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Don Braid @donbraid.bsky.social · 16h

UCP members vote in committee to replace auditor general Doug Wylie, forcing rush to complete health procurement report. He isn't sure he can finish before a newbie takes over. Column
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #yyc #yeg #UCP

Braid: UCP dumps auditor general as he races to finish health scandal report

A UCP committee votes to replace auditor general Doug Wylie, the key person investigating the health contract scandal, writes Don Braid.

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 16h

Trump turned his troops on the American people. Only the most naive would think he won't be willing to turn them on Canada. His officials claim Canada is running fentanyl, terrorists and El Salvador gangs across the border.
Carney must make it clear that Mexico's territorial integrity is sacrosanct

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Captain Canuck (CISO) @calgstampeders.bsky.social · 15h

It feels like the first time?

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Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 1d

US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say

U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say

Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.

www.latimes.com

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 1d

“To me that was completely trampling over democracy in any right,” Craig said. “To see her stand up and vote for it . . . I know that this is not in the best interest of the constituents in this riding.”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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Recall efforts targeting UCP MLAs gain momentum after use of notwithstanding clause

Efforts to recall UCP MLAs gaining traction following government invoking the notwithstanding clause to force striking teachers back to work

calgaryherald.com

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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 1d

"Here’s what sticks out about my experience: being put in the back of an unmarked SUV and with handcuffs that were put on so tight, I have permanently lost feeling in my thumb; not being read my rights or being told what I was being charged with beyond not minding my business."

Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 2d

“I’m a law-abiding citizen who never thought I’d be of such interest that the U.S. government would use my tax dollars & yours to try to send me to prison…[after being] manhandled by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent trying to remove my phone from my hand.”

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Opinion | A jury of my peers agreed that the feds wrongly charged me for watching ICE

I believe that filming what federal agents were doing that day counted as basic human decency.

www.msnbc.com

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 1d

🧵Trump's masked thugs shot a 24-year-old US citizen last Thurs in Ontario, Calif.

He had just left his home and saw a bunch of ICE agents surrounding a car.

He stopped and simply told them, "Hey, there's a bunch of kids about to be across the street because they're going to school."

US citizen shot by ICE in Ontario, Calif

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 2d

Rogers execs on Sportsnet+ World Series crash: “You can’t expect a streaming service that only costs $30 a month to work every time”

Rogers execs on Sportsnet+ World Series crash: "You can't expect a streaming service that only costs $30 a month to work every time"

TORONTO – With the Sportsnet+ app failing for many viewers during the Blue Jays victory in Game 4 of the World Series, Rogers execs have come forward to say that “honestly, this is kinda your guys fau...

thebeaverton.com

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 3d

This graph never fails to be shocking: "The US has experienced the earliest and greatest slowdown in life expectancy improvements among higher-income countries, reported Eileen Crimmins. “We have horrible life expectancy—and it’s getting worse and worse”"

www.prb.org/resources/se...

Graph showing life expectancy trends in 23 higher income countries between 1980 and 2024. Life expectancy increased over time in all countries. In 1980, the US is in the middle of the pack, but their life expectancy gains were slower than that of other countries, and by around 2002, the US had the lowest life expectancy of all countries. Over the next 20 years, US life expectancy increasingly tracks away from the trajectories of other countries, as their life expectancy stalls while other countries life expectancy continues to climb

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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · 3d

Kevin Roberts' defense of Nick Fuentes is a watershed moment: the right has officially declared open, unabashed Hitlerism to be an acceptable position in their coalition

www.vox.com/politics/466...

The GOP’s top think tank just defended an open Nazi

Reasonable people can disagree about whether Hitler was good, says the Heritage Foundation.

www.vox.com

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Captain Canuck (CISO) @calgstampeders.bsky.social · 4d

Only dressing 6 receivers and 2 backs. And Brooks likely doing kick returns too. Little thin with any injury.

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cm 🇨🇦 @cmcalgary.bsky.social · 4d

Reddit post: redd.it/1ok69f0

From the alberta community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the alberta community

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cm 🇨🇦 @cmcalgary.bsky.social · 4d

This showed up in r/Alberta on reddit. Some people are attempting to recall UCP Associate Minister of Multiculturalism Muhammad Yaseen.

According to the most recent post in their FB group the paperwork and application fee were submit today.

FB group: www.facebook.com/groups/15377...

#Alberta

Good afternoon everyone,

My name is Siobhan and I am working with Stephen and John to recall Mr. Yaseen of Calgary-North.

