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BC Reality @bcreality.bsky.social · 11h

Exactly!

Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 14h

Smith seems determined to keep turning up the political temperature in a debate that demands cooler heads, @maxfawcett.bsky.social writes

Danielle Smith wants a fight with Canada, not a new pipeline

Alberta's premier has opened the door in her party and province to separatists. Now, she's claiming that other people are the ones threatening Canada's future.

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Martin Z. Olszynski @molszyns.bsky.social · 7h

This is b/c of section 5(1.1) of the Building Canada Act, introduced by the BQ at 3rd reading. I haven’t had time, but an intrepid reporter might want to go through the House Transportation Committee’s report & Hansard for the votes. #cdnpoli #ableg

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Alberta will need B.C. government’s backing to build proposed pipeline: energy minister | CBC News

Canada’s energy minister says Alberta will need to get its neighbouring province on board in order to see its proposed pipeline project to the West Coast come to fruition.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 11h

Stephen Miller is murdering Venezuelans and Colombians in cold blood bc he believes it helps his propaganda campaign to paint Latinos as dangerous.

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Stephen Miller views the air strikes as an opportunity to paint immigrants as a dangerous menace, according to one of the White House officials.

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Dave Cournoyer 🇨🇦 @daveberta.bsky.social · 12h

👀 Breaking the ATA and making membership in the union optional for teachers are actual official UCP policies that were enthusiastically passed by delegates at the party’s convention last year in Red Deer.

daveberta.substack.com/p/teachers-o...

Teachers on strike in Alberta!

More than 51,000 teachers launched the largest strike the history of their profession in Alberta

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Benjamin Byron Davis @bigbendavis.bsky.social · 7h

“The establishment will irritate you – pull your beard, flick your face – to make you fight. Because once they’ve got you violent, then they know how to handle you. The only thing they don’t know how to handle is non-violence and humor.”

- John Lennon

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 10h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 12h

A few days ago, fascist Miller gave an interview to CNN and said “Under Title 10 of the U.S. Code, the president has plenary authority. Has—” Then he went silent.

But guess what? Not only did they not push back after a supposed “technical glitch” but the edited version removed that section

Stephen Miller, CNN, and the ‘Plenary Authority’ That Got Buried

While Trump continues to flood the zone with chaos and deliberate distractions, and as the National Guard prepares to occupy more cities, something deeply revealing slipped from the mouth of his most ...

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Ian Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 8h

Again, Trump has crossed a Red Line no president has ever crossed: personally ordering the criminal prosecution of an American he doesn't like despite DOJ not finding evidence of any crime.

If Trump can do this to the powerful, he can do it to you. That's not freedom, and its not America.

New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 9h

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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cm 🇨🇦 @cmcalgary.bsky.social · 1d

BC Energy Minister Adrian Dix has dismissed the latest push by Alberta's premier for an oil pipeline to the West Coast, saying the "definition of being Canadian isn't to agree with everything Danielle Smith says."

www.rmoutlook.com/beyond-local...

#BC #Alberta

Beyond Local: B.C.'s Dix says it is 'Canadian' to disagree with Alberta Premier Smith over pipeline

Danielle Smith says B.C. Premier David Eby's recent rejection of her pipeline pitch last week is "un-Canadian" and "unconstitutional."

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cm 🇨🇦 @cmcalgary.bsky.social · 1d

“I suppose I could just go down to the United States and start working with American counterparts to see if we can build more pipelines,” Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said, if her proposed pipeline plan to northwestern B.C. is rejected.

#Alberta #abpoli

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h

BlinkRX, an online prescription drug delivery company, stands to benefit from proposed changes by Trump that would allow pharmaceutical companies to sell drugs directly to patients.

His son, Eric Trump, is on the company’s board.

Always follow the money.

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LakefrontDaisy1 🇨🇦❣️🇺🇦🍁 @lakefrontdaisy1.bsky.social · 13h

A very hard NO!

Canadians, do not hesitate to let your leaders know exactly how you feel about this issue.

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#canpoli

Elizabeth Thompson @lizt1.bsky.social · 18h

U.S bill calls for negotiations for more integration between Canadian, American border agents and for U.S. law enforcement to be able to operate in Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

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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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 12h

If this stuff would end up on the news it would absolutely motivate voters. Plenty of people who don't give a shit about politics would absolutely give af about this.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16h

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 1d

I dont trust Trump or Netanyahu

They both want Gaza for their own purposes

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 17h

Bombshell investigation shows that Hungary's Russia-alligned Orban regime has been running an espionage network in Brussels, recruiting and infiltrating among the highest levels of foreign governments.

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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 1d

Danielle Smith tells health ministers to improve wait times by moving non-acute patients out of hospital edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith during an announcement in Calgary in August 2025.

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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 1d

Alberta and B.C. premiers’ pipeline war of words likely comes as a relief to both. albertapolitics.ca/2025/10/albe... #ableg #abpoli

Alberta and B.C. premiers’ pipeline war of words likely comes as a relief to both - Alberta Politics

RED DEER, Alberta – Their anger may be genuine, but it seems likely Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and British Columbia Premier David Eby are both relieved and even delighted to have the excuse to yel...

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Kikki Planet @kikkiplanet.bsky.social · 1d

The Premier of Alberta is up to her perpetually confused brow in scandals; the teachers are on strike and there’s no end to that in sight, we’re still waiting on the report about the procurement scandal …

The pipeline is THEATRE. It’s not real. It’s a distraction, and it’s a cover - that’s it.

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Kikki Planet @kikkiplanet.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, #ableg & #cdnpoli

I hope you’ve all seen this. If not, you should.

Eby is 💯 correct. This “pipeline” is more Danielle Theatre. It’s a means to eventually blame BC & Ottawa for her gov’ts failure. It’s a means to distract from the AHS scandal. It’s pandering to her base.

IT. IS. NOT. REAL.

Ghouly Hoye 🇨🇦 👻 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 1d

Danielle Smith loves to pick fights but if I were her I might have thought twice about picking one with a guy who is 6’7”, spits facts, and absolutely nailed the real reason she’s shilling for a pipeline.

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Dr Lindsay Tedds @lindsaytedds.bsky.social · 1d

Your regulare reminder that the Alberta government has manufactured this budget constraint. See previous skeet. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Alberta education minister says striking teachers will need to make ‘trade-offs’ | CBC News

Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says the Alberta government won’t spend beyond $2.6 billion over four years in new spending to resolve a contract dispute with striking teachers.

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 1d

As I observed in my Substack Round Up this past week, the endgame of the military strikes against drug cartels in international waters is to lay the groundwork to use lethal military force against Americans at home. Pay attention open.substack.com/pub/asharang...

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Brett McKay @brettmckay.bsky.social · 1d

‘Shameless’: How the Alberta Next Panel Blamed Immigrants

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‘Shameless’: How the Alberta Next Panel Blamed Immigrants | The Tyee

Divisive scapegoating, including showing a slanted video, fits the populist playbook, says an expert.

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Lauren Boothby @laurby.bsky.social · 1d

Big money in Edmonton’s mayoral race?

CityNews looks at disclosures and corporate donations. They show one candidate for mayor received significantly more money than others, including from corporate donors.

Candidates defend & scrutinize the role of corporations. #yeg #yegcc

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David Eby @davidebybc.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s be clear about what Alberta is proposing:

BC loses billions of dollars of major projects from private investors.

AND Canadian taxpayers are forced to pay billions more because there is no interest from a private company.

That’s not fair. And fairness is a Canadian value.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

a high armhole allows for freer and more comfortable movement

Joey Mannarino in a dark brown tailored jacket. The low armhole is causing his jacket to lift.

Someone in an inflatable frog costume. The high armhole allows them to raise their arm without disturbing the rest of the garment

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ScubaSuzyQ💙🦋 @susanmcgraw88.bsky.social · 1d

The term "antifa" is short for anti-fascist; In general, people who identify as antifa are known not for what they support, but what they oppose: Fascism, nationalism, far-right ideologies, white supremacy, authoritarianism, racism, homophobia and xenophobia.

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