Chris Demwell
@cdemwell.bsky.social
Aligns effort to tech strategy, builds high output collaborative culture. Mastodon: @[email protected]
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Semiannual reminder that if the holidays are reminding you that you want to help your neighbors, pick a day and put it on your calendar. My homeless friends have told me that they could eat 30 free meals on Thanksgiving if they wanted to, but mid- February or March it all dries up!
November 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Semiannual reminder that if the holidays are reminding you that you want to help your neighbors, pick a day and put it on your calendar. My homeless friends have told me that they could eat 30 free meals on Thanksgiving if they wanted to, but mid- February or March it all dries up!
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to safely dispose of these hats, eat them. natural fibers — such as cotton, wool, silk, and linen — breakdown in the digestive track. synthetics do not. thus, if you eat your hat, the synthetics will pass through the other side. smush through the poop to find the synthetic fibers and recycle them.
November 16, 2025 at 1:42 AM
to safely dispose of these hats, eat them. natural fibers — such as cotton, wool, silk, and linen — breakdown in the digestive track. synthetics do not. thus, if you eat your hat, the synthetics will pass through the other side. smush through the poop to find the synthetic fibers and recycle them.
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This is brilliant.
November 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This is brilliant.
Look, eugenics! The idea is clearly that we can measure the value of a life, so that everyone can be assigned their correct place in the hierarchy - below their betters and above those they will dominate in turn. Eugenics is what a lot of people mean when they say "meritocracy".
November 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Look, eugenics! The idea is clearly that we can measure the value of a life, so that everyone can be assigned their correct place in the hierarchy - below their betters and above those they will dominate in turn. Eugenics is what a lot of people mean when they say "meritocracy".
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If you're heard historians and others talking about the authoritarian playbook or the patterns of authoritarianism but don't necessarily know the long arc behind these sometimes vague and ominous allusions, here's a good primer:
Ideas with Nahlah Ayed - www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Ideas with Nahlah Ayed - www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
www.cbc.ca
November 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
If you're heard historians and others talking about the authoritarian playbook or the patterns of authoritarianism but don't necessarily know the long arc behind these sometimes vague and ominous allusions, here's a good primer:
Ideas with Nahlah Ayed - www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Ideas with Nahlah Ayed - www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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Canadians keep electing people who promise climate action. We keep getting fossil fuel subsidies. This is corruption plain and simple. Where is the accountability? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Carney’s ‘nation-building’ programme misses mark to be truly transformative for Canada
The $C56bn plan focused on investing in a resource economy falls short of changing Canadians’ day-to-day lives
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Canadians keep electing people who promise climate action. We keep getting fossil fuel subsidies. This is corruption plain and simple. Where is the accountability? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Canadians, see what UK Labour is doing for their far right. Now look at our Liberals. See the similarities? We are being tag-teamed by Carney and PP just like they are.
Keir Starmer with the help of Palantir is building a mass deportation machine for Nigel Farage to unleash
open.substack.com/pub/donotpan...
open.substack.com/pub/donotpan...
House Negroes, White Supremacy And Mass Deportation
Last week the probable next prime minister of the UK, Nigel Farage, announced that if he wins power he will deport hundreds of thousands of people living legally in the UK.
open.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Canadians, see what UK Labour is doing for their far right. Now look at our Liberals. See the similarities? We are being tag-teamed by Carney and PP just like they are.
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The problem isn't "we gave him money and he wasted it" it's that the job was represent and serve everyone and he only looked out for himself and his buddies
November 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The problem isn't "we gave him money and he wasted it" it's that the job was represent and serve everyone and he only looked out for himself and his buddies
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According to Mary Shelley's biographer Miranda Seymour, the lonely and misunderstood monster in Frankenstein is based on the African slaves she saw being worked at the quays in Bristol, a major slave port at the time.
Mary's father, William Godwin, was at the forefront of the antislavery movement.
Mary's father, William Godwin, was at the forefront of the antislavery movement.
November 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
According to Mary Shelley's biographer Miranda Seymour, the lonely and misunderstood monster in Frankenstein is based on the African slaves she saw being worked at the quays in Bristol, a major slave port at the time.
Mary's father, William Godwin, was at the forefront of the antislavery movement.
Mary's father, William Godwin, was at the forefront of the antislavery movement.
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I love seeing people get excited about things they like 💖
the world needs more joy.
the world needs more joy.
November 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I love seeing people get excited about things they like 💖
the world needs more joy.
the world needs more joy.
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Food banks have become a lifeline for thousands of BC households.
