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Jett Thunders
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Air guitarist, once ran to be a “senator-in-waiting”.
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climatekeith.bsky.social
1. This federal-Alberta pipeline MOU is even worse than I expected. Even before we get to the pipeline:
- exempts AB from net zero electricity reg (AB produces 44% of all electricity-related GHGs in Canada).
- delays methane reg by 5 years (75% redn by 2035 rather than 2030.
(cont'd)
November 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
jettthunders.bsky.social
What happened to orange slices at halftime?
November 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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jaredwesley.ca
After the $100M privatization boondoggle...

"...AHS took over provincial laboratory testing and returned Alberta to a fully public model. By December, 2023, patient waiting times were reduced by 76%."

The same day as this report is released, UCP announced more privatization.
November 20, 2025 at 3:50 AM
jettthunders.bsky.social
We need to draft new legislation to include a “Cannot-stand-it” or a “not-going-to-stand-for-it” clause to combat the UCP’s misuse of the notwithstanding clause.
November 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
jettthunders.bsky.social
Don’t be fooled by the efforts of Guthrie & Sinclair to distance themselves from the UCP. They supported this use of the notwithstanding clause today. They are the same as the UCP and their efforts to rename and activate a new “progressive conservative” party will not hide that fact.
mitchellab.bsky.social Deirdre Mitchell-MacLean @mitchellab.bsky.social · 10d
Supported by all UCP members present (36) and independents Pete Guthrie and Scott Sinclair.

Opposed by 35 NDP MLAs.
November 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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michaeldemoor.bsky.social
Remember: the government invoking the Notwithstanding clause in advance of any complete legal process means that they admit that their legislation cannot pass the Oakes test and hence will not be deemed to be a "reasonable limit" to Charter rights, "demonstrably justified in a free and democratic...
alexboyd.bsky.social Alex Boyd @alexboyd.bsky.social · 10d
Uh... so we're talking about this now?
November 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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vermontgmg.bsky.social
Disgusting.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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charlesrusnell.bsky.social
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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josephcox.bsky.social
New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings

“Big tech has made their choice”

www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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caulfieldtim.bsky.social
The rise of sports betting is a growing public health crisis www.statnews.com/2025/11/11/s... via @statnews

"Today 90% of bets are placed on phones, not at casinos or racetracks."

"It is now impossible to watch a broadcast without being pushed to bet."
The rise of sports betting is a growing public health crisis
Sports betting is more addictive than ever, and millions of young Americans are paying the price.
www.statnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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sarahkendzior.bsky.social
The Republicans will kill you, and the Democrats will let you die.

An explainer on enablers from last year -- and before: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/ten-articl...
Ten Articles Explaining the 2024 Election
Some background reading
sarahkendzior.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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lukelebrun.ca
Hi Bluesky 👋

Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP

It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history

I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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lukelebrun.ca
First some background: In 2019, I wrote a story about a UCP candidate named Caylan Ford

I obtained leaked messages showing Caylan Ford making controversial statements about race, immigration and white supremacist terrorism

Caylan Ford resigned and Jason Kenney publicly condemned her comments
Jason Kenney and Caylan Ford
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
jettthunders.bsky.social
Recall Them All #abpoli
operationtotalrecall.ca
The image is a screenshot of the website. It reads: Organize recall campaigns for the 44* MLAs who voted to use the Notwithstanding Clause against not just teachers, but all Alberta workers. Identify your MLA, connect with local organizers, track progress across ridings, and access templates for petitions, signage, and outreach. We’re building peaceful, lawful, community-led efforts.
November 7, 2025 at 4:45 AM
jettthunders.bsky.social
Donny’s Vietnam.
ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23d
Trump says we are preparing to invade Nigeria. Apparently that’s what voters said they wanted in the exit polls. Trump: “We’re going to do things to Nigeria that Nigeria’s not gonna be happy about. Guns-a-blazin!”
November 6, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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awalkerinla.bsky.social
Two years ago I interviewed a 31-year-old NY state assemblymember about a 7-year-old girl killed by an SUV driver in his district. I hung up the phone, astonished that I'd talked to a legislator who so thoughtfully articulated what actually needs to change on our streets.

