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Incredible man
The hero of the Hannukah massacre has been identified as Ahmed Al-Ahmed, a 43-year-old fruit shop owner. He disarmed one of the gunmen. He is Muslim.
May he be an inspiration to the world.
May he be an inspiration to the world.
December 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Incredible man
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In the midst of a tide of misinformation, it does sometimes feel like a pointless fight, especially as the structures that could combat misinfo—from fact checking to regulations to platform policies—are being dismantled. That doesn't mean it's a fight that's not worth having.
The disinformation wars are here
How Joe Biden’s administration caved to the right in the battle for truth.
www.theverge.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
In the midst of a tide of misinformation, it does sometimes feel like a pointless fight, especially as the structures that could combat misinfo—from fact checking to regulations to platform policies—are being dismantled. That doesn't mean it's a fight that's not worth having.
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“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
December 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda.
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
- Garry Kasparov
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Property taxes are confusing, because the UCP prefers it.
Last year, Edmonton increased municipal taxes by 5.7%. But then the UCP hiked the Education Tax by 9% and forced cities to collect it for them.
The UCP loves systems where others shoulder the blame for their actions.
Last year, Edmonton increased municipal taxes by 5.7%. But then the UCP hiked the Education Tax by 9% and forced cities to collect it for them.
The UCP loves systems where others shoulder the blame for their actions.
December 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Property taxes are confusing, because the UCP prefers it.
Last year, Edmonton increased municipal taxes by 5.7%. But then the UCP hiked the Education Tax by 9% and forced cities to collect it for them.
The UCP loves systems where others shoulder the blame for their actions.
Last year, Edmonton increased municipal taxes by 5.7%. But then the UCP hiked the Education Tax by 9% and forced cities to collect it for them.
The UCP loves systems where others shoulder the blame for their actions.
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My latest investigation for @thetyee.ca details what the UCP government doesn't want the public to know about their private surgery push.
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta’s For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing | The Tyee
The shift strong-arms doctors but hasn’t saved money or shortened waits for critical operations, sources say. A Tyee investigation.
thetyee.ca
November 17, 2025 at 5:18 AM
My latest investigation for @thetyee.ca details what the UCP government doesn't want the public to know about their private surgery push.
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
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Parents, the UCP kept your kids out of school for over 3 weeks and hasn't taken a single step since to improve learning conditions.
What an insult to you, your kids and their teachers.
And now they’re going to force teachers back to those same conditions.
youtube.com/shorts/843Gc...
What an insult to you, your kids and their teachers.
And now they’re going to force teachers back to those same conditions.
youtube.com/shorts/843Gc...
No school for 3 weeks with no plan to return is an insult to families across Alberta.
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
youtube.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Parents, the UCP kept your kids out of school for over 3 weeks and hasn't taken a single step since to improve learning conditions.
What an insult to you, your kids and their teachers.
And now they’re going to force teachers back to those same conditions.
youtube.com/shorts/843Gc...
What an insult to you, your kids and their teachers.
And now they’re going to force teachers back to those same conditions.
youtube.com/shorts/843Gc...
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It turns out, giving everyone free vaccines would save Alberta the most money. But restricting vaccines was never about saving money, was it Premier Smith? #abpoli #ableg #yyc #yeg #yql #abhealth #cdnpoli
Free vaccines cheaper than dealing with ramifications of low vaccination rate: Alberta Medical Association
Free vaccines cheaper than dealing with ramifications of low vaccination rate: Alberta Medical Association
If saving money is the Alberta government’s priority, the most cost-effective route is distributing the COVID-19 vaccine widely and freely – not charging $100 for it, says the Alberta Medical Association.
bit.ly
October 23, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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The Alberta Legislature grounds today 👊 ♥️
October 24, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The Alberta Legislature grounds today 👊 ♥️
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Today, I take my seat in the Legislature for the first time as the MLA for Edmonton-Strathcona and Leader of the Official Opposition.
Representing you in this chamber is an incredible honour of a lifetime and a responsibility that I’m deeply grateful for.
Thank you, Alberta.
Representing you in this chamber is an incredible honour of a lifetime and a responsibility that I’m deeply grateful for.
Thank you, Alberta.
October 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Today, I take my seat in the Legislature for the first time as the MLA for Edmonton-Strathcona and Leader of the Official Opposition.
Representing you in this chamber is an incredible honour of a lifetime and a responsibility that I’m deeply grateful for.
