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BC's Drug Response Isn't Following the Evidence: Former Coroner via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
BC’s Drug Response Isn’t Following the Evidence: Former Coroner | The Tyee
The province is neglecting safer supply and housing, which are proven to reduce harms, says Lisa Lapointe.
thetyee.ca
February 3, 2026 at 5:29 PM
BC's Drug Response Isn't Following the Evidence: Former Coroner via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
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There's a point, well below a billion dollars, where the amount of money you have lets you rid yourself of anyone who can be a check on your worst impulses, and replace them with people who tell you those worst impulses are somehow valorous. Rare is the billionaire with someone to tell them "no."
You can look at the Epstein files and conclude that only bad people have billions of dollars, but I think it’s also possible that having billions of dollars cauterizes your humanity
February 3, 2026 at 7:42 PM
There's a point, well below a billion dollars, where the amount of money you have lets you rid yourself of anyone who can be a check on your worst impulses, and replace them with people who tell you those worst impulses are somehow valorous. Rare is the billionaire with someone to tell them "no."
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Higher hoods reduce visibility and increase pedestrian crash severity. Bright headlight glare reduces visibility for others.
Governments need to take action to protect people. My motion to Council this Thursday:
pub-victoria.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...
#safety #urbanism #yyj
Governments need to take action to protect people. My motion to Council this Thursday:
pub-victoria.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...
#safety #urbanism #yyj
February 1, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Higher hoods reduce visibility and increase pedestrian crash severity. Bright headlight glare reduces visibility for others.
Governments need to take action to protect people. My motion to Council this Thursday:
pub-victoria.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...
#safety #urbanism #yyj
Governments need to take action to protect people. My motion to Council this Thursday:
pub-victoria.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...
#safety #urbanism #yyj
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“The officer informed me that his director stepped in and told him that Maher would not be allowed to attend Wael’s burial.”
ICE Arrested Father Who Cared for His Ill Son — Then Denied His Request to Attend Son’s Funeral
Maher Tarabishi was the caregiver for his son Wael, whose condition deteriorated after his father’s arrest. ICE denied Tarabishi’s funeral request.
interc.pt
January 28, 2026 at 11:08 PM
“The officer informed me that his director stepped in and told him that Maher would not be allowed to attend Wael’s burial.”
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That is what was relayed
January 15, 2026 at 4:09 AM
That is what was relayed
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Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
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Anne Frank, 1943:
January 11, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Anne Frank, 1943:
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If you sit on any major street in the Twin Cities, within 5 minutes you'll see black SUVs racing around, doubling the speed limit. Passing on narrow two lane roads. It's absolutely insane right now.
i’m at plymouth church for their sunday forum with edwin of the immigrant defense network speaking now. there are samosas in the lobby
edwin says we have about 3k ICE agents here and more coming. largest deployment of ICE agents in the country’s history
edwin says we have about 3k ICE agents here and more coming. largest deployment of ICE agents in the country’s history
January 11, 2026 at 4:18 PM
If you sit on any major street in the Twin Cities, within 5 minutes you'll see black SUVs racing around, doubling the speed limit. Passing on narrow two lane roads. It's absolutely insane right now.
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An official from Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis told MPR News that armed U.S. Border Patrol goons came onto school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people; they handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders.
January 8, 2026 at 11:32 AM
An official from Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis told MPR News that armed U.S. Border Patrol goons came onto school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people; they handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders.
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If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot
The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:07 AM
If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Gotta love The Beaverton!!
January 3, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Gotta love The Beaverton!!
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We will either end fossil fuel dependency and the predatory extractivist basis of global production, or they will end us through wars and ecological collapse - all at the same time.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
We will either end fossil fuel dependency and the predatory extractivist basis of global production, or they will end us through wars and ecological collapse - all at the same time.
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“Even if you don’t use the safe bike and roll network, there are thousands and thousands of your neighbours that do.
…a huge thank you to Victoria’s councils — 5 of them — who have made it possible for so many people to bike or roll around our city safely & efficiently.
You have changed my life.”
…a huge thank you to Victoria’s councils — 5 of them — who have made it possible for so many people to bike or roll around our city safely & efficiently.
You have changed my life.”
Comment: How Victoria’s bike and roll network changed my life
Even if you, or your friends, don’t use the safe bike and roll network, there are thousands and thousands of your neighbours that do.
www.timescolonist.com
December 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
“Even if you don’t use the safe bike and roll network, there are thousands and thousands of your neighbours that do.
…a huge thank you to Victoria’s councils — 5 of them — who have made it possible for so many people to bike or roll around our city safely & efficiently.
You have changed my life.”
…a huge thank you to Victoria’s councils — 5 of them — who have made it possible for so many people to bike or roll around our city safely & efficiently.
You have changed my life.”
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“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes.
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
Cycling like the Dutch would slash the world’s carbon footprint
If everybody cycled like the Dutch, we could offset the UK or Australia’s entire carbon footprint.
www.euronews.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes.
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
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Burning fossil fuels has made the last 3 years the hottest in 125,000 years.
Has made CO2 levels higher than in MILLIONS of years.
Will kill a BILLION+ people this century.
The response?
HOPING a conference that’s failed 29 times might BEGIN the process of phasing them out.
Has made CO2 levels higher than in MILLIONS of years.
Will kill a BILLION+ people this century.
The response?
HOPING a conference that’s failed 29 times might BEGIN the process of phasing them out.
Can Cop30 begin the process of phasing out fossil fuels?
Ending use of coal, oil and gas is essential in tackling climate crisis – but even talking about it is controversial
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Burning fossil fuels has made the last 3 years the hottest in 125,000 years.
Has made CO2 levels higher than in MILLIONS of years.
Will kill a BILLION+ people this century.
The response?
HOPING a conference that’s failed 29 times might BEGIN the process of phasing them out.
Has made CO2 levels higher than in MILLIONS of years.
Will kill a BILLION+ people this century.
The response?
HOPING a conference that’s failed 29 times might BEGIN the process of phasing them out.
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Instead of protecting Canadians from scams, Mark Carney’s Liberals are planning to develop a framework for stablecoins after crypto billionaires spent big to buy one in the United States.
The government claims it will “benefit men and youth by improving prosperity and good governance.” 🫠
The government claims it will “benefit men and youth by improving prosperity and good governance.” 🫠
Budget promises to introduce framework for Canadian dollar-backed cryptocurrency | CBC News
The Liberal government is committing to roll out new legislation to ensure some digital currencies are secure and stable enough for consumers and businesses to use.
www.cbc.ca
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Instead of protecting Canadians from scams, Mark Carney’s Liberals are planning to develop a framework for stablecoins after crypto billionaires spent big to buy one in the United States.
The government claims it will “benefit men and youth by improving prosperity and good governance.” 🫠
The government claims it will “benefit men and youth by improving prosperity and good governance.” 🫠
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40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
November 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
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The most insanely frustrating thing about the #ClimateCrisis is how the breakthrough we so clearly need isn’t technological. It’s just a collective willingness, a determination even, to change in ways that would clearly be SO MUCH BETTER than the clear and obvious consequences of NOT changing.
October 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The most insanely frustrating thing about the #ClimateCrisis is how the breakthrough we so clearly need isn’t technological. It’s just a collective willingness, a determination even, to change in ways that would clearly be SO MUCH BETTER than the clear and obvious consequences of NOT changing.
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Doug Ford’s Ontario Govt plan to ban bike lanes “is ripped from the business lobby’s wish list…Ford’s war on bikes is more than a vendetta—it’s a gift to corporate lobbyists.”
It’ll make Ontario’s cities weaker, less competitive, more polluted, & more dangerous for everyone. AND the traffic worse.
It’ll make Ontario’s cities weaker, less competitive, more polluted, & more dangerous for everyone. AND the traffic worse.
Ontario’s plan to ban bike lanes is ripped from the business lobby’s wish list ⋆ The Breach
Buried in a new omnibus bill, the latest salvo in Doug Ford’s war on bikes is more than a vendetta—it’s a gift to corporate lobbyists
breachmedia.ca
October 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Doug Ford’s Ontario Govt plan to ban bike lanes “is ripped from the business lobby’s wish list…Ford’s war on bikes is more than a vendetta—it’s a gift to corporate lobbyists.”
It’ll make Ontario’s cities weaker, less competitive, more polluted, & more dangerous for everyone. AND the traffic worse.
It’ll make Ontario’s cities weaker, less competitive, more polluted, & more dangerous for everyone. AND the traffic worse.
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It remains wild to me how adamant the public broadcaster seems to be that Canada Post be whittled down and ultimately privatized, with no seeming realization that same pressure will eventually come for the CBC too if it succeeds with the postal service.
October 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
It remains wild to me how adamant the public broadcaster seems to be that Canada Post be whittled down and ultimately privatized, with no seeming realization that same pressure will eventually come for the CBC too if it succeeds with the postal service.
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“Since the bicycle makes little demand on material or energy resources, contributes little to pollution, makes a positive contribution to health and causes little death or injury, it can be regarded as the most benevolent of machines.” Here’s the article by @carltonreid.com HT @sciam.bsky.social
Pedal Power Remains Most Efficient Way To Travel, Confirms Scientific American
Scientific American confirms that human on a bicycle more efficient than salmon, seagulls, or jet planes, updating a piece from 1973.
www.forbes.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
“Since the bicycle makes little demand on material or energy resources, contributes little to pollution, makes a positive contribution to health and causes little death or injury, it can be regarded as the most benevolent of machines.” Here’s the article by @carltonreid.com HT @sciam.bsky.social
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ICE thugs beating and kidnapping peacefully kneeling protesters
October 14, 2025 at 7:31 AM
ICE thugs beating and kidnapping peacefully kneeling protesters
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Chicago: Zero Regard for Safety, ICE Escalation in Chicago Leaves Baby in Harm’s Way
October 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Chicago: Zero Regard for Safety, ICE Escalation in Chicago Leaves Baby in Harm’s Way