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Alex Middleton

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Alex Boyd @alexboyd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This story, about the links between the top Alberta independence social media account and a well known separatist leader that I did with @jeffyates.bsky.social, has been pretty well read today. There have also been some common questions, so I'm going to add my 2 cents! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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It’s the biggest Alberta separatist account on the internet. It shares DNA with a movement leader | CBC News
The account Rise of Alberta is anonymous and drives four times as much engagement as the next most popular account.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 02/10/2026
Carney announces $1.2B investment to protect oceans from his own climate policy
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Carney announces $1.2B investment to protect oceans from his own climate policy
Vancouver, BC – Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced more than one billion dollars in federal funding to keep the ocean safe from the consequences of his own actions.
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Nathaniel Schmidt Ward 8 City Councillor @natefor8.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Last year I asked what was going on with the empty field beside Westbrook CTrain station. A year later, I have answers. Apublic park, new homes, places to eat and shop. The park is what we're designing first. What do you want to see? Splash pad? Playground? Somewhere shady to eat lunch? 1/
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Those numbers aren’t realistic.” @markhamhislop.bsky.social says the Pacific Link pipeline won’t deliver the billions in economic benefits pledged by PM Carney. He says Asian oil demand will decline as China rapidly electrifies its transportation sector. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c...
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Alex Middleton @alexyyc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“In rushing to make this decision, the federal government – in an act of apparent appeasement to our separatist Premier – has dismantled the federal environmental assessment regime through regulation and put in its place a plainly unconstitutional process...,” Chief Sunshine said.
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Alex Middleton @alexyyc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sweet... looks like we are paying for another pipeline while industry rakes in billions and billions of dollars in profit every quarter.
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Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 01/10/2026
He nods at "the existential challenge of climate change." While announcing a brand new oil pipeline.
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Data center construction has migrated to places of low resistance: poor, often Black areas where corrupt deals are commonplace and the harms to residents invisible. Lowndes County, Alabama, in the heart of the Black Belt, is one of those places. 🧵 prospect.org/2026/10/01/d...
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‘I Know I Couldn’t Live Here’: Standing Up to a Data Center in Alabama’s Black Belt - The American Prospect
Faced with little transparency about a mammoth facility, Lowndes County fights back.
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Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Very funny to me that the purveyors of the most advanced technology in history have the absolute worst PR, and are now getting “help” from a guy with approval numbers in low 30s and declining. Good job all around, super geniuses.
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Alex Middleton @alexyyc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"...high-profile venture capitalists like Marc Andreessen and Mr. Thiel — say they could be essential laboratories for governance that could help cut through bureaucratic red tape to accelerate technological innovation. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/w...
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These Tech Utopians Want to Build a City for the Post-A.I. World
After a sprawling world tour, Praxis, a New York-based, crypto-backed “digital nation,” has signed a deal to build a physical city in Uruguay.
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
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Grave of boy who vanished at residential school found decades later, First Nation looks for others like him | CBC News
The family of 11-year-old Johnny Kiyawasew, who never came home from St. Francis Xavier residential school, spent decades searching for answers. Now, Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation and the University of Al...
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Alex Middleton @alexyyc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Does Paxton want to lose?
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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump working hard here to boost Carney’s approval rating to a perfect 100%!
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Alex Middleton @alexyyc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Dreeshen should resign over this. He almost certainly won't. But he should. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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Alberta’s Deadly Betrayal of Meat Plant Workers During COVID | The Tyee
A shocking report finds the UCP ignored evidence of high risk.
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Alex Middleton @alexyyc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Ultimately, these questions do nothing to address immigration policy or the challenges facing Alberta today. They are there to foster anger and promote scapegoating,” wrote Bragg.
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The problem is we are using tried and tested representative democracy mechanisms for a direct “democracy” experiment instigated by the far right, conspiracist, MAGA separatists. Of course they can’t be trusted with our voter information. So cancel the referendum albertapolitics.ca/2026/09/gues...
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Guest post by Lorne Gibson: The voters list, scrutineers and the question of trust - Alberta Politics
Lorne Gibson has served both as Alberta’s chief electoral officer and its election commissioner. The latter position was created by the NDP Government of premier Rachel Notley in the spring of 2018 to...
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Alex Middleton @alexyyc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Painfully on the nose.
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Alex Middleton @alexyyc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"The Alberta separatist movement and its enablers wear the obscuring masks of grievance, but behind those masks are the faces of traitors." thewalrus.ca/alberta-sepa...
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Alberta Separatism Is Built on a Big Lie | The Walrus
Danielle Smith has turned western grievance into a national unity crisis
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I keep coming back to this clip against the background of AI companies infesting higher education. And I feel like I need to show this in class to students, for them to understand why not to trust these bastards
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Meta and Tik Tok refusing to allow the trailer for Musk to run as a paid ad on their site—just like any other movie trailer—means users should fight tech oligarch solidarity and share it widely youtu.be/FFTf1lzcs28?...
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MUSK | Official Trailer HD
YouTube video by Elevation Pictures
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Alex Middleton @alexyyc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I will continue to bang this drum loudly. Progressives, you want to win over rural communities... here's your golden ticket. "Only 7% of respondents show strong support for data-centre development" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Data centres are unpopular in Alberta, poll suggests. Are they a political liability? | CBC News
Janet Brown Opinion Research found in poll commissioned by CBC News that many Albertans are wary of data centres. One political expert says the province welcoming a data-centre goldrush risks alienati...
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Seth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Interviewing the inventor of napalm about his hats
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Alex Middleton @alexyyc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Smith is in big trouble. Seppies might hold their nose and vote for her if they think she's going to win. They won't if they think she will lose. Edmonton: NDP 44 UCP 37 Calgary: NDP 46 UCP 38 Watch for UCP MLAs announcing they won't be running for reelection next. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Danielle Smith’s popularity dips as her party now tied with NDP in support: poll | CBC News
The Janet Brown Opinion Research Poll for CBC News suggests 41 per cent of respondents would vote for the UCP if an election were held today, while 41 per cent would vote for the NDP.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We just dropped a bombshell investigation into ChatGPT's role in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. Incredible reporting from @markfollman.bsky.social that will have far-reaching effects...hopefully: www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...
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ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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Alex Middleton @alexyyc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This seems a lot.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“A court-appointed receiver says Alberta separatist leader Jeffrey Rath’s firm moved $11.5 million from a First Nation trust it controlled to help cover a court-ordered payment it owed to another First Nation client” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli globalnews.ca/news/1207056...
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$11.5M from Sturgeon Lake trust helped fund Rath firm’s Tallcree payment: receiver | Globalnews.ca
Alberta separatist leader Jeffrey Rath’s firm took $11.5 million from one First Nation trust to help him make a court-ordered refund to another First Nation, court documents show.
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Alex Middleton @alexyyc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This sounds familiar to those of us living in Alberta. Are they sharing talking points? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Trump says Canada is 'destroying itself' with immigration. Ministers say that's bogus | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at Canadian immigration policies on Wednesday, saying the country is "destroying itself" by allowing "millions" of people into the country without proper securit...
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Alex Middleton @alexyyc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
And the media should treat as such. The separatist leaders are loons and grifters. Giving a platform to folks who think the King of England is scheming to assassinate them and people who have "allegedly" stolen millions of dollars from First Nations is dangerous.
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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The biggest lie told by Danielle Smith and the separatists debunked. No, Alberta Does Not 'Subsidize' the Rest of Canada via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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No, Alberta Does Not ‘Subsidize’ the Rest of Canada | The Tyee
The vast majority of workers get more from federal programs than they give.
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monstrous_gloss @monstrousgloss.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I think about this scene from Andor a LOT and repeat this phrase to myself often: "Power doesn't panic."
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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 21/09/2026
I think it's ill-advised and anti-democratic to introduce an omnibus bill, cite a crisis, and rush major changes to labour and environmental law. It's going to provoke aggressive resistance and risks, ironically, slowing down the projects the government is so keen on. It's going to be a huge mess.
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Alex Middleton @alexyyc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
She's presiding over a referendum where she's playing both sides, there has been foreign interference, Elections Alberta does not have the staff, and whose motivations have recently been questioned, and will cost Albertans $100M+. If she cared about Alberta she'd cancel the referendum and resign.
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Alex Middleton @alexyyc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This month we've had Smith, Nixon, and other UCP MLAs traipsing all over Alberta saying the referendum will put the separation question to bed. Well... “This movement is never going to die. This movement is way too big right now to go away. It’s not going away.” calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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Bell: Angry Alberta separatists now on the warpath against Danielle Smith
Alberta separatists are angry and disappointed with Premier Smith as she campaigns for Alberta to remain in Canada, some are fighting back
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Alex Middleton @alexyyc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
These folks will never, ever be satisfied. Smith tried and Alberta suffers for it. She really should have known better.
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bikebike @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
alberta politics too - in a single image. high wealth = insulation from issues with a near zero chance your vote choice will impact you directly. until it does.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
🚨 Don't believe separatists lies.👇 ZERO evidence immigrants: - increase crime (on the contrary) - hurt healthcare system (on the contrary) - hurt education system (on the contrary) - etc etc. This noise nothing more than divisive hate-mongering. thewalrus.ca/albertas-sep... via @thewalrus.ca
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Alberta’s Separatists Are Chasing a Total Cowboy Fantasy | The Walrus
The province they describe—rural, homogeneous, under siege—bears little resemblance to reality
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
If you think that this billboard is paid for by separatists - you’re wrong. This billboard is paid for by you - Alberta taxpayers. This is how Danielle Smith supports Canadian unity. #ableg #cdnpoli
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 18/09/2026
An hour of me talking about polling data on separation sentiment with CBC Alberta at Noon host Andrew Brown, trimmed down to 3 minutes:
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Alex Middleton @alexyyc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"...she is little more than a political opportunist whose primary ambition is wielding state power to reward her allies and discipline her enemies." I have been waiting a long time for someone to say this out loud.
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Alex Middleton @alexyyc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Alberta media, everyone knows why Smith is moving forward with the referendum. She is doing it to save her job. It's not to end the separation conversation, that is laughable, it's self preservation at the cost of over $100M to taxpayers. End of story.
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 17/09/2026
This absolute horseshit from the Washington Post is more proof the problem isn't just Trump, but a society of Trump enablers, one Canada indeed should be 'decoupling' with a helluva lot faster than it is.
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Alex Middleton @alexyyc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The NDP should go to town on this ASAP. It looks like the course of democracy was subverted in order to make Australian coal billionaires richer.
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Joe McFarland @joemcfarland.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"CBC News' request for comment from the premier's office was directed to the Ministry of Justice. A spokesperson for the justice minister directed questions about Elections Alberta to the agency." They're alleging a boondoggle and you're dodging comment? #ABleg www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Former Elections Alberta staff raise ‘mismanagement’ concerns about 'Water Not Coal' petition verification | CBC News
Five former Elections Alberta employees are raising “mismanagement” concerns about how Corb Lund's citizen initiative petition was validated, alleging procedures changed and that there was a lack of t...
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 17/09/2026
In the new book “End Times Fascism,” co-author Naomi Klein argues that a far-right coalition of tech billionaires, Christian extremists, and ethno-nationalists are hastening and profiting from global catastrophe. “They’re not just building their own arks, they're also causing the floods.”
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 17/09/2026
JFC has there ever been an industry that worked harder to persuade the public to hate their guts?
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Data Center’s Spill of 5,000 Gallons of Diesel Forces N.J. River Cleanup
The fuel poured from a storage tank at a large data center in Secaucus, N.J., into a tributary of the Hackensack River.
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
NEW: Corb Lund has penned a letter to Premier Smith, calling for an immediate coal moratorium, claiming that former Elections Alberta staff have raised serious questions about the validation process of his petition.
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Alex Middleton @alexyyc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is an indication of the seriousness of the UCP.
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Premier Danielle Smith drops to her lowest approval rating since taking office, falling a hair to 38% support. angusreid.org/premiers-per...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 16/09/2026
Singapore pays people to pick up a book in battle against doomscrolling
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Singapore pays people to pick up a book in battle against doomscrolling
Affluent city-state hopes plan will improve critical thinking and imagination ‘in a world of extraordinary abundance of stimulation’ Singapore is paying its citizens to pick up a book for at least 15 minutes a day in an effort to fight the rise of doomscrolling. The affluent city-state hopes its gamification strategy, which launched this month, will improve concentration, critical thinking and the imagination of Singaporeans. Continue reading...
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Alex Middleton @alexyyc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Come on... everyone knows why Smith isn't fighting for Alberta to remain in Canada. Smith isn't fighting for Canada because the UCP members would chuck her out faster than green grass through a goose.
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