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Yale of Gilead North (Alberta)

@ydbelanger.bsky.social
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Partner, prof, pups’ pop, aversion to alliteration. Pseudo-intellectual. Treaty 7. I will post about housing & homelessness policy. Opinions on local #Lethbridge govt? Just ask! Animal welfare advocate. Hippy at heart who may tell you to PFO. 🤣

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📎Robin (Fella) 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇪 🇸🇪 🇪🇺 @trashcanman.bsky.social · 18h
I mean... no real update....but this was my favourite...
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Andrew Iwaniuk @evoneuro.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Angry and disappointed, but not surprised, to learn that some graduate students here are planning mini vacations for Truth and Reconciliation Day tomorrow. Zero reflection, just an opportunity to head to the mountains and/or party. #yql
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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 30/09/2026
Just a reminder that you can have a PhD and also be an idiot
I'm a College Professor. Writing Isnt as Important as We Think.
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glenda_aus🍁🦘 @glendaaus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Where’s the UCP party of “christian” values? So heartbreaking that Government can be so cruel. #Alberta www.youtube.com/live/7K_tNNx...
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UCP's Cruel Attacks on Albertans with Disabilities
YouTube video by Alberta's New Democrat Caucus
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Yale of Gilead North (Alberta) @ydbelanger.bsky.social · 19h
Does anyone have an update on Trump's 'Space Force'? Asking for a friend.
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Jeffrey Coffman @jeffreycoffman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
propaganda /ˌprɒp.əˈɡæn.də/: dissemination of information—facts, arguments, rumours, half-truths, or lies—to influence public opinion. This one falls on the "rumours, half-truths" and "lies" end of the propaganda spectrum. Our tax dollars paid for this. Think about that.
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Yale of Gilead North (Alberta) @ydbelanger.bsky.social · 21h
I’m going to say it: I never quite got the mysticism linked to Gram Parsons. But boy, he was a damn good songwriter. And sing! Hell, yes. Emmylou Harris singing alongside was just icing on the cake. Last night‘s listening.
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 30/09/2026
📣Funded PhD Position exploring the social and political implications of the consolidation, death—and even rebirth—of local newspapers in rural communities in Canada and the United States. Supervisor: Clark Banack at the University of Alberta www.ualberta.ca/en/alberta-c...
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Funded PhD Position
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NigelBankes @nigelb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I am incensed by this taxpayer-funded UCP propaganda from beginning to end - from its dishonest title (how does imposing fees on immigrants make AB stronger?) to its slanted commentary (eg federal firearms laws are now "federal meddling" at 10 that needs to be trumped). 1/ #abpoli #ableg
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belindacrowson.bsky.social @belindacrowson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
All too true! This is, unfortunately, going to be a divisive and angry fall. Take care of yourselves. Take care of your families and friends. We are going to spend years getting over this and in so many ways we're all going to lose a lot moving ahead no matter what the results.
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Yale of Gilead North (Alberta) @ydbelanger.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm frustrated with the ad hominem attacks as the referendum/separation debate rages. Seppies are idiots; Federalists are stupid; traitors are everywhere! A few months back, we were neighbours. Now, for some mortal enemies. Doesn't matter who "wins" in 3 weeks - we're coming out of this damaged.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride. If turnips were swords, I'd have one at my side. If 'ifs' and 'ands' were pots and pans, There'd be no work for tinkers' hands." —Scottish Proverb, 1628 Donald Trump is an insane liar.
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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Former NFL/NBA/MLB national network sportscaster here: Gambling has absolutely fucking killed sports. RIP
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Andrew Iwaniuk @evoneuro.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lethbridge in the news for all the wrong reasons again. Given my experiences with long term residents and the school system here, this story does not surprise me sadly. #yql #Alberta www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Lethbridge youth charged with terrorism offences related to violent online group 764 | CBC News
RCMP have charged a 17-year-old in Lethbridge, Alta., with multiple offences related to terrorism, child sexual abuse and exploitation material, and animal cruelty. The accused’s online activity was c...
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Jeffrey Coffman @jeffreycoffman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Fun fact: Since Jan 1, 2019, Albertans have cast 7.245M ballots in general / by-elections. In that same time, Elections Alberta have cited four people with trying to vote when not eligible. 4. Of 7.245M. Also fun fact: Elections Alberta cited Take Back Alberta and David Parker 12 times. In 2025.
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Holly Hoye 🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Seems to me if you show up masked to make your unsupported point, you know deep down you’re on the wrong side of history. Also, you’re a coward.
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🚨👇🏽THIS THIS THIS👇🏽🚨 Exactly 💯💯💯
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glenda_aus🍁🦘 @glendaaus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When I call, the way I say “christian”, is the hardest pain ever, like it offends me to my core. They push people too far. #Lethbridge #Alberta
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👣Coco👣 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @nortygirl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Yale of Gilead North (Alberta) @ydbelanger.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
An original ‘Singles‘ greatest hits. Hey Jude by the Beatles (original master). Great sound.
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Nandana @nandanainthegarden.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The questions about #immigrants are #racist and HATEFUL. The others are #UNCONSTITUTIONAL. Smith failed to build infrastructure for people SHE INVITED and blames them?! #NoQueens #UCPFAILURE #DanielleSmith #NoToTheDisgustingNine #YesToCanada #Referendum #AB www.thealbertan.com/beyond-local...
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Beyond Local: Albertans set to vote on immigration questions that have only spawned more questions
Read the full story and comment on TheAlbertan.com
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Andrew Iwaniuk @evoneuro.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Both "pastor" and "church" should be in air quotes...
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NigelBankes @nigelb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
No to the nine. Time to repost this. HT @duanebratt.bsky.social #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Great, incisive writing here via @patricklennox.bsky.social
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Yale of Gilead North (Alberta) @ydbelanger.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This one felt like a warm hug. Haven’t listened to this in decades. Kim Mitchell.
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Heather Campbell @thatheatherc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This, all of this. ✊🏾👏🏾💥 Why aren't senior business leaders across AB industry sectors dropping these statistics on immigration & the absolute dependency that Alberta's workforce has on immigration? Why aren't all the business & political leaders who aren't Canadian-born standing up & speaking out?
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Yale of Gilead North (Alberta) @ydbelanger.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Apparently Canada was founded on Christian values!👇 - Indigenous dispossession - capital accumulation - residential schools - Chinese head tax - women as chattels - Japanese & Ukrainian internments - Acadian expulsion - Sixties Scoop - Forced Relocation of Africville - Sterilizing Indigenous girls
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It takes a special kind of bigotry... To read the definition of hate speech and follow it up by saying "I'm going to take it to another level"... Before launching into an appalling attack on an entire religion. But Alberta Separatists are apparently up to that task. #abpoli
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Yale of Gilead North (Alberta) @ydbelanger.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
For months, PostMedia-owned Calgary Herald & Sun & Edmonton Journal have run a 6-piece Separation Vote feature. 👇 It's as if there aren't 9 other referendum questions. Nothing like salting the mine!! BTW, time for new rules about foreign ownership of #Canadian press. It's now a soveriegnty issue.
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Jeffrey Coffman @jeffreycoffman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Don’t watch it. I can summarize it for you: “Blah blah lies. Blah blah IMMIGRANTS. Blah blah hate speech.” #ABSepracism #ABSepracist
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Camacho @cut-n-shoot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Elon Musk has donated hundreds of millions to destroy democracy. theplotagainstamerica.com A network of billionaires is openly calling for the end of democracy—in their own words, in public, on the record. This site documents their statements, investments, and connections. Every quote is cited.
A photo of Elon Musk standing behind podium bearing the official POTUS seal. His arm is stretched out in a Nazi salute.
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 25/09/2026
Brutal that 41% still support someone as fucking horrible as Danielle Smith.
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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The real Alberta Advantage is that 100% of our podcasts are sponsored by online gambling companies.
