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Barrett @mbbsoron.bsky.social · 18h

* on our badly designed streets

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Barrett @mbbsoron.bsky.social · 18h

this is disgraceful reporting and copywriting

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Barrett @mbbsoron.bsky.social · 18h

local reporters and police refuse to describe the public safety threat of drivers killing and maiming kids on badly our designed streets

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 1d

Woman pushing stroller struck in Vancouver intersection, police say

Barrett @mbbsoron.bsky.social · 18h

local reporters and police refuse to describe the public safety threat of drivers killing and maiming kids on badly our designed streets

CTV News Vancouver @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social · 1d

Woman pushing stroller struck in Vancouver intersection, police say

A woman and a child were taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle on Vancouver’s west side Tuesday afternoon, according to the Vancouver Police Department.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 5d

On Oct 14th, the Lewis for Leader Campaign is hosting our first National Mass Organizing call—and you’re invited!

Join @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @anjaliappadurai.bsky.social and others to hear how you can get involved in our people-powered campaign.

RSVP: lewisforleader.ca/organizercall

Mass Organizing Call for Avi Lewis - with Naomi Klein and Anjali Appadurai. October 14th: 5pm PT, 6pm MT, 7pm CT, 8pm ET, 9pm AT, 9:30pm NT. Learn more at lewisforleader.ca/organizercall.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 5d

We have truly not yet figured out how to cope with a person or institution that is "aware" of climate change, "accepts the science", but then decides to continue actively worsening it anyway

We don't even have a word or a phrase for this!

theconversation.com/mark-carneys...

Mark Carney’s climate inaction is at odds with his awareness of climate change’s existential threat

Climate action no longer seems to be a priority for Prime Minister Mark Carney, despite his previous activism. This is bad news for Canadians and the climate.

theconversation.com

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 6d

No incarnation of any political party at any time in any country on earth has ever spent so much time thinking about children’s genitals.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 7d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 8d

"You are a transformative President" ~Mark Carney

-Frequently threatens to annex or invade Canada.
-Waging a war against his own people.
-Genocide of Palestinians.
-Killing Venezuelan citizens.
-Tariff wars and silencing free speech.
-Targeting LGBTQ+ people, minorities, and immigrants.

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · Sep 13

The people who shape opinion in mainstream media are mostly from the upper middle and wealth classes. They got there because of nepotistic privilege and they keep their jobs, and make more money, because they tell the wealthy what they want to hear, even as that becomes more and more fascistic.

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Barrett @mbbsoron.bsky.social · 9d

jealous. have a great time with your man in japan!

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Josh Matlow @joshmatlow.bsky.social · 12d

Doug Ford is gaslighting you. If you’re trying to obey the law in Toronto and driving by a speed camera up to 10km over, you won’t be fined. This tool should be used to catch people driving near schools at excessive speeds, recklessly endangering our kids. www.thestar.com/news/gta/wha...

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 12d

Zodiac killer murders again, challenging legal bounds

From the New York Times: Breaking news: U.S. attacks Venezuelan boat for fourth time, challenging legal bounds

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 13d

reddit occupied government

Ken Dilanian
@DilanianMSNBC
Follow
The challenge coins being handed out by @FBIDirectorKash. Seems someone put a lot of thought into this.

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Barrett @mbbsoron.bsky.social · 12d

I’m finding it increasingly uncomfortable for friends and family to talk me about their “fun” trips to the US.

It takes extraordinary privilege and self-isolation to be so cheerful about visiting that place.

Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 13d

NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

www.wired.com

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 13d

Israel has continued to illegally intercept vessels from the Sumud Flotilla.

As Canada says it's “not able to guarantee the safety of Canadian travelers, or to provide them with security and protection abroad," the people are defending the flotilla.

Protests are sparking around the world:

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 15d

Extreme privilege rots and Trump and his progeny are a living, perfect example. Watching this lump of a person “succeed” because his family had wealth and everything was rigged in his favor, to the point he became president and millions want him as dictator is so nauseating I can barely stand it.

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Barrett @mbbsoron.bsky.social · 15d

these officials are US fifth columnists and Canadians need to pay better attention to who and what is influencing their conduct

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Barrett @mbbsoron.bsky.social · 15d

pretty insane, US pals! 😬

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16d

Trump: "The ones that are run by radical left Democrats -- what they've done to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles. They're very unsafe places & we're gonna straighten them out one by one. This is gonna be a major part for some people in this room. That's a war too. It's war from within"

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Ian Hell Damnskin @innuendostudios.bsky.social · Aug 25

good for you that you're willing to kill trans people to save Palestinians or willing to kill Palestinians to save trans people but are you *sure* those are the only options

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AmperSand @dottnett.bsky.social · 15d

At fruit and veg shop on The Drive.
#EastVan

A sticker on a fruit stall reads:
We should all be anti-fascist!

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 19d

To wit: if, having considered history & firepower, you genuinely believe the PNW is a unified political force that cld & wld militarily defeat an incursion by federal troops, well, I disagree, but fine. But if when you say it you "see" it--if a movie plays in your mind--question that narrative. 6/

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Barrett @mbbsoron.bsky.social · 19d

As a co-resident in the Cascadia bioregion, the edict of deadly force against opponents of fascism in Portland is very alarming.

A worthwhile thread here from @jeffsharlet.bsky.social about the stakes of how we describe and respond. Important for Canadians (like me) recalling Vichy France, too.

Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 19d

As you think about how to respond to Portland news, maybe think about dif between rhetoric of Newsom & Pritzker. Newsom mirrored; Pritzker spoke clearly about just how dangerous the moment it is. Do you want to be glib? My argument is that the main agency we have now is precision of language. 1/

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 19d

Chilling. The Enlightenment was fun while it lasted.

Eric Klinenberg @ericklinenberg.bsky.social · 19d

It's a small step from here to prohibiting professors from teaching about climate change, slavery, colonialism, racial discrimination, evolution, and the efficacy of vaccines.

Texas Tech Moves to Limit Academic Discussion to 2 Genders

www.nytimes.com

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Barrett @mbbsoron.bsky.social · 19d

replace every politician clamouring to remove protective measures like automated speed cameras.

We need mandatory speed governors, height and weight restrictions for non-commercial vehicles, and income-linked fines for deadly driving.

Opponents need to feel shame and anxiety over these deaths.

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Barrett @mbbsoron.bsky.social · 19d

In Canada, dangerous drivers kill more than twice as many people than murderers do.

These politicians are monstrous.

Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 20d

In a statement, Vaughan Mayor Steven Del Duca pivoted from speed cameras to violent crime, suggesting we should spend more time focussing on the latter. That’s illuminating. Vehicles obviously present the bigger statistical threat, especially to children. But we accept those injuries and deaths.

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Barrett @mbbsoron.bsky.social · 19d

I certainly don’t intend to, at least.

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