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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 2h

The Alberta President of the Canadian Bar Association has entered the chat…

Calling out not only the preemptive use of the notwithstanding clause but also the limited debate as threats to the rule of law.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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True Oak @trueoak.bsky.social · 18m

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 2d

Goodness gracious

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 2d

When China used the same video, it was ok.

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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 27m

youtu.be/k5bhQvUzPwk

INTERVIEW: Thomas Lukaszuk on Forever Canadian success and how premier can end the separation debate

YouTube video by Rob Breakenridge Show

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True Oak @trueoak.bsky.social · 24m

The on going problem:
In general the Democrats want to be seen as following the rules & run a government that is nonpartisan
The Republicans will do what ever it takes to win & then enrich themselves and punish their perceived foes no matter the rules.
Republicans won’t change thus Democrats must

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True Oak @trueoak.bsky.social · 1h

This should make kids feel safe

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 4d

Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon on Chicago: "[Greg Bovino] was filmed lobbing a tear gas canister into a crowd...deliberately trying to provoke a confrontation."

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True Oak @trueoak.bsky.social · 1h

In adding to the already completely unnecessary and ridiculous license plate charade, all it takes to vote is an email and postal code. So I could “vote” for everyone that I have emails for or create as many as I want.
No wonder their internal polling is skewed”

True Oak @trueoak.bsky.social · 1h

Decided to fix the #Alberta license plate choice because I really don’t want a pump jack on my plate. I guess Dani and the #UCP like the looks of oil pump jacks so much they don’t consider them ruining the beautiful mountains like *gasp* a wind turbine would.

Option for revised Alberta License plate with pump jack removed and replaced with wind turbine and text changed to “Wildrose Country”

Current Option for new Alberta License plate with pump jack and “Strong and Free” wording with “REJECTED” across the picture.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 17h

ICE admits it has detained 170 U.S. citizens through racial profiling

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True Oak @trueoak.bsky.social · 1h

I might believe you (not that I ever would) if you didn’t have gangs of masked thugs undertaking the “arresting” and “detaining” with no accountability.

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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 2h

There are laws governing the use of this information and I am committed to respecting these laws.

As to what’s next, we’ll see…

#ableg

Don Braid @donbraid.bsky.social · 4h

Will Thomas Lukaszuk use the enormous pile of names, phone numbers collected for his referendum drive for a new political party? There is a way, he says, and he might. Column. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... #ableg #apoli #cdnpoli #yyc #yycc

Braid: Thomas Lukaszuk has a political treasure chest — and he might start a new party

Thomas Lukaszuk built a huge stash of data campaigning for Canada. He might just use it to start a new party, writes columnist Don Braid.

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True Oak @trueoak.bsky.social · 1h

As to the information, all those boxes submitted to Elections Alberta contain the only copy of the signatures. In respecting all those who signed, no one except Elections Alberta has access to that information.

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True Oak @trueoak.bsky.social · 1h

As a canvasser and a signer I have had the ultimate respect for Thomas for remaining non-partisan and remaining conflict free.
As an example, we were restrict on giving signers stickers or anything else that could be perceived as encouragements. Seems ridiculous but ensured a clean process.

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True Oak @trueoak.bsky.social · 2h

Argentina better watch out, allies usually get thrown under buses by Trump if he doesn’t eventually get the appropriate genuflection and personal “investment”.

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True Oak @trueoak.bsky.social · 2h

Hello Canada calling. Apparently we aren’t a great ally anymore because one of our premiers called out Trump on his lies about Reagan loving tariffs and we don’t want to become his 51st state.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 3h

Here's an example of how Trump's corruption factory works.

1. Coinbase put $46M into elections to help Trump allies.
2. Sends him a huge check for his inauguration.
3. Trump drops SEC lawsuit against Coinbase.
4. Trump demands big donation from Coinbase for ballroom.

Done.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Bessent: "President Trump is promises made, promises kept on his campaign promises. And it's gonna start flowing through to working Americans next year. Wall Street has done great."

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True Oak @trueoak.bsky.social · 3h

And exactly how is an unrealistically overblown AI bubble inflating the stock market and an unregulated crypto market going to create jobs other than for pumper dumpers?

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True Oak @trueoak.bsky.social · 3h

With the misinformation flooding social media this seem to open up the potential for unnecessary screening for real or imaginary conditions paid for by a poorly informed population that would be relying on the testing agency to explain the results.

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True Oak @trueoak.bsky.social · 3h

@caulfieldtim.bsky.social I would like to hear your thoughts on the #UCP plan for privately paid for “preventative health screening” without a doctor’s order. Privately funded can erode the public system, but the bigger issue is getting tests without a doctors order. 1/

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Alberta government plans to allow residents to privately pay for any diagnostic or screening service | CBC News

Alberta is planning legislative changes that would let people pay out of pocket for diagnostic and preventive tests, such as MRIs, CT scans and full-body scans — without a doctor’s order.

www.cbc.ca

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 21h

Global drop in parental trust in childhood vaccines linked to measles resurgence medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10...

"...pandemic has contributed to a diminishing public trust in childhood vaccines..."

Key: this distrust LARGELY manufactured by misinformation mongers.

#VaccinesWork

Global drop in parental trust in childhood vaccines linked to measles resurgence

An international study led by the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee at Bar-Ilan University reveals that the COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to a diminishing public trust in childhood vaccin...

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 20h

Fake authors. Fake books. Fake remedies.

Detection firm finds 82% of herbal remedy books on Amazon ‘likely written’ by AI www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

Study finds "AI 'slop' has come for herbalism."

"...damning revelation of the sheer scope of unlabelled, unverified, unchecked..."

Detection firm finds 82% of herbal remedy books on Amazon ‘likely written’ by AI

Originality.ai scans 558 titles in herbal remedies section between January and September

www.theguardian.com

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True Oak @trueoak.bsky.social · 13h

One of my favorite books of all time by the greatest science author.

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Grim Duncan 🎃🦇 @velodus.bsky.social · 16h

Blake Snell, the Dodgers' game 5 starter, has a 2025 salary of $28,436,867. Trey Yesavage, with one of the greatest rookie pitching performances in World Series history, has a 2025 salary of $57,204.

www.spotrac.com/mlb/player/e...

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yknot05 @yknot05.bsky.social · 23h

Called it: AB Separatists will try to get rid of Indigenous support for Canada & the Crown.
Smith used the Notwithstanding Clause to end a simple Teachers' Strike.
Wld she use it to rid Indigenous support for AB remaining w Canada/the Crown?
Harper's 'incremental conservatism' til the final jump.

“In order to really turn the page here to become not just an independent country, but a new and free country, Alberta has to ditch the things that are Canadian that exist in Alberta right now,” Pardy said.

“Let’s just list some. A Westminster system of government. A Crown. Single-payer public health-care system, a managerial state and Aboriginal rights, you have to get rid of all of these things. And of all those things, perhaps the elephant in the room is Aboriginal rights.”

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