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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 12h

For how French could stand to grow in Canada, rather than just existing in its current ”two solitudes” style arrangement. Glad this got knocked down, but I do agree that the language requirement thing seems reasonable.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 12h

I feel like Quebec very consistently shoots itself in the foot on its goals of language preservation. Encouraging more English speakers across Canada to learn French seems like a really good way to preserve French. Most policy seems very defensively orientated, without much concern

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 12h

To be clear I’m saying we should teach more “about“ religion, not “teach religion.” I’m not opposed to charter schools and such, but I do think religious catechism ought to be left to churches, mosques, synagogues, etc. Having experiences like what you describe, Sharon, is an awesome thing.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 12h

I like that the Catholic system does this to some extent, I don’t love that the Catholic system’s existence has turned education into two tracks between “religion“ and “non-religion.” Knowing nothing about different people’s beliefs seems like a significant gap in a well rounded education.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 12h

I’m of the somewhat unpopular opinion that religion needs to be taught more in public schools. Primarily because religion is an important part of society, and having a basic understanding of the world‘s religions seems pretty key to understanding culture as a whole.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 18h

“Traditional values“ seems to have very rapidly become “our porn is settler themed” for these people.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I never want to hear Danielle Smith talk about making Alberta world class again

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I swear an Albertan city does something good that people across the continent look at and go “hey good job Edmonton, that’s an awesome idea.“ and this gov’t strolls in to shoot the idea dead before it can get off the ground.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

And then you give them enough money for one axe, once, and they are employed for six months.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The job market in Dagda must be in shambles if people are this desperate. 15 year old strolls up to you like “yo wanna come fight in the death games with me and my childhood friends?” And the grizzled mercenary goes “hey man, as long as I get paid.”

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I think Wikipedia kind of represents the internet at its best in this era. It’s the last standing monument to an online world that is rapidly dying. When it goes it will be a marker of a massive cultural shift. Not so much preceding it, but the strongest indication of the change (Which has been

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

If any of them actually looked at studies, they’d know bike lanes actively increase the traffic to businesses, are a net benefit to a community’s economy, health, etc. But they don’t want to do that because then they’d have to admit they were wrong.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

They always pull the “I just want things to be thoughtful.” which is always just them tacitly implying that the way it was done / is being done isn’t thoughtful. If anything these projects take way too long to do because the city spends an absolutely ridiculous amount of time studying effects!

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Don’t forget the prequel about Marie Curie.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I love the idea of fanfiction, I often struggle with its realities.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Hopefully that prevents them from mucking things up too royally.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hopefully I don't come across too hostile there. I just thought you should know how most folks I know would perceive your statement.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Yeah Alberta can join the USA over my dead body. As much as I understand your sentiment in saying "love you have y'all," most Canadians don't really appreciate that rhetoric. It kind of feels like a blunted edge, and reminds of your countrymen who have more extreme aims.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I’m not sure if it’s really useful to litigate though. Canada has its own unique political history and traditions that make our politics unique to us. Most Canadian parties don’t map neatly onto American standards.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

By Canadian standards we’re the most conservative, but by American standards we’d definitely be more left leaning. The *vibes* are conservative, but if most Albertans actually looked into Democrat vs. Republican policy, they’d lean Democrat.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I both believe it is possible to create what is functionally an artificial conscious mind, and that the capitalists currently attempting to do so have done absolutely zero reckoning with the fact that doing so would be a fantastically awful idea.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Having a very normal “that guy could be my friend’s dad”(in the best way possible) sort of leader is key in times of political turmoil. At the same time I think those leaders tend to surrender issues that do provoke tension, but are super important (again, environmentalism).

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Hard agree from me on this. I’m increasingly convinced the road to defeating our current bout of fascist rhetoric is to make politics incredibly boring again. As much as I hate a lot of what Carney is doing right now (esp. on environmental stuff), I think he is precisely the guy for this task.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I mean they currently employ astrophysicists, so it’s not that big of a leap

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This one is hitting me pretty hard. I really looked up to Geller as a journalist and a creator. I know folks let you down, but I guess you just don't expect these things until they happen to *your* guy, you know?

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I mean I’m against the death sentence period, but if you’re going to have it, why try to preserve the outward appearance of decorum? All the ”new methods“ seem to result in horrible deaths regularly.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If you’re going to keep something as brutal as the death sentence around. I feel you ought to maintain the merciful, quick end that is a bullet to the head. It’s gorier, but you don’t end with all these stories of slowly torturing people to death.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Fair enough. Here’s hoping we can happily be riding to Banff for a day trip on the cheap in 2034.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Inter-city rail other than VIA right now. Even if it’s just on par with gas it’s probably going to be popular. And ideally if it’s priced similarly to other similar systems (the UCP specifically went to visit the Shinkansen for this project, which is encouraging) then it’ll be way cheaper.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It’s not like everything here is that much more expensive than in other places. Our bus prices are pretty much the same as Vancouver‘s. I’m not going full rose tinted glasses on this, it will likely disappoint me in some way. But we need to celebrate the wins we get! We don’t have any

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hard to say what pricing will look like right now. But I don’t see any reason why this would be the case. Similar systems all around the world are often cheaper than driving.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Hopefully other rail projects can benefit from the interconnectivity happening here. If you can take the train out to Edmonton, then take it to Banff, then that’s going to draw people.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Alberta ending up with high speed rail before Ontario/Quebec due to Alto delays (NIMBYs go Brrrr) would be hilarious. In other thoughts though, I’m disappointed that we aren’t doing a crown corp for this. But I’ll take what I can get.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

There are entire episodes of the Batman animated series dedicated specifically to this aspect of Bruce Wayne’s work.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It’s given me some dark flashbacks to reading about the Pelicot trial. You put the feeling well.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“Have the royal knights not considered simply that the monarchy is a corrupt and unjust form of gov’t and it should be torn down to make way for the new democratic republic of elf land?”

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Bruce Wayne is always catching flack. He’s not Elon Musk in a suit guys, he’s if Mamdani was rich and also a superhero.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Man those are like some of my favourite episodes of animated series. He just goes out to the homeless shelters he funds, gives random down on their luck guys jobs, walks down a slum street and every other guy is like “hey Bruce! thanks for paying my son’s tuition last week so he can have a future!”

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Not jazzed. But I unsubbed after finding their editorial direction quite frustrating recently. Their big article on MAID was the last straw for me. They essentially accused Canadian Christians of not caring at all. Very much continuing the American trope of Canada as a “country in secular decline.”

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Even here in Canada where Trump isn’t popular in evangelical circles I see the same kind of attitudes that led our American cousins down the Trumpist road. Not sure where I sit now, I guess I’m a reluctant Anglican (I miss drums in worship music).

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Don’t seem to understand that people won’t just forget that. It’s one of the main reasons I don’t really identify with evangelicalism anymore. I grew up Pentecostal, and then attended an Alliance church for awhile. But I really struggle with folks not seeing something has to give.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

pointing out that something was wrong with evangelicalism for them to get where they are now. My impression of the recent CT showings is that they want to return to a version of evangelicalism that was eaten by the Trump coalition. Evangelicals tied their cart to the wrong guy, and

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I think they tried to just go back without really recognizing that the world around them had changed. Bonnie Kristian’s recent interview with the Holy Post is indicative of this imo. Speaking charitably I think she seems frustrated by the Du Mez and the Alberta’s of the world

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I mean not really new but I know the Malazan books are written by a Canadian.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My hometown doesn’t have them, but I do have a backlog of Book of Kells themed postcards.

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Kitty's Clause @kittysclause.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is a list made exclusively by 30-45 year olds who ”don’t watch animation because it’s for kids.”

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Pete Birkinshaw @binaryape.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Nobody notices how these are almost entirely English language. Imagine if Japan made TV! Mind boggling

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