Jeremy Appel 🍉
@readtheorchard.org
Independent journalist in amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton).
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Things nobody has ever said
February 7, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Things nobody has ever said
This is my Super Bowl
February 6, 2026 at 11:55 PM
This is my Super Bowl
"After Carney's bizarre New World Order speech," Jeffrey Rath said, "we don't know that he's not an agent of communist Chinese."
Incredible stuff 👍
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Incredible stuff 👍
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
ANALYSIS | U.S. interest in Alberta separatism raises red flags over what might come next | CBC News
Communications between the Trump administration and Alberta's separatist movement raised alarm at the highest levels in Canada last week. It also raised questions about Washington's possible intention...
www.cbc.ca
February 5, 2026 at 8:06 PM
"After Carney's bizarre New World Order speech," Jeffrey Rath said, "we don't know that he's not an agent of communist Chinese."
Incredible stuff 👍
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Incredible stuff 👍
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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It's like having Statler investigate Waldorf for heckling...
Numerous police officers including members of the Toronto Police Service have been arrested in a sweeping probe that involved allegations of drug trafficking and auto theft.
York Regional Police have scheduled a news conference for Thursday.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
York Regional Police have scheduled a news conference for Thursday.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Toronto police officers among those arrested over allegations including drug trafficking, auto theft
York Regional Police has scheduled a news conference on Thursday related to ‘organized crime and corruption’
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:52 PM
It's like having Statler investigate Waldorf for heckling...
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👏 Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock write in support of NDP MP Jenny Kwan's private members bill The End the Loopholes Act, "to ensure that weapons, components and explosives exported to the US receive the same level of oversight as those sent anywhere else." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Why are Canadian arms fuelling foreign conflicts?
Ottawa must close a loophole in the Arms Trade Treaty that is allowing Canada’s defence exports to be used in abusive ways
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:57 PM
👏 Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock write in support of NDP MP Jenny Kwan's private members bill The End the Loopholes Act, "to ensure that weapons, components and explosives exported to the US receive the same level of oversight as those sent anywhere else." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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New report from me + @poliscirish.bsky.social
The end of Canadian medicare?
Alberta legislation opens the door to US health care by creating a private health insurance market
#abpoli #cdnpoli
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
The end of Canadian medicare?
Alberta legislation opens the door to US health care by creating a private health insurance market
#abpoli #cdnpoli
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
The end of Canadian medicare? Alberta legislation opens the door to U.S. health care - CCPA
Alberta’s two-tier health care legislation ends single-payer public health care and puts Canadian medicare at risk
www.policyalternatives.ca
February 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
New report from me + @poliscirish.bsky.social
The end of Canadian medicare?
Alberta legislation opens the door to US health care by creating a private health insurance market
#abpoli #cdnpoli
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
The end of Canadian medicare?
Alberta legislation opens the door to US health care by creating a private health insurance market
#abpoli #cdnpoli
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Lord Pedo Mandelson
FT Exclusive: Lord Peter Mandelson is poised to quit the House of Lords, according to people familiar with the situation. ft.trib.al/VnrRUyQ
February 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Lord Pedo Mandelson
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What Nehorai describes here is a genocidal sort of bureaucratic violence — genocide by rug-pull, one might call it. Instead of an open action to take lives, we've witnessed the malicious withdrawal of supports that enable some lives to begin or continue.
Elon Musk Isn't a White Nationalist. He's a White Globalist.
How Musk's USAID efforts indicate an ideology larger than we are used to talking about. One we have to adjust to quickly as his power grows.
eladnehorai.substack.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
What Nehorai describes here is a genocidal sort of bureaucratic violence — genocide by rug-pull, one might call it. Instead of an open action to take lives, we've witnessed the malicious withdrawal of supports that enable some lives to begin or continue.
CTV didn't give Jeffrey Rath a platform. Danielle Smith did, and now we have to deal with the consequences.
"Don't you think that communist Ottawa is leveraging communist China against Alberta?" -- absolutely unreal CTV platformed this loon...
February 1, 2026 at 8:26 PM
CTV didn't give Jeffrey Rath a platform. Danielle Smith did, and now we have to deal with the consequences.
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Children make up about 30% of the over 70,000 people killed in Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Israel accepts health authorities’ Gaza death toll is broadly accurate, saying 70,000 have died
Israeli military’s U-turn in accepting official figures comes after years of attacking data as ‘Hamas propaganda’
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Children make up about 30% of the over 70,000 people killed in Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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#Breaking: Poilievre passes leadership test, wins 87.4 per cent of vote
Conservative leadership vote 2026 results live: Poilievre easily passes leadership test, receives 87.4 per cent of vote
Delegates are gathering in Calgary for the Conservative party’s national convention and Pierre Poilievre’s leadership review.
www.thestar.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:12 AM
#Breaking: Poilievre passes leadership test, wins 87.4 per cent of vote
I didn't realize the National Post still printed rebuttals to the usual reactionary slop
"It is possible to reject hatred against one group without embracing injustice toward another. The future of Jewish life, be it here in Canada or anywhere else, cannot be built on another people's erasure." -IJV National Coordinator Corey Balsam in National Post
nationalpost.com/opinion/oppo...
nationalpost.com/opinion/oppo...
Counterpoint: Opposing Israel is not antisemitic
It is possible to care about Jewish safety and care about Palestinian freedom
nationalpost.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:31 AM
I didn't realize the National Post still printed rebuttals to the usual reactionary slop
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Some of the books banned books by the UCP...
• A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel, Volume One
• George Orwell’s 1984: The Graphic Novel
• The Book of Genesis by Robert Crumb
• Breakdown: Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&*!
• Andy Warhol
• Introducing Camus
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
• A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel, Volume One
• George Orwell’s 1984: The Graphic Novel
• The Book of Genesis by Robert Crumb
• Breakdown: Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@&*!
• Andy Warhol
• Introducing Camus
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
SCOOP: I obtained the lists of books banned at the Edmonton and Calgary public school boards.
Click to find out which ones were removed.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
Click to find out which ones were removed.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
Here are the secret lists of banned books from Alberta's 2 largest school boards
The Calgary Board of Education removed 42 books from its libraries and the Edmonton Public School Board removed 33 in response to an order from Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides.
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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Reposting with the right link this time!
All the books that are now banned in Alberta's two biggest school districts. Including graphic novel versions of '1984' and 'Book of Genesis'
Reporting by @readtheorchard.org thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
All the books that are now banned in Alberta's two biggest school districts. Including graphic novel versions of '1984' and 'Book of Genesis'
Reporting by @readtheorchard.org thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
Versions of ‘1984’ and ‘Book of Genesis’ Banned in Alberta Schools | The Tyee
Graphic novels are the focus of the full list of prohibited books, revealed through FOI.
thetyee.ca
January 29, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Reposting with the right link this time!
All the books that are now banned in Alberta's two biggest school districts. Including graphic novel versions of '1984' and 'Book of Genesis'
Reporting by @readtheorchard.org thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
All the books that are now banned in Alberta's two biggest school districts. Including graphic novel versions of '1984' and 'Book of Genesis'
Reporting by @readtheorchard.org thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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Earlier this month, a provincial order requiring school boards in Alberta to ban books that portray “any explicit visual depiction of a sexual act” from their libraries, save for textbooks, went into effect. @readtheorchard.org writes. #abpoli
Versions of ‘1984’ and ‘Book of Genesis’ Banned in Alberta Schools | The Tyee
Graphic novels are the focus of the full list of prohibited books, revealed through FOI.
thetyee.ca
January 29, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Earlier this month, a provincial order requiring school boards in Alberta to ban books that portray “any explicit visual depiction of a sexual act” from their libraries, save for textbooks, went into effect. @readtheorchard.org writes. #abpoli
The great folks at @thetyee.ca were kind enough to republish today's Orchard scoop identifying the books banned by the Calgary and Edmonton public school boards to comply with a provincial order.
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
Versions of ‘1984’ and ‘Book of Genesis’ Banned in Alberta Schools | The Tyee
Graphic novels are the focus of the full list of prohibited books, revealed through FOI.
thetyee.ca
January 29, 2026 at 10:11 PM
The great folks at @thetyee.ca were kind enough to republish today's Orchard scoop identifying the books banned by the Calgary and Edmonton public school boards to comply with a provincial order.
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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Alberta has been quietly removing books from school libraries, but not listing which ones. Turns out most titles have themes related to 2SLGBTQ+ people
A great scoop by @readtheorchard.org
www.readtheorchard.org/p/here-are-t...
A great scoop by @readtheorchard.org
www.readtheorchard.org/p/here-are-t...
Here are the secret lists of banned books from Alberta's 2 largest school boards
The Calgary Board of Education removed 42 books from its libraries and the Edmonton Public School Board removed 33 in response to an order from Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides.
www.readtheorchard.org
January 29, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Alberta has been quietly removing books from school libraries, but not listing which ones. Turns out most titles have themes related to 2SLGBTQ+ people
A great scoop by @readtheorchard.org
www.readtheorchard.org/p/here-are-t...
A great scoop by @readtheorchard.org
www.readtheorchard.org/p/here-are-t...
Just not Robert Crumb’s adaptation of Genesis
But that fucked up myth, the Bible is still available?
January 29, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Just not Robert Crumb’s adaptation of Genesis
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It's no surprise that Gender Queer is continuing to be a target of these people. It's a very tender and earnest story of self-discovery. Under the criteria used to ban it, The Bible should be at the top of list of books to be abolished.
SCOOP: I obtained the lists of books banned at the Edmonton and Calgary public school boards.
Click to find out which ones were removed.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
Click to find out which ones were removed.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
Here are the secret lists of banned books from Alberta's 2 largest school boards
The Calgary Board of Education removed 42 books from its libraries and the Edmonton Public School Board removed 33 in response to an order from Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides.
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:54 PM
It's no surprise that Gender Queer is continuing to be a target of these people. It's a very tender and earnest story of self-discovery. Under the criteria used to ban it, The Bible should be at the top of list of books to be abolished.
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Me: “I’m gonna buy the books on the list!”
Me two minutes later: “…I already own the books on this list.”
Me two minutes later: “…I already own the books on this list.”
SCOOP: I obtained the lists of books banned at the Edmonton and Calgary public school boards.
Click to find out which ones were removed.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
Click to find out which ones were removed.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
Here are the secret lists of banned books from Alberta's 2 largest school boards
The Calgary Board of Education removed 42 books from its libraries and the Edmonton Public School Board removed 33 in response to an order from Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides.
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Me: “I’m gonna buy the books on the list!”
Me two minutes later: “…I already own the books on this list.”
Me two minutes later: “…I already own the books on this list.”
Reposted by Jeremy Appel 🍉
Here are Alberta's banned book lists (that we weren't allowed to see). Thanks @readtheorchard.org
#abed #bannedbooks
#abed #bannedbooks
SCOOP: I obtained the lists of books banned at the Edmonton and Calgary public school boards.
Click to find out which ones were removed.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
Click to find out which ones were removed.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
Here are the secret lists of banned books from Alberta's 2 largest school boards
The Calgary Board of Education removed 42 books from its libraries and the Edmonton Public School Board removed 33 in response to an order from Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides.
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Here are Alberta's banned book lists (that we weren't allowed to see). Thanks @readtheorchard.org
#abed #bannedbooks
#abed #bannedbooks
Reposted by Jeremy Appel 🍉
The banned books include the graphic novel of 1984, if this all wasn't already too on the nose
SCOOP: I obtained the lists of books banned at the Edmonton and Calgary public school boards.
Click to find out which ones were removed.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
Click to find out which ones were removed.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
Here are the secret lists of banned books from Alberta's 2 largest school boards
The Calgary Board of Education removed 42 books from its libraries and the Edmonton Public School Board removed 33 in response to an order from Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides.
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:26 PM
The banned books include the graphic novel of 1984, if this all wasn't already too on the nose