Presumptuous, Annoying, and Disruptive.
My phone just exploded with a loud, annoying noise, followed by an announcement in an artificial voice.
That announcement had nothing to do with me or any of the several hundred thousand (millions?) of people whose day was disrupted by it.
Apparently some white 'male' (I assume that probably that means a man and not some other male creature) is somewhere near Bearspaw with a gun.
This was of zero relevance or interest to most of those assaulted via their phones.
Why some worker bee would think that the millions of the people in the 587 and maybe 403 regiosn would care is a mystery to me. Who authorizes such abuses?
At most this incident affects probably only a very few people directly and maybe 100 or two indirectly -- if we include the police.
How the 'authorities' have the temerity to invade our lives over such a trivial matter is a mystery to me and a matter of great concern.
It seems that these people have a lot of power and very little discretion on when not to use it.
At this time of day, although most people are up and about, some are in hospitals with cell phones beside them and people who work night shift are sleeping. Others are in situations where a loud noise emitting from a phone they keep muted could reveal their presence, cost them a job, or even compromise their life and safety. In a city of millions of people and the countryside surrounding, there are very many situations that are hard to imagine, yet these people have the power to disrupt lives indiscriminately.
Incidents like this are indicative of how powerful governments and unthinking 'workers' are invading our lives daily in many different ways for no good purpose just because they can, regardless of certain and unforeseen collateral harms.
Alerts like this serve a purpose when there is a general and widespread danger such as when tornadoes are roaming the countryside, killer hail is expected, or a dam bursts, but for one guy wandering around far from most of the recipients of a message, or a child has gone missing, give us a break.
These latter small issues are daily occurrences and do not require blasting a noisy message to everyone within hundreds of miles and maybe to people on vacation out of country.
A simple text message would suffice. Most people would see it and those who think they might be affected would spread the word.
I would not object to a text message. but this is IMO is using a hammer to kill a fly.
It will never be known how much harm was done by this alert, but I am certain it was considerable. Did it do any good? We'll probably never know.
Berta Dad nailed it. Copied from FB.
Jeff Rath’s behaviour toward Danielle Smith is not a good look for this movement, and he does not speak for me.
When this started, I had respect for him. But as this has played out, it has become harder to ignore what appears to be a push for power inside the movement, not a sincere focus on Alberta independence.
Danielle Smith is a major reason Albertans were even able to collect signatures in the first place. Compared to any other premier in this country, I believe she has been the strongest one standing up for her province.
I will not forget her accomplishments.
She stood up for parental rights when others wanted schools keeping parents in the dark.
She took action against political ideology being pushed in classrooms.
She made sure kids got back to school when the system tried to hold families hostage.
She has strengthened Alberta Sheriffs and continued exploring ways to free Alberta from relying on the RCMP.
And that is only part of it.
This ...
WEF/UN/Globalists have proven they can’t be trusted now given the key to Canada. Are you awake yet Canadians??
REPORT: UN Climate Scientists Flip on the Climate Doomsday Narrative | Stand on Guard CLIP
WATCH Have they been lying about climate change this whole time? Are they cancelling climate change doomsday scenario for the data centers?
The UN climate scientists admit the high emission doomsday scenarios were overblown. UN climate change scientists flip: climate change not too bad anymore according to a new report. No doomsday on the horizon.
On this Stand on Guard clip, we question why the UN might be backtracking on previous dire predictions, suggesting a new agenda at play. We examine how this shift could be tied to the proliferation of data center construction and the increasing demands on our power grid from artificial intelligence. It's crucial to consider the broader implications for our communities and hold big tech accountable.
Thank you to @jimmy_dore for pointing out this...
Listening to Ganum today on the meeting that Premier Smith is having with Lukasek I am wondering why not just have his referendum on the vote in October? If enough say no to his question isn't it the same as a referendum that the other side wants? I for one want this to wake up the East and don't care how it happens. Another caller said she needs to call an provincial election in October and take the rest of questions off the ballot - this could be risky but I am leaning toward it as terrified that the NDP will get in again and right now Nemshi is their handicap IMHO.
