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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 15h
Every accusation is a confession.
Trump trade adviser says Canada will 'pay even more dearly' if 'you interfere' in U.S. midterms
Peter Navarro said Canadian lobbyists should 'get the hell out of our country'
-CBC, Sep 29 2026
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 18h
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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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"She won't tell you to vote for Canada, it's your taxpayer money doing that" #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Oh fuck off. It was not a "neutral takedown." This is just pandering to Danielle Smith's Big Lie, and is inventing whole cloth a history of federalism that never existed, and which provinces don't actually want. Stop pretending that this is actually helping combat separatism. It's really not.
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Government overreach the true motivation behind Alberta separatism, not Canada itself, Poilievre says
In an Edmonton speech, the Conservative leader set aside Liberal attacks in favour of a more neutral takedown of Ottawa's relentless excesses
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Ben Robbins is launching M2 @lamemage.com · 30/09/2026
In one week I click the button and let slip the dogs of fractal history… Tuesday October 6 www.kickstarter.com/projects/lam...
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Coming soon: Microscope (2nd Edition)
The fractal game of epic histories
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jptigerclaw @jptigerclaw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
damn... clear, accurate, and compassionate. I'll paraphrase a bit here but this message cuts right through the noise: Disinformation is a cancer that is tearing apart our society and opens us up to an invasion of our values in Canada. #cdnpoli #abpoli #alberta youtube.com/shorts/o3dyd...
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Alberta soldier fighting in Ukraine heartbroken over separation debate
YouTube video by CBC News Alberta
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 25/09/2026
An individual in Canada used ChatGPT for eight months to plan one of the country’s worst mass shootings. Yet, if you listen to politicians and media, the real threat of AI is a fantastical scenario where it might wipe out humans in ten years. They need to stop getting fooled by tech deceivers.
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The media has the AI threat all wrong
Generative AI is harming people today. We don’t need to waste time fantasizing about science fictional scenarios.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 25/09/2026
Although Policy Options published an article from an author with an apparently AI-generated headshot and whose articles sound like they were also generated by AI, I appreciate their transparency here and also sharing additional details about the deceptive behaviour of this "Daniel Robson" character
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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just looking up sunrise times for the next few months as one does, and I'm realizing that sunrise in Calgary under the new time zone rules will be after 9AM between November 20 and February 9. Sigh.
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
To put 23% support for a Leave referendum in perspective… The separatist movement is now statistically closer to Zero than it is to a 50% popular majority. The referendum is 24 days from now. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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With time running out, new poll suggests Alberta separatism support is slipping | CBC News
With a little more than three weeks to go until the Oct. 19 referendum, a new poll done for CBC News suggests support for separation has softened since spring.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 24/09/2026
This is absolutely deranged: Months before murdering 6 people and injuring 27 more, ChatGPT told the teen school shooter in Tumbler Ridge, BC that using a Remington 870 pump-action shotgun is “brutal” in a “hallway, indoors or a crowded classroom” because “close quarters” is that gun’s “playground”
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Hey all, i don't know if we shoudl be trusting this guy with the entire province. Just wondering out loud
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$11.5M from Sturgeon Lake trust helped fund Rath firm’s Tallcree payment: receiver | Globalnews.ca
Alberta separatist leader Jeffrey Rath’s firm took $11.5 million from one First Nation trust to help him make a court-ordered refund to another First Nation, court documents show.
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 21/09/2026
At the conference I attended this weekend there were a lot of panels on Alberta, the referendum, separatism, etc. To be clear, there were very sober, thoughtful experts, and my takeaway was this: 1/n
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Here's what I'm blinking in disbelief about today, locally at least. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Former Elections Alberta staff raise ‘mismanagement’ concerns about 'Water Not Coal' petition verification | CBC News
Five former Elections Alberta employees are raising “mismanagement” concerns about how Corb Lund's citizen initiative petition was validated, alleging procedures changed and that there was a lack of t...
