Glen Hansman
@glenhansman.bsky.social
Teacher in BC. Mostly here for labour news, education-related topics, and local/provincial/federal politics. 🏳️🌈 he/him
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Show me on the doll where the diversity touched you.
Honest to Hermes, this is risible.
Honest to Hermes, this is risible.
November 21, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Show me on the doll where the diversity touched you.
Honest to Hermes, this is risible.
Honest to Hermes, this is risible.
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3/ We got photos of all of them and got to work finding their names. CBC verified our identifications and added two. By bringing in the CBC, we were able to reach a much larger audience to talk about the threat of white nationalism in Canada.
Read CBC's reporting here:
Read CBC's reporting here:
MMA gym owners, coaches ID’d at secretive neo-Nazi event in B.C. | CBC News
This summer in Vancouver, dozens of people gathered to attend a conference organized and attended by some of Canada’s most prominent white supremacist organizations. CBC’s visual investigations team l...
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
3/ We got photos of all of them and got to work finding their names. CBC verified our identifications and added two. By bringing in the CBC, we were able to reach a much larger audience to talk about the threat of white nationalism in Canada.
Read CBC's reporting here:
Read CBC's reporting here:
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I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
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OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
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If you haven't heard about the film One BC's been promoting, now you have. It's called Making a Killing: Reconciliation, Genocide and Plunder in Canada
And it seems they used public funds from their caucus budget for it
"The splinter group nobody actually voted for" gets $650k a year, btw #bcpoli
And it seems they used public funds from their caucus budget for it
"The splinter group nobody actually voted for" gets $650k a year, btw #bcpoli
Rob Shaw: B.C. taxpayer cash fuelling condos, documentaries and cushy new jobs
While British Columbians cut back, MLAs find creative new ways to spend public money
www.richmond-news.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
If you haven't heard about the film One BC's been promoting, now you have. It's called Making a Killing: Reconciliation, Genocide and Plunder in Canada
And it seems they used public funds from their caucus budget for it
"The splinter group nobody actually voted for" gets $650k a year, btw #bcpoli
And it seems they used public funds from their caucus budget for it
"The splinter group nobody actually voted for" gets $650k a year, btw #bcpoli
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German study shows how far right sets agenda thanks to mainstream parties reshaping their communications to respond to what are initially fringe issues, boosting the spread of these ideas and signalling to voters that these ideas and stances were legitimate
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German far right setting agenda as opponents amplify its ideas, study finds
Normalisation of far-right stances likely to affect success of such parties at ballot boxes across Europe, say researchers
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:48 AM
German study shows how far right sets agenda thanks to mainstream parties reshaping their communications to respond to what are initially fringe issues, boosting the spread of these ideas and signalling to voters that these ideas and stances were legitimate
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Flu and COVID shots taken care of for this fall. I'm glad that BC still makes them available for free.
October 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Flu and COVID shots taken care of for this fall. I'm glad that BC still makes them available for free.
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Incredible, heartbreaking interviews by @reportrix.bsky.social.
Quote: "“You show your love really weird," the girl says of [Premier] Smith." 💔
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/sports/well-...
The kids, they know what's going down. They're fighting for their actual lives. No bluster. No exaggeration.
Quote: "“You show your love really weird," the girl says of [Premier] Smith." 💔
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/sports/well-...
The kids, they know what's going down. They're fighting for their actual lives. No bluster. No exaggeration.
'We'll be moving': Alberta transgender children, families brace for legal changes
EDMONTON - Football decals plaster the walls of his bedroom. A San Francisco 49ers bedspread and a binder full of trading cards make it clear the seven-year-old loves sports.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
October 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Incredible, heartbreaking interviews by @reportrix.bsky.social.
Quote: "“You show your love really weird," the girl says of [Premier] Smith." 💔
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/sports/well-...
The kids, they know what's going down. They're fighting for their actual lives. No bluster. No exaggeration.
Quote: "“You show your love really weird," the girl says of [Premier] Smith." 💔
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/sports/well-...
The kids, they know what's going down. They're fighting for their actual lives. No bluster. No exaggeration.
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When it comes to the Notwithstanding Clause, premiers opposed to the federal government’s factum are showing their true colours, writes @journodale.bsky.social
The premiers violating your Charter rights don’t want the courts to weigh in | Xtra Magazine
When it comes to the Notwithstanding Clause, premiers opposed to the federal government’s factum are showing their true colours
xtramagazine.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
When it comes to the Notwithstanding Clause, premiers opposed to the federal government’s factum are showing their true colours, writes @journodale.bsky.social
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If you or someone you know has had images shared or is being threatened with having images shared, you are not alone. Help is available. Visit takebackyourimages.gov.bc.ca to learn about your rights and options, or call VictimLinkBC for confidential support 24-7.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/3286
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/3286
Take Back Your Images
Have you had your intimate images shared without permission? Support is available.
takebackyourimages.gov.bc.ca
October 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
If you or someone you know has had images shared or is being threatened with having images shared, you are not alone. Help is available. Visit takebackyourimages.gov.bc.ca to learn about your rights and options, or call VictimLinkBC for confidential support 24-7.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/3286
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/3286
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Absolutely heartbreaking piece. Full episode will be released tonight at 8 p.m. ET on CBC.
