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Sean E Moore @seanemoore.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Interested in teaching Psychology in Canada at a small undergraduate campus affiliated with large research intensive university? Then come work with me! Happy to answer any questions people might have about the job. iaejup.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

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Assistant Professor - Psychology

Location - This role is in-person. Work primarily takes place at Augustana Campus, Camrose. The Department of Social Sciences at the Augustana Faculty of the University of Alberta invites applications...

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

BREAKING! "Saddle Lake Cree Nation is asserting its Treaty rights and jurisdiction to provide safe refuge for those seeking and providing gender-affirming care. Any Albertan will be able to access gender-affirming care on Saddle Lake Cree Nation reserved lands and territories"

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E. Wayne Ross @ewayneross.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It’s time to boycott U.S. conferences As trade hostilities continue, we shouldn’t use taxpayers’ dollars to travel stateside. universityaffairs.ca/opinion/its-...

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It’s time to boycott U.S. conferences - University Affairs

As trade hostilities continue, we shouldn’t use taxpayers’ dollars to travel stateside.

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Orlagh O’Kelly @orlaghokelly.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Fixed it. Unelected convoy lawyer’s group issues deranged manifesto on a Free Alberta, based on a false view of the Treaties. Next up, I am going to do a plan for. Free Edmonton. Will that be newsworthy too? #ableg www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

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Alberta Independence group releases transition paper if Albertans vote on separation

A 214-page document released by the Alberta Transition Council outlines phases, processes, and implementation for Alberta to become its own country.

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Marc Masters 🌵 @marcissist.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

RIP David Fair. What an inspiration. He and Jad pretty much invented DIY indie. youtu.be/kt1At1Fq8dE?...

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David & Jad Fair from Half Japanese explain how to play guitar

YouTube video by Stormy Weathers

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Sean E Moore @seanemoore.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

THIS 👇!! Only thing I would add is that after living in multiple regions across Canada is that this grievance addiction isn't just an Albertan thing. Albertan leaders have just made anger misattribution their default mode of rhetoric and juiced it with steroids.

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 01/04/2026

@marcellodicintio.bsky.social: I wanted Canadians to understand that Alberta separatism, at its heart, isn’t motivated by equalization policies, Senate seats, carbon taxes or oil. These tired complaints may ride shotgun on independence, but bigotry drives the truck. #canpoli #abpoli

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Among the Separatists | The Tyee

I wanted to learn the true target of their angry dreams. What I heard made me tremble for the Alberta I love.

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

My latest: Alberta’s Separatists Are Chasing a Total Cowboy Fantasy thewalrus.ca/albertas-sep... via @thewalrus.ca Let's be honest, much of the separatist agenda is built around anti-immigrant lies & regressive "cowboy" myths. To call this language a dog whistle is an insult to dog whistles.

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Alberta’s Separatists Are Chasing a Total Cowboy Fantasy | The Walrus

The province they describe—rural, homogeneous, under siege—bears little resemblance to reality

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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 10/03/2026

"Letting" does a lot of heavy-lifting in that well-worn phrase.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

“More than a dozen First Nations chiefs and even more band councillors and elders were at Alberta's legislature Monday, calling on Premier Danielle Smith's government to stomp out the push for the province to quit Canada.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.timescolonist.com/alberta-news...

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Indigenous chiefs go to Alberta legislature, pressure province to nip separatism push

EDMONTON — More than a dozen First Nations chiefs and even more band councillors and elders were at Alberta's legislature Monday, calling on Premier Danielle Smith's government to stomp out the push f...

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

If you watch 2 minutes of video today… Make it this. A masterclass on oratory and personal responsibility is on full display. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Andrea DeKeseredy @andiewinnipeg.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

New emails obtained by CBC through access of information show that before announcing the end of EDI at the University of Alberta, the president sent his announcement to the UCP before publication. How's that for institutional neutrality?

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U of A looks to remove EDI from hiring policy | CBC News

The University of Alberta is proposing to eliminate Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) from its hiring policy, a year after the school initially said it was moving away from the term.

