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LA Legault ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 9h

“The wording of the bill is passive & vague, so anyone can make a complaint to the governing sports division or board, & the athlete or their parents—if the athlete is a minor—will have to provide their birth registration documents to prove that their sex at birth was female”

What the FUCK #abpoli

LA Legault ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 10h

What is going on in Alberta? How is this allowed to happen?

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Alberta’s new policy is forcing girls—cis and trans—out of school sports | Xtra Magazine

Gender forms mandated by Bill 29 are forcing families into tough decisions around whether to put their daughters in sports

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Jeff Doctor @jeff.doctor · 18h

I am once again asking Canadian journalists to ask the most basic-ass question of "on whose land will these be built?" How is it that every other major industry must consider Indigenous rights but with tech it's like "meh".
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ANALYSIS | Why OpenAI wants to help Canada build homegrown artificial intelligence | CBC News

OpenAI wants to help Canada build a sovereign digital infrastructure for artificial intelligence, putting the country in a tough spot as it tries to distance itself from overreliance on U.S. tech comp...

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Scott Campbell @susurros.bsky.social · 16h

"A drone and artillery attack killed at least 60 people at a displacement camp in Sudan's El-Fasher on Saturday, activists said, as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensifies its assault on the besieged western city."

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RSF drone strike kills at least 60 in Sudan displacement camp

A drone and military attack killed at least 60 people at the Dar al-Arqam displacement camp in Sudan's El-Fasher on Saturday as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensifies its assault on…

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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 15h

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 8h

Russell Vought has stated he wants them all insecure and in a constant state of panic.

shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 8h

it actually offends me how sloppy and careless they are. anyone who’s ever been laid off knows the panic you feel when it happens. and while obviously it’s good that they backtracked, these are people’s fucking LIVELIHOODS they’re messing with.

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

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Allyship @allyship.bsky.social · 8h

Authoritarian is accurate, but Terrorist would be more accurate.

ter·ror·ist
/ˈterərəst/
noun
a person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 8h

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 8h

Pirate Wires—founded by Peter Thiel protege Mike Solana (with an investment from Thiel— whines that Wikipedia calls Trump an “authoritarian.” 10/10/25 … 1/ www.piratewires.com/p/wikipedia-...

Wikipedia Declares Trump an Authoritarian

a single editor repeatedly inserted the same "authoritarian" framing into multiple wikipedia articles, creating an illusion

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 8h

“The Heritage Foundation [which spearheaded Project 2025] says it will ‘identify and target’ Wikipedia editors over alleged bias.“ 9/18/25 … 1/ www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...

The right wing is coming for Wikipedia

The Heritage Foundation says it will "identify and target" Wikipedia editors over alleged bias. What does that mean for Wikipedia’s future?

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Alison @alisonkcarter.bsky.social · 7h

Someone this delusional should be removed from office.

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Janet 🇨🇦 @jansplanet.bsky.social · 8h

We need to ensure Ellison is not invited to support Canada on AI or media @mark-carney.bsky.social

Please connect with Dr Stanley or Dr Snyder for that matter — they are both living & teaching in Canada.

#DefendDemocracy #ElbowsUp #CNDPOLI

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"Ellison is placing those most responsible for advancing Trump's ideological wars against core democratic institutions in positions of extraordinary command. If Ellison also purchases CNN, that network will move from its dull normalization of the fascist creep to another purveyor of regime propaganda, alongside the regime's media outlets of Fox and (now) CBS."
Front Left
Striking back against fascism
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 9h

After Trump's tariff post, trillions vanished in hours. The S&P collapsed. Nasdaq crashed. Tech giants bled red. But a different kind of storm was already brewing — not on Wall Street, but deep inside the blockchain.

While everyone else was watching Trump’s post, someone was already cashing in.

Before that announcement even hit the airwaves, an anonymous crypto wallet suddenly transferred over $1 billion into stablecoins — digital dollars that hold value even when everything else collapses. Then, within seconds of Trump’s post, that same wallet started placing $100 million buy orders across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and multiple altcoins just as the market imploded.

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Trixie 🌸🇨🇦 @trixie57.bsky.social · 9h

Peaceful (yet powerful) protest in Westerville, Ohio.💙💪
(posted yesterday)

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🇨🇦MAGA CL🤡WN🇨🇦 @magabraindisease.bsky.social · 10h

I suggest those who must use TikTok, to remove the app from your phone & only use the web based version from the internet browser of your choice.

By doing this we can strip them of a HUGE amount of critical data they need and want which only the app can provide.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 2d

Please enjoy this executive at one of America's biggest gas companies openly admitting that expanding supply leads to increased demand for fossil fuels

He is not wrong: frantic expansion of fossil fuel supply worsens climate change. Tax it, cut subsidies, wind it down

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Will Jordan, chief legal and policy officer at EQT, a leading US gas producer, also thought that any glut would be temporary, and said US demand was also rising on the boom in power-hungry artificial intelligence data centres.

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BP’s new chair signals more asset sales and demands faster restructuring

“Supply leads demand — you put the supply on the market and demand gets created.,” he said. “Over the long term we’re very bullish.”

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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 11h

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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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 11h

UNPLANNED Rural ED closures are becoming more and more frequent such that govt isn't even talking about it or looking into solutions
It simply has become the new norm
If you live in more Urban areas these closures impact your Access too, as pts have to go there for care
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 11h

The Moral Distress for the EMS crews should not be downplayed - imagine if your job is to expertly stabilize and transport, but you frequently have nowhere to transport very sick pts to?
Or your transport times are so long you frequently leave huge areas w no EMS coverage?
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 11h

These Rural EDs cover VERY LARGE geographic areas, so there are MANY ABs at risk when they close.
These Rural EDs exist in strategic ways to maximize coverage and to share services.
Many times mulitple EDs close in the same zones, leaving HUGE swaths uncovered!
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 11h

Think of the impact this would have on the pt's family, wondering if an open local ED could have made a difference?

We understand that we cannot have an ED in every town, but closures are regularly occurring in places like: Hinton, Edson, Lac La Biche, Oyen... and many more
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 11h

And of course govt may cast doubt that "the patient may not have lived even if the nearest ED was open"...
But what is a given: the ED being closed, along w the next nearest ED being closed, made it a certainty that the pt did NOT have a chance for safe and timely care.
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 11h

- EMS calls hospital staff for help - crew in significant distress because there is nowhere to take this patient
- Local nursing staff tries calling physicians in the community
- One provider is 25 minutes away
- Resuscitation terminated pre-hospital - "no receiving site"
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Cat @kitkatnorthof60.bsky.social · 10h

I promised myself I wouldn’t swear today but fuck every last UCP MLA and supporter who voted for this shit. You know what this is, it’s fucking policy murder. The UCP is practicing policy murder. Each UCP MLA has blood on their hands. Christ on a cracker Alberta we deserve fucking better than this

Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 11h

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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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 16h

They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.

I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 14h

Fish or cut bait @mark-carney.bsky.social @liberalca.bsky.social.

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 14h

What would you expect from PoiLIEvre & failed leader Andy Sneer, mocking a letter from a 7th Grader's letter thanking MPs for supporting Canada’s national school lunch program.
PoiLIEvre himself voted against that program.
He opposed it & then mocked a child who simply said thank you for it.

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