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From Lula’s victory speech. Hard to argue. 🇧🇷 “We had to overcome foreign interference through digital platforms, which we will have to regulate. We cannot have monstrously large corporations earning millions and billions, paying no taxes to this country and trying to steer our election results.”

Neil Young Rocks Trump With $10M Suit Over Using That ‘Free World’ Tune Again https://deadline.com/2026/10/neil-young-sues-trump-copyright-1237205848/ via Deadline (on X)

The Legislature is back this week, and our priorities are clear: affordability, health care, public education, and protecting democracy. Albertans deserve a government focused on what matters in their daily lives. Alberta’s NDP is ready to get to work and deliver real solutions. #abpoli #ableg

Very keen to hear Mickey Amery explain how the hiring of his cousin Sam Mraiche's nephews would square with this DEI policy, and for Danielle Smith to explain what experience Michaela Frey, who stepped aside to give her a seat in Brooks, had to be hired in the premier's office as a policy advisor.

So that’s why she’s not actually helping Alberta families with health care, affordability, education or creating good jobs... Danielle Smith is wasting our time and money on the wrong priorities.

From the DM’s… There’s reportedly been a massive cull of senior leadership at Acute Care Alberta with 8 senior leaders being shown the door suddenly! Just in time for flu season! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

“Like every other conservative premier, Danielle Smith is more focused on political theatre than on issues that will actually make people’s lives better. “By allowing the separatist fringe to dominate political discourse, she’s diverted attention away from affordability, healthcare and education.”

Alberta’s Minister of Health/Hospitals wants Albertans to know that the government is building everything they can to manage the incoming flu season… Except mention vaccines. In fact, the last time she tweeted about vaccines? Last year. But it was measles, not the flu.

With all the Alberta unofficial referendum results in, a 🧵 of some findings. Qs 1-5 all prevailed narrowly, but Q2-4 had slightly more NO ridings than yes. Q1: 48 ridings yes, 39 ridings no Q2: 42y 45n Q3: 43y 44n Q4: 42y 45n Q5: 61y 26n Q6: 33y 54n Q7: 35y 52n Q8: 27y 60n Q9: 31y 56n

Canada stands with Brazil. There will be a growing alliance between Canada and Brazil. The response from MAGA is the language of violence and threat. "The time has come for the wicked and cowardly to meet their rewards." Unhinged nutbars.

You see, the separatists getting crushed in Monday's referendum was actually *good* for Alberta separatism -- and a *win* for the people behind it. This here is some truly weapons-grade copium: www.kraydensrightnews.com/p/how-albert...

Hey Alberta: is this incompetence or a full on intentional lie? 9003 Acute Care Spaces is NOWHERE near a record number for our prov In the late 1980s we had 17,790 acute care spaces in hospitals (~12,000 acute care beds, +LTC beds) 1988: 7.4 beds/1000 2026: 1.5 beds/1000 1/2

Shocker #DanielleSmith won’t be there. 🪶😡🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #SmithIsARacist www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

#CBC The National, is going down the same shit hole as its other programs. Why would they want #ChristyClark on? She openly lied on one of their programs and was caught! 🪶🙄🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #cdnmediafailed www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Nobody's shocked that Jason Miller is the one posting Bolsonaro's refusal to concede. Trumpworld isn't just watching Brazil, they're coordinating. Same playbook, same people, different country. The authoritarian network is global, and it's poison.

IT"S OFFICIALLY UNOFFICIAL! With 100% of the votes counted, 3 things are pretty clear! #1 - The overwhleming majority of Albertans are proud Canadians! #2 - Albertans are a lot less Xenophobic than Smith banked on #3 - Albertans know Smith needs federal oversight. #abpoli

An important UN vote calling for an end to Marco Rubio's blockade of Cuba is happening this week. Call your MP and tell them to do the right thing. youtube.com/shorts/DDqod...

🚨 BREAKING: Lula is projected to WIN reelection as president of Brazil, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro and an ally of Donald Trump. The projection comes just ONE DAY after Reuters exposed a Trump administration effort to help return the Bolsonaro family to power.

He sounds reasonable when he's talking but he never really condemned the far right members of the party during the election and now this is what you get BC. Good luck!

It’s spooky season & Danielle Smith is busy playing mad scientist. Fresh off her horror of a referendum where we all had to fight her hybrid separatist political monster , she’s back with a sequel - going full Frankenstein on our electoral map. But we can fight this MAGA-inspired move… #abpoli

Just a reminder Parker & the separatists stole our voting data And NOTHING is happening There's no outrage from Smith on our behalf It is all forgotten Is there even an investigation? #ableg #abpoli

This afternoon, my husband & I walked up to a newish pharmacy in our neighbourhood to get flu & Covid shots. The pharmacy is located in a long-vacated branch of the Royal Bank, in a slightly tatty strip mall. The young pharmacist told us he emigrated to Canada 10 years ago, from Nigeria via the UK.

Manitoba has banned surveillance pricing and has also removed grocery property controls.

BC nobly sacrifices good governance to teach one man about hubris

Ask the British public about the disaster of water privatization ‼️

thetyee.ca/Opinion/2... "The thing is, Premier, Albertans don’t believe a word that comes out of your motor mouth anymore." "Here’s the short list of your accomplishments: Record government spending. Rising cost of living. The country’s lowest minimum wage. Stressed-out food banks..." 1/4

Calgary, we're about to land the plane! Starting November 4, we need to come together again to save water for four weeks as we complete the Bearspaw South Feeder Main. We've come so far together. One last push, Calgary! Let's finish strong and build a more reliable water system.

British Columbia general election Unofficial · 93 of 93 districts with results 🔵 CON: 49.2% · 63 districts 🟠 NDP: 36.7% · 28 districts 🟢 GRN: 10.7% · 2 districts This is the worst gamble by a government in power that I have ever seen in my lifetime. 🤦🏽‍♂️ 🔗 Source: www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/bc...

Meanwhile, El Jeffe is having a totally normal day. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Danielle Smith says that schools like the one in her constituency that flies multiple international flags inside the school will be able to get an exemption. Want to guess what’s not in the new regulations? An exemption process. Or even the word “exemption”.

The story isn't simply that Danielle Smith has close ties to the oil industry. It's what happened after those connections gained access to government decisions—and what that has meant for Albertans. Here's the facts: factsmtr.substack.com/p/from-lobby... #abpoli #ableg

These are the prospective fathers of the Republic of Alberta. Looks like we dodged a bullet and smoked out the UCP/APP alliance.

Danielle Smith... Who cited the Separatist APP in 2022 as her "or else" for Canada... Claims that separatism didn't start until April of 2025... And that folks that believe that kids are being secretly transitioned are her real base. So Dani hasn't hung up her tinfoil hat yet.

Is no one going to ask *how* she plans on enforcing this? The party bylaws don't give her authority. This isn't the APP. Bylaws do matter.

Smith confirmed she will continue to use taxpayer dollars to appeal the shutdown of the original separatist question... But regardless of the outcome, she won't ask another separation question. She wants the ruling to ensure First Nations don't have to be consulted. #abpoli

David Eby is about to learn the same lesson about political opportunism that David Peterson (1990) and Jim Prentice (2015) learned.

Sometimes I think the only data centres we need to build are libraries.

Albertans need an #ElectionNOW and the UCP must properly identify itself as a separatist party no matter how much window dressing Danielle Smith tries to hang over it. Apart from her dance with separatists, she is a SHITTY PREMIER. She governs for the rich and abuses low-income and the vulnerable.

First it was: "They'll come back and say sorry, sir." Then, "they are being taught a little lesson." Or "They'll be made the 51state. That's how it goes." And "We hold all the cards." Now, "OMG Canada, Republicans are going down in flames." File under FAFO. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...