Thank you, Alberta.
Representing you in this chamber is an incredible honour of a lifetime and a responsibility that I’m deeply grateful for.
Thank you, Alberta.
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Thank you, @mit.edu, for taking the lead.
MIT refuses to accept White House terms for funding, other schools still mulling — Reuters
Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Sally Kornbluth on Friday said she
apple.news
October 11, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Thank you, @mit.edu, for taking the lead.
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The cost of living keeps rising, but the UCP haven’t raised the minimum wage in SEVEN years. Alberta’s New Democrats believe it’s long overdue.
We can build a better province and provide workers with what they need: a better paycheque.
youtube.com/shorts/FOZKU...
We can build a better province and provide workers with what they need: a better paycheque.
youtube.com/shorts/FOZKU...
Let's protect your paycheques, Alberta! Raise the minimum wage now!
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
youtube.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The cost of living keeps rising, but the UCP haven’t raised the minimum wage in SEVEN years. Alberta’s New Democrats believe it’s long overdue.
We can build a better province and provide workers with what they need: a better paycheque.
youtube.com/shorts/FOZKU...
We can build a better province and provide workers with what they need: a better paycheque.
youtube.com/shorts/FOZKU...
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For the first time in Alberta history, Danielle Smith will use the notwithstanding clause preemptively to shield her bills targeting vulnerable trans children from legal scrutiny.
Her actions are simply cruel and wrong.
Read my full statement below:
Her actions are simply cruel and wrong.
Read my full statement below:
September 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
For the first time in Alberta history, Danielle Smith will use the notwithstanding clause preemptively to shield her bills targeting vulnerable trans children from legal scrutiny.
Her actions are simply cruel and wrong.
Read my full statement below:
Her actions are simply cruel and wrong.
Read my full statement below:
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It seems you are unfamiliar with our game
NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost.com
Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is imposing strict new rules that would severely limit the ability of journalists to report on the Pentagon.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 20, 2025 at 1:45 AM
It seems you are unfamiliar with our game
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A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
September 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
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After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
www.yahoo.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
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We cannot make the headlines blunter people www.theverge.com/policy/77979...
September 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
We cannot make the headlines blunter people www.theverge.com/policy/77979...
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This Labour Day, let’s fight for something better.
Better wages. Better lives.
A better Alberta.
Better wages. Better lives.
A better Alberta.
Better wages. Better Lives. A better Alberta.
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
youtu.be
September 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This Labour Day, let’s fight for something better.
Better wages. Better lives.
A better Alberta.
Better wages. Better lives.
A better Alberta.
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Tech companies spending hundreds of millions to hire individual AI PhDs with the revenue they collected distributing endless medical and climate science misinformation is really just something else
August 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Tech companies spending hundreds of millions to hire individual AI PhDs with the revenue they collected distributing endless medical and climate science misinformation is really just something else
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Critics say the decision challenges the Alberta Energy Regulator’s credibility in a province ruled by a political party committed to fast-tracking resource development.
Andrew Nikiforuk writes. #abpoli
Andrew Nikiforuk writes. #abpoli
Outrage as Plug Pulled on Coal Mine Public Hearing | The Tyee
The CEO of Alberta’s energy regulator pleased a foreign mining firm with an unprecedented order.
thetyee.ca
August 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Critics say the decision challenges the Alberta Energy Regulator’s credibility in a province ruled by a political party committed to fast-tracking resource development.
Andrew Nikiforuk writes. #abpoli
Andrew Nikiforuk writes. #abpoli
If you live in Alberta you won’t be able to just walk into a pharmacy and get your vaccines this fall. Seems like preordering is a good idea
myhealth.alberta.ca/Topic/Immuni...
myhealth.alberta.ca/Topic/Immuni...
Book an immunization appointment
myhealth.alberta.ca
August 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
If you live in Alberta you won’t be able to just walk into a pharmacy and get your vaccines this fall. Seems like preordering is a good idea
myhealth.alberta.ca/Topic/Immuni...
myhealth.alberta.ca/Topic/Immuni...
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Good lord, did not see this yesterday globalnews.ca/news/1122919...
June 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Good lord, did not see this yesterday globalnews.ca/news/1122919...
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An extremely online breakup is happening and it’s only the country at stake www.wired.com/story/musk-t...
June 6, 2025 at 1:14 AM
An extremely online breakup is happening and it’s only the country at stake www.wired.com/story/musk-t...