Mo Amir
@vancolour.bsky.social
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📻Radio: CBC’s On The Coast - "Soapbox Social"
The most bleeped political commentator in B.C.
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📻Radio: CBC’s On The Coast - "Soapbox Social"
The most bleeped political commentator in B.C.
https://chekplus.ca/m/xPrh1pKc/this-is-vancolour
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ICYMI:
Yesterday on Soapbox Social, @kylalee.ca and I discussed the huge public response to Ken Sim and ABC Vancouver’s “Zero Means Zero”-budget.
You can watch the full segment here:
youtu.be/4W8vX1gn_yE?...
Yesterday on Soapbox Social, @kylalee.ca and I discussed the huge public response to Ken Sim and ABC Vancouver’s “Zero Means Zero”-budget.
You can watch the full segment here:
youtu.be/4W8vX1gn_yE?...
November 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
ICYMI:
Yesterday on Soapbox Social, @kylalee.ca and I discussed the huge public response to Ken Sim and ABC Vancouver’s “Zero Means Zero”-budget.
You can watch the full segment here:
youtu.be/4W8vX1gn_yE?...
Yesterday on Soapbox Social, @kylalee.ca and I discussed the huge public response to Ken Sim and ABC Vancouver’s “Zero Means Zero”-budget.
You can watch the full segment here:
youtu.be/4W8vX1gn_yE?...
This is VANCOLOUR
Tonight at 9pm
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Elected Chief of the Chawathil First Nation Aaron Pete goes beyond the headlines to discuss possible unmarked graves at residential school sites; the Cowichan land title decision; and the future of Reconciliation.
Tonight at 9pm
@cheknews.ca 📺
Elected Chief of the Chawathil First Nation Aaron Pete goes beyond the headlines to discuss possible unmarked graves at residential school sites; the Cowichan land title decision; and the future of Reconciliation.
November 14, 2025 at 1:35 AM
This is VANCOLOUR
Tonight at 9pm
@cheknews.ca 📺
Elected Chief of the Chawathil First Nation Aaron Pete goes beyond the headlines to discuss possible unmarked graves at residential school sites; the Cowichan land title decision; and the future of Reconciliation.
Tonight at 9pm
@cheknews.ca 📺
Elected Chief of the Chawathil First Nation Aaron Pete goes beyond the headlines to discuss possible unmarked graves at residential school sites; the Cowichan land title decision; and the future of Reconciliation.
Reposted by Mo Amir
Absolute must read on the AI bailout-in-progress: apparently it's not enough that lifetimes of human ingenuity and creativity have been stolen and enclosed to create generative AI and balloon billionaire wealth - much more public looting is in store...
This week Open AI walked back a call for the govt to backstop financing for its trillion dollar investments in data centers. This was only the tip of the iceberg; a slow bailout for AI firms is already underway. Read more from @ambakak.bsky.social and I in @wsj.com: www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
Opinion | You May Already Be Bailing Out the AI Business
Washington is treating the industry as if it’s too big to fail, even as the market sends lukewarm signals.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Absolute must read on the AI bailout-in-progress: apparently it's not enough that lifetimes of human ingenuity and creativity have been stolen and enclosed to create generative AI and balloon billionaire wealth - much more public looting is in store...
This is VANCOLOUR
Thursday at 9pm
@cheknews.ca 📺
Chief of the Chawathil First Nation and host of the Nuanced podcast, Aaron Pete discusses unmarked graves at residential schools; the recent Cowichan land ruling; and the future of Reconciliation.
Thursday at 9pm
@cheknews.ca 📺
Chief of the Chawathil First Nation and host of the Nuanced podcast, Aaron Pete discusses unmarked graves at residential schools; the recent Cowichan land ruling; and the future of Reconciliation.
November 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This is VANCOLOUR
Thursday at 9pm
@cheknews.ca 📺
Chief of the Chawathil First Nation and host of the Nuanced podcast, Aaron Pete discusses unmarked graves at residential schools; the recent Cowichan land ruling; and the future of Reconciliation.
Thursday at 9pm
@cheknews.ca 📺
Chief of the Chawathil First Nation and host of the Nuanced podcast, Aaron Pete discusses unmarked graves at residential schools; the recent Cowichan land ruling; and the future of Reconciliation.
