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Reasoned discussion is critical; exchange of ideas is essential — concerned for our future as the worst impulses are validated & become “acceptable”.
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Privatized Health Care in Alberta!😵‍💫

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After Trump’s remarks on Gaza, some in Dearborn, Michigan ‘think we screwed up’

Bell: Danielle Smith was flying high — then the crap hit the fan

“During the Cold War, U.S. competed for influence with USSR. Although we suffered setbacks…we eventually prevailed because we offered better trade & investment opportunities & provided more effective foreign assistance.” …watching Trump undo it all in real time!😵‍💫 open.substack.com/pub/michaelm...

Worth reading — a good overview of not just tariffs… www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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What Christianity is meant to aspire to… open.substack.com/pub/johnpavl...

An interesting quote: “Rights, freedoms & responsibilities were never for their own sake. They were primarily instruments by which the people of a nation morally improved themselves & their communities.” - John A Stoehr, ‘The Editorial Board’. — interested in comments/reaponse.

Timothy Snyder on Trump and Greenland, Canada, Panama, Mexico… open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

Not to pick on Carrie Underwood, though she is the subject of the post — this applies to all “christians” who supported Trump. I’d truly blood to hear the rational. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dear-carri...

Graeme MacKay

Worth watching!! youtu.be/zs8St-fF0kE?...

Attempting to annex Canada would spell disaster for the U.S. at home and abroad

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Trump flunks 3 key tests following deadly New Orleans attack

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Can the Governor General do what Pierre Poilievre is asking? This expert says no

Not in Alberta! We put a 9-month moratorium on Green Energy! — we’re all in on O&G, & “diversifying” to coal mining in the Rockies😵‍💫 “New report reveals state's staggering economic shift after unlikely industry boom: 'An industry to put our money on'” 'https://flip.it/6SB1dQ

Canadian MP Lays The Orange Felon Out Cold flip.it/9RvqCe

BC community attracts MD’s by making them city employees with benefits, vacation pay, & pension. AB calls MD’s pedophiles, unilaterally tears up negotiated contracts, creates silos of HC, & pushed privatization. Guess which works better!🤷🏻‍♂️

A somewhat long but worthwhile article — he makes an interesting point on “sado-populism”😵‍💫 open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

US Fed Res forecasted only 2 rate cuts next year rather than the expected 4 cuts — US inflation remains stubbornly high. Well, any CPC/UCP’er will tell you — it’s JT & the C-Tax fault! It’s always JT & the C-Tax… for everything… everywhere!🙃🤪 flip.it/Gv_fnu

An interesting and concise look back over the past 25 years… www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/o...

Isolationists will scoff… but then isolationists claim to see the “bigger picture” while managing to miss the point entirely. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

Why Americans pay more for health care. “Health bills are the leading cause of personal bankruptcy… medical bills accounted for more than half of all debt on consumers credit records…” Meanwhile, Smith/Moe/Ford/PP et.al. push privatization🤦🏻‍♂️ — can’t wait🙃😵‍💫 flip.it/.U4e4S

A longer article — summary: - a man was shot in the back & killed - “normally”, a tragedy - tens of thousands cheered - the man was UnitedHealthCare CEO - such is the state of US private HC - Smith, PP, Moe, et.al push privatization …can’t wait 😵‍💫🤦🏻‍♂️ steady.substack.com/p/rage-again...

Campbell’s witty response to this homophobe makes me want to enjoy some of their delicious chicken noodle soup right now! 🍜 🏳️‍🌈

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Seems that BC doesn’t have the pristine landscapes to protect like Alberta does!🙃— so glad the UCP is looking out for us & our future🤦🏻‍♂️ B.C. selects 9 wind power projects to boost energy supply by 8 per cent a year flip.it/DnsHmi

Sometimes, a “tongue in cheek” article to says it better than any other way… flip.it/d7aFcM

As a former (R), I have a tip for the (D) party regarding things that will contribute to losing more elections: Every time someone disagrees with you, continue calling them a racist or a bigot…even if they’re a voter in your own party. For you dumb motherfuckers who have developed this habit…stop.

"Trumpomuskovia" is a word I introduced in an essay about some historical moments that might help us to understand the coming reality. The better we see the new regime, the more clearly we might also see its fractures and weaknesses. snyder.substack.com/p/why-trumpo...

Hope you guys weren't planning to build anything, fix anything or, you know, eat anything in the next four years