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@matwright.bsky.social

Fighting dystopia, avid seeker of critical thinkers

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agreed - but really don't think it will be her, although the lag for a new federal appointment is really interesting

06.10.2025 04:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Where on earth is Bonnie Henry (PHO for BC), and why hasn't Carney appointed a new Federal health officer yet? Tam stepped down in June!!

#CDNpoli #BCpoli #Covid #Covid19

06.10.2025 02:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Skunk water is what Israel pioneered to torment captive Palestinians. Now they're spraying it at a *humanitarian aid flotilla*

"The most moral army in the world" - how did anyone ever say this with a straight face

04.10.2025 03:47 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

To state the obvious:
β€’ As a BC Con staffer Lindsay Shepherd was fully aware Dallas Brodie was ejected from BCCons for airing the same toxic opinion & she knew what would follow
β€’ This feels like collusion with Brodie and/or an application to OneBC
β€’ Her mat leave sob story = crybully
#bcpoli

04.10.2025 02:26 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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As if irony isn’t already dead, the Hatch Act violation on the DOJ website, which blames Democrats for the shutdown, appears on the page advising DOJ employees they are subject to the Hatch Act. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-note-abo...

03.10.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 8880    πŸ” 3233    πŸ’¬ 233    πŸ“Œ 134

Insanity - in 8 months the US has gone from some semblance of checks and balances, rule of law, to ICE landing on apartment roofs, raiding buildings and laughing at screaming children.

02.10.2025 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Democrats Are Already β€œModerate.” It’s Not Working. The perpetual advice to Democrats is that moving rightward will solve all their problems. But look where the party is at the moment: already embracing Republican affect and policies, yet still losing.

What @emilylowan.bsky.social has shown by winning the BC Green leadership at 25 years old (and it IS really a 'conservative' membership) - going left, is the way

Moderates lose facing fascism

#CDNpoli #USpoli #BCpoli

jacobin.com/2025/09/demo...

02.10.2025 04:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Deana Lancaster retweets Bari Weiss "if you have hit a breaking point with Covid" and promotes a roundtable with Vinay Prasad who had compared Covid measures to the Third Reich

Deana Lancaster retweets Bari Weiss "if you have hit a breaking point with Covid" and promotes a roundtable with Vinay Prasad who had compared Covid measures to the Third Reich

Now that everyone knows who Bari Weiss is...

Remember when Vancouver Coastal Health's Communications Leader Deana Lancaster was retweeting Weiss' Covid skepticism? In this tweet Weiss promotes a roundtable with Vinay Prasad who had compared Covid measures to the Third Reich.

One for the files

01.10.2025 05:36 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

There is an oddly anti-science, anti-protective-measures bent inside public health. (Note: there's no mask rule in healthcare even during the current Covid spike, with Long Covid levels still rising).

Why aren't we dealing with the resistance to science here? We've seen where that leads.

01.10.2025 05:40 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My developmentally disabled sister was admitted to hospital in a @vchhealthcare.bsky.social hospital 3 days ago with pneumonia. Didn't have Covid. Now suddenly she does, in an unmasked hospital amidst a massive Covid wave that VCH is telling no one about. MURDEROUS #bcpoli @josieosborne.bsky.social

29.09.2025 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 144    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 4

I was born there and no longer recognize the place. It's like the entire U.S. government has been taken over by high school bullies.

Small-minded people continue to inflict pain on so many, basically for the fuck of it and because they can.

29.09.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Let's make it clear, Canada Post doesn't 'lose' money, it is a Crown Corp providing an essential service. It's like saying health transfers to provinces are lost money, or Canada Council grants (more than CP). The trope that post needs to be profitable needs to end.

#CDNpoli

26.09.2025 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Leadership race victory speech ⚑
YouTube video by Emily Lowan Leadership race victory speech ⚑

An absolute delight delivering my victory speech to a warm room of friends, family, volunteers, and fellow Greens. I can’t wait to see what we accomplish together πŸ’š

youtu.be/AyhPudiBBjc

26.09.2025 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ottawa directs Canada Post to end door-to-door delivery of mail across the country Directive includes shutting down post offices in areas that were considered rural, but are now suburban

This is stunning and disturbing. Postal delivery is an essential service for many Canadians

#CDNpoli #BCpoli

www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

25.09.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

I know that we’re at the forefront of a powerful movement that will reclaim BC’s economy for working people, not billionaires and multinational corporations. Now’s the time to get involved - join the BC Greens, become a volunteer (link in bio), and stay tuned for what’s next πŸ’š

25.09.2025 20:27 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New BC Green leader Lowan says province must create sustainable funding for cities VICTORIA β€” Newly elected BC Green Leader Emily Lowan says a wealth tax and a windfall profit tax would bring more money for social services and "ensure that the richest corporations and one per cent i...

less than a day after being elected the new leader of the BC Greens, @emilylowan.bsky.social is hitting the ground running!

#BCpoli

www.timescolonist.com/national-bus...

25.09.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can't emphasize enough - Emily's win is a shock wave to #BCpoli - proves youth can win, centrist ideal of 'progressive' parties like the NDP are dead, that heading truly left for the people is the winning argument

Health, housing, climate - meet them face on, it's a political shakedown

25.09.2025 05:04 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Emily's blowout win, double the votes of the nearest other candidate, proves a positive campaign filling the gaping vacuum on the left will excite a jaded voter base

This will make 'centrist' parties and candidates sit up and take notice

BC politics just got rocked by an earthquake

#BCpoli

24.09.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

BC Greens have a new leader - Emily Lowan has won on the first ballot with 60%

She turned 25 last week

This is a huge win #BCpoli

24.09.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
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Congrats to 67% of you new BC Green members who verified to vote - that’s ~2500 out of 3700 new members. Today’s your last day to cast your ballot - VOTE if you haven’t already πŸ₯°πŸ”₯πŸ’š

23.09.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

thanks - I am outraged by all this

22.09.2025 04:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Take a minute to let the CBC know that our national broadcaster works for Canadians and not as a promotional tool for Trump’s Christian Nationalism. I did and hopefully others will too.

22.09.2025 04:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Gaahh, exactly! That whole earnest: 'if only we go out of our way to show them our bipartisan integrity & readiness to include them, then all the separatists, militia members, antivaxxers, & bigots will start to listen & respect us". That worked out sooo well in the US...

22.09.2025 04:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

snorted too much Tylenol as a zygote

22.09.2025 04:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

folks, CBC needs a slap back on the totally insane and editorially depraved coverage of the memorial for Kirk - it's news sure, deserves a 1 minute clip, with context about US fascism, not the full memorial

#CDNpoli #CBC

cbc.radio-canada.ca/en/ombudsman...

22.09.2025 03:47 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Trump caps off Charlie Kirk tributes centred on faith, forgiveness β€” and some fiery anger | CBC

our national broadcaster needs a serious fucking hard slap in the face

this isn't journalism, it's hagiography for a fascist and a cult profiting of his death

#CDNpoli #USpoli #CBC

www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...

22.09.2025 03:13 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

I watched entire Greens leadership debate. No question, Emily was front runner. But not just b/c she’s intelligent & articulate (she is!), b/c she’s passionate about & well versed on B.C’s multitude of crises. And she’s solution-based & not afraid of an uphill climb.

Members, pls verify & vote!

21.09.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oklahoma Republicans propose all state colleges must have Charlie Kirk statue Schools would be required to build memorial plaza and describe slain activist as civil rights leader or face fines

The deification of this misogynist, anti-LGBTQ, anti-trans, white supremist fascist is truly sickening

#CharlieKirk #USpoli

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

21.09.2025 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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(1/2) Debate clipπŸͺ²Renters in BC have the worst deal in Canada - 1/6 of us are spending over half of our monthly income on rent alone.
πŸ₯ŠWe must crack down on predatory landlords and rent hikes with vacancy control.

21.09.2025 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Debate clip ⚑ My thoughts on movements. #bcpoli #bcgreens #debate #leadershiprace #voteemily

17.09.2025 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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