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MeliBOO! (she/her) @melibee44.bsky.social · 17m

Are there protests south of the border on Saturday? I'll be in campaign mode up here.

MeliBOO! (she/her) @melibee44.bsky.social · 2h

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MeliBOO! (she/her) @melibee44.bsky.social · 2h

Good morning!

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MeliBOO! (she/her) @melibee44.bsky.social · 18h

All we've been able to get is mint chocolate this fall! Would love to also pick up some sandwich cookies.

MeliBOO! (she/her) @melibee44.bsky.social · 18h

That's awesome! I might try a twisted headband next.

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MeliBOO! (she/her) @melibee44.bsky.social · 18h

They look great!

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MeliBOO! (she/her) @melibee44.bsky.social · 19h

And I just barely know my husband's after spending much time trying to memorize it. Despite my best efforts, I still don't know my work office number despite saying it several times a day.

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MeliBOO! (she/her) @melibee44.bsky.social · 19h

I still know my dad's cell phone because it's been the same number since the 90s. My mom changed hers sometime in the 2000s or 2010s and I don't know it.

I also still know a handful of pizza places, my childhood best friend's number and my parents' landline (my childhood number).

Sara Hastings-Simon 🇨🇦 @shastingssimon.bsky.social · 1d

Which numbers do you have memorized now?

For me: my dads landline (same as when I was a kid)
My dads work # (was best way to reach someone during the day)
Husbands cell

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

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SAFE Team Rescue @safeteamrescue.bsky.social · 1d

for Giving Me My Forever Home Adoption Special and his adoption fee is $100 until October 19. He is 4.5 years old and he does well with other kitties as well as with dogs. Ashton will be a wonderful forever family member! Drop by our shelter (4610 97 Street, Edmonton) to meet Ashton in person

SAFE Team Rescue | Edmonton Cat Rescue | YEG Animal Rescue

SAFE Team Rescue is a non-profit, 100% volunteer-run, animal rescue group based in Edmonton, AB, Canada.

www.safeteam.ca

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Lisa Young 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @jlisayoung.bsky.social · 1d

Question for my fellow Albertans: if your gravy is described as being ‘a bit like bitumen’ in texture, is it a compliment??

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SAFE Team Rescue @safeteamrescue.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Magpie Monday from adoptable kitty, Koko! Koko is another of our sweethearts currently residing in our thekitchenmagpie sponsored room. This cutie is going to be the very best pal, he loves being close by to offer a helping paw! Koko is participating in our Thanks for Giving Me My Forever

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MeliBOO! (she/her) @melibee44.bsky.social · 19h

My mom is the wife of a hunter... She would not fit in with that sketch. Lol! She does know how to butcher though.

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Lisa @lisab0923.bsky.social · 1d

These kids are the future.

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

Bruce “Spanky” McAllister shut down a students mic during the “Alberta Next” panel so that young man couldn’t get his message across…

Well…

Evan’s back.

AND he brought friends for a panel discussion on Alberta Education!

Listen now everywhere!

#abpoli #cdnpoli #abed

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MeliBOO! (she/her) @melibee44.bsky.social · 19h

Oh! I know pizza 73, pizza hut, and panago. I had a pizza problem when I was younger.

I also know my childhood best friend and my parents' landline (my childhood number).

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Ximena González @ximenaka.bsky.social · 1d

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.

Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education | The Tyee

MAGA’s Project 2025 has become a blueprint for undermining Canada’s schools in the name of profit and privilege.

thetyee.ca

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troyliss @troyliss.bsky.social · 23h

Good article on the Alberta govt’s war on public education.

Ximena González @ximenaka.bsky.social · 1d

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.

Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education | The Tyee

MAGA’s Project 2025 has become a blueprint for undermining Canada’s schools in the name of profit and privilege.

thetyee.ca

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Giselle General (she/her) @gisellegeneral.bsky.social · 23h

I’m running for Ward sipiwiyiniwak to bring:

💰 Smart Spending
🏘️ Thoughtful Growth
🚍 Reliable Services
👥 Safe & Inclusive Neighbourhoods

Don't forget to vote on October 20 in this city election!

www.gisellegeneral.ca

#yegCC #yegVote #EdmontonElections2025 #GiselleforYeg

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alison says reinstate Link! @alisonborealis.bsky.social · 23h

Heck Yes!

Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · Dec 25

A vintage black-and-white photo of a group of women sitting in a row and knitting socks. I am not sure, but I believe it's from the WWII campaign to knit socks for soldiers called "knitting for victory." Over the photo in Impact font it reads, "Knitters: The world's first 3-D printers."

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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 23h

Must read here for all Albertans via @ximenaka.bsky.social.
Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education | The Tyee

MAGA’s Project 2025 has become a blueprint for undermining Canada’s schools in the name of profit and privilege.

thetyee.ca

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Heather Campbell @thatheatherc.bsky.social · 23h

Incredible, heartbreaking interviews by @reportrix.bsky.social.

Quote: "“You show your love really weird," the girl says of [Premier] Smith." 💔

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/sports/well-...

The kids, they know what's going down. They're fighting for their actual lives. No bluster. No exaggeration.

'We'll be moving': Alberta transgender children, families brace for legal changes

EDMONTON - Football decals plaster the walls of his bedroom. A San Francisco 49ers bedspread and a binder full of trading cards make it clear the seven-year-old loves sports.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

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Aryn Toombs @aryn.bsky.social · 22h

The $87 billion climate cost has always been, very clearly so, a long-term cost to the economy and not a direct City of Calgary cost to taxpayers—in fact many stories, and admin have pointed this out.

But some candidates keep using this number to campaign on.

livewirecalgary.com/2025/10/13/8...

Is there an $87 billion Calgary climate strategy funded by city taxpayers? Y/N... Candidates respond - LiveWire Calgary

Since the climate emergency declaration on the heels of Calgary’s 2021 municipal election, an $87 billion cost claim has been the rallying cry of opposition to the city’s climate strategy. Only, as re...

livewirecalgary.com

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MeliBOO! (she/her) @melibee44.bsky.social · 19h

I still remember my childhood best friend's phone number. My parents still have ours.

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Ashley Salvador @ashleysalvador.bsky.social · 23h

Together, we can build an Edmonton where everyday people can build extraordinary lives. A city where affordability unlocks opportunity, with better transit, safer streets, and housing that’s within reach.

Election Day is October 20th.

Learn more at ashleysalvador.com.

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Sèafra @woodward.ca · 22h

Do you ever get the sense that Ashley Salvador and Tim Cartmell live in completely different versions of our city?
I'm so glad I live in Ashley's version. She's smart, reasonable (too reasonable for me sometimes 😅) and a real doer. That's why she's getting my vote again in Ward Métis.

Ashley Salvador @ashleysalvador.bsky.social · 23h

Together, we can build an Edmonton where everyday people can build extraordinary lives. A city where affordability unlocks opportunity, with better transit, safer streets, and housing that’s within reach.

Election Day is October 20th.

Learn more at ashleysalvador.com.

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SAFE Team Rescue @safeteamrescue.bsky.social · 22h

Happy Magpie Thanksgiving Monday from adoptable kitty, Anneke! Anneke is another of our sweethearts currently residing in our The Kitchen Magpie sponsored room at our shelter. This teddy bear is a delight to be around, she has a sparkling personality and she loves her togetherness time, she is

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