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Lianne

@prairies.bsky.social
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Teacher, traveller, gardener. Protecting my peace while girding my loins

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Ever laugh so hard you can barely breathe? Anyways… (Second screenshot is circa 2025) #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"The rule of law is under vicious attack in this province and I am not the first, nor will I be the last, to call this out. When an institution is silent in the face of what is happening in this province, that silence is complicity." Another resignation at the Law Society.
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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The timeline of western alienation may be long, but for so many Alberta separatists their trajectories really began in 2020 and 2021, with COVID. New by me: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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ANALYSIS | How anti-COVID activism injected life into Alberta's separatist movement | CBC News
They fought vaccines and public health restrictions. Over time, their push for freedom shifted to independence.
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Yeah, we told the U.S. we would give them our resources but we didnt actually sign a deal" isn’t the convincing argument separatists think it is.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is enraging, heartbreaking and wholly unnecessary. It’s also healthcare under Danielle Smith’s “refocusing”. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.facebook.com/share/v/1Dkc...
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Pissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
No shit🤔💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
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Simon Little 🍁 @simonplittle.ca · 03/10/2026
This is a five alarm fire
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 03/10/2026
The two guys at this secret meeting: Drew Born: Son of an RFK Jr appointed HHS advisor, step son of an old Hoekstra donor Drew Weirda: Introduces himself as the nephew of Blackwater CEO Erik Prince, also related to former Trump education secretary Betsy DeVos pressprogress.ca/alberta-sepa...
Born is also directly connected to Ambassador Hoekstra: Born and Hoekstra are both listed as directors of the Mecosta Environmental and Security Alliance, a group opposing the construction of an EV battery manufacturing plant in west Michigan.
Drew Born C @drewwborn
I think Montana needs to annex Alberta and Saskatchewan @petehoekstra @realDonaldTrump
It is weird to think that half of Canada's population is south of US northern border.
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Notably, Born is also the step-son of Michigan businessman JC Huizenga, the owner of a chain of religious charter schools and an influential figure in local GOP politics.
His mother, Tammy Born Huizenga, is a supporter of Trump Health Secretary REK Jr's
"Make America Healthy Again" agenda who was recently appointed as a senior advisor to the US Department of Health and Human Services.10xVotes' Drew Born and Drew Wierda pose with Trump FBI director Kash Patel (Photo: Drew Born, Facebook)
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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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Jason Markusoff @markusoff.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Stephen Harper has, as we've long awaited, weighed in against Alberta separatism. But man oh man, do I have to strongly quibble with him claiming sentiment was zero when he was PM. Here's a 2014 poll putting belief in separation at 23%, which is where it sits now. nationalpost.com/opinion/step...
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The Progress Report @theprogressreport.ca · 02/10/2026
Chris Carbert and Anthony Olienick, who were convicted for weapons offences they committed during the Coutts blockade, have lost a court appeal that sought to reduce their six-and-a-half year sentences.
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Appeals dismissed for Coutts border blockade leaders convicted of mischief, weapons offences | CBC News
The Alberta Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeals of two leaders of the 2022 Coutts border blockade who were convicted of mischief and weapons offences.
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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Alberta teachers - especially in social studies - are grappling with how, and even if, to talk and teach about the October referendum. Here’s why: #AbLeg #AbEd
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In the face of a new neutrality law, Alberta educators grapple with referendum lessons | CBC News
In Brett Dibble’s Grade 12-level social studies classes, lessons about Alberta’s 10 fall referendum questions are among the first issues students dived into this school year.
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Lianne @prairies.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Dude’s drugged up yet he can still lie like a sidewalk
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Lianne @prairies.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I grew up on standard time. Yes, I’m old. As kids we lived. DST is going to be brutal on cold winter mornings. The majority of Albertans said no to permanent dst. Danielle knew better and ignored us
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Lianne @prairies.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Altman admitted to it and apologized right after. Glad US media caught up all these months later
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“CBC News' request for comment from the premier's office was directed to the Ministry of Justice. A spokesperson for the justice minister directed questions about Elections Alberta to the agency.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Former Elections Alberta staff raise ‘mismanagement’ concerns about 'Water Not Coal' petition verification | CBC News
Five former Elections Alberta employees are raising “mismanagement” concerns about how Corb Lund's citizen initiative petition was validated, alleging procedures changed and that there was a lack of t...
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K a s s i e D e e @kassiedee.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A great white shark attacked a diver off the Gaspé Peninsula today! 😯
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Lianne @prairies.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
What a buffoon
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Lianne @prairies.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Critical thinkers better get off their couches for the referendum vote. Apathy nearly equals that 40%
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Doug Saunders @dougsaunders.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Canadian airports aren’t public utilities, and haven’t been since the 1990s. They’re operated by regional quangoes that are effectively private profit-seeing corporations without the ability to be regulated for public benefit, federally or municipally, as actual private owners might be
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Lianne @prairies.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Tories and UCP are two sides of the same coin. Not so the oppo
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Lianne @prairies.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The new Tory party played spoiler by syphoning off a win from the UCP. No complaints here
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Lianne @prairies.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Tories are one arm of the RW party torso .. vote splitting is what got us into this mess in the first place and how Kenney rose up to unite. Smith et al are taking note of the split con vote .. not just the nd win.
