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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 18h
"Oh, but it was our ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit that developed the oil sands!" No, it was a fuckload of money and tax breaks courtesy of Jean Chrétien, both when he was Pierre Trudeau's finance minister and later prime minister. Not that you'll ever hear an Albertan admit that fact.
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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 18h
Speaking as an Albertan, I cannot roll my eyes hard enough every time someone insists that Albertans are a separate people because of their "work ethic" and "entrepreneurial spirit," as though it was their hard work and ingenuity that put the oil in the ground in the first place.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 13h
If Putin stops fighting, the war ends. If Zelensky stops fighting then his country will be occupied, leaders murdered, language banned, businesses stolen, children kidnapped. That's what happens in Russian-occupied Ukraine.
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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
One thing Bourdain was right about is that no fancy variation on poutine ever actually improves on the original
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Also, the Alberta independent movement basically disappeared after the Yandex site was bombed. Fancy that.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I’m old enough to remember when the Treasury Secretary would only weigh in on things related to the economy. And this is a good reminder of why that used to be true.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Absolutely insanity. How the hell can this person possibly be employed with this level of malicious lying? Unless of course that is what your network is all about. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Darline Graham makes the "China threat" the centerpiece of her campaign. Now WaPo discovers that her husband's business is entirely predicated on China trade, and that's what she lives off. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Darline Graham opposes Chinese manufacturing. Her husband’s job relies on it.
The senator and sister of the late Lindsey Graham has said the U.S. must “stop depending on Communist China for things America can make ourselves.”
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Eoin Higgins @eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Glenn talking about gambling apps before signing this deal
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Canada's official position on the International Criminal Court vs the United States, from August 5. Carney: "Our support for the ICC is unequivocal." #cdnpoli
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
El-Sayed: "I was a junior in HS on 9/11, sitting in my chemistry class. I watched as people started to point to people of my faith & say exactly the kinds of things that Rogers was saying. If that's his entire campaign strategy, you have to imagine how small minded he thinks Michiganders are."
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
New research indicates Walmart is working to compile massive amounts of data on individual shoppers and potentially charge them different prices, despite the company’s denial. This shady tactic is called surveillance pricing, and Walmart isn’t the only corporation planning to use it. Watch.
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The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
Should corporations be able to weaponize your personal data to rip you off?Well, they may already be doing that thanks t
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ellie lockhart (she/they) @eleanor.lockhart.contact · 08/10/2026
Holy shit. Free Press likes to pay to ragebait me but this is a new low even for them
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Soraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 07/10/2026
This is sexual violence as a form of terrorism. It is political violence and it is chilling and horrific, and AOC was absolutely right to be terrified that the goons (now pardoned) laying siege to the capital would rape her if they found her. Small changes won't fix this. FLIP THE TABLE NOW
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Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Jordan Leichnitz on Alberta separatists colluding with Republicans: "This is so clear now, right? There is no notion of a separate Alberta that is not an American state."
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026
This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.”
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Gobsmacked by the elite levels of not knowing ball in the Senate today, thinking an NBA team is called the Hawkeyes then, refusing to Google it, then accusing a guy of treason because you didn’t know the Iowa Lady Hawkeyes aren’t in the NBA. Somehow I don’t trust these people to Save Girls Sports.
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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
You don't say 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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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
So glad he never apologized!
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 18/09/2026
Lmao


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The destruction is intentional. They don’t care if this loses money. This is not meant as an entertainment offering. This is a cultural and political project meant to destroy Christianity in the Western imagination, and they’ll happily lose money to do so.
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Meryl Streep will officially voice Aslan in Greta Gerwig’s ‘NARNIA: THE MAGICIAN'S NEPHEW’. 

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 17/09/2026
@crampell.bsky.social on Scott Bessent, who made it big with a bet against the Bank of England, now daring people to bet against the United States: "He should know better than most that when a government is trying to put a band-aid on a bullet wound, they're likely to lose."
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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Not only did I meet Robert Kraft, I worked for him. His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time.  I sued them for wrongful termination and won. So yes, I know that motherfucker. 
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Rebecca Schoenkopf @wonkette.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Laura Ingraham extremely worried about the safety of women in sports, wait. www.wonkette.com/p/noted-wome...
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Noted Women-In-Sports Defender Laura Ingraham Rages At ESPN’s Holly Rowe For Totally Normal Reasons
Laura Ingraham wants you to know she is a cool girl who is cool with AI videos of ladies gettin’ smacked.
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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I mean if you really want to hear Ed Sheeran without any opening acts you can simply get put on hold with your bank
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
this is like the Inception of bullshit. 1. we're not taking in "Trillions of Dollars of Economic Development." 2. Even if we were, it would be money pledged for sometime the future 3. Even if that were true, investment in a private company ≠ tax revenue that be sent out as stimmies
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"Norah absolutely willing to play the part of dimwit reporter used as a propaganda tool," a CBS staffer told me about the 60 Minutes Iran story. "The show is dead. We’re just looking at some Frankenstein of bits sewn together of mismatched pieces," a senior staffer added about tonight's premiere
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
"MAHA is driven by the idea that an individual’s personal experience is what really matters, even if there’s no scientific evidence to back up their observations – or even, frequently, despite a large volume of research showing the opposite…” 🧪 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Food-borne illnesses, funding cuts and layoffs: Maha movement’s glaring limitations are now showing
Policies enacted by RFK Jr have not delivered the expected results, but have instead hindered people’s ability to eat healthy
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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
After the NBA smashed the Clippers, @pablo.show was asked over and over, do you feel validated? He wanted to say no. But after growing up in a crumbling media environment, and after pouring so much into his Pulitzer-winning podcast, he struggled to admit: yes, he did. www.thestar.com/sports/rapto...
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Pablo Torre uncovered the Kawhi scandal and won a Pulitzer. He’s still searching for something more
The Los Angeles Clippers-Kawhi Leonard cap circumvention case as presented on “Pablo Torre Finds Out” has been his masterpiece. It’s only part of his story.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 12/09/2026
Rep. Robert Garcia: JD Vance hasn’t faced enough scrutiny for reportedly holding secret Situation Room meetings about a possible Ghislaine Maxwell pardon. The public and Epstein survivors deserve answers.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/09/2026
Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Jessica Riedl: The claim that federal budget is so overrun with surplus cash that Washington can afford to spend $1.3 trillion on "rebates" is so detached from reality that I refuse to waste my time walking through the math. 

