On the anniversary of losing my son Danny to toxic unregulated drugs, I’m calling for the resignation of the #UCP minister of mental health and addictions on behalf of @heartsalberta.bsky.social edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

The continued endorsement and deployment of generative AI by educational institutions and the highest levels of government, especially including the prime minister, is destroying an entire generation of students who trust us to educate them. It’s a monumental betrayal.

The way tech bros run this country and are never, ever truly held accountable is astounding. How about you cut the town a cheque for millions of dollars to cover therapy and community healing? A billionaire writing a letter and nothing else is insulting.

the 'war on drugs' IS a crime against humanity

Minister Rick Wilson should clearly not be in this role if he is willing to literally — out of thin air — invent incidents to smear these facilities. It’s not negligence, it’s not incompetence. It’s malice.

“I’ve actually seen them collapse and die right in front of me,” says Minister in charge of supervised consumption sites about his visit to a site. Funny, I heard from inside the site that not only did this not happen, the minister was so impressed he wanted to send everyone donuts.

Here's my small contribution to what I think is a shameful day for British Columbia.

Coachella is trying to wipe all of the footage of The Strokes protest set so I’m gonna post it here. The last images on the screen made me cry.

Is the Road to Recovery on the Pathway to Hope? Which one do I take to get to the "modern, evidence-based substance use treatment system" vs. the one that goes to the "comprehensive system of mental health and addictions care"?

Statement on the 10th anniversary of the forever emergency from the BC Coalition of Organizations by/for People Who Use Drugs. www.druguserliberation.ca

the government is telling us to cry because they don't want us to fight back anymore. they want us to cry on their command that is why they released this statement today and not tomorrow. don't mourn, organize

tomorrow we will mark a decade of government cowardice: the BCNDP's refusal to legislate the systemic change necessary to stop mass death. that is all. we condemn you.

Rattée's frequent evocation of her self-proclaimed identity as a "recovered addict" to launder her party's deadly lies about harm reduction is perhaps unsurprising, but no less disappointing. And oh so very gross. Horseshit? It was the entire campaign, baby. www.timescolonist.com/local-news/p...

Oh, the bank robot is all in on AI? #fuckthisguy #andai

YES to all this. Read EVERYTHING Karen tells you to read. Always.

April marks a decade of an ongoing public health emergency actively being ignored by people who have the power to do something to stop it. I'm exasperated and not sure what to do other than re-share what I've been photographing and writing about it for the past ten years.

When is it the cops' turn to host bake sales to pay for bullets and move their entire department into an RV to save on rent?

the UN should work to rescind the UN administered treaties on drug control, prohibitionist international law that enables state violence end the war on drugs

OMFG. I thought "fentanyl czar" was just a cute nickname the media gave this guy, but no, it's apparently his actual job title. Having formerly worked as Manitoba's "Top Cop", this guy's prior experience with ridiculous made-up jobs sure will come in handy. Canada is such an unserious country.

So the toxic state of drugs in Vancouver is so dangerous to *tourists* that it requires special attention, but people who live in Vancouver get shitty moralizing from Julian Somers, a stable of far-right grifters constantly harassing people, closed OPS sites, no social housing & Task Force Barrage 😐

Honest question, what steady defence of Canadian sovereignty has Carney took part in? What policies has he pursued that have helped Canadians who don’t own extraction corporations? Built houses during a housing crisis? Nope. Cut the budget actually. Where has he helped?

One thing that we all know - the past three years of horrific livestreamed genocides & the complete break down of the neoliberal elite facade means that literally *nobody* takes the pundit class seriously. Most people want livable futures. *We* are not in an echo chamber, they are.

people who use drugs don't deserve to die

Giving money directly to poor people is the most effective and efficient way of relieving poverty and improving their lives and opportunities.

It still blows my mind that otherwise pretty sensible people I know actually believed that fairy tale Carney spun in Davos.

Fuck you and your imaginary enemies, war pig.

August 14, 2024 www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/r...

July 10, 2023 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

the city stopped using both the squatter and the obstruction classifications from July 2023 to August 2024 recording the vast majority of complaints as Open Drug Use, an increase that was attributed to decriminalization a claim that was never investigated Eby caved #bcpoli

This so insultingly disingenuous. There are no other options other than emergency shelters or the street, the former of which are now often de facto supportive housing sites, but with even fewer resources. The NDP talk a big game, but the necessary funding NEVER follows. thetyee.ca/News/2023/08...

Here's your moment of zen: A "holy" cat named Coco stands at the entrance of a church in Mexico, seemingly blessing everyone who walks in 🐱

this is really important

French General Richoux: "He wanted to invade Greenland and now he is begging for help from Europe" "He can go fuck himself." (📹@Tweet4AnnaNAFO)

just us

The United States committed this crime on Cuba

Be kind by making sure hospital staff don't have to mask even though a huge UK study showed if you get Covid in hospital? 3 to 13% death rate It's so kind to kill patients by refusing to protect them from a aerosol spread virus that can damage multiple organ systems, kill or disable them #bcpoli

Be kind, ignore the ever growing pile of corpses.

The reason I placed three stories about Calgary citizens rejecting and halting the closure of their supervised consumption site from 2021 to 2026 at the top of this story is because it can happen again now. It just requires mobilizing yourself and others from wherever you are currently standing.

Amen, brother.

if anyone in Vancouver has 1,000 pairs of new socks in their extra sock area, people would love to be wearing those new dry warm socks its been unrelenting for five and half days it is, in fact, disgustingly swamp-lime in your local despised population containment zone. help would be neat

We'll be there. You should too. #bcpoli

If anyone had any doubt that the corrupt Alberta government is steering the teardown of harm reduction across the country, Doug Ford spelled it out for us this week. Here’s a look inside the wrecking-ball AB ministry and its private-sector friendships in BC: drugdatadecoded.ca/alberta-gove...

Radical economic, social and political restructuring is going to happen. It can either happen in the pursuit of sustainable justice for all, or it can happen as a violent collapse into endemic resource-wars, fought by screaming fascists over the heads of a cowering populace. Take your pick.

To all of these men in particular who cannot understand why sexual assault that occurred decades ago still matters. I was sexually assaulted twenty six years ago. I am closer to fifty than forty. I still will not get on elevator with men if I am by myself. That's why it matters.

The BC Teachers Federation, the province wide labour union representing over 40,000 teachers, has just passed a resolution in support of BDS! The first province-wide motion to support BDS in solidarity with Palestine!!

Finally! These goddamn anti-aircraft-grade headlights have been the bane of my nocturnal existence as both a (former) driver and as a pedestrian. Nothing like navigating an s-curve full of traffic while completely blinded! tc.canada.ca/en/corporate...

No oil means no electricity. No electricity means no water pumps. No running water means no sanitation. No power for hospitals. No fuel for ambulances. No refrigeration for drugs. Mass death soon follows. This is a crime against humanity.

SCOOP From 2021-25, the Alberta government gave $745,000 in conference sponsorships to Last Door. Their functions are redacted, but they appear linked to conflicts of interest among authors of a recent government study working to justify consumption site closures. drugdatadecoded.ca/alberta-gove...

bullshit on bullshit on bullshit from Alberta and Ontario www.cp24.com/video/2026/0...

they took our common wealth bsky.app/profile/cana...