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Peter Hoven
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He/Him. Check the source. Pursue knowledge. Trust science. Fight disinformation.
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canadianinalberta.bsky.social
The idea that conservatives are fiscally responsible needs to be put to bed
Conservatives don't spend money on regular people
But they spend a ton of money on their corporations

#ableg #abpoli #Alberta
November 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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pfparks.bsky.social
Govt just WASTED $2M of taxpayer money on the "Alberta Next" panel.

www.cbc.ca/news/cana...

While our EDs and Hosps are struggling and Schools are overflowing, they're playing political games.

Here is the single most insulting contradiction in that report:. 🧵
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December 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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jaredwesley.ca
I wouldn't call it a great debate, necessarily.

But only because @trevortombe.bsky.social 's contribution was so overpowering.

One of the best economic defenses of equalization I've read. 👏

albertaviews.ca/equalization...
Is Equalization Unfair to Alberta? - Alberta Views
The equalization payment reflects a core value: ensuring all Canadians can receive normal public services without paying abnormally high taxes
albertaviews.ca
December 20, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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pfparks.bsky.social
"Progressive" - the belief that govt has a moral obligation to build, maintain, and steward public institutions for the common good, rather than burning them down in the name of "freedom" and profit.

Please take a read👇, and share widely w ALL ABs
Opinion: Albertans' well-being shouldn't be left to charities
We do not need to "restore" the role of charity in basic health care and education.
edmontonjournal.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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abdanielsmith.bsky.social
@pfparks.bsky.social thinks Albertans well-being shouldn't be left to charities.

From all my shady dealings with Sam Mraiche, MHCare, and other generous corporate execs, I'm wealthy enough to disagree.

edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...
#abpoli #ableg #UCPCorruption #abhealth #UCPPublicInquiryNOW
Opinion: Albertans' well-being shouldn't be left to charities
We do not need to "restore" the role of charity in basic health care and education.
edmontonjournal.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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duanebratt.bsky.social
No big deal, but the Alberta government just increased the fee to submit a citizen initiated petition from $500 to $25, 000. After the separatism initiative was approved, but before Corb Lund's coal mining petition gets re-approved. No political shenanigans going on here.
December 18, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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allergyphd.bsky.social
This was the only topic I couldn't get students to reconsider about AI this fall. I think there are whole fields/departments of social science and data science that should be fully ignored going forward. Because it won't be real.
abeba.bsky.social Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · 6d
I wrote this brief talk on why “augmenting diversity” with LLMs is empirically unsubstantiable, conceptually flawed, and epistemically harmful and a nice surprise to see the organisers have made it public

synthetic-data-workshop.github.io/papers/13.pdf
title: Cheap science, real harm: the cost of replacing human participation with synthetic data author: Abeba Birhane abstract: Driven by the goals of augmenting diversity, increasing speed, reducing cost, the use of synthetic data as a replacement for human participants is gaining traction in AI research and product development. This talk critically examines the claim that synthetic data can “augment diversity,” arguing that this notion is empirically unsubstantiated, conceptually flawed, and epistemically harmful. While speed and cost-efficiency may be achievable, they often come at the expense of rigour, insight, and robust science. Drawing on research from dataset audits, model evaluations, Black feminist scholarship, and complexity science, I argue that replacing human participants with synthetic data risks producing both real-world and epistemic harms at worst and superficial knowledge and cheap science at best
December 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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jvipondmd.bsky.social
A tonne of mask articles out on UK media this morning.

Must be bad there.

And likely reflects North Americas near future.

This is the best mask article in the bunch. www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Does wearing a face mask stop you catching flu? Experts give verdict
Wearing a mask is inconvenient, but not as inconvenient as lockdowns
www.independent.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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partyloyalty.bsky.social
Dr. Jared Wesley appeared on The Jim Toth show on December 12. Hear his interview (4:00 to 12:00), which includes bonus insights on the Jets and Oilers. 🎧 megaphone.link/CORU2712396246
December 12, 2025 by The Jim Toth Show
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December 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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broadwaybabyto.bsky.social
Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health.

The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information.

They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift.

Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air

Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr
December 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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jaredwesley.ca
The UCP has made 2025 one of the darkest years for Alberta’s democracy.

Albertans can turn on the lights in 2026.

By simply being Albertan.

Let me explain. 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
What Can We Do?
A Holiday Plan for Restoring Alberta’s Democracy
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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nigelb.bsky.social
And i love the "waffle" commentary i.e. we used to like but now we find that we don't so we're going to change the rules - yet again.
December 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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nigelb.bsky.social
MLA Rakhi Pancholi captures the essence of Bill 14. From Hansard, second reading last night.
#abpoli #ableg
December 10, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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canadahealthwatch.ca
New CHW Perspective:

an Alberta pediatrician describes how structural gaps in care are shaping families' lives, and argues that the province’s new “dual-practice” model risks making things worse.

