Steve Ricketts

Steve Ricketts

@stevericketts.bsky.social

refugee from Xitter. meteorologist. photographer. youth soccer coach. recovering poligeek. trying to be positive and to stay above the fray

1.8K followers495 following4.7K posts

uh-oh. this might necessitate another comment by Premier Smith about the danger that transgender kids present. y'know... a distraction?

Carrie Tait@carrietait.bsky.social

SCOOP: The RCMP is investigating fraud, breach of trust, and money laundering in connection with Alberta's health care procurement controversy, according to a letter filed in court www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w @tomcardoso.bsky.social

here's Smith being interviewed by the CBC after a stinging rebuke by voters on the referendum constitutional questions, it's always a good play to resort to attacks on immigrants, vaccinations, and transgender kids f*ck the premier

imagine having to carry Trump's water for him. EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. og course, for JD, it's prolly a pleasure

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

JD Vance: "We're self-confident men in the Trump/Vance administration. The president has been noticing a lot about the physiques of everybody lately"

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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

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Obama: "That well-known evil empire Canada. That historical adversary of ours. Canada! *laughs* It's your neighbor. It's a few minutes' drive over the bridge! These are the people who gave us Martin Short and maple syrup. They are the nicest people! And someone we've gotten them so mad."

100% this

Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦@senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social

Buckle up, friends. This is going to be a thread. A thread of thanksgiving, my gratitude for the people of the city and the province I love. The people who stood united to defeat a dark and narrow vision of Alberta's future. The people who stood in defence of Canada. 🧵 #Alberta #Canada #yeg

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It would be grand, then, if the Government of Canada would terminate any use of X/Twitter. And don't say, "Oh, we need it to get our messages out," because then you are "caught in a situation where we are reliant on one provider."

Scott Robertson@sarobertson.bsky.social

Mark Carney on what Elon Musk's throttling of Starlink means for Canada: "We do not want to be caught in a situation where we are reliant on one provider that puts Canadians at risk or compromises our sovereignty, our ability to express our values and live our values."

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Mark Carney on Elon Musk throttling Starlink: "I search for the right adjective to describe whoever took this decision or group of people took this decision against a country that is literally fighting for the lives of the citizens against naked aggression."

court decisions on important cases are often appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada. it's useful to get a definitive decision on whether the fed govt's invocation of the Emergencies Act was justified Eva Chipiuk is the lawyer grifting off the Freedom Convoy, defending Tamara Lich and Chris Barber

these folks also think that vaccines cause autism

Timothy Caulfield@caulfieldtim.bsky.social

⚠️ Does health misinformation do incredible harm? Yep. ONLY 8% know there is NO credible evidence COVID vaccines increase risk of miscarriage. BIG political divide too (of course). Reality: COVID vaccines improve pregnancy outcomes❗via @kff.org

Dani will stop at nothing* to stay in power *apart from being an actual leader

Jared Wesley@jaredwesley.ca

No rest for weary democrats in Alberta this week. Next up: pushing back against gerrymandering. Here's my latest on what it is, why we should care, and what we can do about it. drjaredwesley.substack.com/p/plain-chea...

not a huge surprise. people will always find a way to make money off gullible people

Jake Grumbach@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social

We found that as of right now 73% of your campaign donation goes back to the consultants and vendors (!!!), four times more than just 20 years ago. Only 13% to ads. Even I was shocked.

"Now that that nasty and completely unnecessary referendum on a referendum is over, and it failed miserably, i can now confidently boot the separatist element from my party" or try to

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Danielle Smith put out a message to UCP supporters on twitter. UCP has to remain united otherwise the NDP wins. And they would destroy Alberta (again). Open borders, defund the police, give taxpayer drugs, censorship of free speech, eco-extremists, and be led by Avi Lewis. x.com/ABDanielleSm...

x.comDanielle Smith (@ABDanielleSmith) on XI hope every UCP member and supporter will watch this video. The referendum is behind us. Albertans gave their answers and our party must honour that mandate. What comes next is the only fight that...

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Alberta - Net-Approvals Of Each Group: Forever Canadian: +51% Vote To Stay: +45% Lead, Not Leave: +40% Confederacy of Treaty No. 6 First Nations: +27% Alberta's Voice: +26% Let's Talk Alberta: +24% Let Alberta Decide: +11% Stay Free Alberta: +2% Take Back Alberta: -8% Research Co. / Oct 20, 2026

Blake Shaffer 🇨🇦@blakeshaffer.bsky.social

An update on projected results of the "other" 9 AB referendum Q's: Q6 flipped to No overnight, as expected. ** It still looks like all 4 "constitutional" questions will end up No ** The reason: most of the mail-in ballots are yet to be counted there. Those that have are 75% No.

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Yep, just kick it down the road, what could go wrong?

JeffTrnka@jefftrnka.bsky.social

UN retreats from 1.5 C global warming limit and proposes a plan B. New pathway suggests limiting warming to 1.7-1.8 C, bringing down temperatures later. www.cbc.ca/news/science...

100% this the funny thing is: this is only true for wide margin of victory. in a close election, the votes in the west determine the final results

Max Fawcett@maxfawcett.bsky.social

Can someone explain how federalists are supposed to address the complaint about election results from Quebec and Ontario deciding federal elections? They have more people. They're in an earlier time zone. Did you want your votes to be counted first? Count for more? What is it?

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This is a publicly funded government agency refusing to share weather warnings and their own public warnings with a journalist at Global News, one of the larger mainstream news outlets in Canada. I really want you to sit with the bare facts of that.

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Every wife abuser thinks the same Canada divorced us - thanks Republicans Our best ally. Gone. Because your abusive rapist pedophile Trump abused them too much MAGA means America alone - which means America weak - which means America POORER you ignorant assholes

Scott Robertson@sarobertson.bsky.social

Pete Hoekstra: "We don't view the relationship as ruptured. I know that the Canadians look at it differently."