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The term for deny, attack, reverse victim and offender gives survivors language for abuse.

It’s interesting that they can always find the money when necessary. We just have to make it necessary

Watching from Canada, knowing this doesn’t stop at the border

Report: Brad Bradford Is Sad Sadford

Note how the mayor-elect won by getting people in suburban wards to vote for them rather than by appealing exclusively to voters who live downtown *cough*

Between this and Crombie it is weirdly soothing to know former provincial leaders coasting to mayor are getting their ass handed to them tonight

Kevin Ashe has been reelected as mayor in Pickering Far-right city councillor Lisa Robinson, who turned local council meetings into a convoy circus and exposed other councillors and city staff to a torrent of harassment and abuse, will not be retiring to city hall

@dianachanmcnally.bsky.social won!

She pledged to hire hundreds of police officers 👍👍👍

Early results from Kenora’s municipal race suggest a slate of three candidates led by conspiracy theorist and residential school denialist podcaster Karla Treadway will be defeated. Treadway ran on a slate with Tyler Johnson & Christopher McCaffrey. They’re currently finishing 10th, 11th, and 12th.

GO GREEN. #bcpoli

I spy @dianachanmcnally.bsky.social leading in Parkdale.

Chow takes lead

Complex industrial firefighting at Hfx Grain Elevator. The fire is located about 135 feet above ground within the facility’s dust management system, presenting significant access and tactical considerations. Crew are operating deliberately and aggressively, supported by aerial and drone operations.

Ontario civic election night is so wild because you find out whatever happened to federal cabinet ministers and tv weather presenters: they’re mayors of towns you’ve never heard of that have populations twice the size of Saskatoon. Ontario is absolutely inscrutable to Western Canada.

so BCNDP got 228,000 fewer votes this election vs 2024 astonishing number of people it's estimated that 225,000 people who use unregulated drugs live in B.C. - using once a year, occasionally or every day that's a lot of people that's all

This 1964 acknowledgement of the importance of "concealed households" (or MHU, central to my recent paper with Jens), comes from the same piece where Glass coined "gentrification" as a term. Also, maybe Glass knew something about coining a good term? ("Concealed Household" > "MHU"?)

The morning after B.C.'s election, a dozen masked men stood on the steps of the legislature displaying a white nationalist slogan. https://cheknews.ca/doerkson-denounces-white-supremacist-stunt-at-b-c-legislature-1356640/

oh my @bcgreens.bsky.social

I spoke to my partner’s father and uncle, both lawyers, and at this time it doesn’t seem possible to make it illegal for the media to remind us that Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry are dating. Please follow this account for future updates on this matter.

The Crown has withdrawn all criminal charges against pro-Palestinian protesters arrested during a sit-in at a downtown Montreal bank more than two years ago.

White supremacists at the Legislature. A Nazi flag in Saanich. I am horrified & heartbroken for BC’s marginalized communities. We stand with everyone targeted by this hate, and will fight tirelessly for a province where everyone can live a safe, dignified life.

they didn't, so I tried to describe based on the B-Cons platform and media comments and everyone is very very upset to re-up my previous post, could anyone please spare a few bucks? this is increasingly urgent e-transfer: thefool.ward@gmail.com

this is not a substantial change in B.C. government policy (one of the reasons the NDP failed to motivate its base in this election) #bcpoli

omw to Kamloops courthouse to see this shit in person

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It's not just the global South. Breaking all kinds of responsibilities to First Nations, Canadians, and life on the planet, Canada is scaling up its domestic extractive genocides thru deregulation & open doors to capital. And now data centres pose a new threat to water, land, ecosystems and climate.

Your work is not bullying or yelling at the same people the right is targeting, unless you're a fucking fascist.

"We are at a historical crossroads: Battleground B.C. or reconciliation through the principles and road map of the Declaration Act." Grand Chief Stewart Phillip www.ubcic.bc.ca/fnlc_calls_f...

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The morning after the provincial election, a white supremacist group stood in front of the BC legislature. Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson condemned their actions and pledged to fight hate. @jenstden.bsky.social reports. #BCPoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

I have just published a piece that is very important to me. It's about why so many "progressives" and people on "the left" are lying to us right now about crime, safety, and repression, and what we should be doing instead. equalityalec.substack.com/p/why-is-eve...

new short piece out, part of the open access: "Digital Democracy from Below: Resisting AI and Techno-solutionism" The collection was organized and edited by Reia, J., van Geuns, J., & Bassoff, N. (2026) at the Digital Technology for Democracy Lab, University of Virginia zenodo.org/records/2358...

It's a good thing that the NS NDP is disciplining its caucus out of supporting riots!

One thing I reflected on when doorknocking during the Vancouver muni election was the ubiquity of the camera doorbell. In this imaginary, everyone outside is now a potential porch pirate, not a neighbour. There is no society etc.

The provincial government wants to pick a fight with Toronto parents? Ok Doug. Bring it on. Thanks to CP24 for the chance to share my thoughts!

Meanwhile, one of the most harmful policy movements in America right now is a property tax revolt that is shifting us away from our most economically efficient tax, all so property owners can have a little more in their pockets next month.

"[C]onsequences of Canadian mining investment abroad." "Mining projects such as Pueblo Viejo and Neita can threaten subsistence agriculture and drive people off their land, deepening poverty and social instability." #Canada #DominicanRepublic #Haiti #Water #Climate #Mining

Stating the truth and restating the truth and saying the truth yet again is usually more valuable than trying to refute a lie. Stating a truth is a hundred times more valuable than stating a lie sarcastically.

Prism reports on a police surveillance platform owned by Axon that is rapidly expanding, even as local resistance to Flock sweeps the nation:

Réduire l’itinérance de moitié ? Denver l’a fait. Pourquoi pas Montréal? par @yvesboisvert.bsky.social www.lapresse.ca/internationa... via @lapresse.ca

Scoop: Dubai’s DP World Ltd. is set to unveil a deal backing potential development of Canada’s port of Churchill, a northern outpost that Prime Minister Mark Carney aims to expand for exports to Europe and other markets. The UAE Crown Prince happens to be visiting Ottawa today and tomorrow: