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Technology enthusiast, Nerd, likes to build weird stuff, energy transition, not into crypto so don’t ask, he/him, Twitter refuge. I’m not here for followers. I’m searching for Nerdvana. St Albert, Alberta, Canada

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More likely self absorbed and lack of awareness. True sociopathy isn’t that common statistically, though being a-hole is quite common.

14.03.2026 01:21 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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From the DM’s…

Looks like we’ve reached the “Danielle Smith was sent by god” part of Alberta politics…

Our only question is who is so breathlessly telling the crowd that Smith is “the greatest premier this nation has ever known”…

And to which nation they refer.

#abpoli #cdnpoli

13.03.2026 02:15 👍 119 🔁 50 💬 51 📌 35

Possibly, but I think you may be assigning more strategic thinking to the UCP than they are capable of.

14.03.2026 00:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Poilievre said this in his recent interview with Paul Wells, and received *zero* pushback.

It sure would be nice if the folks interviewing him had some modicum of interest (and expertise) in the details around energy markets and policy.

(You'll note Poilievre is *still* blaming Canada here)

13.03.2026 19:54 👍 199 🔁 75 💬 17 📌 16
Fake. Fact. The word fake becomes fact on rotating wooden cubes.

Fake. Fact. The word fake becomes fact on rotating wooden cubes.

Do you want to make sure the info you have about Canadian by-elections is accurate? Learn more in #ElectoFacts 👉 https://www.elections.ca/electofacts

12.03.2026 15:00 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Oh fun!

We’ve reached the “thinly veiled threats to judges” part of the process!

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

12.03.2026 01:49 👍 225 🔁 81 💬 26 📌 8

I asked IRCC about their new media policy requiring journalists to register and receive approval from the government in order to get questions answered

They told me if Jeremy Appel had a problem with their rules deeming him not to be a "bona fide" journalist, he should talk to them directly himself

11.03.2026 15:39 👍 106 🔁 47 💬 2 📌 6

And so I did. I asked how long this policy has been in place and whether it applies across government. Here’s what they said.

11.03.2026 15:55 👍 64 🔁 26 💬 7 📌 13

This is the voting base of the UCP govt. There’s no interest in actual democracy, separation of powers, or due process. They want white christofacism. Anyone who still votes UCP in my province needs to explain to me why they stand with facists. Fukk these guys & their supporters.
#abpoli
#ableg
#TBA

12.03.2026 05:05 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Edmonton police chief travels to Israel to meet police leaders In a late Tuesday afternoon interview, Edmonton Police Service Chief Warren Driechel confirms he traveled to Israel in February to meet with local Israeli police leaders. CityNews will have more on th...

Going on a professional development field trip to a country engaged in an active genocide is certainly a choice.

11.03.2026 03:20 👍 79 🔁 33 💬 6 📌 2

🧵 Breaking: Alberta government embarrasses itself again

Today, the Centre of Recovery Excellence (CoRE) published a study. Unfortunately, last month I published two stories showing how their data are junk.

Let's take a look. 1/

11.03.2026 00:33 👍 79 🔁 46 💬 2 📌 4
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Alberta is Not an Island: Bill 11 and the Attack on Canadian Medicare. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Alberta’s attack on public healthcare is a threat to public healthcare everywhere. Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party (UCP) government is driving forward with a radical plan to create a para...

This Thursday, the Canadian Health Coalition, Friends of Medicare, and the Council of Canadians are co-hosting this public webinar on Alberta's Bill 11 featuring Andrew Longhurst.

11.03.2026 04:22 👍 13 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0

Albertans who apparently responded to the NP’s “poll” might be oblivious to the fact that the NP is majority owned and controlled by a US hedge fund with direct ties to the Republican Party, the ones actively trying to undermine Canadian sovereignty and democracy.
#cdnpoli
#foreigninterference

11.03.2026 22:57 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Cancer Haunts Neighbors of Canada’s Oil Sands Wastelands

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/h...

11.03.2026 05:05 👍 84 🔁 62 💬 6 📌 9
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George Orwell's 1984: The Graphic Novel George Orwell's 1984: The Graphic Novel : Orwell, George, Namai, Matyáš: Amazon.ca: Books

For clarity - there are multiple graphic novel versions of 1984 (TIL!) Calgary Board of Education and EPSB removed a different version (this one) www.amazon.ca/George-Orwel... But it's unclear from Rocky View Schools' list which version they removed. #AbEd

09.03.2026 16:38 👍 23 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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Just stopped by the public library to pick up the removed books that I was able to request from nearby branches. #AbLeg #AbEd

09.03.2026 16:12 👍 41 🔁 11 💬 2 📌 1

Honestly, I am absolutely disgusted by academics suggesting that AI can do the reading and writing for you. At a certain point, what you're bragging about is fraud. And in a broader sense, what you're contributing to is the erosion of knowledge and the destruction of trust in academic publishing.

