Joanne Mccuaig
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Remember: the government invoking the Notwithstanding clause in advance of any complete legal process means that they admit that their legislation cannot pass the Oakes test and hence will not be deemed to be a "reasonable limit" to Charter rights, "demonstrably justified in a free and democratic...
November 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Remember: the government invoking the Notwithstanding clause in advance of any complete legal process means that they admit that their legislation cannot pass the Oakes test and hence will not be deemed to be a "reasonable limit" to Charter rights, "demonstrably justified in a free and democratic...
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What good is a Charter of Rights and Freedoms if there is an out clause?
November 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
What good is a Charter of Rights and Freedoms if there is an out clause?
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Wielding power over the powerless is the mark of the bully. Wielding strength against the weak is cowardice. Real strength is when you have such power, but choose to use it in defence of the vulnerable instead. That is the mark of the true warrior.
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Wielding power over the powerless is the mark of the bully. Wielding strength against the weak is cowardice. Real strength is when you have such power, but choose to use it in defence of the vulnerable instead. That is the mark of the true warrior.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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whomst amongst us
October 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
whomst amongst us
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Billionaires are more interested in using their wealth to colonize Mars than they are in using that same wealth to reverse human-caused climate change here on Earth.
October 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Billionaires are more interested in using their wealth to colonize Mars than they are in using that same wealth to reverse human-caused climate change here on Earth.
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Will this turn out to be "left" or "right" wing in motivation? It's still too early to say! But this is clear evidence of the time we've stepped into as a country. Domestic terrorism is going to look more like this going forward than the attacks of yesteryear.
September 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Will this turn out to be "left" or "right" wing in motivation? It's still too early to say! But this is clear evidence of the time we've stepped into as a country. Domestic terrorism is going to look more like this going forward than the attacks of yesteryear.
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I mean, sure, "Elephants never forget" is cute and all, but "corvids carry generational grudges" is both factually correct and _sick as hell_
July 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I mean, sure, "Elephants never forget" is cute and all, but "corvids carry generational grudges" is both factually correct and _sick as hell_
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I find the whole Grassy Mountain mine project abhorrent
The UCP have shown a complete lack of interest in the needs of regular Albertans
They don't care that it will poison our water, ruin landowners downstream & have a devastating impact on wildlife
They only care about the CEOs
#ableg #Alberta
The UCP have shown a complete lack of interest in the needs of regular Albertans
They don't care that it will poison our water, ruin landowners downstream & have a devastating impact on wildlife
They only care about the CEOs
#ableg #Alberta
Good to see this perspective:
"As I enter my senior engineering years, I see the bigger picture. Our profession’s ethical duty must also apply to strategic decisions." #ableg #abpoli
"As I enter my senior engineering years, I see the bigger picture. Our profession’s ethical duty must also apply to strategic decisions." #ableg #abpoli
Opinion: I can’t stay silent about Grassy Mountain — and neither should you
Province's coal mine strategy relies on advice from boardroom CEOs and not expertise from engineers.
calgaryherald.com
July 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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We do not get to choose where we are born, our ancestry or kin, or the condition of the world they brought us into. A true warrior lives honorably and seeks to better the world so those who come after us don't hate us for the choices we did get to make.
July 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
We do not get to choose where we are born, our ancestry or kin, or the condition of the world they brought us into. A true warrior lives honorably and seeks to better the world so those who come after us don't hate us for the choices we did get to make.
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It is not your job to make it easy for those who would exploit or oppress you. Be difficult. Be stubborn. Be a problem that keeps them up at night.
July 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
It is not your job to make it easy for those who would exploit or oppress you. Be difficult. Be stubborn. Be a problem that keeps them up at night.
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On this Good Friday, it's important to remember that the gentle Jesus died so racist white people could invoke his name to do some of the most heinous shit imaginable.
April 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
On this Good Friday, it's important to remember that the gentle Jesus died so racist white people could invoke his name to do some of the most heinous shit imaginable.
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If gang affiliation is illegal, then why isn’t every white supremacist gang getting rounded up and deported to concentration camps in another country?
April 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
If gang affiliation is illegal, then why isn’t every white supremacist gang getting rounded up and deported to concentration camps in another country?
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A lot of conservative men would burn the entire world down if it meant getting women out of the workforce because their entire sense of self is based on the idea that they were born superior to women
April 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
A lot of conservative men would burn the entire world down if it meant getting women out of the workforce because their entire sense of self is based on the idea that they were born superior to women
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🔥 GIVEAWAY 🔥 Feeling lucky? We're giving away 5 copies of 𝘙𝘰𝘫𝘢𝘷𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴: 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴! To enter, follow AK Press and share this post. Shipping to US & Canada, but we'll send an e-book if you're somewhere else. We'll announce the winners 2/18 (release day!) www.akpress.org/rojava-in-fo...
February 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
🔥 GIVEAWAY 🔥 Feeling lucky? We're giving away 5 copies of 𝘙𝘰𝘫𝘢𝘷𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴: 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴! To enter, follow AK Press and share this post. Shipping to US & Canada, but we'll send an e-book if you're somewhere else. We'll announce the winners 2/18 (release day!) www.akpress.org/rojava-in-fo...
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My wife asked what a BlueSky post is called and I, with reluctance, told her it's a "skeet."
"Eew," she said, and I could only agree. "Why don't they call them 'flutters'? The logo's a butterfly, after all."
She's absolutely right. Henceforth, I shall be fluttering.
"Eew," she said, and I could only agree. "Why don't they call them 'flutters'? The logo's a butterfly, after all."
She's absolutely right. Henceforth, I shall be fluttering.
January 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
My wife asked what a BlueSky post is called and I, with reluctance, told her it's a "skeet."
"Eew," she said, and I could only agree. "Why don't they call them 'flutters'? The logo's a butterfly, after all."
She's absolutely right. Henceforth, I shall be fluttering.
"Eew," she said, and I could only agree. "Why don't they call them 'flutters'? The logo's a butterfly, after all."
She's absolutely right. Henceforth, I shall be fluttering.
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I’m not trans and I’m not going to speak for trans people but I am goddamn sick of ‘moderates’ blaming them for their own oppression.
January 20, 2025 at 5:18 AM
I’m not trans and I’m not going to speak for trans people but I am goddamn sick of ‘moderates’ blaming them for their own oppression.
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Adulthood sucks sometimes but at least we don’t have to play dodgeball anymore
January 14, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Adulthood sucks sometimes but at least we don’t have to play dodgeball anymore
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A message for our time from Homer’s Iliad.
December 22, 2024 at 8:55 AM
A message for our time from Homer’s Iliad.
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"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
-- Arthur C. Clarke, born #OTD 1917
-- Arthur C. Clarke, born #OTD 1917
December 16, 2024 at 11:09 AM
"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
-- Arthur C. Clarke, born #OTD 1917
-- Arthur C. Clarke, born #OTD 1917
I believed it
I'm old enough to remember when we thought tech/internet whiz kids would be anarchists on a mission to turn the world into a better more equal place. Sounds stupid now, but many of us believed this.
December 14, 2024 at 7:31 PM
I believed it
