Saturna is lousy with kingfishers (complimentary)

Very early in the pandemic, I spent 2 terrible weeks in isolation, unable to breathe or walk across the room. Waiting my temp. to spike. Worrying about my kids. Fighting against dying. In the middle of this covid revisionist, anti-vax bullshit, it was worth saying what that felt like:

Details of celebration of life for Mike

Very excited to share an open access version of the chapter @trudolem.bsky.social and I wrote last year: Climate Change, Vulnerability Theory, and the BC Heat Dome: from Inclusion to Responsive Government. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

all aboard the Sapphic Express (the 99 B Line on the day of the dyke march)

reporting live from the trans march, it's drag tobias fünke

Hey everyone, I have some news: I'm creating a new project today called @thewatchdog.ca The Watchdog's editorial mission is to protect the public and defend democracy through original public interest watchdog journalism. Sign up here as it gets ready to launch: www.thewatchdog.ca/p/sign-up

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From Genoa to Tangier, dockworkers are refusing weapons shipments and shutting down ports to “create real pressure to stop this dirty war.” @sarahlazare.bsky.social reports that unions in six countries are organizing with the demand: “Public resources must be used to meet people’s social needs."

Dockworkers Unions in Six Countries Announce Day of Strikes and Protests Against War and Genocide

Unions representing workers at 40 ports in Europe and the Mediterranean are calling for an international day of action on October 30.

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It's been said by other people, but that tick of being so confident in yourself that you don't see how much you reveal when you do something like this -- how thin skinned, how petty, small & vindictive you are, how dull -- is a feature not a bug of humanity. We know to stay away from these sorts.

Luke LeBrun@lukelebrun.ca · 6d ago

Received this bizarre email out of the blue yesterday from National Post columnist Adam Zivo gloating over my former colleague's layoff notice I'd like to thank Postmedia for looking into it and issuing this statement clarifying Zivo is expected to uphold professional standards for employee conduct

“The news of station closures came just one day after Rogers announced the company spent $4.35 billion to buy the remaining ownership stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, becoming the sole owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Raptors and Toronto Football Club.”

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell.bsky.social · 6d ago

My last article as the labour reporter at @pressprogress.ca is about.... media layoffs! Earlier this month, Rogers closed six stations and laid off 230 radio workers across the country. In Vancouver, the layoffs hit a newsroom that had struggled for years to unionize.

I had an idea years ago of creating a (paid) labour reporting internship to help students gain experience doing labour reporting Emma was our first labour intern and I was so proud we could later hire her as full-time labour reporter Please follow @emmaarkell.bsky.social and support her journalism

my layoff has brought joy to so many very normal guys

Luke LeBrun@lukelebrun.ca · 6d ago

Received this bizarre email out of the blue yesterday from National Post columnist Adam Zivo gloating over my former colleague's layoff notice I'd like to thank Postmedia for looking into it and issuing this statement clarifying Zivo is expected to uphold professional standards for employee conduct

I've been reading Shift Work for about four and a half years. It's a damn shame to see it go; I don't know where I'll get the lowdown on Canadian labo(u)r now.

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell.bsky.social · 6d ago

My last article as the labour reporter at @pressprogress.ca is about.... media layoffs! Earlier this month, Rogers closed six stations and laid off 230 radio workers across the country. In Vancouver, the layoffs hit a newsroom that had struggled for years to unionize.

NEW: Another indie outlet critically covering the far-right has been hit with a lawsuit. @thegrindto.bsky.social now joins the list of outlets facing legal threats for their reporting. I analyze this trend and the consequences facing small outlets even in the result of favourable rulings.

Reactionaries are Trying to Silence Critical News with the Court

Another independent outlet faces legal challenges for their reporting

readthecatch.ca

It sucks that so much of our media in Canada is the same syndicated material put out by the handful of monopolies. We're losing coverage not only of local politics, but local arts & culture.

Emma Arkell@emmaarkell.bsky.social · 6d ago

My last article as the labour reporter at @pressprogress.ca is about.... media layoffs! Earlier this month, Rogers closed six stations and laid off 230 radio workers across the country. In Vancouver, the layoffs hit a newsroom that had struggled for years to unionize.

