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Anthony Falls @anthonyfalls.bsky.social · 7d

will do!

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Anthony Falls @anthonyfalls.bsky.social · 8d

Def don’t expect a response from the Premier’s Office. #ableg

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Don Braid @donbraid.bsky.social · 8d

High school student gets referred for a spanking by moderator, has mic cut off at Alberta Next meeting. Huge social media action on this. Kid painted as a crazed activist. What about the arrogant moderator? Column.
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... #ableg #abpoli #abed #cdnpoli #yyc #yeg

Braid: Student speaks out at Alberta Next session, gets referred for a spanking

Braid: A top Alberta government official said a student who tried to ask a question about the teacher strike should get a parental spanking.

calgaryherald.com

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Anthony Falls @anthonyfalls.bsky.social · 8d

Exactly!!

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Kikki Planet @kikkiplanet.bsky.social · 8d

She sat there when McAllister said it. She sat there when the student’s mic was turned off, and when McAllister basically suggested the student should’ve been beat more as a child.

The Premier of Alberta sat there and did nothing.

If that it’s not tacit approval, what is?

#ableg

The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 8d

Smith on Bruce McAllister suggesting that a high school student should have beaten by his parents...

"He apologized, I consider it at an end"

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 8d

Imagine claiming the Alberta Next Panel is about ensuring respect from Ottawa and ensuring all voices are heard, and then you yell at a young Albertan publicly that he needs to be spanked for asking a fair question and expressing an opinion.

Absolute peak hypocrisy.

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Alta Dragonheart @altadragonheart.bsky.social · 13d

Please call it the Darren Markland Bike Park. How can we get this happening? Share please? Or make your own post? Can anyone get this in front of the right people?

dailyhive.com/edmonton/new...

Edmonton's new bike park is taking shape in the river valley | News

Edmonton is well-known for its large mountain biking community, and a new bike park in the city centre is another step closer to opening.

dailyhive.com

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Kikki Planet @kikkiplanet.bsky.social · Aug 31

This UCP government treats public educators like absolute shit, every chance they get.

“Hey - help us ban books by creating a digital library of every book in your classroom. And do that on your own time, without pay. By the way, don’t even thing about striking. We’ll lock your asses out.” #ableg

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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · Aug 28

Dystopian novels axed: Handmaid's Tale, Brave New World... heaps of Margaret Laurence, a class staple in my youth...
And a libertarian like Danielle Smith would be intrigued to see Ayn Rand's Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged on the banned books list.

The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · Aug 28

CORRECTION.

The UCP has not banned just over 100 books from Edmonton Schools.

If this list is accurate, they have banned over 200.

Here is the list we have been provided.

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#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · Aug 13

27 years ago, two years after the introduction of effective HIV treatment, the Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco’s lesbian and gay community newspaper, ran ‘No Obits’ as its headline.
It was the first edition not to report an AIDS death in almost 15 years.

The Bay Area Reporter front page, 13 August 1998.
The headline ‘No obits’ is written in red above the lead story.

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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · Jul 11

With fentanyl-from-Canada back in the news, a quick note: Canada is not a major source of fentanyl to the US.

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Anthony Falls @anthonyfalls.bsky.social · Jul 29

For Edmonton, this must have been one of the least smoky summers in years. It has been amazing!

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Dr. Kristopher Wells @drkristopherwells.bsky.social · Jul 28

A global game changer that needs regulatory approval as soon as possible as possible.

newatlas.com/infectious-d...

The first 100% effective HIV prevention drug is approved and going global

An epidemic that's been sustained for 44 years might finally be quelled, with the milestone approval of the first HIV drug that offers 100% protection with its twice-yearly injections. It's a landmark...

newatlas.com

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · Jul 25

In the same week it came to light a journalist was stalked…

The highest unelected member of the Alberta government is actively trying to invalidate and suppress pretty much all journalists.

How’s your democracy today?

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · Jul 22

From story on Alberta journalist intimidation:
When a Globe reporter asked Ms. Smith about the story ... she said “I’m not talking about that” and laughed as she walked away.
In an interview with CTV later in the day, she said, “I condemn it.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

Online campaign targeting Globe journalist draws condemnation as an attack on press freedom

Effort to follow Alberta reporter Carrie Tait should be taken seriously by police, advocacy group says

www.theglobeandmail.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jul 18

President Trump disputes reporting from The Wall Street Journal that he sent a sexually suggestive drawing to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003, saying he doesn't "draw pictures." But in the early 2000s, he regularly donated drawings to charities in New York. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/u...

A drawing of the Empire State Building on display next to a photo of Donald Trump. A headline reads: "Trump Says He Doesn’t Draw Pictures. Many of His Sketches Sold at Auction." Photo by Paul Buck/EPA, via Shutterstock.

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David Shepherd @dshepyeg.bsky.social · Jul 18

If anyone owes an apology, it's Danielle Smith & Minister Ellis whose demands for info & control interfered with the experts & frontline workers trying to save lives & property.

Albertans deserve better than a petulant Premier who only knows how to pick fights & play politics. #abpoli

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Jul 12

Trump threatens to strip citizenship from a native-born US citizen because he doesn’t like her speech.
I hope everyone on Wall Street and Silicon Valley who voted for Trump because he promised lower taxes is proud of themselves

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Jul 11

That there’s a police state.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 11

Homan: "People need to understand ICE officers and Border Patrol don't need probable cause to walk up to somebody, briefly detain them, and question them ... based on their physical appearance."

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Roger Senserrich @4freedoms.es · Jul 11

Canada should totally be a member of the EU.

Celine Dion won Eurovision. That is enough to apply.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Feb 1

Hey EU, UK, Mexico etc you guys seem smart, funny and reliable trading partners who don’t illegally break relatively recent trade agreements by imposing ridiculously high tariffs to start a trade war against long-time partners & allies while plunging your nation into fascism.

Wanna do more trade?

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Anthony Falls @anthonyfalls.bsky.social · Jun 25

These shorts have been a great addition! Enjoyed the episode, Duane!

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Anthony Falls @anthonyfalls.bsky.social · Jun 25

Hope it can come back in the Fall! It was an excellent addition to my weekly podcast listens.

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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · Jun 25

Alberta as we know it today simply would not exist without the millions of immigrants and refugees who built it, who loved it, and who were proud to call it home - including my grandparents and my mum. This bitter xenophobia is as unAlbertan as it’s possible to be. I’m ashamed. I’m disgusted.

Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · Jun 25

Alberta Next survey asks if province should withhold social services for immigrants

www.rmoutlook.com/alberta-news...

Alberta Next survey asks if province should withhold social services for immigrants

CALGARY — Whether Alberta should withhold social services from immigrants is among the issues Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is tabling for debate this summer when she travels the province to consult ...

www.rmoutlook.com

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · May 8

Canada named most positive leader on world stage #Canada #cdnpoli

cultmtl.com/2025/03/cana...

Canada named most positive leader on world stage

According to a study by Ipsos, Canada remains the top country expected to have a positive influence on world affairs.

cultmtl.com

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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · Apr 30

Today, an avowed separatist leader from Quebec called for Canadian unity.

Meanwhile, an avowed federalist from Alberta went out of her way to make it easier to launch a sovereignty referendum in her province.

Power's a hell of a drug.

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