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 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...
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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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News reports have it that Carney is considering a spring election to seek a majority. I'd be ok with Poilievre and his MAGA-styled hyperbolic nonsense being further sidelined so Carney can get on with things in the next four years.
Thoughts?
#cndpoli
Thoughts?
#cndpoli
February 9, 2026 at 2:09 PM
News reports have it that Carney is considering a spring election to seek a majority. I'd be ok with Poilievre and his MAGA-styled hyperbolic nonsense being further sidelined so Carney can get on with things in the next four years.
Thoughts?
#cndpoli
Thoughts?
#cndpoli
RECLAIM ALBERTA: PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER !!
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
youtube.com/shorts/pNAjJ...
The Dunning-Kruger effect informs our contemporary moment.
#UCP-MAGA #cndpoli #ableg #abed #abpoli #UCP
The Dunning-Kruger effect informs our contemporary moment.
#UCP-MAGA #cndpoli #ableg #abed #abpoli #UCP
john cleese explains dunning kruger effect
YouTube video by عين الشعر
youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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I’d like to report a murder.
😆😆😆👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
😆😆😆👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
February 7, 2026 at 2:07 PM
I’d like to report a murder.
😆😆😆👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
😆😆😆👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
🚨PLEASE SIGN & SHARE🚨
Bruce Fanjoy - who beat Pierre PoiLIEvre in the riding of Carleton - has officially sponsored a petition which calls on all party leaders to have a security clearance.
Sign here: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA🇨🇦🍁❤️
Bruce Fanjoy - who beat Pierre PoiLIEvre in the riding of Carleton - has officially sponsored a petition which calls on all party leaders to have a security clearance.
Sign here: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA🇨🇦🍁❤️
February 8, 2026 at 4:49 AM
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“.. This is a 37 point shift left.”
February 8, 2026 at 3:55 AM
“.. This is a 37 point shift left.”
Here's how it started...
MLAs engage in informed debate over solutions to problems be they in Government or Opposition seats while working in the best interests of Albertans.
How it's going...
#UCP-MAGA "We're right. You're evil." Oh, and screw Canada.
Enough is enough. #ableg #UCP #abpoli
MLAs engage in informed debate over solutions to problems be they in Government or Opposition seats while working in the best interests of Albertans.
How it's going...
#UCP-MAGA "We're right. You're evil." Oh, and screw Canada.
Enough is enough. #ableg #UCP #abpoli
February 7, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Centre-right Albertans once again have a political home! As a leftist, I welcome adult debate about sound $ policy, common ground on funding public institutions & functional inter-provincial & fed relations. #UCP-MAGA only position is "we're right, you're evil." albertatory.com
#ableg #abpoli
#ableg #abpoli
February 7, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Centre-right Albertans once again have a political home! As a leftist, I welcome adult debate about sound $ policy, common ground on funding public institutions & functional inter-provincial & fed relations. #UCP-MAGA only position is "we're right, you're evil." albertatory.com
#ableg #abpoli
#ableg #abpoli
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Tax cuts for giant corporations and the super rich.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
February 7, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Tax cuts for giant corporations and the super rich.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
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We have a president who is selling off our national security and alliances.
No Republican will hold him accountable.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
No Republican will hold him accountable.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Zelensky says U.S. is readying huge economic deals with Russia
The Ukrainian president said he had intelligence indicating that the U.S. and Russia were readying $12 trillion in economic agreements some involving Ukrainian interests.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:37 PM
We have a president who is selling off our national security and alliances.
No Republican will hold him accountable.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
No Republican will hold him accountable.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
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#GVerse #BreakingNews Someone protected this video onto a building in Vegas‼️
#GuardiansOfPedophiles
#EpsteinFiles
#GuardiansOfPedophiles
#EpsteinFiles
February 7, 2026 at 7:10 PM
#GVerse #BreakingNews Someone protected this video onto a building in Vegas‼️
#GuardiansOfPedophiles
#EpsteinFiles
#GuardiansOfPedophiles
#EpsteinFiles