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prym! @prymofthecrypt.bsky.social · 6h

if i were mark carney id be doing things differently. likely i wouldnt be yucking it up with the pedophile dictator down south. but i would transition

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prym! @prymofthecrypt.bsky.social · 3d

ken sim is the same level of corrupt and malevolent as eric adams, but he’s not nearly as funny as eric adams which adds insult to injury

SEAN ORR @seanorr.bsky.social · 3d

Today the mayor of Vancouver called me an antisemitic terrorist supporter. Here is my speech:

This isn’t controversial
Being against what the UN calls a genocide is not controversial
Being against apartheid is not controversial

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prym! @prymofthecrypt.bsky.social · 6d

danielle smith should go back to what she’s best at: somehow making florida republicans look competent by fucking up book bans

Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 6d

Hey @daniellesmithab.bsky.social, let’s find out first if we're part of the same country, before you come knocking w/ bitumen schemes💸 Laughable “national interest” pitch from a province trying to break up the country. Last thing our climate & coffers can afford is another TMX boondoggle #bcpoli

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prym! @prymofthecrypt.bsky.social · 7d

- Work with municipalities on regulatory changes to allow construction of missing middle and high density housing
- Support mixed-use zoning to encourage human-scale development and walkable urban villages

prym! @prymofthecrypt.bsky.social · 7d

upzoning is quite literally in her platform:
- End exclusionary zoning
- Guarantee the right to build a small apartment buildings everywhere there is currently the right to build a detached home.

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prym! @prymofthecrypt.bsky.social · 13d

doesn’t sound very tory to me (straight from her platform)

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prym! @prymofthecrypt.bsky.social · 13d

wrong green party pal

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prym! @prymofthecrypt.bsky.social · 13d

she’s so cool

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prym! @prymofthecrypt.bsky.social · 16d

keir starmer watching this chuckling and shaking his head as massive alarms ring around his head and several labour MPs melt

Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 16d

Let’s talk about why moving to the centre doesn’t work! ⚡️ (reupload)

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prym! @prymofthecrypt.bsky.social · 19d

they say this every year and every year we increase their budget exponentially and it makes me feel like i’m fucking insane. stop giving these people more money — clearly they can’t manage themselves!!!

Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 19d

VicPD is 'woefully understaffed,' new police chief tells city council

Fiona Wilson says staffing numbers have not kept pace with population growth, or the change in complexity in policing.

dlvr.it

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prym! @prymofthecrypt.bsky.social · Sep 7

totally agree, it’s ridiculous and deeply inaccessible. they do have a vouching option which is something at least bcgreens.ca/leadership-c...

Verify your identity through vouching

bcgreens.ca

prym! @prymofthecrypt.bsky.social · Sep 6

glad to see this being said explicitly!! shifting to the right doesn’t work, just ask kamala

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prym! @prymofthecrypt.bsky.social · Sep 5

these people HATE taxes until it comes to subsidizing free parking for everyone

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prym! @prymofthecrypt.bsky.social · Aug 31

canadian conservatives mock the idea of taxing the 1% as a panacea (no one is saying it is), but when you ask them their solutions it’s always ban immigration entirely. brains full of rocks and hearts full of sand

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prym! @prymofthecrypt.bsky.social · Aug 30

the funny thing is that the cost of implementing these policies is absolutely dwarfed by the returns you get on them year-over-year — like it’s by many billions!

prym! @prymofthecrypt.bsky.social · Aug 22

besides taxing the 1% and large corporations and cutting massive private contracts and making our healthcare system more efficient and investing in preventative care how will we pay for this 😡 wait

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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · Aug 21

British Columbians deserve healthcare that is truly universal. This policy is built on the foundational understanding that the best healthcare is accessible, preventative, community-centred, and above all, not for profit. [1/4]

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prym! @prymofthecrypt.bsky.social · Aug 12

i feel like it’s becoming a very clear choice between working class energy and status quo malaise

prym! @prymofthecrypt.bsky.social · Aug 10

you could blame the greens or you could blame the BC NDP for running a campaign so unappealing they almost almost let insane christian nationalists run this province

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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · Jul 30

HUGE! Thrilled to be endorsed by the one and only @seanorr.bsky.social

“Emily has the track record and the smarts to take on the establishment and hold the B.C. government to account… With the crises we’re facing, we can’t miss any opportunities to elect fighters like her… She’s got this!”

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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · Jul 28

Our statement on Israel’s genocide in Gaza (part 1). No one is free until everyone is free.

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prym! @prymofthecrypt.bsky.social · Jul 23

i’ve been getting my variance proposals on the black market and let me tell you, row housing is the next big thing

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prym! @prymofthecrypt.bsky.social · Jul 23

we need to put an end to it — our kids are getting addicted to the harder stuff like bike lanes and community garden micro-grants 😪

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