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The Democratic Socialists of Vancouver is a membership-based organization which supports socialist policies and action. Website: www.democraticsocialistsyvr.ca Donate: www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_butto…

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Jenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Liberal MP Sean Casey was demoted by Mark Carney last week after voting in favour of Jenny Kwan’s Bill C-233, the No More Loopholes Act. When will the Liberals stop punishing MPs for doing their job—and finally act to close this loophole?
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Derrick O'Keefe 🌹 @derrickokeefe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I'm #323 on the ballot for Vancouver School Board. Numbers were determined by random draw. I'm a fan of #23🐐 With 23 days left in this campaign, incl Oct. 17th E-Day, I thought I'd start a list of 23 reasons to vote for me and my fellow COPE candidates Suzie Mah, Melanie Cheng & Gwen Giesbrecht.
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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 28/09/2026
Really fantastic to see "reduce pedestrian fatalities" in the COPE public safety pillar of their platform, with tangible concrete actions. Great work from @copevancouver.bsky.social recognizing that road safety = public safety.
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SEAN ORR @seanorr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is one of the best platforms we’ve ever had. Thanks to the members and candidates for all their input and staff for putting it all together
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Democratic Socialists YVR @demsocsyvr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Fantastic news!
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dustin @godfrey.work · 29/09/2026
this is a huge decision. story coming for @defactomedia.ca
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Democratic Socialists YVR @demsocsyvr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Can I get a "Hell Yeah!" for this platform?
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BC Humanist Association @bchumanist.ca · 24/09/2026
We've watched 1000s of public meetings, advocating for the end of prayers. In recent years, we saw the majority start opening with land acknowledgments. We asked Indigenous writer & historian Robert Jago to help us understand the history & context of this practice. www.bchumanist.ca/land_acknowl...
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New report traces Coast Salish origin of land acknowledgements
How did this practice become so common?
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Derrick O'Keefe 🌹 @derrickokeefe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
He closed renters' office, banned supportive housing, cut public services to give wealthy property owners $ they don't need, caused the eviction of countless renters ... ABC just voted for $18B asset manager Nicola Wealth's eviction of working families at Myron Manor. Now playing victim. Unreal.
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Eric Wickham @ericwickham.ca · 23/09/2026
Living in a world where the Vancouver election boils down to one big question: what's more harmful, people in Vancouver getting evicted or the mayor seeing a button criticizing him?
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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Get your own here, we’ve given out over 15,000 of them so far.👇 donate.votecope.ca/evict_ken_si...
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Donate to Get Your Evict Ken Sim Button!
Donate to the Coalition of Progressive Electors today to get an "Evict Ken Sim" button.
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Democratic Socialists YVR @demsocsyvr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A hope for the BC election is that the @bcgreens.bsky.social can break through in more ridings. Premier Eby is hoping that a divided right will make for an easy victory. But it also means that we are free to vote our conscience on the left and vote for leaders with principles.
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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Carney is truly the Reagan of Canada. A calming, paternalistic figure in a period of apocalyptic uncertainty who galvanizes the economy with short-sighted right wing fiscal policies. And like Reagan, every disaster that Canada encounters in the future will be traceable to his administration.
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Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Second NDP cabinet minister won't seek re-election #bcpoli
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The political party that made anti-Indigenous racism a centre piece of their campaign has lost 10 different MLA's this election cycle
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 19/09/2026
Fascinating!
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Derrick O'Keefe 🌹 @derrickokeefe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
On School Board, ABC had trustees who barely ever bothered to show up to Board and committee meetings. So no surprise Ken Sim's party is no-showing community-organized forums and debates. Let's save them the trouble of skipping out and just vote them all off the Board.
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Democratic Socialists YVR @demsocsyvr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
PM #Carney is trying to bring Thatcherism to Canada.
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The Amargi @theamargi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” did not begin in 2022. It emerged through decades of Kurdish women’s struggle before travelling from Kurdistan to protests around the world. Rojin Mukriyan traces the history behind the global slogan “Woman, Life, Freedom.” www.theamargi.com/posts/the-tr...
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The transnational journey of ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadi’
Political theorist Rojin Mukriyan traces the Kurdish women’s struggle behind ‘Jin, Jiyan, Azadi’ and its journey from Kurdistan to the world.
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âpihtawikosisân @apihtawikosisan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This is Indigenous sovereignty.
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Democratic Socialists YVR @demsocsyvr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This is a $2.1B subsidy. Canada is an oil producing country and oil companies are having their best years ever with profits increasing by billions of dollars. A sensible policy is a windfall tax on oil companies and using the revenue to invest in infrastructure that makes us less dependent on oil.
