First Mate Peat
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The backstory here is that the Squamish people of what is now Vancouver were illegally dispossessed of this land a century ago. They sued, got their land back, and are using their sovereignty to ignore local zoning rules and build 6,000 new homes over the objections of nearby wealthy NIMBYs.
The Three Towers of Phase 1 of Sen̓áḵw nearing completion! senakw.com
Pictured from near the Vancouver Academy of Music in what is now Vanier Park, but what was once yet another part of the old village of Sen̓áḵw and former Kitsilano 6 Reserve.
Pictured from near the Vancouver Academy of Music in what is now Vanier Park, but what was once yet another part of the old village of Sen̓áḵw and former Kitsilano 6 Reserve.
July 17, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The backstory here is that the Squamish people of what is now Vancouver were illegally dispossessed of this land a century ago. They sued, got their land back, and are using their sovereignty to ignore local zoning rules and build 6,000 new homes over the objections of nearby wealthy NIMBYs.
Amplifying a question from the replies - Why preemptively resign in the face of authoritarianism like this? Won’t it just allow the network to impose a sycophant? Is it performative dissent or do they believe their resignation will change the execs’ minds?
Breaking News: Wendy McMahon, the president of CBS News, said she would resign. McMahon had allied herself with Bill Owens, the “60 Minutes” executive producer who recently resigned. It’s the latest in a showdown between the news division and President Trump.
Head of CBS News to Depart Amid Tensions With Trump
www.nytimes.com
May 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Amplifying a question from the replies - Why preemptively resign in the face of authoritarianism like this? Won’t it just allow the network to impose a sycophant? Is it performative dissent or do they believe their resignation will change the execs’ minds?
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Jimmy Carter had to put his peanut farm into a blind trust
An international trucking logistics firm is buying as much as *** $20 MILLION *** worth of President Donald Trump’s crypto coins to influence the administration’s trade policy.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Company Boasts Spending Up To $20 Million On Trump Crypto Coin To Buy Influence
The arrangement puts money in Trump’s pocket in return for the opportunity to change policy — exactly the sort of pay-to-play scheme critics warned about.
www.huffpost.com
May 4, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Jimmy Carter had to put his peanut farm into a blind trust
Your grandparents probably bought a house for less than your 6 month emergency fund. The GI Bill allowed returning veterans to pay as little as $400 to purchase brand new homes in the suburbs. www.archives.gov/milestone-do...
April 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Your grandparents probably bought a house for less than your 6 month emergency fund. The GI Bill allowed returning veterans to pay as little as $400 to purchase brand new homes in the suburbs. www.archives.gov/milestone-do...
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Just so we’re clear, everybody calling Kilmar Abrego Garcia a “terrorist” or a “gang member” are lying, and they know they’re lying, and they repeat it for purposes of confusing people who don’t follow this stuff closely into accepting what was done to him.
April 15, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Just so we’re clear, everybody calling Kilmar Abrego Garcia a “terrorist” or a “gang member” are lying, and they know they’re lying, and they repeat it for purposes of confusing people who don’t follow this stuff closely into accepting what was done to him.
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Mr. Abrego Garcia was illegally abducted by the Trump Admin and, by their own admission, wrongly deported to El Salvador. He shouldn’t have to spend another second away from his family.
I'm flying to El Salvador tomorrow morning to check on his condition and discuss his return.
I'm flying to El Salvador tomorrow morning to check on his condition and discuss his return.
April 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Mr. Abrego Garcia was illegally abducted by the Trump Admin and, by their own admission, wrongly deported to El Salvador. He shouldn’t have to spend another second away from his family.
I'm flying to El Salvador tomorrow morning to check on his condition and discuss his return.
I'm flying to El Salvador tomorrow morning to check on his condition and discuss his return.
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People need to be hearing about this shit every single day. Zoom in on literally anything here.
April 16, 2025 at 2:14 AM
People need to be hearing about this shit every single day. Zoom in on literally anything here.
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musk's daughter is incredible
March 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
musk's daughter is incredible
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Jamie Raskin suggests that we flood doge with a FOIA tsunami. 🌊
You can find the form via this web page.
jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy-act-requests/
You can find the form via this web page.
jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy-act-requests/
DOGE Privacy Act Requests
U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin is encouraging all U.S. citizens to join him this week in filing formal demands for access to their personal data obtained by the Department of Government Efficiency (...
jamieraskin.com
March 15, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Jamie Raskin suggests that we flood doge with a FOIA tsunami. 🌊
You can find the form via this web page.
jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy-act-requests/
You can find the form via this web page.
jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy-act-requests/
Folks you can’t say you ever seen a better loaf than this one
March 14, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Folks you can’t say you ever seen a better loaf than this one
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I know what you’re thinking: We should mirror the United States government based on how this website is run.
March 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I know what you’re thinking: We should mirror the United States government based on how this website is run.
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I wrote section 230 to protect the little guys and the upstarts like Bluesky. Repealing section 230 only helps Meta, Musk, and Donald Trump.
March 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I wrote section 230 to protect the little guys and the upstarts like Bluesky. Repealing section 230 only helps Meta, Musk, and Donald Trump.
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so far going anti-woke leads to less money and planes falling out of the sky
February 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
so far going anti-woke leads to less money and planes falling out of the sky
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"If Trump is denying access to outlets that refuse to lick his boots, then any media outlet that has access is compromised. Journalists who want to be worthy of the name have a moral obligation to follow the AP’s example in enraging the toddler in chief."
The AP provides a model of effective press resistance
Credibility is more important than access.
www.publicnotice.co
February 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"If Trump is denying access to outlets that refuse to lick his boots, then any media outlet that has access is compromised. Journalists who want to be worthy of the name have a moral obligation to follow the AP’s example in enraging the toddler in chief."
government should be run like a business
February 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
government should be run like a business
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They’re doing the meme
February 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
They’re doing the meme
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Rep. LaMonica McIver: "We are at war!"
February 4, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Rep. LaMonica McIver: "We are at war!"
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A gay guy, a Black man, and a woman walk into a flight deck— that’s not the beginning of a joke, but just a regular day at work! There was so much DEI on this plane that we could hardly get in the air. Luckily my limp wrists were able to wrestle the heavy jet back to the ground 💅🏼
February 2, 2025 at 1:19 AM
A gay guy, a Black man, and a woman walk into a flight deck— that’s not the beginning of a joke, but just a regular day at work! There was so much DEI on this plane that we could hardly get in the air. Luckily my limp wrists were able to wrestle the heavy jet back to the ground 💅🏼
absolutely incredible text from my mom
January 31, 2025 at 1:45 AM
absolutely incredible text from my mom
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The most powerful words you can say right now to these fascist bastards is:
"No, make me."
They cannot actually be everywhere and enforce their fascist policies. They rely on fear to do the job of governing for them. By refusing to comply, you make their means of compliance ineffective.
"No, make me."
They cannot actually be everywhere and enforce their fascist policies. They rely on fear to do the job of governing for them. By refusing to comply, you make their means of compliance ineffective.
January 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The most powerful words you can say right now to these fascist bastards is:
"No, make me."
They cannot actually be everywhere and enforce their fascist policies. They rely on fear to do the job of governing for them. By refusing to comply, you make their means of compliance ineffective.
"No, make me."
They cannot actually be everywhere and enforce their fascist policies. They rely on fear to do the job of governing for them. By refusing to comply, you make their means of compliance ineffective.
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I have taken
the resources
that were in
the budget
and which
you were probably
saving
for higher education
Forgive me
they were needed
to feed the AI bubble
and to dismantle the humanities
the resources
that were in
the budget
and which
you were probably
saving
for higher education
Forgive me
they were needed
to feed the AI bubble
and to dismantle the humanities
January 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I have taken
the resources
that were in
the budget
and which
you were probably
saving
for higher education
Forgive me
they were needed
to feed the AI bubble
and to dismantle the humanities
the resources
that were in
the budget
and which
you were probably
saving
for higher education
Forgive me
they were needed
to feed the AI bubble
and to dismantle the humanities
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I argue with the word ‘decline’. It was a purposeful, targeted sabotage
The decline of the USPS needs to be examined.
January 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I argue with the word ‘decline’. It was a purposeful, targeted sabotage
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Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
January 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
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If you want to drive in our densest, most transit-rich environments and cause pollution, congestion, and safety hazards, that’s fine, but you’ll have to pay and if that upsets you well so it goes. Drivers have had it their way for a century at the literal expense of everyone.
January 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
If you want to drive in our densest, most transit-rich environments and cause pollution, congestion, and safety hazards, that’s fine, but you’ll have to pay and if that upsets you well so it goes. Drivers have had it their way for a century at the literal expense of everyone.