And that's a wrap! It's always so energizing to discuss these big topics at book club. See yall in January!

In July, a white nationalist event was held at a cultural centre in Vancouver. Organizers are affiliated with the Hammerskins & the promo posts for the event included symbols used by white nationalists. Excellent reporting by @antihate.ca www.antihate.ca/white_nation...

Are you worried about AI in the world of end-times fascism? Wondering what the hell we can do about it? Join us for @revolvecowichan.bsky.social's book club! We will be discussing @theteamyriamf.bsky.social's pod episode on AI and fascism, & part of of adrienne maree brown's Emergent Strategy.

I wrote about the need for a Youth Climate Corps in 2023, & it has only grown greater. Instead of investing in the military industrial complex, policing, and more state oppression, we need a robust climate corps! Young people deserve good work and a dignified future. rabble.ca/columnists/w...

📢 We won! A Youth Climate Corps is in Budget 2025. Years of youth organizing secured a $40M two-year commitment. A meaningful start, but only the beginning. 👉 Read our response & stay with us as we push for what comes next: www.goodgreenjobsforall.ca

After years of campaigning, the Youth Climate Corps was included in the federal budget. Mixed feelings: it's MUCH less than the $1 billion needed to create enough public jobs for young people all across the country to work toward a true just transition. www.goodgreenjobsforall.ca/blog/budget2...

Cowichan! There's a fun dance planned. Check it out & share!

I love that we live in a world where we're all supposed to now praise Trump for his peace-making and ignore the fact that at least 20,000 Palestinians have been killed on his watch, with bombs & bullets - & rhetorical support! - that he supplied to Israel. That's all erased now.

A new club at University of Victoria said in leaked messages that representing "pure authenticity" of their group "would be ‘death to Hamas and Palestinians’”. The club says it is part of "a pro-Israel international campus movement that supports the State of Israel". martlet.ca/uvss-ratifie...

Israel has kidnapped two Canadians from the freedom flotilla, and more Canadians are on their way. Shame on Mark Carney and every Canadian politician who STILL refuse to take meaningful action against Israel & refuse to protect their own citizens. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

High school student Evan Li asked a question that the Alberta Next panel didn't like, so Bruce McAllister, executive director of the premier's office, muted his mic, cut Li off, accused him of trying to spread chaos, and then said his parents should have spanked him. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Fossil fuel billionaires are bankrolling the anti-trans movement. An investigation finds that 80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding. Funders include Shell (lead partner in LNG Canada consortium). heated.world/p/fossil-fue...

Carney’s attack on the public postal service isn’t just brutal austerity—it’s a missed opportunity. Dru Oja Jay argues the government could harness the unparalleled infrastructure of the postal network to offer public banking, elder check-ins, and more. breachmedia.ca/government-i...

It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love and support one another. We have nothing to lose but our chains. ~ Assata Shakur

Assata Shakur died yesterday in Cuba. As a friend recently said to me, "I'm grateful I got to live at the same time as her." I feel that deeply. Assata taught us so much about true solidarity, resistance, our duty to win, and how important it is to refuse to abide by unjust laws. Rest in Power 🖤

Proud is an understatement. Progressives in BC now have political home, under the clear, bold vision of @emilylowan.bsky.social. Moderate politics are not enough to stand up against the oligarchy. Her campaign shows that people are ready for a true leftist vision. The movement is growing! ⚡️🌿

The real way to help children with autism and neurodivergence is to FUND SCHOOLS. Fund the welfare state. Create opportunities for parents to have an education and well paying jobs. More EAs in school, more doctors. Our society is anti-child, and this is why so many children are in burnout.

Ben Mulroney is blurring the lines between journalism, business, lobbying and partisan politics The new host of Global News’ national political news show also works for registered lobby groups, advises businesses and hosted election events for Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives earlier this year

So, the Charlie Kirk memorial was a literal nazi propaganda rally hey?

🧵 THREAD: Draw The Line - National Day of Action happening RIGHT NOW across Canada ✊ Today, communities from coast to coast are standing united for people, for peace, and for the planet. Here's what's happening on the ground... #DrawTheLine @350canada.bsky.social 📍Toronto

Rallies have kicked off in Ottawa, Toronto, Victoria, and around the country! Let's match the energy Cowichan! See you at 4 pm at Duncan City Square! (photo from Spencer Colby in Ottawa) #DrawTheLine @350canada.bsky.social

This Monday, Conservative MP Rachel Thomas called for support of free speech - even offensive speech - in relation to Charlie Kirk's assassination. Today, the Liberal government announced the Irish group Kneecap is banned from performing in Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...

Linda McQuaig (@lindamcquaig.bsky.social) asks why Carney is backing costly nuclear instead of fast-tracking renewables. Our call for a Youth Climate Corps is the real nation-building project we need. 🌱 📖 Read the full piece here: rabble.ca/columnists/m...

