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Pat Letizia @patletizia.bsky.social · 1h

This is horrifying.

AnthropoceneMPG 🌊 @anthropocenempg.bsky.social · 1h

Lost in the distraction__burrito

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ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.

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Pat Letizia @patletizia.bsky.social · 22h

Good read!

(I suggest a strong independent, non-political write-in campaign. How can this be a priority right now?) #abpoli

‘Strong and free’: Alberta government changing licence plate design, slogan | Globalnews.ca share.google/UJeKwg5QDTIY...

Global News | Breaking, Latest News and Video for Canada

Globalnews.ca – Watch and read Canada’s Breaking news plus Business, Health, Politics and World News

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Pat Letizia @patletizia.bsky.social · 1d

"This would have catastrophic global consequences, pushing parts of the world into a deep freeze, heating up others, disrupting monsoon seasons and raising sea levels."

The planet has entered a ‘new reality’ as it hits its first climate tipping point, report finds | CNN share.google/HnVG3ZJ1FbDy...

The planet has entered a ‘new reality’ as it hits its first climate tipping point, report finds | CNN

The widespread death of coral reefs is the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible tipping points the world may hit, according to a landmark report produced by 160 scientists ac...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back

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123simco.bsky.social @123simco.bsky.social · 4d

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Robert MJ Thompson @wh0n0z.bsky.social · 4d

@brittlestar.com nails it! "So do it casually and in passing but… talk politics and save the world."
Complacency is the end of us all. I agree with Mr.R. – time to get your gab on.

The Vibe Politics Era open.substack.com/pub/brittles...

The Vibe Politics Era

Podcast Is Broken w/ Brittlestar and Lisa B returns next week

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Pat Letizia @patletizia.bsky.social · 4d

An important lens for all municipal councillors #yyccc.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Why experts say Edmonton’s new mayor and council should care about climate change | CBC News

Edmonton’s municipal election is fast approaching. CBC News asked Edmontonians what their top priorities are as they prepare to cast their ballots, and one that came up again and again was mitigating ...

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Hookcity - 🚫“War Plan” DMs Please 👊🏻🇺🇸🔥 🫣 @hookcity.bsky.social · 13d

The U.S. Army wants YOU to join the fight against America's cities (fatties can stay home) #DailyShow

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 14d

The inhumanity is accelerating.

There are multiple reports of ICE agents laughing as kids scream and cry, and one in this raid saying literally “fuck them kids.”

Anjali Enjeti @anjalienjeti.bsky.social · 14d

My god.

“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 13d

This is very well said.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14d

Talarico: if you read the new testament, Jesus doesn't spend most of his time preaching or teaching or even praying. He spends most of his time healing the sick.

Right now, we have politicians in congress with Christ follower in their Twitter bio, but they are kicking the sick off their health care

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Heather Campbell @thatheatherc.bsky.social · 13d

Sonya Sharp voted against CPS' budget adjustments for the 2024 fiscal plan in November 2023, which amongst other things, accommodated 50 incremental police officers from the province. (She was 1 of 6 councillors who voted against the budget & the adjustments for CPS.) But she gets an endorsement?

Calgary Herald @calgaryherald.com · 13d

Civic union groups back Gondek, Sharp for mayor as campaign season approaches home stretch

With less than three weeks to go before voting day police association back Sonya Sharpe,

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Ben Holt 🇨🇦 @beanjammin.bsky.social · 13d

Fossil fuels funded this slide into authoritarianism and now they're getting theirs back.

Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 14d

RUSS VOUGHT ARCHITECT OF PROJECT 2025
wants to cut $8 billion in climate funding for CA NV CT NY CO IL DE HI MA MN MD NJ NH NM OR VT WA

These states generate 80% of the country's revenue
And thousands of jobs
Lots of Independents and Republicans in those jobs btw

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 16d

New episode up! We talked with researcher Tim Gill about how we need to make our cities safe for children, not cars. "Children are basically living very captive and kind of contained lives, and that's just not healthy."
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Pat Letizia @patletizia.bsky.social · 13d

What the hell is happening in that country?! The concentration of power is alarming.

Education Department employees' emails changed automatically to blame Democrats for shutdown share.google/sb9VNdQpdTTa...

