I can be prickly
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Retired, Canadian, love the Maritimes and live in Alberta. Despise the UCP. Never conservatives.
"I crush your head".
If you’re of a certain age, you will remember the head crusher from Kids in the Hall. This little video reminded me of that skit. I reserve this thought experiment for my most heinous enemies.
August 4, 2025 at 4:24 AM
"I crush your head".
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Why Was Premier Smith's Husband in a Secret Megaproject Meeting? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2024/08...
Why Was Premier Smith’s Husband in a Secret Megaproject Meeting? | The Tyee
Documents obtained by The Tyee show David Moretta attended a government huddle about a $2.6-billion rail proposal.
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August 4, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Why Was Premier Smith's Husband in a Secret Megaproject Meeting? via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2024/08...
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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.
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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
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#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Hang tough, 🇨🇦Canada.
August 2, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Hang tough, 🇨🇦Canada.
Trump and Erdogan. Two dictators.
August 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Trump and Erdogan. Two dictators.
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The President of United States firing the commissioner of the statistics bureau because the unemployment numbers are not good reminds me of that classic Stalin moment, executing the statisticians because they reported too many deaths the 1937 census
www.jstor.org/stable/2639947
www.jstor.org/stable/2639947
The 1937 Census and the Limits of Stalinist Rule on JSTOR
Catherine Merridale, The 1937 Census and the Limits of Stalinist Rule, The Historical Journal, Vol. 39, No. 1 (Mar., 1996), pp. 225-240
www.jstor.org
August 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The President of United States firing the commissioner of the statistics bureau because the unemployment numbers are not good reminds me of that classic Stalin moment, executing the statisticians because they reported too many deaths the 1937 census
www.jstor.org/stable/2639947
www.jstor.org/stable/2639947
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LOL. That Epstein distraction plan backfired. 🤦🏻♂️
‘Clinton Plan’ Emails Were Likely Made by Russian Spies, Declassified Report Shows www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...
‘Clinton Plan’ Emails Were Likely Made by Russian Spies, Declassified Report Shows www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...
‘Clinton Plan’ Emails Were Likely Made by Russian Spies, Declassified Report Shows
www.nytimes.com
August 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
LOL. That Epstein distraction plan backfired. 🤦🏻♂️
‘Clinton Plan’ Emails Were Likely Made by Russian Spies, Declassified Report Shows www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...
‘Clinton Plan’ Emails Were Likely Made by Russian Spies, Declassified Report Shows www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...
another reason not to go to the US, that and they are now allowing fracking water to irrigate farm land in Texas. there is no end to their corruption and greed. what a shit hole country.
'Make America Healthy Again' means eating French fries fried in beef tallow and drinking water that gives you cancer, apparently
August 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
another reason not to go to the US, that and they are now allowing fracking water to irrigate farm land in Texas. there is no end to their corruption and greed. what a shit hole country.
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HIV is ravaging the Russian army — infections up 2000% since the start of the war
Per Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, it is linked to unprotected sex and drug use.
Kremlin’s “traditional values” policies closed down organizations focused on HIV prevention and education.
Per Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, it is linked to unprotected sex and drug use.
Kremlin’s “traditional values” policies closed down organizations focused on HIV prevention and education.
August 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
HIV is ravaging the Russian army — infections up 2000% since the start of the war
Per Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, it is linked to unprotected sex and drug use.
Kremlin’s “traditional values” policies closed down organizations focused on HIV prevention and education.
Per Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, it is linked to unprotected sex and drug use.
Kremlin’s “traditional values” policies closed down organizations focused on HIV prevention and education.
no one who isn't a child rapist or corrupt would associate with Trump.
August 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
no one who isn't a child rapist or corrupt would associate with Trump.
jeezus, another reason not to go to the US. where does this end?
The US is at a crossroads ... "First ammunition vending machine in the state has been installed in a Central Texas grocery store" www.tpr.org/public-healt...
August 2, 2025 at 1:42 AM
jeezus, another reason not to go to the US. where does this end?
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Remember Brian Jean at the Fort Macleod town hall insisting the UCP could ensure no water contamination? How does he explain this government study? Also remember his Feb. 2021 open letter to Jason Kenney opposing coal mines?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Alberta's old coal mines contaminating rivers and endangering fish, study finds | CBC News
Alberta regulations meant to keep old coal mines from polluting streams and lakes are failing, a new study suggests. Authors of the report found high concentrations of several pollutants in rivers dow...
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August 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Remember Brian Jean at the Fort Macleod town hall insisting the UCP could ensure no water contamination? How does he explain this government study? Also remember his Feb. 2021 open letter to Jason Kenney opposing coal mines?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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This should be a Five Alarm Fire on every G'ddamned media outlet in the world.
I very rarely post a link to someone else's newsletter...as I have my own. This, however...is a MUST see.
open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
I very rarely post a link to someone else's newsletter...as I have my own. This, however...is a MUST see.
open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
Ex-CIA Whistleblower: "The NSA Audited The 2024 Election, Kamala Harris Won"
Math doesn’t lie—people do. A buried NSA‑authorized audit paved the way for this unelected illegitimate regime.
