Dianne
@realitynotreligion.bsky.social
Supporter of democracy, human rights, science, facts. Anti-war, anti-religion, anti-corruption.
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This headline demonstrates why I have a problem with #cdnmedia
"Alberta's Smith says notwithstanding clause increasingly likely amid unpopular court rulings"
Unpopular with whom? The bigots
Smith's use of the Notwithstanding clause is a boot on our necks
#ableg
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
"Alberta's Smith says notwithstanding clause increasingly likely amid unpopular court rulings"
Unpopular with whom? The bigots
Smith's use of the Notwithstanding clause is a boot on our necks
#ableg
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
Alberta's Smith says notwithstanding clause increasingly likely amid unpopular court rulings
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said in a year-end interview she's increasingly willing to use the notwithstanding clause.
edmontonjournal.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This headline demonstrates why I have a problem with #cdnmedia
"Alberta's Smith says notwithstanding clause increasingly likely amid unpopular court rulings"
Unpopular with whom? The bigots
Smith's use of the Notwithstanding clause is a boot on our necks
#ableg
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
"Alberta's Smith says notwithstanding clause increasingly likely amid unpopular court rulings"
Unpopular with whom? The bigots
Smith's use of the Notwithstanding clause is a boot on our necks
#ableg
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
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New Zealand concludes a free trade agreement with India reut.rs/4qrF3Od
New Zealand concludes a free trade agreement with India
New Zealand and India struck a free trade agreement, both governments said on Monday, making it easier for New Zealand's exporters to reach the world's biggest population and an economy forecast to be worth NZ$12 trillion ($7 trillion) by 2030.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:40 AM
New Zealand concludes a free trade agreement with India reut.rs/4qrF3Od
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What do these corporations all have in common?
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Google
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's $400M ballroom.
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's $400M ballroom.
December 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
What do these corporations all have in common?
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Google
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's $400M ballroom.
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's $400M ballroom.
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Big Oil is selling the promise of “low-carbon data centers” using carbon capture, reports @emdashsanders.bsky.social.
But these plans could "easily transform into a sprawling build-out of high-polluting methane gas infrastructure" with lasting impacts to "the climate and communities nearby."
But these plans could "easily transform into a sprawling build-out of high-polluting methane gas infrastructure" with lasting impacts to "the climate and communities nearby."
Exxon’s new greenwashing ploy
The oil giant claims it can eliminate more than 90 percent of emissions from gas-powered AI facilities. Critics say that’s nonsense.
www.exxonknews.org
December 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Big Oil is selling the promise of “low-carbon data centers” using carbon capture, reports @emdashsanders.bsky.social.
But these plans could "easily transform into a sprawling build-out of high-polluting methane gas infrastructure" with lasting impacts to "the climate and communities nearby."
But these plans could "easily transform into a sprawling build-out of high-polluting methane gas infrastructure" with lasting impacts to "the climate and communities nearby."
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Pipeline companies won’t be getting a massive property tax break for Christmas at the expense of some rural homeowners. At least not this year.
BC Backpedals on Pipeline Assessment Reductions | The Tyee
Officials have kiboshed changes that would have handed companies a tax break at residents’ expense.
thetyee.ca
December 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Pipeline companies won’t be getting a massive property tax break for Christmas at the expense of some rural homeowners. At least not this year.
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“You’re governed by the Police Act & you’re governed by those policies regardless of if you’re being paid or not, because you are expected, based on the oath that you swear, that you’re a police officer 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year”
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edmontonjournal.com/news/dale-mc...
Edmonton police chief says policy changed since McFee's Oilers game attendance in businessman's box
Edmonton's new police chief says the service has revised its gifts policy since his predecessor's attendance at Oilers games in a businessman's private box.
edmontonjournal.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
“You’re governed by the Police Act & you’re governed by those policies regardless of if you’re being paid or not, because you are expected, based on the oath that you swear, that you’re a police officer 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year”
edmontonjournal.com/news/dale-mc...
edmontonjournal.com/news/dale-mc...
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AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
December 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
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BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
December 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
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NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
December 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
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Read this. Then read it again.
December 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Read this. Then read it again.
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The EU triggers emergency powers (under Art 122) to permanently immobilize Russian assets to help rebuild what Russia destroyed.
This is European sovereignty in action.
This is European sovereignty in action.
EU agrees to indefinitely immobilise €210 billion of Russian assets
The EU has decided to keep the assets of the Russian Central Bank immobilised for the foreseeable future. The ban, which is based on a provision for economic emergencies, pushes back against external ...
www.euronews.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The EU triggers emergency powers (under Art 122) to permanently immobilize Russian assets to help rebuild what Russia destroyed.
