Democratic Socialists YVR
@demsocsyvr.bsky.social
The Democratic Socialists of Vancouver is a membership-based organization which supports socialist policies and action.
Website: https://www.democraticsocialistsyvr.ca/
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Website: https://www.democraticsocialistsyvr.ca/
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This is bracket is impossible, so many terrible men to choose from.
🚨 THE FINAL EIGHT 🚨
We’ve made it to the quarter finals — only two days away from crowning a winner for Worst Person in Tech 2025.
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We’ve made it to the quarter finals — only two days away from crowning a winner for Worst Person in Tech 2025.
Don’t miss your chance to vote!
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December 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This is bracket is impossible, so many terrible men to choose from.
From @policyalternatives.ca, Canada Post is actually quite cost effective. It remains a mystery why @mark-carney.bsky.social is so keen on dismantling state capacity. Why should Canada reduce democratic control of the economy and yield more and more to American firms like Amazon?
December 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
From @policyalternatives.ca, Canada Post is actually quite cost effective. It remains a mystery why @mark-carney.bsky.social is so keen on dismantling state capacity. Why should Canada reduce democratic control of the economy and yield more and more to American firms like Amazon?
"The result is that today only about 3.5% of the country’s housing stock is social housing, which is half the OECD average. While there’s been some reinvestment in recent years—both federally and provincially—it’s nowhere near the scale that’s needed after decades of neglect."
The magnitude of the housing shortage is huge, the problems chronic, but the housing crisis is solvable: latest research by @1alexhemingway.bsky.social.
Reforms from a flurry of government announcements gesture at the right ideas but fall short in scale and implementation.
Reforms from a flurry of government announcements gesture at the right ideas but fall short in scale and implementation.
This is why BC’s housing crisis hasn’t been solved yet
The magnitude of the housing shortage is huge, the problems chronic, but the housing crisis is solvable.
Throughout the province and country, the housing crisis is marked by high rents and prices, a scarcity of homes, displacement, homelessness and the quiet exclusion of people from entire neighb
bcpolicy.ca
December 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"The result is that today only about 3.5% of the country’s housing stock is social housing, which is half the OECD average. While there’s been some reinvestment in recent years—both federally and provincially—it’s nowhere near the scale that’s needed after decades of neglect."
Our AGM is tonight! Food will be ready for 6pm and the meeting starts at 7pm. This is our big organizing meeting, where will talk about priorities for 2026: municipal election, anti-austerity, expanding mutual aid.
www.democraticsocialistsyvr.ca/dsv-news/agm...
www.democraticsocialistsyvr.ca/dsv-news/agm...
DSOV ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING — Democratic Socialists of Vancouver
There's never been a better time to get involved in the Democratic Socialists of Vancouver. Our AGM is scheduled for Dec 8, 2025
www.democraticsocialistsyvr.ca
December 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Our AGM is tonight! Food will be ready for 6pm and the meeting starts at 7pm. This is our big organizing meeting, where will talk about priorities for 2026: municipal election, anti-austerity, expanding mutual aid.
www.democraticsocialistsyvr.ca/dsv-news/agm...
www.democraticsocialistsyvr.ca/dsv-news/agm...
We love to see it.
"Plans announced this fall outline seven potential tax reforms — including the creation of new personal income brackets, while raising taxes for the top two brackets by one per cent, and reintroducing a pre-2006 corporate tax rate."
"Plans announced this fall outline seven potential tax reforms — including the creation of new personal income brackets, while raising taxes for the top two brackets by one per cent, and reintroducing a pre-2006 corporate tax rate."
B.C. Greens look to build grassroots support as renegotiations begin on NDP deal | CBC News
One of the first tests of the strength of the B.C. Greens under its new leadership is renegotiations on an agreement with the NDP — and whether they can secure commitments from the government on key p...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We love to see it.
"Plans announced this fall outline seven potential tax reforms — including the creation of new personal income brackets, while raising taxes for the top two brackets by one per cent, and reintroducing a pre-2006 corporate tax rate."
"Plans announced this fall outline seven potential tax reforms — including the creation of new personal income brackets, while raising taxes for the top two brackets by one per cent, and reintroducing a pre-2006 corporate tax rate."
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🚎 We're fighting to expand fare-free
transit in Vancouver!
On Council's agenda Dec 10th: Councillor @seanorr.bsky.social has a motion for a 1-year, fare-free pilot project on Vancouver bus routes.
It's a common sense step towards a more sustainable, equitable, and affordable city.
#vanpoli
transit in Vancouver!
On Council's agenda Dec 10th: Councillor @seanorr.bsky.social has a motion for a 1-year, fare-free pilot project on Vancouver bus routes.
It's a common sense step towards a more sustainable, equitable, and affordable city.
#vanpoli
December 7, 2025 at 1:22 AM
🚎 We're fighting to expand fare-free
transit in Vancouver!
On Council's agenda Dec 10th: Councillor @seanorr.bsky.social has a motion for a 1-year, fare-free pilot project on Vancouver bus routes.
It's a common sense step towards a more sustainable, equitable, and affordable city.
#vanpoli
transit in Vancouver!
On Council's agenda Dec 10th: Councillor @seanorr.bsky.social has a motion for a 1-year, fare-free pilot project on Vancouver bus routes.
It's a common sense step towards a more sustainable, equitable, and affordable city.
#vanpoli
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Neverpo.st interviewed Drew Lyton about building his own “cloud” server in his living room and thinking… there must be a better way. At DWebYVR we have a saying: “self-hosting is selfish.”. By the end Drew argues “the future is community-hosted”: we need a public-service cloud, a people-owned cloud.
🆕 Never Post! Don’t Do It Yourself
Unless you know what you're doing.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Neverpo.st interviewed Drew Lyton about building his own “cloud” server in his living room and thinking… there must be a better way. At DWebYVR we have a saying: “self-hosting is selfish.”. By the end Drew argues “the future is community-hosted”: we need a public-service cloud, a people-owned cloud.
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tfw you're professionally incapacitated
December 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
tfw you're professionally incapacitated
PM Carney can fuck right off, if he thinks there's going to be another bitumen pipeline in BC.
Premier Smith and I have agreed to a framework built on shared ambitions — to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, unlock the full potential of Alberta’s energy resources, and build a stronger, more sustainable, more competitive economy.
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
PM Carney can fuck right off, if he thinks there's going to be another bitumen pipeline in BC.
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approved despite over 600 speakers signing up to speak to the budget, with all but a tiny number strongly opposed, and following a public engagement survey that found the majority of respondents supported a property tax increase to avoid cuts.
Vancouver's 2026 draft budget has PASSED.
Approved on a 7-4 vote on party lines, with ABC in favour and councillors Fry/Bligh/Orr/Maloney opposed.
Property tax freeze, $50 million more for VPD, and cuts to Arts, Culture, Planning and Sustainability departments, among others.
Full story to come.
Approved on a 7-4 vote on party lines, with ABC in favour and councillors Fry/Bligh/Orr/Maloney opposed.
Property tax freeze, $50 million more for VPD, and cuts to Arts, Culture, Planning and Sustainability departments, among others.
Full story to come.
November 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
approved despite over 600 speakers signing up to speak to the budget, with all but a tiny number strongly opposed, and following a public engagement survey that found the majority of respondents supported a property tax increase to avoid cuts.
It's an international embarrassment that Canada refused to a sign onto adding a fossil fuel phaseout to #COP30 agreement. We should be leading, not sitting on our hands and letting Saudi Arabia negotiate for us.
Nearly 30 countries refuse to sign a final #COP30 agreement that doesn't include "fossil fuel phase-out," as negotiations head into overtime.
Live updates from @fionaharvey.bsky.social, @olliemilman.bsky.social and @theguardian.com here: www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Live updates from @fionaharvey.bsky.social, @olliemilman.bsky.social and @theguardian.com here: www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
November 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It's an international embarrassment that Canada refused to a sign onto adding a fossil fuel phaseout to #COP30 agreement. We should be leading, not sitting on our hands and letting Saudi Arabia negotiate for us.
#Carney's policies have created a situation where many, many people will fall through the cracks and struggle to maintain their status in Canada. It is administrative cruelty to workers who have lives here to be put into limbo.
The challenge is not how few people get in. It is how unpredictable the system has become. Omid Asayesh writes. #canpoli #labcan
Canada’s Wild Immigration Policy Swings Hurt Everyone | The Tyee
Potential immigrants and the country would benefit from a consistent approach.
thetyee.ca
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
#Carney's policies have created a situation where many, many people will fall through the cracks and struggle to maintain their status in Canada. It is administrative cruelty to workers who have lives here to be put into limbo.
