Excellent idea. Is there a downside?

Can’t change, won’t change

People often ask: what can ordinary people do to stop populists like Trump and Smith from running roughshod over democratic norms? Populists rely on the widespread perception that their actions are supported by "the majority" and "common people." Anything that punctures that myth helps. +

We've fallen into an anti-immigration, anti-climate, short-sighted economic doofus era, brought to you by the guy who we thought was a smart policy wonk.

How about some support for sectors hammered by shitty provincial governments?

it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance

New at Debating Canadian Defence: A short post on nuance and fighter procurement questions. open.substack.com/pub/philippe...

This will surely surprise most Americans today, but historians have recently discovered that before Donald Trump, it was actually incredibly rare for a president to demand the public execution of this political opponents and press critics.

I don't love the Court's reliance on hypotheticals, but the scenario it used is not just realistic, it's likely a quite common occurrence. And normal people wouldn't call an 18 year-old looking at a sext of a 17 year-old a 'pedophile', which is precisely why a year in jail would be unjust.

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

Wait, did they edit an interview? Did they not air every second? I heard that’s grounds for a multimillion lawsuit

Over on Twitter, I bet they are also all watching the game but every time something happens someone blames it on Jewish people.

I love for everyone that this is now the baseball app

This is fucking crazy

Nooooo!

My heart omg

NEW POST: No, the Supreme Court is not an obstacle to tougher laws against child porn emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/no-the-sup...

God dammit I'm going to have to write a proper post about this idiocy, aren't I...

Alberta Strong and Free, Notwithstanding open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...

List of Albertan citizens who do not (or will very soon not) have rights under the Canadian charter: - transgender teens - teachers Who’s next?

Another egregious use of the notwithstanding clause. The right wing populist governments in this country are a scourge.

Refusing to feed people while building a massive ballroom is a fast track to eat the rich. No pun intended.

one of the most deeply infuriating aspects of american politics is close to half of americans would love if 20% of the country starved to death

Not a hard question, except for the culture that pretends it's not the answer 1) right-wing media lies incessantly, so anyone truth-based doesn't trust it, and anyone who trusts it doesn't trust anything else 2) other media treats those lies as legitimate, for "fairness," getting trust from no one

Nate Horner just told the Alberta Legislature that Bill 2 Back to School Act will include the Notwithstanding Clause.

SNAP funding is about to expire thanks to the government shutdown, leaving millions of Americans hungry. But Donald Trump still wants more money for Argentina. trib.al/ABq5CiK

A new Harvard study shows that 2025 protests against Trump are likely the most geographically widespread in US history.

ChatGPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok are serving users propaganda from Russian-backed media when asked about the invasion of Ukraine, new research finds. www.wired.com/story/chatbo...

Now that we have the result of the public school trustee elections, it is time to revisit this story by @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social www.sprawlcalgary.com/cbe-election... None of the candidates in this slate identified in the story were elected.

Wow Blue Jays!!!

This aged well

This is why we need a public inquiry (as even Wyant seems to imply).

“[CBS News staff] view her as someone who simply does not know much about CBS. She has no prior experience overseeing or working in a television newsroom.” @premthakker.bsky.social reports on Bari Weiss’s first 10 days as editor-in-chief of CBS News. Read the article: zeteo.com/p/inside-bar...

I just watched the Jon Oliver Bari Weiss piece and it is brilliant and courageous. I'm glad people will learn about her... but mostly why she exists as a human with so much influence and so little corresponding and historically relevant competence because of MAGA billionaire interests who...

I love Jon Oliver

Finally watched John Oliver on Bari Weiss. That felt cathartically personal.

Can I tell you how indispensable @sprawlcalgary.bsky.social has been in its coverage of the Calgary election. Whether you are following it closely or not. Videos of numerous ward and mayoral forums. And there most valuable service, a campaign primer. www.sprawlcalgary.com/calgary-elec...

I’m voting Gondek for sure, but maybe Nowak for ward 1? The trustee question is still an ongoing process of elimination.

Already has, and only going to get worse.

the hardest part of living in Portland is having your house burn down every single night and then having to rebuild it during the day. the amount of money i spend just in drywall is insane.

I’m Still torn on which Ward 1 Trustee. At least I’ve narrowed it down. youtu.be/zbIPnmvoXrU?...

I don’t know which school trustee to vote for in Calgary ward 1. Please advise 🙏

Spent the last decade reading conservative blogs use the word "Orwellian" more than they used the word "the" and now they're literally just saying "War is Peace" out loud in front of everybody.

Of course, of COURSE, Danielle Smith blamed Ottawa for Imperial Oil's plan to lay off 20 per cent of its employees by 2027.

At the Alberta Next Panel in Calgary, the moderator just said a TEENAGER deserves VIOLENCE for attempting to ask a question about the teachers strike.

if you simply do not like the vibe on this website, that's fine. i'm not a big fan of the "open cesspool of neo-nazis" vibe on X: The Everything App. but this ideologically-driven desire to present every person who uses this app as hysterical and unreasonable is kind of pathetic

We are soooo fucked. Canadian media is no better equipped to deal with fascism and hate than their American counterparts.