Caleb Smolenaars (they/them)
@cmsmolenaars.bsky.social
📷 Photographer & artist.
🌹 Progressive organizer. CUPE 3906 Exec.
🌈 Host of Beyond the Binary on CFMU.
🍊 Fmr. ONDP candidate for Oak/North Burl.
🌹 Progressive organizer. CUPE 3906 Exec.
🌈 Host of Beyond the Binary on CFMU.
🍊 Fmr. ONDP candidate for Oak/North Burl.
Absolutely appalled that Toronto Police beat and arrested participants of a peaceful indigenous-led demonstration today.
Despite police-incited violence, the people united won’t back down. Solidarity from Turtle Island to Palestine!
Despite police-incited violence, the people united won’t back down. Solidarity from Turtle Island to Palestine!
October 9, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Absolutely appalled that Toronto Police beat and arrested participants of a peaceful indigenous-led demonstration today.
Despite police-incited violence, the people united won’t back down. Solidarity from Turtle Island to Palestine!
Despite police-incited violence, the people united won’t back down. Solidarity from Turtle Island to Palestine!
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Residence Life workers at McMaster are among the lowest-compensated in the province.
Are you a Mac community member? Sign our stakeholder petition in support of a fair deal now!
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Are you a Mac community member? Sign our stakeholder petition in support of a fair deal now!
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March 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Residence Life workers at McMaster are among the lowest-compensated in the province.
Are you a Mac community member? Sign our stakeholder petition in support of a fair deal now!
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Are you a Mac community member? Sign our stakeholder petition in support of a fair deal now!
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Hot take: progressives should know better than to trust a website like SmartVoting to make election decisions.
Local-level polling is notoriously inaccurate and doesn’t reflect the modern issues affecting individual communities. | 1/4
Local-level polling is notoriously inaccurate and doesn’t reflect the modern issues affecting individual communities. | 1/4
February 8, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Hot take: progressives should know better than to trust a website like SmartVoting to make election decisions.
Local-level polling is notoriously inaccurate and doesn’t reflect the modern issues affecting individual communities. | 1/4
Local-level polling is notoriously inaccurate and doesn’t reflect the modern issues affecting individual communities. | 1/4
January 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Dear Donald,
Thanks for including us in your deranged Christmas message.
Being Canadian means free health care and limiting access to assault weapons.
In your 51st state our kids would get shot at in school and CEOs would be shot for denying health care.
So no.
Now piss off.
Your northern neighbour
Thanks for including us in your deranged Christmas message.
Being Canadian means free health care and limiting access to assault weapons.
In your 51st state our kids would get shot at in school and CEOs would be shot for denying health care.
So no.
Now piss off.
Your northern neighbour
December 25, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Dear Donald,
Thanks for including us in your deranged Christmas message.
Being Canadian means free health care and limiting access to assault weapons.
In your 51st state our kids would get shot at in school and CEOs would be shot for denying health care.
So no.
Now piss off.
Your northern neighbour
Thanks for including us in your deranged Christmas message.
Being Canadian means free health care and limiting access to assault weapons.
In your 51st state our kids would get shot at in school and CEOs would be shot for denying health care.
So no.
Now piss off.
Your northern neighbour
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Dear Labour Minister @stevenmackinnon.bsky.social,
Negotiate, don’t legislate!
Sincerely,
Canadian Workers
#solidarityforever #canlab @cupwsttp.bsky.social
Negotiate, don’t legislate!
Sincerely,
Canadian Workers
#solidarityforever #canlab @cupwsttp.bsky.social
December 13, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Dear Labour Minister @stevenmackinnon.bsky.social,
Negotiate, don’t legislate!
Sincerely,
Canadian Workers
#solidarityforever #canlab @cupwsttp.bsky.social
Negotiate, don’t legislate!
Sincerely,
Canadian Workers
#solidarityforever #canlab @cupwsttp.bsky.social
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If you watch something today please take time to watch my thoughts on the crisis facing Canadian democracy.
We are in deeply uncertain times and parliament is failing to step up beyond dumbed down partisanship.
Democracy is not meeting the crisis of the time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHPL...
We are in deeply uncertain times and parliament is failing to step up beyond dumbed down partisanship.
Democracy is not meeting the crisis of the time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHPL...
Charlie Angus on State of Democracy In a Beavis/Butthead Parliament
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2024 at 10:55 PM
If you watch something today please take time to watch my thoughts on the crisis facing Canadian democracy.
We are in deeply uncertain times and parliament is failing to step up beyond dumbed down partisanship.
Democracy is not meeting the crisis of the time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHPL...
We are in deeply uncertain times and parliament is failing to step up beyond dumbed down partisanship.
Democracy is not meeting the crisis of the time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHPL...
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Your favourite union local’s favourite union local is here and ready to add some pink to the blue sky! #BetterMac #CanLab
November 16, 2024 at 11:31 PM
Your favourite union local’s favourite union local is here and ready to add some pink to the blue sky! #BetterMac #CanLab
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Bluesky! So nice to finally be here.
Look, we have a big challenge ahead of us. Early election. Defeating Ford. Forming government.
It won't be easy—but don't let them tell you it can't be done. It can.
If you're with me, hit the follow button and let's do this thing!
Look, we have a big challenge ahead of us. Early election. Defeating Ford. Forming government.
It won't be easy—but don't let them tell you it can't be done. It can.
If you're with me, hit the follow button and let's do this thing!
November 14, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Bluesky! So nice to finally be here.
Look, we have a big challenge ahead of us. Early election. Defeating Ford. Forming government.
It won't be easy—but don't let them tell you it can't be done. It can.
If you're with me, hit the follow button and let's do this thing!
Look, we have a big challenge ahead of us. Early election. Defeating Ford. Forming government.
It won't be easy—but don't let them tell you it can't be done. It can.
If you're with me, hit the follow button and let's do this thing!