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Steve Ricketts @stevericketts.bsky.social · 6h

it's unbelievable

actually, quite believable to those who can see

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Q: Have you given any more thought to possibly suspending habeas corpus?

TRUMP: Suspending who?

Q: Habeas corpus

TRUMP: I don't know. I'd rather leave that to Kristi.

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Steve Ricketts @stevericketts.bsky.social · 7h

no but it sure stirred the drink

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Steve Ricketts @stevericketts.bsky.social · 7h

Donald Trump's head

Steve Ricketts @stevericketts.bsky.social · 7h

i hear ya! late-night ads on USA news networks are 33% ads for new drugs, 33% ads for law firms promising compensation for last decade's new drugs and 33% for "you saw it on TV" ads

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Steve Ricketts @stevericketts.bsky.social · 8h

sorry, Minister, but AB currently has the lowest per-student funding in Canada and i'm not going to accept this constraint

and comments like "Having a class size cap of 22 versus 29 has no impact on that student's academic performance" show you're not qualified to be in charge of education

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.

“The $2.6 billion is what we have available,” Nicolaides said in a Wednesday interview.

“We're happy to work within that bucket to provide teachers with an increase [in wages] and help address some of the increasing complexity issues that we see in our classroom. But we do have a limited bucket that we're operating with.”

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Steve Ricketts @stevericketts.bsky.social · 8h

home and away jerseys?

Steve Ricketts @stevericketts.bsky.social · 13h

up until now...

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 14h

Danielle Smith announces plans to hold her breath until she gets what she wants

EDMONTON – After meeting with Mark Carney to discuss pipeline construction, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has vowed to hold her breath until the Prime Minister gives her absolutely everything she ask...

thebeaverton.com

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 18h

Trump is much weaker than he looks. He's always been a bloated, sloppy, low-IQ flaccid failure. Now he’s a bloated, sloppy, low-IQ flaccid failure desperately trying to distract from all that by attacking US cities with our military and sending his Justice Dept after political opponents.

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 1d

Reuters photographer Jonathan Ernst noticed that Bondi flipped open a file during the Senate hearing and he zoomed in.

Inside were her crib notes for attacking the senators.

The GOP now practicing Cliff's Notes Fascism

In other words, under oath Bondi was purely a performance.

Bondi senate hearing had a folder full of notes for attacking the senators

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 1d

Duchamp Flies, by Carmen Cicero, 2009, 📸 by Frank Franklin II

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Steve Ricketts @stevericketts.bsky.social · 1d

It could also be additive
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Steve Ricketts @stevericketts.bsky.social · 1d

What can we expect from an anti-vax nutter of a nurse, apart from landing a gig at the national Post?

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Steve Ricketts @stevericketts.bsky.social · 1d

i honestly don't know how judge(s) review such cases. perhaps you could help me?

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Steve Ricketts @stevericketts.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not entirely surprised by this sentence, but did it really take months to deliver?

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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 1d

Police in Airdrie, Alberta (just north of Calgary) say this driver hit a 17-year-old girl in a marked crosswalk, got out of the vehicle, and appeared to get upset at the teenager before driving away.

They released this video and are now trying to identify the driver.

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Steve Ricketts @stevericketts.bsky.social · 1d

Any comments on Lindsay's post?

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Steve Ricketts @stevericketts.bsky.social · 1d

i love our PM's ability to pick words that can be interpreted in several ways

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

"You are a transformative president" -- I regret to inform you that Mark Carney is kissing Trump's ass

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Steve Ricketts @stevericketts.bsky.social · 2d

yes, our batshit crazy Premier actually said this. not content with pretending she's the PM, she's now lecturing our provs re what they should do

Quebec should develop its own natural gas industry to be 'strong and sovereign' within Canada: Alberta premier

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Steve Ricketts @stevericketts.bsky.social · 2d

people said the same thing about the Rangers last year :)

i base my prediction on two things
- Barkov is out for the year and Tkachuk will miss sig time
- Florida is built for the playoffs more than the regular season

we shall see

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Steve Ricketts @stevericketts.bsky.social · 2d

It peaked in the mid '90s, yes, but then the liberal government implemented a govt wide program review to reduce spending

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Steve Ricketts @stevericketts.bsky.social · 2d

bold! i am predicting that the Barkov-less Panthers will not make the playoffs

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Steve Ricketts @stevericketts.bsky.social · 2d

thanks, tips! it's free to access

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Steve Ricketts @stevericketts.bsky.social · 2d

i quite enjoyed Alien Earth, or at least the first half of the season. it was a fresh take on the Alien universe, with interesting plot lines

i didn't care for the last few episodes where it turned into Jurassic Park with frantic chases and armed people conveniently popping up en masse when needed

Steve Ricketts @stevericketts.bsky.social · 2d

what an appalling and ignorant comment

but note that even ignorant people get free healthcare

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