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Alberta announced it's proceeding with its ill-conceived plan to place health data citizenship markers on driver's licenses.
I warned them months ago, citing 7 problems with their scheme.
Here's a summary. 🧵 thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
I warned them months ago, citing 7 problems with their scheme.
Here's a summary. 🧵 thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Seven Concerns about Premier Smith’s New Citizenship Markers | The Tyee
Plans to alter what Alberta driver’s licences and ID cards tell authorities need a rethink.
thetyee.ca
November 18, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Alberta announced it's proceeding with its ill-conceived plan to place health data citizenship markers on driver's licenses.
I warned them months ago, citing 7 problems with their scheme.
Here's a summary. 🧵 thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
I warned them months ago, citing 7 problems with their scheme.
Here's a summary. 🧵 thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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Trump’s first nominee for Attorney General of the United States
November 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Trump’s first nominee for Attorney General of the United States
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50 years ago today, Nov. 10, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank beneath the waves of Lake Superior during a massive storm.
The sinking took the lives of all 29 men on the ship, and became immortalized in Gordon Lightfoot's song.
This is the story of this terrible tragedy.
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The sinking took the lives of all 29 men on the ship, and became immortalized in Gordon Lightfoot's song.
This is the story of this terrible tragedy.
🧵1/20
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
50 years ago today, Nov. 10, 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank beneath the waves of Lake Superior during a massive storm.
The sinking took the lives of all 29 men on the ship, and became immortalized in Gordon Lightfoot's song.
This is the story of this terrible tragedy.
🧵1/20
The sinking took the lives of all 29 men on the ship, and became immortalized in Gordon Lightfoot's song.
This is the story of this terrible tragedy.
🧵1/20
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Bluesky rn
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Bluesky rn
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O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 2, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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If Ottawa advised the Alberta premier about when she should quash legal rulings or Charter rights, we might hear something about lanes and staying in them.
Days after she became first Alberta premier to invoke notwithstanding clause, Danielle Smith wants it used again.
By the feds.
By the feds.
October 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
If Ottawa advised the Alberta premier about when she should quash legal rulings or Charter rights, we might hear something about lanes and staying in them.
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Spicy!
MOULTON: If you're like Trump & took advantage of girls w/Epstein-
SCARBOROUGH: We don't have evidence he took advantage of girls w/Epstein
M: Common sense be damned
S: Is he in the files?
M: Obviously
S: You have absolutely no evidence he took advantage of girls
M: I think it's pretty obvious
SCARBOROUGH: We don't have evidence he took advantage of girls w/Epstein
M: Common sense be damned
S: Is he in the files?
M: Obviously
S: You have absolutely no evidence he took advantage of girls
M: I think it's pretty obvious
October 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Spicy!
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Shopify alienating their clients by going hard on digital asbestos while they lay off their human support staff.
Shopify merchants left angry and confused as company goes big on AI support - The Logic
Following years of layoffs, Shopify has turned to AI to improve its floundering merchant support service. Many paying customers aren’t happy.
thelogic.co
October 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Shopify alienating their clients by going hard on digital asbestos while they lay off their human support staff.
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Holy shit I’m so furious at how the Alberta government is treating teachers. Using the notwithstanding clause to force a union to accept a collective agreement the has rejected is absolutely abhorrent behaviour.
If they can do this to teachers they will do this to everyone.
If they can do this to teachers they will do this to everyone.
October 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Holy shit I’m so furious at how the Alberta government is treating teachers. Using the notwithstanding clause to force a union to accept a collective agreement the has rejected is absolutely abhorrent behaviour.
If they can do this to teachers they will do this to everyone.
If they can do this to teachers they will do this to everyone.
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Let's be clear about what happened today.
Premier Smith introduced a bill to strip Albertans of Charter rights,
denied MLAs the opportunity to debate it and the courts the ability to scrutinize it,
and did all of this from her seat on a jet to Saudi Arabia.
Premier Smith introduced a bill to strip Albertans of Charter rights,
denied MLAs the opportunity to debate it and the courts the ability to scrutinize it,
and did all of this from her seat on a jet to Saudi Arabia.
The UCP government has invoked time allocation and on a bill removing Albertans' Charter rights.
And they're using the notwithstanding clause to do it.
Here's why that is a dangerous precedent. And why real conservatives need to stand up against it.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
And they're using the notwithstanding clause to do it.
Here's why that is a dangerous precedent. And why real conservatives need to stand up against it.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Alberta Strong and Free, Notwithstanding
The UCP's Bill 2 skirts the legislature and the courts, leaving it up to the public to push back swiftly
open.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Let's be clear about what happened today.
