@pivotpod.bsky.social Are you interviewing Cory Doctorow any time soon? pluralistic.net/2025/09/30/e... @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy

Social trust, the glue that holds the people together, plummets when people believe society is deeply divided. And that lack of trust feeds the political machine. Read the latest from Evan Fields for Lincoln Square: www.lincolnsquare.media/p/please-sto...

Some call for austerity measures for the fiscal challenges before us. Take a data-driven look with senior economist @iglikaivanova.bsky.social‬ at BC’s fiscal health to challenge these austerity narratives with more sustainable policy solutions. Sept. 17, noon PT. bcpolicy.ca/events/

A “we were wrong” correction would be nice.

Motherfucking wind farms…

Born in 1975, I represent the one generation of women who had rights. I’m fighting for my daughters and granddaughters. Fuck this shit.

By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference. But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.

Waiting for the big outlets to put two and two together and realize that police whose identities are secret and facilities are secret are secret police.

The point is that the King (or Queen) is the Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Military. That's the reason for the uniform a while back, and the throne speech. I understood this immediately. When fascism takes over, they are the last line of defence.

Long but worthwhile read! www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

What might Team Canada look like? Give the NDP & Greens party status. Let Poilievre into the House as leader. Work together where you can. Electoral reform before the next election. There is a shiny report sitting there with excellent recommendations. FPTP divides us. It's time to end it.

Alberta is going to repeal a Notley NDP law and once again allow corporate and union donations. It will also increase donations and overall spending for candidates, parties, leaders, and third-party advertisers. It all just smacks of conflict of interest and interference in elections.

TALK POLITICS... IT'S THE POLITE THING TO DO

Poilievre and the CPC continue to assert that there is no such thing as gender diversity. At all. They want to repeal “Commissioner’s Directive 100, which allows male offenders to be housed in women’s prisons” (CPC Platform for Change, page 12).

There is almost as much sanctimonious sneer in most Canadian political podcast journalism as there is in Pierre Poilievre. Can't wait to not listen to either of them. Although, I may have to shut off my radio if he wins.

1/Lost in the Conservative vitriol over CBC are the thousands of artists, musicians, novelists, poets, and other creatives and journalists uplifted by the public broadcaster. If understanding the power of the arts is not enough, these are jobs. This is economic activity.

Tommy Douglas is as relevant today as ever. Perhaps more so. Tommy Douglas, among other achievements, brought in Universal Health Care in Sask. Now, we watch its slow dismantling because the cats never wanted it in the first place. They fought it then and are slowly privatising it now.

You are brainwashed! No, you are brainwashed. No, you are! Your media choice is brainwashing you. No, yours is. I'm fighting for human rights! No, I am! Meanwhile, media giants smile all the way to the bank, our country is destabilised, and we keep fighting each other.

DANGER: FINANCIAL SCAM LOOKING LIKE CBC NEWS.

youtube.com/watch?v=KXT6... wow….scary stuff.

We’re thrilled to share that The Narwhal has picked up four award nominations from @cajournalists.bsky.social for our investigative, in-depth and visual journalism! thenarwhal.ca/caj-awards-n...

I insist that everyone read this piece. It’s an exemplar of how to approach complicated things. Seek the truth and centre the people who would be harmed in the pursuit of that truth

I have tariffed the penguins that are on Heard Island and which you were probably assuming did not export goods forgive me they were taking advantage of us so cunning and so cold

Any company that goes south, rather than sticking through the pain by retooling, rerouting, and rejigging their business plan to support Canadians, should forfeit their physical plants, and any tax concessions should be returned.

The far left is still neglecting the danger from Trump

Not being allowed to hand water to people in line to vote no matter who they are voting for, while being allowed to hand people million dollar checks to get their vote, is the most American thing ever.

Call it what it is - corruption.

Pretty funny how a bunch of so-called conservatives hate a guy who is a banker. The world is topsy-turvy. Well, it's not. It's just the smoke and mirrors of politicians and spin doctors doing whatever to get elected.

So good.

Why did they put women's mouths on them?

No. The important point is that the people he is describing are receiving death threats. He is leveraging fear, disgust, and dehumanizing people. That's way worse than just needing therapy and intervention for HIM. I know you know that.

For all the people in the back.

Hey @gavinnewsom.bsky.social the way to handle this discovery is you DON'T interview the type of person turning said sons into fascists & incels. Then you CERTAINLY don't throw the most vulnerable of the lgbtq community under the bus as some misguided olive branch. #EndRant

@jagmeetsingh.ca @mark-carney.bsky.social

Will Canadian political parties rise to the crisis we are in and agree not to run against each other in enough ridings to easily defeat the Conservatives? No? I don't think you are taking the crisis seriously enough.

Will Canadian political parties rise to the crisis we are in and agree not to run against each other in enough ridings to easily defeat the Conservatives? No? I don't think you are taking the crisis seriously enough.

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Let’s be clear about what this isn’t. This is not an attempt to protect Jewish Americans from antisemitism. That is a complicated problem that requires education and a long-term commitment. joycevance.substack.com/p/first-they...

Hilarious! Dutch public broadcaster sketch on Zelensky, Vance, Trump and Putin.

My wife, Rep. Zooey Zephyr, is working her ass off in the Montana legislature, railing against bill after bill, day after day. This is just one of many speeches I've watched her give... but it's one of the most powerful. This on a bill that criminalizes us for being trans. Watch her speak.

Ending the night with this. *Get your hankies* A D-Day veteran called a gracious and humbled Zelenskyy a hero.

I vote that every story reporting on Trump, Musk, Vance, et al., stop posting their picture and instead post a picture of someone that died as a consequence of their decisions, with a caption explaining who it is.

The people of Ukraine have suffered immensely since the Russian invasion. We all hope for lasting peace that protects Ukrainian sovereignty. We stand with the Ukrainian people.