Patrick Yancey
@patrickyancey.bsky.social
Translator, language enthusiast, Gàidhlig, activist, human rights, climate crisis, music, cooking, science
Please sign and share to tell Carney to keep the Liberals' repeated promises to end the outdated, inefficient and unfair first-past-the-post electoral system: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/pr...
Make Canada's voting system fair and proportional!
Canadians are tired of our broken voting system.
After Trudeau broke his promise of reforming our electoral system in 2015, apathy and cynicism towards our democracy has grown. If Canada is to weath...
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May 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Please sign and share to tell Carney to keep the Liberals' repeated promises to end the outdated, inefficient and unfair first-past-the-post electoral system: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/pr...
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More than a dozen of the top donors to Trump's inauguration were rewarded with jobs in the new administration.
Feels like we shouldn't have to say it but: White House jobs should not be up for sale.
Feels like we shouldn't have to say it but: White House jobs should not be up for sale.
President Trump raised a record $239 million for his 2025 inauguration celebrations, propelled by contributions from corporations and ultra-wealthy individuals — including more than a dozen people Trump has nominated to a variety of roles in his administration.
Here are some of his top donors:
Here are some of his top donors:
Meet the top donors to Trump’s $239 million inauguration fund
The donors who gave at least $1 million to President Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration fund include crypto companies and people appointed to his administration.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
More than a dozen of the top donors to Trump's inauguration were rewarded with jobs in the new administration.
Feels like we shouldn't have to say it but: White House jobs should not be up for sale.
Feels like we shouldn't have to say it but: White House jobs should not be up for sale.
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Debunked, half-true, and deeply ableist. RFK Jr. knows shockingly little about autism.
RFK Jr. knows amazingly little about autism
For someone who's been talking about it for so long, the HHS secretary got many basic facts wrong.
www.motherjones.com
April 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Debunked, half-true, and deeply ableist. RFK Jr. knows shockingly little about autism.
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The good news is that the constitution provides ways for Congress and the Judiciary to reign in a power-hungry president. The bad news is those people are all scared of him.
April 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The good news is that the constitution provides ways for Congress and the Judiciary to reign in a power-hungry president. The bad news is those people are all scared of him.
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Naming and shaming ICE agents would do a lot right now, methinks.
Give them a taste of the fear they're creating.
Give them a taste of the fear they're creating.
April 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Naming and shaming ICE agents would do a lot right now, methinks.
Give them a taste of the fear they're creating.
Give them a taste of the fear they're creating.
April 7, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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CBC just aired a great explainer on electoral reform—and it’s everything we’ve been working for.
Proportional representation, real experts, real solutions.
Watch and share!
#cdnpoli #Election2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4daI...
Proportional representation, real experts, real solutions.
Watch and share!
#cdnpoli #Election2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4daI...
Can Canada’s voting system change?
YouTube video by CBC News
www.youtube.com
March 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
CBC just aired a great explainer on electoral reform—and it’s everything we’ve been working for.
Proportional representation, real experts, real solutions.
Watch and share!
#cdnpoli #Election2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4daI...
Proportional representation, real experts, real solutions.
Watch and share!
#cdnpoli #Election2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4daI...
They will never be forgotten Donald, no matter how hard you try.
Trump Blasted After Military Scrubs WWII Navajo Code Talkers From Websites Due To 'DEI'
You can scrub them from your websites, Donald, but they will never be forgotten.
www.comicsands.com
March 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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I believe this is the first elected Dem member of congress in the country to make this call. We get the party we demand.
Dem Rep. Glenn Ivey just called for Schumer to step aside-to big cheers from his constituents.
Ivey: "It may be time for the Senate Democrats to pick new leadership."
Ivey: "It may be time for the Senate Democrats to pick new leadership."
Constituents are booing and yelling out when Rep. Glenn Ivey mentions Chuck Schumer at his town hall in Suitland MD right now.
Very heavily Dem district with a ton of govt workers.
Very heavily Dem district with a ton of govt workers.
March 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I believe this is the first elected Dem member of congress in the country to make this call. We get the party we demand.
The tale of Crassus, richest man in Rome.
March 14, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The tale of Crassus, richest man in Rome.
Congratulations to @mark-carney.bsky.social on becoming the new leader of the Liberal party and Canada’s next prime minister.
A new leader is a chance for a stronger democracy—one where every vote counts.
It's time for proportional representation.
#CdnPoli
A new leader is a chance for a stronger democracy—one where every vote counts.
It's time for proportional representation.
#CdnPoli
March 10, 2025 at 6:35 AM
The 3rd member of the #Trump - #Musk triumvirate is the #fossil industry. They donated over $400M to Trump and allies last cycle. To stand up to Trump, you must also stand up to Musk and the fossil industry. #TimHouston #NovaScotia #Canada #Fracking #Pipeline
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Big oil spent $445m in last election cycle to influence Trump and Congress, report says
Investments ‘likely to pay dividends’, analysis says, as Trump unleashes dozens of pro-fossil fuel executive actions
www.theguardian.com
March 8, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The 3rd member of the #Trump - #Musk triumvirate is the #fossil industry. They donated over $400M to Trump and allies last cycle. To stand up to Trump, you must also stand up to Musk and the fossil industry. #TimHouston #NovaScotia #Canada #Fracking #Pipeline
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Great rally for democracy today at province house. Over 500 came out to send a strong message that #NovaScotians want to keep their #democracy. #TimHouston needs to stick to what he ran on: improving health care, housing, and affordability.
