Mic Farrell
@mic0702.bsky.social
Retired Social Worker. Proud father. Married to my best friend. Lover of Canada - have visited much of it. Protect our democratic institutions - they'll protect us.
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire
Very well said sir.
We've had enough of Danielle Smith's word salad. It's time for the Premier to clearly and unequivocally denounce separatism.
Albertans want to know EXACTLY where she stands.
youtube.com/shorts/l4uu1...
Albertans want to know EXACTLY where she stands.
youtube.com/shorts/l4uu1...
"It's like saying I want to be a single man within the confines of my marriage."
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Very well said sir.
Take the time to listen to this speech. It received a standing ovation at Davos. Much food for thought here, and a call to joint action.
“We are taking the sign out of the window. The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy. But from the fracture, we can build something better, stronger, and more just.”
A powerful reference to Václav Havel’s essay, and a plea for others to join us.
A powerful reference to Václav Havel’s essay, and a plea for others to join us.
January 20, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Take the time to listen to this speech. It received a standing ovation at Davos. Much food for thought here, and a call to joint action.
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“We are taking the sign out of the window. The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy. But from the fracture, we can build something better, stronger, and more just.”
A powerful reference to Václav Havel’s essay, and a plea for others to join us.
A powerful reference to Václav Havel’s essay, and a plea for others to join us.
The full text of his speech at Davos, which bears comparison with Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech: The Carney doctrine open.substack.com/pub/paulwell...
January 20, 2026 at 5:05 PM
“We are taking the sign out of the window. The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy. But from the fracture, we can build something better, stronger, and more just.”
A powerful reference to Václav Havel’s essay, and a plea for others to join us.
A powerful reference to Václav Havel’s essay, and a plea for others to join us.
I seem to remember Tiger Williams after a particularly bad game in Vancouver saying "If you're going to dress us like clowns, we're going to p!ay like clowns."
Tell me the NHL wouldn't be a gazillion times better with these uniforms in it.
January 18, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I seem to remember Tiger Williams after a particularly bad game in Vancouver saying "If you're going to dress us like clowns, we're going to p!ay like clowns."
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I've been invited to the CN Tower's 50th anniversary celebration on Jan. 21 but as I am out in Alberta I can't make it.
Anyone out there willing to go in my place with my ticket, get videos of the event that I can then turn into a short video?
It runs 830 am to 10 a.m.
Anyone out there willing to go in my place with my ticket, get videos of the event that I can then turn into a short video?
It runs 830 am to 10 a.m.
January 14, 2026 at 8:23 PM
I've been invited to the CN Tower's 50th anniversary celebration on Jan. 21 but as I am out in Alberta I can't make it.
Anyone out there willing to go in my place with my ticket, get videos of the event that I can then turn into a short video?
It runs 830 am to 10 a.m.
Anyone out there willing to go in my place with my ticket, get videos of the event that I can then turn into a short video?
It runs 830 am to 10 a.m.
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Should be bigger news that the bureau chief of Toronto Sun is celebrating an unarmed woman being executed in the street
January 10, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Should be bigger news that the bureau chief of Toronto Sun is celebrating an unarmed woman being executed in the street
“We have average wind and solar. We understood that we must change the rules of the game for renewables to compete. When we eliminate the strong biases that favor fossil fuels, renewables emerge as the clear winner.” Take heed @daniellesmithab.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social
“Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.”
Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2026 at 6:46 PM
“We have average wind and solar. We understood that we must change the rules of the game for renewables to compete. When we eliminate the strong biases that favor fossil fuels, renewables emerge as the clear winner.” Take heed @daniellesmithab.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.
Just shut up, Danielle.
Just shut up, Danielle.
Alberta premier demands pipeline approval by fall in wake of Venezuela conflict vancouversun.com/news/politic...
January 10, 2026 at 12:07 AM
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.
Just shut up, Danielle.
Just shut up, Danielle.
From Elections Canada website, re the 2025 federal election: "There were 969,882 special ballots issued to electors living in their riding and voting by mail, either inside their riding or at an Elections Canada office inside their riding." Trump lies. Canada allows voting by mail.
This week: we execute a U.S. citizen.
Next week: we take over elections to stop “fraud.”
It's so transparent what's going on here.