Full analysis:
canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/12/05/a...
Alberta isn’t fixing healthcare. It’s abandoning it.
“Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets.”
canadahealthwatch.ca
December 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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pfparks.bsky.social
This is literally NONSENSE. Absolutely nonsensical!

Reminder: the Premier has NO medical expertise whatsoever, and seems to be getting horrendous advice (if she isn’t intentionally trying to mislead here)

Let’s delve into a couple of points:
x.com/thebreakdownab...
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December 7, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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pfparks.bsky.social
Currently in AB: 50% of ALL Emergency Care Spaces in the Edmonton and Calgary major EDs are blocked by very sick pts who cannot be admitted up to the proper floor as the hospital is too full. (= Emerg In -Pts = EIPs). STRANDED in our EDs.
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December 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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maplezero.bsky.social
Danielle Smith dismisses the verified data of certified bodies staffed by qualified experts with decades of experience & opt for info a friend found in a 30 second google search. She’s a savant in corruption, but otherwise she’s dumber than a sack of hammers. She shouldn’t be deciding anything.
sirschming.bsky.social Schmingy 🇨🇦 @sirschming.bsky.social · 15d
Smith: “I’m not a separatist, but here’s me going to bat for the separatists!”

If the courts don’t determine what’s constitutional, who does? My drunk uncle?

Not politicians, that’s for sure. They have insufficient knowledge to decide these things.

#UCP #abpoli #CanadaSky
Alberta's Smith says courts should not be gatekeepers on constitutional questions — The Canadian Press
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says those seeking an independence refer
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December 7, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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cmcalgary.bsky.social
• 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19
• 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality
• No increase in 4-year mortality
• Vaccinated people had lower risk of death from any cause.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

#mRNA #covid19 #science
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France
This cohort study uses the data from all adults aged 18 to 59 years living in France on November 1, 2021, to evaluate whether there is an association of receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with long-t...
jamanetwork.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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translatormonkey.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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caulfieldtim.bsky.social
Please, #VaccinesWork! 🙏

Children’s hospitals in Canada face flood of flu visits as doctors urge families to get vaccinated www.cbc.ca/news/health/... by @LaurenPelley

"...higher volumes are already putting strain on the hospital’s limited capacity ... worst is yet to come..."
Children’s hospitals face flood of flu visits as physicians urge Canadian families to get vaccinated | CBC News
An early start to Canada’s flu season is hitting children hard, sending a flood of young patients into multiple pediatric hospitals as medical teams warn that emergency visits and admissions could kee...
www.cbc.ca
December 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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charlesrusnell.bsky.social
Health Minister Adriana LaGrange suppressed information about measles cases that health officials told her the public should have. Another must read from the Globe.
December 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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robsonfletcher.com
Quite the scathing 'epilogue' that Justice Feasby added to his decision, in response to legislation tabled by Alberta's UCP government just yesterday:
Judge says Bill 14 changes would 'silence the court' After arguments from lawyers representing a final group of First Nations who were granted intervenor status in the case, Feasby issued his decision from the bench Friday in the Calgary Court of King's Bench. He added what he called an "epilogue," which specifically addressed the impact of the proposed legislation. "The legal consequence of discontinuing this proceeding prior to a decision would be to silence the Court," he said. The judge called the move to change the legislation antithetical to the rule of law and democracy. "The public is entitled to the fruits of this process that has been conducted largely at their expense so that if they are asked to vote on Alberta independence, they have a tool that may help them make sense of the legal dimensions of the secession of Alberta from Canada." Feasby noted that the court case had been prioritized at the expense of other justice system participants waiting for their cases to be heard. "Alberta’s cavalier disregard for court resources and lack of consideration for the parties and First Nations intervenors who participated in this proceeding in good faith is disappointing to say the least."
December 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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markusoff.bsky.social
I tallied the number of court cases or legal challenges Alberta’s government has recently stepped in to block or pre-empt. Was surprised how long the exercise took - they’re at like a one-per-week clip:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | UCP government keeps blocking or nixing Alberta court challenges. Why? | CBC News
From transgender policies to referendums to "conservative" party names, the Alberta UCP has stepped in where others have feared to tread.
www.cbc.ca
December 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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xygrid.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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picardonhealth.bsky.social
This is how a health system burns to the ground. How Alberta's dual practice plan would drain hospital staff and delay lifesaving care, by Dr. Paul Parks canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/28/t... via @canadahealthwatch.ca @nicktsergas.ca
This is how a health system burns to the ground
Dr. Paul Parks explains how Alberta's dual-billing plan would drain hospital staff and delay lifesaving care.
canadahealthwatch.ca
December 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM