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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 6h
This is absolutely disgusting. Even for MAGA, another low. Barbaric.
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 6h
if western allies of the US actually cared about human rights, they’d be denouncing this depravity
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US plans livestream of execution by firing squad
Pete Hegseth: “We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it.”
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Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 5h
David Cochrane on the U.S. livestreaming an execution: This is the sort of thing most of the allies the U.S. traditionally relies on would not do and would not approve of. Mia Rabson: No, but will they say anything about it.
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Jess @jess587.bsky.social · 7h
Wow, it's kinda catchy 🎶
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Jess @jess587.bsky.social · 7h
"The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality." - James Baldwin
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Jess @jess587.bsky.social · 9h
It's because Carney is a Conservative himself. The Venn diagram is one giant circle or something.....
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Jess @jess587.bsky.social · 13h
Canuckle 1608 3/6 🟥⬜⬜⬜🟥 🟥⬜🟥⬜🟥 🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥
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Jess @jess587.bsky.social · 13h
Wordle 1,937 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 13h
Something something government overreach
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PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 13h
BC Conservatives Run Full Slate of Candidates With Views Ranging from Conspiratorial To Bigoted Party leader Doerkson refused to drop candidate who made anti-LGBTQ statements. pressprogress.ca/bc-conservat...
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BC Conservatives Run Full Slate of Candidates With Views Ranging from Conspiratorial To Bigoted
Party leader Doerkson refused to drop candidate who made anti-LGBTQ statements.
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Jess @jess587.bsky.social · 13h
"Sometimes the person you strongly disagree with is also the person washing dishes after your mother’s funeral." #abpoli #ableg Excellent opinion piece:
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FIRST PERSON | My mom’s funeral showed me Alberta is more complicated than its stereotypes | CBC News
At Sarah Beley’s mother's funeral, Alberta was more than a political identity. Nobody stopped to sort the separatists from the federalists before deciding who would clear the tables.
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Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 14h
Avi Lewis on PM Carney's climate, clean energy announcements: "If you look at the amount of money that's at stake, these announcements are window dressing. And they're designed precisely to assuage the concerns of Canadians."
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Jess @jess587.bsky.social · 14h
Every other 🇨🇦 team rn:
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 18h
Elbows down. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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EU, Canada and Lithuania pull out of disinformation conference after US pressure
The Trump administration was bothered by panels that referred to the U.S. as a disinformation threat.
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 15h
October is LGBTQ+ History Month. The month celebrates the achievements, history and civil rights movements of the LGBTQ+ community. Today, it is the story of Jim Egan.
In 1986, Egan, who was self-employed much of his life, retired and applied for spousal benefits for Jack Nesbit, his partner of 40 years.
This was refused because they were a same sex couple. Egan launched a court case that made it to the Supreme Court.
While they lost their case, the court ruled to include sexual orientation as a prohibited grounds for discrimination  under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This paved the way for the legalization of same sex marriage.
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Jess @jess587.bsky.social · 15h
👇 Watch for the message, but stay for the ending. #DogSky My Alberta belongs in 🇨🇦
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 15h
I keep telling people that even Newfoundland’s Progressive Conservative government has sent multiple letters to the federal Liberals asking to get a pharmacare deal because some other provinces have them, and Carney’s government will not do it.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 15h
📣 Today we are #TogetherAgainstMisinformation❗ I want to focus on hateful & stigmatizing lies about immigration. ZERO evidence that immigrants increase crime (on the contrary!). What lie do you wish would die❓ Go science. Go evidence. Go compassion! cc @scienceupfirst.bsky.social
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Jess @jess587.bsky.social · 15h
Perverts advertising extra pervert-y glasses.
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It's Abby. Yep @itsabbyyep.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Why do I keep scrolling. What am I expecting to happen that hasn't happened already
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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 17h
More big trouble for separatist leader Jeff Rath U.S. lenders sue Jeff Rath for $112M, allege he concealed First Nation firing | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1209127...
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 18h
Endangered orcas will likely face an ocean noisy enough for the foreseeable future to cause their extinction, as new federal targets risk locking in harmful noise levels, advocates warn.
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Carney picks 'a very noisy year' as yardstick to beat for ocean noise
There are only 76 whales left in the genetically distinct Southern Resident orca population. While a shortage of their main food source, chinook salmon, and pollutants have driven their decline, the u...
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Heather McPherson MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Seems like a good day to repost.
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Heather McPherson MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Based on new information reported today, I again asked the Speaker to allow Parliamentarians to question the government about foreign interference and issues with the Alberta referendum. Once again, the Speaker has denied my request. 1/2
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
For heaven’s sake, if your ballot is sitting on your kitchen table or bedroom dresser, MAIL IT IN! Mail it in tonight. With your ID included. Or half a million Albertans made find themselves disenfranchised. And that could tip the balance.
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Geriatric Millennial @83millennial.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is bullshit! Bodily autonomy is bodily autonomy. This is a personal decision that they can stay the fuck out of thank-you very much. #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Ottawa to indefinitely extend MAID exclusion for people solely suffering from mental illness | CBC News
The federal government will introduce legislation this fall that will indefinitely extend the ban on access to a medically assisted death for people who are only suffering from a mental illness, Justi...
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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The House of Commons is debating the price of food, which is a bit weird because eliminating the carbon tax was supposed to solve that problem.
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Native Calgarian Podcast 🪶🧡>🇨🇦 @nativecalgarian.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Seeing elected officials & institutions put out statements about an event 3yrs ago that has now resulted in genocide and charges through the ICC’s.. feels like the same folkx denying the genocide of Cdn policy against Indigenous.. weird how no one else sees it. Oh well, let’s ram pipelines!
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Amnesty Canada @amnesty.ca · 07/10/2026
Three years after the deadly Hamas-led attacks of 7 October and the start of Israel’s brutal military assault on Gaza, Palestinian civilians continue to endure catastrophic suffering amid Israel's ongoing genocide. The world must stop turning its back on humanity. 🍉🍉🍉
A cityscape with smoke rising from explosions in the background. The sky is cloudy. Text over the image reads: "Three years since 7 October 2023. Civilians are still paying the price." Additional text below discusses the impact on Palestinian civilians and mentions Israel and Amnesty International.
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 06/10/2026
There's a brand new image from JWST and it's beautiful. Stars are being born here.
From the source: "A young star cluster filled with many stars that display Webb’s unique eight-pronged diffraction pattern. At its center is a yellow star which sports the largest diffraction pattern. To the left of the star, there is a region filled with yellow dust and gas that extends from the star to the left border of the image. This yellow region extends from the bottom, covering about two-thirds of the image. The yellow region has several blue stars of different sizes embedded within. The top third, which lies outside of the yellow region, holds a few bright protostars, within dense gray gas. Those stars illuminate the gas, making it appear blue. A few red outflows from other protostars are visible above this grayish-blue region. To the right of the central star, there is a clumpy, flame-like plume of red dust and gas with protostars that emit a soft white light within. The plume is surrounded by more dense gray gas and dust. There are several background galaxies strewn throughout the image."
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I didn't mince my words. Alberta's anti-immigration referendum questions are racist. They are also a potential disaster for Alberta's economy. Last night, I rose in the Senate to denounce them - and to thank all the thousands of Albertans fighting against them. Please share. #notothenine #cdnpoli
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Watch: Senator Paula Simons denounces Alberta's anti-immigrant referendum questions
YouTube video by Senator Paula Simons
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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
An update: the Edmonton public school board passed the motion to examine registration policies, and may make recommendations to align them with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (if that's in the board's authority). Timeline unclear: chair Saadiq Sumar says it won't rush this work. #AbEd
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Erica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The mayor of Saint-Denis, Bally Bagayoko, literally used himself as a human shield to protect students from police violence
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Every fall, year after year, my colleagues & I give the same interviews on the reality of sexual violence on campuses. In *2007*, I co-founded a group at Carleton that spent 7 years (!!) fighting to get a sexual assault centre on campus. (We won) Time is a flat circle under rape culture.
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St. FX banner shows more work needed on sexual violence prevention, advocate says | CBC News
A researcher on sexual violence says it's good that people are talking about the inappropriate banner displayed on an off-campus house during St. Francis Xavier University's homecoming, but the conver...
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“47 per cent of Albertans remain on the brink of insolvency, meaning they are $200 or less away from not being able to cover their monthly bills, the highest proportion in the country.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Almost half of Albertans turning to side hustles amid financial, AI job concerns: MNP report | CBC News
A report from consumer insolvency firm MNP Ltd. digs into the financial insecurities of Albertans and finds concerns ranging from the impact of AI on the job market to a lack of savings in case of an ...
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Heather McPherson MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Foreign interference in Alberta's referendum is a serious matter impacting our sovereignty and should be debated in Canada's House of Commons. Why then is the Liberal Speaker not interested in this debate?
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Heather Campbell @thatheatherc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is awful. Absolutely awful. Children have a right to education and in the hellscape that is Alberta we've got the government preventing that from occurring. Why does the Alberta government hate people so much?
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Whenever a woman complains online, inevitably two things will happen: A man will comment something supportive, followed by another man responding "Give it up, bro. She's not gonna fuck you!" Proving in the clearest possible terms how men are socialized to only be nice to women in exchange for sex.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"Invasion." "Remigration." They're terms you'd more commonly associate with America's toxic debate around immigration policy than Canada's. But they're starting to pop up here. You can thank Danielle Smith and the UCP for that. #cdnpoli #abpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/06/o...
