Frankly Pekka🇨🇦
@chinookbluenoser.bsky.social
family, dogs, nature, history and learning CBC fan. Music: Sam Cooke, Beethoven, Joel Plaskett. Originally a Bluenoser now living in Oiler country
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Okay #ableg guys, it's the weekend
Time to sign those recalls
This is going to be a thread with all the recall websites I can find.
These are small campaigns so please repost & help them out
If I don't post the site you want, look for it on the Operation Recall website
operationtotalrecall.ca
Time to sign those recalls
This is going to be a thread with all the recall websites I can find.
These are small campaigns so please repost & help them out
If I don't post the site you want, look for it on the Operation Recall website
operationtotalrecall.ca
Operation Total Recall — Organize Local Recall Campaigns
Grassroots hub to organize riding-by-riding recall efforts for the 44 Alberta MLAs who supported using the Notwithstanding Clause against not just teachers, but all Alberta workers. Find your MLA, joi...
operationtotalrecall.ca
December 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Okay #ableg guys, it's the weekend
Time to sign those recalls
This is going to be a thread with all the recall websites I can find.
These are small campaigns so please repost & help them out
If I don't post the site you want, look for it on the Operation Recall website
operationtotalrecall.ca
Time to sign those recalls
This is going to be a thread with all the recall websites I can find.
These are small campaigns so please repost & help them out
If I don't post the site you want, look for it on the Operation Recall website
operationtotalrecall.ca
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After the province tabled Bill 14 yesterday, which would have stopped the court proceedings on whether a proposed Alberta separation question contravenes the Constitution, the judge came out at a previously scheduled appearance today and just... dropped his decision. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Judge says proposed referendum on Alberta independence would be unconstitutional | CBC News
An Alberta judge says a referendum proposal on Alberta separating from Canada goes against Charter and and Treaty rights, in a decision given less than 24 hours after the provincial government introdu...
www.cbc.ca
December 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
After the province tabled Bill 14 yesterday, which would have stopped the court proceedings on whether a proposed Alberta separation question contravenes the Constitution, the judge came out at a previously scheduled appearance today and just... dropped his decision. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Just finished this fascinating book. I knew very little Russian history but kept captivated by the story telling through her family, other powerful and notable Russian women. A very humanizing book that gives a glimpse of Russian culture through a woman’s perspective.
MOTHERLAND is finally out today! And she's a finalist for the National Book Award.
Get your copy today!
bookshop.org/p/books/moth...
Get your copy today!
bookshop.org/p/books/moth...
December 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Just finished this fascinating book. I knew very little Russian history but kept captivated by the story telling through her family, other powerful and notable Russian women. A very humanizing book that gives a glimpse of Russian culture through a woman’s perspective.
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Activist in Europe. Elsewhere not so much.
December 5, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Activist in Europe. Elsewhere not so much.
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What struck me most on Europe wasn’t the focus on value, freedom of speech etc - again, very similar to Vance’s Munich speech - but how activist it is. This is about directly trying to influence what is going on in Europe:
December 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
What struck me most on Europe wasn’t the focus on value, freedom of speech etc - again, very similar to Vance’s Munich speech - but how activist it is. This is about directly trying to influence what is going on in Europe:
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American hegemony on the European continent benefitted the USA.
It was never an act of altruism. It was very clear what would happen if the Americans pulled back.
It was never an act of altruism. It was very clear what would happen if the Americans pulled back.
lol yes when you tell Europe to rearm, this is what happens, you absolute muppets
Can’t wait for the hand wringing that happens when they rediscover stupid nationalistic tendencies and get another arms race going followed by a fucking massive war
Which was all preventable
Can’t wait for the hand wringing that happens when they rediscover stupid nationalistic tendencies and get another arms race going followed by a fucking massive war
Which was all preventable
US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau today slammed European NATO allies for prioritizing their own defense industry over American arms suppliers, according to three NATO diplomats.
December 4, 2025 at 11:55 PM
American hegemony on the European continent benefitted the USA.
It was never an act of altruism. It was very clear what would happen if the Americans pulled back.
It was never an act of altruism. It was very clear what would happen if the Americans pulled back.
Nobody is allowed agency, the world according to the US.
US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau today slammed European NATO allies for prioritizing their own defense industry over American arms suppliers, according to three NATO diplomats.
Top US official berates Europe over cutting American industry out of defense buildup
Washington is unhappy that some European arms programs limit U.S. participation.
www.politico.eu
December 5, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Nobody is allowed agency, the world according to the US.
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An entire room full of powerful old white people smiling and laughing as the president dehumanizes black immigrants and the first black president.
Just fucking pathetic.
Just fucking pathetic.
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
An entire room full of powerful old white people smiling and laughing as the president dehumanizes black immigrants and the first black president.
Just fucking pathetic.
Just fucking pathetic.
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People used to say, with great confidence, that variable renewables could never safely provide more than 5% of grid power. That estimate has crept up ever since, though the "great confidence" part never wavers.
Anyway, about China ...
Anyway, about China ...
December 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
People used to say, with great confidence, that variable renewables could never safely provide more than 5% of grid power. That estimate has crept up ever since, though the "great confidence" part never wavers.
Anyway, about China ...
Anyway, about China ...
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The Raptors are halfway to a 10th straight win, and it should be said: Masai Ujiri built this, and while Bobby Webster is more than capable, the firing of Masai looks worse every day: www.thestar.com/sports/rapto...
Bruce Arthur: Masai Ujiri is smiling somewhere. These are his Raptors, and this is his answer to the doubters
The decisions that created this team were made with patience and talent acquisition in mind, and here we are.
www.thestar.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The Raptors are halfway to a 10th straight win, and it should be said: Masai Ujiri built this, and while Bobby Webster is more than capable, the firing of Masai looks worse every day: www.thestar.com/sports/rapto...
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Plenty of boobirds as Danielle Smith continues to make the pitch that Alberta and the feds are making progress on their partnership.
November 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Plenty of boobirds as Danielle Smith continues to make the pitch that Alberta and the feds are making progress on their partnership.
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There seem to be 2 general opinions abt the MOU:
AB conservatives: The MOU gives AB everything we wanted
LPC supporters: MOU is great because Carney got pragmatic concessions from AB, but don't worry no pipeline will be built
Anyone else: The MOU gives AB conservatives everything they wanted
AB conservatives: The MOU gives AB everything we wanted
LPC supporters: MOU is great because Carney got pragmatic concessions from AB, but don't worry no pipeline will be built
Anyone else: The MOU gives AB conservatives everything they wanted
November 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
There seem to be 2 general opinions abt the MOU:
AB conservatives: The MOU gives AB everything we wanted
LPC supporters: MOU is great because Carney got pragmatic concessions from AB, but don't worry no pipeline will be built
Anyone else: The MOU gives AB conservatives everything they wanted
AB conservatives: The MOU gives AB everything we wanted
LPC supporters: MOU is great because Carney got pragmatic concessions from AB, but don't worry no pipeline will be built
Anyone else: The MOU gives AB conservatives everything they wanted
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The reality, of course, is that Miller and a significant portion of Trump’s base are the ones who failed to assimilate to America’s post-WWII culture of multi-racial democracy & religious pluralism…and they are now using their power to destroy that once dominant (and still popular) American culture.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The reality, of course, is that Miller and a significant portion of Trump’s base are the ones who failed to assimilate to America’s post-WWII culture of multi-racial democracy & religious pluralism…and they are now using their power to destroy that once dominant (and still popular) American culture.
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Lots to unpack here. A couple immediate takeaways:
- oil and gas emissions cap is officially dead (after being only implicitly killed in #Budget2025)
- clean electricity regulations potentially dead, following further negotiations
- Alberta gov will be the proponent for new bitumen pipeline
- oil and gas emissions cap is officially dead (after being only implicitly killed in #Budget2025)
- clean electricity regulations potentially dead, following further negotiations
- Alberta gov will be the proponent for new bitumen pipeline
November 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Lots to unpack here. A couple immediate takeaways:
- oil and gas emissions cap is officially dead (after being only implicitly killed in #Budget2025)
- clean electricity regulations potentially dead, following further negotiations
- Alberta gov will be the proponent for new bitumen pipeline
- oil and gas emissions cap is officially dead (after being only implicitly killed in #Budget2025)
- clean electricity regulations potentially dead, following further negotiations
- Alberta gov will be the proponent for new bitumen pipeline
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Here's the Carney-Smith pipeline MOU: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/back...
Canada-Alberta Memorandum of Understanding
PREFACE At this pivotal global moment, Canada and Alberta, working closely with Indigenous Peoples and industry, must work together cooperatively, and within their respective jurisdictions, to foster ...
www.pm.gc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Here's the Carney-Smith pipeline MOU: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/back...
There’s Searle. I remember a few short years ago him standing on a pride sidewalk with one other UCP MLA, now he uses the NWC against people.
And then there were... 14.
Recall petitions have been approved against Glenn Van Dijken, Jackie Lovely, Nathan Neudorf, Jason Stephan and Searle Turton.
That's 14 of the 47 UCP MLAs now facing potential recall.
www.elections.ab.ca/recall-initi...
Recall petitions have been approved against Glenn Van Dijken, Jackie Lovely, Nathan Neudorf, Jason Stephan and Searle Turton.
That's 14 of the 47 UCP MLAs now facing potential recall.
www.elections.ab.ca/recall-initi...
Current Recall Petitions - Elections Alberta
Recall is a process to remove a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from office between elections by collecting sufficient signatures in the Member’s electoral division. The following recall peti...
www.elections.ab.ca
November 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
There’s Searle. I remember a few short years ago him standing on a pride sidewalk with one other UCP MLA, now he uses the NWC against people.
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And then there were 9.
6 new recall petitions have been approved against UCP MLAs, with the information now posted to the Elections Alberta website
Joining the mix are MLAs Myles McDougall, Ric McIver, Muhammad Yaseen, Rajan Sawhney, RJ Sigurdson +
Dale Nally.
www.elections.ab.ca/recall-initi...
6 new recall petitions have been approved against UCP MLAs, with the information now posted to the Elections Alberta website
Joining the mix are MLAs Myles McDougall, Ric McIver, Muhammad Yaseen, Rajan Sawhney, RJ Sigurdson +
Dale Nally.
www.elections.ab.ca/recall-initi...
Current Recall Petitions - Elections Alberta
Recall is a process to remove a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from office between elections by collecting sufficient signatures in the Member’s electoral division. The following recall peti...
www.elections.ab.ca
November 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
And then there were 9.
6 new recall petitions have been approved against UCP MLAs, with the information now posted to the Elections Alberta website
Joining the mix are MLAs Myles McDougall, Ric McIver, Muhammad Yaseen, Rajan Sawhney, RJ Sigurdson +
Dale Nally.
www.elections.ab.ca/recall-initi...
6 new recall petitions have been approved against UCP MLAs, with the information now posted to the Elections Alberta website
Joining the mix are MLAs Myles McDougall, Ric McIver, Muhammad Yaseen, Rajan Sawhney, RJ Sigurdson +
Dale Nally.
www.elections.ab.ca/recall-initi...
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In 2001, Alberta got 80% of its electricity from coal.
In 2015, the province announced coal power would be phased out by 2030.
In 2024, the last coal plant shut down, six years ahead of schedule.
In 2025, Alberta's premier is musing about bringing coal power back.
🔗: youtu.be/WEgu3im_22I?...
In 2015, the province announced coal power would be phased out by 2030.
In 2024, the last coal plant shut down, six years ahead of schedule.
In 2025, Alberta's premier is musing about bringing coal power back.
🔗: youtu.be/WEgu3im_22I?...
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
In 2001, Alberta got 80% of its electricity from coal.
In 2015, the province announced coal power would be phased out by 2030.
In 2024, the last coal plant shut down, six years ahead of schedule.
In 2025, Alberta's premier is musing about bringing coal power back.
🔗: youtu.be/WEgu3im_22I?...
In 2015, the province announced coal power would be phased out by 2030.
In 2024, the last coal plant shut down, six years ahead of schedule.
In 2025, Alberta's premier is musing about bringing coal power back.
🔗: youtu.be/WEgu3im_22I?...
He cites Danielle Smith as someone who could make trade more difficult, but surely she won’t. Ugh my premier has quite the reputation.
Cramer: If you haven’t noticed, the president has been taking down some tariffs little by little, country by country. He is noticing the inflationary outcome of some of those specific tariffs.
November 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
He cites Danielle Smith as someone who could make trade more difficult, but surely she won’t. Ugh my premier has quite the reputation.
I’ll give Carney credit for making many new trade deals. That’s what Canada voted for, so I’m glad that part of his agenda is being followed through.
Canada, Australia, and India just formed a new trilateral partnership on technology and innovation.
We’ll work more closely together on clean energy, critical minerals, and AI to unlock new research, more opportunities, and greater prosperity.
We’ll work more closely together on clean energy, critical minerals, and AI to unlock new research, more opportunities, and greater prosperity.
November 23, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I’ll give Carney credit for making many new trade deals. That’s what Canada voted for, so I’m glad that part of his agenda is being followed through.
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America putting most of its eggs in the generative AI basket, China going hard into green tech. When history looks back on this period, someone is going to look awfully stupid.
November 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
America putting most of its eggs in the generative AI basket, China going hard into green tech. When history looks back on this period, someone is going to look awfully stupid.
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Agreed on both points. This is a good lesson.
I’m no fan of Elizabeth May but she’s educating us on proposed projects
November 22, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Agreed on both points. This is a good lesson.