M A Shane
@mindfultalk.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Ph.D. LGBTQ2S+ Ally. Pro social justice, peace, public education & politics. Cruelty is not state craft. Chaos is not strength. Stupidity is a moral failing (Bonhoeffer). Gratefully living & working on Treaty 6 land.
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We’re getting the housing supply up so your costs come down.
A key part of that mission is converting federal lands into housing more quickly.
A key part of that mission is converting federal lands into housing more quickly.
February 10, 2026 at 6:11 PM
We’re getting the housing supply up so your costs come down.
A key part of that mission is converting federal lands into housing more quickly.
A key part of that mission is converting federal lands into housing more quickly.
Alberta separatists!📣 You don't own the land.
#Indigenous peoples own the land. All of it.
It is un-ceded treaty land.
There's nothing to separate. Not even a Walmart parking lot in Olds. #ForeverCanada #WeAreAllTreatyPeople #ableg #abpoli #
#Indigenous peoples own the land. All of it.
It is un-ceded treaty land.
There's nothing to separate. Not even a Walmart parking lot in Olds. #ForeverCanada #WeAreAllTreatyPeople #ableg #abpoli #
February 10, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Alberta separatists!📣 You don't own the land.
#Indigenous peoples own the land. All of it.
It is un-ceded treaty land.
There's nothing to separate. Not even a Walmart parking lot in Olds. #ForeverCanada #WeAreAllTreatyPeople #ableg #abpoli #
#Indigenous peoples own the land. All of it.
It is un-ceded treaty land.
There's nothing to separate. Not even a Walmart parking lot in Olds. #ForeverCanada #WeAreAllTreatyPeople #ableg #abpoli #
Coming to the stay in Canada rally in Edmonton or Calgary on Feb 21? 10 a.m.?
February 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Coming to the stay in Canada rally in Edmonton or Calgary on Feb 21? 10 a.m.?
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Wake up, separatists! It would be an utter disaster. You say you don't want to be the 51st state - well, that's exactly what would happen. #abpoli #NoSeparatists #ForeverCanadian
February 10, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Wake up, separatists! It would be an utter disaster. You say you don't want to be the 51st state - well, that's exactly what would happen. #abpoli #NoSeparatists #ForeverCanadian
Canadian here.
Trump's temper tantrum is simply to bash Canada & draw attention from the Epstein files.
Also, construction on the Gordie Howe bridge began 5 Oct 2018 & ran through the remainder of Trump's 1st term. Sheesh. #GordieHoweBridge
Trump's temper tantrum is simply to bash Canada & draw attention from the Epstein files.
Also, construction on the Gordie Howe bridge began 5 Oct 2018 & ran through the remainder of Trump's 1st term. Sheesh. #GordieHoweBridge
February 10, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Canadian here.
Trump's temper tantrum is simply to bash Canada & draw attention from the Epstein files.
Also, construction on the Gordie Howe bridge began 5 Oct 2018 & ran through the remainder of Trump's 1st term. Sheesh. #GordieHoweBridge
Trump's temper tantrum is simply to bash Canada & draw attention from the Epstein files.
Also, construction on the Gordie Howe bridge began 5 Oct 2018 & ran through the remainder of Trump's 1st term. Sheesh. #GordieHoweBridge
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If I understand this correctly, Trump is outraged that Canada built a bridge without charging us anything for it.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/10/p...
#Canada #GordieHoweBridge
www.cnn.com/2026/02/10/p...
#Canada #GordieHoweBridge
Trump threatens to block opening of new US-Canada bridge | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump threatened Monday to block the opening of a new bridge connecting the US and Canada, again lashing out at his country’s northern neighbor over a range of economic issues as the ...
www.cnn.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:51 PM
If I understand this correctly, Trump is outraged that Canada built a bridge without charging us anything for it.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/10/p...
#Canada #GordieHoweBridge
www.cnn.com/2026/02/10/p...
#Canada #GordieHoweBridge
See you there? Hell ya!
#abed #ableg #abhealth #abpoli #yeg #yyc #ymm #yql #albertandp #abpostsec #cndpoli @charlieangus104.bsky.social
Please share widely. And often.
#abed #ableg #abhealth #abpoli #yeg #yyc #ymm #yql #albertandp #abpostsec #cndpoli @charlieangus104.bsky.social
Please share widely. And often.
February 10, 2026 at 5:17 PM
See you there? Hell ya!
#abed #ableg #abhealth #abpoli #yeg #yyc #ymm #yql #albertandp #abpostsec #cndpoli @charlieangus104.bsky.social
Please share widely. And often.
#abed #ableg #abhealth #abpoli #yeg #yyc #ymm #yql #albertandp #abpostsec #cndpoli @charlieangus104.bsky.social
Please share widely. And often.
Oh HELL Ya!
Thank you!
Thank you!
February 10, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Oh HELL Ya!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Murderous #ICE using Canadian-made vehicles to terrorize US citizens make me sick to my stomach.
Feel the same way? Please write to Anand and Carney to withhold export permits!
@anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social
@mark-carney.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/4pavn83k
Please share! #cndpoli #abpoli
Feel the same way? Please write to Anand and Carney to withhold export permits!
@anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social
@mark-carney.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/4pavn83k
Please share! #cndpoli #abpoli
ICE ordering fleet of 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian firm | CBC News
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earmarked millions of dollars for a bulk order for 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian defence manufacturer Roshel that are built to resist bullets and bomb bla...
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February 10, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Murderous #ICE using Canadian-made vehicles to terrorize US citizens make me sick to my stomach.
Feel the same way? Please write to Anand and Carney to withhold export permits!
@anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social
@mark-carney.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/4pavn83k
Please share! #cndpoli #abpoli
Feel the same way? Please write to Anand and Carney to withhold export permits!
@anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social
@mark-carney.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/4pavn83k
Please share! #cndpoli #abpoli
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"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 10:09 AM
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMZR...
THIS is the regime #UCP-MAGA seeks to inflict upon Alberta. Resist.
Withhold the export permits for Canadian-built armoured vehicles ICE will use against civilians.
#elbowsup #cndpoli #overtheboards #UCP #ableg #abed #abpoli #ontpoli #yeg #yyc #ymm #yql
THIS is the regime #UCP-MAGA seeks to inflict upon Alberta. Resist.
Withhold the export permits for Canadian-built armoured vehicles ICE will use against civilians.
#elbowsup #cndpoli #overtheboards #UCP #ableg #abed #abpoli #ontpoli #yeg #yyc #ymm #yql
FURIOUS Canada RESPONDS STRONGLY to Trump ATTACK!!!
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM
@anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/4pavn83k
OH HELL NO! Canadian equipment used against civilians prohibited by Export & Import Permits Act.
Write to Min & PM NOW. Withhold the export permits.
[email protected] pm.gc.ca/en/connect/c...
#cndpoli #roshel
tinyurl.com/4pavn83k
OH HELL NO! Canadian equipment used against civilians prohibited by Export & Import Permits Act.
Write to Min & PM NOW. Withhold the export permits.
[email protected] pm.gc.ca/en/connect/c...
#cndpoli #roshel
ICE ordering fleet of 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian firm | CBC News
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earmarked millions of dollars for a bulk order for 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian defence manufacturer Roshel that are built to resist bullets and bomb bla...
www.cbc.ca
February 10, 2026 at 2:32 PM
@anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/4pavn83k
OH HELL NO! Canadian equipment used against civilians prohibited by Export & Import Permits Act.
Write to Min & PM NOW. Withhold the export permits.
[email protected] pm.gc.ca/en/connect/c...
#cndpoli #roshel
tinyurl.com/4pavn83k
OH HELL NO! Canadian equipment used against civilians prohibited by Export & Import Permits Act.
Write to Min & PM NOW. Withhold the export permits.
[email protected] pm.gc.ca/en/connect/c...
#cndpoli #roshel
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We're only calling stuff like this 'fascism' cuz it is, you know.
#UCP does not have your best interests at heart.
globalnews.ca/news/1165822...
#UCP does not have your best interests at heart.
globalnews.ca/news/1165822...
Danielle Smith defends plan to withhold funding for Alberta judges | Globalnews.ca
Smith said during her call-in radio show she would rather get to a conclusion that's amenable, fair and includes parity in the appointment process.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2026 at 12:26 AM
We're only calling stuff like this 'fascism' cuz it is, you know.
#UCP does not have your best interests at heart.
globalnews.ca/news/1165822...
#UCP does not have your best interests at heart.
globalnews.ca/news/1165822...
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#Alberta's "best" in the #UCP continue to take no responsibility for their actions.
Will Alberta voters ever wake up?
#ableg #cdnpoli
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
Will Alberta voters ever wake up?
#ableg #cdnpoli
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
UCP Warns of Bad-News Budget, but Denies Responsibility | The Tyee
And Danielle Smith pushes for more control of judges.
thetyee.ca
February 9, 2026 at 3:28 PM
#Alberta's "best" in the #UCP continue to take no responsibility for their actions.
Will Alberta voters ever wake up?
#ableg #cdnpoli
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
Will Alberta voters ever wake up?
#ableg #cdnpoli
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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1/10 🇨🇦 ⚠️ ALBERTA’S SILENCE KILLING ITS DEMOCRACY ⚠️ 🇨🇦
A former energy exec was told to delete criticism of the #UCP.
He refused. Now he warns: fear and silence in the "middle ground" are letting #Extremism win.
Bill Whitelaw...
#Alberta #CdnPoli #Democracy #AbPoli #AbLeg #Autocracy #DanielleSmith
A former energy exec was told to delete criticism of the #UCP.
He refused. Now he warns: fear and silence in the "middle ground" are letting #Extremism win.
Bill Whitelaw...
#Alberta #CdnPoli #Democracy #AbPoli #AbLeg #Autocracy #DanielleSmith
February 9, 2026 at 5:30 PM
1/10 🇨🇦 ⚠️ ALBERTA’S SILENCE KILLING ITS DEMOCRACY ⚠️ 🇨🇦
A former energy exec was told to delete criticism of the #UCP.