Best sign from the rally:
Best sign from the rally:
March 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Great rally for democracy today at province house. Over 500 came out to send a strong message that #NovaScotians want to keep their #democracy. #TimHouston needs to stick to what he ran on: improving health care, housing, and affordability.
Best sign from the rally:
Best sign from the rally:
Some staffers at Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing robust taxpayer-funded salaries of over six figures—sometimes from the very federal agencies they are slashing and burning.
buff.ly/HUGIm2n
buff.ly/HUGIm2n
Some DOGE Staffers Are Drawing Six-Figure Government Salaries
Engineers and executives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency are drawing healthy taxpayer-funded salaries—sometimes from the very agencies they are cutting.
www.wired.com
March 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Just as tobacco companies deceived the public about the dangers of nicotine, Big Oil deceived the public about the dangers of fossil fuels. California is suing them big time, after a suit in Hawaii has gained traction.
calmatters.org/environment/...
calmatters.org/environment/...
Who should pay billions for climate disasters? California and others target Big Oil — will that work?
States and counties are using a legal strategy that took down Big Tobacco, hoping to make oil companies pay for damage they have denied. But many obstacles remain.
calmatters.org
March 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The entire town has come out to protest JD Vance and reports indicate he’s been either run out or forced to go into hiding. #3E #EndImpunity #StandWithUkraine
March 2, 2025 at 1:58 AM
If you're in the #US sign up here to commit to joining a #GeneralStrike. Once it reaches 11 million signed up, the strike will be called. Demands include social and environmental justice and political reform to end corruption.
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The Strike Card — The General Strike
By Signing a Strike Card is one of most important steps you can take in ensuring the success of The General Strike. By doing so you will receive important emails and SMS updates.
The Strike card is ...
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February 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
If you're in the #US sign up here to commit to joining a #GeneralStrike. Once it reaches 11 million signed up, the strike will be called. Demands include social and environmental justice and political reform to end corruption.
generalstrikeus.com/strikecard
generalstrikeus.com/strikecard
#NovaScotia! If you're sick of Tim Houston's galling attacks on our democracy, Province House is the place to be next Wednesday, March 5th, starting at noon!
February 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
#NovaScotia! If you're sick of Tim Houston's galling attacks on our democracy, Province House is the place to be next Wednesday, March 5th, starting at noon!
The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.
February 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Forget pipelines — the U.S. trade war is our chance to decarbonize.
Great advice here from @taylornoakes.bsky.social
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/19/o...
Great advice here from @taylornoakes.bsky.social
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/19/o...
Forget pipelines — the U.S. trade war is our chance to decarbonize
Energy sovereignty is economic sovereignty, and there’s no faster route to energy sovereignty than by harnessing the fully renewable energy resources that are already abundant within Canada and whose ...
www.nationalobserver.com
February 25, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Sign a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba... you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba...
Ban X/Twitter in Canada
I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ban-x-twitter-in-canada/?source=f...
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February 25, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Meanwhile in #NovaScotia #TimHouston insists this isn't possible, that we have to go backwards to harmful industries like #fracking to create jobs.
Nova Scotians deserve good, clean jobs that help others and provide value to society.
Nova Scotians deserve good, clean jobs that help others and provide value to society.
Scotland is leading the UK in green jobs adding 16,500 new roles in climate-friendly industries since 2022.
A greener economy means lower energy bills, better energy security, healthier communities, and long-term job growth.
Scotland isn’t just keeping up, we’re leading the way.
A greener economy means lower energy bills, better energy security, healthier communities, and long-term job growth.
Scotland isn’t just keeping up, we’re leading the way.
February 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Meanwhile in #NovaScotia #TimHouston insists this isn't possible, that we have to go backwards to harmful industries like #fracking to create jobs.
Nova Scotians deserve good, clean jobs that help others and provide value to society.
Nova Scotians deserve good, clean jobs that help others and provide value to society.
You can’t ask for strategic votes while refusing to fix the system that forces them.
If @bonnieforontario.bsky.social and the @ontarioliberal.bsky.social truly believe in working together, they should put proportional representation in their platform. toronto.citynews.ca/2025/02/18/o...
If @bonnieforontario.bsky.social and the @ontarioliberal.bsky.social truly believe in working together, they should put proportional representation in their platform. toronto.citynews.ca/2025/02/18/o...
Ontario Liberals appeal to NDP voters; NDP leader says they just want party status
TORONTO — Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie is pushing forward with a new election campaign strategy of trying to appeal to NDP voters, suggesting they should unite behind her as the way to topple...
toronto.citynews.ca
February 19, 2025 at 3:33 AM
@mark-carney.bsky.social - will you honour the #Liberal promise to end first-past-the-post elections?
Forcing us into yet another unfair election would risk a #Con majority. That could spell the end of #Canada, given PP's unabashed MAGA allegiance. Will you commit to a fair, #pro-rep election?
Forcing us into yet another unfair election would risk a #Con majority. That could spell the end of #Canada, given PP's unabashed MAGA allegiance. Will you commit to a fair, #pro-rep election?
Our campaign’s growing every day, and we want you to be part of it. Join us: markcarney.ca/vote
February 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
@mark-carney.bsky.social - will you honour the #Liberal promise to end first-past-the-post elections?
Forcing us into yet another unfair election would risk a #Con majority. That could spell the end of #Canada, given PP's unabashed MAGA allegiance. Will you commit to a fair, #pro-rep election?
Forcing us into yet another unfair election would risk a #Con majority. That could spell the end of #Canada, given PP's unabashed MAGA allegiance. Will you commit to a fair, #pro-rep election?
Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.
February 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM