Vermeer’s Girl With The Pearl Earring will be shown in Osaka, later this year, and the press conference was as Japanese as you’d expect #Vermeer

Well this was only a matter of time 👀 edmontonfree.ca

We've been denied press access to CANSEC Canada's defence trade show has a history of barring media outlets that it suspects may produce critical coverage. Read more from @sophiadr.bsky.social: ricochet.media/politics/can... #Pressfreedom

GRR Martin: hey jirt did you hear JRR Tolkien: what? Martin: you got quoted by the pope Tolkien: i got quoted by the pope? Martin: yeah Tolkien: THE pope? Martin: yeah Tolkien: the pope in rome?? the holy pontiff??? god's ambassador on earth????? THAT pope??????? Martin: yeah

5/ There's an official petition to withdraw C-22, sponsored by NDP MP @jennykwan.bsky.social. More than 2,600 Canadians have signed. We need more. Add your name and ask others to do the same while it's still at committee: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

I like it.

There are certainly many reasons to protest the Alberta UCP. #Canada #CanadaSky #Alberta #cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli #yyc #yeg #Never51 #ForeverCanadian #WaterNotCoal #HandsOffMyCPP #NoGerrymandering #NoBookBans #SeparatistsCanMove #PublicInquiryNOW #ResignDanielle

(4) The police who are trotted out to defend the Bill don't actually understand it.

Alberta’s legal institutions are now united in refusing to help United Conservatives launch their do-over riding boundaries commission. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... by @joeldryden.bsky.social

In which Wab Kinew sees right through Smith’s BS and provides real time fact-checking:

To explain: it's notable how Ms Smith becomes an instantaneous expert on complex areas of constitutional & admin law the moment she encounters a decision she doesn't like. We have had numerous SCC decisions on the duty to consult. The contours are clear; she may not like their direction but ...

I dropped everything to draw this friend

NEW: CANSEC, Canada's largest arms fair, has barred multiple critical journalists from attending this year's event in Ottawa. www.readthemaple.com/cansec-arms-...

Breaking: Dennis Okeymow has been found guilty on all counts for selling a gun used to kill two Edmonton police officers in 2023. One of the first times a gun seller has been found guilty of a homicide in Canada.

The Court of Appeal confirms that you can't run a bitcoin mining operation on the basis of a surface lease or right of entry order. #ableg #abpoli

Richard Sidey "When Pack Ice Orca surround your zodiac and you have your telephoto lens attached. An epic encounter with the rare Type B1 Killer Whales in Antarctica. These orca are spy hopping our inflatable boat, the exact same way they check out seals on ice floes."

“Conservative governments…have created a generation of grievance junkies, people who are absolutely addicted to the idea of their own victimhood at the hands of a corrupt federal government. Social media, of course, has made it even easier to spread this poison.” #abpoli #ableg

It's always funny to me when conservative drone on about how violent cities are. There may not be a place in all history safer than your average Canadian city in 2026.

The reality of the UCP's cuts to $ for disabled residents: “I cried for the 1st time in decades,” Learie said. “I’ve never been more terrified in my life. There’s this ugly, gnawing feeling in my gut that won’t go away.” edmontonsun.com/opinion/colu... By Cam Tait, my fave Tait journo in 'berta

Let’s just be clear. The Court in Sylvestre V CEO said Alberta is not a party to the Treaties. They cannot amend the Treaties and this is dangerous, race baiting by the Premier. nationalpost.com/news/canada/...

To protect the commercial interests of its developers, the government is keeping key details about the software secret, raising serious concerns about transparency and accountability.

“Questions about the algorithm impact assessments fall outside the purview of Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation.” 🤡

‘Immediately stop using’: Air fryer recalled over fire and burn hazard www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...

Rise of The Machines

Upsetting flatware continued

I did this last year. Dreamed that Pret sold a cookie called Hairy Man. He had a solid choc chest of hair and choc sprinkle body hair. Woke up, drew it, then baked it. Him.

I mean, it's BEEN time to IdleNoMore.2.0.

NEW The Alberta government’s fight to close the two busiest supervised consumption sites is in the bottom of the ninth. The pinch hitter it calls to bat? A freshly minted PhD in economics nobody’s heard of. drugdatadecoded.ca/albertas-exp...

There should be absolutely no pipeline discussions or any other infrastructure discussion with Alberta until they stop separation talk. Period. End of story. #cdnpoli #ableg

« The oft-repeated claim that organizers gathered roughly 300,000 signatures on a separation petition rests entirely on statements made by one individual: Mitch Sylvestre. »

YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK

Lundy’s “alright” sounds to me like he agrees with the heckler shouting “traitors”.

Had to console my elementary kid today because they heard today’s news and don’t want Alberta to leave Canada.

Wild story.. I signed up for the website of the US Republican group 10XVotes on Monday to test how it works. What I found was a search tool packed exclusively with the names and addresses of Albertans. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/20/i...

68% of Albertans agree the process should be handled by independent commissioners, not elected officials. That compares to 11% of who feel it should be the other way around. (And 21% unsure) Strong majorities of UCP voters (66%) and NDP voters (81%) want to see independent commissioners in charge.

Nap time

I feel like this is the year my account bit for the last decade is going to become a polarizing political question for the nation. And that’s insane.

Grand Chief Pete said it's been "dangerous" for Indigenous people to go about their regular business since separatism talk escalated in Alberta, and they're increasingly the target of racism. He said he's also upset at the division it's causing between people in the province. #AbLeg

“First Nations have been sounding the alarm bell for months now. Danielle Smith continues to trample on Treaty, & continues to damage the economy & reputation of the province in order to stay in power. It is time others join us in fighting for our rights, the rule of law, & a functioning democracy”✊

Sorry Albertans we have to do this extremely expensive performative thing that’s causing a level of economy-destroying uncertainty to appease the worst people in the province.

My statement on the referendum for another referendum announced today by the Provincial Government.

Fact check of para 1 of Ms Smith's address to Albertans 1. The petition was that of an individual, Mitch Sylvestre, not a group 2. Whlle the Court held that Alberta failed to consult it also held that the UCP's amendments to the Act failed to revive Sylvestre's petition Gaslighting #abpoli #cdnpoli

Danielle Smith is tearing this province apart to save her own political skin. Instead of standing up for Alberta and a stronger Canada, she’s appeasing separatists and giving legitimacy to groups tied to illegal data breaches, foreign interference concerns and attacks on Indigenous treaty rights.

“Enough with new logos and endless restructuring! We need our government to focus on the real issue in our emergency health care system: the workforce,” said FOM's Chris Gallaway. www.discoverairdrie.com/articles/hsa...

I hope they consult FNs on whether to consult them on this

Can I be the first to point out that people who release results of a vote they didn’t have, claiming results they want to see, by definition shouldn’t be in charge of any vote about anything. Especially one as existentially important as separation. #ableg