Jenny
@jennnymac.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Calgary / professional lady and recovering grad student
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This is what's at stake.
The UCP is not only dodging its responsibility to explain how Bill 9 is in any way proportionate or justifiable in a free and democratic society.
They are putting children at far greater risk of suicide.
The UCP is not only dodging its responsibility to explain how Bill 9 is in any way proportionate or justifiable in a free and democratic society.
They are putting children at far greater risk of suicide.
State-level anti-transgender laws increased incidents of past-year suicide attempts among trans and nonbinary young people by 7–72%
November 19, 2025 at 2:43 AM
This is what's at stake.
The UCP is not only dodging its responsibility to explain how Bill 9 is in any way proportionate or justifiable in a free and democratic society.
They are putting children at far greater risk of suicide.
The UCP is not only dodging its responsibility to explain how Bill 9 is in any way proportionate or justifiable in a free and democratic society.
They are putting children at far greater risk of suicide.
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“My own experience prescribing puberty blockers has demonstrated enormous psycho-social benefits in youth who feel a quiet desperation watching their bodies change in ways they can’t control […] A puberty blocker provides them with a pause […] with no effects on fertility, and is 100% reversible.”
Opinion: As a physician, I see how gender-affirming care benefits youth
Alberta’s moves to restrict treatment are based in ignorance and misinformation
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
“My own experience prescribing puberty blockers has demonstrated enormous psycho-social benefits in youth who feel a quiet desperation watching their bodies change in ways they can’t control […] A puberty blocker provides them with a pause […] with no effects on fertility, and is 100% reversible.”
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Congrats on all the fruit, Joe Davis. Hope you got some honeydew, it's the money melon.
October 28, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Congrats on all the fruit, Joe Davis. Hope you got some honeydew, it's the money melon.
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This game is like I got caught smoking a baseball and now I have to smoke a whole pack of baseball
October 28, 2025 at 5:01 AM
This game is like I got caught smoking a baseball and now I have to smoke a whole pack of baseball
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Where's the premier while MLAs rush through an all-night debate on stripping Albertans of their Charter rights?
An airport lounge, waiting for a flight to Saudi Arabia. She didn't even bother to show up for the vote.
I remember when conservatives turfed premiers for this level of hubris.
An airport lounge, waiting for a flight to Saudi Arabia. She didn't even bother to show up for the vote.
I remember when conservatives turfed premiers for this level of hubris.
October 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Where's the premier while MLAs rush through an all-night debate on stripping Albertans of their Charter rights?
An airport lounge, waiting for a flight to Saudi Arabia. She didn't even bother to show up for the vote.
I remember when conservatives turfed premiers for this level of hubris.
An airport lounge, waiting for a flight to Saudi Arabia. She didn't even bother to show up for the vote.
I remember when conservatives turfed premiers for this level of hubris.
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NEW: No teacher's strike yet in Alberta. What are they waiting for?
www.readtheorchard.org/p/alberta-te...
www.readtheorchard.org/p/alberta-te...
Alberta teachers not going on strike yet, as negotiations hit an impasse
The government claims it's offering teachers everything they want, but the ATA says the government hasn't changed its position on pay since members voted to strike in June.
www.readtheorchard.org
August 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
NEW: No teacher's strike yet in Alberta. What are they waiting for?
www.readtheorchard.org/p/alberta-te...
www.readtheorchard.org/p/alberta-te...
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I think Americans, blessed with relatively stable government for a long time, assume there is someone, some adult, who will step in and make things right before the President does anything REALLY bad.
There’s not.
There’s not.
February 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I think Americans, blessed with relatively stable government for a long time, assume there is someone, some adult, who will step in and make things right before the President does anything REALLY bad.
There’s not.
There’s not.
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“By not specifying which books were in K-9 and which were in high schools, there is an attempt to make it seem like all four texts were in K-9.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.canadianschoollibraries.ca/csl-statemen...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.canadianschoollibraries.ca/csl-statemen...
CSL Statement on Alberta’s Announcement Regarding Possible Book Bannings – Canadian School Libraries
www.canadianschoollibraries.ca
June 3, 2025 at 12:21 AM
“By not specifying which books were in K-9 and which were in high schools, there is an attempt to make it seem like all four texts were in K-9.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.canadianschoollibraries.ca/csl-statemen...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.canadianschoollibraries.ca/csl-statemen...
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Albertans have good reason to be angry: their real wages are down 10%, their minimum wage is frozen, their inflation is worst in Canada, their health care's at risk. None of that was caused by the rest of Canada. My take in today's @TorontoStar: www.thestar.com/business/opi.... #cdnecon
Jim Stanford: Let’s drop the phoney Alberta versus Canada nonsense. The province has met the enemy — and it is them
During the so-called decade of federal 'attacks on oil,' Alberta oil giants set records for production and profits, writes Jim Stanford. So why is the average Albertan not getting their
www.thestar.com
May 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Albertans have good reason to be angry: their real wages are down 10%, their minimum wage is frozen, their inflation is worst in Canada, their health care's at risk. None of that was caused by the rest of Canada. My take in today's @TorontoStar: www.thestar.com/business/opi.... #cdnecon
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In the dead of night, the UCP passed the most comprehensive set of anti democratic reforms in Alberta history.
No public consultation. No meaningful debate.
How bad is Bill 54?
Not horrible if you like Trump-style democracy.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
No public consultation. No meaningful debate.
How bad is Bill 54?