This is VANCOLOUR
Thursday at 9pm
@cheknews.ca 📺
👉 The real reason we’re being called back to the office
(Ron Butler)
👉 Tired, moody, unmotivated? It’s not always SAD
(Aeryon Ashlie)
👉 They’re flipping the ‘celebrity interview’ on its head
(Lucas Gates from CBC’s The Assembly)
Thursday at 9pm
@cheknews.ca 📺
👉 The real reason we’re being called back to the office
(Ron Butler)
👉 Tired, moody, unmotivated? It’s not always SAD
(Aeryon Ashlie)
👉 They’re flipping the ‘celebrity interview’ on its head
(Lucas Gates from CBC’s The Assembly)
November 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This is VANCOLOUR
Thursday at 9pm
@cheknews.ca 📺
👉 The real reason we’re being called back to the office
(Ron Butler)
👉 Tired, moody, unmotivated? It’s not always SAD
(Aeryon Ashlie)
👉 They’re flipping the ‘celebrity interview’ on its head
(Lucas Gates from CBC’s The Assembly)
Thursday at 9pm
@cheknews.ca 📺
👉 The real reason we’re being called back to the office
(Ron Butler)
👉 Tired, moody, unmotivated? It’s not always SAD
(Aeryon Ashlie)
👉 They’re flipping the ‘celebrity interview’ on its head
(Lucas Gates from CBC’s The Assembly)
Reposted by Mo Amir
@vancolour.bsky.social was talking about dead celebrities being "revived" with AI on his show this week.
This reminded me of actors fighting against being replaced with AI versions of themselves, something Howard Chaykin predicted in 1983's American Flagg comic.
This reminded me of actors fighting against being replaced with AI versions of themselves, something Howard Chaykin predicted in 1983's American Flagg comic.
November 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
@vancolour.bsky.social was talking about dead celebrities being "revived" with AI on his show this week.
This reminded me of actors fighting against being replaced with AI versions of themselves, something Howard Chaykin predicted in 1983's American Flagg comic.
This reminded me of actors fighting against being replaced with AI versions of themselves, something Howard Chaykin predicted in 1983's American Flagg comic.
This is VANCOLOUR
Tonight at 9pm
@cheknews.ca 📺
It’s our Halloween SPOOK-tacular! 🎃
👉 Film producer Chris Ferguson (Longlegs, The Monkey) on horror’s renaissance 👻
👉 Local legend Fiona Forbes on resurrecting dead celebrities
👉 Author Jesse Ferreras on what’s scarier than a Vancouver vampire 🧛♂️
Tonight at 9pm
@cheknews.ca 📺
It’s our Halloween SPOOK-tacular! 🎃
👉 Film producer Chris Ferguson (Longlegs, The Monkey) on horror’s renaissance 👻
👉 Local legend Fiona Forbes on resurrecting dead celebrities
👉 Author Jesse Ferreras on what’s scarier than a Vancouver vampire 🧛♂️
October 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
This is VANCOLOUR
Tonight at 9pm
@cheknews.ca 📺
It’s our Halloween SPOOK-tacular! 🎃
👉 Film producer Chris Ferguson (Longlegs, The Monkey) on horror’s renaissance 👻
👉 Local legend Fiona Forbes on resurrecting dead celebrities
👉 Author Jesse Ferreras on what’s scarier than a Vancouver vampire 🧛♂️
Tonight at 9pm
@cheknews.ca 📺
It’s our Halloween SPOOK-tacular! 🎃
👉 Film producer Chris Ferguson (Longlegs, The Monkey) on horror’s renaissance 👻
👉 Local legend Fiona Forbes on resurrecting dead celebrities
👉 Author Jesse Ferreras on what’s scarier than a Vancouver vampire 🧛♂️
October 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Reposted by Mo Amir
CBC’s On The Coast with Kyla and @vancolour.bsky.social: Soapbox Social
“I think it shows a lot of the discord that we’ve been hearing rumblings about within the party and in particular the criticism of John Rustad as leader…”
https://loom.ly/zL5uJWI
“I think it shows a lot of the discord that we’ve been hearing rumblings about within the party and in particular the criticism of John Rustad as leader…”
https://loom.ly/zL5uJWI
Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: John Rustad's leadership under question again - Kyla Lee: Vancouver DUI Lawyer
On the Coast’s Soapbox Social panelists Mo Amir and Kyla Lee weigh in on the growing unrest in the B.C. Conservative Party and the future of its leader, John Rustad. “I think it was quite shocking. I think it shows a lot of the discord that we’ve been hearing rumblings about within the party and.....
