Great overview of Poilievre's history of anti-worker and pro-billionaire votes by @queentiwa.bsky.social. Most stunning highlights for me were: 1 - he's literally never passed a bill 2 - he sold nearly a million affordable public housing units to private investors youtu.be/3ybUSDzV05w?...

Murray Bookchin: "[Anarchism's] central focus has always been the only meaningful goal social revolution can have—the remaking of the world so that human beings will be ends in themselves and human life a revered, indeed a marvelous, experience."

Welp. Apple snuck something dirty in our phones last night. Settings > Apps > (pick an app) > Siri > Learn From this App TOGGLE OFF. You have to go through each app. My garage app, my BANKING APPS, others had that turned on automatically. 😡

Juuuuust gonna leave this here betterdwelling.com/canadian-cit...

Magdalena Bay and MGMT are sonic cousins youtu.be/DfcWOPpmw14?...

Yes, whenever I talk to musicians they *always* say the worst aspect is the music bit. If only that didn't get in the way of their interactions with Spotify, labels, promoters and the universally beloved LiveNation/Ticketmaster.

Advocates Demand Eviction Moratorium, Rent Freeze as LA Landlords 'Cash in on Crisis' | Common Dreams www.commondreams.org/news/evictio...

Let's sidestep opinion and simply remind ourselves that Free Trade has obliterated our sovereignty and integrated us so far into the US that we no longer even have our own foreign policy. And Chrétien is to thank for all of that.

The numbers are in, unfavourability is rising and it's time for @jagmeetsingh.ca to step down Even committed NDP voters are leaning toward the party doing better without him Center-left independents believe the same, slightly better with somebody else Via @angusreidinstitute.bsky.social

NDP's comms strategy of never ever saying what they will actually do differently is super effective Publicly owned grocery stores? Maybe! Higher corporate taxes? Who knows! Breaking up the oligopoly? Flip a coin! Punishing corporate execs? Your guess is as good as mine!

Is it time for Canada to decide how we want to exist in the world -- and with others. www.davidmoscrop.com/p/its-time-f...

And Broadbent wasn't even the left flank of the party.

"The NDP would be doing better with voters if Jagmeet Singh were not the leader" All Canadians: Agree: 56% Disagree: 23% Committed NDP Voters: Agree: 42% Disagree: 41% Definitely Consider Voting NDP Voters: Agree: 42% Disagree: 37% Angus Reid / Dec 31, 2024 / n=2427 / Online

When Justin Trudeau prorogued parliament, he also killed a number of key pieces of unfinished legislation, such as - The emissions cap on the oil and gas sector - The Canada Disability Benefit - A tax increase for the wealthiest investors I wrote about it for @policyalternatives.bsky.social

Not to mention water and electricity. The Columbia river treaty created an enforced drought in the Kootenays while the US gets the bulk of the offtake Any discussion of tariffs that doesn't include strengthening control of resources in Canada shows the incredible weakness of our political class

I'm genuinely BEGGING the @ndp.ca to shut up about Poilievre and Trudeau and actually explain HOW you're going to fight for working class people I hear from frustrated rural Canadians that they want change but they also want a plan. I'm sorry @jagmeetsingh.ca, no one is standing with you without it

I have told many a young activist that if they want to change the world, they must practice talking to strangers and if that is difficult, they must practice talking to strangers even more. There are no shortcuts here.

Confirmed to be door dasher: www.timescolonist.com/local-news/c...

Post-scarcity anarchism and degrowth are a match made in heaven See @srslywrong.bsky.social episode on Ecological Luxury youtu.be/0a7Aptzwtco?...

Here’s a quick roundup of highlights from research we published in 2024, on unequal exchange, ecosocialism, and post-capitalist transformation. As always, free PDFs are available via the link at the end of the thread. 🧵

It's the first workday of the year. At 10:54 this morning, Canada's top CEOs have already made $62,661— the average worker's annual salary. By year's end, they'll make 210 times what the worker makes. Lots of new data in this new @policyalternatives.bsky.social report on CEO pay in Canada.

As Trump returns to the White House, what can we do to prepare our communities to be liberated and safe? When: Wednesday, January 8th at 4pm Pacific / 7pm Eastern Where: Zoom How: RSVP at municipalism.org/community-de...

Why the push to privatize public services? Look at the top CEO on this list: he comes from a garbage company. Privatization is a mass cash transfer of public services to the private sector to create an elite class of untouchable rich men. Who thought you could make money off of the garbage?

starting off 2025 with a hot take: arguing with people who post conspiracy theories online is pointless, and might just be spreading misinformation further. read my latest @thenarwhal.ca column for what to do instead!

Nothing like gardening on January 1st in the Canadian Rockies. Totally normal, nothing to see here 😬

O'Leary wants to sell Canada further into complete corporate control Instead of being ripped off on groceries by the Westons it'll be the Waltons Instead of the west burning down thanks to Suncor and Imperial it'll be Exxon Instead of REITs and landlords buying all the housing it'll be BlackRock

Meanwhile it takes more than 5 hours (assuming no delays) to go from Toronto to Montreal by train, even though it’s less than half the distance.

Israel nearly killed the head of the World Health Organization. Has any Western government commented on this yet? Can you imagine their response if it was Iran or Russia?

Art has meaning nooooooo 😭

Left populism is the obv answer to Poilievre and @ndp.ca stay completely flailing Where's the national plans for things like housing, energy, and food? Where's the coordination with the two active provincial NDP govs and their other prov parties that desperately need a boost?

We could have a proportional voting system today that would make this result impossible, but Trudeau had to put party interest above improving Canadian democracy.

Call me late to the party but Tremendous Sea of Love might be the best Passion Pit album At the very least it's his most adventurous and has aged tremendously

Liberals desperately betting on the foreign interference report to bring down Poilievre sound EXACTLY like Dems begging Mueller to take down Trump These people really are incapable of learning from their surroundings eh?

Listen to the SRSLY WRONG CHRISTMAS TAPE! Get in the holiday spirit!!! youtu.be/jGodnM2zQkU

Library with social housing on top + park (no cafe alas) arquitecturapanamericana.com/strathcona-l...

Destroy this myth. Please share if you have visited and researched in a library this past year! RT And give a shout out to your favorite library you have ever visited.

The fact that there's not one mention of forcing multiple unions back to work in this statement really shows how far from the labour movement @jagmeetsingh.ca has moved the @ndp.ca

Unbelievable to think this when meanwhile Doug Ford - the most unpopular premier and one who has failed on so many promises - is going to easily win another majority gov riding the same wave as Poilievre People don't really give a shit about politicians being hypocrites, Max. This isn't West Wing

I wonder how those "sunny ways" are working out for Trudeau these days

cool, shut it down

We feel this in the Kootenays, it's all min wage service/retail jobs here now Instead of having a vibrant manufacturing sector, logging corps send full trees to UK/Asia to make tp or pellets We're lucky to have an ER for routine visits because even the walk-in clinics have stopped taking walk-ins

I see a lot of people talk about the environmental costs of AI. I don't see as much about the human exploitation behind it.

Hundreds of musicians are speaking out against the recording industry’s lawsuit against our library for preserving 78rpm records 👉 www.rollingstone.com/music/music-... (🚫🧱) Want to show your support? ⬇️

"Prompt Engineers" swear they are doing something b/c they had A Thought. But you fools. You bores. You absolute fucking turnips. The Art isn't the Thought, the Idea. The Art is The Work. And this isn't some art hoe bullshit, this is about craft.

"You mean I can complain with a purpose?” How a new national union of tenants is trying to transform renters into a powerful political class:

In November, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a new report showing that the living wage across BC is going up, reaching as high as $28.09 in Whistler. As of June 1, the minimum wage across BC is $17.40 per hour. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I'm really glad @ndp.ca spent the last of their 2024 political capital promoting how they pushed the Liberals to pass the GST tax holiday! Who needs transformative socialist policies when you can be the doomed government's sidekick? Time for @jagmeetsingh.ca to go nationalpost.com/news/politic...

The design of Canada's international student program bakes in inequality for newcomers. From restrictions on work to financial requirements, it pushes international students to the brink. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...