Maria Dobrinskaya
@mdobrinskaya.bsky.social
Politics and books. Cooperative overlapper. Hopeful collapsnik. She/her.
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"The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters."
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The radicalization of Silicon Valley is the subject of my forthcoming book, "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and The War on Democracy."
It exposes a decades-long campaign to use tech power to overthrow democracy and destroy nations. Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
It exposes a decades-long campaign to use tech power to overthrow democracy and destroy nations. Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
The Nerd Reich
A fearless and urgent chronicle of the tech-authoritarian movement from its early days in San Francisco politics to its current moment on the inter...
www.simonandschuster.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The radicalization of Silicon Valley is the subject of my forthcoming book, "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and The War on Democracy."
It exposes a decades-long campaign to use tech power to overthrow democracy and destroy nations. Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
It exposes a decades-long campaign to use tech power to overthrow democracy and destroy nations. Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
Geneviève Bergeron
Maryse Laganière
Hélène Colgan
Maryse Leclair
Nathalie Croteau
Anne-Marie Lemay
Barbara Daigneault
Sonia Pelletier
Anne-Marie Edward
Michèle Richard
Maud Haviernick
Annie St.Arneault
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Annie Turcotte
#Dec6 #EcolePolytechnique
Maryse Laganière
Hélène Colgan
Maryse Leclair
Nathalie Croteau
Anne-Marie Lemay
Barbara Daigneault
Sonia Pelletier
Anne-Marie Edward
Michèle Richard
Maud Haviernick
Annie St.Arneault
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Annie Turcotte
#Dec6 #EcolePolytechnique
December 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Geneviève Bergeron
Maryse Laganière
Hélène Colgan
Maryse Leclair
Nathalie Croteau
Anne-Marie Lemay
Barbara Daigneault
Sonia Pelletier
Anne-Marie Edward
Michèle Richard
Maud Haviernick
Annie St.Arneault
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Annie Turcotte
#Dec6 #EcolePolytechnique
Maryse Laganière
Hélène Colgan
Maryse Leclair
Nathalie Croteau
Anne-Marie Lemay
Barbara Daigneault
Sonia Pelletier
Anne-Marie Edward
Michèle Richard
Maud Haviernick
Annie St.Arneault
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Annie Turcotte
#Dec6 #EcolePolytechnique
“Women and girls continue to be killed every two days somewhere in Canada, mostly by men. And the numbers continue to rise.”
#femicide
#femicide
Why Canada needs to recognize the crime of #femicide — on Dec. 6 and beyond
theconversation.com/why-canada-n...? #CallItFemicide
theconversation.com/why-canada-n...? #CallItFemicide
Why Canada needs to recognize the crime of femicide — on Dec. 6 and beyond
More than 1,100 Canadian women and girls have been killed by men since 2018. So why is the federal government dragging its heels in adding femicide to the Criminal Code?
theconversation.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
“Women and girls continue to be killed every two days somewhere in Canada, mostly by men. And the numbers continue to rise.”
#femicide
#femicide
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New in PN: A war criminal without a war
"We’re watching the flimsy justifications fall apart in real time. They can try to shift the blame. They can try to say that people clinging to wreckage for dear life are somehow an active threat. But in the end, it’s just murder."
"We’re watching the flimsy justifications fall apart in real time. They can try to shift the blame. They can try to say that people clinging to wreckage for dear life are somehow an active threat. But in the end, it’s just murder."
A war criminal without a war
It's just murder.
www.publicnotice.co
December 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
New in PN: A war criminal without a war
"We’re watching the flimsy justifications fall apart in real time. They can try to shift the blame. They can try to say that people clinging to wreckage for dear life are somehow an active threat. But in the end, it’s just murder."
"We’re watching the flimsy justifications fall apart in real time. They can try to shift the blame. They can try to say that people clinging to wreckage for dear life are somehow an active threat. But in the end, it’s just murder."
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I've got friends and family still dealing with trauma from their experiences with involuntary care growing up. Often young people turn to substance use in an attempt to cope or escape from high-control households. "Strengthening access to involuntary care" means empowering their abusers.
Premier Eby will have announcement tmrw about "strengthening access to involuntary care for young people."
CMHA: "lack of evidence to support effectiveness of involuntary treatment for substance use disorder... evidence suggests it leads to an increased risk of death..."
bc.cmha.ca/news/involun...
CMHA: "lack of evidence to support effectiveness of involuntary treatment for substance use disorder... evidence suggests it leads to an increased risk of death..."
bc.cmha.ca/news/involun...
Involuntary Care Already Exists in BC, But Is It Working? - CMHA British Columbia
VANCOUVER, BC – (September 18, 2024): On September 15, 2024, Premier Eby announced that his government is expanding involuntary care for people with brain injury, mental illness, and severe addiction....
bc.cmha.ca
December 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I've got friends and family still dealing with trauma from their experiences with involuntary care growing up. Often young people turn to substance use in an attempt to cope or escape from high-control households. "Strengthening access to involuntary care" means empowering their abusers.
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First Nations chiefs from across Canada pass emergency resolution rejecting any proposed exemptions to the federal ban on oil tankers off the northern coast of B.C. after Ottawa-Alberta energy MOU
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
AFN chiefs pass resolution rejecting changes to oil tanker ban
Assembly also calls for withdrawal of Alberta-Ottawa energy deal that could see the prohibition modified
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
First Nations chiefs from across Canada pass emergency resolution rejecting any proposed exemptions to the federal ban on oil tankers off the northern coast of B.C. after Ottawa-Alberta energy MOU
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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“There are no clean demarcations between feminism and its backlash and the backlash to the backlash, between progress and regress. It was always fanciful to conceive of progressive victories as permanent, just as it was a shortsighted fantasy that edgelord heterodoxy would remain cool.”
Me Too Forever
Why the backlash was so short-lived.
www.thecut.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
“There are no clean demarcations between feminism and its backlash and the backlash to the backlash, between progress and regress. It was always fanciful to conceive of progressive victories as permanent, just as it was a shortsighted fantasy that edgelord heterodoxy would remain cool.”
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This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
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The Ottawa-Alberta MOU is nothing more than a pipedream - Coastal First Nations
"We have zero interest in co-ownership or economic benefits of a project that has the potential to destroy our way of life and everything we have built on the coast," says Heiltsuk Nation elected Chief Marilyn Slett
"We have zero interest in co-ownership or economic benefits of a project that has the potential to destroy our way of life and everything we have built on the coast," says Heiltsuk Nation elected Chief Marilyn Slett
November 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The Ottawa-Alberta MOU is nothing more than a pipedream - Coastal First Nations
"We have zero interest in co-ownership or economic benefits of a project that has the potential to destroy our way of life and everything we have built on the coast," says Heiltsuk Nation elected Chief Marilyn Slett
"We have zero interest in co-ownership or economic benefits of a project that has the potential to destroy our way of life and everything we have built on the coast," says Heiltsuk Nation elected Chief Marilyn Slett
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"Over a decade ago the community of Kitimat voted to oppose the Northern Gateway project. The Haisla Nation, who were firmly against that proposal at that time, still maintain that same position today”
The mayor of Kitimat and Chief of the Haisla met with Danielle Smith
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The mayor of Kitimat and Chief of the Haisla met with Danielle Smith
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Two key North Coast B.C. leaders meet with Alberta's premier ahead of expected federal pipeline support | CBC News
The mayor of Kitimat, B.C., and elected chief of the Haisla First Nation say they reminded Alberta Premier Danielle Smith of the longstanding opposition to an oil pipeline in the region.
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"Over a decade ago the community of Kitimat voted to oppose the Northern Gateway project. The Haisla Nation, who were firmly against that proposal at that time, still maintain that same position today”
The mayor of Kitimat and Chief of the Haisla met with Danielle Smith
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The mayor of Kitimat and Chief of the Haisla met with Danielle Smith
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 AM
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
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Thanks to @thetyee.ca for republishing my op-ed about Danielle Smith and the Notwithstanding Clause. ✨
Always glad to see outlets beyond LGBTQ2S+ publications platforming and highlighting trans voices on issues like this
Always glad to see outlets beyond LGBTQ2S+ publications platforming and highlighting trans voices on issues like this
@melwoods.me: We must not overcomplicate what’s going on here.
This is the Alberta government saying 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.
This is the Alberta government saying 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.
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 3:54 PM
Thanks to @thetyee.ca for republishing my op-ed about Danielle Smith and the Notwithstanding Clause. ✨
Always glad to see outlets beyond LGBTQ2S+ publications platforming and highlighting trans voices on issues like this
Always glad to see outlets beyond LGBTQ2S+ publications platforming and highlighting trans voices on issues like this
I would love to see some progressive politicians run on reducing bureaucracy. It’s a right wing purview & generally limited to being “for business” rather than for people, but the people most burdened by it are poor/disabled, but as with everything else these days, that struggle is trickling up. 1/
November 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I would love to see some progressive politicians run on reducing bureaucracy. It’s a right wing purview & generally limited to being “for business” rather than for people, but the people most burdened by it are poor/disabled, but as with everything else these days, that struggle is trickling up. 1/
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Coastal First Nations say the federal government hasn't been talking to them about Alberta's pipeline proposal, despite multiple requests for nation-to-nation meetings
"We are tired of learning about these discussions regarding our traditional territories in the press," reads a press release
"We are tired of learning about these discussions regarding our traditional territories in the press," reads a press release
November 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Coastal First Nations say the federal government hasn't been talking to them about Alberta's pipeline proposal, despite multiple requests for nation-to-nation meetings
"We are tired of learning about these discussions regarding our traditional territories in the press," reads a press release
"We are tired of learning about these discussions regarding our traditional territories in the press," reads a press release
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A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
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My mind has been spinning the last few days as multiple crises of journalism converged—the Nuzzi book, Epstein’s emails revealing journalists hid information, Trump berating a reporter with no consequence—and it occurred to me they all stemmed from the same source: elite impunity.
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
My mind has been spinning the last few days as multiple crises of journalism converged—the Nuzzi book, Epstein’s emails revealing journalists hid information, Trump berating a reporter with no consequence—and it occurred to me they all stemmed from the same source: elite impunity.
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Health Canada convened an independent expert advisory group in 2020 to provide guidance on safer supply. Health Canada heavily redacted its final report, but unredacted version obtained by CBC shows the expert group said drug crisis is driven by prohibition and recommended expansion of safer supply
November 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Health Canada convened an independent expert advisory group in 2020 to provide guidance on safer supply. Health Canada heavily redacted its final report, but unredacted version obtained by CBC shows the expert group said drug crisis is driven by prohibition and recommended expansion of safer supply
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The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
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🌍✨ Vancouver’s Climate Work Is On the Chopping Block
Mayor Ken Sim + ABC councillors plan to cut major climate action programs. For 35 years, Vancouver has been a global leader in local climate action — starting with the 1990 Clouds of Change report. 🌱
Mayor Ken Sim + ABC councillors plan to cut major climate action programs. For 35 years, Vancouver has been a global leader in local climate action — starting with the 1990 Clouds of Change report. 🌱
November 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
🌍✨ Vancouver’s Climate Work Is On the Chopping Block
Mayor Ken Sim + ABC councillors plan to cut major climate action programs. For 35 years, Vancouver has been a global leader in local climate action — starting with the 1990 Clouds of Change report. 🌱
Mayor Ken Sim + ABC councillors plan to cut major climate action programs. For 35 years, Vancouver has been a global leader in local climate action — starting with the 1990 Clouds of Change report. 🌱
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This is really well done. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
What Did Men Do to Deserve This?
Changes in the economy and in the culture seem to have hit them hard. Scott Galloway believes they need an “aspirational vision of masculinity.”
www.newyorker.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This is really well done. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Really appreciate @harrisonmooney.bsky.social & @thetyee.ca doing this interview w/ @gilduran.com. I learned about ‘the Network State’ from his Nerd Reich blog some months ago, but I sound completely conspiratorial when I try talking to anyone about it. Glad to see this coverage - read it!
PM Carney makes it sound like we can insulate ourselves from Silicon Valley tycoons who genuflect to Trump and serve his authoritarian aims.
But how realistic is that as #BigTech hungers for our country?
@harrisonmooney.bsky.social interviews “The Nerd Reich” author @gilduran.com. #uspoli #canpoli
But how realistic is that as #BigTech hungers for our country?
@harrisonmooney.bsky.social interviews “The Nerd Reich” author @gilduran.com. #uspoli #canpoli
The Man Who Tracks Silicon Valley’s ‘Nerd Reich’ | The Tyee
Wonder what US tech titans wish for, Canada? Study their roots, says writer Gil Duran. A Tyee Q&A.
thetyee.ca
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Really appreciate @harrisonmooney.bsky.social & @thetyee.ca doing this interview w/ @gilduran.com. I learned about ‘the Network State’ from his Nerd Reich blog some months ago, but I sound completely conspiratorial when I try talking to anyone about it. Glad to see this coverage - read it!
“What we have is each other and our will to remake the world.” ♥️✊🏻
My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."
In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
organizingmythoughts.org
November 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
“What we have is each other and our will to remake the world.” ♥️✊🏻
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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