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Chewawa

@chewawa.bsky.social
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Just a boomer hoping for a more caring world. Living in treaty 6, Edmonton,Alberta, cis, she/her 🇨🇦🍀🌈 Wisdom, Openness, Kindness, Empathy #elbowsup

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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Very grateful to @thetyee.ca for reprinting my recent Senate speech on Alberta’s racist referendum questions. #senca #cdnpoli #Alberta #abpoli
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FF-Suze @suze-bsky.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is very well done. #abpoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ymi...
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5X for Canada: Stop Separation. Crush the 9 Questions. Defeat Danielle Smith.
YouTube video by 5X for Canada
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Really good journalism here by @ximenaka.bsky.social, who took the premier's claim and put it to the test. Surprise: it didn't hold up and was filled with half-truths and deliberate blind spots. #abpoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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Does Alberta Provide $10 in Services for Every $1 of ‘Guest Worker’ Taxes? | The Tyee
Ahead of a divisive referendum question, we fact checked Danielle Smith’s claims.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Thinking about how a girl at Christian summer camp asked me if my dad was in Al Qaeda and I got in trouble for asking if her dad was a Klansman bc “her question was understandable”
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This is textbook Quisling behaviour. It would be nice if the Alberta government paid a higher price for constantly enabling and empowering it. #abpoli reddeeradvocate.com/2026/09/04/s...
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Stephan: Team Canada is not Team Alberta - Red Deer Advocate
My duty is to seek freedom and prosperity for Alberta families and individuals, their businesses and workers. That means speaking the truth as I best understand it.Canada is in a […]
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Canadian Resistance 🇨🇦🇪🇺 @cdnresistance.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Latest joke I heard: Trump’s next executive order will be to change the name of Canada geese to Donald ducks.
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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"Today it’s Lake America, but tomorrow the propaganda coming from south of the border could be both more serious and insidious, and the actions of Google, Apple and other companies show plainly that they will not be on our side." —  @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
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ANALYSIS: 'Lake America' makes one thing clear: we can’t trust U.S. tech companies | TVO Today
The president’s decree is dumb. Why is anyone going along with it?
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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It's going to be that more poor people will die unnecessarily, while the Sam Mraiches of Alberta make bank.
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
There's no question the AB govt's pay to jump to the front of the HC queue violates the Canada Health Act. It also violates the principles of equity and universality.
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PM Carney must enforce the Canada Health Act on Bill 11, new poll finds
91% of Canadians are concerned about the future of public health care
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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Kinda common sense, isn't it?
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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Just saw someone on TikTok refer to the upcoming Alberta referendum as the independy-referendy and I shall forthwith be using this terminology. A silly-stupid name for a silly-stupid initiative.
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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
How about: 💔👇 "What's the province done to cause this?" "The memo said a recommendation for the city to advocate for additional supervised consumption services or overdose prevention sites is “no longer applicable” with provincial policy directions leading to the closure of sites in Alberta."
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How Edmonton is responding to a record number of overdose deaths | CBC News
Edmonton city councillors say they were shocked to learn that a record number of people fatally overdosed in the city last year.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Very cool that Shopify’s CEO thinks the poor should have far less of a vote than the rich. Still worth that ad read money, folks?
Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke says “good system.” In response to the following proposal: 

“Interesting... what about weighted voting proportional to the level of income tax you pay? (no income tax paid - O vote, $1-100k - 1 vote, $100-200k 2 votes and so on... cap it at 5 votes for $500k+. For those that constantly complain about the wealthy not paying tax/fair share they'd have nothing to worry about right? Why not reward representation of taxation and build a democracy around those that foot the bill?”
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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This sounds really bad.
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Jason Scott @JasonOnTheDrums


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WTF: Danielle Smith SECRETLY changed the law to FORCE Albertans to pay for: 

-  Cancer screening: 
 (Mammograms / colorectal (FIT) / cervical (HPV/Pap) / lung)
- Cardiovascular Tests
- Bone density (osteoporosis)

This will kill the Albertans who can’t afford this. Awful
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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
These referendum questions will do irreparable harm, and will change the fabric of society. Alberta will be known as an anti-immigration backwater province. #NoToTheNine
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ANALYSIS | What some immigrants could lose if Alberta votes yes to Danielle Smith's questions | CBC News
To many voters, the various questions on the Oct. 19 ballots that cover social services for newcomers will appear confusing and contradictory.
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Rick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
“In a democracy, police must not control what information journalists publish. Reporters play a crucial role in keeping Canadians safe by giving them timely information that police do not always provide,” said Paul Schneidereit, CAJ vice-chair. Full statement: share.google/ZFlYLyN9gkHo...
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RCMP must rescind inappropriate request for media to involve police before publishing news stories - Canadian Association of Journalists
The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is deeply concerned by a recent Saskatchewan RCMP email urging journalists to check with police before publishing details about ongoing investigations — a...
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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
It sure would be nice if the Canada Health Act was actually ENFORCED!
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
The Canada Health Act is clear: care is based on need, not on your ability to pay. The UCP's healthcare scheme is breaking that fundamental promise to Albertans and creating a system where money talks louder than medical need. youtube.com/shorts/UihB8...
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UCP's health care scheme: money talks louder than medical need
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
This is very good. “Every clause does something to you before you’ve decided anything. “Increased control” implies you currently lack control. “Sustainable levels” implies current levels are unsustainable. “Albertans first priority” implies someone else is currently going first.”
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What Alberta's referendum immigration question won't ask you to think about
Watch the dealer: The first of 10 questions Albertans will vote on Oct. 19 is all about semantical sleight of hand
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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
In which @justinling.ca brings the receipts to the table.
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Justin Ling: Danielle Smith spent years promising a ‘sovereign’ Alberta utopia. It was a mirage
Alberta premier is flirting with Brexit-like falsehoods.
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The 70s Guy @stevenw888.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Kate Bush's first appearance on "Top of the Pops" was on 16th Feb 1978, where she performed "Wuthering Heights". She would later appear on the show several more times in 1978 and 1979. She was the first woman to have a self-penned song make No 1 in the UK chart; she was just 19 years old. #KateBush
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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Shout it from the rooftops! Danielle Smith is a separatist.
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
A woman demonstrating her exceptional intelligence in contrast to a wealthy but arrogant individual.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 12/05/2026
When we took office, NYC had a $12B deficit. Today it’s zero. And we didn’t close that gap on the backs of working people. We closed it while funding parks, libraries, safer streets, & public housing. Call it Pothole Politics or Democratic Socialism: We are government that delivers for the people.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
"Let me see . . . should I listen to my child's pediatrician or the former heroin addict who cuts the penises off roadkill to take home? Yeah, the dude with the racoon penis, not the dude with an MD. Boy, that was an easy decision, y'all!"
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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
We have high ranking UCP officials attending sessions with a separatist organization, instructing individuals how to gather signatures for a separatist referendum, the likely goal of which is for Alberta to join the United States as a 51st State. I would hazard a guess that they are supporters!
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
This is very well done. albertareferendumb2026.ca
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Alberta Referendum 2026 | Referendum Reality Check
Albertans aren't dumb. But this government thinks we are. Independent political commentary on Alberta’s 2026 referendum and the politics behind it.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Congratulations to @stephenking.bsky.social for this well-deserved honor!👍 (Novels/Novellas: Approximately 65 to 67 Non-fiction books: 5 books. Short Stories: Over 200 Pseudonyms: 7 novels were published as Richard Bachman. Frequency: He has published at least one book almost every year since 1974)
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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
It’s going to be really, really hard not to open this phone call with WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU’RE DOING YOU BOZOS
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Ms. Misanthrope 🇺🇸 @lilmsmisanthrope.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
In 1953 Iran had a functioning democracy. A free press. Seven political parties. Women in universities. Women granted voting rights in municipal councils in 1952. A secular prime minister named Mosaddegh who believed Iran's oil belonged to Iran. The US and Britain decided he had to go.
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Alison the Resister @alisonwhite3.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
