Kirk Tousaw
@kirktousaw.bsky.social
I helped legalize cannabis in Canada and won some precedent setting medical cannabis cases. Now I practice law in British Columbia and run a cannabis company called Great Gardener Farms. Dad and husband. Deadhead. Lions fan. He/him.
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this dumb shit is what i mean when i say this is a purely aesthetic “politics.” yeah man, why can’t we have a fusion of cosmopolitan social democracy and revanchist hierarchies of wealth and privilege? tough question.
Matt Stoller: “..Trump & Mamdani defeated establishment in their own way, representing hunger of voters on the right & left who want something different. If those sides cd come together.. that would be a sea change in how we organize our political economy”.
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Monopoly Round-Up: Why the Establishment Freaked Out Over a Mamdani-Trump Press Conference
Meta wins its antitrust case, there are now two fire truck antitrust claims, the stock market got wobbly, and Larry Summers was exiled from the establishment, at least for now.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
this dumb shit is what i mean when i say this is a purely aesthetic “politics.” yeah man, why can’t we have a fusion of cosmopolitan social democracy and revanchist hierarchies of wealth and privilege? tough question.
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the government is amending the act to protect healthcare workers who provide involuntary treatment from liability BECAUSE ITS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Today the BC NDP introduced Bill 31, the Mental Health Amendment Act, in response to an ongoing court case.
The BC Greens say the move is an opportunistic effort to protect its defence of involuntary treatment.
#bcpoli
Our statement ⬇️
The BC Greens say the move is an opportunistic effort to protect its defence of involuntary treatment.
#bcpoli
Our statement ⬇️
BC Greens question when the BC NDP will implement a full review of the Mental Health Act instead of tinkering around the edges - BC Green Caucus
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 24, 2025 VICTORIA, B.C. – The BC Greens say the BC NDP’s move to amend Section 31 of the Mental Health Act is an opportunistic effort to protect its defence of involunta...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
the government is amending the act to protect healthcare workers who provide involuntary treatment from liability BECAUSE ITS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
RIP.
Oh, no! Jimmy Cliff has died at 81. The soundtrack of The Harder They Come played all the time during my high school and college years. I saw him play with Widespread Panic at Lockn’ a few years ago. He was mesmerizing. Fare thee well, Jimmy C.
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Jimmy Cliff, Singer Who Helped Bring Reggae to Global Audience, Dies at 81
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November 25, 2025 at 12:56 AM
RIP.
Eby is right and it’s particularly unacceptable given reporting that the pipeline will go to BC’s coast. Let’s hope he stands firm not just about participating in the talks but also in opposition to the pipeline.
November 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Eby is right and it’s particularly unacceptable given reporting that the pipeline will go to BC’s coast. Let’s hope he stands firm not just about participating in the talks but also in opposition to the pipeline.
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Several outlets are reporting Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are going to sign a deal this week that includes a path to a northwest B.C. oil pipeline.
But why would Carney reward Smith with this gift just days after her nuclear attack on trans kids' lives?
But why would Carney reward Smith with this gift just days after her nuclear attack on trans kids' lives?
November 24, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Several outlets are reporting Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are going to sign a deal this week that includes a path to a northwest B.C. oil pipeline.
But why would Carney reward Smith with this gift just days after her nuclear attack on trans kids' lives?
But why would Carney reward Smith with this gift just days after her nuclear attack on trans kids' lives?
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Calling them “drug boats” is propaganda
detailed WashPost account of how Trump and Stephen Miller sidelined serious lawyers so they could fabricate a justification for committing murder
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White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats
The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Calling them “drug boats” is propaganda
Half right. Would be best if the sentence ended after “anyone”.
“Canada should create a pharmacare system that offers free access to essential medicines to anyone with a health card and allows private insurance to continue playing a role, an expert committee report recommended on Friday.”
#Canada
#Canada
Expert report calls on Ottawa to fund essential medicines, enshrine pharmacare in law
OTTAWA — Canada should create a pharmacare system that offers free access to essential medicines to anyone with a health card and allows private insurance to continue playing a role, an expert committ...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Half right. Would be best if the sentence ended after “anyone”.
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Megyn Kelly claimed Epstein was into “the barely legal type,” referring to 15 year-olds.
So I wrote about how her comments highlight the ways both purity culture and rape culture sexualize young girls and make male desire their responsibility.
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So I wrote about how her comments highlight the ways both purity culture and rape culture sexualize young girls and make male desire their responsibility.
