Kirk Tousaw
@kirktousaw.bsky.social
I helped legalize cannabis in Canada and won some precedent setting medical cannabis cases. Now I practice law in British Columbia and run a cannabis company called Great Gardener Farms. Dad and husband. Deadhead. Lions fan. He/him.
Dems take note. The only people that want you to run a “centrist” or “moderate” in 2028 are republicans, mainstream political pundits and those candidates that fit that description.
And this was interestingly unanimous— and not being that well reflected yet in the offerings from actual Dem politicians. Word to the wise
February 17, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Dems take note. The only people that want you to run a “centrist” or “moderate” in 2028 are republicans, mainstream political pundits and those candidates that fit that description.
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All I see on my Twitter timeline are reporters parsing every quote from AOC in Germany, trying to mock them for incoherence or inaccuracy, while a demented old man who can’t string sentences together or stay awake sits in the Oval, while the legacy media happily sanewashes his quotes.
February 16, 2026 at 5:46 PM
All I see on my Twitter timeline are reporters parsing every quote from AOC in Germany, trying to mock them for incoherence or inaccuracy, while a demented old man who can’t string sentences together or stay awake sits in the Oval, while the legacy media happily sanewashes his quotes.
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I feel like this is pretty key. Newsom is signaling that he wants to throw trans people under every available bus. that is a reason to denounce him, not to preemptively demand that trans people endorse him. 1
it's one thing to say with regards to a general election "vote blue no matter who"
but it's a completely different thing to insist (as *lots* of Dem accounts I've personally seen are saying) that trans ppl *must* vote for Newsom when we're still several years away from presidential primaries!
but it's a completely different thing to insist (as *lots* of Dem accounts I've personally seen are saying) that trans ppl *must* vote for Newsom when we're still several years away from presidential primaries!
February 17, 2026 at 3:55 AM
I feel like this is pretty key. Newsom is signaling that he wants to throw trans people under every available bus. that is a reason to denounce him, not to preemptively demand that trans people endorse him. 1
I mean yes. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
But also fight like hell for as perfect as you can get and it’s ok to be pissed off at most of the current crop of feckless weak-ass Dems and spend the next couple years trying to get a good candidate.
But yes on voting day it’s binary.
But also fight like hell for as perfect as you can get and it’s ok to be pissed off at most of the current crop of feckless weak-ass Dems and spend the next couple years trying to get a good candidate.
But yes on voting day it’s binary.
That’s right. That’s correct. Because I have an above-room-temperature IQ and understand that when forced to choose between MAGA and ANYONE ELSE, I should vote for the second option no matter how much I personally detest them.
February 17, 2026 at 4:27 AM
I mean yes. Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
But also fight like hell for as perfect as you can get and it’s ok to be pissed off at most of the current crop of feckless weak-ass Dems and spend the next couple years trying to get a good candidate.
But yes on voting day it’s binary.
But also fight like hell for as perfect as you can get and it’s ok to be pissed off at most of the current crop of feckless weak-ass Dems and spend the next couple years trying to get a good candidate.
But yes on voting day it’s binary.
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If I were a Democrat concerned about winning elections and was hearing that a significant number of voters wouldn’t support Gavin Newsom in 2028, I would simply stop pushing Gavin Newsom in 2026.
look if you want to freak out about people not voting newsom if he's the nominee a week before the 2028 general election, I kinda get it (but don't say you weren't warned). doing it now though is just a weird attempt to strong arm people into supporting him in the primary.
I think most (not all) of the "I will never vote for Gavin Newsom" people are communists who are mad that Americans don't like communism and want to destroy the Democratic party out of revenge. They don't care how many elections Republicans win or how many trans people die as long as the Dems fall.
February 15, 2026 at 9:50 PM
If I were a Democrat concerned about winning elections and was hearing that a significant number of voters wouldn’t support Gavin Newsom in 2028, I would simply stop pushing Gavin Newsom in 2026.
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wow this is a huge deal
wow
WOW
wow
WOW
Harm reduction services, including syringe service and fentanyl testing programs, are proven to save lives.
As a federal court recognized, people with substance use disorder have a right to these services under disability law.
As a federal court recognized, people with substance use disorder have a right to these services under disability law.
Landmark settlement could create new protections for harm reduction under disability law
A Christian group announces a potentially landmark legal settlement that the ACLU says could establish new federal protections for harm reduction services.
www.statnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:45 AM
wow this is a huge deal
wow
WOW
wow
WOW
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
The way for Dems to win back the working class is (a) to stand proudly for policies that benefit the working class and (b) to aggressively attack and oppose policies that harm the working class. They do both of these things badly right now (with some obvious individual exceptions).
