"If we want to signal to society, to our constituents, to women, to survivors that we think violence against women is a serious thing, we need to start acting like it."
Excellent piece by Indy MLA Amelia Boultbee in @thetyee.ca: Two of My Fellow MLAs Are Charged with Assault. Bar Them Now
This might be one of the most insane scandals in game history
When Pokemon Go players scan PokeStops, theyve been unknowingly building a detailed visual model of the world which is being sold to a military contractor to build a no-GPS positioning for the new generation of unmanned killing machines
Just as a reminder to #newwest NWP says support farmers markets, but their leader says we shouldn't support the users of said market
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Here's how I put it to their face with a little more space to be clear
Jordan Kealy and Hon Chan should be on leave from BC’s legislature. I’ve written a bill to require it.
Peak #NWP shitposting. Their leader says he wants the election to be respectful, but his party runs a vibe campaign that strives to foment contempt. This video is a Rorschach for contempt but also a piece of targeted harassment. Shame on the perpetrators. #NewWest is better than this. #BCPoli
Misleading clickbait from #NewWest Progressives. Why? Because the petting zoo can't be reopened without being rebuilt, and building a humane petting zoo would require a costly expansion of the former zoo's footprint. Those seem like important details to omit #JustForClicks. #NWP
Timely essay by #Victoria Councillor @davethompsonvic.bsky.social – wise words of caution for #NewWest & other municipal voters re mis/disinformation as municipal elections approach. #BCpoli
I emailed the #NewWest Progressive elector group and its elected officials to question their decision to block criticism on Facebook. 4 days later, not a peep in response. Hopefully we'll learn that it's a mistake and not an intentional tactic—for the latter would be deeply concerning. #NWP
Lest he win an ignominious race to the bottom, @davidebybc.bsky.social might consider moving leftward - centrist pandering to conservative nonsense leads his government, and our province, precisely nowhere. #BCpoli #BCNDP
Wow: by the time my comment ratioed their post ~3:1, #NWP blocked me on Facebook. Just 3 months ago, #DanielFontaine told me, at #NewWest Council: "I know you'll be out in the community making sure that we're held accountable". My critiques have been solid—but never disrespectful. Such #Hypocrisy.