Monica Dragosz
@monicadragosz.bsky.social
ecopsychologist, mental health therapist. unapologetic progressive. the personal is political. everyday acts of resistance. Canadian Turtle Islander. 🇨🇦🌎
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"You vote once in four years, and that’s your political responsibility? That’s the height of bourgeois propaganda, making the people politically irresponsible. Thinking their responsibility is limited to a one day vote. Politics is every day."
-Kwame Ture
-Kwame Ture
April 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
"You vote once in four years, and that’s your political responsibility? That’s the height of bourgeois propaganda, making the people politically irresponsible. Thinking their responsibility is limited to a one day vote. Politics is every day."
-Kwame Ture
-Kwame Ture
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Glad to see mayors pushing for national scale projects that will help us move towards post-carbon economies besides the pipeline campaigns. It’s like #FCM’s Green Municipal Fund has also educated mayors across the country!
Canadian mayors push federal leaders for action on climate, not pipelines | CBC News
Municipal politicians across Canada have written a letter to the five main federal party leaders calling for climate-related actions they say would improve the country's resilience to environmental ca...
www.cbc.ca
April 11, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Glad to see mayors pushing for national scale projects that will help us move towards post-carbon economies besides the pipeline campaigns. It’s like #FCM’s Green Municipal Fund has also educated mayors across the country!
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As the federal election campaign unfolds, a concerning pattern is emerging in Western Canada: some high-profile conservatives retreating from national coalition-building in favour of grievance politics. @drjaredwesley.bsky.social writes.
How the West’s ‘Sore Losers’ Hurt Canada, and Their Cause | The Tyee
Danielle Smith and Preston Manning are undermining our democracy.
thetyee.ca
April 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
As the federal election campaign unfolds, a concerning pattern is emerging in Western Canada: some high-profile conservatives retreating from national coalition-building in favour of grievance politics. @drjaredwesley.bsky.social writes.
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Yes! We must NOT stay home. Get out and VOTE in advance polls or on election day. Make the voting % high. We need a strong mandate.
The worse thing we can do is register apathy.
#cndpoli #elxn2025 #ableg #abpoli
The worse thing we can do is register apathy.
#cndpoli #elxn2025 #ableg #abpoli
This is encouraging but at the same time I hope people don't take anything for granted and show up in HUGE numbers to vote for Mark Carney. We have to remember what happened in the U.S. on Nov 5th and afterwards, and stand up for 🇨🇦's best interest. www.thestar.com/politics/fed... #cdnpoli
Mark Carney’s Liberals open up a larger lead over Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives, poll analysis suggests
Buoyed by increasing support in the West, Mark Carney's Liberals have opened up a bigger poll lead over Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives in the April 28 vote.
www.thestar.com
April 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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The ideal of masculinity: destroying things other people built, whining about it, blaming someone else.
April 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The ideal of masculinity: destroying things other people built, whining about it, blaming someone else.
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we used to kill whales to light lamps. Technology advances and old patterns get replaced by better ones. Phasing out fossil fuels - particularly coal - is a big win for health and the climate. The Trumpist passion for coal is pure culture war, with miners’ lives and everyone’s lungs the casualties.
Trump wants to bring back coal—but coal is already on its way out, and for good reason. It’s outdated, dangerous, and deadly: more people have died in US coal mines than all the people from the US who died in Vietnam, the Gulf War, and the Iraq war combined.
Everything to Know About Coal (in Under 3 Minutes)
YouTube video by Union of Concerned Scientists
www.youtube.com
April 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
we used to kill whales to light lamps. Technology advances and old patterns get replaced by better ones. Phasing out fossil fuels - particularly coal - is a big win for health and the climate. The Trumpist passion for coal is pure culture war, with miners’ lives and everyone’s lungs the casualties.
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❌ Say no to coal mining in the Eastern Slopes.
That’s the message that ranchers, farmers, water councils & everyday Albertans want the UCP to understand. Alberta’s New Democrats are listening and we stand with you.
Sign our petition so Smith can hear us, loud and clear: ProtectOurMountains.ca
That’s the message that ranchers, farmers, water councils & everyday Albertans want the UCP to understand. Alberta’s New Democrats are listening and we stand with you.
