2026-10-23T05:28:27Z https://nostr.now Alison Creekside https://nostr.now/npub1spcsp3r5vmvaw5nx3rxfmtdymd5e7sdxvxdwpywspenzxzkpaqkqjh3gwu https://cdn.mstdn.ca/accounts/avatars/109/367/795/941/692/289/original/608e1b8ede84536a.jpg https://cdn.mstdn.ca/accounts/avatars/109/367/795/941/692/289/original/608e1b8ede84536a.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8s4gjh9fytscfep4vqec0v6ud2hytsypalvrs7e7drjsv48m5rngzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zchywmra If the punishment is a fine, it isn&#39;t really illegal for rich people.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/117/532/952/733/854/493/original/c411eab813d17a09.png"> <br/> 2026-10-31T01:37:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsza3xlvpvzhh934dnsvt6w29sr64rwlza4x3vmxzr4v82la65lnhczyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcvq457w &#34; In fiscal year 2024–25, Canada&#39;s federal government provided CAD 31.9 billion in subsidies and other financial support for energy production and consumption. Fossil energy received 75% of this support, followed by 22% for clean energy, and 3% for nuclear and mixed energy.&#34;<br/>~ according to the International Institute for Sustainable Development. #fossilFuels <br/><a href="https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/federal-financial-support-energy-canada">https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/federal-financial-support-energy-canada</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/117/530/887/275/877/005/original/931c05ce4cc74038.png"> <br/> 2026-10-30T16:54:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrswl52alku6wy9gq3n8vwj7q7zy8cqq5pnaxj488hw7970aankdqzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcjghkxl RE: <a href="https://social.coop/@Anibyl/117526343321399583">https://social.coop/@Anibyl/117526343321399583</a><br/><br/>As our BC Con majority puts on their anti-SOGI short pants and gears up to get all outraged about the existence of #trans people, let’s recall that according to StatsCan, only 0.33% of Canadians are trans.<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note18ntpy4965x6gazth7kc524ymqs4mrht8xz7vxj8ncsj0l5htqlrqsmxw02" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note18nt…xw02</a></span><br/> </div> The first #trans mayor in BC! 🏳️‍⚧️<br/><br/><a href="https://thefreepress.ca/2026/10/29/sparwoods-hadden-kelloway-is-first-known-transgender-mayor-in-b-c/">https://thefreepress.ca/2026/10/29/sparwoods-hadden-kelloway-is-first-known-transgender-mayor-in-b-c/</a> </blockquote> 2026-10-30T14:19:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs036e498cxa3yw4tngakzuh2rmhrp42vrf3ucegfprgm7pazj2peszyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zclxxgts Don Davies on BSky:<br/> <br/>“Shame! Liberals voted against the NDP bill to protect the right to strike. Even so-called “progressive” Liberals fell in line. The Carney government continues to put the interests of foreign investors over the rights of workers.” 2026-10-30T13:29:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq4v26r0glkxvxwwgjl4xsnj3sk79tadjdcvqamhz6dck38c66v4qzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcy4ur7v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxdfu0wmsxeuw7jy3pvfsksk6r6juqmds09f7qqrmzn8gfnwecynsk6vgl5'>nevent1q…vgl5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Or shallower. We are inundated here in BC with big money masquerading as&#34;grassroots&#34; efforts to take over municipal councils ... Chip Wilson, Pacific Prosperity Network, Enbridge, LNG lobbyists, Jeff Ballingall, Canada Proud, etc<br/><a href="https://breachmedia.ca/in-this-b-c-town-big-money-is-bulldozing-democracy/">https://breachmedia.ca/in-this-b-c-town-big-money-is-bulldozing-democracy/</a> 2026-10-30T01:33:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy44uaj0swmalt5ymcc0xdtkcfgn828exx6ve06rtq5e9q64q3afgzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zc2klhs5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq6etf5t8uedjz93v6dfkn2wwuec9rc72j3r4jra6wayvk0spzw4g6armh5'>nevent1q…rmh5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m not sold on my own conspiracy theory here 😉 ; I&#39;m more just surprised that a biz group can brag on national media about trying to throw a BC election, and 2 years later this knowledge has entirely disappeared from media and public consciousness because it doesn&#39;t fit our national narrative of how wonderful our elections are.<br/><br/>BC provincial voter turnout : 48%<br/>BC Cons got 50,000 fewer votes than the last election and still won a majority because the BC NDP got 250,000 fewer votes. #BCElxn 2026-10-30T00:48:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvq68mt24q59y24zwgamv9fqdsshf5pg0jgm3zv74fvvdnhx0yf7gzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcsyj9gv Remember in the 2024 BC election when the 4000-member &#39;Independent Contractors and Businesses Association&#39; told BC United Libs party leader Kevin Falcon to throw the elxn to the Cons by having the entire BC United Libs Party stand down for the elxn? And he did what they demanded?<br/><br/>Sure you do. The Globe and Mail and every paper in BC quoted the BC biz folks crowing about their coup even tho they didn&#39;t get the BC Cons into office that time.<br/><br/>SO is it that far-fetched to think the same bunch plus the NDP #LNG &amp; REIT boosters went to Eby this time round and told him they wanted the elxn called 2 years early while the NDP was tanking in the polls? #BCElxn #BCpoli <br/><br/>&#34;Why Kevin Falcon’s Defection Is a Threat to Democracy<br/>BC United’s campaign folded under pressure from business special interests trying to control the election outcome.&#34;<br/><a href="https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/09/03/Kevin-Falcon-Defection-Threat-Democracy/">https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/09/03/Kevin-Falcon-Defection-Threat-Democracy/</a> 2026-10-29T20:15:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqdzqyelxzvctzazyy7umyk433fkm9q76554wkx4xq33jkyl6axwszyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcvfc4qc BC 2026 Provincial Election Results: Votes vs Seats<br/>Ha! If we allotted seats according to how people voted, the combined NDP and Green vote of 48 would equal the Cons seats.<br/>#BCpoli #BCElxn #ProportionalRepresentation<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/117/516/381/926/090/105/original/3604d3a8def71db3.png"> <br/> 2026-10-28T03:28:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswe5z4fhykkyzr66fy5weagm3edy5ztkyxtvtavxxe5jd0kvuu9zgzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcr0qaau <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1pz3hwxzx8x3rr952f6v3795quk0gd34qualw95vvwpdvfdg4v3gskudwqw" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>M. Grégoire</span> (<span class="italic">npub1pz3…dwqw</span>)</a></span>, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1vwl44eg3uglhw67fgpz6t3xy5g53s69v42ey62e2cerfve0fqf4q9nxwcn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Zazzoo 🇨🇦</span> (<span class="italic">npub1vwl…xwcn</span>)</a></span>, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub14vh8xmhyar52t23tfn3dwmla4reqhma0mpf67r8uk0mcmj9ztfmsx3479l" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>TrueNorthSpice 🇨🇦</span> (<span class="italic">npub14vh…479l</span>)</a></span>, [@crispius](<a href="https://prtb.fname.ca/a/crispius/video-channels">https://prtb.fname.ca/a/crispius/video-channels</a> ), <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub19vvxtv5pqqxvlvdqmqxzryfeg89rx9d9mj3gpvkd9vlsrhgkakfsms5xaw" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Catelli</span> (<span class="italic">npub19vv…5xaw</span>)</a></span> <br/>et al ...<br/>Thank you all for your kind words of concern about my absence. Very touched. I&#39;ve been in hospital for 6 months getting my innards removed and now I&#39;m fighting to get that Canadian medical coverage we all thought would be there for us as we aged 😡 <br/>Still ... hugely grateful to still be in the world for however long and hope all is well with you all.