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Ryan M.

@ryanmcginnis.bsky.social
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I read, write and engage on climate change, sovereignty, and political activism. Dad. Soccer Coach. 🇨🇦 Stand with 🇺🇦. Views are my own. Vancouver, BC

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Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A document prepared by Energy United and Resource Works calls Canada’s policies to fight the climate crisis, protect nature and defend Indigenous Rights are a “problem,” and environmental organizations are “opponents,” @meyer.bsky.social reports They also took aim at the Local Journalism Initiative
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Ryan M. @ryanmcginnis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Alberta's referendum is hot garbage. All the way through. Let's cut off the oxygen to these fools and no longer pretend there is any legitimacy to this process whatsoever. And let's call Smith what she is: A traitor. thewalrus.ca/albertas-ref... #cdnpoli
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Alberta’s Referendum Fails Every Democratic Test We Have | The Walrus
Danielle Smith’s ten-question ballot doesn’t just measure discontent with Canada. It helps manufacture it
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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 14/09/2026
“The IPCC published a special report in 2018 saying, 'Don't let the temperature rise by more than 1.5 degrees.’ It was a very shocking call. This was really urgent. “The next day, marijuana became legal in Canada, and guess what disappeared from the news?” An interview with David Suzuki.
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David Suzuki: "We need to declare an emergency that changes everything"
An interview with Canada's legendary environmental activist David Suzuki about what has to change if humanity hopes to survive.
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Ryan M. @ryanmcginnis.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I enjoyed this one: newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/why-i-canc...
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Ryan M. @ryanmcginnis.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Ryan M. @ryanmcginnis.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
My first date with my wife was a Frames concert in Vancouver at the Red Room. I'm absolutely gutted for all my fellow fans, his bandmates and his family. You will be deeply missed Glen. Thank you for the music, the memories and for providing some of the spark that led to a family.
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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I’m convinced that given encouragement and the right opportunities, and with sufficient maturity and self-discipline, men’s international football could one day attain the same high standards as the women’s game.
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Ryan M. @ryanmcginnis.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I'd feel way more confident about Canada being involved in GCAP if Saab was involved and delivering the software and integrating systems. Nobody does a better job of building great products quickly in a pragmatic way and integrating them than Saab. Nobody. www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli
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Canada joins global program building 6th-generation stealth fighter jet | CBC News
The Canadian government has signed on to become the first observer of the U.K., Italy and Japan's program to build the next generation of stealth fighter jets by 2035. The commander of the Royal Canad...
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
The Centurion Project's voter surveillance tool was built by US political operatives with direct ties to the Trump regime. "Canada must act decisively and swiftly, elbows up." #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli "An uninformed vote is a coerced vote." — Heather Marsh
Canadian human rights defender and world-renowned philosopher Heather Marsh, whose work on data, democracy, and mass collaboration has been cited in academic and policy settings across Europe and North America, wrote about the Cambridge Analytica scandal in 2018 with a precision that applies directly here:

"An uninformed vote is a coerced vote." — Heather Marsh
The broader argument is that without access to and trust in information, democratic participation collapses into deference to whoever controls the information environment.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Black Americans had more voting protections in Aug 1965 when Voting Rights Act was signed then today. Lesson is progress is not permanent. We must keep fighting to move our nation forward because the right will never give up on their goals. My article deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/former-con...
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Former Confederate/slave state Tennessee imposes Jim Crow 2.0 to silence Black voters
Their goals never changed
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bertin.bsky.social @bertin.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Really wish some person or org could make 17-year-old 5-star football recruits understand the potential political power they hold by simply refusing to go play In states that disenfranchise black voters.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
“Both Russian and pro-Trump U.S. actors are amplifying and spreading misinformation about Alberta separatism in the hope of fraying Canadian unity and sowing distrust.” An overt attack on Canadian sovereignty, meant specifically to manipulate Canadians. That’s what’s fuelling Alberta separation.
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Russia and U.S. amplifying Alberta separatist narratives to stoke division, distrust: report | CBC News
Moscow has long tried to meddle in foreign elections. What's newer is Canada's neighbour overtly trying to influence and fan flames of referendum bid, warns a new report on foreign interference.
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Ryan M. @ryanmcginnis.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
R.I.P. Cheech. You were one of us. @nhlcanucks.bsky.social #canucks
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Generation Squeeze @gensqueeze.ca · 24/03/2026
"The problem is not that older Canadians conspired against younger ones. It is that we allowed a political economy to emerge in which the costs of drift were diffuse and easy to pass along to the next generation." thehub.ca/2026/03/24/a...
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A milestone recession is stealing the future from young Canadians
Canada has become harder for young people. That has to change
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America Is Divided @petrep.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Don't let the Trump Regime make you feel powerless. You have a date with history on November 3rd, a chance to correct the course of our ship of state if you chose to do so.🗽
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tmel1219.bsky.social @tmel1219.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Trump is going to ask Congress for $200 BILLION more for an illegal war that’s already costing $1B a day. That amount could fund free college & community college, universal Pre-K, healthcare for 20M Americans, paid family leave, & end homelessness in the US. Combined! #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory
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Eliza Orlins @elizaorlins.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
What just happened in Dallas County is one of the most blatant voter suppression operations I've ever seen—and it happened in a *primary*. In March. Imagine November. I broke it down here: open.substack.com/pub/objectio...
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Objection: What Happened in Dallas County Was Not a Glitch
What happened in Dallas County tonight should scare the hell out of you.
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Tzeporah Berman @tzeporah.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
New @stand.earth report shows that zebras don’t change their stripes. Drax is STILL sourcing wood from ecological significant forests in BC, still the single biggest carbon emitter in Britain, and still receiving subsidies from the UK Gov.
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Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
“We’re the only country in the world that has mail in ballots”. - Senile Satan
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Marty Taylor @realmartyt7.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Republicans are for the most part lining up in support of the murder of Alex Pretti and the Trump Regime policy to strip us of our Constitutional Rights. After Trump declared the 1st and 2nd Amendment rights are no longer valid Republicans will have to answer for their Anti- Gun stance this fall.
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em cassel @biketrouble.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
once again i am asking literally anyone in a position of power to do literally anything so that our neighbors stop getting fucking murdered in the street
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 19/01/2026
Time to put grandpa in a home I’m sorry GOP
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Ryan M. @ryanmcginnis.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Who the fuck in the Senate is still propping up Schumer? This is beyond bizarre. Primary all of them.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10/01/2026
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter. I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 28/12/2025
With all this talk of how to end Russias war against Ukraine, and a cease fire, keep this in mind: If Ukraine ceases firing, Ukraine will cease to exist. If Russia ceases firing. the war will cease to exist. Pretty clear
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
This is completely nuts
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Cambridge for Europe @cambsforeurope.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Another one to file under "This is NOT normal behaviour by a supposed democracy and ally". This isn't about censorship, if it was the US would be sanctioning Russian and Chinese government figures who really are suppressing free speech. www.bbc.com/news/article... (1/2)
BBC news headline "US denies visas to ex-EU commissioner and others over social media rules".
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The Calitaliano Kid 😎🇺🇦🗽 @moved2italy.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
“Free speech” for me but not for thee! According to this doctrine, the U.S. should be “allowed” to meddle in other countries Foreign Affairs and spread hate speech & anti-democratic propaganda on U.S. owned platforms! But if you you try to regulate them, you can’t come to the U.S.! flip.it/kosk_8
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US bars five Europeans it says pressured tech firms to censor American viewpoints online
The State Department is barring five Europeans it accuses of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints.
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PhillipUSA @phillipusa.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
In other news about taxpayers money going to…
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Amanda Follett Hosgood @amandafollett.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Canada just signed a deal with Alberta to build a bitumen pipeline through northern BC. ICYMI: My recent explainer for @thetyee.ca about BC's 50-year history of opposing oil transportation through the region — and the massive battle these governments just signed up for. thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
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The Oil Tanker Ban That Dims Alberta’s Pipeline Hopes | The Tyee
The law is six years old. But federal promises to protect BC’s north coast from spills date back decades.
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Ryan M. @ryanmcginnis.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Putin will not stop unless he is forced to. There is no 'peace' plan. NATO needs to step in. With or without the Americans.
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Ryan M. @ryanmcginnis.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
www.cbc.ca/news/politic... Grounds for another war in the woods IMO. Alberta can fuck right off.