This won’t happen, of course, but it should.
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RESIST @resist4unow.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
“Better to die in Iran for your country and your pride, Then to live in a nation that would ask you to be kind.” Thank You Jesse Welles!
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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Maybe I'm slow. Have often puzzled over the source of UCP policy, book bans, anti-trans, MAID, curriculum. Thought it was insiders. The light came on with the latest. Far right, special interest groups lobby the UCP successfully, over and over. Because the UCP is a far right special interest group.
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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
..representatives of 17 organizations on Feb. 18, including Parents for Choice in Education (PCE), the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedom (JCCF), the political consulting firm Western Impact and several private and religious schools and home education associations. theijf.org/article/albe...
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Alberta premier and education minister had private meeting with groups behind push to ‘conservatize’ Alberta school boards and ban LGBTQ books
Private and faith-based schools, along with right-wing think tanks and parental rights groups, were invited to discuss education
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DeSmog @desmog.com · 01/04/2026
📍 NEW 📍 “Fossi" is a new children’s book character who reframes fossil fuels as unfairly blamed. But critics aren’t buying it: “The idea that fossil fuels are the ‘new’ kid deserving of sympathy is almost laughable." buff.ly/JcqgrNg #BaseloadCapital @TJjordan.bsky.social #fossilfuels
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Meet the Combustible Cartoon Character Who Wants to Make Kids Feel Sorry for Fossil Fuels
A new children’s book by a Chevron-backed clean energy venture paints a sympathetic portrait of coal, oil, and gas.
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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Bruce Springsteen is some good, strong, sorely needed, goddamn medicine for Minnesota. This is a concert that is, and my words won’t do it justice, amazing. Sharp, specific, resolute, angry, and inspired. Some rock shows are all about just having a good time. Something larger is in play here.
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Bill Madden @maddenifico.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
This is the tragic reality. 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯👇
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 29/03/2026
BREAKING: After ProPublica published letters written by children at the Dilley concentration camp, ICE officers raided the dormitories and confiscated the children's letters. I'm suing ICE to get them back. I'll explain it all in 45 minutes on @meidastouch.com here: www.youtube.com/live/H-D8SzR...
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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
“Ottawa's perennial "looting" of Alberta "will NEVER be rolled back.” - lowest taxes - highest wages - increasing oil production - federally-supported pipeline - historically subsidized O&G development The only thing being looted is grey matter, and it’s the fault of pervasive grievance politics.
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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 28/03/2026
City and Colour announces a five-show intimate solo run across Western Canada this May, hitting Edmonton, Calgary, Victoria, and Vancouver. Julianna Riolino opens all dates. zurl.co/ddo57
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City And Colour Strips It Back For Intimate Five-Show Solo Run Across Western Canada - That Eric Alper
Dallas Green is returning to where it all started. Twenty years into recording and performing under the City and Colour moniker, the acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter has announced a five-show intimate solo run across Western Canada this May, ditching the full band to revisit the stripped-back, vulnerable spirit of his earliest performances. “I wanted to go […]
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
My resignation letter
screenshot of a resignation letter expressing sadness at leaving NASA
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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Look, who among us hasn’t been the recipient of a golden cat, a ride on a private jet from a Saudi Prince, or really expensive box seat tickets to an NHL cup game? That’s the Alberta Advantage, baby! I wish. 🙄
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Jay Gamble @drjaydrno.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
I get the sense that, like medieval monks, there will soon be a couple hundred people writing ideas in cursive with ink on paper, preserving real books, engaging in the scientific method, doing actual research, & safeguarding knowledge, while 99% of the world thumb into phones, “grok is this rele?”
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
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Li5a🇨🇦Marrone @li5amarrone.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Best voting advice: Voting isn't marriage. It's public transport. You're not waiting for "the one". You're getting on the bus. And if there isn't one going exactly to your destination, you don't stay home and sulk. You take the one that's going closest to where you want to be.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
From the new Globe story… (And this is a thread you’ll want to follow all the way down!) Allegedly MHCare CEO Sam Mraiche operated under the alias “Fred” when acting as a go between on contracts for recovery centres. /1 #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled. A truly extraordinary moment. We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. Act like it.
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 12/03/2026
Holy perfection, Batman.
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