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GoinFawr<p>I am frankly tiring of (e)mailing and calling <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Albertan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Albertan</span></a> MLA's . Not saying I'm stopping, but they're getting to know me.</p><p>Otoh,</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alberta</span></a> , the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RCMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RCMP</span></a> often open investigations on a 'complainant' basis.</p><p>Really, unless I am mistaken anybody in <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> could lodge a complaint on that score, should they feel so compelled</p>
sb arms & legs<p>An <a href="https://metroholografix.ca/tags/albertan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>albertan</span></a> <a href="https://metroholografix.ca/tags/journalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalist</span></a> stating previously reported facts is being <a href="https://metroholografix.ca/tags/SLAPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPP</span></a>'d - their media taken down. </p><p>See the statement of claim on <a href="https://metroholografix.ca/tags/NatePike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatePike</span></a>'s GoFundMe:</p><p><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/vggge-legal-defense-fund" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gofundme.com/f/vggge-legal-def</span><span class="invisible">ense-fund</span></a></p>
Global News<p>Donald Trump’s threats against Canada having a big impact on many Albertan’s travel plans<br>U.S. President Donald Trumps ongoing threats against Canada has many travellers from this country rethinking their plans to visit the U.S. anytime soon.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/threats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>threats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Albertan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Albertan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a><br><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/11020285/donald-trumps-threats-canada-impact-albertans-travel-plans/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">globalnews.ca/news/11020285/do</span><span class="invisible">nald-trumps-threats-canada-impact-albertans-travel-plans/</span></a></p>
GoinFawr<p>According to polls, every day is adding more to the staggeringly overwhelming majority of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Albertan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Albertan</span></a> s who are <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Canadians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canadians</span></a> and want it to stay that way, despite what rebelmediaJ.Peterson, et al blather.</p><p>Last month r-wing pollsters Angus Reid alleged they had wrung out 18% of ABs who wanted to join the US<br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-join-u-s-poll-1.7434317" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-join</span><span class="invisible">-u-s-poll-1.7434317</span></a></p><p>That's dropped 6% since, and only to 'consider it', according to <br><a href="https://dailyhive.com/canada/alberta-poll-canada-becoming-us-state-trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dailyhive.com/canada/alberta-p</span><span class="invisible">oll-canada-becoming-us-state-trump</span></a></p><p>Keep bringing up <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UCP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UCP</span></a> sedition, the more Albertans C it, the more will say</p>
GoinFawr<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Wexit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wexit</span></a> Wexit mewled in a stall:<br>Wexit Wexit had a great fall.</p><p>All the Queen's roadapples, and all the Queen's wrens<br>Shan't ever put Wexit back together again</p><p>-Signed,</p><p>The already staggeringly overwhelming majority, and growing in number every day, of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Albertan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Albertan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Canadians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canadians</span></a> </p><p>Last month r-wing pollsters Angus Reid alleged they had wrung out 18% of ABs who wanted to join the US<br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-join-u-s-poll-1.7434317" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-join</span><span class="invisible">-u-s-poll-1.7434317</span></a></p><p>That's dropped 6% since, and just to 'consider it', according to <br><a href="https://dailyhive.com/canada/alberta-poll-canada-becoming-us-state-trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dailyhive.com/canada/alberta-p</span><span class="invisible">oll-canada-becoming-us-state-trump</span></a></p>
GG<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@MayhamMonday" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MayhamMonday</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@hfinyow" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>hfinyow</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@Pinchy63" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Pinchy63</span></a></span> <br>"I assume being an <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Albertan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Albertan</span></a> they just figure it's not worth their time cuz they think have enough votes to win." </p><p>Same attitude in many 'True-Blue' <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ontario</span></a> ridings. The Conservative candidates even decline to attend the 'all-candidate' debates these days.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/dougford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dougford</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/poilievre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poilievre</span></a></p>
Amgine<p>Mansour Shouman is an <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Albertan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Albertan</span></a> working <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> as an activist and <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> helper. He went missing a week ago, as <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a>'s forces were active in the region he was located.</p><p><a href="https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/ex-calgarian-activist-gaza-missing-israeli-army" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">calgaryherald.com/news/local-n</span><span class="invisible">ews/ex-calgarian-activist-gaza-missing-israeli-army</span></a><br><a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/canadian-citizen-journalist-in-gaza-reported-missing/article_0d7c3082-bd70-11ee-9ad2-6bee15605327.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thestar.com/news/canadian-citi</span><span class="invisible">zen-journalist-in-gaza-reported-missing/article_0d7c3082-bd70-11ee-9ad2-6bee15605327.html</span></a></p><p>Global Affairs <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> says they are aware he is missing.</p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ummah.reminders5" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ummah.reminders5</a> on TikTok <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ummah.reminders5/video/7328979183303003435" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">reports Mansour has been taken by IDF</a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/canpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canpoli</span></a></p>
Joseph Simons 🍁 🌱<p>"Unfortunately, taxpayers ultimately bear the cost of <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/corporatewelfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporatewelfare</span></a>. The total cost of provincial corporate welfare equalled $8,103 per <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Albertan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Albertan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> filer from 2007 to 2019 (the latest year of available pre-COVID data) — that’s a significant amount of money unavailable for other priorities. Factor in federal and local subsidies, and the total cost of government spending on corporate welfare jumps to $13,285 per Albertan tax filer."</p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/other/hill-alberta-government-spent-more-than-22b-on-corporate-welfare/ar-AA18EJhD?ocid=hpmsn&amp;cvid=f1bf5db48098438990d27088a7417707&amp;ei=31" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-ca/money/other/hill</span><span class="invisible">-alberta-government-spent-more-than-22b-on-corporate-welfare/ar-AA18EJhD?ocid=hpmsn&amp;cvid=f1bf5db48098438990d27088a7417707&amp;ei=31</span></a></p>
Canadian in Alberta<p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ableg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ableg</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/albertan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>albertan</span></a> <br> <br>I don't know who needs to hear this but none of these are crimes-</p><p>Being a minority<br>Poor<br>Disabled<br>Homeless<br>Sick<br>A woman<br>Pregnant<br>A member of the LGBT+ community</p><p>We could create a caring community in Alberta<br>We just need a better government</p>
TheGentYYC<p>So with the steady influx of newly displaced Bird Site refugees it's probably a good time for a welcome and shout-out to my fellow long suffering <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Albertan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Albertan</span></a> Progressives. If you're having trouble finding your allies my list below is not a bad place to start. I won't add folks unless they ask but it costs nothing and as of today we're on 13 pages(!) of AB or AB-ish Masto handles.</p><p>-The Gent</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ableg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ableg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ABExTweeters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ABExTweeters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yeg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yeg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yyc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yyc</span></a> <br> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@TheGentYYC/109366226066503519" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@TheGentYYC/10</span><span class="invisible">9366226066503519</span></a></p>
WrathofJan 🌞🌻🌎🖖<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@vsp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>vsp</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@TheGentYYC" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TheGentYYC</span></a></span> <br>Another <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Albertan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Albertan</span></a>. We could all put our airport codes in our profiles, or just <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/AB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AB</span></a>. That would help find Albertans too. 😃🖖<br>Or <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Hellberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hellberta</span></a> … <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Albertistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Albertistan</span></a>… <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Albertastanski" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Albertastanski</span></a></p>
WrathofJan 🌞🌻🌎🖖<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@vlvtblu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>vlvtblu</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@TheGentYYC" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TheGentYYC</span></a></span> </p><p>Another <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Albertan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Albertan</span></a> 👋 <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/AB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AB</span></a></p>
LynnieP<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@erin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>erin</span></a></span> I arrived here a few days ago. Exploring, curious, taking it slow. Looking for current news, like minded thinkers, inspiration. Snowy here and cold. I’m <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Canadian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canadian</span></a> 1st,<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Albertan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Albertan</span></a> 2nd, and the order is very important to me. <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/twitternewbie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>twitternewbie</span></a></p>
WrathofJan 🌞🌻🌎🖖<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@TheGentYYC" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TheGentYYC</span></a></span> You too! 😃 Thank you for making a list. I*m trying to get some of my <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Albertan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Albertan</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/ABn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ABn</span></a> favourite tweeps to come over here too. I think they will. I hope they do! 🤞</p>
Mark Shane Hayden<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@TheGentYYC" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TheGentYYC</span></a></span> One interesting <a href="https://coales.co/tags/Albertan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Albertan</span></a> I have not seen listed in your Big Thread of Albertans is <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dansup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dansup@mastodon.social</span></a></span> who is the creator of <a href="https://coales.co/tags/Pixelfed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pixelfed</span></a> and a valuable contributor to the fediverse in general!</p><p>Pixelfed is to Instagram what Mastodon is to Twitter. It is a federation of independent servers focused on sharing photos. Not only that, it uses the same standard ActivityPub protocol as Mastodon so you can follow and interact with <span class="h-card"><a href="https://pixelfed.social/dansup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dansup@pixelfed.social</span></a></span> (his pixelfed account) even if you are on Mastodon!</p>
AB Against UCP<p>Someone said I should do an intro/re-intro...</p><p>Hi. I'm an anonymous <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Albertan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Albertan</span></a> who didn't give politics more than a fleeting thought.. that was until Jason Kenney and his band of corrupt incompetent repugnant thieves showed up... and now we contend with someone, not even sure how it is possible, who is worse!</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ableg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ableg</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Abpoli</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/FireTheUCP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FireTheUCP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a></p>