Doug Johnson 🇨🇦

I've created a Bluesky aggregator feed of the running one week posts tagged #BCpoli blended with my personal BC Politics List (journos and politicos who don't always use the hashtag). Suggestions for additions/deletions welcome in this election season!

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John Sipher

@johnsipher.bsky.social

10h

Putin is destroying Russia, first and foremost.

B.C. Election 🗳 The Conservative Party (CPBC) leads over the BC NDP and BC Greens, projected to win 57 seats vs. 33 BC NDP, with a 84% probability of a majority. (22 Oct) CentreBC and OneBC are statistically insignificant. The Greens have a high concentration of support in a couple ridings. #BCpoli

David Eby and BC NDP candidates in high BC Green-vote ridings are directly appealing to progressive voters to vote strategically for the... BC NDP. A desperate appeal that's just a cynical as his early election call, but not surprising. A tough choice for Greens in those ridings. #BCpoli

David Eby@davidebybc.bsky.social

Supporters of the BC NDP and the Green Party share a lot of the same values. Strong public health care, protecting the place we call home, and asking the wealthiest to chip in more to build a stronger B.C.

Energy and environment journo Peter Fairley's analysis on BC Green/BC NDP strategic voting. #BCelection

🇨🇦 Peter 🌏 Fairley 🇺🇸@peter.fairley.ca

Had the NDP taken every vote for the @bcgreens.bsky.social, the CP would have won a commanding 51 seats instead of their crushing 64 seats. (DM for data.) In reality, many left-leaning / youth voters inspired by @emilylowan.bsky.social would have sat it out w/o the Green alternative. 2/2

In her final appeal to get out the vote, OneBC's Dallas Brodie went to talk about mental health but got distracted by Indigenous language on the sign, and just had to have a rant about that and archaeology. Thankfully, this will be the last we see of her. 👋 #BCpoli

Dallas Brodie said she would be happy to get four or five people in the legislature. And then she clarified: "I'd be happy with two. I'd be happy with one." She has none. And is dead last in her own riding. #BCelection

Dallas Brodie's Eulogy #BCpoli

Michelle Cyca@michellecyca.com

a sad takeaway here is that even if no one likes their MLA enough to vote for them — an incumbent coming in fifth place is pretty incredible! — it's still hard to motivate constituents to remove them. overall, we have a very disengaged electorate.

😬 #BCelection

CBC declares BC Conservative majority government. It's not even 9 o'clock. #BCelection

Okanagan all BC Conservative. The entire South Interior except for Kootenay-Monashee (for now). #VernonBC #BCpoli

Voted yet? If not, hitch up yer horse and get out and vote! 📷 North Okanagan O’Keefe Range Lands this morning. #VernonBC #BCpoli

Only two more hours until the polls close in British Columbia. Today's votes will be hand-counted as Elections BC didn't have enough advance notice to deploy electronic tabulators to every poll. They were used in the advanced polls and those will be released shortly after 8 p.m. #BCelection 🗳

Voted yet? If not, hitch up yer horse and get out and vote! 📷 North Okanagan O’Keefe Range Lands this morning. #VernonBC #BCpoli

canadianpolling.comEby’s Election Gamble Falters; Conservatives Poised for a MajorityAs the campaign comes to a close, the final polling averages suggest a difficult path ahead for Eby and the NDP as the model predicts a Conservative majority

Polling Canada forecasting virtually the same as 338 Canada. 🫣 #BCpoli

Polling Canada@canadianpolling.bsky.social

Polling Canada Final British Columbia Model: 🔵 CON: 57 - (46-68 Likely Seats) 🟠 NDP: 34 - (23-45 Likely Seats) 🟢 GRN: 2 - (2-3 Likely Seats) - October 23, 2026 - Full model here: www.canadianpolling.com/p/ebys-elect...

Seven minute montage of President Obama unloading zingers on Trump and Hegseth... just what we've all been waiting for. 🥰

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

“He’s got the White House looking like Saddam opened up a Cheesecake Factory" Obama just spoke to an ELECTRIC audience in Ohio, skewering Trump & Hegseth and making the case that while we may be stuck with the same POTUS until 2029, we are not stuck with a spineless do-nothing Congress Highlights:

Addendum: a tariffs and Canada reference. #CdnPoli 🇨🇦

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

OBAMA: The big trade war he's starting now is with that well-known evil empire: Canada. These are the people who gave us maple syrup and Martin Short.

theglobeandmail.comOpinion: The West’s dependence on Washington’s defence tech has become a grave threatThe U.S.-dominated defence sector has interwoven itself in allies’ militaries, effectively giving America a technological veto in world affairs, as Ukraine’s struggles are now illustrating

The West's deep reliance on U.S. defence tech has transformed from a strategic asset into a grave geopolitical vulnerability for Canada and our NATO allies. The drone that killed Anhelina could have been intercepted by Ukrainian forces, but the U.S. turned off Starlink. @dougsaunders.bsky.social

Doug Johnson 🇨🇦@smikooman.bsky.social

🗳 Updated the BC Election custom feed today to include two additional hastags: #BCelxn #BCelection Load here: bsky.app/profile/did:...

Doug Johnson 🇨🇦@smikooman.bsky.social

thetyee.caEmily Lowan on Electoral Reform, Resource Extraction and More | The TyeeGreen leader rejects Eby’s late-campaign argument against vote-splitting

The BC Greens respond. #BCpoli

Jen St. Denis@jenstden.bsky.social

An interview with Emily Lowan that has led to a political attack and counter-attack today #bcpoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...

B.C. Election 🗳 Today's final projection from @338canada.bsky.social. The Conservative Party (CPBC) is projected to win 58 seats vs. 33 BC NDP + 2 BC Green, with a 87% probability of a CPBC majority. (24 Oct). The Okanagan is projected to be a Conservative sweep. GOTV progressives! #BCpoli #VernonBC

axios.comMeta hit with $25 billion penalty for misleading Facebook usersThe fallout from Facebook's infamous data scandal is far from over.

"Misleading" Facebook 𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝 to users about who had access to their data, how it handles posted hate speech and misinformation. Meta knew that third parties had broad access to users' personal data, and it tolerated hate speech or other harmful content when it benefited the company's bottom line.

Axios@axios.com

BREAKING: Meta hit with $25 billion penalty for misleading Facebook users

Looking good Vernon. Except for the road to the dog park. #VernonBC

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Xela Hart

@xelahart.bsky.social

thedailybeast.comTrump, 80, Raises Health Concerns With Ominous PostThe president talks about struggling with illness.

"A healthy person has a thousand dreams. A sick person has only one (to get better)!" I have two bottles of Prosecco on standby. (The second in case of a Putin same-day scenario).

Art of the (Steve) Dummkopf Did Witkoff and Kushner trade Ukraine for Cuba (spheres of influence bargaining)? So russia gets an innovative technical hub with massive drone capacity and millions of newly disposable humans for war, and the US gets a country with aged infrastructure and a poor economy?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "We'll take care of Cuba on our way back from Iran ... those beautiful ships, they'll pass Cuba. We'll have one of them stop about 50 yards off the coast. They'll raise up their hands, and then we're gonna send Marco Rubio in."

Every Billion Matters

theglobeandmail.comStephen Lewis, humanitarian and former Ontario NDP leader, dies at 88Lewis, who spent the latter part of his life campaigning for HIV/AIDS victims in Africa, died Tuesday after a battle with cancer

Stephen Lewis is the definition of a humanitarian. Steve Witkoff is a greedy no-nothing New York luxury real estate dealer-cum-diplomat can Fuckwitkoff with his fawning subservience to Putin. #CdnPoli

Doug Johnson 🇨🇦@smikooman.bsky.social

Dim Philby aka Steve Witlesskoff on Putin: You are a humanitarian. I salute that. I commend you.

Four and ½ years ago russia's murder of Liza Dmytriyeva in Vinnytsia, Ukraine brought me to recurring tears... and the russian bastards triggered and added to my grief memory with their murder of Angelina in Kharkiv Oblast today. Fuck russia to hell forever. And russia's enablers. All of them.

Putin the Humanitarian deployed cluster munitions over Kyiv (again) – bombs containing up to hundreds of smaller bomblets that scatter over a wide area. Against civilians, they intentionally cause mass casualties, severe trauma, and leave unexploded ordnance that act like landmines.