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The Barely Legal Type: Purity Culture, Rape Culture, and America’s Lose-Lose Proposition for Girls
The very parts of American culture that claim to promote teen abstinence and sexual purity operate on a parallel logic to the rape culture that enables the darkest misogynistic violence against women.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Megyn Kelly claimed Epstein was into “the barely legal type,” referring to 15 year-olds.
So I wrote about how her comments highlight the ways both purity culture and rape culture sexualize young girls and make male desire their responsibility.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-barely-l...
So I wrote about how her comments highlight the ways both purity culture and rape culture sexualize young girls and make male desire their responsibility.
www.liberalcurrents.com/the-barely-l...
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Mamdani got Trump to endorse him before Schumer and Jeffries. Utterly devastating.
Q: would you feel comfortable living in NYC under a Mamdani administration ?
TRUMP: I would. I really would.
TRUMP: I would. I really would.
November 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Mamdani got Trump to endorse him before Schumer and Jeffries. Utterly devastating.
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you can read a 1000 word story on these mergers without the journalist EVER mentioning the fact that almost every merger like this has resulted in oodles of debt, layoffs, chaos, frustration, and shittier product
they just don't think that's useful context to even mention
they just don't think that's useful context to even mention
And So It Begins: Paramount, Netflix And Comcast Formally Submit Bids For Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount, Comcast and Netflix have submitted bids to acquire all or part of Warner Bros. Discovery, ushering in a dramatic period of evolution for the media business.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
you can read a 1000 word story on these mergers without the journalist EVER mentioning the fact that almost every merger like this has resulted in oodles of debt, layoffs, chaos, frustration, and shittier product
they just don't think that's useful context to even mention
they just don't think that's useful context to even mention
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Similar logic saw Dems supporting resolutions extolling the police only to see their criminal justice reform bill get spiked and still get 4+ years of “soft on crime” coverage and attacks.
BREAKING: The House of Representatives voted 285–98 in favor of a resolution condemning socialism.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
November 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Similar logic saw Dems supporting resolutions extolling the police only to see their criminal justice reform bill get spiked and still get 4+ years of “soft on crime” coverage and attacks.
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In an interview this week, Ken Sim said that he had a list of all the times he said no to the Vancouver Police Department, and said a lot of their budget increases were out of the city's control.
We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
In an interview this week, Ken Sim said that he had a list of all the times he said no to the Vancouver Police Department, and said a lot of their budget increases were out of the city's control.
We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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In an interview this week, Ken Sim said that he had a list of all the times he said no to the Vancouver Police Department, and said a lot of their budget increases were out of the city's control.
We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Guess they’re gonna have to tear down all those New Deal buildings and artworks.
For those who don’t study history, we’ve had socialism in America before, it was in response to unbridled wealth hoarding, and it directly led to one of the most prosperous periods the country has ever experienced.
For those who don’t study history, we’ve had socialism in America before, it was in response to unbridled wealth hoarding, and it directly led to one of the most prosperous periods the country has ever experienced.
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Guess they’re gonna have to tear down all those New Deal buildings and artworks.
For those who don’t study history, we’ve had socialism in America before, it was in response to unbridled wealth hoarding, and it directly led to one of the most prosperous periods the country has ever experienced.
For those who don’t study history, we’ve had socialism in America before, it was in response to unbridled wealth hoarding, and it directly led to one of the most prosperous periods the country has ever experienced.
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"Whether it’s lies about the safety of puberty blockers or the competitive impact of allowing trans women to compete in women’s sports, the stances and statements Smith is repeatedly trotting out.... are at their best misleading and at their worst outright lies."
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The lies Danielle Smith is telling to overturn trans kids’ rights | Xtra Magazine
The Alberta government is invoking the Notwithstanding Clause to protect its three anti-trans laws from being challenged in the courts
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November 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
"Whether it’s lies about the safety of puberty blockers or the competitive impact of allowing trans women to compete in women’s sports, the stances and statements Smith is repeatedly trotting out.... are at their best misleading and at their worst outright lies."
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So is Mark Carney going to go along with the suspension of human rights by MAGA government in Alberta?
You cant' do nation-building by allowing an autocratic government to suspend the charter rights of citizens.
Just say no Mark.
it's pretty straightforward.
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You cant' do nation-building by allowing an autocratic government to suspend the charter rights of citizens.
Just say no Mark.
it's pretty straightforward.