kylalee.ca
October 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
CBC’s On The Coast with Kyla and @vancolour.bsky.social: Soapbox Social
“I think it shows a lot of the discord that we’ve been hearing rumblings about within the party and in particular the criticism of John Rustad as leader…”
https://loom.ly/zL5uJWI
“I think it shows a lot of the discord that we’ve been hearing rumblings about within the party and in particular the criticism of John Rustad as leader…”
https://loom.ly/zL5uJWI
Reposted by Mo Amir
@vancolour.bsky.social Posting screenshots cuz Mo is to cool for hilarious banter on bluesky.
October 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
@vancolour.bsky.social Posting screenshots cuz Mo is to cool for hilarious banter on bluesky.
Reposted by Mo Amir
Thanks for having me @vancolour.bsky.social!
Mo got the low-down:
How are Jeffrey Epstein and
MAGA billionaires connected to the proposed Ksi Lisims gas terminal?
Sneak peak: instagram.com/reel/DMivdv0yX…#bcpolili
Mo got the low-down:
How are Jeffrey Epstein and
MAGA billionaires connected to the proposed Ksi Lisims gas terminal?
Sneak peak: instagram.com/reel/DMivdv0yX…#bcpolili
October 20, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Thanks for having me @vancolour.bsky.social!
Mo got the low-down:
How are Jeffrey Epstein and
MAGA billionaires connected to the proposed Ksi Lisims gas terminal?
Sneak peak: instagram.com/reel/DMivdv0yX…#bcpolili
Mo got the low-down:
How are Jeffrey Epstein and
MAGA billionaires connected to the proposed Ksi Lisims gas terminal?
Sneak peak: instagram.com/reel/DMivdv0yX…#bcpolili
Reposted by Mo Amir
CBC’s On The Coast with Kyla and @vancolour.bsky.social: Soapbox Social: Public safety and health care
"It’s not going to change much. It’s not going to make any difference..."
https://loom.ly/0vjCDJc
"It’s not going to change much. It’s not going to make any difference..."
https://loom.ly/0vjCDJc
Kyla Lee on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko: Soapbox Social: Public safety and health care - Kyla Lee: Vancouver DUI Lawyer
Our Soapbox Social panel discusses Prime Minister Carney’s approach to bail reform, the BCGEU strike and the state of women’s healthcare in the province. “It’s not going to change much. It’s not going to make any difference. This is exactly what Trudeau did when people were calling for this when he was the leader… It.....
kylalee.ca
October 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
CBC’s On The Coast with Kyla and @vancolour.bsky.social: Soapbox Social: Public safety and health care
"It’s not going to change much. It’s not going to make any difference..."
https://loom.ly/0vjCDJc
"It’s not going to change much. It’s not going to make any difference..."
https://loom.ly/0vjCDJc
Rustad Leads an Unruly Lot. He Can Blame Himself
“The Conservative Party of BC is predictably unravelling from a lack of discipline and the fault lies entirely with the leader.”
My latest in @thetyee.ca ✍🏽
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
“The Conservative Party of BC is predictably unravelling from a lack of discipline and the fault lies entirely with the leader.”
My latest in @thetyee.ca ✍🏽
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Rustad Leads an Unruly Lot. He Can Blame Himself | The Tyee
Maybe signalling to caucus and staff that party politics is a free-for-all wasn’t such a good idea.
thetyee.ca
October 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Rustad Leads an Unruly Lot. He Can Blame Himself
“The Conservative Party of BC is predictably unravelling from a lack of discipline and the fault lies entirely with the leader.”
My latest in @thetyee.ca ✍🏽
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
“The Conservative Party of BC is predictably unravelling from a lack of discipline and the fault lies entirely with the leader.”
My latest in @thetyee.ca ✍🏽
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
When a Victoria realtor posted a “dating application” on Instagram, she didn’t expect to go viral… or to get a shoutout from Monica Lewinsky.
(Yes, that Monica Lewinsky.)
