Retnab
@retnab.bsky.social
Canadian, big book and game nerd, smalltime youtuber.
Chilling in Δ Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground
Chilling in Δ Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground
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It would be nice if this overwhelming, country-wide distrust of the US finally got the government to start looking into US ownership of Canadian news media.
I don't think it will, but it would still be nice.
I don't think it will, but it would still be nice.
February 19, 2026 at 6:13 PM
It would be nice if this overwhelming, country-wide distrust of the US finally got the government to start looking into US ownership of Canadian news media.
I don't think it will, but it would still be nice.
I don't think it will, but it would still be nice.
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February 18, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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whoopsie canada's knee-jerk racism of blaming the housing crisis on international students so government cut student visa admissions which destroyed the universities, please come back, grad students of the world, whoopsie, please come back
February 18, 2026 at 9:41 AM
whoopsie canada's knee-jerk racism of blaming the housing crisis on international students so government cut student visa admissions which destroyed the universities, please come back, grad students of the world, whoopsie, please come back
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no. this is pre-spin. an austerity budget but it's not an austerity budget
ITS AN AUSTERITY BUDGET
call things what they are and don't accept the government's framing and terms
look they're doing long weekend pre-spin. you all are such fragile control freaks
AND TAX THE RICH #BCbudget
ITS AN AUSTERITY BUDGET
call things what they are and don't accept the government's framing and terms
look they're doing long weekend pre-spin. you all are such fragile control freaks
AND TAX THE RICH #BCbudget
It's NOT an austerity budget (this was repeated during the briefing)
BUT the focus will be cutting spending to reduce the deficit while protecting core services (education and health care specifically mentioned)
Those earning $150k or less will continue to pay the lowest income taxes in Canada
BUT the focus will be cutting spending to reduce the deficit while protecting core services (education and health care specifically mentioned)
Those earning $150k or less will continue to pay the lowest income taxes in Canada
February 16, 2026 at 10:08 PM
no. this is pre-spin. an austerity budget but it's not an austerity budget
ITS AN AUSTERITY BUDGET
call things what they are and don't accept the government's framing and terms
look they're doing long weekend pre-spin. you all are such fragile control freaks
AND TAX THE RICH #BCbudget
ITS AN AUSTERITY BUDGET
call things what they are and don't accept the government's framing and terms
look they're doing long weekend pre-spin. you all are such fragile control freaks
AND TAX THE RICH #BCbudget
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Canada's voting system is a joke but it's all we've got, and checking out of it achieves nothing. It's also just lazy. If you don't like the candidates, you can write in anything you want. You can spoil your ballot in protest.
There are ways to protest while still participating in the act of voting.
There are ways to protest while still participating in the act of voting.
February 17, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Canada's voting system is a joke but it's all we've got, and checking out of it achieves nothing. It's also just lazy. If you don't like the candidates, you can write in anything you want. You can spoil your ballot in protest.
There are ways to protest while still participating in the act of voting.
There are ways to protest while still participating in the act of voting.
OMG A NEW DOT HACK GAME? And Bandai Namco's actually allowing CC2 to self-publish it? Happy belated Christmas to us!
February 16, 2026 at 4:32 PM
OMG A NEW DOT HACK GAME? And Bandai Namco's actually allowing CC2 to self-publish it? Happy belated Christmas to us!
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this is true for every city and town in canada. and including the RCMP.
seems like a problem
seems like a problem
February 16, 2026 at 2:49 AM
this is true for every city and town in canada. and including the RCMP.
seems like a problem
seems like a problem
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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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Dr Jeremy Walker details the “enormous war chest” of Advance & lists funders inc Gina Rinehart, James Packer, IPA board, Woodside’s Charles Goode & “the priv foundation of Jillian Segal” - who pay Advance to “flood social media with aggressive Far Right disinformation”🔥 #auspol
February 16, 2026 at 5:21 AM
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Oh nooo that thing literally everyone warned me could happen has happened, how could I have ever anticipated such a turn of events
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 15, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Oh nooo that thing literally everyone warned me could happen has happened, how could I have ever anticipated such a turn of events
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the authors of the report are people who have spent years researching health policy in Canada and are real deal experts and they are RINGING THE DAMN BELL ABOUT WHAT ALBERTA IS DOING
“The report highlights how Bill 11 opens the door to American-style health care markets. By allowing private insurance for services that are currently publicly covered, Alberta has created the conditions for U.S. health corporations to enter Canada.”
www.lakesideleader.com/albertas-bil...
www.lakesideleader.com/albertas-bil...
