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Jeremy Appel 🍉

@readtheorchard.org
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Independent journalist in amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton). "The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity." Subscribe to my newsletter: www.readtheorchard.org

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Corey Shefman @coreyshefman.bsky.social · 1h
There's a decent argument that this column violates the criminal code prohibition against inciting violence. The thing he's accusing Lewis of is also how Yitzhak Rabin's killer tried to 'justify' his actions - removing other Jews to 'protect' the Jewish people. This is sick, and a shanda.
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 2h
Some very normal stuff from the former editor in chief of the Canadian Jewish News
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 2h
NEW: In the @thestar.com, I wrote about how the most dangerous aspect of Alberta’s October referendum is the scapegoating of migrants for the province’s overcrowded schools and hospitals. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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The most worrying part of the Alberta referendum isn’t separatism
Nine questions are about immigration and immigrants.
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 19h
You're also going to want to read Paris's book on data centres: hyperscalebook.com
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Hyperscale by Paris Marx
An eye-opening account of how the data-center boom is pushing our planet past its breaking point. A new book by Paris Marx.
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 20h
you’re going to want to read jeremy’s book on the extreme-right wing premier fucking not just with alberta, but all of canada
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Heather 🍁 @hganshorn.bsky.social · 20h
I found Jeremy's bio of Jason Kenney quite readable and informative and am looking forward to this one a lot. Might have to balance it with some light-hearted fiction though; that's how I'm getting through serious books these days.
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 20h
My new book, “Dark Phoenix: The Rise, Fall, and Re-emergence of Danielle Smith,” is out two weeks from today! If you like my work on Alberta politics, please consider preordering it. Preorders are important in signalling demand to booksellers and media. Link below 👇👇👇
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 22h
I'm live with @nolore.bsky.social talking about Quebec's upcoming election. Joins us here: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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LIVE NOW: Quebec's Election with Nora Loreto
Jeremy Appel on Substack
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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'm gonna be on @readtheorchard.org 's pod tomorrow...
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RexLibris @rexlibris.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As always, the labour is essential but the workers never are.
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 28/09/2026
NEW: Today the Parkland Institute released a 200-page report that provides the most comprehensive overview to date of the fatal Covid outbreak at the Cargill meatpacking plant in High River. www.readtheorchard.org/p/how-corpor...
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How Corporate Regulatory Capture Led to Death at Cargill
The Parkland Institute’s 200-page study provides the most comprehensive overview of the April 2020 Covid-19 outbreak at the High River meatpacking plant to date.
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 28/09/2026
More than 38,000 residential school survivors testified to the abuse they experienced as children. Next September, Canada plans to destroy their records.
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Canada plans to destroy thousands of residential school testimonies. These women are trying to save them
The 38,000 testimonies are the largest body of evidence about children’s experiences in these institutions. Journalist Connie Walker and lawyer Kimberly Murray say losing it would mean losing history — both painful and illuminating
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 25/09/2026
Lol, lmao
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 25/09/2026
Alarm at UN over sanctions threatened by US on international criminal court
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Alarm at UN over sanctions threatened by US on international criminal court
Group calls for proper enforcement of ICC rulings as Trump administration widens attacks on court The US threat to impose sanctions on the international criminal court (ICC) as an institution, not just its leading judges, could fundamentally disrupt its operation and needed to be resisted, a coalition of countries to defend international law heard at the United Nations on Friday. Ronald Lamola, South Africa’s foreign minister, issued the warning at an event during the UN general assembly called to protect the system of international law from a growing array of threats, including open flouting of its tenets and rulings by Israel. Continue reading...
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New — I had the opportunity to see NAZA, the documentary freaking out the Israeli government because of its horrifying firsthand descriptions of the way the IDF has used AI to target and massacre Palestinian civilians. My thoughts on the film’s damning revelations, and the banality of evil:
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I saw the documentary the Israeli government doesn’t want you to see
'NAZA' dispels once and for all the myth that the IDF didn't target civilians in Gaza.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We just dropped a bombshell investigation into ChatGPT's role in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting. Incredible reporting from @markfollman.bsky.social that will have far-reaching effects...hopefully: www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...
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ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 23/09/2026
Canada's former ambassador to Israel pens article in National Post, claims without evidence there is a "direct link" between "Free Palestine" activists and the shooter in Belleville Then admits she she didn't read the multiple news reports identifying the shooter as a COVID-19 conspiracy theorist
Vivian Bercovici My latest: On the Belleville synagogue shooting in I*l. There is a direct link between the freedom given to the "Free Palestine" activists in I*l to incite hatred and violence targeting Jews...and what happened in Belleville. And this has become the new normal in i*l. Shooting up of Show more

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Vivian Bercovici: Belleville shooting is the inevitable result of unchecked Jew-h... From nationalpost.com 23 Derek Leebosh @Dleebosh • 1h The Belleville gunman was a far right military guy who blamed Jews for Covid 1 Vivian Bercovici Do we know that? Have u seen it published anywhere? Been precious little made public that l've seen. 3
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 22/09/2026
I don't always agree with @maxfawcett.bsky.social, but when I do, it's quite strongly. Well done. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/17/o...
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Danielle Smith is sowing the seeds of a democratic legitimacy crisis
Forget about banning American imports. In Alberta, the government is actively importing as many aspects of their political culture as possible. The latest: election denialism.
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 22/09/2026
Jfc
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🔪🔪🔪bryan 🔪 🔪 🔪 @murderxbryan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The song Outside by Staind loses all of its emotional gravitas without Fred Durst saying “Biloxi, this is the real morherfucking deal y’all” and “I’m feeling those lighters”
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A reporter asked the government about the Trumpian tactic of flooding the zone with this bill (it’s an omnibus!) and the ministers appear outraged. They balk at a question that…accurately characterizes what they’re doing. If you don’t like it, don’t do it!
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Forward Canada @forwardcanada.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Don't miss this week's issue of Forward Weekly, including pieces by: @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social @clareblackwood.bsky.social @readtheorchard.org Plus round ups of Alberta referendum news and other stories you need to know about. Read it here: archive.forwardweekly.ca?issue=24
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Forward Weekly — Alberta's Sunday Political Digest — Web Edition
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 21/09/2026
The federal government tabled new legislation Monday to make sweeping changes to environmental and labour rules, in Mark Carney’s latest effort to remove what he sees as barriers to development in pursuit of his pro-growth agenda.
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Carney government tables sweeping bill to overhaul environmental and labour rules
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Harbinger Media Network @harbingermedia.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
On a new episode of 🍎THE ORCHARD 🍎 @readtheorchard.org speaks with Akbar Shahid Ahmed’ about how his new book draws on his experience as a Washington diplomatic reporter to paint an unflattering portrait of the Biden administration’s approach to Gaza. www.readtheorchard.org/p/why-biden-...
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 21/09/2026
It is not — and I cannot stress this enough — my job to cheerlead the prime minister. If that loses me subscribers, then so be it.
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 21/09/2026
Another banger from @rorywh.bsky.social www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/21/i...
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Toronto mayoral candidate Bradford using Israeli app that feeds supporters AI-generated comments
The Victory App, a campaign tool built by the Israeli company LogiVote, prompted users to participate in a mission to post AI-written comments supportive of Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford.
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 21/09/2026
🚨NEW ORCHARDCAST🚨 @akbarshahidahmed.bsky.social joins me to discuss his brand new book, “Crossing the Red Line: Biden, His Advisers, and Israel’s War in Gaza.” open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
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Why Biden Allowed Israel to Cross His Red Line
Akbar Shahid Ahmed’s newly released book draws on his experience as a Washington diplomatic reporter to paint an unflattering portrait of the Biden administration’s approach to Gaza.
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CJSR 88.5FM @cjsrfm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Jeremy Appel (@readtheorchard.org) discusses Edmonton Police Commission moving 2026 public meetings online and eliminating the public-speaking portion. Airing today (September 20) at 11am-12pm MT. 📻 On Edmonton radios at 88.5 FM 🛜 Stream online via cjsr.com #yeg #yegcc #Edmonton #accountability
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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/w...
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In Significant Escalation, Houthis Attack Saudi Capital
The Houthis, an Iranian-backed militia, said they had fired a wave of missiles and drones at Riyadh, and on Saudi oil facilities.
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Markwayne Carney ☭ @barrhavenist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
CEO (derogatory) vs. CEO (sycophantic)
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 19/09/2026
Fascinating!
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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Dani destroys democracy:"the state becomes increasingly synonymous with the private interests of its ruler, who uses it to benefit allies and discipline adversaries. It preys on populist grievances but is really only interested in enriching corporations." macleans.ca/politics/dan...
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Danielle Smith Is Putting Alberta Up for Sale - Macleans.ca
The corporate lobbyist-turned-premier is letting the private sector run the government
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Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 19/09/2026
Frances Widdowson hired a literal, actual, honest to god avowed Nazi to make her residential school denial "documentary" but sure freedom of speech
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Court overturns University of Lethbridge decision to cancel professor's lecture | CBC News
A Court of King's Bench judge has ruled the University of Lethbridge's decision to cancel a lecture by former Mount Royal University professor Frances Widdowson was "fundamentally and fatally flawed" ...
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 19/09/2026
Today is the day I became an msm hack
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Eric Wickham @ericwickham.ca · 18/09/2026
Between this, the Globe and Mail piece, and his upcoming (second!!) book, I couldn't be more proud of my friend Jeremy. He's a great reporter, managed to do this very difficult job on his own terms, always led with his principles, and we all benefit from his work.
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Heather Campbell @thatheatherc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Quote: "It’s a politics that’s driven more by humiliating one’s opponents than any ideological rationalization. As democratic practices are eroded, the state becomes increasingly synonymous with the private interests of its ruler, who uses it to benefit allies and discipline adversaries." 💥
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A Dave you know you know @notjustdave.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"This is new authoritarianism in action: rather than using public policy to reward private interests, Smith is putting private interest in charge of public policy."
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CEO of Antifa @ceoantifa.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Great piece by @readtheorchard.org #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #canpol #alberta www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: Danielle Smith is no separatist – she’s something even more dangerous
Smith isn’t the ideologue her opponents portray her as, but she is a power-seeking opportunist
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Shannon Buchart 🇨🇦🍁 @sgbab.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"Before a single ballot has been cast, Smith’s government has moved toward implementing elements of the referendum’s proposals, which she’s freely acknowledged were selected—save for the independence question—because of their likelihood of winning."
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 18/09/2026
NEW: For @macleans.bsky.social, I wrote about how Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is fusing corporate and state power to help build what I call the New Authoritarianism. macleans.ca/politics/dan...
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Danielle Smith Is Putting Alberta Up for Sale - Macleans.ca
The corporate lobbyist-turned-premier is letting the private sector run the government
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CJSR 88.5FM @cjsrfm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Jeremy Appel always brings informed, discerning insights wherever he's featured. He's a regular on CJSR's Pivot Points. This time, he's in The Globe & Mail:
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Purple Hightops @purplehightops.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🎁 Gift link: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/4f133dc...
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Danielle Smith is no separatist – she’s something even more dangerous
Smith isn’t the ideologue her opponents portray her as, but she is a power-seeking opportunist
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Investigative Journalism Foundation @theijf.org · 17/09/2026
How groups tied to U.S. Atlas Network turned a fringe separatist movement in Alberta into a political threat. zurl.co/MKrCk
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Alex Middleton @alexyyc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"...she is little more than a political opportunist whose primary ambition is wielding state power to reward her allies and discipline her enemies." I have been waiting a long time for someone to say this out loud.
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 18/09/2026
NEW: I argue in the Globe that there’s less to Danielle Smith than meets the eye www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: Danielle Smith is no separatist – she’s something even more dangerous
Smith isn’t the ideologue her opponents portray her as, but she is a power-seeking opportunist
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 17/09/2026
NEW: Fossil fuel executives making their way into this year’s Carbon Capture Canada conference were greeted by a group of protestors with No CO2 Pipelines Alberta. open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
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Fossil fuel execs met by protestors at carbon capture conference
No CO2 Pipelines Alberta warns of the risk of carbon pipeline rupture while executives inside describe geopolitical instability as a “great opportunity.”
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CJSR 88.5FM @cjsrfm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Coming up on the next Pivot Points... Jeremy Appel (@readtheorchard.org) unpacks how skewed the recent Campus Antisemitism and Student Experiences Report is, plus much more. Airing Wednesday (September 16) at 5-6pm MT. 📻 Listen to Edmonton radios at 88.5 FM 🛜 Stream online via cjsr.com
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 12/09/2026
A leaked document obtained by @drewanderson.bsky.social has led to political backlash in Alberta over moves the doc says could raise electricity and gas prices. It's all to spur data centre and oil & gas growth. Read more, and see excerpts from the document, here: thenarwhal.ca/alberta-oppo...
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Alberta’s alleged push for more AI data centres, oil and gas, sparks outrage | The Narwhal
‘For her foreign billionaire friends’: Opposition leader accuses Danielle Smith of possibly raising energy bills for AI data centres. Here’s a peek at the leaked doc he’s talking about
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social takes a close look at what the heck Mark Carney's been saying in his "Forward Guidance" YouTube videos where he speaks directly to Canadians. #cdnpoli thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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Why Mark Carney Is Comparing Himself to John A. Macdonald | The Tyee
Canada’s prime minister is invoking history to explain his own policies, but glossing over the harms of the past.
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Drew Anderson @drewanderson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
According to a leaked document, the government of Alberta is considering a massive overhaul of natural gas pipelines in the province, and billions in spending, to help drive an AI data centre boom. #abpoli #cdnpoli thenarwhal.ca/alberta-ai-d...
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Leaked doc suggests Alberta has sprawling plans to pave the way for AI data centres, more oil production
Rewriting laws, creating Crown corporations that could rival TC Energy, building new natural gas pipelines and increasing prices for consumers: what a leaked document says about Alberta’s AI data centre and oil push
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