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Ken Sim got told families are leaving faster than ever and was like “We’ll send changing table money to the police.”
Listening to Vancouver Council budget discussion in the background this morning. In response to a question from @seanorr.bsky.social about where they'll be retracting from the city just said they're planning to REMOVE baby changing tables and menstrual product dispensers to save costs. Shameful.
November 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Ken Sim got told families are leaving faster than ever and was like “We’ll send changing table money to the police.”
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hey that’s me! i support the 2026 budget because i love money and i hate vancouver and i hate this city! wealthy ppl plz dm me for my email im now taking e-transfers to speak up more against the welfare of the people and to advocate for better tax rates for rich ppl
193: software engineer. Very good at cutting costs. I know efficiency when I see it. I’m a supporter of this because I don’t care about the speakers. I support because I love money. Police have always prioritized my needs. Now that I have your attention (!!) this budget is not optimizing.
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 AM
hey that’s me! i support the 2026 budget because i love money and i hate vancouver and i hate this city! wealthy ppl plz dm me for my email im now taking e-transfers to speak up more against the welfare of the people and to advocate for better tax rates for rich ppl
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Ken Sim returning home from City Hall
November 13, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Ken Sim returning home from City Hall
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very impressed by COPE Councillor Orr for reporting summaries of every speaker for this budget, and actually staying until the end unlike most ABC councillors
my crude count is there were less than 10 in favour, roughly 260 opposed, with around 330 more speakers to go.
my crude count is there were less than 10 in favour, roughly 260 opposed, with around 330 more speakers to go.
269: in favour. Tune out noise if fear mongers who say sky is falling. This is not drastic cuts to budget. Wants full budget transparency. Heard about services but don’t know what a necessary sevice is. Scope creep.
November 13, 2025 at 6:03 AM
very impressed by COPE Councillor Orr for reporting summaries of every speaker for this budget, and actually staying until the end unlike most ABC councillors
my crude count is there were less than 10 in favour, roughly 260 opposed, with around 330 more speakers to go.
my crude count is there were less than 10 in favour, roughly 260 opposed, with around 330 more speakers to go.
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NEW: Over 630 people have signed up to speak to Council on Ken Sim's last budget.
ABC councillors now have a choice to make.
Vote for austerity and brutal cuts that nobody asked for - or do the right thing and preserve funding for climate, housing, and arts.
#vanpoli #StopTheCuts
ABC councillors now have a choice to make.
Vote for austerity and brutal cuts that nobody asked for - or do the right thing and preserve funding for climate, housing, and arts.
#vanpoli #StopTheCuts
November 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
NEW: Over 630 people have signed up to speak to Council on Ken Sim's last budget.
ABC councillors now have a choice to make.
Vote for austerity and brutal cuts that nobody asked for - or do the right thing and preserve funding for climate, housing, and arts.
#vanpoli #StopTheCuts
ABC councillors now have a choice to make.
Vote for austerity and brutal cuts that nobody asked for - or do the right thing and preserve funding for climate, housing, and arts.
#vanpoli #StopTheCuts
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Worth noting that because Sim brought forward his proposal for a property tax freeze requiring millions in cuts with just weeks left in the budget process, this is not up for public debate and is not outlined in the documents available to councillors when they vote on this
SCOOP: 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 in his proposed 2026 budget.
Great source work by Marc Fawcett-Atkinson to uncover this
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/n...
Great source work by Marc Fawcett-Atkinson to uncover this
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/n...
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 3:26 AM
Worth noting that because Sim brought forward his proposal for a property tax freeze requiring millions in cuts with just weeks left in the budget process, this is not up for public debate and is not outlined in the documents available to councillors when they vote on this
Harper is back.
"The feds plan to cut $57 billion in program spending over five years. They didn’t campaign on such deep cuts, and it is 40 per cent more than the cuts proposed in the Liberals’ spring election platform." #Budget2025
"The feds plan to cut $57 billion in program spending over five years. They didn’t campaign on such deep cuts, and it is 40 per cent more than the cuts proposed in the Liberals’ spring election platform." #Budget2025
The Military Wins and Public Programs Lose in Carney’s Budget | The Tyee
But will the Liberals find enough support to survive a non-confidence vote?
thetyee.ca
November 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Harper is back.
