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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 11h

Epstein is also representative of the class society we live in. Where the common folk can be abused and discarded as the elite's sadistic impulses are never satisfied.

Amber Speaks Up @amberspeaks.bsky.social · 11h

“Epstein wasn’t an anomaly, he was no outlier. He was a reflection of power unchecked.” — Virginia Giuffre

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Richard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 7h

How does an artist see beyond the distractions of faces and clothes to hint at the hidden world of thoughts and emotions? In Harold Knight's painting of his wife Laura (1924) he achieves this by depicting her reading a letter, allowing us to see into her private world.

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John Lehman 🇨🇦 @johnlehman.bsky.social · 21h

A woman gets duly elected by the people and the government refuses to allow her to do her job.

What the hell is going on in the US? What a shit government system you have there. It's an incredible mess.

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lissa @unraveledlissa.bsky.social · 12h

Must be I guess. 🤬

lissa @unraveledlissa.bsky.social · 12h

These systems were built with the belief that the majority of politicians would serve office and the people with honesty and honour.

Overtime this has been corrupted.

Today, corporations/capitalism are held above the people and we see unethical, criminal, and authoritarian acts on the daily.

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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 12h

"Pollster Frank Graves says that Alberta is the "epicentre" of disinformation within Canada."
~Source: Markham Hislop's "Energi Media" Youtube channel.

It's true. And the UCP is a leading purveyor of disinformation in Alberta.

This is what we used to be told Russia did.

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lissa @unraveledlissa.bsky.social · 15h

It should be turned into a multi-level community greenhouse for low-income folks, etc.

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lissa @unraveledlissa.bsky.social · 17h

OMFG 😳🤬

Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎(Parody) @abdanielsmith.bsky.social · 17h

Glad to see my Minister of Finance, Nate Horner, being properly compensated with $1.65 MILLION taxpayer dollars for the drought conditions affecting his ranch.

To the rest of Alberta farmers also affected by the drought, you don't get anything, but keep voting conservative!

A screenshot of payments made to Nate Horner, UCP MLA and Minister of Finance for the Alberta government in the amount of $1.65 million dollars for moisture deficiencies.

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lissa @unraveledlissa.bsky.social · 19h

That is one too. 🤣🤬

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lissa @unraveledlissa.bsky.social · 23h

What a waste of money. Conservatives like to spend our money on slogans for their propaganda machine.

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 1d

A new poll found 58% of Albertans’ sympathies are with the Alberta Teachers’ Association, compared with 21% who side with the government. #ablab #abpoli

How Alberta Teachers Are Winning the Public Opinion Battle | The Tyee

The teachers’ main demands are finding support, while the government is being blamed for the school shutdown.

thetyee.ca

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lissa @unraveledlissa.bsky.social · 23h

Who are the a-holes siding with the government?

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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 1d

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Caitlin Johnstone @caitoz.bsky.social · 1d

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Mike @brechinbrae220031.bsky.social · 1d

Canada Post faces two futures—a revitalized public service or a billionaire cash machine canadians.org/analysis/can...

Canada Post faces two futures—a revitalized public service or a billionaire cash machine

The Liberal government is dismantling Canada Post for the billionaire class, while ignoring bold proposals from postal workers to reinvent the public service

canadians.org

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Trish 🇨🇦 Sorry! 🍁 @trishly.bsky.social · 1d

If Carney permits this, Canada is screwed!
Carney will lose all support, and then we'll end up with a right-wing maple-maga nutjob as prime minister.

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lissa @unraveledlissa.bsky.social · 1d

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Calgary Police Commission documents shed new light on Neufeld resignation

Drug Data Decoded has obtained a trove of new documents on the Calgary police chief and deputy resignations. Despite heavy redactions, they reveal a power struggle within the service fuelled by commis...

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lissa @unraveledlissa.bsky.social · 1d

Sonya Sharp is evil.

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

California just banned employers from forcing workers to pay a debt, fee, or penalty to leave their job.

Bosses have increasingly been trapping workers with debts incurred in training and other exploitative fees.

Now that's illegal in the nation's biggest state.

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consbegone.bsky.social @consbegone.bsky.social · 3d

Canadians need to stop being so smug about being superior to the fascist regime in the US.

Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 3d

Who exactly should Canada be worried about?

Mary Fernando M.D. MI @maryfernando.bsky.social
Are you missing the fact that only the conservatives are pushing to end to birthright citizenship, all their MPs voted against a woman's rights and have pushed against vaccine mandates as our children get/ die of measles? The receipts: www.arcc-cdac.ca/media/anti-c...
Abortion Rights
Coalition of Canada
Members of Parliament

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lissa @unraveledlissa.bsky.social · 2d

getus.ca/alberta-home...

Alberta Home Internet Providers | Unlimited Rocket-fast Internet

Alberta home internet providers | GETUS Communications delivering cost-effective internet solutions to Alberta residents.

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lissa @unraveledlissa.bsky.social · 2d

actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...

Petition to Minister Champagne: No Austerity in this budget

$25 billion per year less for public services. 57,000 jobs eliminated. The “worst cuts in modern history,” according to economists. Is this what Canadians voted for on April 28? The deep cuts to pu...

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Trish 🇨🇦 Sorry! 🍁 @trishly.bsky.social · 2d

This is how america will annex canada!!!
CALL your MP, do not let this happen!!!
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ANALYSIS | The Trump administration is investing in Canadian critical mineral companies. But Ottawa can stop it | CBC News

The Trump administration has purchased a stake in two Canadian critical mineral companies, a move experts say is unusual, and which raises questions about whether Ottawa should block the deals in the ...

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RichardJR @electricbluesfan.bsky.social · 2d

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🇨🇦 FEARS OF DEPRESSED TURNOUT IN THE 2025 CALGARY 'MEH-LECTION.' 🇨🇦

A perfect storm of voter inattention, indecision, and confusion has experts worried that Calgary is heading for a historically low turnout in this month's municipal election.

Jason Markusoff, CBC News
#YYCvote #YYCcc

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canadiansorg.bsky.social @canadiansorg.bsky.social · 9d

Canada Post is exactly the type of nation-building project Mark Carney was elected to carry out. Instead, the lucrative parcel market is being given to fly-by-night operators who exploit burnout-track employees, compromise our safety and pollute the air.

breachmedia.ca/canada-post-...

Canada Post faces two futures—a revitalized public service or a billionaire cash machine ⋆ The Breach

The Liberal government is dismantling Canada Post for the billionaire class, while ignoring bold proposals from postal workers to reinvent the public service

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consbegone.bsky.social @consbegone.bsky.social · 2d

A number of programs under immediate threat: gender equality funding (80% cuts), climate innovation (50% cuts), Water Agency (remediation for lakes & rivers under threat), higher education (dozens of programs being shuttered), migrant supports, ability to tax the rich

canadians.org/stopthecuts/

Stop The Cuts: austerity threatens livelihoods and communities

STOP THE CUTS austerity threatens livelihoods and communities To the Minister of Finance: In a crisis, we must protect and invest in the essentials: healthcare, education and climate action. This g…

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