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Screenshot of a tweet from Joyce Carol Oates posted on Sunday, November 9th that reads "so curious that such a wealthy man never posts anything that indicates that he enjoys or is even aware of what virtually everyone appreciates--scenes from nature, pet dog or cat, praise for a movie, music, a book (but doubt that he reads); pride in a friend's or relative's accomplishment; condolences for someone who has died; pleasure in sports, acclaim for a favorite team; references to history. in fact he seems totally uneducated, uncultured. the poorest persons on Twitter may have access to more beauty & meaning in life than the "most wealthy person in the world."

Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.

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Today, I submitted 456,365 Albertans’ signatures to Elections Alberta, petitioning the Premier to do the right thing, avoid a divisive and economically harmful referendum, and allow MLAs to vote and reaffirm that Alberta’s future is in Canada.🇨🇦

Alberta is #ForeverCanadian

The Premier is ordering teachers back to work by invoking the notwithstanding clause from the airport lounge. #ableg

So the teachers' strike is the provincial equivalent of a national emergency ...

... and you just leave town?

#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

Populism, freedom, and democracy in Alberta (and beyond) Lessons from my grade fiver's homework assignment

Tonight's moves by the UCP are part of a trend: shifting Alberta away from liberal democracy toward illiberalism.

"Populists like Smith often invoke freedom, but their concept of it is tied to loyalty to the dominant group rather than universal liberties.+

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Sending you love and light. So, so hard, but i hope the visit brings you some peace. ❤️

Meanwhile in Innisfail…

Jesus has apparently called someone to fight against the evils of SOGI and…

Land acknowledgements?

So they’re running for school board trustee.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #abed

A pin on a desk, it has a codfish silhouette holding a library card, with the words "having fun isn't hard when you've got a library cod"

The Newfoundland and Labrador public libraries continue to make the absolute best free pins that you can just have if you go to borrow a book

That whole area is 30km, even out of the school zone

Calgary students stage widespread school walkout to protest Alberta's transgender laws

www.cbc.ca/news/cana...

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Wow #yyc!

(Pics by Kelly Hofer FB)

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #abed

The before and after in #yeg is absolutely bonkers!

##abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #abed

Thousands of people with signs and placards in front of the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton

On the eve of one of the largest demonstrations of labour power in Alberta's history, sights like 20,000 supporters rallying in front of the Legislature for teachers and their students is inspiring. Solidarity! #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli

All these “security conferences” we fund w/ tax dollars gave cops new ways to ease their job of silencing people through rules and violence when those get broken.

Calgary G7 also had a “designated protest zone.” These must be challenged in the streets & then courts when arrests happen.

Two Indigenous women MLAs in Winnipeg have had their offices firebombed in the past six weeks. And yet, it hasn't been national news. Hear about this and more on today's 7-minute Daily News podcast.

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When Disrespect Becomes Policy: How Government Neglect Sparked Labour Unrest As Albertans brace for the first teacher strike in nearly 25 years, a new opinion piece on Parkland’s blog gives a frontline perspective on the government’s long war against public education.

Want to learn more about why teachers are striking in Alberta? Read @iandoktor.bsky.social to learn how Alberta Government went from having to convince 12% of teachers to sign up for their deal to now 90% of teachers voting against the governments deal www.parklandinstitute.ca/disrespect

Bell: A frustrated Danielle Smith wants Alberta teachers back at the bargaining table Premier Danielle Smith wants Alberta Teachers' Association to get back to the bargaining table and hammer out a deal before a Monday strike

“There just simply isn’t more money. We have to respect taxpayers.” Smith said.

That is a manufactured budget constraint.

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a black and white photo of a woman wearing a necklace and earrings looking up Alt: a black and white photo of a woman wearing a necklace and earrings looking up

I would have done this

YouTube video by Lisab0923 Get back to the table, Danny #alberta #teachers #strike #daniellesmith

Stop making excuses and get back to the table, Danny.

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Jane goodall makes the same silly face as a chimpanzee

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I stand with Alberta teachers. ❤️

A post from the Vagina Museum, labelled as "adult content": The last day to view Trans Ephemera is 5th October. This community-created exhibition explores diversity, medicalisation and experiences of oppression through the medium of things that are normally thrown away. The exhibition is free to visit - plan yours now!

*sigh* Bluesky is Blueskying again. Here's that link again, this time visible to everyone. Trans people's experiences are not adult content, mods. www.vaginamuseum.co.uk/communitygal...

Again, condescending ass

Solidarity with Alberta teachers and the ATA! This is a worthy strike, and I fully support it, even with a kid in grade 12 and (very expensive) sports.

Hey, Dani? Cough up some of that money for education, you miserable chowderhead. It’s you who’s the problem, not teachers.

Give ‘em hell, ATA! ✊✊✊

What a condescending ass

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Canada Post operations not ‘viable,’ Carney says amid strike action - National | Globalnews.ca Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada Post is losing $10 million a day and must change to be viable. The post office's striking union says that demand will cripple the service.

Frankly, I'm having a hard time listening to the gov't complaining about a $1 billion Canada Post bailout when that same gov't is boosting defence spending by tens of billions to placate the orange menace down south. Canada Post needs reforms but the gov't overstepped.

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