As a Democrat, I now feel cleaner; vaguely ineffectual and in constant argument with every other Democrat, sure, but definitely cleaner.

‘We were terrified they were going to kill us’: fishers who survived US boat strike speak out An Ecuadorian fishing crew describe their ordeal as victims of Trump’s purported war on ‘narcoterrorists’

the US has become a terror State.

Superpower Suicide The geopolitics of our moment

“Superpower Suicide” is a concept to help understand the approach of the Trump regime to the rest of the world. We are fighting a war for no reason we can name, losing it, and covering our defeat with genocidal and apocalyptic propaganda.
snyder.substack.com/p/superpower...

Tampa coach Jon Cooper’s solution after watching the Habs score 3 PP goals in game 1 is to insert:

Scott Sabourin, who has 89 PIMs in 26 games, including 12 minor penalties.

Palantir's Manifesto Is as Subtle as a MAGA Hat Palantir's 22-point manifesto is nonsense, writes Dave Karpf. But it at least it is short enough to be clarifying, he says.

My latest, for @techpolicypress.bsky.social

When I read Alex Karp’s book last year, I thought it should’ve been a tweet. Now Palantir has turned it into a tweet-length manifesto, which could’ve just been a picture of a MAGA hat.

Karp is… not a subtle thinker.
www.techpolicy.press/palantirs-ma...

If you attend the White House Correspondents Dinner this year, you should be legally barred from using the term "journalist" to describe yourself from that point on.

Alberta committee on 'Forever Canada' petition marred with accusations of delaying process An Alberta committee tasked with reviewing a former politician's citizen-led petition was marred with accusations of delaying the process.

When your provincial government delays discussions about a petition signed by almost half a million people who want to remain in Canada, you can't help but question its allegiance to our country.

#abpoli #cdnpoli

calgary.citynews.ca/2026/04/21/a...

Opinion: Possible changes to Alberta’s electoral map put democracy at risk If the UCP fiddles with the map, it could guarantee a conservative supermajority for a generation

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... Rachel Notley speaks out.

Opinion: A regressive approach to disability supports Opinion: A regressive approach to disability supports

calgaryherald.com/op...

Excellent Editorial, give it a read...

Our Premier will waste 70 Million on Turkish Tylenol - paid upfront and 48M dollars outstanding for no product/services for over 2yrs - yet she is prioritizing targeting our disabled ABs to save less than that???

Don’t gamble Canadians’ money on a risky pipeline | Pembina Institute Over the past two decades, oil and gas pipelines have emerged as potent political symbols.

A new pipeline should be a business decision — not a political one.

Taxpayers shouldn’t be asked to shoulder the risks of a $50+ billion pipeline when private investors won’t.

Here's why 👇

"Tech executives are experts at exaggeration and deception, and all too often their lies shape the public conversation to the companies’ benefit, leaving us ill-prepared to address the real impacts of their business models."

It’s important to remember that these people, though dangerous, are also stupider than dirt

The Dishonest Online Campaign to Support Alberta Separatism | The Tyee A research group raises red flags about foreign interference in the province’s independence referendum.

A network of 20 inauthentic YouTube accounts has racked up nearly 40 million views by peddling lies, grievance, division and narratives normalizing the prospect of Alberta’s secession and annexation by the United States. @charlesrusnell.bsky.social reports. #abpoli

“They found 25 percent elevated cancer rates. They found the numbers are rising — 30 new cases between 2013 and 2017, climbing to 38 between 2018 and 2022. They found the province withheld the data that would tell us how much worse it really is.

And Alberta says: within normal range.”

Hmmmmm

A story in two pictures…

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

"Small-bore, poll-tested versions of the future will not help us."

Issue 104 – World Tyranny Financial As the Trump family’s crypto dealings raise more alarms, crypto enforcement is falling to new lows

Newsletter: As the president’s family’s shady dealings continue to mount, SEC enforcement actions have collapsed to twenty-year lows. The CFTC says it doesn’t need staff when it has AI.

www.citationneeded.news/issue-104/

CCLA Sounds the Alarm Over the Politicization of Alberta’s Electoral Map - CCLA With Bill C-25, the government once again fails to protect privacy in federal political campaigning, leaving voters in Canada unprotected.

CCLA is sounding the alarm over the politicization of Alberta’s electoral map.

Read more here.
ccla.org/press-releas...

People forget: Anthony Furey was a *terrible* columnist, in every way

"despite"

Found it

At Long Last, InfoWars Is Ours By Bryce P. Tetraeder, CEO, Global Tetrahedron

We have a deal. theonion.com/at-long-last...

This was adjourned by consent this morning. No date set for next hearing.

Ignoring the Boundaries Commission's report is gerrymandering. YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi

The independent Boundaries Commission consulted with thousands of Albertans before publishing its report.

Ignoring the report is cheating.

Ignoring the report is gerrymandering.

There is a lot of criticism of floor crossings to Liberals. I’m not a fan of it either, but it’s legal.

Partisan critics must be reminded that Danielle Smith holds a Canadian floor crossing record. For a Cabinet appointment promise, she led 9 Wildrose MLAs to cross to PCs.

#cdnpoli #ableg

This is a snapshot of the failure of MSM and the concomitant ignorance within the American electorate about what is happening in and to their country.

TIMES OF ISRAEL: “Commanders say the IDF is replicating its policy from Gaza in Lebanon”

NYU PROFESSOR: “This is what Israel has done to my hometown in southern Lebanon”

The story behind the BBC refusing to air a documentary about Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals Two veteran journalists produced a documentary that showed evidence of war crimes in Gaza. But the BBC refused to air the film. Why?

Shocking and shameful story of dishonesty and cowardice by @bbcnewsi.bsky.social in reneging on promise to broadcast a film by veteran journalists about targeted Israeli attacks on Gaza hospitals. revealnews.org/podcast/ques...