Sarah Rankin
@sarahrankin.bsky.social
I'm really big into all the snacks. YEG born. UofT Law grad. Calgary criminal lawyer. She/her. Views are my own.
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Sarah Rankin
@sarahrankin.bsky.social
· Nov 9
Who am I missing! go.bsky.app/4Jz3Toi
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That time is here again! The Calgary Climate Hub #Fundraiser is LIVE and once again we're asking for YOUR support. *Somebody* has to fight #ClimateChange in this city and it turns out that's us. Donate if you can. Every bit helps!
DONATIONS: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/2025fundraiser #yyc
DONATIONS: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/2025fundraiser #yyc
November 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
That time is here again! The Calgary Climate Hub #Fundraiser is LIVE and once again we're asking for YOUR support. *Somebody* has to fight #ClimateChange in this city and it turns out that's us. Donate if you can. Every bit helps!
DONATIONS: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/2025fundraiser #yyc
DONATIONS: www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/2025fundraiser #yyc
Yeah that was probably the problem, I think he’s got it
Up and began our discontent again and sorely angered my wife, who indeed do live very lonely, but I do perceive that it is want of work that do make her and all other people think of ways of spending their time worse.
November 15, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Yeah that was probably the problem, I think he’s got it
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“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
This time last year we learned that the homeless population was living in such dire circumstances they experienced rare lice infections were so bad they were transmitted to organ donation recipients. What did we do after that to respond to human beings in those conditions?
Yikes: A tuberculosis outbreak has been declared in inner-city Edmonton. 12 people have gotten sick this year. Two recently confirmed in October, suggesting it's spread.
November 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
This time last year we learned that the homeless population was living in such dire circumstances they experienced rare lice infections were so bad they were transmitted to organ donation recipients. What did we do after that to respond to human beings in those conditions?
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Buried in the Doug Ford govt's fall budget are changes that would remove parts of Wasaga beach from provincial protection. As I reported in August, those parts are 60% of the world’s longest freshwater beach and the main nesting area for the endangered piping plover: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Buried in the Doug Ford govt's fall budget are changes that would remove parts of Wasaga beach from provincial protection. As I reported in August, those parts are 60% of the world’s longest freshwater beach and the main nesting area for the endangered piping plover: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...
I would love to see a code of conduct for elected officials that has something similar to the lawyers' obligation to speak and criticize the justice system without undermining respect for it. This piece treats the unbelievable language from elected leaders as normal, and that's a problem. Wab Kinew
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I would love to see a code of conduct for elected officials that has something similar to the lawyers' obligation to speak and criticize the justice system without undermining respect for it. This piece treats the unbelievable language from elected leaders as normal, and that's a problem. Wab Kinew
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On our op-ed page: researchers make the argument that Edmonton might be the frostbite capital of the world, largely due to street homelessness. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: Edmonton doesn't have to be the frostbite capital of the world
Severe frostbite injuries are entirely preventable - together, let’s work towards a city where no one gets left out in the cold.
edmontonjournal.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
On our op-ed page: researchers make the argument that Edmonton might be the frostbite capital of the world, largely due to street homelessness. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
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What is unfolding in Sudan, where the armed group RSF has taken control of the key city of El Fasher, is "the sum of all our fears," says human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond. "RSF is killing at a scale and a velocity that I haven’t seen since Rwanda."
Mass Killings Reported in Sudan as RSF Seizes El Fasher; 460 Killed at Hospital
Sudan’s military is accusing the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of killing at least 2,000 people since seizing control of El Fasher in the Darfur region, including some 460 at the Saudi Maternity H...
www.democracynow.org
November 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
What is unfolding in Sudan, where the armed group RSF has taken control of the key city of El Fasher, is "the sum of all our fears," says human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond. "RSF is killing at a scale and a velocity that I haven’t seen since Rwanda."
Here’s what the SCC said about arrests less than two weeks ago
November 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Here’s what the SCC said about arrests less than two weeks ago
What fresh hell is this livewirecalgary.com/2025/11/05/o...
November 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
What fresh hell is this livewirecalgary.com/2025/11/05/o...
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An Air Canada flight right now
November 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
An Air Canada flight right now
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does anyone know what the Bluths have been up to lately
On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
October 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
does anyone know what the Bluths have been up to lately
Just the normal lease terms amirite
October 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Just the normal lease terms amirite
The kids are alright.
October 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The kids are alright.
