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What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding? πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

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I keep seeing people ask about the 25th Amendment.

Guys. His entire Cabinet is walking around in shoes that don’t fit because they’re scared to take them off.

The 25th is never happening.

12.03.2026 11:27 πŸ‘ 35310 πŸ” 8374 πŸ’¬ 1370 πŸ“Œ 518
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This is Reedy. He’s so happy to share his favorite part of the day with you. 13/10 (TT: runreedyrun)

11.03.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 6277 πŸ” 616 πŸ’¬ 125 πŸ“Œ 44
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Alberta separation talk already affecting more than a quarter of surveyed Calgary businesses | CBC News Ongoing discourse around the prospect of Alberta separation is emerging as a top concern for Calgary businesses, many of whom say the debate is already impacting the local economy, a new Calgary Chamb...

Just released from the Calgary Chamber of Commerce - a survey that says Alberta separation talk is already affecting more than a quarter of surveyed Calgary businesses:

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #ableg

09.03.2026 20:37 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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Journalism Spotlight Justin Ling β€œTelling the Truth In Hyperreality: Journalism in a Time of Lies” The Faculty of Business, Communication Studies and Aviation of Mount Royal University is proud to present a public lecture featuring distinguished ...

As the White House posts videos blending real footage of its war in Iran with clips from movies and video games, this talk from @justinling.ca is incredibly timely.

It's this Wednesday evening, at Mount Royal University in Calgary. Also will be livestreamed.

And it's free!

Registration ends soon:

09.03.2026 18:31 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Obama: Every day you wake up to things you just didn’t think were possible. Each day we’re told by those in high office to fear each other. Everywhere we see greed and bigotry being celebrated, and bullying and mockery masquerading as strength.

06.03.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 3807 πŸ” 1207 πŸ’¬ 99 πŸ“Œ 69
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All of our living presidents who still have a sense of decency gathered to honor Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Respect recognizes respect.

06.03.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 15723 πŸ” 4018 πŸ’¬ 651 πŸ“Œ 172
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Total Lunar Eclipse on March 2–3, 2026 – Where and When to See Total lunar eclipse on March 2–3, 2026: Where and when is the Blood Moon visible and what will it look like? Visibility map, animation, and local times.

πŸŒ•βž‘οΈπŸ”΄ Lunar eclipse alert!

Depending on where you are (mostly: Central/Eastern Asia, Oceania, most of North/Central America), you may be able to see a TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE ("blood moon") overnight!

You can find information about timing and viewing locations here: www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/luna...

02.03.2026 19:01 πŸ‘ 425 πŸ” 188 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 37
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The math doesn't lie.

Danielle Smith spent $17 million on "Alberta is Calling" to recruit new residents. But spent $0 on the infrastructure to support them.

Now that the bills are due and the services are failing, she’s pointing the finger at the very people she invited.

#ableg #canpoli #abpoli

01.03.2026 15:29 πŸ‘ 214 πŸ” 114 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 11
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The provincial government is imposing the largest property tax increase in Calgary’s history.

Calgarians are facing more than double the increase of Edmonton.

+$339 per home in Calgary.
+$154 in Edmonton.

Albertans deserve a system that is transparent, balanced, and fair.

01.03.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 4
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41 % increase in spending, but no new schools and no new hospitals.

If they didn't spend public dollars on public services, shouldn't the Finance Minister be able to tell us what they actually spent it on instead?

27.02.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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The provincial government has just imposed the largest property tax increase on Calgarians in history.

In 2026, Alberta is increasing its share of your property tax bill by 21.05%. Nearly 42% of every residential property tax dollar now goes to Province.

27.02.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 108 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 17
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Danielle Smith is doubling Alberta's debt with nothing to show for it.

27.02.2026 00:04 πŸ‘ 86 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 6
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The Trump administration has a Nazi problem | Mehdi Hasan Think I’m exaggerating? Consider the copious amounts of evidence

"So here’s a simple rule for Trump and his friends: if you don’t want to be called Nazis, stop hiring Nazis, quoting Nazis and posting Nazi imagery."

From my piece from last month.

