Sean ʕ´• ᴥ•̥`ʔ
@logoffsean.bsky.social
social ecologist and tenant union organizer in BC
🌍🌏🌎 there's still time 🐋🐝🕊️
(he/him)
🌍🌏🌎 there's still time 🐋🐝🕊️
(he/him)
Cowardly response from
@harwindersandhu.bsky.social of @bcnewdemocrats.bsky.social who STILL refuse to ban sale of Israeli liquor in public liquor stores after 2+ years of genocide in Gaza
Passing the buck onto the feds instead of acting like the "moral compass" party they claim to be. Pathetic
@harwindersandhu.bsky.social of @bcnewdemocrats.bsky.social who STILL refuse to ban sale of Israeli liquor in public liquor stores after 2+ years of genocide in Gaza
Passing the buck onto the feds instead of acting like the "moral compass" party they claim to be. Pathetic
December 2, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Cowardly response from
@harwindersandhu.bsky.social of @bcnewdemocrats.bsky.social who STILL refuse to ban sale of Israeli liquor in public liquor stores after 2+ years of genocide in Gaza
Passing the buck onto the feds instead of acting like the "moral compass" party they claim to be. Pathetic
@harwindersandhu.bsky.social of @bcnewdemocrats.bsky.social who STILL refuse to ban sale of Israeli liquor in public liquor stores after 2+ years of genocide in Gaza
Passing the buck onto the feds instead of acting like the "moral compass" party they claim to be. Pathetic
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Carney’s deal with Danielle Smith is the sellout of the century: scrapping climate legislation for a pipeline that will never be built.
We need powerlines, not pipelines. Our path is through climate leadership & building good jobs in the clean economy.
We need powerlines, not pipelines. Our path is through climate leadership & building good jobs in the clean economy.
November 28, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Carney’s deal with Danielle Smith is the sellout of the century: scrapping climate legislation for a pipeline that will never be built.
We need powerlines, not pipelines. Our path is through climate leadership & building good jobs in the clean economy.
We need powerlines, not pipelines. Our path is through climate leadership & building good jobs in the clean economy.
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They're continuing to starve them on purpose
24 hours after the Israeli army announced it would reopen the Zikim crossing, it remains closed, with no trucks entering Gaza, Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reports.
The shutdown leaves all of northern Gaza without a functioning entry point for humanitarian or commercial supplies...
Image: Anera
The shutdown leaves all of northern Gaza without a functioning entry point for humanitarian or commercial supplies...
Image: Anera
November 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
They're continuing to starve them on purpose
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Wow, what a cynical thing for our mayor to say after all the Vancouverites came together to voice concerns over his budget
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Wow, what a cynical thing for our mayor to say after all the Vancouverites came together to voice concerns over his budget
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So to the workers of @unifor.org Local 88: stay strong!
You've got your union behind you.
You've got a whole country behind you.
If they come for your machines....Fire the Boss!
As they say in Argentina:
Occupy. Resist. Produce.
\end
You've got your union behind you.
You've got a whole country behind you.
If they come for your machines....Fire the Boss!
As they say in Argentina:
Occupy. Resist. Produce.
\end
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
So to the workers of @unifor.org Local 88: stay strong!
You've got your union behind you.
You've got a whole country behind you.
If they come for your machines....Fire the Boss!
As they say in Argentina:
Occupy. Resist. Produce.
\end
You've got your union behind you.
You've got a whole country behind you.
If they come for your machines....Fire the Boss!
As they say in Argentina:
Occupy. Resist. Produce.
\end
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For me personally, this story stirs deep emotion.
My first film, The Take (2004) was the story of workers in Argentina who were abandoned by their bosses, and took their factories back.
They took them over and ran them as worker cooperatives.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=khjn...
7/
My first film, The Take (2004) was the story of workers in Argentina who were abandoned by their bosses, and took their factories back.
They took them over and ran them as worker cooperatives.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=khjn...
7/
The Take Trailer
YouTube video by eviltwinbooking
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
For me personally, this story stirs deep emotion.
My first film, The Take (2004) was the story of workers in Argentina who were abandoned by their bosses, and took their factories back.
They took them over and ran them as worker cooperatives.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=khjn...
7/
My first film, The Take (2004) was the story of workers in Argentina who were abandoned by their bosses, and took their factories back.
They took them over and ran them as worker cooperatives.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=khjn...
7/
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Not to mention the fact that the Government of Canada should have been this plant's biggest customer.
You want a nation-building project?
Convert the country's delivery fleet to electric, roll out the infrastructure, create union jobs and do it with Canadian steel.
