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Robert J. Talbot

@robertjtalbot.bsky.social
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Dad, research manager, curler; shawarma, chow mein, D&D and boardgame enthusiast; fier bilingue basé à Ottawa originaire de la Traité no.4. Posts=mine; follow≠endorsement; etc.

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Kelly Miller @sqirlgirly.bsky.social · 10h
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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Ottawa tracking allegations of foreign interference in Alberta referendum, Carney says
"It's exceptionally important that all elections that are held in Canada and all votes are held are free and fair," the prime minister said.
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Rome Demands Stone @romedemands.bsky.social · 11h
🇨🇦💪 www.ctvnews.ca/regina/artic...
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‘No’: Moe shuts down Elon Musk’s calls for Saskatchewan to separate
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe publicly dismissed a suggestion from the world’s richest man for the province to separate.
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whereiswiseoldowl.bsky.social @whereiswiseoldowl.bsky.social · 11h
For the past 2 years I have been sounding like a crazy woman about this. Canadians need to take heed
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Prime Minster Carney "We do not seek power to dominate others." "We are pursuing resilience so no one, no one can control our open markets, impair our sovereignty, threaten our territorial integrity, or undermine our freedoms, our democracies, our rule of law." #cdnpoli
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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I guess it's as good a time as any to remind folks that some of the orgs pushing Alberta separatism are educational initiatives and are not subject to foreign funding prohibitions. 🤔 thewalrus.ca/the-russian-...
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The Russian Money Behind Alberta’s Separatist Movement | The Walrus
The Kremlin has perfected covert influence. I’ve seen how poorly equipped Canada is to stop it
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Ken Wood part owner of 🇨🇦 @madhat59kenwood.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
👍 100% @mark-carney.bsky.social this cannot go unanswered. #cdnpoli
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 03/10/2026
More confirmation and details of the deep ties between Alberta separatists and Trump Republicans. They are part of the same far-right populist movement. And the Americans are deeply involved in promoting disunity in Canada. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
theglobeandmail.com
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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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
US Republican organizers are in Alberta to help separatists mobilize their vote. They’re not even hiding it. They are openly working for the national interest of the United States. Cast your vote for Canada. Reject these treasonous imposters. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Toula Drimonis @mtltoula.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"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. Behind the cross-border effort to sway Alberta’s secession vote."
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Robert J. Talbot @robertjtalbot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Foreign intereference much?
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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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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
@JFriedhoff

me at 13: wow i can't wait til we have immersive computers everywhere like star trek
me at 30: wow i can't wait until we destroy all computers like in dune
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Reena Mahajan @reenamahajan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The street you live with is not the street you have to keep. livestreetsmart.com
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🇨🇦 NanaGale @nanagale.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
cultmtl.com/2026/10/cana...
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Canada named most positive leader on world stage
According to a study by Ipsos, Canada remains the top country expected to have a positive influence on world affairs.
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Robert J. Talbot @robertjtalbot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Good article. What of malicious and well-organized foreign actors that aren't explicitly linked to a state? These days one doesn't need overt backing of a foreign state to spread disinformation for the purposes of undermining Canadian democracy and our national unity.
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Marcus Kolga @marcuskolga.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Foreign influence thrives in the dark. Expose the actors, narratives and tactics, and it becomes much harder to manipulate Canadians. In The Globe and Mail, Jennie Phillips, Brian McQuinn, Matthew Taylor and I argue that awareness is the first line of defence against foreign influence.
theglobeandmail.com
Canada’s best defence against foreign influence is an informed public
No single intervention can stop it, but we can build our resilience to misinformation and disinformation
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Congratulations to Alberta’s own Joshua Kutryk as he blasts off on his mission to the International Space Station! 🚀 Wishing Joshua and the entire crew a safe and successful mission. 🇨🇦 calgaryherald.com/news/joshua-...
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Alberta astronaut's space mission fuels supporters' hope for better future
Supporters of space exploration watch Joshua Kutryk blast off to start tour on International Space Station.
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Robert J. Talbot @robertjtalbot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Rather telling that fascists didn't make the baddies short list.