24.02.2026 14:49 πŸ‘ 1595 πŸ” 339 πŸ’¬ 50 πŸ“Œ 15
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Danielle Smith keeps feeding the beast If there’s a Pandora’s Box that Alberta's premier hasn’t opened yet, it’s not for a lack of trying.

Lots of hot takes on the upcoming anti-immigrant anti-constitutional referendum.

I'm with @maxfawcett.bsky.social on this one.

23.02.2026 03:09 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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β€˜Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, β€˜If it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone’

β€˜Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks

21.02.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 855 πŸ” 450 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 75
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Reposting this letter from Smith to PM Trudeau asking for more immigrants
She can't request more immigrants and then say immigrants are the problem
I wish someone in Canadian media would ask her about this
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
www.alberta.ca/system/files...

21.02.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3
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GOLD πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ₯Œ FOR CANADA

GRANITE GLORY HAS BEEN RESTORED

BRAD JACOBS. MARC KENNEDY. BRETT GALLANT. BEN HEBERT. OLYMPIC CURLING GOLD

WHAT A TEAM. WHAT A WIN. CHAMPIONS

21.02.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 656 πŸ” 170 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 23
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Alberta Premier defends fall referendum plans Danielle Smith stumbles when asked about costs of providing health care and education to newcomers; NDP says referendum proposals designed to inflame

Premier Danielle Smith said she doesn't know how much newcomers cost Alberta’s health care and education systems, despite scheduling a referendum to ask whether social services to those residents shd be limited b/c of cost

www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... By @mattscace.bsky.social and friend

20.02.2026 20:54 πŸ‘ 226 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 27
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LEFT: Someone who appears in the Epstein files over a million times. Epstein called him his "best friend."

RIGHT: Someone never mentioned in the Epstein filesβ€”even once. And she never met him.

So guess which one is being hauled before our corrupt, cover-upping Congress to testify about Epstein.

18.02.2026 00:48 πŸ‘ 14775 πŸ” 4899 πŸ’¬ 577 πŸ“Œ 199
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15.02.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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The Alberta Separatist Dream Where the Women Have Already Left the Chat The numbers are in, and they are not exactly the chest-thumping anthem Alberta’s separatist crowd was hoping for.

The polling numbers are in:
71% of Albertawomen will vote no if there is an Alberta referendum.
81% of them said they would move away from Alberta.
That will leave Donbas Danielle and her petrostate frathouse of keyboard rage warriors.
substack.com/home/post/p-...

14.02.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 628 πŸ” 161 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 37

The Case for Alberta Staying in Canada open.substack.com/pub/duanebra...

14.02.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 11
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These are not smart people.

1) Independence makes you *more* dependent on federal policy, since they get to decide whether or not you can access TMX. Forget about ever building another pipeline west.

2) You need the goods (food, etc.) that cross "our land". Blocking their passage is self-injury.

11.02.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 282 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 34
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

10.02.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 31335 πŸ” 13771 πŸ’¬ 970 πŸ“Œ 1689
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SWALWELL: You said you wanted to see a deportation process that was 'like Amazon Prime but with human beings.' How many times has Amazon Prime shot a mom 3 times in the face?

LYONS: None


SWALWELL: How many times has Amazon Prime shot a nurse 10 times in the back?

LYONS: None

10.02.2026 16:14 πŸ‘ 12145 πŸ” 3911 πŸ’¬ 350 πŸ“Œ 204
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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are buildingβ€”and have builtβ€”a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.

10.02.2026 01:30 πŸ‘ 38552 πŸ” 13773 πŸ’¬ 792 πŸ“Œ 557

The heads of Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla all joined Trump at his inauguration.

Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks β€” paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.

This is what oligarchy looks like.

09.02.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 4396 πŸ” 1730 πŸ’¬ 103 πŸ“Œ 55
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β€˜Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record

www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

09.02.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 3976 πŸ” 1935 πŸ’¬ 225 πŸ“Œ 107
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not β€œmove on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors

08.02.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 44529 πŸ” 16937 πŸ’¬ 966 πŸ“Œ 971

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.

Democracy dies in oligarchy.

05.02.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 52431 πŸ” 14645 πŸ’¬ 1190 πŸ“Œ 555