3/
You want a nation-building project?
Convert the country's delivery fleet to electric, roll out the infrastructure, create union jobs and do it with Canadian steel.
3/
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Not to mention the fact that the Government of Canada should have been this plant's biggest customer.
You want a nation-building project?
Convert the country's delivery fleet to electric, roll out the infrastructure, create union jobs and do it with Canadian steel.
3/
You want a nation-building project?
Convert the country's delivery fleet to electric, roll out the infrastructure, create union jobs and do it with Canadian steel.
3/
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First of all, the government of Canada should never have let this happen.
The US needs to sell cars in Canada - we're their biggest foreign market! $23 billion USD in sales here last year.
We need the auto pact back: you want to sell a vehicle here? Build a vehicle here.
2/
The US needs to sell cars in Canada - we're their biggest foreign market! $23 billion USD in sales here last year.
We need the auto pact back: you want to sell a vehicle here? Build a vehicle here.
2/
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
First of all, the government of Canada should never have let this happen.
The US needs to sell cars in Canada - we're their biggest foreign market! $23 billion USD in sales here last year.
We need the auto pact back: you want to sell a vehicle here? Build a vehicle here.
2/
The US needs to sell cars in Canada - we're their biggest foreign market! $23 billion USD in sales here last year.
We need the auto pact back: you want to sell a vehicle here? Build a vehicle here.
2/
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Huge solidarity to @unifor.org local 88.
1,100 workers making EV delivery vans, laid off by GM.
Now they're saying, enough!
If GM comes for the machines, they'll occupy the plant.
1/
1,100 workers making EV delivery vans, laid off by GM.
Now they're saying, enough!
If GM comes for the machines, they'll occupy the plant.
1/
Union threatens to seize Cami auto plant if GM removes machinery
Mike Van Boekel, chairperson of Unifor Local 88, said they are also prepared to fight the company in court.
lfpress.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Huge solidarity to @unifor.org local 88.
1,100 workers making EV delivery vans, laid off by GM.
Now they're saying, enough!
If GM comes for the machines, they'll occupy the plant.
1/
1,100 workers making EV delivery vans, laid off by GM.
Now they're saying, enough!
If GM comes for the machines, they'll occupy the plant.
1/
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so the #LPC has dropped the pretence and become the Progressive Conservatives. The Conservatives are unserious western separatist populists. And the lane is wide open for the #NDP to become the progressive way forward which the younger generation wants. @avilewis.ca #cdnpoli
November 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
so the #LPC has dropped the pretence and become the Progressive Conservatives. The Conservatives are unserious western separatist populists. And the lane is wide open for the #NDP to become the progressive way forward which the younger generation wants. @avilewis.ca #cdnpoli
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New Yorkers just proved bold socialist ideas can win. Ottawa just proposed the most harmful climate and care budget since Harper.
Bold ideas win and we need to rebuild that kind of NDP.
www.youtube.com/live/NnM_RgL...
Bold ideas win and we need to rebuild that kind of NDP.
www.youtube.com/live/NnM_RgL...
WATCH LIVE: Zohran Mamdani addresses supporters after winning 2025 NYC mayoral race
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:32 AM
New Yorkers just proved bold socialist ideas can win. Ottawa just proposed the most harmful climate and care budget since Harper.
Bold ideas win and we need to rebuild that kind of NDP.
www.youtube.com/live/NnM_RgL...
Bold ideas win and we need to rebuild that kind of NDP.
www.youtube.com/live/NnM_RgL...
Great overview of Poilievre's history of anti-worker and pro-billionaire votes by @queentiwa.bsky.social. Most stunning highlights for me were:
1 - he's literally never passed a bill
2 - he sold nearly a million affordable public housing units to private investors
youtu.be/3ybUSDzV05w?...
1 - he's literally never passed a bill
2 - he sold nearly a million affordable public housing units to private investors
youtu.be/3ybUSDzV05w?...
What’s NEXT for Canada after Justin Trudeau? Is Pierre Poilievre the RIGHT leader?
YouTube video by Queentiwa
youtu.be
January 14, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Great overview of Poilievre's history of anti-worker and pro-billionaire votes by @queentiwa.bsky.social. Most stunning highlights for me were:
1 - he's literally never passed a bill
2 - he sold nearly a million affordable public housing units to private investors
youtu.be/3ybUSDzV05w?...
1 - he's literally never passed a bill
2 - he sold nearly a million affordable public housing units to private investors
youtu.be/3ybUSDzV05w?...
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Murray Bookchin: "[Anarchism's] central focus has always been the only meaningful goal social revolution can have—the remaking of the world so that human beings will be ends in themselves and human life a revered, indeed a marvelous, experience."
January 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Murray Bookchin: "[Anarchism's] central focus has always been the only meaningful goal social revolution can have—the remaking of the world so that human beings will be ends in themselves and human life a revered, indeed a marvelous, experience."
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Welp. Apple snuck something dirty in our phones last night.
Settings > Apps > (pick an app) > Siri > Learn From this App
TOGGLE OFF.
You have to go through each app. My garage app, my BANKING APPS, others had that turned on automatically. 😡
Settings > Apps > (pick an app) > Siri > Learn From this App
TOGGLE OFF.
You have to go through each app. My garage app, my BANKING APPS, others had that turned on automatically. 😡
January 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Welp. Apple snuck something dirty in our phones last night.
Settings > Apps > (pick an app) > Siri > Learn From this App
TOGGLE OFF.
You have to go through each app. My garage app, my BANKING APPS, others had that turned on automatically. 😡
Settings > Apps > (pick an app) > Siri > Learn From this App
TOGGLE OFF.
You have to go through each app. My garage app, my BANKING APPS, others had that turned on automatically. 😡
January 14, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Magdalena Bay - Image (Official Video)
YouTube video by Magdalena Bay
youtu.be
January 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Yes, whenever I talk to musicians they *always* say the worst aspect is the music bit. If only that didn't get in the way of their interactions with Spotify, labels, promoters and the universally beloved LiveNation/Ticketmaster.
Beautiful stuff: "It’s not really enjoyable to make music now… it takes a lot of time, it takes a lot of practice, you have to get really good at an instrument... I think the majority of people don’t enjoy the majority of time they spend making music."
www.404media.co/ceo-of-ai-mu...
www.404media.co/ceo-of-ai-mu...
CEO of AI Music Company Says People Don’t Like Making Music
"I think the majority of people don’t enjoy the majority of the time they spend making music.”
www.404media.co
January 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Yes, whenever I talk to musicians they *always* say the worst aspect is the music bit. If only that didn't get in the way of their interactions with Spotify, labels, promoters and the universally beloved LiveNation/Ticketmaster.
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Advocates Demand Eviction Moratorium, Rent Freeze as LA Landlords 'Cash in on Crisis' | Common Dreams www.commondreams.org/news/evictio...
Advocates Demand Eviction Moratorium, Rent Freeze as LA Landlords 'Cash in on Crisis' | Common Dreams
"Greedy landlords shouldn't profit from human tragedy," argued one housing defender. "Put people over profits for once!"
www.commondreams.org
January 13, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Advocates Demand Eviction Moratorium, Rent Freeze as LA Landlords 'Cash in on Crisis' | Common Dreams www.commondreams.org/news/evictio...
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Let's sidestep opinion and simply remind ourselves that Free Trade has obliterated our sovereignty and integrated us so far into the US that we no longer even have our own foreign policy.
And Chrétien is to thank for all of that.
And Chrétien is to thank for all of that.
I’m certain that some people will find the tone of this embarrassingly corny, and others will wish that it’s how more of our political leaders still spoke. But I’d be curious to see the splits on that. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Jean Chrétien: Canadians will never give up the best country in the world to join the U.S.
The former prime minister says it’s time to enact a Plan B to handle Donald Trump’s outrageous threats
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Let's sidestep opinion and simply remind ourselves that Free Trade has obliterated our sovereignty and integrated us so far into the US that we no longer even have our own foreign policy.
And Chrétien is to thank for all of that.
And Chrétien is to thank for all of that.
The numbers are in, unfavourability is rising and it's time for @jagmeetsingh.ca to step down
Even committed NDP voters are leaning toward the party doing better without him
Center-left independents believe the same, slightly better with somebody else
Via @angusreidinstitute.bsky.social
Even committed NDP voters are leaning toward the party doing better without him
Center-left independents believe the same, slightly better with somebody else
Via @angusreidinstitute.bsky.social
January 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The numbers are in, unfavourability is rising and it's time for @jagmeetsingh.ca to step down
Even committed NDP voters are leaning toward the party doing better without him
Center-left independents believe the same, slightly better with somebody else
Via @angusreidinstitute.bsky.social
Even committed NDP voters are leaning toward the party doing better without him
Center-left independents believe the same, slightly better with somebody else
Via @angusreidinstitute.bsky.social
NDP's comms strategy of never ever saying what they will actually do differently is super effective
Publicly owned grocery stores? Maybe!
Higher corporate taxes? Who knows!
Breaking up the oligopoly? Flip a coin!
Punishing corporate execs? Your guess is as good as mine!
Publicly owned grocery stores? Maybe!
Higher corporate taxes? Who knows!
Breaking up the oligopoly? Flip a coin!
Punishing corporate execs? Your guess is as good as mine!
Pierre Poilievre's senior advisor doubles as a Loblaw Lobbyist.
Galen Weston has donated to his party.
There is no chance Conservatives will ever stand up to Greedy CEOs no matter how many times they cheat you.
If you want someone with the guts to take on CEOs - that's New Democrats.
Galen Weston has donated to his party.
There is no chance Conservatives will ever stand up to Greedy CEOs no matter how many times they cheat you.
If you want someone with the guts to take on CEOs - that's New Democrats.
January 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
NDP's comms strategy of never ever saying what they will actually do differently is super effective
Publicly owned grocery stores? Maybe!
Higher corporate taxes? Who knows!
Breaking up the oligopoly? Flip a coin!
Punishing corporate execs? Your guess is as good as mine!
Publicly owned grocery stores? Maybe!
Higher corporate taxes? Who knows!
Breaking up the oligopoly? Flip a coin!
Punishing corporate execs? Your guess is as good as mine!
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Is it time for Canada to decide how we want to exist in the world -- and with others.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/its-time-f...
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/its-time-f...
It’s Time for Canada to Get the Bomb (Not Really)
Threats against Canadian sovereignty from the incoming Trump administration should, however, focus the national mind on a plan for managing...whatever it is we're facing.
www.davidmoscrop.com
January 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Is it time for Canada to decide how we want to exist in the world -- and with others.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/its-time-f...
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/its-time-f...
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And Broadbent wasn't even the left flank of the party.
I recently read an essay by Ed Broadbent, written in the 80s, I think, where he calls for nationalizing industry and leaving NATO. We've drifted so far right.
January 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
And Broadbent wasn't even the left flank of the party.
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"The NDP would be doing better with voters if Jagmeet Singh were not the leader"
All Canadians:
Agree: 56%
Disagree: 23%
Committed NDP Voters:
Agree: 42%
Disagree: 41%
Definitely Consider Voting NDP Voters:
Agree: 42%
Disagree: 37%
Angus Reid / Dec 31, 2024 / n=2427 / Online
All Canadians:
Agree: 56%
Disagree: 23%
Committed NDP Voters:
Agree: 42%
Disagree: 41%
Definitely Consider Voting NDP Voters:
Agree: 42%
Disagree: 37%
Angus Reid / Dec 31, 2024 / n=2427 / Online
January 9, 2025 at 6:34 AM
"The NDP would be doing better with voters if Jagmeet Singh were not the leader"
All Canadians:
Agree: 56%
Disagree: 23%
Committed NDP Voters:
Agree: 42%
Disagree: 41%
Definitely Consider Voting NDP Voters:
Agree: 42%
Disagree: 37%
Angus Reid / Dec 31, 2024 / n=2427 / Online
All Canadians:
Agree: 56%
Disagree: 23%
Committed NDP Voters:
Agree: 42%
Disagree: 41%
Definitely Consider Voting NDP Voters:
Agree: 42%
Disagree: 37%
Angus Reid / Dec 31, 2024 / n=2427 / Online
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When Justin Trudeau prorogued parliament, he also killed a number of key pieces of unfinished legislation, such as
- The emissions cap on the oil and gas sector
- The Canada Disability Benefit
- A tax increase for the wealthiest investors
I wrote about it for @policyalternatives.bsky.social
- The emissions cap on the oil and gas sector
- The Canada Disability Benefit
- A tax increase for the wealthiest investors
I wrote about it for @policyalternatives.bsky.social
Justin Trudeau prorogued Parliament and resigned. What happens next? | CCPA
On January 6, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an announcement that political observers had been expecting for the better part of a year—he is resigning as prime minister and leader of the Liberal P...
www.policyalternatives.ca
January 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
When Justin Trudeau prorogued parliament, he also killed a number of key pieces of unfinished legislation, such as
- The emissions cap on the oil and gas sector
- The Canada Disability Benefit
- A tax increase for the wealthiest investors
I wrote about it for @policyalternatives.bsky.social
- The emissions cap on the oil and gas sector
- The Canada Disability Benefit
- A tax increase for the wealthiest investors
I wrote about it for @policyalternatives.bsky.social