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Still looking, yo!

That makes it even easier for me to cheer them on

It’s good but I’d like to see the NDP make gains (at the expense of the cons of course)

Who gets to enjoy our winter city? Calgary’s hostility towards pedestrians is well known, but in the winter, snow and ice make a bad situation worse

Given the current state of the world, i felt a bit silly writing about windrows, but then i overheard the ladies at the pool discuss this very subject, so here you go:

Calgary is a city hostile towards pedestrians, especially in winter, but it doesn’t have to be this way.

Nice one! Hilarious

Folks! I’m looking to interview someone looking to buy a home this year in Calgary, regardless of the property type.

If this is you, or someone you know, message me privately so i can tell you more about the story i’m writing.

It's Time to Quit ChatGBT The Trump administration’s recent decision to move forward with a dangerous escalation in the use of artificial intelligence against citizens means that your friendly neighbourhood ChatGPT app is bein...

My latest on how Trump and toxic tech bros are weaponizing AI to target civilians. People are pushing back.
There is a worldwide boycott of CHAT GPT. The stakes are high here.
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I miss that voice

‘You don’t get to call it a democracy when you write the questions yourself’: provincewide protest announced by AFL The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) announced a province-wide day of protest for May 29 to stand up against what they said in a release as “an increasingly radical and undemocratic agenda from the ...

The Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) is calling for a provincewide day of protest on May 29, accusing the Smith government of pursuing what it describes as a radical agenda that lacks public support.

More here👇 #yyc #ableg #abpoli @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social

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Who’s more disappointing: the democrats or the Alberta NDP? I’m going with the NDP. No radical action, no radical ideas no fight (with a couple exceptions).

You trigger everyone which is why we like your work so much!

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Me neither

The Courageous Heart of ‘True North’ | The Tyee A film about Canada’s largest student protest against anti-Black racism is a moving portrait of bravery and grief.

“True North” uses the 1969 George Williams protest to illustrate the bigotry that lurks under the thin veneer of Canadian niceness, writes @dorothywoodend.bsky.social.

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No kidding. That’s crazy

Thanks for that

Can somebody close to Mr. Horner please inform him that temporary workers pay the same taxes as everyone else?

Please and thank you!

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Yes, the plan is to gut public service, funnel more of our tax dollars to corporations so they can continue to suppress real wages & pump up the ruling class. All while doubling down on policies that led us here & refusing to tax the wealthy.

Give it a read friends!

Huh, did not know he was like that. Good to know

One last thing! It’s hilarious how many Canadians are saying how safe they feel in Mexico, despite Sunday’s mayhem, but if they see an unhoused person at home in Canada hell breaks loose.

Trump complaining about corruption and lawlessness is like Epstein complaining about child abuse. Never in Orwell's wildest dreams did he imagine a display of shameless hypocrisy of this magnitude.

“The same structural poverty that makes resort labor cheap makes cartel recruitment easy. The same highways being burned on February 22 supply the hotels with food and linens and staff. “

Wild

Naheed Nenshi needs to step up — or step down The former mayor of Calgary was supposed to bring the Alberta NDP back to political power. Instead, they're further away from it than they've been in a decade.

My latest: Naheed Nenshi has been a monumental disappointment as Alberta NDP leader — and it could actually get worse from here. #abpoli #cdnpoli

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He sure is. More of “hey we’re not evil at least”. No bold policy. No action.