Liberal Leftie born and bred in BC. Dizzy 24/7 due to migraines and general state of the world. Late diagnosed AuDHD 41yo woman,she/her. My family and my cats help keep me (in)sane. π«Ά π¦π
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Caller to CBC today was a longtime BC NDP voter and essentially hit the nail on the head: "David Eby was a terrific Minister of Housing and Attorney General, but I felt he was a lackluster Premier. This very smart man made a very foolish decision to go to the polls two years early." #bcpoli
CBC leaves out important context:
Stelco is owned by U.S.-based Cleveland-Cliffs.
An American parent is restructuring its Canadian operations while citing American tariffs.
The Canadian job losses are real. So is that context.
π www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
βThere were dogs and bikers; elders with gray hair and babies with no hair; people in Nationals jerseys and business casual attire (equally ubiquitous DC uniforms).
Most wore one common item: a red pin that read, 'Hands Off the Arts'...β
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
π§ͺ New cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century - Called Tilcayo by local communities, it is part of a group called tiger cats found across much of South America
www.reuters.com/business/env...
Ed Sheeran will always be remembered from now on as the guy who doesnβt stand for anything. But letβs not forget that Pink also went down the same road by condemning Macklemoreβs statements on Palestine. She doesnβt get a pass either.
"A lot of the hardcore separatist leaders explicitly say they see separation as step one in becoming part of the United States.
So if you don't want Alberta to become a resource colony for Washington, get out and vote for a strong Alberta in a united Canada."
- Jason Kenney
U.S.-Canada trade talks have collapsed. Carney says these 3 issues torpedoed them
Canadaβs fastest news scan: 25+ headlines, no clutter, updated all day: CanadaReport.org#cdnpoli#Canada#NewsRead Original Article π
British Columbia Premier David Eby stated that heavy U.S. tariffs on Canadian softwood lumberβsurpassing 45% with additional leviesβmean that Russian forest products currently face lower duty rates and enjoy better practical market access to the U.S. than Canadian wood globalnews.ca/news/1147787...
The British press is by and large one of the most revolting institutions Iβve ever encountered. They hounded him to death for hate and clicks. He had two kids.
F-ing monsters
Every country needs to condemn the US for their actions.
And if Canada wants to be an actual middle power leader, we need to step up and help Cuba now.
Every Liberal in Canada must demand that of Carney.
@mark-carney.bsky.social@avilewis.ca#cdnpoli#Cubanews.un.org/en/story/202...
βA facade of competitionβ: Moneris, the payments company that processes one-third of Canadiansβ VISA, Master Card & Interac transactions, is being sold to a US private equity firm. This should worry us, says @vassb.bsky.socialwww.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...#cdnpoli
Is it really too late? In practical terms, yes. But technically, if humanity got its head out of its ass NOW and made dramatic changes, we could still forestall the worst effects and avoid catastrophe. But we ain't gonna do that.
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FYI, the following countries are not party to the Rome Statute, meaning they reject the International Criminal Court. What do these countries have in common? Hmm.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social turned decades of studying democracy into a nightly act of devotion, writing alone past midnight, no sponsors, no noise, just truth and care.
Sheβs given millions a place to breathe, to understand, to feel less alone. Grateful for her light in the dark.
TYSM HCR!
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