Ben King
@benjaminkie.bsky.social
He/Him Trying to make the world a better place.
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"U.S. officials tamped down on the meetings with the Alberta separatists, saying no senior staffers were present and no commitments were made."
And yet... '(Alberta) separatists optimistic after meetings with Trump officials'
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
And yet... '(Alberta) separatists optimistic after meetings with Trump officials'
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Canadian separatists optimistic after meetings with Trump officials
U.S. officials tamped down on the meetings with the Alberta separatists, saying no senior staffers were present and no commitments were made.
www.nbcnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:11 PM
"U.S. officials tamped down on the meetings with the Alberta separatists, saying no senior staffers were present and no commitments were made."
And yet... '(Alberta) separatists optimistic after meetings with Trump officials'
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
And yet... '(Alberta) separatists optimistic after meetings with Trump officials'
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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Trans Lifeline (Canada): 1-877-330-6366. A 24/7 peer support hotline run by trans people for trans and questioning people in crisis.
LGBT National Youth Talkline: 1-800-246-7743. Provides support for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults (up to age 25).
LGBT National Youth Talkline: 1-800-246-7743. Provides support for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults (up to age 25).
February 11, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Trans Lifeline (Canada): 1-877-330-6366. A 24/7 peer support hotline run by trans people for trans and questioning people in crisis.
LGBT National Youth Talkline: 1-800-246-7743. Provides support for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults (up to age 25).
LGBT National Youth Talkline: 1-800-246-7743. Provides support for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults (up to age 25).
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The crazy thing about the crazy things I‘m hearing, is that it isn’t rando rally-goers from the party’s base saying them.
It’s delegates, the party brass and membership. These are folks who run the party.
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/30/o...
It’s delegates, the party brass and membership. These are folks who run the party.
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/30/o...
The sad predictability of the CPC Convention
None of what Arno Kopecky saw from Conservatives speaking on the first night of the party's Calgary convention was any more surprising than the strange disconnect from reality he encountered among att...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:09 PM
The crazy thing about the crazy things I‘m hearing, is that it isn’t rando rally-goers from the party’s base saying them.
It’s delegates, the party brass and membership. These are folks who run the party.
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/30/o...
It’s delegates, the party brass and membership. These are folks who run the party.
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/30/o...
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🚨Want to know which Canadian companies are profiting off of ICE and Trump’s violent mass deportation agenda?
Well I just spent the last few days digging into exactly that.
Here are the companies I found, how much they’re making, and whether they’re getting Canadian taxpayer dollars.
Sneak peek:
Well I just spent the last few days digging into exactly that.
Here are the companies I found, how much they’re making, and whether they’re getting Canadian taxpayer dollars.
Sneak peek:
January 28, 2026 at 11:24 PM
🚨Want to know which Canadian companies are profiting off of ICE and Trump’s violent mass deportation agenda?
Well I just spent the last few days digging into exactly that.
Here are the companies I found, how much they’re making, and whether they’re getting Canadian taxpayer dollars.
Sneak peek:
Well I just spent the last few days digging into exactly that.
Here are the companies I found, how much they’re making, and whether they’re getting Canadian taxpayer dollars.
Sneak peek:
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"On her call-in radio show Saturday, a caller asked Smith a question about bail laws and whether the government could "write some provincial rules to tune these judges in."
Smith, in response, told listeners that she wishes she could "direct" judges."
Smith, in response, told listeners that she wishes she could "direct" judges."
This is not normally required.
But when the so-called Premier of Alberta has targeted the justice system as biased, and shows a complete lack of understanding of our system, this is a strong message.
We have an autocratic "government" that does not abide by the rule of law.
But when the so-called Premier of Alberta has targeted the justice system as biased, and shows a complete lack of understanding of our system, this is a strong message.
We have an autocratic "government" that does not abide by the rule of law.
The front page of Alberta Courts website is now joint statement by chief justices of all three court levels, proclaiming the importance of judicial independence. albertacourts.ca
January 27, 2026 at 8:13 PM
"On her call-in radio show Saturday, a caller asked Smith a question about bail laws and whether the government could "write some provincial rules to tune these judges in."
Smith, in response, told listeners that she wishes she could "direct" judges."
Smith, in response, told listeners that she wishes she could "direct" judges."
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Israeli forces killed 11 Palestinians Gaza today, including two children and three journalists.
January 21, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Israeli forces killed 11 Palestinians Gaza today, including two children and three journalists.
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I truly hope you or your loved ones are not among the people who are suffering or experiencing a worse outcome while waiting for care in an Alberta ER and/or hospitals.
However, if you are/were, please consider sharing your experience - use the form at the bottom of this story.
#AbHealth #AbLeg
However, if you are/were, please consider sharing your experience - use the form at the bottom of this story.
#AbHealth #AbLeg
Minister says Alberta emergency room deaths and poor outcomes are exceptions to the norm | CBC News
As Alberta doctors raise red flags about seeing what they say are delays in emergency room care, the province’s hospitals minister says he doesn’t think cases that the doctors have recently highlighte...
www.cbc.ca
January 21, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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The looming reality that fills the spaces between every water main emergency: even after Calgary takes steps to make our water infrastructure more reliable, our city is on two relatively small rivers. As we grow to 2mil people, developing a different relationship to water will become a necessity.
Calgary's water demand is on track to exceed Calgary's licenced water withdrawal limits within 10 years. Our licence serves the towns of Airdrie, Chestermere, Strathmore as well as the CNOOC Power Plant that generates electricity by burning fossil fuels and then needs water to cool everything down.
January 20, 2026 at 5:11 PM
The looming reality that fills the spaces between every water main emergency: even after Calgary takes steps to make our water infrastructure more reliable, our city is on two relatively small rivers. As we grow to 2mil people, developing a different relationship to water will become a necessity.
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1. Very important study - and the primary reason I avoid infection.
'The long-term impact of COVID-19 may be consequential years after the infection and give rise to long-term illnesses including neurocognitive problems similar to what is seen in Alzheimer's disease'.
'The long-term impact of COVID-19 may be consequential years after the infection and give rise to long-term illnesses including neurocognitive problems similar to what is seen in Alzheimer's disease'.
January 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
1. Very important study - and the primary reason I avoid infection.
'The long-term impact of COVID-19 may be consequential years after the infection and give rise to long-term illnesses including neurocognitive problems similar to what is seen in Alzheimer's disease'.
'The long-term impact of COVID-19 may be consequential years after the infection and give rise to long-term illnesses including neurocognitive problems similar to what is seen in Alzheimer's disease'.
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This is a petition that every Canadian should sign.
Tell @mark-carney.bsky.social that his former company's investments in .X.com have no place influencing policy decisions and criminal enforcement by this country.
Tell @mark-carney.bsky.social that his former company's investments in .X.com have no place influencing policy decisions and criminal enforcement by this country.
I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba... you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba...
Ban X/Twitter in Canada
I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ban-x-twitter-in-canada/?source=f...
you.leadnow.ca
January 14, 2026 at 9:28 PM
This is a petition that every Canadian should sign.
Tell @mark-carney.bsky.social that his former company's investments in .X.com have no place influencing policy decisions and criminal enforcement by this country.
Tell @mark-carney.bsky.social that his former company's investments in .X.com have no place influencing policy decisions and criminal enforcement by this country.
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If they are going to start sending the gestapo door to door know your rights:
January 9, 2026 at 10:21 PM
If they are going to start sending the gestapo door to door know your rights:
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While vaccines for diseases that no longer carry a universal recommendation will still be covered by federal health insurance programs, RFK Jr’s schedule change will increase confusion and distrust in vaccines, lower vaccination rates, and increase disease and death.
January 5, 2026 at 7:41 PM
While vaccines for diseases that no longer carry a universal recommendation will still be covered by federal health insurance programs, RFK Jr’s schedule change will increase confusion and distrust in vaccines, lower vaccination rates, and increase disease and death.
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The citizen's initiative petition campaign demanding that public funds not be diverted to private schools continues, with 37 days remaining.
The organizers are maintaining this website which lists when and where you can sign—or even sign up to volunteer:
The organizers are maintaining this website which lists when and where you can sign—or even sign up to volunteer:
Alberta Funds Public Schools
A Citizen Initiative petitioning the Government of Alberta to improve its Public Education funding model.
sign.abfundspublicschools.ca
January 5, 2026 at 1:44 AM
The citizen's initiative petition campaign demanding that public funds not be diverted to private schools continues, with 37 days remaining.