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8 hours for work, 8 hours for sleep, 8 hours for baseball
October 28, 2025 at 6:40 AM
8 hours for work, 8 hours for sleep, 8 hours for baseball
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Never forget what they took from you.
October 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Never forget what they took from you.
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Cannot express enough appreciation for the teams *flying through a hurricane* while not being paid.
NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
October 27, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Cannot express enough appreciation for the teams *flying through a hurricane* while not being paid.
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New coal settlement alert! This time, 95M. The only reason we know this because the company posted the amount & not govt.
This taxpayer money should be funding education & healthcare but instead, Albertans continue to pay for the UCP flip flopping on coal policy #ableg
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This taxpayer money should be funding education & healthcare but instead, Albertans continue to pay for the UCP flip flopping on coal policy #ableg
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta to pay $95M settlement to another coal company over policy change | CBC News
Details of another settlement between the Government of Alberta and a coal company have been released. This time, the province has agreed to pay $95 million to Evolve Power.
www.cbc.ca
October 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
New coal settlement alert! This time, 95M. The only reason we know this because the company posted the amount & not govt.
This taxpayer money should be funding education & healthcare but instead, Albertans continue to pay for the UCP flip flopping on coal policy #ableg
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This taxpayer money should be funding education & healthcare but instead, Albertans continue to pay for the UCP flip flopping on coal policy #ableg
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-... Today the SCC released its decision in R v Wilson, on the interpretation of the Good Samaritan Act.
Parliament introduced the Good Samaritan Act because when people call for help, and/or stay and provide help at an overdose scene, it saves lives. The people
Parliament introduced the Good Samaritan Act because when people call for help, and/or stay and provide help at an overdose scene, it saves lives. The people
R. v. Wilson - SCC Cases
decisions.scc-csc.ca
October 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-... Today the SCC released its decision in R v Wilson, on the interpretation of the Good Samaritan Act.
Parliament introduced the Good Samaritan Act because when people call for help, and/or stay and provide help at an overdose scene, it saves lives. The people
Parliament introduced the Good Samaritan Act because when people call for help, and/or stay and provide help at an overdose scene, it saves lives. The people
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After the FBI denied "children were zip-tied or hit with rubber bullets" in a raid in Wilder, Idaho, the FBI said no "young" children were.
The updated statement came after KIVI-TV sent FBI photo reportedly showing 14-year-old U.S. citizen in zip ties.
The updated statement came after KIVI-TV sent FBI photo reportedly showing 14-year-old U.S. citizen in zip ties.
FBI backtracks on denying children were zip tied in Idaho raid, saying instead no ‘young’ kids were • Idaho Capital Sun
After the FBI denied "children were zip-tied or hit with rubber bullets" in raid in Wilder, Idaho, FBI says no "young" children were.
idahocapitalsun.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
After the FBI denied "children were zip-tied or hit with rubber bullets" in a raid in Wilder, Idaho, the FBI said no "young" children were.
The updated statement came after KIVI-TV sent FBI photo reportedly showing 14-year-old U.S. citizen in zip ties.
The updated statement came after KIVI-TV sent FBI photo reportedly showing 14-year-old U.S. citizen in zip ties.
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Good thing we got rid of electronic vote tabulators to restore trust in democracy
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ward councillor race flips after Edmonton Elections recount | CBC News
The reported result from an Edmonton ward race flipped Wednesday after Edmonton Elections recounted ballots.
www.cbc.ca
October 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Good thing we got rid of electronic vote tabulators to restore trust in democracy
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/ac97ae6... “This jibes with Statistics Canada data that show the number of people in jail on remand – those not released on bail – has surged.“
October 23, 2025 at 3:25 AM
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/ac97ae6... “This jibes with Statistics Canada data that show the number of people in jail on remand – those not released on bail – has surged.“
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Update: Thu Parmar defeats Better Edmonton Party candidate Darrell Friesen in Ward sipiwiyiniwak after today’s recount.
October 23, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Update: Thu Parmar defeats Better Edmonton Party candidate Darrell Friesen in Ward sipiwiyiniwak after today’s recount.
The people at my polling station were so sweet, and working so hard, and it is extremely frustrating that their day, and the day of everyone waiting to vote, was made worse by a requirement that seems to serve no discernable purpose and solves no problem.
October 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The people at my polling station were so sweet, and working so hard, and it is extremely frustrating that their day, and the day of everyone waiting to vote, was made worse by a requirement that seems to serve no discernable purpose and solves no problem.