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Stephen Mag
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Resident of Treaty 7
More on this from me soon
A failed UCP candidate is suing @pressprogress.ca for reporting and quoting things she said.

With no anti-SLAPP protection in Alberta, they've been drawn into a long, costly legal battle.

If you believe in accountability and a free press, and can spare it, give them your support.
@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever

We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help

If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:

pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
November 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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A failed UCP candidate is suing @pressprogress.ca for reporting and quoting things she said.

With no anti-SLAPP protection in Alberta, they've been drawn into a long, costly legal battle.

If you believe in accountability and a free press, and can spare it, give them your support.
@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever

We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help

If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:

pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
PressProgress: Defend Canadian Journalism
pressprogress.ca
November 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Moebius was always drawing some bullshit
October 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Hi Bluesky 👋

Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP

It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history

I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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BC's anti-SLAPP legislation was critical to keeping a meritless lawsuit @torimarlan.bsky.social and I faced to the "affordable" sum of ~$50k in legal fees. Journalists like Luke not protected by these laws have much higher exposure — even when, like us, they did nothing wrong.
In other provinces, journalists can use anti-SLAPP legislation to challenge lawsuits when they believe they are groundless or undermine the public interest

Alberta has no such laws, leaving journalists vulnerable to long and expensive legal battles

I believe that is fundamentally bad for democracy
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Two Blue Heelers came into my life recently. They're cute, but they're fucking jerks. How do you even control these things.
November 6, 2025 at 4:13 AM
My piece from last week got translated into French! Than you @pivot.quebec
INFO | Le gouvernement albertain a utilisé la clause dérogatoire pour imposer une loi spéciale et forcer le retour au travail des enseignant·es. Le plus grand syndicat de la province entend répliquer fermement, sans toutefois en arriver déjà à la grève générale.
Alberta : le gouvernement bloque la grève des enseignant·es, les syndicats ripostent – Pivot
En réponse à l’attaque de la première ministre Danielle Smith contre les droits de négociation, un « Front commun » syndical brandit la menace de la grève générale.
pivot.quebec
November 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
You're laughing. Cheney lived a long life of doing absolute evil across the globe, and then died peacefully in his 80's without ever seeing justice, and you're laughing.
November 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
James Cameron has made exactly one good movie. Prove me wrong
October 24, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I worked an Edmonton polling station and tossed a bunch of Edmonton ballot boxes into the backseat of my 2001 Corolla and then lost them. I'm sorry. It was my first day.
October 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"I was just going through a phase in my 30's!"
there's so many people in this world who've literally never gone through a right wing phase and yet we keep being okay with people who "grew out of theirs". I guess time will tell but I don't trust him to stand up to the UCP or make Calgary a better place for the average person.
Why are we supposed to believe Jeromy Farkas ever changed from being a pro developer conservative on council? Other than a calculated rebrand campaign based on an apparently revelatory hike he did that time that he wont shut up about. #yyccc #ableg
October 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
'Your honor, I am simply an absolute fucking idiot.'
NEW: Embattled Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner responded to a video revealing what appeared to be a Nazi symbol tattooed on his chest:

"I am not a secret Nazi."
"I am not a secret Nazi": Maine Senate candidate responds to tattoo accusations
"I am not a secret Nazi," he said on a recent podcast appearance.
www.axios.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Why are we supposed to believe Jeromy Farkas ever changed from being a pro developer conservative on council? Other than a calculated rebrand campaign based on an apparently revelatory hike he did that time that he wont shut up about. #yyccc #ableg
October 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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There is something so incredibly satisfying about seeing a bunch of Edmonton developers and UCP donors light $1 million on fire
October 21, 2025 at 6:28 AM
A bottle of olive oil fell out of my basket at the grocery store. I feel so guilty that I need to go to church
October 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Taco Time is roughly 200x better than Taco Bell
October 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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NEW
ROSC Solutions Group, a top recipient of AB recovery contracts, was funded for two reports on operations of Saskatchewan recovery centres. Their outcomes are creating a new beachhead for the privatized, abstinence-focused 'recovery-oriented system of care.'
drugdatadecoded.ca/saskatchewan...
Saskatchewan government funded two advisory reviews by ROSC Solutions Group
ROSC Solutions Group, a top recipient of Alberta recovery contracts, was granted funding to access operational data of Saskatchewan recovery centres through government advisory reports. Their outcomes...
drugdatadecoded.ca
October 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
new profile pic
October 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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"Out of the $447,265 that Cartmell’s campaign raised in 2024, almost $223,000 came from people and companies connected to real estate, construction and development interests, well before most of his opponents entered the race." 👀

pressprogress.ca/how-developm...
October 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Before nominations even opened in Edmonton's mayoral race, Tim Cartmell raised nearly half a million dollars — with half of that coming from sources tied to real estate, construction and development.

How the development industry helped Cartmell get a head start:

pressprogress.ca/how-developm...
How the Development Industry Helped One Edmonton Mayoral Candidate Get a Head Start
Before nominations even opened, Tim Cartmell raised nearly half a million dollars, with roughly half coming from sources with apparent connections to real estate, construction and development
pressprogress.ca
October 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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October 1, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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"Hey chat you'll never guess what happened to me. Check out this scandalous audio recording."

"You're fired."

"Ok."
Here is the audio recording of Lindsay Shepherd getting fired by the BC Conservative Party

For those keeping track (*leans back in rocking chair whilst reflecting on old memories*) this is now the second time Lindsay Shepherd has recorded her employer and then released the recording publicly
October 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM