Completely separate from the environmental and climate change argument, there is good evidence that betting on oil and gas investments beyond 2030 is a financial mistake.

Zero due diligence on a basic $100 rebate form... ...but she totally vetted a massive data centre build? #abpoli Smith said it’s possible the verification process could use a tweak or two. www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...

"35,000 fraudulent requests" blocked? Yeah, well, 2.9 MILLION Albertans had their data stolen when separatists leaked the voter list. The bots are working overtime with our leaked info. DUH. Critical thinking Dani. It's 72 days since the #VoterDataBreach let's chat Dani. #abpoli #cdnpoli #ableg

“Why should Canada want to renew a trade deal while being threatened by the United States, and pretend it isn’t actually happening? “That’s not a relationship between friendly nations, but rather that of an abuser and a battered spouse.”

As predicted: the UCP's new ID card is already having disproportiate impacts on women and seniors. And we are only one week into the roll out, just a few months from a major set of referendums. www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/vid...

Good news folks! With local journalism struggling to stay alive, the GOA has stepped in to fill the reporting void! /s (Does it count as government subsidized media when the government is literally writing the stories?) #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

When pressed on the reality that building schools doesn't equate to more teachers, Smith's response was simple. "Oh yeah, that's totally why we're just going to lower the bar for what's needed to become a teacher! Problem solved! Hey presto!" #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #abed

Smith tried to quell fears about water and electricity usage of the new AI mega project... But she conveniently dodged the water useage of the power plant. Which could (by some estimations) be using as much water as Drumheller uses. Every day. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Read this article... Because if you do, the sudden erasure of ⁦‪Guy Fellicella's rebuttal to Marshall Smith might just make a whole lot more sense... #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli ricochet.media/media/dumpst...

On the criticism from environmentalists that building natural gas power plants for AI locks Alberta into a fossil fuel based economy... Smith's response? "Well yeah, that was kind the whole point all along" Basically. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

"The count suddenly dropped by 24,000 votes. After all their work, a huge and successful effort, Water Not Coal was suddenly 5,000 votes short." "And yet, according to Elections Alberta, there’s at least a five per cent chance they’re wrong." #abpoli calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

You will, I'm sure, see lots of this -- including from people who have been clamouring for the PM to make a deal, any deal, with Trump. Here's what they're not telling you:

Coming soon to Alberta.

Alberta separation would devastate our energy industry, kill investment and put thousands of jobs at risk. It is economic self-sabotage. Calgary has too much at stake for its leaders to sit quietly on the sidelines. Our future is bigger, stronger and more prosperous in a united Canada

Watching the Western Standard claim that Forever Canadian can’t campaign as an independent society while following elections laws… While the Western Standard campaigns on independence… While selling merch… Is pretty peak Alberta. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

The October 19 referendum isn't just a vote. It's a legal process with rules, consequences, and a documented roadmap that most Albertans didn't vote for. Here's the facts: factsmtr.substack.com/p/the-albert... #abpoli #alberta

When you contact the Premier, your MLAs and Grant Hunter (separatist Minister of the Environment (or some bullshit) about not wanting Metas data centre monstrosity in #Alberta - please quote the details of the increased carbon pollutants. What are we leaving behind? Nothing, unless we stop this.

The headlines promise jobs, revenue, cheaper electricity, and almost no water use. The documented record tells a more complicated story. Six claims. Six fact checks. Here's the facts: factsmtr.substack.com/p/ai-data-ce... #abpoli #alberta

UCP loves killing things. Animals, disabled, trans, the planet.

It's codified in law in Alberta. The Stampede is allowed to abuse animals for entertainment in ways not allowed outside such an event.

Mark Carney said AI data centres in Canada will be 100% Canadian to protect our sovereignty. Meta building its first Canadian data centre northeast of Edmonton. (US owned, maker of harmful chatbots on Instagram and Facebook.) www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

If the data centre is owned by an American company, it's doing nothing for Canadian sovereignty regardless of where it is located. Just saying, you 99% know this.

Since there's a few bad faith separatist snowflakes predictably manufacturing outrage by weaponizing clips out of context... Here's the full clip of @duanebratt.bsky.social's response. It wasn't calling anyone racist. It was pointing out that minorities of all types exist. #abpoli

I have warned that Trump never accepts defeat. Instead he escalates the attacks. This is his latest escalation. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

She was so worried about landscape and agricultural fields when it came to the solar power here in Alberta. But sure go ahead and build all those AI businesses that are about be so much worse than any solar project ever would ever be.

“Smith’s UCP did not campaign on the Free Alberta Strategy’s tenets... Smith’s UCP doesn’t, therefore, have a democratic mandate to pursue these ideas, by any standard. Yet they have implemented the components of the strategy at a ferocious pace.” #abpoli thewalrus.ca/the-blueprin...

Alt headline: How the climate crisis makes life more expensive for Canadians

"Journalists routinely weigh what the public has a right to know against potential harms to victims, witnesses, fair-trial rights and active police operations. That judgment is central to responsible reporting. It cannot be outsourced to police, and it must never be subject to police veto."

It’s been a big week for the Alberta premier — and a terrifying one for the future of the human race. Hot on the heels of a proposal for a new oil pipeline, Smith unveiled yet another horrifying project that will send us careening towards climate dystopia: Meta’s HUGE new AI data centre. It's bad:

Premier Smith's energy rebate wants all your private info, meanwhile PEI's benefit is automatic. "No one needs to apply for this benefit" "No one will be asking for your banking details or anything else" "You don't need to do anything other than meet the eligibility req's" #ableg #abpoli

“In a democracy, police must not control what information journalists publish. Reporters play a crucial role in keeping Canadians safe by giving them timely information that police do not always provide,” said Paul Schneidereit, CAJ vice-chair. Full statement: share.google/ZFlYLyN9gkHo...

If anyone from the area they are intending on putting this nonsense wants information on how we stopped a smaller one in Southern Alberta, please contact me. I’m happy to help you with all the information we presented. #Alberta

Dani's right hand man Rob would like you to know that a pipeline that is projected to cost $35.2 billion (largely paid for by taxpayers) and that won't be completed until 2034 is paying for schools today. Huh. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

www.cbc.ca/news/cana... but great news: now if anyone falls prey to the scam and sends a copy of their driver's license to anyone, they will have their HC number and all of their demographics right there in one spot! they'll be able to access private health info easily

Pete Hoekstra needed a parole officer to approve his party list for his 4th of July party. He invited convoy organizer Tamara Lich who is under house arrest for the occupation of our capital. The US embassy is engaged in open promotion of the far right in Canada. www.youtube.com/shorts/ZhDgi...

“It seems that their sampling method is seriously flawed and could vastly underestimate the percentage of valid signatories” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

While Alberta education policy blocks child abuse prevention programs in schools, it’s allowing abstinence programs presented by explicitly religious groups. Berta. 2026. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli theijf.org/article/albe...

Nate Glubish made it clear that the UCP believes that major projects should be funded by the private industry that will be using them and committed to pushing back against projects that don't have a strong business case. The Breakdown stares in Pipeline(s). #abpoli #ableg

"Rather than form their own political party to contest elections & build popular support for their cause, they hold leadership hostage with wild threats. They’d rather deem all efforts hopeless than come up with constructive ideas to build a stronger province & a better country."

From a Press Progress story.

This is scary! AI models have advanced to the point they can replicate themselves on new systems, will blackmail developers if they threaten to shut them down and have shown they would use nukes 95% of the time in war game scenarios. Development still moves at breakneck speeds with no barriers!

This is what the UCP wants to copy. Apparently the Federal Liberals have no objections.

Corb Lund needs to take immediate legal action. This does not inspire confidence in Elections Alberta, which already has a history of questionable decisions. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Hold your horses! 🤔 Jeffrey Rosenthal, a professor of statistics at the University of Toronto, ran an analysis for CBC News using figures provided by Elections Alberta. He said his findings suggest to him that the petition exceeded the signature number threshold. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Data centers aren't just using huge amounts of water, but some operators are also flushing contaminated water into the public? Is it any wonder why communities are rising up against data center development? Hello? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/08/meta-datacenter-ai-wyoming-water

1 gigawatt! For reference, 1.4 gigawatts powers the city of Edmonton. 1.21 gigawatts can fire up the flux capacitor and take us back to 1955! www.reuters.com/world/americ...