Don Beaton

Panel: Sifting Through the Sludge of Budget 2025 (The North State Podcast) Hilarious journalists vivisect Liberal proposed spending

Really excited about The North State this week. Now that the dust has settled on Budget 2025, I felt now was the time to really dive into it. I had three great journalists on a panel, @karynpugliese.bsky.social, @arshy.bsky.social and @ianagp.bsky.social, to discuss the budget and coverage. #cdnpoli

An all-star lineup episode about Canadian Budget buffoonery?

Hook it to my veins

This also applies to the Liberals (who are now unabashed conservatives) destroying the Canadian post office. It's vandalism of a public good that doesn't fucking belong to them and they should be ashamed of themselves.

I am so goddamn tired of conservatives destroying things that belong to the public. This department doesn't belong to Sim, it's not his, he has no moral right to do this. This is social vandalism.

He just sucks so much. And he's not even a fun mayor who sucks, he's just boring and mid and awful.

This officer is still working.

Also, the caption for this photo...

Zero pictures of Renzo Geronimo in this article. Name and shame. We need to know who isn't safe for our communities.
#yeg

That an ex-con, enriched by a speculative activity that is both utterly useless & environmentally destructive, in cahoots with a despot who threatens our country, now tops the ranks of Canadian capitalism, proves we've gone right off the rails. Time to think big about change.

Excited to see AI's results in the Canadian government!

What a preventable tragedy caused by a disinformation grievance industrial complex. Shameful.

A failed UCP candidate is suing @pressprogress.ca for reporting and quoting things she said.

With no anti-SLAPP protection in Alberta, they've been drawn into a long, costly legal battle.

If you believe in accountability and a free press, and can spare it, give them your support.

Intercepted communications link Indian government to B.C. Sikh leader’s assassination | Globalnews.ca British intelligence provided Canada with initial tip tying India’s government to temple leader's 2023 killing.

I’m honestly shocked that this story from @globalnews.ca has flown under the radar. Confirmation that Amit Shah, the second-most powerful man in the Indian government, was directly involved in the assassinations on Canadian soil. globalnews.ca/news/1151469...

PressProgress: Defend Canadian Journalism

@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever

We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help

If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:

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Hi Bluesky 👋

Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP

It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history

I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵

It's time to take this seriously, to institute de-radicalization programs before we lose complete control of society and we awaken one day to a racist, misogynist right wing dictatorship.

The billionaire loophole: How Canada’s tax system fuels inequality While ordinary Canadians struggle, the top one per cent hide billions in offshore tax havens — a colonial system engineered to protect wealth and starve public services

The billionaire loophole: While ordinary Canadians struggle, the top one per cent hide billions in offshore tax havens — a colonial system engineered to protect wealth and starve public services.

New from @readtheorchard.org:

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#cdnpoli #taxtherich #budget2025

The NBA's Illusion of Integrity How the League's Investigations Protect the Business, Not the Game

Hey lovelies!

🚨 NEW ARTICLE

The NBA’s Illusion of Integrity

It would be so nice if you guys could give it a read.

It’s been a long time and I’m kinda rough at it.
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Let me know what you think

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"And remember this: the Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear."

“People are sleeping outside, in tents. Shoplifting is rising as people are less able to afford food. There is more public drug use. We are taught to fear these people. We are taught that these people are crime and that crime needs to be stopped.”

Yet another great article by Nora Loreto 👇🏻

our governments transferred the public wealth that built and maintained our social infrastructure (schools, housing, income support, healthcare) to police and prisons and private industry.

the police have defunded us. poverty is the crime

The big crime lie Crime is down but spending on cops and security is up. Why?

If crime is way down, why are Canadians so afraid of crime? And what are politicians funnelling money into? My latest -- they are boosting policing to police us ... not keep us safe (unless you're rich, which trust me, you are not.)

noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-big-cr...

“And rather than putting the money into services that will actually help someone move from a bank doorway and into an apartment, we’ve been primed to accept that the solution is to divert money away from services, jam up the justice system even more and expand the security state.”

tis the season

American Democracy is not in Decline, it's Dead One of the reasons the insurrectionist assault at the U.S.

I wrote this back in March. Seven months ago. It is only more deeply true now. As it will be tomorrow. Canada isn't moving urgently enough to adjust to this new reality.

emmettmacfarlane.substack.com/p/american-d...

classic angry MAGA ragdoll, downward dog, no kings faceplant 🤣🤡

Apple’s Family Sharing Helps Keep Children Safe. Until It Doesn’t When families break down, the systems put in place to protect children online can fall apart too.

When families break down, the systems put in place to protect children online can fall apart too. www.wired.com/story/apples...

Strike vote starts tomorrow for 16K nursing workers These workers saw a real wage cut of nearly 25% in their last two contracts, and their last contract expired over a year and a half ago.

Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social

Strike vote starts tomorrow for 16,000 nursing workers

These workers saw a real wage cut of nearly 25% in their last two contracts, and their last contract expired over a year and a half ago.

albertaworker.ca/news/strike-...

rushing to integrate undercooked, misrepresented, and misunderstood technology into every corner of our lives just so a handful of terrible people could make more money might have been a bad idea

The rate of pre-trial detention has more than doubled in 40 years, and the number of people in pre-trial detention has quadrupled over the same time period.

We have a problem with bail in this country, but it is not what the Liberals and Conservatives are telling us.

johnhoward.ca/blog/problem...

Before: The Death of Democracy Is Happening Within You After: The Rot Creeping Into Our Minds

Change in Headline

Not a single critical voice? This piece is embarrassing. Try talking to the young men who listen to my podcast. You'll get the same kind of message but, you know, not rooted in violent misogyny, which is ultimately what Jivani is selling. Kate should be embarrassed by this piece.

Raptors’ new math adds up to perfection against Hawks An impressive season opener from Toronto's new-look roster. The post Raptors’ new math adds up to perfection against Hawks first appeared on Raptors Republic.

Raptors’ new math adds up to perfection against Hawks