This is VANCOLOUR
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Apple: tinyurl.com/2ba7bd6h
Spotify: tinyurl.com/yc56rxrx
YouTube: tinyurl.com/3x9kk2pe
(Yes, that Monica Lewinsky.)
This is VANCOLOUR
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Apple: tinyurl.com/2ba7bd6h
Spotify: tinyurl.com/yc56rxrx
YouTube: tinyurl.com/3x9kk2pe
October 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
When a Victoria realtor posted a “dating application” on Instagram, she didn’t expect to go viral… or to get a shoutout from Monica Lewinsky.
(Yes, that Monica Lewinsky.)
This is VANCOLOUR
@cheknews.ca 📺
Apple: tinyurl.com/2ba7bd6h
Spotify: tinyurl.com/yc56rxrx
YouTube: tinyurl.com/3x9kk2pe
(Yes, that Monica Lewinsky.)
This is VANCOLOUR
@cheknews.ca 📺
Apple: tinyurl.com/2ba7bd6h
Spotify: tinyurl.com/yc56rxrx
YouTube: tinyurl.com/3x9kk2pe
Reposted by Mo Amir
An excellent piece by @vancolour.bsky.social on John Rustad and the BC Cons. #bcpoli thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Rustad Leads an Unruly Lot. He Can Blame Himself | The Tyee
Maybe signalling to caucus and staff that party politics is a free-for-all wasn’t such a good idea.
thetyee.ca
October 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
An excellent piece by @vancolour.bsky.social on John Rustad and the BC Cons. #bcpoli thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Reposted by Mo Amir
Conservative Party of BC Leader John Rustad crossed the Rubicon when he directed a search through the phones of his party’s MLAs in order to identify dissidents. @vancolour.bsky.social writes. #bcpoli
Rustad Leads an Unruly Lot. He Can Blame Himself | The Tyee
Maybe signalling to caucus and staff that party politics is a free-for-all wasn’t such a good idea.
thetyee.ca
October 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Conservative Party of BC Leader John Rustad crossed the Rubicon when he directed a search through the phones of his party’s MLAs in order to identify dissidents. @vancolour.bsky.social writes. #bcpoli
Reposted by Mo Amir
There any many barriers to investigating research misconduct at universities. To learn more about how they reported this story & what they uncovered, I recommend listening to this @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social interview with @bethanylindsay.bsky.social & Michelle Ghoussoub. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
www.cbc.ca
October 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
There any many barriers to investigating research misconduct at universities. To learn more about how they reported this story & what they uncovered, I recommend listening to this @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social interview with @bethanylindsay.bsky.social & Michelle Ghoussoub. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Reposted by Mo Amir
CBC’s On The Coast with Kyla and @vancolour.bsky.social: Soapbox Social: Vancouver Park Board, extortion in Surrey
“It is nice to see that the police are finally doing something about this… ”
https://loom.ly/zLKn_jg
“It is nice to see that the police are finally doing something about this… ”
https://loom.ly/zLKn_jg
October 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
CBC’s On The Coast with Kyla and @vancolour.bsky.social: Soapbox Social: Vancouver Park Board, extortion in Surrey
“It is nice to see that the police are finally doing something about this… ”
https://loom.ly/zLKn_jg
“It is nice to see that the police are finally doing something about this… ”
https://loom.ly/zLKn_jg
Reposted by Mo Amir
This is an absolutely insane story - and Interior Health is still claiming they didn't have "a large [data] breach." Please read: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Hacked CRA accounts, crime sprees as B.C. health agency denied massive data breach for a decade | CBC News
For a decade, a B.C. government agency denied a data breach that affected 28,000 health-care workers, creating a situation that one privacy expert says opened the door for fraud artists to continue cr...
www.cbc.ca
October 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This is an absolutely insane story - and Interior Health is still claiming they didn't have "a large [data] breach." Please read: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Has Canada given up on “Elbows Up”?
🇨🇦🤔
@jj-mccullough.bsky.social makes his case for why this Liberal rallying cry wasn’t a great metaphor.
AND… he offers us an alternative motto!
This is VANCOLOUR
@cheknews.ca 📺
🇨🇦🤔
@jj-mccullough.bsky.social makes his case for why this Liberal rallying cry wasn’t a great metaphor.
