Pragmatical 🇨🇦
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Pragmatical 🇨🇦
@allij.bsky.social
Pro-science. Pro-critical thought. Pro-democracy. No use for idiots and liars of any political stripe. The centre has to hold or the wheel comes apart. I’ve no use for anyone’s ideological purity tests.
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Only 3.5% of the population needed, engaged in non-violent protest, to shift things. In Alberta, that’s 168,221 people; in Canada, 1.4 million; in the US, 12.2 million. Coordinated, regular protests X cities & towns. @cmcalgary.bsky.social @naheednenshi.bsky.social www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world
Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.
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Progressive Conservative joins Progressive Conservative party
Progressive Conservative joins Progressive Conservative party
OTTAWA - In a stunning move, progressive conservative MP Michael Ma crossed the floor Thursday to the progressive conservative Liberal Party, just a few weeks after similar minded progressive conserva...
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December 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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“Am I invading Venezuela for oil or to distract from Epstein?” Trump asks coatrack
“Am I invading Venezuela for oil or to distract from Epstein?” Trump asks coatrack
MAR-A-LAGO, FL - Sources report President Donald J. Trump was seen questioning his own motivations behind a series of shocking recent moves in Venezuela, along with a close confidant who was later rev...
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December 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Smith finally said it out loud...

She doesn't believe that government should be providing any services to Albertans, she believes that private companies should be used universally to provide services.

Faith groups should take care of the vulnerable.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
December 13, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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December 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Alberta Surgical Group is in the news again. #abpoli #ableg #alberta #ABresistance
December 11, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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December 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Giving credit where credit is due #FIFA #FIFApeaceprize
December 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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École Polytechnique. Never forget.
#NeverForget
#EcolePolytechnique
#saytheirnames #SCREAM
December 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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December 5, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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PSA: “It’s a sobering reality: every person living in Alberta today has a 47% chance of being put in charge of Alberta Health Services at some point in their life”.
December 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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November 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Yes due to Maple Magas
November 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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This
November 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
Prime Minister Mark Carney disagrees with the concept of a premier of one province unilaterally taking over a different province but his hands are tied by his unwillingness to do anything about it.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Twitter now displays where accounts are from and it has confirmed that too many of the political accounts are out of country bots.

Why are folks still there? To argue with bots? A waste of precious time while enriching the richest man on Earth.

Delete your account.
November 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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“This is one of the most consequential actions our government will take during our time in office,” says the woman who just suspended kids’ right to life, liberty, and security of the person.
November 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Once again, Alberta’s UCP Government plans to suspend Charter Rights of Albertans.

First to attack teachers’ rights, now trans youth.

The Justice Minister proudly said his voice is the final voice on this matter.

It is not. The voice of the people is the final voice.

Plz RT

#abpoli #ableg #yyc
November 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Once again millions of Canadians literally forget how to drive after first snowfall
Once again millions of Canadians literally forget how to drive after first snowfall
OTTAWA – Ministry of Transportation offices across Canada are once again finding themselves overrun with what has become a familiar sight each winter, as hundreds of thousands of Canadians must restar...
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November 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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No, no, it's **Rebecca** who was great. And, indeed, now it's a radio show!

The second (54 minute) link here:
www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/...

or

Spotify link here:
open.spotify.com/episode/5nlK...

or

Apple podcast link here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
November 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Today Elections Alberta requested $13.5 million to be able to administer recalls and referendum.

The UCP committee in charge revised their request to just over $1 million.

And then voted it through.

The UCP just defunded recall/referendum.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM