Jack Hill

“Come you masters of war.
You that build all the guns.
You that build the death planes.
You that build all the big bombs.
You that hide behind walls.
You that hide behind desks

…I think you will find, when your death takes its toll, all the money you made,will never buy back your soul.”
— Bob Dylan

Interference with Scouting America by US Dept of Defence(Pete Hegseth)

Scouting must end “Citizenship in Society” merit badge,that included DEI-related content to teach about diversity,inclusion, equity,ethical leadership

Male/Female biological sex at birth must be identified

#humanrights #Scouts

#CBCCalgary call in on AB Sales Tax

Province currently must legally hold a referendum before introducing a general provincial sales tax

In growing economy GDP of ~$350-380B.

6 % of $140B expenditures = $8.4 B a year

6 % of $190B =$11.4B a year

Current AB GDP 361B 2025

#yyc #yeg #ableg #cdnpoli

US Presidential Term Limits

Twenty-second Amendment(1951) to the Constitution of the US limiting 2 terms a president of the US may serve. Ratified Feb.27, 1951 by the U.S. Congress re:Hoover Commission (Pres. Harry S. Truman)

#history #elections #Trump

February 25, 2026 At last night’s State of the Union address, President Donald Trump went on offense, seeming to try to set the terms for the upcoming midterm elections.

Classic logical fallacy of false cause

#Trump “we have lifted 2.4M Americans—a record—off of food stamps.”In fact, (R)cut food assistance from those people,so they are indeed off the rolls,but “lifted” is doing a lot of work in that sentence”
HCR
#poverty #hunger #food

Poetic insight into the ‘sacred’ earth (environment -rock - bond) and Us (Adam - Everyman)

“…the realization that the Garden of Eden is not in the past; it is under our feet.”
Pierre Michon on Walter Benjamin

#scichat #environment #poetry #theology

Klobuchar: "One of the things that most struck me about this State of the Union is that he spent only 2.9 minutes talking about affordability out of an hour and 47 minute speech, and 3.9 minutes talking about healthcare. These are the number one issues on the minds of people."

Althia Raj: The Carney government pushes the limits of its power. The Conservatives barely push back Light is being cast on two measures the Liberal government hoped to pass with little scrutiny this week, Althia Raj writes.

Alarming new powers given to Fed Min slips into budget with no push back by Conservatives.

Will the Senate do what is required to do?

#cdnpoli #markcarney #CCP #NDP

UCP revised ‘Book Ban’ in schools but still exists.

Concerns about changing ‘Library Act’ for bans in Public Libraries

Not for the protection of children but political games for extreme base.

#ableg #abpoli #yyc #yeg #libraries

AB UCP Govt changing park boundaries & allowing year round resorts in 3 parks

All-Season Resorts Act -private investment for year-round tourism,including hotels,spas, and retail.

Giving away our parks - to who?

#ableg #alberta #Parks #environment #UCP

What other Provinces are in agreement with Alberta appointing its judges?

Amazing, Smith’s Trump like banter, bouncing all over the place - then, if questions are so constitutionally impossible, why a referendum? Election is necessary!

Farkas asking Calgarians to conserve water again for month of March. CBC News)

Calgarians again being asked by mayor to flush toilets "only when necessary",keep showers under 3 minutes, & use dishwashers & washing machines only when full, starting March 9th until early April.

#yyc #calgary #water

Another environmental crisis - Water or mining Coal?

Northback Holdings(parent Western Australia)in central Alberta's Clearwater County.

Singer Corb Lund’s petition.

#abpoli #ableg #water #science

February 22, 2026 On February 6, four direct descendants of President Theodore Roosevelt wrote to United States senators to ask them to vote against a measure that opens up the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BW...

Amazing review of mining attack on the the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota to Chilean mining(Andrónico Luksic, Trump contact)

Conservation legacy of Pres.Theodore Roosevelt. Modern Roosevelt family say it is at odds with TR legacy
Source H Richardson

#history #mining #Minnesota

#ABDanielleSmith blames immigration & Trudeau?

“Surely, the people of AB aren’t that dumb.The Premier’s favourite whipping boy–the former prime minister –is long gone.And yet,she is attempting to blame him for the perilous state of the province’s finances? Gary Mason G&M

#ableg #abooli #yyc #yeg

Amazing performance!

