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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 20h

WOW!

Alberta just got another approved referendum petition!

And this one calls for the practice of funding private schools with public money to be put to an end!

During the teachers strike!

Strap in Alberta, we’re going on a ride!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 2d

Wow #yyc!

(Pics by Kelly Hofer FB)

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #abed

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TheRightIsWrong (TRIW) @therightiswrong100.bsky.social · 4d

🇫🇷 🇵🇸 BREAKING: Massive ongoing protests in Paris, France, in support of the Global Sumud Flotilla and Palestine.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 4d

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 4d

Today, #ForeverCanadian brought 230,000 petition signatures to Edmonton. Our volunteers will continue collecting signatures until October 28. We need your signature to reach our 300,000 requirement to keep Alberta in Canada.

#ableg #Yeg #Yyc #CdnPoli

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 4d

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 5d

🚨 “They put black people in one van and immigrants an another… Trucks and military style vans were used to separate children from their parents.” THIS. IS. HAPPENING. People need to see this. We all need to see it. Nobody gets a pass here. Please share with your networks. 1/2

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Erin @erinaline.bsky.social · 6d

sign the petition | send a direct letter | make a donation

transactionalberta.ca

URGENT: Stop Alberta's Premier From Overriding Charter Rights of Trans Youth

Healthcare is a right, protected by evidence, compassion, and core Canadian values.

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 7d

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

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Aryn Toombs @aryn.bsky.social · 8d

I have to say in all my years as a journalist, I've never heard a government employee say that a youth should be assaulted for speaking their mind.

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

At tonight’s “consultation”…

When a high school kid tried to raise concerns about the teachers strike, Bruce McAllister cut the kids mic and then suggested his parents should have beaten him more.

Listen to the clip yourself…

It’s…

Telling.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 10d

I wonder how many people fully appreciate that Trump just falsely declared the blue state of Oregon to be in a state of Rebellion against the United States so he could deploy active-duty military from the Department of War to kill American citizens

Meanwhile, he *pardoned* the January 6 terrorists

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Erin @erinaline.bsky.social · 12d

transactionalberta.ca

URGENT: Stop Alberta's Premier From Overriding Charter Rights of Trans Youth

Healthcare is a right, protected by evidence, compassion, and core Canadian values.

transactionalberta.ca

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Erin @erinaline.bsky.social · 12d

transactionalberta.ca

URGENT: Stop Alberta's Premier From Overriding Charter Rights of Trans Youth

Healthcare is a right, protected by evidence, compassion, and core Canadian values.

transactionalberta.ca

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Erin @erinaline.bsky.social · 13d

A final farewell to any remaining distinction between @theonion.com and reality.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...

Trump demands investigation over escalator, teleprompter ‘sabotage’ at UN

US president says Secret Service is investigating ‘three very sinister events’ at UN headquarters in New York.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 27d

HSAA brought the numbers today…

🔴89% of their members say healthcare is in crisis
🔴80% say shortstaffing is harming them
🔴67% report inadequate staffing
🔴63% say they are burnt out
🔴1/3 are looking at leaving Alberta or healthcare entirely.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Bentley @bigclimate.bsky.social · 29d

Just imagine you and every Calgarian breathing #AllThatSmoke last week & your big takeaway is #Calgary needs to rescind its #ClimateEmergency & rip out #ClimateSolutions like #BikeLanes. It's only possible so long as the #ClimateMajority stays quiet. We must #DrawTheLine. #yyc #yyccc #ClimateChange

Composite image: Top shows Calgary city council chamber with text ‘Calgary city council to debate rescinding climate emergency declaration.’ Bottom shows four Calgary city councillors (one a mayoral candidate) smiling for a campaign-style photo.”

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 29d

It turns out that protecting hate speech did not create the conditions to protect other kinds of speech; instead, it protected hate and allowed hate movements to take over all the institutions of that might have defended the rest of us.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · Sep 6

This is…

Something else.

And people need to know that their government is manipulating them.

Alberta’s education minister recutting a news story for the best possible spin?

Straight up propaganda tactics here from the minister of education.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Dr. Katherine Haenschen @drkath.bsky.social · Sep 6

There is, as of right now, no coverage of this protest on the WaPo website or in their @washingtonpost.com feed.

So, if you (you reading this) want people to SEE this protest, you must share it.

Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · Sep 6

People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC

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Erin @erinaline.bsky.social · Sep 4

Ok, so I grew up in Calgary doing it the Calgary way but with the fallo fallo part from Edmonton.

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Erin @erinaline.bsky.social · Sep 4

Are you though? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Project 2025 mastermind invited to speak at Carney's cabinet meeting | CBC News

A prominent conservative figure in American politics and the mastermind behind Project 2025 — the infamous policy blueprint that proposed a drastic overhaul of the U.S. government — will speak to Prim...

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Erin @erinaline.bsky.social · Sep 4

I actually donated to the @liberalca.bsky.social in this last election. No longer.

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Project 2025 mastermind invited to speak at Carney's cabinet meeting | CBC News

A prominent conservative figure in American politics and the mastermind behind Project 2025 — the infamous policy blueprint that proposed a drastic overhaul of the U.S. government — will speak to Prim...

www.cbc.ca

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Erin @erinaline.bsky.social · Sep 3

4th grade for me too!

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Christie Page @cpageyyc.bsky.social · Sep 2

It looks like a dystopian land scape out side but it’s just the first day of school in Calgary; going into over crowded underfunded schools with book bans attempting to stop us from questioning what got us here and how to fix it.

Photo of a well treed hill with the orange sun rise behind it through very smoky air.

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Erin @erinaline.bsky.social · Sep 3

leadnow.ca/campaigns/no...

We deserve breathable air — no more pipelines - Leadnow

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