jerrymacgp
@jerrymacgp.bsky.social
Registered Nurse & union activist in northwestern Alberta 🇨🇦. Pragmatic left-wing politics. Settler in Treaty 8 territory. Married, dad of 3 & granddad of 4. Vaxxed. Interests: #abpoli & #cdnpoli, heavy metal & Star Trek. No crypto! He/him/his.
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jerrymacgp
@jerrymacgp.bsky.social
· Feb 5
Well I just unfollowed over 90% of my list on ‘X’. I don’t feel I can fully deactivate there, as I still follow a scant few institutional & municipal accounts that I predict will stubbornly stick with that platform & can’t not keep up with. #Xodus2025
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The people running Silicon Valley are some of the craziest people alive, and the people running the White House are the most loathsome demons in the western world, and the rest of the billionaires are mostly evil weirdos, and all of them have the equivalent of lead poisoning from the Internet
November 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The people running Silicon Valley are some of the craziest people alive, and the people running the White House are the most loathsome demons in the western world, and the rest of the billionaires are mostly evil weirdos, and all of them have the equivalent of lead poisoning from the Internet
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The idea of Trump assisting in a covert operation is like imagining a llama trying to do brain surgery.
November 25, 2025 at 4:44 AM
The idea of Trump assisting in a covert operation is like imagining a llama trying to do brain surgery.
1/. An oil pipeline to BC's North Coast is still a non-starter, no matter what Daniellezebub & PMMC say. The coastal First Nations will fight it tooth & nail, & it will get stalled in the courts, just like the old Northern Gateway did.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli
Ottawa, Alberta agree to broad outlines of energy deal, including path to pipeline | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have agreed to the broad outlines of a memorandum of understanding that would give Alberta special exemptions from federal environmental l...
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 4:53 AM
1/. An oil pipeline to BC's North Coast is still a non-starter, no matter what Daniellezebub & PMMC say. The coastal First Nations will fight it tooth & nail, & it will get stalled in the courts, just like the old Northern Gateway did.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli
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It’s the guns!!! Someone please help!!!!
August 28, 2025 at 4:34 AM
It’s the guns!!! Someone please help!!!!
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The myth that the NHS is ‘free’ is propagated by people who don’t want it to exist. No it’s not free! It’s paid for by the public - and many older patients who need the service more than most have paid into the system for their entire working lives!
November 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The myth that the NHS is ‘free’ is propagated by people who don’t want it to exist. No it’s not free! It’s paid for by the public - and many older patients who need the service more than most have paid into the system for their entire working lives!
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This article is from @markhertling.bsky.social - a retired three-star Army general - and everyone should read it.
November 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
This article is from @markhertling.bsky.social - a retired three-star Army general - and everyone should read it.
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Met a couple of nurses at a non-healthcare conference this wkend. I told them many of us are appalled at what they face & that we see and support them. The moral injury is real. They said it was good to hear, as they don't always feel that public support. That appreciation matters right now. #ABpoli
November 24, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Met a couple of nurses at a non-healthcare conference this wkend. I told them many of us are appalled at what they face & that we see and support them. The moral injury is real. They said it was good to hear, as they don't always feel that public support. That appreciation matters right now. #ABpoli
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Nurses don't want patient care happening in hallways. The workload is taking a toll on their personal lives. Their stress levels are very high.
November 24, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Nurses don't want patient care happening in hallways. The workload is taking a toll on their personal lives. Their stress levels are very high.
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Too late. Marco Rubio already spilled the truth. The so called peace plan was Russia’s wish list, not something the US drafted. He’s trying to walk it back but the damage is done.
He’s scrambling.
He’s scrambling.
November 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Too late. Marco Rubio already spilled the truth. The so called peace plan was Russia’s wish list, not something the US drafted. He’s trying to walk it back but the damage is done.
He’s scrambling.
He’s scrambling.
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X is a monster platform feeding lies and misinformation created by foreign entities for the purpose of sowing chaos. Yes, that's a concern.
November 24, 2025 at 3:13 AM
X is a monster platform feeding lies and misinformation created by foreign entities for the purpose of sowing chaos. Yes, that's a concern.
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Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.
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Premier Danielle Smith is restricting the freedom & rights of vulnerable young people, intruding on the confidential medical conversations of physicians and their patients, and disregarding the rights of patients to access medically necessary care.
Help push back: www.stop-smith.ca
Help push back: www.stop-smith.ca
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Premier Danielle Smith is restricting the freedom & rights of vulnerable young people, intruding on the confidential medical conversations of physicians and their patients, and disregarding the rights of patients to access medically necessary care.
Help push back: www.stop-smith.ca
Help push back: www.stop-smith.ca
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Alberta is headed in this direction if anyone cares #abpoli
A trans teen in Iowa completed suicide after severe bullying by classmates and teachers.
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
Heartbroken family of trans teen speaks out about how bullying led to his death
The family of trans Iowa student Miles Phipps has spoken out about bullying following losing their son to suicide. He was just 15-years-old.
www.thepinknews.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Alberta is headed in this direction if anyone cares #abpoli
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Very fair to bring this up in the current environment.
