Stephanie Smith
@spkr118.bsky.social
Housing justice; community service; union activism; civic issues w/VanGreens; director, CHFBC/CLT. Superannuated punk. Canucks ride or die. 🏳️🌈 🐸 When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
Baseball? No thanks, I get quite enough misery from the Canucks
November 2, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Baseball? No thanks, I get quite enough misery from the Canucks
Hola, #canucks fans - does anyone know of a Vancouver bar/pub/whatever that'll be showing the game today? World Series is going to overtake screens and audio at most places, looking for a place with audio
*in before the smartass who says "Rogers Arena" :)
*in before the smartass who says "Rogers Arena" :)
October 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Hola, #canucks fans - does anyone know of a Vancouver bar/pub/whatever that'll be showing the game today? World Series is going to overtake screens and audio at most places, looking for a place with audio
*in before the smartass who says "Rogers Arena" :)
*in before the smartass who says "Rogers Arena" :)
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Has anyone else noticed that "permitting bottlenecks" seem not to have curtailed the build-out of AI infrastructure at all?
October 15, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Has anyone else noticed that "permitting bottlenecks" seem not to have curtailed the build-out of AI infrastructure at all?
Hey all - if you're in Vancouver and you want covid and/or flu vaccines*, Rexall is doing walk-ins. Info is on their website, call the pharmacy nearest you to check. I was in and out today with no wait. The Get Vaccinated system is a time-wasting boondoggle
*you really do. both of them.
*you really do. both of them.
October 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Hey all - if you're in Vancouver and you want covid and/or flu vaccines*, Rexall is doing walk-ins. Info is on their website, call the pharmacy nearest you to check. I was in and out today with no wait. The Get Vaccinated system is a time-wasting boondoggle
*you really do. both of them.
*you really do. both of them.
When you've reached the age where you squint at the TV during the preseason and wonder aloud whether the goalscorer is old enough to drink #canucks
September 27, 2025 at 3:39 AM
When you've reached the age where you squint at the TV during the preseason and wonder aloud whether the goalscorer is old enough to drink #canucks
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www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
This is straight out of Harper's playbook in 2013.
He announced end door-to-door delivery (making Canada the only G7 country without door to door delivery) after strikes/lockouts/disputes with the union during negos from June 2011 to Dec 2012.
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This is straight out of Harper's playbook in 2013.
He announced end door-to-door delivery (making Canada the only G7 country without door to door delivery) after strikes/lockouts/disputes with the union during negos from June 2011 to Dec 2012.
short 🧵
Ottawa directs Canada Post to end door-to-door delivery of mail across the country
Directive includes shutting down post offices in areas that were considered rural, but are now suburban
www.theglobeandmail.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
This is straight out of Harper's playbook in 2013.
He announced end door-to-door delivery (making Canada the only G7 country without door to door delivery) after strikes/lockouts/disputes with the union during negos from June 2011 to Dec 2012.
short 🧵
This is straight out of Harper's playbook in 2013.
He announced end door-to-door delivery (making Canada the only G7 country without door to door delivery) after strikes/lockouts/disputes with the union during negos from June 2011 to Dec 2012.
short 🧵
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The government is reducing service standards and Canada Post’s biggest advantage: its nationwide network.
This plan is about cutting back the postal service instead of investing to give it new revenue tools through things like postal banking. It’s shameful.
This plan is about cutting back the postal service instead of investing to give it new revenue tools through things like postal banking. It’s shameful.
Liberal government frees Canada Post to end home delivery, close some post offices | CBC News
With Canada Post on track to lose $1.5 billion in 2025 and contract discussions between the union and the corporation stalled, the federal government is embarking on a modernization plan it says will ...
www.cbc.ca
September 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The government is reducing service standards and Canada Post’s biggest advantage: its nationwide network.
This plan is about cutting back the postal service instead of investing to give it new revenue tools through things like postal banking. It’s shameful.
This plan is about cutting back the postal service instead of investing to give it new revenue tools through things like postal banking. It’s shameful.
CUPW is now on strike. Solidarity with CUPW workers; join a picket if you can when they go up
Same for striking BCGEU/PSA workers, USW 1944, and everyone else who's striking for a fair deal
In BC? Looking for workers to support? There's a list of active strikes and lockouts here:
Same for striking BCGEU/PSA workers, USW 1944, and everyone else who's striking for a fair deal
In BC? Looking for workers to support? There's a list of active strikes and lockouts here:
September 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
CUPW is now on strike. Solidarity with CUPW workers; join a picket if you can when they go up
Same for striking BCGEU/PSA workers, USW 1944, and everyone else who's striking for a fair deal
In BC? Looking for workers to support? There's a list of active strikes and lockouts here:
Same for striking BCGEU/PSA workers, USW 1944, and everyone else who's striking for a fair deal
In BC? Looking for workers to support? There's a list of active strikes and lockouts here:
Hello fellow long-suffering Canucks fans! The team buried the link to the game livestream, here it is if you haven't found it
LIVE | Canucks vs Flames 09.24.25 | Vancouver Canucks
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September 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Hello fellow long-suffering Canucks fans! The team buried the link to the game livestream, here it is if you haven't found it
So happy to see Emily Lowan @emilylowan.bsky.social decisively elected as the leader of the BC greens. Respect to Emily & her team for running a stellar campaign
Do watch her acceptance speech - a fine assessment of the political moment, and an encouraging plan for how we can fight and win #bcpoli
Do watch her acceptance speech - a fine assessment of the political moment, and an encouraging plan for how we can fight and win #bcpoli
Leadership Contest: Announcement
YouTube video by BC Greens
www.youtube.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
So happy to see Emily Lowan @emilylowan.bsky.social decisively elected as the leader of the BC greens. Respect to Emily & her team for running a stellar campaign
Do watch her acceptance speech - a fine assessment of the political moment, and an encouraging plan for how we can fight and win #bcpoli
Do watch her acceptance speech - a fine assessment of the political moment, and an encouraging plan for how we can fight and win #bcpoli
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the feds won't let you see a musical performance by some lads who say that there's a genocide happening in the levant, but they will give a standing ovation in parliament to a guy who claimed that jews are trying to take over america by replacing all the white people with immigrants. oh, canada
A message to Vince Gasparro, who has banned us from Canada, and our many fans there. 👇
September 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
the feds won't let you see a musical performance by some lads who say that there's a genocide happening in the levant, but they will give a standing ovation in parliament to a guy who claimed that jews are trying to take over america by replacing all the white people with immigrants. oh, canada
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Kirkland Signature All-In-One Molotovs
oh my god THEY'RE EXPLODING
September 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Kirkland Signature All-In-One Molotovs
A recurring theme in the party’s comments is that people who are tripped up by the malfunctioning verification process simply aren’t choosing to complete it. The implication is that hurdles = integrity
American voter suppression campaigns rely on the same logic. Reproducing it here is a bad look
American voter suppression campaigns rely on the same logic. Reproducing it here is a bad look
24-year-old Emily Lowan signed up 1000s of new members for the B.C. Green leadership race, only to see them stalled by new vetting system—a sign critics say, of the party’s hostility to her insurgent, anti-billionaire campaign.
