And this, my friends, is why Press Progress is invaluable in Canada’s media ecosystem. Keeps folks honest. Good job @lukelebrun.ca

Push from Saudis, Israel helped move Trump to attack Iran President Trump launched a wide-ranging attack on Iran after weeks-long lobbying by an unusual pair of U.S. allies in the Middle East: Israel and Saudi Arabia.

"The attack came despite US intelligence assessments that Iran was unlikely to pose an immediate threat to the US mainland within the next decade."

So why do it?

"A weeks-long lobbying effort by Israel and Saudi Arabia..."

Ah. Not just weak, but cheap, too.

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

This is still worth saying for the record.

No one who is opposed to the US bombing of Iran is actually SUPPORTIVE of the repressive regime currently in Iran.

This is not a case of choosing one evil over another. Rather, it's choosing a universal principle, that unprovoked murder is always wrong.

Cannot emphasize enough that one of the best ways to understand our current political reality is to read Dave Cullen's book "Columbine."

It unpacks the moral panic, the right wing propaganda, the media complicity, toxic masculinity, etc.

So many parallels to what we are seeing right now.

Iran signed and ratified the nuclear nonproliferation treaty in 1970. It does not have nuclear weapons and there is no evidence it has nuclear weapons.

Israel refuses to sign the NPT. It has 200 secret nuclear weapons. It bans independent UN inspections.

So to keep the world safe, USA bombs Iran.🤔

I promise you that the government that murdered Alex Pretti and Renee Good does not give a flying fuck about the protests in Iran.

That 600, 000 that Smith cites includes Canadians from other provinces and permanent residents.

Political cartoon with the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death, seeing a fifth Horseman typing on a smart phone. Death asks him “And you are? The fifth Horseman replies “Misinformation.”

Timeless. #UrbanTruth

i work in tech and would not trust sam altman to water my plants let alone put him in charge of war technology

“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.”

James Baldwin

This is disgusting. Rationalizing the bombing of a school that reportedly killed 108 girls.

But since she asked,

"Currently, 161 public schools operate on military installations across the United States."

www.militaryonesource.mil/education-em...

As the saying goes, if there was a war on cars, the cars won.

this shit has to go

United States and Israel Launch Illegal War on Iran Trump and Netanyahu announce that they have assassinated Iran's Supreme Leader

Do not forget. Trump knows his war on Iran is illegal and criminal

Complicit Corporate media will make plenty of excuses justifying this illegal war of aggression. But the facts tell us that the Trump regime knows they are lying—here are the receipts.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/united-sta...

Notes:
- immigrants use fewer health services than non-immigrants and cost the system less
- the referendum will deter immigration
- health is essential to the Charter right to life, liberty, and security of the person.

Thanks @alannasmith.bsky.social, @robertfalconer.ca, and Prof Sharry Aitken.

No words can ever describe how massive the collective 2016 media’s failure of imagination was.

Narrative, I’d like to introduce you to data.

But if you always subordinate principles (i.e., non-economic interests like international law) to economic growth, you’ll never stand for anything. ESPECIALLY Canada, since the best we can hope for is only sending HALF of our exports to the US. They will ALWAYS have leverage over us.

Also, Albertans DO NOT like to be told that this is what causes their fiscal troubles. Jim Prentice tried and was booted out on his ass for it.

Well, it wasn't only that the administration was demanding that they be able to use the AI models to autonomously kill people; they also want to use AI to assemble and deploy a comprehensive surveillance database on the behavior of all Americans. What's to worry about?

CHINA: "The US is a war addict. Throughout its over 240-year history, it has been at war for all but 16 years. The US has 800 overseas military bases in over 80 countries and regions. The US is the main cause of international disorder, global turbulence, and regional instability."

Where is the lie?

בישראל טוענים: המו"מ בין ארה"ב לאיראן היה תרגיל הטעייה נתניהו וטראמפ סימנו את השבוע הנוכחי כמועד לתקיפה כבר לפני שבועות. במטרה שלא לחשוף את המתקפה: ישראל כ"ץ ובכירים נוספים שהו אתמול בבתיהם

The Israeli public broadcaster confirms that the nuclear talks with Iran were all a ruse. Trump and Netanyahu has decided on this war weeks ago. www.kan.org.il/content/kan-...

Strike on Iranian primary school kills 85, authorities say Girls’ education facility hit as US and Israel launch joint military operation

Strike on Iranian primary school kills 85, authorities say ft.trib.al/jsHTzat

Did you know?

The Provincial government has increased their property taxes on Calgarians by 57% over four years, well above inflation and population growth. They're now imposing the largest property tax increase in Calgary's history with a 21% hike, or about $350 for the typical family.

玉險 Office of the Prime Minister Cabinet du Premier Ministre Statement by Prime Minister Carney and Minister Anand on the situation in the Middle East "The Canadian government is closely following Iran-related hostilities throughout the Middle East and urges all Canadians in Iran to shelter in place. Canadians in the wider region should follow local advice and take all necessary precautions. Canada's position remains clear: the Islamic Republic of Iran is the principal source of instability and terror throughout the Middle East, has one of the world's worst human rights records, and must never be allowed to obtain or develop nuclear weapons. Canada and our international partners have consistently called upon the Iranian regime to end its nuclear program, including at the 2025 G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis and with the United Nations' reimposition of sanctions in September. Despite diplomatic efforts, Iran has neither fully dismantled its nuclear program, halted all enrichment activities, nor ended its support for regional terrorist proxy groups. Canada stands with the Iranian people in their long and courageous struggle against Iran's oppressive regime. Canada has listed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity, and has sanctioned 256 Iranian entities and 222 individuals in response to the regime's repression and its violence both against its own people, and persistently, beyond its borders. Canada reaffirms Israel's right to defend itself and to ensure the security of its people. Canada supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security. The Canadian government urges the protection of all civilians in this conflict. We will take all possible measures to protect our nationals and Canadian diplomatic missions throughout the region." February 28, 2026

“Canada supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security.”

Well. For those of us wondering if he’d walk the walk of the Davos speech, this is a pretty big answer.

Nope.

Today’s military strikes on Iran — carried out by the United States and Israel — mark a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression. Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war.

Ignoring the instability caused by all that separatist talk

Or, and hear me out, we could have a modest HST with a rich, well targeted refundable tax credit....#justsaying

The US is truly exceptional in that it has grown more quickly than its advanced-economy counterparts since the pandemic, while also doing far more borrowing. Canada, for all her productivity faults, has generated decent growth while on a more restrained fiscal trajectory:

Old Royal Alberta Museum building: The wrecking ball is paid for, but will it be used? The provincial government has put aside $30-million in Budget 2026 for the demolition of the old Royal Alberta Museum ... just in case.

"The provincial government has put aside $30 million in Budget 2026 for the demolition of the old Royal Alberta Museum ... just in case"

#yeg #abpoli #ableg