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Yale of Gilead North (Alberta) @ydbelanger.bsky.social · 19h

My comments on the #Lethbridge mayoral race. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely intended. Enjoy!
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Two Stories, No Strategy: Lethbridge’s Mayoral Race, 2025

Bear with me while I quickly cite the oft-maligned former U.S. President Richard Milhous Nixon, who, in a 1971 speech, reflected on the increasingly combustible nature of American politics. He obse…

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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 11h

Hat tip to @mitchellab.bsky.social

Dani: "Maybe every independent school needs to be fully funded and we need to phase out every government-run, union-controlled public school more interested in indoctrinating students than teaching them critical-thinking skills."

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Alberta education minister concerned about private school funding petition

Alberta’s education minister says cutting government funding to private schools would only escalate the pressure faced by the province’s strained public school system.

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Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean @mitchellab.bsky.social · 14h

Right?!? I cried.

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Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean @mitchellab.bsky.social · 14h

Shot and chaser.

Screenshot from Twitter.
Blue check guy, quoting a screen cap of the late NDP Premier of B.C., John Horgan, smiling, presumably pleased to be shipping coal to China: Most Canadians know the reality that pipelines are essential. BC seems to have no problem shipping dirty coal to China, WHY?
Me: probably because if the sinks, the coal does too…

Chaser:
person I know in real life tags bird site AI grok asking if it’s true
Grok confirms coal sinks and reduces surface pollution from maritime spills

Me: Absofuckinglutely dies

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Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean @mitchellab.bsky.social · 15h

I can’t take the side of a bad driver, sorry. I feel nothing but contempt for bad drivers. Especially when they’re hanging out in the passing lane and oblivious to a vehicle approaching them from behind. Nope.

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Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean @mitchellab.bsky.social · 15h

a woman in a floral shirt is laughing with the fox logo in the background

ALT: a woman in a floral shirt is laughing with the fox logo in the background

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Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean @mitchellab.bsky.social · 15h

You want to make it about Canada US relations. I can’t be mad at him because I think bad drivers from other provinces should stay home, too.

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Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean @mitchellab.bsky.social · 15h

Sure we do — they recorded it. The guy was honking at them and riding their ass. If they were passing someone they couldn’t have got the picture of him passing them on the right. I don’t care if they were doing 80mph — they were in the passing lane and someone was trying to pass them.

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Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean @mitchellab.bsky.social · 15h

a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a desk and says right

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a desk and says right

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Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean @mitchellab.bsky.social · 15h

That’s why slower vehicles should be in the right lane; so speeders can pass them. I can’t give up my principles of righteously hating stupid drivers just because they got yelled at by a pissed off USian. I get his reaction more than the idiocy of the Canadian dawdling along in the passing lane.

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Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean @mitchellab.bsky.social · 16h

They had one job.

Probably an AI photo of the interior of a giant home featuring the soulless modern two-story great room/kitchen combo (which is an affront to all that is charming and warm about having an actual kitchen).
Posted by a logically-inept person running an account called “Tiny houses”.

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Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean @mitchellab.bsky.social · 16h

I can’t be mad at that guy. The Canadian was driving in the passing lane but not passing anyone. Shame.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 17h

Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile debuts tonight on The Onion's YouTube channel at 7 p.m. ET.

Finally somebody will release some dang Epstein Files if you know what I'm sayin'!!!

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Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean @mitchellab.bsky.social · 17h

You have got to be kidding me. Have you seen what they're doing to their own country? Absolutely, unreservedly, I can't even believe they have the gall to ask, freaking no.
#cdnpoli
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U.S. bill calls for more integration between Canadian, American border agents | CBC News

The U.S. Congress is being asked to adopt legislation that could lead to Canada and the United States further integrating their enforcement of the border — including allowing U.S. officers to more fre...

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Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean @mitchellab.bsky.social · 17h

"The observer in me loves to watch a new political mindfuck in the making but the Albertan… inhale eyeroll fucking sigh."
Evergreen, really.
#ableg #abpoli
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This Week in AB: October 8, 2025

Strikes, slams, and sighs.

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Rogerman @rogerman99.bsky.social · 2d

When you elect conservatives, you elect an assault on public education and a transfer of public money to the wealthy, in this instance private schools.
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Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean @mitchellab.bsky.social · 3d

"The total private school grant was increased by 10.3 per cent in the 2025 budget. The hike was just 4.5 per cent for public schools, well short of inflation plus population growth. Per-student spending on private schools is expected to grow to $544 million by 2027-28."
#ableg #abpoli #ata

Don Braid @donbraid.bsky.social · 3d

Lavish private-school funding infuriates teachers, spooks government. They wanted to spank Evan Li because he dared mention it. Column. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... #abed #ableg #yyc #yeg #apoli #cdnpoli

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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 2d

Elections Alberta has approved a citizen-initiated petition application to gather signatures in support of the proposal to end public funding to independent/private schools.

Calgary teacher Alicia Taylor says she brought it forward because it could help improve funding for public schools. #AbEd

Alberta teacher prompts petition on province's private school funding | CBC News

If high school chemistry teacher Alicia Taylor gets her wish, Albertans will vote in a referendum on whether to end public funding for independent schools.

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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 2d

I think, given the state of the policies when Carney came along, it's not hard to understand why he killed the carbon tax and paused the EV mandate.

I think there are also experts who would say you don't need the O&G emissions cap...

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How Mark Carney is complicating Canada’s climate progress | The Narwhal

From cancelling the carbon tax to pausing the EV mandate, Mark Carney’s government is making sweeping changes to Canada’s environmental rules

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John Jerke @jjerke.bsky.social · 3d

bc, ns, nb, Manitoba, pei, territories - if things go bad it's cuz the gov is honestly inept. Que is que, Ont is nakedly corrupt/voters accept that - but this ideological bullshit sleight of hand this fucking Smith gov tries to inflict on us - constant lying out of both sides of her mouth sigh ffs.

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Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean @mitchellab.bsky.social · 3d

Fair.

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Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean @mitchellab.bsky.social · 3d

It’s home. But we can get mad at bad policy anytime we want :)

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Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean @mitchellab.bsky.social · 3d

"The total private school grant was increased by 10.3 per cent in the 2025 budget. The hike was just 4.5 per cent for public schools, well short of inflation plus population growth. Per-student spending on private schools is expected to grow to $544 million by 2027-28."
#ableg #abpoli #ata

Don Braid @donbraid.bsky.social · 3d

Lavish private-school funding infuriates teachers, spooks government. They wanted to spank Evan Li because he dared mention it. Column. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... #abed #ableg #yyc #yeg #apoli #cdnpoli

Braid: Lavish private-school funding infuriates teachers, spooks government

Spanking spat last week was caused by student Evan Li hitting a sore spot on eve of teacher strike — lush funding for private schools.

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Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean @mitchellab.bsky.social · 3d

Getting fired is not "cancel culture;" especially in politics.
#cdnpoli #abpoli #bcpoli
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Getting fired is not "cancel culture"

The only thing I hate more than false statements is false equivalencies.

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 3d

I’m sick of how if somebody is rich enough their stupidity is our problem. That’s not fair to actual people

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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 3d

ICYMI - On the first Alberta Unbound of the season, @lukaszukab.bsky.social explains the strategy behind his Forever Canadian campaign - and his love for the country that gave his family political asylum. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #SenateofCanada #ForeverCanadian #UCP #AlbertaUnbound

Forever Canadian

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