T.RD
@diasrt.bsky.social
Portuguese-Canadian; Reader, writer, among other things while living in Canadian magat-land :(
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My latest investigation for @thetyee.ca details what the UCP government doesn't want the public to know about their private surgery push.
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta’s For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing | The Tyee
The shift strong-arms doctors but hasn’t saved money or shortened waits for critical operations, sources say. A Tyee investigation.
thetyee.ca
November 17, 2025 at 5:18 AM
My latest investigation for @thetyee.ca details what the UCP government doesn't want the public to know about their private surgery push.
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
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holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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What can you do? Keep up the pressure on UCP MLAs. Call them. It works. It's working. open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
What happens when you call your MLA?
An errant voicemail gives us insight into how the UCP is handling the backlash against its use of the notwithstanding clause. They're not doing well.
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:32 PM
What can you do? Keep up the pressure on UCP MLAs. Call them. It works. It's working. open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
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Albertans say the UCP govt is disconnected from their priorities. They want them to deliver well funded classrooms, bring more doctors and shorten waiting times while focusing on creating jobs - and to quit the distractions of cultural wars and ridiculous citizenship driving licenses #yycglenmore
November 16, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Albertans say the UCP govt is disconnected from their priorities. They want them to deliver well funded classrooms, bring more doctors and shorten waiting times while focusing on creating jobs - and to quit the distractions of cultural wars and ridiculous citizenship driving licenses #yycglenmore
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Update:
Both CBSA and Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree are refusing to show any accountability for the Government of Canada detaining and interrogating a 95 year old Princeton law professor in what appears to be a politically motivated abuse of power
Both CBSA and Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree are refusing to show any accountability for the Government of Canada detaining and interrogating a 95 year old Princeton law professor in what appears to be a politically motivated abuse of power
November 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Update:
Both CBSA and Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree are refusing to show any accountability for the Government of Canada detaining and interrogating a 95 year old Princeton law professor in what appears to be a politically motivated abuse of power
Both CBSA and Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree are refusing to show any accountability for the Government of Canada detaining and interrogating a 95 year old Princeton law professor in what appears to be a politically motivated abuse of power
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I wrote this two years ago. Felt inspired to post it again today. Tomorrow, it may be more relevant than ever. #ableg #abpoli #TransRightsAreHumanRights #cdnpoli #Alberta @albertaviews.bsky.social
albertaviews.ca
November 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I wrote this two years ago. Felt inspired to post it again today. Tomorrow, it may be more relevant than ever. #ableg #abpoli #TransRightsAreHumanRights #cdnpoli #Alberta @albertaviews.bsky.social
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The murder rate in London is now the lowest in decades, perhaps centuries. (The Times)
November 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The murder rate in London is now the lowest in decades, perhaps centuries. (The Times)
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As with every #GildedAge, the ultra-wealthy retreat further into their corners.
@wsj.com
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November 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
As with every #GildedAge, the ultra-wealthy retreat further into their corners.
@wsj.com
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@wsj.com
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This line in the NYT:
“.. the near-complete breakdown of the Justice Department’s traditional independence to prosecute cases based on facts and the law, as opposed to presidential fiat.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
“.. the near-complete breakdown of the Justice Department’s traditional independence to prosecute cases based on facts and the law, as opposed to presidential fiat.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Justice Department to Investigate Epstein Ties, but Not to Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This line in the NYT:
“.. the near-complete breakdown of the Justice Department’s traditional independence to prosecute cases based on facts and the law, as opposed to presidential fiat.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
“.. the near-complete breakdown of the Justice Department’s traditional independence to prosecute cases based on facts and the law, as opposed to presidential fiat.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
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You absolutely should question if this 4-hour interrogation of an internationally renowned legal expert on his *95TH BIRTHDAY* was politically motivated and an abuse of power
If CBSA refuses to explain itself, it is betraying the public's trust and deserves no benefit of the doubt
If CBSA refuses to explain itself, it is betraying the public's trust and deserves no benefit of the doubt
November 16, 2025 at 3:49 AM
You absolutely should question if this 4-hour interrogation of an internationally renowned legal expert on his *95TH BIRTHDAY* was politically motivated and an abuse of power
If CBSA refuses to explain itself, it is betraying the public's trust and deserves no benefit of the doubt
If CBSA refuses to explain itself, it is betraying the public's trust and deserves no benefit of the doubt
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“In my view they are no different to SS Nazi troops, intimidating citizens and the people they deem to be immigrants,” the 71-year-old artist said in a statement shared with Block Club. “Cloud Gate in Chicago is a place to which citizens and visitors for 20 years now have come together.."
