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Part owner of Canada after Indigenous rights holders, SHE/HER, political (because there's too much at stake to not be), fighting fascists intent on destroying our province/country. I'm old & grumpy. Tends to be a little sweary - I live in Alberta. Ally.

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Canadian Birdie 🖇️ @cdn-birdie.bsky.social · 1d

This is so worth a few minutes of your time to watch.

Are you a blind follower?

From Gabriella Melrose on IG.
#massmentality #psychology

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Canadian Birdie 🖇️ @cdn-birdie.bsky.social · 1d

#atastrike #redfored
Hey parents, grandparents, & supporters; go have a look at how underfunded your school is with this online calculator. It shows 3 figures: how much extra $$ if funding matched SK, National Average, & Manitoba (who spend the most).

abteach.cc/StudentFundi...

Student Funding Calculator

abteach.cc

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Canadian Birdie 🖇️ @cdn-birdie.bsky.social · 2d

Gah - it’s really hard.

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Canadian Birdie 🖇️ @cdn-birdie.bsky.social · 2d

She wants to be Trumps girlfriend. But in all seriousness the game she is playing is deadly serious for all of Canada, but especially for Albertan's. I am now dealing with depression thanks to her and her clown party.

Canadian Birdie 🖇️ @cdn-birdie.bsky.social · 2d

"As usual Alberta is an outlier. Ontario pays virtually no money to private schools. In B.C. the top rate is 50% of public per-student funding. There’s more. Alberta is now the only province that puts public money into the construction of private schools."

calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Braid: Lavish private-school funding infuriates teachers, spooks government

Spanking spat last week was caused by student Evan Li hitting a sore spot on eve of teacher strike — lush funding for private schools.

calgaryherald.com

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Canadian Birdie 🖇️ @cdn-birdie.bsky.social · 2d

Just so we’re all perfectly clear what the UCP are doing. #firetheucp

charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-maga-p...

The MAGA Pipeline to Breakup Canada

MAGA Alberta’s latest attempt to sow division came in the form of a two-pronged assault.

charlieangus.substack.com

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Canadian Birdie 🖇️ @cdn-birdie.bsky.social · 2d

Hard NO is Barnstable anti-vax, Beck TBA endorsement, Buchanan conservative, Burama UCP donor, Comete f-trudeau posts, Klerks UCP supporter, Krahn TBA supporter, Parks libritarian pro private police, Robinson worked for Harper, Wile Ottawa Convoy attendee

#albertaelections

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Canadian Birdie 🖇️ @cdn-birdie.bsky.social · 2d

For mayor: Cindy Jeffries. Left leaning
For councillors: Brandon Bouchard, Tristin Brisbois, Cassandra Curtis, Hans Huizing, Ashley MacDonald, Jaelene Tweedle, Dianne Wyntjes. There are 8 councillors.
On my don't know a lot about them but might be okay is:
Calvin Yzerman, Anthony Klywak
#abpoli
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Canadian Birdie 🖇️ @cdn-birdie.bsky.social · 2d

#YQF Red Deer municipal election: Know who you are voting for.
I spent the majority of last week trying to deep dive candidates & put together my list of approved choices to avoid rightwing taking over the city council. Here is my list. If anyone has anything to add please reach out.
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Canadian Birdie 🖇️ @cdn-birdie.bsky.social · 2d

We are for sure. I've done some research into candidates for mayor and council but not school board yet. Though I have a few approved candidates from other people. I'm going to go post my info now.

Canadian Birdie 🖇️ @cdn-birdie.bsky.social · 2d

It's bribe money, pure and simple.

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Canadian Birdie 🖇️ @cdn-birdie.bsky.social · 2d

It is my understanding there will be no picket lines. Teachers don’t get strike pay, and can’t organize rallies. But will attend any rallies parents organize. So we need people to organize them & spread word.

Also if Smith put the $$ she’s spending on ads & bribes to teachers, there be no strike.

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Canadian Birdie 🖇️ @cdn-birdie.bsky.social · 3d

Albertan’s really aren’t the red-neck ignoramuses our premier represents. Thanks for your support.

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Canadian Birdie 🖇️ @cdn-birdie.bsky.social · 3d

#redfored saw 20,000 ppl in Edmonton, a similar crowd in Calgary, & strong #’s in smaller cities & towns. There are 47 UCP MLA’s. If each us send them emails we will bury them. So I am asking every single 1 of you present at the rallies today to send an email.

Protestors at the rally in support of teachers in Red Deer, Alberta, many wearing red for education. #abata #supportpubliceducation #standwithteachers

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Dan Johnson @danonthelam.bsky.social · 3d

#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #christofascism

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 3d

Wow #yyc!

(Pics by Kelly Hofer FB)

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #abed

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Canadian Birdie 🖇️ @cdn-birdie.bsky.social · 3d

We need to be protesting that too quite frankly because she’s doing that on the sly.

Canadian Birdie 🖇️ @cdn-birdie.bsky.social · 3d

Way to go Edmonton!
#abpoli #supportata

Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 3d

I've been to other protests at the #ableg but this one, the one to support teachers was by far the largest

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Argals @argals.bsky.social · 3d

Every.Student.Deserves.A.Chance.To.Succeed.

#IStandWithAlbertaTeachers

Every student deserves a chance to succeed. That starts with properly funded classrooms.

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Canadian Birdie 🖇️ @cdn-birdie.bsky.social · 3d

😭😢
What a totally beautiful human being right to the end. An important gift left behind. Will need a box of Kleenex to watch this.

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 4d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Canadian Birdie 🖇️ @cdn-birdie.bsky.social · 3d

Does anyone think part of the reason no one wants the Epstein files public might be because the sex crime rings are still going but operated by different people?

amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...

Raid of church leader’s Florida mansion reveals 57 forced laborers, feds say

The victims, called “armor bearers” by the church, are threatened with damnation if they fail to meet their quotas, federal officials say.

amp.miamiherald.com

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Canadian Birdie 🖇️ @cdn-birdie.bsky.social · 4d

Holey moley!

Canadian Birdie 🖇️ @cdn-birdie.bsky.social · 4d

Ouch.

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Canadian Birdie 🖇️ @cdn-birdie.bsky.social · 4d

Hope so. 🤞

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Canadian Birdie 🖇️ @cdn-birdie.bsky.social · 4d

That’s how you do it! 👏👏
Way to go Ireland!

Freelancers Make Theatre Work @freelancersmake.bsky.social · 11d

A report published about The Basic Income for the Arts pilot in Ireland shows that it produced over €100 million in Social and Economic Benefits and for every €1 of public money invested in the pilot, society received €1.39 in return.

👉 www.gov.ie/en/departmen...