Reposted by Jennifer MMichael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 16hPSA🧵- Amplifying everything John said so eloquently here. 🙌 We all know predatory terms when we see them. 😡 (You'll find full alt-text of his memo in the replies) 19223
Reposted by Jennifer MSenator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Alberta ISN’T having an immigration crisis. Here is a short snippy serving of actual facts, designed to be shared. . #Alberta #abpoli #ableg #Canada #notothenine #immigrationyoutube.comDon't be bamboozled by the immigration crisis—immigration in Alberta is slowing downYouTube video by Senator Paula Simons 412269
Reposted by Jennifer MMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This isn't just grasping at straws -- it's grasping at thin air. LNG Canada uses steel modules fabricated in China because we don't make them here. The first phase was built in large part because of a duty waiver the Trudeau government granted. Would PP like to see the project not built at all? 2819257
Reposted by Jennifer MDiane Marie 🇨🇦 @dianemarie.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Canada's doctors (the Canadian Medical Association) is pestering the federal government to spend more on health care. Constitution 101: *provinces* are responsible for health care delivery. Health Act transfers (about $40B/year) are meant to roughly equalize Canadians' access to care. /2 22516
Reposted by Jennifer Mwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Eileen Blair, from South Shields, UK, was believed to have had a large influence on her husband George Orwell's writing. 'Nineteen Eighty-Four's title and idea is thought to be inspired by one of her poems - 'End of the Century, 1984' #womensart 141220287
Reposted by Jennifer Mwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Christi Belcourt, Métis visual artist who creates paintings inspired by Métis and First Nations historical beadwork #UnlockingWomensart 51825376
Reposted by Jennifer MSenator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The numbers are in; the latest Alberta Unbound is one of our most downloaded episodes! If you missed it, here’s my fiery conversation with @carterab.bsky.social, @jaredwesley.ca and Avnish Nanda of @ouralbertadvantage.bsky.social about how to fight the noxious nine. #saynotothenine #abpoli #cdnpoliopen.spotify.comSaying No to the NineAlberta Unbound · Episode 37343
Reposted by Jennifer MCharles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026If you work at a print shop or plant that produced these door hangers or know something about who produced them, contact me in confidence at journalismtips@protonmail.com. 412082
Reposted by Jennifer MBoze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing an essay, writing a eulogy, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing for 5,000 years. 252109782
Reposted by Jennifer MSarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The number of YT comments on this one: "But mutual aid!" My guy... slavery is de facto legal in this country. We ain't gonna fix that with food pantries & bail funds. 1137675
Reposted by Jennifer MAndrew MacDougall @ahmacdougall.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Electric heavy trucks used to haul coal. The China paradox incarnate. “The roads in this part of Shaanxi province are filled with big rigs ferrying coal from mines to railheads. More and more of them are, like Qu’s, battery-operated” www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...bloomberg.comChina Has an 18-Wheel Answer to Soaring Global Diesel PricesAround a third of trucks sold in China this year will run on electricity, furthering Beijing’s goal of bolstering energy security. 141
Reposted by Jennifer MSarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 30/09/2026If anyone's ready for a break from "elections don't matter, we can't win, & both parties are the same anyway," here's one. youtu.be/GlxveqpM4iMyoutu.beStop The Doomerism. Do It For Farm Workers.YouTube video by Farm to Taber 220968
Reposted by Jennifer MKarina Gould @karinagould.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A meaningful morning at the Woodland Cultural Centre and Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Listening to survivors reminds us of the truth of what happened in residential schools across Canada. 1237
Reposted by Jennifer MMark Bourrie @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Here's something I'd never heard of. "Corvette Fordite", an agate-like "gemstone" cut from the gobs of dried acrylic paint from old Detroit assembly lines. They're not making any more of the stuff because they've developed more efficient painting systems. www.rockngem.com/fordite/rockngem.comFordite: Motor City’s Unexpected Gemstone - Rock & Gem MagazineOnce a byproduct of car factories, Fordite is a prized, man-made gemstone with vivid color and history. No two pieces are the same. Each is a happy accident. 093
Reposted by Jennifer MSenator Kim Pate @kpateonthehill.bsky.social · 30/09/2026On National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we honour all of those impacted by residential schools and continue to advocate for decolonization, decriminalization and decarceration. This day serves as a reminder that the harm caused by residential schools is profound and persists in Canada. (1/4) 8302142
Reposted by Jennifer MABlawg UCalgary @ablawg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026New Post: The Province Is Dead, Long Live the State? International Legal Implications of an Independent Alberta ablawg.ca/2026/09/28...…ependent-alberta/ 026
Reposted by Jennifer MSenator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This 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.caParkland InstituteParkland Institute is an Alberta-wide, non-partisan research centre situated within the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta. 5267127
Reposted by Jennifer MQasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 28/09/2026To the people complaining these sex abuse cases have created a world where men now have to think 10 times before they touch a woman. Yes, that's the point. It's called consent. Welcome to human decency. 298152513604
Reposted by Jennifer MCharles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Important read here on why the UCP may have changed the rules to not provide voters' lists to scrutineers. It's a security risk. 4178
Reposted by Jennifer MCharles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Via Ashleigh Stewart - Rath commingled trust money and lost $3.25M of alleged First Nations money in bullion trading. $11.5M from Sturgeon Lake trust helped fund Rath firm’s Tallcree payment: receiver | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1207056...globalnews.caGlobal News | Breaking, Latest News and Video for CanadaGlobalnews.ca – Watch and read Canada’s Breaking news plus Business, Health, Politics and World News 64427
Reposted by Jennifer MCharles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Incredible, chilling reporting here via @motherjones.com. ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...motherjones.comChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation revealsOpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre. 611362
Reposted by Jennifer Memoontxwriter @emoontxwriter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026#Writer #Booksky www.humblebundle.com/.../elizabet... … Before HORNGARD comes out there's this.... A nine-book mix of Paksworld (same fantasy setup as Horngard) and Serrano-Suiza SF. Look interesting? Baen.com for more.! Sale ends 9/26/26. #BaenBooks #Horngard #HumbleBundlehumblebundle.com 0105
Jennifer M @jenniferembreus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Gutter politics indeed! Almost all of us are immigrants, whether recently or a generation or more ago. 010
Reposted by Jennifer MLaura Babcock 🇨🇦 @laura-babcock.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“Albertans need to grow the fuck up! We’re luckiest people in 🇨🇦. We’ve good fortune of living on top of bunch of liquid dinosaurs that we extract and make money from! All we seem to do is bitch about how poorly we’re treated.” @maxfawcett.bsky.social 🇨🇦 The OShow youtu.be/SVp7DoR7qro?si… 2434295
Reposted by Jennifer MCanadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Ken Danby's paintings were some of the most spectacular of the 20th century. From his hyper-realistic portrait of Gordon Lightfoot, to his iconic At The Crease, his work is known by Canadians coast-to-coast. This is the story of a great Canadian artist. 🧵 1/10 510335
Reposted by Jennifer MMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The Alberta separatist referendum is a democratic legitimacy crisis in waiting. It's yet another unwelcome American import from Canada's most pro-America premier. #abpoli #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/17/o...nationalobserver.comDanielle Smith is sowing the seeds of a democratic legitimacy crisisForget about banning American imports. In Alberta, the government is actively importing as many aspects of their political culture as possible. The latest: election denialism. 22335125
Reposted by Jennifer MCharles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The last day to request a mail-in ballot is Friday Sept. 25. It's easy. www.elections.ab.ca/request-a-sp... Voting is more important than ever in Alberta so if you have family, friends or neighbours who need help securing their voting package, reach out.elections.ab.caRequest a Special Ballot - Elections AlbertaElectors who are unable to vote in person may vote by mail by applying for a Special Ballot. You may choose to: Mail the ballot to your home address, Mail the ballot to an alternate address (e.g. for ... 11826
Reposted by Jennifer MChar Of AotearoaNZ @kiwichar.bsky.social · 20/09/20261st up, women shouldn’t have to worry about using drug detecting ice cubes while enjoying something as mundane as a simple refreshment in public BUT, until men can learn to co-exist with women & girls, and do so with respect & without harm or violence, then this is a pretty useful tool. #nzpol #NZ 0279
Reposted by Jennifer MJay Gamble @drjaydrno.bsky.social · 18/09/202645 million ballots. 🙄 What an unmitigated fucktangle. Well worth a read. 23721
Reposted by Jennifer MMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This reeks of fuckery. #abpoli 1720657
Reposted by Jennifer MAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5953726513395
Reposted by Jennifer MBlack Cloud Six @blackcloudsix.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Reposting this. blackcloudsix.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...blackcloudsix.substack.comThis Is What Betrayal Looks LikeA Canadian officer reflects on Afghanistan, the Allied burden, and Trump's deliberate rewriting of history. 0229
Reposted by Jennifer MMy IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 13/09/2026For anyone who wants a #giftlink 🎁, here you go. (Please don't forget that Bluesky has a fantastic Gift Links/Gift Articles feed. That's where i found this is less than five seconds.)wsj.comExclusive | Mark Carney’s Audacious Bid to Make Canada an ‘Associate Member’ of the EUAs trade talks with the U.S. collapse, prime minister pursues a major—and risky—pivot to Europe; an Ottawa book club plays its part. 44815
Reposted by Jennifer MHugh of Borg: Resistance Is Crushing Fascism. @hugh258.bsky.social · 12/09/20261/ Big🧵 Here's a thread I NEVER in my life thought I would ever have to make. Some of you will recoil in mockery and derision. Some will laugh. But this is my opinion only, and I dearly want to be proven totally wrong in the years ahead. That said, I take this stuff seriously. Let's start: 4218
Reposted by Jennifer MJay Gamble @drjaydrno.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Breaking: Danielle Smith seeks to invoke the Notwithstanding Clause for Alberta in opposition to Chrétien’s speech during a brief pause in her sycophantic genuflections to Felonious Chunk. 4337
Reposted by Jennifer MK.C. Clyburn, Author @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 11/09/2026AHHH, BLUESKY! DON'T YOU DARE BE SOUR! CLAP FOR YOUR FAVORITE AUTHORS! AND FEEL THE POWER!!! #Booksky It's BUY A BOOK FRIDAY, yes it is! The rules are simple, you see a book by myself or one Bluesky's talented artists, YOU BUY THAT BOOK! Help support us and enrich yourself! 🧵 BELOW, LET'S GO!!! 6910960
Reposted by Jennifer MAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Thousands of immigrants did the hard, dirty work of clearing rubble and toxic dust and debris from Ground Zero. Many were undocumented laborers sent to work every day with no special PPE, and got cancer as a result. Now some of those same people are living in fear of ICE. www.npr.org/2026/09/11/n...npr.orgThey cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICEAfter 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation. 7150662185
Reposted by Jennifer MRyan Jespersen @ryanjespersen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026"This is so divisive and dehumanizing, and it gets me so angry." Former Alberta Premier @rachelnotley.bsky.social sounds off on the referendum questions targeting immigration. Do you feel the same way? 👀 FULL: rtrj.info/090926RTRT 🎧 FULL: rtrj.info/090926 #abpoli #cdnpoli #RealTalkRJ 97431
Reposted by Jennifer MCharles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 08/09/2026New lows seemingly hourly now from Bruce McAllister. He seems to be attempting to intimidate and silence credible critics of the UCP's overtly anti-immigrant referendum questions by engaging in demeaning and disrespectful attacks. It's Trumpian thug politics. 21188101
