Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦
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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦
@sschwinghamer.bsky.social
Inadequate cat servant. Husband. Dad. Historian of #CdnImm. Public & oral history. Museums. Bikes. PhD candidate (Hist) @ Carleton. Kjipuktuk / Hfx.

(He/him)
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He literally pulled a "you should smile more" IN RESPONSE TO AN EPSTEIN QUESTION.
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---

TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 3, 2026 at 10:56 PM
*looks at structural deficit, lost libraries, foreign media ownership...*
Stephen Harper will be remembered as “a safe set of hands” says Ian Brodie, former chief of staff to PM Harper.

Full Interview: youtu.be/7GIZ8_jKkUU
February 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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CANADIANS. SIGN THIS GOV PETITION.

PostMedia owns 80% of Canadian newspapers, from smalltown to the National Post.

They're USA-OWNED BY A HEDGE FUND WHO ARE A MASSIVE TRUMP DONOR, Chatham Assets out of New Jersey.

It's a threat to our sovereignty!

[Don't forget the email confirmation!]
February 3, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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in her hospital ward there’s a “suggestion” board just outside the nurses’ station asking how to improve care—i wrote that all staff should be in respirators to minimize nosocomial infection. my note was rather conspicuous as it was the only one in red ink. when i returned hours later it was gone
It’s like this disease just disappeared from the public consciousness.
my 86-yr-old mother in early stages of dementia has developed a rattly chest cough after being in hospital for a week. she has 5 broken ribs (in multiple places) from being struck by a car at crosswalk. docs and nurses are concerned about complications from pneumonia, influenza … COVID? not so much
February 3, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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This could be a game changer,too bad Smith and the UCP all but killed renewable energy projects in Alberta. The process discussed would be very viable if it used renewable energy. #abpoli #cdnpoli #lithium

www.cbc.ca/news/science...
A new technology could unlock lithium in Western Canada. It's softer on the environment too | CBC News
As demand — and competition — for critical minerals used in clean technologies heats up around the world, mining startups are flocking to the heart of Canada’s oil and gas industry to tap into a key b...
www.cbc.ca
February 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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The owner of Cookie Crimes Ice Creamery in Lethbridge posted a video explaining how the talk of separation is affecting his future business plans.

vt.tiktok.com/ZSascGAUQ/

#Alberta #abpoli #Lethbridge
February 3, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Imagine if the power of anonymous armed federal agents to arrest, detain, and deport people was overseen by an independent party versed in law.

That's ridiculous.

Limiting the power of secret police is un-American.
Mike Johnson speaks out against the use of judicial warrants in immigration cases:

"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
February 3, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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More evidence that a well-designed basic income will support workers without major disincentives.

No study on UBI has shown a meaningful drop in employment, beyond students and new parents. We want those people to focus on school and raising the next gen.
February 3, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Man, Albertans have been played so hard by oil & gas.

The *industry* is cutting jobs. The *industry* won't build a pipeline. The *industry* has left Alberta with massive industrial cleanup bills for orphaned wells.

And this guy is so smart he's blaming Ottawa.

🙄
"Don't you think that communist Ottawa is leveraging communist China against Alberta?" -- absolutely unreal CTV platformed this loon...
February 3, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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On this day in Canadian parliamentary history - February 3, 1916: The great fire breaks out, gutting parliament. Hansard record of the moment below.

Additional image: Library and Archives Canada / C-010170
February 3, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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February 3, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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Judge Reyes starts with a comparison: George Washington versus Kristi Noem.
February 3, 2026 at 12:49 AM
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Meanwhile, in Minneapolis, the Montreal Canadians are hiding from ICE in their hotel.

United States cannot host the World Cup.

Nations must boycott this. Wherever you are in the world, write your politicians and say they should boycott all games playing in the United States, only play Canada/Mex.
Montreal Canadiens Hide From ICE Ahead of Minneapolis Game
The NHL team is under a self-imposed lockdown in order to avoid the masked ICE agents roaming the streets of Minneapolis.
newrepublic.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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100 crashes involving cyclists last year, more than double the number in 2020 and over one third more than 2023.
22% of all injury + fatal crashes in HRM happen to vulnerable road users.
Delay has costs
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
There was more debate on active transportation at #Halifax's budget committee on Friday. The committee voted in favour of Trish Purdy's motion requesting a briefing note to look at if any bike lane projects for 2026-2027 can be delayed.

Here's the story.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...
Trish Purdy wants details on delaying some of next year's Halifax bike lane projects - Halifax Examiner
On Friday, budget committee voted in favour of councillor's request for a briefing note.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
February 2, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Shoot. Half my sources just disappeared.

#HistorianProblems
I regret to inform you that recorded history began in 1900.

On the plus side, there is no more crime.

"You have no crime anymore. And I mean, think of it. The country is the lowest crime it's had in 125 years, in recorded history. The year 1900, that's a long time ago."
February 2, 2026 at 11:33 PM
All of you people talking about discovery STOP.

Let this unfold.

Shhhhh.

Let him have his lawsuit.
President Trump is threatening to sue Trevor Noah over a joke at last night's Grammy Awards, saying that Noah's crack claiming he visited Jeffrey Epstein's island was "false and defamatory."
Trump threatens to sue Trevor Noah over joke about Epstein's island
President Donald Trump called the joke, which Noah made at last night's Grammy Awards, "false and defamatory," again insisting he has never visited Jeffrey Epstein's island.
www.nbcnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:57 PM
"...it is fitting and proper that a living institution of the performing arts, designated as the National Center for the Performing Arts, named in the memory and honor of this great leader, shall serve as the sole national monument to his memory..."

www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
February 2, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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Conservative Defends Child Molesters In Case He Becomes Child Molester Someday https://theonion.com/conservative-defends-child-molesters-in-case-he-becomes-child-molester-someday/
February 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Buy 'em while you can, folks. There have been multiple attempts to pull HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT and THEY KNEW from circulation. My publisher has previously refused to provide my books to vendors (including at a 200+-person book launch!) I'm grateful to the stores who made sure readers got them anyway.
With every revelation about Trump, Mandelson and Epstein, Sarah Kendzior’s books on how this international elite operates are growing more and more important. @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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Remembering Catherine O’Hara, O.C. From SCTV to yelling “KEVIN!!!” on the big screen, to the unforgettable Moira Rose on Schitt’s Creek, and everything in between, she made us laugh for decades with her fearless comedy and iconic characters.

📷3614420 (Bryan Adams)
February 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Brazilian influencer who defended US immigration crackdown arrested by ICE
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Brazilian influencer who defended US immigration crackdown arrested by ICE
Trump supporter Júnior Pena falsely claimed migrants being rounded up, including Brazilians, were ‘all crooks’
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is closed to the public from February 1 to 13 (inclusive) for operational and building maintenance.

They will reopen on Valentine's Day, Saturday, February 14! ❤️

(Boat School programs still on for registered groups.)
February 2, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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Quite a varied list of school closures/cancellations/delays #NSStorm
February 2, 2026 at 10:26 AM