@cmandin.bsky.social
Passionate about saving our blue dot for the next generations. Hoping to survive the plague and our current politics. Nevertheless, I persist. she/her
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"If we become inured to abuse of the notwithstanding clause, the rights of all Canadians will be at risk.
...It remains up to all of us to push back and make our voices heard—just as Albertans were brave enough to do 25 years ago": @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social.
albertaviews.ca/stripping-aw...
...It remains up to all of us to push back and make our voices heard—just as Albertans were brave enough to do 25 years ago": @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social.
albertaviews.ca/stripping-aw...
Stripping Away Rights Using the Notwithstanding Clause. - Alberta Views
After a week of rancorous debate, Klein announced he would not invoke the notwithstanding clause on the landmark gay rights decision...
albertaviews.ca
November 19, 2025 at 1:56 AM
"If we become inured to abuse of the notwithstanding clause, the rights of all Canadians will be at risk.
...It remains up to all of us to push back and make our voices heard—just as Albertans were brave enough to do 25 years ago": @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social.
albertaviews.ca/stripping-aw...
...It remains up to all of us to push back and make our voices heard—just as Albertans were brave enough to do 25 years ago": @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social.
albertaviews.ca/stripping-aw...
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8/ Uh, guys?!
Deaths by neoplasm, Canada 2019-2023. Something weird going on the last few years...
neoplasm: any abnormal tissue growth that results in a benign (= harmless) or malignant (= likely to result in death if not treated) tumour. Cambridge Dictionary
Deaths by neoplasm, Canada 2019-2023. Something weird going on the last few years...
neoplasm: any abnormal tissue growth that results in a benign (= harmless) or malignant (= likely to result in death if not treated) tumour. Cambridge Dictionary
November 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
8/ Uh, guys?!
Deaths by neoplasm, Canada 2019-2023. Something weird going on the last few years...
neoplasm: any abnormal tissue growth that results in a benign (= harmless) or malignant (= likely to result in death if not treated) tumour. Cambridge Dictionary
Deaths by neoplasm, Canada 2019-2023. Something weird going on the last few years...
neoplasm: any abnormal tissue growth that results in a benign (= harmless) or malignant (= likely to result in death if not treated) tumour. Cambridge Dictionary
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Trump elevates Saudi Arabia to ‘major non-NATO ally’ status
Trump elevates Saudi Arabia to ‘major non-NATO ally’ status
The announcement came hours after the Saudi crown prince announced he would increase his investments in the U.S. to nearly $1 trillion.
dlvr.it
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Trump elevates Saudi Arabia to ‘major non-NATO ally’ status
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The UCP's pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause is further evidence of their populist approach to policymaking.
Pluralists -- whether progressives committed to minority rights or libertarians prizing checks & balances on government power -- must stand together against this over-reach.
Pluralists -- whether progressives committed to minority rights or libertarians prizing checks & balances on government power -- must stand together against this over-reach.
Our research team has been studying polarization in Alberta for the past 5 years.
I'm becoming increasingly convinced that the elite-level divisions are not so much left-vs-right, but pluralist vs populist.+
I'm becoming increasingly convinced that the elite-level divisions are not so much left-vs-right, but pluralist vs populist.+
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
The UCP's pre-emptive use of the notwithstanding clause is further evidence of their populist approach to policymaking.
Pluralists -- whether progressives committed to minority rights or libertarians prizing checks & balances on government power -- must stand together against this over-reach.
Pluralists -- whether progressives committed to minority rights or libertarians prizing checks & balances on government power -- must stand together against this over-reach.
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Private medicine worsens access to care for almost everyone, hurts business by pressuring them to expand insurance benefits and sickening the labour market and forces, and increases administrative workload for healthcare workers.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
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Alberta plans to allow doctors to deliver public and private services
Draft legislation would establish a model for medicine unlike any other in Canada
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Private medicine worsens access to care for almost everyone, hurts business by pressuring them to expand insurance benefits and sickening the labour market and forces, and increases administrative workload for healthcare workers.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
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www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
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Turns out they were *hiding behind the curtains* like a couple of rangy toddlers inside the clearance rack at Kresgie's while their mom shops for off-season bargains — ready to leap into their seats in case the vote went election-ish.
Y'know, the way alpha bro dudely macho men hide behind curtains.
Y'know, the way alpha bro dudely macho men hide behind curtains.
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Turns out they were *hiding behind the curtains* like a couple of rangy toddlers inside the clearance rack at Kresgie's while their mom shops for off-season bargains — ready to leap into their seats in case the vote went election-ish.
Y'know, the way alpha bro dudely macho men hide behind curtains.
Y'know, the way alpha bro dudely macho men hide behind curtains.
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Alberta keeps saying it plans to "double" oil production by 2035. But the math here doesn't come close to mathing --- and it has nothing to do with Ottawa's policies. #cdnpoli #abpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/o...
Alberta’s pipeline math still doesn’t add up
The biggest obstacle standing between Alberta and its premier's repeated pledge to double oil production isn't the tanker ban, the emissions cap, or any other piece of federal legislation. It's realit...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Alberta keeps saying it plans to "double" oil production by 2035. But the math here doesn't come close to mathing --- and it has nothing to do with Ottawa's policies. #cdnpoli #abpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/18/o...
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You could produce the same chart for oil and gas, another sector that overwhelmingly favoured Trump.
As @therickwilson.bsky.social said: everything he touches dies.
As @therickwilson.bsky.social said: everything he touches dies.
Despite Trump's popularity in the crypto community, bitcoin prices are lower than they were when he took office.
November 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
You could produce the same chart for oil and gas, another sector that overwhelmingly favoured Trump.
As @therickwilson.bsky.social said: everything he touches dies.
As @therickwilson.bsky.social said: everything he touches dies.
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In which I debunk some very common (and popular) myths about renewable energy and the energy transition.
Warning: It's long, pedantic, and full of charts.
open.substack.com/pub/maxfawce...
Warning: It's long, pedantic, and full of charts.
open.substack.com/pub/maxfawce...
When "blindingly obvious" facts about the energy transition are anything but
Debunking Don Wright's well-meaning interventions on the subject
open.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
In which I debunk some very common (and popular) myths about renewable energy and the energy transition.
Warning: It's long, pedantic, and full of charts.
open.substack.com/pub/maxfawce...
Warning: It's long, pedantic, and full of charts.
open.substack.com/pub/maxfawce...
Help! I live in Alberta where MLAs call constituents motherf#!**@$!
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Help! I live in Alberta where MLAs call constituents motherf#!**@$!
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"Whether it’s lies about the safety of puberty blockers or the competitive impact of allowing trans women to compete in women’s sports, the stances and statements Smith is repeatedly trotting out.... are at their best misleading and at their worst outright lies."
xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
The lies Danielle Smith is telling to overturn trans kids’ rights | Xtra Magazine
The Alberta government is invoking the Notwithstanding Clause to protect its three anti-trans laws from being challenged in the courts
xtramagazine.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"Whether it’s lies about the safety of puberty blockers or the competitive impact of allowing trans women to compete in women’s sports, the stances and statements Smith is repeatedly trotting out.... are at their best misleading and at their worst outright lies."
xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
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This country is a joke. Our constitution just allows governments to restrict rights. This was obviously where it was always going when the notwithstanding clause was agreed upon.
Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause to stop court challenges of transgender laws
From me & @journosousa.bsky.social today:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/alb...
From me & @journosousa.bsky.social today:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/alb...
Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause to stop court challenges of transgender laws
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - The Alberta government has invoked the Charter's notwithstanding clause to protect from legal challenge a trio of laws affecting transgender youth and adults.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 19, 2025 at 1:22 AM
This country is a joke. Our constitution just allows governments to restrict rights. This was obviously where it was always going when the notwithstanding clause was agreed upon.
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Premier “Strong and Free” flaunts new license plate, while simultaneously stomping on labour and human rights with the “notwithstanding” clause.
#NoKingsOrQueensEither
#DanielleSmithIsUnfitToLead
#RecallThemAll
#Abpoli
#Cdnpoli
#CanadaSky
#NoKingsOrQueensEither
#DanielleSmithIsUnfitToLead
#RecallThemAll
#Abpoli
#Cdnpoli
#CanadaSky
November 19, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Premier “Strong and Free” flaunts new license plate, while simultaneously stomping on labour and human rights with the “notwithstanding” clause.
#NoKingsOrQueensEither
#DanielleSmithIsUnfitToLead
#RecallThemAll
#Abpoli
#Cdnpoli
#CanadaSky
#NoKingsOrQueensEither
#DanielleSmithIsUnfitToLead
#RecallThemAll
#Abpoli
#Cdnpoli
#CanadaSky
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Thank you to Karen and the anonymous person who donated yesterday!
Your support of my work means a lot :)
If you enjoy my Canadian history content, you can support my work with a donation at 👇
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Your support of my work means a lot :)
If you enjoy my Canadian history content, you can support my work with a donation at 👇
www.buymeacoffee.com/craigu
Craig Baird is creating Canadian history content
Hello!Bringing Canadian history to people is my full-time job through my podcast Canadian History Ehx, and on social media.I love Canadian history and I share my passion with my listeners and viewers.
www.buymeacoffee.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Thank you to Karen and the anonymous person who donated yesterday!
Your support of my work means a lot :)
If you enjoy my Canadian history content, you can support my work with a donation at 👇
www.buymeacoffee.com/craigu
Your support of my work means a lot :)
If you enjoy my Canadian history content, you can support my work with a donation at 👇
www.buymeacoffee.com/craigu
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Probably not the best time for RFK Jr. being in charge of HHS. Not like there ever would be a good time.
WA resident sick with bird flu virus never before seen in humans
The resident tested positive for H5N5, a type of bird flu never before seen in humans. The patient has a backyard flock that was exposed to wild birds.
www.seattletimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Probably not the best time for RFK Jr. being in charge of HHS. Not like there ever would be a good time.
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A view of this year's extreme sea surface temperatures and recent warming across the North Pacific... 🌊
This graph shows the average for a band across the midlatitudes for every average January-October period from 1854-2025 using ERSSTv5 data.
This graph shows the average for a band across the midlatitudes for every average January-October period from 1854-2025 using ERSSTv5 data.
November 19, 2025 at 1:28 AM
A view of this year's extreme sea surface temperatures and recent warming across the North Pacific... 🌊
This graph shows the average for a band across the midlatitudes for every average January-October period from 1854-2025 using ERSSTv5 data.
This graph shows the average for a band across the midlatitudes for every average January-October period from 1854-2025 using ERSSTv5 data.
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So, here’s another deadly disease that’s easily prevented by vaccination.
Simply put, anti-vaxx sentiment and its exponents are killing people.
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www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
Simply put, anti-vaxx sentiment and its exponents are killing people.
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www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
Canada was on track to eliminate cervical cancer. Now doctors are alarmed by what they are seeing
New figures from Canadian Cancer Society confirm a troubling trend. “It’s frustrating to see this happen for a cancer that is completely preventable.”
www.thestar.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
So, here’s another deadly disease that’s easily prevented by vaccination.
Simply put, anti-vaxx sentiment and its exponents are killing people.
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www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
Simply put, anti-vaxx sentiment and its exponents are killing people.
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www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
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Time for Ottawa to ready draconian sanctions against Alaberta under the Canada🇨🇦 Health Act.
This isn’t privatization by stealth: it’s all out war on Medicare.
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This isn’t privatization by stealth: it’s all out war on Medicare.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Time for Ottawa to ready draconian sanctions against Alaberta under the Canada🇨🇦 Health Act.
This isn’t privatization by stealth: it’s all out war on Medicare.
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This isn’t privatization by stealth: it’s all out war on Medicare.
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Let’s stop calling it the ‘notwithstanding clause’.
In practice, it’s actually the neofascist proviso.
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In practice, it’s actually the neofascist proviso.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Let’s stop calling it the ‘notwithstanding clause’.
In practice, it’s actually the neofascist proviso.
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In practice, it’s actually the neofascist proviso.
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Petulant piffleswipe Pierre Poilievre tried positivity for, um, about 30 seconds, decided it doesn’t work for him, so went back to his habitual Goebbelesque lies.
Winning votes on all sides.
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Winning votes on all sides.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Petulant piffleswipe Pierre Poilievre tried positivity for, um, about 30 seconds, decided it doesn’t work for him, so went back to his habitual Goebbelesque lies.
Winning votes on all sides.
🍁🤷🙄🤷🍁
Winning votes on all sides.
🍁🤷🙄🤷🍁
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Increasing prevalence of H5N1 globally, drastically reduced surveillance in the US, H3N2 driving a severe flu season in the Northern Hemisphere, a mismatched flu vaccine, and the possibility of undetected human - human transmission of H5N1 is a recipe for a reassortment event.
November 14, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Increasing prevalence of H5N1 globally, drastically reduced surveillance in the US, H3N2 driving a severe flu season in the Northern Hemisphere, a mismatched flu vaccine, and the possibility of undetected human - human transmission of H5N1 is a recipe for a reassortment event.
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The U.S. is dry tinder for H5N1.
November 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The U.S. is dry tinder for H5N1.
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unless the disease happens to disrupt the immune system (among other organ damage, including the brain) and then repeat infections become a countdown to T-cell exhuastion and large segments of the population develop immune disorders, no? am i missing something
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November 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
unless the disease happens to disrupt the immune system (among other organ damage, including the brain) and then repeat infections become a countdown to T-cell exhuastion and large segments of the population develop immune disorders, no? am i missing something
bsky.app/profile/drje...
bsky.app/profile/drje...