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Lianne @prairies.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
And about the Tory party syphoning votes
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Lianne @prairies.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Peter Guthrie et al syphoned off a win … 43% voting against their own interests is concerning
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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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Lianne @prairies.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Tory party syphoned some votes
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Paper company in British Columbia moved away from buying their raw product in the US to buying it from Europe and the East Coast of Canada #CanCorr
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Alex Boutilier @alexboutilier.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Uhhh what
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Lianne @prairies.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Nothing new for the Robber Baron family. Some may, many do not and are sourcing elsewhere
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Langley aluminum company refuses to move operation to the U.S., despite toll of tariffs #Canada www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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Langley aluminum company refuses to move operation to the U.S., despite toll of tariffs
Apex Aluminum Extrusions churns out aluminum products used to build a variety of finished products.
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Tod Maffin 🇨🇦 @todmaffin.com · 12/09/2026
Hey Chucklehead, some moments are meant to be witnessed, not stolen.
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 09/09/2026
This is a good story, but it's odd that the CBC refers vaguely to "a media report" near the end of the story rather than giving credit to @nationalobserver.com for its significant scoop to which this is quite clearly a followup. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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‘Environmental racism’: Fort Chipewyan residents protest proposed treat-and-release plan for tailings water | CBC News
Suncor packed up its mobile information display a day and a half early during a recent community engagement session in Fort Chipewyan, Alta., after area residents protested a plan to release treated t...
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Ghouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Interesting data from @davidcoletto.bsky.social at Abacus. Alberta is a province that “has been asked a question it did not want by a government it does not trust to answer it, about a country it is not prepared to give up, in the shadow of a neighbour it does not trust at all.”
David Coletto O @DavidColetto
The results of our deep dive into Alberta public opinion is fascinating. I really think people will find it incredibly valuable and insightful.
Here's my summary of what I think we found.
Alberta is a province right now that...
1, Judges Canada to be on a better track than Alberta
2 Feels more favourable to the federal Liberal leader to its conservative Premier
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Feels far angrier than hopeful about independence
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Has been asked a question it did not want by a government it does not trust to answer it, about a country it is not prepared to give up, in the shadow of a neighbour it does not trust at all.Bar chart: Most Albertans say the province is on the wrong track; views of Canada are more evenly split
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Trevor A. Branch @trevorabranch.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This is seismic news for fisheries scientists. Northern cod is *the* iconic symbol of total fisheries collapse due to overfishing (and other factors) *and* the iconic symbol of a complete failure to recover for decades afterwards. This is like announcing the complete recovery of bison on land.
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Markham Hislop @markhamhislop.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Duane Bratt: Alberta’s Other Referendum Questions Are a Road to Separatism I'm w/@DuaneBratt: @abdaniellesmith and her racist henchmen are separatists. - 30 - They don't represent the Alberta I know. And they're not Canadian. #ableg #abpoli youtu.be/XzfAB4lsL0Q
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Duane Bratt: Alberta’s Other Referendum Questions Are a Road to Separatism
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Carney: This is a real referendum. It's not, you know, a question about a question, free option. It's a dangerous bluff. We're literally at 10 years anniversary of Brexit ... and you see what's happened in the United Kingdom. It's very reminiscent. #cdnpoli
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Lianne @prairies.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This is hard!
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 05/09/2026
Canada confirms defence strategy against invasion mainly waiting for Americans to die from preventable illnesses
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Canada confirms defence strategy against invasion mainly waiting for Americans to die from preventable illnesses
OTTAWA - Last weekend, Canada's Ministry of National Defence confirmed their main strategy to fend off a potential invasion from the United States is to wait for American forces to be killed off by th...
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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“The premier has done more than anybody to normalize the sense that Albertans are so aggrieved that this is actually possible, that we could actually leave,” Mr. Wesley said. “Her behavior throughout her career suggests she’s motivated by retaining power.”
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
2 trapped workers rescued from hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods One of the survivors told rescuers more people were still alive inside tunnel, says Nepal army spokesman www.cbc.ca/news/world/n...
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2 trapped workers rescued from hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods | CBC News
Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel Friday, raising hopes of reaching a dozen others believed to be trapped nine days after catastrophic floods devastated towns and swe...
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Crooked Media @crooked.com · 02/09/2026
British Columbia Premier David Eby says Canadians are embarrassed on behalf of Americans for the stupidest trade war in history.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This past week: CHINA: Announced the discovery of a probiotic that reverses diabetes. USA: Made up the name of a lake without any legal authority. CHINA: Invented EV battery with 600+ mile range. USA: Used AI to create silly video of a fake battle in unpopular war.
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Lianne @prairies.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
In Canada .. still reading correct tonight
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Lianne @prairies.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
@maxfawcett.bsky.social @markhamhislop.bsky.social @thebreakdownab.bsky.social
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Lianne @prairies.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Nope.. still Lake Ontario on mine
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Lianne @prairies.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Me too.. from Canada
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Lianne @prairies.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
It’s she the same on mine … I’m in Canada
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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Senior members of the Trump regime keep posting offensive anti-Canada memes and insults. They should know that not only does it solidify Canadian popular opinion against a deal, it also makes it impossible for the Canadian govt to justify one. #cdnpoli
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Lianne @prairies.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Championing Canada ? By going to a red state? She better be begging them to come up here vs promising more booze on shelves. #traitor #suckup
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