Alberta’s Bill 11: A historic break from Canadian medicare | Lakeside Leader
Ricardo AcuñaExecutive Director, Parkland Institute A new report released by Parkland Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives sounds the alarm on Alberta’s transformation of health c...
www.lakesideleader.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:48 AM
the authors of the report are people who have spent years researching health policy in Canada and are real deal experts and they are RINGING THE DAMN BELL ABOUT WHAT ALBERTA IS DOING
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This is while he is launching an anti-trans campaign online:
February 14, 2026 at 4:21 AM
This is while he is launching an anti-trans campaign online:
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Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper is in the Epstein files and it is incumbent on Canadians to demand an investigation into Canadians that did ‘business’ with Epstein. It is awful, it is uncomfortable, and it requires our courage to root out corruption.
#cdnpoli #Canadasky
#cdnpoli #Canadasky
February 14, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper is in the Epstein files and it is incumbent on Canadians to demand an investigation into Canadians that did ‘business’ with Epstein. It is awful, it is uncomfortable, and it requires our courage to root out corruption.
#cdnpoli #Canadasky
#cdnpoli #Canadasky
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officers policing protests, like those at special events or Task Force Barrage, are paid overtime rates
the police are defunding us
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
the police are defunding us
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
February 13, 2026 at 10:51 PM
officers policing protests, like those at special events or Task Force Barrage, are paid overtime rates
the police are defunding us
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
the police are defunding us
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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the B.C. government created a ministry of mental health and addiction in 2017 for the purpose of PRETENDING to address the unregulated drug deaths emergency
mental health services remain inaccessible to prevent crisis and inaccessible in crisis.
only police.
its an outrageous scandal.
mental health services remain inaccessible to prevent crisis and inaccessible in crisis.
only police.
its an outrageous scandal.
"It's not about guns. It's not about [being trans] ... It's about mental health. It's about a lack of resources." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Mother of critically injured Tumbler Ridge victim says she feels compassion for shooter’s mother | CBC News
Maya Gebala's parents are by the 12-year-old's side taking strength from well-wishers. They are urging Canadians to support Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting victims and to avoid politicizing the tragedy.
www.cbc.ca
February 14, 2026 at 12:58 AM
the B.C. government created a ministry of mental health and addiction in 2017 for the purpose of PRETENDING to address the unregulated drug deaths emergency
mental health services remain inaccessible to prevent crisis and inaccessible in crisis.
only police.
its an outrageous scandal.
mental health services remain inaccessible to prevent crisis and inaccessible in crisis.
only police.
its an outrageous scandal.
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journalists must fact check every statement police make
For the second time in the first five months in her time as Victoria's police chief, Fiona Wilson is issuing a correction after she publicly presented incorrect data.
‘Concerning’: VicPD issues correction after chief presents inflated data for seond time
For the second time in the first five months in her time as Victoria's police chief, Fiona Wilson is issuing a correction after she publicly presented incorrect data.
cheknews.ca
February 14, 2026 at 1:40 AM
journalists must fact check every statement police make
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We also have fairly accurate stool testing that is way less invasive! Testing should probably start much earlier, especially in populations with low fiber/high red meat intake (ie, American men)
Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
February 12, 2026 at 7:25 PM
We also have fairly accurate stool testing that is way less invasive! Testing should probably start much earlier, especially in populations with low fiber/high red meat intake (ie, American men)
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Elect people who reject cop lies
Get yourself a mayor that pushes back. PS Victoria has the highest per capita policing cost in BC
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Victoria mayor pushes back on Victoria police chief's claim of 'chronic underfunding' | CBC News
Victoria Police Chief Fiona Wilson called for a significant budget increase on Tuesday, saying there's been a decade of “chronic underfunding.” However, the city's mayor later pushed back on the asser...
www.cbc.ca
February 11, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Elect people who reject cop lies
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The only details these people care about in situations like this is the race and gender of the perpetrators
The reason they are fixated on those details is because they are bigots
The reason they are fixated on those details is because they are bigots
From morning after Canada’s second deadliest school shooting on record. Almost as if reputable outlets take time to verify facts, or – just maybe – gender identity isn’t the most pressing issue when six children and two adults have been murdered.
February 12, 2026 at 12:22 PM
The only details these people care about in situations like this is the race and gender of the perpetrators
The reason they are fixated on those details is because they are bigots
The reason they are fixated on those details is because they are bigots
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“The fact that this tragic event in #TumblerRidge immediately inspired calls for restrictions on gender-affirming care and trans rights at large in Canada should raise huge alarm bells for trans people and our allies.”
As Tumbler Ridge Mourns, Anti-Trans Misinfo Spreads | The Tyee
No good will come from the conservative rush to weaponize the shooter’s identity in this story.
thetyee.ca
February 12, 2026 at 6:05 PM
“The fact that this tragic event in #TumblerRidge immediately inspired calls for restrictions on gender-affirming care and trans rights at large in Canada should raise huge alarm bells for trans people and our allies.”
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1/10 🇨🇦 ALBERTA INDEPENDENCE: ILLEGAL AND "IMPOSSIBLE" 🇨🇦
Despite rhetoric and foreign meddling, the law is clear. Constitutional hurdles, Indigenous rights, and international law block the path to separation.
Robert J. Currie reports...
#CdnPoli #AbPoli #DemocracySky
#NatSecSky #IntlRel
Despite rhetoric and foreign meddling, the law is clear. Constitutional hurdles, Indigenous rights, and international law block the path to separation.
Robert J. Currie reports...
#CdnPoli #AbPoli #DemocracySky
#NatSecSky #IntlRel
February 11, 2026 at 2:56 PM
1/10 🇨🇦 ALBERTA INDEPENDENCE: ILLEGAL AND "IMPOSSIBLE" 🇨🇦
Despite rhetoric and foreign meddling, the law is clear. Constitutional hurdles, Indigenous rights, and international law block the path to separation.
Robert J. Currie reports...
#CdnPoli #AbPoli #DemocracySky
#NatSecSky #IntlRel
Despite rhetoric and foreign meddling, the law is clear. Constitutional hurdles, Indigenous rights, and international law block the path to separation.
Robert J. Currie reports...
#CdnPoli #AbPoli #DemocracySky
#NatSecSky #IntlRel
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It bears repeating that so much of the far-right alternative media ecosystem built itself up through its (sensational and often inaccurate) coverage of mass shootings, namely by identifying scapegoats or running interference
Their playbook for responding to this stuff is formulaic at this point
Their playbook for responding to this stuff is formulaic at this point
Rebel Media's Drea Humphrey posted a "breaking" news tweet claiming to have "confirmed the identity of the mass shooter" with an accompanying photo
The tweet was deleted without explanation several minutes later
The tweet was deleted without explanation several minutes later
February 11, 2026 at 4:07 PM
It bears repeating that so much of the far-right alternative media ecosystem built itself up through its (sensational and often inaccurate) coverage of mass shootings, namely by identifying scapegoats or running interference
Their playbook for responding to this stuff is formulaic at this point
Their playbook for responding to this stuff is formulaic at this point
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Oh my God. 10 dead in a high school mass shooting (7 killed inside the school) in the small community of Tumbler Ridge in north-eastern British Columbia today. One of the deadliest school shootings in Canadian history. This is an unthinkable nightmare that isn’t supposed to happen here. Or ANYWHERE.
10 dead, including suspect, in mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. | CBC
www.cbc.ca
February 11, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Oh my God. 10 dead in a high school mass shooting (7 killed inside the school) in the small community of Tumbler Ridge in north-eastern British Columbia today. One of the deadliest school shootings in Canadian history. This is an unthinkable nightmare that isn’t supposed to happen here. Or ANYWHERE.
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The Toronto police union getting mad that the Inspector General is ordering a province-wide review of policing is very funny to me. Why? You don't have anything to hide, do you? Just comply! If you haven't done anything wrong, there won't be trouble!
February 10, 2026 at 6:23 PM
The Toronto police union getting mad that the Inspector General is ordering a province-wide review of policing is very funny to me. Why? You don't have anything to hide, do you? Just comply! If you haven't done anything wrong, there won't be trouble!
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