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Ryan Batty

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I ain't often right but I've never been wrong. Typically posting about active transportation and bike lanes, the Oilers, the Grateful Dead, bbq, or whatever random thing pops into my head.

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 14m

At this rate Duffy is going to bring back leaded gasoline.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 45m

Sean Duffy: "We are gonna save billions of dollars by getting rid of the fuel economy standards that are set way too high, that no combustion engine can meet, costing each car to the tune of thousands of dollars for the end consumer. We're in the process of getting rid of those rules."

Ryan Batty @ryanbatty.bsky.social · 51m

Pro tip: if you’re completely full of shit, maybe don’t include details that can be easily fact-checked.

Ryan Batty @ryanbatty.bsky.social · 53m

Receiving campaign donations from people who have also donated to the UCP isn’t inherently a bad thing. But issuing a statement about transparency while sharing misleading information absolutely is.
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"Transparency matters to us — and the facts are simple.

“Out of 315 donors who have supported the Tim Cartmell and Better Edmonton campaign, only 20 appeared on the United Conservative Party’s 2023 donor disclosure list and five appeared on the NDP’s.”

That’s a very specific defence, as it only applies to donors in 2023.

So, without limiting the search to 2023, how many of Tim Cartmell’s supporters have also donated to the United Conservative Party?

The answer is a little more than $400,000 worth. Postmedia went through Cartmell’s recent donor disclosure lists, as well as the one provided for 2024, and double-checked the names against what appears on Elections Alberta’s search database for UCP funders. In the case of corporate donors, we found directors and or company CEOs, and then input their names into the Elections Alberta database.

Ryan Batty @ryanbatty.bsky.social · 16h

That was a pretty good one to have gone to though.

Ryan Batty @ryanbatty.bsky.social · 16h

Might have said that when I clicked the button to purchase.

Ryan Batty @ryanbatty.bsky.social · 16h

This will be Grey Cup number eleven for me. Nine for Em. Lots of good times in those trips.

Ryan Batty @ryanbatty.bsky.social · 16h

I guess we’re going to Winnipeg this November. I’m sure this is a decision I won’t be questioning later on.

Confirmation that I’ve purchased tickets to Grey Cup.

Ryan Batty @ryanbatty.bsky.social · 16h

Bingo. The province hasn’t shown any willingness to work with the City, so what exactly is the next Council supposed to do? It sure seems like Edmonton could take steps to address their concerns and they would just ask for more.

Ryan Batty @ryanbatty.bsky.social · 18h

An improved relationship with the province would be great. However, it’s the province, not the City of Edmonton, that has strained the relationship. Unless the province has a change of heart, things aren’t likely to improve anytime soon.

Taproot Edmonton @taprootedmonton.ca · 21h

Voters told Taproot they want the next council to fix the relationship with the province edmonton.taproot.news/news/2025/10... #yeg

Voters told Taproot they want the next council to fix the relationship with the province

The growing responses to Taproot's listening work in the lead up to the municipal election on Oct. 20 reveal that voters are unsatisfied with the relationship between city council and the Alberta government,...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19h

very funny that JD Vance has so little to do with his time that he goes on podcasts to defend 30-year-old men for saying how much they love Hitler

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

JD Vance dismisses Young Republicans who in a group chat said "I love Hitler" and joked about slavery and rape as "a bunch of kids" who "told stupid jokes" and adds that "most of the stupid things I did when I was a teenager and young adult, they're not on the internet."

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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 20h

this is the dumbest shit i have ever read

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

New, from me: I break down all that is happening with the shutdown.
Shutdowns are bad. But only Trump and Russ Vought are brave enough to ask: what if shutdowns aren’t painful enough? How can we use this as an opportunity to target our political enemies? 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-shutdo...

The Shutdown Shitshow

As Trump uses the shutdown to settle scores, the public bears the cost

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Ryan Batty @ryanbatty.bsky.social · 21h

"We keep offering the same thing and they keep saying no. Our offer is awesome and they're idiots for not accepting it. We do want to continue with negotiations though."

That's basically a summary of the finance minister's comments.

Ryan Batty @ryanbatty.bsky.social · 21h

The finance minister's quotes in the story leave me with the impression that he has a different definition of negotiation than the average person. It comes across as "we're happy to negotiate as long as they accept our offer" which, you know, isn't a negotiation.

edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

'Running out of time': Strike talks stall between Alberta teachers, government

The provincewide strike, affecting about 740,000 students across 2,500 schools in Alberta, entered its seventh day Wednesday.

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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 1d

Smith in 2014: The plan to change the motto on Alberta's licence plate is a politically motivated distraction.

Smith in 2025: Here's a plan to change the motto on Alberta's licence plate.

Smith Not Impressed With New Plates "Political Agenda"

Written by Brent Manke Monday, Jul 14 2014, 12:00 AM

The three choices for Alberta's new license plate, plus what we have now. The Opposition Wildrose party is up in arms over the removal of the "Wild Rose Country" slogan from the bottom of the plates, calling it politically motivated.

Highwood MLA Danielle Smith is no fan of Alberta's proposed new license plates.

She supports the new reflective paint job, but not changing the slogan at the bottom from "Wild Rose Country."

She says it's more PC political nonsense.

"All of a sudden this comes out in the middle of the summer, in the middle of a leadership race, taking off the Wild Rose slogan. It's clearly political. People have seen through it. They are outraged and responding in massive numbers. We have a poll going with six thousand respondents so far, most of which, about 70-percent who say keep the Wild Rose slogan."

She says the province would have been better off asking us if we wanted to change the plates in the first place, as well as if we wanted to change the slogan, before moving ahead on their own.

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Bell: Danielle Smith set to roll out a new Strong and Free Alberta licence plate

Alberta to get a new licence plate. It reads Strong and Free
Author of the article:
By Rick Bell
Published Oct 14, 2025
Last updated 34 minutes ago

It’s coming. A new licence plate for Alberta vehicles.
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It is a licence plate with attitude. It is long overdue. Psst … the current licence plate was designed more than 40 years ago.
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The words on the plate have been decided.
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Strong and Free. It is the motto of Alberta. They are words found in the national anthem.
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A generation ago some Albertans fought for a Strong and Free licence plate, including this scribbler and legendary Edmonton Sun columnist Neil Waugh...

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 1d

“Restore merit, end DEI” says man who could only get elected in Canada’s safest Conservative stronghold

“Restore merit, end DEI” says man who could only get elected in Canada’s safest Conservative stronghold

OTTAWA - Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has launched a petition to "end DEI programs and restore merit", just months after losing his own heavily-favoured seat before running in an even more hea...

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Ryan Batty @ryanbatty.bsky.social · 1d

I’ll take the two points. Deserved or not.

Oilers at Rangers 2025/10/14
Expected goals from moneypuck.com after the third period.
Oilers, 1.91 - Rangers, 3.89

Ryan Batty @ryanbatty.bsky.social · 1d

The story through two periods tonight has been Stuart Skinner.

Oilers at Rangers 2025/10/14
Expected goals from moneypuck.com after the second period.
Oilers, 0.59 - Rangers, 2.46

Ryan Batty @ryanbatty.bsky.social · 1d

So far this Oilers game has been a total snooze fest, and the UCP’s education funding propaganda (sorry, “commercials”) during every break aren’t helping with the entertainment value.

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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 1d

Here's a recording of the pilot of C-GZPT, a Cirrus SR22, tracing the Jays logo over Nova Scotia

Ryan Batty @ryanbatty.bsky.social · 4d

Perfect description of that goal.

Ryan Batty @ryanbatty.bsky.social · 4d

I missed the first period but just got this from my brother. Might have been a good period to miss.

Text message about the amount of Rush being played during the Oilers game. For the record, any Rush is too much Rush.

Ryan Batty @ryanbatty.bsky.social · 4d

Had to pull out some cold weather gear for the Elks game today.

In my younger/pre-kids days, this is the type of game I’d have shown up to with just a hoodie. Then I’d have put back a half dozen beers in the first quarter to get a good “beer jacket” going so I could stay warm.

Ryan Batty @ryanbatty.bsky.social · 5d

I think I’m going to watch Bull Durham now because I really think I need to more baseball.

Ryan Batty @ryanbatty.bsky.social · 5d

Just an incredible ball game. Sports are so much more enjoyable when you don’t care who wins.