Andrew Kurjata

World ending capabilities aside, I just hate how AI art has made everything look now. I hate looking at posters for local comedy shows, community fairs and campaign posters and they are all these stupid soulless dead eyed graphics. It's made the internet and coffee shop poster boards alike so ugly

Just saw this. Sad. He was in *everything* www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

One Chart That Explains The 2026 B.C. Election

Look at this cool agate

There were 303 rejected ballots in Peace River North, the riding where the only candidates were Conservative and former Conservative Jordan Kealy running as an independent while facing a sexual assault charge. The riding had just 18 rejected ballots in 2024. #bcpoli

The Conservatives projected enough normalcy to the public. NDP voter enthusiasm collapsed. And David Eby made a decision that will be derided for decades. Here's my post-election column. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The Canadian Brighton fan sicko mode way of looking at this is Brighton need to start losing a few if we want Promise David to get any chance of playing time www.theguardian.com/football/202...

And yeah, there’s some alarm bells from what they’ve promised, like repealing SOGI and the parental rights stuff. But nowhere in their platform is an immediate trans health ban or bathroom bill or anything like that. Not to say that can’t ever happen. But it’s definitely not happening tomorrow.

The only theory that makes sense to me is if there were NDP MLAs threatening to walk if he didn't cave to some demands he didn't see as viable. But even then, hard to imagine that letting that happen and then letting the opposition be responsible for a non-confidence vote wouldn't have been better

"More like Lorne Jerkson" - the sentence that could have won the NDP another majority

Looking like record-low voter turnout in B.C. tonight. With 97.3% of ballot boxes reporting, Elections B.C. reports a turnout of 46.63%.

When is the last time you heard anyone mention the People's Party of Canada? Tonight's results have set OneBC on the same path

The BC Conservatives have won a majority government following BC NDP leader David Eby's decision to call a snap election almost two years ahead of schedule. Here's what a Conservative majority means for LNG, Indigenous Rights and more #bcpoli thenarwhal.ca/bc-election-...

Doerkson mentioned Prince George twice in his victory speech which, without any actual research, I am guessing is a record

Somebody should have told Eby that he can resign without calling an election.

I think one of the lessons here is that progressive governments will not win by trying to carve out cutesy conservative policies. Repealing the carbon tax, promising gas tax cuts: the NDP still got hammered. People see right through that shit. Run on what you’re good at, and how you’ll do better.

Honestly shocked to see the NDP at 23 percent in Prince George-Mackenzie given 1. Extremely longstanding right-leaning riding, 2. Incumbent candidate pretty middle of the road 3. NDP candidate lives in Victoria and did no campaigning or press. Suggests this is the floor for the party here

However, rule 3, "The candidate in the best mood wins" continues to hold

B.C. Green Party Leader Emily Lowan: "We are the only party equipped to stand against the Conservatives and what they stand for... Over the next four years our job is to be a voice for the many people who will be harmed by their policies"

Crucial points for the months ahead (full alt text in first pic)

Doerkson just promised "certainty" in BC (signalling at his promise to repeal DRIPA). Great time to re-read @adampolsen.bsky.social for @thetyee.ca. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...

imagine if we went from Eby-Sim to Doerkson-Fry in the span of seven days

One of tonight's story is a lot of former B.C. Liberal organizers who thought the party had become too conspiratorial minded or focused on their most passionate supporters took control of the party, told online influencers to pound sand and support One B.C. if they so dared, and were vindicated

Having not received enough punishment for the night, David Eby posts his congratulations to Lorne Doerkson on bluesky dot com

Anyways, Premier Aaron Gunn when?

Oh there's the dog whistles. Doerkson believes in "property rights" and "parks that are open to all British Columbians"

In the Northwest, the NDP has held on to North Coast-Haida Gwaii. Conservatives have kept Skeena after flipping it from the NDP in 2024. Still in play: Bulkley Valley-Stikine, which flipped NDP to Conservatives in 2024. Also surprisingly still in play is John Rustad's old Nechako Lakes riding

B.C. Green Leader has been elected @emilylowan.bsky.social

This is gonna be a fun thing to be cancelled and restarted for the rest of our lives www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

“if I had a million dollars” plays at BC NDP HQ as news networks project a Conservative majority #bcpoli

She finished fifth in her riding

Well, David Eby did say B.C. needed a strong majority government