Jacob Wilson

So excited to be moderating this talk and book launch with brilliant people at the Institute of Political Economy!

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Disheartening result for the NDP. Canadians have lost some good incumbents and the opportunity for good representatives in key races. Can't help feeling like an indictment of the current iteration of the party, and showing the need to rebuild and re-engage with working class grassroots and members.

I would hate to call for a National General Strike… but I feel like everyone might start feeling sick 🤧 on a certain first Thursday in May

While this line floored me, love as resistance is a lot more powerful when love motivates you to take action. Love, when it is just words, cannot feed the hungry. Love is cooking the meal, building the home, tearing down walls; love is liberation to the oppressed and the abolition of the oppressor.

"Love is our single resistance against the dictatorship of death. " - George Elliot Clarke

Do more than just buy local.

Resist American Imperialism.

Those being bullied by Yanks, don't let them win. And to everyone, within and beyond the belly of the beast, stand against Trumpist fascism wherever it rears its filthy head.

Fuck the United States. It’s long past time the rest of the world stood up to its bullying and the way it throws around its economic weight to force other countries to act as it wants them to.

Now that US economic aggression is even hitting Western allies, will they finally rein in the US?

Time to turn off the taps.
Not a single bottle of American wine, beer or bourbon should be sold anywhere in Canada.
From here on in I will only drink "freedom" wines from Canada, France or Spain.
As for the beer? It's shit anyways.
True. North. Strong. Free.
@strongasfuck

I hope it isn't cringe to post Liberation Theology on main. Still figuring this BlueSky business out.

This weekend those celebrating Advent are entering the third week: Joy. Til now, Advent centred penitence and hope.

Likewise, in a world filled with dread, with creeping conservatism and fledgling fascism and grievous genocides and instability, cherish Joy and use it to build a better world.

This was a great talk, I could only join over Zoom, but I'm glad I did!

If I recall my lore for Fergusons Cove correctly, that was because it was where all the Fergusons lived, so it was initially descriptive, whereas McNabs *was* possessive because it was granted to Peter McNab. (But I could be mixing up my coves)

Jakeman Running As Independent, Using Chender’s Official Agent

This is disingenuous on the part of the NSPC; @tammyjfrcowbay.bsky.social was listed as an independent by ENS well before she actually decided to do so. The listing of the NSNDP Official Agent as Tammy's OA is just outdated info on the part of ENS.

www.pcpartyns.ca/jakeman_runn... #nspoli

A red graphic with bold white text reading 'I SUPPORT POSTAL WORKERS.' Below, the logo of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is displayed.

Canadian postal workers have my support. Now more than ever we need to stand together. #Solidarity #CanadaPost #CUPW

The revolution will-- apparently-- not be tweeted.

I talk with workers every day, they aren't hopelessly reactionary. Construction workers are like everyone: they have uneven views, mostly they want good working conditions, good social services, and to care for their families. It's up to the Left to present a convincing vision of those demands.

Statement from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers: More Than 55,000 Postal Workers on Strike For Immediate Release – OTTAWA – Some 55,000 postal workers represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) went on a nationwide strike on Friday, November 15 at 12:01am ET. After a year of...

55,000 members of CUPW are on strike at Canada Post.

CUPW has reasonable demands:

Fair wages, safe working conditions, the right to retire with dignity, and expansion of services at the public post office.

Support our posties! ✊

www.CUPW.ca/en/statement...

#canlab #CUPW #1u #cdnpoli #CanadaPost

I've been mulling the American election over all day. Though I have many thoughts-- about how Left and 'Centrist' parties have been lurching right pursuing voters who hate them, and more-- what's far more important is organising and volunteering in my local provincial election. So I'll just do that

Nova Scotia ACORN - Statement on early election call by Tim Houston. We call on all parties to: - Bring Back Permanent Rent Control - Ban the Fixed Term Lease Loophole - Build and Buy Non-Market Social Housing. Join us for our provincial wide rally. November 23rd @ 11am. HFX location: Old Library Halifax, 5381 Spring Garden Road.

NS ACORN Statement on Early Election As many of you have heard, Tim Houston and his PC government have announced an early election for Tuesday November 26th, breaking his own legislation that set a fixed election Daye of July 15 2025. Houston is rushing Nova Scotians to the polls, hoping to secure a majority by dangling a 1% HST cut in front of voters. Rest assured, ACORN will not be swayed by a cut that primarily benefits the wealthiest while draining much needed funding from already underfunded social services and affordable housing. ACORN knows that this PC government has allowed the fixed term lease loophole to undermine rent control laws, forcing countless tenants to move each year as landlords hike rents. We see this election call as an opportunity to push even harder for the changes we need in Nova Scotia. ACORN is calling on all parties to prioritize the housing crisis and protest low- to moderate income residents. Our message to all party leaders is clear: to gain the support of working class tenants, we demand that all parties commit to: - BRING BACK PERMANENT RENT CONTROL - BAN THE FIXED TERM LEASE LOOPHOLE - BUY AND BUILD NON-MARKET SOCIAL HOUSING Over the next 31 days, ACORN members will be mobilizing to ensure tenants vote in their interest and make their voices heard. Let's use this election to ensure that the next government in Nova Scotia is truly committed to affordable housing and effective rent control!

NS ACORN is working on pushing permanent rent control, ending abuse of fixed term leases, and expanding affordable housing, to the front of every party and every voters mind in this election.

If you get doorstepped by a candidate or volunteer, push them on this.
#HaliSky #NSACORN #CBRM #HRM #NSpoli

Ryan Lutes is the new NDP candidate for Bedford Basin

#NovaScotiaElection2024

I'm so annoyed with Tim Houston calling an early election. Not because it's a cynical ploy to play off of voters confusion between Federal and Provincial politics, but because it's so transparently so. Let's see where this goes...

It was one of the first laws the Houston government passed: news.novascotia.ca/en/2021/10/1...

An immigrant has never stolen a job but billionaires have offshored millions.

The neighbours may be young, but my neighbours they aren't anymore 😂

Glad to see you canvassing some of my old neighbours!

It's honestly so dystopian to spend two years researching how the financialisation of housing and disinvestment from social housing have led to the housing crisis, and to have your city councillors and province fighting over to *which* parks they should shunt unhoused people.