Safder Raza
@safderr.bsky.social
vancouver paramedic 🚑
ex-engineer/tech bro 🤮
from techno-optimism to class consciousness
land back | free palestine | tax the rich
ex-engineer/tech bro 🤮
from techno-optimism to class consciousness
land back | free palestine | tax the rich
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"Why Is the Media Not Touching Jeffrey Epstein’s Clear Connection to Israel?"
They’re instead focusing on the possibility that Epstein was a Russian asset, writes Prem Thakker for Zeteo.
They’re instead focusing on the possibility that Epstein was a Russian asset, writes Prem Thakker for Zeteo.
Why Is the Media Not Touching Jeffrey Epstein’s Clear Connection to Israel?
They’re instead focusing on the possibility that Epstein was a Russian asset.
zeteo.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:59 PM
"Why Is the Media Not Touching Jeffrey Epstein’s Clear Connection to Israel?"
They’re instead focusing on the possibility that Epstein was a Russian asset, writes Prem Thakker for Zeteo.
They’re instead focusing on the possibility that Epstein was a Russian asset, writes Prem Thakker for Zeteo.
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Canadians horrified by what ICE is doing should realize the RCMP uses the same tactics domestically against Indigenous people and yet barely anyone speaks up.
Journalists have been arrested just for trying to cover it
Journalists have been arrested just for trying to cover it
Carol Linnitt, co-founder and editor-in-chief, provides an update on The Narwhal’s court case against the RCMP. Amber Bracken finished cross-examination late Jan. 28. It took more than 12 hours.
To learn more about the trial visit www.thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom
To learn more about the trial visit www.thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom
January 30, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Canadians horrified by what ICE is doing should realize the RCMP uses the same tactics domestically against Indigenous people and yet barely anyone speaks up.
Journalists have been arrested just for trying to cover it
Journalists have been arrested just for trying to cover it
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Much of the public believes violent crime is a major problem, even though it's at historic lows in the United States. This disconnect is "the product of carefully cultivated propaganda," says author @equalityalec.bsky.social.
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/27/alec_karakatsanis
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/27/alec_karakatsanis
From George Floyd to Alex Pretti: “Copaganda” Author on Myths About Immigration, Crime & Policing
As calls grow to defund and abolish ICE, author Alec Karakatsanis warns that activists should take care to not fall for “copaganda,” which “takes ordinary people who are outraged over what’s happening...
www.democracynow.org
January 31, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Much of the public believes violent crime is a major problem, even though it's at historic lows in the United States. This disconnect is "the product of carefully cultivated propaganda," says author @equalityalec.bsky.social.
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/27/alec_karakatsanis
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/27/alec_karakatsanis
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The idea among even centrist liberals that this tough moment is “the right time” to treat marginalized people even worse than we do already neatly underscores the callousness and inhumanity of the political and media class in this country.
Status for all. Full rights for all.
Status for all. Full rights for all.
January 31, 2026 at 6:59 PM
The idea among even centrist liberals that this tough moment is “the right time” to treat marginalized people even worse than we do already neatly underscores the callousness and inhumanity of the political and media class in this country.
Status for all. Full rights for all.
Status for all. Full rights for all.
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More than 100 Gazans have been accepted to Canadian universities.
Canada isn’t letting them in.
pressprogress.ca/gazans-accep...
Canada isn’t letting them in.
pressprogress.ca/gazans-accep...
More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In.
See a map of the graduate programs they're planning to attend, if the government finally processes their visas
pressprogress.ca
January 27, 2026 at 8:11 PM
More than 100 Gazans have been accepted to Canadian universities.
Canada isn’t letting them in.
pressprogress.ca/gazans-accep...
Canada isn’t letting them in.
pressprogress.ca/gazans-accep...
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Alex Pretti, a 37-year old nurse, was just murdered by ICE in Minneapolis. We must organize and build solidarity across borders to #AbolishICE.
First up - BC billionaire Jim Pattison owns a US warehouse that will soon be turned into an ICE processing facility. Tell Eby to shut down the deal. #bcpoli
First up - BC billionaire Jim Pattison owns a US warehouse that will soon be turned into an ICE processing facility. Tell Eby to shut down the deal. #bcpoli
January 24, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Alex Pretti, a 37-year old nurse, was just murdered by ICE in Minneapolis. We must organize and build solidarity across borders to #AbolishICE.
First up - BC billionaire Jim Pattison owns a US warehouse that will soon be turned into an ICE processing facility. Tell Eby to shut down the deal. #bcpoli
First up - BC billionaire Jim Pattison owns a US warehouse that will soon be turned into an ICE processing facility. Tell Eby to shut down the deal. #bcpoli
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It's not hypocrisy, it's capitalism.
The bizarre behaviour of Western states and leaders often seems to betray a moral double standard. But in fact it is all perfectly consistent with a single standard, namely, the objective of maintaining the conditions for capital accumulation in the core.
The bizarre behaviour of Western states and leaders often seems to betray a moral double standard. But in fact it is all perfectly consistent with a single standard, namely, the objective of maintaining the conditions for capital accumulation in the core.
January 15, 2026 at 5:40 PM
It's not hypocrisy, it's capitalism.
The bizarre behaviour of Western states and leaders often seems to betray a moral double standard. But in fact it is all perfectly consistent with a single standard, namely, the objective of maintaining the conditions for capital accumulation in the core.
The bizarre behaviour of Western states and leaders often seems to betray a moral double standard. But in fact it is all perfectly consistent with a single standard, namely, the objective of maintaining the conditions for capital accumulation in the core.
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"By ending the decriminalization pilot, the Province is failing to treat addiction as a public-health issue, not a criminal one, and is doubling down on policies that have already caused immense harm to First Nations." Grand Chief Stewart Phillip
www.ubcic.bc.ca/ubcic_deeply...
www.ubcic.bc.ca/ubcic_deeply...
UBCIC Deeply Disappointed with B.C.’s Decision to End Decriminalization Pilot and Calls for Return to a Public Health Approach
Working towards the recognition, implementation and exercise of our inherent Indigenous Title, Rights and Treaty Rights
www.ubcic.bc.ca
January 15, 2026 at 10:52 PM
"By ending the decriminalization pilot, the Province is failing to treat addiction as a public-health issue, not a criminal one, and is doubling down on policies that have already caused immense harm to First Nations." Grand Chief Stewart Phillip
www.ubcic.bc.ca/ubcic_deeply...
www.ubcic.bc.ca/ubcic_deeply...
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The weak response from Can, EU and UN to Trump's flagrant crimes in Venezuela is striking.
It exposes that much of the world has been cowed.
Most notable exception: the Latin American left.
That is why the Trump Admin has gone to enormous lengths to defeat the left across the continent. 1/3
It exposes that much of the world has been cowed.
Most notable exception: the Latin American left.
That is why the Trump Admin has gone to enormous lengths to defeat the left across the continent. 1/3
January 4, 2026 at 6:35 PM
The weak response from Can, EU and UN to Trump's flagrant crimes in Venezuela is striking.
It exposes that much of the world has been cowed.
Most notable exception: the Latin American left.
That is why the Trump Admin has gone to enormous lengths to defeat the left across the continent. 1/3
It exposes that much of the world has been cowed.
Most notable exception: the Latin American left.
That is why the Trump Admin has gone to enormous lengths to defeat the left across the continent. 1/3
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Over and over the US inflicts obscene violence against the global South, in flagrant violation of international law, to maintain the conditions for capital accumulation for its decadent billionaire class. It's disgusting and intolerable. We cannot continue to accept this.
January 3, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Over and over the US inflicts obscene violence against the global South, in flagrant violation of international law, to maintain the conditions for capital accumulation for its decadent billionaire class. It's disgusting and intolerable. We cannot continue to accept this.
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Lest anyone for a single moment thinks this latest coup is a somehow a dramatic breach of long-term US foreign policy.
January 3, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Lest anyone for a single moment thinks this latest coup is a somehow a dramatic breach of long-term US foreign policy.
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“Oil… oil… oil… oil… oil… oil…”
TLDR: It was never about drugs
TLDR: It was never about drugs
December 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
“Oil… oil… oil… oil… oil… oil…”
TLDR: It was never about drugs
TLDR: It was never about drugs
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we’re shooting ourselves in the foot because we’re letting racists shape the immigration and housing crisis discourses instead of taking on landlords and developers through mass public housing construction
Canada’s population fell in third quarter, driven by drop in non-permanent residents: StatsCan | CBC News
Canada’s population decreased over the third quarter of 2025 — driven by a drop in non-permanent residents, according to new data from Statistics Canada.
www.cbc.ca
December 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
we’re shooting ourselves in the foot because we’re letting racists shape the immigration and housing crisis discourses instead of taking on landlords and developers through mass public housing construction
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the state of this world is unconscionable. no one should have to experience such horror.
i can’t help thinking about how mark carney was just over playing nice with uae leaders enabling this genocide.
i can’t help thinking about how mark carney was just over playing nice with uae leaders enabling this genocide.
So, El Fasher looks like one of the worst single event atrocities to happen this century so far, but the evidence has come in such a trickle it seems to only now be getting verified
At least 60,000 murdered in Sudanese city, which resembles ‘a slaughterhouse’
Satellite evidence shows extent of paramilitary massacre in El Fasher
www.irishtimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
the state of this world is unconscionable. no one should have to experience such horror.
i can’t help thinking about how mark carney was just over playing nice with uae leaders enabling this genocide.
i can’t help thinking about how mark carney was just over playing nice with uae leaders enabling this genocide.
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Hey #Vancouver - feeling the giving spirit? The DEWC needs more gifts for the 200 holiday hampers. They made it easy - you can order online and ship directly to them.
Bring a little joy to someone
@cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social (maybe share?)
www.listful.com/dewc/list/de...
Bring a little joy to someone
@cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social (maybe share?)
www.listful.com/dewc/list/de...
Downtown Eastside Women's Centre's Wishlist | Listful
View Downtown Eastside Women's Centre's wishlist on Listful. Find the perfect gifts they actually want for birthdays, Christmas, and special occasions. Free wishlist sharing platform.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Hey #Vancouver - feeling the giving spirit? The DEWC needs more gifts for the 200 holiday hampers. They made it easy - you can order online and ship directly to them.
Bring a little joy to someone
@cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social (maybe share?)
www.listful.com/dewc/list/de...
Bring a little joy to someone
@cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social (maybe share?)
www.listful.com/dewc/list/de...
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Premier Eby will have announcement tmrw about "strengthening access to involuntary care for young people."
CMHA: "lack of evidence to support effectiveness of involuntary treatment for substance use disorder... evidence suggests it leads to an increased risk of death..."
bc.cmha.ca/news/involun...
CMHA: "lack of evidence to support effectiveness of involuntary treatment for substance use disorder... evidence suggests it leads to an increased risk of death..."
bc.cmha.ca/news/involun...
Involuntary Care Already Exists in BC, But Is It Working? - CMHA British Columbia
VANCOUVER, BC – (September 18, 2024): On September 15, 2024, Premier Eby announced that his government is expanding involuntary care for people with brain injury, mental illness, and severe addiction....
bc.cmha.ca
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Premier Eby will have announcement tmrw about "strengthening access to involuntary care for young people."
CMHA: "lack of evidence to support effectiveness of involuntary treatment for substance use disorder... evidence suggests it leads to an increased risk of death..."
bc.cmha.ca/news/involun...
CMHA: "lack of evidence to support effectiveness of involuntary treatment for substance use disorder... evidence suggests it leads to an increased risk of death..."
bc.cmha.ca/news/involun...
This is just insulting, in the face of layoffs and the gutting of public services by this ABC council. Absolutely abhorrent.
December 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
This is just insulting, in the face of layoffs and the gutting of public services by this ABC council. Absolutely abhorrent.
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CNN Finds Israel Killed Palestinian Aid Seekers and Bulldozed Bodies into Shallow, Unmarked Graves
CNN Finds Israel Killed Palestinian Aid Seekers and Bulldozed Bodies into Shallow, Unmarked Graves
Israel’s military is continuing to pound the Gaza Strip in violation of the October 10 ceasefire agreement. Al Jazeera reports Israeli ships opened fire toward the coast of Khan Younis, while air raid...
www.democracynow.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:26 AM
CNN Finds Israel Killed Palestinian Aid Seekers and Bulldozed Bodies into Shallow, Unmarked Graves
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Israel has violated the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire at least 497 times in 44 days, killing at least 342 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office.
🔗: aje.io/65ptdp| #Infograph
🔗: aje.io/65ptdp| #Infograph
November 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Israel has violated the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire at least 497 times in 44 days, killing at least 342 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office.
🔗: aje.io/65ptdp| #Infograph
🔗: aje.io/65ptdp| #Infograph
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In an interview this week, Ken Sim said that he had a list of all the times he said no to the Vancouver Police Department, and said a lot of their budget increases were out of the city's control.
We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
In an interview this week, Ken Sim said that he had a list of all the times he said no to the Vancouver Police Department, and said a lot of their budget increases were out of the city's control.
We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Speaking to council for the first time was so much easier than I thought. I'll definitely be doing this more!
425: opposed as first responder. See how spaces contribute to well being. Trickle down effects. Pushed through. Calls into question who this council works for. Not me or my friends.
November 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Speaking to council for the first time was so much easier than I thought. I'll definitely be doing this more!
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New report from @policyalternatives.ca and @iris-recherche.bsky.social shows a clear link between greater privatization in health care services and higher mortality rates—just as multiple Canadian provinces work actively to privatize those services www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Mortality and health care privatization: A comparison between countries - CCPA
Privatization is deadly. Canada needs to learn from other countries and focus on public health care instead.
www.policyalternatives.ca
November 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
New report from @policyalternatives.ca and @iris-recherche.bsky.social shows a clear link between greater privatization in health care services and higher mortality rates—just as multiple Canadian provinces work actively to privatize those services www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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I know people are closely following what's going on the US and the horrors of ICE, but do you know how Canada is quickly and quietly is growing its deportation machinery?
Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!
Here are 5 other things to know:
Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!
Here are 5 other things to know:
November 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I know people are closely following what's going on the US and the horrors of ICE, but do you know how Canada is quickly and quietly is growing its deportation machinery?
Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!
Here are 5 other things to know:
Canada plans to increase deportations by 25 percent over the next two years. 25 PERCENT!!!
Here are 5 other things to know:
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...