It isn’t just separatism up for decision in Monday’s Alberta referendum — it is also key questions around immigration and immigrant rights. Here in Edmonton, that has some communities feeling worried, and even betrayed.
@doubleemmartin.bsky.socialMelissa Martin
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Happy writing fun ball. Born and raised on Treaty One territory. Living back in Winnipeg, for now, but left my heart in Kyiv.
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@paleofuture.bsky.socialReposted by @doubleemmartin.bsky.socialNow that is quite a photo. (Credit: Doug Mills / New York Times)
@fgenovese.bsky.socialReposted by @doubleemmartin.bsky.socialyoung men (18-29) who spend >5 hours a day on social media are more likely to agree that advancing women’s and girls’ rights has gone too far than those who don’t use social media as much. no difference detected among young women.
@brenda-peters.bsky.socialReposted by @doubleemmartin.bsky.social@doubleemmartin.bsky.social reporting from AB on @lukaszukab.bsky.social
"The volunteers are glad to see a journalist from Wpg out to observe the Unity Bus visit: “MBns should see the work Thomas is doing,” one volunteer says, cheerfully. “And they should see that Albertans want to stay in 🇨🇦”"
@doubleemmartin.bsky.socialUntil the 20th!
@doubleemmartin.bsky.socialThat was sort of my guess but I don’t know if they’ve done much on Alberta separatism? I wondered if there was some small online outfit with a vaguely similar name
@doubleemmartin.bsky.socialMy only guess is he’s confusing it with the lean of Bari Weiss’ free press but I don’t know (or care to look) what they’ve done on Alberta separatism?
@doubleemmartin.bsky.socialI’m not entirely sure what he was thinking of, but I did start laughing out loud and was like, “uh, let’s just say being too separatist and far right isn’t the most common critique we get in Manitoba.”
@doubleemmartin.bsky.sociala funny story is when I arrived at this pro-Canadian event in Alberta today, I said I was from the Winnipeg Free Press and one of the volunteers got quite skeptical and said “aren’t you guys more associated with our opposition? More with the separatists?”
@doubleemmartin.bsky.socialThat’s the one!!
@doubleemmartin.bsky.socialWell good because I’m going there right after
@doubleemmartin.bsky.socialWho do I know in Edmonton? Because I’m in Edmonton. For the… thing.
@sollenbergerrc.bsky.socialReposted by @doubleemmartin.bsky.socialThis is objectively psychotic and every member of Congress and Senate should be ashamed if they don’t try to remove him from office before this happens
@doubleemmartin.bsky.socialI don’t think any of the countries that still do public executions like, broadcast it? So they might even be the only one.
@doubleemmartin.bsky.socialexcuse my language but what the actual fuck
@agpasquella.bsky.socialReposted by @doubleemmartin.bsky.socialApparently this isn’t satire. There are AI guys whose brains are just this baked.
@doubleemmartin.bsky.socialthey’ll be on the adoption floor around 3 pm today someone go adopt them plz
@doubleemmartin.bsky.socialthere is not a single danger of building a colony on the moon I’d find particularly surprising
@doubleemmartin.bsky.socialHahaha the one thing making me feel less guilty taking them back is I know they’ll be snapped up immediately
@doubleemmartin.bsky.socialMy foster girls Sparky and Chief are going back to Winnipeg Humane Society tmrw and will be up for adoption! They’re super sweet, well-socialized kittens — Chief (black one) is especially snuggly + chatty. They really love each other so would be amazing for someone to take both, if you know anyone!