Food is the second-largest expense in Metro Vancouver’s living wage budget and one of the fastest-growing costs for BC households in recent years, the 2025 report shows.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
Food is the second-largest expense in Metro Vancouver’s living wage budget and one of the fastest-growing costs for BC households in recent years, the 2025 report shows.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Food banks have become a lifeline for thousands of BC households.
Food is the second-largest expense in Metro Vancouver’s living wage budget and one of the fastest-growing costs for BC households in recent years, the 2025 report shows.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
Food is the second-largest expense in Metro Vancouver’s living wage budget and one of the fastest-growing costs for BC households in recent years, the 2025 report shows.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
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Want to see what government programs are actually worth to working families? Our 2025 Living Wage Report breaks down how each program affects what workers need to earn to make ends meet in Metro Vancouver.
Read our report: bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
#LivingWage #SocialPrograms #bcpoli
Read our report: bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
#LivingWage #SocialPrograms #bcpoli
November 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Want to see what government programs are actually worth to working families? Our 2025 Living Wage Report breaks down how each program affects what workers need to earn to make ends meet in Metro Vancouver.
Read our report: bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
#LivingWage #SocialPrograms #bcpoli
Read our report: bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
#LivingWage #SocialPrograms #bcpoli
When hearing from the people you're supposed to work for is a waste of time.
Ok folks we are back at it again from 1-5. Yesterday was a lot. Heard from so many passionate Vancouverites.
Unfortunately I heard the mayor say it was a waste of time. But I assure you, I’m listening.
Unfortunately I heard the mayor say it was a waste of time. But I assure you, I’m listening.
Budget hearing continued after short recess. 157: environmental lawyer (?)Reads poem. 158: raised in east van. This is austerity and hasn’t been asked for. I’ve been lucky enough to use public services. Breaks my heart to think they won’t get same quality. Few people asked for this police budget.
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
When hearing from the people you're supposed to work for is a waste of time.
Should we pass a hat to get Sean a bluetooth keyboard?
Here’s a photo of @seanorr.bsky.social live-skeeting yesterday. I think this was before he went blind and his thumbs seized up #vanpoli
November 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Should we pass a hat to get Sean a bluetooth keyboard?
I'm probably biased but this is the kind of thinking that is actually going to help us build a BC economy that can weather the storm we're in #bcpoli
If you want to learn more about the living wage and how we can close the big gap between the BC minimum wage & living wages across the province, join me and Anastasia French (Living Wage BC) for a free webinar next Wednesday, Nov 19.
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#LivingWage #bcpoli
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#LivingWage #bcpoli
November 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
I'm probably biased but this is the kind of thinking that is actually going to help us build a BC economy that can weather the storm we're in #bcpoli
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If you want to learn more about the living wage and how we can close the big gap between the BC minimum wage & living wages across the province, join me and Anastasia French (Living Wage BC) for a free webinar next Wednesday, Nov 19.
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#LivingWage #bcpoli
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#LivingWage #bcpoli
November 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
If you want to learn more about the living wage and how we can close the big gap between the BC minimum wage & living wages across the province, join me and Anastasia French (Living Wage BC) for a free webinar next Wednesday, Nov 19.
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#LivingWage #bcpoli
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#LivingWage #bcpoli
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New 2025 living wage calculations are out for 27 communities in BC. Check what the living wage is where you live at bcpolicy.ca/living-wage/...
Thanks to @wildebeest.design for the map & for making our report and factsheets look great.
Thanks to @wildebeest.design for the map & for making our report and factsheets look great.
November 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
New 2025 living wage calculations are out for 27 communities in BC. Check what the living wage is where you live at bcpolicy.ca/living-wage/...
Thanks to @wildebeest.design for the map & for making our report and factsheets look great.
Thanks to @wildebeest.design for the map & for making our report and factsheets look great.
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READ THIS!
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/11/12/o...
$200K to litigate a case against a social assistance recipient who *may* have received $10K in CERB overpayments is not an "inefficiency", but collecting unpaid taxes on luxury yachts or planes *is* a waste of bureaucratic time?
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/11/12/o...
$200K to litigate a case against a social assistance recipient who *may* have received $10K in CERB overpayments is not an "inefficiency", but collecting unpaid taxes on luxury yachts or planes *is* a waste of bureaucratic time?
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE
Op-Ed: Ottawa's costly pursuit of the poor
The government cites inefficiency as a reason to end taxes on vacant homes and yachts — yet keeps pouring money into futile litigation over pandemic-era benefits
www.canadianaffairs.news
November 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
READ THIS!
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/11/12/o...
$200K to litigate a case against a social assistance recipient who *may* have received $10K in CERB overpayments is not an "inefficiency", but collecting unpaid taxes on luxury yachts or planes *is* a waste of bureaucratic time?
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/11/12/o...
$200K to litigate a case against a social assistance recipient who *may* have received $10K in CERB overpayments is not an "inefficiency", but collecting unpaid taxes on luxury yachts or planes *is* a waste of bureaucratic time?
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE
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Rising costs have pushed Metro Vancouver's living wage to $27.85/hr.
Across BC, living wages range from $21.55 in Grand Forks to $29.60 in Whistler.
We can no longer ignore the widening gap between the low wages many people earn & the actual costs of living. #bcpoli
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage/
Across BC, living wages range from $21.55 in Grand Forks to $29.60 in Whistler.
We can no longer ignore the widening gap between the low wages many people earn & the actual costs of living. #bcpoli
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage/
BC Living Wage 2025
The living wage for Metro Vancouver is now $10 higher than the minimum wage. The highest expense in people's budget is...
bcpolicy.ca
November 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Rising costs have pushed Metro Vancouver's living wage to $27.85/hr.
Across BC, living wages range from $21.55 in Grand Forks to $29.60 in Whistler.
We can no longer ignore the widening gap between the low wages many people earn & the actual costs of living. #bcpoli
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage/
Across BC, living wages range from $21.55 in Grand Forks to $29.60 in Whistler.
We can no longer ignore the widening gap between the low wages many people earn & the actual costs of living. #bcpoli
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage/
THANK you. Vegetarian/vegan replacements are almost never good, which makes so many people think that vegetarian/vegan food is not good.
Hot take: vegan fake meats are pathetic, you are personally a pathetic person if you are trying to recreate chicken nuggets in vegan form.
There are thousands of years worth of vegan recipes out there with food that is not pretending to be meat. The fuck are you doing. Don't demean the lentil
There are thousands of years worth of vegan recipes out there with food that is not pretending to be meat. The fuck are you doing. Don't demean the lentil
November 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
THANK you. Vegetarian/vegan replacements are almost never good, which makes so many people think that vegetarian/vegan food is not good.
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Starts in 3 weeks. Still some seats, and it’s a *lovely* group to join!
An "alum" of my workshops (💜) was asking when the next open enrollment Technical Leadership Workshop will be, and I realized I haven't run one all year! So, it's scheduled!
50% early enrollment discount.
Dec 2 and 9, 2025, 12PM - 3PM Eastern Time
More info/Enroll: ti.to/bredemeyer/t...
50% early enrollment discount.
Dec 2 and 9, 2025, 12PM - 3PM Eastern Time
More info/Enroll: ti.to/bredemeyer/t...
November 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Starts in 3 weeks. Still some seats, and it’s a *lovely* group to join!
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the problem is all the wrong people have all the money
November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
the problem is all the wrong people have all the money
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UPDATE: If you want to speak (in person or by phone) at tomorrow's important city council meeting – at which these proposed Vancouver budget cuts will be considered – you can sign up here (BUT NOTE: the deadline to sign up is 5:00pm today, Nov 11):
vancouver.ca/your-governm...
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vancouver.ca/your-governm...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
UPDATE: If you want to speak (in person or by phone) at tomorrow's important city council meeting – at which these proposed Vancouver budget cuts will be considered – you can sign up here (BUT NOTE: the deadline to sign up is 5:00pm today, Nov 11):
vancouver.ca/your-governm...
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vancouver.ca/your-governm...
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There are 1,700 ballots that need signature confirmation. That is enough to change the election.
Go. Check. Your. Ballot.
komonews.com/news/local/s...
Go. Check. Your. Ballot.
komonews.com/news/local/s...
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 AM
There are 1,700 ballots that need signature confirmation. That is enough to change the election.
Go. Check. Your. Ballot.
komonews.com/news/local/s...
Go. Check. Your. Ballot.
komonews.com/news/local/s...
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Climate change mitigation and adaptation a core service. It is when our streets flood, when our pools crumble into the ocean, when we operate cooling and warming centres…
NEW: Councillors and sources inside the City of Vancouver say the city's mayor, Ken Sim, will put forth a budget Wednesday that will eliminate the city's celebrated climate and sustainability department.
Vancouver mayor plans to eliminate city's climate and sustainability department
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes. Canada's National Observer learned a...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Climate change mitigation and adaptation a core service. It is when our streets flood, when our pools crumble into the ocean, when we operate cooling and warming centres…