Two of my favorite treats, and I had never considered combining them. I feel ashamed.

Carol in Pluribus: All the brains in the world, and you can't navigate a fuckin' pronoun?

I feel like I'm going to get a lot of use out of this Pluribus screencap

“It is not safe, right now, to raise a trans child or teen in Alberta. “ 💔
#TrsnsRightsAreHumanRights

A citizen e-petition has been launched in the House of Commons calling on the Federal Government to its disallowance power to override Alberta and Saskatchewan’s use of the notwithstanding clause to violate the human rights of trans Canadians.

Sign here: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

If you do not support trans people - by actively dedicating your time and money (if you have it) and voice to their cause - you are a failure of morality and humanity and you are not just a bystander but a culpable participant in one of the most violent attempts at eugenics of our time.

Defend Canadian Journalism – Donate Form Support Our Journalism Defence Fund PressProgress is at the centre of what could be one of the biggest, longest and most expensive media trials in recent Canadian history. A former star candidate for ...

I chipped in to the @PressProgress.ca legal defence so journalists can keep holding the powerful to account. This case could set a chilling precedent across Canada. If you can, please donate and share. pressprogress.ca/journalism-defence/donate

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 🧵

We're a third of the way through Haiti!! It would be awesome if we could keep the momentum up 🧪

Opinion: Criminalizing drug use won't solve addiction The following article by Guy Fellicella was originally published in the Calgary Herald's online opinion section on Oct 1, 2025 before being removed over the Oct 11-13th long weekend.

The @thebreakdownab.bsky.social republished the OpEd the by @guyfelicella.bsky.social that was removed by the @calgaryherald.com. You can read it here thebreakdownab.substack.com/p/opinion-cr...

Screenshot of letter P1 We, the undersigned, are writing to you in regard to an opinion article by Mr. Guy Felicella [ Reprinted here by the Breakdown ] that was published in the Calgary Herald on October 1, 2025, but was subsequently removed without this being communicated to the writer. We ask that this article is re-published immediately and that an apology is issued. Mr. Felicella wrote his article in response to a previous opinion piece by Mr. Marshall Smith , the former chief of staff of the Premier of Alberta, published in the Calgary Herald on September 23, 2025, entitled “Opinion: Banning public drug use is bold, courageous and obvious”. This letter does not mean to address the substance of Mr. Smith’s or Mr. Felicella’s articles, but rather the issue of freedom of speech and freedom of the press. As a person with considerable lived experience in substance use and as an advocate who bridges harm reduction and recovery, Mr. Felicella expressed his concern over Mr. Smith’s approach. In his article Mr. Felicella did not defame, slander or misrepresent facts. He offered a different perspective that is informed by lived experience of substance use, near death from toxic drugs and his recovery journey. Opinion sections in Canadian newspapers are supposed to offer differing opinions, not only those that are in line with the editorial board or of people with power and influence. This is clearly stated in the Ethics Guidelines of the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ), which we assume you and your publication espouses to.

The removal of Mr. Felicella’s article and the suppression of differing opinions is in contravention of this guideline. It is akin to US-style politics that punishes those in opposition to the current administration. While Mr. Felicella is not Jimmy Kimble, we feel that this is an attempt at silencing him. We therefore demand that the opinion article by Mr. Felicella is republished immediately, in keeping with Canadian journalistic standards and CAJ guidelines. Many of the undersigned have offered countless hours to Postmedia journalists in interviews, with expert opinions or background briefs. While some of us will continue to do so for the time being, as we value the efforts of those frontline journalists, others may no longer make themselves available. We all pledge to no longer share Postmedia new stories on our social and alternative media platforms, which, combined, have considerable reach. We hope that you will stand by and show that you uphold the principle freedom of expression by your actions, and that you can stand firm against undue influence and legal challenges designed to silence critics. Regards, Link to letter and signatures https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rzKSdaVEAki8NQifrbis6nkpxMQm7wjp/view?usp=drive_link

Open letter to Postmedia and @calgaryherald.com to call for the OpEd by @guyfelicella.bsky.social to be republished immediately. Silencing people with lived experience is not in keeping with journalistic standards silences us all.
#media #journalism #freespeech
drive.google.com/file/d/1rzKS...

Keeping up with the UCP government's democratic transgressions can be difficult.

But not impossible.

Here’s a running list since Danielle Smith became premier. 🧵👇

(Deleted and reposted to tag antihate lol srrrryyyyyy)

Baroness Dani Smith-Harkonnen emerges from a vat of oily black liquid. She threatens Commander Demetrios Nicolaides to get the teachers union under control.

