Sophia Banks
@sophiabanks.bsky.social
Community food coordinator. Support Worker. Harm reduction saves lives. Safe supply would save more. Sex work is work. Shop steward. She/Her/Trans/Queer
They say this stuff while declaring war on Venezuela.
December 9, 2025 at 5:20 AM
They say this stuff while declaring war on Venezuela.
Tbf, America has never really had a problem with committing was crimes or invading counties for oil.
What America always does.
What America always does.
December 9, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Tbf, America has never really had a problem with committing was crimes or invading counties for oil.
What America always does.
What America always does.
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Pete Hegseth Invokes ‘Fog Of War’ After Pissing In Break Room Refrigerator https://theonion.com/pete-hegseth-invokes-fog-of-war-after-pissing-in-break-room-refrigerator/
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Pete Hegseth Invokes ‘Fog Of War’ After Pissing In Break Room Refrigerator https://theonion.com/pete-hegseth-invokes-fog-of-war-after-pissing-in-break-room-refrigerator/
I get this. My parents are late 60’s and want to sell but price is $300 000 lower than a few years ago and they’re stuck. I will never have a $200 000 down payment.
Average house in Canada being near a million is fucked.
Average house in Canada being near a million is fucked.
Half of us are depending on an ever-expanding real estate bubble to sustain our financial wellbeing while the other half faces a life of precarity until the bubble deflates. Restoring affordability means rebuilding the economy on something other than housing speculation, writes James Hardwick.
Canada has become a hostage of its own housing bubble
Any project aimed at restoring housing affordability must articulate a plan to reform the large swathes of the economy that depend on the commodification of our homes, argues James Hardwick. The time ...
canadiandimension.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I get this. My parents are late 60’s and want to sell but price is $300 000 lower than a few years ago and they’re stuck. I will never have a $200 000 down payment.
Average house in Canada being near a million is fucked.
Average house in Canada being near a million is fucked.
How long will Americans let this nonsense go on?
December 9, 2025 at 3:51 AM
How long will Americans let this nonsense go on?
Was at the gas station and there was an older man counting change on the counter and he was able to buy $8.40 in gas. I asked him if I could buy him $20 in gas and he said he wouldn’t say no.
Been there. And I pay forward when I can.
Been there. And I pay forward when I can.
December 9, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Was at the gas station and there was an older man counting change on the counter and he was able to buy $8.40 in gas. I asked him if I could buy him $20 in gas and he said he wouldn’t say no.
Been there. And I pay forward when I can.
Been there. And I pay forward when I can.
Wood stove season. It’s so thick sometimes. We don’t have one but lots of neighbours are burning wood. Personally, not a fan in the denser areas. Fine if you’re in the woods.
December 8, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Wood stove season. It’s so thick sometimes. We don’t have one but lots of neighbours are burning wood. Personally, not a fan in the denser areas. Fine if you’re in the woods.
I don’t know what’s real in America anymore.
Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
December 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I don’t know what’s real in America anymore.
Saffron is coming up
December 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Saffron is coming up
We had a trans youth move in with us a few weeks ago. Brings out my parental instincts. It’s been fun
December 5, 2025 at 12:04 AM
We had a trans youth move in with us a few weeks ago. Brings out my parental instincts. It’s been fun
Hello, I am looking for families in Alberta with trans youth to interview for a piece I am working on. It sucks that families are afraid to speak with me because of the transphobia in Alberta. It shouldn’t be like this. This is what Danielle Smith has done to Albertan families
December 4, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Hello, I am looking for families in Alberta with trans youth to interview for a piece I am working on. It sucks that families are afraid to speak with me because of the transphobia in Alberta. It shouldn’t be like this. This is what Danielle Smith has done to Albertan families
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www.timescolonist.com/opinion/les-...
"The 'deemed consent' section is a central part of the case, on which arguments closed just two weeks ago. Now the amendment (Bill 32) voids it, just as the judge begins deliberations."
"The 'deemed consent' section is a central part of the case, on which arguments closed just two weeks ago. Now the amendment (Bill 32) voids it, just as the judge begins deliberations."
Les Leyne: Addictions workers push back against involuntary care
Some of the addictions workers the NDP says it is trying to protect say they will refuse to implement the “violent expansion of involuntary treatment.”
www.timescolonist.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
www.timescolonist.com/opinion/les-...
"The 'deemed consent' section is a central part of the case, on which arguments closed just two weeks ago. Now the amendment (Bill 32) voids it, just as the judge begins deliberations."
"The 'deemed consent' section is a central part of the case, on which arguments closed just two weeks ago. Now the amendment (Bill 32) voids it, just as the judge begins deliberations."
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The prime minister has signed a memorandum of understanding with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith that is expected to greenlight a pipeline to the West Coast.
But are First Nations being consulted?
Watch the full conversation on Truth & Politics: youtu.be/-NPiX6SJvD4
But are First Nations being consulted?
Watch the full conversation on Truth & Politics: youtu.be/-NPiX6SJvD4
December 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The prime minister has signed a memorandum of understanding with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith that is expected to greenlight a pipeline to the West Coast.
But are First Nations being consulted?
Watch the full conversation on Truth & Politics: youtu.be/-NPiX6SJvD4
But are First Nations being consulted?
Watch the full conversation on Truth & Politics: youtu.be/-NPiX6SJvD4
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Now that the Carney-Smith MOU on pipelines is finally out in the open, remember: Alberta's tarsands haven't been Canadian-owned for years, and more than 70% of major tarsands shareholders are foreign entities.
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #NoPipelines #BCPoli #ABPoli #ElbowsUp
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #NoPipelines #BCPoli #ABPoli #ElbowsUp
A New Oilsands Pipeline? What Politicians Won’t Admit | The Tyee
An energy expert lays out the risks and fallacies as Canada and the world fail to face the climate crisis.
thetyee.ca
December 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Now that the Carney-Smith MOU on pipelines is finally out in the open, remember: Alberta's tarsands haven't been Canadian-owned for years, and more than 70% of major tarsands shareholders are foreign entities.
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #NoPipelines #BCPoli #ABPoli #ElbowsUp
#Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #NoPipelines #BCPoli #ABPoli #ElbowsUp
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This is against the Canadian Criminal Code, she can not allow stand your ground laws in Alberta nor can she betray federal gun laws. @mark-carney.bsky.social has created an entitled monster.
#abpoli #cdnpoli
#abpoli #cdnpoli
December 2, 2025 at 3:23 AM
This is against the Canadian Criminal Code, she can not allow stand your ground laws in Alberta nor can she betray federal gun laws. @mark-carney.bsky.social has created an entitled monster.
#abpoli #cdnpoli
#abpoli #cdnpoli
Alberta wants a pipeline through sovereign Indigenous lands and a fleet of oil tankers along the north coast of British Columbia, that should be a big no. Also, thought they wanted to leave Canada?! Jerks
December 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Alberta wants a pipeline through sovereign Indigenous lands and a fleet of oil tankers along the north coast of British Columbia, that should be a big no. Also, thought they wanted to leave Canada?! Jerks
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The unpaid bills of Alberta oil and gas companies, explained
Ripping off citizens and tax payers as usual.
#Alberta #Canada #cdnpoli #FossilFuels
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-surf...
Ripping off citizens and tax payers as usual.
#Alberta #Canada #cdnpoli #FossilFuels
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-surf...
The unpaid bills of Alberta oil and gas companies, explained | The Narwhal
We break down the ways some Alberta oil and gas companies are shirking their bills, and what that means for Alberta municipalities and landowners
thenarwhal.ca
December 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The unpaid bills of Alberta oil and gas companies, explained
Ripping off citizens and tax payers as usual.
#Alberta #Canada #cdnpoli #FossilFuels
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-surf...
Ripping off citizens and tax payers as usual.
#Alberta #Canada #cdnpoli #FossilFuels
thenarwhal.ca/alberta-surf...
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The authoritarian edge of Alberta conservatism
From union-busting to anti-trans moves, Danielle Smith is reviving the notwithstanding clause as a reactionary tool.
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
From union-busting to anti-trans moves, Danielle Smith is reviving the notwithstanding clause as a reactionary tool.
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
The authoritarian edge of Alberta conservatism
Danielle Smith’s unprecedented use of the notwithstanding clause is reshaping Alberta politics, targeting labour, trans youth, and minority rights. Ryan Kelpin traces the far-right project behind her ...
canadiandimension.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The authoritarian edge of Alberta conservatism
From union-busting to anti-trans moves, Danielle Smith is reviving the notwithstanding clause as a reactionary tool.
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
From union-busting to anti-trans moves, Danielle Smith is reviving the notwithstanding clause as a reactionary tool.
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
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"Ryan Herriot, a family physician and addiction medicine specialist based in Victoria, said the change represents an 'egregious interference by non-experts into the practice of medicine.'"
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
#bcpoli #harmreduction
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
#bcpoli #harmreduction
B.C. to require safer supply medications to be taken under supervision
Change follows considerable scrutiny and political pushback on the program
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
"Ryan Herriot, a family physician and addiction medicine specialist based in Victoria, said the change represents an 'egregious interference by non-experts into the practice of medicine.'"
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
#bcpoli #harmreduction
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
#bcpoli #harmreduction
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We are calling on colleagues, health-care associations, unions, regulatory bodies, and public health leaders to endorse the statement, share it widely, and join us in demanding voluntary, evidence-based, rights-affirming responses to the toxic drug crisis.
#WeRefuse #bcpoli #harmreduction
#WeRefuse #bcpoli #harmreduction
November 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
We are calling on colleagues, health-care associations, unions, regulatory bodies, and public health leaders to endorse the statement, share it widely, and join us in demanding voluntary, evidence-based, rights-affirming responses to the toxic drug crisis.
#WeRefuse #bcpoli #harmreduction
#WeRefuse #bcpoli #harmreduction
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We honour people with lived and living experience who have long resisted coercive drug policy, including those who launched last year’s petition opposing involuntary care. Their leadership continues to guide this work.
Statement: www.policeoversight.ca/p/harm-reduc...
Petition: shorturl.at/ZHh2E
Statement: www.policeoversight.ca/p/harm-reduc...
Petition: shorturl.at/ZHh2E
Harm Reduction Nurses Association & Doctors for Safer Drug Policy encourage colleagues to stand down from implementing BC NDP Mental Health Act changes
Proposals to expand so-called “involuntary treatment” for substance use disorders is not a health intervention, it is a political response to fear, misinformation, and moral panic.
www.policeoversight.ca
November 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
We honour people with lived and living experience who have long resisted coercive drug policy, including those who launched last year’s petition opposing involuntary care. Their leadership continues to guide this work.
Statement: www.policeoversight.ca/p/harm-reduc...
Petition: shorturl.at/ZHh2E
Statement: www.policeoversight.ca/p/harm-reduc...
Petition: shorturl.at/ZHh2E
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We Refuse: Health Workers Against Involuntary Care is now public.
@hrna.bsky.social and DSDP are circulating a joint statement opposing BC’s plan to expand involuntary drug treatment. This approach is ineffective, increases overdose risk, violates autonomy, and harms marginalized communities.
@hrna.bsky.social and DSDP are circulating a joint statement opposing BC’s plan to expand involuntary drug treatment. This approach is ineffective, increases overdose risk, violates autonomy, and harms marginalized communities.
November 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
We Refuse: Health Workers Against Involuntary Care is now public.
@hrna.bsky.social and DSDP are circulating a joint statement opposing BC’s plan to expand involuntary drug treatment. This approach is ineffective, increases overdose risk, violates autonomy, and harms marginalized communities.
@hrna.bsky.social and DSDP are circulating a joint statement opposing BC’s plan to expand involuntary drug treatment. This approach is ineffective, increases overdose risk, violates autonomy, and harms marginalized communities.
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Not only has he never looked at Don Jr. or Eric like this, he’s never been so happy to bask in JD Vance’s presence either.
He looks giddy. JOYFUL even.
Is Zohran a witch
He looks giddy. JOYFUL even.
Is Zohran a witch
November 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Not only has he never looked at Don Jr. or Eric like this, he’s never been so happy to bask in JD Vance’s presence either.
He looks giddy. JOYFUL even.
Is Zohran a witch
He looks giddy. JOYFUL even.
Is Zohran a witch
Life update. I had a full ligament tear in my TFCC with bone also torn off. Surgery is like a last resort and every health worker and surgeon has told me you don’t want it. Took 5 months to get a mri and have the injury diagnosed. Get a cast, steroid injections. Writing a post or reply was too hard
November 14, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Life update. I had a full ligament tear in my TFCC with bone also torn off. Surgery is like a last resort and every health worker and surgeon has told me you don’t want it. Took 5 months to get a mri and have the injury diagnosed. Get a cast, steroid injections. Writing a post or reply was too hard