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Rocko James 🇨🇦

@rockojames.bsky.social
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Canadian. Albertan. Concerned about a lot of things I’m seeing. Trying to keep perspective and find a community of good humans.

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EUvsDisinfo @euvsdisinfo.eu · 18h
The Kremlin wants the world to forget who started the war. On 24 February 2022, Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, launching the largest conflict on the European continent since the Second World War. The war was not ‘forced upon’ Russia. Russia chose to start it.
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SlenderSherbet @slendersherbet.bsky.social · 12h
Me: "OK I'll come but I'm only having one drink" Also me an hour later:
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 6h
Maria Ressa was awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize (with Dmitry Muratov) for "their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for #democracy and lasting peace." She is the first Nobel laureate from the Philippines. Happy birthday @mariaressa.bsky.social 🥳
A color photograph of Maria Ressa, born October 2, 1963, the pioneering Filipino journalist, co-founder of Rappler, and co-recipient of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. She is standing at a dark wooden podium, captured from the chest up. Smiling broadly with an expression of joy and animation, she looks slightly to the right of the frame. She wears thin, rimless eyeglasses, a black turtleneck, and a textured, patterned blazer in shades of cream and light pink or soft orange. Her right hand is raised forward with her palm open and fingers extended in a welcoming, expressive gesture, while her left hand grips the flexible neck of a black microphone attached to the podium. The warm, soft-focus background suggests a grand indoor lecture hall or auditorium with architectural details. The bright, direct lighting emphasizes her optimistic and commanding presence, reflecting her historical significance as a fearless champion of freedom of expression and democratic resilience.
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Court Ellingson @courtellingson.bsky.social · 11h
Get your special ballots filled out & sent back before October 9th! Ballots need to be in Edmonton by 16th! Live in Calgary-Foothills? Need your photo-ID photocopied? Contact my office, we'll help you: Calgary.Foothills@assembly.ab.ca I'll be voting REMAIN & NO to the rest.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 7h
Beachman Electric Motorcycles and E-Bikes 🏍️ #Canada inspired by 60’s version bikes 🇨🇦🍁 Business started in 2016, their bikes are starting to take off and are quite sharp. They are a fully Canadian company. Average cost $5,000.00. beachman.ca
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Beachman Cafe Racer E-Bikes
Beachman Motor Company builds electric motorcycles and E-Bike cafe racers in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Brooke Fairplay Nasty Canadian🍁🌻🎗🏳‍🌈 @brookefairplay.bsky.social · 5h
Dear Fellow Canadians, Please consider buying Christmas gifts from Hummingbird Chocolate makers, another Canadian company suffering because of trump hummingbirdchocolate.com
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Hummingbird Chocolate Maker - Pure Craft From Bean-to-Bar
We are one of the few who make chocolate from scratch. We work with farmers to get the best cocoa beans. We take our time to craft something uniquely delicious.
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Audric Moses 🇨🇦 @audricmoses.bsky.social · 7h
How about "strengthining" general literacy 🤦? #ableg
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David Shepherd @dshepyeg.bsky.social · 8h
Danielle Smith is spending $4 million of your taxes to tell you how to vote in the referendum she’s using $134 million dollars of your taxes to hold. Pushing propaganda on the public dime. #abpoli
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 8h
Don’t fucking travel to the States, don’t give them a penny of your $$ #Boycott 🇨🇦
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 10h
"What an intensely weak leader she has been, both in her caucus and in her now separatist party, and for the province of Alberta" Nenshi on Smith's refusal to address MLA's who are public separatists. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎(Parody) @abdanielsmith.bsky.social · 10h
I am a libertarian who believes in small government. I am also a conservative who firmly believes in fiscal responsibility. That's why I have the largest most expensive cabinet in Alberta history! Thank you Alberta! Your tax dollars pays our salaries! #abpoli #UCPCorruption
A chart of Alberta Executive Council Historical Cabinet Stipend Cost showing the past 5 premiers in Alberta compared to Danielle Smith.
Cabinet Size:
Ed Stelmach: 19 with Estimated annual cabinet stipend $1,181,352
Alison Redford: 21 with Estimated annual cabinet stipend $1,305,190
Jim Prentice: 21 with Estimated annual cabinet stipend $1,305,190
Rachel Notley: 12 with Estimated annual cabinet stipend $747,919
Jason Kenney: 23 with Estimated annual cabinet stipend $1,429,028
Danielle Smith: 38 with Estimated annual cabinet stipend $2,357,813
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 11h
Today, Alberta NDP leader Nenshi called out the flyer sent by the UCP telling Albertans how to vote on the upcoming referendum (except the separatist question) as "propaganda" and "garbage". #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 11h
"Danielle Smith's first priority has always been Danielle Smith" While raising the alarm on the slow motion separatism of Smith's 9 questions and her expected gerrymandering, Nenshi pulled few punches today. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Dena McMartin 🇨🇦 @dwmcmartin.bsky.social · 11h
Full story available here:
cbc.ca
It’s the biggest Alberta separatist account on the internet. It shares DNA with a movement leader | CBC News
The account Rise of Alberta is anonymous and drives four times as much engagement as the next most popular account.
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inthewoodshop.bsky.social @inthewoodshop.bsky.social · 15h
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 18h
Every time I read the news....
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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 15h
Separatists will crawl across broken glass to vote. This is no time for apathy. We, proud Canadians, must be counted too. We must vote. nationalpost.com/news/thomas-...
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Alberta anti-separatist brings hard message to Central Canada: show a little gratitude
Thomas Lukaszuk told a Toronto business audience at the Economic Club of Canada that “the promise of a pipeline” is not enough for Alberta.
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 14h
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@KatyET www.abresistance.ca @katyet.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Tod Maffin 🇨🇦 @todmaffin.com · 17h
Canadians build great technology. Some of them are sitting in your app store right now, waiting for a turn. From email to streaming to ride apps, each of these alternatives is Canadian-owned and operated. (A check mark means I use it myself!) ✅ Our full list is at unplug.todmaffin.com #BuyCanadian
A one-page guide titled "Unplug America" recommending Canadian alternatives to U.S. tech services, listing pairs like ChatGPT → Augure/CanadaGPT, Netflix → CBC Gem/APTN+, Uber/Lyft → Poparide/R-Hero.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 30/09/2026
Lithuanian Gen Vaiksnoras delivered a stark warning on NATO collective security at Euronews Defence Space 2026. Source: Euronews
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Alberta's Voice @albertasvoice.ca · 02/10/2026
Danielle Smith’s unnecessary referendum is dividing communities and wasting taxpayer dollars. On October 19, send a message and vote with Alberta’s Voice. No to Danielle Smith. No to the Nine. #alberta #abreferendum #abpoli #ableg #daniellesmith
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Ritz 🍁 @ritzmotu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Direct democracy might sound democratic by definition. But a referendum can just as easily become a sleight of hand: not a way of giving people power but a way of using their votes to take it." #ableg #abpoli thewalrus.ca/albertas-ref...
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Alberta’s Referendum Fails Every Democratic Test We Have | The Walrus
Danielle Smith’s ten-question ballot doesn’t just measure discontent with Canada. It helps manufacture it
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Under no circumstance do I support separation of this province from Canada,” he said. “So, we just decided we’re not going to do this.” Separatist event in Banff organized by UCP CA president gets cancelled by owners of venue. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.rmoutlook.com/canmore/canm...
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Canmore resort pulls venue for Alberta referendum event with separatist ties
Referendum town hall, Q&A cancelled by Stone Creek Resorts CEO, who says he will not support an event linked to Alberta separation
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A professor at the University of Waterloo #Canada has developed a filter to filter out microplastics from drinking water
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
From the DM’s… Allegedly these illegal door hangers are now showing up across Alberta… Without identifying who is distributing them. Sure would be a shame if someone had some doorbell footage… #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If you work at a print shop or plant that produced these door hangers or know something about who produced them, contact me in confidence at journalismtips@protonmail.com.
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Joe Public 🍁 @joepublic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
These Canadian universities are offering free online courses www.mtlblog.com/canadian-uni...
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These Canadian universities are offering free online courses this fall (no enrollment needed)
Want to improve your skillset?
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Parksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This kind of math can only be best described as full on BS! Only way these numbers work for TFWs is simply dividing number of TFWs by the total budgets for HC and EDUC. No way govt has cross referenced actual costs to each worker… this is all averages and nonsense!
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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
After willfully destroying Alberta's healthcare, the question I have for the UCP is - WTH did they do with the healthcare transfers from the feds? I would like a full accounting of that money And any monies given to private practitioners, given that the UCP claim they are cheaper #ableg #abpoli
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Amazing. www.instagram.com/reels/Dd9tPg...
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22 Minutes on Instagram: "Just say stay, Danielle!"
1,618 likes, 65 comments - thishourhas22minutes on October 1, 2026: "Just say stay, Danielle!".
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Thousands of high school students across France are blockading their schools again today, defying a police crackdown that has led to more than 600 arrests. University students have joined them, turning a protest over neglected public schools into a wider youth movement.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Alberta’s top court has upheld the convictions of two leaders of the COVID-19 border blockade at Coutts” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
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Alberta’s top court upholds convictions of two leaders of COVID-19 border blockade
Alberta’s top court has upheld the convictions of two leaders of the COVID-19 border blockade at Coutts, Alta.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Dear Alberta UCP, It is becoming increasingly clear that the MAGA movement will be remembered as an incredibly dark, dysfunctional, destructive, corrupt and unjust period in history. Why are you tethering your legacy – and our province – to this rotten and sinking ship?
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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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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 01/10/2026
Trump becomes only object on Earth exempt from Canadian urge to apologize
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Trump becomes only object on Earth exempt from Canadian urge to apologize
"Canadians will say they’re sorry, in that particular Canadian pronunciation, to literally anything, but they won’t say it to Donald Trump."
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/10/2026
Fellas, we have to talk to our sons while they’re still young. This foundation👇🏽 is the way…
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
On this day in 1986, Canadian author Robert Munsch released his book Love You Forever. It is a book that originated from tragedy but from that tragedy came something wonderful and beloved around the world. This is the story of one of Canada's most acclaimed books. 🧵1/10
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Janet 🇨🇦 @jansplanet.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We must support the demand voiced powerfully by these advocates. Join in the renewed call for a federal inquiry into the treatment & the suspension of Charter protected #HumanRights for transgender, non-binary, two-spirit, & intersex individuals in the provinces of Alberta & Saskatchewan. #CdnPoli
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Transgender advocates call for federal inquiry into Alta., Sask laws – September 28, 2026
YouTube video by cpac
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Friends of Medicare @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This Calgary anesthesiologist hits the nail on the head re: Bill 11!🎯 "All physicians take an oath to 'do no harm.' Yet under dual practice, those with money will be treated before those who are very sick and need it most." edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
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Opinion: Who pays for Alberta’s dual-practice health care?
Who pays for the system required to make dual practice possible, and who bears the risks when it fails?
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Megs 🇨🇦🏳️‍⚧️⚓ @megs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Sportsman's Club in Charlottetown PEI booked the punk band Rougaroux, which has several trans members. The bartender immediately barred them from using the women's restroom, even taping up a transphobic sign. The band packed up their gear and left. Google and Yelp review your hearts out, folks.
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Vancouver band cancels Charlottetown show after venue denied transgender member washroom access | CBC News
A Vancouver punk band that was set to play in Charlottetown this past weekend cancelled its show after a transgender band member was stopped from using the women's washroom at the venue.
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Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 01/10/2026
According to @theglobeandmail.com, the email account used by "Daniel Robson" was used to register a Moroccan Microsoft account earlier this year The fake journalist's articles published in Canada also "praised Morocco's King Mohammed VI" and encouraged closer ties between Canada and Morocco
Several of the Robson articles published in Canada also praised Morocco's King Mohammed VI and urged Canada to form a security partnership with the African country.

The Globe identified a link between Morocco and Mr. Robson. According to a digital research tool, Mr. Robson's e-mail address was used to register a Moroccan Microsoft account in March, 2026. That account was last active in early September, records show.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 01/10/2026
Per Politico citing 6 diplomats familiar with the matter, Trump admin is excluding the UK, France and Baltic countries from a NATO meeting on alliance’s future next month in Poland — after threatening to deploy a “naughty and nice list” against governments that have run afoul of Trump’s priorities.
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OMG.WTF 🇦🇺 🇲🇪 🇿🇲 @amsickofpollies.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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The Progress Report @theprogressreport.ca · 30/09/2026
The Alberta chapter of the Canadian Bar Association has published an analysis of Premier Smith's nine referendum questions. They find that most of these proposals would invite immediate court challenges, and several of them are not legally clear at all.
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CBA Alberta Referendum Analysis
CBA Alberta Referendum Analysis
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Kim Siever @kimsiever.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It 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...
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TRC Calls To Action Status: September 1, 2026 - Indigenous Watchdog
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mrbunnylamakins🇺🇦🥓🌮 🍕🐸 @mrbunnyulamakins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#Canada 🇨🇦 ... 😫, don't be like #AmeriKKKa Dawson Creek BC, Who is he? Let me or @604RAW know - YouTube youtube.com/shorts/VZO0H...
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Dawson Creek BC, Who is he? Let me or @604RAW know
YouTube video by TizzyEnt
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 30/09/2026
BREAKING NEWS: “Do geese see God” is a palindrome
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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The fact that the UCP fear bad press is telling They know what they're doing is wrong, they just hope that most Albertans don't know or care
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