We believe that Muhammad Yaseen, MLA for Calgary-North, should be recalled for failing to represent and respond to the concerns of his constituents. Despite repeated outreach from community members, Yaseen has remained unresponsive and disengaged. His vote in favor of Bill 2, which used the notwithstanding clause to force teachers back to work, shows a disregard for workers’ rights, collective bargaining, and public education. His actions demonstrate a lack of accountability and commitment to the people he was elected to serve. Calgary-North deserves an MLA who listens, stands up for democratic principles, and supports quality public education.

Yaseen won his seat in 2023 with 50.41% of the votes. In other words, he only won by 129 votes. This means we only need 9504 signatures (closer to ~12,000 in case some signatures are denied) to achieve a recall vote, which can possibly lead to a by-election in our electoral division.

All forms and fees were paid yesterday. Once the application is approved, we will start looking for canvassers.

If you can vote and have lived in Calgary-North for three months or more, you are eligible to be a canvasser!

If you are interested in becoming a canvasser or learning more about the petition, we will be posting all of our updates in our FB group “Recall Yaseen - Calgary North”. I’m unable link the page here, so please check my post in the Calgary subreddit or DM me if you need the link.

Thank you, Siobhan, Stephen, and John

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cm 🇨🇦 @cmcalgary.bsky.social · 5d

As seen on Threads tonight

www.threads.com/@merileebroc...

#Alberta #abpoli

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Captain Canuck (CISO) @calgstampeders.bsky.social · 5d

@duanebratt.bsky.social @jaredwesley.ca.

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Jacob Pomrenke @buckweaver.bsky.social · 5d

Only 4 pitchers have recorded a Pitcher’s Cycle — striking out every batter in the opposing lineup — in the World Series:

Trey Yesavage, 2025 G5
Randy Johnson, 2001 G2
Bob Gibson, 1968 G1
Jesse Barnes, 1921 G6

Tom Thress @retrosheettom.bsky.social · 5d

Trey Yesavage struck out all 9 Dodgers at least once tonight, a feat that Herm Krabbenhoft dubbed a “pitcher’s cycle”

sabr.org/journal/arti...

The Pitcher’s Cycle: Definition and Achievers (1893–2023) – Society for American Baseball Research

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Captain Canuck (CISO) @calgstampeders.bsky.social · 5d

All Alberta government public servants were told to return to office full time on Friday. No more work from home, despite some promises in the recently inked collective agreement. None of that was reported anywhere. When Ontario did it and the feds tried, it was national news.

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Captain Canuck (CISO) @calgstampeders.bsky.social · 5d

I'd vote for Deaner. Over and over.

Captain Canuck (CISO) @calgstampeders.bsky.social · 5d

I hope it's not Hyundai. It won't end well.

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Captain Canuck (CISO) @calgstampeders.bsky.social · 5d

Here comes the Chinese controlled canola industry!

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 5d

“You starve your public schools to feed your private schools and charter schools,” said one superintendent about Oklahoma's efforts to grow charter schools. “Our foundation was set up for a free and appropriate education for all kids. All kids!”

By @jsmithrichards.bsky.social

Oklahoma Is Ground Zero in Trump’s “America First” Education Push

Oklahoma has spent years reshaping public schools to integrate lessons about Jesus and encourage pride in America’s history. By the time the second Trump administration began espousing its “America Fi...

www.propublica.org

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Captain Canuck (CISO) @calgstampeders.bsky.social · 5d

Where was the Herald article when the Province ordered all public servants back to the office full time before the ink was dry on their new collective agreement? In many cases, that office space no longer exists.

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disordered @disorderedyyc.bsky.social · 5d

The hypocrisy of Premier Smith's current Chief of Staff, Rob Anderson:

The government is acting like a "dictator" by ripping away legal rights to impose a settlement.

"That's wrong. That's not the Alberta way. That's not what we do here."

#ableg #abpoli

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Stewart Prest @stewartprest.ca · 6d

Canada will remember.

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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 6d

NEW:

DisinfoNation, a new YouTube series presented by....me

Episode one, which discusses how conspiracy theories about Charlie Kirks' assassination emerged, evolved and persisted, features the amazing @bostonjoan.bsky.social and @ninajankowicz.com

www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_DC...

Why Conspiracy Theories Took Hold When Charlie Kirk Died | WIRED

YouTube video by WIRED

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