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Yale of Gilead North (Alberta) @ydbelanger.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Another performance by Vladimir Guerrero tonight that proves we didn’t pay for this year. I don’t know how he comes back from this.
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 25/09/2026
This is 23% support to simply have another referendum (Option 2). That's identical to the % who would vote for separation (23%, same poll). The separatists' strategy to get soft federalists to "send a message" by voting Option 2 is failing. Federalists need to turn out to put the issue to bed.
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Matt Robinson @bobattt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I got into an argument with my MLA who swore it was being pressured at hospitals.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026
Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI theonion.com/dog-cant-believe-guy-s…
Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI
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Holly Hoye 🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Yeah perhaps the AI industry should be regulated. Like NOW.
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Rugged Broad @ruggedbroad.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
She’s doing her job YAle, as she sees it. “Good listener” my ass.
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Yale of Gilead North (Alberta) @ydbelanger.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
👇 I posted this yesterday, and MP Thomas has refused to take down her Facebook post. The MAID story she cites has largely been debunked, yet she's sticking to her story. This is an example of amplifying false news (engaging in disinformation). We demand better of our elected officials.
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Jeromy Farkas @jeromyyyc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
When Alberta separatism shows us who they are, we need to believe them. 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 🇨🇦
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rastus01.bsky.social @rastus01.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Immigrant/TFW wages are so low many do not make enough to pay taxes (poverty level). The poorest in Alberta struggling for a life have been used by big (American) corps to increase profits. I wonder what US owned companies have to pay or the meat packers in Brooks? Fascist racist govt.
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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Useful context for Alberta’s anti-inmigrant referendum questions. We are not being “flooded” with newcomers. And scapegoating immigrants for longstanding structural problems with our public health care system, in particular, is gutter politics. #cdnpoli #abpoli #notothenine.
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Canada's population growth slows to lowest level in 80 years
The population is also aging with the median age now at 40.9 years
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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is false and misleading. There is nothing in the constitution that would require Ottawa to negotiate with Alberta if a majority of Albertans choose Option 2 on Question 10. Alberta Proud is a registered third-party advertiser. Daniel Kary, of Calgary, is the main contact/CFO.
There's a lot of confusion about what Question 10 on the October 19 ballot actually means, so let's be clear.
Question 10 gives voters two options: remain a province of Canada, or start the legal process toward a binding referendum. A binding referendum means a future province-wide vote whose result the government is legally required to act on, not just listen to and ignore. Choosing the second option doesn't take Alberta out of Canada.
Under Canada's constitution, if enough Albertans choose the second option, Ottawa would be required to come to the table for a real conversation about Alberta's place in Canada, how our resources are managed, and whether we're getting a fair return.
Are you voting on October 19?
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brenda @grandmaontheisland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Worked in healthcare for 30 years and I've only seen one MAID case for terminal cancer. All the children were there with her and it was a very peaceful death. There was multiple Doctors and ethicists involved, it is a huge process.
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Sean Fitzpatrick @sean-fitz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I really didn't think it was possible to do worse than her predecessor. And yet...
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It's not flooding the zone, it's seizing a crisis in order to ram through a slew of rapid fire changes that are a gift to multinational corporations and are the opposite of what we ran on. What do you call that again?
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ConnieL 🟥🍁🟥🐝🌲 Living with COPD @connieskp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is bullshit. With the checks and balances in place, if a person can't verbally consent, then it just doesn't happen Stop the rage baiting. Why the blood? Even that doesn't make sense.
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Jeffrey Coffman @jeffreycoffman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Why am I spending my time teaching ‘critical thinking skills’ to students, when I should be spending my time teaching ‘critical thinking skills’ to elected officials? All of them.
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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
After the referendum, Alberta will be angrier, more divided, more radicalized, and a worse place to invest. albertapolitics.ca/2026/09/afte...
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After the referendum, Alberta will be angrier, more divided, more radicalized, and a worse place to invest - Alberta Politics
Whatever happens on Oct. 19, the United Conservative Party of Premier Danielle Smith will have left Alberta a worse place than it was before the 10 referenda scheduled to be voted on that day.  After ...
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