Carman B (She/her)
@carmanb.bsky.social
Located on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations
RF Test Tech, Artist, Author + Very Disjointed Career/Education History
RF Test Tech, Artist, Author + Very Disjointed Career/Education History
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A dark money group is not required to disclose its donors, which is why we don't know who funds The Sixteen Thirty Fund. By contrast, the Omidyar Network publicly discloses its grants and funding sources. It is not a dark money group. Here's more on Sixteen Thirty
Liberal 'dark-money' behemoth funneled more than $400M in 2020
The Sixteen Thirty Fund sent the cash to groups that aided Democrats' efforts to unseat then-President Donald Trump and Republicans' Senate majority.
www.politico.com
August 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
A dark money group is not required to disclose its donors, which is why we don't know who funds The Sixteen Thirty Fund. By contrast, the Omidyar Network publicly discloses its grants and funding sources. It is not a dark money group. Here's more on Sixteen Thirty
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Episode 2 of season 4 of the Alberta Worker Podcast
TFWs need our solidarity, not our xenophobia
albertaworker.ca/podcast/seas...
TFWs need our solidarity, not our xenophobia
albertaworker.ca/podcast/seas...
S4 E2 – TFWs need our solidarity, not our xenophobia
In episode 2 of season 4 of the Alberta Worker Podcast, independent labour journalist Kim Siever discuss how temporary foreign workers need our solidarity, not our xenophobia. Temporary foreign wor…
albertaworker.ca
July 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Episode 2 of season 4 of the Alberta Worker Podcast
TFWs need our solidarity, not our xenophobia
albertaworker.ca/podcast/seas...
TFWs need our solidarity, not our xenophobia
albertaworker.ca/podcast/seas...
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Some landlords are engaging in questionable and/or illegal behaviour on places like reddit and facebook groups.
“If you’re on a forum, and everyone’s saying they’re pushing out their sitting tenants and this is how they do it … then that illegal activity … seems like standard business practice.”
“If you’re on a forum, and everyone’s saying they’re pushing out their sitting tenants and this is how they do it … then that illegal activity … seems like standard business practice.”
Competition Bureau warns Canadian landlords and property managers about illegal discussions on rents
Some may be engaging with competitors on issues like rental prices, lease terms and availability through social media, Bureau says. Read on.
financialpost.com
June 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Some landlords are engaging in questionable and/or illegal behaviour on places like reddit and facebook groups.
“If you’re on a forum, and everyone’s saying they’re pushing out their sitting tenants and this is how they do it … then that illegal activity … seems like standard business practice.”
“If you’re on a forum, and everyone’s saying they’re pushing out their sitting tenants and this is how they do it … then that illegal activity … seems like standard business practice.”
Scary stuff. The office of MLA Bowinn Ma was attacked with an explosive device.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
B.C. MLA's constituency office damaged by explosive device | CBC News
An email to MLAs and constituency assistants said the device detonated and caused damage to the North Vancouver office, but no one was hurt.
www.cbc.ca
June 28, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Scary stuff. The office of MLA Bowinn Ma was attacked with an explosive device.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Every single person should be made to watch this. Remember when we cared for each other and it seemed like life was changing for the better, despite covid... watch this and find out what happened.
I made a long video about the "someone's got to do it" memes, where they came from, what they're really saying, and what these posts reveal about collective trauma, political cynicism, our decaying faith in democratic institutions and so so much more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXrj...
May 25, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Every single person should be made to watch this. Remember when we cared for each other and it seemed like life was changing for the better, despite covid... watch this and find out what happened.
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Telling people who are covid cautious (or high risk) to “just stay home” is completely unacceptable in 2025.
We know how to control the spread. We know that respirators are incredibly effective. That clean air in schools & masking in healthcare would reduce community spread.
We CAN turn the tide.
We know how to control the spread. We know that respirators are incredibly effective. That clean air in schools & masking in healthcare would reduce community spread.
We CAN turn the tide.
May 5, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Telling people who are covid cautious (or high risk) to “just stay home” is completely unacceptable in 2025.
We know how to control the spread. We know that respirators are incredibly effective. That clean air in schools & masking in healthcare would reduce community spread.
We CAN turn the tide.
We know how to control the spread. We know that respirators are incredibly effective. That clean air in schools & masking in healthcare would reduce community spread.
We CAN turn the tide.
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a former Vancouver Police Board member is doing the oversight work that the Vancouver Police Board refuses to
(also, NOBODY approved the budget for "Task Force Barrage." the police will claim it as overtime.)
(also, NOBODY approved the budget for "Task Force Barrage." the police will claim it as overtime.)
A former Vancouver Police Board member is questioning what role the board played in how the budget for an initiative targeting crime on the Downtown Eastside was approved.
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Former Vancouver Police Board member questions budget approval process for $5M crackdown on DTES crime
A former Vancouver Police Board member is questioning what role the board played in how the budget for an initiative targeting crime on the Downtown Eastside was approved.
www.ctvnews.ca
May 5, 2025 at 4:55 AM
a former Vancouver Police Board member is doing the oversight work that the Vancouver Police Board refuses to
(also, NOBODY approved the budget for "Task Force Barrage." the police will claim it as overtime.)
(also, NOBODY approved the budget for "Task Force Barrage." the police will claim it as overtime.)
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(1/4) Catch up on our recent analysis:
• Announcement: Website redesign
• Series: Governing the quantum revolution
• Series: Data preservation under the Trump administration
• Symposium: Regulating social media platforms
• Russia-Ukraine War
www.justsecurity.org/111016/diges...
• Announcement: Website redesign
• Series: Governing the quantum revolution
• Series: Data preservation under the Trump administration
• Symposium: Regulating social media platforms
• Russia-Ukraine War
www.justsecurity.org/111016/diges...
Digest of Recent Articles on Just Security (Apr. 28-May 2, 2025)
Announcement: Website redesign • Series: Governing the quantum revolution • Series: Data preservation under the Trump administration • Symposium: Regulating social media platforms • Russia-Ukraine War...
www.justsecurity.org
May 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
(1/4) Catch up on our recent analysis:
• Announcement: Website redesign
• Series: Governing the quantum revolution
• Series: Data preservation under the Trump administration
• Symposium: Regulating social media platforms
• Russia-Ukraine War
www.justsecurity.org/111016/diges...
• Announcement: Website redesign
• Series: Governing the quantum revolution
• Series: Data preservation under the Trump administration
• Symposium: Regulating social media platforms
• Russia-Ukraine War
www.justsecurity.org/111016/diges...
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Cruises are another danger for all humans. From bow to stern, from port to port. Filthy crowded gilded ships of shallow unnecessary leisure, a frivolous way of polluting the oceans and spreading pathogens.
Cruise Line Suffers Sixth Virus Outbreak In 2025, Hundreds Impacted www.cruisemummy.co.uk/cruise-line-...
Cruise Line Suffers Sixth Virus Outbreak In 2025, Hundreds Impacted
Holland America Line has reported six norovirus and gastrointestinal outbreaks in just four months, affecting over 600 passengers and crew – but is the concern justified? Here's what guests need to kn...
www.cruisemummy.co.uk
May 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Cruises are another danger for all humans. From bow to stern, from port to port. Filthy crowded gilded ships of shallow unnecessary leisure, a frivolous way of polluting the oceans and spreading pathogens.
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None of these men should have had to do this
What an image! Venezuelan men who narrowly avoided being imprisoned by Trump in El Salvador without trial (saved by the Supreme Court) spelled out an SOS to a
@reuters.com camera drone observing the Bluebonnet ICE facility.
11 days ago, buses to the airport were turned around at the last second.
@reuters.com camera drone observing the Bluebonnet ICE facility.
11 days ago, buses to the airport were turned around at the last second.
April 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
None of these men should have had to do this
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Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
kfor.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Please highlight this story.
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.
kfor.com/news/local/w...
