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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Near the end of this conversation, Teresa Woo-Paw was in tears, talking about how hard they had worked to inform immigrant voters and how they still don’t feel they did enough. So much love for our country. It threw the wickedness of this racist smear campaign into stark relief. Please do listen.
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Red Sumac Tom Thomson 1916
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Rob Cruickshank @robcruickshank.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Turns out these guys are real
A fish like a child would draw, no fins, just a tail an eye and a little smile
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
There's nothing I don't love about WOMBATS, from their curmudgeonly mannerisms to their armored, bony butts (that protect them from predators when they're head-first in a burrow). But we should talk about their cubic poop & how it gets that way. CW: animal poo in next post
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a man is holding a wombat in his arms while wearing a bjp shirt
Alt: Czech professional mixed martial artist Jiri Prochazka is kissing a wombat he has in his lap.
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Christopher Moore @theauthorguy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
SQUIRREL OF THE DAY! SQUIRREL OF THE DAY! MOTHERFUDGING MOM SQUIRREL OF THE DAY!
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pattyr.bsky.social @pattyr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Brilliant!
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pattyr.bsky.social @pattyr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Stunning!
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The Onion @theonion.com · 21/09/2026
Steak ’N Shake Employee Screams After Nude RFK Jr. Climbs Out Of Beef Tallow Fryer theonion.com/steak-n-shake-employee…
Steak ’N Shake Employee Screams After Nude RFK Jr. Climbs Out Of Beef Tallow Fryer
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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The last day to request a mail-in ballot is Friday Sept. 25. It's easy. www.elections.ab.ca/request-a-sp... Voting is more important than ever in Alberta so if you have family, friends or neighbours who need help securing their voting package, reach out.
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Request a Special Ballot - Elections Alberta
Electors who are unable to vote in person may vote by mail by applying for a Special Ballot. You may choose to: Mail the ballot to your home address, Mail the ballot to an alternate address (e.g. for ...
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 29/04/2026
“I believe that people are generally good, and when given the right evidence and stories, we’re built to be compassionate.” Five months in, @streetdrjill has 100,000 followers and comments flooded with shows of support and changing minds. 🩺📱 Sydney Lobe reports.
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How Street Dr. Jill Became BC’s Favourite Influencer | The Tyee
If elected officials won’t heed experts, the outreach physician says, maybe they’ll listen to her 100,000 followers.
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
This may seem cute but if you do this too much the cyclists may become reliant on cars feeding them, disrupting the delicate roadway ecosystem
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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 18/09/2026
Humaning.
A four-panel comic. In panel 1, a Northern Cardinal and American Goldfinch perch above a busy crowd in a city, looking down. The cardinal says "It's a nice day to go humaning." The goldfinch says "Just look at them. Majestic." In panel 2, a close-up of the two birds. The cardinal says "Nobody tells you that you'll reach a certain age and suddenly get into humaning. I hit 3 years old, and then bam."The birds are looking out over the crowd scene. In panel 3, the cardinal says "Their calls sound funny to us, but each one has a unique meaning." Below, people are saying various things: "I'm tired." "Where's my phone?" "I'd murder a burrito." In panel 4, the birds look down excitedly at a man walking by. The cardinal says "Wait, is that a guy who got dressed in the dark and put his shirt on inside out and backwards?" And the goldfinch exclaims, "Holy... that's a lifer!"
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
‘Dig deeper’ and ‘still no proof’ are slogans printed on new orange shirts being sold by Rebel News. Niigaan Sinclair says the shirts create conflict and clickbait while attempting to monetize a traumatic moment in Canadian history. Truth & Politics: youtu.be/8WUJmfIpAfg
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
YES to Canada 🇨🇦, reason, and compassion❗ NO to the 9❗ As the (ridiculous) Alberta referendum nears, let's keep the message simple. VOTE❗ Much of the motivation for referendum based on xenophobic and regressive BS. My take 👉 thewalrus.ca/albertas-sep... cc @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social
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Alberta’s Separatists Are Chasing a Total Cowboy Fantasy | The Walrus
The province they describe—rural, homogeneous, under siege—bears little resemblance to reality
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
.@ABDanielleSmith NOW is the time to join Team Canada, reach out to your MAGA friends, support the prime minister and all 9 premiers and cancel the divisive referendum. #ableg #cdnpoli #ForeverCanadian
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Oreo is a rescue badger (Taxidea taxus) at the Northwest Wildlife Sanctuary in Oak Harbor, WA. www.northwestwildlifesanctuary.com She's being offered her favorite snack: cheese, to lure her from the safety of her dark void. Audio on for badger hissing. 🦡❤️🧀
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Canadian Medical Association @cmadocs.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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Waving Canadian Flag
ALT: Waving Canadian Flag
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 19/08/2026
Trying to make sense of the separatist leadership mixed messaging? They're all over the map. Here's their playbook, so you can follow along. open.substack.com/pub/theline/...
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Jared Wesley: Decoding the Separatist Playbook
Albertans should learn to recognize these tropes in the coming months
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Sarah Elmeligi @elmeligisarah.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I am incensed at the Minister's refusal to find affordability funding for the new Elements Childcare Program in Banff! I have been advocating for better support for Affordable Childcare for years behind the scenes. I won't stop until our communities get the support they need.
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Heather Campbell @thatheatherc.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The petition is open for signature until November 2026. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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Petition e-7531 - Petitions
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pattyr.bsky.social @pattyr.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Heart racing article about fighting the fires near Summerland. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/c6db6ad...
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Inside the early battle against the ferocious Bald Range wildfire
As flames raced toward Summerland, B.C., this command centre had to make the tough calls
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Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
White House releases photo of new presidential limousine.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A look at Pete Hegseth's spiritual advisor, Doug Wilson. He preaches perpetual jihad against nonbelievers; and his sect identifies traditional Christians as nonbelievers.
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Pete Hegseth dreams of holy war. Meet his spiritual adviser.
Doug Wilson preaches iron discipline and male dominance. One of his disciples runs the Pentagon.
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John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
One Black Swallowtail's journey from dill-munching caterpillar to quivering chrysalis to fluttering butterfly — all neatly packed into 2.5 minutes! #naturephotography #nature #wildlifephotography #Butterfly #insectphotography #MacroPhotography #Macro #Canada #eastcoastkin #ECK #photography #insects
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 03/08/2026
Seeing lots of COVID minimizing / memory-holing in the U.S. lately. A reminder of what it was like at its worst here in Alberta: "The deadliest week came right around Christmas [2020]. From Dec. 21 to 27, the novel coronavirus was claiming 24 lives per day across the province. One death per hour."
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What it’s like to die from COVID — and how it feels for those left behind
Marlene Ducommun realized she was going to die and was angry for about 15 minutes. She’s one of nearly 2,000 Albertans who lost their lives to the disease in the past year.
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Jeromy Farkas @jeromyyyc.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I am heartbroken by today's devastating news. On behalf of the people of Calgary, I extend my deepest condolences to Parker's family, friends, loved ones, classmates, and everyone whose lives were touched by this unimaginable loss.
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cm 🍁 @cmcalgary.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
If you're eligible to vote in the upcoming Alberta referendum, you can request a special mail-in ballot with your answers, rather than needing to stand in line to vote. You are not required to provide a reason why, it just asks for your contact info. specialballot.elections.ab.ca #abpoli #Alberta
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Johnny Aquino @drjohnaquino.medsky.social · 21/07/2026
Bingo
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
A contractor building Meta's data center flushed its "closed-loop" cooling system straight into Cheyenne's sewer. It carried a bacterium and knocked the city's water-reuse system offline for months. They sell these as sealed systems that barely touch the water. This one poisoned a city's.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/07/2026
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo called Houston home for 35 years. On Tuesday, an ICE agent shot and killed him. His family learned of his death from a video before anyone bothered to knock on their door.
New York City stands with the Salgado family in demanding a full, independent investigation and real accountability. To the Salgado family and any immigrant family in this city living in fear: we grieve with you and we will continue to stand beside you in the pursuit of justice.
Abolish ICE.
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
‘Aging out’ shows disability support system needs rebuilding. People with disabilities, both young and old, deserve to live equitably as full citizens, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0fc7a92... via @theglobeandmail.com
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‘Aging out’ shows disability support system needs rebuilding
People with disabilities, both young and old, deserve to live equitably as full citizens
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Harry Rasmussen 🇨🇦 @harryrasmussen.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
It’s worth watching Mamdani’s full 13-minute address. THIS is the 4 of July speech the country deserves. If you teach, consider adding it to your curriculum. If you’re a parent, watch it with your kids. This is a weekend to reflect. This speech was pitch-perfect. This speech should be remembered.
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Mayor Mamdani Delivers Address Marking America’s 250th Birthday
YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Happy Canada Day Eve! I will be leaving maple cookies and Canadian milk out for Bryan Adams. We’re better off together. We’re better hand in hand. #CanadaDay
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Bryan Adams - '51st State' (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Bryan Adams
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Niigaan Sinclair @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
An honour to appear with my co-editor and colleague @seancarleton.bsky.social for this discussion on the impacts of residential school denialism youtu.be/BdJImlySLKk?...
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What’s fuelling residential school denialism? | Front Burner
YouTube video by CBC News
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
This week someone targeted my family for harm with a false report. We’re physically OK, but that doesn’t mean we weren’t harmed. I am beyond furious. Whatever your politics, this is awful, wrong, and can never become normal.
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A Terrible Thing Happened to My Family
Even in today's climate, there should be one fundamental principle everyone respects: whatever you think about someone in politics, you leave their kids alone.
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 22/06/2026
The Alberta government is barreling ahead with its changes to provincial ID cards. Get ready for the inevitable U-turn. My latest. drjaredwesley.substack.com/p/one-card-m...
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One Card, Many Problems
Why the UCP's changes to provincial ID are bound to fail.
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Wendy Wiens @wendywiens.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Trail cam highlights - barred owl 1/
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Knits With Cats @knitswithcats.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
A photo of algae with white letters in the upper left: Pantene Color of the year 2026 and a paint chip appearing box with a solid block the color of the algae labeled Pantone #658a2a American Flag Blue.
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
A UCP appointees to the weird Round 2 riding boundary panel lobbied the actual boundary commission to impose a hyper-ruralized seat map for Calgary with more hybrid ridings than the widely criticized minority report. Darwin Durnie's submission, page 65-262: www.elections.ab.ca/uploads/EBC-...
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Elections Alberta says the October referendum will require hiring at least 60,000 workers and printing 45 million ballots. That will cost Albertans nearly five times what the last provincial election cost — up to $100 million — all so Danielle Smith can keep her deal with the separatists.
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Peggy Wright (she/her) @peggybevclare.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Public health inspectors keep ABs safe — in restaurants, childcare centres, long-term care, & during outbreaks & emergencies They shouldn’t lose pay, benefits or job security because the UCP is forcing through their chaotic health restructure Protecting these workers is protecting public health
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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
45 million ballots and the costs for 60,000 elections workers is a helluva price to pay to appease a minority of seppies and a premier scared to death of losing her job.
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 08/08/2024
I was discouraged when my "fish on bicycles" project failed to achieve its aims, but I can finally announce that I have completed my "FISH ON STILTS" project successfully. Meet Bathypterois grallator, the tripod fish. They live in the deepest parts of the ocean, resting on three modified fins.
It's a blue-speckled fish standing on comically oversized thin bony rays or spines that are modified from fin structures.  It looks very much like a wire tripod that a fish is sitting on. This image was taken from Fishes of Australia, which gives this description and sourcing:
"A Tripod Spiderfish, Bathypterois grallator, on Mona Slide in the Caribbean, depth 1996-2022 m. Source: Ocean Exploration Trust / WoRMS."
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
While Albertans were distracted by separatist nonsense, you may have missed the fact that Danielle Smith has functionally stripped Albertans of their constitutional right to MAID, making us 2nd-class Canadians. Where was the outrage? Well, here’s mine. #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #SenateofCanada #MAID
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Danielle Smith's medical assistance in dying law - Alberta Views
Unable to access medical assistance in dying in Canada, the 89-year-old travelled to Switzerland to obtain the care denied to her here.
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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
For the record, I fucking hate every single question on these referendum ballots. Thanks for the chaos, division, and economic harm, Dani.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Calgary's Chamber of Commerce isn't pulling their punches any more on the impact of separatism. #abpoli
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
And if the government can you this one legal trick to force MDs and NPs not to administer MAID, they could use the same loophole to deny access to abortion or gender affirming care.
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Forward Canada @forwardcanada.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Danielle Smith is pushing a separatism vote to save herself, and we’re the ones who pay for it. And here’s the trap: we could win the argument and still let her walk away without consequences. #ableg #canpoli #abpoli
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
🚨 Great piece debunking the idea of full-body MRIs. Bottom line: NO evidence of benefits and LOTS of possible harm (cost, anxiety, iatrogenic injury, overdiagnosis, etc.). Everyone thinking of paying ($$$) for this procedure should read the below paragraph...👇 See: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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