one interesting thing so far about loudly hating AI is the way AI lovers are like "wow so you're just totally closed off to hearing another perspective??" as if their perspective hasn't been relentlessly pushed down our throats with no space to push back (particularly in professional settings)

just remembered that last weekend at the bar someone approached me because they thought I was Emily Lowan

Work group chats can be useful for any number of reasons. For some workers in Hamilton, Ontario - it's how they found out about a shooting in their building, long before the city's emergency system informed them. @emmaarkell.bsky.social and I looked into this in our latest for PressProgress.

Wow, there's a lot to unpack there 👀 I remember a...somewhat different situation with local First Nations?

City of Hamilton workers didn't find out about a shooting at their office complex from security — they found out through group chats. @ericwickham.ca and I investigated why the city's emergency alert system was delayed for @pressprogress.ca

City of Hamilton workers didn't find out about a shooting at their office complex from security — they found out through group chats. @ericwickham.ca and I investigated why the city's emergency alert system was delayed for @pressprogress.ca

New from @emmaarkell.bsky.social and I: Hamilton City workers found out about a shooting at their office building through their emergency notification system, nearly an hour after it happened.

This is the money paragraph for me.

Dawn won the lipsync?? come on

Former CUPW president Mike Palacek opposes #CLC2026 action plan, calls for a rejection of “strategic litigation” in favour of “strategic industrial action.” Delegates deliver a standing ovation in response to his intervention. #canlab

Is Christian nationalism rearing its head in BC? At a debate last month, a BC Conservative leadership candidate affirmed, "Christian values have an absolute place in this party." pressprogress.ca/christian-na...

"It gives you the illusion of productivity and expertise but at the end of the day you are more divorced from the output you submit than before.” www.404media.co/software-dev...

rare vancouver thunder and lightning moment!!

More good reporting here, finding Transit Police are violating policy to record immigration status checks. “People rely on [transit] and do not want to feel like they're under the threat of being detained or deported just because they're accessing public services.” - Hasan Alam, president of BCCLA.

Another @defacto-ca.bsky.social investigation from @godfrey.bsky.social and I! We compared FOI data from border enforcement and Vancouver Transit Police and found VERY different numbers. Are transit cops not documenting their calls to immigration? Read more at defactomedia.ca ⬇️

Incredible feature by @emmaarkell.bsky.social. Are you horrified by America's brutal (and often illegal) so-called immigration crackdown? Then you should know what police in your own backyard are doing. It's not cool.

check out the second investigation by me and @emmaarkell.bsky.social, and the third part in @defacto_ca's debut series on immigration enforcement. we found transit police appear to be breaking their own policy on documenting calls to CBSA over 90% of the time www.defactomedia.ca/transit-poli...

Transit police are calling immigration on transit riders—and most of the time they aren't documenting it Freedom-of-info docs indicate Transit Police calls to CBSA have risen. But in available 2024 data, 91% of calls didn't go into daily duty reports as required www.defactomedia.ca/transit-poli...

love 2 pay $11 before tip for a regular size can o beer

Seeking to improve their livelihoods, Canadians take for granted their freedom to switch jobs, move provinces, or maybe even countries. By contrast, for people in the Global South, migration is seldom a lifestyle choice, but a necessity Canada consistently exploits. New from me👇

just goes to show what you can accomplish when you lie about your government loan being approved in order to land the established automaker partner you need to actually have your government loan approved, and then get handed a free factory by yet another automaker

ok seems like there are a lot of people on here trying to figure out who Morgan McMichaels looks like out of drag and personally, I see a young Ray Wise

icymi: since Ken Sim was elected mayor, VPD immigration checks have been through the roof. community members say the practice puts undocumented migrants at risk of facing violence @defacto-ca.bsky.social investigation by me and @emmaarkell.bsky.social www.defactomedia.ca/vpd-immigrat...

On a new 🐙THE NORTH STATE 🐙 host @youcaughtscott.com sits down with @emmaarkell.bsky.social and @davidpball.bsky.social to talk about the new @defacto-ca.bsky.social journalism co-op and how worker-owned entities can fill the reporting gap. readthecatch.ca/launching-wo...

Vega Jiménez’s story is heart-wrenching. @davidpball.bsky.social’s recount is especially poignant in the context of @defacto-ca.bsky.social’s recent investigation by @emmaarkell.bsky.social and @godfrey.bsky.social which exposes VPD’s soaring information sharing with CBSA.

I’ve got all the important news this morning www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

got up bright n early on Sunday to have a lovely chat with @youcaughtscott.com and my @defacto-ca.bsky.social colleague @davidpball.bsky.social for The North State! we talked about the co-op and the state of Canadian journalism and Scott said it gave him hope!

Went to talk about De Facto on this journalism podcast with colleague @emmaarkell.bsky.social !

