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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/10/2026
Tim Snyder: The term that I came up with… is superpower suicide. I just can’t see an example of a major country losing so much power so quickly as the United States under Trump. We’ve encouraged our enemies and we’ve made our allies not trust us.
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The threat is real. Alberta separatists are working hand in hand with US Republicans to break our country apart. Not voting is not an option. Canada needs your vote. #ForeverCanadian #ableg #cdnpoli
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Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I am now seeing separatists telling each other to ignore the other 9 questions and focus on Option 2 for question 10. They are arguing that the other 9 questions are a mechanism to work within Canada.
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Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Howdy! Alberta separatists + American Republicans. Read all about it. --> www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... By Nathan VanderKlippe, Grant Robertson, and friend.
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The elephant in the room
Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Treason. “There is a word for this sabotage, for this reckless imposition of the tyranny of a small minority. We must not be afraid to use it, and reclaim it from the authoritarians of the far right.” Not a mistake these two pieces were in the Globe today www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/73871ad...
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We must call Alberta separation what it is
It is not a movement of grievance politics. Something far more sinister is at work
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Jim Byrne @byrnejm.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
put these scumbucket traitorous #Alberta #separatists on trial! Giving away resources that Millions and Millions of #Albertans own!
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Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Gift article (up to 20 times) #abpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/04e5c54...
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The elephant in the room
Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province
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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“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…” Can we stop both siding this yet? www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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The elephant in the room
Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
From the DM’s… Allegedly at least 1 UCP MLA is touring seniors homes with this simplified “guide” to the referendum. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Paragon of Light @thedevilmaysigh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
They stoked the Klownvoy. They are paying Tamara Liches legal bills. It is the same play as what happened in Ukraine. They are backing the separatists. The Russians are a big problem right now. thewalrus.ca/the-russian-...
thewalrus.ca
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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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Rise of Alberta, the brash social media account-cum-swag retailer, has direct ties to a more mild-toned separatist group leader, @alexboyd.bsky.social and @jeffyates.bsky.social report: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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It’s the biggest Alberta separatist account on the internet. It shares DNA with a movement leader | CBC News
The account Rise of Alberta is anonymous and drives four times as much engagement as the next most popular account.
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Gerald Butts @gmbutts.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump’s second presidency has hit US tourism like COVID.
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Andrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“There are those who oppose both supervised consumption sites and public displays of drug use; who oppose supportive housing and visible homelessness; who support rehab as a panacea, without acknowledging research that shows rehab without adequate supports increases fatalities…”
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 01/10/2026
🇨🇦⚡️ New modelling finds that doubling Canada’s electricity supply—done right—could unlock $3 trillion in additional economic activity by 2050, support 1.6 million additional jobs in 2050, and generate about $5 in economy-wide benefits for every dollar invested in the power sector. Learn more👇
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Powering Canada's Growth | New Economy Canada
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Clean Energy Canada @cleanenergycanada.org · 02/10/2026
"The government’s huge subsidization of this project lays bare a reality unfolding across the world economy: Fossil fuels aren’t just losing to clean energy. They’ve lost. In fact, the difference is now a trillion-dollar one," writes Clean Energy Canada's Rachel Doran. #cdnpoli
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Is it really a good idea for the government to subsidize a pipeline?
Designating the West Coast pipeline as a project of national interest exposes a global reality: Fossil fuels haven’t just lost to clean energy – they’ve already lost
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Direct democracy is the ultimate form of democracy,” asserts Smith with the self-assurance of a second-year seminar student. Respectfully, we disagree.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli thewalrus.ca/albertas-ref...
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Alberta’s Referendum Fails Every Democratic Test We Have | The Walrus
Danielle Smith’s ten-question ballot doesn’t just measure discontent with Canada. It helps manufacture it
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Court Ellingson @courtellingson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Alberta stands alone with the lowest min-wage in #Canada. AB is the only province that hasn't raised min-wage in the past 8 years. In 2018, the Alberta NDP government increased the min-wage. The UCP has refused to keep pace You deserve better: albertandp.ca/savemoney #abpoli
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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
After willfully destroying Alberta's healthcare, the question I have for the UCP is - WTH did they do with the healthcare transfers from the feds? I would like a full accounting of that money And any monies given to private practitioners, given that the UCP claim they are cheaper #ableg #abpoli
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“It is clear that the Alberta government is not going to change course and, therefore, we strongly request that you and the federal government step in and defend the principles of the Canada Health Act” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Former deans of medicine call on Ottawa to intervene in Alberta’s dual-practice health care model
Letter to Carney argues public-private model violates federal law
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Danielle Smith’s referendum is an evil plot to keep the separatist fire burning. On referendum day: Vote Option 1 on Question 10. Vote NO on Questions 1–9. It’s the only way to save Canada.  To find referendum information and get involved with the campaign, visit savecanada.albertandp.ca.
