I'm not joking when I say mRNA technology is more important than "AI" and it's a tragedy we're throwing billions into one while our government is aggressively defunding the other.

Care should not have a bottom line. These are people’s lives.

It’s time to face facts, Alberta.

If you have ever looked south and thought “whew, I’m glad that’s not us,” think again.

Our gov’t has stomped on Trans rights, banned books, attacked the judiciary and the press, taken away the right to strike, and blames immigrants at every turn.
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UCP move reveals potential for a Smith-friendly electoral map Danielle Smith has said she will appoint a UCP-led committee to redraw election boundaries. The move could lead to partisan gerrymandering — and a proposal by two UCP MLAs provides a roadmap for a par...

“If the govt were looking to... gerrymander districts... this new, hastily designed process undercuts [public consultation] and puts the decisions in the hands of partisan appointees in a way that we have not seen in Canada since the 1940s.”

www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/17/n...

Children.
Earning.
Their way out.
Of Inclusion.

This is the populist soul.

Cc: Alberta UCP

“The single best predictor of what people believe is how many times they’ve heard it.” — FrameWorks Institute Via Urban Truth Collective

When it comes to spreading disinformation, dark money buys a lot of repetition, because repetition works.

Repetition works.

Repetition works.

Repetition works.

(Did we mention that repetition works?)

#UrbanTruth

a man in a grey sweater says " okay " ALT: a man in a grey sweater says " okay "

Banning algorithmic pricing ought to be a no-brainer call for any government: people don’t like to be ripped off, surveilled, or treated differently from their peers.

Algorithm pricing does all three of those things.

“The court documents show the APP has defied two notices from an investigator to produce financial and other records related to its alleged advertising of the referendum petition.”

Alberta Prosperity Project Faces Court Date over Separation Referendum Role | The Tyee Election commissioner alleges the organization has stonewalled investigations into potential referendum petition spending.

Alberta's Election Commissioner is taking separatists to court in attempt to force compliance with financial disclosure law.

Alberta Prosperity Project Faces Court Date over Separation Referendum Role via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...

'Absolutely ridiculous': Alberta Next surveys sparked anger from respondents Newly released responses to the Alberta Next survey show widespread anger and skepticism toward the province’s consultation process

'Absolutely ridiculous': Alberta Next surveys sparked anger from respondents

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This story is a microcosm of what the UCP has become under Premier Danielle Smith's regime. @matthewblack.ca deserves the public's thanks for pursuing records that the UCP govt had absolutely no legal reason to withhold. Evidence of Smith's growing authoritarianism is on full display here.

It's not really a survey then is it? It's an exercise in propaganda, and maybe email harvesting.

To the people complaining these sex abuse cases have created a world where men now have to think 10 times before they touch a woman.

Yes, that's the point.

It's called consent. Welcome to human decency.

It is true that Miller recommended the creation of a Select All-party Legislative Committee. But only to gather better statistical information on Indigenous populations and to examine case law on electoral commissions. not to redo the work of the existing EBC.

'Absolutely ridiculous': Alberta Next surveys sparked anger from respondents Newly released responses to the Alberta Next survey show widespread anger and skepticism toward the province’s consultation process

It took 10 months and 5 inquiries, but ... newly released open-answer responses to the province's Alberta Next survey show widespread frustration with the process, with many calling it biased, one-sided, and lacking options to say “no”

Read the story (and the responses) ⬇
#ableg #abpoli

Back to the drawing board! UCP scrapping Alberta boundaries commission and appointing MLA committee to draw new electoral map Every day is a new round of chaos in Alberta politics

💥🤠👀 Back to the drawing board! UCP scrapping Alberta boundaries commission and appointing MLA committee to draw new electoral map

Every day is a new round of chaos in Alberta politics: daveberta.substack.com/p/back-to-th...

Alberta Prosperity Project Faces Court Date over Separation Referendum Role | The Tyee Election commissioner alleges the organization has stonewalled investigations into potential referendum petition spending.

SCOOP - Elections Alberta has been investigating the Alberta Prosperity Project since Jan. for failing to register as a third-party advertiser.

Alberta Prosperity Project Faces Court Date over Separation Referendum Role via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...

UCP move reveals potential for a Smith-friendly electoral map Danielle Smith has said she will appoint a UCP-led committee to redraw election boundaries. The move could lead to partisan gerrymandering — and a proposal by two UCP MLAs provides a roadmap for a par...

“If the government were looking to design a process that would allow them to gerrymander districts, this is one approach."

Alberta Prosperity Project Faces Court Date over Separation Referendum Role | The Tyee Election commissioner alleges the organization has stonewalled investigations into potential referendum petition spending.

Important read via @charlesrusnell.bsky.social

thetyee.ca/News/2026/04...

Smith’s Gerrymandering a Classic Sign of Authoritarian Gov't YouTube video by Energi Media

Smith’s Gerrymandering a Classic Sign of Authoritarian Gov't

Political scientist @DuaneBratt says if @ABDanielleSmith follows through with electoral boundary plan, it's a 5-alarm crisis for Alberta democracy.
#ableg #abpoli
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One of the things I love most about Zohran’s rise to power is that it shows so clearly how we could have a better democracy—one that actually serves us instead of just the rich—if the left decides collectively to take electoralism and government seriously. It’s ours for the taking if we want it.

Iran’s IRGC Says It Will Decide Who Crosses Hormuz Amid Divisions in Regime By Benoit Faucon The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it would decide which vessels are allowed to cross the Strait of Hormuz despite Iranian pledges that the waterway has been unblocked, in a sign the regime is divided over giving up its control of the critical oil conduit. “Passage is only possible with the permission of the IRGC Navy,” the paramilitary force said in a statement carried by state media. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said earlier Friday on X that Hormuz was fully open following a cease-fire in Lebanon. Media affiliated with IRGC, which engineered Iran’s de facto closure of the maritime waterway, have attacked Araghchi’s announcement. The IRGC-affiliated news agency Tasnim warned the opening “will be considered null in case the alleged maritime U.S. blockade continues.” Tasnim criticized Araghchi’s post for “a complete lack of tact in information dissemination.” Fars, another IRGC news agency, said that “following the unexpected tweet from the Foreign Minister about the liberation of the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian society has been plunged into an atmosphere of confusion.” Saeid Golkar, an expert in Iran’s security services at the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga, said the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had left Iran’s regime divided. “Because the main arbitrator is gone, the fight between different factions has started,” he said.

44 min ago Iran Rejects Claim It Would Transfer Enriched Uranium to U.S. By Saleh al-Batati Iran said Friday it won’t send its stockpile of enriched uranium abroad, pushing back on remarks by President Trump that Tehran had agreed to hand it over. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said the material wouldn't be transferred “anywhere,” according to state media, underscoring Iran’s long-standing position on retaining control over its nuclear assets. “Just as Iran’s soil is important and sacred to us, so too is enriched uranium,” Baghaei said, adding that sending the material to the U.S. “was never an option on the table.” He also dismissed reports of a potential permanent halt to enrichment, describing them as part of a media campaign aimed at influencing negotiators and shaping the course of the talks.

Trump says the Strait of Hormuz is fully open; but the IRGC says no, they get to decide who passes through.

Trump says Iran has agreed to turn over its uranium; and Iran says no, it won't.

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More than 38,000 women and girls were killed in Gaza between October 2023 and December 2025 – UN Women | UN Women – Headquarters Six months after the ceasefire, and as regional developments shift global attention, UN Women warns that women and girls in Gaza remain at critical risk.

Israel killed an average of at least 47 girls and women per day in Gaza.

A new analysis published by the United Nations shows that more than 38,000 girls and women were killed in between October 2023 and December 2025.

If this actually happens, it may rank as the single most corrupt act in the history of American politics. I cannot believe this is even under discussion.

How solar power got so cheap | ABC NEWS YouTube video by ABC News In-depth

"..rise of solar power shows no sign of slowing down; IEA predicting it will overtake coal as world’s biggest source of electricity next year. Behind its success is little-known Australian inventor."

@drsmith.bsky.social @markhamhislop.bsky.social @maxfawcett.bsky.social

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Going to cram those 2 extra seats both into rural ridings and then the “adjustments” she mentions to other ridings will be designed to water down the urban vote. Going to try a less obvious gerrymander than the minority report.

“Bill 11… allows physicians to treat patients in the public health care system while also charging them fees, creating a two-tiered system for those who can pay and those who cannot.”

Over 50 organizations have written to Ottawa to urge enforcement of the Canada Health Act.

Ontario to skip public hearings on omnibus bill that includes FOI clampdown, ticket resale cap Legislation includes measure that would exempt Premier Ford and his cabinet from disclosing internal documents to public, including cellphone records

Doug Ford doesn't care what you think of his plan to shield himself and his ministers from scrutiny. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... premier@ontario.ca

I can't help but think UCP has helped cause this by vilifying health care workers during COVID, and also attacking HCWs and their unions in their comments.