🔎Looking for East/South Vancouver residents for a story! Have you/someone you know had to surrender a pet in order to find housing? Or have you experienced housing precarity due to a pet? I'd like to speak with you. Message me here or at maddi[at]vancitylookout[dot]com Cat photo as appreciation

listen to my pals @emmaarkell.bsky.social and @davidpball.bsky.social talk about our new co-op, @defacto-ca.bsky.social! we're trying to do things differently in an industry that desperately needs things to be done differently. check out our first story: www.defactomedia.ca/vpd-immigrat...

NEW: On May Day, @defacto-ca.bsky.social publicly launched with a mission to investigate law, justice & systemic issues in Canada. @emmaarkell.bsky.social & @davidpball.bsky.social join The North State to talk about launching a co-op outlet, their mission & how they can fill important reporting gaps

My first investigation for De Facto with @godfrey.bsky.social is out! VPD calls to border services have skyrocketed since 2023. An immigration lawyer told us, "they seem to be running status checks on anyone they have an interaction with if they suspect there could be an immigration issue."

Bombshell investigation by my colleagues @godfrey.bsky.social and @emmaarkell.bsky.social: VPD calls to CBSA to check people's immigration status (even without crime) skyrocketed just after Vancouver's new mayor&council assumed office. Privileged to have edited this file. Please give it a read! 👇

Since the strike in Nova Scotia's long-term care homes started 3+ weeks ago, the province's minister of LTC has said she hears from workers who don't know what's in the gov's offer everyday. “Our workers have seen the deal, and they did vote — they voted to strike,” said a union rep I spoke to.

New, from @emmaarkell.bsky.social : Nova Scotia’s Long-term Care Workers Say the Province Is Misleading the Public About Their Ongoing Strike CUPE leaders aren't buying the suggestion that their members are uninformed. pressprogress.ca/nova-scotia-...

So impressed by this debut feature in @defacto-ca.bsky.social — two years in the making — by @godfrey.bsky.social and @emmaarkell.bsky.social on how VPD calls to border enforcement for immigration status checks have skyrocketed.

EXCLUSIVE: In 2023, Vancouver Police Department calls to border enforcement for immigration status checks increased 80% compared to 2022. Even without a pandemic-related drop in 2020-22, the 476 calls in 2023 mark a 40% increase compared to 2014-19. www.defactomedia.ca/vpd-immigrat...

While long-term care workers in NS have been on strike for 3+ weeks, Minister of LTC Barbara Adams claims to have heard from workers who don’t know what the gov is offering and has pressed CUPE to force a vote on the deal simply bc other unions have accepted it. But there’s a lot more to the story.

Yesterday we unveiled De Facto, a co-op of journalists shining a light on power Within hours a community of supporters stepped up to back our dream In just a day, we passed $2K for hard-hitting journalism, 96% of it in dependable recurring donations. Thank you so much! www.defactomedia.ca/welcome

While long-term care workers in NS have been on strike for 3+ weeks, Minister of LTC Barbara Adams claims to have heard from workers who don’t know what the gov is offering and has pressed CUPE to force a vote on the deal simply bc other unions have accepted it. But there’s a lot more to the story.

This has been a long time coming. Join me and this rockstar team of journalists as we take charge of our own workplace. Our 1st article series launches on Monday with an investigation from @godfrey.bsky.social and @emmaarkell.bsky.social that we think will anger you into action. Sign up & follow!

IT'S ALIVE! I'm grateful to be a co-founder of De Facto @defacto-ca.bsky.social, a project born out of how difficult it is to make a living in journalism. Follow us for investigations into law enforcement, prisons, immigration and more. I've got one with @godfrey.bsky.social dropping on Monday!

This International Workers’ Day, we're putting media back in workers’ hands. De Facto Journalism Co-op is a new non-profit of 6 worker-owners producing in-depth journalism focused on justice issues and systems of power. To get our first investigations next week, subscribe here: defactomedia.ca

Hey you know what else predicts smoking rates and has for some time, even outside of the US? Poverty. People who have to hustle all damn day to keep their head above water predictably turn to accessible stimulants. You don’t have to eat or sleep as much and you get tiny breaks throughout the day.

Via Bell source: Around 500 people fired last week, for cause, over failure to adhere to in-office policy. No warning, managers too. I’m told a sneaky way to let people go without looking like a restructuring and freaking investors. Now none of these people can get EI. Gross.

I don’t usually promote all my film reviews, but this is different. Covered American Doctor, following three U.S. doctors working in and around Gaza, and how the film handles witnessing and who gets heard. Support indie outlets like @thegrindto.bsky.social www.thegrindmag.ca/american-doc...

Meet the inaugural TJA Reporting Fellowship cohort 🎉 7 journalists. 7 reporting projects. One goal: stronger, more accurate coverage of trans communities. Over the next 6 months, fellows will receive mentorship, funding, and support for community-centered stories. bit.ly/TJARF26

WSJ reports that Sam Altman has apologized to the Canadian town of Tumbler Ridge, for not alerting authorities after OpenAI banned the ChatGPT account of the person who later did the mass shooting there. Read my recent investigation—and I have more coming soon. www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0... 1x

Today @thenarwhal.ca is launching a series on the economic costs of the climate crisis, and it kicks off with this deeply important story by @meyer.bsky.social. Make time to read it.