Rugged Broad
@ruggedbroad.bsky.social
She/her. Profile Pic is Saga’s Klara, good mom, and landscape is Arcane’s Ambessa, bad mom. They sit on my shoulders.
Yeah, I'm in Alberta: we're working on it.
Yeah, I'm in Alberta: we're working on it.
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Rugged Broad
@ruggedbroad.bsky.social
· Dec 7
So, um, anyone have an idea what the government of Canada would do for folks who don’t support AB separation if the current, unscrupulous, authoritarian, minority-controlled UCP provincial government forces some weird shit through to keep power? Would they help us move?
Asking for a…friend.
Asking for a…friend.
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Just genuinely, remarkably stupid.
Alberta has plenty of provincial debt -- and more each year. Any separation agreement would require it to take on a proportionate share of the federal debt.
If anything, an independent Alberta currency would be a recipe for hyperinflation.
Alberta has plenty of provincial debt -- and more each year. Any separation agreement would require it to take on a proportionate share of the federal debt.
If anything, an independent Alberta currency would be a recipe for hyperinflation.
Modry added that an Alberta currency would "become the world's strongest currency, because we have no debt."
January 23, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Just genuinely, remarkably stupid.
Alberta has plenty of provincial debt -- and more each year. Any separation agreement would require it to take on a proportionate share of the federal debt.
If anything, an independent Alberta currency would be a recipe for hyperinflation.
Alberta has plenty of provincial debt -- and more each year. Any separation agreement would require it to take on a proportionate share of the federal debt.
If anything, an independent Alberta currency would be a recipe for hyperinflation.
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Pierre Poilievre was uncharacteristically silent for two days after Mark Carney's big speech in Davos. When he finally opened his mouth, he confirmed just how far out of his political and intellectual depth he is right now. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/23/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/23/o...
Pierre Poilievre just can't meet the moment
After two days of uncharacteristic silence, the Conservative leader finally found his voice. What he had to say was the same thing he's been saying for years.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Pierre Poilievre was uncharacteristically silent for two days after Mark Carney's big speech in Davos. When he finally opened his mouth, he confirmed just how far out of his political and intellectual depth he is right now. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/23/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/23/o...
You just gotta LOVE these Yankees (on both sides) doing their own “thinking” for the people and Treaty lands of Alberta. Hey Canada, if all these assholes succeed, your CPP tanks. A little help here…
January 23, 2026 at 5:34 PM
You just gotta LOVE these Yankees (on both sides) doing their own “thinking” for the people and Treaty lands of Alberta. Hey Canada, if all these assholes succeed, your CPP tanks. A little help here…
I also want to state how proud I am of #Lethbridge firefighters right now. Not just because I was a block away (& saw the flames) of the midnight fire in the coulee last week but also because we have been in the news a lot lately (looking at YOU, Neudorf) and this story is about REAL resistance.
This is a really interesting story and one for us all to watch. For me, it’s less about Gil and more about why AB workers were not willing to stand swiftly and firmly together in support of another abused union group.
The UCP is delighted.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The UCP is delighted.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Lethbridge firefighters' union leaves AFL, calls for coalition president to step down | CBC News
The union representing Lethbridge firefighters is calling on the president of the Alberta Federation of Labour to resign as it formally withdraws from the federation.
www.cbc.ca
January 23, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I also want to state how proud I am of #Lethbridge firefighters right now. Not just because I was a block away (& saw the flames) of the midnight fire in the coulee last week but also because we have been in the news a lot lately (looking at YOU, Neudorf) and this story is about REAL resistance.
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Fuck a duck. Fantastic. Good job, Alberta separatist fuckles. You have the worst people on the planet rooting for the stupidest fucking idea on earth, that no sane, serious, non-chemtrail believing, non-truck nut packing person in Alberta wants. Fantastic job, convoy honkers
#abpoli #cdnpoli
#abpoli #cdnpoli
January 23, 2026 at 2:48 PM
I’m curious, what do we call a country that has LESS than “middle power”?
