Richard Dal Monte
@richdalmonte.bsky.social
Journalist / Writer / Editor / Ghostwriter
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report on ANYTHING ELSE please
B.C. ostrich farm is ‘ground-zero for change’ as family reels from shooting cull
November 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Thanks to The Ringer for republishing my 2022 piece on 'Nebraska' amidst the excitement surrounding 'Deliver Me From Nowhere'. It's one I'm very proud of- both a celebration of a transcendent album and a melancholy reckoning with the broken American labor movement. www.theringer.com/2022/12/14/m...
Please Don’t Stop Me: 40 Years of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska’
Decades after its release, the haunted highways and haunted characters of the Boss’s largely acoustic masterpiece still haunt the American psyche
www.theringer.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Thanks to The Ringer for republishing my 2022 piece on 'Nebraska' amidst the excitement surrounding 'Deliver Me From Nowhere'. It's one I'm very proud of- both a celebration of a transcendent album and a melancholy reckoning with the broken American labor movement. www.theringer.com/2022/12/14/m...
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real estate agent: here are FACTS about the skytrain to langley the media is HIDING from you
first fact: here’s a straightforward thing the cbc told me
try harder
first fact: here’s a straightforward thing the cbc told me
try harder
November 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
real estate agent: here are FACTS about the skytrain to langley the media is HIDING from you
first fact: here’s a straightforward thing the cbc told me
try harder
first fact: here’s a straightforward thing the cbc told me
try harder
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switching my brand from “ranting about hidden gems” to “ranting about people who claim the media doesn’t report on things that, in fact, have been reported on”
at the end of the day, it’s the same playbook: follow me because I have secret knowledge that others are hiding from you
at the end of the day, it’s the same playbook: follow me because I have secret knowledge that others are hiding from you
November 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
switching my brand from “ranting about hidden gems” to “ranting about people who claim the media doesn’t report on things that, in fact, have been reported on”
at the end of the day, it’s the same playbook: follow me because I have secret knowledge that others are hiding from you
at the end of the day, it’s the same playbook: follow me because I have secret knowledge that others are hiding from you
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housing, dignified incomes, employment, healthcare, art, education, and childcare also prevent crime
Cops respond to crime. The bike valet prevents it. But the city wants to stop paying for it so they can give VicPD more money! #yyj #yyjbike #DefundVicPD
November 8, 2025 at 2:04 AM
housing, dignified incomes, employment, healthcare, art, education, and childcare also prevent crime
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no one involved in this case disputes DULF has saved many lives. shutting down initiatives to prevent consumption of poisoned drugs leads to more preventable deaths. sad to see the law used as a cudgel to justify killing people through government inaction & indifference
Founders of Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalinin have just been found guilty of drug trafficking.
Justice Murray rules CDSA exemption didn’t include procurement & distribution.
“There is no doubt all of DULF’s actions were for one purpose.”
@pressprogress.ca
Justice Murray rules CDSA exemption didn’t include procurement & distribution.
“There is no doubt all of DULF’s actions were for one purpose.”
@pressprogress.ca
November 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
no one involved in this case disputes DULF has saved many lives. shutting down initiatives to prevent consumption of poisoned drugs leads to more preventable deaths. sad to see the law used as a cudgel to justify killing people through government inaction & indifference
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DULF is a humanist organization that has saved lives. They did what the government has failed to do & regulated the drugs people were already using. That same government is charging them with crimes for not sitting idly by & watching more people die preventable deaths from an unregulated drug supply
Founders of Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalinin have just been found guilty of drug trafficking.
Justice Murray rules CDSA exemption didn’t include procurement & distribution.
“There is no doubt all of DULF’s actions were for one purpose.”
@pressprogress.ca
Justice Murray rules CDSA exemption didn’t include procurement & distribution.
“There is no doubt all of DULF’s actions were for one purpose.”