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Albertans rejected year-round DST in a referendum in 2021. A majority of key stakeholders conveyed their dislike of it to the province. And yet it's happening anyway. Chatted with circadian rhythm expert Mike Antle on why he hopes the UCP will change their mind podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/a...
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Alberta government confident in move to permanent daylight time despite lack of consensus
Podcast Episode · The Courtney Theriault Show · September 16 · 10m
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
In 1906, 27-year-old Canadian Peter Lymburger Robertson invented a new screw and screwdriver. Considered far superior to the Philips screw, the Robertson screw is now regarded as one of Canada's greatest inventions. This is the story. 🧵 1/8
Screwdriver with metal shaft and bit lying beside several green, square-recess screws on a white background, suggesting tools for fastening or assembly.
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 10/09/2026
I am serious that today’s journalism ecosystem would be fooled if they played war of the worlds on the radio. It would be on CNN within hours
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Dungeons & Dragons @dndbeyond.com · 10/09/2026
Return to the Underdark with these subclass and species options from the latest Unearthed Arcana playtest: 🦅Freedom Domain (Cleric) 🌿Circle of Spores (Druid) ☢Faerzress Sorcery (Sorcerer) 🔅Deep Imaskari 🕷Drider 🦑Illithidkin 🐟Kuo-toa 🍄Myconid Link to blog post below. 🧵1/10
Myconids tend to the fungi in their hidden gardens, whether mysterious mushrooms or their own community members.
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CPAC TV @cpac.ca · 10/09/2026
"Ukrainians helped build this province, this country, and Canada will help rebuild Ukraine when peace comes," says PM Carney as he meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Calgary. Zelenskyy is set to address the federal cabinet later in the day. #cdnpoli
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 09/09/2026
News In Photo:
Nation's whiskey bootleggers flip coins, wink, in response to Trump's Canadian alcohol ban
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Sixty years ago today, the starship Enterprise launched and with it, a vision of the future where humanity had moved beyond its divisions. I was there at the beginning, and I can tell you...
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Barry Hertz @hertzbarry.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
“I have a great deal of respect for people who are proud to be here, and long before it was culturally or politically convenient”: I caught up with THE STUNT DRIVER’s Jay Baruchel to talk about the movie he’s been working his entire career toward. #TIFF26 www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film...
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Jay Baruchel’s fast and furious dream to rocket Canadian film into the stratosphere
Ahead of The Stunt Driver’s TIFF world premiere, the star talks with Barry Hertz about the film he’s been working his entire career toward
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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This story is a good reminder that, as much as we feel threatened by the U.S., we also have a growing opportunity to take advantage of how unattractive it’s making itself. www.thestar.com/business/fac...
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In a surprising reversal, Trump’s tariffs forced this U.S. company’s move to Canada. And it’s not the only one
Faced with Trump tariffs, some U.S. manufacturers are moving production to Ontario and Quebec to cut costs by almost 30 per cent.
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
2:05 pm 2:21 pm @atrupar.com
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 03/09/2026
Everyone's talking about how the Alberta referendum will be all about *turnout*. But how, exactly, would different turnout rates among separation supporters vs. stay-in-Canada supporters affect the outcome? I built a tool where you can play with the numbers and see for yourself:
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The smaller side can win a referendum — or at least make it close
A side that's behind in the polls can still win if the other side stays home. Try it with the Alberta separation vote.
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V.S. McGrath/Vicki Essex @vsmcgrath.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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Star Trek Tng
ALT: Star Trek Tng
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jptigerclaw @jptigerclaw.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
WTF. it's like they just can't help themselves.
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Building our strength at home. Diversifying our trade partnerships abroad.
Screenshot of an article from CTV News. The headline reads: For the first time in six years, the Port of Churchill shipped Canadian grain to Europe
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Alex Freeman @northernnerd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I look forward to the release of Civ IX, where the American civilization is represented by a failed property mogul, whose NPC trade behaviour primarily consists of upping every trade offer to something completely unreasonable.
