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deadward

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So progressive 🙄

www.idu.org/members/

Screenshot from IDU website showing moderate party as a full member
Chairman: H.E. Ulf Kristersson MP

Secretary General: Karin Enström MP

International Secretary: Eva Gustavsson

Member category: Full Member

Government status: In Government

November 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM

deadward

@deadward.bsky.social

What Intel on Trump? That he likes to win? Brilliant intel

What was it that Mueller found, like $100k of Facebook ads from some Russian company? Steele dossier was Clinton campaign fantasy

CIA director John Ratcliffe quote retweeting New York Post headline July 2, 2025 that reads: "Obama’s Trump-Russia collusion report was corrupt from start: CIA review https://trib.al/O43mJYW"

Ratcliffe: "All the world can now see the truth: Brennan, Clapper and Comey manipulated intelligence and silenced career professionals — all to get Trump. Thank you to the career @CIA
officers who conducted this review and exposed the facts."

November 15, 2025 at 11:04 AM

deadward

@deadward.bsky.social

Screenshot from ourcommons of the vote today on the Bloc motion to amend the budget. 30 yea votes, 306 nay votes

Motion Text

That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:

“the House reject the government's budget statement, which will hurt Quebec because it fails to:

(a) raise the Canadian health transfer escalator to 6%;

(b) end discrimination against people aged 65 to 74 who did not receive an equitable increase in Old Age Security;

(c) repay the $814 million to Quebeckers who were not compensated for the end of carbon pricing in April 2025; and

(d) propose concrete and effective measures to combat climate change”.

November 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM

deadward

@deadward.bsky.social

I was just reading through all of Yves-François Blanchet's interventions in the house yesterday, quite a fun read, would recommend lol

Yves-François Blanchet (Beloeil—Chambly)
2025-11-05 16:58
https://www.ourcommons.ca/publicationsearch/en/?per=104669&pubType=37

Madam Speaker, the government wants to promote major projects to us. I believe that Quebeckers should be promoting their own major project. That project is, of course, an independent Quebec. That is the project that deserves our vote. It will be called the country of Quebec. That will be our sole identity.
However, I would like to table the following amendment:
That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following:
“the House reject the government's budget statement, which will hurt Quebec because it fails to:
(a) raise the Canadian health transfer escalator to 6%;
(b) end discrimination against people aged 65 to 74 who did not receive an equitable increase in Old Age Security;
(c) repay the $814 million to Quebeckers who were not compensated for the end of carbon pricing in April 2025; and
(d) propose concrete and effective measures to combat climate change”.

November 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM

deadward

@deadward.bsky.social

Social justice policy from the Yves campaign

yvesforndpleader.ca/policy/

Screen shot from Yves Engler policy platform 2026 for NDP leader

"Social Justice:
Capitalism perpetuates social hierarchies and necessitates systemic oppression.
Exploitation, discrimination, and marginalization—whether based on class, race,
gender, sexuality, religion, or disability—are not separate struggles but
interconnected. True liberation is only possible when every community is free. As
an activist campaign, we are fighting for justice and equality for all
Justice for Women and 2SLGBTQIA+ Peoples:
● Invest in measures necessary to ensure economic and social equality for
women, queer, gay, trans and all other historically oppressed peoples.
● Protect and enhance feminist and 2SLGBTQIA+ content in the education
system.
● Restore and expand funding for Women’s & Gender Equality Programs int
stable, long-term funding lines rather than temporary programs.
Justice for Racially Oppressed Peoples:
● Redress the historic racist oppression of Black people, Chinese people and
other victimized minorities.
● Resist fascist groups and activities, which are capitalism’s last line of
defense, and represent a deadly threat to workers and oppressed peoples.
29
October 3, 2025"

October 8, 2025 at 12:14 PM

deadward

@deadward.bsky.social

Shocking react content smearing socialist caucus candidate from a *journalist* who doesn't bother to interview anyone to get the story. Cool

Responses from Yves and Tom Baker on x

Yves replying directly to Rachel:
"Are you for real? Within hours of announcing candicacy a slew of genocidal fanatics were calling for NDP to block me. Does that hold for another candidate? Are you serious?
This is from early January"
Includes a graphic saying "Take Action Don't let genocide supporters hijack NDP leadership race" linking to https://actionnetwork.org/letters/dont-let-genocide-supporters-hijack-ndp-leadership-race?source=email&

Separate post from Tom Baker @TomBake53963076
"Donations received by the Yves Engler campaign comply with Elections Canada rules. The application process is underway. There has been no violation of NDP leadership rules."

Yves reply to Tom: (note he tags the wrong Tom here)
"Contact @TomBaker5364
if you want to deep dive into how we are navigating the overlapping rules of Elections Canada & NDP"

Yves replying to another post from Rachel @atrachelgilmore, where Rachel was pointing out other candidates had gone through the application

"We would like to formally submit to party vetting as then we would be able to offer our donors tax receipts, be able to communicate directly to party members and participate in formal debates. Despite being constrained by elections Canada rules (though not able to offer donors tax credits) and not having access to the formal membership list, the campaign has quickly raised over 80K, had more than 1000 people attend talks in 15 cities & released a slew of action alerts and policy statements."
10:56 PM · Oct 6, 2025

Rachel:
There are several other candidates who are vocally anti-genocide. If you think that position alone is why you’d be barred, that seems really odd to me.

I also really don’t understand why you wouldn’t be clear about this strategy on social media — particularly given donors won’t get their tax rebate if your application is denied, which you clearly feel is a real threat.

It’s important to know that you’ve made that explicitly clear to all donors. Have you?

Yves:
They don’t get tax credit no matter whether we get thru or not. We’ve explained that everywhere.
Yeah genocide lobby is equally concerned by my 25 years of opposing apartheid & genocide (university expulsion for protesting Netanyahu, book on Canada Israel ties, a thousand demos, disruptions, hundreds of articles etc. & the others. Seriously?

Rachel:
Also, this is incorrect. If you get through and are a leadership candidate, donors at that point get a tax return. 75%, I believe. So if they think you’re a candidate — as you constantly call yourself on socials — they might expect that return.

Yves:
No they don't

Yves replying to Rachel accusing Yves of setting up a persecution narrative and complaining it wasn't clear from his website that donations would not get tax credit (not pictured)

Yves:
Wow you’ve shown yourself to be besmirching me on behalf of NDP brass who expelled Sarah Jama, Anjali, Paul Manly & an endless list of others & you are claiming I have questionable ethics. Ok let’s debate my Canada and Africa: 300 years of aid exploitation book. Let’s debate Canada China relations. Let’s debate ethics of working for Global News & who one should be interviewed by. I wrote a book titled Left, Right marching to the beat of imperial Canada about how messed up Canadian ideological sphere is when it comes to Canadian foreign policy. I get that an open and honest assessment of Canadian imperialism is threatening to anyone seeking to operate in it. Your desire to question my ethics when my campaign is by a large margin the most open and democratic is just sad

Yves:
You began your post strongly suggesting I was benefiting financially from this. You should apologize. If you don’t like me fine but interview one of the people who did policy platform as the campaign emailed you about last week

October 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM

deadward

@deadward.bsky.social

China's LY-1 for disabling missiles and drones I guess? I dunno what is being argued here though haha

China's LY-1 displayed on a truck during their military parade, for use in their navy, speculated land application as well on big power plant of a truck

October 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM

deadward

@deadward.bsky.social

There were no Canadians on board any of the Global Sumud Flotilla ships fyi

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...

Map from Al Jazeera showing nations participating with GSF, Canada not highlighted

October 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM

deadward

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Flotilla tracker showing position of Marinette West of the flotilla

October 2, 2025 at 5:01 AM

deadward

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Israeli forces clearing the cabin of the Captain Nikos

October 2, 2025 at 4:28 AM

deadward

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Captain Nikos awaiting boarding

Interior view of the ship Captain Nikos, empty cabin, crew vacated and are waiting on the deck for Israeli forces to board

October 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM

deadward

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All In stream is down

Israeli forces boarding All In as the sun rises

October 2, 2025 at 4:00 AM

deadward

@deadward.bsky.social

Oh, well guess they already did that 6 or 7 years ago
www.blackrock.com/us/individua...

Robbie Mitchnick: Yeah. I think sometimes it's tempting to look at this and say, the applications of blockchain technology, maybe Bitcoin or crypto was first, but there's going to be so many vast applications of blockchain that those'll be irrelevant in the long arc of history. And I don't think that's quite correct, Bitcoin's been around for 15 years, the blockchain hype and institutional interest has been here for, let's say six, seven years. When we look at, what are the things that we couldn't solve before as a human society and economy or that we did, but we did them in a really inefficient way. Now through blockchain, we either solved that or we predominantly use blockchain to do it in a much more efficient way. The record so far is pretty thin, and the exceptions are really Bitcoin, Ethereum to some extent in a more early-stage way, and stable coins.

October 1, 2025 at 10:51 PM

deadward

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Putin's genocide in Ukraine 🤡🤡🤡🤡

Mr. Speaker, Canadians are united in their support for Ukraine and their condemnation of the horrific and appalling illegal war and genocide being perpetrated against Ukrainians by Vladimir Putin and the Russian Federation. Canadians want Canada to support Ukraine and Ukrainians. Canadians want their government to act, and time and again it has promised to act. It has promised to sanction Putin and the oligarchs. It has said all the right things about backing Ukraine. The government has once again made grand announcements about supporting Ukrainians fleeing the war and seeking refuge in Canada. However, like so many other pronouncements the government makes when it comes to support for Ukraine and Ukrainians, it is missing the mark.

October 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM

deadward

@deadward.bsky.social

Why aren't the Liberals as eager to dole out collective punishment as the NDP? 😭😭😭

Mr. Speaker, on March 28, Russian oligarch Igor Makarov, who has been sanctioned in the United States since 2018, was able to get $121 million out of Canada. That should have gone to Ukrainians fleeing violence. That should have gone to Ukraine to help rebuild. Instead, that money was used to prop up Russia's war.
The NDP has been calling for sanctions since before the war started. The Liberals have done too little and they have done it too slowly. When are they going to get their act together?

October 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM

deadward

@deadward.bsky.social

Endless manufacturing of consent for endless war

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order.
If you seek it, I believe you will find unanimous consent for the following motion. I move:
That, given that:
(a) there is clear and ample evidence of systematic and massive war crimes and crimes against humanity being committed against the people of Ukraine by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, directed by President Vladimir Putin and others within the Russian Parliament; and
(b) the crimes committed by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation include:
(i) mass atrocities in the invaded and occupied Ukrainian territories,
(ii) systematic instances of willful killing of Ukrainian civilians and the desecration of corpses,
(iii) forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to the Russian territory,
(iv) torture and the imposition of life conditions causing grave suffering,
(v) widespread instances of physical harm, mental harm and rape,
the House recognize that the Russian Federation is committing acts of genocide against the Ukrainian people.

October 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM

deadward

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More weapons for Azov please, cuz Putin bad

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I believe if you seek it you will find unanimous consent to adopt the following motion. I move:
That, in light of the horrific and appalling reports received from the city of Bucha, the House condemn in the strongest terms possible the crimes against humanity and war crimes perpetrated by Vladimir Putin, the Russian military and Russian-backed forces, and call on the government to:
a) provide Ukraine further aid to defend themselves against Russian aggression;
b) ensure instances of crimes against humanity and war crimes are documented and that Russia be held responsible for these crimes at the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice;
c) provide desperately needed economic support to Ukraine, including the implementation of further severe economic penalties on the Russia regime and those supporting it, including even stronger trade restrictions and economic sanctions, and continuing to freeze the assets of Russian oligarchs and their families; and,
d) report to Parliament on the progress of these actions as soon as possible.

October 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM

deadward

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Ah yes the infamous Russian invasion of 2014

Mr. Speaker, 1.5 million Ukrainians have been displaced from their homes since Russia invaded in 2014. Now, as Russia amasses troops and armaments and threatens further invasion, the Ukrainian people need Canada more than ever. There is a looming humanitarian disaster in Ukraine, and thousands of Ukrainians are seeking refuge in Canada.
We saw this government fail to protect Afghans. We cannot let this happen again. Will the minister uphold Canada's responsibility to Ukrainians? Will the minister ensure humanitarian aid and better support for those Ukrainians who are fleeing violence?

October 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM

deadward

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Ah yes the peaceful and diplomatic approach of removing Russia from the global economy. Classic

Canada's back!

There is still time. Working with its allies, Canada can de-escalate this conflict. We can use economic sanctions. We can include removal of Russia from the SWIFT international payment system and place sanctions on Russia's sovereign debt. How we respond to this crisis and how we use diplomacy and sanctions to de-escalate this crisis will be an indication of whether Canada is indeed back on the world stage.

Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona)
2022-01-31 20:01 [p.1413]

October 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM

deadward

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Figure 30. Sometimes they scream at each
other: “It’s a lie!” / Sometimes they are
explicitly angry: “It’s an insult!” / But it is
widely known that they are the best friends /
and their quarrels are fake. May 5, 1981. “We
are expressing our discontent” – left poster. “Our
serious disagreements” – right poster.

September 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM

deadward

@deadward.bsky.social

I think Gramsci would agree with you 👍 as do I of course, we must cultivate our own mass consciousness and stop with the shocked Pikachu faces every time a corporation or 'the media' does ruling ideology shit lol