Kay
@ifyouseekay.bsky.social
I'm a taurus, and my turn-offs are racism, capitalism, misogyny, and queerphobia. I make books with @psvancouver.bsky.social and music with Vomit Fraud. Uninvited resident on Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish territory, in Vancouver BC.
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How can anyone think it's a good idea to run oil tankers through a body of water named the Hecate Strait?
Go ahead, try and brave an infamous, ship-wrecking cauldron named after combative necromancy in Shakespeare
Does Carney know anything about BC at all?
#bcpoli
Go ahead, try and brave an infamous, ship-wrecking cauldron named after combative necromancy in Shakespeare
Does Carney know anything about BC at all?
#bcpoli
November 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
How can anyone think it's a good idea to run oil tankers through a body of water named the Hecate Strait?
Go ahead, try and brave an infamous, ship-wrecking cauldron named after combative necromancy in Shakespeare
Does Carney know anything about BC at all?
#bcpoli
Go ahead, try and brave an infamous, ship-wrecking cauldron named after combative necromancy in Shakespeare
Does Carney know anything about BC at all?
#bcpoli
My idea for a "dark" reboot of The Beachcombers, with Relic, an outsider so despised by respectable townfolk that they can't be bother to know his name (it's Stafford) as the central character, so far has not gained any traction.
I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
November 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
My idea for a "dark" reboot of The Beachcombers, with Relic, an outsider so despised by respectable townfolk that they can't be bother to know his name (it's Stafford) as the central character, so far has not gained any traction.
Peter Hujar's Day
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November 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Peter Hujar's Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_H...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_H...
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Email the Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills to tell them to stop the cuts on post-secondary campuses, and fix education. Because #CutsSuck. Especially in the wake of today's announcement that they'll do a review of the whole sector, signalling cuts likely to come www.cutssuck.ca
Cuts Suck Fix Education!
www.cutssuck.ca
November 26, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Email the Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills to tell them to stop the cuts on post-secondary campuses, and fix education. Because #CutsSuck. Especially in the wake of today's announcement that they'll do a review of the whole sector, signalling cuts likely to come www.cutssuck.ca
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this seems like a foolproof and universally beloved plan until ken sim puts in a salary cap freeze to keep ticket prices low and makes the fourth line full of cops "to keep the stars safe"
November 26, 2025 at 12:37 AM
this seems like a foolproof and universally beloved plan until ken sim puts in a salary cap freeze to keep ticket prices low and makes the fourth line full of cops "to keep the stars safe"
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Bold of Ken Sim to take credit for solving "crime" during today's council meeting when VPD & ABC have withheld & manipulated data over the last 3 years.
Which one is it? Crime is down, but VPD needs money more than residents & service providers because crime?
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Which one is it? Crime is down, but VPD needs money more than residents & service providers because crime?
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
‘Fear and anxiety’: What our police FOI requests uncovered about Vancouver’s stranger assault scare
Internal emails obtained through Freedom of Information requests shed light on the Vancouver Police Department's media strategy related to stranger assaults ahead of the city's 2022 election.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Bold of Ken Sim to take credit for solving "crime" during today's council meeting when VPD & ABC have withheld & manipulated data over the last 3 years.
Which one is it? Crime is down, but VPD needs money more than residents & service providers because crime?
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Which one is it? Crime is down, but VPD needs money more than residents & service providers because crime?
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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VPD’s councillor montague goes after opposition councillors for trying to use negate property tax increases as an “ATM”. the VPD has been using property tax revenue as an ATM to the tune of nearly half a billion dollars.
November 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
VPD’s councillor montague goes after opposition councillors for trying to use negate property tax increases as an “ATM”. the VPD has been using property tax revenue as an ATM to the tune of nearly half a billion dollars.
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the budget increases economic inequality in a city where billionaires steal from homeless people
"Everyday Vancouverites" don't get a break on a 0% property tax. Landlords don't pass along savings (50% of residents are renters).
Landowners get a break. And it's not money back, just a future huge increase to make up for shortsightedness.
Landowners get a break. And it's not money back, just a future huge increase to make up for shortsightedness.
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
the budget increases economic inequality in a city where billionaires steal from homeless people
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This is what taxes could prevent
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November 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
This is what taxes could prevent
thetyee.ca/News/2022/01...
thetyee.ca/News/2022/01...
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The most opposed budget in Vancouver history has been passed. This is precisely why people have lost faith in the council meeting “democratic process.” When a decision is cooked to empower the wealthiest class and the armed force funded to protect them, it doesn’t matter how many show up against it.
JUST IN: Ken Sim and ABC have voted through a Budget that makes deep cuts.
This austerity budget makes Zero Sense.
Press release: www.votecope.ca/news/zero-se...
#vanpoli #FightForVancouver
This austerity budget makes Zero Sense.
Press release: www.votecope.ca/news/zero-se...
#vanpoli #FightForVancouver
November 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The most opposed budget in Vancouver history has been passed. This is precisely why people have lost faith in the council meeting “democratic process.” When a decision is cooked to empower the wealthiest class and the armed force funded to protect them, it doesn’t matter how many show up against it.
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Budget amendment by ABC councillor Zhou would cut $8 million from capital budget for "Energy Retrofits for non-city buildings" and put it to filling potholes and other "core services".
Opposition councillors upset that it could cancel upgrades in buildings where people died in the 2021 heat dome.
Opposition councillors upset that it could cancel upgrades in buildings where people died in the 2021 heat dome.
November 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Budget amendment by ABC councillor Zhou would cut $8 million from capital budget for "Energy Retrofits for non-city buildings" and put it to filling potholes and other "core services".
Opposition councillors upset that it could cancel upgrades in buildings where people died in the 2021 heat dome.
Opposition councillors upset that it could cancel upgrades in buildings where people died in the 2021 heat dome.
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The UCP is liable for the murder of trans youth all across Alberta.
November 26, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The UCP is liable for the murder of trans youth all across Alberta.
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It was sickening to see @lennynanzhou.bsky.social chastise @lucymaloney.bsky.social over showing emotion in the council chambers while talking about *130 people dying* during the heat dome. ABC making moves like this is ridiculous.
Showing emotion over needless death doesn't "cause division"
Showing emotion over needless death doesn't "cause division"
Budget amendment by ABC councillor Zhou would cut $8 million from capital budget for "Energy Retrofits for non-city buildings" and put it to filling potholes and other "core services".
Opposition councillors upset that it could cancel upgrades in buildings where people died in the 2021 heat dome.
Opposition councillors upset that it could cancel upgrades in buildings where people died in the 2021 heat dome.
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
It was sickening to see @lennynanzhou.bsky.social chastise @lucymaloney.bsky.social over showing emotion in the council chambers while talking about *130 people dying* during the heat dome. ABC making moves like this is ridiculous.
Showing emotion over needless death doesn't "cause division"
Showing emotion over needless death doesn't "cause division"
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cool to see the rich paying 0% on property, while unhoused people get displaced and their possessions mulched by the VPD...
cool cool, not at all dystopian and cruel and heartless...
cool cool, not at all dystopian and cruel and heartless...
Vancouver's 2026 draft budget has PASSED.
Approved on a 7-4 vote on party lines, with ABC in favour and councillors Fry/Bligh/Orr/Maloney opposed.
Property tax freeze, $50 million more for VPD, and cuts to Arts, Culture, Planning and Sustainability departments, among others.
Full story to come.
Approved on a 7-4 vote on party lines, with ABC in favour and councillors Fry/Bligh/Orr/Maloney opposed.
Property tax freeze, $50 million more for VPD, and cuts to Arts, Culture, Planning and Sustainability departments, among others.
Full story to come.
November 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
cool to see the rich paying 0% on property, while unhoused people get displaced and their possessions mulched by the VPD...
cool cool, not at all dystopian and cruel and heartless...
cool cool, not at all dystopian and cruel and heartless...
The mayor makes policy based upon magical thinking, responds to objections with resentment rather than argument, and his entire party follows in lockstep. Electoral justice will mean the complete destruction of the ABC party.
Vancouver's 2026 draft budget has PASSED.
Approved on a 7-4 vote on party lines, with ABC in favour and councillors Fry/Bligh/Orr/Maloney opposed.
Property tax freeze, $50 million more for VPD, and cuts to Arts, Culture, Planning and Sustainability departments, among others.
Full story to come.
Approved on a 7-4 vote on party lines, with ABC in favour and councillors Fry/Bligh/Orr/Maloney opposed.
Property tax freeze, $50 million more for VPD, and cuts to Arts, Culture, Planning and Sustainability departments, among others.
Full story to come.
November 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The mayor makes policy based upon magical thinking, responds to objections with resentment rather than argument, and his entire party follows in lockstep. Electoral justice will mean the complete destruction of the ABC party.
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gonna hold off on sharing excerpts until Monday, but you can always just read the essay today – IMHO it's my most comprehensive one to date on this subject!
NEW ESSAY for Trans Awareness Week! hopefully it will make ppl aware about how bad actors manipulate transgender statistics & that "social contagion/ROGD" are disproven:
on Medium (friend link): juliaserano.medium.com/lies-damned-...
& Substack (no paywall): juliaserano.substack.com/p/lies-damne...
on Medium (friend link): juliaserano.medium.com/lies-damned-...
& Substack (no paywall): juliaserano.substack.com/p/lies-damne...