Sign our petition so Smith can hear us, loud and clear: ProtectOurMountains.ca
April 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
❌ Say no to coal mining in the Eastern Slopes.
That’s the message that ranchers, farmers, water councils & everyday Albertans want the UCP to understand. Alberta’s New Democrats are listening and we stand with you.
Sign our petition so Smith can hear us, loud and clear: ProtectOurMountains.ca
That’s the message that ranchers, farmers, water councils & everyday Albertans want the UCP to understand. Alberta’s New Democrats are listening and we stand with you.
Sign our petition so Smith can hear us, loud and clear: ProtectOurMountains.ca
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Pierre Poilievre says he'd shut down overdose prevention sites if elected. These sites fall under provincial jurisdiction. Yesterday Health Minister Josie Osborne said, to paraphrase: 'lol you will absolutely not shut these life-saving sites down. Try me.'
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/b...
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/b...
B.C. vows to retain overdose-prevention sites no matter who wins federal election
“These are services that save lives and they connect people to the supports and the people they need to talk to access those supports,” says Health Minister Josie Osborne
www.timescolonist.com
April 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Pierre Poilievre says he'd shut down overdose prevention sites if elected. These sites fall under provincial jurisdiction. Yesterday Health Minister Josie Osborne said, to paraphrase: 'lol you will absolutely not shut these life-saving sites down. Try me.'
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/b...
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/b...
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Taif in Mecca Province, southwest Saudi Arabia today...🌊🌊🌊
April 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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April 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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"If you’re worried about disinformation and manipulation in this election, it might be wise to stay clear of coverage by CTV National. They've made it clear that they are not in the business of offending Pierre Poilievre or his online posse." Charlie Angus, MP
April 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"If you’re worried about disinformation and manipulation in this election, it might be wise to stay clear of coverage by CTV National. They've made it clear that they are not in the business of offending Pierre Poilievre or his online posse." Charlie Angus, MP
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KINGSTON ROAD’S PROPHET OF JUSTICE
Standing Up to Genocide in Gaza
open.substack.com
April 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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The stupidity in Trump’s new tariffs is apparently limitless.
He has introduced a 10% tariff on the British Indian Ocean Territory.
The only inhabited island there is Diego Garcia, home to US service personnel.
TRUMP HAS PUT A TARIFF ON A US MILITARY BASE
🤡
He has introduced a 10% tariff on the British Indian Ocean Territory.
The only inhabited island there is Diego Garcia, home to US service personnel.
TRUMP HAS PUT A TARIFF ON A US MILITARY BASE
🤡
April 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The stupidity in Trump’s new tariffs is apparently limitless.
He has introduced a 10% tariff on the British Indian Ocean Territory.
The only inhabited island there is Diego Garcia, home to US service personnel.
TRUMP HAS PUT A TARIFF ON A US MILITARY BASE
🤡
He has introduced a 10% tariff on the British Indian Ocean Territory.
The only inhabited island there is Diego Garcia, home to US service personnel.
TRUMP HAS PUT A TARIFF ON A US MILITARY BASE
🤡
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I don't even want us to talk to That Nation.
I understand why the 🇨🇦 government needs to but it doesn't feel right or good when they are behaving like this.
I understand why the 🇨🇦 government needs to but it doesn't feel right or good when they are behaving like this.
Canadian MP Charlie Angus: When we see people being pulled off the streets, when we see students at universities being grabbed, detained, and kidnapped, and when we see Kristi Noem filming this disgusting video, we’re looking at a nation we no longer recognize. We don’t want to be like that nation.
March 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I don't even want us to talk to That Nation.
I understand why the 🇨🇦 government needs to but it doesn't feel right or good when they are behaving like this.
I understand why the 🇨🇦 government needs to but it doesn't feel right or good when they are behaving like this.
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I understand the stakes of this coming election. But what I can't get behind is the Liberals allowing Canadian made weapons components to be used by Israel in the on going genocide against Palestinian people. (Don't @ me about who to vote for here, I already know PP is a disaster).
March 29, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I understand the stakes of this coming election. But what I can't get behind is the Liberals allowing Canadian made weapons components to be used by Israel in the on going genocide against Palestinian people. (Don't @ me about who to vote for here, I already know PP is a disaster).
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“For two millennials with not enough space to sustain a garden, our desire for creativity and need to save money led us to Too Good To Go.”
@melwoods.me writes. 🍎
@melwoods.me writes. 🍎
How Groceries Got Game-ified | The Tyee
Food waste recovery apps are taking a bite out of rising costs, one mystery bag at a time.
thetyee.ca
March 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
“For two millennials with not enough space to sustain a garden, our desire for creativity and need to save money led us to Too Good To Go.”
@melwoods.me writes. 🍎
@melwoods.me writes. 🍎
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A Red-winged Blackbird singing and declaring that this part of the marsh is his.
March 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
A Red-winged Blackbird singing and declaring that this part of the marsh is his.
According to this article, strategic voting has been "taboo" and uncommon. The folks quoted are obviously not from Alberta. I've held my nose and voted strategically in almost every election I've ever voted in.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | From taboo to tactic: How strategic voting could shake up this election | CBC News
Strategic voting, once a taboo for New Democrats, is resurfacing as party faithfuls — including Tom Mulcair and a former top aide to ex-premier Rachel Notley — openly talk about voting Liberal to stop...
www.cbc.ca
March 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
According to this article, strategic voting has been "taboo" and uncommon. The folks quoted are obviously not from Alberta. I've held my nose and voted strategically in almost every election I've ever voted in.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Need some GOOD news today? Consider, the Vancouver Island marmot once numbered fewer than 30 individuals in the wild. This year we are celebrating 381 wild-living marmots - the most ever counted for this rare species. Photo: John Deal.
March 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Need some GOOD news today? Consider, the Vancouver Island marmot once numbered fewer than 30 individuals in the wild. This year we are celebrating 381 wild-living marmots - the most ever counted for this rare species. Photo: John Deal.
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In the outrage over the Signal “chat” fiasco, it should be noted that to kill one alleged enemy combatant, 53 civilians were murdered…including five children. Then these armchair sociopaths celebrated this slaughter with emojis and frat boy trash talk.
This was criminal, stupid, AND barbaric.
This was criminal, stupid, AND barbaric.
March 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
In the outrage over the Signal “chat” fiasco, it should be noted that to kill one alleged enemy combatant, 53 civilians were murdered…including five children. Then these armchair sociopaths celebrated this slaughter with emojis and frat boy trash talk.
This was criminal, stupid, AND barbaric.
This was criminal, stupid, AND barbaric.
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This is what happens when the voter base is allowed (even encouraged) to shrink: it skews toward people with privilege and money.
This incentivizes policies that secure that comfort, over policies that tackle inequality and the crises we face.
This incentivizes policies that secure that comfort, over policies that tackle inequality and the crises we face.
Canada sits at a hinge point of history, and we will need to reimagine the country to deal with our new reality, and it is bewildering that every party, and every leader, is pitching tax cuts. Our would-be leaders need to rise higher to meet the moment. www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
Bruce Arthur: Canada’s next leader needs a bold vision to reimagine the country itself — but no one is meeting the moment
We must reinvest in this country in a way we haven’t had to in generations, and we need leaders who truly grasp the magnitude of the task, Bruce Arthur writes.
www.thestar.com
March 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This is what happens when the voter base is allowed (even encouraged) to shrink: it skews toward people with privilege and money.
This incentivizes policies that secure that comfort, over policies that tackle inequality and the crises we face.
This incentivizes policies that secure that comfort, over policies that tackle inequality and the crises we face.
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Unbelievable. They drove a part of Canadian history into the ground and Managers are rewarding themselves.
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
Hudson's Bay managers will get up to $3 million in bonuses, but workers get no severance | CBC News
The beleaguered Hudson's Bay Co., which plans to close most of its 96 stores by the end of June, will pay up to $3 million total in retention bonuses to 121 managers and executives — but will not pay ...
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March 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Unbelievable. They drove a part of Canadian history into the ground and Managers are rewarding themselves.
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...