10.03.2026 12:31 👍 965 🔁 285 💬 22 📌 11
The oil companies are lying again

My latest newsletter: the deadline for a deal between Ottawa and Alberta on industrial carbon pricing is just weeks away. The oil and gas companies and their political proxies are already trying to tilt the table in their direction — and fudge the facts.

www.nationalobserver.com/newsletters/...

10.03.2026 14:29 👍 79 🔁 41 💬 3 📌 5

It’s easy. Like this: 😑
That said, I’m not romantic about anything really, so maybe I’m not the best person to ask that question.

10.03.2026 23:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Jason Kenney:
Great ad!!! 🔥

Looks like the CAF has decided to end the disastrous branding as a Trudeau era DEI project, and focus on recruiting Canadian patriots who want to be warriors defending our country! 🇨🇦 💪🏼

More of this please!

Quoting Canadian Armed Forces:
Looks like a cutscene. Feels like a calling. 

This is where strength and determination meet discipline and action. This is the CAF. This is what it looks like when a country shows up. Learn more and apply now:
Video clip below.

Jason Kenney: Great ad!!! 🔥 Looks like the CAF has decided to end the disastrous branding as a Trudeau era DEI project, and focus on recruiting Canadian patriots who want to be warriors defending our country! 🇨🇦 💪🏼 More of this please! Quoting Canadian Armed Forces: Looks like a cutscene. Feels like a calling. This is where strength and determination meet discipline and action. This is the CAF. This is what it looks like when a country shows up. Learn more and apply now: Video clip below.

Per Jason Kenney, a former defence minister, only straight white men can defend the country. Everything else is DEI.

10.03.2026 02:41 👍 71 🔁 32 💬 22 📌 7

“Neither side seems to prioritize the long-term success of this province, nor the financial stability of the current economy. “

I dunno man, Nenshi is the only one I hear who talks about business wanting stability and predictability, and avoids chaos.

10.03.2026 15:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I’m an ideologue? And here I was just following peer reviewed evidence.

10.03.2026 15:16 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Good words of warning here. AI models are generally designed to read and incorporate (and, in a sense, believe) virtually everything they find online, with very few guardrails. The information can get divorced from its original source, context, & rebuttals or retractions. That's a really big problem

10.03.2026 15:08 👍 1404 🔁 514 💬 43 📌 16

Rachel exposes dangerous, violent and unhinged people online so you and your family don’t have to deal with them in-person

She’s not just doing journalism, she’s providing a valuable community service – you can support her work here:

www.patreon.com/cw/RachelGil...

09.03.2026 23:02 👍 360 🔁 83 💬 2 📌 3

I love the phenomenon of a word crossing languages back and forth to achieve a different meaning.

09.03.2026 22:38 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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By the book: Alberta schools pull at least 160 titles from shelves to meet provincial order | CBC News Alberta school divisions complying with a provincial order have removed dozens of graphic novels from their shelves, from illustrated versions of literary classics to coming-of-age memoirs and dramati...

What books did Alberta schools *actually* pull off the shelves in response to a provincial order? It took a lot of work to find out. We still don't have a complete picture. And some schools are still pulling material.

Free speech advocates say it's ban unmatched in Canadian history. #AbLeg By me.

09.03.2026 14:30 👍 217 🔁 178 💬 14 📌 23
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PR firms and lobbyists gave thousands to UCP in 2025 Donations to Alberta’s governing party raise questions about influence and conflict of interest

"UCP received dozens of donations in 2025, totaling approximately $90,000, from PR firms, consultant lobbyists and corporations that were also actively lobbying the Alberta government"

Albertans will get exactly what they pay for!

theijf.org/article/pr-f...
#abpoli #UCPCorruption

09.03.2026 15:19 👍 32 🔁 18 💬 2 📌 1
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Tell the federal government to say no to tailings dumping! Email Natural Resources Minister Wilkinson and Environment Minister Duguid to demand strong regulations that ban tailings dumping into the Athabasca River.

canadians.org/action/water...

08.03.2026 22:30 👍 9 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
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Oil and gas industry group backs proposed merger of Alberta's largest river basins | CBC News A Canadian oil and gas industry group is backing a proposal to consolidate Alberta's two largest river basins, a move that would make it easier for industry to transfer water in that area without requ...

“A Canadian oil and gas industry group is backing a proposal to consolidate Alberta's two largest river basins, a move that would make it easier for industry to transfer water in that area without requiring legislative approval.”
#BadGov #CdnPoli #Treaty #EIA

08.03.2026 22:30 👍 15 🔁 21 💬 1 📌 4