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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
History doesn’t just whisper. It warns. We don’t have to guess what happens when it’s ignored — we see it. Every day, on our TVs and timelines, the horror plays out. 🗳️ Election Day: April 28th. 🇨🇦 I AM CANADIAN. I DESIRE TO BE NOTHING ELSE. #cdnpoli #ElbowsUp #TrueNorthStrongAndFree
A textured image resembling aged parchment features a bold political message in black serif font: “If we don’t learn from history, it will be repeated. In Canada, you don’t have to learn from history—just peek over the southern border.” Below the text, an open vintage book lies on the surface. On the left-hand page it says “LOOK TODAY,” and on the right-hand page it reads “VOTE,” both in large capital letters, reinforcing the call to civic awareness and action.
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daily bunnies 🐇✨ @dailybunnies.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22/04/2025
In just three months in office, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has produced a run of chaos that is unmatched in the Pentagon's recent history. His inner circle — military veterans who, like him, had little experience running large, complex organizations — is in shambles.
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Under Pete Hegseth, Chaos Prevails at the Pentagon
The defense secretary’s inner circle is in disarray, and distrust is growing among civil servants and senior military officials.
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
The UCP isn't taking the measles outbreak seriously. We have hospitalized Albertans due to this highly contagious disease and a public health alert in Calgary. Yet, we find ourselves without a public health official during this critical time. youtube.com/shorts/FKXtU...
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The UCP has left us without a public health official during a public health crisis.
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
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MAGA IS LOUD BUT FRAGILE @reesetheone.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
How about being good leaders before being supervisors?
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MAGA IS LOUD BUT FRAGILE @reesetheone.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Ok this is funny 😂😂😂
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South Bay Sue @southbaysue.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
If you have ever wondered what you would have done in Germany in the 30s, it's exactly what you are doing in the US, right now.
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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
🧵 1/9 This is utterly devastating. Thank you for sharing this real case — a stark and painful reminder of what’s happening every day behind closed hospital doors. bsky.app/profile/pfpa...
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Alberta NDP @albertandp.ca · 10/04/2025
A leaked email from Senior ADM Leann Wagner reveals that the UCP instructed employees to direct any inquiries from the Auditor General to a lawyer, aiming to control responses. This is a gag order on public servants and yet another step in the UCP coverup of #CorruptCare.
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eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made. -FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
Original 1925 jacket cover of The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby
Here is a novel, glamorous, ironical, compassionate a marvellous fusion into unity of the curious incongruities of the life of the period which reveals a hero like no other one who could live at no other time and in no other place. But he will live as a character, we surmise, as long as the memory of any reader lasts.
"There was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life. ..
It was an
extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness such as I have never found in any other person and which it is not likely I shall ever find again?"
It is the story of this Jay Gatsby who came so mysteriously to West Egg, of his sumptuous er-tertainments, and of his love for Daisy Buchanan a story that ranges from pure lyrical beauty to sheer brutal realism, and is infused with a sense of the strangeness of human circumstance in a heedless universe.
It is a magical, living book, blended of irony, romance, and mysticism.
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
The
GREAT GATSBY
FITZGERALD
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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
So much winning.
A satirical photo manipulation showing Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaking at a podium labeled “Building Alberta.” She is holding a white sign that reads: “I AM VERY SMART … trust me. The rest of Canada just doesn’t get it.” The image is intended as political satire, critiquing perceived arrogance or disconnect from broader Canadian perspectives.
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Steve-P @steve-p47.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Western Canadian Select $54.60 today. Are we still winning?
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Tim of the West 🇨🇦 @timofthewest.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
It would be a great day for an update on the RCMP investigation. I get that they tend to do their work out of the spotlight, but she keeps using the Americans as a distraction, and it feels like it's working in the short term. I've seen virtually nothing in over a month.
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Alberta NDP @albertandp.ca · 07/04/2025
Energy prices are falling, thousands of workers lost their jobs, and the economy is in chaos… Who exactly is “winning” today, Premier?
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Meidas_SocietysChild @societyschild.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Remember when he accused President Biden of not having a clue as to what was going on. An honest press would be hammering Krasnov on his mental decline if they weren't on the oligarchs payroll.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
“First, Britain put up severe obstacles to trade with its largest partner in the form of regulatory and customs checks. Now it faces sky-high tariffs with its second biggest partner.” Brexit: an endless moronathon that leaves us permanently weaker and worse off. liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/361...
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Trump has proved what a humiliating position the UK is in
We are having elements of our domestic policy dictated by tech bros in the White House
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Darren Markland @drdagly.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Well, the snow this morning was less than fluffy but I had such a joyful ride in this morning. So much fish tailing and backing it into corners this morning.
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Meidas_SocietysChild @societyschild.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Even after spending more than $200 million, he still can't find anyone who wants to be his friend.
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News and Coffee @newsandcoffee.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
You can just use the word "murder" on Bluesky. The algorithm doesn't exist. There's no reward for saying "unalived" or penalty for saying "murder" You are free. Words are unrestrained here.
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Meidas_SocietysChild @societyschild.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
CBS Evening News: more than 3/4 of Greenlanders don't want to be part of America. My Hubster: Hell, more than half of Americans don't want to be part of America! LMFAO 🤣😂🤣
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Ann Brauer @annies330.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Now for something different and calming. What fun I had taking this detail image of my quilt "April sky" to list on Etsy. What do you think? #artquilt #quiltsky #artyear #mARTch #detailshot #etsy
A detail shot of my quilt "April sky" taken at an angle that shows the many printed fabrics used to provide glimpses of the sky. The work is then intensely quilted. #piecedart #improvquilt #landscape #womensart
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
There is no distinction between being a proud Albertan and a strong Canadian. 🇨🇦 #ElbowsUp
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Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
While UCP MLAs will be driving home on snowy highways to meet their angry and scared constituents, Danielle Smith will be in sunny Florida, dining on a $1500 plate served at a fundraiser supporting right-wing extremists who want to annex Canada. Hope she packed the good sunscreen! 🤡 🌞
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Geoff Dembicki @geoffdembicki.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
BREAKING: Alberta premier Danielle Smith and Ben Shapiro discuss how Canada can elect "solid allies" to Trump at private Florida event. That's according to audio of the event obtained by @desmog.bsky.social and @nationalobserver.com. www.desmog.com/2025/03/27/d...
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Danielle Smith and Ben Shapiro Discuss Canada Electing ‘Solid Allies’ to Trump at Florida Event
On stage at a PragerU fundraiser, the Alberta premier, under fire for allegedly encouraging U.S. leaders to influence Canadian politics, repeated claim that tariffs helped Liberals.
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The Spirit of 99% 🇨🇦 @sxglory.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Vaccines save lives. It's disappointing that there are people who will believe celebrities and grifters over medical experts.
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Darren Markland @drdagly.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
So many sacrifices we make to ensure that our children grow up healthy and content are hard. Vaccination against measles is incredibly easy and effective.
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Zachary Weeks | Disability Advocate ♿️ @zacharyweeks.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
I am furious. I am heartbroken. The UCP is prepared to claw back the Canada Disability Benefit before disabled Albertans even see a dime. This was supposed to help, not be an excuse to take away support. How dare they? How is this acceptable? #Ableg #StopTheClawback
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Rakhi Pancholi @pancholirakhi.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Much like the #CorruptCare contracts, the Minister's statement of defence just doesn't add up. She can't claim she wasn't the AHS CEO's employer and then go on to write a 23-page complaint about the CEO's performance as her employee. 🧐
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News and Coffee @newsandcoffee.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
BC is about to find out
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BC’s Measles Vaccination Rate Is Lower Than in Gaines County, Texas | The Tyee
That makes the BCCDC ‘quite worried.’ How to check if you’re protected.
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RichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
7/8 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre deserves particular criticism for failing to join a "Team Canada" approach. There are parallels between Poilievre and Trump: both "eschew norms of civility," engage with the far right, and aim to gut civil services. #CanadianPolitics #Poilievre #Opposition
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Badenoch wants “to shift immigration powers from courts to Parliament and elected ministers, enabling more effective control over our borders" Giving politicians the power to disapply human rights law for people they think their voters don’t like… What could go wrong? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Tories say Human Rights Act should not apply to deportations
Kemi Badenoch previously criticised how some foreign criminals and illegal migrants were using the act.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
I've never seen a nation torch its reputation the way Musk and Trump are torching that of the US. Every day they find a way to make a new segment of the world population detest them. Makes Brexit look like a PR triumph.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Musk told the Polish FM, a long-standing conservative ally of the US, "be quiet small man". What I find so fascinating about Trump, Vance and Musk's verbal abuse of Ukrainians & Polish officials etc, is: can you imagine them speaking like this to a Russian or Chinese official?
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Spain’s success should strengthen Labour’s resolve on the Employment Rights Bill. “Boosting workers’ rights and living standards has been +ve for growth and productivity… and is key to combating the threat from the far right” “We must give hope to working people” www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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‘If you fall into the dialogue of the far right, the far right wins’: Spain’s deputy PM on the need for workers’ rights
Yolanda Díaz Pérez’s leftwing government has championed employment reform similar to Labour’s proposals – and she tells British business there is nothing to fear
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Good letter in The Times describing the horrorshow of lies, stupidity and threat that is Trump, his regime, the utter disgrace of the Republican Party and the historic damage they are all doing to their country and the world. Other than that, have a good day!
Strangeness of US
Sir, James Marriott's article makes excellent points about the differences between the UK and the US being more stark than appearances might suggest ("The US is much more foreign than we thought", Mar 11; letter, Mar 12). What is most disturbing is the abandonment of fundamental principles. The destruction of trust caused by untruths, support of dictators and land grabs as well as attacks on allies both verbal and via tariffs, not to mention aggressive "might is right" threats to national sovereignty, is not easily repaired. Furthermore, the contempt with which President Trump and his acolytes are willing to trash respected US institutions is extraordinary…..It is not just Donald Trump. He is enabled by Republicans, including moderates who, fearful of "Maga",
, are more concerned with
political survival than the good of the country. The US will never be trusted or respected in the same way as it was before Trump's first presidency. The US is very far from the country envisaged by Lincoln in his second inaugural address: "With malice towards none; with charity for all ... to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations."
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Morgana Ignis @morganaignis.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
I was called a Hamas supporter for posting about a government burning refugee children to death, so that’s where the fucking line is 🙃
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Dr. Luanne Metz @drluannemetz.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
The UCP is raising property taxes on Calgarians while they burn money paying for a warehouse for expired PPE and Turkish Tylenol made by their friends. The same friends that took the Premier and her cabinet to the playoffs “for free”. I’ve had enough of the cuts, chaos and corruption.
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Meidas_SocietysChild @societyschild.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Would JD have preferred for Pres Zelensky to attend the meeting dressed like this? 🤔👇
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Meidas_SocietysChild @societyschild.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Fact!💯💯
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Meidas_SocietysChild @societyschild.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Republicans brought a bill to the House floor tonight in which they sought to legalize the molestation of young girls who wish to play school sports. Thank goodness it did not pass!
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Morgana Ignis @morganaignis.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Reading manga in bed with Calcifer is the perfect way to end a day
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Alicia Spencer-Hall @aspencerhall.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
My time has (finally) come
Backlit poster for the Medieval Women in their Own Words exhibition at the British Library
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RichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
1/10 Germany's conservatives (CDU/CSU) win election but far-right AfD surge shocks nation: • CDU/CSU: 29% • AfD: 20% (doubled from 2021) • SPD: 16% • Greens: 13.5% A seismic shift in European politics... #GermanElection #Germany #EuropeanPolitics
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RichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
1/8 🚨Striking revelation🚨 EU spent more on Russian fossil fuels than Ukraine aid in 2024 • Russian fuel purchases: €21.9bn • Ukraine financial aid: €18.7bn Numbers tell a troubling story... #Ukraine #Russia #EuropeanEnergy
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
The slow, slow road back to sanity…. we hope…. A functioning, cooperative relationship with our own continent, rather than an idiotic and dangerous ‘tilting’ towards a USA that absolutely cannot be trusted. (Letter in the Times)
Sir, This welcome news of more rail routes reflects other practical ways in which life is likely to improve for UK and EU citizens in a post-Brexit "reset", which may include implementing a reciprocal youth mobility scheme, easing trade friction, eliminating checks on exports of food and plant products, easing travel for pets ... but wait a minute.
Didn't we once have all these benefits? The past may be a "foreign country" where "they do things differently", as LP Hartley said, but perhaps the realisation is dawning at last that we have more in common with Europe than we thought.
John Dunston
Oxford
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Ukraine’s sovereignty is not for sale or up for negotiation. This brutal war, now at its third anniversary, must end on Ukraine’s terms. We stand with Ukraine. edmonton.citynews.ca/2025/02/23/u...
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Ukrainians in Edmonton mark third anniversary of Russian invasion
The Ukrainian community in Edmonton came together to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Community members say they hope for peace and a better future. “It’s deep sorrow and...
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Alberta NDP @albertandp.ca · 24/02/2025
🚨 Corruption at the highest level of Alberta’s government? 🚨 Danielle Smith’s office is accused of using public money to enrich insiders. 📢 Call for an independent public inquiry NOW. 📲 Visit CorruptCare.ca to email the Premier and demand accountability. #CorruptCare youtube.com/shorts/8t83K...
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🚨 Corruption at the highest level of Alberta’s government? 🚨
YouTube video by Alberta NDP
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Brexit: “that great victory for the sovereign right to cock things up”… give ourselves food poisoning, lose control, swamp ourselves in red tape, pay more for stuff and stubbornly isolate ourselves from our own continent… A relentless, ruinous stupidity. (Private Eye)
FOOT-IN- MOUTH
ANOTHER Brexit "control of our borders" success story last month, with the entry into the UK of animal food products banned after an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Germany.
The cause was the failure of an IT system called "import of products, animals, food and feed system" (IPAFFS) - one of many border controls that had to be created when the UK left the EU and lost the use of existing IT systems (ie the EU's food safety Traces platform).
When Germany declared its foot and mouth outbreak on 10 January, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) immediately banned the import of cattle, pig and other animals and associated products. But it took a week for controls to take effect "due to failings in Defra's communications and IT systems, specifically IPAFFS" , according to a
letter last week from Commons environment and food committee chair Alistair Carmichael to the Defra minister responsible, Baroness (Sue)
Hayman. "As a result" , testimony from port
operators showed, "prohibited German goods made it through the UK border"
The head of health and public protection at the Dover Port Health Authority explained that the banned imports had gone through due to another feature forced on borders thanks to Brexit: the timing out of checks if they're not completed within a certain number of hours.
Oh dear, another unreliable IT system necessitated by that great victory for the sovereign right to cock things up.
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