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As someone with boots on the ground this greatly concerns me. Crimilization is an ignorant and ineffective solution. It costs far less to house people than to incarcerate them and causes far less harm. Homelessness is a policy choice! 1/2
#cdnpoli
#NeverVoteConservative
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#cdnpoli
#NeverVoteConservative
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Poilievre promises to let police dismantle encampments, arrest occupants | CBC News
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to clean up Canada's streets and parks by giving police the power to dismantle encampments and arrest their occupants for setting up tents and shelter...
www.cbc.ca
April 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
As someone with boots on the ground this greatly concerns me. Crimilization is an ignorant and ineffective solution. It costs far less to house people than to incarcerate them and causes far less harm. Homelessness is a policy choice! 1/2
#cdnpoli
#NeverVoteConservative
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#cdnpoli
#NeverVoteConservative
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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What the actual fuck?
Wherever I have lived, you are supposed to ride in the street, not on the sidewalk
Wherever I have lived, you are supposed to ride in the street, not on the sidewalk
Florida Sheriff hits child with his car in order to arrest him for riding his bike in the street
www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/04/01/v...
www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/04/01/v...
April 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
What the actual fuck?
Wherever I have lived, you are supposed to ride in the street, not on the sidewalk
Wherever I have lived, you are supposed to ride in the street, not on the sidewalk
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I don’t think many people realize that the VPD are launching drone flights over the every day, sometimes multiple times per day
They say they only record 5% of video streamed to HQ from those flights but civil libertarians want more disclosure
Thoughts?
More 👇
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
They say they only record 5% of video streamed to HQ from those flights but civil libertarians want more disclosure
Thoughts?
More 👇
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
VPD drone program grows as observers seek transparency
The Vancouver Police Department has dramatically expanded its use of drone technology since it established the program in 2019, but while the technology has become a pivotal tool in a variety of unexp...
www.ctvnews.ca
March 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I don’t think many people realize that the VPD are launching drone flights over the every day, sometimes multiple times per day
They say they only record 5% of video streamed to HQ from those flights but civil libertarians want more disclosure
Thoughts?
More 👇
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
They say they only record 5% of video streamed to HQ from those flights but civil libertarians want more disclosure
Thoughts?
More 👇
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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Single disabled people are already four times more likely to be falling behind on their bills, six times more likely to go cold and nine times more likely to skip meals. Cuts will make things worse, writes writes @tom-clark.bsky.social. www.prospectmagazine...
The devastating reality of disability benefit cuts
The government must face the consequences of taking support from the poorest, and try to find a better way
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
March 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Single disabled people are already four times more likely to be falling behind on their bills, six times more likely to go cold and nine times more likely to skip meals. Cuts will make things worse, writes writes @tom-clark.bsky.social. www.prospectmagazine...
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New Episode is 🔥
The Vancouver Tenants Union joined us to talk about their journey as an organization and the many battles with landlords they've got going on right now.
✊
Listen in: pod.fo/e/2bda58
The Vancouver Tenants Union joined us to talk about their journey as an organization and the many battles with landlords they've got going on right now.
✊
Listen in: pod.fo/e/2bda58
March 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
New Episode is 🔥
The Vancouver Tenants Union joined us to talk about their journey as an organization and the many battles with landlords they've got going on right now.
✊
Listen in: pod.fo/e/2bda58
The Vancouver Tenants Union joined us to talk about their journey as an organization and the many battles with landlords they've got going on right now.
✊
Listen in: pod.fo/e/2bda58
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Palestinian Red Crescent in Gaza:
“We have lost contact with the crew members of 9 ambulances in Rafah, and their fate is still unknown.”
“We have lost contact with the crew members of 9 ambulances in Rafah, and their fate is still unknown.”
March 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Palestinian Red Crescent in Gaza:
“We have lost contact with the crew members of 9 ambulances in Rafah, and their fate is still unknown.”
“We have lost contact with the crew members of 9 ambulances in Rafah, and their fate is still unknown.”
