lissa
@unraveledlissa.bsky.social
Artist & Writer living in Alberta | Democracy & fighting injustice
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Until we have Proportional Representation elections that give every voter equal representation, the Financier/Business class will continue to monopolize disproportionate power & sacrifice billions of lives in exchange for obscene profits for the wealthy few. @thestar.com
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COP30 climate deal omits plan to phase out fossil fuels | CBC News
World governments agreed on Saturday to a compromise climate deal at the COP30 conference in Brazil that would boost finance for poor nations coping with global warming — but omitted any mention of th...
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November 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Until we have Proportional Representation elections that give every voter equal representation, the Financier/Business class will continue to monopolize disproportionate power & sacrifice billions of lives in exchange for obscene profits for the wealthy few. @thestar.com
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In 11 years, Marjorie Taylor Greene will turn 62 and start living with a basic income floor for the rest of her life of about $1,230 a month, thanks to having served 5 years in Congress.
5 years ago, her net worth was around $700k. It's now around $22 million.
Just some facts to know.
5 years ago, her net worth was around $700k. It's now around $22 million.
Just some facts to know.
November 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
In 11 years, Marjorie Taylor Greene will turn 62 and start living with a basic income floor for the rest of her life of about $1,230 a month, thanks to having served 5 years in Congress.
5 years ago, her net worth was around $700k. It's now around $22 million.
Just some facts to know.
5 years ago, her net worth was around $700k. It's now around $22 million.
Just some facts to know.
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One of the reasons we need universal basic income plus higher taxes on the rich is to boost the spending power of the bottom 60% and in doing so, reorient our economy around the needs of the majority of people who comprise it. As inequality has increased, our economy has adjusted to meet rich wants.
November 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
One of the reasons we need universal basic income plus higher taxes on the rich is to boost the spending power of the bottom 60% and in doing so, reorient our economy around the needs of the majority of people who comprise it. As inequality has increased, our economy has adjusted to meet rich wants.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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When we voted for Carney healthcare was a priority for most of us
NOT more pipelines for Dani and her big oil backers - during a climate emergency
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NOT more pipelines for Dani and her big oil backers - during a climate emergency
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Canadians are leaving emergency departments before seeing a doctor — and coming back worse | CBC Shows
About half a million people left emergency departments across Canada before being seen by a doctor last year, according to data analysis by CBC’s Marketplace.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
When we voted for Carney healthcare was a priority for most of us
NOT more pipelines for Dani and her big oil backers - during a climate emergency
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NOT more pipelines for Dani and her big oil backers - during a climate emergency
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JG and UBI serve two different goals. UBI should be seen as a dividend and a way for EVERYONE to benefit from productivity growth. If I never lose my job, why should I not benefit from AI? It was trained on my data. We don't issue jobs to reward stockholders for putting up capital.
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
JG and UBI serve two different goals. UBI should be seen as a dividend and a way for EVERYONE to benefit from productivity growth. If I never lose my job, why should I not benefit from AI? It was trained on my data. We don't issue jobs to reward stockholders for putting up capital.
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“Albertans don’t agree on a lot these days,” says pollster Janet Brown, “but our research shows they overwhelmingly want the oil and gas industry to pay their bills.” drillanddash.substack.com/p/new-poll-s... #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli #CleanUpYourMess #YYC #YEG
New Poll: supermajority of Albertans want O&G companies to cover well cleanup, unpaid municipal taxes and landowner rents
“Albertans don’t agree on a lot these days,” says pollster Janet Brown, “but our research shows they overwhelmingly want the oil and gas industry to pay their bills.”
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November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“Albertans don’t agree on a lot these days,” says pollster Janet Brown, “but our research shows they overwhelmingly want the oil and gas industry to pay their bills.” drillanddash.substack.com/p/new-poll-s... #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli #CleanUpYourMess #YYC #YEG
Egregious!
“Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government will have to amend legislation in order to take the system back to what it was more than 40 years ago.”
Carney taking us backwards ffs. Cutting public service and social programs so he can give our money to corporate elites.
“Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government will have to amend legislation in order to take the system back to what it was more than 40 years ago.”
Carney taking us backwards ffs. Cutting public service and social programs so he can give our money to corporate elites.
There's a lot of bad shit buried in this budget. Not sure how you make Canada a superpower punching down on Veterans or anyone else for that matter denying Veterans their due is especially heinous. But he wore a poppy so he can't be all bad.🙄
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Government seeks to retroactively change law, potentially avoiding paying veterans over federal error | CBC News
The Carney government’s budget legislation contains an amendment that lawyers representing veterans say is a bid to cover up a decades-long error that led to overcharging for long-term care.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Egregious!
“Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government will have to amend legislation in order to take the system back to what it was more than 40 years ago.”
Carney taking us backwards ffs. Cutting public service and social programs so he can give our money to corporate elites.
“Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government will have to amend legislation in order to take the system back to what it was more than 40 years ago.”
Carney taking us backwards ffs. Cutting public service and social programs so he can give our money to corporate elites.
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There's a lot of bad shit buried in this budget. Not sure how you make Canada a superpower punching down on Veterans or anyone else for that matter denying Veterans their due is especially heinous. But he wore a poppy so he can't be all bad.🙄
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Government seeks to retroactively change law, potentially avoiding paying veterans over federal error | CBC News
The Carney government’s budget legislation contains an amendment that lawyers representing veterans say is a bid to cover up a decades-long error that led to overcharging for long-term care.
www.cbc.ca
November 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
There's a lot of bad shit buried in this budget. Not sure how you make Canada a superpower punching down on Veterans or anyone else for that matter denying Veterans their due is especially heinous. But he wore a poppy so he can't be all bad.🙄
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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What do these corporations all have in common?
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Google
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's ballroom.
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's ballroom.
November 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
What do these corporations all have in common?
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Google
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's ballroom.
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's ballroom.
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As Canadian history is put on the auction block this week, re-upping my article @ricochetmedia.bsky.social about why the HBC Collection belongs to Canadians, why it should be in a museum, and how Heritage Canada lacks the teeth to protect Canada's heritage
#cdnpoli
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Despite requests from Indigenous leaders, HBC artifacts will not be returned
Those interested in the items have been required to sign non-disclosure agreements
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November 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
As Canadian history is put on the auction block this week, re-upping my article @ricochetmedia.bsky.social about why the HBC Collection belongs to Canadians, why it should be in a museum, and how Heritage Canada lacks the teeth to protect Canada's heritage
#cdnpoli
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#cdnpoli
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There are many reasons why #Canada shouldn't purchase the F-35, and surprisingly, blackmail isn't even in the top ten
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
Future of trade talks depends on Canada’s purchase of American fighter jets, U.S. ambassador says
Future of trade talks depends on Canada’s purchase of American fighter jets, U.S. ambassador says
Pete Hoekstra said it will not be easy to restart the now-stalled trade talks, and urged Canada to "harmonize" as much as possible with the U.S. on a range of
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November 20, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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occurs to me that data centers are a new oil rush - going all out to buy up land, put something toxic on it that extracts a lot from an area, provides a few well-paying jobs, enriches a land owner and a huge corporation, then leaves the localities with the cleanup and the planet more on fire
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
occurs to me that data centers are a new oil rush - going all out to buy up land, put something toxic on it that extracts a lot from an area, provides a few well-paying jobs, enriches a land owner and a huge corporation, then leaves the localities with the cleanup and the planet more on fire
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During the same week that the UCP is expanding privatization, the auditor general finds that government interference cost taxpayers over $100 million.
How can anyone deny it’s the government that’s the problem?
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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How can anyone deny it’s the government that’s the problem?
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Alberta wasted more than $100M in lab privatization effort: Auditor general report
dynalifey
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November 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
During the same week that the UCP is expanding privatization, the auditor general finds that government interference cost taxpayers over $100 million.
How can anyone deny it’s the government that’s the problem?
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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How can anyone deny it’s the government that’s the problem?
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Capping & cutting are the same damn thing. As the population grows so must the investment into public services what part of that do people not understand?
"Carney had pledged during the federal election campaign that the Liberal government would cap and not cut the public service."
"Carney had pledged during the federal election campaign that the Liberal government would cap and not cut the public service."
What to expect from federal public service cuts, according to the government House leader
One day after the House of Commons passed the federal budget, Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon says federal public service job cuts will be 'minimal.'
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November 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Capping & cutting are the same damn thing. As the population grows so must the investment into public services what part of that do people not understand?
"Carney had pledged during the federal election campaign that the Liberal government would cap and not cut the public service."
"Carney had pledged during the federal election campaign that the Liberal government would cap and not cut the public service."
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Bill 33 just passed, to much applause and back-slapping from Team Ford.
Say goodbye to public education in Ontario.
It will follow public healthcare, into the past.
Most people won't understand what has happened until it's all gone.
As intended.
Say goodbye to public education in Ontario.
It will follow public healthcare, into the past.
Most people won't understand what has happened until it's all gone.
As intended.
November 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Bill 33 just passed, to much applause and back-slapping from Team Ford.
Say goodbye to public education in Ontario.
It will follow public healthcare, into the past.
Most people won't understand what has happened until it's all gone.
As intended.
Say goodbye to public education in Ontario.
It will follow public healthcare, into the past.
Most people won't understand what has happened until it's all gone.
As intended.
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Alberta farmers are speaking out against Ember Resources over its scummy business practices. “We have terrible one-sided dealings with energy companies but if they decide to drill on our land we have no real way of keeping them out,” one farmer said. therockies.life/rural-landow... #ABLeg #ABPoli
Rural Landowners Break the Silence on Major Alberta Oil Company’s Business Practices
“We have terrible one-sided dealings with energy companies but if they decide to drill on our land we have no real way of keeping them out,” one farmer said.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Alberta farmers are speaking out against Ember Resources over its scummy business practices. “We have terrible one-sided dealings with energy companies but if they decide to drill on our land we have no real way of keeping them out,” one farmer said. therockies.life/rural-landow... #ABLeg #ABPoli
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I had supported Guthrie to a degree up to now.
That's over. He's just less corrupt UCP. But anti-rights.
That's over. He's just less corrupt UCP. But anti-rights.
Supported by all UCP members present (36) and independents Pete Guthrie and Scott Sinclair.
Opposed by 35 NDP MLAs.
Opposed by 35 NDP MLAs.
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I had supported Guthrie to a degree up to now.
That's over. He's just less corrupt UCP. But anti-rights.
That's over. He's just less corrupt UCP. But anti-rights.
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Reflect on the moon's ability to move entire oceans with its gravity. A reminder that strength doesn't have to be loud or forceful to be effective; sometimes the most significant changes come from a place of gentle persistence.
November 19, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Reflect on the moon's ability to move entire oceans with its gravity. A reminder that strength doesn't have to be loud or forceful to be effective; sometimes the most significant changes come from a place of gentle persistence.
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Is that like "illegal laws"?
Passing laws that violate our rights?
Passing laws that violate our rights?
November 19, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Is that like "illegal laws"?
Passing laws that violate our rights?
Passing laws that violate our rights?
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Folks should just boycott FIFA. They don’t. But they should.
I will not be buying any World Cup tickets or merchandise due to FIFA’s collaboration with the Trump regime.
Gianni Infantino has a dictator fetish. It’s grotesque.
Gianni Infantino has a dictator fetish. It’s grotesque.
Fifa agrees World Cup matches can be moved at Trump’s request
The president has been warning host cities under Democratic control that he will call on Fifa’s president to switch venues if he deems there is a problem
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November 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Folks should just boycott FIFA. They don’t. But they should.
Whoa. This is an egregious abuse of our public healthcare funds.
Mega kickbacks.
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Shoppers Drug Mart billed $81M for MedsChecks in 2 years when COVID services waned | CBC News
Shoppers Drug Mart billed the Ontario government’s MedsCheck program $81.2 million for medication reviews over a two-year period when some of its current and former pharmacists said they were facing “...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Whoa. This is an egregious abuse of our public healthcare funds.
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While corporate profits skyrocket and the stock market rides high, regular Americans are struggling to make ends meet.
Even CEOs of the biggest corporations are starting to understand why this is a huge problem. Watch.
youtu.be/W8OWhw-GXUU
Even CEOs of the biggest corporations are starting to understand why this is a huge problem. Watch.
youtu.be/W8OWhw-GXUU
Our Economy Is in Danger. Here’s Why
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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November 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
While corporate profits skyrocket and the stock market rides high, regular Americans are struggling to make ends meet.
Even CEOs of the biggest corporations are starting to understand why this is a huge problem. Watch.
youtu.be/W8OWhw-GXUU
Even CEOs of the biggest corporations are starting to understand why this is a huge problem. Watch.
youtu.be/W8OWhw-GXUU