#music #entertainment

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“60% disapprove of Trump ahead of State of the Union, Post-ABC-Ipsos poll finds”

Democrats have made little headway persuading Americans they have better ideas or policies to offer.

Washington Post

#RpsAgainstTrump #TheDemocrats #LibDems #BernieSanders

41 shots on USA net

Best player in the tournament

Canada has everything to be proud of!

Team Canada is great!

#NHL #TeamCanada #Olympics2026

He made a fake ICE deportation tip line. Then a kindergarten teacher called. A Nashville comedian’s deportation hotline, set up as a joke, has gone viral among viewers who say it shows the “banality of evil personified” in the U.S. immigration crackdown.

Kindergarten teacher reports student’s family she thinks to ICE

“I mean,they seem like nice people...But if they’re taking up resources from our county, I’m not into illegal people being here”

Is this #ABDanielleSmith referendum future?

#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #yeg

Danielle Smith is no separatist; she's much, much worse In a televised address last night Danielle Smith launched a xenophobic assault on immigration and proposed a set of referendum questions for next Fall advocating a constitutional agenda that would red...

@ABDanielleSmith”vision…is a cruel, inherently racist agenda, straight from the far-right populist playbook we have seen play out in the US & other western countries.It is anti-Canadian”
Emmett MacFarlane

#ableg #cdnpoli #abpoli

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Chinese Head Tax in Canada The Chinese head tax was enacted to restrict immigration after Chinese labour was no longer needed to build the Canadian Pacific Railway. Between 1885 and 192...

One of the worst episodes of Canada's past was the Chinese Head Tax. Something that the Harper government eventually apologized for and provide compensation. And she wants to bring it back! thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/c...

Poilievre will eventually need to explain how a CPC federal government would handle Smith's proposed constitutional (and unconstitutional) amendments.

I'm particularly interested in whether he would willingly handle over jurisdiction and appointment powers to David Eby and Wab Kinew.

Justin Ling: Carney’s defence plan could transform Canadian industry — but it comes with a moral cost The prime minister has acknowledged that Canada needs to disentangle itself from the United States and create industrial capacity at home.

C D Howe said Canada can build anything during WW2

Carney says “build, partner, buy”

Economic war has been declared on Canada by our closest ally.

#cdnpoli #cdnpolitics #CanadianForces

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#DanielSmith Why all these questions that are rigged for separatists, racists,ultra right Wild Rose, & those who don’t like this but don’t no what to do!

Answer: election now not referendum-not UCP -not separatist.Stronger for a decent Alberta & Canada.

#ableg #yyc #yeg #cdnpoli #abpoli

Ian Holloway: Separatism isn't treason, but it's still a betrayal Any Alberta government politician who supports a referendum ought to resign

“The bottom line is that Ms. Smith needs to pick a lane. If she favours independence for Alberta, she owes it to Albertans to say so”

#DanielleSmith #ableg #yyc #yeg

Why is Canada so slow at removing internal barriers to trade? In the face of a clear and present danger from the U.S., the question for premiers is, “If not now, when?”

Canada removing trade barriers would increase GDP

“Eliminating all trade barriers among provinces & territories could increase GDP by nearly 7% in the long term…about $210 billion, or $5,100 per Canadian”

#cdnpoli #abpoli #ontpoli #bcpoli

Watchdogs say Russian church helped recruit young Kenyans who have fought in Ukraine The alleged pipeline is a sign that the Russian state is leveraging its national church’s expansion into Africa.

Russian church helps recruit Kenyans for Russian military service.

“…500 individuals have been there in the past two years, most traveling on temporary tourist visas…200 families ​​have reached out to Vocal Africa​ about their children’s situation”

#Ukraine #Kenya

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Denmark and Canada ink new defense cooperation agreement

Canada connecting with friends & allies.

#Denmark #cdnpoli #Greenland

PhD does not mean everything but it helps when you’re a person of reason,integrity,and compassion.

#Trump #markcarney #Mexico

The Case for Alberta Staying in Canada Alberta separatists have been attacking federalists for discussing the complications that would confront an independent Alberta (and there are many) and the significant challenges of separation (and t...

Being in Canada has helped me in coming to Alberta & hope I have given back to Albertans.

I am fortunate to be in Alberta for 35 yrs as an Albertan & a proud Canadian.

#abpoli #ableg #Cdnpoli #yyc

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