What I imagine cabinet meetings with Baroness Dani Smith-Harkonnen must be like... (Made with GIMP 3.0)

#abteachers #abteachersstrike
#abteacherstrike #Alberta
#abed #ableg
#ISupportAlbertaTeachers

Alberta premier calls David Eby ‘un-Canadian’ over pipeline proposal to B.C. coast | Globalnews.ca 'It's not the Danielle Smith show, it's Team Canada and we all deserve the same treatment for the same federal money,' David Eby said on Tuesday.

Source: Global News
search.app/ft12R Canada's prairies, especially those in Alberta, are ideal for wind and solar farms. But Danielle Smith's blocking of new developments, which has cost the province billions in investments, is un-Canadian, and the federal government should definitely step in.

Alberta teacher prompts petition on province's private school funding | CBC News If high school chemistry teacher Alicia Taylor gets her wish, Albertans will vote in a referendum on whether to end public funding for independent schools.

Elections Alberta has approved a citizen-initiated petition application to gather signatures in support of the proposal to end public funding to independent/private schools.

Calgary teacher Alicia Taylor says she brought it forward because it could help improve funding for public schools. #AbEd

Israel has continued to illegally intercept vessels from the Sumud Flotilla.

As Canada says it's “not able to guarantee the safety of Canadian travelers, or to provide them with security and protection abroad," the people are defending the flotilla.

Protests are sparking around the world:

WestJet eliminating reclining seats in economy class Calgary-based airline WestJet has announced changes to its economy class, replacing traditional reclining seats with fixed-back designs.

#WestJet will simply be locking the standard economy seats so they can't recline anymore in order to upsell you what you would have received normally. Ultra budget service for major carrier prices! calgary.citynews.ca/2025/09/30/w...

I don't think we'll ever get another sentence which sums up everything the New York Times embodies quite like "Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians".

Don’t worry, once we’ve helped them come for immigrants and trans people, they’re sure to be appeased and dedicated to solidarity in our great big tent and not come after anyone else, as history teaches

This is … I’m speechless.

…

Nope. Still got nothing.

#ableg

Alberta justice minister told to legislate new safeguards, oversight of MAID Alberta’s justice minister has been directed to introduce new legislation on Medical Assistance in Dying, or MAID, that would give the government greater control and oversight of the program.

Let's be clear about what this is: The Alberta government is once again proposing to strip Albertans of their rights and autonomy. They went after trans kids, now the right to die. Will reproductive freedom be next?

URGENT: Stop Alberta's Premier From Overriding Charter Rights of Trans Youth Healthcare is a right, protected by evidence, compassion, and core Canadian values.

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URGENT: Stop Alberta's Premier From Overriding Charter Rights of Trans Youth Healthcare is a right, protected by evidence, compassion, and core Canadian values.

transactionalberta.ca

Stop Bill C-2 and protect our rights! - International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group Since you’re here… … we have a small favour to ask. Here at ICLMG, we are working very hard to protect and promote human rights and civil liberties in the context of the so-called “war on terror” in C...

Join me in urging your MP, the Public Safety Minister, the Immigration Minister, the Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social‬ & the Minister of Justice to protect our rights and stop C-2, the dangerous "border" bill: iclmg.ca/stop-bill-c-2/ Thank you! #cdnpoli #cdnimm #Canada #privacy

if charlie kirk didn't get shot the right wing would be equally and as consequentially as mad about a tv commercial or restaurant logo or something else, they're gonna do what they're gonna do regardless

So...

Can we talk about the fact that the Alberta Government has apparently banned COVID-vaccines for kids 12 and under?

(Unless they have a serious health condition)

This is in direct contradiction with the NACI guidelines.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

@calvalouise.bsky.social I just opened up TIDAL to play Edge of the Abyss, and it's no longer listed there. 😭 Not sure if this is a licensing issue, or a glitch on their end, but I thought I should let you know in case it's still supposed to be there.

Donate to Support Turning Point's Future, organized by Turning Point Turning Point Society is a non-profit organization in Red Deer, Alberta that was establis… Turning Point needs your support for Support Turning Point's Future

Please help keep life-saving health and harm reduction services alive in central #AB. They are losing all provincial funding and need our help!
Programs include a drop-in for 120 unhoused people, pregnancy support, HIV and STD and HIV prevention.
Lives depend on your help!

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