Stacy Chappel
@stacychap.bsky.social
I like lots of stuff. Fencing, sewing, cycling, board games. 🕊 anti-fascist
Pinned
Capital City Fencers' Club
Fencing in Greater Victoria
capcityfencers.ca
Want to try something new? live in #VictoriaBC #yyj ?
try fencing!
CCFC's next beginner class starts Jan 14, costs $60 for the full 10 week program, and includes all equipment.
capcityfencers.ca
try fencing!
CCFC's next beginner class starts Jan 14, costs $60 for the full 10 week program, and includes all equipment.
capcityfencers.ca
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Last week, the Canadian government announced cuts to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP), the initiative through which hundreds of thousands of people in Canada are able to afford their health care.
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As a doctor, I know cutting health care for refugees hurts us all ⋆ The Breach
Targeting the most vulnerable is a slippery slope toward weakening public health for all
breachmedia.ca
February 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Last week, the Canadian government announced cuts to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP), the initiative through which hundreds of thousands of people in Canada are able to afford their health care.
breachmedia.ca/as-a-doctor-...
breachmedia.ca/as-a-doctor-...
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I voted for #MarkCarney & think there a lot of things he is doing right, but this is not one of them. It doesn't serve #Canada to have people suffering because they can't afford healthcare. Yes, we need to preserve the system for Canadians, but we also need compassion when it comes to this. #cdnpoli
Last week, the Canadian government announced cuts to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP), the initiative through which hundreds of thousands of people in Canada are able to afford their health care.
breachmedia.ca/as-a-doctor-...
breachmedia.ca/as-a-doctor-...
As a doctor, I know cutting health care for refugees hurts us all ⋆ The Breach
Targeting the most vulnerable is a slippery slope toward weakening public health for all
breachmedia.ca
February 4, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I voted for #MarkCarney & think there a lot of things he is doing right, but this is not one of them. It doesn't serve #Canada to have people suffering because they can't afford healthcare. Yes, we need to preserve the system for Canadians, but we also need compassion when it comes to this. #cdnpoli
welp. NYT gets it right sometimes!
February 2, 2026 at 2:05 AM
welp. NYT gets it right sometimes!
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‘How do we correct this?’ Kitimat residents seek solutions to LNG Canada flaring fiasco: thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-f...
Kitimat residents seek resolution to months of LNG Canada flaring | The Narwhal
For some residents of Kitimat, B.C., confirmation that LNG Canada burned more gas than planned brings relief — and renewed frustration
thenarwhal.ca
February 1, 2026 at 3:48 AM
‘How do we correct this?’ Kitimat residents seek solutions to LNG Canada flaring fiasco: thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-f...
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Children make up about 30% of the over 70,000 people killed in Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Israel accepts health authorities’ Gaza death toll is broadly accurate, saying 70,000 have died
Israeli military’s U-turn in accepting official figures comes after years of attacking data as ‘Hamas propaganda’
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Children make up about 30% of the over 70,000 people killed in Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Actually nevermind. It’s better if things are kept secret
Someone needs to ask the Hootsuite CEO if their online monitoring software can detect faces of people in photos and videos.
Because that’s what they tell Canadian police agencies in their sales pitch documents.
drugdatadecoded.ca/calgary-poli...
Because that’s what they tell Canadian police agencies in their sales pitch documents.
drugdatadecoded.ca/calgary-poli...
February 1, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Actually nevermind. It’s better if things are kept secret
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Still thinking about how RCMP say what it takes to be surrounded by guns is having a vehicle that looks similar to a stolen vehicle youtu.be/-rZzuyzzfzw?...
Mistaken identity leads to police drawing weapons, handcuffing B.C. school trustee
YouTube video by CBC British Columbia
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January 31, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Still thinking about how RCMP say what it takes to be surrounded by guns is having a vehicle that looks similar to a stolen vehicle youtu.be/-rZzuyzzfzw?...
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“You’re talking about an ambitious agenda, but you’re cutting the tools to implement that agenda,” said Pamela Isfeld, the president of the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers.
“It’s like the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing.”
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
“It’s like the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing.”
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
January 31, 2026 at 3:12 PM
“You’re talking about an ambitious agenda, but you’re cutting the tools to implement that agenda,” said Pamela Isfeld, the president of the Professional Association of Foreign Service Officers.
“It’s like the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing.”
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
“It’s like the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing.”
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
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I'm worried about Carney's cuts to the federal civil service. According to @psac-afpc.bsky.social, out of almost 12,000 cuts so far, 895 are in Health Canada and another 178 in the Public Health Agency of Canada. psacunion.ca/wfa-tracker
WFA - Tracker
The Public Service Alliance of Canada represents more than 245,000 workers in every province and territory in Canada and in locations around the world. Our members work for federal government departme...
psacunion.ca
January 31, 2026 at 4:34 AM
I'm worried about Carney's cuts to the federal civil service. According to @psac-afpc.bsky.social, out of almost 12,000 cuts so far, 895 are in Health Canada and another 178 in the Public Health Agency of Canada. psacunion.ca/wfa-tracker
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these guys. i like.
January 30, 2026 at 8:48 AM
these guys. i like.
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There are 3,800 kids in ICE custody.
January 30, 2026 at 3:44 AM
There are 3,800 kids in ICE custody.
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A mind-boggling — 31x — increase in public spending on for-profit nursing agencies in BC’s public health care system
From $8.8m in 2018 to $272m in 2024
via BC Nurses Union
www.bcnu.org/news-and-eve...
#bcpoli
From $8.8m in 2018 to $272m in 2024
via BC Nurses Union
www.bcnu.org/news-and-eve...
#bcpoli
January 30, 2026 at 1:45 AM
A mind-boggling — 31x — increase in public spending on for-profit nursing agencies in BC’s public health care system
From $8.8m in 2018 to $272m in 2024
via BC Nurses Union
www.bcnu.org/news-and-eve...
#bcpoli
From $8.8m in 2018 to $272m in 2024
via BC Nurses Union
www.bcnu.org/news-and-eve...
#bcpoli
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Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
January 24, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
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Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com
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That's an armoured vehicle sold to ICE by a Canadian company btw.
Some of us were furious about the sale of such vehicles to Saudi Arabia under Harper/Trudeau, and we are equally furious about this under Trudeau/Carney.
Some of us were furious about the sale of such vehicles to Saudi Arabia under Harper/Trudeau, and we are equally furious about this under Trudeau/Carney.
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 8:02 PM
That's an armoured vehicle sold to ICE by a Canadian company btw.
Some of us were furious about the sale of such vehicles to Saudi Arabia under Harper/Trudeau, and we are equally furious about this under Trudeau/Carney.
Some of us were furious about the sale of such vehicles to Saudi Arabia under Harper/Trudeau, and we are equally furious about this under Trudeau/Carney.
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Dave Matthews and Tim Ryenolds playing Neil Young’s Ohio last night and ends with some Rage Against the Machine.
January 24, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Dave Matthews and Tim Ryenolds playing Neil Young’s Ohio last night and ends with some Rage Against the Machine.
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ICE killing #AlexPretti should remind you of police killing #PhilandoCastille. Both men had concealed weapon permits, did not draw their guns, & were killed in Minn. These homicides are the price of unaccountable policing. These deaths are variations on the same fatal theme.
January 25, 2026 at 4:36 AM
ICE killing #AlexPretti should remind you of police killing #PhilandoCastille. Both men had concealed weapon permits, did not draw their guns, & were killed in Minn. These homicides are the price of unaccountable policing. These deaths are variations on the same fatal theme.
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Me: "Carney is cutting the agencies we need the most right now."
Carney fans: "The public service became bloated under Trudeau."
Me: "They're also closing research facilities."
CFs: "Those facilties were redundant."
(Reminder that they previously said warning of cuts was fearmongering.)
Carney fans: "The public service became bloated under Trudeau."
Me: "They're also closing research facilities."
CFs: "Those facilties were redundant."
(Reminder that they previously said warning of cuts was fearmongering.)
January 25, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Me: "Carney is cutting the agencies we need the most right now."
Carney fans: "The public service became bloated under Trudeau."
Me: "They're also closing research facilities."
CFs: "Those facilties were redundant."
(Reminder that they previously said warning of cuts was fearmongering.)
Carney fans: "The public service became bloated under Trudeau."
Me: "They're also closing research facilities."
CFs: "Those facilties were redundant."
(Reminder that they previously said warning of cuts was fearmongering.)
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I’ve reached out to both Gov. Walz and Sen. Klobuchar following the latest shooting involving federal agents in Minnesota.
Marylanders have witnessed this cruelty in our own communities – during a school drop-off in Salisbury and in Glen Burnie on Christmas Eve. These are not isolated incidents.
Marylanders have witnessed this cruelty in our own communities – during a school drop-off in Salisbury and in Glen Burnie on Christmas Eve. These are not isolated incidents.
January 24, 2026 at 7:08 PM
I’ve reached out to both Gov. Walz and Sen. Klobuchar following the latest shooting involving federal agents in Minnesota.
Marylanders have witnessed this cruelty in our own communities – during a school drop-off in Salisbury and in Glen Burnie on Christmas Eve. These are not isolated incidents.
Marylanders have witnessed this cruelty in our own communities – during a school drop-off in Salisbury and in Glen Burnie on Christmas Eve. These are not isolated incidents.
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We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
CANVAS Core Curriculum: A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle | ICNC
You may also be interested in: A Guide to Nonviolent Activism (Ekta Parishad)Ekta Parishad is a mass-based peoples’ movement for land rights with an active membership of 250,000 landless poor and is r...
www.nonviolent-conflict.org
January 24, 2026 at 7:54 PM
We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us.
This is my favorite guide.
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"According to reporting by The Associated Press, bystanders at the scene started screaming at federal officers, calling them "cowards." In response, an unnamed officer allegedly walked away from the crowd, mockingly yelling, "boo hoo," the AP reported."
www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
Federal officers have shot another person in Minnesota amid immigration crackdown, governor says | CBC
www.cbc.ca
January 24, 2026 at 4:50 PM
"According to reporting by The Associated Press, bystanders at the scene started screaming at federal officers, calling them "cowards." In response, an unnamed officer allegedly walked away from the crowd, mockingly yelling, "boo hoo," the AP reported."
www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
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“We didn’t do all that because we are heroes and saviors. We did it because we understand the meaning of our faith: that we are all connected. We join together. We are a part of a people, a body of humanity that is made in the image of a loving and beautiful God that wants all God’s children free.”
Have a larger story on this coming, but I’ve been embedded with this group, and this story from yesterday is part of what they’ve been doing in the city: religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
January 23, 2026 at 2:58 PM
“We didn’t do all that because we are heroes and saviors. We did it because we understand the meaning of our faith: that we are all connected. We join together. We are a part of a people, a body of humanity that is made in the image of a loving and beautiful God that wants all God’s children free.”
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ICE is sending these kids to the concentration camp in Dilley, Texas, where they're preparing to have so many children that they're opening a new school there. They're actively hiring teachers now. I reported on it last month. We have to get people out of there.
January 23, 2026 at 1:27 PM
ICE is sending these kids to the concentration camp in Dilley, Texas, where they're preparing to have so many children that they're opening a new school there. They're actively hiring teachers now. I reported on it last month. We have to get people out of there.