January 23, 2026 at 2:46 PM
I’m curious, what do we call a country that has LESS than “middle power”?
This is a really interesting story and one for us all to watch. For me, it’s less about Gil and more about why AB workers were not willing to stand swiftly and firmly together in support of another abused union group.
The UCP is delighted.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The UCP is delighted.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Lethbridge firefighters' union leaves AFL, calls for coalition president to step down | CBC News
The union representing Lethbridge firefighters is calling on the president of the Alberta Federation of Labour to resign as it formally withdraws from the federation.
www.cbc.ca
January 23, 2026 at 2:13 PM
This is a really interesting story and one for us all to watch. For me, it’s less about Gil and more about why AB workers were not willing to stand swiftly and firmly together in support of another abused union group.
The UCP is delighted.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The UCP is delighted.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The fucking corruption in the Alberta UCP government is outrageous. It’s infuriating.
I fully believe they are planning to hand us over to Trump. Smith and her cronies DO NOT CARE about the majority of Albertans.
I fully believe they are planning to hand us over to Trump. Smith and her cronies DO NOT CARE about the majority of Albertans.
Alberta Health Services docs obtained via freedom of information request show that up to 85 percent of provincial EMS dispatches for drug toxicity were not reported by the Alberta government, @drugdatadecoded.ca reports:
drugdatadecoded.ca/up-to-89-per...
drugdatadecoded.ca/up-to-89-per...
Up to 89 percent of ambulances for overdoses concealed in record year, as Alberta health care careens into crisis
The Alberta government says it has “the most transparent data reporting system in North America" for drug toxicity. In reality, internal data manipulation causes most emergency calls to go unreported.
drugdatadecoded.ca
January 23, 2026 at 1:49 PM
The fucking corruption in the Alberta UCP government is outrageous. It’s infuriating.
I fully believe they are planning to hand us over to Trump. Smith and her cronies DO NOT CARE about the majority of Albertans.
I fully believe they are planning to hand us over to Trump. Smith and her cronies DO NOT CARE about the majority of Albertans.
OMG. I just checked and it’s -31C with the windchill in Lethbridge right now. I was not expecting this…
Bone-chilling cold warnings are sweeping the country this morning, with some regions expected to reach lows of -50 C with the wind chill.
Bone-chilling cold warnings sweep the country, forecasting lows near -50 C
Bone-chilling cold warnings are sweeping the country this morning, with some regions expected to reach lows of -50 C with the wind chill.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:44 PM
OMG. I just checked and it’s -31C with the windchill in Lethbridge right now. I was not expecting this…
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That ice is a big, big, problem. "Half an inch of ice can add as much as 500 pounds to a power line, and damage can begin when accumulations exceed a quarter of an inch". anywhere "darker" than the yellow will be at severe risk of extended power outages. towers/lines will fall.
Use caution when looking at the National Weather Service's snow/ice forecasts. These only go through 7:00 a.m. Sunday.
This only covers the first ~half of the storm for many locations, especially east of the Mississippi River.
This only covers the first ~half of the storm for many locations, especially east of the Mississippi River.
January 22, 2026 at 6:48 PM
That ice is a big, big, problem. "Half an inch of ice can add as much as 500 pounds to a power line, and damage can begin when accumulations exceed a quarter of an inch". anywhere "darker" than the yellow will be at severe risk of extended power outages. towers/lines will fall.
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This show has broken contain like a gay Hulk
Oh. My. God. www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
'Heated Rivalry' stars named Olympic torchbearers for Milano-Cortina Winter Games | CBC Sports
The stars of the popular Canadian hockey drama Heated Rivalry are headed to the Olympics. Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie will be among the torchbearers carrying the Olympic flame for the Milano-Co...
www.cbc.ca
January 22, 2026 at 6:03 PM
This show has broken contain like a gay Hulk
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Natgas futures jumped nearly 75% in the past 3 days with the big winter storm coming.