Lies, Damned Lies, and Transgender Statistics
plus over a dozen studies contradicting the “social contagion/rapid onset gender dysphoria” hypothesis
juliaserano.medium.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
gonna hold off on sharing excerpts until Monday, but you can always just read the essay today – IMHO it's my most comprehensive one to date on this subject!
S. Z. "Cuddles" Sakall
Name your fav character actor/actress.
November 23, 2025 at 8:41 AM
S. Z. "Cuddles" Sakall
Do The Right Thing
After Hours
Blue Velvet
Variety
After Hours
Blue Velvet
Variety
Name your top 4 80s films.
November 23, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Do The Right Thing
After Hours
Blue Velvet
Variety
After Hours
Blue Velvet
Variety
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It's our last chance to stop Ken Sim's plan to slash city services to give a hand-out to the super-rich.
Send a letter to City Council to join your neighbours in fighting back:
votecope.ca/stopsim
Send a letter to City Council to join your neighbours in fighting back:
votecope.ca/stopsim
November 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
It's our last chance to stop Ken Sim's plan to slash city services to give a hand-out to the super-rich.
Send a letter to City Council to join your neighbours in fighting back:
votecope.ca/stopsim
Send a letter to City Council to join your neighbours in fighting back:
votecope.ca/stopsim
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when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor
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Let’s be clear on this: Danielle Smith is ripping up the Charter of Rights & Freedoms to take away rights from the most vulnerable people in Alberta. And she’s doing it to protect herself from the militant wing of her own party, nothing more. Hope it’s all she’s ever remembered for in the long run
November 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Let’s be clear on this: Danielle Smith is ripping up the Charter of Rights & Freedoms to take away rights from the most vulnerable people in Alberta. And she’s doing it to protect herself from the militant wing of her own party, nothing more. Hope it’s all she’s ever remembered for in the long run
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The Alberta Government is normalizing the use of the notwithstanding clause in an attempt to ignore the rule of law.
Use your voice. Protect the Charter. Stand up for human rights. Democracy depends on it.
Use your voice. Protect the Charter. Stand up for human rights. Democracy depends on it.
November 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The Alberta Government is normalizing the use of the notwithstanding clause in an attempt to ignore the rule of law.
Use your voice. Protect the Charter. Stand up for human rights. Democracy depends on it.
Use your voice. Protect the Charter. Stand up for human rights. Democracy depends on it.
It was clear from their opening statement that they were only considering whether the amended proposal met the DPB's own instructions. The important community concerns brought to them over two days of hearings? Not heeded.
Tragedy. Vancouver's Development Permit Board approved Beedie's #105Keefer.
But we'll keep fighting. The City of Vancouver *must* buy that site off local oligarch Beedie. Memorial Square is too important to the community. No luxury condo! #vanpoli
open.substack.com/pub/savechin...
But we'll keep fighting. The City of Vancouver *must* buy that site off local oligarch Beedie. Memorial Square is too important to the community. No luxury condo! #vanpoli
open.substack.com/pub/savechin...
The Development Permit Board approved Beedie's 570 Columbia (105 Keefer)
We won't give up. We will fight until liberation! 奮鬥到底！
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
It was clear from their opening statement that they were only considering whether the amended proposal met the DPB's own instructions. The important community concerns brought to them over two days of hearings? Not heeded.
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"The right’s gripe isn’t just that trans people exist, but that their existence is tearing down the old world—of good men, obedient women, traditional family structures—& unleashing a new, godless age of chaos & precarity on you."
smart piece by @schuylermitchell.bsky.social
smart piece by @schuylermitchell.bsky.social
How the right uses "gender ideology" to blame trans people for everything
MAGA learned from global autocrats the language needed to push fear.
www.motherjones.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
"The right’s gripe isn’t just that trans people exist, but that their existence is tearing down the old world—of good men, obedient women, traditional family structures—& unleashing a new, godless age of chaos & precarity on you."
smart piece by @schuylermitchell.bsky.social
smart piece by @schuylermitchell.bsky.social
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The courage to withstand, as feminists, the reformulated myth of the black rapist at the core of Zionism’s femonationalist gambit is also a profound antifascist commitment. We are, quite simply, drawing a line... - me on the NYT contributor strike/boycott for New Arab www.newarab.com/opinion/no-o...
No Opinion for Gaza: Why we are boycotting the New York Times
Sophie Lewis explains why she & 200+ former New York Times contributors are boycotting the outlet until it addresses its anti-Palestinian bias.
www.newarab.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The courage to withstand, as feminists, the reformulated myth of the black rapist at the core of Zionism’s femonationalist gambit is also a profound antifascist commitment. We are, quite simply, drawing a line... - me on the NYT contributor strike/boycott for New Arab www.newarab.com/opinion/no-o...