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Disheartening result for the NDP. Canadians have lost some good incumbents and the opportunity for good representatives in key races. Can't help feeling like an indictment of the current iteration of the party, and showing the need to rebuild and re-engage with working class grassroots and members.

I would hate to call for a National General Strike… but I feel like everyone might start feeling sick 🤧 on a certain first Thursday in May

"Love is our single resistance against the dictatorship of death. " - George Elliot Clarke

Do more than just buy local. Resist American Imperialism. Those being bullied by Yanks, don't let them win. And to everyone, within and beyond the belly of the beast, stand against Trumpist fascism wherever it rears its filthy head.

Fuck the United States. It’s long past time the rest of the world stood up to its bullying and the way it throws around its economic weight to force other countries to act as it wants them to. Now that US economic aggression is even hitting Western allies, will they finally rein in the US?

Time to turn off the taps. Not a single bottle of American wine, beer or bourbon should be sold anywhere in Canada. From here on in I will only drink "freedom" wines from Canada, France or Spain. As for the beer? It's shit anyways. True. North. Strong. Free. @strongasfuck

This weekend those celebrating Advent are entering the third week: Joy. Til now, Advent centred penitence and hope. Likewise, in a world filled with dread, with creeping conservatism and fledgling fascism and grievous genocides and instability, cherish Joy and use it to build a better world.

This is disingenuous on the part of the NSPC; @tammyjfrcowbay.bsky.social was listed as an independent by ENS well before she actually decided to do so. The listing of the NSNDP Official Agent as Tammy's OA is just outdated info on the part of ENS. www.pcpartyns.ca/jakeman_runn... #nspoli

Canadian postal workers have my support. Now more than ever we need to stand together. #Solidarity #CanadaPost #CUPW

I talk with workers every day, they aren't hopelessly reactionary. Construction workers are like everyone: they have uneven views, mostly they want good working conditions, good social services, and to care for their families. It's up to the Left to present a convincing vision of those demands.

55,000 members of CUPW are on strike at Canada Post. CUPW has reasonable demands: Fair wages, safe working conditions, the right to retire with dignity, and expansion of services at the public post office. Support our posties! ✊ www.CUPW.ca/en/statement... #canlab #CUPW #1u #cdnpoli #CanadaPost

I've been mulling the American election over all day. Though I have many thoughts-- about how Left and 'Centrist' parties have been lurching right pursuing voters who hate them, and more-- what's far more important is organising and volunteering in my local provincial election. So I'll just do that

NS ACORN is working on pushing permanent rent control, ending abuse of fixed term leases, and expanding affordable housing, to the front of every party and every voters mind in this election. If you get doorstepped by a candidate or volunteer, push them on this. #HaliSky #NSACORN #CBRM #HRM #NSpoli

Ryan Lutes is the new NDP candidate for Bedford Basin #NovaScotiaElection2024

I'm so annoyed with Tim Houston calling an early election. Not because it's a cynical ploy to play off of voters confusion between Federal and Provincial politics, but because it's so transparently so. Let's see where this goes...

An immigrant has never stolen a job but billionaires have offshored millions.

It's honestly so dystopian to spend two years researching how the financialisation of housing and disinvestment from social housing have led to the housing crisis, and to have your city councillors and province fighting over to *which* parks they should shunt unhoused people.

You know, when you think about it, it's insane that Halifax just voted to allow a homeless encampment on the Commons, and the province *still* isn't even promising a study about building public housing. They really don't give a shit, do they?

Halifax has went from having ~50 homeless people 3 yrs ago to over 1300 now. We are opening a Rolex shop on the main drag. Fucking disgusting.

Absolutely wild Eurovision tonight, so glad I could have people over and watch my second favourite distraction from the horrors around us.

The ongoing decision of @hfxgov.bsky.social to remove people from encampments to non-existent shelter spaces is a stain on our city. Province's assurances that there are adequate spots is clearly a sham, reducing people's dignity and right to shelter to a question of personal choice is abhorrent.

Halifax adopted a living wage policy which has led to an increase in spending on labour. However, the city also had far fewer complaints about the work of municipal contractors who were required to pay their employees a living wage.

All these people talking about how writing is dead, books are dead. Bullshit. Corporations are attempting to exploit writers and turn them into marketers precisely because writing/books are NOT dead, because writers are good at what they do and people are hungry — will always be hungry—for stories.

Figured I might escape some of the anxiety and existential dread of working on my thesis with some of the anxiety and existential dread of looking at world events in real time on yet another social media site.