In Alberta it's vicious authoritarianism or authoritarianism of last resort.
It's happening here, we're not immune.
@morganificent.bsky.social
Small time rancher. Overtime truck driver. Alberta born, politically frustrated. Redneck intolerant. Pro choice. Western poet. Professional procrastinator. Closet writer. Recognize my privileges. I miss who I thought people were not so long ago.
In Alberta it's vicious authoritarianism or authoritarianism of last resort.
It's happening here, we're not immune.
Yesavage!!!
05.10.2025 21:06 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0It took 80 years, but Hitler beat America.
05.10.2025 04:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Besties.
04.10.2025 23:52 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This is prevalent in the SOAB mindset.
03.10.2025 15:52 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0It's likely taxable, not a windfall for sure. This is a can of worms and an interesting precedent. Compensating a population for a circumstance caused largely by the government.
They'll compare it to emergency aid (wildfire etc.)
Was that taxable?
I suppose. Not beyond imagination to claw this back via a tax return installment line though.
03.10.2025 05:25 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Or will it have to be repaid in full?
03.10.2025 05:15 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Please watch @mariaressa.bsky.social warning America AGAIN with Jon Stewart.
See why we are going through Aramageddon and why it's better than an apocalypse:
youtu.be/Tsb1I7hqaJ4?...
bsky.app/profile/morg...
02.10.2025 18:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I guess what happens in Vegas probably won't stay in Vegas.
02.10.2025 10:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The CTF weighs in, shines shoes, examines UCP peri health. Mangles some math. Good dog. #abpoli
www.facebook.com/share/v/1JiF...
But Morgan, they say, surely you mean immorality.
I'm not there yet.
Amorality suggests an indifference to morality.
Immorality suggests malicious intent.
These are my neighbors, friends, family. They've been led down this path.
The malice is in the leading.
There's the immorality.
You just know the UCP media team is carefully curating the video to make this whole circus look like a glowing endorsement of the Premier and the UCP. It's Goebbels style propaganda to a T.
The Storm is here.
I wish I was exaggerating.
It's a circus.
And Albertans are buying seats under the tent as fast as they can print them.
It's no longer a political preference, it's a choice between morality and amorality.
Sadly, much of my neighborhood is just fine with amorality.
Or, they just refuse to see it.
#cognitivedissonance
This morning I went outside to greet the day.
Struck by the early dawn that rose in humble splendor without regard for the presence of humanity. Long after we are gone, sunrises and sunsets will adorn Earth's horizons. We overestimate our significance in the grand scheme.
We lack that humility.
Blue Jays!
28.09.2025 21:52 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I was hoping things wouldn't get bad enough to break the likes of you.
Despair and dread are becoming familiar companions.
We desperately need a glimmer of hope, something to sustain us.
Nervous laughter still produces endorphins, however fleeting, they give relief.
Don't give up.
No pressure.
And you said dinosaurs were extinct.
Not in SOAB
Marlaina's bestie is holding a clinic on how to placate her base.
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember what you said.
27.09.2025 04:47 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I'd like a pair of the boots issued as part of the UCP uniform that allows them to wade through deep bullshit without getting dirty.
Also, the breathing gear that keeps them from smelling it. I haul cattle, and it would come in handy when washing out the trailer.
#harvest25
24.09.2025 19:03 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0So, there was lots of noise demanding a public inquiry, why didn't it happen?
How do we make it happen?
Prisoner? Puppet?
Got some Stockholm Syndrome vibe going on.
I doubt she's smart enough to see she's not in charge. She's a useful idiot about three or four tiers below the deep influencers and misinfo architects. As are most in our western democracies. Particularly on the right.
Bigger question:
Why the hell are so many Albertan women such Danielle Smith fans?
It's absurd.
(me asking from my peak privilege cis, white, straight male soapbox)
Found on the internet:
If you think Tylenol is bad for children, wait
'til you hear about assault rifles.
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