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Post-election budget could plunge Canada into another federal election - CCPA
With so much on the line, the newly elected federal government has tabled a budget that, in many ways, could pass as a Conservative budget.
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"[...] the surplus will likely be created for high-income households and large, foreign-owned companies benefiting from defence spending—they are on the other side of this deficit."
It feels like we're definitely entering a phase where more and more liberals are starting to notice that the predictions of political behaviour that turn out to be right are the increasingly visible far left-wing ones.
“We are at a moment right now where people are asking themselves why can’t the Democratic Party defend this assault on democracy . . . and I would submit to you that if you can’t draw the line at genocide, you probably can’t draw the line at democracy.”
-Ta-Nehisi Coates
-Ta-Nehisi Coates
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It feels like we're definitely entering a phase where more and more liberals are starting to notice that the predictions of political behaviour that turn out to be right are the increasingly visible far left-wing ones.
This is an underappreciated part of housing. New builds are built for investors, not people. Buyers of new condos have lost money. Building more supply isn't worth shit if it's miserable to live in. Among the reasons why well-designed public co-op homes are a better solution. #canadapoli
‘A literal shoe box’: Why some Toronto renters are avoiding new builds | CBC News
Some Torontonians are opting out of moving into new builds — for reasons ranging from a lack of rent control to poor layouts — at a time tenants are increasingly gaining leverage in the market.
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This is an underappreciated part of housing. New builds are built for investors, not people. Buyers of new condos have lost money. Building more supply isn't worth shit if it's miserable to live in. Among the reasons why well-designed public co-op homes are a better solution. #canadapoli
There are too many times where I am painfully reminded that someone being trans or queer does not automatically mean that we're politically aligned.
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
There are too many times where I am painfully reminded that someone being trans or queer does not automatically mean that we're politically aligned.
Even if this countersurge of electoralism fails and we get to see anti-reform theory in action, it has been a hell of a time to see people stand by the need for radical leftward change in the heart of empire and around the world.
November 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Even if this countersurge of electoralism fails and we get to see anti-reform theory in action, it has been a hell of a time to see people stand by the need for radical leftward change in the heart of empire and around the world.
One of the most unintentionally hilarious, unhinged moments I've ever listened to at 8:07 is this Maple MAGA farmer flipping from sobbing over the culling of her farm's ostriches to self-promotional excited babbling about how they produced ostrich meat and the magical effects of ostrich oil. Unreal.
🎧 PODCAST: Ostriches and deer and viruses, oh my!
Join PressProgress health reporter @brishti.bsky.social as she goes down a "labyrinthine ostrich hole" with virologist Dr. Angela Rasmussen to learn more about zoonotic diseases and a far-right ostrich farm in rural BC
Join PressProgress health reporter @brishti.bsky.social as she goes down a "labyrinthine ostrich hole" with virologist Dr. Angela Rasmussen to learn more about zoonotic diseases and a far-right ostrich farm in rural BC
Ostriches and Deer and Viruses, Oh My!
Go down a 'labyrinthine ostrich hole' with virologist Dr. Angela Rasmussen who explains zoonotic diseases and a far-right ostrich farm in rural BC
pressprogress.ca
November 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
One of the most unintentionally hilarious, unhinged moments I've ever listened to at 8:07 is this Maple MAGA farmer flipping from sobbing over the culling of her farm's ostriches to self-promotional excited babbling about how they produced ostrich meat and the magical effects of ostrich oil. Unreal.
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#OTD in 1933
‘4,000,000 Idle to Be Hired; Work Plan Bars “Charity”’
👇🧵
‘President Roosevelt Calls for Use of $600,000.000, Beginning in a Week, and Pares Winter Relief Rolls Two-thirds.’
*New York Times* Thursday, Nov. 9, 1933
‘On November 9, 1933, President Roosevelt created ➡️
‘4,000,000 Idle to Be Hired; Work Plan Bars “Charity”’
👇🧵
‘President Roosevelt Calls for Use of $600,000.000, Beginning in a Week, and Pares Winter Relief Rolls Two-thirds.’
*New York Times* Thursday, Nov. 9, 1933
‘On November 9, 1933, President Roosevelt created ➡️
November 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
#OTD in 1933
‘4,000,000 Idle to Be Hired; Work Plan Bars “Charity”’
👇🧵
‘President Roosevelt Calls for Use of $600,000.000, Beginning in a Week, and Pares Winter Relief Rolls Two-thirds.’
*New York Times* Thursday, Nov. 9, 1933
‘On November 9, 1933, President Roosevelt created ➡️
‘4,000,000 Idle to Be Hired; Work Plan Bars “Charity”’
👇🧵
‘President Roosevelt Calls for Use of $600,000.000, Beginning in a Week, and Pares Winter Relief Rolls Two-thirds.’
*New York Times* Thursday, Nov. 9, 1933
‘On November 9, 1933, President Roosevelt created ➡️
I could watch cisgender politicians eviscerate transphobic gotcha bullshit like this with such clear, focused responses all day. Case in point that the unwavering truth is the best response. Every time.
Great to see @zackpolanski.bsky.social on @skynewsrss.bsky.social this morning standing up for trans people.
It’s clear that Trevor Phillips was trying to trap Zack by not giving him all the facts! Martine Croxall not only eye rolled, she changed a direct quote - unethical for a journalist!
It’s clear that Trevor Phillips was trying to trap Zack by not giving him all the facts! Martine Croxall not only eye rolled, she changed a direct quote - unethical for a journalist!
November 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I could watch cisgender politicians eviscerate transphobic gotcha bullshit like this with such clear, focused responses all day. Case in point that the unwavering truth is the best response. Every time.
This is the crux of it and it makes even more sense when you connect it to the resurgent labour movement under COVID. They've been trying to destroy labour power ever since and have tried to such an irrational extent that it's reshaped the global economy into one giant AI bubble.
If you're wondering why capital keeps burning cash on such a worthless asset it's because its promised them the ability to fire their entire workforce and even though it can't deliver it yet the allure is too strong to stop now
ICYMI: Microsoft’s charge “implies a more than $12 billion quarterly loss at OpenAI, said Firoz Valliji, an analyst at Bernstein.”
That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.”
@jessefelder.bsky.social $MSFT
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.”
@jessefelder.bsky.social $MSFT
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
November 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This is the crux of it and it makes even more sense when you connect it to the resurgent labour movement under COVID. They've been trying to destroy labour power ever since and have tried to such an irrational extent that it's reshaped the global economy into one giant AI bubble.
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James Watson the perverted racist is dead?! Well that means it's time to celebrate the true hero of DNA discovery: Rosalind Franklin
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
James Watson the perverted racist is dead?! Well that means it's time to celebrate the true hero of DNA discovery: Rosalind Franklin
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
This whole case is ridiculous and I hope their constitutional challenge wins. They had public relationships with the police, Health Canada, and peer reviewed research. A conviction is unjust.
Breaking: the founders of DULF have been found guilty of three counts of drug trafficking. @michellegamage.bsky.social will have the full story later today thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
Safe Drugs on Trial: DULF’s Trafficking Case Begins | The Tyee
The founders are charged with trafficking. Their lawyers argue they had a legal exemption from drug laws.
thetyee.ca
November 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
This whole case is ridiculous and I hope their constitutional challenge wins. They had public relationships with the police, Health Canada, and peer reviewed research. A conviction is unjust.
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I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
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This moment says everything about why Zohran Mamdani won.
A journalist in a wheelchair asked about accessibility and Mamdani didn’t talk down to him, didn’t deflect, didn’t politicize it. He listened.
He’s the kind of leader who respects everyone, every faith, every class, every flag.
A journalist in a wheelchair asked about accessibility and Mamdani didn’t talk down to him, didn’t deflect, didn’t politicize it. He listened.
He’s the kind of leader who respects everyone, every faith, every class, every flag.
November 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This moment says everything about why Zohran Mamdani won.
A journalist in a wheelchair asked about accessibility and Mamdani didn’t talk down to him, didn’t deflect, didn’t politicize it. He listened.
He’s the kind of leader who respects everyone, every faith, every class, every flag.
A journalist in a wheelchair asked about accessibility and Mamdani didn’t talk down to him, didn’t deflect, didn’t politicize it. He listened.
He’s the kind of leader who respects everyone, every faith, every class, every flag.
Hey, so continuing a deep reliance on fossil fuels and rapidly building data centres for AI usage is a recipe for exploding electricity costs. Source: Ask Americans what their electric bills are like now.
November 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Hey, so continuing a deep reliance on fossil fuels and rapidly building data centres for AI usage is a recipe for exploding electricity costs. Source: Ask Americans what their electric bills are like now.
I'm laughing because if there's anything to get past my withered scepticism of Avi Lewis and then turn it into cautious optimism, it's that the National Post has already written a hit piece on him. Ringing endorsement, that.
November 8, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I'm laughing because if there's anything to get past my withered scepticism of Avi Lewis and then turn it into cautious optimism, it's that the National Post has already written a hit piece on him. Ringing endorsement, that.
PressProgress is being harassed with a lawsuit by a white supremacist Albertan politician the outlet helped expose. Important thread. This is fascist Maple MAGA tactics being used to target Canadian journalism.
To be clear: PressProgress stands behind its journalism
We took multiple steps to verify the authenticity of Caylan Ford’s statements and gave Caylan Ford multiple opportunities to explain her words
Journalists have a right to quote the words of politicians
We took multiple steps to verify the authenticity of Caylan Ford’s statements and gave Caylan Ford multiple opportunities to explain her words
Journalists have a right to quote the words of politicians
November 8, 2025 at 1:47 AM
PressProgress is being harassed with a lawsuit by a white supremacist Albertan politician the outlet helped expose. Important thread. This is fascist Maple MAGA tactics being used to target Canadian journalism.
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Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
I don't know how you can look at this and not see what ICE is.
November 8, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I don't know how you can look at this and not see what ICE is.
Cities are cool. Diversity is fun. Brown people are people. Trans people are people. Socialism is good. We don't have to tolerate genocide or fascism. Young people have good ideas. We can take care of each other. A better world is possible.
People are, generally, good. Including you.
People are, generally, good. Including you.
It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
November 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Cities are cool. Diversity is fun. Brown people are people. Trans people are people. Socialism is good. We don't have to tolerate genocide or fascism. Young people have good ideas. We can take care of each other. A better world is possible.
People are, generally, good. Including you.
People are, generally, good. Including you.
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The truly maddening thing is that, unlike when I was a young man in science and the materials and engineering just weren’t there yet, the future is *right there.* The problem is *solved*. What’s holding us back is not just greed, but this bizarre nostalgia, an obsession with petro- masculinity.
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The truly maddening thing is that, unlike when I was a young man in science and the materials and engineering just weren’t there yet, the future is *right there.* The problem is *solved*. What’s holding us back is not just greed, but this bizarre nostalgia, an obsession with petro- masculinity.
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Yes! Contact them and sign this petition here —it’s not just about EDI data! So much personally identifying information for applicants and reviewers will not be protected!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Open Letter to Protect Tri-Council EDI Data
Why do we need urgent action to protect our data?
The mandate of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research is to review and report on topics relating to science and research in ...
docs.google.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Yes! Contact them and sign this petition here —it’s not just about EDI data! So much personally identifying information for applicants and reviewers will not be protected!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Carney chose to cut Canadian foreign aid at a time when more is needed. He also chose to cut the capital gains tax & taxes on luxury yachts & private planes. More for the wealthy while the rest of us sacrifice. Tell me again how Carney isn't just like Poilievre & Trump. #cdnpoli
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Carney chose to cut Canadian foreign aid at a time when more is needed. He also chose to cut the capital gains tax & taxes on luxury yachts & private planes. More for the wealthy while the rest of us sacrifice. Tell me again how Carney isn't just like Poilievre & Trump. #cdnpoli
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the problem with capitalism is they eventually run out of your money
November 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
the problem with capitalism is they eventually run out of your money
If the Liberal party of Canada had included a wealth tax of 1% in the budget on the Thomson family, JUST the Thomson family alone, no one else, they could have kept their promise on healthcare transfers.
#cdnpoli #canadapoli #LPC #FallBudget
#cdnpoli #canadapoli #LPC #FallBudget
November 7, 2025 at 9:44 AM
If the Liberal party of Canada had included a wealth tax of 1% in the budget on the Thomson family, JUST the Thomson family alone, no one else, they could have kept their promise on healthcare transfers.
#cdnpoli #canadapoli #LPC #FallBudget
#cdnpoli #canadapoli #LPC #FallBudget
Seems like a good time to remind people of jury nullification.
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Seems like a good time to remind people of jury nullification.