Terry Cole 🇨🇦

[Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum]

14 June 1885 | Dutch Jewish woman, Rebecka Bloemendal-Zilverberg, was born in Coevorden.

In September 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.
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📖 Jews deported to Auschwitz from the German-occupied Netherlands: https://t.co/v74LIFydjU

[The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB]

Wherein Danielle Smith openly says that no one is stepping up for her new pipeline...

Because it's too risky...

As she runs a separatism referendum.

Got it.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli https://t.co/59ovzRXFjZ

[🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇯🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @YYCCowboy]

Hooo boy... But yes Dani.. All is fine in healthcare... NOT. The number of EMS Crews unavailable, as they're stuck in this mayhem. @TheBreakdownAB @PfParks @ABDanielSmith @raghu_venugopal @RichardKnack @alandrummond2 @AndieWinnipeg @DebatingChris @coreyhoganyyc @JSJamato @NightShiftMD @JasonOnTheDrums @RajSherman #abhealth #medtwitter #EMSDelays #ABEMSCrisis #EHSEMS

[Katy E 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @MargTokar]

For the first time in AB history, we have passed 500,000 on the treatment waiting list.

This govt no longer tracks how many Albertans are dying while on that list…waiting.

Our HC system has been intentionally broken by this govt, in order to privatize it.

[Irfan Sabir @MLAIrfanSabir]

The cuts Danielle Smith and the UCP made to AISH are indefensible and unconscionable.
#AbLeg https://t.co/UFlIAXe5Zt

[VisuallyBetter @Isuckatpicking]

To be fair no government has helped raise awareness of Elder Abuse more than the UCP with their policy decisions.

[VisuallyBetter @Isuckatpicking]

Just more evidence of the Alberta Advantage the government keeps talking about. Keep drinking the piss UCP supporters.

[Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum]

15 June 1919 | A Polish Jewish woman, Chaya Bluma Hauszwalb, was born in Puławy. She lived in Paris.

In November 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz from Drancy. She did not survive.

[The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB]

She’s not going to let water not coal on the ballot in October.

If you’re one of the 200,000 who signed the petition, it’s time to write your MLA.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

[The Breakdown @TheBreakdownAB]

From the DM’s…

Here’s the official memo sent out announcing the departure of yet ANOTHER Chief Medical officer and Vice President.

Gotta wonder what’s going on with the senior leadership that is making retention such a challenge…

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

[Paulina Guzik @Guzik_Paulina]

I just play it on repeat since yesterday:

"Hello Pope Leo XIV, I'm Renzo, I'm six years old.
I'd like to ask you a few questions."

Renzo, a little a boy from the poor neighborhood of Barcelona, stole the show yesterday at St. Augustine's parish, a place where Pope Leo admitted he "feels at home."

Renzo in the sweetest way ever asked those questions to the pope:
Do you like soccer?
When you were little, did you want to be Pope?
Why are my mom and dad worried?
Why does my dad have so many jobs?
Why do bad things happen to some people and not to others? Whose fault is it?
Why are there so many people living on the streets? Does no one see them? Does no one help them?
How can we help if the world is so big?
Does God want there to be poor and rich?
Why are there so many lonely grandparents, if they are so important?
And one last question ... Must we always forgive?

What pope Leo answered the boy was really moving.

"Regarding whether I like football, I confess that I play tennis and I enjoy it very much, but I also appreciate football; in fact, during my years as bishop in Peru, I liked to follow how some local teams were doing; and now, as Pope, I have also received football clubs and sports groups," the pope said, adding that "sport is important because it helps us grow up healthy in body and mind."

He said that as World Cup unfolds, "many will be watching the matches. Football reminds us of something we must not forget: life is not a race to show off alone, but a path we learn to travel together."

"Whoever doesn't know how to pass the ball, even if they have talent, hasn't yet understood the game. And whoever doesn't know how to live with others and for others hasn't yet understood life."

Answering whether he wanted to be Pope when he was little, the pope said: "Well, Renzo, I don't think so. I don't think I ever thought about it."

"But I can tell you something: from a young age, I felt the desire to dedicate my life to God. I didn't yet know exactly how or where the Lord would lead me. Over time, I discovered that Jesus was calling me to follow him as a priest, and that this path led through the Order of Saint Augustine."

"But this isn't just true for me," he said. "Every child is a dream of God. You are too. God desires the happiness of all and wants us, from childhood and throughout our lives, to have a heart like that of children (cf. Mt 18:3): capable of trusting, full of kindness; he wants us to be his friends and not turn away from him. Therefore, more important than asking oneself whether one will be a priest, doctor, teacher, parent, or anything else, is asking oneself whether one wants to be a friend of Jesus. Because friendship with Jesus gives us joy, sets us free, and helps us to see, step by step, the vocation and the path that God has planned for each of us."

Answering the point on injustices in the world, Pope Leo told the boy that "through the life of Jesus Christ, God shows us that, although there is suffering, he never abandons any of his children, because he has prepared for us an eternal joy where there will be no more sadness or pain. Let us have confidence, Jesus is with us, he helps us and accompanies us, and gives us strength to go through the difficult moments we may encounter in life."

Stressing that grandparents play a crucial role in families, the pope said: "Let us not allow loneliness and abandonment to become normalized in the lives of older adults. That is a very sad thing. Let's have our hearts open to all of them."

On forgiveness, he told Renzo and those gathered: "It does not mean forgetting by force, as if nothing had happened. Forgiveness means not letting hatred become the master of our hearts ... our willingness to forgive is a condition for the forgiveness we receive from God."
Video: Vatican Media

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

We must keep in mind two attitudes in our Christian life in order to be “wise architects” in building the civilization of love. The first guiding principle is to take up the cross of Christ as Good Samaritans, accompanying and helping to carry the burdens of so many brothers and sisters who are crucified by life’s trials. The second principle is to cultivate a Eucharistic spirituality, a spirituality of ecclesial unity in love.

[Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum]

11 June 1942 | Among 62 Poles deported by the Germans from Krakow was a bacteriologist, Prof. Marian Gieszczykiewicz (b. 21 May 1889). On 31 July, he was carried out on a stretcher from the camp hospital to the courtyard of Block 11. Gerhard Palitzsch killed him with two headshots.
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▶ A short video about Block 11 and its courtyard, where executions by shooting took place: https://t.co/RfKFmt6aT0

[Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @LukaszukAB]

Alberta, what do you get out of the $91,000,000, yes, $91 million referendum?

Nothing.

This $91 million could have been spent on building 3 schools, or 4 senior homes, or emergency rooms, hiring doctors or nurses.

Instead, you get nothing.

https://t.co/sC8k2eJVQe

[Parksy @PfParks]

https://t.co/5cWmT4yOzB

Problem: not enough skilled paramedics and teams to ensure safe and timely EMS responses

Govt Response: unsolicited/non-consultative creation of new name and uniforms for EMS (I mean ALTA Paramedic Health cuz that just rolls off the tongue)

[Ibrahim Sannie Daara @SannieDaara]

One of the most beautiful moments before Spain vs Peru pre-World Cup did not come from a goal, a tackle or a piece of skill. 🇪🇸 v 🇵🇪 💘

It came from kindness.

As the players walked onto the pitch, Peruvian defender Fabio Gruber noticed that the young boy with Down syndrome accompanying him was feeling cold in the stadium. Without hesitation, he removed his own jacket and gently placed it over the boy’s shoulders.

In that simple act, football showed its heart.

Moments like this are why the world loves football.

As we head towards the 2026 World Cup, may we see more of this spirit on and off the pitch.

#FIFAWorldCup #fwc2026 ⚽❤️

[Jeromy (Pathfinder) Farkas @JeromyYYC]

The Province just imposed the biggest property tax increase in Calgary history, and it shows up on your City tax bill.

Calgary's increase: 1.2%.
Province's increase: 21% this year, nearly 60% in four years. And another big hike is coming next year.

It's time for the provincial government to send their own tax bill.

[MondoAB @MondoABx]

There have been many allegations of financial corruption, conflicts of interest and so forth. Overpaying private health providers.

This is different.

This is next level corruption, anti-democratic in the extreme, and cynical. Interfering with fair and free elections.

[Jonny Wakefield @jonnywakefield]

The fallout from Alberta’s decision to phase out photo radar: “The City of Edmonton and University of Alberta study found number of drivers travelling 30 km/h over the speed limit increased up to 128 per cent” https://t.co/n6T3wtovvV

[Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum]

11 June 1942 | Italian Jewish boy, Massimo D'Angeli, was born in Florence.

He arrived at Auschwitz on 14 November 1943 with his older brother Carlo. They were both murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection with their mother Renata.