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grhoda @grhoda.bsky.social · 2h

the legend of goopy hollow

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MrsDrJim @mrsdrjim.bsky.social · 6h

Lying with numbers. Most people do NOT have thousands of dollars to send their own kids to a private school, yet we're all supposed to feel sympathy for those that do AND help them pay for it?

GTFO

If you want to send your child to their own fancy country club you alone should pay for it.

#abPoli

Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 6h

Oof I'm down a rabbit hole trying to parse this line in this article:

"According to a 2017 Fraser Institute report, the average after-tax income for a significant majority of independent school families is comparable to, or even slightly less than, the average income for public school families"

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Opinion: Setting the record straight on Alberta’s independent school funding

Independent school association takes issue with Don Braid column on government funding.

calgaryherald.com

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grhoda @grhoda.bsky.social · 3h

I knew a guy who had it done as an adult, and he said sex was better afterwards (but of course that's just one guy, no idea if that's the usual outcome)

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Alberta Wilderness Association @albertawilderness.bsky.social · 14h

There’s no proven way to treat toxic oil sands wastewater adequately, so why is a provincial committee OK with dumping it into a major river?

We, alongside Indigenous leaders and other enviro + health groups reject this committee's plan and demand better.

albertawilderness.ca/joint-news-r...
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Joint News Release: Indigenous, environment and health groups reject inadequate industry-led recommendations for treat-and-release of tailings - Alberta Wilderness Association

On the two-year anniversary of Imperial Oil’s hidden toxic tailings leaks coming to light, communities and advocates downstream from the oil sands are pushing back against weak tailings treatment reco...

albertawilderness.ca

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grhoda @grhoda.bsky.social · 3h

if anyone is an expert at dodging responsibilities, it's smith #SmithScams #UCPDeathCult

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Mark Kersten @markkersten.bsky.social · 10h

"There has to be more human rights oversight…. We are seeing Canadian weapons being misused."

Canadian tech helped U.S. strike alleged Venezuelan drug boats: @ploughshares_ca report ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/... #cdnfp #cdnpoli

Canadian tech helped U.S. strike alleged Venezuelan drug boats: report | RCI

Global Affairs Canada says it’s ‘aware of the U.S. operation and is monitoring the situation’

ici.radio-canada.ca

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grhoda @grhoda.bsky.social · 7h

she loves trump and dedicated her win to him

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brainfrog👩‍🦼🫁 @brainfrog.bsky.social · 1d

Pre-op done. Bc of my chronic respiratory failure, I'll likely remain intubated in the ICU for a bit after surgery. Also pretty high risk for rebound pulmonary emboli & hemorrhage. But! I need the surgery🤷‍♀️

At $4149/$6K with $1851 remaining. Surgery is Oct. 23rd. Any continued help is appreciated!

brainfrog👩‍🦼🫁 @brainfrog.bsky.social · Aug 28

Apologies, somehow the original was deleted. I'm undergoing my 3rd urgent, non-elective revision spinal fusion this Oct to replace & extend my hardware. I'd appreciate any help in achieving this goal to ensure I have the resources necessary to recover safely & fully.
www.gofundme.com/f/leeanns-3r...

Donate to Lee-Ann's 3rd Spine Surgery Survival Fund, organized by Lee-Ann SB

Hey folks, my name is Lee-Ann. I'm a thirtysomething living in Ontario, Canada… Lee-Ann SB needs your support for Lee-Ann's 3rd Spine Surgery Survival Fund

www.gofundme.com

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cow tools daily @cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social · 16h

it's not FOR us

edited comic panel. Batman is breaking a lump-with-handle cow tool over his knee and saying "this is the tool of the cow. we do not understand it. we will not use it."

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Nigel Swedenborg 🍁🌻 @nigelswedenborg.bsky.social · 10h

How much did Alberta taxpayers shell out for Jack Mintz to tell the UCP government what it wanted to hear?🤨 #abpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Alberta panel suggests new post-secondary funding model, institutional neutrality | CBC News

A panel that studied Alberta's post-secondary institutions has released its recommendations, which include replacing the funding framework, providing more assistance like grants and scholarships to st...

www.cbc.ca

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Trevor Heywood @metroscapes.ca · 13h

New drought map from @agriculture.canada.ca is out. "At the end of the month, 85% of the country was classified as Abnormally Dry (D0) or Moderate to Extreme Drought (D1 to D3), including 76% of the country's agricultural landscape."

Canadian Drought Monitor map from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, as of September 30, 2025. https://agriculture.canada.ca/en/agricultural-production/weather/canadian-drought-monitor/current-drought-conditions

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grhoda @grhoda.bsky.social · 10h

since ai is untrustworthy and unethical, i guess he's the guy for it

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Jonny Wakefield @jonnywakefield.bsky.social · 13h

Learned in court this morning that today is the first day the much maligned term "child pornography" is no longer a thing in Canadian criminal law. It's now legally known as child sexual abuse material. laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/AnnualSt....

An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (child sexual abuse and exploitation material)

Federal laws of Canada

laws-lois.justice.gc.ca

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grhoda @grhoda.bsky.social · 10h

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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 12h

Listen to this interview with Tim Cartmell. He supported party politics and big money in municipal politics. He gets big corporate money, far more than any other candidate. Then he interprets obvious questions about whether he will be influenced by big money as an accusation that he is corrupt.

Lauren Boothby @laurby.bsky.social · 2d

Watch the story here edmonton.citynews.ca/video/2025/1...

Big money in Edmonton mayor's race? Donations scrutinized and defended

Interim financial disclosures for Edmonton mayor's race show one candidate received significantly more money than others, including from corporate donors. Candidates defend and scrutinize the role of ...

edmonton.citynews.ca

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grhoda @grhoda.bsky.social · 11h

yeah

Canadian journalist sacked in scandal involving art sale to Mark Carney

Bank of England governor was interviewed on CBC, the national broadcaster, by Evan Solomon, who brokered deals and took secret commissions, says report

www.theguardian.com

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grhoda @grhoda.bsky.social · 11h

one of the people he sold them to was mark carney

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grhoda @grhoda.bsky.social · 11h

just going to leave this here in case anyone wants to give feedback on federal government's terrible AI plans:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renew...

ised-isde.canada.ca

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blair @blairaf.com · 1d

"OpenAI is Canadian sovereign AI" is astonishing mental gymnastics and it gets worse the more you think about it

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Erin 🇨🇦 @spicyerin.bsky.social · 12h

Missed the link.

Great site!

www.supportourstudents.ca/edmontonvote...

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Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 2d

“Perhaps it is more illuminating to ask: is Alberta an actual province, or just a company town? The oil patch has intruded so far into Albertan institutions it is difficult to discern where private interests end, and public government begins.”

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www.desmog.com/2025/10/08/d...

Danielle Smith’s Pipeline Without a Proponent Is All Dollars and No Sense

Canada has a higher calling than wasting time and political capital indulging fossil fuel fever dreams.

www.desmog.com

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Ned @neddog.bsky.social · 12h

Take note, Alberta.

#abpoli #education

Facts That will Blow Your Mind · Follow

In Finland, education is completely free for all students. During primary school, children receive free textbooks, meals, and health and social support.
Tablets are provided from third grade onwards, while older students use laptops. School meals are also free and adapted to different needs – there are special meals for vegetarians, as well as gluten- and lactose-free options.
Parents do not have to pay additional fees, and no donations or contributions for field trips are requested. The entire cost is borne by the state. This investment in education is considered essential for the country's future, as a well-educated society forms the basis for a strong economy, a functioning healthcare system, and social justice.

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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

after the 10th radioactive shrimp recall in 7 weeks, i decided to do some digging

little did i know it would lead me to an underreported industrial accident that may have released an airborne plume of radioactive debris over swaths of indonesia
www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...

What Is Really Going on With All This Radioactive Shrimp? - Consumer Reports

Here’s the latest on how shrimp and spices got contaminated with cesium-137, how the FDA has responded, and why consumers should not panic.

www.consumerreports.org

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CHEK News @cheknews.ca · 1d

Survivors of the Christie Residential School set out in boatloads from Tofino on Thursday to set foot on the grounds they desperately wanted to run and swim away from as children.

‘I had to be here’: Former students tear down Tofino area residential school

Survivors of the Christie Residential School set out in boatloads from Tofino on Thursday, to step foot on the grounds, they desperately wanted to run and swim away from as children.

cheknews.ca

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grhoda @grhoda.bsky.social · 1d

can i ask where you got your apixiban bracelet? I've been looking for one that's not too expensive

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