Reposted by Jennifer MMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 05/09/2026These snivelling cowards. Canadians will not forget that America treated Putin's Russia like its best friend and us like an enemy. Ever. 921199427
Reposted by Jennifer MEdmonton Raging Grannies 🇨🇦🍁 @yegraginggrannies.bsky.social · 03/09/2026IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR MAIL-IN BALLOT REQUESTS TODAY, FROM ELECTIONS ALBERTA Note date change in EA release below. #ableg #Abpoli #Cdnpoli #Referendum www.elections.ab.ca/resources/me...elections.ab.caVoters Reminded of Changes to the Voting Experience as Referendum Special Ballot Mailing Begins - Elections AlbertaEDMONTON, AB – Today, Elections Alberta staff began mailing out referendum special ballot packages and Elections Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer Gordon McClure is taking the opportunity to remind vo... 086
Reposted by Jennifer MSenator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 07/09/2026When my paternal grandfather came to Canada, one of his first jobs was working in a packing plant. When my paternal grandmother arrived in Edmonton as a teenager, she worked as a seamstress at GWG. This was in the early 1900s, when the laboot movement in the prairies was just being born. 55614
Reposted by Jennifer MCosmicRami 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 04/09/2026Here are all the winners from all the categories of this photography competition. Some of these are harder to look at, but they highlight the reality that some of the very unique species we have in Australia are facing.australiangeographic.com.auWinners: 2026 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year awards - Australian GeographicNow in its third decade documenting the natural world, the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition continues to surprise, delight and alarm. 06515
Reposted by Jennifer MCharles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 04/09/2026The best summary of the current political situation in Alberta that I have read via Curtis Gillespie. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/o...nytimes.comOpinion | MAGA Is Feeding a Separatist Surge in Canada (Gift Article)Drawing inspiration from MAGA, separatists in Alberta are pushing for a break away from Canada. 13420
Reposted by Jennifer MMichael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026SWORDS AND ICE MAGIC (1977) Acrylic on Illustration Board - 24” x 16” This cover was for the sixth book in a series by Fritz Leiber featuring the beloved characters Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser. 1/4 830947
Reposted by Jennifer MBecca Thorne @beccathorne.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Still available: now €250 plus worldwide shipping. 0217
Reposted by Jennifer MDavid J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 04/09/2026UCP slaps ‘punitive tax’ on solar panels, opening new front in its War on Renewable Energy. albertapolitics.ca/2026/09/ucp-...albertapolitics.caUCP slaps ‘punitive tax’ on solar panels, opening new front in its War on Renewable Energy - Alberta PoliticsNever let it be said that the Alberta’s United Conservative Party government isn’t in favour of recycling stuff – at least as long as that can be used to create higher costs and more red tape to help ... 88064
Reposted by Jennifer MKathy Reid 🇨🇦🧶🚴♀️🏊♀️ @kathyreidknitter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Trump tariffs: Canadian wool and yarn producers walk away from U.S. customers www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps... #knitsky #knit 🇨🇦🧶 Great article here - we need to increase CDN wool Processing and buy Canadian wool!ctvnews.caTrump tariffs: Canadian wool and yarn producers walk away from U.S. customersMore and more Canadian producers are shipping their raw wool to China and the Czech Republic to evade U.S. tariffs and trade tensions. 53012
Reposted by Jennifer MCanada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 04/09/2026INVESTIGATION: Canada’s National Observer has discovered a network of deceptive, AI-generated websites promoting Albertan separatism. The websites, rather than targeting human readers, are targeting chatbots — trying to influence the answers they provide.nationalobserver.comA US-linked network of fake websites is promoting Alberta separatism to AI chatbotsThe websites present crude, AI-generated slop disguised as the voice of real Albertans. But they're made in Florida — and they're not even targeting Albertans directly. 11256186
