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BC Ministry of Ending Car Reliance @b1kes.bsky.social · 52m

Apparently a medical incident, thankfully not, at this time, suspected to be terrorism. What this has me wondering though is how did a vehicle get that close to an event like that? I thought we learned from before that vehicles and cultural events need to be kept physically separated.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 50m

I really think a lot of people underestimate the damage done to society by the conviction that, no matter what product we want, it should be delivered to us in a matter of hours.

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Vancouver Island Local History Society @vilocalhistory.bsky.social · 3h

Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and a good day to reflect on the ways that colonization continues to impact Indigenous peoples. Take a moment to learn about the great land grab, and what it means for life on Vancouver Island #VILandGrab #cdnHist #bcHist youtu.be/xJ7P0rP95d8

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The Great Vancouver Island Land Grab (Exhibit Trailer - English)

YouTube video by Vancouver Island Local History Society

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 4h

At the end of the day, the Canadian government's Campus Antisemitism and Student Experiences (CASE) study is propaganda politics laundered as legitimate social science by Canadian scholars. We break down all the methodological flaws in this work of professional malpractice 👇.

To make definitively broad generalizations grounded in a small, biased selection sample is an unacceptable error, yet this is something the authors of this report repeatedly do, such as when they assert, “95.7% said they had experienced or witnessed at least one instance of antisemitism over the previous 12 months” without providing a caveat such as “of those surveyed” or a strong note on the limitations of the report’s methodology. This finding of 95 percent has, predictably, been repeated ad nauseam in the media. In fact, the authors of the report have admitted that among the very small number of respondents who indicated Zionism was not important at all to them, 92 percent said their campus was safe and inclusive for Jewish students, a finding that directly contradicts the thesis that it is Jewishness, rather than the state policy of Israel, that is the object of critique on campuses.

The 95 and 92 percent figures, taken together, index a larger problem: the incentive for participants to articulate experiences that align with broader political projects in a moment of profound polarization. It is clear beyond doubt that students with Zionist proclivities reported discrimination and those with anti-Zionist leanings reported none. So, what the study seems to reveal above all is the political orientation of its participants. It is not really possible to falsify any of the findings beyond that. If Zionist students consider critique of Israel to be a form of harm, that is what they will report. But this is not an objective measure, as evinced by the testimony of anti-Zionist students.

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 7h

The elites are working overtime to pin the Belleville synagogue shooting on .... Avi Lewis. "When something is so entirely, objectively true, one must work extra hard to try and convince people that this objective truth is actually false." noraloreto.substack.com/p/turning-a-...

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Turning a peaceful movement violent

Canadian elites blame Palestinian solidarity for Belleville synagogue shooting

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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 15h

Other parties: LNG BAYBEE! greens: we will restart the community housing fund and implement vacancy control

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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 16h

So many people sick right now

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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 29/09/2026

Here’s the thing about white supremacy in BC today: The Premier and opposition party have spent the last year saying “First Nations are coming for your homes. Private property is sacrosanct.” These politicians deny such statements are stoking racist backlash. But they are

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The Onion @theonion.com · 23h

Environmentalists Warn U.S. Running Out Of Small Wooded Areas Where Buddies Can Smoke Up theonion.com/environmentalists-warn…

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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The BC Greens announced our plan for universal free childcare, which will keep wealth in our communities, generate good jobs and give our children the start they deserve.

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BC Greens announce new candidate for Victoria-Swan Lake, childcare plans - Saanich News

Howe is a teacher and has been president of the Greater Victoria Teachers' Association for nearly three years

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dustin @godfrey.work · 29/09/2026

"You selflessly put yourselves to the side for this cause, and that's something most people wouldn't do. For that, I applaud you. You should be proud of yourselves," she says to Kalicum and Nyx. "You put your lives on hold for many valuable years, and I can see this process has is worn you down."

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dustin @godfrey.work · 29/09/2026

she's directing parliament to address these issues, and she won't give a 12-month pause on declaring it unconstitutional — opting, instead, for six months — because we are in a public health crisis.

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Breaking news from the DULF trial, where two founders of a drug compassion club in B.C.had previously been found guilty of trafficking but their lawyers started a constitutional challenge. The judge issued a ruling today in that constitutional challenge. A previous story: thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...

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DULF Founders’ Drug Law Charter Challenge Ends | The Tyee

Compassion club co-founders Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum will wait months to learn if they face prison.

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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"The legal term 'genocide' refers to certain acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group."

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What is Genocide? - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Genocide as a term did not exist before 1944. Learn about its origins and legal definition.

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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 29/09/2026

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The Naked Gun (1988) @thenakedgun1988.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Uh, well, of course, he hasn't been able to tell us a thing so far, but as soon as he regains consciousness, we'll see if he can still play the guitar.

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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 28/09/2026

This morning — following two investigations into Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford's use of an app that rewards supporters for posting AI-generated comments and sharing contacts — Bradford called our reporting "inaccurate." We're now releasing the recording that proves our reporting.

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Bradford calls CNO reporting of AI app rewards ‘inaccurate.’ Here’s the recording proving our reporting.

Canada’s National Observer has decided to publish the segment of the Zoom call that corroborates its reporting.

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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 28/09/2026

I hike the #Cowichan River footpath this weekend - a meandering path through ancient forests and the territories of the Hul’qumi’num speaking peoples

Colour photo. Looking up into a forest canopy of Douglas Fir and big leaf maple trees

Colour photo. Mist rises from a river. Blue sky above

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Nit Nurse With Wound @dannybirchall.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Sweet Jesus. So concerned about stopping people right-clicking your public collection of images that you put the whole lot in a private DRM provider that goes under, and the whole lot is fucked. Sweet. Jesus.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026

The before and after it's even more haunting.

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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 27/09/2026

I dont know why there is discourse about the song Choosin’ Texas but I think it’s an ear worm of a song and enjoy it.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Several protesters just interrupted the pro-data center party, flipped everyone off while yelling “thank you for using all of our water!”

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 27/09/2026

Just a bunch of guys getting together on a Saturday night to be like yeah, we’re unfuckable

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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Officially, Canada has no solitary confinement. But we found it uses confinement that mirrors solitary as defined under international rules on the most vulnerable prisoners - and it's using it more. ijb.utoronto.ca/news/hidden-...

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Hidden solitary: Canada's growing use of prison isolation - Investigative Journalism Bureau

New data obtained by the IJB shows a dramatic rise in the use of observation and dry cells—a form of hidden solitary confinement in Canadian prisons that disproportionately impacts Indigenous inmates.

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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 25/09/2026

It’s provincial election time. Did you know funding for public libraries in BC has been stagnant since 2010? The NDP has not increased it in 9 years in power. Will any political parties be so bold as to propose funding libraries in their platform? buttondown.com/leftcoastdis... #bcpoli

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Well... We're Waiting Meme

Alt: Gif. A scene from the movie Caddyshack. A man says “Well... We're Waiting!”

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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 25/09/2026

Canadian politicians have zero interest in promoting cultural works or helping the lives of creatives. This is never happening here in my lifetime. Unless perhaps I promised to use 50 barrels of oil per painting. Because that's literally all the care about.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Then, if you’re able, try to get your body moving. You’re going to need your senses and movement is good for your brain. If you have kids in your care, protect their developing brains and their image. That’s all I can say about that.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Don’t believe people who tell you ai can be liberatory or any other misappropriation of movement talk or justice frameworks. Find some people who are preparing to rebuild and cast your lot with them. Then read a bit more. Just keep your wits about you because they are trying to run game.

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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Call me old fashioned, but I think sitting legislators shouldn't use the chatbots that are built on theft and environmental destruction, are controlled by American tech bros who are all firmly wedged up Trump's ass, and that cause psychosis.

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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 25/09/2026

Ok we’re all laughing at the “stand with marg” signs, right #yyj?

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fuck ChatGPT flyers. The future is broadsheets.

A crowded broadsheet with way too many fonts. It says:
Forget ChatGPT Flyers
Say it with
Broadsheets
Unlimited fonts
Stretch them
Or cram a really long sentence into one line for no good reason
No whitespace
Mix capital and lowercase
Pointing hands
(They're called manicules!)
Don't be left behind
Broadsheets are the future

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The literacy crisis is not just referring to people's ability to literally read and write. It's also people's inability to read for context. I've been a public educator for over 20 years and I have never, ever seen it this bad.

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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 25/09/2026

Just a reminder that it is extremely unprofessional to bring a bag of potting soil to a job interview!

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Chris Istace 🇨🇦 @stasherbc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We lost 2 full days in Chemainus thanks to VIRL cuts, I was floored when this happens. It must be funded and the closures reversed. cowichanvalleycitizen.com/2025/09/18/v...

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VIRL will close Chemainus branch on Sundays and Mondays - Cowichan Valley Citizen

Changes come into effect Sept. 21

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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 25/09/2026

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Well... We're Waiting Meme

Alt: Gif. A scene from the movie Caddyshack. A man says “Well... We're Waiting!”

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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 25/09/2026

It has been months since we’ve had a sustained rain in Victotia. Im loving everythong about this current wet spell. The sound. The smell. The feel.

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Daniel 🦁 @eikonos.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It's safe to assume they're hiding the details in this report because they're bad, and would discourage you from voting for the party in power at the time.

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Mike Perham @mike.perham.net · 25/09/2026

Seattle elected a mayor that immediately installs protected bike lanes upon the death of a person cycling. That’s a politician that takes traffic violence seriously.

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Vancouver Island Local History Society @vilocalhistory.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The story of the railway land grant is not just about forests - it’s about the financialization of forests; investment funds and pension plans (yours?) now profit from the great land grab youtube.com/shorts/Ja9p2... #VILandGrab

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Forestry Becomes Financial | The Great Land Grab Exhibit

YouTube video by Vancouver Island Local History Society

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Daniel @yvrdaniel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Wild how local art and cultural institutions are stretching budgets year over year to keep up appearances… Meanwhile cry baby politicians acting more entitled than a boomer drinking wine from their CPP cheques think only oil and gas matters… booo boooo

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Daniel @yvrdaniel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Crazy that I have never visited the Museum of Vancouver. But when they decided to do a special austerity tour (raising awareness of funding)… I gotta check it out. 😅

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Canada continues to be shameful on this issue.

Screenshot shows the man in Canada's seat looking around at the other countries leaving the room all while staying seated. The country names are a bit hard to make out, but I cross-referenced this against the seating chart that's been published.

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 24/09/2026

I read this story and can’t help think of the breathless coverage media has given these delusional fantasies about superintelligent AI killing humanity in ten years, when companies are releasing tools coaching mass shooters and helping people kill themselves. People need to wake the fuck up.

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Whitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The youngest person his pager attack killed was 9-year-old Fatima Abdullah, who had just started 4th grade. The pager was on a table when it went off and she picked it up to take to her dad. It exploded in her face and reports said it covered the room in her blood. She wanted to learn English.

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Kelly B @kellyblack.ca · 24/09/2026

Meet the new leader. Same as the old leader.

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