"The feds plan to cut $57 billion in program spending over five years. They didn’t campaign on such deep cuts, and it is 40 per cent more than the cuts proposed in the Liberals’ spring election platform." #Budget2025
"The feds plan to cut $57 billion in program spending over five years. They didn’t campaign on such deep cuts, and it is 40 per cent more than the cuts proposed in the Liberals’ spring election platform." #Budget2025
Vancouver's Zohran Mamdani Victory Party is Tuesday evening at The Pleasant.
Come celebrate NYC's historic campaign, and imagine what is possible in next year's municipal elections here.
#vanpoli
Come celebrate NYC's historic campaign, and imagine what is possible in next year's municipal elections here.
#vanpoli
November 4, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Vancouver's Zohran Mamdani Victory Party is Tuesday evening at The Pleasant.
Come celebrate NYC's historic campaign, and imagine what is possible in next year's municipal elections here.
#vanpoli
Come celebrate NYC's historic campaign, and imagine what is possible in next year's municipal elections here.
#vanpoli
Wikipedia is one of the best things to be produced in the internet age. A lot comrades put so much effort into maintaining it and keeping it up to date. Strongly recommend spending time on Wikipedia and volunteering some time to edit, if you can!
So for-profit AI companies have trained on the world's largest collaborative volunteer project and a precious free resource, to make money for their for-profit enterprises. They have crushed traffic to the volunteer project, starving it of donors and volunteers
www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
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Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors
“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”
www.404media.co
October 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Wikipedia is one of the best things to be produced in the internet age. A lot comrades put so much effort into maintaining it and keeping it up to date. Strongly recommend spending time on Wikipedia and volunteering some time to edit, if you can!
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Big crowd out on the legislature lawn today for a rally in support of striking workers
The public sector strike escalated today with the addition of government licensed professionals, members of the Professional Employees Association, per the PEA executive #bcpoli
The public sector strike escalated today with the addition of government licensed professionals, members of the Professional Employees Association, per the PEA executive #bcpoli
October 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Big crowd out on the legislature lawn today for a rally in support of striking workers
The public sector strike escalated today with the addition of government licensed professionals, members of the Professional Employees Association, per the PEA executive #bcpoli
The public sector strike escalated today with the addition of government licensed professionals, members of the Professional Employees Association, per the PEA executive #bcpoli
Why does BC have an $11B deficit? Tax cuts.
Tax cuts, largely for the rich, have decreased government revenue by about $9B/year plus $1.5B lost from scraping the carbon tax.
Tax cuts, largely for the rich, have decreased government revenue by about $9B/year plus $1.5B lost from scraping the carbon tax.
September 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Why does BC have an $11B deficit? Tax cuts.
Tax cuts, largely for the rich, have decreased government revenue by about $9B/year plus $1.5B lost from scraping the carbon tax.
Tax cuts, largely for the rich, have decreased government revenue by about $9B/year plus $1.5B lost from scraping the carbon tax.
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The most amazing part of this is that the far right didn't target her because she celebrated Kirk's death or even threw his own words back at them.
She merely expressed a well-founded worry that his murder might inspire the far right to greater violence and they apparently took that as a challenge.
She merely expressed a well-founded worry that his murder might inspire the far right to greater violence and they apparently took that as a challenge.
What happened after Canadian journalist @rachelgilmore.bsky.social posted about the potential repercussions of Kirk’s murder: doxxing and violent threats thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
The Dangerous Targeting of a Canadian Journalist | The Tyee
After the murder of Charlie Kirk, conservatives piled on Rachel Gilmore for expressing a well-founded fear. Then came violent threats.
thetyee.ca
September 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The most amazing part of this is that the far right didn't target her because she celebrated Kirk's death or even threw his own words back at them.
She merely expressed a well-founded worry that his murder might inspire the far right to greater violence and they apparently took that as a challenge.
She merely expressed a well-founded worry that his murder might inspire the far right to greater violence and they apparently took that as a challenge.
Tax the rich.
B.C.'s provincial deficit now sitting at record $11.6B | CBC News
The provincial government is in the red to the tune of $11.6 billion, a record high deficit forecast for the current fiscal year, laid out by Finance Minister Brenda Bailey in the first quarter financ...
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September 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Tax the rich.