Artist Anish Kapoor 'Horrified' By Border Patrol Agents Posing With The Bean
"In my view they are no different to SS Nazi troops," the creator of Chicago's iconic Cloud Gate sculpture said in a statement.
blockclubchicago.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
“In my view they are no different to SS Nazi troops, intimidating citizens and the people they deem to be immigrants,” the 71-year-old artist said in a statement shared with Block Club. “Cloud Gate in Chicago is a place to which citizens and visitors for 20 years now have come together.."
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The Gallup poll finding that 4 in 10 (!) young women would like to move out of the U.S. is striking. But it's also probably a symptom of a deeper problem: a lack of confidence in the American system and its ability to self-correct. www.pbump.net/o/the-subtex...
The subtext to the surge in young women saying they hope to leave the U.S.
Polling, like anything else that involves human beings, is not strictly analytical. There is an emotional aspect to the results, a natural side effect of asking people how they feel about candidates o...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The Gallup poll finding that 4 in 10 (!) young women would like to move out of the U.S. is striking. But it's also probably a symptom of a deeper problem: a lack of confidence in the American system and its ability to self-correct. www.pbump.net/o/the-subtex...
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JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
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What a coinkydence
Jeffrey Epstein was "very much afraid of Donald Trump" but was "starting to get to this point that he might publicly talk about this relationship" when "he was arrested and died" in 2019, Trump biographer Michael Wolff said.
Biographer drops explosive claim Epstein terrified of Trump but was ready to expose him
Jeffrey Epstein was “very much afraid of Donald Trump” but was “starting to get to this point that he might publicly talk about this relationship” when “he was arrested and died” in 2019, Trump biographer Michael Wolff said. Appearing on the Court of History podcast on Thursday, Wolff was discussing...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:17 AM
What a coinkydence
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Alberta’s UCP fears it will trigger further youth unemployment if it raises Alberta’s minimum wage, said affordability minister Nathan Neudorf last week.
Older Albertans working at minimum wage might also see their jobs eliminated if the government gets it wrong.
George Lee reports. #ablab #abpoli
Older Albertans working at minimum wage might also see their jobs eliminated if the government gets it wrong.
George Lee reports. #ablab #abpoli
Alberta Defends Having the Country’s Lowest Minimum Wage | The Tyee
Ending the seven-year freeze might worsen already high youth employment rates, says the UCP.
thetyee.ca
November 12, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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The British press doesn’t mince words. 🇬🇧
November 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The British press doesn’t mince words. 🇬🇧
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“I will never pander to separatists.”
Ok, I’m in.
The best way to send Danielle Smith packing is to send the NDP to the legislature. And while the best way to do that is to vote them in, they need our support in our time and our $$s to make it happen.
Ok, I’m in.
The best way to send Danielle Smith packing is to send the NDP to the legislature. And while the best way to do that is to vote them in, they need our support in our time and our $$s to make it happen.
Albertans want to bring back the Alberta advantage – an affordable life, fairness, and opportunity.
We’re ready. Join us.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoUz...
We’re ready. Join us.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoUz...
You deserve better. Alberta’s New Democrats are ready.
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
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November 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
“I will never pander to separatists.”
Ok, I’m in.
The best way to send Danielle Smith packing is to send the NDP to the legislature. And while the best way to do that is to vote them in, they need our support in our time and our $$s to make it happen.
Ok, I’m in.
The best way to send Danielle Smith packing is to send the NDP to the legislature. And while the best way to do that is to vote them in, they need our support in our time and our $$s to make it happen.
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In this story, Cameron Davies says he met with podcaster Megyn Kelly. Google Megyn Kelly news today.
nationalpost.com/news/another...
nationalpost.com/news/another...
Another Alberta separatist leader is courting U.S. conservatives in Washington and Mar-a-Lago
The Republican Party of Alberta’s leader says he's meeting with U.S. officials to advocate for Alberta independence and strengthen ties.
nationalpost.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:46 AM
In this story, Cameron Davies says he met with podcaster Megyn Kelly. Google Megyn Kelly news today.
nationalpost.com/news/another...
nationalpost.com/news/another...
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A TB outbreak has been declared in Edmonton
Story from my colleagues there👇
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Story from my colleagues there👇
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Tuberculosis outbreak declared in inner-city Edmonton: Primary Care Alberta | CBC News
Provincial health officials have declared an outbreak of tuberculosis in Edmonton's core, after lab tests confirmed two inner-city residents had the same strain of the infectious disease.
www.cbc.ca
November 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
A TB outbreak has been declared in Edmonton
Story from my colleagues there👇
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Story from my colleagues there👇
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Fellow Albertans, pharmacists and AHS staff are trying their best to find reasons to not charge you for the covid shot. Anxiety, depression and high bp all count as reasons to not charge you.
#abpoli
#abpoli
November 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Fellow Albertans, pharmacists and AHS staff are trying their best to find reasons to not charge you for the covid shot. Anxiety, depression and high bp all count as reasons to not charge you.
#abpoli
#abpoli
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Epstein was obviously the story of the day but it’s wild that we got confirmation the CIA was engaged in biological warfare in Afghanistan for at least a decade
Inside the CIA’s secret mission to sabotage Afghanistan’s opium
In a decade-long operation, the CIA modified poppy seeds and dropped them by the billions from aircraft over Afghanistan in an attempt to weaken the potency of the country’s opium crop.
wapo.st
November 13, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Epstein was obviously the story of the day but it’s wild that we got confirmation the CIA was engaged in biological warfare in Afghanistan for at least a decade
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This is a story you could write from a fill-in-the blanks template in nearly every police service and the RCMP in Canada, right down to the police commission saying they have taken steps to address it. They never do anything. It's been like this for decades.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Durham regional police's 'poisoned' workplace highlighted in Ontario Civilian Police Commission report | CBC News
An Ontario Civilian Police Commission report into the workplace culture, policies and procedures of the Durham Regional Police Service and its board has found it was a toxic workplace where officials ...
www.cbc.ca
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 AM
This is a story you could write from a fill-in-the blanks template in nearly every police service and the RCMP in Canada, right down to the police commission saying they have taken steps to address it. They never do anything. It's been like this for decades.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Once again, if you wrote a story in which the jetsetting corrupt FBI chief took a government plane to the "Boondoggle Ranch" an editor would tell you to get a different job, because you're not cut out for writing believable stories.
New WSJ: After flying an FBI jet to see his girlfriend sing at a wrestling match, FBI director Kash Patel took the jet to a private Texas hunting resort called the Boondoggle Ranch. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Kash Patel’s ‘Effin Wild’ Ride as FBI Director
In just one week in October, he ticked off his bosses with premature comments about a terror investigation squeezed in a trip to the ‘Boondoggle Ranch’ on the bureau jet.
www.wsj.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Once again, if you wrote a story in which the jetsetting corrupt FBI chief took a government plane to the "Boondoggle Ranch" an editor would tell you to get a different job, because you're not cut out for writing believable stories.
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Glad this story is finally public but also incredible that it is taking media so long to dig up what is essentially open knowledge in these communities rn.
November 12, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Glad this story is finally public but also incredible that it is taking media so long to dig up what is essentially open knowledge in these communities rn.