Kyiv Post@kyivpost.com

Russia fired an Iskander missile with a cluster warhead into central Kyiv during an overnight barrage, an official said. Waves of 21 ballistic missiles and 210 drones damaged homes, ambulances, and a monastery, killing two and injuring 34 nationwide. www.kyivpost.com/post/87886

news.liga.netRussia attacked Kyiv’s historic center with cluster-warhead ballistic missile – FlashThe president’s non-staff adviser describes the K5 warhead on the Iskander-M

More details emerging: the three missiles (advanced warning supressed by the U.S.) were Iskander-Ms equipped with K5 cluster warheads that detonate in the air to disperse 58 explosive submunitions across a 400-metre radius. Just imagine being anywhere near ground zero. #RussiaIsATerroristState

globalnews.caAir Canada cancels 5 more routes to U.S. destinations for 2027 - National | Globalnews.caIn response to weaker demand, Air Canada announced it would be cancelling service on five routes between Canada and the U.S. beginning in 2027.

Air Canada has just entirely eliminated five cross-border routes to U.S. destinations from its upcoming 2027 flight schedule due to "declining demand", including all flights to South Carolina. #CdnPoli 🇨🇦 💪

Financial Times@financialtimes.com

Donald Trump said last year that a drop-off in international visitors was 'not a big deal' but in recent months he has moved to reassure the US tourism industry. ft.trib.al/slqucxN

Google's Sundar Pichai – Canada, Cuba, and Mexico are not worthy as "countries". He sounds like Putin.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

“.. According to Trump, Pichai responded: ‘No, no, no — this time I’m not doing it… Oceans are different, sir. They cover really a lot of countries. Please don’t ask us to do that.’” @variety.com $GOOGL variety.com/2026/digital...

publicnotice.coThe plot against Ukraine (and Europe)We are now part of the axis of evil.

"Recent history makes it hard to say that optimism is warranted. But continued, and ever greater, efforts by Ukraine’s supporters are nonetheless essential. The stakes not only for Ukraine, but also the world, could not be higher." @davidrlurie.com #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 #NAFO

Timothy Snyder@timothysnyder.bsky.social

Very valuable and very sober analysis www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-puti...

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Dim Philby aka Steve Witlesskoff on Putin: You are a humanitarian. I salute that. I commend you.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff to Vladimir Putin today: “You talk so much about Trump being a humanitarian, you are a humanitarian also, sir. And I salute that. I commend you.”

Kamloops Centre OneBC candidate Rocky McAfee can't even spell the name of his riding correctly. #BCpoli

Kyiv Post@kyivpost.com

This is one-year-old Angelina with her mother, Inna. Yesterday, Russia killed Angelina in her stroller when a drone struck a park in Nova Vodolaha, Kharkiv region. Her mother, a primary school teacher, later died of her injuries in hospital.

Nice to see these federation-positive results... e.g., most Albertans (who voted) want to keep the Senate. #ABpoli #CdnPoli

Blake Shaffer 🇨🇦@blakeshaffer.bsky.social

more results on all questions coming in for the AB referendum. Provincial control on immigration and proof of citizenship to vote is proving popular. Opt-ing out of federal programs and federal judge selection is not. Separation is resoundingly being rejected. 🇨🇦

Share someone who looks stylish wearing a CAPE.

H I Sutton@covertshores.bsky.social

Share someone who looks stylish wearing a CAPE.

vernon.caCandidate ListCandidate information for the upcoming General Local Election will be posted and updated throughout the nomination period in the tables below. The Notice of Election will provide the official list of ...

#BCpoli Here on Bluesky for the provincial election: @bcgreens.bsky.social @bcnewdemocrats.bsky.social and @centrebc.ca No media has commented on social media engagement business cases in our elections here.

Doug Johnson 🇨🇦@smikooman.bsky.social

Correlation or Causation: Can you judge a municipality by its socials? #𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐁𝐂 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 15 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐒𝐌 9 Joint Facebook/web 3 Web only 2 Facebook only 1 No social media 4 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐌 3 Facebook/web 1 No social media No other social media (as self-declared).