Steve Ricketts

look at the working group... quite the collection of misfits and well-known climate change rejectors. was Lord Monckton not available?

"no President has ever been up here before. no one's even thought about doing it"

A blurry photo of a small, dark hippopotamus-like creature grazing on a dimly lit indoor floor near green buckets labeled "JAM," with a spotlight casting shadows.

When the House Hippo first appeared on Canadian televisions, it seemed that everyone wanted one to appear in their homes.
This commercial became a part of the Canadian cultural landscape and even today, the House Hippo is beloved by Canadians.

🧵 1/10

f*ck Israel and its genocidal PM

the boundary between 2 crops of canola; one almost entirely green and the other gold

Green v Gold

(AB farmers are artists)

3. having (only) two major parties that are very often 50-50 in elections

(yes, #s 1 and 2 contribute to this result)

i admire people who not only produce quality art but who can also generate a sig income from it. it takes a lot of effort and talent.... and persistence... to pull it off

how is "removing certain books because <reasons>" not a ban on those books? i wish Nicolaides could explain this to me like i'm 12

"drop" as in forget or "drop" as in share?

What's happening in Texas with the electoral districts is commonly done in banana republics. But for republican-led States, it's just another day

He makes my skin crawl

Apocalypse Now
Saving Private Ryan
Up

fortunately, we'll be able to skip movies entirely and get ChatGPT to summarize them for us :)

Gopher Hole Museum in Torrington (on the way to Drumheller). take in a play in Rosebud (ditto)

If you don’t laugh, you cry sometimes

@paulisci.bsky.social i suspect you've already seen this but just in case...

awesome... i look forward to receiving 14 times what the prescription costs!

if (when?) Pierre Poilievre gets punted as CPC leader, will a leader of another party step down so he can run for it?

plus a guaranteed nomination in the next election

After stepping down for Poilievre to run, MP Damien Kurek lands role at government relations, lobbying firm Alberta MP Damien Kurek, who stepped down to allow Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre to run in his riding, has a new job.

calgaryherald.com/news/damien-...

can we call it the Trump Mausoleum? 😉

two great albums

I am being asked if municipal election candidates can include collecting #ForeverCanadian signatures as part of their campaign.

Yes, why wouldn’t you? 90% of Albertans will appreciate it.

All candidates, MLAs, MPs and their teams can be signature collectors.

#ableg #cdnpoli

‘I may be a pervert, but I’m not crazy.’ sums up a lot of the Trump administration

Panoramic view of snow-covered mountain peaks and ridges with a valley below containing a small town or settlement, framed by tall evergreen trees in the foreground under a clear blue sky.

Most Snowfall In A Year:
From July 1, 1971 to June 30, 1972, Mount Copeland in British Columbia received 24 metres of snow. The 2,556-metre high mountain is located northwest of Revelstoke, and is named for Ralph Copeland, an English astronomer.

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Nonsense. Do you have a raft that supports that wild claim

We're underrepresented in the Senate. There's an inequity in federal spending in Alberta

you spoke at the Rise Up Alberta event about the danger of fighting for the status quo, that there are valid concerns about AB in Canada that should be taken seriously. i took it to heart, and raised it at the Alberta Next Panel meeting