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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 47m

This is the first publicly released polling on Alberta education issues from a professional pollster in a while, and the results are super interesting.

ARI poll suggests contract dispute support for teachers: 58%
Support for AB govt: 21 %
Neither: 18 % #AbLeg #AbEd

New poll suggests bulk of public back Alberta teachers in contract dispute | CBC News

A new Angus Reid Institute poll suggests locked-out teachers have more public support than the Alberta government as a contract dispute cancels classes for a second week.

www.cbc.ca

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 1h

Reminder: Minister Nicolaides *is* the government, despite his attempts to talk about them in 3rd person.

Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 2h

That's kind of the problem.
The envelope is insufficient.

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 2h

That's kind of the problem.
The envelope is insufficient.

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 2h

I thought this was one of the dozens of historical Calgary School op-eds that have been around forever that have verbatim arguments until I read the byline.

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 13h

“she described meeting with the group that spearheaded Project 2025, the plan to rapidly overhaul the U.S. government under President Donald Trump“

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

Smith Reveals Meeting with the US Heritage Foundation After Trump Win | The Tyee

The Alberta premier said she met with the right-wing think tank because of its influence on the president.

thetyee.ca

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 19h

See also: Alberta

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

FLORIDA now requires public schools to share space with charter schools, and “one charter operator intends to occupy space in more than 100 public schools (!)” 🤔

Privatizing public schools at breakneck speed, filling their pockets with taxpayer funds. www.fox13news.com/news/charter...

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 1d

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 2d

"Fascism can't happen here because we have magic feel good vibes. Trust us."
seems a bit naïeve.

The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 2d

A thanksgiving for the Canadian habit and history of muddling through

This country was founded on splitting the difference, creating a political culture that is proving to be remarkably resilient to extremism

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 2d

Teacher Day Camp?
Embarrassing.
ATA Learn How to Strike Challenge.

Bárbara Silva @asilvalining.bsky.social · 3d

The ATA is literally infantilizing their members then wonder why the public doesn’t consider them professionals….
Pick up a sign and picket like ALL LABOUR ORGS! @albertateachers.bsky.social @schilldawg.bsky.social

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 3d

Even better: bsky.app/profile/sick...

Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 3d

TO THE 15TH

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 3d

Baseball in Toronto?

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 3d

Its 1am Toronto time and they have a plane to catch today.

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 3d

14...

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 3d

Why are American sports graphics always so cheesy? Thanks Sportsnet for the clean minimalism.

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 3d

Blue Jays:

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 3d

13...

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Will Saletan @saletan.bsky.social · 3d

Here's a neat trick they teach in authoritarianism school: If you purge the people who measure the effects of your policies (BLS, MMWR), you can just claim everything's great, and nobody can prove how much damage you're doing.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 3d

12th inning... keep going Tigers and Mariners...we can wait

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 4d

The GoA Facebook ads that said in the video "more teachers mean more attention for every student." Ended on Oct 5.
The new video ads that started yesterday do not include this segment.

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 4d

Also Demetrios:

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 4d

It would be kind of funny if ATA started a campaign to unionize private and charter teachers.

Alec Walker 🏳️‍⚧️ (he/him) @smartalecw.bsky.social · 4d

They don't believe in public education, the professionalism of teachers, nor union activity.

Remember Bill 32? It made it so that union folks could opt out of "non-core functions" of their unions.
albertaworker.ca/news/kenneys...

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 5d

Hattie's work wasn't included in the 2019 GoA report on class sizes (itself suspect)

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 5d

All the arguments that "well, actually, teachers pickets are just fundamentally different than traditional labour pickets..." well, perhaps technically true, is also irrelevant.
That argument would be true for every other jurisdictions as well, but teachers still picket everywhere else.

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 5d

"When we fight we win" should mean the @albertateachers.bsky.social fighting for teachers' charter rights — including taking up the legal fight — and not obeying in advance through a never-ending series of hyper-risk-adverse excuses.

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Sean @seandunn.bsky.social · 5d

ALRB itself recognizes that the legislation prohibiting secondary picketing is likely unconstitutional. Protesting near the office of an elected representative is a pretty strong case for freedom of expression. ..

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