# Connie’s Substack My personal Substack Page: Feed: --- ## [Episode 1: The Local Capture (How Your Town Was Hijacked While You Were Watching the News)](https://unlockalberta.substack.com/p/episode-1-the-local-capture-how-your) _2026-07-27 · Connie Shields_ Part 1 of a multi-part investigation into the quiet dismantling of local democracy, resource rights, and data privacy across Alberta, and the blueprint being set for the rest of Canada. ## [Sturgeon County is Alberta’s 'Stargate' ... Why Meta’s $13B Data Centre Sets a Dangerous Precedent](https://unlockalberta.substack.com/p/sturgeon-county-is-albertas-stargate) _2026-07-25 · Connie Shields_ time to rise up folks ## [Welcome to the Cage of Consent](https://unlockalberta.substack.com/p/welcome-to-the-cage-of-consent) _2026-07-22 · Connie Shields_ a 5 part series ... ## [The Sound of Silence, When Public Officials Vanish from the Dynamic](https://unlockalberta.substack.com/p/the-sound-of-silence-when-public) _2026-07-19 · Connie Shields_ It's almost deafening ## [Building the Global Digital Ecosystem just another United Nations Global Policy](https://unlockalberta.substack.com/p/building-the-global-digital-ecosystem) _2026-07-18 · Connie Shields_ If you live in Sturgeon County, you’ve likely received an urgent notice from the municipal office. The Director of Transportation & Engineering Services, Maximus Adu-Safo, sent out a letter telling you that the deadline to submit your voluntary Broadband Phase 2 Access Agreement has been extended. Please watch the video below before you sign ANYTHING! The boots on the ground might belong to… ## [FINAL NOTICE: The Obituary of Homo Sapiens (c. 300,000 BCE – c. 2026 CE)](https://unlockalberta.substack.com/p/final-notice-the-obituary-of-homo) _2026-07-14 · Connie Shields_ Agenda 2030 didn’t save the environment; it just digitized and enclosed it. ## [Breaking Ground... or Breaking Trust?](https://unlockalberta.substack.com/p/breaking-ground-or-breaking-trust) _2026-07-11 · Connie Shields_ Examining the claims behind Alberta's $13 billion AI announcement. ## [Where Is Noam Chomsky When You Need Him?](https://unlockalberta.substack.com/p/where-is-noam-chomsky-when-you-need) _2026-07-10 · Connie Shields_ If ever there was a press conference that deserved a linguistic analysis, this was it. ## [Regulatory Capture: The Engine Behind the AI Infrastructure Boom?](https://unlockalberta.substack.com/p/regulatory-capture-the-engine-behind) _2026-07-09 · Connie Shields_ time to. put on the big boy pants folks ## [Crush Every Threat in Real Time (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/YWTN8BlRfVTd) _2026-07-09 · **Sponsored**_ One agent for real-time detection, exposure tracking, and active defense. ## [Alarm Bells Are Ringing in Sturgeon County... and They Should Be Echoing Across Canada and Around the Globe](https://unlockalberta.substack.com/p/alarm-bells-are-ringing-in-sturgeon) _2026-07-07 · Connie Shields_ the final wake up call