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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 2h
30 September 1934 | Dutch Jewish boy, Joseph Pais, was born in Amsterdam. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in July 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. --- Video about the first two gas chambers near Birkenau: youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
Vintage black and white photo of a young boy resting their chin on their hands, looking thoughtful.
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 1h
Always good to be home. #LetsGoOilers
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Edmonton Journal @edmontonjournal.com · 8h
This past weekend there were at least four more angry neighbourhood protests against the uber-density infill plans approved by the city without any concern for surrounding residents. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/lorn...
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Lorne Gunter: City makes tax money from infill monstrosities
This past weekend there were at least four more angry neighbourhood protests against the uber-density infill plans approved by the city.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 6h
WSJ Exclusive: The Trump admin used federal funds from the Department of Homeland Security to finance those controversial pro-Trump ads that started airing on TV. The taxpayer money used to fund the ads came from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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Exclusive | Homeland Security Money Financed Pro-Trump Television Ads
White House calls the spots public-service ads, but critics argue using taxpayer money for campaign-like messaging may violate federal law.
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David Shepherd @dshepyeg.bsky.social · 5h
Things are not going well for the UCP. They just lost a by-election in a formerly safe seat, Danielle Smith has the highest disapproval of any Premier & their poll numbers are dropping hard. Albertans are tired of corruption & chaos, so what’s a populist Premier to do? Rig the game. #ableg
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 5h
There's no one I trust with a calculator more than Trevor Tombe. And if the U of C economist says separation is going to cost us lost wages *and* higher taxes, then I believe him. More on a bleak outlook for what separation means for the average Albertan. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c...
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Calgary Chamber warns of economic fallout of Alberta split
Podcast Episode · The Courtney Theriault Show · September 29 · 9m
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 4h
The US media is describing the Draganfly drone deal as a "TAMPA-BASED" company getting US investors (Don Jr. & a secret company) to expand US capabilities while feeding on a contract with the Canadian military. Why are we using taxpayers money to support US interests? tbbwmag.com/2026/09/28/t...
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Tampa Drone Company Lands $10 Million Investment as Defense Business Grows
Tampa drone developer Draganfly is raising $10 million as it expands its defense business following a Canadian military contract.
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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 15h
Canada already has free trade deals with the United States and Europe. The deal with the U.S. was negotiated with the current president. The U.S. is currently violating that deal with tariffs. www.cnbc.com/2026/09/29/j...
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 14h
The buffalo’s long decline mirrors a global shift: wild animals make up just 4 percent of mammalian life on Earth today, the rest made up by humans (36 percent) and domestic livestock (60 percent). thewalrus.ca/wild-buffalo-make-a-co…
On the left: Black and white photo of a buffalo that is turned toward the camera. On the right: text that reads “Wild Buffalo make a comeback on the Canadian plains. Herds are returning to lands they haven’t roamed in generations.”
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 13h
“Top analysts expect a flood of online propaganda and misinformation to begin even as the votes are counted. The purpose is to convince people the referendum was crooked.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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Braid: A social media bombardment will tell the world the referendum is rigged
The referendum will hand an easy victory to the federalists, but bad social media actors will try to convince the world it was rigged.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 12h
🚨 Got this Alberta UPC propaganda in the mail yesterday. It is mostly anti-immigrant hate-mongering noise. Deeply misleading. Our tax dollars paid for this rage farming? Sum: WTF⁉️ ⚠️ VOTE NO TO THE NINE ⚠️
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 14h
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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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“The president has repeatedly exhibited bizarre conduct in the public eye. Not only does that include taking naps during public events, but also erratic behavior, slurred speech, appearing lost or disoriented, and sporting mysterious bruises.” newrepublic.com/post/215938/...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lmaooo💤💤💤
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Trump White House official app is fraught with trackers. The White House app covertly collects excessive user data and shares it with third-party trackers while sidestepping federal security rules. For example, the app includes scripts to monitor a user's location several times per minute.
washingtonsun.com
White House Drove Users to Official App Fraught With Trackers
The White House app became the App Store’s most downloaded news app after the president barred three news outlets.
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Steve Saideman @smsaideman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is Trump admitting that Canada has stood up to him.
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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump working hard here to boost Carney’s approval rating to a perfect 100%!
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
29 September 1916 | An Austrian Jew, Hans Reichwald, was born in Vienna. He emigrated to Norway. In November 1942 he was deported to #Auschwitz. He did not survive.
Vintage portrait of a smiling man in formal attire.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Hmmmm…. What evil, regressive, nonsensical, and cruel thing can I do today? How about this?” 👇 Trump Officials Revise Biden-Era Sex Discrimination Rules www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
nytimes.com
Trump Officials Revise How Title IX Sex Discrimination Rules Are Enforced
The change follows a court ruling barring Title IX from protecting L.G.B.T.Q. people and has angered advocates for sexual assault survivors.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Putin’s reward for bombing hospitals, schools, apartment buildings, public parks and museums and killing children is to get invited to the G20 Summit by Marco Rubio.
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's not even destroyed buildings and rubble it's just dust and ash
Cover of the Scottish national showing the genocide in Gaza (it's just complete annihilation)
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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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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
29 September 1894 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Rachel Blom, was born in Amsterdam. She was deported to #Auschwitz in November 1943 and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. --- The fate of Jews deported from the German-occupied Netherlands to Auschwitz: lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en
Black and white portrait of a woman wearing round glasses, looking directly at the camera.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 28/09/2026
Alberta Separatists unveil development slogan: “Come Invest in our unstable breakaway republic!”
