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Asylum seeker from the bad place. Humanist. Alberta Treaty 7. Born ~322ppm. ABC voter. Reader. Mom of 3. Friend. Feminist. Anti-racist/fascist/Broligarchy. Pro-science/nature/choice/democracy 🇺🇦💉☘️ #FireTheUCP #HandsOffOurCPP =signs in my yard #ElbowsUp
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There's a bit of data in here that I think will fly under the radar for most people. According to the AER, the oilsands used 257 BILLION litres of freshwater in 2024 alone. That's a 12% jump in freshwater use intensity from 2023. And that's without CCUS in the picture. #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli #CCUS
The Pathways megaproject is a linchpin of the “grand bargain” energy deal signed by Ottawa and Alberta. Many questions hang over the project though, including how much water Pathways — or any next generation carbon capture initiative — will actually consume.
World's biggest carbon capture project could 'essentially drain Alberta', experts warn
Government-commissioned modelling of water use by the planned $16.5 billion Pathways CCS project, a linchpin of the energy deal signed by Ottawa and Alberta last month, concluded its use of the region...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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David Brooks, who wrote in the NYT last month, "The Epstein Story? Count Me Out" is... in the latest Epstein photo dump published by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov.

He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
December 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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“PM Carney told Quebec’s TVA that Trump has made clear in private that, “in effect,” he wants Canada to have a “relationship of dependence on the United States, and I don’t accept that.”

www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

NEVER 👎🏽

❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
December 18, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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An environmental charity has reached an agreement with the federal and BC governments, as well as other private and public sector partners, to conserve 45,000 hectares, or 450 square kilometres, of timberland in the province.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Major conservation of B.C. forestry land totalling 45,000 hectares announced | CBC News
The Nature Conservancy of Canada says Kootenay Forest Lands, located in southeastern B.C., is among the country's largest private land conservation projects to date. It becomes part of a network of pr...
www.cbc.ca
December 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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So I guess y’all don’t really have a 25th amendment.
December 18, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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By Hiroshi Yasuda:

A COVID wave kills selected vulnerable people while making healthy people vulnerable.

You may be selected in the next wave.

Source: x.com/Yash25571056...
December 18, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Whitakers’ real life Willy Wonka on shrinkflation and the rise of the chocolate flavor bar

The British chocolate maker has seen nearly £3m of cost increases this year and last, and some rival brands have had to tinker with their recipes to such an extent they can't legally call themselves chocolate
Whitakers' real-life Willy Wonka on shrinkflation and the rise of chocolate-flavour bars
The British chocolate maker has seen nearly £3m of cost increases this year and last, and some rival brands have had to tinker with their recipes to such an extent they can't legally call themselves c...
news.sky.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Yes, I know we love our beer, but any Canadian who is willing to sell their soul & support Trump & his economy for a "buy-one-get-one-free beer" needs a bit of a rest in the psych ward.

Any American that thinks discounts will bring non-Maple MAGA Canadians back, can join them.
Canadians travellers are resisting the U.S. Can ski vacations entice them back? | CBC News
American ski towns bracing for a steep decline in Canadian tourism are still hoping they can coax their northern neighbours back this holiday season. Ultimately, the decision to travel south might hin...
www.cbc.ca
December 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Travel to the U.S. down 40 per cent over last year: Flight Centre #Canada #USBoycott

Trips to the Caribbean are up as well as travel to Europe and Asia, with many people willing to go further and stay longer.

www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/cons...
Travel to the U.S. down 40 per cent over last year: Flight Centre
Many Canadians are continuing to avoid travel to the United States due to trade tensions, tariffs and other economic factors.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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"Perhapssss I may be of ssssome assssisssssstance...."
December 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Feverishly working on this
December 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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If Bezos is going to run the Post into the ground I'm just glad he's doing it in such a ham-handed, incompetent way that nobody will lend its carcass any credibility.
New: When the Washington Post ran tests on its AI personalized podcasts, the paper found that between 68% and 84% (!!) of the pods had potential issues.

Still, the paper decided to release the product anyway, saying it would “iterate through the remaining issues”

www.semafor.com/article/12/1...
December 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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December 13, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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I feel like @nytpitchbot.bsky.social might need a drink today
The New York Times has once again outdone itself.
December 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Stop pretending #COVID is over
Air quality is immunology
Prioritize high-risk groups
Invest in long-covid research
Communicate honestly with the public
Get vaccinated!!!
johnsnowproject.org/primers/sars...
SARS-CoV-2 Leaves a Lasting Mark on the Immune System
A landmark new study shows COVID-19 isn’t ‘just a cold’: One infection left people with long-lasting immune damage, and those with heart disease lost up to 70% of key immune cells. Reinfections may wo...
johnsnowproject.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Hot on the heels of @markhamhislop.bsky.social’s explanation of why Smith is doing what she’s doing comes this piece from @jaredwesley.ca on what we can do to stop it.
It’s actually an uplifting read that brings hope.
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@jaredwesley provides info on how to counter the Alberta UCP government's growing authoritarianism.

What Can We Do?
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
What Can We Do?
A Holiday Plan for Restoring Alberta’s Democracy
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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“A bill passed this week removes a number of requirements that future referendum proposals must meet before petitioners can start collecting signatures, including that the proposal must be constitutional, factually accurate or have clear subject matter statements.”
Who needs facts in AB?
#ABpoli
Corb Lund’s petition was cancelled retroactively due to changes to Alberta’s citizen-initiative law. New amendments mean applications filed before Thursday — but not yet issued — are now “deemed to have never been made.”

www.ckom.com/2025/12/12/c...
Corb Lund must re-apply to launch anti-coal petition drive in Alberta
LETHBRIDGE — Amendments to Alberta's legislation on citizen-initiated referendums mean Corb Lund's recently approved application for a petition drive to stop new coal mining on the eastern slopes of t...
www.ckom.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health.

The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.

They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.

Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air

Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
December 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Countries that use dual practice see longer public waits, more staff moving to private clinics, and higher costs for families. Italy. Portugal. Japan. Greece. The pattern is the same.

notwotier.ca/canadahealthact
URGENT: Stop Two Tier Care. Prime Minister Mark Carney Must Act Now.
We have to defend and promote Universal Public Healthcare before it's too late.
notwotier.ca
December 15, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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As a judge shot down Alberta separatists’ referendum bid, Danielle Smith gov raced to give them a second chance.
Now they’re confident Albertans will vote on leaving Canada this fall, after UCP’s legislative boost.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... by me
ANALYSIS | Alberta separatists reapply for referendum question, boosted by new UCP bill | CBC News
The Danielle Smith government made it easier last spring for an independence petition to succeed. Then they removed more hurdles this month.
www.cbc.ca
December 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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More than 9mn US borrowers miss student loan payments as delinquencies rise.

www.ft.com/content/b6ca...
More than 9mn US borrowers miss student loan payments as delinquencies rise
Share of balances past due has doubled as Biden-era forbearance expires
www.ft.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:22 AM