@readtheorchard.org reports on the controversy now roiling the party.
@readtheorchard.org reports on the controversy now roiling the party.
B.C. Green leadership race rocked by verification fight as anti-establishment candidate surges ⋆ The Breach
A flood of new B.C. Green Party members backing 24-year-old activist Emily Lowan has triggered a stricter vetting process—which supporters say risks suppressing her vote
breachmedia.ca
September 17, 2025 at 3:57 AM
A recurring theme in the party’s comments is that people who are tripped up by the malfunctioning verification process simply aren’t choosing to complete it. The implication is that hurdles = integrity
American voter suppression campaigns rely on the same logic. Reproducing it here is a bad look
American voter suppression campaigns rely on the same logic. Reproducing it here is a bad look
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Not a fan of "reminder" posts, but today maybe relevant to recall that the first lie of fascism is inevitability.
September 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Not a fan of "reminder" posts, but today maybe relevant to recall that the first lie of fascism is inevitability.
Hey folks - the BC Greens leadership debate is at 2 pm today. The link isn't on the main page of their website, so here it is for anyone who wants to watch!
Also: are you a new BC Greens member who needs verification so you can vote? Do we know each other? Get in touch so I can vouch for you!
Also: are you a new BC Greens member who needs verification so you can vote? Do we know each other? Get in touch so I can vouch for you!
BC Greens Leadership Contest: Debate
YouTube video by BC Greens
www.youtube.com
September 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Hey folks - the BC Greens leadership debate is at 2 pm today. The link isn't on the main page of their website, so here it is for anyone who wants to watch!
Also: are you a new BC Greens member who needs verification so you can vote? Do we know each other? Get in touch so I can vouch for you!
Also: are you a new BC Greens member who needs verification so you can vote? Do we know each other? Get in touch so I can vouch for you!
Member verification systems are supposed to keep bad actors out. They are not supposed to prevent eligible members from engaging in a party's electoral process. But that's what the @bcgreens.bsky.social broken verification system is doing. 🧵
Rob Shaw: BC Green leadership candidate calls for changes to party verification system
One of the candidates in the race to become leader of the BC Greens says the party needs to make changes to a verification process that could leave hundreds, if not thousands, of new members unable to...
cheknews.ca
September 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Member verification systems are supposed to keep bad actors out. They are not supposed to prevent eligible members from engaging in a party's electoral process. But that's what the @bcgreens.bsky.social broken verification system is doing. 🧵
One downside of our information environment is that it's easy for people to fancy themselves experts because they can repeat the last plausibly convincing thing they heard online.
This is what happens when one of those people becomes mayor.
This is what happens when one of those people becomes mayor.
Sim says bitcoin mining is great for environment.
August 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
One downside of our information environment is that it's easy for people to fancy themselves experts because they can repeat the last plausibly convincing thing they heard online.
This is what happens when one of those people becomes mayor.
This is what happens when one of those people becomes mayor.
Bob Vylan: “Don’t act like today is the last day of your life - act like it’s the first”
June 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Bob Vylan: “Don’t act like today is the last day of your life - act like it’s the first”
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If Carney wants to show Canada's sovereignty beyond archaic symbols and empty words, he could revoke the safe third country agreement today.
June 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
If Carney wants to show Canada's sovereignty beyond archaic symbols and empty words, he could revoke the safe third country agreement today.
Hmmmm, maybe Peter Gabriel opening for David Bowie, Serious Moonlight Tour, 1983
Who was the best opening act you've seen live?
June 6, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Hmmmm, maybe Peter Gabriel opening for David Bowie, Serious Moonlight Tour, 1983
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Simon O' Hagan has written this lovely piece about the end of NowPlaying@6Music on his Substack - if you like it, please share: simonohagan.substack.com/p/tom-robins...
June 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Simon O' Hagan has written this lovely piece about the end of NowPlaying@6Music on his Substack - if you like it, please share: simonohagan.substack.com/p/tom-robins...
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the first sentence of Elon's obituary should be that he was one of the greatest mass murderers in the history of humanity
this is his legacy
this is his legacy
Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
May 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
the first sentence of Elon's obituary should be that he was one of the greatest mass murderers in the history of humanity
this is his legacy
this is his legacy