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Gene Anderson

@geneanderson.bsky.social
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Technology enthusiast, Nerd, likes to build weird stuff, energy transition, not into crypto so don’t ask, he/him, Twitter refuge. I’m not here for followers. I’m searching for Nerdvana. St Albert, Alberta, Canada

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Gene Anderson @geneanderson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“White House adviser Peter Navarro on Tuesday told Canadian lobbyists to 'get the hell out' of Washington.” Interesting. So it’s cool for US influencers/publishers to dump their spin in my country, but we’re not supposed to do it in their country? Fuck that noise. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Trump trade adviser says Canada will 'pay even more dearly' if 'you interfere' in U.S. midterms | CBC News
One of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade advisers is threatening repercussions for Canada if it "interferes" in the upcoming midterm elections — though it's not clear what he anticipates the country...
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Gene Anderson @geneanderson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
‘As the CBC’s David Cochrane has said, “America isn’t the way it is because he’s president. He’s president because America is the way it is.”’ And there it is. The root of this isn’t Trump specifically, but a country that has voted this kind of person in. Twice. The USA is not our ally anymore.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
No matter what happens in the 2026 midterms -- or even the 2028 presidential election -- Canadians will never trust the United States the way it used to. The north remembers. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/29/o...
nationalobserver.com
America still doesn't understand how deep the rift goes
Memo to our friends (and yes, our enemies) to the south: the problem isn’t just Donald Trump. It’s you
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Stelco which is owned by the US based Cleveland Cliffs Inc. refused money from the Canadian government to keep it opened and protect jobs.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Another tidbit of info, we know that this is a US based company in Canada and Trump was basically applauding the failure of this company thinking it was Canadian, due to the tariffs, he is a fucking idiot.
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This grim, gripping report on Canada’s biggest Covid-19 outbreak from the University of Alberta’s Parkland Institute should be required reading for all Albertans - and all Canadians. Especially those who’ve decided to forget how deadly and terrifying the early months of Covid truly were.
parklandinstitute.ca
Parkland Institute
Parkland Institute is an Alberta-wide, non-partisan research centre situated within the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Dear Alberta, VOTE! 🗳️ NO to the 9. 👎 YES to Canada. 🇨🇦
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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There is a great guide about why to vote NO to the NINE, #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #NoToTheNine Enough scapegoating. firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/project...
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Theo Moudakis @theomoudakis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Please enjoy my cartoon for Tuesday's Toronto Star
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juliedevereaux.bsky.social @juliedevereaux.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
That mindset is still so entrenched in society, along with “what was she wearing” & “she shouldn’t have put herself in that situation”, completely removing responsibility for men’s behavior.
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Mark Carney ought to take note @liberalca.bsky.social @coreyhogan.ca @eleanorolszewski.bsky.social It’s time to replace Evan Solomon.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“by putting these questions to Albertans, the UCP is just looking for another scapegoat. The Premier will absolutely shrug off accountability and say “Albertans wanted us to target temporary workers and businesses who hire them.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.womenofabpoli.ca/p/albertas-r...
womenofabpoli.ca
Alberta’s referendum is an affront to our values; as Canadians, and Albertans
The ask is insulting, the cost is offensive, and there’s no logic to be found.
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NigelBankes @nigelb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
No to the nine. Time to repost this. HT @duanebratt.bsky.social #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
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AlbertaPitbull ⚖️ 🇨🇦 @albertapitbull.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
B.C. Attorney-General, federal AI Minister alarmed by report ChatGPT coached Tumbler Ridge shooter - The Globe and Mail The fact anyone is surprised about this shocks me. #cdnpoli
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Gene Anderson @geneanderson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Apparently Smith hasn’t gotten the memo that Albertans of all political stripes and walks of life (urban & rural), do not want data centres. A UCP CA president is pushing back on this. That’s how bad this is.
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Corey Hogan 🇨🇦 @coreyhogan.ca · 25/09/2026
𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗥𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗔 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗩𝗢𝗧𝗘 𝗕𝗬 𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗟 in the Alberta referendum. Avoid lines and the chance something comes up. Lock in your vote for Canada. Encourage others to do the same. Share this info. www.elections.ab.ca/request-a-speci…
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Gene Anderson @geneanderson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Albertans need to grow the fuck up!” I’ve been saying this for years. When you’re sitting around the table of Canadian confederation, and whine like a toddler, you’re gonna get treated like one. So grow the fuck up already.
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Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Today is the last day to request a special ballot (mail-in) for the referendum. Election day will be a complete mess, so avoid the lines and vote by mail. specialballot.elections.ab.ca/index/8400
specialballot.elections.ab.ca
Special Ballot Request · Voter Registration Portal
voter registration election elector register
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 25/09/2026
Brutal that 41% still support someone as fucking horrible as Danielle Smith.
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Janet 🇨🇦 @jansplanet.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“This is why we need federal oversight,” Jesse Cardinal, executive director of Keepers of the Water, told Alberta Native News. “This is what happens when you offload all of this responsibility to the provinces.” #TellCarney #NoTreat&Release #EIA #UnethicalAlberta #AER #EconomicSacrificeZone #Cancer
"Suncor's plan is to draw
10-to-12 million litres of tailings fluid from its Base Plant mine, process it at an onsite water treatment facility and release it into the Athabasca River."
Jeremy Appel
Keepers of the Water slams environmental exemption for Suncor's tailings release
WWW.READTHEORCHARD.ORG
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BC Federation of Labour @bcfed.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Those airports Carney wants to privatize are making Canada more than half a billion dollars a year. But instead, billionaires and big foreign corporations are about to get a bonanza. And everyday travellers and airport workers will pay for it. #BCLab #CanLab #CdnPoli @canadianlabour.bsky.social
Headlines reading "Carney is serious about privatizing airports, Australian pension executive says," "Carney government eyes privatizing airports to attract investment, cut travel costs," "Canada's government is looking at privatizing airports. What would that accomplish?"
NEW CLC REPORT: PUBLIC RUNWAYS, PRIVATE PROFITS
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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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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sobeys, Loblaws, Metro: All caught by the CBC mislabelling American food as Canadian. #cdnpoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBaa...
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Sobeys, Loblaws, Metro: All caught by the CBC mislabelling American food as Canadian
YouTube video by Tod Maffin
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Heather McPherson MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Let’s be clear: Question 10 is separation. The other nine are a slow walk toward it. These racist questions divide Albertans and scapegoats immigrants. It’s shameful. That’s not the Alberta we should be building. No to the nine. Yes to Canada. 🇨🇦 www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: Alberta’s shameless attempt to scapegoat immigrants
Opponents of secession have been vocal, but where are the people standing up for newcomers to the province?
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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Because it's always been their plan to shove this down our throats if they couldn't trick us into going along with it. And they're in a hurry, because this'll only work while Trump's still around.
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Adults with severe mental illness are nearly five times more likely than their peers to die from serious physical diseases before the age of 75, according to research, by Anna Bawden www.theguardian.com/society/2026... via @theguardian.com
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Adults with severe mental illness die 15 to 20 years earlier from diseases such as cancer
Exclusive: Stark health inequalities in terms of deaths before age of 75, NHS data reveals
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
My latest column for Forward Weekly. Why you should absolutely vote in Alberta’s referendum, even if the process seems absurdist and performative. Indeed, BECAUSE it is absurdist and performative. #cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg #Alberta #Canada
forwardweekly.ca
We Can’t Boycott Our Way Out of a Meaningless Referendum | By Paula Simons | Forward Weekly
Forward Weekly feature for September 20, 2026.
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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Ed Sheeran gave another speech yesterday which teaches us all that one should stop digging when one simply doesn’t get it. This guy had the agency and means to do something inspirational. Yet he chose to bow to corporate power. Fair enough, bow as you wish, but don’t expect us to feel sorry for you!
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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Hello Alberta and Canada! This is how I voted in the upcoming referendum using a special mail-in ballot. #abpoli You must apply for a special ballot before Sept 25: specialballot.elections.ab.ca/index/8400 There are options one being picking up in person. www.elections.ab.ca/voters/how-t...
Political satire meme featuring a close-up rear view of a chestnut horse in warm golden light. Text at upper left reads, “I VOTED OPTION 1 TO REMAIN IN CANADA. NO TO THE NINE OTHER QUESTIONS.” On the right, large white text reads, “SHE ALWAYS SHOWS HER BEST SIDE.” The highlighted words “OPTION 1,” “NO,” and “NINE” appear in orange. The meme references Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and the Alberta referendum, using the horse’s “best side” as a humorous visual metaphor.
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Normally we drop Alberta Unbound episodes on Mondays. But this panel with @jaredwesley.ca, @carterab.bsky.social and Avnish Nanda was too powerful and urgent to wait. A strategic look at fighting the noxious nine. @5xforcanada.bsky.social #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #AlbertaUnbound #notothenine
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Saying No to the Nine
Alberta Unbound · Episode
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christoaivalis.bsky.social @christoaivalis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This poll was commissioned by a group THAT ALREADY OWNS PRIVATIZED AIRPORTS It's clearly a biased source
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 14/09/2026
You can listen to the whole call-in show on demand here: 🔊: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... Lots of discussion from Albertans with various points of view on separation, democracy, and the province's place in Canada.
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Gene Anderson @geneanderson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
If you’re concerned about: - #climatechange - #AI - #DataCentres - coal/mining pollution runoff - municipal water shortages - #drought - #wildfire seasons - future wars over water - a hostile foreign country next door Then use the link below and be heard. #abpoli #cdnpoli
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Gene Anderson @geneanderson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Herein lies the crux of the average Albertan voter IMO - no one cares about political party rules. Voters want their representation and to be heard. I’m left wondering why an Albertan would bother to care about how their political sausage is made. They just want the end result. #abpoli
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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Canada. Hmm. Sounds Trumpian. "The federal government has quietly stopped evaluating whether new gas power plants and oilsand facilities will damage Canada's rivers and lakes, air quality and species on the edge of extinction." www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
nationalobserver.com
Feds quietly exempt oilsands and gas power plants from environmental impact assessments
The change comes as part of a suite of amendments to Canada's impact assessment laws passed by the Carney government early Wednesday morning.
