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HI HELLO happy International Workers' Day! i'm so excited to say this is finally happening! After so much time and energy with these wonderful friends, we're launching our non-profit worker-owned co-operative to do journalism the way we want to do journalism.

Brazil going the way of South Korea. Basically around the world women are desperately trying to keep power out of the hands of incredibly stupid fascistic grifters while men keep trying to hand it over. Men are an embarrassing cringe gender.

in 2017 as a baby reporter in Penticton, I was writing about ER closures in the South Okanagan General Hospital. now...

Seeing a lot of fear-mongering on my timeline tonight from trans folks and allies outside of B.C. Yes, this result is what it is. But this is not a “stockpile your HRT now” situation. And I think suggesting people do that is uneccessary and actively harmful to people who actually live here.

Turnout is shockingly low with 85% of ballot boxes in. We might not crack 50%, and are miles away from the 58% turnout in 2024.

imagine your legacy being using your political career to undermine your entire pre-politics career just so you can make the most humiliating blunder and lose to a party that was on the verge of collapse

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

David Eby has resigned as leader of the B.C. NDP following election of Conservative majority government

well, guess all you can do is wish the BC conservatives good luck as they work to uhh (skimming thru their online presence and recent party history) immediately become hobbled by infighting over what's the right way to do racism then self immolate before any of em find out what government is exactly

idk that it's all that significant that is the first "Conservative" government since 1928, when our last conservative government ended in 2017. we traded one conservative party for another

well

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

Disastrous, but this is BC’s tangible shift right under the NDP coming due. Pro-police, anti-harm reduction messaging has been driving politics in that province for years. The NDP has folded to it each time. Now BC learns what it’s like to live under the UCP.

if you vote Green you're wasting the vote rightfully owed to the NDP and it's your fault if the Conservatives win no shut up we will not talk about our environment policies

"[Rep. Teresa] Leger Fernández said the [Justice for Citizens Wrongfully Detained by ICE Act] would roll back the protections from lawsuits that agents and the federal government currently have. It would also establish a minimum level of compensation for people who win their suits[.]"

This is very disappointing to hear. So many people were led to believe he was being railroaded on this.

Wow. Dishonest AND stupid.

The housing crisis has permeated both BC & civic elections—especially so-called "public safety," homelessness & the war on drugs De Facto journalists @brishti.bsky.social & @mikegraeme.bsky.social take you behind-the-scenes of their 8-month AirTag investigation www.defactomedia.ca/interview-in...

Palestinian skateboarder in Gaza doing a kickflip over an unexploded US-made (in Garland, Texas) Mk. 84 2000lb aerial bomb, provided to Israel as one of many tens of thousands of aerial bombs in the 1,000 and 2,000lb class included in US military assistance.

INVESTIGATION: Victoria denies that its bylaw officers put unhoused people’s new, perfectly good tents in the trash. So we tracked them with AirTags. www.defactomedia.ca/bylaw-office...

NEW: Mark Carney’s government lobbied Ecuadorian officials to ‘urgently’ speed up approvals for Canadian mining projects last year. The push came after Ecuador’s right-wing government cracked down on Indigenous protesters opposed to Canadian mines. www.readthemaple.com/liberals-pus...

City of Vancouver: “Preliminary results show 29,096 ppl turned out today: four record-breaking advance voting days in a row. More than 103,000 ppl voted in advance this elxn, ↑60% from ~65,000 voters over five advance days in 2022.” General local elections: Oct 17 elections.bc.ca/local-electi...

One person dead 48 hours after bylaw threw away rescue medication. Naloxone kits disposed of. Memorials torn down. Even a board game taken. In 2nd part of our series @mikegraeme.bsky.social & I dig into impacts of bylaw enforcement which has ramped up with more $$ over the past year.⬇️ #yyj #bcpoli

NEW: Naloxone kits, medications, memorials, board games all end up in the trash, unhoused people and advocates say. Read Part 2 of our series on bylaw enforcement and unhoused residents' possessions in Victoria. www.defactomedia.ca/unhoused-peo...

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When you see a reporting tactic that is so simple, but so effective 👌

check out this must-read investigation from my very talented friends @brishti.bsky.social and @mikegraeme.bsky.social for @defactomedia.ca! www.defactomedia.ca/bylaw-office...

NEW: We got consent from 7 unhoused people sheltering along Pandora Ave to hide Apple AirTags in their possessions. This is after years of City of Victoria denying allegations from unhoused ppl & witnesses who said bylaw don't follow their own policies. Now we have proof. Part 1 of 2 stories ⬇️

NEW: Canada's Department of National Defence has already more than doubled the value of its new contracts with American tech giants this year. Mark Carney pledged to cut back on contracts with American tech giants as part of a “Buy Canadian” strategy. www.readthemaple.com/national-def...

It's got some creative use of new tech, stunning photos by photojournalist @mikegraeme.bsky.social, FOI data shared with us, and the two-part series overall contains interviews with around a dozen people. More to come, tomorrow morning!

The first of a major 2-part investigation coming out tomorrow morning at @defactomedia.ca. We've been working on this for most of 2026. If you live in Victoria (and anywhere in BC really) you won't want to miss it. Subscribe to get it in your inbox: www.defactomedia.ca/newsletters/ #yyj #bcnews

these are the very crossroads of my kinds of conspiracy, and I am here to usher in the Age of the Owls and Hedgehogs

Lots to consider, but here are some Victoria mayor and council candidate survey results from @defundvicpd.bsky.social. More information on candidate responses in the post. defundvicpd.org/2026/10/05/r... #yyj

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'With the high social costs of cutting back public services, targeted tax & natural resource royalty increases aimed at high-income individuals & large corporations is an approach that would minimize economic impacts & improve fairness in BC'

was live on Vancouver Co-op Radio this morning with @emmaarkell.bsky.social and @davidpball.bsky.social for De Facto Radio to talk about this week's DULF decision. you'll be able to listen to the podcast version on the podcast apps and on @defactomedia.ca's website at: www.defactomedia.ca/radio/

Oh, wow: The BC Greens are putting up former chief coroner Lisa Lapointe as their candidate in Saanich South, which means she will be up against NDP candidate and former legislative reporter Richard Zussman, and Conservative candidate Cathie Ounsted

"You selflessly put yourselves to the side for this cause, and it's something that most people wouldn't do,” Justice Murray said in court. "You should be very proud of yourselves. It’s people like you who make a difference - and it has.” www.vancitylookout.com/p/charges-th...