Reposted by JessTimothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 6hThis is absolutely disgusting. Even for MAGA, another low. Barbaric. 99526
Reposted by JessParis Marx @parismarx.com · 6hif western allies of the US actually cared about human rights, they’d be denouncing this depravitytheverge.comUS plans livestream of execution by firing squadPete Hegseth: “We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it.” 415430
Reposted by JessScott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 5hDavid 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. 1114
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 010
Jess @jess587.bsky.social · 9hIt's because Carney is a Conservative himself. The Venn diagram is one giant circle or something..... 030
Reposted by JessMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 13hSomething something government overreach 1422932
Reposted by JessPressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 13hBC 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...pressprogress.caBC Conservatives Run Full Slate of Candidates With Views Ranging from Conspiratorial To BigotedParty leader Doerkson refused to drop candidate who made anti-LGBTQ statements. 53824
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:cbc.caFIRST PERSON | My mom’s funeral showed me Alberta is more complicated than its stereotypes | CBC NewsAt 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. 011
Reposted by JessScott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 14hAvi 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." 22616
Jess @jess587.bsky.social · 14hEvery other 🇨🇦 team rn:static.klipy.comPoutyface Sad BabyAlt: Poutyface Sad Baby 000
Reposted by JessT. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 18hElbows down. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...politico.comEU, Canada and Lithuania pull out of disinformation conference after US pressureThe Trump administration was bothered by panels that referred to the U.S. as a disinformation threat. 45622
Reposted by JessCanadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 15hOctober 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. 14820
Jess @jess587.bsky.social · 15h👇 Watch for the message, but stay for the ending. #DogSky My Alberta belongs in 🇨🇦 031
Reposted by JessParis Marx @parismarx.com · 15hI 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. 511658
Reposted by JessTimothy 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 511936
Reposted by JessIt's Abby. Yep @itsabbyyep.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Why do I keep scrolling. What am I expecting to happen that hasn't happened already 501604261
Reposted by JessCharles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 17hMore 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...globalnews.ca 107321
Reposted by JessCanada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 18hEndangered 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.nationalobserver.comCarney picks 'a very noisy year' as yardstick to beat for ocean noiseThere 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... 23520
Reposted by JessHeather McPherson MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Seems like a good day to repost. 518233
Reposted by JessHeather McPherson MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Based 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 1018074
Reposted by JessSenator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026For 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. 312153
Reposted by JessGeriatric Millennial @83millennial.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This 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...cbc.caOttawa to indefinitely extend MAID exclusion for people solely suffering from mental illness | CBC NewsThe 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... 011
Reposted by JessAaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The 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. 1323677
Reposted by JessNative Calgarian Podcast 🪶🧡>🇨🇦 @nativecalgarian.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Seeing 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! 092
Reposted by JessAmnesty Canada @amnesty.ca · 07/10/2026Three 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. 🍉🍉🍉 043
Reposted by JessPaul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 06/10/2026There's a brand new image from JWST and it's beautiful. Stars are being born here. 8403104
Reposted by JessSenator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I 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 #cdnpoliyoutu.beWatch: Senator Paula Simons denounces Alberta's anti-immigrant referendum questionsYouTube video by Senator Paula Simons 32740353
Reposted by JessJanet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 07/10/2026An 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 13617
Reposted by JessErica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The mayor of Saint-Denis, Bally Bagayoko, literally used himself as a human shield to protect students from police violence 5355841725
Reposted by JessJulie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Every 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.cbc.caSt. FX banner shows more work needed on sexual violence prevention, advocate says | CBC NewsA 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... 27423
Reposted by JessThe 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/...cbc.caAlmost half of Albertans turning to side hustles amid financial, AI job concerns: MNP report | CBC NewsA 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 ... 2916596
Reposted by JessHeather McPherson MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Foreign 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? 1522796
Reposted by JessHeather Campbell @thatheatherc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This 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? 02210
Reposted by JessJulie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Whenever 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. 2688
Reposted by JessMax 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...nationalobserver.comAmerica’s anti-immigration politics are coming to Canada — and Alberta invited them inThe 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. 36413201
Reposted by JessThe Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 05/10/2026Trump admin demands Canada not meddle in midterms so they can meddle in separatist referendumsthebeaverton.comTrump admin demands Canada not meddle in midterms so they can meddle in separatist referendumsWASHINGTON 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 ... 7419161
Reposted by JessSamantha eff Jones @sjonespoet.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I’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! 171
Reposted by JessRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 05/10/2026One 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: 923083
Reposted by JessToronto Star @thestar.com · 05/10/2026A Star analysis reveals U.S. firms dominated federal contracts despite PM Mark Carney’s ‘Buy Canadian’ promise.thestar.comPM Mark Carney pledged to ‘Buy Canadian.’ Since then, $7.8 billion in contracts went to American corporations 56342
Reposted by JessCarrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 05/10/2026In 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 friendtheglobeandmail.comAlberta separatists’ talks with GOP spark outcry, call for legislative changeCalgary 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. 10278122
Reposted by JessCanadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 05/10/2026October 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 06417
Reposted by JessCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Imagine uploading your kids photo to the thing they're using to make kiddie porn. 151053216
Reposted by JessLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 03/10/2026Oh 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... 34459326
Reposted by Jess🔫🎃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”cbc.caANALYSIS | Netanyahu is flying freely over Canada as his international arrest warrant remains in place | CBC NewsA 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... 42311
Reposted by JessMary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I 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.globalnews.caU.S. mayors ask Canadians to reconsider U.S. travel boycott - Winnipeg | Globalnews.caSome American mayors are trying to encourage Canadians to reconsider boycotting travel across the border. 2549798