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David Eby @davidebybc.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

There is an old word to describe going to a foreign power and asking for their assistance in breaking up a sovereign country — it’s treason. Canadians are standing together in defence of this beautiful land. 🇨🇦

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

"we are united in our concerns about recent actions of our provincial Government. We feel it is important to call out unacceptable behaviour & demand that our elected representatives protect our rights, & work for all Albertans." From the open letter in the Camrose Booster.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

“Smith, and her chief of staff, Rob Anderson, directly intervened with Alberta’s Advanced Education Ministry in an attempt to help Peterson’s higher-education business venture.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...

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Jordan Peterson’s School Isn’t Accredited. Smith Offered Alberta’s Help | The Tyee

The premier met with the controversial psychologist and tried to help his business, finds a Tyee investigation.

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 20/11/2025

@melwoods.me: We must not overcomplicate what’s going on here. This is the Alberta government saying the rights of trans kids to receive life-saving health care, go by their own pronouns at school or play on sport teams don’t matter as much as the Smith government’s right to dictate their lives.

thetyee.ca

Danielle Smith Goes Nuclear on Trans Rights | The Tyee

Alberta’s premier is overriding Charter protections. Here’s a fact check on her claims.

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 31/10/2025

Those Ring of Fire ads during World Series broadcasts might have you thinking mines are up and running in the remote region in northern Ontario, but that's not the case and the Ford government should be upfront about it, writes @elaineanselmi.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/opinion-blue...

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Don’t be fooled by the Ontario Ring of Fire ads aired during Blue Jays games | The Narwhal

Doug Ford’s ads during Blue Jays World Series games suggest mines are up and running in the Ring of Fire in northern Ontario, but that’s not true

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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 28/10/2025

Alberta is the wealthiest province in Confederation, but you'd never know that by looking at the way it funds its public schools and their students. At some point, voters might want to think about what that says — and means — @maxfawcett.bsky.social writes.

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Alberta is the richest province in the country — except where it really counts

How does the province with the highest fiscal capacity in the country also have the lowest per-capita funding for students in its public schools? Because it wants it that way

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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

There's been endless talk about an AI bubble, but less about exactly how, why, and how much it's a bubble. So I turned to the framework put forward by scholars Brent Goldfarb and David A. Kirsch, authors of "Bubbles and Crashes," for assessing tech bubbles. Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8

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AI Is the Bubble to Burst Them All

I talked to the scholars who literally wrote the book on tech bubbles—and applied their test.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

456,365 signatures! This is a historic mobilization of Albertans by @lukaszukab.bsky.social and his team with #ForeverCanadian! More than needed by HALF!!! This is more than a full quarter of votes cast in the last provincial election! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

COVID vaccines available in AB (though many barriers, sigh). Remember, large body of evidence: safe & effective. For example, recent study involving approx 1 million adults: "NO increased risk of 29 adverse events was observed after vaccination..." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Safety of JN.1-Updated mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines

This cohort study investigates the association between booster vaccinations containing the JN.1 lineage and 29 serious adverse events in Denmark.

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 07/10/2025

“It is hard to know who to blame, but if you can embody it in immigrants, then you have somebody who people can grasp as a target, as a kind of cause of their hardship.” #abpoli

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‘Shameless’: How the Alberta Next Panel Blamed Immigrants | The Tyee

Divisive scapegoating, including showing a slanted video, fits the populist playbook, says an expert.

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Florence Ashley @floralashes.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

"Why would it bow to antidemocratic pressures by placing a professor on leave without their request, consent, or involvement? That any university would do this is beyond comprehension and is cause for alarm about the future of academic freedom in Canada."

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What Happened to the University’s Commitment to Free Expression? Charley Kirk, uAlberta, and Me | Centre for Free Expression

I was shocked when the University of Alberta administration informed me, one of its law professors, that I was being placed on non-disciplinary leave for my social media comments in the wake of Charli...

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SIECCAN @sieccan.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

New SIECCAN Issue Brief! Preventable negative sexual and reproductive health outcomes, including sexually transmitted infections, unintended pregnancies, sexual assault, and intimate partner violence, are costing Canada over $13.7 billion every year.

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 11/07/2025

Internal emails throw light on the sources used by Government of Alberta staff to search for “inappropriate” materials in school libraries, including an index of America’s most banned books and a website linked to the rise in attempts to ban books in the U.S. #abpoli

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Alberta Used Lists of America’s Most Banned Books to Target ‘Inappropriate’ School Material | The Tyee

Internal emails show how education ministry staff compiled book titles subject to new content restrictions.

