Matthew Cook
@anarchistfish.bsky.social
Social worker on coast Salish Territories.
Shop Stewart in the BCGEU
Lousy Christian, worst anarchist. Politics of the Inferno.
Here for housing advocacy and silly memes
Shop Stewart in the BCGEU
Lousy Christian, worst anarchist. Politics of the Inferno.
Here for housing advocacy and silly memes
Pinned
DROP THE PHONE. FORGET EVERYTHING. THIS IS HUGE.
I have called spousal clawbacks legislated poverty for years.
So many will be able to seek gainful employment, come out from illegal rental units, can get married and file taxes together, and more!
I'm crying on the inside for my PWD friends.
I have called spousal clawbacks legislated poverty for years.
So many will be able to seek gainful employment, come out from illegal rental units, can get married and file taxes together, and more!
I'm crying on the inside for my PWD friends.
CARGA UPDATE: BC Ends Spousal Caps and Clawbacks, Expanding Support for People Living with a Disability - BC Green Caucus
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 13, 2025NANAIMO, B.C. – The BC Greens and BC NDP have announced that, starting December 1, 2025, couples in which both partners receive disability payments will now rece...
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This is a great step forward. As a social worker I have been advising people for years to hide the fact that they're married, or in a relationship because being honest could cost them $300 a month, and PWD isn't much to start with.
But it does need to go WAY further...short🧵
But it does need to go WAY further...short🧵
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When your ambassador is SO deranged that Time Magazine says, "Yeah, that quote sounds real".
November 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Never more than half a hazy IPA away from explaining in excruciating detail why zoning is a tool of exclusion founded on discriminations & biases.
November 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Never more than half a hazy IPA away from explaining in excruciating detail why zoning is a tool of exclusion founded on discriminations & biases.
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Carney, Smith, and their oil billionaire donors will not hold our province hostage. Call your MP and demand they end this betrayal of British Columbians. #bcpoli
November 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Carney, Smith, and their oil billionaire donors will not hold our province hostage. Call your MP and demand they end this betrayal of British Columbians. #bcpoli
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Mark Carney and Danielle Smith’s MOU is an abuse of power and a spit in the face to British Columbians. They will never ram a pipeline through BC without the consent of Coastal First Nations and Northern Communities, and we’ll make fucking sure of it. #bcpoli
November 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Mark Carney and Danielle Smith’s MOU is an abuse of power and a spit in the face to British Columbians. They will never ram a pipeline through BC without the consent of Coastal First Nations and Northern Communities, and we’ll make fucking sure of it. #bcpoli
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My co-authored book with @mattbernico.bsky.social on degrowth, capitalism, and liberation theology is out this May!
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November 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
My co-authored book with @mattbernico.bsky.social on degrowth, capitalism, and liberation theology is out this May!
www.fortresspress.com/store/produc...
www.fortresspress.com/store/produc...
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Big news in British Columbia! The all party Democratic and Electoral Reform Committee has recommended a Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform after months of hearings. 1/10
November 27, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Big news in British Columbia! The all party Democratic and Electoral Reform Committee has recommended a Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform after months of hearings. 1/10
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The CleanBC review’s recommendations are toothless, rolling back targets and bending the knee to the corporate-captured BC NDP. The review identifies LNG as the problem, but its proposed solutions would make industry lobbyists blush. #bcpoli
November 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The CleanBC review’s recommendations are toothless, rolling back targets and bending the knee to the corporate-captured BC NDP. The review identifies LNG as the problem, but its proposed solutions would make industry lobbyists blush. #bcpoli
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We have been reading Swamp Thing to facilitate discussion about green religions, ecospirituality, pantheism, & similar topics on campus. I argue the comic presents an alternative to Science & Religion research on the imago dei: give it up, and find the sacred there. haliphron.ink/2025/11/22/s...
Swamp Thing and the Imago Nihil
Theologians, especially Christians, in the Science & Religion field have often been interested in the concept of the imago dei, the idea that humans were created “in the image of God” (see: Hef…
haliphron.ink
November 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
We have been reading Swamp Thing to facilitate discussion about green religions, ecospirituality, pantheism, & similar topics on campus. I argue the comic presents an alternative to Science & Religion research on the imago dei: give it up, and find the sacred there. haliphron.ink/2025/11/22/s...
If a cryptobro says you need to turn righter...don't.
Full story from @kehyslop.bsky.social detailing yesterday's Vancouver city budget vote, which will give a tax break to homeowners but likely lead to still-unknown budget cuts.
#vanpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
#vanpoli thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Despite Strident Opposition, Vancouver’s ‘Zero Means Zero’ Budget Passes | The Tyee
Mayor Ken Sim’s tax break for homeowners will come at an unknown cost, opposition councillors warn.
thetyee.ca
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
If a cryptobro says you need to turn righter...don't.
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REMINDER: Submit to ISSUE 1: THE RADICAL HOPE by December 19! bit.ly/ICSHOPE
November 26, 2025 at 4:34 PM
REMINDER: Submit to ISSUE 1: THE RADICAL HOPE by December 19! bit.ly/ICSHOPE
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Terrace! What an awesome turnout - we met with industry workers, Palestine organizers, nurses and elders. Can’t wait to come back and see your new riding association build power on the ground ⚡️ #terrace #fighttheoligarchs #bcgreens #greenparty #britishcolumbia #tour
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Terrace! What an awesome turnout - we met with industry workers, Palestine organizers, nurses and elders. Can’t wait to come back and see your new riding association build power on the ground ⚡️ #terrace #fighttheoligarchs #bcgreens #greenparty #britishcolumbia #tour
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This is what concentrated power produces. A party wins a majority with forty percent of the vote and suddenly has the freedom to target its opponents.
Proportional representation makes prevents this kind of behaviour by requiring broad, shared control of government.
Proportional representation makes prevents this kind of behaviour by requiring broad, shared control of government.
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
This is what concentrated power produces. A party wins a majority with forty percent of the vote and suddenly has the freedom to target its opponents.
Proportional representation makes prevents this kind of behaviour by requiring broad, shared control of government.
Proportional representation makes prevents this kind of behaviour by requiring broad, shared control of government.
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Our visit to Sik-e-Dakh was mind-blowing - this Gitxsan community is completely self-sufficient and ecologically sustainable, with rooftop solar, daycare, affordable housing, a microgreen lab, chickens, and a newly-minted local meat/sausage processing facility.
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Our visit to Sik-e-Dakh was mind-blowing - this Gitxsan community is completely self-sufficient and ecologically sustainable, with rooftop solar, daycare, affordable housing, a microgreen lab, chickens, and a newly-minted local meat/sausage processing facility.
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Man why do these guys always look like this
November 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Man why do these guys always look like this
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Community isn’t something you show up to consume. It requires you to contribute, collaborate, and commit-create.
If you want community, you have to be community.
#craftivism
If you want community, you have to be community.
#craftivism
November 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Community isn’t something you show up to consume. It requires you to contribute, collaborate, and commit-create.
If you want community, you have to be community.
#craftivism
If you want community, you have to be community.
#craftivism
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Confirmed, landlord is selling. Any leads on dog-friendly rental housing in #yyj would be appreciated! Dog includes two human treat dispensers who need a place to sleep.
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Confirmed, landlord is selling. Any leads on dog-friendly rental housing in #yyj would be appreciated! Dog includes two human treat dispensers who need a place to sleep.
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Tour stop #1 - Prince George ⚡️🪵 After decades of corporate looting, forestry workers are fighting back to save their industry with selective logging, thinning and old growth protection. (1/3)
November 22, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Tour stop #1 - Prince George ⚡️🪵 After decades of corporate looting, forestry workers are fighting back to save their industry with selective logging, thinning and old growth protection. (1/3)
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Today is National Housing Day, for whatever that's worth.
What does housing as a human right actually mean in a housing crisis that is only getting worse? 🏘️
BC Cities Declared Housing Is a Human Right. Now What? | The Tyee
Some municipalities are still voting against policies that could help end homelessness. Here’s a better way forward.
thetyee.ca
November 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Today is National Housing Day, for whatever that's worth.
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A powerful US Senate committee has requested that multiple academic research centers focused on political extremism hand over years worth of documents related to the January 6 attack, vaccines, and more, according to information obtained by WIRED. www.wired.com/story/senato...
Senators Want Extremism Researchers to Surrender Documents Linked to Right-Wing Grudges
The Senate homeland security committee's chair has asked researchers to turn over troves of documents related to the January 6 attack, vaccines, and more, according to a letter reviewed by WIRED.
www.wired.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
A powerful US Senate committee has requested that multiple academic research centers focused on political extremism hand over years worth of documents related to the January 6 attack, vaccines, and more, according to information obtained by WIRED. www.wired.com/story/senato...
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1/ The ostrich cult is convoying into Vancouver and rallying at Kits Beach on Saturday, ostensibly in support of farmers.
