I feel seen, or unseen

Good shoe-leather reporting by @readtheorchard.org and the @nationalobserver.com's Rory White here. #abpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/08/i...

"The case Sylvestre made to audiences across Alberta to drum up support for Alberta independence was riddled with distortions, disinformation and conspiracy theories." Warnica offers one of the most in depth fact-checks of the separatist leader's claims. Gift link: www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...

The latest Alberta political cartoon from @ericdyck.bsky.social. From Issue 07 of the Forward Weekly email newsletter — to be delivered on Sunday, May 10. Don't miss the rest of this week's issue. Subscribe for free now at ForwardWeekly.ca.

Had a chance to catch up with my friend Pierre Poilievre last night after arriving in Ottawa. One of us has our security clearance and one of us doesn’t. Can you guess which one it is? #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Today's reminder that a lot of UCP supporters are Trump supporters

frankly speaking, i'm in favour of *all* Trump's secretaries taking a 7-month trip every year

Kenney is akin to Emperor Nero watching Rome burn, conveniently forgetting that he lit the torches

NEW: Key figure in Centurion Project has resigned as head of a business group, days after privacy breach investigations launched. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

stop giving Premier Smith ideas!

On May 7, 1977 at the G7 Summit in London, England, as dignitaries walked away, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau did a pirouette. It became one of the most famous Canadian photos of the 1970s. But it wasn't the Queen in that photo. This is the story. 📸 Doug Ball 🧵 1/6

It's Emergency Preparedness Week, and your help is needed on a related letter-writing campaign. ECCC has decided to shut down its long-standing radar research program. This affects severe weather warnings, and the work of the NTP and its partners. Details here: actionnetwork.org/letters/reve...

i'm here for this

more gripes of wRath - climate change is real - we have a moral duty to help 3rd world countries - not all federal tax dollars come from AB i'm beginning to think that old Jeff ain't the brightest loaf of bread

Premier Smith's pitbull CoS follows the Trump playbook: never apologize, go on the offensive, hit back he ignores the fact that senior UCP staff attended a call hosted by David Parker, a known extremist and separatist. and why? it doesn't matter what was discussed

"caucus staff regularly attend events of political interest" wait... what???? this UCP comms mouthpiece gives a flippant response to news that high-ranking UCP staffers attended a call led by one of AB's worst muckrakers and spit-disturbers, that it's no biggie? we cannot let this slip by

Jason Kenney has entered the chat. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

gee, if only i could come up with a better #1 reason re why more people didn't sign the petition...

On May 5, 1877, Sitting Bull and 5,000 of his people crossed into Canada near Wood Mountain, NWT (now Saskatchewan). He hoped to receive a reserve for the Lakota. Instead, he and his people were starved into returning to the USA. This is the story. 📸 David F. Barry 🧵 1/11

yes, this is actually a thing www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

wow... you came within 600K votes of your goal! *so* close! mad props!

in case it wasn't already abundantly clear that Cory is a xenophobic a-hole

i'll take the under

Oh, the seppies* are turning on themselves like the feral rats they are. *a name for them I first hear from @kikkiplanet.bsky.social, and it’s perfect

this is a stupid claim, even by PP standards

“A bunch of you consented to providing health data and we allegedly just acquired your personal data and published it without consent so that basically the same thing” Even in this, they play the victim card. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

meanwhile, PP gets to speak alongside Premier Smith and 2 Trump dingbats, so there's that

While Mitch Sylvestre told me that petition group Stay Free Alberta rebuffed offers to work with the Centurion Project, his co-leader was encouraging petitioners to join that now-shuttered (by court injunction) app. bsky.app/profile/jare...

more evidence that Rath isn't the sharpest spoon in the medicine cabinet

Before Leduc #1 and Turner Valley, the first oil well in the history of Alberta happened in what is now a national park. It was 124 years ago in present-day Waterton Lakes National Park. This is the story of the First Oil Well in Western Canada. 📸 Glenbow Archives 🧵 1/6

what kinds of “restaurants” have been asking Todd Blanche for ID

Blanche doing his utmost to not get Bondied

PM Carney followed that up with "if the U.S. side had the "bandwidth and the inclination to go through with it." which it clearly doesn't why is PP so bad at this?

a rhetorical question also consider how the UCP govt has used legislation to hamstring Elections Alberta

A new Iranian LEGO propaganda video drops. Brilliant stuff. youtu.be/mzldC7hz1v8?...

Well, Trump is known for driving companies in the bankruptcy, especially his own

If you're wondering why some people are very afraid after the posting of their personal information contained in the Elections Alberta voters list, check out the top of this story. 1 thetyee.ca/News/2023/05...

Love the movie

i'm not sure whose reputation is hurt the most by this

On May 2, 1885, Lt. Col. William Otter's force of 350 men met about 250 Cree and Assiniboine warriors at Cut Knife. The battle left 13 dead and 17 wounded on both sides. The death toll could have been worse if not for Chief Poundmaker. This is the story. 🎨 Fred Curzon 🧵 1/8

best sci-fi series ever! (The Expanse is a close 2nd)

it's increasingly hard to tell Poilievre and Trump apart

This is a deeply, *deeply* shameless -- and shameful -- op-ed. Allow me to explain why. #cdnpoli 🧵 🧵 🧵 www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

we're saddened to announce the passing of the Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup run. while the passing was unexpected, there had been signs of a deep malaise for a while. Oilers flags will be flown at half staff for the next week in lieu of flowers, supporters are urged to support the Montreal Canadiens

Goodbye, get lost, and we'll see you soon.

Elections Alberta was warned about the Centurion Projects list as far back as March 31st. Jen Gerson lays it all out here. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli open.substack.com/pub/theline/...

Poilievre Just Proved He Has No Respect For Canadians. Why Poilievre is Terrified of the Real Numbers ? Analysis here. youtu.be/OPviI0J0FlY?...

remember Blaise Boehmer? one of Premier Kenney's staffers and attack dogs. yup, he's still around and just as dumb

It should be a delay of game penalty if players who are on the ice for an icing call go and sit on the bench