As the dust settles on Carney’s first budget, it’s become increasingly clear which Canadians he thinks need to make “sacrifices.” Hint: it’s not the ultra-wealthy. In fact, it’s clear why someone who still considers himself a conservative feels at home in this Liberal government:

*******Elizabeth May's grin intensifies*******

Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux has resigned from the House of Commons!! This is going to trigger a by-election that, if they win, could see the Liberals just one seat short of a majority. Jeneroux won the seat over his Liberal opponent by roughly 5 percentage points in April’s election.

I kept wondering why the Liberals wrote a budget that only really seemed designed to appeal to Conservatives, rather than any other party, given there was no way the Conservatives would vote for it. But given the floor-crosser-hunter strategy from the Liberals, it actually makes sense to ask:

I think content creators and "news influencers" can play a valuable role in our democratic discourse, but they need to hold themselves to basic standards of integrity For example, not actively working for a political party or fetching coffees for the Conservative Party's Director of Communications

Zohran Mamdani represents something much bigger than one mayoral race. He had demonstrated the electability of a kind of politics that is unashamedly progressive, rooted in the needs of the working class, and that is terrifying to the wealth-hoarding billionaires. That is great news:

Man I am torn between covering Mamdani and the floor crossing(s) and have been working on both all day I was waiting for a second floor crossing to drop (as is rumoured) so if they can hurry up and DO ITTTTT it would really help my decision Kinda wanna lib out about Mamdani instead tho heheh

I know she orchestrated this. I just can't prove it.

Can't stop thinking about the fact that the government is literally slashing public service jobs while bringing in AI for use in the public service. They are literally doing, as a government, what we scream at tech bros for doing to their employees. Pretty gross!

Jesus fucking Christ.

“This is replicable. [Mamdani’s] whole campaign was not just anti fascist, but the antithesis of fascism.” @naomiaklein.bsky.social tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social why she was an early supporter of Mamdani, who just made history as the first-ever Muslim mayor of New York.

Finally watched Zohran Mamdani's victory speech and I almost fuckin cried. I got real goosebumps. This is what we need. Stop listening to the loudest and most out-of-touch pundits screaming about moving to the centre. Be bold and unrelenting in caring about each other. TURN THE VOLUME UP!

The rumors are true: scrolling through Zohran’s transition website and seeing that his co-chairs so far are eminently qualified women of color is a great way to feel like better things are possible

Personally, I'm not stoked about the idea of a Liberal majority. Minority governments are better for democracy (despite the instability) because they require compromise and collaboration. With a majority, CEO Carney would be in full effect.

Dimitri Soudas, former Harper comms guy, told RadCan this morning that he's hearing Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux will cross the floor to the Liberals today. If this happens, the Liberals are one seat short of a majority. You know what that means. That's right. Elizabeth May is Kingmaker.

I want a copy of this so bad

it's true! listen to them! feel the hope! don't immediately shoot down bold ideas as "unrealistic"!! get excited!!!

I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.

whos in the social media bubble now you gooncel freaks

ICE is setting up a national call center to handle thousands of calls a day, focused on finding children. This is for 287(g) agencies, those hundreds of local police departments etc around the country that explicitly work with ICE to detain people. 287(g) next phase of mass deportation

Lmao

Gonna need to see all the best meltdown posts. Pls share

Has anyone checked in on Debra Messing

YAAAAAAAAAAAAYAYAYAYYAA More Zohrans everywhere now!!!!!!!!!! Learn from him!!!!!! Make the billionaires pee their little pants!!!! WOOHOOOOO

OH BABY I FEEL…….HOPE?????? I hope Bill Ackman is crying ❤️

GOING LIVE NOW! LETS TALK BUDGET! FLOOR CROSSING! NYC MAYOR RESULTS! LIVE UNTIL 9:30PMET ON YOUTUBE, TIKTOK AND TWITCH 💅❤️ TWITCH: twitch.tv/rachel_gilmore TIKTOK: www.tiktok.com/@rachel_gilm... YOUTUBE: YouTube.com/@AtRachelGil...

The government just dropped its budget — which could see us plunged into another election this year, if it doesn’t earn the support of at least two opposition MPs. Right now, it doesn’t have that support. But that could change — especially after a Conservative MP just joined the Liberals:

He texted David Cochrane who just confirmed live on air: former Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont IS joining the Liberal Party. Now I really need to film my fuckin video wheeeeee

🚨HE'S OUT OF THE CONSERVATIVE CAUCUS🚨

They’ve started running Dick Cheney through the Charlie Kirk sanitation machine. The man pushed false WMD claims, justified torture, and expanded unchecked executive power after 9/11. He showed zero remorse for the hundreds of thousands who died in Iraq. Like… stop it.

Holy shit!! A Conservative MP just came out and publicly told Politico he’s considering crossing the floor to the Liberals. Major scoop from @mickeydjuric.bsky.social and Zi-Ann Lum!!!! www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

I really wish I could afford to hire a producer/editor so my podcast could be better quality without me slowly withering into a husk. Doing it live has made my life much more manageable but I watch other video pods and their audio/video quality with ENVY. I hope it hasn't been too bad for you guys!

Planning to do my YouTube/Twitch stream tonight from 7:30 to 9:30pmET instead of the usual 7-9pmET because we gotta watch the NYC mayoral results roll in together 👀 Also because I have to wait for the budget embargo to lift before I can see what's in there and start working on my video today heheh

Just found out Vogue has been charging me for a subscription for FOUR YEARS even though I haven't received a single magazine since August 2021 lol???

what a hellscape we all get to endure!

Least surprising thing ever: Joey Swoll coming out loud and clear as a transphobe.

Thinking of this today 😌

In a way, I find the authoritarian takeover of our media system even more disturbing than the authoritarian takeover of our political system. Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.

I also think we all need to recognize: the battle against Mamdani, because of what he represents, won't end with the election. If he wins, the billionaire-aligned voices will stop at nothing to discredit his ideas, to show they fail. Every mistake will be amplified. He'll live gamergate every day.

Honestly there is no surer sign that politicians like Mamdani actually have a shot at reversing the massive and growing plague of income inequality than the way the billionaire class is absolutely shitting its pants right now. Their fear gives me hope change is actually possible! More Mamdanis now!

We strongly condemn @CondéNast’s consolidation plans for Teen Vogue, a move that is clearly designed to blunt the award-winning magazine’s insightful journalism at a time when it is needed the most. More from our statement:

Every single journalist with expertise in extremism I know has been fired or their publication has folded. Not a coincidence, of course. Grateful for their work, but unfortunately for almost all of us, this work will now have to be the side hustle.

This is why I’m thankful for people like @rachelgilmore.bsky.social doing the good work. We cannot take journalism for granted.

Could Canada be headed for a Christmas election?? It's not impossible... The budget vote is a “confidence vote,” and if it fails, the government is expected to resign. That usually means an election. But what are the odds of that happening?

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

Was on @rachelgilmore.bsky.social's podcast, along with @acmack.bsky.social, talking all things extremism. Listen here: www.youtube.com/live/p-vRVaU...

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