Mare (she/her) 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@mare555.bsky.social
Supporting 2SLBGTQI+ folks
All Human Rights: Health, Water, Housing, Healthy Planet
Uninvited guest on Treaty 7 Lands
All Human Rights: Health, Water, Housing, Healthy Planet
Uninvited guest on Treaty 7 Lands
Wow.
February 15, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Wow.
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ICYMI
The Alberta govt claims that its health care changes mirror other provinces & countries
My new @policyalternatives.ca/Parkland Institute report with @poliscirish.bsky.social busts this myth
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
@picardonhealth.bsky.social
@avisfavaro.bsky.social
#abpoli #cdnpoli
The Alberta govt claims that its health care changes mirror other provinces & countries
My new @policyalternatives.ca/Parkland Institute report with @poliscirish.bsky.social busts this myth
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
@picardonhealth.bsky.social
@avisfavaro.bsky.social
#abpoli #cdnpoli
Alberta legislation could pave way for two-tiered health-care system, new report says | CBC News
A report that was jointly produced by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the Parkland Institute finds Alberta's Bill 11 could pave the way for a two-tiered health-care system.
www.cbc.ca
February 6, 2026 at 5:43 PM
ICYMI
The Alberta govt claims that its health care changes mirror other provinces & countries
My new @policyalternatives.ca/Parkland Institute report with @poliscirish.bsky.social busts this myth
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
@picardonhealth.bsky.social
@avisfavaro.bsky.social
#abpoli #cdnpoli
The Alberta govt claims that its health care changes mirror other provinces & countries
My new @policyalternatives.ca/Parkland Institute report with @poliscirish.bsky.social busts this myth
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
@picardonhealth.bsky.social
@avisfavaro.bsky.social
#abpoli #cdnpoli
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Friends of Medicare said Alberta’s passing of Bill 11: the Health Statutes Amendment Act 2025 in December could mean the end of universal public Medicare in Canada, according to a recent report by the @policyalternatives.ca and the Parkland Institute reddeeradvocate.com/2026/02/10/a...
Albertans join lobby to get feds to stop two-tier health care - Red Deer Advocate
‘Step up and protect our treasured public health care before it is too late’: Friends of Medicare
reddeeradvocate.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Friends of Medicare said Alberta’s passing of Bill 11: the Health Statutes Amendment Act 2025 in December could mean the end of universal public Medicare in Canada, according to a recent report by the @policyalternatives.ca and the Parkland Institute reddeeradvocate.com/2026/02/10/a...
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Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.
February 14, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.
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Nothing to see here…just more criminals buying their way out prison.
February 14, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Nothing to see here…just more criminals buying their way out prison.
please sign & share: sign.moveon.org/petitions/pa...
Pam Bondi Must Go!
The Department of Justice’s handling of the Epstein files is nothing short of a failure for bringing justice to survivors and an effort to protect powerful predators in the billionaire class.
B...
sign.moveon.org
February 13, 2026 at 8:24 PM
please sign & share: sign.moveon.org/petitions/pa...
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In a normal government, this results in the resignation of multiple cabinet officials (Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security), and the closure or (at least!) radical reorg of the cartoonishly incompetent agency at the center of it: CBP.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
February 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
In a normal government, this results in the resignation of multiple cabinet officials (Transportation, Defense, and Homeland Security), and the closure or (at least!) radical reorg of the cartoonishly incompetent agency at the center of it: CBP.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...
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The SAVE Act isn’t about voter ID.
It is a weapon aimed at voter registration.
No passport? No birth certificate in your hand?
You are shut out. Women, students, military families, low income Americans get hit first. Republicans know it.
Call 202-224-3121. #HandsOffHerVote
It is a weapon aimed at voter registration.
No passport? No birth certificate in your hand?
You are shut out. Women, students, military families, low income Americans get hit first. Republicans know it.
Call 202-224-3121. #HandsOffHerVote
February 11, 2026 at 6:51 PM
The SAVE Act isn’t about voter ID.
It is a weapon aimed at voter registration.
No passport? No birth certificate in your hand?
You are shut out. Women, students, military families, low income Americans get hit first. Republicans know it.
Call 202-224-3121. #HandsOffHerVote
It is a weapon aimed at voter registration.
No passport? No birth certificate in your hand?
You are shut out. Women, students, military families, low income Americans get hit first. Republicans know it.
Call 202-224-3121. #HandsOffHerVote
Stop the destruction of our public healthcare… here in AB, but ultimately across Canada!! Repeal Bill 11!!
Thank you @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social @cdnhealthcoalition.bsky.social for speaking up for the #CanadaHealthAct and demanding that our representatives do the same!
Thank you @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social @cdnhealthcoalition.bsky.social for speaking up for the #CanadaHealthAct and demanding that our representatives do the same!
Well done @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social Stop the destruction of public health!!
#NoTwoTieredHealthcare
#ProtectPublicHealth
#abpoli
#abhealth
#ableg
#NoTwoTieredHealthcare
#ProtectPublicHealth
#abpoli
#abhealth
#ableg
There's no debate: EVERYONE in Canada deserves timely access to quality public health care—Not just those who can afford exorbitant monthly insurance & massive deductables.
Our Medicare has been there for us. It's time for us to be there for our Medicare.
📢 www.friendsofmedicare.org/NoTwoTier
Our Medicare has been there for us. It's time for us to be there for our Medicare.
📢 www.friendsofmedicare.org/NoTwoTier
February 11, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Stop the destruction of our public healthcare… here in AB, but ultimately across Canada!! Repeal Bill 11!!
Thank you @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social @cdnhealthcoalition.bsky.social for speaking up for the #CanadaHealthAct and demanding that our representatives do the same!
Thank you @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social @cdnhealthcoalition.bsky.social for speaking up for the #CanadaHealthAct and demanding that our representatives do the same!
I’m so sick of commercials with Chuck Dowell (sp?) … I mute the sound every time they come up 😣
February 9, 2026 at 10:53 PM
I’m so sick of commercials with Chuck Dowell (sp?) … I mute the sound every time they come up 😣
Transparency Now: Demand DOJ Accountability in the Epstein Case url:https://ujoin.co/campaigns/4211/actions/public?action_id=6310
February 8, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Transparency Now: Demand DOJ Accountability in the Epstein Case url:https://ujoin.co/campaigns/4211/actions/public?action_id=6310
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NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
(sound)
DAY 7 JANUARY 2026
THESE HORRIFIC TIMES
Tomorrow history will be made . .The great Bad Bunny will perform all in Spanish
The importance of
this
LET THE WORLD HEAR OUR VOICES
LATIN VOICES DESERVE RESPECT, TO BE HEARD WITHOUT COMPROMISE
We Stand With Bad Bunny
(sound)
DAY 7 JANUARY 2026
THESE HORRIFIC TIMES
Tomorrow history will be made . .The great Bad Bunny will perform all in Spanish
The importance of
this
LET THE WORLD HEAR OUR VOICES
LATIN VOICES DESERVE RESPECT, TO BE HEARD WITHOUT COMPROMISE
We Stand With Bad Bunny
February 8, 2026 at 12:36 AM
NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES
(sound)
DAY 7 JANUARY 2026
THESE HORRIFIC TIMES
Tomorrow history will be made . .The great Bad Bunny will perform all in Spanish
The importance of
this
LET THE WORLD HEAR OUR VOICES
LATIN VOICES DESERVE RESPECT, TO BE HEARD WITHOUT COMPROMISE
We Stand With Bad Bunny
(sound)
DAY 7 JANUARY 2026
THESE HORRIFIC TIMES
Tomorrow history will be made . .The great Bad Bunny will perform all in Spanish
The importance of
this
LET THE WORLD HEAR OUR VOICES
LATIN VOICES DESERVE RESPECT, TO BE HEARD WITHOUT COMPROMISE
We Stand With Bad Bunny
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TrumpRx launched Thursday, claiming to sell discounted prescription drugs directly to consumers. Instead, it's offering:
1. a whole lot less than advertised
2. only brand-name, making them more expensive than generic brands
3. drugs that are nearly all covered by insurance already
trib.al/KDmEqHr
1. a whole lot less than advertised
2. only brand-name, making them more expensive than generic brands
3. drugs that are nearly all covered by insurance already
trib.al/KDmEqHr
February 6, 2026 at 7:47 PM
TrumpRx launched Thursday, claiming to sell discounted prescription drugs directly to consumers. Instead, it's offering:
1. a whole lot less than advertised
2. only brand-name, making them more expensive than generic brands
3. drugs that are nearly all covered by insurance already
trib.al/KDmEqHr
1. a whole lot less than advertised
2. only brand-name, making them more expensive than generic brands
3. drugs that are nearly all covered by insurance already
trib.al/KDmEqHr
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Alberta legislation could pave way for two-tiered health-care system, new report says
#abpoli #ableg
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#abpoli #ableg
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta legislation could pave way for two-tiered health-care system, new report says | CBC News
A report that was jointly produced by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the Parkland Institute finds Alberta's Bill 11 could pave the way for a two-tiered health-care system.
www.cbc.ca
February 4, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Alberta legislation could pave way for two-tiered health-care system, new report says
#abpoli #ableg
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#abpoli #ableg
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
How Alberta Plans to Kill Public Health Care Across Canada
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
"... thru Canada’s trade agreements with the US & other countries opening a back door to the same thing in every other province & territory — it uses private insurance to undermine public health care."
#abhealth
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
"... thru Canada’s trade agreements with the US & other countries opening a back door to the same thing in every other province & territory — it uses private insurance to undermine public health care."
