Mark Cripps
@markcripps.bsky.social
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-Soren Kierkegaard
-Soren Kierkegaard
Brooks, Alberta was the hardest hit from this August hail storm
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Destructive storm that hit Brooks, Alberta, caused over $235 million in insured damage
Severe storms that swept across three provinces on August 20 and 21, 2025, caused over $235 million in insured damage, according to estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ).
www.ibc.ca
December 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Brooks, Alberta was the hardest hit from this August hail storm
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No KC Chiefs in the playoffs makes me happy
December 8, 2025 at 4:25 AM
No KC Chiefs in the playoffs makes me happy
My day was my kids volleyball tournament (they won silver) and then to a metal show featuring Cattle Decapitation. Epic
December 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
My day was my kids volleyball tournament (they won silver) and then to a metal show featuring Cattle Decapitation. Epic
Holy f-ing Aborted in TO
December 7, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Holy f-ing Aborted in TO
Latest O Show Scandal Panel podcast youtu.be/9-S9OZ32hlo?...
OSHOW SCANDAL PANEL EXTRA: Carney Deals, MAGA Divides, Ford Fails, Smith Threatens AB Democracy 🇨🇦
YouTube video by The OShow with Laura Babcock
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December 6, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Latest O Show Scandal Panel podcast youtu.be/9-S9OZ32hlo?...
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“MAGA is in Canada. Alberta Separatists, parts of Ontario, The Convoy, Danielle Smith running down to Mar-a-Logo, Poilievre’s party… Watch what’s happening to Venezuela from Trump regime - it can happen to Mexico or 🇨🇦. These are serious times”
#cndpoli 🔗youtu.be/9-S9OZ32hlo?si…
#cndpoli 🔗youtu.be/9-S9OZ32hlo?si…
December 6, 2025 at 3:19 AM
“MAGA is in Canada. Alberta Separatists, parts of Ontario, The Convoy, Danielle Smith running down to Mar-a-Logo, Poilievre’s party… Watch what’s happening to Venezuela from Trump regime - it can happen to Mexico or 🇨🇦. These are serious times”
#cndpoli 🔗youtu.be/9-S9OZ32hlo?si…
#cndpoli 🔗youtu.be/9-S9OZ32hlo?si…
This could get awkward for all those Italy fans born and raised in Canada. If Canada was playing England (where my family originally immigrated from) it wouldn’t even cross my mind to cheer for the Three Lions
December 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
This could get awkward for all those Italy fans born and raised in Canada. If Canada was playing England (where my family originally immigrated from) it wouldn’t even cross my mind to cheer for the Three Lions
So glad my kid is past the elf on the shelf phase but this would have been an epic idea
December 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
So glad my kid is past the elf on the shelf phase but this would have been an epic idea
Rustad gone... Polievre soon www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
John Rustad resigns as leader of B.C. Conservative Party | CBC News
Rustad told reporters Thursday he had talked to his wife and others close to him, who encouraged him to stay on, but he felt to do so would become a civil war in his party.
www.cbc.ca
December 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Rustad gone... Polievre soon www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Rustad today, Polievre next www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
John Rustad resigns as leader of B.C. Conservative Party | CBC News
Rustad told reporters Thursday he had talked to his wife and others close to him, who encouraged him to stay on, but he felt to do so would become a civil war in his party.
www.cbc.ca
December 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Rustad today, Polievre next www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
what a night for the kid from Kitchener
December 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
what a night for the kid from Kitchener
Interesting www.npr.org/2025/11/29/n...
As the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season ends, the future of forecasting is AI
Meteorologists are surprised that the weather model that did the best job forecasting hurricanes this year was a new one, introduced by Google. AI may be the beginning of a new era of forecasting.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Interesting www.npr.org/2025/11/29/n...
Bring back clean coal, get fluoride out of water and ban abortions in third trimester (which rarely if ever happen) - just some of the nuggets of resolutions passed at last weekend's UCP AGM edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
UCP members pass resolutions on auto insurance, abortion, clean coal
The resolution votes do not obligate the province to act on them, though some past party resolutions have become government policy.
edmontonjournal.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Bring back clean coal, get fluoride out of water and ban abortions in third trimester (which rarely if ever happen) - just some of the nuggets of resolutions passed at last weekend's UCP AGM edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
this is good... www.canada.ca/en/employmen...
Government of Canada undertakes inspection blitz to crack down on driver misclassification in trucking - Canada.ca
Canada’s economy depends on strong trade and reliable exchange, and Canada’s truckers are at the heart of that connection. As supply chains adapt to new challenges and opportunities, it is more import...
www.canada.ca
December 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
this is good... www.canada.ca/en/employmen...
right before Christmas... thanks Trump www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Sault Ste. Marie still mill issues layoff notices to 1,000 workers | CBC News
Algoma Steel says it has issued 1,000 layoff notices to workers at its plant in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
www.cbc.ca
December 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
right before Christmas... thanks Trump www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Danielle Smith gets booed at UCP convention after mentioning working with Canada
November 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Danielle Smith gets booed at UCP convention after mentioning working with Canada
hearing that delegates entering the UCP convention are having to go through full metal detection... what a time to be alive
November 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
hearing that delegates entering the UCP convention are having to go through full metal detection... what a time to be alive
2026 concert line-up looking pretty sweet so far: Agriculture, Blood Incantation, Emperor, Puscifer, Goat. Can’t wait
November 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
2026 concert line-up looking pretty sweet so far: Agriculture, Blood Incantation, Emperor, Puscifer, Goat. Can’t wait
❤️ this album by Gaupa
November 28, 2025 at 3:32 AM
❤️ this album by Gaupa
Another L for KC!
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Another L for KC!
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My take on today's big announcement. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
The method to Mark Carney’s madness
The memorandum of understanding with Alberta might look like surrender. Look closer
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
My take on today's big announcement. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
a man i met many moons ago said never bet against the Lions on US Thanksgiving. i've always considered that that advice with a grain of salt
November 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
a man i met many moons ago said never bet against the Lions on US Thanksgiving. i've always considered that that advice with a grain of salt