<br/>Probs not going to be up here blathering on about politics quite as much as in the past though. <br/>😚 2026-10-28T02:12:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8rsu2kasdccfcvrds5p5njf3pglgdgq8cqmukn92zlu0490fr4tqzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zch0468v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs28njatmejgmu4nw4xep5q5726uxzxlzmgldatr5st9s2xx0qt9ag2eje5h'>nevent1q…je5h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A search for RCMP Operation Kabriole turns up many links to more indepth articles and Andrew Nikiforuk&#39;s work on it, but you have to know the name of the RCMP operation to find them. 2026-03-30T03:02:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr0ph79fuz96ae0vahgnfwc0k6fwlexy4rhj6erhmykve0tz0zkhqzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcjkehy9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszu3eqchzdwmwval3d7k93flw6tfrc5rt8nf2uvn0j5h3e90442asq53dy9'>nevent1q…3dy9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you, Dana - a much more substantial article too: <br/>CBC: More details of RCMP &#39;dirty tricks&#39; revealed 2026-03-29T23:25:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq349sphe4j0wrv4rnag8ltfv8mcuxxgcalj5mpqe26f5lcm3vh0szyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zc70pt0c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0kww83qsgfvh7r2m36uvwnwudzmcrg000flh77ts2c5mmzhrwchqg6ae9a'>nevent1q…ae9a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You young &#39;uns won&#39;t remember but in 1999, Gwynn Morgan, then president of Alberta Energy Company, colluded with the RCMP to set off a bomb that blew up a shed at a gas well site. They did this to try to entrap locals who were acting against the oil wells&#39; sour gas leaks, and also to drum up public sympathy for the oil&amp;gas company whose shed was blown up. #fossilFuels <br/><br/>The original plan was for Gwynn Morgan and the RCMP to blow up an oil tanker truck but Morgan was afraid it would prove too unnerving to truckers.<br/><br/>There used to be a lot of CBC stories about this RCMP/oil&amp;gas company conspiracy but I think this is the only one still standing:<br/><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/oil-company-defends-rcmp-collaboration-1.168596">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/oil-company-defends-rcmp-collaboration-1.168596</a> 2026-03-29T21:04:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0kww83qsgfvh7r2m36uvwnwudzmcrg000flh77ts2c5mmzhrwchqzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcqk3hzx How ‘The Charles Koch of Canada’ Created a $9.5 Million Influence Machine<br/>Former fracking magnate Gwyn Morgan has funnelled millions to right-wing media and think tanks. #FossilFuels <br/><a href="https://www.desmog.com/2026/03/27/how-the-charles-koch-of-canada-created-a-9-5-million-influence-machine/">https://www.desmog.com/2026/03/27/how-the-charles-koch-of-canada-created-a-9-5-million-influence-machine/</a> 2026-03-29T20:54:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgtxjh7nj45q68s6funxxgew95rzrwnktdgpxm68n3f8yez2e9v9qzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zc7pv3nn Canadian Cynic: CBC News Pitchbot: &#34;Avi Lewis was just elected leader of the federal NDP; is Canada really ready for Communism?&#34;<br/><br/>lol. CBC has a reporter who since December only writes regular stories that go: &#34;Sources say something shitty about the NDP. Other sources back them up. Other sources say Wow that Leap Manifesto was some scary, huh?<br/><br/>It&#39;s embarrassing. Not as embarrassing as Rosemary Barton saying live on national tv that Trudeau moved the Libs too far left, but still pretty darn embarrassing. #media<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/314/298/291/094/136/original/9d412a13533aa970.png"> <br/> 2026-03-29T20:25:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8evxmcrwnt3y4sv93tmn73dpynyrmz5vcaskc08wscvgekdpvxuqzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zc6pjjy0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgjs3ae7zwsuvt5x6lwqrl0hyvlwe3daxdnz9hfuv2ktwdkzs576sw952zl'>nevent1q…52zl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Winnipeg Free Press: <br/>Manitoba premier praises new federal NDP leader, says they can &#39;do big things together’ <br/>Kinew onstage with Lewis for his victory speech, hugged him.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/314/185/870/858/493/original/6b28e0c6f97b764f.png"> <br/> 2026-03-29T19:50:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgw6znvpy9mznn2scwh0pvaq4p90p9hnkhw0w3yg349up5exgjy4czyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcxjfy4f Avi Lewis is now the #NDP leader, reaching the threshold on the first ballot #cdnpoli <br/>1. Avi Lewis 39734 votes - 56%<br/>2. Heather McPherson 20899 votes - 29%<br/>3. Tanille Johnston 5159 votes<br/>4. Rob Ashton 4193 votes<br/>5. Tony McQuail 945 votes 2026-03-29T15:53:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgqgu3xsv6e0km0hk5twwv2s0ag2jap2u7023rffqnt6tx98w9r6gzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zckekmxz CTV: Prime Minister Carney plans to attend Sunday&#39;s Juno Awards #cdnpoli <br/><br/>The Cons are going to lose their shit about this ...<br/>Why is Carney going to the Junos instead of sweeping up the broken glass in Aisle 6?<br/>Nobody I know has ever gone to the Junos ... 2026-03-29T03:28:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp9tu0xe64jm4587muz5jprmvt9vh5tj3p5ms3w03vfhfwz77dg3szyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcqus8mv &#34;Lewis-adjacent slate sweeps NDP executive election<br/>In a surprise development, the &#39;non-establishment&#39; slate swept the party&#39;s president, vice-president and treasurer positions, suggesting change is in the air.&#34; by Jeremy Appel #NDP #NDP2026 <br/><a href="https://www.readtheorchard.org/p/lewis-adjacent-slate-sweeps-ndp-executive">https://www.readtheorchard.org/p/lewis-adjacent-slate-sweeps-ndp-executive</a> 2026-03-29T02:07:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspfnghmx3u4wy7d0g7dglqwzqvyjsqz4av4t7xndy2echt5wtwaxgzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zc4ankzq &#34;No American child from the blue collar or the middle class should have to die fighting in Iran. Let the Epstein class fight the Epstein War.&#34;<br/>- Premier Wab Kinew at the NDP national convention, Winnipeg. 2026-03-28T19:07:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0qzkf7yjd80ekd9j5t8epr05l202wh4d4d57dpnvys6eajhufzsszyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zc48s4h0 So 5 months ago the chairman of the board of the Quebec Torngat Metals mining company, Thomas Gilman, was busted as a Trump ally &amp; appointee and also an author of Project 2025 by Radio-Canada, after which he stepped down. #cdnpoli <br/><br/>Former Torngat CEO Leduc said he was hired by main funder Cerberus and reported to them.<br/>You probs remember Cerberus from that Iraqi security contract kick-back scheme. <br/><br/>Canada loaning millions to proposed Nunavik rare earth mining project linked to Trump White House<br/><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nunavik-rare-earth-mining-project-9.7138515">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nunavik-rare-earth-mining-project-9.7138515</a> 2026-03-27T22:55:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrap6rhkr200q86mrr79f2u9fst2glvnkmlry2hlvaz8yxhcy64aczyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zctp0965 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdvrgq8m78q7w755j33vpwp3kstsnh45dkfhvat5y7vktp2a62gpgkjduvc'>nevent1q…duvc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank the gods the Libs got so spooked that media polls and corps didn&#39;t like the Hippie King and his enviro stuff that they dumped him for FossilFuel Dad, eh? 2026-03-27T14:54:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgrrkjejmas654gl0xs6ygyvnp4zcxnh0ueg8dzq00tz8wmp5ch4qzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcn0kds6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr2al0tnhs96twf77exa8fp2jutk8e38cpaudwjkwk9wvfena3laq0elzd0'>nevent1q…lzd0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The AI boom is driving a massive development of gas power generation.<br/><br/> &#34;Prior to his appointment as chief executive of Capital Power, Dey worked for the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), where he served as Managing Director, Head of Energy &amp; Resources.&#34; lol<br/>CPPIB is heavily invested in development of fossil fuels in the U S, particularly as new power sources to power new AI infrastructure. 2026-03-27T14:16:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqrym8szsstq2zmgv946u8y7sakv470nmk9x8ast5d4q7gjqrut4qzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcum7ed2 The Carney gov will allow new AI data centers to generate their own electricity by burning gas.👀 <br/>#cdnpoli #AI <br/><a href="https://www.desmog.com/2026/02/25/carney-allowed-gas-powered-ai-centres-after-lobbying-from-alberta-energy-company/">https://www.desmog.com/2026/02/25/carney-allowed-gas-powered-ai-centres-after-lobbying-from-alberta-energy-company/</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/301/473/025/962/511/original/c9b1f1d1f6bc8552.png"> <br/> 2026-03-27T14:02:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs094g9exqplw9pkjfzs66l6rdm93duueh4lsqxc6jcwzldewxnchgzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcvc8c23 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr9wnme3w9za9l0jl8qsedc29q2cvadeceahu8qaamuswa3pdg5tg70pdz3'>nevent1q…pdz3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Alternate headlines ...<br/>School &#34;forgets&#34; to inform student she is reinstated after suspension is overturned by onbudman<br/>or <br/>School fundraising to send 3 students and staff on a junket to Israel &#34;don&#39;t feel safe&#34; after FN student posts Fuck Israel on her own privare social media. 2026-03-27T01:08:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsradpppcf0aqp0ek39tgwa8gv3lj7ss9ehyn6ts45nj9gxfdrajpszyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcsrt9e2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx3gmcz5jvrgs73gfl569d8fac9x73ekzpt9r9qp9s86xd2lak5usaqx7e6'>nevent1q…x7e6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Interesting to consider that the establishment of Israel was due in considerable part to anti-Semitic Brits fearing that without the country of Israel to take them, Communist Jews would flood into Britain. 2026-03-26T17:58:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv0j2e44rslthesrexhvqslh23sm9pzthxacgtdaw0fsgcxt9qwvgzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcp4l3e8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg6q6ug9aheepz338cv5fqlpukh7gvnrqtnahlcsqrj4yl8r6e9acjusvrm'>nevent1q…svrm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I guess &#34;The Left&#39;s Unhealthy Obsession with Liberal and Conservative MPs Uniting to Vote 295 to 22 to Defeat a Bill Preventing Covert Canadian Arms Sales to Israel&#34; was just too long a headline.😏 2026-03-26T17:08:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspy83p7ngryk20m2tguy8xpa4x077aml42vvuecmcs3cml093ujpgzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcwupygp 42 headlines in 2 weeks in the National Post as curated by David Mastracci of The Maple.<br/>Postmedia is majority-owned by Chatham Asset Management, a US hedge fund tied to the Republican Party. <br/>Only 0.23% of Postmedia shareholders are Canadian. #media #cdnpoli <br/>Do all these headlines seem normal to you?<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/296/364/798/680/521/original/11a670123e14ceef.png"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/296/369/495/877/425/original/3ec9669952a8ad94.png"> <br/> 2026-03-26T16:43:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqnlw9ruqukgzmcahuavw2eeedkdzjgrq9h0wlkrnguj2t8lr4frgzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcml0c90 Mark Carney on BSky 3 minutes ago: <br/>Canada has hit its 2% NATO defence spending target. <br/> We made a promise to transform our defence — and we’re getting it done.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/296/220/573/012/557/original/1a7e38c2646ec84f.png"> <br/> 2026-03-26T15:39:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrdwlm30qhfhnggzfqfldazzjjnycsfqkfxpym0f4gajs29242wrczyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcp08e22 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2pg3xhffa8ua2xqp27u5gfehlu67d2znnul6gk0hdgy6javrkqgqspj7r0'>nevent1q…j7r0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Israel has had 75 years of conscripting its 18 year old citizens into the army and a couple of years of us seeing those conscripts posting their thumbs up headshot kills on TikTok.<br/>What does that do to an entire society over the course of 75 years? 2026-03-26T15:27:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspt5f26hvhxwnwxmn9e7fvtmlkdyr0smswvgu8f2en0sqp0sty3gszyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcae4pj5 Measures in the new Strong and Free Elections Act mostly address threats of foreign interference and funding, but also deepfakes, long ballots, bribery and intimidation.<br/>We would really like some assurance that these new measures are not being run on AI, like the one that recently entirely hallucinated the qualifications of the doctor applying to Canada for permanent residency and refused her on the grounds of those hallucinations.<br/>#AI #cdnpoli <br/><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions/news/2026/03/government-of-canada-introduces-measures-to-further-protect-canadas-electoral-processes-and-strengthen-democracy.html">https://www.canada.ca/en/democratic-institutions/news/2026/03/government-of-canada-introduces-measures-to-further-protect-canadas-electoral-processes-and-strengthen-democracy.html</a> 2026-03-26T15:12:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0r95ulc2hxmtse0jvv9mt4tjwapje39lt0sypvlzxmecrcpfye7gzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcjgfed4 &#34;Canada rejected the permanent residence application of a McMaster postdoc from the Sorbonne who works in the immunology of aging because the generative AI being used to process applications (😱) entirely hallucinated her credentials.&#34; #AI #cdnpoli <br/><a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/canada-rejected-her-permanent-residence-application-her-job-duties-were-made-up--by-immigrations-ai-reviewer/article_3f1ea5be-0b3d-4541-ac00-0a1b8484d877.html">https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/canada-rejected-her-permanent-residence-application-her-job-duties-were-made-up--by-immigrations-ai-reviewer/article_3f1ea5be-0b3d-4541-ac00-0a1b8484d877.html</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/291/008/025/498/810/original/460e083259655afb.png"> <br/> 2026-03-25T17:43:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgpxk6nm7s3jvzjljs5dm6yhxjk8u54vnur64s3x0s9klppal6n3szyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcmv6ydz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf3ge6xpx89l0e8f30d8fs4fut2pt0z0lkr7a2a995nrml4rk4q0qgdxfgx'>nevent1q…xfgx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>$2 billion per day 2026-03-25T17:29:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdn97f4lqkregv4pxcfmr2az6vyf4pcqyrshwvyg0wqhvusg7vu5szyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcjq77l0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswk29szwx23y3p0s0fq4vkns879sgrve69yzdpwprd79gulkp85fspnqwlx'>nevent1q…qwlx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>LA Times: Doing the Math on Trump&#39;s War Budget<br/>&#34;Trump has spent more than $25 billion on his Iran war and wants $200 billion more.