Elina
@esingh28.bsky.social
Theologian with complicated questions. Mother and friend. Lover of poetry, stories, and music. Outdoors is always better than indoors.
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Her name was Renee Nicole Good
January 7, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Her name was Renee Nicole Good
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I think Asha Rangappa is right — they are lining up the external and internal enemies. Or trying to. This is very risky and will almost certainly blow up in their faces.
I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.
December 19, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I think Asha Rangappa is right — they are lining up the external and internal enemies. Or trying to. This is very risky and will almost certainly blow up in their faces.
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I also have been assuming that the primary purpose of this conflict is domestic
I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along
There is no national security logic that would impel the US to want to do regime change in Venezuela. It's simply not that important. I'm not even sure wag the dog is the right metaphor for what's happening here. Seems like an insane misallocation of US national security assets and attention.
December 19, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I also have been assuming that the primary purpose of this conflict is domestic
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Racialized and female workers disproportionately earn below the living wage.
In Metro Vancouver half of all racialized women earn less than decent wages, reflecting inequalities in our labour market say report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French.
In Metro Vancouver half of all racialized women earn less than decent wages, reflecting inequalities in our labour market say report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French.
Opinion: B.C.’s low-wage workers can’t be forgotten despite economic headwinds
There is now a staggering $10-per-hour gap between B.C.’s minimum wage and the living wage in Metro Vancouver
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November 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Racialized and female workers disproportionately earn below the living wage.
In Metro Vancouver half of all racialized women earn less than decent wages, reflecting inequalities in our labour market say report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French.
In Metro Vancouver half of all racialized women earn less than decent wages, reflecting inequalities in our labour market say report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney simply does not get the climate crisis.
Today, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Ksi Lisims LNG and North Coast transmission line have been referred to the Major Projects Office for review, sending a signal to potential investors in B.C.'s burgeoning LNG industry, @sobittersosweet.bsky.social reports:
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Ksi Lisims LNG facility added to federal fast-tracking list | The Narwhal
Ksi Lisims, backed by the Nisg̱a’a Nation, will be Canada’s second-largest LNG facility
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November 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Prime Minister Mark Carney simply does not get the climate crisis.
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the year is 2030. the white house remains half demolished because president trump refused to pay construction workers and musk gutted government spending. two thieves sneak into the white house using a truck mounted ladder and steal the constitution
October 21, 2025 at 5:50 AM
the year is 2030. the white house remains half demolished because president trump refused to pay construction workers and musk gutted government spending. two thieves sneak into the white house using a truck mounted ladder and steal the constitution
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Attn Black people, stop scrolling.
This is not a drill: Chicago
This is not a drill: Chicago
October 4, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Attn Black people, stop scrolling.
This is not a drill: Chicago
This is not a drill: Chicago
Sharing this on a day when breathing hurts....
Canada’s out-of-control wildfire crisis in six charts.
Important new analysis from @nationalobserver.com's @bsaxifrage.bsky.social 👇
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/03/a...
Important new analysis from @nationalobserver.com's @bsaxifrage.bsky.social 👇
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/03/a...
Canada’s out-of-control wildfire crisis in six charts
Canadian wildfire has quadrupled since the 1990s. That’s releasing billions of tonnes of CO2. The climate beast is waking up. When will we?
www.nationalobserver.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Sharing this on a day when breathing hurts....
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Talk to Putin, then fire your Russia expert.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Trump, Gabbard fired top CIA Russia expert days after Alaska summit
Days after the Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump ordered the security clearance revocation of a top CIA official and Russia expert.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Talk to Putin, then fire your Russia expert.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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1/2. The phrase "land swap" is being used to mean "Ukraine concedes land illegally occupied by Russia and also concedes territory that is not even occupied." That is not a swap.
August 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
1/2. The phrase "land swap" is being used to mean "Ukraine concedes land illegally occupied by Russia and also concedes territory that is not even occupied." That is not a swap.
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As Ukrainian and European leaders travel to Washington for discussions in the White House this Monday about ending Russia’s illegal war of aggression, Americans would do well to remember ten principles of negotiation.
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Common Sense about Negotiations
For Americans about Ukraine
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August 17, 2025 at 9:26 PM
As Ukrainian and European leaders travel to Washington for discussions in the White House this Monday about ending Russia’s illegal war of aggression, Americans would do well to remember ten principles of negotiation.
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It wasn't a new Molotov Ribbentrop pact. But that's a low bar
August 16, 2025 at 9:32 AM
It wasn't a new Molotov Ribbentrop pact. But that's a low bar
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🧵 THREAD: What the leaked Alaska summit documents really reveal (excellent scoop by @NPR) 1/
NPR just broke some big news: US government documents were accidentally left in a hotel printer in Anchorage, revealing the actual plan for the Trump-Putin summit. They show exactly what Trump intended.
NPR just broke some big news: US government documents were accidentally left in a hotel printer in Anchorage, revealing the actual plan for the Trump-Putin summit. They show exactly what Trump intended.
Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit
Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.
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August 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
🧵 THREAD: What the leaked Alaska summit documents really reveal (excellent scoop by @NPR) 1/
NPR just broke some big news: US government documents were accidentally left in a hotel printer in Anchorage, revealing the actual plan for the Trump-Putin summit. They show exactly what Trump intended.
NPR just broke some big news: US government documents were accidentally left in a hotel printer in Anchorage, revealing the actual plan for the Trump-Putin summit. They show exactly what Trump intended.
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the intensity of my anger at those who would criminalize the homeless — a population literally created by the greed and callousness of the ruling class — is very hard to contain. it was you who dismantled the safety net. if you don’t like the results, put it back
August 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
the intensity of my anger at those who would criminalize the homeless — a population literally created by the greed and callousness of the ruling class — is very hard to contain. it was you who dismantled the safety net. if you don’t like the results, put it back
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want to be in a throuple. not for love, just the homes i want to buy require 3x my income
August 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
want to be in a throuple. not for love, just the homes i want to buy require 3x my income
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Senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social recently addressed a legislature committee on strengthening democratic engagement in BC.
Alex recommended more use of citizens’ panels that select participants by lottery for a more representative cross-section of the public.
bcpolicy.ca/mini-pub...
Alex recommended more use of citizens’ panels that select participants by lottery for a more representative cross-section of the public.
bcpolicy.ca/mini-pub...
BC Society for Policy SolutionsDemocratic and electoral reform– presentation to legislative committee
by Alex Hemingway, senior economist and public finance analyst at BC Policy Solutions On July 17th, senior economist Alex Hemingway provided recommendations to the provincial legislature’s Spe…
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July 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social recently addressed a legislature committee on strengthening democratic engagement in BC.
Alex recommended more use of citizens’ panels that select participants by lottery for a more representative cross-section of the public.
bcpolicy.ca/mini-pub...
Alex recommended more use of citizens’ panels that select participants by lottery for a more representative cross-section of the public.
bcpolicy.ca/mini-pub...
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reasonably sure this is the first time a regional government agency has launched a new service with an elaborate broadway musical parody
July 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
reasonably sure this is the first time a regional government agency has launched a new service with an elaborate broadway musical parody
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It was my great honour to interview the one and only Francesca Albanese yesterday. Watch here, and find out why Trump and Rubio are so determined to stop her vital work:
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Israel's Tech Boom & the Economy of Genocide
Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur, joins Naomi to discuss calls for her removal and her latest report documenting the 'corporate machinery sustaining Israel’s settler-colonial project.’
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July 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
It was my great honour to interview the one and only Francesca Albanese yesterday. Watch here, and find out why Trump and Rubio are so determined to stop her vital work:
zeteo.com/p/israels-te...
zeteo.com/p/israels-te...
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Canada says it's a refuge. It has dangled only false hopes to Palestinians seeking to study here after Israel bombed their universities, or who have applied to be reunited with family.
I co-wrote this piece with Deborah Cowen, Kyo Maclear and Madeleine Thien www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/7a8fbe1...
I co-wrote this piece with Deborah Cowen, Kyo Maclear and Madeleine Thien www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/7a8fbe1...
Canada needs to follow through on its promise to help people in Gaza
Ottawa’s ‘special measures’ visa program for Gaza has so far proved to be little more than a cruel taunt
www.theglobeandmail.com
July 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Canada says it's a refuge. It has dangled only false hopes to Palestinians seeking to study here after Israel bombed their universities, or who have applied to be reunited with family.
I co-wrote this piece with Deborah Cowen, Kyo Maclear and Madeleine Thien www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/7a8fbe1...
I co-wrote this piece with Deborah Cowen, Kyo Maclear and Madeleine Thien www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/7a8fbe1...
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Is it too late to give Sacha Baron Cohen an Oscar for this? Not a damn lie told. 🇺🇸
June 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Is it too late to give Sacha Baron Cohen an Oscar for this? Not a damn lie told. 🇺🇸
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Five things to remember about war:
June 22, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Five things to remember about war:
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June 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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staging a show-and-tell about a fake genocide during a real genocide to the government that has done the most to seek justice for that real genocide is designed to break our brains. They know what they are doing. www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/w...
Trump ambushes South African president in Oval Office with video | CNN
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa sat in awkward silence as he listened to a video US President Donald Trump played in the Oval Office. CNN’s Larry Madowo reports that Trump was pushing debunked...
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May 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
staging a show-and-tell about a fake genocide during a real genocide to the government that has done the most to seek justice for that real genocide is designed to break our brains. They know what they are doing. www.cnn.com/2025/05/21/w...