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charlieangus104.bsky.social
Polls don't vote. People do. Take nothing for granted in this historic election my friends.
We need to stop MAGA MAPLE while ensuring there is a progressive presence in Canada's palrliament.
Your vote matters.
Here's my latest.
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Take Nothing for Granted
"Polls don't vote.
charlieangus.substack.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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pancholirakhi.bsky.social
A month ago, the UCP said they would direct government procurement to prioritize buying Albertan & Canadian goods & services.

This week, they abandoned that.

Because they don’t want to upset Trump.

It’s clear which team the UCP is on. It’s not Team Canada.
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Alberta pauses some of its fight-back plan against the U.S. amid tariff dispute
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is pausing the procurement policy it announced to fight U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.
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April 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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charlieangus104.bsky.social
Project 2025 was the roadmap for DOGE and the destruction of a non-partisan civil service.
Conservative insiders are bragging that enacting DOGE NORTH would be even easier in Canada.
Trashing the public service is key for the fascist playbook.
Please read my latest.

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DOGE NORTH: Another Chapter in the Fascist Playbook
It was called the Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service. This lofty-sounding legislation was the battering ram by which Hitler destroyed the independent civil service in Germany.
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April 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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charlieangus104.bsky.social
Trump's attack on universities and students is a modern case of fascist book burning.
Poilievre vows that if elected he too will target scientific research and cut funding to "woke" universities.
Read my latest on the fascist playbook.

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Book Burners on the March
Poilievre joins Trump's attack on universities
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April 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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joshtpm.bsky.social
Not sure of the paywall status with this but really enjoyed this piece in The New Yorker, assembling a practical guide to remaining fully American, even under Trump, w interviews from global dissident movements. Good stuff. www.newyorker.com/news/the-wee...
So You Want to Be a Dissident?
A practical guide to courage in Trump’s age of fear.
www.newyorker.com
April 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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drjengunter.bsky.social
Canada, abortion is the canary in the coal mine. Restricting abortion is a tool of authoritarian regimes. Which party has the forced birth candidates? The conservatives! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Author, gynecologist Jen Gunter says she's moving back to Canada as reproductive rights erode in U.S. | CBC News
Jen Gunter, a Winnipeg-born gynecologist and bestselling author, says she's had enough with the United States, but she’s also prescribing a stark warning for Canadian voters concerned about the future...
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April 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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hcrichardson.bsky.social
April 7, 2025
April 7, 2025
Major indexes on the stock market began down more than 3% today when, as Allison Morrow of CNN reported, a rumor that Trump was considering delaying his tariffs by three months sent stocks surging upw...
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April 8, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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charlieangus104.bsky.social
Of course Poilievre is standing by a candidate who made despicable comments about Indigenous people.
When people show you who they really are, believe them.
April 5, 2025 at 9:02 PM
niknakhill.bsky.social
thebeaverton.com The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · Apr 2
Conservatives confident attacking female journalist will distract from Poilievre’s comments about women’s “biological clocks”
pressprogress.ca PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · Apr 1
NEW: CTV cancelled a fact-checking segment in response to political pressure from Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives

An audio recording obtained by PressProgress shows CTV cancelled an ‘election misinformation’ segment with journalist Rachel Gilmore after online backlash from conservatives
April 2, 2025 at 2:57 AM
niknakhill.bsky.social
The shortcomings of AI being used as "expertise without experts."
jenmercieca.bsky.social Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · Mar 29
Really love this metaphor from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social "But A.I. is a parasite...The political problem with A.I.’s hype is that its most compelling use case is starving the host — fewer teachers, fewer degrees, fewer workers, fewer healthy information environments." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
Opinion | The Tech Fantasy That Powers A.I. Is Running on Fumes (Gift Article)
A.I. is just what we need in the post-fact era: less research and more predicting what we want to hear.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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jenmercieca.bsky.social
Really love this metaphor from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social "But A.I. is a parasite...The political problem with A.I.’s hype is that its most compelling use case is starving the host — fewer teachers, fewer degrees, fewer workers, fewer healthy information environments." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
Opinion | The Tech Fantasy That Powers A.I. Is Running on Fumes (Gift Article)
A.I. is just what we need in the post-fact era: less research and more predicting what we want to hear.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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disorderedyyc.bsky.social
This isn't a list of demands for Albertans.

It's a list of demands from an oil & gas lobbyist pretending she's doing the job of a premier.

#ableg #abpoli
robsonfletcher.com Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · Mar 20
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she met with Prime Minister Mark Carney "at his request" today and gave him a "list of demands."

She says whoever wins the next election "must address" these demands "within the first six months of their term to avoid an unprecedented national unity crisis."
Statement: Premier Danielle Smith’s meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney March 20, 2025 Media inquiries Premier Danielle Smith issued the following statement following her meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney: “At his request, I met with Prime Minister Mark Carney today. We had a very frank discussion in which I made it clear that Albertans will no longer tolerate the way we've been treated by the federal Liberals over the past 10 years. I provided a specific list of demands the next Prime Minister, regardless of who that is, must address within the first six months of their term to avoid an unprecedented national unity crisis. This includes: Guaranteeing Alberta full access to unfettered oil and gas corridors to the north, east, and west Repealing Bill C-69 (aka. “no new pipelines act”) Lifting the tanker ban off the B.C. coast Eliminating the oil and gas emissions cap, which is a production cap Scrapping the so-called Clean Electricity Regulations Ending the prohibition on single use plastics Abandoning the net-zero car mandate Returning oversight of the industrial carbon tax to the provinces Halting the federal censorship of energy companies “I also made it clear that Alberta, as owner of the resource, will not accept an export tax or restriction of Alberta’s oil and gas to the United States, and that our province is no longer agreeable to subsidizing other large provinces who are fully capable of funding themselves. Lastly, I made it clear that federal mismanagement of Jasper and Banff national parks resulted in last year’s tragic wildfire in Jasper and is endangering Banff, and the situation must be rectified immediately. “With the federal election about to be called, I encourage all Albertans to get involved in what is likely one of the most pivotal and important elections in our nation’s history, and to support the party and candidates that have consistently advocated for freeing Alberta from federal overreach and the repeated economic attacks our …
March 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM