Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 2hEmbarking on a journey to try and make a kind of fancy salad for the family meal this weekend. This always used to be Honey's job. I now realize I do miss some of his kitchen gadgets that I gave away, like the spiralizer and the veggie slicy thing... 110
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 4hI love all of the birds that come to the bird bar, but oh my god I adore the blue jays! They are so gorgeous 😍 020
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 5hMy last good old boy also made it to 20, despite being diabetic. Daisy is about 14, but riddled with arthritis, among other things... That said, she is a very good girl and I don't know what I would do without her. 010
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 5hDaisy has had a couple of unfortunate misses trying to jump up on the bed lately, so yesterday I bought her a set of pet stairs. I had to coax her with treats to trust them the first time, but now she is going gangbusters! I can't even count how many times she has been up and down 💜. #caturday 140
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 23hCrap weather today, with winter threatening to arrive any minute now has meant a busy day at the bird cam! House finches Purple finches Blue Jays Chickadees Sparrows And one crow And a squirrel 💜 030
Reposted by Purple HightopsJen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 09/10/2026Cold and flu season is year round now that we live in an ongoing pandemic that most people stopped caring about 4-5 years ago, hope that helps. 717732
Reposted by Purple HightopsPBS News @pbsnews.org · 09/10/2026Navi Pillay, a South African-born jurist and former U.N. human rights chief whose career has spanned from defending the rights of an imprisoned Nelson Mandela to leading a panel that found that Israel committed genocide in Gaza, won the Nobel Peace Prize. to.pbs.org/4yev2Y2to.pbs.orgWATCH: Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to uphold international justicePillay, a South African-born jurist and former U.N. human rights chief whose career has spanned from defending the rights of an imprisoned Nelson Mandela to leading a panel that found that Israel comm... 326064
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Maybe that got the RCMP? I don't actually remember where the call would go, but I definitely remember the number. 020
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 08/10/2026In fairness, in the early 80s, I was taught to call the operator and ask for Zenith-1-2-3-4, so... 110
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Hmm. Has her hubby Cole ever lobbied GOA on their behalf, I wonder... 🤔 061
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I recently reviewed my transcripts from my brief time at uni. It was actually pretty hilarious to map out exactly where I was for that couple years. Acing everything, grades go down, grades go back up, withdrawns/incompletes in my final semester... 🤷♀️ Like, it should have been so freaking obvious! 100
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"Bipolar is my superpower, but it's also my disability." Loved that line 💜 210
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Once again, for the record, FUCK CANCER! Since the start of our program year at my adult learning centre, two of our students and now one of our tutors have passed away. We really need a little break from the grief... 💔 110
Reposted by Purple HightopsDave Cournoyer 🇨🇦 @daveberta.bsky.social · 04/10/2026So much about what is happening in Alberta right now, days ahead of the October 19 separation referendum, can be traced back to the Free Alberta Strategy that Danielle Smith promoted before and during her campaign for the United Conservative Party leadership in 2022.daveberta.substack.comA classic: Danielle Smith’s Alberta Sovereignty Act is all about creating a political crisisSo much about what is happening in Alberta right now can be traced back to the Free Alberta Strategy 35627
Reposted by Purple HightopsAlex Boyd @alexboyd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Tyler Dawson, author of a recent book on the history of separation, columnizing in the Globe about this story: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...theglobeandmail.comOpinion: Alberta’s separatists would sell us out to the AmericansNew reporting by The Globe and Mail detail the influence of Republican-aligned interests on the referendum campaign 32211
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Honey and I started converting the lawn to clover a few years ago. I think I'm now about a third of the way there - it is taking longer than I thought it would. But the deer and the bugs love it 💜 010
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I always leave everything be at ground level, and I never rake my leaves. Which I am sure the neighbours love 😁. My main entrance is off the back deck though, so I have to keep the snow cleared through the winter and the planters and boxes can get in the way. But they are staying put for now! 110
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I have got some amazing petunias that refuse to acknowledge the frost we've been getting. And my cauliflower has a whole new bunch of flowers! Sweet peas still going strong. I'll leave it all in for the late pollinators. Thanks, @thebeeguy.bsky.social , for whittling down my weekend chore list 😁 000
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I don't think we have any bees still buzzing around here, but... I was going to take out the remainder of my back deck garden this weekend, but now I'm not... 210
Reposted by Purple HightopsPhilippe de Grosbois @metronomephil.bsky.social · 04/10/2026« 2 des 3 administrateurs de Québec Fier sont établis à Calgary à la même adresse que Questerre Energy, une des entreprises qui étaient le plus actives dans l’exploration du gaz de schiste au Québec avant que la province n’en interdise l’exploration et l’exploitation » lactualite.com/environnemen...lactualite.comGaz de schiste : le Québec ciblé par une opération d’influence en provenance de l’Alberta ?Le retour des gaz de schiste dans le débat politique québécois n'est pas le fruit du hasard. Plongée au cœur des ramifications obscures d'une stratégie d'influence sophistiquée orchestrée par les lead... 03721
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I believe it must officially be fall. I had homemade soup and garlic toast for supper, followed by a lovely bubbly bath 🍂🍁 030
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Guthrie has *some* integrity, I will give you that. However, he supported, defended and stood by a lot of shit UCP policy for a long time before he got the boot and started this new/old party. I just can't get behind that. (I do like Critchley though - so far.) 110
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Yes! This! I was recently invited to a constituency association meeting for AbNDP, and had to tell them that I am no longer a party member, because they do not represent me. If I wanted to vote PC, I would vote Progressive Tory (that's what they are calling themselves these days, right?) 121
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The people who have been the most screwed over in my community by this government, and many before them, are the extractive/natural resource workers. Some are finally starting to understand that oil and gas does not ❤️ them back. (Still quite a few people who don't get it yet...) 110
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 03/10/2026If the best they get from voting orange is UCP light, they will never move their vote. People are actually looking for a party that represents our priorities and values. 100
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I am not buying the 4D chess argument, either provincially or federally. As someone who lives, works and connects in a rural Alberta community, I can tell you with certainty that there are many people who are pissed at the ucp. They / we are looking for something different. 110
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"Do you support the Government of Alberta... NO!" Thanks, Lisa - said perfectly 💜 000
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Also, from January. bsky.app/profile/theb... 020
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 03/10/2026🎁 link: Good long read this morning, recapping the Seppie road to the referendum, and many of the unsavoury plays and players along the way. #AbLeg #AbPoli www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/4f133dc...theglobeandmail.comThe elephant in the roomAlberta 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 394
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If you have received your ballot already, please do not wait for the deadline. It's pretty quick and painless to complete and return. My best advice - get on it right away! (It took about 5 days for mine to be marked received, and maybe another day for the confirmation that my ballots wete cast.) 010
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Rachel and Justin bought us a pipeline (with our money, mind you) and it still didn't help. This is a losing strategy. It will not win over conservative leaning voters. It will only piss off those of us who really want a progressive alternative. Signed, Lefty Rural Albertan in Oil and Gas Country 150
Reposted by Purple HightopsOrlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026When the most accurate @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social take is coming from the comedy section… youtu.be/4jIb_jA4oOEyoutu.beDanielle Smith's stance is clear as Alberta crude! | This Hour Has 22 MinutesYouTube video by 22 Minutes 02511
Reposted by Purple HightopsHeather 🍁 @hganshorn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026If you're going to interview Parents for Choice in Education, maybe note for context that they are a lobby group with close UCP ties that was behind both the opt-in sex education policy, and the school library book bans. #ABEd #ABLeg www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caIn the face of a new neutrality law, Alberta educators grapple with referendum lessons | CBC NewsIn 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. 344
Reposted by Purple HightopsKim Siever @kimsiever.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It has been over 11 years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its 93 calls to action. Since then, 14 of them have been completed. That is just 15%. In over a decade. www.indigenouswatchdog.org/2026/09/01/t...indigenouswatchdog.orgTRC Calls To Action Status: September 1, 2026 - Indigenous Watchdog 39784
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This! I live rural in o+g and forestry country. Progressives here feel abandoned. And seriously, do they really think they're going to win over conservative voters? No! They will not. I keep inviting them to come visit me and learn about my community, but so far no takers from ABNDP leadership... 180
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Done! This one fell off my radar. Goddamn it's exhausting to live in Alberta these days... 079
Reposted by Purple HightopsPressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 29/09/2026Key Parts of Canada’s Drug Laws Found Unconstitutional as Judge throws out Charges Against Founders of Vancouver ‘Compassion Club’ DULF co-founders won’t go to jail as Supreme Court judge rules CSDA violates members’ “right to life and security” pressprogress.ca/key-parts-of...pressprogress.caKey Parts of Canada’s Drug Laws Found Unconstitutional as Judge throws out Charges Against Founders of Vancouver ‘Compassion Club’Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) co-founders won’t go to jail as Supreme Court judge rules CSDA violates members’ “right to life and security” 18838
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Not Trumpy at all though, right? newrepublic.com/post/213446/...newrepublic.comTrump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of DegreesUnder a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan. 001
Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 29/09/2026On glossy paper, no less. Fuck, I hate them. 010