8AM: Hope
9AM: Abbotsford
10AM: Langley
12PM: Arrive at the Kits Beach parking lot
8AM: Hope
9AM: Abbotsford
10AM: Langley
12PM: Arrive at the Kits Beach parking lot
November 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
1/ The ostrich cult is convoying into Vancouver and rallying at Kits Beach on Saturday, ostensibly in support of farmers.
8AM: Hope
9AM: Abbotsford
10AM: Langley
12PM: Arrive at the Kits Beach parking lot
8AM: Hope
9AM: Abbotsford
10AM: Langley
12PM: Arrive at the Kits Beach parking lot
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Raising property taxes in an overvalued housing market is actually economic justice
(Vancouver’s residential property tax rate is the lowest among all Canadian cities)
financialpost.com/real-estate/...
(Vancouver’s residential property tax rate is the lowest among all Canadian cities)
financialpost.com/real-estate/...
November 21, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Raising property taxes in an overvalued housing market is actually economic justice
(Vancouver’s residential property tax rate is the lowest among all Canadian cities)
financialpost.com/real-estate/...
(Vancouver’s residential property tax rate is the lowest among all Canadian cities)
financialpost.com/real-estate/...
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This is a fact check on the very shaky, untruthful rationale for the Alberta government's limitations on gender-affirming care.
A useful read for #TransDayOfRemembrance
A useful read for #TransDayOfRemembrance
‘This is the Alberta government saying that the rights of trans kids to receive life-saving health care, go by their own pronouns at school or play on sport teams don’t matter as much as the Smith government’s right to dictate their lives.’ By @melwoods.me thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Danielle Smith Goes Nuclear on Trans Rights | The Tyee
Alberta’s premier is overriding Charter protections. Here’s a fact check on her claims.
thetyee.ca
November 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This is a fact check on the very shaky, untruthful rationale for the Alberta government's limitations on gender-affirming care.
A useful read for #TransDayOfRemembrance
A useful read for #TransDayOfRemembrance
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Trans day of remembrance and visibility today.
I owe this community so much for the unlearning that has been offered to me over the years. I think often about the lateral violence I may have and continue to exert.
My 🧠 and ❤️ are with my trans friends & family today, every day, and in the streets.
I owe this community so much for the unlearning that has been offered to me over the years. I think often about the lateral violence I may have and continue to exert.
My 🧠 and ❤️ are with my trans friends & family today, every day, and in the streets.
November 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Trans day of remembrance and visibility today.
I owe this community so much for the unlearning that has been offered to me over the years. I think often about the lateral violence I may have and continue to exert.
My 🧠 and ❤️ are with my trans friends & family today, every day, and in the streets.
I owe this community so much for the unlearning that has been offered to me over the years. I think often about the lateral violence I may have and continue to exert.
My 🧠 and ❤️ are with my trans friends & family today, every day, and in the streets.
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We (tried to) ask Billionares in their Vancouver mansions - what’s an oligarch? 🤔💰 #billionares #oligarchs #fighttheoligarchs #wealthtax #bcgreens
fighttheoligarchs.ca
fighttheoligarchs.ca
November 20, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We (tried to) ask Billionares in their Vancouver mansions - what’s an oligarch? 🤔💰 #billionares #oligarchs #fighttheoligarchs #wealthtax #bcgreens
fighttheoligarchs.ca
fighttheoligarchs.ca
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Removing change tables & product dispensers overwhelmingly burdens women & folks that menstruate.
These indignities are multiplied when someone has unstable housing or doesn't have a home.
Reliable access to bathrooms is a basic human dignity. Shame on Ken Sim & ABC for these budget cuts.
These indignities are multiplied when someone has unstable housing or doesn't have a home.
Reliable access to bathrooms is a basic human dignity. Shame on Ken Sim & ABC for these budget cuts.
Vancouver’s draft budget stinks: we demand a change! 👶💩
On Nov 25 from 9-10:30 am join WTC and friends at a diaper “change-in” at Vancouver City Hall as council prepares to vote on the draft operating budget.
On Nov 25 from 9-10:30 am join WTC and friends at a diaper “change-in” at Vancouver City Hall as council prepares to vote on the draft operating budget.
November 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Removing change tables & product dispensers overwhelmingly burdens women & folks that menstruate.
These indignities are multiplied when someone has unstable housing or doesn't have a home.
Reliable access to bathrooms is a basic human dignity. Shame on Ken Sim & ABC for these budget cuts.
These indignities are multiplied when someone has unstable housing or doesn't have a home.
Reliable access to bathrooms is a basic human dignity. Shame on Ken Sim & ABC for these budget cuts.