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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 04/09/2026
The IJF has been crushing it on this beat lately theijf.org/article/phil...
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Philanthropists critical of Nakba exhibit donated $4.8M to groups later sanctioned for funding illegal settlements, Israeli military
CRA alleges groups carried out or served as conduits for ineligible activities
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Derrick O'Keefe 🌹 @derrickokeefe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Stephanie showed true leadership with her statement this morning at City Hall. She named the system we're up against, was honest about the left's capacity at this time, and gave us a road map to continue the fight. Stephanie Allen for Mayor 2030.
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Bethany~ @picklebee.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
See you in Space Tim Curry 💔
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Dr. Hilary Agro, PhD 🍄 @hilaryagro.com · 27/08/2026
Don't date cops or anyone who says they want to be a cop
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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Before Europeans arrived, these were some of the names for The Great Lakes: Superior: gichi-gami (great sea) Erie: erielhonan (long tail) Michigan: michigami (long body of water) Ontario: Ontarí'io\kanadario (great lake\beautiful water) Huron: karegnondi (fresh water sea)
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Democratic Socialists YVR @demsocsyvr.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This Saturday! Come join our mutual aid group to distribute food to community fridges and pantries. If you can't make it but still want to support us, please consider a donation!
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Joey Broda @joeybroda.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The best option is to weaken IP laws forced on us by NAFTA. Enact right-to-repair laws, shorten copyright, and make it legal to jailbreak tech for commercial purposes. We could make it so that Americans drive up to Canada to unlock their Teslas and iPhones.
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Joey Broda @joeybroda.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The other obvious tool is putting on export taxes to double the pain on the USA. Aluminum, oil, potash, and electricity are all things that the US needs from us. The other obvious target is US tech, which is a major backer of Trump. Bring back the Netflix tax and ban new fed contracts with US tech.
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Joey Broda @joeybroda.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Carney is a true neoliberal who sees all tariffs as bad. I'm worried he will buckshot tariffs, rather than see them as elements of an industrial policy. The play is to enact tariffs to build domestic industry and implement complimentary policies to support that development.
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Democratic Socialists YVR @demsocsyvr.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Natural gas is a resource owned by the citizens of BC. We should have a royalty regime that gives us a fair share of the profits. Great article, as always, by @jimbostanford.bsky.social. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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Hang Tough, Premier Eby, on Gas Royalties | The Tyee
BC holds a strong hand. More concessions will harm reconciliation and revenues.
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Ximena González @ximenaka.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I find it interesting that few ask this question, when it seems essential to consider the housing conditions the poor must endure. Is housing about removing the unhoused from sight, or is it about enabling them to thrive?
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Democratic Socialists YVR @demsocsyvr.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
There are many costs to privatization. The Punjabi Edition of Hockey Night in Canada is another casualty of allowing Rogers to own distribution rights to the NHL rather than our public broadcaster, the CBC. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Hockey Night in Canada: Punjabi Edition not returning after 18 years | CBC News
Hockey Night in Canada: Punjabi Edition will not be returning, the long-running show said Friday, ending its 18-year run.
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Stephanie Allen @stephanieformayor.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
More distractions & fear mongering from ABC. Don’t fall for it. We must address poverty, homelessness, & the poison being sold on our streets at the root cause level. We must get rid of predators wherever they are, be it in mansions or on street corners.
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Stephanie Allen @stephanieformayor.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
In case it wasn’t obvious Ken Sim and ABC are working for Big Oil & Gas, they're now running a fossil fuel director for City Council. In October we’re going to Evict Ken Sim and his Big Oil backers from City Hall, and make Vancouver a world leader on responding to climate change.
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Democratic Socialists YVR @demsocsyvr.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Some days, you just gotta wonder how PM #Carney can stand-up without a spine. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Canada prepared to halt booze bans, meet other U.S. demands in exchange for tariff relief: sources | CBC News
The Canadian government is preparing to meet some U.S. demands — including ending bans on American alcohol sales — as trade talks heat up ahead of the latest tariff deadline, according to sources.
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Democratic Socialists YVR @demsocsyvr.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Going into work while the sky is filled with smoke is unnerving. There is such an obvious catastrophe happening all around us and yet, it's somehow business as usual. 5,000 people were evacuated in Vernon. It feels like we are just waiting around for our number to be called.
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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
COPE will reverse direction immediately on Ken Sim's disastrous term
COPE will reverse direction immediately on Ken Sim's disastrous term

Restore the Renters Office, with new powers to fight for tenants.