The organizers are maintaining this website which lists when and where you can sign—or even sign up to volunteer:
The organizers are maintaining this website which lists when and where you can sign—or even sign up to volunteer:
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“The longer I live, the more convinced I am that this planet is used by other planets as a lunatic asylum.”
- George Bernard Shaw
- George Bernard Shaw
December 23, 2025 at 4:47 AM
“The longer I live, the more convinced I am that this planet is used by other planets as a lunatic asylum.”
- George Bernard Shaw
- George Bernard Shaw
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Govt just WASTED $2M of taxpayer money on the "Alberta Next" panel.
www.cbc.ca/news/cana...
While our EDs and Hosps are struggling and Schools are overflowing, they're playing political games.
Here is the single most insulting contradiction in that report:. 🧵
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www.cbc.ca/news/cana...
While our EDs and Hosps are struggling and Schools are overflowing, they're playing political games.
Here is the single most insulting contradiction in that report:. 🧵
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December 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Govt just WASTED $2M of taxpayer money on the "Alberta Next" panel.
www.cbc.ca/news/cana...
While our EDs and Hosps are struggling and Schools are overflowing, they're playing political games.
Here is the single most insulting contradiction in that report:. 🧵
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www.cbc.ca/news/cana...
While our EDs and Hosps are struggling and Schools are overflowing, they're playing political games.
Here is the single most insulting contradiction in that report:. 🧵
1/10
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A far-right party in Canada is imploding over a 22-year-old staffer’s extreme posting online.
I got my hands on audio from @antihate.ca that might leave Canadians asking how the hell someone like this got into politics at all.
It involves Diagolon, "remigration" and some trojan-horse-style plots:
I got my hands on audio from @antihate.ca that might leave Canadians asking how the hell someone like this got into politics at all.
It involves Diagolon, "remigration" and some trojan-horse-style plots:
December 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM
A far-right party in Canada is imploding over a 22-year-old staffer’s extreme posting online.
I got my hands on audio from @antihate.ca that might leave Canadians asking how the hell someone like this got into politics at all.
It involves Diagolon, "remigration" and some trojan-horse-style plots:
I got my hands on audio from @antihate.ca that might leave Canadians asking how the hell someone like this got into politics at all.
It involves Diagolon, "remigration" and some trojan-horse-style plots:
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We are told the system is "coping." Govt PR teams assure us that "fluctuations" are normal. Look at these graphs and tell me where the "normal" is.
This is real time data from our 14 largest hospitals sites in AB.
The red bars represent dangerous overcrowding.
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This is real time data from our 14 largest hospitals sites in AB.
The red bars represent dangerous overcrowding.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We are told the system is "coping." Govt PR teams assure us that "fluctuations" are normal. Look at these graphs and tell me where the "normal" is.
This is real time data from our 14 largest hospitals sites in AB.
The red bars represent dangerous overcrowding.
1/7
This is real time data from our 14 largest hospitals sites in AB.
The red bars represent dangerous overcrowding.
1/7
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s anti-trans laws and limits on sexuality and gender education will result in even higher rates of gender-based violence, critics argue.
How Alberta Is Putting Women and Girls at Risk | The Tyee
Danielle Smith’s education reforms are increasing danger and eroding prevention efforts.
thetyee.ca
December 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s anti-trans laws and limits on sexuality and gender education will result in even higher rates of gender-based violence, critics argue.
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Premier Danielle Smith musing about new immigration reforms, such as preventing newcomers from accessing social programs like public health care or bringing their children over until they've been taxpayers for as many as 10 years.
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Bell: Danielle Smith speaks out on immigration — the Alberta premier is not holding back
Premier Smith wants a made-in-Alberta immigration focusing on people who can get a job and benefits based for those who work and pay taxes
calgaryherald.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Premier Danielle Smith musing about new immigration reforms, such as preventing newcomers from accessing social programs like public health care or bringing their children over until they've been taxpayers for as many as 10 years.
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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'Without clear, consistent, and current guidance, accountability reporting will not achieve the high-quality Albertans expect'
AG calls on UCP government to improve healthcare performance reporting
edmontonjournal.com/news/alberta...
AG calls on UCP government to improve healthcare performance reporting
edmontonjournal.com/news/alberta...
AG calls on UCP government to improve healthcare performance reporting
Alberta's auditor general says better structures and standards are needed to assess the province's changing healthcare system.
edmontonjournal.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
'Without clear, consistent, and current guidance, accountability reporting will not achieve the high-quality Albertans expect'
AG calls on UCP government to improve healthcare performance reporting
edmontonjournal.com/news/alberta...
AG calls on UCP government to improve healthcare performance reporting
edmontonjournal.com/news/alberta...
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Alberta hospitals are being slammed with flu patients at a time when they’re already under strain, and doctors are bracing for more as the worst of the respiratory virus season has yet to hit
All this comes at a time when hospitals are already under strain👇
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
All this comes at a time when hospitals are already under strain👇
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'We're getting crushed': Alberta emergency rooms hit with wave of influenza patients | CBC News
Alberta hospitals are being slammed with flu patients at a time when they’re already under strain, and doctors are bracing for more as the worst of the respiratory virus season has yet to hit.
www.cbc.ca
December 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Alberta hospitals are being slammed with flu patients at a time when they’re already under strain, and doctors are bracing for more as the worst of the respiratory virus season has yet to hit
All this comes at a time when hospitals are already under strain👇
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
All this comes at a time when hospitals are already under strain👇
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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“Provincial data shows 16.2% of Albertans have had a flu shot, and 6.1% have had a COVID-19 shot so far this season.”
Pitiful.
Dr. Paul Parks: “We’re reaping what the government sowed.”
Pitiful.
Dr. Paul Parks: “We’re reaping what the government sowed.”
Alberta hospitals are being slammed with flu patients at a time when they’re already under strain, and doctors are bracing for more as the worst of the respiratory virus season has yet to hit
All this comes at a time when hospitals are already under strain👇
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
All this comes at a time when hospitals are already under strain👇
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'We're getting crushed': Alberta emergency rooms hit with wave of influenza patients | CBC News
Alberta hospitals are being slammed with flu patients at a time when they’re already under strain, and doctors are bracing for more as the worst of the respiratory virus season has yet to hit.
www.cbc.ca
December 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
“Provincial data shows 16.2% of Albertans have had a flu shot, and 6.1% have had a COVID-19 shot so far this season.”
Pitiful.
Dr. Paul Parks: “We’re reaping what the government sowed.”
Pitiful.
Dr. Paul Parks: “We’re reaping what the government sowed.”
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NEW:
Elections Alberta has approved musician Corb Lund's Citizen Driven Initiative application to ban coal activity within the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-init...
Elections Alberta has approved musician Corb Lund's Citizen Driven Initiative application to ban coal activity within the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-init...
Citizen Initiative Application Approved, Notice of Initiative Petition Issued - Elections Alberta
EDMONTON – Today, Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, issued a Notice of Initiative Petition. This confirms a citizen initiative petition application has been received and the Chief Ele...
www.elections.ab.ca
December 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
NEW:
Elections Alberta has approved musician Corb Lund's Citizen Driven Initiative application to ban coal activity within the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-init...
Elections Alberta has approved musician Corb Lund's Citizen Driven Initiative application to ban coal activity within the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains.
www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-init...
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We all know that ICE is violating human rights in the U.S.
But did you know a Canadian company is profiting off ICE? And that this same company has been ramping up its lobbying efforts?
Now, in my latest for @thetyee.ca, the government won't tell me if this is a red line for procurement:
But did you know a Canadian company is profiting off ICE? And that this same company has been ramping up its lobbying efforts?
Now, in my latest for @thetyee.ca, the government won't tell me if this is a red line for procurement:
December 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
We all know that ICE is violating human rights in the U.S.
But did you know a Canadian company is profiting off ICE? And that this same company has been ramping up its lobbying efforts?
Now, in my latest for @thetyee.ca, the government won't tell me if this is a red line for procurement:
But did you know a Canadian company is profiting off ICE? And that this same company has been ramping up its lobbying efforts?
Now, in my latest for @thetyee.ca, the government won't tell me if this is a red line for procurement: