Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 08/06/2025You fool, that issue that affects you and not me is obviously a distraction from the real issue, the one that affects me and not you 542877
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialForward Canada @forwardcanada.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Alberta is now Canada's most unequal province. Our rich-poor gap is so bad that the top 10 percent grab a bigger slice of income here than they do in the United States. Every time Danielle Smith says the economy is strong, we need to ask: strong for whom? #ableg #abpoli #canpoli 113063
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialCarrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says there is a "committee" working on the "legalities" of having a referendum question based on Thomas Lukaszuk's Forever Canada campaign. 84022
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialSuzyQ 🎵 This Is Nowhere @northernoasis62.bsky.social · 28/03/2026#DanielleSmithIsUnfitToLead #DanielleSmithHasGotToGo #FireTheUCP #AuthoritarianLibertarianism #BreakingAlberta #Ungovernance #ABpoli #ABleg #MapleMAGA @forwardcanada.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/U5s9B...youtube.comDanielle Smith: Stop Funding Private Schools #cdnnews #cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoliticsYouTube video by Forward Canada 043
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 19/03/2026This is what it should actually look like. I added an arrow for when Stephen Harper was first elected, just for kicks. 1234
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialNora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 17/03/2026You should be subscribing to my daily news podcast to hear what is going on in the world. Check out today's episode -- just 6 minutes long. sandyandnora.com/daily-news-m...sandyandnora.comDaily News – March 17, 2026Story 1 – Wealth inequality is widening in Canada Story 2 – Police sniper at a St. Patrick’s Day street party in Waterloo Story 3 – Ontario, is ending funding for supervised drug consumption sites Sto... 03315
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialDr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 11/03/2026The immune system is not a muscle. It is a cleansing fire. It causes collateral damage. It has a limited supply of fuel. It can get out of control. Don’t burn your whole house down every time by catching every disease without caution. 5669231
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialLaura Babcock 🇨🇦 @laura-babcock.bsky.social · 09/03/2026“Danielle Smith wants us to believe she’s been pro Canada this whole time? Total bullshit! Our eyes saw what they saw. We saw the moves she made bending herself like a pretzel to let the Separatists know she was onboard!” 🇨🇦 The OShow youtu.be/DloIVqYSka4?si… #ableg #cndpoli 47031
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialOsaka, we 🐇 @osaka.zone · 07/03/2026⚠️Told you so moment: OpenAI published a paper proving that ChatGPT will always make things up [...] Always. They proved it with math. [...] This isn't a bug they're working on. It's baked into how these systems work at a fundamental level. More: x.com/heynavtoor/s... 517284
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialCalgary Herald @calgaryherald.com · 26/02/2026Opinion: It is time to stop scapegoating immigrants and govern responsibly calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... 59439
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialdisordered @disorderedyyc.bsky.social · 23/02/2026In 2024, Premier Smith was demanding Trudeau allow 20,000+ additional immigrants to Alberta. But now with a huge budget deficit, she's scapegoating the immigrants she wanted to come to Alberta. #ableg #abpoli 910055
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialNathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Catastrophic higher education news in New Brunswick: the Liberal government of my MLA @susanholtnb.bsky.social is potentially going to cut 10% of the budget for universities—$50M across 4 schools when much *more* funding is needed, not less. The impact would be devastating. Please share, NBers. 414270
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialFactsmtr @factsmtr.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Alberta faces projected deficits totaling $9.6 billion over three years, health workforce shortages, and strained classrooms. Smith's answer: 9 referendum questions restructuring Canada. We broke it down — here's the facts: factsmtr.substack.com/p/albertas-r... #Alberta #abpoli #DanielleSmithfactsmtr.substack.comAlberta Referendum: Danielle Smith's 9 QuestionsAlberta is heading into a $9.6 billion deficit. Smith's answer is a constitutional referendum. We broke down all nine questions so you don't have to. 51314
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialNora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Jamil Jivani is the Conservatives' Great White Hope noraloreto.substack.com/p/jamil-jiva... 3172
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialChuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 18/02/2026“Is there a technology the left is excited about?” High-speed rail! MRNA vaccines! New cancer treatments! Solar and wind energy collection! Better and longer-range EVs! That wood that's harder than steel! New apples! Fibermaxxing! Buldak Swicy ramen! Muppets! Muppets are too a technology, shut up! 330121832818
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialCorey Hogan 🇨🇦 @coreyhogan.ca · 15/02/2026If you think diversifying trade, strengthening Canada at home and being less reliant on the United States is an "anti-American hissy fit", I guess that's your choice, Jamil. 89924
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 15/02/2026They do not, in fact, have legitimate grievances. 2229474
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialRory Johnston @roryjohnston.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Wow, that LLM just took care of that really messy data cleaning exercise in a few minutes that would have taken me a few hours of manual data grubbing. ... ... ... oh, it's all wrong.media.tenor.coma cartoon of a man holding a microphone with the words " once again i 've been had "ALT: a cartoon of a man holding a microphone with the words " once again i 've been had " 2486
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialDale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Who could possibly have empowered these assholes when he built his party and kicked out the centrist normies for not being "conservative" enough? Who could have been stupid enough to invite these guys into the tent because you were big mad at Rachel Notley and didn't want to do any soul-searching? 44620
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialThe Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 26/01/2026The Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association has released a statement on the closure of beds in #yeg to move them to Leduc. Read this and share it everywhere! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli 29578
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialTiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Edmonton has 12,000 km of road compared to Montreal’s 4,000 and if it were to have the same level of snow removal budget, it would need to increase spending from $67M to $585M . 😳 youtube.com/shorts/3L8VQ...youtube.comWould you pay more to clear snow from Edmonton roads?YouTube video by CBC News Alberta 5205
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialJared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 13/12/2025The UCP has made 2025 one of the darkest years for Alberta’s democracy. Albertans can turn on the lights in 2026. By simply being Albertan. Let me explain. 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...open.substack.comWhat Can We Do?A Holiday Plan for Restoring Alberta’s Democracy 317393
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialJared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 07/12/2025You don’t have to do all of this. Nobody can. But whenever you calmly refuse to play along with “everyone supports us,” you chip away at the story populists need to stay powerful. 110121
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialRichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 01/12/20251/10 🇨🇦 HOW MARK CARNEY LOST STEVEN GUILBEAULT 🇨🇦 Prime Minister Mark Carney's deal with Alberta Premier #DanielleSmith wasn't just a compromise. It was a capitulation. And for Steven #Guilbeault, it was the end of the line. Althia Raj reports. #CdnPoli #ClimateCrisis #AbPoli #Carney 2105
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialJared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 16/11/2025An errant voicemail from a UCP MLA shows just how much pressure they're facing from constituents over their use of the notwithstanding clause. drjaredwesley.substack.com/p/what-happe...drjaredwesley.substack.comWhat happens when you call your MLA?An errant voicemail gives us insight into how the UCP is handling the backlash against its use of the notwithstanding clause. They're not doing well. 34721
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialdrewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · 15/10/2025the future 0865
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialTod Maffin 🇨🇦 @todmaffin.com · 12/10/2025Every country gets one voice. And we’re listening. 1315071
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialSara Hastings-Simon 🇨🇦 @shastingssimon.bsky.social · 12/10/2025I will not stop pointing out that the emissions cap target for oil sands is slightly below that of the Pathway Alliance's own commitment they made, in print, for emission reductions by 2030 of 22 million tonnes. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... 13011
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialRon Dyck @dyckron.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2025Taken from an Alberta NDP email. #abpoli #teachersstrike 011
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialMondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 11/10/2025How long has this been going on you ask? February 10, 2020 "The cuts come at a time when school boards are also dealing with 13,000 additional students. The ATA said it breaks down to $441 less per student." globalnews.ca/news/6533781...globalnews.caDocuments prove United Conservative Party cut education funding, Alberta teachers say | Globalnews.ca"Every school board in this province, except for four, have seen a cut to their funding," said ATA president Jason Schilling. 03426
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialAlberta Views Magazine @albertaviews.bsky.social · 10/10/2025"In a free society, many things are allowed to be said, done and provided that the community would not endorse or fund. Private education is an example. Public funding for private schools should end." albertaviews.ca/private-scho... #ABpoli #ABleg #CDNpoli #teachersalbertaviews.caPrivate Schools - Alberta ViewsOut of concern for the well-being of the community that I recognize how public subsidies for private schools erode our sense of connection. 01911
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialAndries (Andy) Sytsema - I Stand With Canada🍁 @asytsema.bsky.social · 07/10/2025What do Alberta teachers want? They want real action: - Cap class sizes with clear plans - Improve EA ratios for diverse needs - Fund schools to average - Ensure fair wages for all teachers Our kids deserve better working conditions for better learning conditions! #ableg #abpoli #Alberta #UCPFail 12510