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 10/10/2023
About to get thrown out of here for obvious reasons
Pumpkin hoop
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 26/09/2026
great piece. man social media is a cancer themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...
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I’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.
You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night.
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The #ForeverCanadian Unity Bus touched down in Vulcan.
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David Coletto @davidcoletto.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New Ontario polling we did finds a pretty clear preference for local decision-making. 64% say municipalities should decide where bike lanes are located on local roads. That’s the majority view in every region of Ontario. sharetheroad.ca/news/64-of-...
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Jim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is a clarion call to MAGA North to step up their misinformation and destruction, coordinated with the Alberta referendum. All based on obvious lies. A clear incident of foreign interference. Feds should call in Hoekstra for a dressing down. #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
cbc.ca
Trump says Canada is 'destroying itself' with immigration. Ministers say that's bogus | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at Canadian immigration policies on Wednesday, saying the country is "destroying itself" by allowing "millions" of people into the country without proper securit...
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Game on, Alberta. #ForeverPhysical Canadian is entering the third period. Let’s finish this game strong. #canada #cdnpoli #chooseunity #chooseoption1 #alberta
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Canada leaving billions on the table by not processing more crops at home, new agri-food study says The reports suggests that "redirecting just 10 per cent of Canada’s raw crop exports to domestic value-added processing could /1 thread www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
Canada leaving billions on the table by not processing more crops at home, new agri-food study says | CBC News
Canada could add billions to its GDP and create thousands of jobs if a small slice of crop exports are kept at home for processing in domestic plants, according to a new report.
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Karen Lord 🇨🇦 (Jochumsen) @karenjlord.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Voting by mail in the referendum? You only have until Friday to apply for your special ballot! Share with friends and fam! 💛 #ABpoli #ABleg #NoToTheNine #ForeverCanadian #ChooseOption1 #ChooseUnity #CanadaStrong #VOTE! 🇨🇦 #ForAlbertaForCanada #Remain #StayInCanada
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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Stuff for drivers left on sidewalks for pedestrians is just another front in the #WarOnWalking.
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I keep meeting smart informed Albertans who tell me they do not intend to vote, because they don’t want to legitimize the process, or because they know the premier is not bound by the results. But what if making us give up on voting is the whole point? My argument to vote - no matter the absurdity.
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Come out to the Concert for Unity, enjoy some incredible artists, and continue to show your love for Canada! 🇨🇦
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
In New York, as air pollution fell, the toddlers' cognitive processing improved, the study found. In London, ULEZ coincided with improved lung health in children. When elected representatives take action to clean up air, our children benefit from better health: share.google/rnnWnmxNOzWF...
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Improved air quality linked to better mental development in toddlers, study finds
Long-term research in New York shows efforts to reduce air pollution associated with higher cognitive test scores
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
READ THIS: How Amsterdam became the bicycle capital of the world. In the 1960s, Dutch cities saw cars as the transport of the future. It took the intolerable toll of child traffic deaths —and fierce activism— to turn #Amsterdam into the urban biking nirvana of today. It took vision and leadership.
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How Amsterdam became the bicycle capital of the world
In the 1960s, Dutch cities were increasingly in thrall to motorists, with the car seen as the transport of the future. It took the intolerable toll of child traffic deaths – and fierce activism – to t...
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The US already got a do over. A mulligan. A second chance. Much of the world, especially US allies, were ready to write off Trump’s first term as a fluke. The American people’s choice to put him back in power—as a convicted felon, after an openly bigoted, anti-democracy campaign—showed it was not.
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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Albertans are proud Canadians. Always have been, always will be. 🇨🇦 Cochrane showed up last night to rally the vote for Canada. Saving Canada wasn’t on my summer to-do list, but here we are.
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DG ❤️🇨🇦 @dgct2.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The German MEP referenced #HeatedRivalry during his speech to welcome Canada as an associate member of the EU. ❤️📺🏳️‍🌈🏒 #Canada
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Bart Harley Jarvis @williamzabka424.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
One thing I really miss about the time before cell phones is being able to sit in a waiting room without listening to people have full ass conversations or watching weird videos super loud on their phones. Bring a book or sit there awkwardly waiting like everyone else you assholes.
