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Jon Scop

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Immigration and refugee lawyer in the states, librarian in Canada, now a retired dual citizen, moved by justice, music and wilderness, trying to find hope in an ailing and dystopian world.

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What a f*ckin' ass.

05.03.2026 02:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excellent analysis!

05.03.2026 02:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't think "affair" is the really right term when he was texting a congressional aide explicit messages and she wrote back "this is going too far, boss"

05.03.2026 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1557    πŸ” 353    πŸ’¬ 57    πŸ“Œ 10

Read the three-part thread. BCNDP is basically working for the benefit of foreign multinationals. Almost no jobs, either.

03.03.2026 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Solutions" boil down to getting rid of Sim&Co. (meaning reversing the new cop training ctr, having a normal budget which pays for things, and more). That in turn means the left *unifying* and not stabbing each other in the back. We see enough untrammeled ego down south. We don't need it here.

03.03.2026 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vancouver Car Free Days cancelled for 2026 A popular annual festival that saw Vancouver streets closed to traffic and opened to vendors, performers and crowds of pedestrians has been called off for 2026.

"Increasingly, the landscape for large-scale events, particularly community events, has been changing."

Ken Sim and ABC found $1 million for a sign and $2 million for fireworks after pushing through a brutal austerity Budget.

Surely we can save Car Free Days!

www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

03.03.2026 05:18 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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25.02.2026 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fuck.

03.03.2026 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Despite all the horror, occasional laughter can be healing. And this is fucking hilarious.

03.03.2026 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Conservatives introduce motion to restrict temporary health coverage - iPolitics Opposition party calls on the government to restrict federal benefits received by rejected asylum claimants to emergency life saving health care only.

Conservatives want to strip refugee health care, and Liberals are already forcing them to pay out-of-pocket for medicine.

Denying preventative care doesn't save moneyβ€”it just pushes people into ERs and costs taxpayers more.

Stop scapegoating. Fix the backlogs.
www.ipolitics.ca/2026/02/24/h...

02.03.2026 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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who made this

02.03.2026 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 11256    πŸ” 5139    πŸ’¬ 492    πŸ“Œ 471

ICE and CBP are thugs, but so are regular cops. Doesn't matter if an individual cop is decent; they're completely subsumed into violent cop culture. ACAB.

02.03.2026 05:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Are you willing to fight back?’: Democrats ready to take on party’s old guard ahead of midterms After Zohran Mamdani’s upset, a new wave of challengers targets incumbents, driven by fury at Donald Trump

Dem party leadership continues to fight progressives in their party much harder than they fight Trump.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

01.03.2026 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

thinking of all the heroic members of the whermacht serving in these operations. they courageously go wherever in the world duty calls, from the forests of the argonne, to the deserts of afrika, to the snows of the soviet union. their sacrifices represent the best of the german spirit.

01.03.2026 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 200    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Lindsey's already out there making it clear that the attacks have accomplished nothing, and accomplishing something meaningful is just too woke.

01.03.2026 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Holding two thoughts in my head.

1. China's racist near-enslavement of the Uyghur peoples, its crushing of Hong Kong and Tibetan democracy, its belligerent threat to Taiwan, and more.

2. On the other hand, they have a very good point here.

01.03.2026 06:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, i saw the full thing in a local article. To get the full flavour you really should let this repeat about six times. This guy is such a pathetic mini-Musk clown.

01.03.2026 06:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The West can recognize it was a mistake for Ukraine to give up its nuclear weapons because it left the door open to the invasion from Russia, but will not accept that countries like Iran and North Korea desire them to stop Western meddling and attacks.

28.02.2026 18:10 β€” πŸ‘ 168    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Office of the Prime Minister
Cabinet du
Premier Ministre
Statement by Prime Minister Carney and
Minister Anand on the situation in the Middle East
"The Canadian government is closely following Iran-related hostilities throughout the Middle East and urges all Canadians in Iran to shelter in place. Canadians in the wider region should follow local advice and take all necessary precautions.
Canada's position remains clear: the Islamic Republic of Iran is the principal source of instability and terror throughout the Middle East, has one of the world's worst human rights records, and must never be allowed to obtain or develop nuclear weapons.
Canada and our international partners have consistently called upon the Iranian regime to end its nuclear program, including at the 2025 G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis and with the United Nations' reimposition of sanctions in September.
Despite diplomatic efforts, Iran has neither fully dismantled its nuclear program, halted all enrichment activities, nor ended its support for regional terrorist proxy groups. Canada stands with the Iranian people in their long and courageous struggle against Iran's oppressive regime. Canada has listed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity, and has sanctioned 256 Iranian entities and 222 individuals in response to the regime's repression and its violence both against its own people, and persistently, beyond its borders. Canada reaffirms Israel's right to defend itself and to ensure the security of its people.
Canada supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security.
The Canadian government urges the protection of all civilians in this conflict. We will take all possible measures to protect our nationals and Canadian diplomatic missions throughout the region."
February 28, 2026

ηŽ‰ιšͺ Office of the Prime Minister Cabinet du Premier Ministre Statement by Prime Minister Carney and Minister Anand on the situation in the Middle East "The Canadian government is closely following Iran-related hostilities throughout the Middle East and urges all Canadians in Iran to shelter in place. Canadians in the wider region should follow local advice and take all necessary precautions. Canada's position remains clear: the Islamic Republic of Iran is the principal source of instability and terror throughout the Middle East, has one of the world's worst human rights records, and must never be allowed to obtain or develop nuclear weapons. Canada and our international partners have consistently called upon the Iranian regime to end its nuclear program, including at the 2025 G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis and with the United Nations' reimposition of sanctions in September. Despite diplomatic efforts, Iran has neither fully dismantled its nuclear program, halted all enrichment activities, nor ended its support for regional terrorist proxy groups. Canada stands with the Iranian people in their long and courageous struggle against Iran's oppressive regime. Canada has listed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity, and has sanctioned 256 Iranian entities and 222 individuals in response to the regime's repression and its violence both against its own people, and persistently, beyond its borders. Canada reaffirms Israel's right to defend itself and to ensure the security of its people. Canada supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security. The Canadian government urges the protection of all civilians in this conflict. We will take all possible measures to protect our nationals and Canadian diplomatic missions throughout the region." February 28, 2026

β€œCanada supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security.”

Well. For those of us wondering if he’d walk the walk of the Davos speech, this is a pretty big answer.

Nope.

28.02.2026 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1432    πŸ” 391    πŸ’¬ 115    πŸ“Œ 88

You almost have to admire the hubris of trying to frame this as a β€œpreemptive attack” when the ENTIRE PURPOSE IS TO PROVOKE A RESPONSE FROM IRAN in order to justify ongoing and more extensive strikes.

28.02.2026 07:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1112    πŸ” 345    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 8

bsky.app/profile/rizv...

28.02.2026 08:36 β€” πŸ‘ 77    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Worth noting that on a different website, multiple ABC Vancouver officials follow accounts that post constantly about how Sean Orr is a terrible human being and make all sorts of unproven claims, including one account that creates AI videos of Orr doing all sorts of illegal or evil acts

28.02.2026 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 264    πŸ” 68    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 17

Gotta sue the bastard for libel. Otherwise, nobody will hold them to account. Azaroff's fuckery will complicate everything, so votes will be wagging the dog, not vice versa. Embrace this moment and bring the jerk down.

27.02.2026 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've died and gone to heaven.

27.02.2026 04:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For what it's worth, i never use teams but every day i get a pop-up from them, which i ignore and it goes away.

27.02.2026 04:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Headlines a day apart lol

26.02.2026 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 89    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

Well, pardon me Lenny, here's where the lie started. Here's Sim, talking out his ass with savage intent, in English, to reporters, about three weeks ago.

26.02.2026 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We've asked Ken Sim for a response to this, along with a question as to why he said in a statement that Lenny Zhou was "taking responsibility for sharing information that was not accurate."

I'll let you know when or if we hear back.

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