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Aaron Hoyland @aaronhoyland.bsky.social · 3h

The next time someone argues that conservative parties are more fiscally responsible, please remind them that the UCP is forcing cities to spend millions more to hand count ballots just to pander to conspiracy theorists who don't understand the difference between voting machines and vote tabulators.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 1d

BREAKING: A court ordered the Department of Defense to stop censoring educational materials discussing race and gender in schools on military bases.

Books removed from the schools must be returned to the shelves immediately.

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Paula Mat @wayfinderturtle.bsky.social · 23h

I just voted!🗳️

Paula Mat @wayfinderturtle.bsky.social · 1d

Still unsure of who to vote for? Trustee information can be found here: candidates.vote4kids.ca
#abpol #alberta #election2025
#lethbridge #calgary #reddeer #edmonton #grandprairie

ATA Candidates

candidates.vote4kids.ca

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Loretta from Canada🇨🇦 @myview66.bsky.social · 1d

Take lessons shown by the Italians and the French!

God @thegodpodcast.com · 1d

Bless Mayor Johnson for calling for a general strike!

Bless The Chicago Mayor’s Call For A General Strike

Can God get an amen?

www.thegodpodcast.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Today, Mike Johnson will have the House adjourned for 77 out of the last 89 days.

House Republicans have worked 12 days in 3 months.

All to prevent a vote on releasing the Epstein files.

The House Republican Epstein Shutdown continues.

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Paula Mat @wayfinderturtle.bsky.social · 1d

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A Dave you know you know @notjustdave.bsky.social · 7d

Pair this: "Since the United Conservative Party came into power six years ago, Alberta’s government has tabled a series of changes to the Education Act that reflect the priorities not of Alberta parents, but of U.S. neoconservatives seeking to dismantle the public education..." #AbLeg

Ximena González @ximenaka.bsky.social · 8d

I began writing this story with a naive question in mind: What do we lose when public education is privatized? A lot, actually.

By following the MAGA playbook, the UCP’s push against public education not only undermines democracy, it jeopardizes the possibility of a better future for all Albertans.

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Paula Mat @wayfinderturtle.bsky.social · 1d

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Mel Woods @melwoods.me · 4d

NEW from me ✨

Excited to share the latest collab between @xtramagazine.com and @thewalrus.ca today, where I dive into how far-right groups are setting the education policy agenda in Alberta, and have put LGBTQ2S+ youth in the centre of the culture war

xtramagazine.com/power/politi...

How far-right groups brought the culture war to Alberta schools | Xtra Magazine

Many of the most vocal groups in developing Alberta’s school policies have no affiliation to kids or the education system

xtramagazine.com

Paula Mat @wayfinderturtle.bsky.social · 1d

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Taking Alberta Forward, We Stand With Canada🍁 @asytsema.bsky.social · 2d

Alberta Recall Movement Challenges UCP Education Agenda youtu.be/c9JlGu7z098?... via @YouTube

"Calgary parent and scientist Jenny Yeremiy has filed a recall petition to remove Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides as MLA for Calgary-Bow. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Alberta Recall Movement Challenges UCP Education Agenda

YouTube video by Energi Media

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Heather McPherson MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social · 5d

Alberta teachers deserve better working conditions and better pay! Danielle Smith and the UCP are an embarrassment and they don’t care about our kids education! Shameful.

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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 6d

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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Maryann - Revealing Light @revealinglight.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s California stunt could have been fatal. Gift article www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/u...

Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say

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M31🍁 @m31author.bsky.social · 1d

The move was sparked by an innovative program called Canada Leads, launched in April by Toronto’s University Health Network. Its mission is to reverse decades of scientific brain drain by offering salaries, lab space, and collaboration opportunities to promising young researchers around the world.

Canada’s brain gain: A scientific migration amid U.S turmoil

More than 600 scientists – about half from the U.S. – ‘raise their hands’ as they compete for positions at a Canadian Hospital.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Politico @politico.com · 7d

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Charlie Golf | Elbows Up! 🍁 @charliegolf.ca · 3d

This is Calgary-North, the riding UCP MLA Muhammad Yaseen represents in the Legislature. Notice something interesting? He only won by 129 votes.

You don't think the UCP is scared of back-to-work legislation for teachers? Think again.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #abed

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Charlie Golf | Elbows Up! 🍁 @charliegolf.ca · 3d

This is Calgary-East, the riding UCP MLA Peter Singh represents in the Legislature. Notice something interesting? He only won by 698 votes.

You don't think the UCP is scared of back-to-work legislation for teachers? Think again.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #abed

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Charlie Golf | Elbows Up! 🍁 @charliegolf.ca · 3d

This is Calgary-Cross, the riding Minister of Justice Mickey Amery represents in the Legislature. Notice something interesting? He only won by 514 votes.

You don't think the UCP is scared of back-to-work legislation for teachers? Think again.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #abed

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Charlie Golf | Elbows Up! 🍁 @charliegolf.ca · 3d

This is Calgary-Bow, the riding Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides represents in the Legislature. Notice something interesting? He only won by 623 votes.

You don't think the UCP is scared of back-to-work legislation for teachers? Think again.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #abed

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Charlie Golf | Elbows Up! 🍁 @charliegolf.ca · 3d

This is Calgary-North West, the riding Minister of Indigenous Relations Rajan Sawhney represents in the Legislature. Notice something interesting? She only won by 143 votes.

You don't think the UCP is scared of back-to-work legislation for teachers? Think again.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #abed

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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻🚫👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 1d

My feelings, exactly.

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cm 🇨🇦 @cmcalgary.bsky.social · 1d

Canadian Tire will begin selling the iconic Hudson's Bay point blankets and has pledged to continue a program started by HBC to donate the net proceeds to support Indigenous-led initiatives.

www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

#Canada

Canadian Tire will start selling iconic Hudson's Bay blankets, donating proceeds to Indigenous fund | CBC News

Canadian Tire acquired HBC's intellectual property, including the striped blanket design, earlier this year for $30 million as part of the wind down of the retailer.

www.cbc.ca

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d

Ukrainian soldier filmed the ground in Ukraine completely covered with spent casings/shells.

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 1d

Whoa. Chicago mayor calls for a general strike; now we're talking

www.huffpost.com/entry/chicag...

Chicago Mayor Issues Defiant Call For A General Strike

It was an audacious proposal, given that the U.S. has never held a true, nationwide general strike.

www.huffpost.com

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Paula Mat @wayfinderturtle.bsky.social · 1d

Jenny Regal for Calgary Public School Trustee Wards 1 & 2! A strong voice for public education!
#Calgary #Alberta #municipleelection #politics
#local38 #schoolboardtrustees #calgarymunicipleelection2025
#calgaryteachers #calgarywards1&2

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Aaron Hoyland @aaronhoyland.bsky.social · 2d

AB’s finance minister has said the province set aside $2.6 billion to cover the costs of a new 4yr teacher contract, and that the ATA’s latest offer would cost $2B over that, which works out to $1.15B/yr.

Wanna guess how much the recent income tax cut is costing the province? $1.2B/yr. Priorities.

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