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Martin Grasdal 🍁
@mgrasdal.bsky.social
Old IT guy, nearing retirement. Living proof that a degree in Engl. Lit & Philosophy is far from useless. Lover of fiction (including sci-fi & fantasy), history, classics, etc,. Classical music lover.
The UCP destroyed a thriving, profitable industry that was not reliant on government subsidies to ensure that a legacy industry that is rapidly diminishing and will leave a legacy of pollution and debt could extract wealth at a faster rate a bit longer.
January 28, 2026 at 6:18 AM
The NEP, had it survived, would have been a good deal for AB and the country. There is a lot of misinformation out there about the NEP. It is not well understood by most people, who just assume that because Ottawa was involved it was somehow evil.
January 27, 2026 at 6:33 PM
They are desperate to find an enemy worthy of their video game inspired fantasies, even if that means they become an invading "occupying force" (usually the bad guys) that the organized insurgency tries to dislodge.
January 27, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Just the same name. Microsoft Visio is a program for drawing diagrams.
January 26, 2026 at 7:54 PM
This is a remake of an excellent French film, which is worth watching.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wag...
The Wages of Fear - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 26, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Yep. The government should never have let that merger happen.
January 26, 2026 at 5:07 PM
How did Rath even get into law school, let alone be admitted to the bar? Talk about putting a profession into disrepute.

And, once again, David Wallace's name appears in connection with something sleazy and the UCP.

You couldn't make this stuff up.
January 26, 2026 at 5:30 AM
TikTok is censoring content it deems anti-ICE, which includes, telling the truth, apparently.

bsky.app/profile/chri...
I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
January 26, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Likely the plan along, once Trump's buds got their hands on TikTok in the US, not to mention all that data they can slurp up.
January 26, 2026 at 3:15 AM