kat

A life of theatre & geekery in tweets. Stage manager. Former bookseller, but forever booknerd. Military history enthusiast. Canadian. So very tired.

[Jen (ESC) 🇨🇦❤️🦋 @Smil3yAngel]

Every single Canadian should watch this video.

CBC has uncovered YouTubers who are being paid to promote Alberta separatism.

I am angry 😡

Exposing 'faceless' YouTubers pushing Canada to join the U.S. | https://t.co/OAUocPb65G https://t.co/e7Z0jw4VxE

[positive side of X 🌞 @positivityofx]

If you're having a bad day, here's the exact moment that Charlie Brown adopted Snoopy 75 years ago.

[Trevor Noah @Trevornoah]

It’s not about the bear.
It’s about why that feels safer.

[🇨🇦Wayne🇨🇦 @Reil76]

Lets actually sit down and do the math on Alberta separation, because it seems like nobody else wants to.

Right now, Alberta’s budget is roughly balanced. About $70-75 billion in, same amount out. It’s not perfect, but it works. The second you leave Canada, you don’t just stop sending money to Ottawa. You inherit the whole damn machine they were running on your behalf: borders, military, pensions, Employment Insurance, courts, federal policing, Indigenous obligations, foreign affairs, currency, central banking, all that shit.
That’s not some rounding error. That’s an extra $30 to $60 billion a year in new costs slamming onto a province that was already spending every dollar it made. So now you’re looking at $105-135 billion in annual spending against $75 billion in revenue on a good year. That’s a $30-60 billion hole every single year, and nobody in the separation movement wants to talk about it.
And it gets worse. You’re also picking up $120-150 billion in inherited federal debt. That’s another $4-6 billion a year just in interest payments before you’ve even hired your first border agent or opened a single embassy. Where the hell is that money supposed to come from?
How do you close a gap that big? You’d need brutal spending cuts, a new sales tax, higher income taxes, higher corporate taxes, and you’d better pray oil stays above $80 a barrel. Even then you’re white-knuckling it.
The real kicker is the oil revenue swings like crazy. Your new government costs sure as hell don’t. You can’t call up the military or the pension guys and say “Hey, prices are down this month, take some time off.” The bills keep coming whether WTI cooperates or not. And now there’s no Bank of Canada to bail you out when shit gets sideways. You’re on your own. Good luck with that.
This isn’t about politics or which team you’re on. It’s just arithmetic. You want to be pissed at Ottawa? Fine, there’s plenty of reasons to be fucking pissed. But don’t confuse being pissed off with actually having a plan. Right now the separation crowd is long on anger and real short on math that adds up.

[kat @bitwhizzle]

@Icelandair 2 days b4 my flight & I get an email offering seat upgrades...click just to look - why is my 6yr old suddenly in a different seat NOT beside me? And if I choose new seats for my family - I have to pay $15 for my husband & I when I already paid $30+ each when booking??

[kat @bitwhizzle]

Do Not Allow Trump to Visit Canada - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/H6hbJlNF73 via @CdnChange

[kat @bitwhizzle]

@VintageFarmLady @DC_Draino …why don’t you just move to the States if you love it so much? You can’t just speak for a whole province, but you can take individual action to make yourself happier.

[Sesame Street @sesamestreet]

On our street, everyone is welcome. Together, let’s build a world where every person and family feels loved and respected for who they are. Happy #PrideMonth!

[kat @bitwhizzle]

@nabilahcitraulf Fake.

Are you fake too?

[kat @bitwhizzle]

@ahsokasaether There’s a fic this reminds me of
https://t.co/K83pE763Lb

[kat @bitwhizzle]

@StinglessWasp I know a couple of other artists are thinking about selling their prints as well and donating the proceeds to the charities that the zine was supposed to support.

[kat @bitwhizzle]

@PRESTOcard @TTChelps That’s all! Thanks!

[kat @bitwhizzle]

@PRESTOcard machine on @TTChelps bus 8439 at front not operational

[John Aravosis 🇺🇸🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 @aravosis]

Trump & Elon just shut down Voice of America, Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty. At this point, it’s hard to imagine Trump and Musk aren’t motivated by a desire to pander to America’s enemies for their own economic benefit.

[Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets]

Trump ended funding to Voice of America & Radio Liberty, forcing both to stop broadcasting to countries that restrict press freedom. VOA was founded in 1942; RL in 1951.

Why did Trump silence this voice against communism, fascism & oppression? Iran, Russia & China are thrilled.

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

🚨 BREAKING: China Just Canceled All U.S. Beef Contracts—Buying from Canada & Brazil Instead

Trump’s trade war tantrum just cost American farmers billions—China is officially cutting off U.S. beef and shifting its business to Canada and Brazil.

🔥 $21 billion in American agricultural exports? GONE.

🔥 China’s tariffs on U.S. beef? Up to 15%.

🔥 Meanwhile, Canada & Brazil are laughing their way to the bank.

🔴 American ranchers just got screwed.

🔴 Trump’s chest-thumping on tariffs just handed China an easy excuse to ditch the U.S. market.

🔴 MAGA “patriots” who cheered the trade war? Congrats—your beef industry just got bodied.

But hey, tariffs are “winning,” right?

Let’s see how that plays out when U.S. farmers start begging for another bailout.

[FactPost @factpostnews]

Things are going great