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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Here's a deep dive into rural communities doing data center deals with big tech companies... by Jordan Novet @cnbc.com www.cnbc.com/2025/11/25/m... (longread)
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Why rural Wisconsin is blocking the AI data center boom: 'Horses are skittish'
Tech giants are increasingly facing community backlash as they select places to build mammoth AI data centers.
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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
FWIW… If anyone can let Evan know that we would love to have him on for a chat, we absolutely won’t cut his mic. Our DM’s are open and our email is in our description. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
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Alberta NDP @albertandp.ca · 11/07/2025
Danielle Smith's UCP government continues to fail Albertans on health care. Wait times are growing, access is getting worse, and measles cases are surging. Albertans deserve strong public health care that they can get when and where they need it.
A list of media articles outlining health care failures from the UCP government this week
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
IDF officers and soldiers tell Haaretz they were ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near food distribution sites in Gaza, even when no threat was present. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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'It's a Killing Field': IDF
Soldiers Ordered to Shoot Deliberately at Unarmed Gazans Waiting for Humanitarian Aid
IDF officers and soldiers told Haaretz they were ordered to fire at unarmed crowds near food distribution sites in Gaza, even when no threat was present. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed, prompting the military prosecution to call for a review into possible war crimes
Nir Hasson, Yaniv Kubovich and Bar Peleg Jun 27, 2025 6:03 am IDT
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Gift link to a chilling report from Haaretz that everyone should read. Even if only a fraction of this (and some of the paper’s previous detailed reporting on possible war crimes) is true, we should all be deeply saddened and sickened, as I am right now. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
When you're losing the plot so badly you start picking fights with Fox News mid-briefing.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Do they really think they can scare us with the word “socialist” when they are literally sending out men in masks with no warrants and no badges to disappear people off American streets? I know what I’m scared of, and it’s not a socialist.
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Unofficial CTV News Mirror @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
#BREAKING A Canadian has died in ICE custody, cause under investigation
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A Canadian has died in ICE custody, cause under investigation
A Canadian in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody has died, according to the government agency.
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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
A 49 year old Canadian has died while in ICE custody.
ICE press release:

Johnny Noviello, a 49 year old Canadian, has died in the custody of ICE. The cause of death is under investigation.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Listen. The only way you can become a good writer is by being a shitty writer and doing it anyways. You can’t magically become a good writer by having a machine do some of the work for you. That just makes you a fraud.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
From the sworn affidavit by the former AHS CEO… AHS was so concerned with the apparent conflicts of interest between former & current employees, ASG & MHCare they drafted a letter to ASG to get answers. That letter was shut down by government. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
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Thread by @rshereme on Thread Reader App
@rshereme: This is really scary, but it explains a lot! July 1987, Moscow, USSR — Trump, 41 years old, flies to Moscow at the invitation of Soviet Ambassador to the U.S., Yuri Dubinin. 1/n 2/ Upon ret...
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Senior officers of the United States military have an obligation to speak up and be leaders. Where is the Army chief of staff? Will he or others speak truth to the commander in chief and put a stop to the assault on the integrity of his troops? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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The Silence of the Generals
As President Donald Trump crossed a dangerous line at Fort Bragg, the Army’s brass failed to speak out in its defense.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
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Dear Neighbo(u)r 🇨🇦 @dearneighborshow.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
“Nobody is Safe”: German traveler who was shackled and detained warns Of U.S. tourism danger: youtube.com/shorts/tsmj7...
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“Nobody is Safe”: German Traveler Warns Of U.S. Tourism Danger
YouTube video by Dear Neighbor 🇨🇦
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Kye @gxldsociety.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
BREAKING: LAPD didn’t just “detain” someone. They surrounded him, beat him, and jumped him — like a gang. On camera. On horses. While he screamed for help. Unarmed. Cornered. Alone. If that’s not state violence, what the fuck is?
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SouthPasGigi @southpasgigi.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Israeli military forces intercepted a UK flagged civilian vessel and detained the people onboard. They did this in international waters #GMB
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@KatyET www.abresistance.ca @katyet.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
UCP have taken over land and school structures. They are destroying Public Ed intentionally. In 2022, they funded Charter Schools $42.3M. By 2024, that # was $408M, an increase of 844% in 2 yrs. Charters can reject your child, and can cap class size. Public Ed can’t.
