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#ELBOWSUP. Loves: Irish & GiGi, being a teacher and expletives. Likes: reading sci fi, naps, gaming and poutine. Lurker. F*#$ the UPC; they are the bottom barrel sludge of Alberta.
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People often ask: what can ordinary people do to stop populists like Trump and Smith from running roughshod over democratic norms?
Populists rely on the widespread perception that their actions are supported by "the majority" and "common people."
Anything that punctures that myth helps. +
Populists rely on the widespread perception that their actions are supported by "the majority" and "common people."
Anything that punctures that myth helps. +
December 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
People often ask: what can ordinary people do to stop populists like Trump and Smith from running roughshod over democratic norms?
Populists rely on the widespread perception that their actions are supported by "the majority" and "common people."
Anything that punctures that myth helps. +
Populists rely on the widespread perception that their actions are supported by "the majority" and "common people."
Anything that punctures that myth helps. +
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Sending extra rainbows to those attending the UCP convention in our neighbourhood this weekend.
November 29, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Sending extra rainbows to those attending the UCP convention in our neighbourhood this weekend.
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An Indigenous woman from Alberta recently showcased her culinary talents on the big screen, bringing her passion for healthy, affordable and flavourful food to the MasterChef Canada stage.
Indigenous woman from Alberta showcases her culinary talents on MasterChef Canada | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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October 16, 2025 at 12:03 AM
An Indigenous woman from Alberta recently showcased her culinary talents on the big screen, bringing her passion for healthy, affordable and flavourful food to the MasterChef Canada stage.
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I began writing this story with a naive question in mind: What do we lose when public education is privatized? A lot, actually.
By following the MAGA playbook, the UCP’s push against public education not only undermines democracy, it jeopardizes the possibility of a better future for all Albertans.
By following the MAGA playbook, the UCP’s push against public education not only undermines democracy, it jeopardizes the possibility of a better future for all Albertans.
Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education | The Tyee
MAGA’s Project 2025 has become a blueprint for undermining Canada’s schools in the name of profit and privilege.
thetyee.ca
October 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I began writing this story with a naive question in mind: What do we lose when public education is privatized? A lot, actually.
By following the MAGA playbook, the UCP’s push against public education not only undermines democracy, it jeopardizes the possibility of a better future for all Albertans.
By following the MAGA playbook, the UCP’s push against public education not only undermines democracy, it jeopardizes the possibility of a better future for all Albertans.
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TKO - Trump, Kennedy, Oz. Totally Kindred Oppressors #autism #tylenol #quacks
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September 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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@uriebay.bsky.social @beyerstein.bsky.social @tomlevenson.bsky.social @anniegirl.bsky.social @doloresquintana.bsky.social @merlinofcanada.bsky.social @maej43.bsky.social Welcome to #Alberta nightmare. To get a free #CovidVaccines, go to #BC🙄 #DaniellleSmithIsUnfitToLead
"Any publicly funded immunization in B.C. can be provided at no cost to any Canadian travelling within the province," a statement from the ministry said.
Nice to know that BC has our backs, even when our own government does not.
Nice to know that BC has our backs, even when our own government does not.
Albertans can get COVID-19 vaccinations for free in B.C. | CBC News
People who don’t qualify for free COVID-19 vaccinations in Alberta can get one in British Columbia, the province’s ministry of health confirmed with CBC News.
www.cbc.ca
August 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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“Alberta’s order is precisely about banning books, as its direct effect is to force school authorities across the province to remove from their libraries a host of books deemed inappropriate by the state.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Opinion: In Alberta schools, books aren’t the threat — censorship is
The Alberta government should not be eroding the fundamental rights and freedoms of some of its most vulnerable community members.
edmontonjournal.com
August 4, 2025 at 2:55 AM
“Alberta’s order is precisely about banning books, as its direct effect is to force school authorities across the province to remove from their libraries a host of books deemed inappropriate by the state.”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
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This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
July 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
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I have some Indigenous Canadian book recommendations for you! Full list in the alt text :) @stevestred.bsky.social is celebrating Canadian Horror on his instagram & it inspired me to share these:
July 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I have some Indigenous Canadian book recommendations for you! Full list in the alt text :) @stevestred.bsky.social is celebrating Canadian Horror on his instagram & it inspired me to share these:
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You can’t replace artists with AI.
You can’t replace teachers with AI.
You can’t replace scientists with AI.
Important work comes from people. AI does not have the creativity, problem solving skills, and humanity necessary for the most important work we do as humans.
You can’t replace teachers with AI.
You can’t replace scientists with AI.
Important work comes from people. AI does not have the creativity, problem solving skills, and humanity necessary for the most important work we do as humans.
