Gerald Butts recently made this point on Substack. Alberta’s governance history is now a wingnut-conservative-wingnut sandwich, with a thin wedge of NDP cheese. Kind of puts into perspective what a gargantuan task progressives have in the province.
One thing Trump's new set of threatened tariffs on imports from Canada should show the whole world is that an agreement with Trump is absolutely worthless. Any head of government that commits to invest in the U.S. to get favorable treatment should be fired.
Jennifer Clapp 🇨🇦@jennifer-clapp.bsky.social · 2w agosounds like it's already a thing: www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
FIFA announces last minute change of referee for tonight’s USA vs Belgium match.
"regulatory certainty is the bedrock of private investment" is an incredible statement from the premier who personally wrote and added a separation referendum referendum to the other 9 referendums this fall
Adam MacVicar@adammacvicar.bsky.social · last mo.NEW: Premier Danielle Smith has written a letter to Calgary city council urging them to consult with affected stakeholders on the noise exemptions for this year's Stampede. It asks for a response by June 30 so the province can evaluate if it has a role "to resolve this issue" ahead of the Stampede
This is incredibly short sighted of Sweden. They should switch to the Finish system of income based speeding fines, and then send the ticket to Tesla's CEO.
Electrek@electrek.co · 2mo agoSweden tells EU to reject Tesla ‘FSD’ unless speeding is removed
For all the talk of genocide elsewhere, this is going to end up as the largest scale mass killing event in modern history. A crime against humanity & the rule of law of almost unimaginable proportions for which Musk must be marched in chains to the courthouse & then to jail for the rest of his life.
Chaucer Doth Tweet@levostregc.bsky.social · 2mo ago
Has carbon capture ever been proven to work or just another money pit? www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSZg...
Honest Government Ad | Carbon Capture & Storage
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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I maintain this is the most Punk Rock song in history. Outstanding
Molly Knight@mollyknight.bsky.social · 2mo agoHere are the Chicks performing “Not Ready to Make Nice” on Kimmel last night on the 23rd anniversary of them being right about the Iraq War and getting actually canceled for it: youtu.be/Gc84Qk7f-pg
It is long past time that NATO or at least a coalition of the willing enforce a no fly zone over Western Ukraine. Protecting NATO members borders and allowing Ukraine to focus all its air defenses to the East.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 2mo agoBREAKING: A Russian attack drone has struck a residential building in Galați, Romania, according to reports from the scene. Romania is a NATO member state. Initial reports indicate multiple people were injured.
I’m a climate scientist. Let me fix this headline. “Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet. Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming. Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.”
Forbes@forbes.com · 2mo agoScientists have reached a consensus that human behavior is a big driver of climate change—but Americans aren't buying it.
I swear a 1970's Tina Turner backup singer had a VO2 Max score that an Olympic cross country skier would be amazed by.
Charlie Angus@charlieangus104.bsky.social · 2mo agoWhat we need to see this morning. You really do need to see it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhkI...
Once again, it's all about victimhood for these folks. The media spends a disproportionate amount of time talking about Alberta. Three of Canada's nine supreme court justices are from or were educated in Alberta. And the most underrepresented province in both the House and Senate is ONTARIO.
A referendum on a referendum is hence forth referred to as a Referendumb.
True North Eager Beaver Media (he/him/Hey, Mr. Beaver, eh?)@trueeager.bsky.social · 3mo agoJust when you think she couldn't possibly muck things up even more... She just pissed off everyone Nobody gets the question they want and the Seppies get a referendum on whether to have a referendum Is it even valid if it's not even a yes/no question? Let the civil war begin!
This is a movement of fringe idiots getting far more attention than they deserve because of foreign involvement, because it makes for a dramatic story, and because the Premier of Alberta is somewhere between being one of them and being their creation.
Corey Hogan, the Liberal MP for Calgary Confederation, responds to Premier Smith's announcement. x.com/coreyhoganyy...
One of Daniel Smith's political idols Ron DeSantis, the other being Kristy Noem, has succeeded in destroying Florida's basic literacy. Possibly her solutions for Alberta are going to deliver the same results.
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 3mo agoRon DeSantis and the Republican Florida legislature spent years banning books in schools, trans kids from using the bathroom, and mentioning LGBTQ people in schools. The result? Florida's test reading scores have sunk to dead last in the country. www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/f...
If you believe there are 300,000 valid signatures on the Stay Free Alberta petition, I have a privately-owned pipeline to the West Coast to sell you.
If you’re on any side of the Alberta separation debate, READ THIS. The way it dismantles the separation argument is roughly akin to a freight train running over a cupcake www.readtheline.ca/p/clarke-rie...
Clarke Ries: How two Alberta judges shot separatist delusions to death
(And, not for nothing, they probably just wrecked Quebec separatism, too.)
readtheline.ca
This is amazing - @kevinolearytv 🤡 is fearmongering about Chinese agents opposing his giant Utah data center… but it’s 2 young local girls in Utah who hilariously call him (and his “dumbass hat”) out👇🏽 Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DYU074V...
The only logical reason for Danielle Smith to react like this would be if she were a separatist. Therefore, either Danielle Smith is insane, or she is a separatist.
Jason Markusoff@markusoff.bsky.social · 3mo agoPremier Danielle Smith says government will appeal too, questions judge's legal reasoning and says it's "antidemocratic." And will talk to cabinet about next steps (i.e. calling referendum as government). Wants the petitioners' voice to be heard.
The Kremlin’s worldview in one image.
Savchenko Volodymyr@savchenkoua.bsky.social · 3mo ago🐴🤡 Lavrov said that "Moscow will respond to the Nazis if they try to disrupt the Victory Day celebrations." He added that many in Europe are unabashedly calling for a repeat of Hitler's experience and are preparing another attack on Russia.
The only way to clear the air before Albertans cast another ballot: Premier Smith should call a public inquiry. Tomorrow. I will have more on my thinking this afternoon.
Many songs today are copycats of older music, this video ⤵️ Credit to szugyizsolt
This would be a good time for a pollster to ask Albertans whether they would prefer the RCMP, or the UCP govt's proposed provincial police service, to be investigating the voter list privacy breach, and the massive ongoing procurement scheme scandal. Which police service would you trust more?
Will any provincial government be held to account for this? Don't be silly. Provincial governments don't get held to account for anything, including negligent homicide.
Alberta is a satellite kitchen for the worst the GOP can cook up.