He refused. Now he warns: fear and silence in the "middle ground" are letting #Extremism win.
Bill Whitelaw...
#Alberta #CdnPoli #Democracy #AbPoli #AbLeg #Autocracy #DanielleSmith
A former energy exec was told to delete criticism of the #UCP.
He refused. Now he warns: fear and silence in the "middle ground" are letting #Extremism win.
Bill Whitelaw...
#Alberta #CdnPoli #Democracy #AbPoli #AbLeg #Autocracy #DanielleSmith
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Many drugs on Trump Rx are available elsewhere as generics for much lower prices.
Like, $16.64 elsewhere instead of $200 on Trump Rx.
That's a heck of a difference. (2/2) 🛟
cepr.net/publications...
Like, $16.64 elsewhere instead of $200 on Trump Rx.
That's a heck of a difference. (2/2) 🛟
cepr.net/publications...
Trump Rx: It Doesn’t Help Patients, but Gets Trump’s Name on Something (see correction)
Trump Rx doesn’t lower drug prices, offering coupons and overpriced generics while putting Trump’s name on another hollow program.
cepr.net
February 9, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Many drugs on Trump Rx are available elsewhere as generics for much lower prices.
Like, $16.64 elsewhere instead of $200 on Trump Rx.
That's a heck of a difference. (2/2) 🛟
cepr.net/publications...
Like, $16.64 elsewhere instead of $200 on Trump Rx.
That's a heck of a difference. (2/2) 🛟
cepr.net/publications...
Seems he agrees with you. :) He just said he's not interested in a spring election.
February 9, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Seems he agrees with you. :) He just said he's not interested in a spring election.
thehub.ca/2026/02/04/w...
But in the time since my post, the PM has said he will not call an election. So that's the end of that I suppose. :)
But in the time since my post, the PM has said he will not call an election. So that's the end of that I suppose. :)
Why a Canadian election in spring 2026 is becoming increasingly likely
thehub.ca
February 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
thehub.ca/2026/02/04/w...
But in the time since my post, the PM has said he will not call an election. So that's the end of that I suppose. :)
But in the time since my post, the PM has said he will not call an election. So that's the end of that I suppose. :)
Fair point. I had thought of the cost as a point against doing it. And I wouldn't be thrilled about it. But I would still vote.
February 9, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Fair point. I had thought of the cost as a point against doing it. And I wouldn't be thrilled about it. But I would still vote.
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6/6 #UCP is "greasing the skids" to get Alberta out of Canada.
Climenhaga warns Albertans should be furious *now*, not after the vote is cast.
👉 Call your MLA ASAP, demand to know if they stand for Canada or Separation. 👈
David Climenhaga for Alberta Politics.
albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/ucp-...
Climenhaga warns Albertans should be furious *now*, not after the vote is cast.
👉 Call your MLA ASAP, demand to know if they stand for Canada or Separation. 👈
David Climenhaga for Alberta Politics.
albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/ucp-...
UCP reported planning to vote on publicly acknowledging separatist program – but not until after separation referendum! - Alberta Politics
A headline in Friday’s Calgary Herald asks: “Is the UCP still a pro-Canada party?” That’s one of those questions that, if you have to ask it, you already know the answer. Maybe you don’t want to belie...
albertapolitics.ca
February 8, 2026 at 9:03 PM
6/6 #UCP is "greasing the skids" to get Alberta out of Canada.
Climenhaga warns Albertans should be furious *now*, not after the vote is cast.
👉 Call your MLA ASAP, demand to know if they stand for Canada or Separation. 👈
David Climenhaga for Alberta Politics.
albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/ucp-...
Climenhaga warns Albertans should be furious *now*, not after the vote is cast.
👉 Call your MLA ASAP, demand to know if they stand for Canada or Separation. 👈
David Climenhaga for Alberta Politics.
albertapolitics.ca/2026/02/ucp-...
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#UCP #DanielleSmith #Alberta corrupt government
“Threatening to withhold this funding is not only unconstitutional, but also undermines the administrative autonomy of the courts”
Canadian Bar Association to Smith: no direct say in appointing federal judges.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
“Threatening to withhold this funding is not only unconstitutional, but also undermines the administrative autonomy of the courts”
Canadian Bar Association to Smith: no direct say in appointing federal judges.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
February 7, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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1/6 🇨🇦 ⚠️ WAKE THE HELL UP -- THE UCP IS A SEPARATIST PARTY! ⚠️ 🇨🇦
David Climenhaga warns that while the UCP plays coy, their actions scream separatism.
A plan to vote on separation *after* a referendum is part of the deception.
David Climenhaga...
#Alberta #UCP #Separatism #AbPoli #AbLeg #CdnPoli
David Climenhaga warns that while the UCP plays coy, their actions scream separatism.
A plan to vote on separation *after* a referendum is part of the deception.
David Climenhaga...
#Alberta #UCP #Separatism #AbPoli #AbLeg #CdnPoli
February 8, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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