Rowan Wiebe
@rowanwiebe.bsky.social
A very strange person. Terrible jokes, queer christian, and politics from here on out. Asexual and Aromantic Advocate on a break. MLIS student at UofA for the next little bit. (Ne/Nem)
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We suspended teachers’ Charter rights because we just don’t want to pay them fairly is a hell of a position for a government to take.
December 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
We suspended teachers’ Charter rights because we just don’t want to pay them fairly is a hell of a position for a government to take.
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Has any prime minister ever gotten less political value out of a giant investment than Justin Trudeau got from TMX? Obviously environmental groups/voters were never going to like it, and most everyone else just pretends it never happened because it complicates the narrative.
December 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Has any prime minister ever gotten less political value out of a giant investment than Justin Trudeau got from TMX? Obviously environmental groups/voters were never going to like it, and most everyone else just pretends it never happened because it complicates the narrative.
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When council’s keep fees, charges, and taxes artificially low. Looking at you #yyccc
Oh, this is fun. Halifax Water's rates are going up so much now because they burned surpluses to keep the rates artificially low instead of using those surpluses to invest in needed infrastructure, so now we're catching up to 2020 and 2022's lack of investment.
December 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
When council’s keep fees, charges, and taxes artificially low. Looking at you #yyccc
Some on council will burn down the city before giving 1 (one) person a home. (Yes, I'm salty about the upcoming downzoning)
Calgary city council is debating eliminating the CTrain free fare zone downtown. Motion by Chabot who says it's arguably become a safe injection site. Interesting: admin's already been considering this. Says it'd allow for simpler enforcement for peace officers, reduce crowding at peak hrs. #yyccc
December 2, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Some on council will burn down the city before giving 1 (one) person a home. (Yes, I'm salty about the upcoming downzoning)
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This year we're doing Whamutopia. Every time you hear Last Christmas you have to have a mulled wine at your earliest convenience and toast George Michael, because he was a lad
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 AM
This year we're doing Whamutopia. Every time you hear Last Christmas you have to have a mulled wine at your earliest convenience and toast George Michael, because he was a lad
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It’s just a crime against humanity. There’s no war. Hegseth is just out here ordering the killing of civilians.
Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) says Pete Hegseth should "resign immediately" if it's true he gave a directive to “kill everybody” in a strike on boats in the Caribbean, including a second strike to kill survivors of the first strike.
“If the reports are true, Pete Hegseth likely committed a war crime."
“If the reports are true, Pete Hegseth likely committed a war crime."
December 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
It’s just a crime against humanity. There’s no war. Hegseth is just out here ordering the killing of civilians.
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extremely well written and thoughtful article which says everything i've been trying to for about 12 months. i highly recommend reading!
"Neither Spanberger’s political momentum nor her authority were in any way blunted by the ad onslaught. It was, by any reasonable measure, a cataclysmic night for the transphobes and for the argument that transphobia is kryptonite for Dems." www.liberalcurrents.com/trans-panic-...
Trans Panic? More Like Trans Apathetic
2025 shows trans rights aren't electoral poison. The truth? Most people just don't care that much.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
extremely well written and thoughtful article which says everything i've been trying to for about 12 months. i highly recommend reading!
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This explains something that has always mystified me about drivers who rail against bike lanes and transit. Why WOULDN'T you want people to have options not to drive? It would make your own driving better! But they don't just want good traffic, they want to reinforce the NORM of driving
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This explains something that has always mystified me about drivers who rail against bike lanes and transit. Why WOULDN'T you want people to have options not to drive? It would make your own driving better! But they don't just want good traffic, they want to reinforce the NORM of driving
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I would bet a lot of money that most people feel the same.
"We want to give people money directly so they can negotiate their own rates with an insurer!" I would pay a substantial premium to never ever have to interact with a health insurance company ever for any reason
November 30, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I would bet a lot of money that most people feel the same.
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I’ve played a lot of simcity but I didn’t know you could go pro
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I’ve played a lot of simcity but I didn’t know you could go pro
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It’s crazy that instead of this we have a patchwork of ppl paid privately to drive around the city clearing snow from random homes, ppl doing it themselves and having heart attacks, and uncleared sidewalks.
I know that many other cities don’t plow their sidewalks, leaving it up to property owners. This is completely crazy to me.
Our sidewalk plows look like this and they do a pretty good job.
Our sidewalk plows look like this and they do a pretty good job.
November 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It’s crazy that instead of this we have a patchwork of ppl paid privately to drive around the city clearing snow from random homes, ppl doing it themselves and having heart attacks, and uncleared sidewalks.
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
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Tour de force of investigative journalism here. Globe obtained evidence and made connections that Judge Wyant did not. Also, Globe confirmed former Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee was guest of Sam Mraiche at Oilers game. EPS failed to be forthright with me when I raised this in a previous story. 1
On Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Sam Mraiche
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w/ @tomcardoso.bsky.social @markmackinnon.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w/ @tomcardoso.bsky.social @markmackinnon.bsky.social @hoserlibrarian.bsky.social
Who is Sam Mraiche? Inside Alberta’s health care controversy
A Globe investigation into the provincial health agency’s dealings with a company whose contracts have come under scrutiny
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Tour de force of investigative journalism here. Globe obtained evidence and made connections that Judge Wyant did not. Also, Globe confirmed former Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee was guest of Sam Mraiche at Oilers game. EPS failed to be forthright with me when I raised this in a previous story. 1
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Opinion: Too big to fail, too small to save calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Opinion: Too big to fail, too small to save calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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Just saw a mother with several small children and a stroller struggling to get through the snow.
