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forpetesake1.bsky.social @forpetesake1.bsky.social · 8h

Bonkers!

Dan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 8h

KFF finds partisan split on Tylenol

Most Republicans (56%) say they think it’s definitely or probably true that taking Tylenol during pregnancy increases the risk of kids with autism.

Most Dems (86%) say it’s definitely or probably false.

Multiple medical associations have said there’s no link.

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Many Are Uncertain if Taking Tylenol During Pregnancy Increases Risk of Children
Developing Autism, Most Republicans Say it is Probably or Definitely True
Do you think that it is definitely true, probably true, probably false, or definitely false that taking Tylenol during pregnancy increases the risk of the child developing autism?
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Independents
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59%
33%
Republicans
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Janet 🇨🇦 @jansplanet.bsky.social · 1d

'"The factory is 9 years young & we've continued to grow. We've got the skill & the competency here to produce this fantastic product."
Mr Sykes praised the "pioneering spirit" of the team in Hull. "This is just another thing we can be incredibly proud of"'
#AbPoli #CdnPoli #FUCP #UnlockRenewables

Why we're turning North Sea wind turbines into luggage

Revolutionary recyclable blades at Dogger Bank offshore wind farm are a UK first.

www.bbc.com

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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 1d

Elections Alberta has approved a citizen-initiated petition application to gather signatures in support of the proposal to end public funding to independent/private schools.

Calgary teacher Alicia Taylor says she brought it forward because it could help improve funding for public schools. #AbEd

Alberta teacher prompts petition on province's private school funding | CBC News

If high school chemistry teacher Alicia Taylor gets her wish, Albertans will vote in a referendum on whether to end public funding for independent schools.

www.cbc.ca

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 8h

Love this.👇

"There’s a huge opportunity to promote art and health."

Creative hobbies could slow brain ageing at the molecular level www.nature.com/articles/d41... via @nature.com

Creative hobbies could slow brain ageing at the molecular level

To keep the mind young, dance the tango.

www.nature.com

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 15h

On the school board trustee front…

Hearing some “elections workers” were at advance polling stations in #yyc telling people that candidates had dropped out so there would be no trustee ballots.

When those candidates had not dropped out.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #yyc

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Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎(Parody) @abdanielsmith.bsky.social · 1d

We need to attack and lock out Alberta teachers to try and hide the fact that my UCP gov't has spent so much taxpayer money on private for-profit independent charter schools that most people can't afford.

calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
#abpoli #ableg #abteachers #abteachersstrike

Braid: Lavish private-school funding infuriates teachers, spooks government

Spanking spat last week was caused by student Evan Li hitting a sore spot on eve of teacher strike — lush funding for private schools.

calgaryherald.com

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

WOW!

Alberta just got another approved referendum petition!

And this one calls for the practice of funding private schools with public money to be put to an end!

During the teachers strike!

Strap in Alberta, we’re going on a ride!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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forpetesake1.bsky.social @forpetesake1.bsky.social · 2d

Just stop going to Safeway’s. You can pretty well guarantee that if this rollback works for them, the two or three other multinationals that supply, our fruits will do the same thing.

Kim Siever @kimsiever.bsky.social · 2d

The latest news story I wrote for @abworker.bsky.social

The Alberta Worker @abworker.bsky.social · 2d

Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social

Safeway wants to roll back worker benefits

Remember, this is the same company that wanted to take back raises last year that they had already paid their workers.

albertaworker.ca/news/safeway...

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Kim Siever @kimsiever.bsky.social · 3d

Solidarity with striking teachers in Alberta today. ✊

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Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎(Parody) @abdanielsmith.bsky.social · 3d

As premier, I am often forced to make some really difficult decisions. Decisions that will affect people for generations. Decisions that affect me, my party, my friends, and our pocketbooks.

I stand by my decisions.

#abpoli #ableg #abteachers #abstrike #yeg #yyc

A meme showing Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta, making a grimacing face next to the words Fund Public Education. Below is a picture of a smiling Danielle Smith doing a pinky wave next to the words Fund Oil & Gas

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forpetesake1.bsky.social @forpetesake1.bsky.social · 2d

We have had to get a relative to pick up some test kits for us. And we’ll be going to BC to get our vaccine. This is shameful treatment of seniors and other others, by “our” government.

Janet 🇨🇦 @jansplanet.bsky.social · 2d

What health care could be with an #NDP provincial government? What health care should be.
RAT should remain free & available.

#COVID19isNotOver #RespiratorsWork #BCpoli #AbPoli #CdnPoli

thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Flu and COVID Vaccines Coming Soon to BC Pharmacies | The Tyee

They’ve also been ‘well supplied’ with rapid antigen test kits for this year.

thetyee.ca

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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 2d

Why are my tax dollars subsidizing private schools?

“Stories about dubious contracts are already surfacing in both sectors.”

Sole source contracts w rampant conflicts of interest???