This is European sovereignty in action.
This is European sovereignty in action.
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So the UCP knew that the sole sourced contract to a company with multiple previous government employees was sketchy and questionable…
And they went ahead with it anyway.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.stalbertgazette.com/beyond-local...
And they went ahead with it anyway.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.stalbertgazette.com/beyond-local...
Beyond Local: Government communications department worried public may question sole-source contract
The Communications and Public Engagement department hired Mash Strategy to run the campaign for the Alberta Next Panel.
www.stalbertgazette.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
So the UCP knew that the sole sourced contract to a company with multiple previous government employees was sketchy and questionable…
And they went ahead with it anyway.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.stalbertgazette.com/beyond-local...
And they went ahead with it anyway.
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.stalbertgazette.com/beyond-local...
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Alberta, something to note
Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, the U.K has just generated a record amount of clean, domestic wind energy.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
December 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Alberta, something to note
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Corporations and ultra-rich individuals with numerous business interests cannot be trusted to prioritize the public’s right to know over their own bottom lines.
When billionaire conglomerates take control of media, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.
When billionaire conglomerates take control of media, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.
If Paramount is allowed to take over Warner Bros. Discovery, the conservative billionaire Ellison family will control:
Paramount Studios
CBS
CNN
MTV
HBO
Comedy Central
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
Warner Bros.
DC Studios
Fandango
New Line Cinema
TNT Sports
TBS
Oracle
And more.
Paramount Studios
CBS
CNN
MTV
HBO
Comedy Central
Nickelodeon
Cartoon Network
Warner Bros.
DC Studios
Fandango
New Line Cinema
TNT Sports
TBS
Oracle
And more.
December 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Corporations and ultra-rich individuals with numerous business interests cannot be trusted to prioritize the public’s right to know over their own bottom lines.
When billionaire conglomerates take control of media, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.
When billionaire conglomerates take control of media, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.
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“An RCMP probe is continuing. Mr. Wylie is still labouring to finish his report before next April, when his term expires, since the government has rebuffed his request for an extension.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Globe editorial: The questions unanswered in Alberta’s health care procurement controversy
The province has called off negotiations for two private surgical facilities, but the mystery surrounding the government’s actions remains
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
“An RCMP probe is continuing. Mr. Wylie is still labouring to finish his report before next April, when his term expires, since the government has rebuffed his request for an extension.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
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David Ellison reportedly told Trump he’d make “sweeping changes” to CNN if Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. gets approved.
Meanwhile, Jared Kushner and three Middle East countries are backing the bid — while Kushner advises Trump on foreign policy.
Corruption on display.
Meanwhile, Jared Kushner and three Middle East countries are backing the bid — while Kushner advises Trump on foreign policy.
Corruption on display.
December 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
David Ellison reportedly told Trump he’d make “sweeping changes” to CNN if Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. gets approved.
Meanwhile, Jared Kushner and three Middle East countries are backing the bid — while Kushner advises Trump on foreign policy.
Corruption on display.
Meanwhile, Jared Kushner and three Middle East countries are backing the bid — while Kushner advises Trump on foreign policy.
Corruption on display.
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10 years seems generous.
Fall drought could spell water troubles for central Alberta regions, expert says | CBC News
Large swaths of Alberta are experiencing extreme drought conditions. Some farmers are thinking twice about the amount of water they use heading into the winter months.
www.cbc.ca
December 9, 2025 at 4:48 AM
10 years seems generous.
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Oligarchy (noun):
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
December 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Oligarchy (noun):
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
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Nothing says racism, cruelty, hatred and weakness combined in one quite like the orange felon removing all free access to National Parks on federal holidays that honor black people whilst giving free access on his own birthday. He should’ve been sent to jail forever.
December 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Nothing says racism, cruelty, hatred and weakness combined in one quite like the orange felon removing all free access to National Parks on federal holidays that honor black people whilst giving free access on his own birthday. He should’ve been sent to jail forever.
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When Dems win power,the conservative justices on SCT must be removed: allowing arrests based solely on race, allowing gerrymandering, giving Trump immunity, not enforced the ban on Tik Tok, denying access to abortion, allowing people with domestic assault to own guns. Come on.. enough
#Trump
#Trump
December 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
When Dems win power,the conservative justices on SCT must be removed: allowing arrests based solely on race, allowing gerrymandering, giving Trump immunity, not enforced the ban on Tik Tok, denying access to abortion, allowing people with domestic assault to own guns. Come on.. enough
#Trump
#Trump
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Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
December 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.