Andrew
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Me 👀🤟 Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world - Nelson Mandela. We are all bots on social media. Interests: policy, music, movies, economics, federalism, disability rights and access, survey design, trivia, celiac
You can travel over 52 km (half the distance to Canmore) Evanston to Legacy for one bus ticket #yyccc #yyc.
Seriously, the accessibility side of #CalgaryTransit is world class. 🌎 Like shockingly good. You can take a cab across the entire city for just one bus ticket, door to door; the driver helps you by arm or by wheelchair, inside the first set of doors. High class limos don't even do that.
December 7, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Calgary Transit is pretty gosh darn good! For a city that is 825 sq2 km (larger than all of NYC), #yyc does a great job 👏 👍 . I was able to get BBQ with crutches on a snowy night, door to door service with a bus pass (or 2 tix). Calgary, you really have no idea how good you have it. #yyccc
a man wearing glasses and a blue t-shirt with a picture of horses on it
Alt: Napoleon Dynamite wearing glasses and a blue t-shirt with a picture of horses on it
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December 7, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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In Los Angeles, California, a man’s father was abducted and kidnapped by ICE. While attempting to locate him using a GPS tracker in his car, they discovered that his stolen truck was being driven around by an ICE Bounty Hunter during his off-duty period from December 2nd to December 3rd.
December 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In Los Angeles, California, a man’s father was abducted and kidnapped by ICE. While attempting to locate him using a GPS tracker in his car, they discovered that his stolen truck was being driven around by an ICE Bounty Hunter during his off-duty period from December 2nd to December 3rd.
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Oh my. Again, the math don't math. The problem is that 0.6% of 179,899 is not 31,000. And only 15,700 votes separated them.
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BREAKING: Election Advocates Demand Recount in Tennessee
They’re questioning how 31,000 additional votes appeared with 99.4% votes counted - and that's not all.
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December 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Oh my. Again, the math don't math. The problem is that 0.6% of 179,899 is not 31,000. And only 15,700 votes separated them.
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Portugal.The.Man is always fun live
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Portugal.The.Man is always fun live
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Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
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An organization of historic levels of corruption — see: www.libraryjournal.com/review/red-c... — propping up an administration engaged in historic levels of corruption with a cartoonishly corrupt "prize."
It was inevitable!
It was inevitable!
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
An organization of historic levels of corruption — see: www.libraryjournal.com/review/red-c... — propping up an administration engaged in historic levels of corruption with a cartoonishly corrupt "prize."
It was inevitable!
It was inevitable!
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I was one of those experts that spoke to a Legislative Committee on this matter in 2020. Kenney is right that he set a high threshold (which Smith lowered). But the argument made for recall was to hold MLAs accountable between elections, not just breaches of ethical behaviour.
December 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I was one of those experts that spoke to a Legislative Committee on this matter in 2020. Kenney is right that he set a high threshold (which Smith lowered). But the argument made for recall was to hold MLAs accountable between elections, not just breaches of ethical behaviour.
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Glad the decision was made before Bill 14 was passed... at least ABs know the judgement was made transparently & fair by a non-partisan judge that understands laws ... not by... well you know... cosplay UCP judges... #ableg #abpoli
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Judge says proposed referendum on Alberta independence would be unconstitutional | CBC News
An Alberta judge has determined a proposed referendum question on Alberta separating from Canada is unconstitutional, less than 24 hours after the provincial government introduced legislation that wou...
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December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Glad the decision was made before Bill 14 was passed... at least ABs know the judgement was made transparently & fair by a non-partisan judge that understands laws ... not by... well you know... cosplay UCP judges... #ableg #abpoli
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Will this push them to an early election?
It will soon be easier to count how many MLAs are *not* facing a recall petition #ableg
calgary.citynews.ca/2025/12/05/u... Now 18 UCP MLAs and the first NDP MLA (Amanda Chapman from Calgary).
December 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Will this push them to an early election?
He pronounced Jordan wrong 🤣
December 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
He pronounced Jordan wrong 🤣
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We knew that recall petitions were rattling the UCP. But clearly they are also rattled by Corb's no-coal initiative. If Bill 14 gets the expedited treatment that the UCP accorded Bill 2, then the UCP can kill Corb's initiative and make him restart under new, more complex rules.
#ableg #abpoli
#ableg #abpoli
December 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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If Bill 14 is passed, only the minister would be able to refer a citizen referendum question to the courts
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#Alberta #abpoli #ableg
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#Alberta #abpoli #ableg
Alberta legislation would change citizen referendum rules, restrict political party names | CBC News
Bill 14, introduced Thursday by Justice Minister Mickey Amery, transfers powers from the chief electoral officer to the minister when deciding whether citizen petition initiatives should proceed. It a...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
If Bill 14 is passed, only the minister would be able to refer a citizen referendum question to the courts
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#Alberta #abpoli #ableg
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#Alberta #abpoli #ableg
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Amory & Smith are going full MAGA with Bill 14.