@pressprogress.ca
November 8, 2025 at 12:10 AM
DULF is a humanist organization that has saved lives. They did what the government has failed to do & regulated the drugs people were already using. That same government is charging them with crimes for not sitting idly by & watching more people die preventable deaths from an unregulated drug supply
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Street drugs have killed more than 18,600 BCers. DULF worked with cops, health authorities, feds to try and source, test and sell drugs with a known purity and potency to reduce overdose deaths.
Their strategy was saving lives.
Today they were found guilty of trafficking.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Their strategy was saving lives.
Today they were found guilty of trafficking.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
DULF Founders Guilty of Drug Trafficking | The Tyee
Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum didn’t have permission to sell tested drugs despite good intentions, court finds.
thetyee.ca
November 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Street drugs have killed more than 18,600 BCers. DULF worked with cops, health authorities, feds to try and source, test and sell drugs with a known purity and potency to reduce overdose deaths.
Their strategy was saving lives.
Today they were found guilty of trafficking.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Their strategy was saving lives.
Today they were found guilty of trafficking.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
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“A spokesperson for Mayor Ken Sim said the mayor has no role in writing the party’s materials.”
November 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
“A spokesperson for Mayor Ken Sim said the mayor has no role in writing the party’s materials.”
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This is a good article, worth reading.
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-tobacco playbook could help turn the US public against their beloved oversized cars.
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
This is a good article, worth reading.
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
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the National Police Federation is the RCMP 'union'
police need more police, police say
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police need more police, police say
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November 7, 2025 at 12:56 PM
the National Police Federation is the RCMP 'union'
police need more police, police say
app.polidashboard.org/meta_ads?cou...
police need more police, police say
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pants on fire
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
November 7, 2025 at 6:11 AM
pants on fire
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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📣 DULF found guilty for life-saving compassion club 📣
But WAIT! Not so fast…
drugdatadecoded.ca/court-finds-...
But WAIT! Not so fast…
drugdatadecoded.ca/court-finds-...
Court finds DULF guilty for compassion club "heralded as success"
Convictions are on hold as the compassion club founders prepare for a Charter challenge to begin on November 24.
drugdatadecoded.ca
November 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
📣 DULF found guilty for life-saving compassion club 📣
But WAIT! Not so fast…
drugdatadecoded.ca/court-finds-...
But WAIT! Not so fast…
drugdatadecoded.ca/court-finds-...
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Drug User Liberation Front founders Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum have been found guilty of all charges. A lot people upset in this courtroom right now.
Defence going to be mounting a constitutional challenge.
Defence going to be mounting a constitutional challenge.
November 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Drug User Liberation Front founders Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum have been found guilty of all charges. A lot people upset in this courtroom right now.
Defence going to be mounting a constitutional challenge.
Defence going to be mounting a constitutional challenge.
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Breaking: the founders of DULF have been found guilty of three counts of drug trafficking. @michellegamage.bsky.social will have the full story later today thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
Safe Drugs on Trial: DULF’s Trafficking Case Begins | The Tyee
The founders are charged with trafficking. Their lawyers argue they had a legal exemption from drug laws.
thetyee.ca
November 7, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Breaking: the founders of DULF have been found guilty of three counts of drug trafficking. @michellegamage.bsky.social will have the full story later today thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
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BC’s recent report into its administration of FOI laws shows that requests for general govt records has dropped below a third of what it was five years ago.
Experts worry what that could mean for govt transparency and trust in public institutions. @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Experts worry what that could mean for govt transparency and trust in public institutions. @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Are People Losing Trust in BC’s FOI System? | The Tyee
The province’s information commissioner says plunging numbers of requests should prompt questions.
thetyee.ca
November 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
BC’s recent report into its administration of FOI laws shows that requests for general govt records has dropped below a third of what it was five years ago.
Experts worry what that could mean for govt transparency and trust in public institutions. @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Experts worry what that could mean for govt transparency and trust in public institutions. @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
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No major flu deaths surge expected in Scotland after 80% vaccine uptake and in cleaner hospitals talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/07/n...
No major flu deaths surge expected in Scotland after 80% vaccine uptake and in cleaner hospitals
The national flu immunisation programme for 2025 to 2026 slideset Professor John Robertson OBA The above is from the Over 5 million under 65s with a long-term health condition could miss out flu va…
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
No major flu deaths surge expected in Scotland after 80% vaccine uptake and in cleaner hospitals talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/07/n...
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Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
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BC's anti-SLAPP legislation was critical to keeping a meritless lawsuit @torimarlan.bsky.social and I faced to the "affordable" sum of ~$50k in legal fees. Journalists like Luke not protected by these laws have much higher exposure — even when, like us, they did nothing wrong.
In other provinces, journalists can use anti-SLAPP legislation to challenge lawsuits when they believe they are groundless or undermine the public interest
Alberta has no such laws, leaving journalists vulnerable to long and expensive legal battles
I believe that is fundamentally bad for democracy
Alberta has no such laws, leaving journalists vulnerable to long and expensive legal battles
I believe that is fundamentally bad for democracy
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
BC's anti-SLAPP legislation was critical to keeping a meritless lawsuit @torimarlan.bsky.social and I faced to the "affordable" sum of ~$50k in legal fees. Journalists like Luke not protected by these laws have much higher exposure — even when, like us, they did nothing wrong.
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@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
PressProgress: Defend Canadian Journalism
pressprogress.ca
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
Reposted by Richard Dal Monte
In other provinces, journalists can use anti-SLAPP legislation to challenge lawsuits when they believe they are groundless or undermine the public interest
Alberta has no such laws, leaving journalists vulnerable to long and expensive legal battles
I believe that is fundamentally bad for democracy
Alberta has no such laws, leaving journalists vulnerable to long and expensive legal battles
I believe that is fundamentally bad for democracy
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
In other provinces, journalists can use anti-SLAPP legislation to challenge lawsuits when they believe they are groundless or undermine the public interest
Alberta has no such laws, leaving journalists vulnerable to long and expensive legal battles
I believe that is fundamentally bad for democracy
Alberta has no such laws, leaving journalists vulnerable to long and expensive legal battles
I believe that is fundamentally bad for democracy
A must-read for all #journalists.
And please note the opportunity to contribute to @pressprogress.ca legal defence in the thread.
And please note the opportunity to contribute to @pressprogress.ca legal defence in the thread.
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
A must-read for all #journalists.
And please note the opportunity to contribute to @pressprogress.ca legal defence in the thread.
And please note the opportunity to contribute to @pressprogress.ca legal defence in the thread.
Re-upping this excellent @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social report.
Bombshell reporting by my @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social colleagues here
This reflects very poorly on the Vancouver Police Department, which isn't being forthcoming about questionable assault numbers continually promoted ahead of the last municipal election
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
This reflects very poorly on the Vancouver Police Department, which isn't being forthcoming about questionable assault numbers continually promoted ahead of the last municipal election
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
‘Fear and anxiety’: What our police FOI requests uncovered about Vancouver’s stranger assaults scare
Internal emails obtained through Freedom of Information requests shed light on the Vancouver Police Department's media strategy related to stranger assaults ahead of the city's 2022 election.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Re-upping this excellent @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social report.
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Urgent search underway for 65-year-old solo hiker in Coquitlam, B.C.
Urgent search underway for 65-year-old solo hiker in Coquitlam, B.C.
An urgent search is underway for a 65-year-old man who embarked on a hike on Coquitlam’s Burke Mountain by himself Tuesday and has not been heard from since.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Urgent search underway for 65-year-old solo hiker in Coquitlam, B.C.
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they lied
Inaccurate violent crime statistics touted by Vancouver mayor’s party
Inaccurate violent crime statistics touted by Vancouver mayor’s party
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s ABC party published inaccurate statistics about a decrease in violent crime in the city when touting the impact of its “historic investments” in public safety.
bit.ly
November 7, 2025 at 5:03 AM
they lied