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Kat 🇨🇦

@kat-16.bsky.social
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🇨🇦 PhD student | MSc. 🧪🔬🧬 | AB, Canada

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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Access to the internet and social media has made people more..." East to manipulate with false info/rumours: 87% Divided in their political opinions: 77% Informed about events: 74% Able to have a meaningful voice in politics: 58% Gallup / May 2026
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Kat 🇨🇦 @kat-16.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I think the Alberta separatist leaders should go to jail for this. I don’t know which specific law this breaks, but this has to be illegal?
This is a screenshot of an article from The Globe and Mail. It says:

“A Globe and Mail investigation has found that Republican political operatives were on the ground in Alberta this year to assist the separatist campaign in its bid to leave Canada, while harbouring their own aspirations for the province to secede.

The Globe also found that when Alberta separatist leaders went to Washington to meet with the U.S. State Department, they offered up key assets from the province’s resource portfolio, including access to fresh water and royalties on crude oil, in exchange for help transitioning to independence.

Through interviews with The Globe on both sides of the border, people involved in politics, the corporate sector and Alberta’s pursuit of separatism have described persistent efforts by figures in the U.S. administration and conservative political establishment to support groups seeking American expansionism and independence for Alberta.”
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 21/09/2026
What's happening in Alberta is even more batshit than I ever thought. Danielle Smith is a dangerous psychopath, and the AB separatist movement largely exists because COVID broke far-right brains, and is led by Christo-fascist religious white nationalists, relying on dark money. 2/n
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 15/09/2026
Jim Stanford: “This claim of interprovincial subsidization is completely false. Alberta pays no money to Quebec, or to any other province. The Alberta government, like other provinces, receives huge transfers from Ottawa to help pay for health care and other programs.” thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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No, Alberta Does Not ‘Subsidize’ the Rest of Canada | The Tyee
The vast majority of workers get more from federal programs than they give.
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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
And here's how the Calgary-Shaw results look on the rest of Alberta
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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Alberta - Kyle Campbell, the NDP candidate in Calgary-Shaw, has won the by-election. 🟠NDP FLIP
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 09/09/2026
After years of investigation, First Nations and scientists finally know what killed thousands of salmon in a Vancouver Island river. Now comes the hard part: keeping it out of waterways. By @juliechadwick.bsky.social
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Inside the search for a mysterious salmon killer
For years, scientists and First Nations couldn’t explain the rash of coho deaths that followed heavy rain. Now it’s been traced back to car tires — and they’re racing to keep highly toxic chemicals out of the water
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Foreign interference, MAGA-style. #abpoli #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/04/i...
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A US-linked network of fake websites is promoting Alberta separatism to AI chatbots
The 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.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/09/2026
Mark Carney in Thunder Bay on Lutnick: "I don't think, with all respect, appointed unelected cabinet members in the United States are experts on Canadian politics"
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Good morning. Ipsos has restricting energy exports to the US with 2:1 support; an oil & gas export tax at nearly 3:1 support. *In Alberta.* (Table 2.) www.ipsos.com/en-ca/canadi...
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Canadians Support A Robust Response To U.S. Tariffs
Canadians Support COVID-Style Program To Protect Workers
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Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Alberta’s Referendums: Not Grassroots Democracy duanebratt.substack.com/p/albertas-r...
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Alberta’s Referendums:
Not grassroots democracy
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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
69% of Canadians say their province should take a Team Canada approach, according to Angus Reid
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 24/08/2026
This chart got a lot of response when I posted it a couple of months ago, so I kept digging beyond just Calgary. Turns out the Alberta-wide data tells much the same story, which I think helps explain the province’s recent mood. I fleshed out my thoughts here. Would be interested in yours!
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Why Albertans don't feel as rich as they are · Robson Fletcher
Two decades of astounding growth have been followed by a decade of decline and stagnation. That affects the psyche.
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 24/08/2026
Good morning. Here's the front page of The Globe and Mail for Monday, August 24, 2026. 📰
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Former PM Jean Chrétien: #cdnpoli - If we’re going to have to stand on our own, we need to hit him where it hurts - when he excludes energy, oil, gas, and potash from his tariffs it’s because he needs them. - the advantage of export taxes is that they pay for them, not us.
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A must read as Ashleigh Stewart and Charles Rusnell attempt to follow the winding money trail left behind by Jeffrey Rath amidst his mounting court battles globalnews.ca/news/12028246/…
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From trust funds to bullion: Inside the court battles surrounding Jeff Rath | Globalnews.ca
An $8-million bullion purchase is at the heart of Alberta separatist leader Jeffrey Rath's legal woes - a purchase that Tallcree First Nation alleges should have gone to its trust.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Paging Jamil Jivani and Danielle Smith
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Kat 🇨🇦 @kat-16.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
This is embarrassing.
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 11/08/2026
I'm pleased that Dr. Marc Spooner accepted my invitation to provide a guest post on the role of universities in liberal democracies like Canada. drjaredwesley.substack.com/p/universiti...
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Universities Are Pillars of Democracy
A guest post from Dr. Marc Spooner (University of Regina)
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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Thank you Frank, this is insane
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Alex Goatcher @alexgoatcher.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
We need to bring back social clubs. We need clubs for people to hangout and chat and do things together. Barrier free, too. No sponsors, no hidden meetings. Just groups hanging out doing things.
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Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
If you don't believe that there is a strong correlation between opposing covid public health restrictions and support for Alberta Separatism, spend some time on Twitter today.
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Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Stay Free Alberta: submitted 286, 593 signatures 222, 597 verified 177, 732 threshold 293, 976 old threshold (before UCP changed law) 404, 293 Forever Canada verified signatures
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
While Wab Kinew was speaking about the greatest possible nation building project that Canada could undertake is public healthcare... Danielle Smith quietly privatized a huge swath of Albertan's healthcare. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Don Braid claims a cluster of anti semitic far left Alberta NDP members cheered the murder, rape and torture of Jews by Hamas on Oct. 7. Can someone point to any evidence of that because I could find none. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Those would include the antisemitic cluster on the left of his party, the kind of people who cheered the murder, rape and torture of Jews that was committed by Hamas on and after Oct. 7, 2023.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
“Fuck your fascist pancakes!” Smith got called out hard at today’s pancake breakfast for putting AI ahead of Albertans and appearing on a separatist podcast. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/07/2026
Newsmax talking head: "I've lived in Beijing. I can say the elections in Beijing are much better than California and the United States."
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Kat 🇨🇦 @kat-16.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The Alberta separatist leaders are a bunch of grifters
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
From the man who brought public medicine to Canada. We hear you Tommy and the work goes on.
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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
"Which is closest to your view?" People in Canada are generally nicer: 64% There is little difference: 23% People in the US are generally nicer than here: 5% Leger / June 21, 2026
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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
"Which country do you feel has a better, more positive reputation among other countries?" Canada: 82% No Difference: 7% United States: 6% Leger / June 21, 2026
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The voter list leak sees its first lawsuit! This press release announces the launch of a class action lawsuit against the government, the chief electoral officer, the centurion project, the Republican Party of Alberta and David Parker. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Homeowners are so fucking funny dude "Oh the homes around me are way too much! Oh, my home? Oh it's fine, maybe I even deserve more!"
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Global News @globalnews.ca · 25/06/2026
"The sense of safety and security needs to be restored, and we will continue to be with Montrealers as well as all Canadians in this very difficult moment," the public safety minister said. globalnews.ca/news/1193852...
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Ottawa open to further action on ‘incels’ after Montreal shooting: minister - National | Globalnews.ca
The manifesto left by the suspected gunman, obtained by Global News, expressed hatred for women and society that he blamed for a lack of sexual and romantic intimacy.
