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Lisa Lambert @lemonsinab.bsky.social · 5d

Important access info for people in Lethbridge who want to vote but are homebound

☕️addictedBear-Roeteddy @roeteddy.bsky.social · 5d

Hey can you also mention for those that are disabled they can reach out to 311 to have someone come to their house so they can vote? I had no clue till I started researching the school trustees. ❤️

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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · Jul 18

The Jasper Wildfire review is damningly clear about one thing: the UCP government exploited a life-and-death moment to play political games.

And in their response to this report, rather than accepting responsibility and promising to do better, they lash out, insult others, and refuse any blame.

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Ghouly Hoye 🇨🇦 👻 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · Jul 18

“How dare they lose their homes and livelihoods in an horrific wildfire without making ME the hero of their story”

~Danielle Smith, probably

Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · Jul 18

What a headline www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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NigelBankes @nigelb.bsky.social · Jun 21

A salutary reminder of what happens when a government puts bashing the feds above protecting and supporting the most vulnerable members of our communities.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · Jun 21

After years of advocacy, applications for the $200/month Canada Disability Benefit opened today.

But the only provincial govt in Canada that will keep its citizens with disabilities from actually benefiting from it is the UCP.

They are the only ones clawing it back.

It’s cruel & shameful.

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Ryan Katz-Rosene, PhD @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social · Jun 6

Seeing red 😬

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Tom Hollenstein @tomhollenstein.bsky.social · Jun 5

My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇

www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...

Queen’s Special U.S. Doctoral Recruitment Initiative | School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral AffairsDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown...

Queen’s University is a globally engaged, research-intensive institution dedicated to attracting and supporting exceptional PhD students who will significantly advance our research mission.

www.queensu.ca

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Drew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · Jun 5

Historians and political scientists spend decades trying to determine the influence of money in politics and Musk just tweets out "I bought the election"

kate conger @kateconger.com · Jun 5

Here it is: Musk thinks he is owed a say in Trump’s policy because of how much he spent on the campaign.

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Lisa Lambert @lemonsinab.bsky.social · May 26

I sure do love living in the midst of a persistent exposure zone thanks to the failure of my neighbours to do the right thing and get vaccinated. But freedom, amirite?

The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · May 23

Measles is so bad that AHS is discontinuing their site specific warnings and just declaring the entire area an “at risk of exposure” zone.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Lisa Young 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @jlisayoung.bsky.social · May 19

Another @carrietait.bsky.social scoop.

The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · May 19

Former chief of staff to Alberta Premier lived in home owned by Sam Mraiche’s sister

Businessman’s dealings with the provincial health authority are subject to multiple investigations

www.theglobeandmail.com

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · May 18

Back the blue? Your followers BEAT the blue on Jan. 6 and then you pardoned them. Shameful.

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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · May 5

As a protest against politicians being in charge of election rules, the Longest Ballot folks are organizing to run 200 candidates in the by-election in which Poilievre will be running.

They recently ran 91 candidates in Poilievre's previous riding.

Battle River-Crowfoot needs 200

candidates! / Battle River-Crowfoot a besoin de 200 candidats! Inbox *

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · May 5

Today there will be

*spins small wheel*

200%

tariffs on

*spins large wheel*

sending emails to Americans

I am the President

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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · May 4

The Premier is addressing Albertans live at 3pm on Monday to discuss the future of Alberta in Confederation.

Nothing that I saw or heard today suggests a groundswell of angst among Albertans. Neither do polls.

If she speaks of a crisis on Monday, it's likely imagined or manufactured.

Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · May 4

Our Common Ground (@cgroundpolitics.bsky.social) team spoke to dozens of participants at today's separatist rally.

Today's conversations reinforced my sense that this is not our grandparents' populism or alienation.

🔗https://open.substack.com/pub/drjaredwesley/p/western-alienation-20

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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · Apr 30

Doug Ford is a stupid person, with stupid ideas.

Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · Apr 30

Ontario's premier calls judicial independence "a joke." nationalnewswatch.com/2025/04/30/d...

Doug Ford floats idea of electing judges in rant on bail reform

National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

nationalnewswatch.com

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Duane Bratt @duanebratt.bsky.social · Apr 21

Who among us has not shared classified information about forthcoming military strikes with journalists, spouses, and siblings. And likely on a private cel phone. If it was anybody else within the Defense Department they would be fired (and perhaps charged), but not the Secretary.

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · Apr 20

Hegseth shared detailed information about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...

www.nytimes.com

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Aruna D’Souza 🇨🇦 @arunadsouza.bsky.social · Apr 20

I KNEW this was a quota issue.

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · Apr 19

ICE officers are now reportedly required to meet arrest quotas each day, from a few hundred to between 1,200 and 1,500 nationwide. Jonathan Blitzer reports on the mystery of the agency’s unidentifiable arrests.

The Mystery of ICE’s Unidentifiable Arrests

In early March, the agency announced that it had arrested forty-eight people in New Mexico—a month later, their identities and whereabouts remain unknown.

nyer.cm

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Lisa Lambert @lemonsinab.bsky.social · Apr 21

The corruption and incompetence is staggering.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Apr 20

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about strikes in Yemen to a second unclassified Signal group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said. nyti.ms/4jBQ1wV

Pete Hegseth is pictured wearing a blue suit, looking to his left. A headline reads: "Pete Hegseth Said to Have Shared Sensitive Attack Details in Second Signal Chat." Photo by Eric Lee/The New York Times

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The Onion @theonion.com · Apr 17

‘Show Me Where You Make Autism!’ Shouts RFK Jr., Storming Sour Patch Kids Factory theonion.com/show-me...

‘Show Me Where You Make Autism!’ Shouts RFK Jr., Storming Sour Patch Kids Factory

EAST HANOVER, NJ—As part of the health secretary’s highly publicized pledge to determine the cause of the disorder in the next five months, a wild-eyed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly shouted “Show me where autism is made!” Thursday while storming the Sour Patch Kid factory. “Attention Sour Patch Factory people: Give me the autism and no […]

theonion.com

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Apr 18

Watching Trump throw a full-blown tantrum because Harvard told him no. 🍿

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Apr 18

The lies are coming faster and more desperately these days. Keep pressing, friends.

Tweet from @TheMaineWonk calling out a statement by Donald Trump as an “insane lie,” shown above Trump’s tweet claiming record U.S. tariff revenue, falling prices on goods including gas and groceries, and reduced inflation, ending with “Promises Made, Promises Kept!”

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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · Apr 16

Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.

If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.

Americans of conscience must stand against this now.