Dr. Bast 🇨🇦
@bastsbest.bsky.social
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Dedicated to saving Alberta's pristine mountains.
#CanadaSky. #YYC-based, for now...
Dejected historian, wannabe political pundit, enduring feminist who is pressing on...
Dedicated to saving Alberta's pristine mountains.
#CanadaSky. #YYC-based, for now...
Dejected historian, wannabe political pundit, enduring feminist who is pressing on...
Hey BlueSky - say hello to my cat. He's 13, three-legged and toothless, but he still has game...
November 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Hey BlueSky - say hello to my cat. He's 13, three-legged and toothless, but he still has game...
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There’s No Doubt About It: The Great MAGA Crack-Up Has Begun
Every single prominent member of the Trump administration has had a very, very bad week.
Every single prominent member of the Trump administration has had a very, very bad week.
There’s No Doubt About It: The Great MAGA Crack-Up Has Begun
Every single prominent member of the Trump administration has had a very, very bad week.
newrepublic.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Ya love to see it.
100% agree.
November 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
100% agree.
I LOVE this.
Long overdue.
Happening piecemeal in Canada too:
blogs.library.mcgill.ca/schulich/new...
Long overdue.
Happening piecemeal in Canada too:
blogs.library.mcgill.ca/schulich/new...
November 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I LOVE this.
Long overdue.
Happening piecemeal in Canada too:
blogs.library.mcgill.ca/schulich/new...
Long overdue.
Happening piecemeal in Canada too:
blogs.library.mcgill.ca/schulich/new...
Camel tears...Mother Nature's anti-venom super fluid. I wonder if llama and alpaca tears dothe same??
in the emergency room for a snake bite and they rush in a camel to watch The Notebook
November 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Camel tears...Mother Nature's anti-venom super fluid. I wonder if llama and alpaca tears dothe same??
Yup - the cheque is in the mail...just keep waiting on it.
November 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Yup - the cheque is in the mail...just keep waiting on it.
Trump doesn't know any of these words. It's Miller who is writing these posts.
In case you thought you were safe bc you aren't one of his currently identified enemies to kidnap and deport, take a look at this line:
"and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country..."
No one is safe when a bully is in charge.
"and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States, or is incapable of loving our Country..."
No one is safe when a bully is in charge.
November 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Trump doesn't know any of these words. It's Miller who is writing these posts.
Fair point.
The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Fair point.
Almost akin to appeasing a bully.
THIS.
Exactly what has been bothering me the most, and I’m in Alberta.
Exactly what has been bothering me the most, and I’m in Alberta.
As a political scientist, I think the effects on unity are some of the biggest problems with the agreement. It legitimates "Alberta" as an aggrieved party, distinct from other provinces, while treating BC and its peoples to be as issues to be managed, rather than partners in the federation.
November 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Almost akin to appeasing a bully.
It's qwhite puzzling...
Stephen Miller is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. His great-grandparents inhabited the Pale of Settlement (western Russia where Jews were allowed to live) and escaped Russian pogroms and the Holocaust. All the same racist, xenophobic, ignorant things he is saying were said about his own family.
November 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It's qwhite puzzling...
Dani got played again. Just like she did with the late Jim Prentice.
Maybe our Prime Minister will see my latest Danielle Smith video and hire me as his new Minister of Hypocrisy, that would be fun
youtu.be/GVk54cla9zw
youtu.be/GVk54cla9zw
November 28, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Dani got played again. Just like she did with the late Jim Prentice.
On Thanksgiving Day, think about this and talk about it around your dinner table.
Who best represents USA?
A convicted felon who demolished your East Wing?
Or a decorated soldier/astronaut?
HInt: Nobody outside of the US thinks this is even a valid choice.
Who best represents USA?
A convicted felon who demolished your East Wing?
Or a decorated soldier/astronaut?
HInt: Nobody outside of the US thinks this is even a valid choice.
If Senator Mark Kelly does not win the Democratic Nomination for President he should be the Senate Minority/Majority Leader. He is what a leader looks, talks and acts like….
November 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
On Thanksgiving Day, think about this and talk about it around your dinner table.
Who best represents USA?
A convicted felon who demolished your East Wing?
Or a decorated soldier/astronaut?
HInt: Nobody outside of the US thinks this is even a valid choice.
Who best represents USA?
A convicted felon who demolished your East Wing?
Or a decorated soldier/astronaut?
HInt: Nobody outside of the US thinks this is even a valid choice.
Hmmmm...the party of less government?
However, I do know a couple who moved to BC, can't get a family doc there and still come to AB to see their old one.
However, I do know a couple who moved to BC, can't get a family doc there and still come to AB to see their old one.
“Albertans who fail to renew their health card on time will lose AHCIP coverage.
“Insured services may be declined until coverage is reinstated. Emergency services are still provided, but the patient may be billed if uninsured,”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...
“Insured services may be declined until coverage is reinstated. Emergency services are still provided, but the patient may be billed if uninsured,”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...
