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@taramcquack.bsky.social

Feminist political economist, social worker, postdoctoral fellow Left of leftist...research and write about labour issues, including unpaid labour

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β€˜I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

"They referred to Black people as monkeys and β€œthe watermelon people” and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery."

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

14.10.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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International students allege private college made them campaign for Conservative candidate | CBC News Two international students formerly enrolled at Pacific Link College in Burnaby, B.C. allege their school compelled them to campaign for a federal Conservative candidate in a 2024 byelection. The coll...

#Canada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ BC

International students allege Pacific Link College made hem campaign for Conservative Candidate Tamara Jansen.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

22.09.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Be Loud β€” For America By Governor JB Pritzker

"I have spent the last few weeks addressing and preparing for a military invasion by the President of the United States. No, I’m not a soldier or a foreign adversary. I’m the Governor of Illinois"

22.09.2025 02:53 β€” πŸ‘ 18796    πŸ” 5349    πŸ’¬ 203    πŸ“Œ 159

Would you like πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦MP’s to be truthful in public statements & not tell lies? I am looking at you Pierre Poilievre.
Do we want it so that PP can no longer spout his false, hate filled rants? HELL YEAH!
Please sign the fed Political Honesty Petition.
Send this to every πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ian you know.
#CanadaSky
#Canada

30.08.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can't tell if the one hat says Gulf of America or Cult of America...same difference I guess

19.08.2025 04:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m with @lalegault.bsky.social and asking the same; will my #Canadian πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ followers please read her post below then sign this!
There is too much at risk.
Thank you.

10.08.2025 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Canadian Company Staffing β€˜Alligator Alcatraz’ | The Tyee Carney’s government awarded GardaWorld millions in contracts and isn’t ruling out more.

Also thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025... Which is just great. I'm not exactly a proud Canadian at this point.

08.08.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Organizations sound alarm as gender equality department faces 81% budget cut OTTAWA - Organizations working to advancing gender equality are sounding the alarm as the federal department for women and gender equality, WAGE, faces a potential budget cut of just over

The Canadian πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ Press:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/org...

07.08.2025 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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β€˜Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished

β€˜Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse

02.08.2025 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 187    πŸ” 90    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 46
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Family lawyer says he's seeing a new trend of the 'manosphere' leading to divorce | CBC News Scott Byers has been practising family law for 10 years, and says he has noticed a new trend since the pandemic of women wanting to leave their partners due to what he describes as the radicalizing ef...

"The greatest predictor of somebody identifying as a member of the manosphere is that they've been rejected by a woman recently," he said.

16.07.2025 06:15 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Peter Thiel’s Palantir poses a grave threat to Americans | Robert Reich Working with the Trump administration, the data company could be used to target the president’s opponents

Peter Thiel’s Palantir poses a grave threat to Americans | Robert Reich

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

04.07.2025 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Carney’s border bill is a gift to Trumpβ€”and a roadmap to β€˜mass deportation’ ⋆ The Breach Mark Carney promised to stand up to Trump. His new bill continues the two countries’ long-standing pact on restrictive immigration policies

The Liberals in Canada are trying to pass a right wing anti-immigration bill that will allow the gov to check your mail and request your internet search history from your IP provider
breachmedia.ca/carneys-bord...

17.06.2025 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 179    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 18
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Ottawa’s Tech Strategy Is So Broken, Even Consultants Are Begging Us to Fix It | The Walrus How the country became a cautionary tale in building government software

I'm only a quarter of the way through The Walrus's deep dive into why major government tech projects fail, but I can't wait any longer to share it. @bluesky.sboots.ca makes an appearance just at the moment that I was becoming annoyed that the author apparently hadn't talked to him. :)

06.06.2025 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kelowna Companies Won’t Run Pro-Choice Billboards | The Tyee The crowdfunded campaign aims to counter anti-abortion billboards in the region.

A UBC student has raised $3,000 to make a billboard that says β€œAbortion is safe, normal and common” to counter the anti-abortion billboard messaging that peppers the Okanagan region.

But she’s stumped on where to post her message. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports. πŸͺ§

06.06.2025 13:41 β€” πŸ‘ 371    πŸ” 118    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 13
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Is Jordan Peterson Just Making It Up as He Goes? | The Walrus The culture war’s favourite prophet can’t finish a straight thought

Jordan Peterson, postmodern bullshit artist
What is "belief"? Are dragons as valid as lions?

When this idiot speaks, he makes me laugh and laugh.

#cdnpoli #canada #fool

thewalrus.ca/is-jordan-pe...

