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Mike Waddingham
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Comms and marketing.
IT project management.
Oilers fan. Own a lab.
📍= Vancouver-ish.
Posts will be random.
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CBC Gem is now playing my son Aaron's short film! Take some time this weekend and give the 19 award-winner Chicken a watch. (14 mins)

gem.cbc.ca/canadian-ref...
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As part of his bold new vision for Canada, Avi Lewis, the progressive vying to lead the New Democratic Party, has proposed a series of "public options" for everything from groceries to telecoms to banking to address the nation's cost-of-living crisis.
NDP Candidate Avi Lewis Calls for 'Public Options' to Fight High Costs of Groceries, Housing, and Telecoms in Canada
“When people are being gouged at the checkout aisle, on their phone bills, and in their rents, it’s clear that the market is failing,” Lewis said.
www.commondreams.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
A.
Public.
Service.
Cannot.
Lose.
Money.

how much did the military 'lose' last year?
how much did Health Canada 'lose' last year?
how much did the highway system 'lose' last year?

smdh...
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Stop the slop.
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Poppity pop
November 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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“Short bursts indicate an ICE sighting. Long whistles indicate agents making arrests. If you hear the whistle and you’re undocumented, said [Whitney Hu, a community activist and organizer with South Brooklyn Mutual Aid], ‘you hide. And if you’re somebody who’s not, you go to the street.’”
As ICE Street Raids Ramp Up, New Yorkers Stock Up On Whistles
Taking a cue from Chicago, community groups have distributed thousands of whistles in recent weeks — a grassroots system people in other cities have adopted to help neighbors sound the alarm.
www.thecity.nyc
November 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
12
Hmmm...🤔
November 17, 2025 at 11:14 PM
What about 7? Can we get a 6/7 going here? 🫠
November 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Fun fact: Carney wasn’t even welcome in Prince Rupert for this announcement — local nations including Lax Kw’alaams and Metlakatla are opposing Ksi Lisims LNG. He had to change the venue last minute, yet the Feds and province are still rushing to fast-track this giveaway to US billionaires. #bcpoli
November 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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What a thrill to reconnect with @sandraiaz.bsky.social in Edmonton.

The fire of struggle burns so bright in Sandra. We met in the Care Work is Climate Work coalition convened by The Leap in 2019: now she’s president of the biggest union in Alberta.

I’m proud to call Sandra mi compańera de lucha!
November 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Hang it in the Louvre! Beauty pic.
The snapshot of this World Series (so far)

#whoosh #helmet
October 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
'We don't need you!!'

Hahaha!

#bluejays
October 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Wait...

Ohtani is hitting .220?

As a leadoff hitter?

#bluejays #iwantitall #worldseries
October 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Boris with a funny quote this week
October 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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AI companies are spending billions on deals with each other, which boost their value.

This has helped twenty billionaires tied to AI add $450B to their fortunes in 2025.

Meanwhile, an MIT study found that 95% of companies using AI haven't seen returns on investment.

Be warned.
October 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Kurzgesagt made a video explaining precisely why AI is deadly to human knowledge.
AI Slop Is Destroying The Internet
YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
youtu.be
October 10, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Real estate investors now own about 20% of single-family homes in the country.

A big reason why home prices have skyrocketed in recent years is a lack of supply — and investors sinking their teeth into whatever is left on the market is making the problem even worse.
How Wall Street Priced You Out of a Home | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
October 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
So Canada Post 'lost' $843 million.

How much did our health care and education systems 'lose'?
How much did the Canadian Forces 'lose'? This one was easy to look up: $28.8 billion

To be clear, I'm not criticizing these expenditures! we need these services. But public services can't lose money.
October 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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"Start spreading the news, bitches!"
October 9, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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October 9, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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October 9, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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How Wealth Inequality Affects You
September 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Canada's true crisis is the everyday emergency of just trying to get by in an impossible economy.

I’m running for NDP leader so we can transform a system rigged for the rich—together.

We need a government that serves the many, not the money.

Join in. lewisforleader.ca/

youtu.be/IVy99oiYszY
Why I’m running for NDP leader
YouTube video by Avi Lewis
youtu.be
September 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"they are the money but we are the many"...

@avilewis.ca makes the case for Canadians. Give it a watch. #cdnpoli

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVy9...
Why I’m running for NDP leader
YouTube video by Avi Lewis
www.youtube.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Housing is getting more expensive because the rich are buying it all
September 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM