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Tanja @tanjamm.bsky.social · 14h

“Teachers understand this is not a conservative gov. trying to pinch pennies. This is a radical conservative gov. trying to crush public education. If they use the notwithstanding clause to override constitutional rights of workers, we–in the broader labour movement–will respond in kind.” #abpoli

"Province-Wide Action" Looms if Smith Forces Teachers Back to Work

YouTube video by Energi Media

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John Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social · 3d

Chicago - no kings

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Tanja @tanjamm.bsky.social · 3d

Right-Wing Extremist Violence Is More Frequent and More Deadly Than Left-Wing Violence

What the data shows.

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Tanja @tanjamm.bsky.social · 3d

Poilievre echoing MAGA during an interview with right-wing podcaster: "We see more and more of the radical left trying to drive their political opponents out of political life.” In the same interview, he undermines a Canadian institution: "The leadership of the RCMP is despicable." #cdnpoli

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Tanja @tanjamm.bsky.social · 11d

“What’s more worrying is her disregard for the broad consensus of Albertans in favour of the amplified voices of a populist, alt-right minority whose vision has little to do with our shared values” #abpoli

No One Can Fully Know the Mind of Danielle Smith

There’s a lot of rhetoric being spewed in social media calling Danielle Smith “stupid,” but let’s set the record straight: she is far from it.

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Tanja @tanjamm.bsky.social · 12d

"This is an emergency. It is incumbent on us to name the thing we are seeing and be unflinching as we describe it." JVL details Trump's lawless assault on the citizens of Chicago, detaining residents and children, shooting unarmed civilians, arbitrary deployment of chemical agents. #trump #democracy

Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next

We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.

www.thebulwark.com

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Tanja @tanjamm.bsky.social · 18d

I love @thebulwark.com : “I didn’t realize ‘America First’ meant we were going to deploy our own troops to America first.”

Bulwark's Big Toronto Hangover Matinee!

The Bulwark crew took the stage in Toronto for a SECOND sold-out live show!

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Tanja @tanjamm.bsky.social · 19d

When student Evan bravely stood up at a recent Alberta Next panel to respectfully ask about public education, the moderator cut off his mic–as was the norm for any question that appeared critical–and suggested he be spanked. Give Evan a 📣 #abpoli

Uninterrupted: YouTube Live with Evan Li and Naheed Nensh

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The Alberta Teachers’ Association @albertateachers.bsky.social · 21d

This Sunday, on World Teachers' Day, we're gathering to fight for public education. Please join us and get loud for our teachers and students.

📍In Edmonton at the Alberta Legislature at 11:30 AM
📍In Calgary at McDougall Centre at 3:00 PM

Thank you for your support.

Fight for public education rally on October 5 in Edmonton and Calgary.

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Tanja @tanjamm.bsky.social · 19d

“Contracts are being distributed to Trump’s buddies and people with no experience running detention centers, many of these contracts are no-bid [...] They’re incarcerating people and allowing them to die, not providing medical facilities. There are no standards. It’s horrific.” #trump

The “Moral Monsters” Among Us

Immigrants are dying now. Will people of good conscience speak up?

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 27d

After Trump's gong show at the UN it was good to see
PM Carney invoking Leonard Cohen.
"In every moment where there's a crack, where there's a rupture, there is possibility — and it's our responsibility, it's our opportunity as Canada in this moment to find it."
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Leonard Cohen - Anthem (Official Live in London 2008)

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Tanja @tanjamm.bsky.social · Sep 20

There's nothing PC about the UCP–💯Wildrose. "Independent MLA Peter Guthrie is questioning why Premier Danielle Smith is focused on blocking the Alberta Party from becoming the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party and says she should be more concerned with protecting the Wildrose name." #abpoli

Guthrie says Premier Smith should protect Wildrose name, not challenge PCs

Independent MLA Peter Guthrie is questioning why Premier Danielle Smith is focused on blocking the Alberta Party from becoming the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party and says she should be more co...

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Tanja @tanjamm.bsky.social · Sep 19

Meanwhile: "Democratic states crush Republican states on health outcomes, education quality, and personal freedoms. Republican states have lower taxes and cheaper housing. That's about it."

Red States: Less Freedom, More Poverty, Shorter Lives

Nothing better illustrates each parties vision than how they manage statewide policy.

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Tanja @tanjamm.bsky.social · Sep 19

Older article, still relevant. "Smith says the hard-line Republican governors of Florida and South Dakota are models for making Alberta 'a little bastion of freedom.' [...] 'I look at the Americans. I look at Ron DeSantis in Florida and Kristi Noem in South Dakota'" #abpoli

Braid: The premier touts American politicians as models for making Alberta free

Don Braid writes: When Danielle Smith comments on things that concern her, she often seems unaware of a dangerous larger context.

calgaryherald.com

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Tanja @tanjamm.bsky.social · Sep 19

"'What the [UCP] ad announcement is saying is that they’re less interested in sitting down at the table and figuring out a deal and more concerned about the political optics for them. [...] Unions don’t get the same attention that a premier would get in the public sphere.'” #abpoli

Dispute between teachers, Alberta government to escalate with ad campaign: experts

A nasty standoff between the Alberta government and its 51,000 teachers is set to turn into an all-out advertising war.

edmontonjournal.com

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Tanja @tanjamm.bsky.social · Sep 19

“When our governments abuse their power by invoking the notwithstanding clause to limit the protections of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, it’s not just an attack on queer and trans communities, it is an attack on all Canadians.” #abpoli

Alberta to use notwithstanding clause on its three transgender laws: memo

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to invoke the Charter’s notwithstanding clause this fall on three laws affecting transgender people.

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Tanja @tanjamm.bsky.social · Sep 18

Shame on the UCP. “'Once again, the onus is placed on girls to be monitored and regulated, reinforcing the idea that female athletes are the ones who need to be verified.' [...] 'Girls are taking a hard hit, while nothing is happening with the boys.'” #abpoli

Early dropoff in girls' school sports linked to new gender confirmation forms

Province's new requirements are already having impacts on girls' sports in junior high

edmontonjournal.com

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Tanja @tanjamm.bsky.social · Sep 18

AB Information and Privacy Commissioner: "'My office was not informed ahead of time about this initiative [...] It is also unclear what the benefit for Albertans would be.'" Meanwhile, Alberta aims to create its own provincial immigration system and withhold social services from newcomers. #abpoli

Alberta’s privacy commissioner questions move to include citizenship details on driver’s licences

Alberta’s privacy commissioner is raising concerns with a recent government move to add citizenship details to driver’s licences.

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Tanja @tanjamm.bsky.social · Sep 16

On the backdrop of the Alberta Next panels, where attendees have called for "mass deportation", the UCP is adding citizenship markers–and soon your health care no. too–to IDs. "The absence of information on a card becomes a means by which to profile people." #abpoli

Immigration lawyer, critics raise concerns about citizenship marker on Alberta ID

Critics are questioning what problem the Alberta government’s move to add mandatory citizenship markers to provincial identification aims to solve, and say it opens the door to potential privacy breac...

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Tanja @tanjamm.bsky.social · Sep 10

💯"The government seems clueless about the psychological harm they’re inflicting on people who face challenges most of us never imagine" #abpoli

Braid: UCP government's cash clawback and AISH upheaval seem heartless

Danielle Smith's UCP government is imposing draconian change on benefits for disabled, at the same time they claw back cash.

calgaryherald.com

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Tanja @tanjamm.bsky.social · Sep 8

There were parts that caused me pause, for sure. But after reading so many conservative arguments for this policy, I do like how the writer appears to try to appeal to that base. There are people, sadly, who don't care about trans girls, but their daughters – they (maybe) start paying attention.

Tanja @tanjamm.bsky.social · Sep 8

"This new policy and challenge process means that any child [...] can be made to suffer the personal humiliation of being forced to prove her sex. It’s a poorly thought-out policy to fix a problem the government has not demonstrated exists." #abpoli

Opinion: Alberta’s policy banning trans kids from female sports is ripe for scapegoating and abuse

Communities - not governments - should make the tough decisions about whether trans kids should be allowed to play in female-only leagues

www.theglobeandmail.com

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · Sep 4

"This is all the same project: attacking the government and re-engineering it to serve as a weapon against the American people. It’s the greatest act of civilizational self-mutilation since the First World War."

The CDC. The Fed. The FBI. The National Guard. Do you get it now?

Trump is waging war against the American government. When he’s done, he’ll use his government to wage war against Americans.

www.thebulwark.com

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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · Aug 29

Because you start with scapegoating international students - and you end up here, with people at a government rally in Lloydminster baying for the mass deportation of new Canadians. Let’s stop being mealy-mouthed. This is disgusting. It’s unCanadian. It’s unAlbertan. It’s unacceptable. #AlbertaNext

Alberta Next Panel hears cheers for deportation, separation in Lloydminster | CBC News

Loud cheers for mass deportations and Alberta separation were the peaks of an otherwise tame and quiet town hall for Premier Danielle Smith's Alberta Next Panel in Lloydminster.

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Tanja @tanjamm.bsky.social · Sep 1

“‘But while they were doing that The Handmaid’s Tale came true and (Premier) Danielle Smith found herself with a nice new blue dress but no job,’ [Margaret Atwood] said.” #abpoli

Margaret Atwood responds to Alberta book ban with satirical short story

Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale included in ban on school library books containing ‘explicit sexual content’

www.theglobeandmail.com

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