05.06.2025 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 4
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A wealth tax could raise half a trillion dollars forΒ a stronger, fairer Canada New report on the effects of wealth inequality, the revenue potential of a wealth tax, counter-arguments and an outline of transformative public investments.

A wealth tax could raise nearly $.5 Trillion for Canada over 10 years new research by @1alexhemingway.bsky.social‬ shows.

It could provide urgently needed public investment in Canada’s physical & social infrastructure and even the playing field for working-class Canadians.
bcpolicy.ca/wealth-tax

04.06.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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The Dual Track How Pierre Poilievre Used Taxpayer Funds to Run a Permanent Campaign

How Pierre Poilievre Used Taxpayer Funds to Run a Permanent Campaign.
While he was running this permanent campaign, we can strongly infer he was doing something else too: charging the public for it. #cdnpoli
letterkenny.substack.com/p/the-dual-t...

26.05.2025 11:16 β€” πŸ‘ 396    πŸ” 227    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 27
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What Albertans Get Wrong About Equalization Equalization payments aren’t a punishment, they’re a promise. Here’s how they actually work, and why Alberta’s outrage misses the point.

"Alberta doesn’t pay into equalization, it pays into Canada. Just like everyone else." Thank you CANADIAN RETURNEE for explaining this issue so clearly that even Ms Smith who must've slept through history & civics classes, ought to be able to get it! Please read!β€οΈπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ open.substack.com/pub/canadian...

14.05.2025 11:28 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3
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NEW INVESTIGATION: A private equity-fueled for-profit chain slashed patient care for years while its executives got rich. So we scraped every malpractice, personal injury, and wrongful death case tied to Steward hospitals.

And we found how mothers, newborns, and others paid the ultimate price.

13.05.2025 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2743    πŸ” 1349    πŸ’¬ 84    πŸ“Œ 111
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Three Alberta separatism myths No, we wouldn’t be able to force the rest of Canada to build pipelines.

Dear Albertans:
Please read. Engage critical thinking skills; and don’t be swayed by divisive politicians and external disinformation propaganda influences. To be divided is to be conquered.
#CanadaStrongerUnited
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open.substack.com/pub/coreyhog...

12.05.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just so we’re all clear here Alberta can’t separate, here is a detailed explanation as to why. Danielle Smith is causing a huge distraction because of investigations into her government. Ignore them.
#cdnpoli

01.05.2025 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 347    πŸ” 158    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 77
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Pierre Poilievre’s Precarious Predicament How Poilievre's Riding Defeat Has Set the Stage for a Tory Reckoning

Thank you @brucefanjoy.bsky.social
You gave us some breathing space, just by being an authentic Canadian. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

open.substack.com/pub/axorc/p/...

01.05.2025 10:33 β€” πŸ‘ 108    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5
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Sifting the Rubble After Rebel News Worked the Election Debate | The Tyee What happened behind the scenes as an uproar cancelled the post-debate scrum.

Great article. Canadians can’t
be complacent thinking that the hateful MAGA-types
don’t live here, too. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/04/23/Rebel-News-Election-Debate/?utm_source=daily

24.04.2025 05:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Karina Gould πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ - #cdnpoli
When someone tells you who they are, believe them.
The Federal Govt should not use the Notwithstanding Clause. Here are my thoughts from last year.
We can see what's happening in the US when a President disregards the courts, don't let them happen here in Canada.

17.04.2025 08:34 β€” πŸ‘ 800    πŸ” 342    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 32

DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States

15.04.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 40113    πŸ” 13338    πŸ’¬ 551    πŸ“Œ 507

If you like pinball and perogies, check out House of Targ. Short walk from Carleton U. Also the Mayfair across the street is a great movie theater.

01.04.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl 20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow

You have to see this.

PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgentβ€”and it needs to be shared far and wide.

31.03.2025 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 25059    πŸ” 13130    πŸ’¬ 595    πŸ“Œ 1011
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Canadian physician, Dr. Danielle Martin owns the Americans!
#cdnpoli

31.03.2025 07:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3581    πŸ” 1326    πŸ’¬ 183    πŸ“Œ 223
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Forget about Musk’s citizenship, enforce the Canada Elections Act Protecting Canadian democracy is precisely what the legislation is for and one of its great features is that it forbids undue influence from foreigners

Excellent read! ⬇️

Canada Elections Act:
Protecting Canadian πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ democracy is precisely what the legislation is for and one of its great features is that it forbids undue influence from foreigners.

#Canada 🍁 #FederalElection

nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

23.03.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

every person involved in this needs to be in prison

23.03.2025 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 60226    πŸ” 15980    πŸ’¬ 1140    πŸ“Œ 845

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