Education Department employees surprised to find their email automatically changed to blame Democrats for shutdown

Five furloughed employees told NBC News they had put up nonpartisan out-of-office messages, only to see they were changed — without their permission — to partisan ones.

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Pat Letizia @patletizia.bsky.social · 13d

Bad news on investments in AB electricity market. Too much policy and regulation uncertainty.

‘Alberta is disincentivizing renewables’: report | The Narwhal share.google/FhnvFWFmikIh...

‘Alberta is disincentivizing renewables’: report | The Narwhal

Confidence in Alberta’s energy market has been undermined by the ‘sheer volume and pace of regulatory and policy changes,’ major financial backers say

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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 19d

Opinon: As Ottawa evaluates defence spending priorities, it must not overlook the health of the people who provide safety and security to Canada.

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Investing in the health of those who defend Canada will pay long-term dividends

It's now more important than ever for the government to continue investing in four pivotal groups dedicated to supporting the physical and mental health of Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans,…

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 17d

So…let me see if I have this right. The federal government is gonna shut down in 30hrs, and the party that controls the ENTIRE federal government is trying to blame the party that controls NONE of the federal government for the looming shutdown?

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Leeta 🇨🇦 @micropainter.bsky.social · 16d

Danielle Smith & the craven UCP banned the billion dollar renewable energy industry and its jobs from #Alberta because….why?

#Canada #cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg #yyc #yeg

cm 🇨🇦 @cmcalgary.bsky.social · 16d

• Imperial to cut jobs by end-2027, relocate most Calgary roles by 2028

• Layoffs part of restructuring amid global crude price slump

• Company to maintain only a small presence in Calgary

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#Alberta #abpoli #oilandgas

Canada's Imperial Oil to cut 20% of workforce and largely exit Calgary

Canada's Imperial Oil said on Monday it would cut its workforce by about 20% by the end of 2027, part of a major restructuring that would eventually shutter most of its presence in the oil-and-gas city of Calgary.

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Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · 16d

Just a reminder that the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation is not a holiday to celebrate.

It is an acknowledgement & remembrance.

We need to not lose sight of that.

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Pat Letizia @patletizia.bsky.social · 16d

This really burns me up. Whatever happened to sticking to your principles? Another win for one of America's most "perfect" people.
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YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle Trump lawsuit | CNN Business

YouTube agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump after he was suspended by social media platforms following the January 6, 2021, insurrection.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 17d

Utilities, groceries, health care premiums all going sky high, and he’s blabbering on like he’s Louis XIV in Versailles.

The post from @realDonaldTrump claims that 24 Karat Gold was used in the Oval Office and Cabinet Room of the White House, impressing foreign leaders and others with its quality and beauty. It describes this as the "Best Oval Office ever" in terms of success and appearance, signed by "President DJT."

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Calgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca · 29d

The data on #Bikelanes are clear & consistent: GREAT for cities in just about every metric you can think of. So why are politicians across Canada attacking them? We dig in with @bikecalgary.bsky.social's Doug Clark & Alyssa Quinney

PODCAST: www.podcastics.com/episode/3835...
#yyc #yyccc #yycbike

Divide & Conquer: The B.S. Against Bike Lanes

Build barriers between cyclists and cars, not between people and their neighbors.

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Pat Letizia @patletizia.bsky.social · 28d

Shortly after civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated, AG Robert Kennedy shrugged off concerns of the Secret Service and went into the street to inform the crowds of the news. This was his 'from the heart' message to them & the rest of the country.
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Pat Letizia @patletizia.bsky.social · 28d

"Smith said the incorporation of the new mandatory marker would ensure that Alberta was "prioritizing those who are Canadian citizens first" in accessing social services."
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Alberta privacy commissioner raises concerns over citizenship details on driver's licences | CBC News

Alberta's information and privacy commissioner is questioning the provincial government's plan to include citizenship information on driver's licences.

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Pat Letizia @patletizia.bsky.social · Sep 16

I'm very uncomfortable with the latest Alberta plan to put our citizenship status on driver's licenses. It feels creepy and subversive. Othering people. Making personal info publicly available. American.
My vote on this is is no.

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