Not horrible if you like Trump-style democracy.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Danielle Smith's Electoral Reforms Are Straight from the Trump Playbook
And it's no accident they were released today.
open.substack.com
May 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
In the dead of night, the UCP passed the most comprehensive set of anti democratic reforms in Alberta history.
No public consultation. No meaningful debate.
How bad is Bill 54?
Not horrible if you like Trump-style democracy.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
No public consultation. No meaningful debate.
How bad is Bill 54?
Not horrible if you like Trump-style democracy.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
The grievance politics so many albertans wallow in would be funny if it wasn’t so embarrassing.
Do non-con voters love the liberals? No! But they’re the only adults in the room at this point. Cons have devolved into reactionary sycophants. And the right keeps falling for it.
Do non-con voters love the liberals? No! But they’re the only adults in the room at this point. Cons have devolved into reactionary sycophants. And the right keeps falling for it.
I'm a leftwing Canadian.
I've never, in my life, been represented by a government at any level that comes close to sharing my political beliefs. And you don't see me whining about it...
Ok, you do see me whining about it, constantly, but you don't see news orgs writing about me whining about it.
I've never, in my life, been represented by a government at any level that comes close to sharing my political beliefs. And you don't see me whining about it...
Ok, you do see me whining about it, constantly, but you don't see news orgs writing about me whining about it.
Western discontent is a growing problem after Liberal election victory
Tens of thousands of Western Canadians have newly registered with the Alberta Prosperity Project, which is collecting the names of people who support a sovereignty referendum
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The grievance politics so many albertans wallow in would be funny if it wasn’t so embarrassing.
Do non-con voters love the liberals? No! But they’re the only adults in the room at this point. Cons have devolved into reactionary sycophants. And the right keeps falling for it.
Do non-con voters love the liberals? No! But they’re the only adults in the room at this point. Cons have devolved into reactionary sycophants. And the right keeps falling for it.
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I check the little screen, I check the big screen, I check the watch screen, I check the tablet screen. I check the screen that reminds me of the good times, I check the screen that reminds me of the better times.
April 29, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I check the little screen, I check the big screen, I check the watch screen, I check the tablet screen. I check the screen that reminds me of the good times, I check the screen that reminds me of the better times.
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We will need courage. And unity. And a sharp eye out for plausible Quislings who try to erode our resolve.
Trump and 51st State Jokes - Quibbling with Quislings - Alberta Views
When Donald Trump first started making “jokes” calling Canada the 51st state and Justin Trudeau, governor, I rolled my eyes.
albertaviews.ca
April 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
We will need courage. And unity. And a sharp eye out for plausible Quislings who try to erode our resolve.
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By Evan Dyer CBC. This is highly problematic.
April 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
By Evan Dyer CBC. This is highly problematic.
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It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
April 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
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Another day, another cruel cut for children in Alberta.
The UCP have just cut the Child and Youth Support Program, essential supports for some of the most vulnerable kids.
They even acknowledge that this news “may be difficult to hear”.
Unconscionable, that’s what it is.
The UCP have just cut the Child and Youth Support Program, essential supports for some of the most vulnerable kids.
They even acknowledge that this news “may be difficult to hear”.
Unconscionable, that’s what it is.
April 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Another day, another cruel cut for children in Alberta.
The UCP have just cut the Child and Youth Support Program, essential supports for some of the most vulnerable kids.
They even acknowledge that this news “may be difficult to hear”.
Unconscionable, that’s what it is.
The UCP have just cut the Child and Youth Support Program, essential supports for some of the most vulnerable kids.
They even acknowledge that this news “may be difficult to hear”.
Unconscionable, that’s what it is.
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This piece from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social starts with a bang and just gets better and better. Gift link.
Opinion | The Tech Fantasy That Powers A.I. Is Running on Fumes (Gift Article)
A.I. is just what we need in the post-fact era: less research and more predicting what we want to hear.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This piece from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social starts with a bang and just gets better and better. Gift link.
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“There was a massive conservative movement that's happening in Canada,” Shapiro said. “I think the obstacles to that need to be removed.”
The inside story of what happened in Florida tonight.
The inside story of what happened in Florida tonight.
Danielle Smith and Ben Shapiro discuss Canada electing ‘solid allies’ to Trump at Florida event
On stage at a PragerU fundraiser, the Alberta premier, under fire for allegedly encouraging U.S. leaders to influence Canadian politics, repeated claim that tariffs helped Liberals.
www.nationalobserver.com
March 28, 2025 at 4:40 AM
“There was a massive conservative movement that's happening in Canada,” Shapiro said. “I think the obstacles to that need to be removed.”
The inside story of what happened in Florida tonight.
The inside story of what happened in Florida tonight.
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Politics affects everyone.
March 22, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Politics affects everyone.
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Sturgil Simpson, viewed by some as the second coming of Waylon Jennings, Wanted To Make A Bluegrass Album.
Elektra had him under contract and did not want him to make a bluegrass album. they wanted him to make more country music.
Elektra had him under contract and did not want him to make a bluegrass album. they wanted him to make more country music.
March 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Sturgil Simpson, viewed by some as the second coming of Waylon Jennings, Wanted To Make A Bluegrass Album.
Elektra had him under contract and did not want him to make a bluegrass album. they wanted him to make more country music.
Elektra had him under contract and did not want him to make a bluegrass album. they wanted him to make more country music.
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the authoritarianism is bad, but the loser energy is absolutely intolerable
March 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
the authoritarianism is bad, but the loser energy is absolutely intolerable