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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 02/05/2025

"It's impossible for Alberta to think it can claim the land without involving Indigenous peoples," said Matthew Wildcat, director of Indigenous governance at the University of Alberta, and a member of Ermineskin Cree Nation. www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

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First Nations chiefs say Alberta premier is trying to 'manufacture a national unity crisis' | CBC News

Many First Nations in Alberta are denouncing Bill 54, the Election Statutes Amendment Act tabled in the provincial legislature Tuesday, saying it disregards treaty rights.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation ain’t having the separatists rhetoric from Smith or her ilk… #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Andrew Perfors @perfors.net · 30/03/2025

It's Transgender Day of Visibility, and I have mixed emotions. So I wrote something about it 😊 (this is the first in a series; the next one is in a few weeks and is about disinformation campaigns) pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/my-...

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My mixed emotions on Transgender Day of Visibility

Around the world, trans people are under attack. So, while Transgender Day of Visibility is a celebration, we need to talk about the dread as well, says a University of Melbourne expert.

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JP Serra 🇨🇦 @jpontherun.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

How it started: We don’t need anything from Canada! How it’s going: • Wait, they’re our main source of aluminum? • Oil too? Seriously? • Potash? So farms need that? • They spend billions in tourism? • They make American cars? • My house is basically Canadian? • WTF, we rely on them for electricity?

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Jin X. Goh | 吴晋勋 @jinxungoh.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

I’ve been a green card holder since 2005. I am a social scientist researching racism + DEI, and my entire research is listed in this list. I go to protests. Tho I’m afraid of speaking up, I’m much more privileged than most at this moment so I can’t be silent. If you can, speak up for those who can’t

nytimes.com

These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration

Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.

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Sean E Moore @seanemoore.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

All my friends know how much I loathe the current UCP provincial government…but FFS Danielle read the fucking room. I’ve never supported the federal Liberals and even I know we’ve got bigger fish to fry than supporting the few big oil company donors lining your wallet 🇨🇦💪 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Mark Carney is no ally of the oilpatch, says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith as she calls for election | CBC News

'He's been on a warpath against the energy industry for his entire career,' Smith said Monday at the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston, Texas.

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Sean E Moore @seanemoore.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

It makes the Monday after daylight savings time so much better to learn my favourite fascist-smashing thrash band from Winnipeg 🇨🇦 are releasing another (timely) new album. Listen on max volume and remember to forcefully confront/resist MAGA-idiocy on all fronts.🏴🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸🏴

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Sarah Shulist (she/her) @sarahling.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

McGill with this, Calgary and York both cancelling a wide range of programs that include Languages, Religious Studies, and others, and tons of colleges just eradicating entire campuses and departments. It's *dire* up here, folks.

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Andrew Perfors @perfors.net · 24/02/2025

Sadly I think I should share this post again. 😢 When I wrote it in November I'd hoped it wouldn't be as prescient as it is turning out to be. People need to realise we're in an abusive relationship with Trump and MAGA. We can't appease them into treating us well. perfors.net/blog/only-wa...

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The only way to win is not to play | Andrew Perfors

You all realise we’re in an abusive relationship with MAGA, right?

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David Fisman. @dfisman.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Great new piece by Christopher Holcroft on Poilievre’s hamfisted attempt to rebrand as Captain Canada, despite opposing literally everything that makes Canada, Canada @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social @chrystia-freeland.bsky.social www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...

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Pierre Poilievre is no ‘Captain Canada’

Poilievre is demonstrating more affinity with Trump’s authoritarian populism than Canada’s just society.

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 21/02/2025

Report: CANADA! CANADA! CANADA! CANADA! CANADA! CANADA!

Canada being the best at hockey and the best at everything and you can never defeat us and CANADA! CANADA! CANADA!

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

HAHAHAHA EAT SHIT USA

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Sean E Moore @seanemoore.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Better make sure the chairs and fire extinguishers are tied down in the Tkachuk family hotel tonight. #remembernagano #tkachukfamilyembarrassment #11thprovince #suckitmaga

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Sean E Moore @seanemoore.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Hello Bluesky audience. Longtime lurker, first time poster. Briefly about me – I’m a social-cultural psychologist who teaches at a primarily undergraduate institution in rural, northern(ish) Canada in the province of Alberta (about 500km/300 miles north of Montana border).

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