Michael O’Shaughnessy
@mdnoshaughnessy.bsky.social
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it'll be real bad for whoever wins the election - ABC included.
November 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM
it'll be real bad for whoever wins the election - ABC included.
here's the video if you wanna watch for yourself. the relevant bit is near the end www.instagram.com/p/DQ9lu4-kaPw/
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November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
here's the video if you wanna watch for yourself. the relevant bit is near the end www.instagram.com/p/DQ9lu4-kaPw/
also LECFA calls running under a party's ballot 'endorsement' and says that candidates can only be endorsed by one party
which makes things awkward as i don't know if that ALSO means the more colloquial sense of endorsement but i imagine if someone didn't want to get slapped with a court case...
which makes things awkward as i don't know if that ALSO means the more colloquial sense of endorsement but i imagine if someone didn't want to get slapped with a court case...
November 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
also LECFA calls running under a party's ballot 'endorsement' and says that candidates can only be endorsed by one party
which makes things awkward as i don't know if that ALSO means the more colloquial sense of endorsement but i imagine if someone didn't want to get slapped with a court case...
which makes things awkward as i don't know if that ALSO means the more colloquial sense of endorsement but i imagine if someone didn't want to get slapped with a court case...
a mayoral nominee can only belong to one party, multi ballot line campaigns (e.g. 'fusion voting') is illegal in BC even if it's not in other jurisdictions.
November 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
a mayoral nominee can only belong to one party, multi ballot line campaigns (e.g. 'fusion voting') is illegal in BC even if it's not in other jurisdictions.
it looks like discussions are ongoing.
someone from cope's exec replied to justin, and in a video the party posted on instagram they were clear about discussions being ongoing too.
someone from cope's exec replied to justin, and in a video the party posted on instagram they were clear about discussions being ongoing too.
November 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
it looks like discussions are ongoing.
someone from cope's exec replied to justin, and in a video the party posted on instagram they were clear about discussions being ongoing too.
someone from cope's exec replied to justin, and in a video the party posted on instagram they were clear about discussions being ongoing too.
i suspect after the giant uproar they will preserve a sustainability department with 0.5 FTEs assigned to it
November 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
i suspect after the giant uproar they will preserve a sustainability department with 0.5 FTEs assigned to it
Clarification: grants in general are +0%, not arts specifically
November 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Clarification: grants in general are +0%, not arts specifically
Arts grants are +0%.
If costs have increased more than 0% (they have), that's a cut.
If costs have increased more than 0% (they have), that's a cut.
November 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Arts grants are +0%.
If costs have increased more than 0% (they have), that's a cut.
If costs have increased more than 0% (they have), that's a cut.
Reposted by Michael O’Shaughnessy
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this is like 5000 people total in a city of 700k but it's a really valuable 5000 people
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
this is like 5000 people total in a city of 700k but it's a really valuable 5000 people
nazis, bots, bots who are nazis and, unfortunately, much of the press gallery as well as the type of highly engaged person who is likely to volunteer or donate
November 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
nazis, bots, bots who are nazis and, unfortunately, much of the press gallery as well as the type of highly engaged person who is likely to volunteer or donate
it's actually not super easy to directly push back on a claim on instagram! you can post a comment, but comments don't get pushed to feeds. you can do a designed slide carousel but that is resource-intensive.
it is just not easy to do this kind of thing on IG. which is why twitter is still alive.
it is just not easy to do this kind of thing on IG. which is why twitter is still alive.
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
it's actually not super easy to directly push back on a claim on instagram! you can post a comment, but comments don't get pushed to feeds. you can do a designed slide carousel but that is resource-intensive.
it is just not easy to do this kind of thing on IG. which is why twitter is still alive.
it is just not easy to do this kind of thing on IG. which is why twitter is still alive.
unfortunately among the few dozen accounts is ABC Vancouver's party account and the accounts of all their councillors.
it's not a mass communications channel and never has been but it is the arena. you gotta go where the fight is 🤷♂️
it's not a mass communications channel and never has been but it is the arena. you gotta go where the fight is 🤷♂️
November 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
unfortunately among the few dozen accounts is ABC Vancouver's party account and the accounts of all their councillors.
it's not a mass communications channel and never has been but it is the arena. you gotta go where the fight is 🤷♂️
it's not a mass communications channel and never has been but it is the arena. you gotta go where the fight is 🤷♂️
no other pizza joint does extra cheese properly
November 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
no other pizza joint does extra cheese properly
the only guy on the entire west coast who could pull that off is doug mccallum i'm afraid
November 7, 2025 at 1:16 AM
the only guy on the entire west coast who could pull that off is doug mccallum i'm afraid
he's like -20% in every poll and somehow no one can get him out of office
November 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
he's like -20% in every poll and somehow no one can get him out of office