Next week: we take over elections to stop “fraud.”
It's so transparent what's going on here.
January 9, 2026 at 11:46 PM
From Elections Canada website, re the 2025 federal election: "There were 969,882 special ballots issued to electors living in their riding and voting by mail, either inside their riding or at an Elections Canada office inside their riding." Trump lies. Canada allows voting by mail.
As @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social said a year ago: "How embarrassing to watch these high-profile Canadian politicians... rolling over, eagerly exposing their bellies to the most dominant dog at the dog park."
If Canada was the 51st State this would be our Vichy Gov’s official statement:
January 4, 2026 at 10:42 PM
As @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social said a year ago: "How embarrassing to watch these high-profile Canadian politicians... rolling over, eagerly exposing their bellies to the most dominant dog at the dog park."
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Zelensky on Venezuela:
“About Venezuela? How should I respond to that? Well, what can I say? If… If it is possible to act with dictators like this, it means the United States knows what to do next. Thank you”
Omg I love it.
“About Venezuela? How should I respond to that? Well, what can I say? If… If it is possible to act with dictators like this, it means the United States knows what to do next. Thank you”
Omg I love it.
January 4, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Zelensky on Venezuela:
“About Venezuela? How should I respond to that? Well, what can I say? If… If it is possible to act with dictators like this, it means the United States knows what to do next. Thank you”
Omg I love it.
“About Venezuela? How should I respond to that? Well, what can I say? If… If it is possible to act with dictators like this, it means the United States knows what to do next. Thank you”
Omg I love it.
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Trump’s threats toward Venezuela aren’t just bluster. CBC breaks down how Venezuelan crude, identical to Alberta’s, could undercut Canadian oil if sanctions lift — exposing how vulnerable Canada is to U.S. power politics. This is why public-interest journalism matters.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
December 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Trump’s threats toward Venezuela aren’t just bluster. CBC breaks down how Venezuelan crude, identical to Alberta’s, could undercut Canadian oil if sanctions lift — exposing how vulnerable Canada is to U.S. power politics. This is why public-interest journalism matters.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Every day, I get letters demanding that the federal govt or the GG or the LG “do something” to change or save Alberta. But the only people who can “fix” Alberta are Albertans. There is no magic constitutional genie. The responsibility is on all of us.
The UCP has made 2025 one of the darkest years for Alberta’s democracy.
Albertans can turn on the lights in 2026.
By simply being Albertan.
Let me explain. 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Albertans can turn on the lights in 2026.
By simply being Albertan.
Let me explain. 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
What Can We Do?
A Holiday Plan for Restoring Alberta’s Democracy
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Every day, I get letters demanding that the federal govt or the GG or the LG “do something” to change or save Alberta. But the only people who can “fix” Alberta are Albertans. There is no magic constitutional genie. The responsibility is on all of us.
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Again, NO evidence to support current COVID vax fearmongering.
ONE recent example:
"...results found NO increased risk of 4 yr all-cause mortality in individuals vaccinated against COVID..."
"...further supporting the safety of the mRNA vaccines..."
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
ONE recent example:
"...results found NO increased risk of 4 yr all-cause mortality in individuals vaccinated against COVID..."
"...further supporting the safety of the mRNA vaccines..."
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France
This cohort study uses the data from all adults aged 18 to 59 years living in France on November 1, 2021, to evaluate whether there is an association of receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with long-t...
jamanetwork.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Again, NO evidence to support current COVID vax fearmongering.
ONE recent example:
"...results found NO increased risk of 4 yr all-cause mortality in individuals vaccinated against COVID..."
"...further supporting the safety of the mRNA vaccines..."
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
ONE recent example:
"...results found NO increased risk of 4 yr all-cause mortality in individuals vaccinated against COVID..."
"...further supporting the safety of the mRNA vaccines..."
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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The UCP: “we value any grassroots organizing”
Also the UCP: “Except that kind of organizing”
Also the UCP: “Except that kind of organizing”
Alberta country music star Corb Lund says the citizens petition initiative he had filed against coal mining in the Rocky Mountains has been retroactively killed by Alberta’s new legislation:
December 12, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The UCP: “we value any grassroots organizing”
Also the UCP: “Except that kind of organizing”
Also the UCP: “Except that kind of organizing”
Not a fan of this trade. I'm betting we'll be sorry to lose Skinner. www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/...