He'll make a great mayor
In February, 7-year-old Dolma Naadhun was crossing the intersection of Newtown Road and 45th Street in Astoria with her mother and sister when the driver of a 2021 Ford Explorer blew through a stop sign, striking and killing Dolma. One month later, New York City Department of Transportation commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez visited the crash site with other officials, met with community members demanding a traffic signal be installed, and promised to make changes to the street - including "daylighting" the intersection using curb extensions and plastic bollards. State assemblymember Zohran Mamdani also visited the scene that day and realized that something else needed to change. "When you take a step back and think about traffic violence in New York City," he said, "you start to understand that this is a systemic issue that is incentivized by the policies that we have in place with regard to the design of our streets and what kind of vehicles we allow to be on our roads." Whether a driver runs a stop sign or a red light, statistically, certain cars - namely, bigger SUVs and trucks - are more likely to kill a 7-year-old. This is why Mamdani is co- introducing legislation for a weight-based vehicle-registration fee intended to discourage people from purchasing heavier vehicles. "The car industry is pushing the sale of heavier and larger vehicles," he says. "The state has to make it clear that these types of vehicles come with a certain kind of cost." soar above adult shoulders. But there may be another way to disincentivize the purchases of such vehicles, says Edwards. "One other potential idea would be for someone, maybe a city's DOT, to start keeping a list of the different makes and models of vehicles that are killing pedestrians and cyclists, or kids specifically, and post that publicly," he says. "That could bring awareness to which cars are more dangerous and also potentially affect insurance rates, which would possibly convince people not to buy certain cars." There's a bit of accountability in New York's bill, which would require the State DOT to track all fatal crashes by vehicle weight. But the other encouraging aspect of the proposal is that the collected fees stay local, by county, and, after the annual dedications to highway, bridge, and transit trust funds are met, a full 75 percent of the funds raised will go toward safety improvements like bike lanes, bollards, road diets, pedestrianization of streets, and raised crosswalks. This means the neighborhoods most impacted by large vehicles are likely to see the biggest changes. And that might be the most important part of the legislation, says Mamdani. "This is an initiative to make our streets safer for our children," he says. "And we are making sure a significant portion of this funding goes toward creating the very streetscapes that we know will save their lives."
June 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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desperado.bsky.social
Zohran Mamdani overcoming a nationwide smear campaign from both sides of the establishment once again proves that there is no substitute for simply being the person you say you are.
November 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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jaredwesley.ca
1️⃣Rule of Law
• Sovereignty Act
• Notwithstanding clause for teachers’ strike
• Pawlowski interference
• Citizenship markers on IDs
• Two-track rules for cities
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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jaredwesley.ca
Keeping up with the UCP government's democratic transgressions can be difficult.

But not impossible.

Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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newseye.bsky.social
Insane. Inexcusable. Illegal.

And the new normal in Trump’s America.
Dayanne Figueroa was on her way to get coffee before heading to work when she encountered a chaotic scene in West Town: heavily armed, masked federal agents making arrests on a residential street. People yelled as vehicles honked their horn - a sign now used to alert neighbors that immigration federal agents are in the area - and witnesses said federal agents had arrested several landscaper workers presumed to be in the country without authorization. As Figuero tried to drive through the 1600 block of West Hubbard Street on Friday, Oct. 10, an unmarked vehicle driven by federal agents collided with Figueroa's as it tried to speed away from a hostile crowd, multiple videos reviewed by the Tribune show. Seconds after the crash, agents abruptly stopped their vehicle and exited with weapons in hand pointing at Figueroa, a U.S citizen. Agents then forcibly opened her door and pulled her out of the vehicle by her legs without identifying themselves, presenting a warrant or informing her that she was under arrest. As bystanders yelled, "You hit her! We have it on video!" agents ignored the crowd and forced Figueroa into a red minivan and drove away. Her car was left behind in the middle of the road, her coffee still in the cup holder, and her keys in plain view.
November 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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newseye.bsky.social
The assault took place on Friday October 31, 2025.

The footage is credited to Laura Rodríguez Presa of the Chicago Tribune.

The full story is below 👇
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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newseye.bsky.social
NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work.

Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.

She was later released with NO CHARGE.

A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.

You decide…
November 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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charlesrusnell.bsky.social
This is extremely troubling. The UCP are becoming increasingly authoritarian. They are dumping Doug Wylie, likely because he intervened, in the public interest, in the AHS CEO lawsuit. edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
November 4, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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thebreakdownab.bsky.social
Today Elections Alberta requested $13.5 million to be able to administer recalls and referendum.

The UCP committee in charge revised their request to just over $1 million.

And then voted it through.

The UCP just defunded recall/referendum.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM