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I think it’s time for Democratic leaders to start saying “if you’re a pilot or ground crew involved in a deportation that was stayed by a judge, you’ll be held criminally liable for human trafficking.” Everyone involved in these flights should have that fear in the back of their minds.

I mean, the BCNDP bragged while releasing the budget about BC's low provincial taxes. So... can't really blame fiscal constraints. This would be a case of fiscal decisions.

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

For the non-Vancouverites out there:

A clanker delivering food has Free Palestine written in it.

Lakeview, Chicago

We have been in North Korea with Werner Herzog for a very long time and it's kind of amazing

mspaint comic: (1) a nazi seig-heils in front of two people (2) one observer says to the other, "man, fuck nazis" (3) The other observer says "not everyone you disagree with is a nazi" (4) zoom on the first observer

It's not like there are measles outbreaks in concentration camps or anything

you could opt out of caring about the Trump Show last time. the institutions were still puttering along and the ACA repeal collapsed.

there is no such option for Trump II, you are trapped in here with the rest of us

the skeleton key here is that the entire country is experiencing what liberals and leftists did in 2017-2021

They raided the jailed children to steal their letters.

The problem, in federal officials' minds, wasn't confining children in prison-camp conditions; it was that the children could tell the public about it.

There must be trials. Not as an emotive aspiration, rhetorical meme, or empty threat. A concrete plan. A dedicated special court for it. Structural legislation and prosecutors and funding and all the rest of it. Everything necessary for it can be done constitutionally. All it takes is the will.

Pattison has donated ~$200M total, less than 2% of his $12B

two old chinese guys, one very old, one smoking a cigarette and one extending a cigarette to the viewer. from a viral tweet that said the ancestors are going to need you to lock in son.

the energy with which i am wishing you all a happy new year

The left tried for decades to pass green energy subsidies, passed them, the subsidies worked, and now literally the entire planet's electricity grid is going to convert to solar+battery. It just doesn't feel like "tech" because it mostly produces kinda boring blue collar jobs instead of billionaires

Going to run for president on a platform of requiring RFK Jr. to remain fully clothed at all times.

The idea that the Chamber of Commerce is "left-wing" is beyond insane. It is completely disconnected from reality. Chamber of Commerce was to the right of Reagan.

This is the second rent strike win from KC Tenants in one year. Independence Towers sent precedent: poor tenants can organize, strike, win. Bowen Tower followed suit: they organized, they went on strike, and they won.

Tenants are using our ultimate power: our rent. More of this, everywhere, soon.

Since October, Bowen Tower tenants have withheld over $110,000. The Bowen Tower Tenant Union has agreed to repay 35% of the rent tenants withheld during the strike, excluding what has already been settled in eviction court, and excluding legal fees.

The negotiated rent and utility rates will reduce tenants’ monthly obligation by $90-$150 compared to current levels. Rent/utilities will be frozen for two years. During the strike, tenants won $45,758 in rent debt cancellation in court.

The tenants won two-year leases, rent reductions, good cause eviction protections, and a schedule for major repairs by March 2026. All current evictions against strikers will be dismissed, and all lease non-renewals against strikers will be rescinded.

RENT STRIKE WIN

Yesterday, four months into their rent strike– the first in Raytown, MO history– Bowen Tower Tenant Union signed an agreement with their landlord. The agreement satisfies key demands and allows the union to de-escalate the strike by Feb 1.

Chip Wilson leaving would only benefit the province - he regularly funds election disinformation. And Pattison's wealth has mostly been extracted from the working people of BC.

Militant unions fucking rule

lol, it’s a lot easier to form a tenants union when everyone in the building is in the same group chat

MAJOR: Twin Cities Tenants joins five labor unions, together repping 25,900 members, to launch a rent strike drive, vowing to withhold rent March 1 if @governorwalz.mn.gov fails to deliver an eviction moratorium and rent relief. If launched, this would be the largest US rent strike in 100+ years.

And if Teck can afford increased dividends and $2.5B in share buybacks, they can afford higher taxes

Rio Tinto is not going to pick up and move an aluminum smelter

I can't tell if it's AI or just dogshit.

BC Budget 2026: A slow retreat from public services that leaves people to fend for themselves With Budget 2026, the BC government has prioritized deficit and debt reduction at the expense of public investment that could have made life more affordable for BC families and built a more equitable ...

“Hang on until things improve,” means increasing economic inequality and the ongoing collapse of our social infrastructure. And apparently the long term plan is *magic*

this is a detailed overview. Its an upsetting read.

bcpolicy.ca/2026/02/17/b...