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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
You must apply for a special ballot before Sept 25: specialballot.elections.ab.ca/index/8400 If you choose advance voting, bring a buddy, chair, snacks. book of poetry. #abpoli #cdnpoli #ableg #NoToTheNine #NoToThe9 #Option1Remain
A dog looks through a torn blue paper background beside the message “Be the hero your dog thinks you are. Get your special ballot before Sept. 25.” A voting reminder encouraging Albertans to apply for a special ballot before the deadline.
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
My rallying cry. We must reject these nine noxious questions, which are cynically designed to incite discrimination and foment distrust in our courts, our county, and our fellow Canadians. Say no to the nine. And please read snd share. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #Canada #Alberta #notothenine
albertaviews.ca
Alberta's Referendum Questions - The Noxious Nine - Alberta Views
Nine disingenuous, malicious referendum questions, push-polls, designed to incite social division and undermine confidence in the country.
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 11/09/2026
"Alberta is so determined to usher in a wave of AI data centres & increase oil and gas production that it is considering rewriting legislation and creating government-owned corporations that would force private companies to invest in natural gas pipeline expansions..." By @drewanderson.bsky.social:
thenarwhal.ca
Leaked doc suggests Alberta has sprawling plans to pave the way for AI data centres, more oil production
Rewriting laws, creating Crown corporations that could rival TC Energy, building new natural gas pipelines and increasing prices for consumers: what a leaked document says about Alberta’s AI data centre and oil push
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Laurie W 🇨🇦 @lauriedw.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
"Albertans could be on the hook for hundreds of millions — or billions — to help support power for AI data centres: document"
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Wherein private industry says the need a better business case to build out natural gas pipelines for AI and Alberta seemingly responds by deciding to effectively nationalize natural gas to cater to AI… #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli thenarwhal.ca/alberta-ai-d...
thenarwhal.ca
Leaked doc suggests Alberta has sprawling plans to pave the way for AI data centres, more oil production
Rewriting laws, creating Crown corporations that could rival TC Energy, building new natural gas pipelines and increasing prices for consumers: what a leaked document says about Alberta’s AI data centre and oil push
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Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 10/09/2026
"Let’s be clear from the start that Alberta separatism is a white nationalist and Christian nationalist project," writes @journodale.bsky.social xtramagazine.com/power/politi...
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The free future Alberta separatists promise is a facade | Xtra Magazine
Code words like “parental rights” and terms like “lawful” sexual orientation in separatist documents should be taken as warning signs
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Gene Anderson @geneanderson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Something important missing about the context of the proposed data centres is the electrical grid usage. Alberta’s current grid has 80% industrial usage. Data centres are power hungry, and premier told a crowd to lock their rates prior to the data centre going online.
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Gene Anderson @geneanderson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
My wife, a fan of the #Oilers who enjoys the occasional home game, has also tapped out. We will not pay to watch this player or a team who employs said player.
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MS Kohut @mskohut.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
MUST READ DO NOT MISS THIS open.substack.com/pub/tedgioia...
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The Last 24 Hours Are the Opening Scene in a Horror Movie
Eight different insiders have issued warnings—and you need to hear them out
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Ximena González @ximenaka.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Last week, Smith posted on social media that “For every $1 of taxes a guest worker generates, taxpayers are covering $10 in services.” While this figure might ring true for many, it is far from accurate. I fact-checked Smith’s claims in my latest for @thetyee.ca
thetyee.ca
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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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 09/09/2026
Alberta: where an expired passport won't keep you from driving, but an expired driver's license means you can't get chemo. This policy debacle isn't over yet. As I said months ago, they will eventually need to scrap it. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
Alberta registries to allow recently expired passports for licence renewals following surge in demand | CBC News
Alberta's government says it's making it easier to renew driver's licences after the province saw a summer surge when its controversial new cards became available.
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Markham Hislop @markhamhislop.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The Economics of Separation Suck for Alberta @Jim Stanford on why secession is a really, really bad economic idea. #cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg youtu.be/bY1ivAxCpnM
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The Economics of Separation Suck for Alberta
YouTube video by Energi Media
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Please come join me, @ricacuna.bsky.social, @funkeolokude.bsky.social and Matt Wildcat for a vital conversation tonight. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #notothenine @ualberta.bsky.social
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Markham Hislop @markhamhislop.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Jared Wesley: Canada Isn’t Broken. Alberta Should Lead It, Not Leave It Best interview ever with @DrJaredWesley. My favourite part was the discussion about renewing the sinews of federal democracy. Democratic revitalization, if we act. #ableg #cdnpoli youtu.be/zgAMOos5sK4
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Jared Wesley: Canada Isn’t Broken. Alberta Should Lead It, Not Leave It
YouTube video by Energi Media
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