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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 8h

Tell me, which municipality approved a 0% property tax increase?

Westside Backyard @westside-backyard.bsky.social · 12h

A person riding a bicycle holding a stick. They jam the stick labelled "0% Property Tax Increase" in the front wheel, then are lying on the ground in pain saying "Our aging public pools are falling apart and we don't have budget to replace them"

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Heather Hogan @heatherhogan.bsky.social · 1d

Wife: Fuck the Yankees!

Me: Hey maybe let’s don’t yell “Fuck the Yankees” with the windows open.
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Wife, louder: FUCK THE YANKEES!

Guy walking by outside: FUCK THE YANKEES!

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James G @orth.ca · 8h

Vladdy: "DAAAAAA YANKEES LOSE!"

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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 17h

*AB creates "Alberta is Calling" campaign to entice people to come

*People come

*AB Educ. Minister says AB has been "pummeled," "hit" by huge influx of people, and that's why it can't fund education

YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME

#ableg #abpoli #albertateachers

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhaa...

Alberta’s Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides

YouTube video by Real Talk Ryan Jespersen

www.youtube.com

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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 17h

#cdnpoli #bcpoli

The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 17h

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 Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 17h

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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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 19h

jibes

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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 19h

The US isn't sleepwalking into a fascist dictatorship at all.

Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 20h

“U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for jailing Chicago's mayor and the governor of Illinois, both Democrats, as his administration prepared to deploy military troops to the streets of the third-largest U.S. city.”

Via Reuters:

www.reuters.com

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Claire Beauchamp MD 🇨🇦 @clairebeauchampmd.bsky.social · 1d

@naheednenshi.bsky.social
Learn.

Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 2d

"weak sauce"

@naheednenshi.bsky.social @albertandp.ca @pancholirakhi.bsky.social

#ableg #abpoli

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va6h...

Nenshi Outmatched by Smith Again Over Energy

YouTube video by Energi Media

www.youtube.com

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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 19h

Always read @sproudfoot.bsky.social, folks.

#cdnpoli

www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...

Opinion: What Keir Starmer figured out about Donald Trump before the rest of us

The British Prime Minister’s friendly visit to the Oval Office in February resulted in a trade deal. Mark Carney took a page out of Starmer’s book this week

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 1d

Separation-stoking pot calls kettle un-Canadian.

National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 1d

Danielle Smith meets with PM Mark Carney, calls B.C. premier ‘un-Canadian’ www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Danielle Smith meets with PM Mark Carney, calls B.C. premier ‘un-Canadian’

Prime Minister Mark Carney has committed to reaching an agreement regarding Alberta’s pitch for a proposed bitumen pipeline to the West Coast by next month, according to Premier Danielle Smith.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Stewart Prest @stewartprest.ca · 1d

This is dangerous rhetoric. Attempts to delegitimize opponents' right to take part in a conversation inevitably undermine respect on both sides.

It polarizes our politics, undermining trust in democracy, which depends on expressing disagreement.

www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Danielle Smith meets with PM Mark Carney, calls B.C. premier ‘un-Canadian’

Prime Minister Mark Carney has committed to reaching an agreement regarding Alberta’s pitch for a proposed bitumen pipeline to the West Coast by next month, according to Premier Danielle Smith.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 1d

David Eby will win this fight seven days a week and twice on Sundays.

He's not the one opening the door to separatist referendums and forever blaming Canada for everything that goes wrong in his province.

National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 1d

Danielle Smith meets with PM Mark Carney, calls B.C. premier ‘un-Canadian’ www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Danielle Smith meets with PM Mark Carney, calls B.C. premier ‘un-Canadian’

Prime Minister Mark Carney has committed to reaching an agreement regarding Alberta’s pitch for a proposed bitumen pipeline to the West Coast by next month, according to Premier Danielle Smith.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Kikki Planet @kikkiplanet.bsky.social · 1d

The irony of Lich and Barber being sentenced to a year long lockdown in their respective homes isn’t lost on me 😂😂😂

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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 1d

#albertateachers #abpoli #ableg #abed #ATA

calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Braid: Lavish private-school funding infuriates teachers, spooks government

Spanking spat last week was caused by student Evan Li hitting a sore spot on eve of teacher strike — lush funding for private schools.

calgaryherald.com

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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 1d

You're right to worry, so DM them to me next time 😉

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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 1d

Fucking terrible idea.

calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Varcoe: Progress on data centres could help bolster slumping natural gas industry in Alberta

Alberta natural gas markets continue to languish through another brutal slump, but some hopeful news is emerging on the data centre front.

calgaryherald.com

Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 1d

Last 10 years: wildfires in B.C. have burned the area of Ireland at a firefighting cost of $4.8 billion.

#bcpoli #cdnpoli #wildfires

www.timescolonist.com/local-news/r...

Reduce wildfire risk or B.C. faces dire economic consequences: study

Indirect costs — including disaster recovery, property loss, environmental damages, and business and health costs — can push the total costs of wildfires 1.5 to 20 times higher.

www.timescolonist.com

Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 1d

cc: @maxfawcett.bsky.social @robshaw.bsky.social

www.timescolonist.com/local-news/r...

Reduce wildfire risk or B.C. faces dire economic consequences: study

Indirect costs — including disaster recovery, property loss, environmental damages, and business and health costs — can push the total costs of wildfires 1.5 to 20 times higher.

www.timescolonist.com

Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 2d

We're gonna need a pic of the dead mouse. And you, in your pajamas, removing it.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2d

“Roberts will go down in history as the most destructive chief justice.”

Taking stock of the Roberts court at 20—and the shadowy forces that built it

"Roberts will go down in history as the most destructive chief justice."

www.motherjones.com

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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 2d

Edson, Alberta.

#albertateachers #abpoli #ableg #abed

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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 2d

"weak sauce"

@naheednenshi.bsky.social @albertandp.ca @pancholirakhi.bsky.social

#ableg #abpoli

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va6h...

Nenshi Outmatched by Smith Again Over Energy

YouTube video by Energi Media

www.youtube.com

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John Vaillant @johnvaillant.bsky.social · 2d

#rewilding

Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 2d

"Rainforest that has been regenerating for 30 years after being used as cattle pasture showed a remarkable increase in butterfly colour diversity."

It turns out rewilding even has the power to restore the colours human activities are draining from the natural world.
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As forests are cut down, butterflies are losing their colours

The insects’ brilliant hues evolved in lush ecosystems to help them survive. Now they are becoming more muted to adapt to degraded landscapes – and they are not the only things dulling down

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Western Hemlox @westernhemlox.bsky.social · 2d

Sad!

Elizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 17d

The WSJ speaking: "America has given up its effort to challenge China in the renewable-energy industries that increasingly power the global economy."

The U.S. Is Forfeiting the Clean-Energy Race to China

As President Trump doubles down on fossil fuels, the U.S. and China offer competing visions for the future of energy.

www.wsj.com

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