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Harbinger Media Network @harbingermedia.bsky.social · 16d

On ep84 of the💫HARBINGER SHOWCASE💫 syndicated radio show

➡️ @srslywrong.bsky.social on why rent control's good, actually
➡️ @albertaadvantage.bsky.social on a Waffle-aligned takeover of the 1971 New Brunswick NDP
➡️ + more

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Harbinger Media Network @harbingermedia.bsky.social · 29d

On ep82 of the💫HARBINGER SHOWCASE💫 syndicated radio show we bury the NDP w/ @albertaadvantage.bsky.social @fritzlechat.bsky.social + @robrousseau.bsky.social at @unrigged.bsky.social media's June 13 Progressive Publics conference in Calgary.

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · Sep 4

Carney says Have you tried eating bitumen?

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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · Aug 29

Asked about Ayn Rand being included on the EPSB list of books that would violate the age-appropriate rules by the province, Premier Smith suggests Ayn Rand should be mandatory reading in schools.

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Kim Siever @kimsiever.bsky.social · Aug 15

This was a great listen.

Alberta Advantage Podcast @albertaadvantage.bsky.social · Aug 15

NEW EP: The Death and Life of Canadian Socialism - Live at the Progressive Publics Symposium
feat. @robrousseau.bsky.social @fritzlechat.bsky.social @andremarrgoulet.bsky.social @robertalexier.bsky.social

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Roberta Lexier @robertalexier.bsky.social · Aug 15

Time to consider a new/old socialism

Alberta Advantage Podcast @albertaadvantage.bsky.social · Aug 15

NEW EP: The Death and Life of Canadian Socialism - Live at the Progressive Publics Symposium
feat. @robrousseau.bsky.social @fritzlechat.bsky.social @andremarrgoulet.bsky.social @robertalexier.bsky.social

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Left Wexit @iosegun.bsky.social · Aug 15

We formed a new socialist party, that will make Alberta pay, for real this time

Alberta Advantage Podcast @albertaadvantage.bsky.social · Aug 15

NEW EP: The Death and Life of Canadian Socialism - Live at the Progressive Publics Symposium
feat. @robrousseau.bsky.social @fritzlechat.bsky.social @andremarrgoulet.bsky.social @robertalexier.bsky.social

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Alberta Advantage Podcast @albertaadvantage.bsky.social · Aug 15

NEW EP: The Death and Life of Canadian Socialism - Live at the Progressive Publics Symposium
feat. @robrousseau.bsky.social @fritzlechat.bsky.social @andremarrgoulet.bsky.social @robertalexier.bsky.social

albertaadvantagepod.com/2025/08/14/t...

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Harbinger Media Network @harbingermedia.bsky.social · Jul 29

On ep80 of the 💫HARBINGER SHOWCASE💫 syndicated radio show

➡️ @albertaadvantage.bsky.social on the New Nationalism
➡️ @policyalternatives.ca + @frapru.bsky.social talk non-market solutions on HOUSING PARTY
➡️ @rachelcairns.bsky.social's ABORSH

www.spreaker.com/episode/ep80...

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · Jul 28

Mark Carney wants economic growth at any cost. To achieve it, he’s going after tech investment and pushing hard for AI adoption.

In the process, AI regulations are being thrown on the bonfire and tech harms are an afterthought. It’s a recipe for disaster.

Mark Carney is going “elbows down” against Big Tech

Canada’s AI agenda ignores potential harms in the hope of short-term economic gain

www.disconnect.blog

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World Health Network @thewhn.bsky.social · Jul 28

Canada’s new respirator standard (CSA Z94.4-25) is a major step forward in protecting healthcare workers — but it’s facing opposition.

WHN strongly supports this science-based policy and urges others to submit a public comment before the August 19 deadline.

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Harbinger Media Network @harbingermedia.bsky.social · Jul 18

On a new 🌾 @albertaadvantage.bsky.social🌾 the team trace a brief history of Canadian nationalisms, including earlier attempts at imagining a socialist national project, in order to better understand the current moment of rising nationalist sentiment.

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Elbows to the Left – Is Canada Worth Fighting For?

Rhetorical and real threats to Canadian sovereignty pose a tough question to critics of the Canadian state: Do we align with liberal nationalists in defense of the Canadian project or do we remain …

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The Progress Report @theprogressreport.ca · Jul 17

More than half of the members of the public appointed to Danielle Smith's Alberta Next panel are United Conservative Party donors, with their donations ranging from the hundreds to the tens of thousands of dollars, reports @readtheorchard.org www.theprogressreport.ca/alberta_next...

Alberta Next appointees have donated more than $40K to the UCP

www.theprogressreport.ca

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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · Jul 16

Prime Minister Carney: “Elbows? I don’t recall saying anything about Elbows. I said ‘I’ll bow.’”

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Left Wexit @iosegun.bsky.social · Jul 16

Left nationalism. It didn’t work the first time, but if we try it again, it also won’t work

Alberta Advantage Podcast @albertaadvantage.bsky.social · Jul 16

NEW EP: Elbows to the Left – Is Canada Worth Fighting For? albertaadvantagepod.com/2025/07/15/e...

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Alberta Advantage Podcast @albertaadvantage.bsky.social · Jul 16

incredible things are happening in Alberta

Catherine Griwkowsky @cgriwkowsky.bsky.social · Jul 16

Moderator calls for the mic to be cut as an Alberta Next town hall attendee calls for the oil industry to be nationalized

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Alberta Advantage Podcast @albertaadvantage.bsky.social · Jul 16

NEW EP: Elbows to the Left – Is Canada Worth Fighting For? albertaadvantagepod.com/2025/07/15/e...

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Alberta Advantage Podcast @albertaadvantage.bsky.social · Jul 8

Carney's government has announced a plan for huge cuts, introducing radical austerity exceeding Paul Martin's cuts in the 1990s.

Check out our episode all about it:

Killing the Welfare State: Liberals and the 1990s

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Killing the Welfare State: Liberals and the 1990s

Remember when the Liberals campaigned on expanding national child care, but eviscerated the welfare state instead? Oh, the 90s! Doug Nesbitt, founding editor of rankandfile.ca, joins Team Advantage…

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Alberta Advantage Podcast @albertaadvantage.bsky.social · Jun 24

The Government of Saskatchewan is planning to extend coal-fired power generation past federal mandates to phase-out coal power by 2030.

Click here to oppose it!
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André Goulet @andremarrgoulet.bsky.social · Jun 14

LIVE at the unrigged.ca 📢PROGRESSIVE PUBLICS📢 Calgary symposium 'The Precarious Petrostate: What Does the Future Hold for Alberta?' w/ Ricardo Acuna (Parkland Institute), Joe Vipond (Calgary Climate Hub), Lisa Young (University of Calgary) and Kim Siever (The Alberta Worker)

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André Goulet @andremarrgoulet.bsky.social · Jun 14

Live at Calgary’s Royal Canadian Legion @albertaadvantage.bsky.social welcome @robrousseau.bsky.social at the 1932 birthplace of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation to bury the @ndp.ca for an unforgettable, can't miss @harbingermedia.bsky.social + @unrigged.bsky.social live show ⚰️💀😭

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Unrigged @unrigged.bsky.social · Jun 14

Live at Calgary’s Royal Canadian Legion @albertaadvantage.bsky.social welcome @robrousseau.bsky.social at the 1932 birthplace of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation to bury the @ndp.ca for an unforgettable, can't miss @harbingermedia.bsky.social + @unrigged.bsky.social live show ⚰️💀😭

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Harbinger Media Network @harbingermedia.bsky.social · Jun 12

Don't miss the 3rd edition of Unrigged's 📢PROGRESSIVE PUBLICS📢 symposium this Saturday in Calgary w/
@briarpatchmag.bsky.social @pressprogress.ca @fritzlechat.bsky.social + more plus a special live @albertaadvantage.bsky.social recording on Friday!

RSVP at www.eventbrite.ca/signin/?refe... 🔶

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joel @jblechinger.ca · Jun 11

Absolutely fascinating ep!

Made me wanna become pensionpilled lol

Alberta Advantage Podcast @albertaadvantage.bsky.social · Jun 10

NEW EP: Pension Paradox: How deferred wages go to work for capital, with Tom Fraser
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Pension Paradox: How deferred wages go to work for capital, with Tom Fraser

Join our live show Friday June 13 6PM – Royal Canadian Legion #1, 116 7 Ave SE, Calgary – Free Entry – Register here! Public sector pensions are one of the hard-won victories of t…

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