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Alberta NDP @albertandp.ca · 29/09/2026
How many other Albertans who are fully dependent on caregivers are being told they should be able to work? It’s time for the UCP to cancel the ADAP transition and strengthen AISH. Albertans with disabilities deserve dignity, security and a government that supports them.
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Alberta NDP @albertandp.ca · 29/09/2026
The UCP and Danielle Smith have failed Albertans with disabilities. It shouldn’t take public pressure and media attention for someone to get approved for AISH. www.albertandpcaucus.ca/news/post/uc...
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UCP'S ADAP TRANSITION LEAVES ALBERTANS WITH DISABILITIES BEING TOLD TO JUST GET A JOB
Engaging Albertans to build an economy for the future.
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Jeromy Farkas @jeromyyyc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A new report puts a price tag on Alberta separation: up to 69,000 fewer Calgary jobs and a $9-billion annual hole in Alberta's finances. Calgary depends on trade, investment, and talent. We should be building that strength, not putting it at risk.
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The Progress Report @theprogressreport.ca · 30/09/2026
The Alberta chapter of the Canadian Bar Association has published an analysis of Premier Smith's nine referendum questions. They find that most of these proposals would invite immediate court challenges, and several of them are not legally clear at all.
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CBA Alberta Referendum Analysis
CBA Alberta Referendum Analysis
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Alberta NDP @albertandp.ca · 29/09/2026
Danielle Smith and the UCP stole from our energy plan. Back in March, we laid out a plan to get more Alberta energy to global markets, including a new pipeline to the West Coast using a southern route along the existing Trans Mountain corridor. Learn more at : albertandp.ca/news/buildin...
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Building Alberta's Energy Future: Nenshi Unveils First Look at Alberta's New Democrats’ Energy Policy
Join us as we work towards a better future for Alberta.
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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Smith & the UCP have worked since the day they were elected to destroy Alberta's healthcare & education, and replace it with private healthcare Now, a year before an election, Smith is using the referendum to spread the idea that immigrants are to blame for that destruction Just my opinion #ableg
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Heather e^-1/x^2 @heathermoandco.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ever the opportunist, #DanielleSmith never misses a moment to exploit for personal political gain. In this case, using the deaths of 2 members of the Edmonton Police Service, killed in the line of duty. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
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Heather e^-1/x^2 @heathermoandco.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Here’s Dani convincing the public about how much empathy she has. She feels your pain. You know, the way #DougFord does. There also seems to be a *coincidental* correlation between Smith’s ‘white woman tears’ & public dissatisfaction with how she’s handling a crisis. 🤔 #DanielleSmithTears #Ableg
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Heather e^-1/x^2 @heathermoandco.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Let’s revisit some of #DanielleSmith’s other performative tears. When I was a kid, #AHS was the envy of other provinces. Public health was top notch. The #UCP took a chainsaw to public services. #DanielleSmith’s gov’t oversaw the worst E.coli outbreak involving child-care facilities in Cdn history
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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Vote. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
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Opinion: Alberta’s referendum turns immigrants into scapegoats for government inaction
Alberta’s infrastructure deficits, overcrowded classrooms, and delayed emergency rooms are the result of political mismanagement.
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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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Duane Bratt🇨🇦 @duanebratt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
globalnews.ca/news/1207056... It just keep getting worse for Rath. But it is even worse for the clients he was supposed to represent.
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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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Geoffrey P Johnston😎🇨🇦🇺🇦 @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
‘The Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA) has raised concerns about the program, citing an increase from one bear killed under it in 2025 and just four that were killed this year as of June.’ www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
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20 wild grizzlies euthanized in Alberta so far this year: province
Twenty wild grizzly bears have been killed in Alberta so far this year, 14 of which were euthanized through the province’s Wildlife Management Responder Network.
