Eric Swalwell, a Democratic congressman, said on Sunday that he is suspending his campaign for California governor in the wake of allegations that he sexually assaulted a former staff member and engaged in sexual misconduct with other women. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/u...

Orbán’s electoral defeat is not simply some abstract thing happening in a far away country overseas Orbán’s government played a big role in convening the international far-right. Groups funded by Orbán’s gov’t even sponsored Canadian Conservative MPs to attend ultra social conservative conferences:

Vancouver police search for woman missing in the Downtown Eastside vancouversun.com/news/local-n...

What @julieslalonde.bsky.social said. Also survivors of IPV suffer head injuries at a horrendous rate and very few people care. Witness the closure of a program studying brain trauma in IPV survivors www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Here’s my full video on Day 5 of the Ken Sim and Sean Orr saga. A bit of today’s news, a bit of historical context to the story, a bit of answering @seanorr.bsky.social’s challenge to me earlier this week. I *think* the story will recede now, but given the weirdness of it all, we’ll see!

NEW from me today: Tumbler Ridge is mourning a horrific loss. But how the shooter's identity is being talked about online, and the dangerous links being made to trans people at large, will have resounding and dangerous impacts in the months and weeks to come. xtramagazine.com/power/tumble...

Support…. Translife line 1-877-330-6366 is a peer support service run by trans people, for trans and questioning callers. translifeline.org/hotline/

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I’m running for Congress because we need leaders who will fight, not fold. I recognize this moment, and I’m ready to meet it. #FightDontFold #LanderForNYC #LanderForCongress

Attacking pre-school teachers because they don’t think Palestinian kids should be bombed to death? Declaring NYC’s first Muslim mayor “our enemy?” Fomenting hatred, even within the Jewish community? You’re not making anyone safer.🧵

This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec. You can find my full statement below.

I would love to see some progressive politicians run on reducing bureaucracy. It’s a right wing purview & generally limited to being “for business” rather than for people, but the people most burdened by it are poor/disabled, but as with everything else these days, that struggle is trickling up. 1/

The last month of the anti-Mamdani campaign was an absolutely shameful undertaking, an attempt to rip the city and Democratic coalition apart and I'm very happy to see it failed.

WINNIPEG JETS!!!

How well is congestion pricing doing? Very.

Vancouver's by-election was poorly organized with 1/2 the locations & 800% less staff than 2017. As a result there's been extremely long lines. I wrote a quick post about the consequences of this for access & how considering disabled people in design prevents this. open.substack.com/pub/mssineno...

Currently in line at the 3rd voting place I’ve been to today. I couldn’t wait the 1-2 hours earlier so didn’t, but also not sure I’m going to be able to wait long enough to vote right now. It’s beyond infuriating. Completely unacceptable. #vanpoli

I've cracked the code of why byelection lineups are so long in Vancouver today. It's not just a turnout question. Compared to the 2017 byelection, the city decreased the number of election workers by EIGHTY PERCENT. From 1,250 in 2017 to 250 this time around. This was a staff recommendation.

It never occurred to me that I wouldn’t be able to vote in Vancouver’s by-election, but after trying twice for a total of 2.5 hours of my time, it looks like it’s not going to happen. I’m really frustrated and mad.

Pearson talks to five new foundation leaders about the profound changes underway: @miraoreck.bsky.social Arti Freeman, Jane Rabinowicz, Michelle LeDonne and @nadiaduguay.bsky.social #philanthropy #funding #leadership

The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?

Some members of a Vancouver synagogue say they have questions for when Pierre Poilievre visits their community Sunday. But while Poilievre will make a speech and have a photo op, questions won’t be allowed.

This is really important work on school exclusion from BC's ombudsperson. I encourage anyone impacted to fill it out- this kind of exclusion often goes unreported. We experienced this with our son, largely due to a lack of resources to support him. #bcpoli #bced bcombudsperson.ca/school-exclu...