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ScornFlakes

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Information from various sources and topics - science, political news and activism, journalling and bookbinding, and the occasional dash of art or photography. (She/her)

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 16h
They're coming for abortion. Just in case you thought the stakes in Alberta's referendum aren't high enough... Re-read question 9. Then try and tell yourself this doesn't create a back door for the anti-women's healthcare caucus to come after abortion rights in Alberta. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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Martin Napier @mnapier76.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
thehill.com/homenews/613... #context
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Kelly calls to remove Hegseth ‘immediately’ over public execution plan
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) called on the Trump administration to remove Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from his post “immediately” over the Pentagon chief’s plan to livestream the …
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inthewoodshop.bsky.social @inthewoodshop.bsky.social · 15h
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 19h
Wherein Mitch Sylvestre says on tape that Dani knew about the separatists negotiating with the US before they even left the province… And her press secretary doesn’t even deny it. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
“Three Yandex data centers were reportedly struck by drones — took more than 80 services offline and sent HTTP-request traffic from Yandex networks to 0.4% of recent peak levels…” No wonder Elon’s so mad 😕 www.gadgetreview.com/ukraine-stri...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Zelensky on bombing the Russian data centers: “It’s pretty clear where the bots were coming from.”
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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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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“True North, a right-wing media organization, promoted the event on social media as “the most important free speech event of the year” “Media outlets were denied access to the event and were unable to hear the premier’s remarks.” Alberta in a nutshell. calgaryherald.com/news/local-n...
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Smith says she attended True North event to sway separatists, but critics aren't convinced
Premier Danielle Smith says she attended True North event to sway separatists, but critics aren't convinced
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🇨🇦Tadhg Dalaigh @tadhgdalaigh.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Two American litigation funders allege... Jeffrey Rath and his firm made “false, inaccurate, and misleading” representations to keep receiving millions of dollars to finance two First Nations lawsuits against Ottawa – even after his firm had been fired and replaced." globalnews.ca/news/1209127...
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U.S. lenders sue Jeff Rath for $112M, allege he concealed First Nation firing | Globalnews.ca
Two American litigation funders allege the Alberta separatist leader misled them into financing First Nations lawsuits even after his firm had been fired.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The NDP have released a statement condemning violence after a Muslim school in Calgary received emails threatening to kill children & telling Muslims to leave Canada. It appears there is no similar statement from the premier. Or her Justice Minister. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Nathan Smelle @natesmelle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
An important conversation about the #MAGA threat to Canadian sovereignty. @heathermcpherson.bsky.social and @charlieangus104.bsky.social stress the urgency for all Canadians to pay close attention to the interference of the billionaire-powered U.S. regime on politics in #Alberta 🇨🇦
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Heather McPherson MP (@heathermcpherson.bsky.social)
NDP MP/Députée NPD Edmonton Strathcona https://www.heathermcpherson.ca
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 10/10/2026
Some enterprising hacker collective could test this: throw some vibecoded OpenAI Astra & Claude Opus bullshit together, train it on stats about student loans & what would happen if they went away, & then instruct it to free up spending power for millions of americans, & just like, see what happens…
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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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EpicallyEpicSB @seanloch7808.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Alanis Morissette - Isn't It Ironic?
ALT: Alanis Morissette - Isn't It Ironic?
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is calling out Smith’s claims she had no idea separatists were meeting with the US State Department… While pointing out they raised the alarm on this months ago. With receipts. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“healthy debate should never become the vilification of an entire faith community or the portrayal of its members as dangerous or disloyal.” This. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It's never too late.
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Kai, a very old GenX 🇨🇦 @kaicable.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
‘This is just adding insult to injury’: Why Calgary water bills could soon be going up. Wait 'till you see your bill after you give your water to data centers. It's a good thing Alberta has such an abundance of water to go around...🙄 #abpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli #canada shorturl.at/uJhcF
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'This is just adding insult to injury': Why Calgary water bills could soon be going up
Calgarians could soon see significant increases on their water bills after city council’s executive committee voted to endorse higher utility rates over the next four years. In an 8-2 vote Monday, the...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🔥 @katiephang.bsky.social (With Deniro behind her): “I’m suing A.G. Todd Blanche — Trump’s cosplaying personal lawyer — for the unredacted Epstein files… as an independent journo 🗣️ I don’t have a corporate oligarch telling me what to say… Trump has been violating federal law every day.”
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
There it is. Elon Musk now advocating for Alberta separation. That should perhaps be one of the biggest reasons to vote to stay. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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JMay🍁⚖️🏝️🏖️🪖🇨🇦 @bubbles9333.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
How some Alberta separatists are courting U.S. support for independence newsglobalcanada.com/2026/10/03/h...
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How some Alberta separatists are courting U.S. support for independence – Global News Canada
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“Blackett’s statement declined to answer questions put to him on what, if anything, Smith will do about Mitch Sylvestre’s presence at the meeting” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli edmonton.citynews.ca/2026/10/05/a...
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Alberta premier unaware of reported separatist meetings with U.S. strategists
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s office is distancing itself from one of her party presidents who met in Calgary with U.S. Republican strategists looking to assist the province’s separation movement. ...
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inthewoodshop.bsky.social @inthewoodshop.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Laura Babcock 🇨🇦 @laura-babcock.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We are on a dangerous path Canada if we don’t protect our beautiful, peaceful country from the separatists who are working with Trump regime 🇨🇦 🍁
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Pissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
No shit🤔💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“A judge has ordered the Alberta government and Alberta Health Services (AHS) to disclose records they had sought to keep private, or claimed did not exist, to the agency’s former chief executive officer Athana Mentzelopoulos” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
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'Gaps and deficiencies': Government and AHS ordered to disclose records in Mentzelopoulos lawsuit
Alberta gvernment and AHS records including meeting minutes and email attachments must be disclosed to the former AHS CEO, a judge ruled
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Kate Watson @loreandordure.com · 05/10/2026
Ah well the signature is a consistent stylistic feature… and LLMs don’t know a signature from any other twiddle.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Why is 🇺🇸 media not reporting on this 128 day Albanian protest of Kushner and Ivanka’s insane corruption?
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
There are eerie parallels between what’s happening in Irkutsk and what happened in Wuhan in early 2020. Doctors claiming the government was hiding the extent of the spread. Masks being mandated. Schools being closed. Pay attention. Listen to independent journalists & locals:
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Researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection | CNN
Russian authorities are responding to an incident in which a dangerous infection was released as a result of a laboratory accident in Siberia and a researcher died.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Catholic Bishops of Alberta have written an open letter calling on Catholic Albertans to remember the tenets of their faith, particularly loving ones neighbour, respecting human dignity, and the commitment to the common good. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I’d love to see Jack Smith appointed Attorney General by the next Democratic president! 🇺🇸💙
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🟥‬🍁🟥‬𝓢𝓽𝓮𝓿𝓮 𝓜𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓼 𝓝𝓮𝓽🟥‬🍁🟥‬ @stevemilesnet.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Canada is building into the future while conservatives scream nothing is getting done🤔 #𝓢𝓽𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓜𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓼𝓝𝓮𝓽 #Bluesky #Politics #Democracy #Resistance #Canadasky #Canadian #cdnpoli #American #USApoli #EightySixFortySeven #nomorewar #NeverVoteConservative #neverthe51ststate youtu.be/_waEp-gnom4
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IT'S OFFICIAL: Canada & EU Reveal Deal to DESTROY U.S. Trade asTrump PANICS over Trade War!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Fair Q
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.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.” Modry and Rath, again. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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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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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
25th Amendment? We can’t even get network news to air it or even mention it. It’s a massive national media coverup to hide the fact the we have an addled president.
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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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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Ms. Smith’s United Conservative Party has been hijacked by separatists, and as a sop to them she has construed a separation referendum that she did not campaign on. It really has zero, and I mean zero, credibility.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: The ugly reckoning coming for Danielle Smith
The referendum, including the nine non-secession questions, is contemptible
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Go For It Ladies.......
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it. www.commondreams.org/news/trump-dep…
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'Monstrous' US Deportation Hearings for Children Who 'Have No One' Shock Consciences | Common Dreams
Children as young as 3 facing deportation orders without legal representation in immigration court hearings. How can we
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. Today is a time to raise awareness of the ongoing impacts of residential schools and remember the children who never came home. How are you honouring the day?
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#Netherlands developing high-energy laser weapon to counter drone swarms—setting a goal to turn the current prototype into a fully operational military air defense system. english.nv.ua/nation/dutch...
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Netherlands developing high-energy laser weapon to counter drone swarms
The Netherlands is partnering with Australian defense technology company Electro Optic Systems (EOS) to develop a high-energy laser weapon designed to destroy drones and counter large-scale aerial att...
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Seattle
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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We Have to Figure Out How to Design a Warming Planet
Architects and designers are often left carrying out the orders of developers interested only in maximizing profits. But a new book argues they have a vital role to play in transforming our built envi...
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Lenticulus @lenticulus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Amnesty International: “After thorough investigations, we’ve concluded that there is no way to adequately reform ICE. It must be completely dismantled.” www.amnestyusa.org/reports/we-h...
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“We Had Whistles, They Had Guns”: Human Rights Violations in U.S. Immigration Enforcement Operations and the Case to Abolish ICE
To comply with international human rights law, Amnesty International urges the U.S. government to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Unsurprisingly, there are almost no Russian-made components in Russia's new Geran-4 drone. While Chinese parts surprise no one, how a Texas Instruments onboard computer got there is a major question. #cdnpoli
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