Mike 🍁
@thewarrenisempty.bsky.social
Trade unionist & troublemaker
Queer, AuDHD & CPTSD
Educate. Agitate. Organize.
Queer, AuDHD & CPTSD
Educate. Agitate. Organize.
Pinned
Canada should be focused on nation-building. Instead we are getting sucked into a needless pipeline war to appease Moe and Danielle Smith.
If the PM tries to kill the tanker ban without consulting BC premier Eby or First Nations he will be in for the fight of his life.
And he will lose.
If the PM tries to kill the tanker ban without consulting BC premier Eby or First Nations he will be in for the fight of his life.
And he will lose.
I work in the building trades in BC. I work on O&G projects, pipelines, LNG plants, and in refineries. It pays my bills, provides for my family, and allows us to live a decent life.
Even I don't want another goddamn oil pipeline.
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Even I don't want another goddamn oil pipeline.
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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Send this piece of shit home.
US Ambassador to Canada: But let me tell you, I go around the country and people will say, “Pete, you just don’t understand why we’re so mad about the 51st state.” And it’s kind of like, “Yeah, you’re right. I don’t.
December 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Send this piece of shit home.
Peak oil is here.
Alberta needs to diversify its economy away from O&G now, or it's going to end up like West Virginia after the coal mines shut down: severe economic decline, job losses, failure of infrastructure, and widespread social problems.
Alberta needs to diversify its economy away from O&G now, or it's going to end up like West Virginia after the coal mines shut down: severe economic decline, job losses, failure of infrastructure, and widespread social problems.
Key electricity generation points for Q3 2025: The increase in renewable generation in China exceeded that of the rest of the work combined. The drop in Fossil Fuel use in China and India exceeded the increase in Fossil Fuel use for the rest of the world! 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋
November 30, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Peak oil is here.
Alberta needs to diversify its economy away from O&G now, or it's going to end up like West Virginia after the coal mines shut down: severe economic decline, job losses, failure of infrastructure, and widespread social problems.
Alberta needs to diversify its economy away from O&G now, or it's going to end up like West Virginia after the coal mines shut down: severe economic decline, job losses, failure of infrastructure, and widespread social problems.
Yet another reason why the pipeline through Northern BC isn't a real project, and is never getting built.
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ember-energy.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Yet another reason why the pipeline through Northern BC isn't a real project, and is never getting built.
November 30, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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"Ottawa U.S. Embassy spokesperson Ariel Pollock" has now been required to issue a comment on our foolishness.
'Made-up quote' in Canadian satire site The Beaverton fools Time Magazine | CBC News
In a recent article about the United States' strained relationships with other countries, Time Magazine included a made-up quote from Canadian satire site The Beaverton — seemingly as fact.
www.cbc.ca
November 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
"Ottawa U.S. Embassy spokesperson Ariel Pollock" has now been required to issue a comment on our foolishness.
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i love this guy and his absurd flag
November 29, 2025 at 12:41 AM
i love this guy and his absurd flag
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gonna need a bigger Hague
November 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
gonna need a bigger Hague
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It is unfathomable that the USG lawyers would sign off on a no-survivors boat strike (no get of jail free card).
There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well.
The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well.
The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
November 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
It is unfathomable that the USG lawyers would sign off on a no-survivors boat strike (no get of jail free card).
There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well.
The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well.
The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
You gotta start somewhere
Think about how much easier it would be to prosecute Hegseth for war crimes if Kissinger or Cheney and Rumsfield had been.
Can you even imagine how different the last few decades would be if Kissinger had faced literally any form of justice for his crimes.
Can you even imagine how different the last few decades would be if Kissinger had faced literally any form of justice for his crimes.
November 29, 2025 at 6:36 AM
You gotta start somewhere
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DULF will be back in the BC Courts next week.
In case you're unfamiliar with court anyone is allowed to come and listen but you have to be respectful of the judge so sit quietly and stand and bow when everyone else does. You can bring water to drink but no snacks/ coffee, etc. Notebooks allowed.
In case you're unfamiliar with court anyone is allowed to come and listen but you have to be respectful of the judge so sit quietly and stand and bow when everyone else does. You can bring water to drink but no snacks/ coffee, etc. Notebooks allowed.
November 29, 2025 at 1:34 AM
DULF will be back in the BC Courts next week.
In case you're unfamiliar with court anyone is allowed to come and listen but you have to be respectful of the judge so sit quietly and stand and bow when everyone else does. You can bring water to drink but no snacks/ coffee, etc. Notebooks allowed.
In case you're unfamiliar with court anyone is allowed to come and listen but you have to be respectful of the judge so sit quietly and stand and bow when everyone else does. You can bring water to drink but no snacks/ coffee, etc. Notebooks allowed.
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I'll wrap with Nyx: "I've watched my coworkers die on the ground, friends die who leave behind children. This is gutting my community, killing everyone I know... If you're subject to this over and over again it becomes routine... for 10 years been screaming for help... that's fallen on deaf ears."
November 29, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I'll wrap with Nyx: "I've watched my coworkers die on the ground, friends die who leave behind children. This is gutting my community, killing everyone I know... If you're subject to this over and over again it becomes routine... for 10 years been screaming for help... that's fallen on deaf ears."
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Importantly — and this was stressed in friggen heartbreaking testimony — they were doing this while their friends, family and community members were dying in horrific, horrific numbers. The trauma they experienced/continue to experience is very clear. The crisis is continuing, 5 ppl/ day are dying.
November 29, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Importantly — and this was stressed in friggen heartbreaking testimony — they were doing this while their friends, family and community members were dying in horrific, horrific numbers. The trauma they experienced/continue to experience is very clear. The crisis is continuing, 5 ppl/ day are dying.
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Nyx and Kalicum are refuting this and arguing that they did everything they could at the time. Small errors in the study? They were learning how to write academic papers on the fly. Small flaws in communication with Health Canada? They're not lawyers and presented the info the best they could.
November 29, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Nyx and Kalicum are refuting this and arguing that they did everything they could at the time. Small errors in the study? They were learning how to write academic papers on the fly. Small flaws in communication with Health Canada? They're not lawyers and presented the info the best they could.
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I'm still working out what the Crown's defence/argument is but so far it seems to be picking at the idea that DULF was genuinely trying to work with gov, or genuinely tried to put together studies that showed their compassion club was working by reducing harm caused by the illicit supply.
November 29, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I'm still working out what the Crown's defence/argument is but so far it seems to be picking at the idea that DULF was genuinely trying to work with gov, or genuinely tried to put together studies that showed their compassion club was working by reducing harm caused by the illicit supply.
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DULF lawyers are arguing shutting down the compassion club violates member's Charter Rights under section 7 (right to life, liberty and security) and section 15 (right to be treated equally under the law). Basically closing DULF puts marginalized folks at high risk of OD and death.
November 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM
DULF lawyers are arguing shutting down the compassion club violates member's Charter Rights under section 7 (right to life, liberty and security) and section 15 (right to be treated equally under the law). Basically closing DULF puts marginalized folks at high risk of OD and death.
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On Oct. 25, 2023 Nyx and Kalicum were arrested and charged with trafficking. On Nov. 7, 2025 they were found guilty of trafficking with intent to distribute.
That lets them issue a charter challenge of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, which they did. That's why they're in court right now.
That lets them issue a charter challenge of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, which they did. That's why they're in court right now.
November 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
On Oct. 25, 2023 Nyx and Kalicum were arrested and charged with trafficking. On Nov. 7, 2025 they were found guilty of trafficking with intent to distribute.
That lets them issue a charter challenge of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, which they did. That's why they're in court right now.
That lets them issue a charter challenge of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, which they did. That's why they're in court right now.
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DULF tried to work with almost every level of gov, asking Health Canada to give them permission to buy, test and distribute drugs (denied), the province to give them permission to test drugs and run an OPS (granted), and for support from police (grey area, some officers said initiative was helpful)
November 29, 2025 at 1:00 AM
DULF tried to work with almost every level of gov, asking Health Canada to give them permission to buy, test and distribute drugs (denied), the province to give them permission to test drugs and run an OPS (granted), and for support from police (grey area, some officers said initiative was helpful)
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DULF was collecting donations (legal) and buying heroin, cocaine and meth off the dark web (illegal). Once they had the drugs Vancouver Coastal Health worked with them to help rigorously test the drugs and label the drugs (legal), and DULF would sell the drugs at cost to members (illegal).
November 29, 2025 at 12:57 AM
DULF was collecting donations (legal) and buying heroin, cocaine and meth off the dark web (illegal). Once they had the drugs Vancouver Coastal Health worked with them to help rigorously test the drugs and label the drugs (legal), and DULF would sell the drugs at cost to members (illegal).
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This club sold to 47 adult members and it seemed to work. After one year of operation members reported fewer overdoses, incidents with police, hospital visits, crime. There were no deaths.
Having a dedicated source of known potency and purity seemed to help stabilize people.
Having a dedicated source of known potency and purity seemed to help stabilize people.
November 29, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This club sold to 47 adult members and it seemed to work. After one year of operation members reported fewer overdoses, incidents with police, hospital visits, crime. There were no deaths.
Having a dedicated source of known potency and purity seemed to help stabilize people.
Having a dedicated source of known potency and purity seemed to help stabilize people.
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Background: More than 18,600 BCers have been killed by unregulated drugs since 2014. The gov has tried some harm reduction but thousands have still died. DULF decided to break drug laws, which they say were unjust, to provide pure, labelled drugs to high-risk users in a compassion club.
November 29, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Background: More than 18,600 BCers have been killed by unregulated drugs since 2014. The gov has tried some harm reduction but thousands have still died. DULF decided to break drug laws, which they say were unjust, to provide pure, labelled drugs to high-risk users in a compassion club.
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Been covering DULF's constitutional challenge for @thetyee.ca this week. Crown prosecutors have tried to poke lots of small holes in what founders Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum were doing. Nyx and Kalicum have largely defended themselves saying they were doing the best they knew how at the time.
November 29, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Been covering DULF's constitutional challenge for @thetyee.ca this week. Crown prosecutors have tried to poke lots of small holes in what founders Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum were doing. Nyx and Kalicum have largely defended themselves saying they were doing the best they knew how at the time.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:22 AM
As someone who did something similar earlier this year, I have nothing but respect. It's a hard call to make sometimes.
""They told him his voice was needed around the cabinet table, and suggested he could play a larger role on climate moving forward.
“Guilbeault ultimately decided he couldn’t defend the MOU and be true to who he was, and what he believes in,” said a source close to him."
“Guilbeault ultimately decided he couldn’t defend the MOU and be true to who he was, and what he believes in,” said a source close to him."
November 29, 2025 at 2:40 AM
As someone who did something similar earlier this year, I have nothing but respect. It's a hard call to make sometimes.
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To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
To put a finer point on this whole thing: "Two people with direct knowledge of the operation" — presumably uniformed military leaders — are accusing the U.S. Secretary of Defense of personally ordering specific war crimes. That's a historic accusation.