&#34;<br/><br/>Center For American Progress, March 24: By the End of the Week, the Trump Administration’s War in Iran Will Likely Have Cost $25 Billion<br/><a href="https://www.americanprogress.org/article/by-the-end-of-the-week-the-trump-administrations-war-in-iran-will-likely-have-cost-25-billion/">https://www.americanprogress.org/article/by-the-end-of-the-week-the-trump-administrations-war-in-iran-will-likely-have-cost-25-billion/</a> 2026-03-25T17:19:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsykv80wafa5r043g2vepykm53ghx4l3cvnumaz933cknmcleqkxuczyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcd2gwng US officials tell The Post they no longer believe it is possible to achieve the war&#39;s original goals of overthrowing the Iranian regime and putting its nuclear program permanently out of reach so $2billion later, the new goal is to reopen the Strait of Hormuz closed by the war. #US<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/290/309/800/102/486/original/f306c644468e8d1e.png"> <br/> 2026-03-25T14:41:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9rsn4ljm3pyzl0uky7dp7y66vy56p2ssyzvtpmkch2adu62xj2jqzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zc6q66vh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0xlwcer30p32q4hkpujxq05un6yjjwj9jn52pjejp4tnjts4x26qu34ufs'>nevent1q…4ufs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Solomon tweeted: &#34;Dialogue matters, particularly in complex times.&#34;<br/>Presumably &#34;complex times&#34; means &#34;ongong genocide&#34; 2026-03-24T15:42:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf3rnzym7ntd06w39v6njz02xashungpmnttyaugksrwd50kky62czyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcdnay3t Dear Mr Poilievre: Please go on some more rw misogynist MAGA talk shows - there might still be a few women left in the country considering voting for you. #cdnpoli <br/>Graphic pillaged from MaggieMay on Nitter:<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/283/843/924/336/348/original/10f705d2b2fdec05.png"> <br/> 2026-03-24T11:18:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg6njc777wx8j3tyy8qd8z8z7lc2e9dk3ksgjmwx98wehsn2e753czyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcxswu6a NaPo headline: Polls show Americans dislike Canada more than ever<br/>Poll numbers from the article: Americans who see Canada favourably dropped from 91% to 80%<br/><br/>Why are we subsidizing this US rag again? #media<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/283/750/680/247/377/original/87503d07e298193f.png"> <br/> 2026-03-24T10:53:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgfgtmrnlv7hewhk4ggcwyj3jgx38822pfwapc9l9rgqa96j2r7vgzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcx6wslj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvep926zx7xq366vm2xfawqrrmf4u3l83t3r95jf42vhnwkpcwlkcrsrkph'>nevent1q…rkph</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So not only did Avi Lewis’s #NDP leadership campaign raise more money with a higher number of donations than all of his leadership rivals combined, but McPherson and Ashton have also received a greater proportion of their fundraising totals from donations greater than $1,000, compared to more donations of less than $100 for Lewis, Johnston and McQuail. 2026-03-24T10:16:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst0ganncq6yzrqa772d0tfdxcfh6kjwc47anrx6qr6p4cyckhhh6czyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zc9726h3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz9h78ytfp4vyksg0uzpeetrt4umjsaynuefmy48dms3vd74gs74sddsmqh'>nevent1q…smqh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>To be fair, others have told me that my characterization of Jack annointing Mulcair is unfair as it was him on his way out just acceding to the party brass.<br/>But when the Liberals realized it was Mulcair who was to head up the NDP, they seized the political capital and momentum from Jack and OWS and Bernie Sanders etc and ran Trudeau on it to the left of the NDP. 2026-03-23T19:24:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2nxq3uzm6ygv6f6tjrl2npfrx7rtw4k259ap8zpe9cv077e3ytkszyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcyjmkd3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszz9vmlgmu6vu2gp457xvr5anjcfznvcxmltt7py25356d3wwk2kcptmn77'>nevent1q…mn77</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Because Jack Layton chose him because he was from Quebec 2026-03-23T18:41:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2zm5vt7p5ja7ekqje7w97c98xr0thgd6we5zafq32sxa3xk6933czyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcx9d4j7 I&#39;m guessing Coke is thinking the part that&#39;s going to cause &#34;undue hardship&#34; to CocaCola is that the injured worker repeatedly warned management about the malfunctioning door that eventually injured him. #cdnpoli <br/>Pillaged from Trapdinawrpool on BSky:<br/><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/go-public-coke-coca-cola-factory-injury-wcb-frustrated-empoloyement-disability-9.7133409">https://www.cbc.ca/news/gopublic/go-public-coke-coca-cola-factory-injury-wcb-frustrated-empoloyement-disability-9.7133409</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/279/921/481/852/841/original/91767f107fda3772.png"> <br/> 2026-03-23T18:40:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst8csgfqe7xvugcwr7tn8g56tly58w8ufehnke3g9sd4srpqn29xszyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zccmrcga In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq7g20gy7vmlc3k5lyfruvvw230ngdgf7ynr66urrywhzh66xhswq5mk0a3'>nevent1q…k0a3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Mulcair, you may remember, applied to join Stephen Harper&#39;s staff in 2007 prior to joining the NDP, but according to Macleans, Harper did not offer enough money.<br/><a href="https://macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/mulcairs-secret-meetings-with-the-tories/">https://macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/mulcairs-secret-meetings-with-the-tories/</a> 2026-03-23T09:05:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq7g20gy7vmlc3k5lyfruvvw230ngdgf7ynr66urrywhzh66xhswqzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcma99gv Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair&#39;s lavish public praise for PP&#39;s appearance on Joe Rogan&#39;s podcast seems unlikely until you remember Mulcair joined Stephen Harper&#39;s lobby firm Wellington Advocacy in January.<br/>While Harper does not actually appear on Wellington&#39;s masthead, there he is in all the Xmas photos and formally welcoming new staffers.<br/>Mulcair said Poilievre gave one of the best political speeches I&#39;ve heard any Canadian political leader give.&#34; #cdnpoli 2026-03-23T08:42:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp6dpuzma42du725n6wrs470ym0y6aeycw6k9s62gwgu4cwh2z99gzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zckz62nk Pillaged from Nitter. <br/>Trump on troop deployments: &#34;I seem to have great support. CNN came out with a poll today that I&#39;m at 100%. They said they have never seen a poll like that. The CNN poll said I&#39;m at 100%.&#34;<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/268/480/005/451/742/original/9112b85860dfeb12.png"> <br/> 2026-03-21T18:21:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyuah5cjckzputg02pyskr302lh43znrh352u8a2c74ls2tuz5zmgzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcrdugym In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsflu6kanenwnf6cxf2f6zm24t9nsd5gem54agyqjewssr920lrtnq2uff69'>nevent1q…ff69</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Previously the coal company wanted $7billion for doing nothing but now admit &#34;doing nothing&#34; is really only worth $2billion. 2026-03-20T17:24:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqtfpsdfv8cehl7xjmycs55znkxgrp829esh2nrn22y9sgdjytysqzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcwu5zg6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy483m229rcf9xqwsyu0j930tyavxxvupf3je22avmtslcs9qsegq45gtzk'>nevent1q…gtzk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The way I read it, Nikiforuk is saying the &#34;little-known trade agreement&#34; is the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, or CPTPP. 2026-03-20T16:53:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0tm62tqehv6jgzwltp9v9t2s22xlfss6l3gfpfa0xqa3m7kr3t8szyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zc72dt76 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs93936qphg5738jl4ud56aatvah08x6689tfal03p5zmu20fvwrvcllk0mx'>nevent1q…k0mx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Agreed ISDS really are one of the great evils of our time, smoothing the transition from govs mattering at all, aside from as doormen for corps, to us being ruled by corps directly.<br/>Canadian mining corps also make use of ISDS regs, my favourite being the one that registered as a corp in the US in order to sue Canada. 2026-03-20T16:31:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsggm83f0ued8mu5mkszl2wlv9x3gla7k920hqgyqzyf53fyhhr9zqzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zca43vm3 RE: <a href="https://mstdn.ca/@thetyee/116262234419385777">https://mstdn.ca/@thetyee/116262234419385777</a><br/><br/>Billionaire Gina Rinehart’s Northback is suing Canada for $2B under an investor-state dispute settlement, or ISDS, for their finding that the Grassy Mountain coal project in Alberta is too toxic to proceed. #cdnpoli<br/>nostr:note16a8ekqme9aykrz308cksn0yjtfvhcmel7ttkrcqqnqhy6q0x0d8qfvdgr2<br/> 2026-03-20T16:06:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp4gdcaszxc3x36g3v4dw3teh6wexyq6uag625tuzc0ddwyqkjk0qzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zckz7e99 Danielle Smith, who removed existing restrictions on corporate donations to parties, candidates, leadership contestants, and political action committees during the election period and lowered the bar on conditions for a referendum on Alberta&#39;s separation from Canada, says she is seeking national security clearance from CSIS. Ha!<br/>Here&#39;s a nice photo of 3 people who don&#39;t like Canada and who all call for closer integration with the U.S. #alberta #abpoli<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/260/761/440/960/465/original/554ca8ec783ede61.png"> <br/> 2026-03-20T09:25:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxrqe5q63l4cj95kkjddwunx865ww2fn0zj7cnvpagnwg2xq7uhgczyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcgyzwde Harper&#39;s IDU buddy Viktor Orban is blocking the EU&#39;s loan to Ukraine bc he expects this will make him more popular with Hungarian voters, even though Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic are not contributing to the loan.<br/><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/world/europe/ukraine-hungary-orban-elections.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/world/europe/ukraine-hungary-orban-elections.html</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/260/668/678/625/787/original/eaea34a5238d28a5.png"> <br/> 2026-03-20T09:02:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsys8uy6tazt2xngf0g6wz65x4xtvmlyyz4pz24kefwahnmedk8swgzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcfwce0w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq7y8kptgt2ft74t4wgdksc9797n9mleu9lz6a9kgnfrj67rz2dnqyqujpu'>nevent1q…ujpu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>EKOS, Vote intention by region. Hello Alberta!<br/><a href="https://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2026/03/from-collapse-to-dominance/">https://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2026/03/from-collapse-to-dominance/</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/257/030/959/443/267/original/fc78d7f8ae57719f.png"> <br/> 2026-03-19T17:39:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq7y8kptgt2ft74t4wgdksc9797n9mleu9lz6a9kgnfrj67rz2dnqzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zc9hwdmd EKOS: #cdnpoli #poll<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/256/744/472/962/164/original/a328629c72900af4.png"> <br/> 2026-03-19T16:23:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdwgkt6mjlhez5gpa9y9hvqqhlpq2s6kzadu9lwhjzzh4spqecd3gzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcsrqg67 Pillaged from Luke Lebrun on BSky:<br/>Tamara Lich posting AI videos of herself rallying fake crowds of computer generated supporters.<br/><br/>Tamara&#39;s text: &#34;Freedom of Each Canadian Truckers are my first priority&#34;<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/256/654/565/698/186/original/04e1e17eb7afe7fd.png"> <br/> 2026-03-19T16:01:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf2zvqn6sqnnkn3f7c55x89825gn9zfm52uq8rx8nsms0r7mu4fmczyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zc2662ce In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx6vatmfac25gqgdm7t0xtre05nhz0zwaaajyce9l4gcusxx47mnc5n2nne'>nevent1q…2nne</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Waiting for the Great Leap Forward ❤️ <br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHd2O_KuCxA&amp;list=RDsHd2O_KuCxA&amp;start_radio=1">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHd2O_KuCxA&amp;list=RDsHd2O_KuCxA&amp;start_radio=1</a> 2026-03-18T14:50:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst43qtaghd72yamakn0ar9atgdeu8rs2kfug6ny7qqlfq2ygwjzqgzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zckw7f50 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqtg20cgppx8k9fjsseuujysvmtzdegr28arxndynk5rn8hprcjcqtpkjz3'>nevent1q…kjz3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thanks! The Leap Manifesto was spear-headed by Naomi Klein in 2015 and is Canada-centric. When/where did Giant Leap originate? 2026-03-18T14:02:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxa92qjjwnyvc0xwhhdj4hr6393pwv7v2v7xmctjvq2ck24apuylgzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zc55krhc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0w5f86pwegwk5d3djewd5ffvq34sr9ac8dg8h5emszzdt2yk3ywsg9jpyc'>nevent1q…jpyc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t know #GiantLeap. Can you link me something? Here&#39;s the Leap Manifesto from a decade ago: <br/><a href="https://leapmanifesto.org/en/the-leap-manifesto/#manifesto-content">https://leapmanifesto.org/en/the-leap-manifesto/#manifesto-content</a> 2026-03-18T13:54:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspmd0vv4qjqlgpvhvm92ywpq3af046rzvrjjqph7gck9x7qammc4qzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcaswhhr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst9q60ahrm47mwhnf3ur2wm2sxkmwvkg4l6awekzwk4jkaqwsmwpcseq68m'>nevent1q…q68m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s not limited to Alberta. Someone on CBC mentioned Avi Lewis&#39;s Leap Manifesto past catching up with him, as if half of the Leap agenda had not since been implemented to a greater or lesser extent by the Liberal Party itself.<br/>At the time almost all Canadian media freaked out - the G&amp;M, NaPo, the lot - so people have this idea it was really weird and radical w/o having read it. 2026-03-18T12:58:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy300mfjs24g9faa28kd6f4he7eflypcz9zkpvez7d6hgm9d4nd9szyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcwe44cj I see media ans Alberta NDP people criticizing Avi Lewis for his advocacy of the Leap Manifesto a decade ago.<br/><br/>The 2015 Leap Manifesto called for : <br/>*A shift to a &#34;100% clean energy economy&#34; by 2050.<br/>*An end to gov subsidies to the fossil fuel industry<br/>*Support for community-owned clean energy projects<br/>*A universal program for retrofitting, prioritizing low income communities<br/>*Re-training for workers in carbon-intensive industries<br/>*Localization of agriculture infrastructure<br/>*A moratorium on international trade deals that infringe upon democratic rights<br/>*A debate on universal basic income<br/>*An end to corporate funding of political campaigns and examination of voting reform.<br/><br/>Scary stuff, huh. #NDP #NDPleadership 2026-03-18T12:41:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8lqvwtk6789cd8n6v7vvwn67ktfnvta88ycl3j2g47vqqapt0k7gzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcnar68y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd2m5mskwydv475xc8cfysnpgc34dlghfs3yf7txwh77dvg62pf5g29kqm8'>nevent1q…kqm8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In contrast to Doug Ford&#39;s endorsement of the US/Israel war on Iran yesterday, MB Premier Wab Kinew says &#34;kids are being killed for no reason and even the Trump administration cannot explain why they&#39;re at war in Iran right now and it seems like the Epstein files is as good a reason as any.&#34; #Iran<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/245/263/888/497/371/original/0642682ea8c1881f.png"> <br/> 2026-03-17T15:48:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqdprvgxfezxpwvzup74yywl5rgf6hpnsfuha3l4df9wlyw6vd5cczyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zccdx8nl &#34;I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.&#34; #Iran <br/><a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/17/joe-kent-resigns-trump-iran-israel-threat">https://www.axios.com/2026/03/17/joe-kent-resigns-trump-iran-israel-threat</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/245/139/576/220/020/original/cf779ce8d52adc17.png"> <br/> 2026-03-17T15:08:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd2m5mskwydv475xc8cfysnpgc34dlghfs3yf7txwh77dvg62pf5gzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zc59drwl Doug Ford on Iran: &#34;I think the US and Israel are doing the right thing ... we have to bring peace to the Middle East. I encourage them to keep going.&#34; #Iran <br/>Audio on BSky from Scott Robinson: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/sarobertson.bsky.social/post/3mh7j4nehis2v">https://bsky.app/profile/sarobertson.bsky.social/post/3mh7j4nehis2v</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/243/932/094/009/539/original/a5c61289ac677b5f.png"> <br/> 2026-03-17T10:04:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvt9xf6l20l5mqt99ryufwrptp9eq6madnt35hephkqqtyvnjur5czyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcfyax43 Netanyahu is the worst president the US ever had. 2026-03-17T09:45:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw5cvagsn0j0kacutfkwqa62s456t5x5yvjjhapz9vkags9qw4aqczyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zca6rly8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspk66wd6g26uxqt889glplhvu0xp6ja4fa6ayk92v44ss87utjy5cetdv8r'>nevent1q…dv8r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>For how many people do you think a $5 NDP membership is a barrier?<span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1mw9s4pscr3wzn07m9ghgcje53dpj8r6l45juq84e4uuh2lms96hqae0xge" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>MarkG</span> (<span class="italic">npub1mw9…0xge</span>)</a></span> 2026-03-17T02:48:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8mum6wjfe4rwckjqytvtfneggyu8g9yazg80v28gc9e7vaq3v08szyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcvcy3l0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2e0j49h4zf20wfqru8c7lzh49kuskezs8nkgwvlvjy03d5m7r5wczy3nt5'>nevent1q…3nt5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I mentioned the Cons and Libs numbers upthread, plus the Greens have around the same number of members as the NDP - 100K. I couldn&#39;t find any recent stats for the Bloc but I&#39;m guessing less than 200K.<br/>So all in all less than 5% of eligible Canadian voters choose their party leaders. #cdnpoli 2026-03-17T01:48:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0fqmqw3mj6z37lpadj95hcqdhx6940r9xkllcukeldda7ju3edlszyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcx2jjs8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszcg7z70mmjfgrcc5wa3xsam0fx443x0fpc9vq9u372fy9amcjhwgvyt8kv'>nevent1q…t8kv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I liked something about all of them in the leadership debate. 2026-03-16T16:48:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsghsndcphzkf38036jvgmhgj7mkry8cjdw6qqezydm8rq4cr8n73szyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcuhdq2c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyznly9rhhxp8nncuveutdgprhqzp8uha9xwxsec7krwhrr60f3rgpnugr6'>nevent1q…ugr6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Cons ~678K; Libs ~400K; NDP ~100K<br/>Numbers only as reliable as party reports on leadership races. 2026-03-16T16:45:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg7eht3qlp4n58suqz2raffc6h2ra9ph5cjejrupq8mvef8s8mr4czyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zc6dn585 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqxce6ehusxx68zk8su0lq27jnwsekrmk46kwh0zgxl42qlf33ugg7xwccg'>nevent1q…wccg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s not much of a democracy when the best we can hope for is vote every 4 years for the people who will represent them to us. 2026-03-16T16:21:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgfvu7hyj0uaazaergnuwkl0faw5j8lz0jx0s48nj3e6ahxgumjtczyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zc5qwsyx Canada’s Richest 1% Nearly As Wealthy As Poorest 80%<br/><a href="https://www.readthemaple.com/canadas-richest-1-nearly-as-wealthy-as-poorest-80/">https://www.readthemaple.com/canadas-richest-1-nearly-as-wealthy-as-poorest-80/</a> 2026-03-16T12:51:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfq7ct9wnmr99gmrr640f5fkrxgnylj7wjtslakh4vlt7d9mejakgzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcq5mj4p Canada has around 28,500,00 registered voters.<br/>The current NDP leadership campaign has raised the number of NDP members from 60K to 100K.<br/>That is around one-third of 1% of registered voters.<br/>Gods but that&#39;s depressing. #NDP #cdnpoli<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/236/963/498/516/824/original/81ce3877c3680f6b.png"> <br/> 2026-03-16T04:34:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0y5hmf7nmmvxqzudshqtu80ex3p3uu90glypg8y79n40hh6l6k6qzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcr26adp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0rm603n2hzc3v7gvdhwrhl3sy0gan00x0mupkqhqut4n3eaz86ac8ry8rk'>nevent1q…y8rk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yup<br/> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1t82ju2uh56t6t44c3jwcdzggcp0a4egakaprjft35ptk92c28h4q0n5qhr" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈</span> (<span class="italic">npub1t82…5qhr</span>)</a></span> 2026-03-15T19:32:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr4zuuu6jfu54e4gr23ynjmd9lsyawxyrxsmd8452v6kfwxk24umgzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zc4pea7w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsplel0dgg03s2anyrca9kt4y0nrpjqeeqa302wqxs07wpzeuu5mpgqfv6ya'>nevent1q…v6ya</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I tried to post the live clip from CPAC but failed. 2026-03-15T19:31:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrxg2q8dv0e8tzmfcdagwjvazk0mutuffqhf4crxazv0mvgrqp9mczyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcyspzvn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8rfakanw2yndezv4mtsrk6p4jt6swa7kcp3tur7hha6qe7ged2acs6fwxf'>nevent1q…fwxf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>He is. I meant now on CPAC. 2026-03-15T19:19:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs96vm8mxrt94uj46h3qc7lmc8hq9yckf7kaqmst59nuw922nehsgszyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zc9wpa6w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspsh548u3exrzrvj4yz3qpduz3fduyl5ntcfszrcea0gxm8hw8flsjmemfh'>nevent1q…emfh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think if you announce you are going to bomb and invade a country and then you do, &#34;offensive&#34; is the correct term.<br/>aka No Article 5 for you. 2026-03-15T19:18:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstzcr58dq2cg0m24ggjvm0npcj0l4aunmsglvjp8m8hhnq68l44mszyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zce0nfks In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyxg3pj6gwwkydwag0x5fgjczpu9xcx6tpd8mh4lu7mzlttvjj07spvjkfz'>nevent1q…jkfz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/234/782/748/899/349/original/8d55dd7beaca1820.png"> <br/> 2026-03-15T19:15:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgg8mpphf5aqxzfntywyrgehdhqz4uf72plhpsqg466jmcrcvhkjczyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zck2086l Prime Minister Mark Carney in the HoC in French, now: “Canada is not participating in the offensive operations of Israel and the United States and will not ever.