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Carney, Smith moving closer to a deal that could include B.C. oil pipeline: source | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are moving closer to reaching a deal on the future of Alberta's energy sector, according to a senior government official, and that memoran...
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Matt Simmons @writermjs.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
As the CDN prime minister designates select projects like Coastal GasLink and LNG Canada in the "national interest," the companies behind them continue to form deep ties with Canada's spy agency and other federal law enforcement. Here's a look at why this matters. thenarwhal.ca/csis-resourc...
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The deepening ties between CSIS and resource companies | The Narwhal
As the federal government earmarks resource extraction projects in the ‘national interest,’ the companies building them are deepening ties to CSIS
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
So is Mark Carney going to go along with the suspension of human rights by MAGA government in Alberta? You cant' do nation-building by allowing an autocratic government to suspend the charter rights of citizens. Just say no Mark. it's pretty straightforward. www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
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Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause to stop court challenges of transgender laws
The Alberta government has invoked the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to protect from legal challenge a trio of laws affecting transgender youth and adults.
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Ryan M. @ryanmcginnis.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
It's hard to take the 'experts' seriously: "Lawson previously worked as a part-time consultant for Lockheed Martin." #f35 #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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F-35 defenders launch counterattack against Swedish fighter jet proposal | CBC News
Former high-ranking officers of the Canadian Armed Forces are mounting a defence of the planned acquisition of 88 American F-35 fighter jets, hoping to put an end to the ongoing courtship between the ...
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Brett Favaro @brettfavaro.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
This is an unhinged assault on the future of the City of Vancouver
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
80% of Democratic voters want a new leader in the Senate. Does that matter at all to Democratic senators?
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Ryan M. @ryanmcginnis.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Pretty rare these days to find such well balanced writing. Meeting this moment sometimes requires finesse and not just bombast. So good... open.substack.com/pub/theworkf...
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"It Doesn't Feel Like Our Country Is Heading in the Right Direction"
Welcome to Work Forward.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Texas… it’s not just Grijalva…. #TrumpEpsteinFilesCoverUp
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.” A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
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John Kostyack @kostyack.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
As we debate building a new generation of fossil fuel infrastructure for data centers and LNG exports, it's helpful to understand how the last generation's infrastructure is faring. Answer: the fossil fuel industry (and now the fed gov't) has left it behind to poison our communities.
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 04/11/2025
Meet Rockbridge, the secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now re-writing MAGA’s future. It roots its action in a “controversial theory — an ‘aristocracy’ is needed to move the country forward.” It’s method: a venture capital approach to politics. gift link: wapo.st/3Jsvgrl
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The secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now re-writing MAGA’s future
Chris Buskirk put tech elites in power in Trump’s Washington. His efforts are grounded in a controversial theory: An “aristocracy” is needed to move the country forward.
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 27/10/2025
Farage: epic grifter
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
OK, I’m not pulling any punches on this one as the consequences are just way too big. In the history of colossally stupid & historically self-destructive political choices, giving power to Nigel Farage in the UK could be comparable to giving Trump power in the United States. Please don’t do it.
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Penny Daflos @pennydaflos.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
This sure looks like a way of pushing staff to quit Remember, the city is also quietly offering "voluntary separation packages" with unspecified incentives as the mayor demands 0% property tax increase More great work by my friend @isabellazavarise.bsky.social www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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City of Vancouver mandates staff to return to office 5 days per week
Come Jan.1, exempt or non-unionized staff at the City of Vancouver will have to work in-office five days a week, according to an email from the city manager.
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 19/10/2025
Remember when they hounded Hillary for years over insufficient email security protocols?
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Hannah Story Brown @hannahstoryb.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
@elienyc.bsky.social in @thenation.com: "American democracy cannot survive the Supreme Court’s attacks on the Voting Rights Act, because American democracy did not really exist before the Voting Rights Act. White rule existed. And that is what this court wants to return us to with this case."
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The Supreme Court v. Democracy
The Nation’s justice correspondent previews the court’s coming term—and explains why it will never stand up to Trump.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
You gotta give ‘em hop.
A tweet from the Anonymous account says, “Make sure the dude in the frog costume in Portland knows he's an icon.” The image is a stylized poster of a frog wearing a stars-and-stripes scarf with the word “HOP” below, in the style of the Obama “HOPE” poster.
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