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Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause to stop court challenges of transgender laws
The Alberta government has invoked the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to protect from legal challenge a trio of laws affecting transgender youth and adults.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
So is Mark Carney going to go along with the suspension of human rights by MAGA government in Alberta?
You cant' do nation-building by allowing an autocratic government to suspend the charter rights of citizens.
Just say no Mark.
it's pretty straightforward.
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
You cant' do nation-building by allowing an autocratic government to suspend the charter rights of citizens.
Just say no Mark.
it's pretty straightforward.
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
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By using the not withstanding clause to first end the teacher strike, and now push these bigoted than bills through Smith is showing she has no respect for the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The UPC has gone full on fascist by denying Albertans basic human rights.
By using the not withstanding clause to first end the teacher strike, and now push these bigoted than bills through Smith is showing she has no respect for the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The UPC has gone full on fascist by denying Albertans basic human rights.
Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges | CBC News
The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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By using the not withstanding clause to first end the teacher strike, and now push these bigoted than bills through Smith is showing she has no respect for the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The UPC has gone full on fascist by denying Albertans basic human rights.
By using the not withstanding clause to first end the teacher strike, and now push these bigoted than bills through Smith is showing she has no respect for the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The UPC has gone full on fascist by denying Albertans basic human rights.
It isn’t in the headline but the answer is “yes”.
It's trendy in some circles to replace drinking with consuming cannabis. But can it help people with a drinking problem cut back? Scientists set up a bar in the lab to find out. n.pr/43zxhZB
Can weed help you drink less? Scientists study how well 'California sober' works
It's trendy in some circles to replace drinking with consuming cannabis. But can it help people with a drinking problem cut back? Scientists set up a bar in the lab to find out.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:45 AM
It isn’t in the headline but the answer is “yes”.
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When half the internet doesn't work because of a failure of a single vendor, that vendor is a utility, in the same way that power, water, and, back in the day, the phone companies, are/were utilities.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
When half the internet doesn't work because of a failure of a single vendor, that vendor is a utility, in the same way that power, water, and, back in the day, the phone companies, are/were utilities.
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Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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"I INVOKE MY RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND COUNSEL AND WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITHOUT MY ATTORNEY PRESENT."
If you're in the United States, that is ALL you should EVER say to law enforcement besides asking if you're being detained, and identifying yourself in a stop and ID state.
If you're in the United States, that is ALL you should EVER say to law enforcement besides asking if you're being detained, and identifying yourself in a stop and ID state.
November 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"I INVOKE MY RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND COUNSEL AND WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITHOUT MY ATTORNEY PRESENT."
If you're in the United States, that is ALL you should EVER say to law enforcement besides asking if you're being detained, and identifying yourself in a stop and ID state.
If you're in the United States, that is ALL you should EVER say to law enforcement besides asking if you're being detained, and identifying yourself in a stop and ID state.
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I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
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Oh ffs.
Trump’s White House is naming fentanyl as a chemical weapon to justify the indiscriminate “drug boat” bombings it’s been carrying out in the Caribbean, which have killed 80 people to date.
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Trump’s White House is naming fentanyl as a chemical weapon to justify the indiscriminate “drug boat” bombings it’s been carrying out in the Caribbean, which have killed 80 people to date.
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Secret DOJ Memo Claims Chemical Weapon Threat From “Drug Boats”
The Trump administration has a new justification for bombing boats in the Caribbean.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Oh ffs.
Trump’s White House is naming fentanyl as a chemical weapon to justify the indiscriminate “drug boat” bombings it’s been carrying out in the Caribbean, which have killed 80 people to date.
newrepublic.com/post/203243/...
Trump’s White House is naming fentanyl as a chemical weapon to justify the indiscriminate “drug boat” bombings it’s been carrying out in the Caribbean, which have killed 80 people to date.
newrepublic.com/post/203243/...
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There is no such thing as “narcoterrorism” — it’s a political construct designed to stigmatize & dehumanize target groups while rationalizing extreme & often illegal responses. Drug traffickers do resort to extreme violence, but they are not motivated by ideology, religion, or grievance. Just 💰💵.
November 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
There is no such thing as “narcoterrorism” — it’s a political construct designed to stigmatize & dehumanize target groups while rationalizing extreme & often illegal responses. Drug traffickers do resort to extreme violence, but they are not motivated by ideology, religion, or grievance. Just 💰💵.