May 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
You can’t replace artists with AI.
You can’t replace teachers with AI.
You can’t replace scientists with AI.
Important work comes from people. AI does not have the creativity, problem solving skills, and humanity necessary for the most important work we do as humans.
You can’t replace teachers with AI.
You can’t replace scientists with AI.
Important work comes from people. AI does not have the creativity, problem solving skills, and humanity necessary for the most important work we do as humans.
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Carney responded to a request for comment.
April 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Carney responded to a request for comment.
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Dear Canada: tomorrow is Election Day. This is Mark Carney. Hint, hint.
April 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Dear Canada: tomorrow is Election Day. This is Mark Carney. Hint, hint.
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Poilievre followers remind me of Ford Pinto Owners. When asked how they liked their car they said great no one wanted to admit they bought a LEMON. Even though people were dying in them when they blew up. Well April 28th they will discover a Skippy Lemon.
April 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Poilievre followers remind me of Ford Pinto Owners. When asked how they liked their car they said great no one wanted to admit they bought a LEMON. Even though people were dying in them when they blew up. Well April 28th they will discover a Skippy Lemon.
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The Data Coup. www.ted.com/talks/carole... #wato
This is what a digital coup looks like
“We are watching the collapse of the international order in real time, and this is just the start,” says investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr. In a searing talk, she decries the rise of the “bro...
www.ted.com
April 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The Data Coup. www.ted.com/talks/carole... #wato
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Sit back turn up the volume and appreciate that you are a Canadian.
DEAR CANADA
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DEAR CANADA
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April 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Sit back turn up the volume and appreciate that you are a Canadian.
DEAR CANADA
player.vimeo.com/video/105661...
DEAR CANADA
player.vimeo.com/video/105661...
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Analogies are never perfect, but this one is instructive. If you’ll indulge me:
What would you call it if a German government ordered books from Jewish authors removed for being “subversive” and “anti-German” while having no problem with white supremacist literature?
Because that’s what this is.
What would you call it if a German government ordered books from Jewish authors removed for being “subversive” and “anti-German” while having no problem with white supremacist literature?
Because that’s what this is.
Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.
www.nytimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Analogies are never perfect, but this one is instructive. If you’ll indulge me:
What would you call it if a German government ordered books from Jewish authors removed for being “subversive” and “anti-German” while having no problem with white supremacist literature?
Because that’s what this is.
What would you call it if a German government ordered books from Jewish authors removed for being “subversive” and “anti-German” while having no problem with white supremacist literature?
Because that’s what this is.
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I’m saying this in my capacity as an author and once and future library worker:
Read whatever the hell you want.
I cannot impress enough on you that the “important” books aren’t important if you don’t jive with them. The popular books, the canon, the whatever. Read what you want.
Read whatever the hell you want.
I cannot impress enough on you that the “important” books aren’t important if you don’t jive with them. The popular books, the canon, the whatever. Read what you want.
April 10, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I’m saying this in my capacity as an author and once and future library worker:
Read whatever the hell you want.
I cannot impress enough on you that the “important” books aren’t important if you don’t jive with them. The popular books, the canon, the whatever. Read what you want.
Read whatever the hell you want.
I cannot impress enough on you that the “important” books aren’t important if you don’t jive with them. The popular books, the canon, the whatever. Read what you want.
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NEW PAPER, JUST OUT! 👀
Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. 🤯
A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. 🐛
Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x
Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. 🤯
A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. 🐛
Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x
April 9, 2025 at 10:07 AM
NEW PAPER, JUST OUT! 👀
Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. 🤯
A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. 🐛
Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x
Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. 🤯
A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. 🐛
Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x
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Scientists love to debate and argue, but if there are 3 things every scientist absolutely agrees on, it's that:
1. Climate change is real
2. Vaccines work
3. Those are NOT dire wolves 😤
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1. Climate change is real
2. Vaccines work
3. Those are NOT dire wolves 😤
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April 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Scientists love to debate and argue, but if there are 3 things every scientist absolutely agrees on, it's that:
1. Climate change is real
2. Vaccines work
3. Those are NOT dire wolves 😤
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1. Climate change is real
2. Vaccines work
3. Those are NOT dire wolves 😤
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As a polish person, I'm really saddened by the situation in the USA. People from all over the world are boycotting Musk and Trump.
March 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
As a polish person, I'm really saddened by the situation in the USA. People from all over the world are boycotting Musk and Trump.
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~ "An Alberta Mom's Response to Danielle Smith's Meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney."
March 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
~ "An Alberta Mom's Response to Danielle Smith's Meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney."
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Public Service Announcement.
March 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Public Service Announcement.