#abhealth
How Alberta Plans to Kill Public Health Care Across Canada | The Tyee
A new law opens the door for two-tier care that would destroy medicare.
thetyee.ca
February 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
How Alberta Plans to Kill Public Health Care Across Canada
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
"... thru Canada’s trade agreements with the US & other countries opening a back door to the same thing in every other province & territory — it uses private insurance to undermine public health care."
#abhealth
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
"... thru Canada’s trade agreements with the US & other countries opening a back door to the same thing in every other province & territory — it uses private insurance to undermine public health care."
#abhealth
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ICE agents mocked autistic woman for asking for wheelchair after dragging her out of car
www.rawstory.com
ICE agents mocked autistic woman for asking for wheelchair after dragging her out of car
twp.ai
February 4, 2026 at 12:48 AM
ICE agents mocked autistic woman for asking for wheelchair after dragging her out of car
The cruelty is the point.
#ICEout
#ICEout
It really is worth understanding what an escalation this is by the feds to be teargassing the big family friendly march
Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:11 PM
The cruelty is the point.
#ICEout
#ICEout
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The ACLU wants to hear from any families with kids or anyone who was significantly impacted by the use of chemical munitions at yesterday’s protest. Please email my office so we can help connect you with their legal team.
February 1, 2026 at 8:50 PM
The ACLU wants to hear from any families with kids or anyone who was significantly impacted by the use of chemical munitions at yesterday’s protest. Please email my office so we can help connect you with their legal team.
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"Four hours after his arrest, he was taken to a hospital emergency room in Edina with swelling and bruising around his right eye and bleeding. A CT scan revealed at least eight skull fractures and life-threatening hemorrhages in at least five areas of his brain..."
apnews.com/article/immi...
apnews.com/article/immi...
ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital
Nurses in Minneapolis doubted federal immigration officers' claims about a Mexican immigrant's severe injuries.
apnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:04 AM
"Four hours after his arrest, he was taken to a hospital emergency room in Edina with swelling and bruising around his right eye and bleeding. A CT scan revealed at least eight skull fractures and life-threatening hemorrhages in at least five areas of his brain..."
apnews.com/article/immi...
apnews.com/article/immi...
Thank you @amandagorman.bsky.social -- and Peter Dinklage.
Peter Dinklage recites poem for Renee Good who was killed by ICE.
February 1, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Thank you @amandagorman.bsky.social -- and Peter Dinklage.
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It hasn’t gone unnoticed that all four people arrested today, including two journalists, were Black.
And now we find out the charge is “conspiracy to violate civil rights,” a statute rooted in the Ku Klux Klan Act.
Sit with that.
And now we find out the charge is “conspiracy to violate civil rights,” a statute rooted in the Ku Klux Klan Act.
Sit with that.
January 30, 2026 at 10:02 PM
It hasn’t gone unnoticed that all four people arrested today, including two journalists, were Black.
And now we find out the charge is “conspiracy to violate civil rights,” a statute rooted in the Ku Klux Klan Act.
Sit with that.
And now we find out the charge is “conspiracy to violate civil rights,” a statute rooted in the Ku Klux Klan Act.
Sit with that.
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In his latest book, Marcello Di Cintio shows readers a side of Canada unbeknownst to many, if not most Canadians.
Recently, we sat down to chat about the importance of telling the complex stories of migrant workers. An excerpt of our convo is in my latest piece for @thetyee.ca’s Weekender.
Recently, we sat down to chat about the importance of telling the complex stories of migrant workers. An excerpt of our convo is in my latest piece for @thetyee.ca’s Weekender.
A Startling Account of Migrant Workers in Canada | The Tyee
‘The portrait that it paints is extremely unflattering,’ says Calgary author Marcello Di Cintio of ‘Precarious,’ his new book.
thetyee.ca
January 31, 2026 at 3:04 PM
In his latest book, Marcello Di Cintio shows readers a side of Canada unbeknownst to many, if not most Canadians.
Recently, we sat down to chat about the importance of telling the complex stories of migrant workers. An excerpt of our convo is in my latest piece for @thetyee.ca’s Weekender.
Recently, we sat down to chat about the importance of telling the complex stories of migrant workers. An excerpt of our convo is in my latest piece for @thetyee.ca’s Weekender.
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When truth-tellers are jailed and killers are shielded, you’re not in a democracy—you’re in a regime. That’s where we are.
Why This Moment Demands Our Attention
A look at how political language in the U.S. is shifting toward labeling fellow Americans as “enemies”—and why that shift matters for all of us.
andrewweinstein.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:16 PM
When truth-tellers are jailed and killers are shielded, you’re not in a democracy—you’re in a regime. That’s where we are.
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A free press is not a crime. Authoritarianism always starts by pretending it is.
January 31, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A free press is not a crime. Authoritarianism always starts by pretending it is.