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Very fair to bring this up in the current environment.
Is there anything more Canadian than this? My wife & I went out for lunch, & in the pub there were TV screens all around, all tuned to sports. Nothing unusual about that. But half the TVs were tuned to hockey, & half to curling lol :-).
Who says we have no culture? Lol.
#ForeverCanadian #ElbowsUp
Who says we have no culture? Lol.
#ForeverCanadian #ElbowsUp
November 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Is there anything more Canadian than this? My wife & I went out for lunch, & in the pub there were TV screens all around, all tuned to sports. Nothing unusual about that. But half the TVs were tuned to hockey, & half to curling lol :-).
Who says we have no culture? Lol.
#ForeverCanadian #ElbowsUp
Who says we have no culture? Lol.
#ForeverCanadian #ElbowsUp
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A quote from former Alberta premier Ralph Klein I hadn't come across before (in a column @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social wrote in 2024).
albertaviews.ca/stripping-aw...
albertaviews.ca/stripping-aw...
November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A quote from former Alberta premier Ralph Klein I hadn't come across before (in a column @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social wrote in 2024).
albertaviews.ca/stripping-aw...
albertaviews.ca/stripping-aw...
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Incredible headline.
Elon Musk Could 'Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,' Grok Says
Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
www.404media.co
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Incredible headline.
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"“I was at the town hall June 11 in Fort Macleod when the premier said, ‘If you guys don’t want to have coal, you should start a citizens initiative.’ So I’ve been thinking about it ever since.”"
Will the UCP listen? Still .. with this I stand with Corb!
Will the UCP listen? Still .. with this I stand with Corb!
Danielle Smith dared Eastern Slopes coal mine opponents to start a citizen initiative petition – so Corb Lund did. albertapolitics.ca/2025/11/dani...
Danielle Smith dared Eastern Slopes coal mine opponents to start a citizen initiative petition – so Corb Lund did - Alberta Politics
Albertan country music icon Corb Lund showed up in Edmonton yesterday to drop off a citizen initiative application at the offices of Elections Alberta for a referendum petition seeking permanent prote...
albertapolitics.ca
November 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
"“I was at the town hall June 11 in Fort Macleod when the premier said, ‘If you guys don’t want to have coal, you should start a citizens initiative.’ So I’ve been thinking about it ever since.”"
Will the UCP listen? Still .. with this I stand with Corb!
Will the UCP listen? Still .. with this I stand with Corb!
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Danielle Smith dared Eastern Slopes coal mine opponents to start a citizen initiative petition – so Corb Lund did. albertapolitics.ca/2025/11/dani...
Danielle Smith dared Eastern Slopes coal mine opponents to start a citizen initiative petition – so Corb Lund did - Alberta Politics
Albertan country music icon Corb Lund showed up in Edmonton yesterday to drop off a citizen initiative application at the offices of Elections Alberta for a referendum petition seeking permanent prote...
albertapolitics.ca
November 20, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Danielle Smith dared Eastern Slopes coal mine opponents to start a citizen initiative petition – so Corb Lund did. albertapolitics.ca/2025/11/dani...
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In Spring, I shared stories about constituents stuck on surgery waitlists.
Now, instead of investing & supporting public healthcare, the UCP Gov is allowing private delivery of healthcare services.
New Democrats will always stand up for equitable access to public healthcare.
Now, instead of investing & supporting public healthcare, the UCP Gov is allowing private delivery of healthcare services.
New Democrats will always stand up for equitable access to public healthcare.
November 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
In Spring, I shared stories about constituents stuck on surgery waitlists.
Now, instead of investing & supporting public healthcare, the UCP Gov is allowing private delivery of healthcare services.
New Democrats will always stand up for equitable access to public healthcare.
Now, instead of investing & supporting public healthcare, the UCP Gov is allowing private delivery of healthcare services.
New Democrats will always stand up for equitable access to public healthcare.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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This is a truly horrible story. A family from Germany died in Turkey. First, the authorities thought it was food poisoning.
Now it appears it may have been poisoning from pesticides used by their hotel to try to get rid of a bed bug infestation.
Public health is critical to everyone.
Now it appears it may have been poisoning from pesticides used by their hotel to try to get rid of a bed bug infestation.
Public health is critical to everyone.
Mysterious poisoning case deepens after deaths of 2 children and their parents at popular Istanbul tourist site
Eleven people have been detained in connection with the deaths of four members of the same family in Istanbul, the state-run Anadolu news agency said.
www.cbsnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This is a truly horrible story. A family from Germany died in Turkey. First, the authorities thought it was food poisoning.
Now it appears it may have been poisoning from pesticides used by their hotel to try to get rid of a bed bug infestation.
Public health is critical to everyone.
Now it appears it may have been poisoning from pesticides used by their hotel to try to get rid of a bed bug infestation.
Public health is critical to everyone.