I write a little about a lot. - Politics (Canadian mostly), LGBTQ, and Weird Geekiness ... because. Was @MgS_2011 on Twitter ...
Report: The UN's Francesca Albanese names 60+ firms profiting from Israel's genocide
"Israel's genocide continues because it is lucrative for many."
Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, & Palantir are "central to Israeli surveillance & military tech operations."
Others named include Lockheed Martin, Leonardo, Caterpillar, & HD Hyundai.
#genocideProfiteers #USPol #EuroPol #gaza #IsraeliCrimes @palestine .
Dear Danielle Smith
Protecting trans kids does NOT mean to deny them health care!!
Your policies and legislation directly remove access to health care and acceptance for trans kids and directly enables transphobes to be even more hateful.
Health care for trans kids is accepting them for who they say they are, allowing them to socially transition, and allowing them to talk to therapists and doctors.
Oh and while I'm thinking about
things...stop your constant lying!!
Is anyone else having regular problems posting replies from mastodon.cloud?
So … just around the time that it became obvious (and unavoidable) that the cons were going to lose NB, Houston in NS starts sniffing the air over an early election?
This is not a coincidence when the election in BC didn’t flip the way expected, and the SK election is potentially up in the air too.
The NS elxn is a gambit to ensure that enough provs are Con controlled when PP wins the next federal elxn so they can shred the Charter.
At the HoC National Security Committee, Nina Jankowicz of the American Sunlight Project on disinfo shell companies like Tenet Media operating in Canada:
"Neither the Canada Elections Act nor the Competition Act stipulate that influencers paid to create political content must disclose the source of their funding unless that source is a political entity. This is a loophole that bad actors like Russia can exploit."
On #BCElxn2024 night, BC Con Marina Sapozhnikov called Indigenous Peoples "savages".
She said the "UN Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act renders every non-Indigenous BCer a “second-rate citizen,” and “90% of Indigenous people use drugs.”
She also doesn't think there is any climate emergency bc CO2 is plant food.
She is 23 votes behind the NDP for a recount in Juan de Fuca-Malahat. #bcpoli
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/savages-bc-conservative-candidate-racist-slur-indigenous-peoples
@thegreenpagesBC this is how conservatives share tactics and strategies.
@Jeff he can continue to spout whatever bullshit he likes as long as he isn't leaking secrets.
Nothing about a security clearance stands in the way of his continued lies.
At his age, an 11 year sentence is effectively the rest of his life.
@CanadianCrone As LOP, he would be entitled to a security detail regardless.
Depending on what a security clearance turned up, one wonders if that detail might be standing outside a prison cell …
At this point, I think Canadians should understand Poilievre’s refusal to get a security clearance so he can be read in on foreign interference as an indication that he is compromised by those same foreign actors.
Given the significance of what is now in the public domain on the matter, there is no valid reason for him to not get that clearance. None.
The integrity of man was just too weak for the sway of the foreign espionage ring
@CriticalCupcake autocorrect is to romantic literacy what a skilsaw is to surgery.
Dear @CBC :
Pointing out the fact that the CPC is substantially under the sway of the Social Conservatives is not using it as a “wedge issue”.
The policy book is at best a fig leaf when the back bench keeps putting forward blatantly SoCon legislation.
#cdnpoli #NeverVoteConservative
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rayes-abortion-poilievre-1.7362640
So there is more coverage of Harris calling Trump a "fascist" than there is about Trump actually being a fascist.
Yes, little boy, how dare you SAY the emperor has no clothes.
Michael Chong explains why Poilievre doesn't apply for security clearance.
So which one is the problem?
@lauriekay9 @gemelliz Politician's careers used to live and die upon their reputation for honesty and integrity, which definitely included being a law abiding citizen before and after getting elected. Now so many people are willing to put brand loyalty above good government that we are stuck with guys like Mo&Co., and so many others.
9 days ago RCMP reported that Indian gov agents engaged in "widespread acts of violence in Canada including homicides", and today Modi, Putin, China's Jinping, & Iran Pres. Pexeshkian are having a big BRICS love-in in Russia ... but according to this Hill Times article, what's really needed here is a PM who is less bothered by election interference or assassinations on Canadian soil. FFS.
#foreigninterference #cdnpoli #media
@Paulatics Ghitter was always one of the most clear headed politicians.
I also remember him suing Ezra Levant and Rob Anders back in the 90s ... started Ezra on his lengthy career of losing libel cases.
Yes, this is worth your time - especially with the UCP mucking about with Alberta's human rights legislation.
If you don't know who Ron Ghitter is, look him up sometime - he stands tall in Alberta's political history. (Oh yeah - and he was one of the first people to sue an unruly Ezra Levant back in the day)