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August 1, 2025 at 9:51 PM
This should be a Five Alarm Fire on every G'ddamned media outlet in the world.
I very rarely post a link to someone else's newsletter...as I have my own. This, however...is a MUST see.
open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
I very rarely post a link to someone else's newsletter...as I have my own. This, however...is a MUST see.
open.substack.com/pub/thiswill...
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August 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Alberta already has water shortages in southern Alberta. Do we want this for Alberta?
August 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Alberta already has water shortages in southern Alberta. Do we want this for Alberta?
Classic Stalin move.
August 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Classic Stalin move.
check your data. Canada is not sending arms.
July 31, 2025 at 11:45 PM
check your data. Canada is not sending arms.
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Head of the Australian Energy Market Operator says he confident that the country’s main grid – and its smaller ones for that matter – can be run on 100% renewable energy.
reneweconomy.com.au/we-can-do-th...
reneweconomy.com.au/we-can-do-th...
“We can do that:” AEMO says power system can be run on 100 pct renewable energy
AEMO boss says Australia’s electricity grids can be run on 100 pct renewables, because the system issues identified after Spain blackout were already being addressed.
reneweconomy.com.au
July 29, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Head of the Australian Energy Market Operator says he confident that the country’s main grid – and its smaller ones for that matter – can be run on 100% renewable energy.
reneweconomy.com.au/we-can-do-th...
reneweconomy.com.au/we-can-do-th...
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The first energy projects confirmed/announced by PM Carney are renewable energy.
"The ultimate goal is to licence five gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030, enough to power hundreds of thousands of homes."
The areas have the possibility of producing up to 66GW.
Now we need the Wind West grid!
📌
"The ultimate goal is to licence five gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030, enough to power hundreds of thousands of homes."
The areas have the possibility of producing up to 66GW.
Now we need the Wind West grid!
📌
4 areas in #NovaScotia chosen for #Canada’s first offshore wind energy projects
Joint statement, the province & the Government of Canada said that the 4 areas are French Bank, Middle Bank, Sable Island Bank — off the mainland — & Sydney Bight — off Cape Breton.
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/07/29/f...
Joint statement, the province & the Government of Canada said that the 4 areas are French Bank, Middle Bank, Sable Island Bank — off the mainland — & Sydney Bight — off Cape Breton.
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/07/29/f...
Canada's first offshore wind energy projects will be in Nova Scotia
Four areas across Nova Scotia will be prepared for offshore wind energy, the first in the country. In a joint statement, the province and the Government of Canada said that the four areas are French B...
halifax.citynews.ca
July 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The first energy projects confirmed/announced by PM Carney are renewable energy.
"The ultimate goal is to licence five gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030, enough to power hundreds of thousands of homes."
The areas have the possibility of producing up to 66GW.
Now we need the Wind West grid!
📌
"The ultimate goal is to licence five gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030, enough to power hundreds of thousands of homes."
The areas have the possibility of producing up to 66GW.
Now we need the Wind West grid!
📌
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A name I wear proudly 🇨🇦🤭
NASTY!!! Hell yeah!
#loveusNASTYCANADIANS
#buyCanadian
youtu.be/BjdnG4CrpJg?...
NASTY!!! Hell yeah!
#loveusNASTYCANADIANS
#buyCanadian
youtu.be/BjdnG4CrpJg?...
He Calls Canada "NASTY" - A Claymation Political Satire
YouTube video by Matthew Thomas Gillespie
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July 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
A name I wear proudly 🇨🇦🤭
NASTY!!! Hell yeah!
#loveusNASTYCANADIANS
#buyCanadian
youtu.be/BjdnG4CrpJg?...
NASTY!!! Hell yeah!
#loveusNASTYCANADIANS
#buyCanadian
youtu.be/BjdnG4CrpJg?...
The BOE report of July 27,2025 has an article that supports the opinion that it will be almost impossible to meet the $350 billion commitment to import US energy.
As the outlines of the E.U. trade deal emerge in the public reporting, a quick post on what it all means for Canada.
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Uhmm....Are we about to be *the cheese*?
The cheese stands alone! The cheese stands alone! Hi-ho the derry-o, the cheese stands alone!
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July 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The BOE report of July 27,2025 has an article that supports the opinion that it will be almost impossible to meet the $350 billion commitment to import US energy.
If only the UCP cared about optics or for that matter, anything other than lining their pockets.
July 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
If only the UCP cared about optics or for that matter, anything other than lining their pockets.
it's as though the GOP attracts sexual abusers.
Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma schools chief who wants bibles in the classroom and Christianity taught to kids, just got caught watching adult content.
On his work computer.
During a Board of Education meeting.
Read that again.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/ryan-walte...
On his work computer.
During a Board of Education meeting.
Read that again.
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/ryan-walte...
Ryan Walters' TV displayed "nude women" during a meeting. Now he's blaming the media.
The Oklahoma schools chief who crusades against smut now faces an investigation into his own explicit screen time
www.friendlyatheist.com
July 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
it's as though the GOP attracts sexual abusers.