HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I wish I could 'may consider anything I want' in spending billions of dollars as well 010
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The stories are there, so this is a gentle nudge for the left and news media to "be the change you want to see in the world" 000
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Jokes aside, I hope we can have more stories in the news about Australia's success story on solar and how China is eating our lunch on energy security through renewable and battery investment with about the same investment per capita financialpost.com/financial-ti...financialpost.comChina's bigger, better batteriesBy driving down battery costs and improving the technology, Chinese manufacturers have solved solar and wind's intermittency issue. Read on 210
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Lol true, we often forget about how effective retail politicians are 010
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Stupid investor rights lawsuits against the government rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...rooseveltinstitute.orgBeware of TPP’s Investor–State Dispute Settlement Provision - Roosevelt InstituteThis brief is part 1 of Joseph stiglitz's series on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. 110
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Has any new party released enough of a platform yet to be included? 100
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This is about winning votes, not doing the right thing for those who need it. Sadly there's a difference. 010
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026And with that, it's going to have to come down to "David, you gotta make people trust you, and that's going to require some radical honesty." I know he's brilliant, but somehow you've gotta show his kind side, too. 000
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I get it, an opportunity presented itself, and not many do. But there's not a lot of "new" left for the party (unless you wanna go real nuts and offer 80% subsidies and low interest loans on solar as a huge bribe for home owners like Australia) that really grabs attention on progressive issues. 100
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Blame him for trying to hold power as long as possible to implement the principles he (and, I assume, you) think are important? 000
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Did he actually say the Conservatives are the 'Bible party'? 201
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Lol I mean enough of that and we'll end up with the Tories for 4 years because of spite, with Lorne "we're the Bible party" Doerkson 250
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The 'certify AI traffic cameras similar to Europe under Division 41 of the Motor Vehicle Regulation' doesn't have the same ring but that's how it goes some days 000
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026static.klipy.comThe Simpsons: Characters FightingALT: The Simpsons: Characters Fighting 040
Reposted by HANK TOUGHDon Davies @donvdavies.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The Liberals’ new bill allows the Minister to violate workers’ right to strike based solely on her opinion after taking into account any consideration she wants. That’s not guardrails at all - it’s pure discretion. 1417298
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The answer is clearlystatic.klipy.comMother Of GodAlt: Mother Of God c/o Super Troopers 010
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Way easier to do this by becoming a lawyer, love sending those notices back 110
Reposted by HANK TOUGHJackie Wong @jackie-wong.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I haven't been here much lately but I made this just now and my coworkers said I should post it 213627
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Coming from SK, the public system here is so wack. It's shocking. 000
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If you live in this area, please email transportation.planning@vancouver.ca to push back against these morons, or else all of this traffic calming will disappear 030
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I take solace in that the nerds who pay attention to politics this early already know who they're voting for, and being organized 7-8 weeks before election day is cloooose to good enough to reach the average jane 000
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Best quip I've heard is "no one is more conservative than a liberal with a house" 000
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 28/08/2026So far shocked I haven't seen more coverage of this, seems like a @pennydaflos.bsky.social specialbiv.comB.C. admits to $1.5B budget error following BIV investigationPremier's office blames 'administrative error' for missing $1.5B in gas royalties; experts call the government's explanation confusing, and in some cases, demonstrably false 020
Reposted by HANK TOUGHThe Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 26/08/2026🇺🇸🇺🇦 Keith Kellogg: The overwhelming majority of Americans support Ukraine and believe in Ukraine. But I’ll tell you, if you conduct a poll in America, you will automatically get 30% of people who believe the sun rises in the west or the southeast. I simply don’t count them. 1525855
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 22/08/2026A reminder to all that the best way to change this nonsense is contacting the Vancouver Police Board office@vanpoliceboard.ca and (respectfully!) expressing your concerns. City council can't do squat. 000
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 24/07/2026"only those affected by land use decisions should speak" Sooooo Brian Montague is out? 020
Reposted by HANK TOUGHJustin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Here's our 44 minute debate this morning between Stephanie Allen, Pete Fry and William Azaroff as they compete to (maybe, probably) be the sole progressive Vancouver mayoral candidate this October. Glad to do this public service journalism! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhK6...youtube.com3 Vancouver mayoral candidates debate why they should be voted inYouTube video by CBC British Columbia 17915
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Please put a direct quote in your story, pretty please! 030
Reposted by HANK TOUGHTim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 02/07/2026After that strike on Nivky, emergency workers heard a terrified cat, trapped and injured under a slab of concrete. The little creature was rescued and hopefully will make a full recovery. 311117
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Take it all back, they need to pull themselves up by their bootstraps 000
Reposted by HANK TOUGHDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 22/06/2026The rise of larger vehicles like SUVs and pickup trucks, with their taller hoods and larger blind zones, has contributed to a 75% increase in pedestrian and cyclist deaths since 2009. Until we design better streets and ban these vehicles, people outside these vehicles will keep dying.nytimes.comThe Deadly Rise of Giant Trucks and S.U.V.s (Gift Article)The vehicles on American roads have grown larger — and they are killing thousands more pedestrians, a Times investigation found. 4639981573
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Lol there wasn't justice in the tort system, ask defendants how involved they were in the lawsuit process 000
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Gotta spend that budget on something, it's certainly not traffic law enforcement 000
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Whatever y'all do, please don't get complacent, we can't afford that level of bananas 😬 050
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 25/05/2026China has done it with wind and solar, the US could if it pulled its head out of its butt 3251
HANK TOUGH @marktrk.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Us: can we have evidence based solutions to social problems? Metro and cities: no, right wingers will yell at us (That's the whole conversation) 000
Reposted by HANK TOUGHShaun Pinner @shaunpinner.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Despite the UN warning both Ukraine and Russia in advance, Russia still openly bombed a UN convoy, then proudly released the footage through channels linked to Russian drone groups. This is exactly why so many now view Russia’s so-called “humanitarian concerns” as utterly hollow. 615353