This is an attack on Alberta democracy.
Surely, there are a few UCP MLAs who are ready to join Guthrie & Sinclair.
#abpoli
This is an attack on Alberta democracy.
Surely, there are a few UCP MLAs who are ready to join Guthrie & Sinclair.
#abpoli
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Amory & Smith are going full MAGA with Bill 14.
This is an attack on Alberta democracy.
Surely, there are a few UCP MLAs who are ready to join Guthrie & Sinclair.
#abpoli
This is an attack on Alberta democracy.
Surely, there are a few UCP MLAs who are ready to join Guthrie & Sinclair.
#abpoli
I've been reading reviews of Dave Chappelle in #Calgary and #Edmonton. Fist fights, lots of heckling, lots of people kicked out, booing Trudeau, people yelling wh*te power (bigsby references) plus Dave made a Charlie Kirk joke and some of the crowd was not happy. #yyc #yeg
December 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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What could make this necessary?
December 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
What could make this necessary?
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They're not even trying to appear nonpartisan anymore.
December 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
They're not even trying to appear nonpartisan anymore.
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Please bookmark this post for several months from now, when I predict the Court eliminates the Voting Rights Act and somehow concludes that that later decision won't be too close to the election to prevent redrawing the maps.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Please bookmark this post for several months from now, when I predict the Court eliminates the Voting Rights Act and somehow concludes that that later decision won't be too close to the election to prevent redrawing the maps.
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Which is why this is Calvinball. California's process and the constitutionality of it has nothing to do with Texas', and yet, the Supreme Court majority is just out here playing politics instead of even pretending to apply law to determine cases.
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The fact that both the unsigned 6–3 majority opinion and Alito's concurrence (for Alito, Thomas, and Gorsuch) open with a reference to California's redistricting leaves one with the strong impression that this decision, like California's, is about tit for tat.
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 25A608
GREG ABBOTT, ET AL. v. LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[December 4, 2025]
With an eye on the upcoming 2026 midterm elections, several States have in recent months redrawn their congressional districts in ways that are predicted to favor the State's dominant political party. Texas adopted the first new map, then California responded with its own map for the stated purpose of counteracting what Texas had done. North Carolina followed suit, and other States are also considering new maps.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf/bafkreib7k7524ynq3rfb7daons5fqmxc5wx75ga3gihx45fxq5xwlgk4dq@jpeg)
December 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Which is why this is Calvinball. California's process and the constitutionality of it has nothing to do with Texas', and yet, the Supreme Court majority is just out here playing politics instead of even pretending to apply law to determine cases.
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They basically fault the panel by saying that they failed to apply the presumption of legislative good faith and failed to take a near-dispositive adverse inference against the plaintiffs for not providing an alternative map.
But the panel expressly considered both of these things.
But the panel expressly considered both of these things.
December 4, 2025 at 11:40 PM
They basically fault the panel by saying that they failed to apply the presumption of legislative good faith and failed to take a near-dispositive adverse inference against the plaintiffs for not providing an alternative map.
But the panel expressly considered both of these things.
But the panel expressly considered both of these things.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The UK must follow Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands and Slovenia’s lead and boycott Eurovision.
We cannot have “business as usual” with Israel, a genocidal apartheid state.
We cannot have “business as usual” with Israel, a genocidal apartheid state.
December 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
😆 one that always sounded funny to me Zed-bra v. Zee-bra #CanadaSky
December 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
😆 one that always sounded funny to me Zed-bra v. Zee-bra #CanadaSky
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"...if the U.S. is blackmailing Canada now by linking the F-35 purchase to trade talks, what would stop the Americans in the future in using the aircraft as a bargaining chip in other issues."
There have been significant problems and delays with Block-4.
"...if the U.S. is blackmailing Canada now by linking the F-35 purchase to trade talks, what would stop the Americans in the future in using the aircraft as a bargaining chip in other issues."
There have been significant problems and delays with Block-4.
Leak of F-35 scoring chart puts pressure on Carney to select U.S. aircraft
RCAF and DND officials leak positive F-35 report to pressure Canadian prime minister to select F-35
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December 4, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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"...if the U.S. is blackmailing Canada now by linking the F-35 purchase to trade talks, what would stop the Americans in the future in using the aircraft as a bargaining chip in other issues."
There have been significant problems and delays with Block-4.
"...if the U.S. is blackmailing Canada now by linking the F-35 purchase to trade talks, what would stop the Americans in the future in using the aircraft as a bargaining chip in other issues."
There have been significant problems and delays with Block-4.