How many more Canadian children will be taken from us before we start forcing online platforms to stop sextorters from preying on our kids?
www.cbc.ca/news/marketp...
How many more Canadian children will be taken from us before we start forcing online platforms to stop sextorters from preying on our kids?
www.cbc.ca/news/marketp...
Sextorters are targeting young boys online — and flaunting how rich the scam is making them | CBC News
There's a network of overseas scammers targeting and blackmailing teens, and in some cases driving them to suicide within hours of falling into a trap known as sextortion. CBC's Marketplace created fa...
www.cbc.ca
October 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Absolutely heartbreaking piece. Full episode will be released tonight at 8 p.m. ET on CBC.
How many more Canadian children will be taken from us before we start forcing online platforms to stop sextorters from preying on our kids?
www.cbc.ca/news/marketp...
How many more Canadian children will be taken from us before we start forcing online platforms to stop sextorters from preying on our kids?
www.cbc.ca/news/marketp...
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NEW: “Remigration” and “mass deportations” is the new rallying cry of white nationalists. Experts say it’s a call for ethnic cleansing. A new Canadian group is trying to "normalize" the concept and get the Conservative Party of Canada to talk more about immigration.
www.antihate.ca/remigration_...
www.antihate.ca/remigration_...
“Remigration”: How White Nationalists Are Repackaging Ethnic Cleansing
White nationalists in multiple countries, including Canada, are pushing for mass deportations of non-Europeans to be part of the political platforms of their right-wing parties.
www.antihate.ca
September 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
NEW: “Remigration” and “mass deportations” is the new rallying cry of white nationalists. Experts say it’s a call for ethnic cleansing. A new Canadian group is trying to "normalize" the concept and get the Conservative Party of Canada to talk more about immigration.
www.antihate.ca/remigration_...
www.antihate.ca/remigration_...
For everyone in public sector collective bargaining right now in BC.
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Deep tax cuts to personal & corporate taxes in the early 2000s were never fully reversed eroding BC’s fiscal capacity even as the economy grew says senior economist @iglikaivanova.bsky.social explaining BC’s current economic woes.
The solution isn’t spending cuts she says.
The solution isn’t spending cuts she says.
The truth behind BC's deficit and debt
Article by Iglika Ivanova, co-executive director, senior economist &public interest researcher, BC Policy Solutions
BC has a revenue problem, not a spending problem.
In recent days we’ve heard much about how the provincial government has gone from surpluses to a projected $11.6 billion def
bcpolicy.ca
October 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
For everyone in public sector collective bargaining right now in BC.
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Finally I'll just say that most of the "solutions" to online harm to kids are offline. If all queer kids were accepted and loved, less of them would get groomed, exploited, and hurt online. If all kids had access to a safe place to sleep at night and a mental health councilor in their school...
September 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Finally I'll just say that most of the "solutions" to online harm to kids are offline. If all queer kids were accepted and loved, less of them would get groomed, exploited, and hurt online. If all kids had access to a safe place to sleep at night and a mental health councilor in their school...
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We have to protect the children by suspending their constitutional rights
September 20, 2025 at 11:37 PM
We have to protect the children by suspending their constitutional rights
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SCOOP: The BC government has quietly cut a $20 million fund that schools used to waive fees for vulnerable children, pay for school supplies. Last year, an NDP MLA called the fund 'transformative' and the education minister said parents could 'count on the program's help'
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BC Government Quietly Cuts $20 Million School Affordability Fund | The Tyee
‘Transformative’ program had allowed schools to cut fees and provide supplies to vulnerable students.
thetyee.ca
August 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
SCOOP: The BC government has quietly cut a $20 million fund that schools used to waive fees for vulnerable children, pay for school supplies. Last year, an NDP MLA called the fund 'transformative' and the education minister said parents could 'count on the program's help'
thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...
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This school year, take action against hate in your classroom and school community with our back-to-school resources.
learn more at egale.ca/BackToSchool
Back to School with Egale Canada - Egale Canada
Access our toolkit for Pride 2023 attendees and organizers, or use our interactive map to find your local Pride 2023 event in Canada.
egale.ca
August 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This school year, take action against hate in your classroom and school community with our back-to-school resources.
learn more at egale.ca/BackToSchool
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1/ NEW: Researchers at Dalhousie University have found large numbers of teachers dealing with explicit misogyny and male supremacist ideology - such as the influence of Andrew Tate - in schools. 🧵
www.antihate.ca/new_report_a...
www.antihate.ca/new_report_a...
New Report Examines the Impact of Andrew Tate and Male Supremacy on Classrooms and Teachers
The most prominent theme that emerged from the analysis of comments and posts in /r/Teachers about Tate’s influence was “the direct impacts on the teachers themselves, especially on women-identifying ...
www.antihate.ca
July 16, 2025 at 7:58 PM
1/ NEW: Researchers at Dalhousie University have found large numbers of teachers dealing with explicit misogyny and male supremacist ideology - such as the influence of Andrew Tate - in schools. 🧵
www.antihate.ca/new_report_a...
www.antihate.ca/new_report_a...
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ICYMI: I broke down what Alberta's new school library standards actually include (a ban on "sexually explicit content"! But the bible is excluded!) and what comes next
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New Alberta school library standards ban ‘sexually explicit’ books | Xtra Magazine
After previously flagging several LGBTQ2S+ titles as “inappropriate,” the province says schools must removed “sexually explicit” books by Oct. 1
xtramagazine.com
July 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
ICYMI: I broke down what Alberta's new school library standards actually include (a ban on "sexually explicit content"! But the bible is excluded!) and what comes next
xtramagazine.com/video/albert...
xtramagazine.com/video/albert...
In addition to BCgov's initial (inadequate) salary offer, the other thing to watch is whether employers are willing to meaningfully:
- address staffing shortages, recruitment, retention & workplace safety
- improve working conditions & staffing levels, rather than eroding.
@isaacphannay.bsky.social
- address staffing shortages, recruitment, retention & workplace safety
- improve working conditions & staffing levels, rather than eroding.
@isaacphannay.bsky.social
Unions for B.C. public sector workers are expecting challenging negotiations as the province struggles with economic uncertainty and big budget deficits.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/07...
Tough Battles Ahead for BC Government Unions in ‘Crazy’ Times | The Tyee
As contract talks begin, the first wage offers from the province fall below the inflation rate.
thetyee.ca
July 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
In addition to BCgov's initial (inadequate) salary offer, the other thing to watch is whether employers are willing to meaningfully:
- address staffing shortages, recruitment, retention & workplace safety
- improve working conditions & staffing levels, rather than eroding.
@isaacphannay.bsky.social
- address staffing shortages, recruitment, retention & workplace safety
- improve working conditions & staffing levels, rather than eroding.
@isaacphannay.bsky.social
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"We need to pay attention to education and properly fund it to make a difference in the lives of students." #BCEd #HireMoreTeachers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=trUq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=trUq...
It's time for BC to hire more teachers so we can help more kids.
YouTube video by British Columbia Teachers' Federation
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May 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"We need to pay attention to education and properly fund it to make a difference in the lives of students." #BCEd #HireMoreTeachers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=trUq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=trUq...
More of this, please, @cityofvancouver.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
More of this, please, @cityofvancouver.bsky.social
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Judge blocks Alberta's ban on gender-affirming health care for youth, says it would risks "irreparable harm" and psychological integrity to trans and gender-diverse youth. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
June 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Judge blocks Alberta's ban on gender-affirming health care for youth, says it would risks "irreparable harm" and psychological integrity to trans and gender-diverse youth. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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"Even though that funding is going up, it’s not filling all of the needs ... to make sure students get the services they require"
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@bctf.bsky.social
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'Our future depends on it': Teachers, parents and students call for more education funding
Teachers, parents and students from across the province gathered outside the B.C. Legislature Monday calling for increased funding to the education budget.
cheknews.ca
May 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"Even though that funding is going up, it’s not filling all of the needs ... to make sure students get the services they require"
cheknews.ca/our-future-d...
@bctf.bsky.social
cheknews.ca/our-future-d...
@bctf.bsky.social
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Many students today are really struggling with anxiety and other mental health challenges. They need more support from #bcpoli. Children and youth deserve access to school counsellors when they need it and where they're at - which is at their own #bced school. youtu.be/F1IZzcCN8RQ?...
It's time for BC to hire more school counsellors so we can help more kids.
YouTube video by British Columbia Teachers' Federation
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April 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Many students today are really struggling with anxiety and other mental health challenges. They need more support from #bcpoli. Children and youth deserve access to school counsellors when they need it and where they're at - which is at their own #bced school. youtu.be/F1IZzcCN8RQ?...
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New from me, a collab between @xtramagazine.com and @thewalrus.ca diving into how Conservatives keep trying to make trans people a wedge issue. ✨
Senior editor @melwoods.me wants to know why the right is so obsessed with them—so why are they? We break it down.
A collaboration with @thewalrus.ca
A collaboration with @thewalrus.ca
We must be ready to counter the right’s obsession with trans people | Xtra Magazine
ANALYSIS: Conservatives have shown they’re willing to make trans rights a wedge issue. Progressives can’t just stand by and watch
xtramagazine.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
New from me, a collab between @xtramagazine.com and @thewalrus.ca diving into how Conservatives keep trying to make trans people a wedge issue. ✨