Nik Barry-Shaw
@nikbarryshaw.bsky.social
Fiscally conservative, small-c communist.
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The Man Who Tracks Silicon Valley's 'Nerd Reich' thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
The Man Who Tracks Silicon Valley’s ‘Nerd Reich’ | The Tyee
Wonder what US tech titans wish for, Canada? Study their roots, says writer Gil Duran. A Tyee Q&A.
thetyee.ca
November 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The Man Who Tracks Silicon Valley's 'Nerd Reich' thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
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Encore une preuve que Labeaume n'est pas notre ami (bien au contraire).
Surtout, ne pas trop rêver. Revenons sur terre avec un multimilliardaire à la tête du parti démocrate pour ne bousculer personne, surtout pas les chroniqueurs millionnaires 🤣
November 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Encore une preuve que Labeaume n'est pas notre ami (bien au contraire).
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For a guy supposedly all about climate disclosure, baffling to see Carney tossing greenwashing legislation that simply asks corporations to substantiate their environmental claims. Why defend the right to lie?
Carney scraps anti-greenwashing law. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/n...
Carney scraps anti-greenwashing law. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/n...
Carney scraps anti-greenwashing law despite public call for climate truth
Most Canadians want the federal government to do more about climate disinformation, especially during extreme weather, new research shows, even as the Carney government scraps Canada's laws against gr...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
For a guy supposedly all about climate disclosure, baffling to see Carney tossing greenwashing legislation that simply asks corporations to substantiate their environmental claims. Why defend the right to lie?
Carney scraps anti-greenwashing law. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/n...
Carney scraps anti-greenwashing law. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/n...
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Budget 2025 shows that ‘austerity’ applies to efforts to protect people and the planet—but that more money can always be found for military spending and polluting industries.
Read our full analysis & members' quotes on the federal budget and Climate Competitiveness Strategy. ⬇️
shorturl.at/z1ueW
Read our full analysis & members' quotes on the federal budget and Climate Competitiveness Strategy. ⬇️
shorturl.at/z1ueW
Climate Action Network Canada reacts to Budget 2025 - Climate Action Network Canada (CAN-Rac)
Unceded Anishinaabe Algonquin Territories , 4 November 2025:
Today, the Liberal government tabled Budget 2025 in the House of Commons, including a threadbare Climate Competitiveness Strategy. The Bud...
shorturl.at
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Budget 2025 shows that ‘austerity’ applies to efforts to protect people and the planet—but that more money can always be found for military spending and polluting industries.
Read our full analysis & members' quotes on the federal budget and Climate Competitiveness Strategy. ⬇️
shorturl.at/z1ueW
Read our full analysis & members' quotes on the federal budget and Climate Competitiveness Strategy. ⬇️
shorturl.at/z1ueW
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If nothing else, eliminating 40,000 public service jobs likely increases the odds @brucefanjoy.bsky.social will not be reelected in the Ottawa-area riding of Carleton
I asked @dtcochrane.bsky.social about what these job losses mean for public servants and the communities supported by those jobs
I asked @dtcochrane.bsky.social about what these job losses mean for public servants and the communities supported by those jobs
🎧 PODCAST: Looking inside Mark Carney’s ‘extremely Orwellian’ austerity budget
From $60 billion in cuts to eliminating 40,000 jobs, Canadian Labour Congress Sr. Economist @dtcochrane.bsky.social shares his impressions of the Carney government's first budget live inside the media lock-up in Ottawa
From $60 billion in cuts to eliminating 40,000 jobs, Canadian Labour Congress Sr. Economist @dtcochrane.bsky.social shares his impressions of the Carney government's first budget live inside the media lock-up in Ottawa
Looking Inside Mark Carney’s ‘Extremely Orwellian’ Austerity Budget
Canadian Labour Congress DT Cochrane shares his first impressions of the Carney government's first budget live inside the media lock-up in Ottawa
pressprogress.ca
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
If nothing else, eliminating 40,000 public service jobs likely increases the odds @brucefanjoy.bsky.social will not be reelected in the Ottawa-area riding of Carleton
I asked @dtcochrane.bsky.social about what these job losses mean for public servants and the communities supported by those jobs
I asked @dtcochrane.bsky.social about what these job losses mean for public servants and the communities supported by those jobs
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"This leaves the minority federal government in a position of having to eke out enough supportive votes from the Green Party and the seven-person NDP or risk being plunged into a pre-Christmas election campaign ... But this budget burned whatever olive branch it might have extended to the NDP"
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.
www.policyalternatives.ca
November 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"This leaves the minority federal government in a position of having to eke out enough supportive votes from the Green Party and the seven-person NDP or risk being plunged into a pre-Christmas election campaign ... But this budget burned whatever olive branch it might have extended to the NDP"
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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
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Finland: yle.fi/a/74-20192344
Study: Big growth in data centres could raise electricity prices by 10% by 2030
One of the reasons companies are looking to build data centres in Finland is financial. The country had the second-cheapest electricity in Europe last year.
yle.fi
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Finland: yle.fi/a/74-20192344
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Brooklyn geography: My election district went 77% for Zohran, but you walk one block west, and it's 83% Cuomo.
November 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Brooklyn geography: My election district went 77% for Zohran, but you walk one block west, and it's 83% Cuomo.
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Zohran Mamdani won young men 18-29 by 40 points.
40!
And he did so by standing FOR economic justice, FOR Trans rights, FOR immigrant rights, FOR labor rights, FOR Palestinian rights, & FOR diversity—& still unapologetically dunking on Trump.
He is anti-MAGA w/o throwing people under the bus.
1/2
40!
And he did so by standing FOR economic justice, FOR Trans rights, FOR immigrant rights, FOR labor rights, FOR Palestinian rights, & FOR diversity—& still unapologetically dunking on Trump.
He is anti-MAGA w/o throwing people under the bus.
1/2
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Zohran Mamdani won young men 18-29 by 40 points.
40!
And he did so by standing FOR economic justice, FOR Trans rights, FOR immigrant rights, FOR labor rights, FOR Palestinian rights, & FOR diversity—& still unapologetically dunking on Trump.
He is anti-MAGA w/o throwing people under the bus.
1/2
40!
And he did so by standing FOR economic justice, FOR Trans rights, FOR immigrant rights, FOR labor rights, FOR Palestinian rights, & FOR diversity—& still unapologetically dunking on Trump.
He is anti-MAGA w/o throwing people under the bus.
1/2
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the cope, it's so beautiful
November 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
the cope, it's so beautiful
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AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."
November 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."
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Happy to have signed this open letter.
So many harms have already emerged from reckless and oppressive uses of AI, with such wide-ranging & far-reaching consequences, to so many groups of people, that it seems almost impossible to document them all. But we tried, in this open letter to Minister Solomon: bccla.org/policy-submi... (1/x)
OPEN LETTER to the Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation from civil society organizations and individuals opposing "National Sprint" consultation on AI strategy - BC Civil Liberti...
The Honourable Mélanie JolyMinister of IndustryHouse of CommonsOttawa, OntarioK1A 0A6 The Honourable Evan SolomonMinister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital InnovationHouse of CommonsOttawa, Ontar...
bccla.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Happy to have signed this open letter.
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Je m'intéresse beaucoup au référendum de 1995 car c'est un événement crucial pour comprendre la dérive vers le nationalisme identitaire hégémonique aujourd'hui. Cette photo me rappelle le décalage entre les aspirations populaires et celles des chefs du camp oui 1/21
November 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Je m'intéresse beaucoup au référendum de 1995 car c'est un événement crucial pour comprendre la dérive vers le nationalisme identitaire hégémonique aujourd'hui. Cette photo me rappelle le décalage entre les aspirations populaires et celles des chefs du camp oui 1/21
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On Nov 4th, the federal government is promising deep cuts to healthcare, education, and climate action. And for what? Billions for weapons of war and tax cuts for the rich.
Want to do something about it? Join us on Nov. 14th at 6pm in Ottawa.
Register at canadians.org/event/a-peop...
Want to do something about it? Join us on Nov. 14th at 6pm in Ottawa.
Register at canadians.org/event/a-peop...
Stop the Cuts! A People’s Assembly
On November 4, the federal government is expected to drop a budget that will devastate health services, education and climate action, weaken public services and deliver billions in subsidies, milit…
canadians.org
October 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
On Nov 4th, the federal government is promising deep cuts to healthcare, education, and climate action. And for what? Billions for weapons of war and tax cuts for the rich.
Want to do something about it? Join us on Nov. 14th at 6pm in Ottawa.
Register at canadians.org/event/a-peop...
Want to do something about it? Join us on Nov. 14th at 6pm in Ottawa.
Register at canadians.org/event/a-peop...
Great piece by @zakvescera.bsky.social about how Canada's top corporate lobby group (Business Council of Canada) is now working hand in glove with CSIS. Chilling stuff.
Canada’s spy agency now shares intel with corporations — thanks to a push from one of the country’s biggest oil and gas firms. Find out how in our latest with @thenarwhal.ca
zurl.co/uhB9M
#cdnpoli #csis #oilandgas
zurl.co/uhB9M
#cdnpoli #csis #oilandgas
October 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Great piece by @zakvescera.bsky.social about how Canada's top corporate lobby group (Business Council of Canada) is now working hand in glove with CSIS. Chilling stuff.
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Chaque nouvelle concernant les bélugas me brise le coeur 💔
«Ce n’est pas une bonne idée d’augmenter le trafic maritime sur le Saguenay. On sait que cette hausse aurait des effets négatifs pour les bélugas. Augmenter le trafic commercial sur le Saint-Laurent aurait aussi des effets négatifs sur encore plus d’animaux.» www.ledevoir.com/actualites/e...
L’augmentation du trafic maritime sur le Saguenay et le Saint-Laurent menacerait les bélugas
Les gouvernements de Mark Carney et de François Legault veulent développer de nouveaux projets industriels.
www.ledevoir.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Chaque nouvelle concernant les bélugas me brise le coeur 💔
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J'ai envoyé une réponse au dernier «Carnet de l'éditeur adjoint» de François Cardinal, mais La Presse a refusé mon invitation au dialogue.
C'est donc disponible sur @revueababord.bsky.social :
www.ababord.org/Constater-le...
Partagez si vous aimez svp! 🙏
C'est donc disponible sur @revueababord.bsky.social :
www.ababord.org/Constater-le...
Partagez si vous aimez svp! 🙏
October 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
J'ai envoyé une réponse au dernier «Carnet de l'éditeur adjoint» de François Cardinal, mais La Presse a refusé mon invitation au dialogue.
C'est donc disponible sur @revueababord.bsky.social :
www.ababord.org/Constater-le...
Partagez si vous aimez svp! 🙏
C'est donc disponible sur @revueababord.bsky.social :
www.ababord.org/Constater-le...
Partagez si vous aimez svp! 🙏
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An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago
Chicago
October 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago
Chicago
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this fucking country man
NEW: After years of Canada claiming it won't support Azov Brigade due to its far-right ideology and neo-Nazi links, the Canadian Defence Attache in Ukraine met with Azov at the Embassy this summer.
An Azov contact said it was a “friendly and open dialogue.”
www.readthemaple.com/canadian-emb...
An Azov contact said it was a “friendly and open dialogue.”
www.readthemaple.com/canadian-emb...
Canadian Embassy Hosted Ukraine’s Azov Brigade This Summer
An Azov member described the meeting as a “friendly and open dialogue.”
www.readthemaple.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
this fucking country man
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I think we can lay the groundwork to win this. @hammerandhope.bsky.social ran an interview with the folks who won Build Public Renewables in New York, lessons there worth checking out
hammerandhope.org/article/clim...
hammerandhope.org/article/clim...
October 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I think we can lay the groundwork to win this. @hammerandhope.bsky.social ran an interview with the folks who won Build Public Renewables in New York, lessons there worth checking out
hammerandhope.org/article/clim...
hammerandhope.org/article/clim...
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This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes
A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.
interestingengineering.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
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“There’s something deeply powerful about committing each day to a cause you truly believe in"
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/social-...
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/social-...
Young Canadians’ happiness has nosedived. They’re coping by redefining a meaningful life
Economic hardship and the climate crisis have forced young adults to reshape their ideas of a successful life
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:24 AM
“There’s something deeply powerful about committing each day to a cause you truly believe in"
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/social-...
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/social-...
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Quand les fascistes exigent que vous déclariez solonellement que la violence politique est à proscrire, c’est qu’ils veulent s’assurer d’être les seuls à pouvoir l’exercer.
Contre vous.
Contre vous.
September 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Quand les fascistes exigent que vous déclariez solonellement que la violence politique est à proscrire, c’est qu’ils veulent s’assurer d’être les seuls à pouvoir l’exercer.
Contre vous.
Contre vous.
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Banning arms shipments to a state committing genocide: ⛔️⛔️⛔️
Banning a hip hop group for speaking out against that genocide and slandering them as antisemitic: ✅️✅️✅️
Banning a hip hop group for speaking out against that genocide and slandering them as antisemitic: ✅️✅️✅️
A message to Vince Gasparro, who has banned us from Canada, and our many fans there. 👇
September 20, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Banning arms shipments to a state committing genocide: ⛔️⛔️⛔️
Banning a hip hop group for speaking out against that genocide and slandering them as antisemitic: ✅️✅️✅️
Banning a hip hop group for speaking out against that genocide and slandering them as antisemitic: ✅️✅️✅️