&#34; #cdnpoli #Iran 2026-03-15T18:16:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrq5447tq3xn426gq22zecckw6na0mtptyw7uvxqlvvuh8ac4vzkszyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcntzpag In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsquyugk9n3lmu7puz6tsqyuapd2w6ukzz0fat8scgy3a0vafpdr0gadc6l0'>nevent1q…c6l0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Maybe First Nations should open their meetings with their own land acknowledgements?<br/><br/>&#34;We would like to begin by acknowledging that 95% of the land on which we gather here today was unceded and appropriated for the building of the CPR among other ventures without our permission.&#34; 2026-03-14T16:36:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs87uqn5quns382dzg4rx0qxvdrhha7333s2cdwc7zhvw03zepzceqzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zck6sq84 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw34ck4fdpnudex02d95vpsmxhrteeqlftqtelzvfsdyrgyv9mhvcujlk0u'>nevent1q…lk0u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This used to be common knowledge on public tv debates and in articles in the NYTimes &amp; Der Spiegel. You can read about it on Wikipedia ffs. 2026-03-09T16:01:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdmjmd7g563wdys88x02fet04rrncfx3hv4zkcw34e8hfcjv0ck9czyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zc590jx4 ICYMI : The No World Order by Sarah Kendzior<br/>#Iran <br/>I worry the things she talks about here, most once common knowledge, have disappeared from the public view.<br/><a href="https://substack.com/home/post/p-190015005">https://substack.com/home/post/p-190015005</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/199/613/893/827/972/original/8020307a0ed01c27.png"> <br/> 2026-03-09T14:16:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswz0zd3u06qclg0qj58qusckw4f95ad5aywk5ulxkqse6f4lu4dhgzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcsamtae 15 years ago Repub Senator Lindsey Graham, up in Canada to speak at the Halifax International Security Forum, pitched a pre-emptive strike on Iran to &#34;sink their navy and destroy their air force&#34;.<br/>Among the other speakers were Condi Rice, John McCain, a number of Israeli ministers and members of the American Enterprise Institute, John Manley, Janice Gross Stein, Vic Toews, and Mark Carney. #Iran #cdnpoli<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/194/726/037/039/743/original/b7f1fa76379bdd37.png"> <br/> 2026-03-08T17:40:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8w2r0h5e9jphdhew2cynr2r2zqwcra9c8qwhtzppryrhje4p08vczyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zczcqy3a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxek4jv76wv6gf00cchgh8fm0apv9pemx2pk69k4m3r2d7sg7t7hg5wg6vk'>nevent1q…g6vk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh dear. And I wasn’t criticizing your tone at all, was just trying to explain knee jerk reactions.<br/>Bon speed to your performance! 2026-03-07T21:29:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp4hq7q5wu20797m0rusex0q8hgd2yphpy53s7aj0yq0t64ccr0fczyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcmxwckf Stephen Lautens : #Iran<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/188/924/188/843/833/original/c7abf1950d97cb90.png"> <br/> 2026-03-07T16:53:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyx5ak44z75y7zly4drk7nl8yjx0txygr0w8jdcjxme5etn356d7gzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zce6q7ws Pillaged from Trapdinawrpool on BSky:<br/>&#34;Well there&#39;s your problem right there&#34;<br/>A chart showing corporate rental units growing from 0 in 1996 to 170,000 in 2017. #housing<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/188/815/924/219/067/original/1fe5970f6a4c7b54.png"> <br/> 2026-03-07T16:28:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrh2npe0q5prwk5syn323tm2v3n2pm2wc3zm60729qsuytx42grcqzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zceq797d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd2rae6dt2muscna2qh7p95dhe48q3kfarq8c92dhj3s6yzqr9gcck5z5s2'>nevent1q…z5s2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hello, lovely Emily. I think it helps to remember that when people offer helpful prescriptive suggestions about vaxing or eating more yams or whatever, they don&#39;t know it&#39;s already the third time this week you&#39;ve heard this, but more importantly, it&#39;s not really much about you at all. <br/>Some self-protecting instinct has moved them to unconsciously calculate that their particular bias against or affinity for yams or vaxing will protect them from what happened to you.<br/>We humans have a whole history of metaphorical theories blaming or shunning others for their illnesses, ie anger causes cancer and before that - not loving life enough causes TB.<br/>But we&#39;re learning .... 2026-03-07T16:12:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdnt4p35fucuw9rq4rf4n38n7u8rnfaunk03dzjcedwls3qyh02fgzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcwwp6nm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8cp8lg3rn8tf78z0cm99v0yrppt3fn8c8f5uzw7qzel66lvnxv4qgdx8dg'>nevent1q…x8dg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My secondhand washing machine I bought in the mid-1980s still works fine.<br/>I replaced the outflow hose last year because it was getting brittle after 40 years<br/>They know how to do this; they choose not to. 2026-03-07T15:26:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy9vzrhlgws3m6hcd7dhxhc0gkdyuy29zqnuard2m4ql3razq6qvqzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcrn2chz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2nlg7lyy62k22ah4qlgcaeqgv0msr3w5vq5tjkut90l5m4n783ts7hf9rh'>nevent1q…f9rh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you 2026-03-06T16:36:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs96dv067lxhhe82ym77lnckwf3xr5xtemcy5vaxsz5j0gjv4mrfhqzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zc8342mc All this gas was refined weeks ago in Canada and has nothing to do with the Strait of Hormerz so why are gas prices rising at the pump here?<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/183/062/729/182/158/original/da8aabdfb1d3741a.png"> <br/> 2026-03-06T16:12:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstv7en5dq82ltme3czcgnrhm72hur3ytyhnucg94s4804duu9dmfczyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcxr4fac In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswdq2d05nm626kfrshmexpedqpujku5s7mz9h2e0ws0p8g58dghhs56l3gc'>nevent1q…l3gc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I know nothing about the internal politics of India but I think there is some embarrassment on India&#39;s part that the Iranian frigate was India&#39;s guest, and also that Modi himself has not condemned the attack <br/>In recent years Modi has moved much closer to the US and Israel than its past business associations with Iran. 2026-03-05T22:36:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxrds3hcgzvq4f8wd90eyy70tylt3730f9jh89xfdu7p68pg85pvqzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zc7ltcl2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvdtl6x79lxxtyuuxtwh2760xtmd30vtszj9zf2xv4nyfrne8ap6stte38u'>nevent1q…e38u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is the original post on an X mirror site - it&#39;s the same post:<br/><a href="https://xcancel.com/KanwalSibal/status/2029438199546954240#m">https://xcancel.com/KanwalSibal/status/2029438199546954240#m</a> 2026-03-05T17:25:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg98kw6w8emzdu9ula027360nmmgycxehm73ag0zq08xf5wg3dl7szyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcjk9q8y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfrlx2vj7qtwae4khmw9vtncgh2ly76wd6u3eplva0vh0hvdgr2ngp5xexd'>nevent1q…xexd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Smeghead: &#34;This was never meant to be a fair fight and it is not a fair fight. We are punching them while they are down, which is exactly how it should be&#34; 2026-03-05T16:23:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp63630ywef2haawtawu5hv346m0fvejk3ys9dn92zxje7h4gqacczyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcujfs4w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyhhhswcljerl8r88mm9dp3ktrph4t7pc6kxg6g69p3l6acpxaxqg8utzkn'>nevent1q…tzkn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;At least 87 Iranian sailors were killed in the attack on the Iris Dena. The frigate was sailing in international waters as it returned from a naval exercise organised by India in the Bay of Bengal. <br/>The torpedo strike prompted questions from former US officials about whether Washington’s aim of eliminating all of Iran’s military breached international law. ... <br/> <br/>“An American submarine sank an Iranian warship that thought it was safe,&#34; said Pete Hegseth, the ex-Fox News host now leading the Pentagon as defence secretary.