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Jeff Samsonow
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Your friendly neighbourhood mediocre-man and pandemic buzzkill.😷 he/him in #yeg on Treaty 6. same @ on🦣
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It’s really this simple.
We’re airing a new campaign ad, starting tomorrow.

Here it is:
January 25, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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Sir, you can’t break up with someone who already blocked your number
January 23, 2026 at 2:58 AM
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Read the latest from the Covid-Is-Not-Over newsletter:

I still wear a mask, A plea to lapsed maskers, Covid collapsing public health, causing neurological complications & a dementia timebomb, and more

open.substack.com/pub/johndupu...
I still wear a mask, A plea to lapsed maskers, Collapsing public health, neurological complications, dementia timebombs, and more
Bonus Experts prefer respirators!
open.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:51 AM
I know he means that Canada is the northwestern flank of NATO territory, but I also can't help but notice that Alaska is on Canada's NW flank.
Met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Davos earlier today.

We talked about the tests NATO is facing, and Canada’s resolute support for the Alliance. We’re quadrupling our defence spending — including scaling up our investments in Arctic security to defend the northwestern flank.
January 22, 2026 at 5:21 AM
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Call your reps. Let them know that if they vote for ICE funding, you will not vote for them ever again.

Representatives need to feel the heat. NO on ICE funding. No excuses.
So the House is going to vote TOMORROW on the DHS funding bill that includes funding for ICE.

There's a real chance we can get Dems to vote NO on any bill with ICE funding to sink it.

Once it goes to the Senate we likely lose this chance.

24 hours. Go.

www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/no-f...
No Funding for ICE Surveillance Tech!
www.fightforthefuture.org
January 22, 2026 at 12:12 AM
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if it’s too difficult for any single person we’ve elected to congress to say, “not one dime for the child stealers”…
January 22, 2026 at 1:31 AM
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Too young to even have a diary.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Finally, some good news.
January 20, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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It's just retirement, Michael. How many houses do you need? Twelve?
January 20, 2026 at 6:46 PM
"Your trust in me,” the bot added, “has unlocked this reality." futurism.com/artificial-inte...
A Man Bought Meta's AI Glasses, and Ended Up Wandering the Desert Searching for Aliens to Abduct Him
After encountering Meta AI, a man's mental health unraveled. As he lost touch with reality, the chatbot continued to affirm his delusions.
zurl.co
January 19, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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My non professional tip for adding Alt Text to an image is to pretend you want to show me something on your screen and you yell "Arnica, come see this!"

And I reply "Babe, I'm frying you homemade donuts, can you just DESCRIBE it to me?"

Whatever you would holler to me is the Alt text!
January 17, 2026 at 12:38 PM
"Freedom of Speech is Demonic."
@brettmckay.bsky.social and @thetyee.ca dig into a (somewhat secret) powerhouse behind Alberta conservative politics that is anti-abortion and seeks "a righteous Christian government". thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
‘Democracy Is a Fraud.’ Inside Prolife Alberta, the Political Party | The Tyee
The party raises lots of money, runs one candidate and is headed by a traditionalist Catholic.
thetyee.ca
January 18, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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Average Sunday show interview:

OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats

HOST: how will you pay for it?

OFFICIAL: tariffs

HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money

OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed

HOST: thank u for ur time
January 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My picture was used in child abuse images. AI is putting others through my nightmare | Mara Wilson
I was a child actor, exploited by strangers on the internet. Now millions of children face the same danger
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:20 AM
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Donald Trump’s so-called "Board of Peace" is offensive.

Mark Carney must reverse his decision to join Trump in this transparently colonial scheme.

1/4
January 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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Trump just placed a tariff on most of the EU of 10% that will increase to 25% in June unless they agree to sell him Greenland.

This is mad king shit.
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Bicycles Deliver The Freedom That Auto Ads Promise.

I love this photo I snapped during the Canadian Road Cycling Championships in Edmonton a few years ago. As I was riding home in the bike lanes, a competitor passed by me on their way to Whyte Ave. for the criterium races.
January 17, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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This makes me feel more patriotic than the national anthem ever could
January 16, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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It is the source of so many of our evils: the astonishing concentration of wealth in the hands of a very few, and the immense political power that gives them. We cannot solve our problems until we tackle it.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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I'm A Democratic Politician, And My Solution To Getting Rid Of ICE Is To Give Them All Lil’ Kisses

youtu.be/3i_8NcK_P1c
I'm A Democratic Politician, And My Solution To Getting Rid Of ICE Is To Give Them All Lil’ Kisses
YouTube video by Clare Blackwood
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January 16, 2026 at 3:49 PM
It's so sad to see people tricked into believing the politics of grievance and individualism will actually help them.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...
Long lineups in central Alberta to sign petition for province to leave Canada | CBC Accessibility
Large crowds of people lined up around the block outside a pair of packed community halls in central Alberta on Wednesday night, to attend town meetings focused on the idea of the province seeking independence from Canada.
www.cbc.ca
January 16, 2026 at 3:14 PM
If you are still actively posting on X, you are now deliberately choosing to - at least in some small way - perpetuate deep harm. readthecatch.ca/get-your-com...
Get Your Complacent Ass Off X
Enough excuses
zurl.co
January 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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"The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran has surpassed 2,500, activists said, as Iranians made phone calls abroad for the first time in days Tuesday after authorities severed communications during a crackdown on demonstrators."
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/iran...
The death toll from a crackdown on protests in Iran jumps to at least 2,571, activists say
Activists say the death toll from the protests in Iran has surpassed 2,500 people. This level of violence around protests hasn’t been seen in Iran in decades.
apnews.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:34 AM