Oilers acquire Jarry from Penguins for Skinner, Kulak and pick
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reports that the Oilers are acquiring goaltender Tristan Jarry from the Pittsburgh Penguins.
www.sportsnet.ca
December 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Not a fan of this trade. I'm betting we'll be sorry to lose Skinner. www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/...
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1 million acres of pristine public land in Alaska will now be open to fossil fuel drilling, thanks to Republicans in Congress.
Big Oil spent nearly $500 million lobbying and boosting friendly candidates last year — and now they're getting a big return on their investment.
Big Oil spent nearly $500 million lobbying and boosting friendly candidates last year — and now they're getting a big return on their investment.
The Secret Behind High Gas Prices
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
1 million acres of pristine public land in Alaska will now be open to fossil fuel drilling, thanks to Republicans in Congress.
Big Oil spent nearly $500 million lobbying and boosting friendly candidates last year — and now they're getting a big return on their investment.
Big Oil spent nearly $500 million lobbying and boosting friendly candidates last year — and now they're getting a big return on their investment.
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The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
A CALL TO ACTION: Submit “Media Bias” Tips
The White House recently launched a Media Bias Portal as a service to truth and transparency. Its purpose is to combat the baseless lies,
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
Happy Thanksgiving to my US friends and family.
November 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to my US friends and family.
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New report from @policyalternatives.ca and @iris-recherche.bsky.social shows a clear link between greater privatization in health care services and higher mortality rates—just as multiple Canadian provinces work actively to privatize those services www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Mortality and health care privatization: A comparison between countries - CCPA
Privatization is deadly. Canada needs to learn from other countries and focus on public health care instead.
www.policyalternatives.ca
November 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
New report from @policyalternatives.ca and @iris-recherche.bsky.social shows a clear link between greater privatization in health care services and higher mortality rates—just as multiple Canadian provinces work actively to privatize those services www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
This information does not belong to the UCP. It belongs to Albertans. Time for a criminal investigation and an election.
November 20, 2025 at 2:48 AM
This information does not belong to the UCP. It belongs to Albertans. Time for a criminal investigation and an election.
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"If we become inured to abuse of the notwithstanding clause, the rights of all Canadians will be at risk.
...It remains up to all of us to push back and make our voices heard—just as Albertans were brave enough to do 25 years ago": @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social.
albertaviews.ca/stripping-aw...
...It remains up to all of us to push back and make our voices heard—just as Albertans were brave enough to do 25 years ago": @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social.
albertaviews.ca/stripping-aw...
Stripping Away Rights Using the Notwithstanding Clause. - Alberta Views
After a week of rancorous debate, Klein announced he would not invoke the notwithstanding clause on the landmark gay rights decision...
albertaviews.ca
November 19, 2025 at 1:56 AM
"If we become inured to abuse of the notwithstanding clause, the rights of all Canadians will be at risk.
...It remains up to all of us to push back and make our voices heard—just as Albertans were brave enough to do 25 years ago": @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social.
albertaviews.ca/stripping-aw...
...It remains up to all of us to push back and make our voices heard—just as Albertans were brave enough to do 25 years ago": @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social.
albertaviews.ca/stripping-aw...
At its heart the Nordic Model tries to reduce demand for paid sex by getting society to view johns as predatory. I strongly believe it is a valuable approach. Where buying access to peoples' bodies has been legalized, demand increases. To meet that demand more women and girls are trafficked
Supporting the Epstein survivors is important, but please don’t support World Without Exploitation. They advocate for policies that are really harmful to sex workers, like the Nordic Model, which puts sex workers at greater risk of violence and poverty by criminalizing their clients.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM
At its heart the Nordic Model tries to reduce demand for paid sex by getting society to view johns as predatory. I strongly believe it is a valuable approach. Where buying access to peoples' bodies has been legalized, demand increases. To meet that demand more women and girls are trafficked
... and Vladdy Guerrero III is coming up to bat...
the year is 2066. the dodgers and blue jays are in their 8692nd inning of the 2025 world series, game 3
October 29, 2025 at 7:23 AM
... and Vladdy Guerrero III is coming up to bat...