If we were to #PlowTheSidewalks it would benefit everyone, no matter how they get around.
If we were to #PlowTheSidewalks it would benefit everyone, no matter how they get around.
So many haters have told us it would never snow again and that we were fighting a fool’s errand…
November 29, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Just saw a mother with several small children and a stroller struggling to get through the snow.
If we were to #PlowTheSidewalks it would benefit everyone, no matter how they get around.
If we were to #PlowTheSidewalks it would benefit everyone, no matter how they get around.
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This is me being pontkessly contrarian but re AI usage and management I feel like it's less that management is a fake job and more that being in position of power enables one to be increasingly worse at their job in increasingly visible ways without any personal consequences
November 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This is me being pontkessly contrarian but re AI usage and management I feel like it's less that management is a fake job and more that being in position of power enables one to be increasingly worse at their job in increasingly visible ways without any personal consequences
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This gets at the fundamentally flawed approach of the federal government: they are trying to find a policy solution to an identity problem.
It is part of the polarized, populist identity to be opposed to an Ottawa and Liberal Canada are not them. No policy will change that, as TMX revealed.
It is part of the polarized, populist identity to be opposed to an Ottawa and Liberal Canada are not them. No policy will change that, as TMX revealed.
Danielle Smith gets booed at UCP convention after mentioning working with Canada
November 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This gets at the fundamentally flawed approach of the federal government: they are trying to find a policy solution to an identity problem.
It is part of the polarized, populist identity to be opposed to an Ottawa and Liberal Canada are not them. No policy will change that, as TMX revealed.
It is part of the polarized, populist identity to be opposed to an Ottawa and Liberal Canada are not them. No policy will change that, as TMX revealed.
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100%. There's no such thing as "AI", there are various somewhat related technologies that manage huge amounts of information in powerful ways. Some are fantastic, some are stupid, and it's pretty easy to tell the difference.
part of the reason i am genuinely irritated with the gAI/AGI cult is because there is real societal benefits in using ML techniques in medical care + weather analysis, and instead people get annoyed with anything that gets lumped in with the plagiarism machine
November 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
100%. There's no such thing as "AI", there are various somewhat related technologies that manage huge amounts of information in powerful ways. Some are fantastic, some are stupid, and it's pretty easy to tell the difference.
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Cars might work fine in California or Florida, but they’re not practical here in Canada. We have winter.
More than 300 collisions reported as early season snow slams parts of Ontario
YouTube video by CTV News
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Cars might work fine in California or Florida, but they’re not practical here in Canada. We have winter.
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Doug Ford about literally just building homes: well it's complicated we've got to work with our municipal partners
Doug Ford about the firms he's granting millions of dollars to: Planning Act whatnow?
Doug Ford about the firms he's granting millions of dollars to: Planning Act whatnow?
November 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Doug Ford about literally just building homes: well it's complicated we've got to work with our municipal partners
Doug Ford about the firms he's granting millions of dollars to: Planning Act whatnow?
Doug Ford about the firms he's granting millions of dollars to: Planning Act whatnow?
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fwiw, i think there was some value in Ottawa proving that they weren't the ones constraining conventional energy production, because the future of Alberta comes down to the UCP's desire to make money vs their desire to become separatists
Danielle Smith: "I hope people today feel a lot more confident that Canada works than they did a couple of days ago."
UCP convention crowd: LOUD BOOS
UCP convention crowd: LOUD BOOS
Danielle Smith tried to sell her federal-Alberta energy deal to the UCP convention crowd: tepid applause.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
November 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
fwiw, i think there was some value in Ottawa proving that they weren't the ones constraining conventional energy production, because the future of Alberta comes down to the UCP's desire to make money vs their desire to become separatists
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This is why folks call it a tool of fascism. It generates fear and distrust, which benefits fascist liars.
one insidious thing about gen AI is it's not just causing us to mistrust dodgy images, it's also making us mistrust images that look perfectly normal. this is gaslighting in a very literal sense bc the technology is undermining the trust we have in our own ability to perceive reality!
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This is why folks call it a tool of fascism. It generates fear and distrust, which benefits fascist liars.
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Buy the ticket, take the ride.
Danielle Smith gets booed at UCP convention after mentioning working with Canada
November 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Buy the ticket, take the ride.
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Some of us have been saying for a while that thinking you can control the politics of resentment is a mugs game. You reap what you sow, you don’t get to control it.
Danielle Smith: "I hope people today feel a lot more confident that Canada works than they did a couple of days ago."
UCP convention crowd: LOUD BOOS
UCP convention crowd: LOUD BOOS
Danielle Smith tried to sell her federal-Alberta energy deal to the UCP convention crowd: tepid applause.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
She told them that this proved Canada can work well for Alberta’s interests: loud boos.
This ain’t a base that wants Smith to work with a Liberal PM on a better industrial carbon tax.
November 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Some of us have been saying for a while that thinking you can control the politics of resentment is a mugs game. You reap what you sow, you don’t get to control it.