Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnTyler King @tyleraking.com · 29/09/2026A key component of the Cambridge Analytica outrage was your friends subjecting you to data theft without your consent or knowledge. Facebook is running the same playbook on your text messages. Even if you’re not on Meta properties, they’re ingesting your interactions. 131181601
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnHarsha Walia @harshawalia.bsky.social · 18hHuge news! Charges against Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum, founders of the Drug User Liberation Front, have been stayed. Judge found parts of Canada's drug laws are unconstitutional and that the compassion club reduced the harms associated with the toxic drug crisis. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caJudge tosses drug trafficking convictions for B.C. compassion club founders after constitutional challenge | CBC NewsA British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled in favour of two harm-reduction activists convicted of drug trafficking who argued they were doing it to reduce the harms caused by toxic drugs. 123888
Reposted by Erin Brown-Johntyson singh kelsall @tsk.bsky.social · 17hwe have lost so many people while police & politicians created a spectacle, raided DULF, stopped the expansion of an alt to the toxic supply, and put its co-founders through the needless consequences of this process that took years. DULF saves lives bsky.app/profile/godf... 13619
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 21hIf you love words, read this.thewalrus.caWild Buffalo Make a Comeback on the Canadian Plains | The WalrusHerds are returning to lands they haven’t roamed in generations 39427
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnCanadian Dimension @canadiandimension.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Carney promised to protect Canada from Trump. Why does his agenda look so much like Reaganomics?canadiandimension.comCarney promised to protect Canada from Trump. Why does his agenda look so much like Reaganomics?Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won the last federal election on a platform largely built around protecting Canada from Donald Trump’s imperialism. Eighteen months later, the prime minister’s strategy loo... 26927
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnJenny Kwan @jennykwan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Liberal 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? 827496
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnParis Marx @parismarx.com · 28/09/2026The lie that privatization will reduce wait times is already being exposed, but that won’t stop political leaders from continuing to try to destroy our public healthcare system. 2342140
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnPatrick Canning 🇨🇦 @patrickcanning.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Fossil fuel companies are working hard on the right wing agenda. So when our governments, Carney and Eby, give them billions of dollars - that's what they use it for.theguardian.comDecades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study saysFossil fuel firms have spent years trying to regulate climate research by donating to US universities, study authors argue 0269
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnPaul Voosen @voosen.me · 28/09/2026New Horizons is now *three days away* from shutting off its two heliophysics instruments, simply because NASA has not provided the $2M in funding it had promised to the mission last year or this year. There is no science basis for shutting these off. Our earlier coverage:science.orgNASA’s New Horizons mission may shut down two instruments over lack of fundingDecision risks “incalculable loss” of data from the edge of the Sun’s influence, scientists say 15648394
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnHistory Keeps Happening @historykeeper.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"...the Colonies are the breeding-ground for the type of fascist mentality which is being let loose in Europe today… The fight against fascism cannot be separated from the right of all colonial peoples and subject races to Self-Determination." -George Padmore, How Britain Rules Africa (1936) 13514
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnDr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 27/09/2026It should really bother everyone more that these "AI" companies and the people that run them are always— ALWAYS— looking for ways to trick or coerce us into giving up more and more ourselves to them. 10348127
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It's really really difficult to see what's happening to you from inside your own life. You can't tell that you're being coarsened until you leave an environment that is key to making you more coarse. That's my experience at least. 535565
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnJoanne Hammond @joannehammond.bsky.social · 27/09/2026white nationalists doing hate crime on the highway overpass in Dufferin neighbourhood of Kamloops now 1410348
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnLauren McKenzie @themckenziest.gay · 26/09/2026Hey, AI wastes billions of gallons of water, but have you seen all of that water wasted on food crops 1215936
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnMichelle Cyca @michellecyca.com · 25/09/2026bizarre to me that so much reporting on housing fails to interrogate the assumptions that homeowners (1) should always get to approve of changes to their neighbourhood (2) should be protected by government from any possible decline in property values www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caToronto needs more homes. These neighbours say they're paying the price | CBC NewsAn elderly downtown couple says they’re shocked and upset that the city has approved a duplex next door to their three-story Victorian home that they say will tower metres above their chimney and rend... 1122538
Erin Brown-John @eebeejay.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I think Grandad would have disputed the “safe and spectacular” bit. It’s the route of the infamous “holiday” where my great grandmother abandoned half her kids in the Caribou. 030
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnDavid Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 21/09/2026I think it's ill-advised and anti-democratic to introduce an omnibus bill, cite a crisis, and rush major changes to labour and environmental law. It's going to provoke aggressive resistance and risks, ironically, slowing down the projects the government is so keen on. It's going to be a huge mess. 36609224
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnStaceroo was here @staceroo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026We have a majority Liberal government, so there's little chance that this bill will not pass. But many of us live in Liberal ridings. Now's the time to write to your MP if you're concerned about them tabling a sweeping omnibus bill. Remember - this bill means all or nothing. No in between. #canpoli 022
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnKyla Houbolt @luaz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026poets.org/poem/go-ahea... "Driftwood floats on waves. Music floats on air. Hidden in the depths of the ocean, pearls shine. We hear their dazzling echo."poets.orgGo ahead, Lord, break our harpGo ahead, Lord, break our harp. / We have thousands upon thousands of harps. 041
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnAnthony Floyd @anthonyfloyd.ca · 21/09/2026It's fall Go By Bike Week and **IT'S NOT RAINING** Ride your bike, record your rides: hubcycling.ca/gbbw #bikeyvrhubcycling.caGo By Bike Week | HUB Cycling: Bike Events, Education, Action in Metro Vancouver 1155
Erin Brown-John @eebeejay.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Hey, Word Vancouver is on tomorrow at Robson Square! Go soak up some literature for free. www.wordvancouver.cawordvancouver.caWV 121
Erin Brown-John @eebeejay.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Is that a cowbell in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? 010
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnAndrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 18/09/2026I wonder if this person suggesting a reset of U.S. relations with the rest of the world will be easy because Japan and Germany did it are aware that both countries had their governments dismantled at a fundamental level and were controlled by foreign powers for multiple years before that happened 77612
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnEle Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Vesuvianite may be a pretty gem but Skutterudite has played a role in art history as smalt, a pigment in paint, glass and ceramics for centuries so I am voting #Skutterudite! #MinCup26 #scicomm #artHist 0278
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnEmmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 16/09/2026There is zero evidence of a strategy, and lots of reasons to think we'll regret what Carney is trying to do here. 46518
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnEuan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 16/09/2026This nasty form of photography was a big part of the UCP’s 2023 election campaign after Vancouver is Dying came out. Aaron Gunn replica Arthur Green even got hired for his invaluable service as the public safety ministry press secretary. 24216
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnᵀᴴᴱꀤNGᒪOᖇIOᑌᔕ¹🇨🇦 @inglorious.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Keep in mind, this isn't a partisan issue. Both parties have sold the shit we all own for a jar of shinola. It's nothing short of robbery. This is stealing from all of us. 37124
Erin Brown-John @eebeejay.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Today I mostly tuned out of social media except to post a picture of a bird I saw and I think that was a good choice. 040
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnTabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 15/09/2026“When we were being stolen from our parents and experienced genocide in Indian Residential Schools, we wondered, ‘Who are the people that will help us?’ Today, we are those people. Today we offer our help, support, and jurisdiction to override these dehumanizing laws.” 1962371
Erin Brown-John @eebeejay.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Hey Vancouver have you seen this bird? I saw it at Trillium Park near the new Saint Paul’s on Sunday and it is the first Clark’s Nutcracker seen in Vancouver since 1995. Send photos, time and location to Melissa Hafting: bcbirdalert.blogspot.com/p/vancouver-... 12611
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnNaomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 13/09/2026First excerpt from End Times Fascism! So happy The Guardian went for the part of the book about the wonder of THIS world, and the people doing everything to commit to it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...theguardian.comThe end times fascists are plotting their escape from our world. Our mission is clearAn unholy alliance is working toward an apocalyptic future from which only a chosen few will emerge unscathed. It’s becoming clear how we stop them 13525182
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnThe Breach @breachmedia.ca · 10/09/2026Mark Carney says his glitzy investment summit will attract major capital to Canada. But as Nikolas Barry-Shaw & Martin Lukacs write, what Carney may be putting on the table is Canada itself—and a fire-sale of the country’s essential public infrastructure. breachmedia.ca/mark-carneys...breachmedia.caMark Carney’s investment summit could pave the way to a corporate carve-up of Canada ⋆ The BreachBay Street has been on a full court press for the government to privatize Canada’s public infrastructure. The Prime Minister might be ready to do it 48450
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnMary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Most people don't know that the best way to make a service more efficient is to bring in a layer of upper management devoted solely to extracting a profit from it. It takes a doctorate in economics to figure that one out.cbc.caGovernment to open up Canada's 4 largest airports to private investment, Carney says | CBC NewsPrime Minister Mark Carney says his government will open up Canada's four largest airports to private investment, but that Ottawa will maintain ultimate ownership. 819153
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnDr. Mike P. Moffatt @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Productivity Mega Deduction vs Productivity Super Deduction is my all-time favourite kaiju film.static.klipy.comVincent X VincentALT: Vincent X Vincent 34411
Erin Brown-John @eebeejay.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Hello! I’m reading with a pretty excellent lineup of folks this Wednesday! Check the @wordvancouver.bsky.social website for many, many more free readings and workshops coming up this Saturday. www.wordvancouver.ca/offsite-even...wordvancouver.caTwisted Poets — WVIn Sublime: Poems for Vanishing Ice , poets from across Turtle Island explore what it means to enter into conversation with ice. 011
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnAnna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Canada considers the US to be a safe country for asylum-seekers. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...nytimes.com‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Used Small Cages to Confine Migrants, DHS Watchdog Report SaysThe Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog provided new details about conditions at the now-shuttered Florida detention center. 287
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnVancouver Public Space Network @vpsn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Mark your calendars and get ready to rumble - Last Candidate Standing is back! Thurs, Oct 1 - 7pm York Theatre, 639 Commercial Dr This is Vancouver's only ALL candidates’ exchange. Everyone running for Mayor or Council is invited to join. Tix: thecultch.com/event/last-candidate-standing/ #vanpolithecultch.comLast Candidate StandingWho says local politics needs to be boring? Join us for Last Candidate Standing - Vancouver's only ALL candidates’ debate! A contest for the future of the city. Thurs, Oct 1 at the York Theatre. 033
Reposted by Erin Brown-Johnaaron boothby @ellipticalnight.bsky.social · 10/09/2026we need to stop saying "the public overestimate etc" and talk about the endless rightwing campaign to vilify liberal cities because they rightly understand those cities largely reject the fear and bullshit they're trying to sell 151
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnRyan Calo @rcalo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Guess it’s time to resurrect my essay from 2023 undark.org/2023/06/22/a... 28226
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnSeth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 09/09/2026"I read the new UN climate report so you don’t have to." Highly recommend this summary of last week's UN climate report by @ayanaeliza.bsky.social: ayanaelizabeth.substack.com/p/i-read-the...ayanaelizabeth.substack.comI read the new UN climate report so you don't have to.TL;DR they are calling for radical transformation of our society. 43615
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 09/09/2026Timnit is being shy and not telling you guys to PREORDER HER BOOK ABOUT THIS www.simonandschuster.com/books/Deep-U...simonandschuster.comDeep UnlearningTimnit Gebru, one of the fiercest voices in the world speaking truth to power, chronicles her journey as a refugee and Black woman in STEM—deliveri... 3283113
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnDale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This is what Carney's new Digital Transformation Canada should be doing, not trying to find new ways to implement digital asbestos. 5318112
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 07/09/2026hello liberal democracies around the world, i hate to say it but you need to take a look at how successful the funding of fascist media in america has been for the far-right and you need to start counteracting this with your own dollars funding progressive media here 432260463
Erin Brown-John @eebeejay.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Yesterday was a very offline day making a dry leaf indigo vat with the class I’ve been teaching. Flavonoid extraction took forever with a slooow burner but we finally got there! #textiles #dyeing How it started / how it’s going: 140
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnOwen @oweninvan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I think it needs to be said: OneCity has been the ONLY party willing to stick their necks out to reduce carbon emissions, especially on land use policy, where City Hall can actually make a difference (& where it's cheaper than free) 16215
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnRomy @romygarrido.ca · 06/09/2026I only found the Canadian climate report via another search. The below article is paywalled, but the headline says it all. The environment groups sounding the alarm are correct. Timing of government news matters, and their chosen rollout is telling.nationalobserver.comCarney government accused of burying climate report warning of worsening impactsThe report, which analyzes the impacts of climate change in Canada, was posted to a government website with no fanfare on Thursday evening ahead of the Labour Day long weekend. 12111
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnClimate Justice Victoria @climatejusticeyyj.bsky.social · 06/09/2026"Canada has a serious climate literacy problem. Only about half of Canadians correctly identify burning #fossilfuels as the primary source of climate pollution." Why? " #climatehushing the downplaying, omission or avoidance of climate change in public communication." Tara Mahoney #cdnpoli #bcpolinationalobserver.comWildfires are front-page news. Why isn't their cause?Canada has a serious climate literacy problem. Only about half of Canadians correctly identify burning fossil fuels as the primary source of climate pollution. 0149
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnVicky Veritas @vickyveritas.bsky.social · 06/09/2026An oldie, but a goodie! Vote #quartz. It’s shockingly amazing! #MinCup26 ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology #geosky #GIS 🍎 🪐 🔭 🌋 14611
Reposted by Erin Brown-Johnnancyforde.com @nancyfjorde.bsky.social · 06/09/2026An unforgivable, steady line of Canada's PMs, whether Liberal or Conservative, have been in love with pipelines and lining pockets of their Big Oil and Gas pals. PM @mark-carney.bsky.social is no exception during a critical time of #ClimateCrisis. Next time you vote, #VoteEarth. #ClimateActionNow 031
Reposted by Erin Brown-JohnEle Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Support for Quartz from years past. It’s still the best choice for #MinCup26! It’s bananas that it’s trailing in the first round but #TeamQuartz we only need 30 votes in the next 9 hours to take the lead. Vote for Quartz!mineralcup.orgVote in Round 1 Match 6 — Mineral Cup & Ore CupVote in Quartz vs Asagiite Credit: John Sobolewski and Chris Emproto 192