Rebecca Granovsky-Larsen

Carney serves capital, not us.

"As we look closely, we can see that Mark Carney takes a central place in this network, having more connections than over two thirds of the corporate elite."

Canada is crossing off an oil and gas wish list | The Narwhal From fast-tracking approvals to slashing a proposed emissions cap, the Carney government is working its way through requests from Canada’s fossil fuel industry

From Bill C-5 and the federal budget, to a pipeline deal with Alberta, the Carney government is working its way through a public list of requests from the oil and gas industry. thenarwhal.ca/build-canada...

The Zombie Baseball Stadium Proposal — Queen City Improvement Bureau “Zombie.” As in, you think it’s dead. But it keeps coming back. I kicked off this year with a prediction that at some point in 2026, the City of Regina will announce that they’ve struck a deal with ...

Hey Late Night Regina Bluesky… I'm soft launching tonight the 6,400 word monster I wrote about the potential baseball stadium. I need to test if the hyperlinks all work. Let me know if you spot typos. I still have another editing pass or two to do. #yqrcc
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Trump’s Own Advisers Suddenly Unnerved as ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn So the president doesn’t like the “optics” of what ICE is doing. But there’s no such thing as sanitized, popular mass deportations—and this is by design.

“He wants mass deportations. What he doesn’t want is what people are seeing. He doesn’t like the way it looks. It looks bad, so he’s expressed some discomfort at that.”

International law died in Gaza. Why is the world mourning it in Greenland? We have entered the age of open thuggery, as the brutality Israel tested on Palestinians is now being normalised elsewhere

“For months, many warned that Israel’s unrestrained assault on #Gaza was not merely a crime against Palestinians, but a fatal blow to the very idea of international law.

“What was being tested was not only the scale of Israeli violence, but whether rules still applied at all….”

There's a whole class of municipal politician across America who are rising to this awful moment and defending their cities.

Canada Playbook Alberta vs. Ottawa, for real.

The Alberta 'separatist' movement is so clearly bought and paid for (or at the very least, willing to be).

"The movement is selling itself as pro-American in hopes of securing a C$500 billion loan from the U.S. government that would help facilitate Alberta’s “seamless departure” from Canada."

This, of all things, is the lead NYT opinion piece right now, on the same day that ICE killed a US citizen in the same state, without a trace of embarrassment or self-awareness.

Trump could drop a nuke on a major city and we'd be reading tut-tuts about how this sets a "dangerous precedent"

They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition | Molly Crabapple When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him as an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York

"To be a socialist meant to be a human, to affirm that there was more to life than the brutish quest for coin. Not just wages, but dignity. Not just bread, but roses too."

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Understanding Mamdani's Vision His inauguration speech challenges the left to govern

New from @pamherd.bsky.social & I: Key takeaways from Mamdani's inauguration speech.
"Mamdani will force a conversation among the left about how it should govern." 🧵
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Friends, we have some great news post-holiday: we eeked past the 60% mark. We have 5 days left in our 2025 end-of-year fundraising. Help us reach our goal of $50,000 before the end of the year.

Sandy Hudson - Defunding the Police: Imagining Possible Futures of Safety & Justice Podcast Episode · In Bed with the Elephant · 2025-12-18 · 47m

Every year in North America hundreds of billions of dollars are spent on policing. On my @ricochetmedia.bsky.social podcast “In Bed with the Elephant”an interview with lawyer/author/activist #SandyHudson about the social costs of these “investments.” podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i...

Mthembu: One councillor love the 4Ps so I made 6Ps for you. First is People Over Profit. Community involvement in budget outcomes is important. Congrats on councillors who held townhalls. #yqrcc

Strong Towns Poster advocating to bring our voices to council and advocate for the city to say YES instead of NO

Strong Towns Poster Have a say in your city Read strong towns Regina’s open letter and sign the campaign or write your own letter to council and email strong.towns.regina@gmail.com or email your concerns to your ward councilor

Venn diagram of 3 circles: I want low taxes, I want stable services, and I want Low density. Low density intersect stable services says high taxes. Stable services intersect low taxes says more density. Low taxes intersect low density says service cuts. The intersection of all 3 says doesn’t exist.

Hello friends! Just wanted to post about the Strong Towns Regina letter writing campaign! If you’re interested in what Strong Towns Regina has to say about the upcoming city of Regina budget, or if you’ve got your own opinions to share with council, check out www.change.org/strongtownsr...

I still haven't taken a few minutes to rant angrily about proposed transit cuts in the budget so I'm glad to see the Transit Union is shining a light on them. #yqrcc

Saskatchewan involuntary drug treatment legislation leaves experts with questions | Globalnews.ca Community advocates and health policy experts are raising questions and concerns about new involuntary treatment legislation set to be introduced by Saskatchewan this fall.

From the parties that brought you "vaccine mandates violate your rights", here's involuntary imprisonment.

Above the doors of this facility is the sign, Arbeit macht frei.

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🚨URGENT: Take Action Now!🚨 The proposed Regina City Council budget threatens essential community services and risks cuts to public safety: emergency fire services, transit, community events/grants and local programs that keep neighbourhoods strong. We can stop this! Join our People’s Budget Meeting on Saturday December 6th @ 5 PM Speakers will give an overview of the budget, areas the community wants to see bolstered, and break-out sessions to discuss how we can fight for the budget our communities need.

Hey folks! The 2026 Regina budget is coming. Did you know, ANYBODY in the city can sign up to be a delegate? It's easy! The registration form is here www.regina.ca/city-governm.... Deadline to register to speak to the budget is Dec 11! #yqrcc

Further to this thread, I now have an more complete list of organizations receiving Community Investment Grant Program Funding. It's 146 names long & it doesn't even include community associations.

I'm going to post the list I have so far to bsky right now. Hold on to your hats. It's enormous… /1

Regina chamber CEO says potential tax hike could be ‘crippling’ for businesses CEO of the Regina and District Chamber of Commerce Mike Tate says the tax could hurt members and the city could explore new methods of service delivery as it tries to close a $51 million deficit.

Chambers if Commerce: "you need to incentivise businesses because their tax revenues drive everything."

Cities: "ok here's free land and we will pay 30% of your construction."

COCs: also we can't pay taxes.

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If you're wondering about the size of mandate that's driving the Grumpy Facebook Granpa's push to slash the city budget, note that Rashovich won his spot on council by a mere 35 votes, Tsiklis by 27 votes and Bezo by 132 votes.

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YouTube video by PD City Hall — Paul Dechene QCIB Nov 20 2025 - Happy Draft Budget Day!

In the second half of this week's QCIB, we take a look at the 14 pages of potential cuts admin identified could *reduce* mill rate by 5%. Note: Items I mentioned I picked at random. They were ALL BAD!

Rashovich's list will create a withered ghost city.

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Queer activists are fighting for food justice—with or without the government’s help | Xtra Magazine The SNAP disruption is just one part of a food security crisis for LGBTQ2S+ Americans

The SNAP disruption is just one part of a food security crisis for LGBTQ2S+ Americans

YouTube video by PD City Hall — Paul Dechene QCIB Nov 20 2025 - Happy Draft Budget Day!

The Queen City Improvement Bureau's first thoughts on the 2026 Regina city budget, now on Youtube: youtu.be/d2shJTM2TfM?... #yqrcc

Danielle Smith Goes Nuclear on Trans Rights | The Tyee Alberta’s premier is overriding Charter protections. Here’s a fact check on her claims.

“If it becomes easy to override Charter rights at the first instance, then the Charter will soon no longer be worth the paper that it’s written on.” ––Dale Smith

Holy shit you guys. The city has released the list of cuts to services that would be required to hit Clr Dan Rashovich's proposed 5% mill rate reduction, and I am having difficulty comprehending the scale of damage Dan is making us imagine. It is like a bomb going off in the city's finances. #yqrcc