Jeremy Appel 🍉
@readtheorchard.org
Independent journalist in amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton).
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The Wild Claims of Jeff Rath, Separatist Firebrand via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
The Wild Claims of Jeff Rath, Separatist Firebrand | The Tyee
The free-swinging Alberta Prosperity Project leader is caught on video spouting conspiracy theories and profanities.
thetyee.ca
January 26, 2026 at 5:10 AM
The Wild Claims of Jeff Rath, Separatist Firebrand via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
This is precisely why Smith is going to have an independence referendum coincide with an election.
Modry: "I stated, you know, during Brexit, David Cameron, who campaigned against Brexit, did the honorable thing. He resigned when Brexit was successful. And she said to me, 'Well, I'm not going to David Cameron myself.' So that obviously means she'd be willing to lead a sovereign country." 4/5
January 26, 2026 at 12:07 AM
This is precisely why Smith is going to have an independence referendum coincide with an election.
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At this meeting, Dennis Modry claimed that Premier Danielle Smith said she prefers the title 'Prime Minister' over 'President,' in a discussion about her possible leadership in an independent Alberta. 1/5
#abpoli #AlbertaIndependence
#abpoli #AlbertaIndependence
I'm at Heritage Park, a petition signing location in Stony Plain for Alberta Independence. Folks are lined up waiting to sign, with speakers set to begin at 7:00 pm. Will live tweet below 🧵
#abpoli #AlbertaIndependence
#abpoli #AlbertaIndependence
January 25, 2026 at 4:10 AM
At this meeting, Dennis Modry claimed that Premier Danielle Smith said she prefers the title 'Prime Minister' over 'President,' in a discussion about her possible leadership in an independent Alberta. 1/5
#abpoli #AlbertaIndependence
#abpoli #AlbertaIndependence
Found this really lovely review of Kenneyism that also (fairly) cooked my ass for the amount of times I used ‘project’ in the book.
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people.uleth.ca/~daniel.odon...
Party like it's 1999: Appel, Kennyism (Dundurn Press, 2024) and Ganz, When the Clock Broke (FSG, 2024) | Daniel Paul O'Donnell
people.uleth.ca
January 25, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Found this really lovely review of Kenneyism that also (fairly) cooked my ass for the amount of times I used ‘project’ in the book.
people.uleth.ca/~daniel.odon...
people.uleth.ca/~daniel.odon...
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Former Reuters Ottawa bureau chief.
"I was fired amid budget cuts in the struggling news industry ...The great and kind Canada, the country where I thought I would settle at least until my children were adults, had chewed me up and spit me out."
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"I was fired amid budget cuts in the struggling news industry ...The great and kind Canada, the country where I thought I would settle at least until my children were adults, had chewed me up and spit me out."
stevescherer.substack.com/p/my-journey...
My journey from foreign correspondent to Uber driver in Trump's America
I once documented human displacement and desperation; now I am living it
stevescherer.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Former Reuters Ottawa bureau chief.
"I was fired amid budget cuts in the struggling news industry ...The great and kind Canada, the country where I thought I would settle at least until my children were adults, had chewed me up and spit me out."
stevescherer.substack.com/p/my-journey...
"I was fired amid budget cuts in the struggling news industry ...The great and kind Canada, the country where I thought I would settle at least until my children were adults, had chewed me up and spit me out."
stevescherer.substack.com/p/my-journey...
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Want to know what Alberta separatist talk leads to? Listen to the U.S. treasury secretary talking to a right-wing podcaster.
Bessent pushes Albertan independence from Canada: "Albertans are very independent people. There's a rumor they may have a referendum on whether they want to stay in Canada or not. People are talking. People want sovereignty. They want what the US has got."
January 23, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Want to know what Alberta separatist talk leads to? Listen to the U.S. treasury secretary talking to a right-wing podcaster.
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Breaking news: TikTok said that a deal to spin off its U.S. business to non-Chinese investors has been finalized, marking a new chapter for the popular short-video app that has been a pawn for years in high-stakes U.S.-China negotiations.
TikTok says U.S. spinoff is finalized
After years of U.S.-China negotiations, the divestiture removes the U.S. version of the app from Chinese majority ownership.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Breaking news: TikTok said that a deal to spin off its U.S. business to non-Chinese investors has been finalized, marking a new chapter for the popular short-video app that has been a pawn for years in high-stakes U.S.-China negotiations.
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All that water carrying is tough on the legs, turns out.
*Morrissey voice*
I've seen this haaappen in other people's lives
And now it's haaaappening in miiiiine
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
I've seen this haaappen in other people's lives
And now it's haaaappening in miiiiine
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Bell: Premier Danielle Smith, I was an emergency room patient — they need your help
Danielle Smith vows to fix Alberta health care, Postmedia columnist Rick Bell ends up in a Calgary emergency room and asks premier for help
calgaryherald.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:13 PM
All that water carrying is tough on the legs, turns out.
*Morrissey voice*
I've seen this haaappen in other people's lives
And now it's haaaappening in miiiiine
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
I've seen this haaappen in other people's lives
And now it's haaaappening in miiiiine
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Bell: Premier Danielle Smith, I was an emergency room patient — they need your help
Danielle Smith vows to fix Alberta health care, Postmedia columnist Rick Bell ends up in a Calgary emergency room and asks premier for help
calgaryherald.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:51 PM
*Morrissey voice*
I've seen this haaappen in other people's lives
And now it's haaaappening in miiiiine
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
I've seen this haaappen in other people's lives
And now it's haaaappening in miiiiine
calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
Oh, so now armed resistance is justified
January 22, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Oh, so now armed resistance is justified
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"Bankrupt oil company leaves Alberta county with $9.3M unpaid tax bill.
According to the Unpaid Oil and Gas Property Tax Survey conducted by the province in 2022, a cumulative $220 million in unpaid taxes has been reported by municipalities..."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
According to the Unpaid Oil and Gas Property Tax Survey conducted by the province in 2022, a cumulative $220 million in unpaid taxes has been reported by municipalities..."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Bankrupt oil company leaves Alberta county with $9.3M unpaid tax bill | CBC News
Big Lakes County in northwestern Alberta says it has formally approved the write off of more than $9 million in unpaid property taxes owed by the now bankrupt Razor Energy Corp.
www.cbc.ca
January 22, 2026 at 12:06 AM
"Bankrupt oil company leaves Alberta county with $9.3M unpaid tax bill.
According to the Unpaid Oil and Gas Property Tax Survey conducted by the province in 2022, a cumulative $220 million in unpaid taxes has been reported by municipalities..."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
According to the Unpaid Oil and Gas Property Tax Survey conducted by the province in 2022, a cumulative $220 million in unpaid taxes has been reported by municipalities..."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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constantly getting asked "𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 is Edmonton, Alberta" but never "𝘩𝘰𝘸 is Edmonton, Alberta"
January 21, 2026 at 8:04 AM
constantly getting asked "𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 is Edmonton, Alberta" but never "𝘩𝘰𝘸 is Edmonton, Alberta"
SCOOP: An ethics complaint against close Danielle Smith associate David Yager that was filed in July has been rejected by ethics commissioner on a technicality.
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Ethics complaint dismissed against Smith advisor who supports publicly funded well cleanup
In a Dec. 10 letter obtained by The Orchard, Ethics Commissioner (and UCP donor) Shawn McLeod says the Conflict of Interest Act doesn't apply to David Yager.
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January 21, 2026 at 4:58 PM
SCOOP: An ethics complaint against close Danielle Smith associate David Yager that was filed in July has been rejected by ethics commissioner on a technicality.
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Oh, for fuck's sake.
Scoop: The AGO is reckoning with the resignations of a senior curator & two members of a collections committee after the group narrowly voted to not acquire a work by Nan Goldin over accusations that the Jewish-American photographer’s views are antisemitic www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
AGO rocked by resignations after failed Nan Goldin acquisition
Senior curator and two volunteers stepped down over gallery’s vote to not acquire work
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Oh, for fuck's sake.
"It raises the question: what is the Canada Pension Plan ready to invest in? Pornhub? ICE? Illegal detention centres? Maybe the Canada Pension Plan could team up and invest in Russian bot farms,” says @charlieangus104.bsky.social
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/20/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/20/n...
Canada's pension plan invested $416 million in Musk's deepfake porn-generating AI
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) ploughed about $416 million last year into xAI, Elon Musk's AI company. The money helped fund the billionaire's push to build three of the world's larg...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:55 PM
"It raises the question: what is the Canada Pension Plan ready to invest in? Pornhub? ICE? Illegal detention centres? Maybe the Canada Pension Plan could team up and invest in Russian bot farms,” says @charlieangus104.bsky.social
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/20/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/20/n...
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You won't find much public information about Prolife Alberta leader Murray Ruhl. We did some extensive digging and found he has an alternate online life as a traditionalist Catholic blogger. Read our joint investigation with @xtramagazine.com
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January 14, 2026 at 2:15 PM
You won't find much public information about Prolife Alberta leader Murray Ruhl. We did some extensive digging and found he has an alternate online life as a traditionalist Catholic blogger. Read our joint investigation with @xtramagazine.com
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Love me some playoff OT
January 18, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Love me some playoff OT
Hootsuite could receive up to $2.8 million USD for contract with US immigration enforcement betakit.com/hootsuite-dh...
Hootsuite could receive up to $2.8 million USD for contract with US immigration enforcement | BetaKit
Years after scrapping a contract with ICE, Hootsuite is providing monitoring technology to DHS.
betakit.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Hootsuite could receive up to $2.8 million USD for contract with US immigration enforcement betakit.com/hootsuite-dh...
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As they say, *ahem*, some personal news:
After 20 years in journalism, including a decade at CBC News, I'm moving on to something different.
I’m launching my own independent practice as a Data & Storytelling Strategist.
Yes, I'm giving up a stable job in order to hang up my own shingle.
Why?
🧵👇
After 20 years in journalism, including a decade at CBC News, I'm moving on to something different.
I’m launching my own independent practice as a Data & Storytelling Strategist.
Yes, I'm giving up a stable job in order to hang up my own shingle.
Why?
🧵👇
January 14, 2026 at 5:17 PM
As they say, *ahem*, some personal news:
After 20 years in journalism, including a decade at CBC News, I'm moving on to something different.
I’m launching my own independent practice as a Data & Storytelling Strategist.
Yes, I'm giving up a stable job in order to hang up my own shingle.
Why?
🧵👇
After 20 years in journalism, including a decade at CBC News, I'm moving on to something different.
I’m launching my own independent practice as a Data & Storytelling Strategist.
Yes, I'm giving up a stable job in order to hang up my own shingle.
Why?
🧵👇
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