The foreign interference is here, and has already attracted truckloads of eyeballs. Will the UCP do anything about it?

CEO of Russia’s Largest Book Publisher Detained in LGBTQ+ ‘Extremism’ Probe - The Moscow Times Law enforcement authorities have detained the CEO of Russia’s largest publishing house for questioning in connection with an ongoing investigation into LGBTQ+ “extremism,” Russian media reported Tuesd...

Yevgeny Kapyev, head of the publishing giant Eksmo, was taken in by police following a search of the company’s Moscow office.

Moving the Goalposts: Danielle Smith’s Referendum Narrative Starts to Collapse Under Its Own… There’s a point in politics where delay stops looking like diligence and starts looking like design. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith may…

Nailed it!
“When a Premier claims that delays are caused by a proponent’s inconsistency — and that proponent can demonstrably show otherwise — it doesn’t just undermine the specific argument. It erodes trust in the entire process.”
#ableg #ForeverCanadian

prairiesexposed.medium.com/moving-the-g...

Cancel the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Trump will be guest of honor at the “nerd prom,” with journalists serving as suck-ups

Journalists planning to honor Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner have a choice:
A. Party with the dictator, wear fancy clothes and network to boost their careers.
B. Stand up for democracy by staying home.
They’re going to choose A. It looks terrible now. It will look worse to history.

The Onion has agreed to a new deal to take over Infowars The Onion says it has a new deal to take over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones's Infowars media company. If approved, the satirical news website could turn Infowars into a parody of itself.

The Onion says it has a new deal to take over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones's Infowars media company. If approved, the satirical news website could turn Infowars into a parody of itself. n.pr/4eyN1Cj

Leong: Alberta government should butt out of electoral boundaries redraw By discarding an independent commission's electoral map, it's impossible to not question the province's sincerity.

"... By inserting itself in a process in which it should have no part, one can’t help but wonder what ulterior motives lurk behind this subversion of the democratic process."

calgaryherald.com/opinion/leong-alberta-go...

American Library Association releases 2025 Most Challenged Books List as National Library Week Begins State of America’s Libraries Report reveals 4,235 unique titles challenged in 2025, marking the second-highest total on record

Just remember, whatever stats ALA drops, the reality is even worse. A not insignificant number of schools don't report to ALA, and ALA doesn't have the staff in OIF to go out and track down this information. This looks bad, but it's likely worse.
www.ala.org/news/2026/04...

@mariastrutz.bsky.social Fox bride markers.

A frog in a rowboat reading a book while a fish in the water is also reading a book. The caption at the top reads "It's a Whole Great Big Fun Thing"

A fifteen drawer card catalog with some drawers pulled out and Library of Congress literature in the drawers and on top.

It is National Library Week and the Library of Congress has done a cute nationwide thing with old card catalogs highlighting a lot of their core programs. I'm partial to their "Free to Use and Reuse Sets" but I'm sure we've all got our faves. 📚

newsroom.loc.gov/news/library...

Alberta is such a fucking joke. It's beyond embarrassing.

#abPoli

Canadian Travel to the U.S. Is Down 35% and Showing No Signs of Stopping | TravelPirates Canadians Are Skipping the U.S. and Going Everywhere Else

Well done Canada 🇨🇦💪💪

Keep it up!

#ElbowsUp #Canada

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Two text alerts from Sky News a few hours apart; they read: 3hrs ago: Iran blames US blockade as it closes Strait of Hormuz again, Iranian state media says 07.58: 'First major movement' of ships through Strait of Hormuz after Trump declares it open - Iran war latest

UPDATE, Saturday:

The Strait of Schrödinger remains open and closed, safe and dangerous, insurable and uninsurable, blockaded and free.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

Happy Superman Day!

The playbook isn't even a secret anymore, it’s being run in broad daylight. We’re seeing new levels of authoritarianism every single day, and this gerrymandering is top-tier corruption. Absolute power-grab. 🚩 #ableg #abpoli

A Newly Discovered Recording Lets You Hear Delta Blues Legend Robert Johnson in Stunning Clarity Great swathes of rock music since the nineteen-sixties would never have existed, we're sometimes told, were it not for the recordings of Robert Johnson. Certainly the likes of Keith Richards, Eric Cla...

A Newly Discovered Recording Lets You Hear Delta Blues Legend Robert Johnson in Stunning Clarity

McFadden Lecture 2026: R.L. Stine YouTube video by The Indianapolis Public Library

The Indianapolis Public Library has the R.L. Stine interview up on their You Tube for a few weeks.

It was SO enjoyable. He is hilarious.

youtu.be/aFpcPFaGqH0?...

A Victorian woman stretching her hand across a table and a ghost, here a person in a sheet, reaching out while looking at the viewer. The curtains around them look like hands. Unknown artist, taken from BBC Radio 4.

A central part of the Spiritualist movement was the inclusion of spirit guides, which primarily consisted of the dead or some animus attempting to impart wisdom to the living. While a medium might speak to many spirits, they had a primary guide helping navigation. #PhantomsFriday

Alberta UCP facing gerrymandering allegations over election maps YouTube video by CityNews

#Alberta’s premier #DanielleSmith faced allegations of #gerrymandering and election rigging Thursday over a decision to change the electoral boundaries drawn by an independent commission. As #SeanAmato reports, court challenges are now expected. 🇨🇦 #Cdnpoli #ABpoli #Ableg
youtu.be/tykzFSVpUg8?...

In the United States, by contrast, Donald Trump and the Republicans have brought their democracy to the brink of collapse by redrawing maps to rig elections in their favour.

Now Danielle Smith is doing the same thing. /4

UCP GOVERNMENT REVEALS PLAN TO CHEAT, RIG ELECTION MAPS Engaging Albertans to build an economy for the future.

Today, Danielle Smith and the UCP caucus unveiled plans to rig the next election:

A new motion indicates the UCP's plans to manipulate the election maps for the next election in their favour, and without any requirement to consult the public.

This has never been done in Canadian history. /1

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes? YouTube video by DaptoneRecords

Goodnight, friends.

"I was talkin' to a friend of mine /
Said he don't want no wars no more / They're building bombs while our schools are falling /
Tell me, what in the hell we're paying taxes for? / Well, what if we all stopped paying taxes?"

I love you.

Alberta Landowners Mad as H*ll About No Pipeline Reclamations YouTube video by Energi Media

More on Alberta's growing orphan well crisis: "Alberta Landowners Mad as H*ll About No Pipeline Reclamations" www.youtube.com/watch?v=49_0... @markhamhislop.bsky.social @markdorin.bsky.social @energimedia.bsky.social #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli

Russian news agency fined for posting review of Heated Rivalry | CBC News A Russian court has fined a local news agency and one of its directors thousands of dollars for a review it posted on the smash hit series Heated Rivalry, which the Russian government considers LGBTQ+...

www.cbc.ca/news/world/r...

Join us on Saturday, April 18 at 7PM CST at the Regina Public Library Film Theatre for a free screening of Singing Back the Buffalo (2024), celebrating Trevor Herriot’s Towards a Prairie Atonement, the One Book One Province 2026 pick, with Sherry Farrell‑Racette. Learn more: buff.ly/EJfuBKA

Prime Minister Mark Carney, Finnish President Alexander Stubb Skate With PWHL's Ottawa Charge Two world leaders, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finnish President Alexander Stubb skated with the PWHL's Ottawa Charge at the team's practice on Tuesday.

If you missed it, the Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney and Finland's President Alexander Stubb, both former hockey players, took to the ice to practice with the PWHL's Ottawa Charge today thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/...

Carney Graduated from Harvard Magna Cum Laude

Got his Masters and PHD from Oxford.

Played for both school hockey teams.

His signature is on bank notes in both Canada and UK as the governor of the bank of TWO G-7 nations.

Carney is basically everything Pierre P wishes he was. #Canada

Excellent read 💪🇨🇦

“The most powerful economic boycott in modern history is being conducted by people in sensible parkas who say sorry when you bump into them. They’re not angry. They’re not loud. They’re just gone”

#ableg #abpoli

#ableg #abpoli

How does the UCP still have support in Alberta?

IMO, they are the worst government in the history of the province