Renewing health cards won't cost money, but failing to do so will cost coverage - Medicine Hat News
[email protected] The UCP government is proposing a set of changes to the Alberta health card under Bill 11, sweeping health-care legislation tabled Monday. Amendments to the Health Insurance...
medicinehatnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Hmmmm...the party of less government?
However, I do know a couple who moved to BC, can't get a family doc there and still come to AB to see their old one.
However, I do know a couple who moved to BC, can't get a family doc there and still come to AB to see their old one.
The more I hear about the Gripens, the more I like them.
Yes they are sitting ducks on the ground.
One bomb or missile strike on the runway(s) and the F35s can no longer take off or land.
They need 8,000ft minimum to take off when armed & fuelled for combat.
The Gripen needs less than 2,000ft fully loaded for landings. Less for take offs.
Roads work too.
One bomb or missile strike on the runway(s) and the F35s can no longer take off or land.
They need 8,000ft minimum to take off when armed & fuelled for combat.
The Gripen needs less than 2,000ft fully loaded for landings. Less for take offs.
Roads work too.
The best info is that all the current F-35 operators are struggling maintain a 50% availability rate. It doesn't matter how good tech tech is if they can't fly. They are sitting ducks on the ground. In WWII the term was "hangar queen".
November 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The more I hear about the Gripens, the more I like them.
What happens if 3 or 4 single seniors decide to live together, a la The Golden Girls? Is that a household? I can tell you my retirement financial planning includes OAS. I'm GenX though, so used to getting screwed over by the Boomers financially.
"Intergenerational warfare isn’t calling out problems like this, by the way. It’s letting them continue unchecked. Don't be surprised if, at some point, young people really start to fight back."
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/o...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/26/o...
We’re not ready for an aging population — and it's going to cost us
Canada's government budgets keep getting squeezed by our aging population. When are we going to do something about it?
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
What happens if 3 or 4 single seniors decide to live together, a la The Golden Girls? Is that a household? I can tell you my retirement financial planning includes OAS. I'm GenX though, so used to getting screwed over by the Boomers financially.
JFC these UCP eejuts.
We caught the UCP red-handed.
We asked Public Safety & Emergency Services for any correspondence between Min. Ellis & the Edmonton Police Commission.
They told us - twice - there was none.
We asked the Commission & got 130 pages including 5 letters signed by Ellis. #abpoli
We asked Public Safety & Emergency Services for any correspondence between Min. Ellis & the Edmonton Police Commission.
They told us - twice - there was none.
We asked the Commission & got 130 pages including 5 letters signed by Ellis. #abpoli
November 27, 2025 at 2:37 AM
JFC these UCP eejuts.
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World-famous brewing institution leaving U.S. for Canada #USA to #Canada
Since 1872, the famed Siebel Institute of Technology has taught generations of beer brewers the fine art and science of the craft in Chicago. But in a statement on
/1 thread
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
Since 1872, the famed Siebel Institute of Technology has taught generations of beer brewers the fine art and science of the craft in Chicago. But in a statement on
/1 thread
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
World-famous brewing institution leaving U.S. for Canada
A renowned American beer brewing school is heading north and getting ready to settle in at a new address in Montreal.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Great.
NOW I want turtle with a little knitted hat.
NOW I want turtle with a little knitted hat.
November 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Great.
NOW I want turtle with a little knitted hat.
NOW I want turtle with a little knitted hat.
My Wednesday Hot Take: Breaking news should never be behind a paywall.
Breaking news: At least three people were shot near the White House, including two National Guardsmen. Their conditions are currently unknown.
Follow live updates:
Follow live updates:
Live updates: 2 National Guard members shot in D.C. near White House
Three gunshot victims were taken to the hospital after the shooting in downtown Washington.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
My Wednesday Hot Take: Breaking news should never be behind a paywall.
Great.
Now I want a baby otter.
Now I want a baby otter.
November 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Great.
Now I want a baby otter.
Now I want a baby otter.
AHAHAHAAHAHAHA....[breathes]....AHAHAHAHAHAHA....
Spot. On.
Spot. On.
November 26, 2025 at 1:57 AM
AHAHAHAAHAHAHA....[breathes]....AHAHAHAHAHAHA....
Spot. On.
Spot. On.
Loving this! Let's get tough!!
Elbows still up...
Elbows still up...
Canadian Government to General Motors: DON'T FUCK WITH US!
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Guess GM got that message loud & clear!
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Guess GM got that message loud & clear!
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November 26, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Loving this! Let's get tough!!
Elbows still up...
Elbows still up...
Possibly because Carney exudes competence and confidence. The other guy, not so much. Anger and petulance.
Sheila Copps: While current popular support trends remain close between the two parties, Mark Carney’s personal popularity is in the stratosphere relative to Pierre Poilievre's.
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
November 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Possibly because Carney exudes competence and confidence. The other guy, not so much. Anger and petulance.