I did a deep-dive into US ambassador Pete Hoekstra's links to the Alberta separatists' voter ID app Hoekstra repeatedly promoted the app at 2024 Trump rallies Hoekstra helped them organize presentations, is connected with the app's founder and the founder's wealthy step-father was a past donor 👇

If you choose to accost me and my 8 year old daughter in the grocery store with your fluoride conspiracy theories, you will get an earful before you slink away shamefully.

Today, on International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, we stand with 2SLGBTQ+ communities in Edmonton and around the world. Everyone deserves to feel safe, respected and valued for who they are.

I'm not saying that the separatists DIDN'T gather 177,000 signatures. That's certainly possible. But I am saying that the only source of this claim is Mitch Sylvestre. Some of Sylvestre's other claims include:

I know you can’t trust long range forecasts , but man, after this week the rest of May is looking pretty shitty for Edmonton and area. Lots of cooler than average highs and gloomy days.

We're going to keep on this story. If you have tips about the voter data scandal, the Centurion project or the connections between the UCP and the separatists, you can email @rorywh.bsky.social: Rory (at) national observer

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Listening to yesterday’s Oilers Now and Stauff is really pushing 29 and 97 playing together on the top line to open more minutes for the rest of the forwards. Sounds good, in theory, but I don’t think Nuge is a strong enough 5v5 player anymore to centre the second line.

The opposite of woke is racist. "Woke" originated within Black American culture as a, slang term, signaling awareness of racial prejudice and systemic injustice, with roots dating back to the 1930s or earlier. Definition: aware, especially of social problems such as racism and inequality.

The Alberta secessionist movement is and has always been (going back to the Calgary School firewall letter penned by Stephen Harper and others) a bigoted, racist, misogynistic operation aimed at a White Christian state where violence walks arm-in-arm with paternalistic authority.

Voters in Zama Lake and Coaldale demand the political power to determine how those in Edmonton and Calgary commute to their jobs.

This is a must-listen episode for all Albertans. You aren’t mad enough.

It is not outside the realm of possibility that Mitch Sylvestre, David Parker and the rest of the Alberta secessionists could be investigated, and charged, with colluding with a foreign power and treason.

Erik Karlsson has 3 Norris trophies, PK Subban won it one year—absolutely laughable that Bouchard isn’t even a top-3 finalist. Bouchard should have won it this year. The PHWA is a disgrace.

According to the leader of the official opposition, an industrial carbon tax that would cost oil companies 50 cents per barrel -- 50 CENTS -- is standing in the way of Canada becoming an energy superpower. How stupid does he think his voters are?

"Canada's closest ally"

Holy foreshadowing: “The Legislation prevents Elections Alberta from confirming or denying whether the name of a person who inquires is on…a Citizen Initiative petition. The Legislation also prevents Elections Alberta from removing the name of person...” 🤦‍♂️ www.elections.ab.ca/resources/me...

These were the best. Specifically the Root Beer ones, not shown here.

Every Albertan should be shocked by the news of one of the largest data breaches in Canadian history, involving their personal information allegedly being used by separatists and their leaders. This is invasive. It is dangerous. And it puts Albertans at risk.

The UCP is, without exaggeration, a danger to democracy

I thought they could turn it on come playoffs, but I was wrong. Worst PK I’ve ever seen, too many key guys playing injured, less-than-mid goaltending, and a coach who probably should have been replaced at the Olympic break.

It’s over.

Fuck.

Let’s go!

Need way more of that.

Ducks getting bounces that the Oilers are not early in this one. Not looking good.

Wrong night for Ingram to turn back into a pumpkin.

That is a sooofffft call. The Wes McCauley show.

There we go!

Man. Ingram NEEDS to make that save.

Oilers were way better defensively tonight, but that shell game once they get a lead has to die. I hate it so much and Knoblauch just keeps going back to it.

Classic Drai! What a play by Bouch at the blue.

That’s an awful call.

They didn’t call the dive on Husso, but made up for it by calling Granlund seconds later. Honestly shocked they called that correctly.

I repeat.

DO. NOT. LET. OFF. THE. GAS.

Another great thing the NHL did is to make sure to schedule those extra rest days for the eastern darlings in Mon/TB, while EDM/ANA are forced to play every second night for the entire series. We sure could have used that extra day off between 2-3 and 4-5.

If there’s any team that can come back from being down 3-1 in a series and win, it’s the Oilers. With that being said, all of 97, 29, and 18 are clearly playing with injuries so it’s an extremely tall order. One game at a time.

Is it just a coincidence that the Oilers come out on the wrong side of these wildly controversial calls? The Kessler holding the pads, the Makar offside, and now this?!

How many times have we seen actual, obvious goals go in only to be called back because of the “intent to whistle” rule. This ref just decided, “well, I couldn’t see it, but it was probably in”.

Finding new ways to fuck the Oilers.

He didn’t call it a goal on the ice. They only announced that after the crowd reaction. That is absolute BS.

That never should have been called a goal on the ice. BS

THAT’S NOT OVER THE LINE!

I don’t think that crossed the line.

Looked like Hyman was injured in his last shift.

Get the fucking puck out!

What a horseshit icing call. Come on.