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@KatyET www.abresistance.ca @katyet.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Do you recall voting for a dictatorship? Seriously, she’s changing laws to protect govt actions, changing Acts to allow for her skewed ideology, using your tax dollars to hide her corruption. SHE IS TAKING AWAY YOUR RIGHTS.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
British surgeon Victoria Rose, who's just returned from Gaza: "They're coming through the doors like a conveyor belt... really small children with massive injuries.. bits of their bodies blown off... every day at least half [of my cases] were under the age of 11.. its barbaric"
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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
My latest: Jasmine Crockett is clear choice to lead Oversight Dems I told you I wouldn’t pick sides in this race because I don’t have a vote. Then I realized it’s up to all of us to make sure our party gets this one right. 3,421 words. Please consider reading and passing this along!
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Jasmine Crockett is clear choice to lead Oversight Dems
I told you I wouldn’t pick sides in this race because I don’t have a vote. Then I realized it’s up to all of us to make sure our party gets this one right.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 03/06/2025
I've seen folks talk about how "in four years" they'll be able to get back to their planned projects and I really don't think that's going to work out. People & projects losing funding now will not be able to hit pause and come back once funding is restored. Hard-won progress & capacity will be lost
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
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Dr. Sandy B @drsandyb.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
🌮🌮🌮🌮 💙🇺🇸💪🏼🏴‍☠️⚡️
A red baseball hat that has TACO in white letters on the front
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
We must stop this
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/05/2025
Folks don’t miss a beat 😂
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
“Nicolaides’ initial claim that complaints about school library books had come from parents concerned about books their kids had access to in schools is a “total misrepresentation of the facts.” “It’s a blatant lie from the minister about what’s happened” www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
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Conservative activists gave Alberta government list of ‘inappropriate’ books in school libraries
Social conservative activist groups provided Alberta government officials with lists of books now facing prohibition under new provincial content guidelines for school libraries.
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Daniel Goldman @danielsgoldman.dg4ny.co · 30/05/2025
Spare me the fake outrage. None of these people showing up for court are criminals of any kind. As a prosecutor, I worked with many ICE officers who arrested violent criminals. None of them wore masks. Many of your agents are clearly ashamed to carry out your orders.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 31/05/2025
They really don't want Americans to do science anymore
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Raskin: This is a gangster state. This is not basically a legitimate government that is sometimes doing corrupt things. This is an essentially corrupt enterprise. It's like watching The Sopranos. Every day, they get up and they try to figure out how to plunder and pillage the people
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
“The president of the Library Association of Alberta believes a Christian lobby group may have played a role in the province’s targeting of what it calls “sexually explicit” books found in school libraries.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
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Christian conservative group Action4Canada lobbied for review of books in Alberta schools
The Library Association of Alberta believes a Christian lobby group may have played a role in the province's targeting books found in schools.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
The due date for the delivery of the Judges report on the "Corrupt Care" scandal has been pushed back... 4 months. Nothing to see here folks, at least not until the summer of campaigning is done! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/05/2025
America First = America Alone Unprecedented: the U.S. is the only country out of 184 to see a drop in international tourism this year. Everyone else is rebounding. We’re projected to lose $12.5 billion in spending—jobs, small businesses, entire communities will feel this.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 26/05/2025
"something has happened to him"
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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
makes sense
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
For the record, we have not paid anyone to talk about the skybox scandal/corrupt care scandal. (That’s just silly) If this is real, it’s probably borderline defamation (ironically). Bullies try to make people afraid. Now is the time for bravery. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Not Albus-D 🇨🇦 part owner of Canada @notalbus-d.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
This is fantastic!
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Occupy Calgary 🇨🇦 @calgaryoccupy.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
~A must-read! "The sovereignty referendum uproar is just for show, a distraction from the steady grind toward autonomy." Sadly, Smith has taken almost complete control over Alberta. She will claim anything left before long. Our only hope is www.abresistance.ca calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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Braid: Separatism is a ruse; the real battle for autonomy is fought with UCP legislation
Braid: Separatism is a ruse. The Alberta UCP and Premier Danielle Smith are enacting autonomy law by law.
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Occupy Calgary 🇨🇦 @calgaryoccupy.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
~Alberta has long accused Ottawa of trying to destroy its oil industry. Here’s why that’s a dangerous myth theconversation.com/alberta-has-...
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Shelley Brown 🦋 @shelleybrownart.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
This is a really important message for all Canadians to understand.
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@KatyET www.abresistance.ca @katyet.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/05/2025
MURPHY: The president has offered access to him at a dinner Thursday to the 200 top purchasers of his memecoin. Half or more of those who will be meeting w/ him are foreigners. Do you have a list? RUBIO: I didn't even know there was a dinner Thursday night, so I don't know what you're referring to.
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Peter Wade @peterwade.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
“Bruce and thousands of musicians think you are ruining America."
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Neil Young Stands With Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen in Trump's Musician War: 'You Work for Us'
Neil Young has called out Donald Trump over his one-sided war against musicians like Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift.
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