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Gord Kerr 🇨🇦 @gordkerr1.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
When the source of data cannot be trusted, it’s time to disconnect.
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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A monster, and nobody should weep. As an aside, we need more people to be tried at The Hague
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Marcello Di Cintio @marcellodicintio.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Danielle Smith will not contribute to any Canadian efforts in this trade war, nor will she campaign for the "stay" side in the fall referendum. Her fealty isn't to Canadians, or even Albertans, but to the bigot fringe she needs to appease in order to keep her job.
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Jes Steele ✌️ @piratito.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris performing “Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow” on The Dolly Parton Show (1976)
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton has died at 80
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Dolly Parton, Country Music Legend, Dies at 80, Just 4 Days After Saying, ‘I Still Have so Many Things I Want to Achieve’
Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80. The country music legend was known for songs including “Jolene,” “I Will Always Love You” and “9 to 5.” She also starred in movies like ‘Steel Magnolias’ and ‘T...
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Begun, the pain tolerance wars have.
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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 22/08/2026
Canada right now
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
“Russia’s attention has now turned to Alberta, with potentially destabilizing consequences for Canada.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli thewalrus.ca/the-russian-...
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The Russian Money Behind Alberta’s Separatist Movement | The Walrus
The Kremlin has perfected covert influence. I’ve seen how poorly equipped Canada is to stop it
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Statement on Canada-U.S. Trade Negotiations
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David Cochrane @davidwcochrane.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
21 days before the 25th anniversary of September 11th, the United States imposes 50% tariffs on the country that gave its citizens refuge during the worst terrorist attack in US history.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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Alphastream @alphastream.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
It’s fun to go back and look at the 4E announcement for Dark Sun. Sure, folks who didn’t like Wizards or Dark Sun or 4E were negative (because, duh, internet), but this announcement was very clear in intent. It was arguably 4E’s most popular setting. web.archive.org/web/20150610...
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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Fun fact: Canadians are not clamouring to get rid of supply management.
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Levi Mote @levimote.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Crowdfunding for Crows: Fortune or Death! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
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Crows: Fortune or Death
MCDM‘s sophomore album featuring: better dungeon crawling, overland travel, a quaint town, the goat, and a lot of adventurers whose ambitions often exceed their skill.
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josh (oldfriend99) @oldfriend99.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Young ZZ Top with arguably the greatest band photo of all time
Young ZZ TOP from left to right FRANK BEARD, BILLY GIBBONS PRE-BEARD, DUSTY HILL. Shirtless and looking VERY WARM, in front of an ice machine. Gibbons is enjoying an ANIMAL CRACKER.
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 07/08/2026
The Rise and Fall of the QAnon Queen of Canada Romana Didulo, a dangerous North American conspiracy leader, convinced followers she could erase debt and cure cancer before a late-stage government raid on her compound. Read: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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EN World | D&D/TTRPG News & Reviews @enworldrpg.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Gen Con grows to 74,000 attendees, remains world's second largest tabletop gaming convention #ttrpg #dnd
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Gen Con grows to 74,000 attendees, remains world's second largest tabletop gaming convention
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Joey Haeck @jamesjhaeck.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
You gotta watch this video just for the 20 second cold open alone. Whew!!
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Joel Dryden @joeldryden.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Sunterra runs farm operations and a chain of well-known grocery stores with retail locations in Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer. #yyc www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Sunterra in sale process after $35M cheque kiting decision | CBC News
Several businesses operating under the Sunterra banner are in the midst of a court-supervised sales and investment process, months after a judge ruled in a civil action that the company engaged in “...
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 03/08/2026
Canadians overwhelmingly demand wealth tax after Kevin O’Leary says it will make him move away
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Canadians overwhelmingly demand wealth tax after Kevin O’Leary says it will make him move away
OTTAWA - Pollsters report a split among Canadians over the idea of higher tax on the assets of wealthy individuals, though support skyrockets after noting that Kevin O'Leary has vowed that he will res...
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