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Mark Syzum 🇨🇦 @mark-sysum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Norway got the idea for a sovereign wealth fund from Alberta. With far less oil they have made Alberta look stupid in the amount they have collected..
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Norway’s Oil Savings Just Hit $1 Trillion. Alberta Has $17 Billion. What Gives? | The Narwhal
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund just hit a grand total of US $1 trillion dollars.
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dpengelly.bsky.social @dpengelly.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Not to mention Alberta is one of the sunniest places in Canada and is ideally suited for renewable energy solar and wind. However provincial leadership is so fixated on blaming others instead of leading. Imagine what a leader with vision could do for Albertans.
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Laura Babcock 🇨🇦 @laura-babcock.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Albertans need to grow the fuck up! We’re luckiest people in 🇨🇦. We’ve good fortune of living on top of bunch of liquid dinosaurs that we extract and make money from! All we seem to do is bitch about how poorly we’re treated.” @maxfawcett.bsky.social 🇨🇦 The OShow youtu.be/SVp7DoR7qro?si…
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Jennifer Rahn 🇨🇦 @jennrahn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
So the temporary workers who pay taxes should not be allowed to visit the hospital? Then why are they paying taxes?
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Brent @bumpernackle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
They’re keeping everything functioning. The TFW program is absolutely abused by corporations to suppress wages, but the solution is not to attack the workers. It’s to do a better job of regulating business.
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🇨🇦 Option 1 and No to the Nine. @maggiemay54.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It's very important that Albertans vote No to the Nine. The immigrants they are targeting are our neighbours, the staff where you get your double double, the people cleaning, staffing our hospitals, our doctors, our teachers. They are not faceless, they are our people. And pick Option One.
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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
At some point Albertans need to understand that the price of oil is high & there's no boom because of this 👇🏼 #ableg #abpoli
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Lee Slopes 🇨🇦 @leeslopes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
youtu.be/XgrkRn_NTfQ #DanielleSmith and #UCP, your idiocracy is showing. This is exactly why it's a terrible idea to put our #ABHC #AHS number and #Canadian citizenship status on #Alberta driver's licenses. #ABNDP #Fucp #ABpoli #ABleg #Canadapoli #ForeverCanadian 🇨🇦
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Canadian investigation launched into driver’s licence data breach
YouTube video by Global News
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
CEO pay is up 1,316% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 28%. CEOs are now paid 325 TIMES as much as the typical worker in their industry, according to @epi.org Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
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Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎(Parody) @abdanielsmith.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hey Alberta! 📣 Remember when I said cutting the fuel tax isn’t worthwhile (even though we did it before) because oil companies just jack up the lower price? Well, we’re cutting fuel taxes anyway! And thanks for giving my trustworthy UCP gov’t your banking info! #abpoli
A promotional graphic showing a smiling Danielle Smith with a mother and three children with a caption which reads: Alberta suspending the fuel tax. Save 13 cents a litre starting October 1.
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Adam MacVicar @adammacvicar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW: Calgary city council has voted 14-1 in favour of affirming Calgary's place as a vital part of Alberta and Canada - a motion from Mayor Jeromy Farkas. Ward 12 Coun. Mike Jamieson was the sole vote against.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wait… Albertans had to do the whole ridiculous bank by etransfer nonsense because there was no way to suspend the fuel tax and it was completely impractical… But now we’re suspending the fuel tax? #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I'm excited to announce the relaunch of my UC Berkeley class “Wealth and Poverty.” Starting today (and every Monday), you’ll be able to take a new lesson in the course. Join me and Heather Kinlaw Lofthouse for a live “watch-along” of the first class! open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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LIVE NOW: LIVE “Wealth and Poverty” first class watch-a-long!
Robert Reich on Substack
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
New episode! The final segment of our August 29 live show in Calgary has dropped and it’s a conversation with NDP leader Naheed Nenshi! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli youtu.be/QTtz9pmTAKo
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Episode 8.53 - Live In Calgary (Part 5) - NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi!
YouTube video by The Breakdown AB
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“The kind of 'hallucination' that the tool used by the analyst in this case conjured has not been an isolated incident across the intelligence community since these tools began proliferating across government, according to one of the sources.” edition.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
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Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics
The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Slightly more than 10,000 people showed up at the #ForeverCanadian Unity Concert in Calgary yesterday. Great Canadian music, friendship and patriotism brought us all together. Thank you artists, volunteers and Calgarians for your support!!! #CdnPoli
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