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Anti-capitalist, environmentalist, nerd content from Saanich, BC on unceded land within the territories of the lək ̓ ʷəŋən, Songhees and Esquimalt Nations and the W̱ SÁNEĆ peoples

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Club Saanich @thesaanichdaily.bsky.social · Aug 27

A very interesting video explaining how the US (and in my opinion much of the world, including Canada) isn't nessecarrily going fascist, it's inverted totalitarianism...and that's worse.
#cdnpoli

vt.tiktok.com/ZSA5TepYT/

TikTok - Make Your Day

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Club Saanich @thesaanichdaily.bsky.social · 4h

The Liberals are the ones in power selling out to the Conservatives.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 16h

1/ Keystone XL died the first time because it was a climate catastrophe without a viable business case.

Now Carney wants to zombie it back to life to appease Trump.

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Carney raised Keystone XL pipeline revival in meeting with Trump | CBC News

Relief for Canada from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum may come thanks to renewed interest in a pipeline project first proposed more than 15 years ago.

www.cbc.ca

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Club Saanich @thesaanichdaily.bsky.social · 4h

They are also mocking the federal government for doing nothing to stand up for Canadian rights.

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 11h

PM Carney announces Charter of Rights to be renamed Charter of Optional Ideas

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney held a press conference today to announce a renaming of the “Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms”, the document that enshrined our foundational set of rights in...

www.thebeaverton.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 11h

She's Canadian, you wouldn't know her.

Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 13h

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 14h

Elections BC fines Chip Wilson $600 for putting up three signs accusing the BC NDP of being "communist," etc. during the fall provincial eleciton

The conversation between Wilson and the Election BC investigator should be a one-act play 😂 #bcpoli elections.bc.ca/docs/amp/Enf...

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Joshua "The Crypt" Keep(er) @jekeep.bsky.social · 18h

"A machinist in Ohio, who after thirty years of loyal service, watched his factory doors lock forever – not because it was losing money, but because it wasn’t profitable enough for a distant hedge fund."

Western capitalism was incapable of realizing this self-destructive nature without China.

Chinese engineers vs US accountants: the real power struggle - Asia Times

In a neon-lit trading room in New York, screens pulse with tickers as traders, fueled by caffeine and ambition, celebrate profit margins measured in

asiatimes.com

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Club Saanich @thesaanichdaily.bsky.social · 18h

Thoughts on the NDP leadership contest.
Any leader on the left needs to be able to present a critique of capitalism, at the very least they need to present a critique of neoliberalism, and then provide an alternative.
To me that's the bare minimum
#cdnpoli

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Club Saanich @thesaanichdaily.bsky.social · 1d

Ugh, anyone that challenges the narrative gets smeared.
I personally don't think Engler is a good fit as leader but Gilmore and many others are being wilfully obtuse about how leadership campaigns work. They also fail to recognize how many rank and file members align with Engler.

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DevinCow @devincow.bsky.social · 1d

Whew. Breathe.

www.wsmv.com/2025/10/08/i...

‘I didn’t mean to scare anyone’: Dolly Parton’s sister says after asking for prayers

Dolly postponed her first Las Vegas residency in more than 30 years late last month, saying she was dealing with health challenges.

www.wsmv.com

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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 1d

the reason right-wingers refuse to assign the same weight to right-wing violence as left-wing violence is that right-wing violence is built into the maintainence of the status quo and left-wing violence is contrary to it.

also that uncalled-for violence is inherently left or madness-coded.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

I'm never actually going to need to write another comment piece again am I?

The right wing shit rags are just going to keep recruiting for us.

Folks - want a better country?

Join.greenparty.org.uk

The party even more dangerous than Starmers labour - UK's answer to Putin's communists

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Club Saanich @thesaanichdaily.bsky.social · 1d

This entire meeting was embarrassing for Canada. I'm actually quite surprised the Liberal party is even promoting it.

Carney seemed to be almost grovelling for Trump's affections and laughing at his "joke" about murdering the Venezuelan fisherman was really brutal to see.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 1d

Saskatchewan has more crown corporations than any other province. A bold idea for making life more affordable: public options at every single step of the supply chain that's ripping us off. #cdnpoli #NDP

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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 1d

Our campaign might be over but we're just getting started! Join the BC Greens Field Team, volunteers, and Riding Associations for a virtual meeting this evening at 7PM. We'll be chatting about recruitment, energizing the base, and building our movement 💚 RSVP here tr.ee/MUZpvi0rFu

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Club Saanich @thesaanichdaily.bsky.social · 1d

Ah yes, North Americans and their irrational fear of the word "manifesto".
FYI its an incredibly common term in the rest of the world. Even the Tory party in the UK has a manifesto.

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Jeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 1d

In which Jason Kenney freely admits that he sees Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE as models for suppressing dissent.

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Club Saanich @thesaanichdaily.bsky.social · 1d

If you oppose what was in Leap then keep voting Liberal.
Some of us are looking for an alternative to the neoliberal order

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theo @tboyblues.bsky.social · 1d

this is a positive article overall but uhh what’s the implication here? that avi lewis’ pro-palestine stance is “flirting with antisemitic tropes” and could “chase away jewish NDP voters” like…his own family? …what?

Palestine, of course, is a challenge for every public figure, and is even a matter of contention on the left. Despite general agreement that Israel is engaged in a “monstrous” and “twisted” campaign to starve, and enslave citizens of the ravaged territory (Lewis’ construction), not all democratic socialists want the issue to override pressing domestic concerns. Energy spent deploring Prime Minister Mark Carney’s spurious equivocation—in the view of leftist critics—is energy that could be directed at escalating grocery prices. And flirting with anti-Semitic tropes would certainly chase away Jewish voters who once formed a significant faction of the NDP (The Lewises among them.)

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Club Saanich @thesaanichdaily.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, there is no space at all between poking the racoon and French kissing the raccoon and laughing as the racoon jokes about murder.

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Patrick Canning 🇨🇦 @patrickcanning.bsky.social · 1d

Carney succumbs a little bit with a smile at Trump's fishing boat joke, and then realizes he shouldn't be smiling while trump confesses to murder.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "We call them the water drugs. The drugs that come in through water. They're not coming. There are no boats anymore. Frankly, there are no fishing boats. There are no boats out there period, if you want to know the truth. Does anybody go fishing anymore?"

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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 1d

Fund the Frontlines⚡️💛 A sea of solidarity at yesterday’s rally - over 10,000 public service workers and supporters came out! @bcgeu.bsky.social we have your back, it’s an honour to fight alongside you and hold the BC NDP’s feet to the fire for a fair wage.

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Club Saanich @thesaanichdaily.bsky.social · 1d

And they havd already been given decades of warning to phase it out and they keep ignoring it.
Ashton seems like a really good guy but he has no policy and no understanding of the root causes of these problems.

Club Saanich @thesaanichdaily.bsky.social · 1d

If I had any pride left in this country I'd be mortified. Liberals will try to to explain it away but its just plain embarrassing.

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Mike, Débrouillard @grizzledyoungvet.bsky.social · 2d

Which one is it, Jay?

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