AND… he offers us an alternative motto!
This is VANCOLOUR
@cheknews.ca 📺
October 4, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Has Canada given up on “Elbows Up”?
🇨🇦🤔
@jj-mccullough.bsky.social makes his case for why this Liberal rallying cry wasn’t a great metaphor.
AND… he offers us an alternative motto!
This is VANCOLOUR
@cheknews.ca 📺
🇨🇦🤔
@jj-mccullough.bsky.social makes his case for why this Liberal rallying cry wasn’t a great metaphor.
AND… he offers us an alternative motto!
This is VANCOLOUR
@cheknews.ca 📺
This is VANCOLOUR
TONIGHT at 9pm!
@cheknews.ca 📺
@steeletalks.bsky.social dives into Trump’s impact on the Canadian psyche! 👀
@jj-mccullough.bsky.social explains why “Elbows Up” never made any sense! 👀
The winners of The Amazing Race Canada teach us about the power of friendship! ❤️
TONIGHT at 9pm!
@cheknews.ca 📺
@steeletalks.bsky.social dives into Trump’s impact on the Canadian psyche! 👀
@jj-mccullough.bsky.social explains why “Elbows Up” never made any sense! 👀
The winners of The Amazing Race Canada teach us about the power of friendship! ❤️
October 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This is VANCOLOUR
TONIGHT at 9pm!
@cheknews.ca 📺
@steeletalks.bsky.social dives into Trump’s impact on the Canadian psyche! 👀
@jj-mccullough.bsky.social explains why “Elbows Up” never made any sense! 👀
The winners of The Amazing Race Canada teach us about the power of friendship! ❤️
TONIGHT at 9pm!
@cheknews.ca 📺
@steeletalks.bsky.social dives into Trump’s impact on the Canadian psyche! 👀
@jj-mccullough.bsky.social explains why “Elbows Up” never made any sense! 👀
The winners of The Amazing Race Canada teach us about the power of friendship! ❤️
This is VANCOLOUR
Thursday at 9pm
@cheknews.ca 📺
👉 Is Trump living rent-free in Canada's head?
(@steeletalks.bsky.social)
👉 Was "Elbows Up" always a bad metaphor?
(@jj-mccullough.bsky.social)
👉 The Amazing Race Canada winners on the power of friendship! ❤️
(Jesse Harink / Jonathon Braun)
Thursday at 9pm
@cheknews.ca 📺
👉 Is Trump living rent-free in Canada's head?
(@steeletalks.bsky.social)
👉 Was "Elbows Up" always a bad metaphor?
(@jj-mccullough.bsky.social)
👉 The Amazing Race Canada winners on the power of friendship! ❤️
(Jesse Harink / Jonathon Braun)
October 1, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This is VANCOLOUR
Thursday at 9pm
@cheknews.ca 📺
👉 Is Trump living rent-free in Canada's head?
(@steeletalks.bsky.social)
👉 Was "Elbows Up" always a bad metaphor?
(@jj-mccullough.bsky.social)
👉 The Amazing Race Canada winners on the power of friendship! ❤️
(Jesse Harink / Jonathon Braun)
Thursday at 9pm
@cheknews.ca 📺
👉 Is Trump living rent-free in Canada's head?
(@steeletalks.bsky.social)
👉 Was "Elbows Up" always a bad metaphor?
(@jj-mccullough.bsky.social)
👉 The Amazing Race Canada winners on the power of friendship! ❤️
(Jesse Harink / Jonathon Braun)
Reposted by Mo Amir
This is @vancolour.bsky.social: Kyla's Court - Healthcare in BC
“…the way that you would sue the government if you were going to, is say that it’s a violation of your right, liberty and security of the person...”
https://loom.ly/2MIp8K8
“…the way that you would sue the government if you were going to, is say that it’s a violation of your right, liberty and security of the person...”
https://loom.ly/2MIp8K8
September 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
This is @vancolour.bsky.social: Kyla's Court - Healthcare in BC
“…the way that you would sue the government if you were going to, is say that it’s a violation of your right, liberty and security of the person...”
https://loom.ly/2MIp8K8
“…the way that you would sue the government if you were going to, is say that it’s a violation of your right, liberty and security of the person...”
https://loom.ly/2MIp8K8