<br/><br/>The ship was transiting home after participating in training exercises hosted by the Indian navy at the time of the strike. India had convened naval assets from 74 countries for a March exercise.&#34;<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/04/us-submarine-torpedo-iran-warship-sri-lanka-coast-pete-hegseth">https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/04/us-submarine-torpedo-iran-warship-sri-lanka-coast-pete-hegseth</a> 2026-03-05T15:32:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfcha6qc5m6jvalldewas24m8tgxv0qut0uazjp6rktwrd80t06tqzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcl250ht In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf9c5p5kc28hxx00p247009czts65h8atrhxyd5uppdsvqrjth9jsxzcqlk'>nevent1q…cqlk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sinking an unarmed ship that was part of a naval exercise of 74 countries must be what Hegseth meant when he boasted that the US operation against Iran was not following any “stupid rules of engagement”. 2026-03-05T15:14:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0ew94xmxuz62q5jms30aav0t4yww9tj7uyyggj2f59jw59n2f3vszyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcy9duwr So the US knew the location of the Iranian ship off Sri Lanka bc both the US and Iran were part of a military exercise hosted by India which the US pulled out of at the last minute, presumably so as to bomb the unarmed Iranian ship.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/176/938/263/198/068/original/2a577e572dbb5ef8.png"> <br/> 2026-03-05T14:09:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxfqcfjje9lk0wqqvmvzmawqajal8te2fp7yseqv4xphhmgs2n5sqzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcfmx28r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrssvlme7ldevlederwpe9w3plh97edu03d7zykc4flq26ze3jk4qh88dqv'>nevent1q…8dqv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In your initial interview to become a polling respondent with either a polling company or one of the respondent farms pollsters get their respondents from, you are vetted for gender, aga,income, job, ethnicity, education level, what prov you&#39;re from etc including what party you voted for in the last election or are a member of.<br/>This works fine until Pew Research Center reports that &#34;12% of poll respondents from 18 to 29 years old said they were licensed to operate a “class SSGN submarine&#34; or &#34;recently bought a jet&#34;.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1znyxkhslz5crvm75z75rpnwfgqtgrz5uhup5ar7aaudz5gnts0dq9qprd4" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>AnnieBuddy</span> (<span class="italic">npub1zny…prd4</span>)</a></span> 2026-03-04T17:32:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrz6uyhqfa30wdq8mf9jd8z9jcpsstxa4trldmgjdkvtex5ljum6szyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zc3rjryg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvuvzmqychtkmtju7x95r0y4jtkzqhfjwpr9yjaes7m83qvttpw9sup37jy'>nevent1q…37jy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Women across all age groups overwhelming oppose the air strikes; men not so much. <br/>Huge gender disparity here in Angus Reid poll, which combines the results into one 49 - 34 overall poll.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/171/770/548/691/418/original/742bdd87dbc6a965.png"> <br/> 2026-03-04T16:20:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2un7usyfxxvdxzxvmut9f058d4xphqut335npstmd3a76rnzhsuszyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcqqud92 The Beaverton 🤣 <br/><a href="https://www.thebeaverton.com/2026/03/ben-mulroney-accidentally-shares-video-with-fake-footage-of-him-being-a-respected-media-figure/">https://www.thebeaverton.com/2026/03/ben-mulroney-accidentally-shares-video-with-fake-footage-of-him-being-a-respected-media-figure/</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/171/572/487/485/600/original/da347719ec9731ca.png"> <br/> 2026-03-04T15:24:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2hvn0c9w97qsgwl99dswxxe0mjtm02madp8sy6ep04ud2l7k2grgzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcf9yguw The Prime Minister of Spain on FB 3 hours ago:<br/>&#34;The world, Europe, and Spain have faced this critical moment before. In 2003, a few irresponsible leaders dragged us into an illegal war in the Middle East that brought nothing but insecurity and pain. <br/>Our response then must be our response now:<br/>NO to violations of international law.<br/>NO to the illusion that we can solve the world’s problems with bombs.<br/>NO to repeating the mistakes of the past.<br/>NO TO WAR.&#34;<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/171/468/474/717/453/original/c222f47235ed3b9a.png"> <br/> 2026-03-04T14:54:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxjeka9xkxrtyvmegtg5xgatqs3sxj2g29st7uz0gnuyztsdl93jgzyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcek9ax9 Remember when Alykhan Velshi from the neocon American Enterprise Institute was Harper&#39;s director of issues management and took over Ezra Levant&#39;s Ethical Oil website to contrast Canada&#39;s good &#34;democracy oil&#34; vs Iran&#39;s evil &#34;conflict oil&#34;?<br/>Maybe the Carney gov could recycle some of those old posters for the folks in the back. #Iran #cdnpoli<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/166/254/138/217/215/original/f05968d27e98bfbe.png"> <br/> 2026-03-03T16:52:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2g9yx8ll2w0ma5qcj0gjjtkztdxs7jnhgd5p5wsjp4t4a5hudk3czyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zc2sh6a7 &#34;We engage in the world as it is, not as we wish it to be,&#34; said Energy Minister Tim Hodgson pitching Canadian minerals in his keynote speech yesterday to a major international mining conference in Toronto.<br/><br/>Sure, 168 Iranian school girls and staff were killed but the upside is there&#39;s a buck to be made here in supplementing broken supply lines caused by Trump and Bibi&#39;s war on Iran.<br/>No wonder Carney was so quick to endorse Trump&#39;s war. #cdnpoli<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/165/700/909/993/531/original/6a66216fe7c76a99.png"> <br/> 2026-03-03T14:28:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyutlll68jjw7a3sk3hthd23h7yunyw58d9luf6unkt8d92djmjaczyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcfl6gm6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrz8ct5y3le0jec682jv33nn4h0n2rhud6rstnn3sj7hpxe37ppus4ehf97'>nevent1q…hf97</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Must CBC consistently rely so heavily on the Fraser Institute for “facts” and “numbers” and to be the first “expert” interviewed. 2026-03-02T15:47:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv6dfmqtk5h05avldgzfs0d70weffgcvrnn08q0dktmf6myj74fgczyzq8zqxyw3ndn46jv6yve8dd5ndkn86p5ese4cy36q8xvgc2c85zcgj7z7t CNN: Pentagon briefers acknowledged to congressional staff in a briefing Sunday that Iran was not planning to strike US forces or bases in the Middle East, say multiple sources. #Iran 2026-03-02T11:01:15Z