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Democratic socialism. Urbanism. Futbol. 🇨🇦 #Never51 #ElbowsUp
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elcanaco.bsky.social @elcanaco.bsky.social · 29d
Elbows Up Higher.

Time to boycott US services.

Cancel Netflix.

Don't use Amazon.

Uninstall Microsoft from your computer.

Replace your Apple iPhone with Samsung (why Blackberry whyyy?)

Replace Google with Ecosia.

Boycott all US services. Now.

#ElbowsUpHigher #Never51 #Trump #fascism #cdnpoli
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29d
Trump posts an image depicting Canada and Greenland as part of the United States
elcanaco.bsky.social
Great, just don't have any wildfires for the next 5 summers and...

Wait. 2031? 😬

#ClimateCrisis #cdnpoli #abpoli #yeg #yyc #ABwildfire #BCwildfire
February 18, 2026 at 6:20 PM
elcanaco.bsky.social
From YVR,
1 additional weekly flight to Vallarta
4 add'l weekly flights to México City

Also, a new route from Montréal to GDL.

Etc.

#cdnpoli #yvr #vanpoli #mtl #vallarta #cdmx #gdl
February 18, 2026 at 5:32 PM
elcanaco.bsky.social
This is such a biased, pro-Trump reporting on the crisis in Cuba.

@cnn.com should just call themselves state media, be honest about it.

The truth is that the US caused the crisis. Historically and recently.

#Cuba #Trump #imperialism #cdnpoli

www.cnn.com/2026/02/18/a...
No food, no fuel, no tourists: Under US pressure, life in Cuba grinds to a halt | CNN
Cuba may be experiencing the most profound moment of economic uncertainty that the island’s residents have endured in decades if not over their entire lives.
www.cnn.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:22 PM
elcanaco.bsky.social
When the NDP select a leader in March, they will begin to increase in the polls.

Their goal must be to re-capture the working class vote, much of which has oddly been taken by the Cons in recent elections.

(I say "oddly" because Conservative policy is anti-working class)

@ndp.ca

#cdnpoli
thewalrus.ca The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 1h
Who would have predicted the NDP nearly forming government a decade ago or the Liberals’ big comeback in 2015? Writer David Moscrop reminds us that third (or fourth, or fifth) parties keep our political landscape surprising and—crucially—healthy. https://ow.ly/Nbxr50Yhn8Z
Canada Is Edging Toward a Two-Party System. That Would Be a Mistake | The Walrus
As polarization deepens, keeping the field crowded matters more than we think
ow.ly
February 18, 2026 at 5:06 PM
elcanaco.bsky.social
Let's check in on the Fascist States of America...

Oh.

Well, OK, then. More of this, please.

#EatTheRich #TaxTheRich #wealthgap #wealthtax #California #LA #cdnpoli

www.wsj.com/finance/bill...
February 18, 2026 at 4:09 PM
elcanaco.bsky.social
Brandt's been celebrated by way of 2 murals & star on Walk of Stars (all in Merritt, BC) and induction into Cdn Country Music Hall of Fame (also in Merritt).

Since he won't denounce Alberta separation, perhaps it's time to paint over his murals & remove his star.

#cdnpoli #bcpoli #abpoli #yeg #yyc
spicyerin.bsky.social Erin 🇨🇦 @spicyerin.bsky.social · 20h
Of course Marlaina is defending the separatist Brandt.

Kudos to the ATA for cancelling this shit heel
February 17, 2026 at 10:25 PM
elcanaco.bsky.social
The conversation around climate change has shifted from preventing or slowing it to adapting to live with the worst case scenarios.

That's because we as humans have failed.

The financial cost of adaptation is going to be astronomical.

#ClimateCrisis #EU #cdnpoli
February 17, 2026 at 5:28 PM
elcanaco.bsky.social
Let's check in on the Fascist States of America...

CBS prevented Colbert from airing an interview because they didn't want to upset Trump.

Colbert has posted the interview on the show's YouTube channel:

#Trump #CBS #fascism #Colbert #cdnpoli
youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...
February 17, 2026 at 3:29 PM
elcanaco.bsky.social
Here in BC, building permits are down to pre-Covid levels.

Ever-changing tariffs on steel is a main reason. Developers cannot properly budget and are sitting on the sidelines.

This will cause the housing crisis to worsen in 3-4 years.

#Trump #tariffs #cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli #vanre #housing
February 17, 2026 at 3:07 PM
elcanaco.bsky.social
It's not Asia. It's a broader trade group known as CPTPP, including the following:

Canada
Australia
Brunei
Chile
Japan
Malaysia
México
New Zealand
Peru
Singapore
UK
Vietnam

Most CPTPP countries already have free trade with the EU. This partnership would expand trade.

#cdnpoli #EU #CPTPP #trade
February 16, 2026 at 6:45 PM
elcanaco.bsky.social
When will Canadian governments cut ties with all things Musk?

Twitter
Starlink
Tesla
SpaceX

@mark-carney.bsky.social
@davidebybc.bsky.social
@cityofvancouver.bsky.social

#BoycottElon #Twitter #Grok #Starlink #Tesla #SpaceX #France #cdnpoli #bcpoli #vanpoli
robertscotthorton.bsky.social Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 2d
Elon Musk is reportedly scheming with the Trump administration to exact revenge against French authorities for their criminal probe into the miasmic pornography swamp he has created out of Twitter. Top of Musk's target list is Éric Bothorel, a Breton MP.
Paris cybercrime unit raids X offices as Musk summoned in fraud probe | The Journal Record
The Paris prosecutor's cybercrime unit raided X offices and summoned Elon Musk amid investigations into algorithm abuse and explicit content linked to the platform.
journalrecord.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:28 PM
elcanaco.bsky.social
A Cuban woman, Ikay Romay, wrote this letter on Feb 13, 2026.

Every Canadian must read this.

The English translation is provided by Barbara in the below post.

@mark-carney.bsky.social
@anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social

#Cuba #embargo #hunger #cdnpoli

www.resumenlatinoamericano.org/2026/02/13/c...
February 16, 2026 at 4:48 PM
elcanaco.bsky.social
What this article doesn't say (surprise, surprise - Postmedia) is that BC is facing a record deficit of $11 Billion because:

-BC forest industry collapse due to Trump's tariffs

-Healthcare costs because of too many seniors vs working age people (Canadians love to retire in BC)

#cdnpoli #bcpoli
vancouversun.bsky.social Vancouver Sun @vancouversun.bsky.social · 2d
Job cuts loom as B.C. finance minister prepares 'very serious' Budget 2026 vancouversun.com/news/local-n...
February 16, 2026 at 3:20 AM
elcanaco.bsky.social
Here's the direct link.

#Oscars #AcademyAwards #film #shortfilm #mtl #cancon #cdnpoli

www.nfb.ca/film/the-gir...
February 16, 2026 at 1:00 AM
elcanaco.bsky.social
We see you, Parksville. Keep it up ✊🏾

#AbolishICE #Trump #ICE #fascism #VanIsland #Parksville #cdnpoli #bcpoli
February 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM
elcanaco.bsky.social
Canada should directly intervene to assist Cuba.

Cuba relies on Canadians. Canadians are Cuba's main source of revenue (as tourists). That industry has now been shut down.

If we don't help, Cubans will starve.

@mark-carney.bsky.social

#Cuba #Trump #fascism #imperialism #oil #tourism #cdnpoli
eclaire.bsky.social Claire (<- that's her, Claire) @eclaire.bsky.social · 3d
I'm back in Canada after 4 days instead of two weeks because the US decided that the Cuban people should suffer and starve, and we had to leave. Every Cuban we talked to met this with stubborn optimism, instead of whatever sort of stubborn anger at their own society the US wants
February 15, 2026 at 3:28 PM
elcanaco.bsky.social
It's one of the greatest flags in the world.

Not only anesthetically, but also because of what it represents.

#NationalFlagDay #ElbowsUp #cdnpoli
gocybernaut.bsky.social Gayle Olson @gocybernaut.bsky.social · 4d
National Flag Day of Canada 🇨🇦🍁

Celebrating Feb 15, 1965 — when the Maple Leaf flag was first raised.

A symbol of unity, identity & shared heritage.

Learn more:
gocybernaut.com/canada-day/

#NationalFlagDay #Canada #MapleLeaf #CanadianHistory
February 15, 2026 at 3:03 PM
elcanaco.bsky.social
This is the way.