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialjudy 🇨🇦 @judy-bug.bsky.social · 04/10/2025The greatest threat to our freedoms & human rights is not just Conservatives. It is the overwhelming majority of the #Cdnmedia. They promote Poilievre, & they protect Conservative politicians. It is a threat to our 🇨🇦 #democracy. #cdnpoli #canpoli #abpoli #onpoli #skpoli #IDUPlaybook #Never51 073
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialcm 🍁 @cmcalgary.bsky.social · 30/09/2025The highschooler that had the mic muted and Bruce MacAllister making the shitty comment, he showed up in r/Alberta on reddit Video: streamable.com/vzmcwe Link to reddit comment: reddit.com/r/alberta/co... #Alberta #abpoli 1123973
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialCanadian Birdie 🖇️ @cdn-birdie.bsky.social · 29/09/20252018 “How about we go the other way? Maybe every independent school needs to be fully funded and we need to phase out every government-run, union-controlled public school more interested in indoctrinating students than teaching them critical-thinking skills” #abpoli globalnews.ca/news/4067888...globalnews.caDanielle Smith: Maybe we need to defund public schools | Globalnews.caMaybe every independent school needs to be fully funded and we need to phase out every government run, union-controlled public school more interested in indoctrinating students than teaching them crit... 012
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.social𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐧 (𝐬𝐡𝐞/𝐡𝐞𝐫) 🇨🇦🇮🇹 @susanincanada.bsky.social · 21/09/2025#Teacher Britt Booth “Parents, we aren't preparing to strike b/c we're greedy…we care about YOUR #kids. They deserve more. We need you to demand it from this govt, & we promise we'll do everything… to make it a reality. We love your kids & want the best for them too.” #AbPoli #AbLeg #AbEd #UCP 61614
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialDave Cournoyer 🇨🇦 @daveberta.bsky.social · 02/09/2025😱 Moral panic! UCP book ban explodes as government on brink of major labour dispute with Alberta's teachers. Read all about it: daveberta.substack.com/p/moral-pani...daveberta.substack.comMoral panic! UCP book ban explodes as government on brink of major labour dispute with Alberta's teachersIt’s been 23 years since the last province-wide teachers strike in Alberta 66636
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialSenator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 23/08/2025I think this essay, which is not about Alberta, actually is about Alberta. About the resentment and fear many in our resource sectors feel when they see - or foresee - the loss of high paying jobs that didn’t require much or any post-secondary education. 96827
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialKathleen Ganley @kathleenganley.bsky.social · 23/08/2025Finally a small victory - the UCP had to be dragged kicking and screaming, but they are going to at least cover COVID shots for healthcare workers. It can be done friends, keep at it! #AbLeg 2152499
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialRobson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 19/08/2025The latest inflation data for car & home insurance, by province. Alberta absolutely in a league of its own here. 28261190
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialGhouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 09/08/2025Ok, this is pretty good. “Coal hard cash” 36117
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialParksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 16/06/2025She will try to blame "AHS" but: - it doesn't call the shots anymore, and is a fragment of what it used to be - PH is completely controlled by AH (= govt) and has been muzzled and decimated - all of her personally handpicked people (who she hasn't fired) are running the show /fin 25213
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialJP @perrinjan.bsky.social · 28/05/2025This is the response I received from Devin Dreeshen re: #YEGbike: "Thank you for sharing your thoughts regarding bicycle lanes in the City of Edmonton. 1/6 452
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialNaheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 23/05/2025After over a decade of hard work, the Springbank Reservoir is now operational. This project will protect over 1.3 million Calgarians and many Albertans from future floods. Congratulations to all who made this happen. Let's continue working towards effective flood mitigation in the province!cbc.caLong-awaited Springbank off-stream reservoir now in operation | CBC NewsA major flood resilience project is finished, almost 12 years after flood waters surged into Calgary communities in 2013, killing one person and causing billions of dollars in damage. 313026
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialStrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 23/05/2025What radicalized you? 25667302113
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialItsLuke @itsluke7.bsky.social · 02/04/2025My intolerance for conservatives misinterpreting important figures isn’t limited to comic book characters :) #politics #leftist #religion #christianity 3139994
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialSt. Albert Gazette @stalbertgazette.bsky.social · 21/05/2025BEYOND LOCAL: Alberta reports 19 new cases of measles, surpassing 500 infectionsdlvr.itAlberta reports 19 new cases of measles, surpassing 500 infectionsGovernment data shows close to 80 per cent of Alberta's total cases have been reported in children, including 157 in those under the age of five. 011
Reposted by @crassad.bsky.socialJared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 20/05/2025Updated #UCPayToPlay scandal-in-a-tweet: Premier Smith's former chief of staff allegedly pressured health officials to cut half a billion dollars in contracts to a businessman whose sister was his landlord and who bought them all luxury NHL tickets. And they fired the person ready to reveal it. 13372242