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America’s anti-immigration politics are coming to Canada — and Alberta invited them in
The separation question has consumed most of the attention around the province's October 19th referendum. The immigration-related questions also on the ballot might be just as dangerous and divisive.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 05/10/2026
Trump admin demands Canada not meddle in midterms so they can meddle in separatist referendums
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Trump admin demands Canada not meddle in midterms so they can meddle in separatist referendums
WASHINGTON D.C. - Trump Administration trade advisor Peter Navarro is accusing Canada of interfering in the upcoming U.S. midterm elections, unfairly distracting from American efforts to interfere in ...
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Samantha eff Jones @sjonespoet.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I’d just like to point out to all the Albertans who insisted that staying on daylight time was going to make it light in the evenings for all the recreation… it’s dark in the evenings now, and it’s going to stay that way until next spring. And soon it will be dark in the mornings too. Good job!
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
One of Canada’s largest newspapers published what read a whole lot like an incitement to violence against NDP Leader Avi Lewis, prompting widespread condemnation. Yet for some reason, there appears to be all but radio silence from mainstream Canadian media. Here's what I found:
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 05/10/2026
A Star analysis reveals U.S. firms dominated federal contracts despite PM Mark Carney’s ‘Buy Canadian’ promise.
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PM Mark Carney pledged to ‘Buy Canadian.’ Since then, $7.8 billion in contracts went to American corporations
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
In the wake of The Globe's investigation, a Calgary MP calls for Canada to consider overhauling laws to address the kind of freelance negotiating trips Alberta separatists made to DC: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By Grant Robertson, Nathan VanderKlippe, and friend
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Alberta separatists’ talks with GOP spark outcry, call for legislative change
Calgary Liberal MP says Canada needs to consider overhauling its laws to address the kind of freelance negotiating trips that separatist leaders have made to D.C.
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
October is Women's History Month. During this month, we celebrate women from Canada's history who have helped shape the country. Today, it is Hannah Gale
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🫶🏻Layla🫶🏻 @laylabelle3.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Imagine uploading your kids photo to the thing they're using to make kiddie porn.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 03/10/2026
Oh wow In May, I reported Alberta separatists were using an app developed by GOP operatives with ties to US ambassador Pete Hoekstra @theglobeandmail.com now reports the same operatives flew to Calgary on a private jet for a secret meeting with separatist leaders: pressprogress.ca/alberta-sepa...
The pitch began with a prayer.
On an afternoon in late January, Mitch Sylvestre, the leader of Alberta's most prominent separatist organization, gathered with three of his lieutenants in a boardroom not far from the executive hangars at the Calgary International Airport, where private jets shuttle in and out of the city away from prying eyes.
It was a few hours before thousands of Albertans would gather near the city centre at a rally to launch the separatist campaign. But this meeting, convened behind closed doors a half-hour drive away, was invite only.
The Alberta Prosperity Project chose the location to accommodate its guests, Republican political strategists from Michigan who helped Donald Trump win the state in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
The American delegation travelled to Calgary to sell them on software developed for Republicans to get out the vote - and how it could be used to wrench Alberta from Confederation.
"They were young Christians. Capable, intelligent people," Mr. Sylvestre said. "We prayed before we started the meeting.""There is no secrecy'
One of the key figures behind the Michigan software company has expressed strong views on Alberta.
On July 1, Mr. Born wrote on social media: "On this Canada Day, I hope this is the last year Alberta is part of Canada." He has also called for U.S. annexation of the province.
A hunter, outdoorsman and commercial real estate agent in Grand Rapids, Mr. Born is the stepson of J.C. Huizenga, a wealthy Republican donor and founder of National Heritage Academies, a network of conservative charter schools in the U.S.
Mr. Wierda is the nephew of Erik Prince, who founded and ran the private military contractor Blackwater before it was sold to investors in 2010, and Betsy DeVos, the education secretary during Mr. Trump's first term.
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🔫🎃Scott Martian Invaders 🎃🛼 @youcaughtscott.com · 03/10/2026
“A review of two years of flights by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shows that the Israeli leader is once again routinely taking a more direct path — through Canadian airspace — when travelling to the [USA] despite the international arrest warrant that Canada has committed to enforce”
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ANALYSIS | Netanyahu is flying freely over Canada as his international arrest warrant remains in place | CBC News
A review of two years of flights by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shows that the Israeli leader is once again routinely taking a more direct path — through Canadian airspace — when travell...
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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I understand why they're doing this, but fuck them. These mayors can't guarantee the safety of their own citizens from ICE, and they sure as hell can't guarantee the safety of Canadian visitors. Also, North Dakota, where 2/3 of voters voted for Trump, wants foreigners to come back? Fuck them twice.
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U.S. mayors ask Canadians to reconsider U.S. travel boycott - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca
Some American mayors are trying to encourage Canadians to reconsider boycotting travel across the border.
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