Parker Johnson
@parkercj50.bsky.social
(he/him). US person residing in Canada. Living toward collective liberation.
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I hope that folks are going to offer more context when this administration makes its pronouncements. Often, they are just pronouncements intended to harass and IMPORTANTLY to scare people.
December 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I hope that folks are going to offer more context when this administration makes its pronouncements. Often, they are just pronouncements intended to harass and IMPORTANTLY to scare people.
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Even with broad public support, no major museum has taken up the genocide in Gaza. No large institution I know of has put on an exhibition about Palestinian artists or Palestinian lives.
www.equator.org/articles/how...
www.equator.org/articles/how...
How Gaza Broke the Art World • EQUATOR
The former editor of Artforum, fired in the wake of 7 October, reckons with two years of division, fear and silence
www.equator.org
December 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Even with broad public support, no major museum has taken up the genocide in Gaza. No large institution I know of has put on an exhibition about Palestinian artists or Palestinian lives.
www.equator.org/articles/how...
www.equator.org/articles/how...
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We need to emphasize: no one is saving money from survival funds. For these six families & a camp, each day is an emergency, between numerous health emergencies and deadly winter rains approaching yet again this weekend.
Help them survive: chuffed.org/project/hope...
Help them survive: chuffed.org/project/hope...
Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle
We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…
chuffed.org
December 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
We need to emphasize: no one is saving money from survival funds. For these six families & a camp, each day is an emergency, between numerous health emergencies and deadly winter rains approaching yet again this weekend.
Help them survive: chuffed.org/project/hope...
Help them survive: chuffed.org/project/hope...
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He’s bombing Christian’s on Christmas Day. Think about that shit
There is no hell deep enough for this man
There is no hell deep enough for this man
Trump bombed Nigeria on Christmas Day claiming he’s “fighting ISIS and stopping Christian genocide.”
Nigerian Christians attest that the violence seen is real but not based on religious discrimination, & Trump’s framing as such makes Nigerian Christians less safe
www.qasimrashid.com/p/nigeria-ch...
Nigerian Christians attest that the violence seen is real but not based on religious discrimination, & Trump’s framing as such makes Nigerian Christians less safe
www.qasimrashid.com/p/nigeria-ch...
Nigeria, "Christian Genocide" and the Right Wing Attempt To Create More War
Addressing the MAGA claim that Christians are suffering genocide in Nigeria
www.qasimrashid.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:54 AM
He’s bombing Christian’s on Christmas Day. Think about that shit
There is no hell deep enough for this man
There is no hell deep enough for this man
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Santa fights fascists.
NORAD is using "Gulf of Mexico" on their Santa tracker.
That's hilarious!
That's hilarious!
December 25, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Santa fights fascists.
We are each other’s partner in this sacred journey and are invited to care for our collective thriving with love, grace, dignity, and courage. Blessings as we are our promise and responsibility living into our collective liberation.
December 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
We are each other’s partner in this sacred journey and are invited to care for our collective thriving with love, grace, dignity, and courage. Blessings as we are our promise and responsibility living into our collective liberation.
Assata Shakur’s Freedom Came With Shattering Costs for Her and Her Family www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Assata Shakur’s Freedom Came With Shattering Costs for Her and Her Family
The F.B.I. made her the first woman on their list of most-wanted terrorists.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Assata Shakur’s Freedom Came With Shattering Costs for Her and Her Family www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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NEW: City Council to consider cutting key committees (e.g. Arts and Culture, Renters, Older Persons and Elders) to silence citizens.
If City Hall doesn't work for citizens, then who does it work for? (hint: Ken's rich donors!)
council.vancouver.ca/20251209/doc...
If City Hall doesn't work for citizens, then who does it work for? (hint: Ken's rich donors!)
council.vancouver.ca/20251209/doc...
council.vancouver.ca
December 4, 2025 at 3:53 AM
NEW: City Council to consider cutting key committees (e.g. Arts and Culture, Renters, Older Persons and Elders) to silence citizens.
If City Hall doesn't work for citizens, then who does it work for? (hint: Ken's rich donors!)
council.vancouver.ca/20251209/doc...
If City Hall doesn't work for citizens, then who does it work for? (hint: Ken's rich donors!)
council.vancouver.ca/20251209/doc...
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Had a chance to sit down with William Azaroff, who wants to be @onecityvan.bsky.social's Vancouver mayoral candidate. Interview with fellow nominee Amanda Burrows coming soon!
William Azaroff, Who Builds Non-Profit Housing, Runs for Mayor via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
William Azaroff, Who Builds Non-Profit Housing, Runs for Mayor via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
William Azaroff, Who Builds Non-Profit Housing, Runs for Mayor | The Tyee
One of two nominees for the OneCity mayoral candidacy, the Strathcona resident also draws from arts industry experience.
thetyee.ca
December 9, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Had a chance to sit down with William Azaroff, who wants to be @onecityvan.bsky.social's Vancouver mayoral candidate. Interview with fellow nominee Amanda Burrows coming soon!
William Azaroff, Who Builds Non-Profit Housing, Runs for Mayor via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
William Azaroff, Who Builds Non-Profit Housing, Runs for Mayor via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
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I'm so thrilled that we have not just one but two accomplished, community-serving, values-driven leaders vying to be nominated by OneCity members as our first Mayoral candidate, in an open, transparent process. Bring it on @wazaroff.bsky.social, Amanda Burrows and @onecityvan.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I'm so thrilled that we have not just one but two accomplished, community-serving, values-driven leaders vying to be nominated by OneCity members as our first Mayoral candidate, in an open, transparent process. Bring it on @wazaroff.bsky.social, Amanda Burrows and @onecityvan.bsky.social
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I'm thinking today of the dozens of CoV team members that Ken Sim has fired, right before the holidays, thanks to his election-year budget stunt.
Workers keep us moving. We need to invest in our city and its services, and we need great people working for our city to do that.
Workers keep us moving. We need to invest in our city and its services, and we need great people working for our city to do that.
NEW: The City of Vancouver has notified 30 non-unionized staff members that their roles will be ending, according to an email from the city manager.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
City of Vancouver lays off 30 staff following property tax freeze
The City of Vancouver has notified 30 non-unionized staff members that their roles will be ending, according to an email from the city manager.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 4, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I'm thinking today of the dozens of CoV team members that Ken Sim has fired, right before the holidays, thanks to his election-year budget stunt.
Workers keep us moving. We need to invest in our city and its services, and we need great people working for our city to do that.
Workers keep us moving. We need to invest in our city and its services, and we need great people working for our city to do that.
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Ken Sim and ABC Vancouver just killed the Social Housing Initiative. A program that could have actually gotten people off the streets and into homes? Dead.
December 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Ken Sim and ABC Vancouver just killed the Social Housing Initiative. A program that could have actually gotten people off the streets and into homes? Dead.
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By “sovreignty” he means “states should be weak enough so that billionaires like me should be able to treat them as feudal vassals” bsky.app/profile/lora...
Elon Musk is against the European Union being the European Union —he posted this after X (fka Twitter) was fined for violations of the EU’s Digital Services Act.
December 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
By “sovreignty” he means “states should be weak enough so that billionaires like me should be able to treat them as feudal vassals” bsky.app/profile/lora...
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Happy birthday! (Going through my mom's emails this morning and we had an exchange — on September 21, 2024 — about your Yale Review essay. I shared it with her & she wrote back that she loved it & would reread it more slowly on the weekend.)
Christina Sharpe: "The Shapes of Grief"
An essay by Christina Sharpe on witnessing the unbearable.
yalereview.org
December 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Happy birthday! (Going through my mom's emails this morning and we had an exchange — on September 21, 2024 — about your Yale Review essay. I shared it with her & she wrote back that she loved it & would reread it more slowly on the weekend.)
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We could commission a statue made of busted Meta glasses?
In terms of what’s understood to be socially acceptable behavior, normalizing the filming/taking pictures of people in public who are minding their own business (and putting it online) is one of the worst developments of the past 15 years.
Woman Hailed as Hero for Smashing Man's Meta Smart Glasses on Subway
A New York subway rider has accused a woman of breaking his Meta smart glasses. She was later hailed as a hero.
futurism.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
We could commission a statue made of busted Meta glasses?
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Trans women has been welcomed at the Women's Institute since the 1970s and one member is in her 80's and has been a member for decades. This is pure bigotry pushed by legal threats backed monetarily by JK Rowling.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Women’s Institute will no longer accept trans women as members from April
Exclusive: CEO says decision taken with ‘utmost regret and sadness’ after supreme court ruling on definition of a woman
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Trans women has been welcomed at the Women's Institute since the 1970s and one member is in her 80's and has been a member for decades. This is pure bigotry pushed by legal threats backed monetarily by JK Rowling.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
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Thomas King now faces a firestorm over his claims to Indigeneity. Here’s all he needed to say
#Opinion from Star contributor Michelle Good
#Opinion from Star contributor Michelle Good
Michelle Good: Thomas King now faces a firestorm over his claims to Indigeneity. Here’s all he needed to say
He owes an apology to every person who took in and relied on information who believed in and relied on his stories
www.thestar.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Thomas King now faces a firestorm over his claims to Indigeneity. Here’s all he needed to say
#Opinion from Star contributor Michelle Good
#Opinion from Star contributor Michelle Good
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This explains so much of what we are seeing.
After years of struggling to find enough workers for some of the nation’s toughest lockups, the Federal Bureau of Prisons is facing a new challenge: Corrections officers are jumping ship for more lucrative jobs at ICE.
By @keribla.bsky.social
By @keribla.bsky.social
As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This explains so much of what we are seeing.
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I was able to donate 50. It was doubled. Who can join me? Please.
This is not a useless task so long as there’s a chance just one person can see this and help.
So here’s hoping.
Six families, etc.:
So here’s hoping.
Six families, etc.:
Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle
We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that their...
chuffed.org
November 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I was able to donate 50. It was doubled. Who can join me? Please.