@mark-carney.bsky.social
@davidebybc.bsky.social

#cdnpoli #bcpoli
senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 4d
I had the opportunity to rise during Senate Question Period this week, to ask about the Canadian government's continued commitment to using X for official communications - and about their failure to use sites such as Bluesky and Mastodon. What do you think? #cdnpoli #Canada #Grok #X #Bluesky
It's time to make an X-it: Senator Simons questions the Canadian government's continued use of X
YouTube video by Senator Paula Simons
youtu.be
February 15, 2026 at 6:07 AM
elcanaco.bsky.social
AI is wrong 45% of the time, but that isn't stopping billionaires from trying to replace workers in an effort to appease shareholders.

It's time for everyday people to start our own economy and leave the billionaires to diddle themselves.

#EatTheRich #BoycottAI #Microsoft #AI #employment #cdnpoli
February 14, 2026 at 3:31 PM
elcanaco.bsky.social
Let's check in on the Fascist States of America...

Not just physical abuse, but psychological abuse, also, at the US concentration camps.

Disgusting.

#Trump #ICE #fascism #Dilley #Texas #cdnpoli
mikehixenbaugh.com Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 4d
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.

The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.

But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
On Nov. 16, a mental health counselor recorded in Kamilla’s medical records that her mother reported the girl had lost her appetite after being “served food that contained worms.” A week later, the couple said, children were told to gather in the gym for what they believed would be a Thanksgiving celebration. Excitement spread as families saw tables set with turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, they said. The children waited expectantly. But when a parent asked when the celebration would begin, Oksana said, staff told them the holiday meal was for employees, not detainees. The children, she said, watched despondently as the feast was packed away.
February 14, 2026 at 3:01 PM
elcanaco.bsky.social
While Americans may be fooled into believing Rubio would be less hostile to Europe than Trump, Europeans should understand that Rubio and Trump are aligned on foreign policy.

Rubio is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Do not trust him.

#EU #UN #Trump #Rubio #cdnpoli

youtu.be/-tsi90Gd9Q4?...
Marco Rubio: 'the US and Europe belong together'
YouTube video by Guardian News
youtu.be
February 14, 2026 at 2:55 PM
elcanaco.bsky.social
This decision helps uphold democracy.

While it's obvious why the Liberals opposed it, every vote should count, even if there was a clerical error.

The Liberals lost, but democracy won.

#cdnpoli #democracy #vote

youtube.com/shorts/IxEMb...
Supreme Court rules Liberal MP's win by a single vote was invalid
YouTube video by CBC News
youtube.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:40 PM
elcanaco.bsky.social
Canadian owned news agency Reuters probably should've pointed out in this article that previous US wars started in that part of the world have not last "weeks."

#Trump #fascism #imperialism #Iran #cdnpoli
reuters.com Reuters @reuters.com · 4d
Exclusive: The U.S. military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Trump orders an attack, two U.S. officials told Reuters, in what could become a far more serious conflict than previously seen between the countries reut.rs/4kErI3k
Exclusive: US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations
The U.S. military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack, two U.S. officials told Reuters, in what could become a ...
reut.rs
February 14, 2026 at 5:21 AM
elcanaco.bsky.social
If there's any Lakers fans in Canada, you should stop being a fan. Immediately.

#BoycottLakers #LA #Lakers #Trump #ICE #fascism #concentrationcamps #NBA #cdnpoli
meidastouch.com MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 4d
NEWS: LA Lakers Co-Owner’s Firm Linked to Proposed $80 Million ICE Warehouse Deal in Texas — a massive facility that could detain up to 9,500 people.
LA Lakers Co-Owner’s Firm Linked to Proposed $80 Million ICE Warehouse Deal in Texas
The unwelcome facility would detain up to 9,500 people
meidasnews.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:45 AM
elcanaco.bsky.social
This article contains $ figures for Canada Soccer's new deal with the organization formerly known as CSB (now renamed CMSE).

-Revenue split up to $10M
-% for Canada Soccer increases above $10M
-Over $22.5M, Canada Soccer keeps 70%
-Also lump sum/ minimum payments

#CanMNT #CanWNT #CanPL #cdnpoli
February 13, 2026 at 7:29 PM