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Hey! I almost forgot! There's a council meeting today. It's another practice budget meeting for city council. This one dealing with the utility budget. I think this is the last of these? I'll be lightly live tweeting from @pdcityhall.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/TnBoGpM...

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Regina City Council Budget Meeting | October 6, 2026 | AccessNow TV

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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 10h

Coming up from DC Studios: Lex Luthor & Superman: Best Friends Forever.

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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Top 5 QCIB episodes on Youtube… Apr 30 2026 - Pat Book, Lone Voice Of Dissent Jan 23 2025 - Compact Urban Squalor Nov 21 2024 - How This City Got Flipped Apr 10 2025 - Can Council Make Aidan’s Head Explode Oct 01 2026 - This is Fine! w/ Simon Enoch youtube.com/playlist?lis... #yqrcc

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Queen City Improvement Bureau Podcasts - YouTube

Episodes of the Queen City Improvement Bureau podcast. First aired on 91.3FM CJTR, Regina's community radio station. Full episode archive and more info about...

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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Look man, if you're going to hector me about xeriscaping my lawn, then you have to be in favour of wild coyotes roaming the neighbourhood. They're the native species here. We're all interlopers.

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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I have heard rumours that the coyote in the Cathedral neighbourhood has disappeared. I am saddened by this news. I hope it has just moved on to more abundant trails and wasn't friggin trapped or any such nonsense. #teamcoyote

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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In the most recent Queen City Improvement Bureau, we talk about AI, AI data centres, noise issues, environmental calamity & that cruddy "Tsiklis Listens" poster from a Regina city councillor. Our guest is Simon Enoch from the Cdn Ctr For Policy Alternatives. youtu.be/O1u24Kg0LoI?... #yqrcc

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QCIB Oct 01 2026 - This Is Fine! with Simon Enoch

YouTube video by PD City Hall — Paul Dechene

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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Gosh, I feel like there's some kind of common denominator in this crowd of Alberta separatists. I wonder what it could be?

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Erica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

“They were young Christians. Capable, intelligent people,” Mr. Sylvestre said. “We prayed before we started the meeting.” The Alberta Separatist movement is a racist, Christian nationalist movement. Why do you think there are immigration questions on the ballot? It's to disenfranchise BIPOC

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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

BTW… Libre Office is being developed by The Document Foundation which is headquartered in Germany. ie, not in America

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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

But yeah, every now and then people will send me Word files with tables nested within tables or other stupid formatting and I have to fire up Libre Office. I also occasionally do mail merges. I have never had a problem using it instead of MS Office.

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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I've mentioned before but for pure writing, I use something even more stripped down than LibreOffice: Bean (which I haven't updated in years). I think it's still only available on Mac. Not only does it not have AI, it doesn't have any of the feature-cludge I never use.

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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I use Libre Office whenever I have to open a docx or spreadsheet file. This makes me even happier with my choice.

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Schmutzie @schmutzie.com · 04/10/2026

This is a good episode. @simonenoch.bsky.social talks about some of the realities of the now QUADRUPLED data centre just outside SE Regina. It's a trip, and I fail to see how this is at all good for Saskatchewan citizens economically, let alone physically. #YQR #Sask

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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I think the venn diagram of AI boosters and people who are sure the server is flirting with them is a circle.

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Zeteo put our full conversation about end times fascism online here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS-6...

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Naomi Klein Warns Trump’s 'End Times Fascism' Is Already Here

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

These traitorous goofs offered up our FRESH WATER????? Full exposé on these idiot Alberta separatists here: archive.is/rhGUj

Excerpt from the Globe article reads: “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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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hey Americans! Get the fuck out of OUR elections!

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 03/10/2026

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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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Personally I’m starting to doubt the consciousness of people who work for Anthropic

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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If the AI data centre being built outside Regina ends up being as big as promised, it will use as much power as four Reginas. Simon Enoch from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives breaks it all down on the QCIB: youtu.be/O1u24Kg0LoI?... #yqrcc

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QCIB Oct 01 2026 - This Is Fine! with Simon Enoch

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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Conservatives still refuse to admit that the Americans are the problem, that there is no deal to be had, and that the Americans are not intersted in the benefits of trade—only in our capitulation.

Carney’s Top Priority Should be Resolving the U.S. Trade Dispute

October 2, 2026
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Ottawa, ON – Stephanie Kusie, Conservative Shadow Minister for International Trade, and Shuvaloy Majumdar, Conservative Shadow Minister for Canada-US relations, issued the following statement on Minister Sidhu’s meeting with Jamieson Greer, U.S. Trade Representative at the G20 Trade Ministers’ meeting:

“Just days after U.S. import bans on select Canadian items like alcohol, dairy, motorcycles and molasses took effect, Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Maninder Sidhu, met with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer yesterday at the G20 Trade Ministers’ meeting.

“The Minister should have taken this opportunity to fiercely advocate for Canada and our workers, businesses and producers threatened by President Trump’s latest unjustified trade attack.

“Instead, the Minister spoke to Representative Greer about 'multilateral initiatives' such as WTO reforms and rules-based trade. While these are important issues, the Minister failed to do what should be of utmost importance to the Carney government: making progress toward a deal for the 2.6 million Canadian workers whose livelihoods rely on U.S. trade.

“For months, the Prime Minister and his negotiating team offered concessions in trade talks and negotiated from a position of weakness rather than strength. These unilateral concessions secured nothing for Canadian families while further emboldening the U.S.

“In fact, after meeting with Minister Sidhu, Representative Greer described outstanding disputes with Canada as 'quite difficult to resolve.' This further highlights the importance of Canada being at the negotiating table and using every opportunity to advocate for Canadian jobs and our trade relationship.

“Conservatives will never stop fighting for Canadian workers and businesses. As our Leader, the Honourable Pierre Poilievre, has shown through his trips to the United States, we will continue remindin…

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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I understand why they're doing this, but fuck them. These mayors can't guarantee the safety of their own citizens from ICE, and they sure as hell can't guarantee the safety of Canadian visitors. Also, North Dakota, where 2/3 of voters voted for Trump, wants foreigners to come back? Fuck them twice.

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U.S. mayors ask Canadians to reconsider U.S. travel boycott - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca

Some American mayors are trying to encourage Canadians to reconsider boycotting travel across the border.

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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Frankly I think states that voted for Trump should be considered tourism no-go zones for a few decades, no matter who the next presidents are. I don't trust populations that vote for an open fascist. They supported his hate-based campaign, they just don't like him now because he's hurting them.

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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Carney's wild popularity sure shows how popular neoliberalism is with most people. And how the left has done a terrible job a providing a desirable counter narrative.

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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Tonight on the Queen City Improvement Bureau, we're talking data centres with Simon Enoch of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. 7pm on 91.3FM CJTR @accessnowradio.ca

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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Can you friggin believe chem trail conspiracies are back?! I feel so embarrassed for us as a species. It's just such obvious nonsense and yet here we are.

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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Then he'd go off on tidewater this & tidewater that. But he'd just ignore you if you pointed to the proportionality clause & how successive CONSERVATIVE govt's in Alta & Ottawa locked his industry into trade w/ the States. And this guy has a law degree! But whatever. Trudeau lacked enthusiasm, so…

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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

You could get this friend of mine who worked in the oil patch to admit that, yes, Ottawa bought a pipeline for Alberta and yes the oil industry got loads of federal money but he still fucking HATED Justin Trudeau b/c he felt Trudeau wasn't supporting the oil industry *enthusiastically* enough.

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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

There'll be Albertans with literal jobs building this pipeline who'll be fucking pissed right off that no pipelines are being built.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

As @jameswsthomson.com noted already, the sheer audacity of Carney to begin his oil pipeline announcement by mentioning a wildfire that almost levelled the town. WHAT IS EXACERBATING THE WILDFIRES MARK???? MARK???

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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yeah. I've got mine back on now. I'm just eavesdropping whenever I get up to get more coffee.

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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

😳!!!! The old guys are talking evolution now!!! IT'S BASICALLY A PODCAST!!!

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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This is a case where they're more just holding forth loudly on stuff they don't really know very well. Which… like I'm one to speak… I guess it's a game recognize game kinda situation…

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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Oh god… they're Musk fans. Putting headphones back on. We are so fucked.

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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

What are the ethics around butting into a conversation between two old guys in a coffee shop saying really dumb shit about climate change?

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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Like, I'm not surprised you'd have planners looking for ways to sneak higher density zoning into a place like Regina when you have the Grumpy Facebook Grandpas basically threatening to tear up everything the city promised CMHC they'd do to get their $35million of housing bucks. #yqrcc

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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

No surprise when you have guys like Burton saying he “likes density” but only when it’s in “appropriate neighbourhoods.” #yqrcc

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