Steve Anderson

Paramount Skydance’s Takeover of Warner Bros. Is Bad News for Workers, Consumers and Free Expression The idea that Paramount should be allowed to control CBS and CNN should be unthinkable, especially given its track record of turning the Tiffany Network into a trash heap.

Bond villain Larry Ellison is about to take over control of Warner Bros (including CNN). This is not great. The same oligarch already controls Paramount (CBS etc..), TikTok, Oracle and an increasingly sprawling number of other entities. www.freepress.net/news/paramou...

Demand Senators vote NO on funding for ICE

Members of Congress are deciding right now whether or not to give DHS more money. Demand your Senators vote NO on funding for ICE! Stop ICE terror! share.nwmd.social/s/FRUHaFxG

Demand the Standing Committee on Finance: Remove Part 5, Division 5 from the Bill C-15

Should federal ministers be able to exempt their corporate friends from labour laws? Environmental protections? Indigenous rights?

Bill C-15 would give them that power.

I just told my MP this is unacceptable. What about you?
#BillC15 share.nwmd.social/s/EVTyDyyL

From Algorithms to Alt-Social: Where Your Supporters Are Actually Hanging Out in 2026 Download Steve’s slides Whether you’re battling “David vs. Goliath” odds or just trying to get your campaigns seen, the digital landscape for Canadian nonprofits has shifted…

I really enjoyed sitting with @vandergiessen.ca.web.brid.gy for this webinar on the Future of Political Engagement. Lots of content on the value of engaging on @bsky.app.

Support the Rezoning Application for Olympic Village Elementary - Feb 12, 2026

Help us support the cause. share.nwmd.social/s/SSAVWQmB

Take a minute to Write to Council and join thousands in demanding ICE be kept out of Vancouver during this summer’s World Cup festivities share.nwmd.social/s/Q839z4k3

The Future of Political Engagement: Key Insights for Nonprofit Campaigners | Events at TechSoup Virtual Event - Insights from The Future of Political Engagement Research Project.

Does it feel like your audience has disappeared into a dozen different platforms, making it harder than ever to run a cohesive campaign?

Well then join this session on the Future of Political Engagement hosted by @techsoup.bsky.social

events.techsoup.org/events/detai...

Senators: Oppose Bill C-12 and protect rights!

NEW ACTION: C-12, the xenophobic "border" bill, is now in the Senate.
Please take action to tell Senators that Bill C-12 will violate human rights and make us all less safe. Thank you! share.nwmd.social/s/LNbkKrg1

Elected Officials: Break up with X

Tell your rep to break up with Twitter/X now. The platform is no longer a safe channel for public communication. share.nwmd.social/s/aIfyIINN

(Button network selection) Break up with X

@donvdavies.bsky.social I’m urging you to break up with X/Twitter. X is no longer a safe or reliable space for public communication.   share.nwmd.social/s/7LE89AZQ

Members of Congress: Break up with X/Twitter

#RepresentativePelosi I’m urging you to break up with X/Twitter. X is no longer a safe or reliable space for public communication.  Learn more at the link below. share.nwmd.social/s/vSdeEq4w

ah there's a word for this. Thanks @nbedera.bsky.social. I find this 'symbolic compliance' is almost always the fist step to a campaign win. Hopefully it goes beyond that here.

Elected Officials: Break up with X/Twitter

@donvdavies.bsky.social  I’m urging you to break up with X/Twitter. X is no longer a neutral, safe or reliable space for public communication.  Learn more at the link below.   share.nwmd.social/s/rG7hIIxs

I love to see this on the @newmode.bsky.social platform. Thanks to everyone taking part in the day of action today, especially those on the ground in Minnesota.

It's a local campaign but here's the link: win.newmode.net/sunrisemovem...

Albany legislators: Pass the New York for All Act in 2026!

#GovernorHochul #SenatorGounardes @joannesimonbk52.bsky.social ICE is dividing communities, abducting immigrants, and separating families. It is even more critical that our local & state laws are resilient enough to protect all New Yorkers. #NY4All share.nwmd.social/s/digZo4OZ

At our internal meetings at @newmode.bsky.social, I try to take time to highlight the inspiring campaigns our subscribers are running.

In the most recent meeting I shared this slide showing some campaigns pushing back again ICE. An honor to play our very small part in supporting this movement.

cool, subscribed.

We're re-working our Auth this quarter and I actually raised this idea with my CTO today. I hadn't thought of the 'internet handle' bit though. Thanks!

Update: I read the article above (and various resources it links out to). I think I've finally grasped the nuance of ATproto vs ActivityPub!

Ah that's a good idea. There could also be feeds for specific politicians targeted in campaigns I suppose. You've got my wheels turning.

How would we go about labels that tagged supporters? I'm not fully following that one.

At the moment New/Mode in general does not connect directly into ATProto. This and other features just promote adoption of @bsky.app.

I'm interested in where there might be benefit in us connecting our platform into the ATmasphere. Keen hear any thoughts you @bmann.ca or others might have there.

Attention is the battlefield - Social Media Advocacy is here to help you win Empower your advocacy campaigns with Social Media Advocacy, reaching decision-makers across multiple platforms to create public pressure and build long-term organizing power.

If a rep is not on Bluesky they'll get hashtaged + sent an email flagging the engagement on Bluesky. More about this new advocacy feature built for progressive causes can be found here: www.newmode.net/blog/-social...

ah my bad - I did a bit of that in my personal post but commented in the wrong place. Thanks for flagging.

Advocacy campaign supporters can send messages to their elected reps on Bluesky. Just need to enter zip/postal code and click "post".

YouTube video by DRM News FULL SPEECH: Canada’s PM Carney Says US-Led World Order Is Breaking at World Economic Forum | AC1G

To me this is Carney announcing (with careful language) that Canada is part of the resistance to Trump. It's great to see.

Here's the full speech www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTvF...

He even indicated that coalitions are about working on a particular area of alignment, and do not require full values or policy alignment across the board -- something many us include in our campaign training materials.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech at the World Economic Forum felt a lot like what I'm used to hearing from progressive campaign strategists.

He went so far as to provide an analysis of power and called for a nimble networked coalition.

The Trump administration has made it clear they are all in on oil and gas. If Canada wants to really step away from reliance on the US, it needs to transition off oil and gas as quickly as possible.

FYI @bmann.ca @mmasnick.bsky.social

With "Social Media Advocacy", campaign supporters can easily send messages to their elected reps on Bluesky. Just need to enter zip/postal code and click "post".

If a rep is not on Bluesky they'll get hashtaged + sent an email flagging the engagement on Bluesky.

This is the best speech, just from a pure rhetoric perspective - its sophistication and persuasiveness - that I've seen a politician deliver in a good long while. Really recommend watching or reading the whole thing.