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Kat 🇨🇦 @kat-16.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
If your response to the Montreal shooter is “He’S fRoM AlBeRtA!”, you’re dodging the issue. The problem is how widespread manosphere/incel content has become online, and how long it’s been ignored. Pointing at Alberta is just moral posturing that allows you to avoid confronting a serious problem.
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Global News @globalnews.ca · 19/06/2026
Jonathan David’s hat trick propels Canada to its first World Cup win, 6-0 over Qatar. globalnews.ca/news/1190820...
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Jonathan David’s hat trick propels Canada to 1st World Cup win, 6-0 over Qatar | Globalnews.ca
Canada blasted Qatar 6-0 in a Group B match at BC Place in Vancouver.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
"A veteran Ontario-based prosecutor is now involved in the criminal probe of alleged procurement irregularities at Alberta’s health authority." "He has prosecuted cases involving the Hells Angels, drugs, conspiracy and criminal organizations" #abpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Veteran Ontario prosecutor brought in on Alberta health procurement probe
Tom Andreopoulos has prosecuted the Hells Angels, mafiosos, and was involved in criminal investigation of former Toronto mayor Rob Ford
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Kat 🇨🇦 @kat-16.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The UCP distributing $100 without actually addressing affordability for years is like the political equivalent to asking for a livable wage but your company decides to throw a pizza party instead.
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Kat 🇨🇦 @kat-16.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
It sounds like the Alberta seppies are having a hard time getting enough of them to join the UCP.
This is a screenshot of a Twitter/X post by Alberta separatist leader, David Parker from June 6, 2026. It says “Hearing from multiple sources that UCP memberships have barely increased, and that MLAs are doing more to sell memberships for the pro-federalist cause than any other group. The Independence movement needs to mobilize if it wants to have any hope this fall.”
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Alberta NDP @albertandp.ca · 11/06/2026
We're going to help make buying your first home easier. Saving a down payment is the hardest part. We'll expand Calgary's successful attainable homes program province-wide — with down payments as low as $2,000 and below-market pricing. /7
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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Freebie map of that Ipsos Alberta poll NDP: 46 UCP: 41
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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
(Models Available For Subscribers) Federal Polling: LPC: 42% (-2) CPC: 29% (-12) NDP: 13% (+7) BQ: 7% (+1) GPC: 6% (+5) PPC: 2% (+1) Nanos / June 5, 2026 / n=1000 / MOE 3.1% / Telephone/Online (% Change w 2025 Federal Election) Visit @338canada.bsky.social for polling details: 338canada.com
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A History Prof @bellhistory.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
If Poilievre wants to know what has stoked Alberta separatism, it seems to me he could look at: a) U.S. interference; b) the type of grievance politics his own party actively promotes; and c) Danielle Smith's leadership in Alberta itself #cdnpoli
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Kat 🇨🇦 @kat-16.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Coming from my experience, people from outside of the country are promoting Alberta separatism in social media spaces that aren’t related to separatism, too.
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Kat 🇨🇦 @kat-16.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
All my life I’ve seen the Alberta government and many people in the province blame Ottawa for things that are actually provincial. I’ve been thinking that if people want to blame the federal government for everything, then maybe we should just hand those powers over to the feds. I am over it.
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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Alberta - "If this referendum were held today, would you vote..." Albertan Should Remain A Province Of Canada: 72% The Gov't Of Alberta Should Commence The Legal Process Required To Hold A Binding Provincial Referendum On Whether Alberta Should Separate From Canada: 19% Ipsos / June 1, 2026
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CTV News Calgary @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
A Lethbridge man is $100,000 richer after winning big on a lottery ticket.
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‘It feels good’: Lethbridge man celebrates $100K lottery win
A Lethbridge man is $100,000 richer after winning big on a lottery ticket.
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Kat 🇨🇦 @kat-16.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
American Christian nationalists with ties to the members of the Trump administration are backing the Alberta separation movement. #ableg #abpoli #alberta www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
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U.S. church leader Doug Wilson declares strong support for Alberta independence movement
Secession is a step toward establishing a government ruled by Christian principles, pastor says
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