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M A Shane @mindfultalk.bsky.social · 14h

Smith / #UCP STOPPED collecting class size data on October 18, 2019!

Ask yourself why? Why wouldn't a gov want actual data on class size?

#ableg #abpoli #ableg #abed #yyc #yeg #albertateachers

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David Eby @davidebybc.bsky.social · 7h

Let’s be clear about what Alberta is proposing:

BC loses billions of dollars of major projects from private investors.

AND Canadian taxpayers are forced to pay billions more because there is no interest from a private company.

That’s not fair. And fairness is a Canadian value.

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Bentley @bigclimate.bsky.social · 1d

The choice between Pipeline On The Left vs Pipeline On The Right isn't a choice at all & it's already started killing Canadians. Shame on all of you. #ClimateChange #abpoli #cdnpoli #MarkCarney #Nenshi #ClimateSky

Apocalyptic wildfire scene out of Manitoba, headline reads "MORE PIPELINES = MORE THIS." In front are Carney, Nenshi, Danielle Smith and Poilievre grinning like idiots with stupid cowboy hats on their heads

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 7h

I love that we live in a world where we're all supposed to now praise Trump for his peace-making and ignore the fact that at least 20,000 Palestinians have been killed on his watch, with bombs & bullets - & rhetorical support! - that he supplied to Israel.
That's all erased now.

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Britt Baumann @brittbaumann.bsky.social · 9h

This attack on the poor is outrageous. Scott Moe should resign.
#saskatchewan #skpoli #MooseJaw #saskparty #scottmoe

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hope50.bsky.social @hope50.bsky.social · 8h

During COVID she was begging for her Oklahoma State to be like Canada.
Hypocrite
#abpoli
#cdnpoli
#ConservativesAreHypocrites

Thread. Hi @govstitt. I'm an elected official from Canada - kind is the equivalent of an American Congressional rep.
However, I have have a big problem that only you can solve. It's close to my heart, and is causing me no end of anxiety, and it's related to COVID-19.

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Tyler Watt @tylerwatt.bsky.social · 8h

The speed cameras & alcohol on/off shelves are a tactic Premier Ford is using to distract from the fact his government is handing out hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to insiders and friends through the “Skills Development” Fund. #onpoli

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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 8h

This explains a great deal about world events since early 2020:

Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 9h

Brainstem damage found to be behind long-lasting effects of severe Covid-19.

"Using ultra-high-resolution scanners that can see the living brain in fine detail, researchers from the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford were able to observe the damaging effects Covid-19 can have on the brain."

Brainstem damage found to be behind long-lasting effects of severe Covid-19

Damage to the brainstem - the brain's 'control center' - is behind long-lasting physical and psychiatric effects of severe Covid-19 infection, a study suggests.

www.news-medical.net

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consbegone.bsky.social @consbegone.bsky.social · 8h

How about let’s trade Dani and her crew for leaders who actually give a damn about kids, families, teachers

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Alberta education minister says striking teachers will need to make ‘trade-offs’ | CBC News

Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says the Alberta government won’t spend beyond $2.6 billion over four years in new spending to resolve a contract dispute with striking teachers.

www.cbc.ca

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NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · 18h

Holy F. NS health is using an AI chat bot called Nova and their recent Facebook post encourages people to ASK THE AI CHAT BOT about their SYMPTOMS. This is absolutely wild. www.yourhealthns.ca #nspoli

YourHealthNS

www.yourhealthns.ca

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consbegone.bsky.social @consbegone.bsky.social · 8h

That’s one creepy con crew

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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 9h

The CPC can f*ck all the way off with this fascist BS

This is a slippery slope

If the CPC want to follow Trump I suggest they move to the US
#cdnpoli

Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · 11h

OTTAWA – The Conservatives want to restrict birthright citizenship in Canada, a measure they say would mirror the rules in peer countries.

Conservatives want to end birthright citizenship for children of temporary residents

OTTAWA – The Conservatives want to restrict birthright citizenship in Canada, a measure they say would mirror the rules in peer countries.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

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Jack Hauen @jackhauen.bsky.social · 21h

NEW: David Piccini, the minister whose office picks Skills Development Fund recipients, was in Paris this weekend at the wedding of a lobbyist whose clients received millions from that fund.

From me and @charliepinkerton.bsky.social.

www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...

Ontario labour minister attended lobbyist’s wedding after granting his clients millions in training funds

Two clients of lobbyist Michael Rudderham have received more than $8.5 million in Skills Development Fund grants, records show

www.thetrillium.ca

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consbegone.bsky.social @consbegone.bsky.social · 9h

Almost 55,000 children in Gaza acutely malnourished, Lancet study estimates

Study shows clear link between Israeli restrictions on aid entering Gaza and levels of malnutrition among children

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Almost 55,000 children in Gaza acutely malnourished, Lancet study estimates

Study shows clear link between Israeli restrictions on aid entering Gaza and levels of malnutrition among children

www.theguardian.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12h

Data centers are receiving billions in state tax exemptions.

These centers, many owned by Big Tech giants, are driving up electric bills and sucking up huge amounts of water.

AI is boosting the stock portfolios of the richest Americans while everyone else pays the price.

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canuk2006.bsky.social @canuk2006.bsky.social · 9h

"Clients of lobby firms connected to premier, his nephew given tens of millions in training funds
Groups represented by a lobbying firm owned by the premier’s campaign manager got more than $100 million in grant money, a Trillium analysis has found."

www.bradfordtoday.ca/local-news/c...

Clients of lobby firms connected to premier, his nephew given tens of millions in training funds

Groups represented by a lobbying firm owned by the premier’s campaign manager got more than $100 million in grant money, a Trillium analysis has found

www.bradfordtoday.ca

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 18h

Altman claims the company didn’t anticipate people not wanting their deepfakes to say “offensive things or things that they find deeply problematic,” which sounds like a lie but is also indicative of how they recklessly release tech into the world.

OpenAI wasn’t expecting Sora’s copyright drama

It felt “more different to images than people expected.”

www.theverge.com

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consbegone.bsky.social @consbegone.bsky.social · 9h

And they underfund the services we need most

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 16h

Report is here. cdt.org/insights/han...

Hand in Hand: Schools’ Embrace of AI Connected to Increased Risks to Students

Artificial intelligence (AI) has continued to alter the educational experiences of teachers, students, and parents during the 2024-25 school year. The frequency and variety of AI uses continues to gro...

cdt.org

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Dr Nili Kaplan-Myrth, MD PhD @nilikm.bsky.social · 10h

That’s a wrap for me. Now I switch from MD to patient. A locum will cover my family medicine clinic while I have surgery and deal with whatever is next.

Post-menopausal women, speak with your MD if you bleed. Uterine cancer is suspected until proven otherwise. I hope sharing this helps others.

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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 14h

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consbegone.bsky.social @consbegone.bsky.social · 14h

Alberta’s Border Patrol Has Made Only a Handful of Arrests

Ten months in, critics are concerned about the $29-million cost and few results from the initiative.

thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Alberta’s Border Patrol Has Made Only a Handful of Arrests | The Tyee

Ten months in, critics are concerned about the $29-million cost and few results from the initiative.

thetyee.ca

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 20h

As Canada blows way past its international GHG commitments, Carney offers up a massive new pipeline for the tar sands to Trump.
This is the - Let's not fight, we can burn the planet together approach to international relations.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Carney raised Keystone XL pipeline revival in meeting with Trump | CBC News

Relief for Canada from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum may come thanks to renewed interest in a pipeline project first proposed more than 15 years ago.

www.cbc.ca

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consbegone.bsky.social @consbegone.bsky.social · 14h

Carney’s Caught in a Bad Gangster Movie

“Wish the PM could win a faster deal with Trump? Don’t forget how mob bosses work.”

thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Carney’s Caught in a Bad Gangster Movie | The Tyee

Wish the PM could win a faster deal with Trump? Don’t forget how mob bosses work.

thetyee.ca

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consbegone.bsky.social @consbegone.bsky.social · 15h

Dani has MAGA and MAPLE MAGA backing to make her so bold

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