

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 3d

If this stuff would end up on the news it would absolutely motivate voters. Plenty of people who don't give a shit about politics would absolutely give af about this.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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