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UK govt ends contract with asylum accommodation provider due to concerns about performance www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government to drop asylum hotel provider Stay Belvedere Hotels
The hotel group provides around a quarter of asylum accommodation.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
UK govt ends contract with asylum accommodation provider due to concerns about performance www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Hours before he was killed by Israel, Hossam Shabat filed his last report for @dropsitenews.com, “Report from the Frontline of Israel’s War of Annihilation.”
We are publishing Hossam’s story along with a deeply moving tribute to Hossam by Sharif Abdel Kouddous:
www.dropsitenews.com/p/hossam-sha...
We are publishing Hossam’s story along with a deeply moving tribute to Hossam by Sharif Abdel Kouddous:
www.dropsitenews.com/p/hossam-sha...
Hossam Shabat’s Last Article
Filed hours before his killing in an Israeli airstrike, journalist Hossam Shabat describes the resumption of Israel's scorched earth campaign in his hometown of Beit Hanoun.
www.dropsitenews.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Hours before he was killed by Israel, Hossam Shabat filed his last report for @dropsitenews.com, “Report from the Frontline of Israel’s War of Annihilation.”
We are publishing Hossam’s story along with a deeply moving tribute to Hossam by Sharif Abdel Kouddous:
www.dropsitenews.com/p/hossam-sha...
We are publishing Hossam’s story along with a deeply moving tribute to Hossam by Sharif Abdel Kouddous:
www.dropsitenews.com/p/hossam-sha...
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Universal Basic Income breaks the cycle of poverty by covering basic needs before they spiral into bigger costs.
Preventative care is cheaper than emergency care.
Stability is cheaper than crisis.
Poverty charges interest—#UBI stops the debt from growing.
Preventative care is cheaper than emergency care.
Stability is cheaper than crisis.
Poverty charges interest—#UBI stops the debt from growing.
March 21, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Universal Basic Income breaks the cycle of poverty by covering basic needs before they spiral into bigger costs.
Preventative care is cheaper than emergency care.
Stability is cheaper than crisis.
Poverty charges interest—#UBI stops the debt from growing.
Preventative care is cheaper than emergency care.
Stability is cheaper than crisis.
Poverty charges interest—#UBI stops the debt from growing.
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More than 500,000 people sign petition after ‘powerful sonic impact’ allegedly directed towards rally in Belgrade
More than half a million people have signed an online petition calling for an independent investigation into whether security forces in Serbia used a sonic weapon – what the petition…
More than half a million people have signed an online petition calling for an independent investigation into whether security forces in Serbia used a sonic weapon – what the petition…
Calls grow in Serbia for investigation into claims ‘sound cannon’ targeted protesters
More than 500,000 people sign petition after ‘powerful sonic impact’ allegedly directed towards rally in Belgrade
More than half a million people have signed an online petition calling for an independent investigation into whether security forces in Serbia used a sonic weapon – what the petition described as a “sound cannon” – during Saturday’s huge anti-corruption rally.
Days after as many as 325,000 people took to the streets of Belgrade, rights groups and opposition parties continue to allege that protesters were targeted with some sort of auditory device that briefly sowed panic and left some with symptoms that lingered long after the rally. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 4:21 AM
More than 500,000 people sign petition after ‘powerful sonic impact’ allegedly directed towards rally in Belgrade
More than half a million people have signed an online petition calling for an independent investigation into whether security forces in Serbia used a sonic weapon – what the petition…
More than half a million people have signed an online petition calling for an independent investigation into whether security forces in Serbia used a sonic weapon – what the petition…
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Please sign and share this open letter in protest of Helyeh Doutaghi's betrayal and harassment by Yale Law School.
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March 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Please sign and share this open letter in protest of Helyeh Doutaghi's betrayal and harassment by Yale Law School.
openletter.earth/statement-of...
openletter.earth/statement-of...
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Myth: disabled people don’t contribute to the economy albertaworker.ca/politics/myt...
Myth: disabled people don’t contribute to the economy
There’s a persistent belief that disabled people contribute little or nothing to the economy. This is not only inaccurate but also deeply rooted in ableist assumptions about productivity and worth.…
albertaworker.ca
March 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Myth: disabled people don’t contribute to the economy albertaworker.ca/politics/myt...