AlikaMD
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· Nov 24
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Live in rural Alberta w/ many Progressive Conservative friends quietly sharing they are voting Liberal today.
Reform friends who also hear this tell me “those PCs weren’t REAL conservatives anyways.”
If you want to win elections, that’s probably the wrong answer.
Reform friends who also hear this tell me “those PCs weren’t REAL conservatives anyways.”
If you want to win elections, that’s probably the wrong answer.
April 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Live in rural Alberta w/ many Progressive Conservative friends quietly sharing they are voting Liberal today.
Reform friends who also hear this tell me “those PCs weren’t REAL conservatives anyways.”
If you want to win elections, that’s probably the wrong answer.
Reform friends who also hear this tell me “those PCs weren’t REAL conservatives anyways.”
If you want to win elections, that’s probably the wrong answer.
Who’s ready for a spring election?
March 10, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Who’s ready for a spring election?
I wonder what a post-US having any goodwill world looks like because that’s where we’re headed.
Russian state TV celebrates Trump 'sawing through the western world'
Russian State TV Celebrates Trump 'Sawing Through the Western World'
"We wanted to saw the western world into pieces, but he decided to saw through it himself."
meidasnews.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I wonder what a post-US having any goodwill world looks like because that’s where we’re headed.
A schoolyard bully can pick on a handful of kids at any one time, but they can’t take on the whole playground at once
That’s where Trump is headed
That’s where Trump is headed
February 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A schoolyard bully can pick on a handful of kids at any one time, but they can’t take on the whole playground at once
That’s where Trump is headed
That’s where Trump is headed
Pass around this list of Canadian products.
February 2, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Pass around this list of Canadian products.
Trudeau’s just gave the most inspiring speech I’ve heard from a Canadian politician in a very long time.
#TrumpTarriffs
#TrumpTarriffs
February 2, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Trudeau’s just gave the most inspiring speech I’ve heard from a Canadian politician in a very long time.
#TrumpTarriffs
#TrumpTarriffs
My anti-socialism friends define socialism as collecting wealth from citizens and redistributing it among all citizens.
Fair.
Isn’t Trump collecting tariffs from Americans and redistributing it in place of income taxes socialism then?
Honest confusion.
Fair.
Isn’t Trump collecting tariffs from Americans and redistributing it in place of income taxes socialism then?
Honest confusion.
February 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
My anti-socialism friends define socialism as collecting wealth from citizens and redistributing it among all citizens.
Fair.
Isn’t Trump collecting tariffs from Americans and redistributing it in place of income taxes socialism then?
Honest confusion.
Fair.
Isn’t Trump collecting tariffs from Americans and redistributing it in place of income taxes socialism then?
Honest confusion.
FYI: Legislatively and Constitutionally, it’s easier for a state to join Canada than for a Province or Territory to join the USA.
January 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
FYI: Legislatively and Constitutionally, it’s easier for a state to join Canada than for a Province or Territory to join the USA.
This is a great thread for Canadians to read. When we remove government as the guarantor of debt, this is the kind of system you get. One of many reasons for core services in Canadian healthcare to remain publicly funded.
If you want to understand why healthcare pricing is horrific, the first thing to know is that our system puts 100% of the credit risk for deductibles, copays and co-insurance on hospitals and doctors. That's insane.
We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵
We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵
December 22, 2024 at 8:24 PM
This is a great thread for Canadians to read. When we remove government as the guarantor of debt, this is the kind of system you get. One of many reasons for core services in Canadian healthcare to remain publicly funded.
With all the influence Elon Musk is exerting in American politics right now, wonder at what point does he get blamed if America’s problems get worse
December 19, 2024 at 9:50 PM
With all the influence Elon Musk is exerting in American politics right now, wonder at what point does he get blamed if America’s problems get worse
I haven’t been this interested in Canadian Politics for months.
December 18, 2024 at 10:21 PM
I haven’t been this interested in Canadian Politics for months.
My own reading of @cafreeland’s resignation letter is a criticism of character more than competence of the Prime Minister (though that’s sprinkled in too).
If Canadians share that view, politicians can recover from one but not the other.
Guess which.
t.co/GIrBHJV9VV
If Canadians share that view, politicians can recover from one but not the other.
Guess which.
t.co/GIrBHJV9VV
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/trudeau-considering-his-options-as-leader-after-freeland-quits-cabinet-sources-say-1.7146952
t.co
December 16, 2024 at 8:54 PM
My own reading of @cafreeland’s resignation letter is a criticism of character more than competence of the Prime Minister (though that’s sprinkled in too).
If Canadians share that view, politicians can recover from one but not the other.
Guess which.
t.co/GIrBHJV9VV
If Canadians share that view, politicians can recover from one but not the other.