Remarkable: Majority of working class voters oppose deportations of undocumented immigrants with jobs/no criminal records, per new Marquette data.
Remember how pundits said 2024 meant Dems must become restrictionist to win back working class? I challenge that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
Remember how pundits said 2024 meant Dems must become restrictionist to win back working class? I challenge that here:
newrepublic.com/article/2059...
February 14, 2026 at 5:14 PM
The way for Dems to win back the working class is (a) to stand proudly for policies that benefit the working class and (b) to aggressively attack and oppose policies that harm the working class. They do both of these things badly right now (with some obvious individual exceptions).
Openly preparing to end democracy.
February 14, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Openly preparing to end democracy.
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Shooting dozens of rounds of tear gas and using pepper spray and their batons, the SPVM violently pushed back more than a thousand people who showed up this afternoon to send a message to GardaWorld over their contracts with ICE at their offices and training center in Ville Saint-Laurent. (thread)
February 14, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Shooting dozens of rounds of tear gas and using pepper spray and their batons, the SPVM violently pushed back more than a thousand people who showed up this afternoon to send a message to GardaWorld over their contracts with ICE at their offices and training center in Ville Saint-Laurent. (thread)
As I’ve said before they are not hiding their plans to get rid of democracy. Take it seriously.
Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 14, 2026 at 4:57 PM
As I’ve said before they are not hiding their plans to get rid of democracy. Take it seriously.
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this is such a deeply perverted sickness of the soul
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 11:27 PM
this is such a deeply perverted sickness of the soul
Hey @korywoods.bsky.social and @ben-raven.bsky.social loved the comments to start the latest podcast. The softest people on earth are in the billionaire class. Pathetic. Thanks for calling it out.
Kory Woods (@korywoods.bsky.social)
Detroit Pistons and Detroit Lions beat writer at MLive.com. Eastern Mich. and Specs Howard alumnus. ΚΑΨ (Delta Nu - Spring 08). Univ. of Mich - Ann Arbor MSW student.
korywoods.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Hey @korywoods.bsky.social and @ben-raven.bsky.social loved the comments to start the latest podcast. The softest people on earth are in the billionaire class. Pathetic. Thanks for calling it out.
This is wisdom.
if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
February 14, 2026 at 3:33 AM
This is wisdom.
One of the very few Dems that actually inspires me and give me hope - albeit faint - that American can drag itself away from outright fascism and corporatism. I hope she’s testing the waters for a run in 2028 and if she does, we should all hope she wins.
AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
February 14, 2026 at 3:32 AM
One of the very few Dems that actually inspires me and give me hope - albeit faint - that American can drag itself away from outright fascism and corporatism. I hope she’s testing the waters for a run in 2028 and if she does, we should all hope she wins.
They are absolutely going to use ICE to intimidate voters in democratic leaning areas and suppress voting. They’ll make stuff up about non-citizens voting to cover it. Take it seriously.
The President and his cabinet have suggested having masked ICE agents encircling polling places. It's not fantasy, and it's not made up. And we need to be clear-eyed about that.
Does ICE have the authority to be deployed polling places?
YouTube video by Sen. Elissa Slotkin
youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:09 AM
They are absolutely going to use ICE to intimidate voters in democratic leaning areas and suppress voting. They’ll make stuff up about non-citizens voting to cover it. Take it seriously.
The NFL killed Kap’s career because he opposed racism and the murder of civilians by police.
The NFL doesn't seem to be inclined to investigate or discipline Giants co-owner Steve Tisch, based on his emails with Jeffrey Epstein. The language of the Personal Conduct Policy would seem to justify it, if the league truly wanted to do it.
Will the NFL take action against Steve Tisch?
Nowadays, many approach a particularly troubling P.R. predicament by waiting.
www.nbcsports.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:35 AM
The NFL killed Kap’s career because he opposed racism and the murder of civilians by police.
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i love how the right is acting like training for protesters is some major scandal. the most effective protest movement in us history - civil rights - was pulled off by highly trained protesters. training for protesters is GOOD. exploringsncc.weebly.com/sncc-trainin...
SNCC Training
Please answer the following questions: 1) Explain what is happening in these photos. What are these students doing? 2) How would you describe the faces and actions of the people being attacked?...
exploringsncc.weebly.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:29 PM
i love how the right is acting like training for protesters is some major scandal. the most effective protest movement in us history - civil rights - was pulled off by highly trained protesters. training for protesters is GOOD. exploringsncc.weebly.com/sncc-trainin...
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I've tried to get this point across myself. Here, @brianbeutler.bsky.social does a great job of it. Liberal bias is a political tool — not a critique of performance — and it will assert itself regardless of how well the newsroom does on truthtelling and fairness. www.offmessage.net/p/a-requiem-...
February 12, 2026 at 12:10 AM
I've tried to get this point across myself. Here, @brianbeutler.bsky.social does a great job of it. Liberal bias is a political tool — not a critique of performance — and it will assert itself regardless of how well the newsroom does on truthtelling and fairness. www.offmessage.net/p/a-requiem-...
Dangerous, fact-free and hateful. Please Canada let's stand together against the politicization of tragedy into a crusade against marginalized people.
NEW from me today:
Tumbler Ridge is mourning a horrific loss. But how the shooter's identity is being talked about online, and the dangerous links being made to trans people at large, will have resounding and dangerous impacts in the months and weeks to come.
xtramagazine.com/power/tumble...
Tumbler Ridge is mourning a horrific loss. But how the shooter's identity is being talked about online, and the dangerous links being made to trans people at large, will have resounding and dangerous impacts in the months and weeks to come.
xtramagazine.com/power/tumble...
The Tumbler Ridge shooting is already fuelling anti-trans hate in Canada | Xtra Magazine
Bad actors on the right are leaping to connect the shooter’s trans identity to the violence
xtramagazine.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Dangerous, fact-free and hateful. Please Canada let's stand together against the politicization of tragedy into a crusade against marginalized people.
Of course certain conservatives are trying to steamroll trans people and turn an unspeakable tragedy into a political mission.
Gross fact-free hate that has absolutely no place in our politics or our country.
Gross fact-free hate that has absolutely no place in our politics or our country.
February 12, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Of course certain conservatives are trying to steamroll trans people and turn an unspeakable tragedy into a political mission.
Gross fact-free hate that has absolutely no place in our politics or our country.
Gross fact-free hate that has absolutely no place in our politics or our country.
Well this is absolutely awful. Unimaginably horrific.
"RCMP say 10 people are dead after a mass shooting in the rural community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C.: nine victims and one suspect.
Six people were found dead inside Tumbler Ridge Secondary School"
Six people were found dead inside Tumbler Ridge Secondary School"
10 dead, including suspect, in mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. | CBC
www.cbc.ca
February 11, 2026 at 8:03 AM
Well this is absolutely awful. Unimaginably horrific.
Such garbage framing. Institutional failures at a massive scale shouldn’t mean people can’t try to enjoy living their lives.
Gen Zers and millennials are swimming in student debt and may never own homes, but they’re splurging on gut-healthy juices and rotisserie chickens.
The Booming Business of Luxury Grocery Stores
A new crop of gourmet grocers has hit the city, drawing lines of trendy TikTokers, MAHA-curious health fiends and Instacart devotees who want to pop in for a treat.
on.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Such garbage framing. Institutional failures at a massive scale shouldn’t mean people can’t try to enjoy living their lives.
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New-ish BC Greens leader Emily Lowan has pulled the party to the left with a focus on wealth inequality. She's criticized the BC NDP for not being progressive enough; now the Greens have left their agreement to support the NDP - which has a razor thin majority. #bcpoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
Greens End Deal to Back NDP, Citing Policy Failures | The Tyee
‘They haven’t fought for unions or stood up to the one per cent.’
thetyee.ca
February 10, 2026 at 3:21 PM
New-ish BC Greens leader Emily Lowan has pulled the party to the left with a focus on wealth inequality. She's criticized the BC NDP for not being progressive enough; now the Greens have left their agreement to support the NDP - which has a razor thin majority. #bcpoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
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This discussion is a fierce analysis of the present moment: the historical context of right now and the possible futures we’re fighting — and fighting for
I especially urge drug policy advocates to read this. When governments make harmful policy, don’t just say ‘politics’
its fascist politics
I especially urge drug policy advocates to read this. When governments make harmful policy, don’t just say ‘politics’
its fascist politics
Fascism doesn’t rise by accident: it’s organised through capitalism, fear, and targeted wars on migrants, drugs, and people in poverty.
Read our State of Power 2026 opening interview with @harshawalia.bsky.social and Alberto Toscano. www.tni.org/en/article/l...
Read our State of Power 2026 opening interview with @harshawalia.bsky.social and Alberto Toscano. www.tni.org/en/article/l...
February 10, 2026 at 7:03 AM
This discussion is a fierce analysis of the present moment: the historical context of right now and the possible futures we’re fighting — and fighting for
I especially urge drug policy advocates to read this. When governments make harmful policy, don’t just say ‘politics’
its fascist politics
I especially urge drug policy advocates to read this. When governments make harmful policy, don’t just say ‘politics’
its fascist politics