Scotty McArthur
@scottymcarthur.bsky.social
Dad. MaxVax. Blood donor. Strives to be good, not bad 🇨🇦
I’ve grown tired to the point of despondency by the politics of grievance
I’ve grown tired to the point of despondency by the politics of grievance
Pinned
Returning your shopping cart to the cart corral is a sign of decency
Insisting on not returning it is admitting you do not want to be part of civilization
Insisting on not returning it is admitting you do not want to be part of civilization
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Ukrainian blogger Yaroslav, known online as Savage Sage, showed Marinka, Donetsk region, before and after the Russian invasion.
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📹: savagesage_eng / Instagram
February 15, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Ukrainian blogger Yaroslav, known online as Savage Sage, showed Marinka, Donetsk region, before and after the Russian invasion.
📹: savagesage_eng / Instagram
📹: savagesage_eng / Instagram
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Zelenskyy: “For our army, the mission is clear: to destroy more Russian occupiers.
“And the goal is specific—at least 50,000 per month.”
“And the goal is specific—at least 50,000 per month.”
February 14, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Zelenskyy: “For our army, the mission is clear: to destroy more Russian occupiers.
“And the goal is specific—at least 50,000 per month.”
“And the goal is specific—at least 50,000 per month.”
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For those who love Derry Girls, the creator, Lisa McGee made a new dark comedy with all the same wit but it’s deliciously deranged.
How To Get To Heaven From Belfast is like if the Derry Girls grew up and moved to Twin Peaks.
The constant wit makes the horror all the more deranged.
Worth a watch.
How To Get To Heaven From Belfast is like if the Derry Girls grew up and moved to Twin Peaks.
The constant wit makes the horror all the more deranged.
Worth a watch.
February 14, 2026 at 3:12 AM
For those who love Derry Girls, the creator, Lisa McGee made a new dark comedy with all the same wit but it’s deliciously deranged.
How To Get To Heaven From Belfast is like if the Derry Girls grew up and moved to Twin Peaks.
The constant wit makes the horror all the more deranged.
Worth a watch.
How To Get To Heaven From Belfast is like if the Derry Girls grew up and moved to Twin Peaks.
The constant wit makes the horror all the more deranged.
Worth a watch.
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get the kid in the brown hoodie a scholarship
February 13, 2026 at 10:28 PM
get the kid in the brown hoodie a scholarship
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If this happens, the first thing Chinese will do is ban four-down football. No more Superbowl!
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
(Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co.’s top executive spoke to senior Trump administration officials about a potential roadmap for Chinese automakers to build cars in America by partnering with US car companies, according to people familiar with the discussions.
February 13, 2026 at 10:50 PM
If this happens, the first thing Chinese will do is ban four-down football. No more Superbowl!
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Secession, not succession… but all of these states have higher support for it than Alberta does with a hard 8% ready to split from 🇨🇦 (Angus Reid, Feb ‘26)
In Alberta, we need to take these people seriously and defend our country
And make sure that % doesn’t grow
#AbPoli
In Alberta, we need to take these people seriously and defend our country
And make sure that % doesn’t grow
#AbPoli
Support For Succession From The United States:
California: 27%
New Mexico: 25%
Washington: 25%
Texas: 24%
Minnesota: 23%
Maine: 23%
Connecticut: 22%
Oregon: 21%
Louisiana: 20%
Arkansas: 20%
Alabama: 20%
South Carolina: 20%
Mississippi: 19%
New York: 19%
Illinois: 18%
YouGov / Feb 2, 2026
California: 27%
New Mexico: 25%
Washington: 25%
Texas: 24%
Minnesota: 23%
Maine: 23%
Connecticut: 22%
Oregon: 21%
Louisiana: 20%
Arkansas: 20%
Alabama: 20%
South Carolina: 20%
Mississippi: 19%
New York: 19%
Illinois: 18%
YouGov / Feb 2, 2026
February 13, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Secession, not succession… but all of these states have higher support for it than Alberta does with a hard 8% ready to split from 🇨🇦 (Angus Reid, Feb ‘26)
In Alberta, we need to take these people seriously and defend our country
And make sure that % doesn’t grow
#AbPoli
In Alberta, we need to take these people seriously and defend our country
And make sure that % doesn’t grow
#AbPoli
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The CBC made this clever & cute video that uses kids to explain the rules of curling:
February 13, 2026 at 7:43 PM
The CBC made this clever & cute video that uses kids to explain the rules of curling:
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Trump can’t pardon election felon Tina Peters for state crimes, so he’s squeezing Colorado instead—moving Space Command, canceling $100 mn in grants, and vetoing a clean-water pipeline. This type of presidential coercion threatens federalism and rewards election misconduct, this CATO paper argues.
The Presidency as Protection Racket
‘Nice little state you got there. I sure wouldn’t want anything to happen to it.’
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February 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Trump can’t pardon election felon Tina Peters for state crimes, so he’s squeezing Colorado instead—moving Space Command, canceling $100 mn in grants, and vetoing a clean-water pipeline. This type of presidential coercion threatens federalism and rewards election misconduct, this CATO paper argues.
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And Canada have the lead again, scoring three with the hammer to make it 8-7
February 13, 2026 at 3:34 PM
And Canada have the lead again, scoring three with the hammer to make it 8-7
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FDA’s rejection of Moderna threatens to stifle broader vaccine industry www.statnews.com/2026/02/12/f...
FDA’s rejection of Moderna threatens to stifle broader vaccine industry
Experts say the FDA "moved the goalposts" on Moderna, creating "a destructive precedent that will undermine the future of vaccine development" in the U.S.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:46 AM
FDA’s rejection of Moderna threatens to stifle broader vaccine industry www.statnews.com/2026/02/12/f...
Heartbreaking 💔
February 13, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Heartbreaking 💔
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Abel Mwansa, 12. Kylie Smith, 12.
Ticaria Lampert, 12. Ezekiel Schofield, 13. Zoey Benoit, 12. Emmett Jacobs, 11, Jennifer Jacobs/Strang, 39.
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Ticaria Lampert, 12. Ezekiel Schofield, 13. Zoey Benoit, 12. Emmett Jacobs, 11, Jennifer Jacobs/Strang, 39.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Abel Mwansa, 12. Kylie Smith, 12.
Ticaria Lampert, 12. Ezekiel Schofield, 13. Zoey Benoit, 12. Emmett Jacobs, 11, Jennifer Jacobs/Strang, 39.
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Ticaria Lampert, 12. Ezekiel Schofield, 13. Zoey Benoit, 12. Emmett Jacobs, 11, Jennifer Jacobs/Strang, 39.
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Insane.
Despite US officials downplaying Alberta sovereignty talks, the APP's Dennis Modry says talks included things like border security, converting to U.S. currency and having the U.S. develop Alberta's military
February 12, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Insane.
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CBC News : They survived one of Canada's first high school shootings. Here's what happened next
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They survived one of Canada's first high school shootings. Here's what happened next | CBC News
Fifty years ago on Monday, a horrific murder followed by a fatal school shooting shook Ottawa to its core. In the leadup to the anniversary, survivors of the school shooting are speaking out about the...
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February 12, 2026 at 5:32 PM
CBC News : They survived one of Canada's first high school shootings. Here's what happened next
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Where are the triage liaison physicians the government announced would help overtaxed ERs starting Feb. 1? The AB govt and health authorities won’t say if any are working. I asked 7 times in two weeks.
#AbLeg #AbHealth
#AbLeg #AbHealth
Alberta government won't say if promised new triage emergency doctors are on the job | CBC News
Nearly a month after Alberta’s hospitals minister said emergency room doctors would “immediately” be working to triage patients in overcrowded waiting rooms, the province and its health agencies will ...
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February 12, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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NEW: CMHC says in order for Calgary to remain compliant with its funding agreement, any updated zoning “must not reintroduce exclusionary (single family only) zoning.”
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CMHC writes to City of Calgary over citywide rezoning and impact to federal funds - Calgary | Globalnews.ca
CMHC told the City of Calgary that in order to remain compliant with its funding agreement, the city "must not reintroduce exclusionary zoning."
globalnews.ca
February 12, 2026 at 1:52 AM
NEW: CMHC says in order for Calgary to remain compliant with its funding agreement, any updated zoning “must not reintroduce exclusionary (single family only) zoning.”
globalnews.ca/news/1166410...
globalnews.ca/news/1166410...
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Today #yyccc was told that a full repeal of blanket rezoning puts over $800 million in federal funding at risk, including $251 million in transit funding. In addition, it will jeopardize #yyc being awarded its share of $20 billion in transit funding. We quite literally can't afford to be NIMBYs.
February 11, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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Since many of the councillors and the mayor ran their campaigns on repealing rezoning, they will be loathe to changing course now, and Calgary will suffer for decades to come. Just a colossally bad situation.
This is what populism at a municipal level gets you.
This is what populism at a municipal level gets you.
February 11, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Since many of the councillors and the mayor ran their campaigns on repealing rezoning, they will be loathe to changing course now, and Calgary will suffer for decades to come. Just a colossally bad situation.
This is what populism at a municipal level gets you.
This is what populism at a municipal level gets you.
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Canadian flags on government buildings to fly at half-mast for 7 days after mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
“Our nation mourns with the community.”
“Our nation mourns with the community.”
Canadian flags on government buildings to fly at half-mast for 7 days after mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
Canadian flags on top of government buildings across Canada will fly at half-mast for 7 days after a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
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February 11, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Canadian flags on government buildings to fly at half-mast for 7 days after mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
“Our nation mourns with the community.”
“Our nation mourns with the community.”
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RCMP providing update on mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. | CBC
www.cbc.ca
February 11, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Heartbreaking. 💔
BREAKING: At least 10 people are dead, including the suspected shooter, following a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Tuesday afternoon. Police say around 25 others have sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
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Multiple victims after shooting at high school in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., RCMP say
One suspect located dead as officers determine whether reports of a second shooter are accurate
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Heartbreaking. 💔
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mRNA technology is safe and extremely effective in fighting disease. It's a godsend, one of the most important innovations of the 21st century. And the idiot in charge of US health hates it and wants to kill it, while Congressional Dems sit by silently.
FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot
Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:00 AM
mRNA technology is safe and extremely effective in fighting disease. It's a godsend, one of the most important innovations of the 21st century. And the idiot in charge of US health hates it and wants to kill it, while Congressional Dems sit by silently.
Everyone in Windsor knew this was coming
Aaand there you go: Trump’s sudden about-face on the most important Canada-US border crossing came after meeting with the billionaire family that owns the rival bridge. Nice scoop, confirming suspicions of everyone who has followed this file and is familiar with Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/w...
Bridge Owner Lobbied Administration Before Trump Blasted Competing Span to Canada
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Everyone in Windsor knew this was coming
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The Alberta government wrongly withheld hundreds of pages of results from its Alberta Next surveys in response to access to information requests from Postmedia, an adjudicator has ruled.
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Province broke its own access to information laws in withholding Alberta Next survey results
The Alberta government wrongly withheld hundreds of pages of results from its Alberta Next surveys an adjudicator has ruled.
edmontonjournal.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:45 PM
The Alberta government wrongly withheld hundreds of pages of results from its Alberta Next surveys in response to access to information requests from Postmedia, an adjudicator has ruled.
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I always appreciate not having to figure out how to write out my own feelings on a topic. Thanks, @jlisayoung.bsky.social!
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Is it time?
Every now and then, my long-suffering spouse will look up from reading the news and say “is it time?” This is shorthand for “is it time to sell the house and get the heck out of this province?”
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February 10, 2026 at 3:41 PM
I always appreciate not having to figure out how to write out my own feelings on a topic. Thanks, @jlisayoung.bsky.social!
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