But if you’re in Alberta and on a floating rate, you still have nothing to fear. AECO gas now participating in the price surge. Still under $3 per GJ.
But if you’re in Alberta and on a floating rate, you still have nothing to fear. AECO gas now participating in the price surge. Still under $3 per GJ.
January 22, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Natgas futures jumped nearly 75% in the past 3 days with the big winter storm coming.
But if you’re in Alberta and on a floating rate, you still have nothing to fear. AECO gas now participating in the price surge. Still under $3 per GJ.
But if you’re in Alberta and on a floating rate, you still have nothing to fear. AECO gas now participating in the price surge. Still under $3 per GJ.
It’s been a tough day, so here’s a photo of our oldest dog 9.5 years ago.
January 22, 2026 at 4:03 AM
It’s been a tough day, so here’s a photo of our oldest dog 9.5 years ago.
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Albertan here; I’m not for separating, nor is anyone else I know..
January 21, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Albertan here; I’m not for separating, nor is anyone else I know..
I’m so uncomfortable with this international situation that I feel the need to apologize to European friends and family just for living NEXT to the raging, stinking, dumpster fire that the United States had become.
January 22, 2026 at 12:46 AM
I’m so uncomfortable with this international situation that I feel the need to apologize to European friends and family just for living NEXT to the raging, stinking, dumpster fire that the United States had become.
Discussing escaping Alberta to get further from threat of "liberation" of Alberta by the USA (and stupid AB govt).
Want to go to Newfoundland because of family. Puts us closer to Greenland.
Want to go to Newfoundland because of family. Puts us closer to Greenland.
a woman says " we 're gonna have to fight " in front of her face
ALT: a woman says " we 're gonna have to fight " in front of her face
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January 21, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Discussing escaping Alberta to get further from threat of "liberation" of Alberta by the USA (and stupid AB govt).
Want to go to Newfoundland because of family. Puts us closer to Greenland.
Want to go to Newfoundland because of family. Puts us closer to Greenland.
Oh my f*cking gawd.
This HAS to be a nightmare.
This HAS to be a nightmare.
Trump in Davos, Switzerland:
"Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German".
German is the main language of Switzerland.
"Without us, right now you'd all be speaking German".
German is the main language of Switzerland.
January 21, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Oh my f*cking gawd.
This HAS to be a nightmare.
This HAS to be a nightmare.
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It's basically pointless to fact-check Trump, because you'd spend the whole day doing it. But that one really irks me.
January 21, 2026 at 2:08 PM
It's basically pointless to fact-check Trump, because you'd spend the whole day doing it. But that one really irks me.
Feeling snarky, so here:
"New poll indicates that 19% of Albertans don't know how anything works, at all. Like, not even a little."
January 21, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Feeling snarky, so here:
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My heart goes out to all the proud Canadians in Alberta dealing with nutbar separatists.
January 21, 2026 at 12:23 AM
My heart goes out to all the proud Canadians in Alberta dealing with nutbar separatists.
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Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
Alberta:we are inextricably tied to the Trump administration due to independence sympathizers in the UCP government.
We shouldn’t even be TALKING about this unpopular, unconstitutional “independence” referendum.
We shouldn’t even be TALKING about this unpopular, unconstitutional “independence” referendum.
January 17, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Alberta:we are inextricably tied to the Trump administration due to independence sympathizers in the UCP government.
We shouldn’t even be TALKING about this unpopular, unconstitutional “independence” referendum.
We shouldn’t even be TALKING about this unpopular, unconstitutional “independence” referendum.
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Minnesotans leveraging water balloons and ice against ICE like they’re Nordic skiers taking out Nazi munitions plants
January 17, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Minnesotans leveraging water balloons and ice against ICE like they’re Nordic skiers taking out Nazi munitions plants
Orphan Harry lands great life.
January 17, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Orphan Harry lands great life.