Guess which.
t.co/GIrBHJV9VV
Wow, wasn’t on my December Bingo card
December 16, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Wow, wasn’t on my December Bingo card
In the end, politics are about going where your message is heard
More practical to ask, "Is my message being heard in the way I'm trying to communicate it?" and "Is it moving folks to behave differently (ie - vote, donate, etc)?"
There's little point to stay in a place you're message isn't heard.
More practical to ask, "Is my message being heard in the way I'm trying to communicate it?" and "Is it moving folks to behave differently (ie - vote, donate, etc)?"
There's little point to stay in a place you're message isn't heard.
“Leaving X because you don’t like Elon is the kind of purity politics that landed Democrats in this mess to begin with.”
Democrats Face an Existential Crisis on X
Conversations with a dozen insiders point to a party that is unsure about whether to leave or engage with the increasingly MAGA platform.
www.politico.com
December 1, 2024 at 7:41 PM
In the end, politics are about going where your message is heard
More practical to ask, "Is my message being heard in the way I'm trying to communicate it?" and "Is it moving folks to behave differently (ie - vote, donate, etc)?"
There's little point to stay in a place you're message isn't heard.
More practical to ask, "Is my message being heard in the way I'm trying to communicate it?" and "Is it moving folks to behave differently (ie - vote, donate, etc)?"
There's little point to stay in a place you're message isn't heard.
The next four years of domestic and foreign policy are going to be great for content creators. Not so clear if they will be as great for citizens.
This weeks Plausible Futures post, Can we force our way into a Desired Future?
bit.ly/3ZmaOMO
This weeks Plausible Futures post, Can we force our way into a Desired Future?
bit.ly/3ZmaOMO
Can we force our way into a desired future?
Looks like politicians are still going to give it a try
bit.ly
December 1, 2024 at 5:52 PM
The next four years of domestic and foreign policy are going to be great for content creators. Not so clear if they will be as great for citizens.
This weeks Plausible Futures post, Can we force our way into a Desired Future?
bit.ly/3ZmaOMO
This weeks Plausible Futures post, Can we force our way into a Desired Future?
bit.ly/3ZmaOMO
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The Most Important Conversation to Have Before You Die. Talking about your advance care directive with your loved ones will make life -- and death -- easier later on, by @smithdanag.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/w... via @nytimes.com
The Most Important Conversation to Have Before You Die
Talking about your advance care directive with your loved ones will make life — and death — easier later on.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2024 at 11:14 PM
The Most Important Conversation to Have Before You Die. Talking about your advance care directive with your loved ones will make life -- and death -- easier later on, by @smithdanag.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/w... via @nytimes.com
December 1, 2024 at 2:48 PM
President-elect Trumps foreign and domestic policy looks more and more like micromanaging public and private life
So much for limited government
So much for limited government
December 1, 2024 at 2:26 PM
President-elect Trumps foreign and domestic policy looks more and more like micromanaging public and private life
So much for limited government
So much for limited government
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I had a great conversation about pan-Canadian licensure with MP Mike Lake earlier this week. When doctors have the ability to move and work freely within Canada, our entire health system becomes stronger and more flexible.
November 26, 2024 at 9:49 PM
I had a great conversation about pan-Canadian licensure with MP Mike Lake earlier this week. When doctors have the ability to move and work freely within Canada, our entire health system becomes stronger and more flexible.
Saw “sane-wash” on my feed today and it’s my new favourite word
Explains how folks explain extreme behaviour much better than gaslight or brainwash
Explains how folks explain extreme behaviour much better than gaslight or brainwash
November 26, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Saw “sane-wash” on my feed today and it’s my new favourite word
Explains how folks explain extreme behaviour much better than gaslight or brainwash
Explains how folks explain extreme behaviour much better than gaslight or brainwash
I remain surprised at the number of Canadian business leaders pandering to Trump to the detriment of their own country.
What happens to Canada happens to them.
This is the CEO of Shopify.
What happens to Canada happens to them.
This is the CEO of Shopify.
November 26, 2024 at 6:00 PM
I remain surprised at the number of Canadian business leaders pandering to Trump to the detriment of their own country.
What happens to Canada happens to them.
This is the CEO of Shopify.
What happens to Canada happens to them.
This is the CEO of Shopify.
My X timeline is seems to get worse every time I check it
November 26, 2024 at 4:41 AM
My X timeline is seems to get worse every time I check it
Guess politicians can follow through on what they say they’re going to do
We’re in for rough four years
www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
We’re in for rough four years
www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
Donald Trump threatens 25% tariff on products from Canada, Mexico | CBC News
Donald Trump has levelled his most severe threat against Canada in years, warning that on his very first day on office he might impose punishing economic sanctions across North America, with a 25 per cent tariff on Canada and Mexico. The announcement in a social-media post sent the loonie tumbling.
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2024 at 4:40 AM
Guess politicians can follow through on what they say they’re going to do
We’re in for rough four years
www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
We’re in for rough four years
www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...