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Alberta Separatists unveil development slogan “Come Invest in our unstable breakaway republic!”
CALGARY - With the Alberta Separatism referendum fast approaching, pro-separatist groups have launched a new campaign to entice investment dollars to their chaotic barely-planned idea for a country.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Vaccines work" isn't a political statement. "Immigrants do not increase crime" isn't a political statement. "Climate change is real" isn't a political statement. "Genocide is bad" isn't a political statement. Stop neutralizing the power of facts by framing them as "politics." Reality matters.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When you're on the wrong side of an 80-20 issue, it's generally a bad idea to dig in -- and a *really* bad idea to lie about the other side's position on it. And yet. #cdnpoli
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
28 September 1940 | Dutch Jewish twins, Eva & Mozes Zwaaf, were born in Amsterdam. They were deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1942. They were murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. --- Jews deported from occupied Netherlands: lekcja.auschwitz.org/32_en
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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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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
27 September 1903 | A Dutch Jewish woman, Rebecca van der Hoek-van West, was born in Amsterdam. In January 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz. She did not survive. --- Women at Auschwitz Lesson: lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en Podcast: youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
Black-and-white photo of  a woman seated comfortably, beside a table stacked with books and other items,.
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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Albertans with Canadian flags attached to their car in 2026 and Albertans with Canadian flags attached to their car in 2021 are completely non-overlapping groups.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I guess the hundreds of millions Republicans are getting from billionaires for ads in the midterms aren’t enough so they are just going to steal taxpayer dollars to run more of them.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Pentagon's public tally of troops wounded during the Iran war was quietly increased this week without explanation from Trump's Defense Department. The total number of troops now wounded during the war is 861, according to DCAS.
washingtonpost.com
Pentagon quietly adds dozens to tally of troops wounded amid Iran war
With the addition of 29 U.S. sailors and eight Marines, the total number of personnel wounded since the start of hostilities has risen to 861, a Pentagon database shows.
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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pastor Shawn Hamm Remnant Church, Red Deer
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“This pandemic of disinformation and dishonesty, through the conduit of the Alberta separatist movement, is testing not our hospitals but our political institutions and our belief that Canada is worth fighting for.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli thewalrus.ca/alberta-sepa...
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Alberta Separatism Is Built on a Big Lie | The Walrus
Danielle Smith has turned western grievance into a national unity crisis
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.
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Lady Haha @lensman23.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
An actual cartoon from Dutch cartoonist Siegfried Woldhek.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is like accusing someone of robbing a bank because they deposited money and never withdrew it
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026
"Why should Canadians trust Americans who have twice elected someone they consider a venal, dangerous buffoon? They could excuse them for being 'tricked' the first time. But electing him again, by a bigger margin the second time, tells them all they need to know." — @brynntannehill.bsky.social
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The view from Canada: Make America Think Again
Rebuilding trust will take generations.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Paying expensive healthcare premiums but never using the insurance is a odd way to commit fraud.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
26 September 1936 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Anne Groenteman (right) was born in Amsterdam. In 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her mother Lena and siblings Jeanette & John. All were probably murdered together in a gas chamber. --- Gas chambers of Auschwitz: youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
Three young children posing closely for a black and white photo. The boy on the left has styled hair and wears a sweater, the middle child has short hair and a turtleneck, and the girl on the right has a bob haircut and also wears a sweater.
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 26/09/2026
Over the ten years, Premier Smith claims Alberta faced a hostile federal government, oil and gas production doubled, and Ottawa poured tens of billions into energy infrastructure. The tolerance of her big lie is almost as remarkable as the lie itself. ow.ly/Fl7950ZRRaq
On the left: a photograph of Alberta’s flag, which features the provincial shield of arms, waving in front of the Alberta Legislature building in Edmonton. On the right: text that reads “Danielle Smith has turned western grievance into a national unity crisis.”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The single greatest argument for comprehensive AI guardrails.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/09/2026
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was warned of an impending Hamas attack in 2023 by the UAE. The information wasn't passed on to Israeli security officials.
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Netanyahu Said to Have Been Warned by Emirati Leader About Hamas Attack Before Oct. 7
The warning from the leader of the United Arab Emirates, which lacked specific details about the nature of an attack, never reached the chiefs of Israel’s security establishment, Israeli officials said.
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 25/09/2026
This is 23% support to simply have another referendum (Option 2). That's identical to the % who would vote for separation (23%, same poll). The separatists' strategy to get soft federalists to "send a message" by voting Option 2 is failing. Federalists need to turn out to put the issue to bed.
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Sarah Elmeligi @elmeligisarah.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The UCP's caribou plans' top priority is doubling oil and gas production and adopting the 100-year recovery timeline industry pitched, one scientists called ineffective. No modelling to back it up. That's not efficiency, it's cutting corners. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/24/n...
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Oil and gas ambitions outshone caribou protection in Alberta land-use planning: experts
Scientists, conservationists and legal experts say the plans, which were first mandated by the federal government in 2012 to protect woodland caribou, lack the modelling, recovery goals and science-ba...
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
25 September 1938 | Dutch Jewish girl, Frederika Borstrock, was born in Amsterdam. She was deported to #Auschwitz from Westerbork in February 1943. She was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection. --- Children at Auschwitz Podcast: youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA
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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Via 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...
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