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Shawna Gawreluck

@shawnagawreluck.bsky.social

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Muskite refugee, Transfusion Medicine Lab Ninja, collector of interesting people & useless facts. Curator of many loud opinions. Firm in the belief that profanity can never be excessive.

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Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · Jun 30

If the world tells you the ideal is Lauren Sanchez, may you have the strength of soul to be a Mackenzie Scott.

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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 16h

The UCP ads make their offer of 3000 extra teachers sound reasonable
Until you realize that 3000 teachers is about 1 extra teacher per school

That's NOT going to solve the problem of overcrowding
Not even close
#able

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Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · 22h

If I were in charge of the @albertandp.ca merchandise procurement, I’d be ordering plate frames that say “And can’t wait to vote NDP”

Just sayin’

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

“The words on the plate have been decided.

Strong and Free.”

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

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

Alberta gets a new licence plate with the Strong and Free brand, Premier Danielle Smith will roll out eight designs and Albertans will vote

calgaryherald.com

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Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · 22h

And makes me think them twice as long.

donni saphire @donni.bsky.social · 1d

Caffeine simply makes my stupid and distracting thoughts twice as powerful

Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · 22h

Just here to point out that the Portland frog is a significant upgrade from the 4chan frog.

Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · 1d

Ummmm

It’s not like us front line folk use computers or need to be paid….

But we “can” afford the upper suite bureaucracy for all the new pillars

🙄

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Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · 5d

My child is making me go back & watch episodes of Mythbusters.

I’ve just realized Adam & Jamie are a perfect compare & contrast example of the power & glory of ADHD & high functioning autism.

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Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · 8d

Madam Premier,

There’s literally a petition 270,000 Albertans have signed to remain in Canada that you are unwilling to put your name on or support behind.

#ableg

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Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · 8d

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Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · 9d

Hey Wainright, think you lost a boy.

#cdnpoli #ableg

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Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · 9d

**clears throat**

Ma’am, the only reason most of us prepare copious amount of tasty snacks, purchase large amounts of alcohol & allow our manfriend to bring over his fellow manfriends is

BECAUSE OF THE DEMONIC SEXUAL HALF TIME SHOW

and the tight player pants.

Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · 9d

To fully appreciate how people can live in an absolute information free bubble, know that there were parents in Alberta who sent their kids to school today; some blissfully ignorant, some because of language barriers.

Also know the striking teachers sorted it out for parents.

Unpaid.

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Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · 11d

It’s “Canada’s” coast but “Alberta’s” oil.

🤔

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Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · 13d

So why are teachers & healthcare workers voting down contract offers?

My last raise was 2018

Under the NDP we took 0%’s as an act of good faith.

During covid when our contract expired, we took 0%’s again as an act of good faith.

We acted in good faith.

We demand the UCP do as well.

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Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · 14d

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Alberta town hall moderator apologizes for 'inappropriate' spanking quip towards Calgary student | CBC News

The moderator of the province's Alberta Next panel has publicly apologized for a remark Premier Danielle Smith has called offensive. Smith now says she considers the matter closed.

www.cbc.ca

Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · 14d

How is it that an adult man discussing spanking a teen boy would have a book on this exact topic banned by the same Premier who employs him as the Executive Director of her office?

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Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · 14d

If we can afford $30/day per kid under 12, we can certainly afford $10/day daycare for under 5’s

And if we demand freedom from equalization payments to Ottawa over lack of service then Albertans should receive rebate cheques from the province for unused Ed $ during this strike

Et tu, Premier Smith

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Ghouly Hoye 🇨🇦 👻 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 15d

Evan Li: "if reporters can find me in minutes to contact me for an interview, Bruce McAllister can find me to apologize personally"

two women are sitting next to each other and one of them is pointing at the camera .

Alt: two women are sitting next to each other and one of them is pointing at the camera .

media.tenor.com

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Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · 15d

So does Dave Bautista

And he’s a straight dude who wears pearls.

And no one who wants to remain physically whole would tell him he can’t.

❤️

Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · 15d

The hardest part about social media is recognizing that we’re all just getting high off our own supply.

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Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · 16d

*clears throat*

I want my tax dollars to fund cost of living indexed teacher pay, appropriate student to teacher ratios, new schools with funded staff & covid shots for educators & staff.

Much of the $ can be found in Smith’s sideshow pandering to groups she needs to maintain leadership.

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Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · 16d

Just a reminder that the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation is not a holiday to celebrate.

It is an acknowledgement & remembrance.

We need to not lose sight of that.

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Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · 17d

Is it just me or does it seems like the impending US government shutdown & Trump announcing he’ll be speaking to the hastily ordered, in person gathering of every American General, are two events that are just a tad too close together for the comfort of democracy continuing?

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Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · 18d

I’m seeing a number of School Trustee candidates avoid direct questions about any links they have to Take Back Alberta by stating they don’t know who they are

Even if I take the answer as honest & not obfuscation, I can’t vote for someone who is that oblivious to threats to education in Alberta.

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Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · 22d

Please don’t take prenatal medication advice from a man who once prescribed IV bleach to treat Covid.

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Shawna Gawreluck @shawnagawreluck.bsky.social · 26d

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