Bring back Vancouver’s slashed climate programs, and take the climate crisis seriously again.

End the ban on new supportive housing, and get serious about fighting homelessness.

Reverse Ken Sim’s cuts to the Empty Homes Tax, and then triple it.
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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Today COPE and Stephanie Allen have announced THE PEOPLE'S AUDIT - a plan to open the books at Ken Sim's city hall, talk to city workers, the public, and partners, and create a comprehensive report on Ken Sim's term to reverse the damage and clean up the mess. 1/
THE PEOPLE'S AUDIT

Stephanie Allen and COPE announce a plan to hold Ken Sim accountable, clean up his mess, and make the city work for the people.
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Michelle Cyca @michellecyca.com · 05/08/2026
Little Mountain is one of the most enraging developer sagas in Vancouver history: 700 social housing residents evicted in 2007, developer received $299 million in interest-free loans to redevelop, then left site empty for years. crazy to see mayor and council spinning this as a success story.
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Rumneek Johal @rumneeek.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Contrary to popular belief, though we may be going through a tough time, a restructuring, and a little bit of a financial ~storm~ @pressprogress.ca is not dying. We have a lot of fight left in us, and a desire to keep building something good.
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SEAN ORR @seanorr.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Remember as your eyes burn from the smoke today, Ken Sim and ABC voted to allow fracked gas in new builds, cancelled $8 million in climate retrofit grants; voted against funding for cooling kits for people in the Downtown Eastside; and got rid of the climate justice charter.
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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Coming soon to Vancouver, after we Evict Ken Sim and ABC this October.
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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Ken Sim and ABC just voted to clock out early and hide until the election. www.evictkensim.ca
Vote screen

ABC Mayor and Councillors in favour, Cllrs Bligh, Fry, Maloney, Orr against.
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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
"Overall, these data centers have so many negative impacts on so many things in Vancouver that I think it would be irresponsible to not take a stand,” said COPE city council candidate Solomon Yi-Kieran. thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...
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Vancouver’s Growing Anti-AI Movement | The Tyee
Residents are protesting and calling for a moratorium on new AI data centres. And local politicians are listening.
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SEAN ORR @seanorr.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
“Extreme heat becomes deadly in Vancouver because of inequality, Orr said. Between 2023 and 2025 the number of unhoused Vancouverites rose 12 per cent, to 2,715 people. Vancouver can’t say it’s prepared for extreme heat with numbers like that, Orr said.”
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Democratic Socialists YVR @demsocsyvr.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
It's officially the 6th anniversary of the DSOV and we're gonna celebrate with food and discussion. Join us July 19th at Trout Lake for a socialist summer BBQ. www.democraticsocialistsyvr.ca/dsv-news/dso...
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// DATE CHANGE // DSOV Working Group Brainstorm - And BBQ! — Democratic Socialists of Vancouver
Are you interested in joining a working group? Do you have some good ideas for future working groups? Join us to brainstorm and plan a WORKING GROUP ASSEMBLY in November. 
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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
You're invited to a Town Hall on Wednesday evening. Come learn from political candidates and speakers about how we can organize to resist AI data centres at the municipal level in Vancouver. RSVP: www.evictkensim.ca/stop-ai-data... @seanorr.bsky.social @stephanieformayor.bsky.social
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Stop AI Data Centres Townhall - COPE Vancouver
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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
“We really have to press the Province to make transit free. Let’s get people out of their cars.” @stephanieformayor.bsky.social dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...
Vancouver mayoral candidate Stephanie Allen would push for free transit
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Free transit in Vancouver? That would be a dream come true for many, and it’s one that a Vancouver mayoral candidate would push for.

We recently crossed the fifth anniversary of the devastating B.C. heat dome that killed hundreds, and Stephanie Allen, who is vying to become the next mayor of Vancouver, has some thoughts on the past, present and future of the climate reality we all live in.

One of her plans, for the sake of the climate, would be to push the Province for free transit in Vancouver.
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🔫Scott Martin🛼 @youcaughtscott.com · 08/07/2026
Carney is pumping up fossil fuel production, bending to Trump’s demands on the regular and investing billions upon billions in the military to meet NATO requirements that Trump set, largely by buying US equipment while our military is geared around supporting theirs. Americans shut up about Canada.
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neither canadian leaders nor the canadian people will ever trust the united states again and they absolutely shouldn't

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Don’t love all this attention.
Wall Street Journal article: The Canadian Who Steered Europe Away from the U.S
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