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Heather e^-1/x^2 @heathermoandco.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
By the way, be on the lookout for Russian & US MAGA ops trying to convince Canadians that this is a “51st state” equivalent. It absolutely is not, but watch for the likely propaganda against this arrangement, that will likely pick up steam depending on how much traction it gets. #Cdnpoli #CdnEcon
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Geoffrey P Johnston😎🇨🇦🇺🇦 @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
www.thewhig.com/opinion/john... “Whilst Vladimir Putin’s Russia attempts to steal Ukrainian territory by force of arms, America’s Donald Trump is waging economic warfare on Canada in service of an ongoing campaign to subjugate Canadians and annex our territory.”
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JOHNSTON: Carney-Zelenskyy summit reinforces national sovereignty
Prime Minister Mark Carney, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy defiantly standing up against powerful imperialist neighbours
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“.. The 92-year-old former leader, who was prime minister at the time of the [9/11] attacks, drew a standing ovation after telling his ‘American friends’ that Canadians may be tolerant and kind but ‘we bow to no one.’” @apnews.com apnews.com/article/sept...
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 11/09/2026
CNO's @rorywh.bsky.social was a guest on CTV News' Deception Decoded today, explaining his recent investigation into AI-baiting websites designed to confuse chatbots about the Alberta referendum. Watch here:
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Who’s behind fake sites sending Alta. separatism disinformation to AI chatbots? | Deception Decoded
YouTube video by CTV News
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Wisconsin Examiner @wisconsinexaminer.com · 08/09/2026
@baldwin.senate.gov blasts Trump's trade war with Canada, Wisconsin's largest trading partner wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/09/08/r...
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Trump’s trade war with Canada escalates as new tariffs launch • Wisconsin Examiner
Canada’s tariffs on US goods kicked in Tuesday, escalating a trade war with a trading partners Trump continues to antagonize
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The Troll-Masters return Wednesday 9/16 🙏 🤣
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Eric Ham: Republican senators break ranks to defend Canadian companies from Trump www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps...
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Eric Ham: Republican senators break ranks to defend Canadian companies from Trump
Washington political analyst Eric Ham says President Donald Trump’s aggressive, resource-driven trade offensive is backfiring, uniting American citizens, businesses and some Republican lawmakers in de...
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Robert J. Talbot @robertjtalbot.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Dear Canadian English-language media, please stop platforming US administration spokespeople spouting disinformation.
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Jean Chrétien: "It looks like they don't know what to do. When your big thing is to change the name of a lake, it's because you're running out of arguments. It is a very weak gesture, to be cheap and nasty. Lake Ontario is not suffering. It's a lake." #cdnpoli
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 09/09/2026
You know who actually did show up at Ground Zero? Canadian emergency rescue crews.
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Ken Wood part owner of 🇨🇦 @madhat59kenwood.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
hear, hear way to go #Australia I love it. PM @mark-carney.bsky.social Minister @evansolomon.bsky.social lets get this done in Canada. #cdnpoli #bcpoli
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The Onion @theonion.com · 04/09/2026
Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions theonion.com/historians-politely-re…
Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 04/09/2026
It remains unclear who is behind the campaign but Canada’s National Observer has uncovered several unexplained connections — including to Let Alberta Decide, the largest third-party advertiser for independence in the referendum, as well as multiple individuals in Florida.
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A US-linked network of fake websites is promoting Alberta separatism to AI chatbots
The websites present crude, AI-generated slop disguised as the voice of real Albertans. But they're made in Florida — and they're not even targeting Albertans directly.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Mamdani is doing something interesting, which is investing a huge amount of his political capital into the nuts and bolts of governing. That is really unusual! If he succeeds, other politicians might focus more on implementation, correcting a huge blind spot for them! bsky.app/profile/mayo...
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David Hamer @davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Excellent lessons from our 🇨🇦history in today’s @theglobeandmail.com: the 🇺🇸Americans have tried to subjugate us with tariffs before, and failed, as they will now. 🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
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