Premier Smith introduced a bill to strip Albertans of Charter rights,
denied MLAs the opportunity to debate it and the courts the ability to scrutinize it,
and did all of this from her seat on a jet to Saudi Arabia.
Premier Smith introduced a bill to strip Albertans of Charter rights,
denied MLAs the opportunity to debate it and the courts the ability to scrutinize it,
and did all of this from her seat on a jet to Saudi Arabia.
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Populations on whom Canadian governments have used or threatened to use the notwithstanding clause, allowing them to override Charter rights:
- trans and nonbinary kids
- religious minorities
- homeless people
- teachers
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
- trans and nonbinary kids
- religious minorities
- homeless people
- teachers
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
Alberta introduces back-to-work legislation, imposes new contract to end teachers strike
The Alberta government is ordering thousands of striking teachers back to work and imposing a four-year collective contract.
edmontonjournal.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Populations on whom Canadian governments have used or threatened to use the notwithstanding clause, allowing them to override Charter rights:
- trans and nonbinary kids
- religious minorities
- homeless people
- teachers
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
- trans and nonbinary kids
- religious minorities
- homeless people
- teachers
edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
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Trump being guided through a room by the Japanese PM
October 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Trump being guided through a room by the Japanese PM
For the life of me I've been trying to figure out how to articulate some of the issues I have with VTTs. This blog post does a good job at dissecting the "lighting issue" that often frustrates me as a player: ben.straub.cc/blog/vtts-ar... #ttrpg #dnd #virtualtabletop
VTTs Are Wrong: Part 1 (Vision)
Vision systems in VTTs are wrong, here’s why I think so.
ben.straub.cc
October 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
For the life of me I've been trying to figure out how to articulate some of the issues I have with VTTs. This blog post does a good job at dissecting the "lighting issue" that often frustrates me as a player: ben.straub.cc/blog/vtts-ar... #ttrpg #dnd #virtualtabletop
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As long as you’re in line by 8 p.m., you’ll be allowed to vote — so don’t leave the line!
Thanks to all the election workers and volunteers helping make today possible.
The lines may be long and the process a bit slower than usual, but it’s always worth it to have your say in our democracy.
Thanks to all the election workers and volunteers helping make today possible.
The lines may be long and the process a bit slower than usual, but it’s always worth it to have your say in our democracy.
October 21, 2025 at 1:07 AM
As long as you’re in line by 8 p.m., you’ll be allowed to vote — so don’t leave the line!
Thanks to all the election workers and volunteers helping make today possible.
The lines may be long and the process a bit slower than usual, but it’s always worth it to have your say in our democracy.
Thanks to all the election workers and volunteers helping make today possible.
The lines may be long and the process a bit slower than usual, but it’s always worth it to have your say in our democracy.
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Metaphor alert
Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
wapo.st
October 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Metaphor alert
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Remember how we used to just be able to know who won the election shortly after the polls closed
How Edmonton plans to count votes on Election Day
Election officials are cautioning results may not be known until Oct. 21 — official results will be released Oct. 24 at 12 p.m.
edmontonjournal.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Remember how we used to just be able to know who won the election shortly after the polls closed
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Today, I convened a group of former military generals and veterans to hear perspectives on deploying troops in American cities.
Their commitment is to our nation. That’s why they’re speaking out against what the President's doing as uncalled-for, unprecedented, and un-American.
Their commitment is to our nation. That’s why they’re speaking out against what the President's doing as uncalled-for, unprecedented, and un-American.
October 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Today, I convened a group of former military generals and veterans to hear perspectives on deploying troops in American cities.
Their commitment is to our nation. That’s why they’re speaking out against what the President's doing as uncalled-for, unprecedented, and un-American.
Their commitment is to our nation. That’s why they’re speaking out against what the President's doing as uncalled-for, unprecedented, and un-American.
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I suspect there is more of this behind the scenes, which is why the admin is using the CIA
"One current and one former U.S. official, both of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters, said that Admiral Holsey had raised concerns about the mission and the attacks on the alleged drug boats" near Venezuela
Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I suspect there is more of this behind the scenes, which is why the admin is using the CIA
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Carney's announcement on bail/sentencing reform. Doing pretty much the opposite of what the legal community says.
(I have a story on this coming out shortly)
(I have a story on this coming out shortly)
October 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Carney's announcement on bail/sentencing reform. Doing pretty much the opposite of what the legal community says.
(I have a story on this coming out shortly)
(I have a story on this coming out shortly)