If that makes sense to you, you are beyond help.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Canada's Conservative movement has spent the last decade deliberately making its followers more angry, more conspiratorial, and way, way more online. The cost of that strategy could be higher than they ever imagined. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/09/o...
nationalobserver.com
The Conservative civil war has only just begun
Pierre Poilievre practises a form of digital-first, anger-driven politics that nearly took him to the pinnacle of Canadian politics. Now it might be about to drag his entire political movement down.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Oh word?
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The Scandal That Ruined Dr. Oz's Reputation & Started His Downfall From Fame - The List
Celebrity doctor, and former talk show host, Dr. Oz suffered a massive fall from grace after being successfully sued over espousing dubious weight loss claims.
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The TrumpRussiaGuide 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @trumprussiaties.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Elon Musk is no genius inventor — he’s a ‘stock pumper,’ filmmaker claims www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
independent.co.uk
Elon Musk is no genius inventor — he’s a ‘stock pumper,’ filmmaker claims
Alex Gibney's new documentary “Musk” premieres this week at the Venice Film Festival
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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 08/09/2026
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Sorry but if antivaxxers were truly looking for people to just treat them kinder they wouldn’t have aligned themselves with every single hate movement that exists, and it’s intolerant to everybody else to act as if that’s not exactly who they are
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
These snivelling cowards. Canadians will not forget that America treated Putin's Russia like its best friend and us like an enemy. Ever.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
20% growth isn't optimistic, it's fiction. Growth in 2025 was slower than 2024. So far in 2026, slower still. At some point you have to just call it what it is: a lie. Let's stop debating the number and talk about the actual economy. Full video: youtu.be/GWMlhf2eSRQ
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Tony Stark @tonystark.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This is his staff going to the WSJ. In any normal time this would scream “hey man, resign”
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The Harpy Sorceress is always spooky. @thehappysorceress.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Wearing a 'Team Conor McGregor' sweatshirt automatically disqualifies you. From everything.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 04/09/2026
Behind closed doors, John Fetterman dodges constituents, alienates fellow Democrats and shows little interest in the work of a senator.
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Behind Closed Doors, John Fetterman Shows Little Interest in the Work of a Senator
The first-term senator, poised to be a possible swing vote, churns through staff as he alienates fellow Democrats and defends Israel.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The Russian Money Behind Alberta’s Separatist Movement thewalrusca.substack.com/p/the-russia...
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The Russian Money Behind Alberta’s Separatist Movement
The Kremlin has perfected covert influence. I’ve seen how poorly equipped Canada is to stop it
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Dave Cournoyer 🇨🇦 @daveberta.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I wonder what Nashville was known for before it became the music industry capital only 25 years ago in 2001. 🤷‍♂️ www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 02/09/2026
What lesson can you draw from this other than that Republican voters are soft headed swine
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 29/08/2026
so according to the CDC, *foodborne illness* is responsible for about 930 deaths a year. "food-induced illness" is a made up term RFK is using for basically every cause of mortality minus suicide.
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Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
My latest: Kennedy is undermining the #measles response in Pennsylvania by suggesting recent deaths were "fabricated," and his years of lies about vaccines have made it much more difficult to end our ongoing measles outbreaks throughout the country and prevent new ones from happening.
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Opinion | America beat measles once. RFK Jr. is making it harder to do so again.
The U.S. is headed for more cases, more suffering, more deaths and enormous financial costs.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 26/08/2026
The quiet-spoken Canadian prime minister has spoken unutterable truths
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How Mark Carney’s speeches have become political earthquakes | Ted Widmer
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The same story repeats itself everywhere in the culture: dumb rich guys who don't know what anything is or does, who are too lazy/smug to learn and ideologically committed to the idea that everything they don't control is Woke Bullshit, wrecking stuff on principle. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/w...
nytimes.com
How U.S.-Canada Tariff Negotiations Turned Into an All-Out Trade War
Detailed accounts of the final hours of the negotiations show that, while the United States offered Canada what it said was the best deal of any country, what Canada had to give up in exchange was see...
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