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Pentagon Mines, Separatist Apps, and the Canadian Fracture

Austere editorial image representing the Pressure Systems edition “Pentagon Mines, Separatist Apps, and the Canadian Fracture”.

American resource extraction and geopolitical encroachment converge with domestic political capture to dismantle Canadian sovereignty, as Pentagon-backed mine stakes, foreign-linked voter apps, and consular expansion pressure critical infrastructure. Internal fractures accelerate this enclosure, with Alberta separatists and far-right tech networks weaponizing institutional chaos to privatize care, bypass Indigenous treaty rights, and align provincial governance with US hegemony.

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    Elbows up? Canada is letting Pentagon take ‘unprecedented’ stakes in Canadian mines

    Breach Media2026-05-22

    By fast-tracking critical minerals, Canada is not simply building a green economy. It is being further integrated into the U.S. war industry The post Elbows up? Canada is letting Pentagon take ‘unprecedented’ stakes in Canadian mines appeared first on The Breach.

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    Alberta separatists are in denial about the treaty rights of First Nations

    Breach Media2026-05-22

    First Nations were never consulted about Alberta's referendum process—and Indigenous scholar Matt Wildcat says it's a missed opportunity to explore ‘mutual flourishing’ The post Alberta separatists are in denial about the treaty rights of First Nations appeared first on The Breach.

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    Greenlanders protest opening of new US consulate in Nuuk

    Al Jazeera English2026-05-22

    Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Nuuk as the United States opened a new consulate in Greenland’s capital.

    • geopolitics
    • structural power
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    Trump Hasn’t Given Up on Greenland

    Foreign Policy2026-05-21

    And America’s NATO allies are still on edge about it.

    • geopolitics
    • structural power
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    Why Is Smith Still Giving Separatists a Ride?

    The Tyee2026-05-20

    The court, Carney and political threats offer Alberta’s premier an exit ramp. She refuses to swerve.

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    Far-Right Speakers Given a Perch at Vancouver’s Web Summit

    The Tyee2026-05-18

    Pro-dictatorship Curtis Yarvin, Canadian YouTuber Lauren Southern and a vaccine basher addressed the tech confab.

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    Danielle Smith admitted she wants to ‘throw out’ Canada’s public health care law

    Breach Media2026-05-13

    On a 2021 podcast, the Alberta premier wondered aloud if privatizing health care would require breaking federal law. Despite learning the answer was ‘yes,’ she’s still going ahead with it The post Danielle Smith admitted she wants to ‘throw out’ Canada’s public health care law appeared first on The…

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    Danielle Smith Offers a Delusional TV Defence of Her Referendum

    The Tyee2026-05-22

    The ballot question is ‘wordy, ambiguous and possibly intentionally confusing.’

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    Canada’s Empty Oil Promise to Our Allies

    The Tyee2026-05-21

    Friends in need face fuel challenges due to the Iran war. We sell them a trickle while most goes to Trump and Xi.

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    A Prominent Alberta Separatist Calls for a Coup Against Danielle Smith

    The Tyee2026-05-19

    Jeffrey Rath blasts agreement with Mark Carney and urges supporters to take over the UCP.

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    Alberta Separatist Group’s Controversial Voter ID App Has Links to US Ambassador, MAGA Influencers and Wealthy Michigan Republicans

    PressProgress2026-05-18

    US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra says he was ‘not aware’ American-made app he previously promoted was used to help Alberta separatist group The post Alberta Separatist Group’s Controversial Voter ID App Has Links to US Ambassador, MAGA Influencers and Wealthy Michigan Republicans appeared first on PressP…

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    Is Christian Nationalism Rearing Its Head in BC?

    PressProgress2026-05-13

    "Christian values have an absolute place in this party," a candidate for leader of the BC Conservatives said at a debate last month The post Is Christian Nationalism Rearing Its Head in BC? appeared first on PressProgress.