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jimrichardson.bsky.social
Senior who is tired of all the hate, bigotry, intolerance, and misinformation being spread by politicians and special interest groups.
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Reposting a link to an article by Pete McMartin of the Vancouver Sun "Farewell My American Friends, It's Over" vancouversun.com/news/opinion... Sums up what a lot of us feel right now.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Again Danielle Smith and her party think she and only she knows what's best for everyone. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

“The [AER] is completely broken and should be dismantled,” said Chief Adam, who broke down in tears describing what it was like telling his people their water may be contaminated. “AB’s reaction throughout is to say this is a communications issue simply…The AER is a complete joke.”

submitted 28 days ago • 3 comments

Everyday I wait to see what Danielle and the UCP will be trying to sneak past Albertans.

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

What does the dawn of Dark Age 2.0 look like...? Trump administration’s abrupt cancellation of scientific meetings prompts confusion, concern www.statnews.com/2025/01/22/t... "...will likely lead to interruptions in grant funding, which is bad for U.S. biomedical research."

submitted 32 days ago • 8 comments

News from me today; Government cuts $500K in funding to Alberta disability organization — this makes it four orgs (serving the same sector) to have their funding be cut since the start of 2025. DM me if you have tips on others. #abpoli www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/gov...

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

Worth the read! “[Smith] and her husband … bought into, a retirement package in Panama” whose govt “offers a number of incentives for retirees.” “The “libertarian” crowing over a list of “free” government goodies they would get by relocating still makes me smirk.”

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Check out what Ben Meiselas of the MeidasTouch Network thinks of Danielle Smith's pilgrimage to Donald Trumps Home in Florida. youtube.com/watch?v=wA2a...

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

#ableg

submitted 41 days ago • 17 comments

#VaccinesWork 6 Childhood Scourges We’ve Forgotten About, Thanks to Vaccines www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h... Measles Diphtheria Tetanus Mumps Rubella Polio: "In the U.S, vaccines drove paralytic polio cases down from more than 21,000 in 1952 to just one in 1993."

submitted 43 days ago • 8 comments

EAs & support staff are the backbone of schools, yet many haven’t seen a wage increase in yrs. The UCP’s underfunding of schools has left them no choice but to strike. It’s time to stand up for fair wages and proper funding for students in our schools. #AbEd #AbEducation #AbLabour #AbLeg #AbPoli

submitted 44 days ago • 1 comment

#PierrePoileverreIsAForeignAsset #PierrePoileverreIsATraitor #Putin #Trump #ElonMusk #PierrePoileverre #Fascist #MAGAt #MapleMaga #Republicans #Conservatives #MAGA #GOP #CPC #UCP #Fascism #politics #solidarity #NDP #JagmeetSingh #Trudeau #Democrats #cdnpoli #canpoli #canada #alberta #ABpoli #ableg

submitted 46 days ago • 3 comments

Possibly the best clap back against ignorant antivaxxers.

submitted 49 days ago • 1253 comments

This article is 109 years old. And we still aren't doing enough to act on climate change.

submitted 53 days ago • 775 comments

calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu... #ableg

submitted 63 days ago • 10 comments

I just reposted Timothy Caulfield's post regarding misinformation being spread by Donald Trumps picks. He has been fighting misinformation for years. Check him out if you have not yet.

submitted 92 days ago • 2 comments

RFK Jr running U.S. healthcare. What could go wrong? www.cbc.ca/player/play/... SO MUCH! Normalization of anti-science ethos. Erosion of good research. Elevation of bad science. And > deaths. Need that candle in the dark! Can't let it get extinguished. Great chat with Andrea Love on The National

submitted 92 days ago • 3 comments