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Former reporter, politico, university instructor, brewery drone and seminarian. Always digging for cheap records.

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Alberta, Ottawa agree on deal that would see province front its own major project reviews | CBC News Ottawa and Alberta have reached an agreement that will see the province take control of regulatory approvals for major projects, something they say will deliver those projects more expeditiously.

Sure, leave the constitutional part of consultation with First Nations up to the lady who dgaf about the constitution.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

07.03.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The American political class is utterly delusional, adrift in a dream of normality, unable to process the actual reality of events on the ground, where the US just launched a completely unprovoked war against a massive country, murdered its leadership, and demanded its conversion to a vassal state.

06.03.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 3261 πŸ” 675 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 61

This 3D chess is going to get a lot of Canadians killed.

05.03.2026 02:17 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Is Canada morally leaderless? For anyone born in the 70s or 80s, it is abundantly clear we’re living in the most perilous period of our lifetimes.

When I wrote this, it wasn't just about the government's unwillingness to get off of Elon Musk's Nazi site. Mark Carney's actions never match his rhetoric. His support for another violation of international law is proof: Canada is morally leaderless.
emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/is-canada-...

02.03.2026 12:31 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4

Me, usually: political scientists would make the worst politicians.

Me, right now: political scientists are the only good politicians.

02.03.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 86 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

I guess the sign is back in the window again.

28.02.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Who for decades has been known to fabricate quotes.

25.02.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A bit of irony, I received this Funkadelic record in the mail today… pretty decent State of the Union address, even if it’s from some wacko sect.

25.02.2026 02:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Chopra had close relationship with Epstein, told him to bring β€˜your girls’ on trips, messages show | CNN Politics A CNN review of correspondence between Chopra and Epstein reveals that they shared a far more intimate friendship than was previously known.

Is there anyone Oprah made famous that isn't a total piece of shit?
www.cnn.com/2026/02/23/p...

24.02.2026 02:59 πŸ‘ 211 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 3

He was completely duped by Marshall Smith too.
Let the sanewashing begin!

21.02.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Trump Suffers Setback Unrelated To Child Rape

Trump Suffers Setback Unrelated To Child Rape

Trump Suffers Setback Unrelated To Child Rape

20.02.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 10747 πŸ” 2759 πŸ’¬ 93 πŸ“Œ 83

100%. A variation of β€œnot the odds, but the stakes.” This is not a game, it’s the future of our country.
Chalking it up to intraparty dynamics focuses our attention on precisely the wrong point.

20.02.2026 19:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This really clarifies some of my own thinking on the matter: Smith is trying to frame this as fair treatment for Alberta, but in reality the demand is sovereignty or separatism, which, as Macfarlane identifies, is ultimately the same thing. For her it’s either the end of Canada or the end of Canada.

20.02.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The CBC cross country check up team can’t wait to sanewash this nonsense.

20.02.2026 02:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The fascist queen doesn’t want us talking about her horrible budget, she wants us worrying about brown people.

20.02.2026 02:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If you don't live in Alberta, let me explain Alberta politics to you.

1. *long sigh*
2. *incoherent mumbling*
3. *muffled tears*
4. *long sigh*

Thank you for listening.

20.02.2026 02:13 πŸ‘ 593 πŸ” 97 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 9

Nope, they're evil.

17.02.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Danielle Smith allowing proxies to negotiate surrender to Donald Trump is the epitome of weakness and cowardice.

13.02.2026 02:39 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Find someone in your life that loves you as much as CBC loves Jason Kenney.

08.02.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Danielle Smith could (and probably will) invite the USA to invade, and Don Braid would still insist she’s a patriotic Canadian through and through.

07.02.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Merrick Garland had these files for four f**king years!"

From the new 'We're Not Kidding', Jennifer Welch (@ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social) and @mehdirhasan.bsky.social slam the Democrats for not releasing the Epstein files during Joe Biden's presidency.

Watch here:
zeteo.com/p/jennifer-w...

06.02.2026 19:46 πŸ‘ 923 πŸ” 228 πŸ’¬ 66 πŸ“Œ 20
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I know it’s probably obvious, but Aretha Franklin’s Lady Soul is an absolute banger from start to finish.

06.02.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Alberta equivalent is β€˜Danielle Smith will have to decide if she’s a separatist.’

05.02.2026 20:16 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
There have been some critiques of the movie. People have said that it was essentially a payoff from Amazon to the White House, and that you’re doing propaganda for an authoritarian President. I know you said you don’t want to get into politics, but what do you think of that critique?

Well, you know, I felt like I was a reporter.

I see.

You see what I mean?

Sure.

It’s, like, would you do an interview with Melania or President Trump yourself? Probably yes. It doesn’t mean that you think the same way or that you approve of him doing what he’s doing.

You and I are two journalists talking, essentially.

Yeah. So, I mean, to me, the experience was about, yes, being a reporterβ€”being a cinematographer in a documentary, and doing my best to make Melania look visually beautiful with the lighting.

One thing reporters try to do is to spotlight ideas or news stories, and what you’re trying to do is spotlight her face and its beauty. I do see a real similarity there.

Yeah. We were trying to do the best we could. Again, as I told you, I was the guy with a camera, with a couple of assistants in the Trumps’ apartment when they came back to the White House at night. So there’s an interview with Melania at that point, and we organized the lights in the best possible way.

There have been some critiques of the movie. People have said that it was essentially a payoff from Amazon to the White House, and that you’re doing propaganda for an authoritarian President. I know you said you don’t want to get into politics, but what do you think of that critique? Well, you know, I felt like I was a reporter. I see. You see what I mean? Sure. It’s, like, would you do an interview with Melania or President Trump yourself? Probably yes. It doesn’t mean that you think the same way or that you approve of him doing what he’s doing. You and I are two journalists talking, essentially. Yeah. So, I mean, to me, the experience was about, yes, being a reporterβ€”being a cinematographer in a documentary, and doing my best to make Melania look visually beautiful with the lighting. One thing reporters try to do is to spotlight ideas or news stories, and what you’re trying to do is spotlight her face and its beauty. I do see a real similarity there. Yeah. We were trying to do the best we could. Again, as I told you, I was the guy with a camera, with a couple of assistants in the Trumps’ apartment when they came back to the White House at night. So there’s an interview with Melania at that point, and we organized the lights in the best possible way.

Does Chotiner cast some kind of a spell over his interviewees?

www.newyorker.com/culture/q-an...

01.02.2026 23:28 πŸ‘ 235 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 18

The impunity is so evident that the guilty can happily campaign on exposing elite impunity, knowing that they themselves can never be found guilty.

03.02.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That show is completely infuriating.

03.02.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Alberta at Noon?

03.02.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.

03.02.2026 17:38 πŸ‘ 11616 πŸ” 3556 πŸ’¬ 278 πŸ“Œ 867

The failure also belongs to the Alberta institutions for failing to push back on the corrosive narrative.

01.02.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

She’ll continue to decimate healthcare, punch down on educators, all that will work under any scenario.
But she’d sure as hell would be fine with ICE storming into Edmonton to quash civil unrest.

01.02.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0