David Tindall

David Tindall

@dbtindall.bsky.social

UBC sociology professor. Environment, social networks, social movements. Tweets on environment, climate change, social and political issues, & some satire.

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David Tindall
@dbtindall.bsky.social

Commentators keep saying that this is the first time that the Conservatives have been elected in B.C. in almost 100 years. This is not really true. The Conservatives under different labels (Socreds, Liberals) have functionally ruled B.C. for the majority of the past 75 years.

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Max Fawcett
@maxfawcett.bsky.social

It would be nice if news headlines/reports stopped saying “BC Conservatives win first majority in a century” when the BC Liberals and Socreds won plenty of majorities and were, you know, conservative.

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Laura Bassett
@lebassett.bsky.social

Bolsonaro-friendly mayors appear to be sabotaging public transport on Election Day. Buses aren’t running in Lula-friendly areas, flights and ferries mysteriously canceled. Traffic lights have gone out and people’s power cut in Salvador, indigenous people’s travel restricted

Rafa Sales Ross@rafiews.com

We are watching a coup d’état attempt unfold in real time in Brazil. I’m consumed by desperation.

David Tindall
@dbtindall.bsky.social

In the end, the percentage gap in the popular vote between the NDP and Conservatives was roughly 5% greater than in most of the polls. So the question is, was this due to sampling and measurement error? Or did the undecided overwhelming break for the Conservatives?

David Tindall@dbtindall.bsky.social

FWIW, in B.C., in the polls I've seen, there seems to be a pretty consistent 4 to 5 percentage point gap between the Conservatives and the NDP. And the higher the Green number, the lower the NDP number.

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦
@jmcelroy.bsky.social

five weeks ago lorne doerkson was vacationing in africa while the conservative party was immolating and david eby was diving head first into a snap election call over the wishes of municipalities life comes at you fast

David Tindall
@dbtindall.bsky.social

A great conversation about fascism between Jason Stanley and David Moscrop at the Vancouver Writer's Festival. @David_Moscrop #VancouverWritersfest #VWF

David Tindall
@dbtindall.bsky.social

I was listening to a national CBC radio show. (I was listening in Vancouver. )The host said there was a couple of important events happening in the next few days. These were, the Toronto municipal election, and the Israeli election.

David Tindall
@dbtindall.bsky.social

FWIW, in B.C., in the polls I've seen, there seems to be a pretty consistent 4 to 5 percentage point gap between the Conservatives and the NDP. And the higher the Green number, the lower the NDP number.

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Kevin Milligan
@kevinmilligan.bsky.social

Hmm. I was reliably informed by economists of the highest pedigree that we, as the small country, had zero hope of having any tariffs reversed and should just sit down to 'make a deal'. Another "L" for Team Captitulation.

George Pearkes@peark.es

These dumbasses only put the tariffs on in August.

wsj.comExclusive | Trump Expected to Remove Some Tariffs on Canada in Bid to Help Susan CollinsThe move, which could come as soon as Friday, would remove tariffs on some agricultural and forestry goods but could raise levies on other products.

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Judah Grunstein
@judah-grunstein.bsky.social

If Putin accepts Trump's invitation to attend the G20 summit, then whether or not European leaders have the spine and good sense to boycott it will be a historical benchmark for trans-Atlantic ties and global affairs more generally. The choice is between painful but salutary rupture or irrelevance.

David Tindall
@dbtindall.bsky.social

The stereotype is that old people are conservative and young people are more left wing. In this B.C. election, young people are more likely to indicate a preference to vote Conservative. Older people report they are more likely to vote NDP. Same was true last provincial election.

David Tindall
@dbtindall.bsky.social

Lowen said that Eby and Doerkson didn't have the courage to stand up to Big Grocery. But that's not really fair to Eby, after all he insulted Mr. Big Grocery on his 98th birthday.

David Tindall
@dbtindall.bsky.social

The Mango menance, from the Guardian: Donald Trump complained Friday about not winning the Nobel peace prize for 2026, a year in which he started a war with Iran.

David Tindall
@dbtindall.bsky.social

“The United States of America, represented by me as your president, should have received the Nobel peace prize, but didn’t. And this is an indelible stain on the country of Norway, and those people that made such a disgraceful and embarrassing decision,” Trump said.

David Tindall
@dbtindall.bsky.social

“The Nobel peace prize has been forever discredited by a handful of radical ideologues who are anti-democracy and really enemies of civilization,” Trump went on. “We will not forget, Norway, that you didn’t give this prize.”

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George Monbiot
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social

Replying to @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

This is how we should see these magnificant animals, not hauled up on a boat or in fillets on a slab. We should no more catch or kill this rare and stunning megafauna than we should trap or kill tigers or whales. Here are some more of Rupert’s photos from yesterday, with his kind permission.

David Tindall
@dbtindall.bsky.social

I did an interview this morning (Oct 2nd, 2026) on CKNW radio about the proposed Pacific Link Pipeline. If you are interested in listening to it, go to: globalnews.ca/pages/audio-... Move the audio on demand controller to: October 2nd, 6:00am. The the clip with my interview runs from: 06:30-15:40

globalnews.caAudio on DemandHow to Listen To use the 730 CKNW AM Audio Vault, select the date and hour that you wish to listen to. Once you’ve selected the specific date and time you wish to hear, please be advised it m...