Don Braid @donbraid.bsky.social · 2d

Lavish private-school funding infuriates teachers, spooks government. They wanted to spank Evan Li because he dared mention it. Column. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... #abed #ableg #yyc #yeg #apoli #cdnpoli

Braid: Lavish private-school funding infuriates teachers, spooks government

Spanking spat last week was caused by student Evan Li hitting a sore spot on eve of teacher strike — lush funding for private schools.

calgaryherald.com

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forpetesake1.bsky.social @forpetesake1.bsky.social · 3d

Seems about right.

Janet 🇨🇦 @jansplanet.bsky.social · 3d

Pat @pat112.bsky.social · 3d

U.S. Added to Global Human Rights Watchlist Over Declining Civil Liberties

#Cdnpoli #Uspoli
time.com/7266334/us-h...

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · 4d

Hug and thank a teacher!

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Janet 🇨🇦 @jansplanet.bsky.social · 5d

I think we should reference the Redford example — Fire Smith.

The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 5d

With no apparent public apology from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for completely fabricating a story about a child and his parents…

It seemed like a good time to re-up her philosophy on how to deal with mistakes and accountability.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Janet 🇨🇦 @jansplanet.bsky.social · 5d

My sister just sent this, from another platform.

My answer to the question — I don’t see Danielle Smith part of our future. But like Coal, she’ll be part of our dirty past.

#UnlockRenewables #FireSmith #AbPoli #WaterIsLife #TransformEnergy #TheFutureIsElectric ⚡️

Screenshot of the Drake meme with Danielle Smith’s face superimposed.

STAND UP FOR CANADA
Stand Up for Canada
Only in Danielle Smith's world does a coal mine count as a better view than a wind turbine. What do you see when you look at Alberta's future?

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forpetesake1.bsky.social @forpetesake1.bsky.social · 6d

Well, it won’t be his fault if it doesn’t come to pass. It will be the fault of the fathers of confederation who failed to organize Alberta so that it had access to a coastline.

The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 6d

Brian Jean gets a mandate letter as well today!

A major focus is the pipeline to Prince Rupert that B.C. Premier David EBy has already said is a threat to billions of dollars of projects in B.C. & which First Nations have already said hard no.

And coal.

#abpoli #cdnpoli

forpetesake1.bsky.social @forpetesake1.bsky.social · 6d

Perhaps in the unpublished appendix?

The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 7d

Only in Alberta...

Does the mandate letter for the minister of environment include...

- Increase the use of plastic products
- Decrease protections for endangered species
- Fight for looser emissions controls
- Build an argument that Alberta's burning forests are Carbon sinks.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 7d

Only in Alberta...

Does the mandate letter for the minister of environment include...

- Increase the use of plastic products
- Decrease protections for endangered species
- Fight for looser emissions controls
- Build an argument that Alberta's burning forests are Carbon sinks.

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Janet 🇨🇦 @jansplanet.bsky.social · 7d

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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 8d

Max's bullshit detector: accurate.

His quick thread:

#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 8d

Of course, of COURSE, Danielle Smith blamed Ottawa for Imperial Oil's plan to lay off 20 per cent of its employees by 2027.

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forpetesake1.bsky.social @forpetesake1.bsky.social · 8d

Gosh, you think they might be recognizing that the rating is on the wall in terms of alternative sources of energy? Or perhaps it’s the instability and irrationality of the current Alberta government?

Janet 🇨🇦 @jansplanet.bsky.social · 8d

youtu.be/oQpl81e7wVs?...

Imperial Oil Layoffs Signal Deeper Trouble for Canada

YouTube video by Energi Media

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forpetesake1.bsky.social @forpetesake1.bsky.social · 8d

You can apologies all he wants. But you know… True colors…

Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 8d

If there’s any justice in the world… lessons will be learned… and the nickname “Spanky” will stick!
Bruce “Spanky” McAllister!

Just “Spanky” should suffice!
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Braid: Student speaks out at Alberta Next session, gets referred for a spanking

Braid: A top Alberta government official said a student who tried to ask a question about the teacher strike should get a parental spanking.

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Janet 🇨🇦 @jansplanet.bsky.social · 9d

Breaking the American Tether

Trump's UN spectacle shows why Canada must look beyond America to a New World order.

Lloyd Axworthy

#MoralCourage #Values #DefendDemocracy #CdnPoli

Quote from Lloyd Axworthy
Breaking the American Tether
Trump's UN spectacle shows why Canada must look beyond America to a New World order.

LLOYDAXWORTHY.SUBSTACK.COM

"Our closest ally, still the most powerful country on earth, is deliberately retreating from global leadership. If we remain tethered to a dysfunctional America, we risk irrelevance and complicity. The challenge before us is clear: to define our own role in an emerging world order no longer centered on Washington."

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forpetesake1.bsky.social @forpetesake1.bsky.social · 9d

What is this? American equivalent of the Hitler youth?

Janet 🇨🇦 @jansplanet.bsky.social · 9d

#BCpoli Public comment is open until Oct 5. Tell the BC government that you do not consent to this license and that it is not in the public/national interest to allow it.

comment.nrs.gov.bc.ca/applications...

#Defence #Security #CdnPoli