Friends of Medicare continues call on the prov govt to work to rebuild our health care by creating a workforce plan that prioritizes retention & recruitment. Albertans are encouraged to write to the provincial government and their local MLAs by clicking here: www.rebuildourhealthcare.ca#take-action

This was ALWAYS THE PLAN.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration's request to enforce its discriminatory passport policy while our lawsuit makes its way through the courts. This decision undermines the freedom of transgender, non-binary, and intersex people to have our IDs reflect who we are.

Hey @msnbc.com This is news!

Basically going about as well as progressives/Democrats could possibly hope.

New Jersey voters: Know your rights at the polls! If you see or experience any intimidation or harassment, please call the Voter Assistance hotline at 1-833-NJ-VOTES (833-658-6837).

UCP dumps auditor general as he races to finish health scandal report https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/braid-ucp-dumps-auditor-general-finish-health-scandal-report 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter

NDP member David Shepherd said it’s impossible to view the UCP motions “as anything but an attempt to interfere with the work of Mr. Wylie, to divert and detour. “We have seen a lot of reprehensible behaviour on the record today — incredible disrespect and condescension.” #CorruptCare #ableg

"When all are tired, cold, and hungry at the end of the day, it is the leader who puts aside his personal discomfort to look to the needs of his soldiers." General George Catlett Marshall, Jr 🇺🇸 #SheShed

"And, oh, yes, he’s also probing the private surgery procurement scandal. Wylie is the only investigator, besides the RCMP, with power to compel witnesses & testimony under oath. That report will almost certainly be released before his contract expires in the spring." #CorruptCare #ABhealth #ableg

www.nfb.ca/film/stolen-... Come join @friendsofmedicare.bsky.social this Wednesday, 5 November at the Cardel Theatre, 180 Quarry Park Blvd SE, Calgary Please RSVP at www.friendsofmedicare.org/yyc_stolen_t... Hope to see you there! #abhealth #ContinuingCare #SeniorsDeserveBetter

calgaryherald.com/news/canada/... “If the United States wants to contribute to a global solution, they need to reduce their greenhouse-gas emissions,” said Daniels. “Given that they are in the top 3 of greenhouse-gas emitters, maybe the onus could go back to them for some of that responsibility.”

Every day, more details come out that show just how deep this plot to protect the wealthy and powerful goes. They are being shielded from justice. Rep. Thomas Massie and I are fighting to bring them to justice and release the files.

calgaryherald.com/news/notwith... “It takes spectacular gall to use the notwithstanding concept to strip rights from teachers one day, then invoke it the next day to deal with gifts for top government people.”

🚨DEI firings at CBS🚨 He asks for this to be downloaded and shared. He and his colleagues deserve so much more, but this is an easy ask. We see you CBS 1/2

www.friendsofmedicare.org/yyc_stolen_t... Hope to see you there!

Worth remembering…

I wonder how Smith, the great libertarian, came to where we are today. “The notwithstanding clause is simply not necessary,” she wrote in a 2006 column for the Herald. “Politicians are wily enough to find a way to violate charter rights with or w/out it.” In 2025 … even that level of cynicism ..

Here is a short list of the government laws & codes that are now overridden by Bill 2: The Labour Relations Code; The Public Education Collective Bargaining Act; The Alberta Bill of Rights; The Alberta Human Rights Act; The Education Act. #IStandWithTeachers #IStandWithDemocracy #ableg #Abed

Hey PDX, if you know someone receiving SNAP, please let them know that Heretic Coffee will be offering free SNAP breakfast "until everyone's benefits are reinstated, or we go broke doing it."

The disappearance of America’s leadership class at a time like this means that the rest of us have to be leaders. We can no longer wait to be led by those with the power and authority to lead. You must lead, I must lead, all of us must lead. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for.

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP. Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP. The people who need help are not the problem. It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

#TransRights #ProtectTransKids #abhealth #ableg

Teachers and Public Interest Alberta protest in Education Minister Nicolaides' constituency. Incredible support in the neighbourhoods as residents welcomed lawn signs to #SupportPublicEducation and #ABTeachers www.msn.com/en-ca/news/c...

www.msn.com/en-ca/news/c... "They had the power to end it before it started. But instead, we have been on strike for the past 3 weeks talking about complex classrooms, overcrowded classrooms, fair funding & sustainable & equitable funding for public education." Lafortune, ED @pialberta.bsky.social

www.friendsofmedicare.org/throne_speec... “The govt is doubling down on their failing privatization agenda for crucial care services like surgeries & addictions care & plowing ahead with their dangerous interference in Albertans' access to evidence-based care services," said Gallaway, ED of FOM

The old rulebook is gone. It's not coming back and we all need to accept that. The DOJ is weaponized. the GOP is rigging elections. Trump is literally bulldozing the White House. Democrats need to operate under this new reality, fight hard, and play by the same rules.

“90% of the civilians killed in the last eight decades of this so-called conflict were on the Palestinian side, and not the Israeli side. And who killed them? The Israelis. And they’re never called terrorists.” — Arab Barghouti, son of Marwan Barghouti

At the rally #abpoli #ableg

TransActionAlberta.ca Alberta Premier Smith’s government plans to use the Notwithstanding Clause during this session to take away rights from trans youth. This is beyond shameful & harmful. Please consider adding your name to the petition! #protecttransyouth @skippingstone.ca

calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... "Maclean’s called Canada’s prisons “the new residential schools.” We talk endlessly abt Truth & Reconciliation, but those words are hollow w/out real prison reform ...warehousing Indigenous people in institutions that perpetuate same cycles of trauma & degradation"

Excellent letter-to-the-editor by a 16 yo Alberta student #SupportABteachers #SupportPublicEducation #Ableg #Abed @sosalberta.bsky.social

#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles 🧵

calgaryherald.com/opinion/brea... “Instead, the report from retired Judge Raymond Wyant has strengthened the case for a public inquiry. Whether the government can be convinced of that, however, is another story.” #PublicInquiryNow #abhealth #CorruptCare #ableg

Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.

“It’s disingenuous for Smith to say that AHS is solely responsible for all the problems. AHS no longer has any independence. At all times, it is overseen & wholly controlled by govt. Smiths contempt for authority is clear. She is systematically breaking it down” #CorruptCare We need a #publicinquiry

TODAY, October 18, there are more than 150 #ForeverCanadian petition signing locations across Alberta. There are only 10 days left to deadline. We need your signature to reach our goal. Please, find your nearest location here: www.forever-canadian.ca/sign-the-pet...

I’ve always disliked & been puzzled by the terms “good Christian” and “Christian values” “Christians” like JD Vance confirm my perspective.

1/6 🚨ALBERTANS DESERVE A PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO #CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS🚨 As a report into Alberta's surgical contracting process is finally due, health care advocates renew their call for a full #PublicInquiry. The current investigation is a sham. #FriendsOfMedicare #AbLeg #AbHealth #CorruptCare

Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations? JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious

welcome to trump's america

Pierre Poilievre says he wants to “restore merit.” He needed to be handed arguably the safest, most impossible to lose conservative seat in all of Canada after losing his own seat. Seems like the opposite of merit. #Poilievre (oh, and he still refuses to complete a check for a security clearance)

calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... "The UCP has opened 188K hectares (the size of Vancouver Island) to coal development affecting the headwaters of the N & S Saskatchewan, Red Deer & Old Man rivers. They only consult with coal industry insiders ... dodging real questions on selenium poisoning"

Wonderful, lively - at times hilarious - conversation with the amazing author, Miriam Toews, and Shelley Youngblut, ringleader of @wordfest.com kicking off Imaginarium 2025!! Packed house! 3 more events today…

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery. @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

This Is Fascism