Mat Wright

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'The BC NDP is chasing the BC Conservatives in a fruitless culture war... & driving the Overton window rightward' - BC Green leader @emilylowan.bsky.social talking to @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social about @bcgreens.bsky.social ending their agreement with the NDP #bcpoli www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

BC NDP ministers getting on media anguishly hand wringing over BC Greens ending the governing agreement, saying cooperation has ended - no, it hasn't, work together and good bills can be introduced and passed, stop playing politics and do what you preach, cooperate

#BCpoli

BC Greens won't renew accord with NDP citing stalled, undelivered vows The BC Green Party has announced it will not be renewing an accord with the governing NDP when it expires next month.

Eby won't call an election, signaling an austerity budget with big cuts, obvious move for Emily and the BC Greens - game of chicken, hold them to account

#BCpoli

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Dear Hakeem, you soulless damp squib - THIS IS ALREADY AGAINT THE LAW!!!

#ICE #USpoli

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Nurse wife on LTC shift saying she has 3 resident falls, the ambulance wait is 2 hours, and the fire dept. won't respond

#BCpoli #Health #Nanaimo

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Fuck Off Hootsuite

#ICE #Hootsuite

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BREAKING: Another rapid response action! Indivisible Vancouver is leading a protest rally THIS FRIDAY January 30 against Jim Pattison, who is planning to sell one of his warehouses in Virginia to DHS/ICE to become a human processing facility. #boycottpattison #ice #iceraids #protest

this took some organizing and pure chutzpa - well done - container ship arriving in Tacoma today with the shipping doors spelling Renee

#USpoli #Renee

‘Enough Is Enough’: Hundreds of Minnesota Businesses Take Stand Against ICE

I've covered a lot of protests and resistance movements of various kinds in my days on this earth -- I've never seen anything quite like this epic day in Minneapolis today.

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‘It just took off like wildfire:’ health foundation fundraiser shatters expectations NANAIMO - Despite a languishing economy and competing winter holiday season priorities, mid Islanders stepped ...

When we have public healthcare, we should not need massive community fundraisers to pay for basic buildings and systems, it comes out of taxes z

Hospital foundations are a self loop of 'pay for it yourself', twice

#BCpoli #CDNpoli

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Trump has disinvited Carney and Canada from the totally disingenuous Gaza 'Board of Peace' - which is our prime minister and every Canadian going 'phew, managed to dodge that shitshow'

#CDNpoli #Gaza #Trump #USpoli

really strong G4 geo-storm hitting earth right now - some spectacular aurora photos from Europe. Should be visible all over North America, possibly into equatorial regions

Getting dark here in Nanaimo, K8 rating currently which means it could come early

#Aurora

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This Abacus poll is complete BS - they've been a shill for the Oil and Gas industry for years - don't believe it

#CDNpoli #ABpoli #BCpoli

YouTube video by Office of the Governor of Minnesota Governor Walz Addresses Ongoing Federal Presence in Minnesota

This is utterly incredible address by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz

Historic

#USpol #USpolitics #Minnesota #Minneapolis

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not exactly subtle - new UKIP logo

#UKpoli

I am snort laughing at this - antivaxx, Trump loving overrated asshole got his due

12C at 7pm on January 12th in Nanaimo is definitely not normal

We have summer perennials starting to bloom on our deck

#BCstorm #CLimate #ClimateChange

Someone sent me this video of Trump’s goons in action today in the Twin Cities. The audio is disturbing.

The Ottawa Bureau Chief for the Toronto Sun is an actual fascist, so that's fun....

#CDNpoli #USpoli

Nanaimo News Bulletin editor sends her first issue to the printing press - Nanaimo News Bulletin A reporter moves to editor for one of Canada’s fastest growing cities

This week marked my first issue as the new editor at the Nanaimo News Bulletin.

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US Border agents shoot two people in Portland, city officials say U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents shot two people in Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to Portland city councilors.The shooting occurred near Ea

Because murdering one woman wasn't enough

#USpoli #ICE

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within an ideological and disinformation battle - I do think the WH Miller types are actually worried about a GOP wipeout in the midterms and are ramping things up as a pretext to prevent elections

Walz gives order to prepare National Guard after ICE officer fatally shoots woman in Minneapolis Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says the state "doesn't need any further help from the federal government" after federal officials reported a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a wo...

This is getting a tad too close to civil war type shit than my liking

#USpoli

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that was my fear over the summer, but the fact Henry is still in BC makes me think she's no longer being considered

Anyone else find it bizarre Carney still hasn't appointed a new federal Chief Public Health Officer? Dr. Tam stepped down in June - clearly illustrates public health is low on the list of priorities

#CDNpoli

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friend's niece, 12 died of flu this evening in Saskatoon, her nephew, in his early 20s died last month from a sudden heart attack, her uncle died about 4 months ago same, his wife refuses to believe being bedridden is from LC - they're all evangelicals, refuse to vax, had Covid multiple times

Heavy gunfire heard around Miraflores (presidential palace) in Caracas

Smith is going to look extremely silly trying to spin her way out of this. Expect the production cuts and job loss announcements to come right quick.

There never was an economic argument for oil production and pipeline expansion in Canada, let's just say with cheap Venezuelan bitumen about to be released into the global market the Alberta economy is now in palliative care.

#ABpoli #BCpoli #CDNpoli #Venezuela

I guess we can tick off US invades Venezuela from our 2026 bingo card

#USpoli #Venezuela