Let's goooo!

conspiracy theories bad, but i am side-eying that an actual human, typing on his phone in 2025, would actually write "I’m worried what my old man would do if I didn’t bring back grandpas rifle" like what is this weird dated homesteader speak

This is essential reading for anyone trying to understand Charlie Kirk's murder. This is *extremely* important if you have young children, especially boys. Please read and understand how nihilistic meme culture is impacting young boys. foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/15/c...

Explainer: How #Alberta is bringing American book bans to Canada. Far-right Christian nationalist groups imported U.S. censorship tactics to target literary classics and LGBTQ+ stories. New from @readtheorchard.org: ricochet.media/justice/far-... #abpoli

What white supremacist violence in Australia means for Canada. An important albeit horrific read from @erinblondeau.bsky.social: ricochet.media/justice/far-...

NEW: Extremists hated #CharlieKirk but now they’re using his death to radicalize others... www.wired.com/story/extrem...

It's disturbing to see how quickly an anonymous doxxing website went live following the murder of Charlie Kirk. Although the website claims it isn't doxxing because it's all publicly available information, that is a blatant lie and fabrication. Here's why ⬇️

This is what happens.

SCOOP “I have folks claiming my information is all over 4chan telling me in the same breath that they hope I get ‘raped and killed’" @rachelgilmore.bsky.social tells me, after her information was posted to a site called Charlie's Murderers www.wired.com/story/right-...

"This is what our ruling class has decided will be normal." Aaron Bushnell.

BC Green Party leadership candidate Emily Lowan has threatened to sue the party unless changes are made to the process for verifying members allowed to participate in a vote set to start Saturday. #bcpoli

"The March for Australia rallies [..] resulted in violent clashes." "[M]en kicking women and Indigenous elders [..] and hitting them [..] with poles." "A similar 'Canada First' [anti-immigration] rally is planned for Toronto this weekend." #Canada #Australia #Housing #Deportation #EthnicCleansing

The March for Australia neo-nazi rally was not an isolated incident of fringe extremism. While some protesters chanted “Australia for the white man,” others insisted to reporters they weren’t racist, claiming they were only worried about unaffordability, which they blamed on immigration.

What white supremacist violence in #Australia means for Canada. An #Indigenous gathering is attacked by neo-nazis with metal pipes calling for an end to immigration — now, a similar rally is planned for #Toronto. New from @erinblondeau.bsky.social: #cdnpoli ricochet.media/justice/far-...

"We're all on the same conveyor belt to the streets," says @garthmullins.bsky.social of the Crackdown podcast. Our NEW episode of Break In Case of Emergency examines the interconnections between the poison drug crisis and the climate crisis. www.climateemergencyunit.ca/podcast

Looking for recommendations from #YVR folks: independent, progressive flower shop that delivers. Profit sharing and/or co-op? Even better!

Revolve is co-organizing a Draw The Line rally with @freedomfrwar.bsky.social, @cowichanclimatehub.bsky.social & others. Join us!

The results of the vote by #AirCanada flight attendants will be announced today. The largely gendered workforce is considering rejecting the deal that maintains pay inequality, a key reason flight attendants went on strike last month. ricochet.media/labour/as-co... #cdnpoli #unpaidworkwontfly

The architect of Project 2025 — the far-right blueprint underpinning many of the attacks President Trump has launched on American democracy — didn’t end up speaking to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet Thursday, as originally planned. @rachelgilmore.bsky.social writes. #canpoli #uspoli

Check out my latest in Ricochet:

"These First Nations rightfully owned the land, and the government sold it after taking it from them illegally. For all the people worried about “losing property rights,” there’s little acknowledgment that it was First Nations who actually lost theirs." khelsilem.substack.com/p/the-truth-...

I'm SO excited and honoured that I've made the shortlist for Upstart & Crow's non-fiction writers' residency in partnership with @thetyee.ca Congrats to all the other shortlist writers! 🖤

More punks pls Great weekender piece in the @thetyee.ca this morning thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...

I highly recommend listening to this podcast about tech, transhumanism and the AI arms race ⬇️

BREAKING: Israeli Forces Intercept Gaza Aid Flotilla and Take 20 Crew Members Captive The ‘Handala’ is the third aid flotilla ship attacked in the last year, as Israel continues to starve 2 million Palestinians. — @premthakker.bsky.social reports. READ: zeteo.com/p/breaking-i...

While Palestinians in Gaza die of forced starvation, Netanyahu appeared on the Nelk Boys podcast joking about fast food and spouting lies. This disturbing convergence of war crimes & pop culture shows our collective detachment from humanity. 🧵 erinblondeau.substack.com/p/nelk-boys-...

😒 Welcome to frat bro fascism, where authoritarian leaders are encouraged spread propaganda unchallenged, contributing to a culture that treats genocide as entertainment and empathy as weakness. New substack from me: erinblondeau.substack.com/p/nelk-boys-...