My last article as the labour reporter at @pressprogress.ca is about.... media layoffs! Earlier this month, Rogers closed six stations and laid off 230 radio workers across the country. In Vancouver, the layoffs hit a newsroom that had struggled for years to unionize.

PressProgress@pressprogress.ca · 6d ago

Rogers Layoffs Stemmed from ‘Corporate Decisions’ Taking Precedent Over Workers, Union Says “Workers are often the last to be considered when these decisions are made.” pressprogress.ca/rogers-layof...

Rogers Layoffs Stemmed from ‘Corporate Decisions’ Taking Precedent Over Workers, Union Says “Workers are often the last to be considered when these decisions are made.” pressprogress.ca/rogers-layof...

Rogers Layoffs Stemmed from ‘Corporate Decisions’ Taking Precedent Over Workers, Union Says

“Workers are often the last to be considered when these decisions are made.”

pressprogress.ca

If you're wondering what brought the world's richest man to say this it's the suggestion that poor people shouldn't have democracy

Rachel Gilmore@rachelgilmore.bsky.social · last wk.

lol, annnnnnnd there's the nail in the coffin, if there was still any doubt:

Approximately 1 out of 3 women will experience sexual and/or physical abuse in their lifetime and you still have men claiming that allegations must be false because there are too many of them. It’s actually the opposite. The vast majority allegations will never become public

Independent Toronto newspaper @thegrindto.bsky.social is being sued by a former IDF soldier and needs your help to raise $50,000 to fight the case. You can send e-transfers to info@thegrindmag.ca (with note “Legal Defence”) or visit their Donate page at www.thegrindmag.ca/support-the-...

The rich have ALWAYS argued that they deserve more influence in the public sphere because they are rich (it is the basis of our entire political system!). Without strong organizations defending working people--unions and left parties--this type of rhetoric reinforces authoritarianism.

Shopify CEO appears to endorse giving more votes to wealthy Canadians | CBC News

The billionaire CEO of one of Canada's largest companies has come under fire for seeming to endorse stripping voting rights from some and giving more votes to the ultra wealthy. Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke...

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The jackals at Juno News are celebrating a talented journalist being laid off. Must be nice to never have to do layoffs because you can just invent reporters and pretend you hired them instead, eh Keean?

AI “art“ and “writing” is so hollow and soulless. If you conceive of the meaning of life as existing with other plants and creatures in this sort of state of death and life and creation… there’s no space for it. It mocks and undermines what makes life worth living

A devoted partner and caring father who spent nearly three decades volunteering his time to rescue strangers has died while mountain biking in Squamish. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

B.C. man who devoted nearly three decades to rescuing strangers dies in Squamish | CBC News

Michael Coyle had worked with Coquitlam SAR for years and helped many other teams in B.C.

cbc.ca

Dealing with legal harassment, even - perhaps *especially* from the guilty - is time consuming, expensive, and highly stressful. It's one of the hardest parts of investigative journalism, triply so if you're an independent reporter.

Federal Government Steps in to Stop Controversial Billy Bishop Expansion After Overwhelming Opposition from Toronto Residents The province’s plans were one of many unilateral changes made by the Ford government within the city. pressprogress.ca/federal-gove...

Federal Government Steps in to Stop Controversial Billy Bishop Expansion After Overwhelming Opposition from Toronto Residents

The province’s plans were one of many unilateral changes made by the Ford government within the city.

pressprogress.ca

If anyone is interested in hiring this award-winning journalist, I'd be pleased to give a reference check extolling how talented and competent my former colleague and co-union steward @emmaarkell.bsky.social is to anyone interested Exhibit A:

PressProgress Labour Reporter Emma Arkell Wins Silver Canadian Association of Journalists Award for Labour Reporting

Emma Arkell reported on anti-LGBTQ+ harassment targeting teachers and education workers for Xtra Magazine last year

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Emma Arkell@emmaarkell.bsky.social · last wk.

This is my last working week as the labour reporter at PressProgress. I received notice a little over a week ago that the labour reporter position is being terminated and I’m being laid off.

This is my last working week as the labour reporter at PressProgress. I received notice a little over a week ago that the labour reporter position is being terminated and I’m being laid off.

Transcribers and editors who prepare the daily Hansard and other important parliamentary documents have won a level of protection against artificial intelligence in the workplace, in what their union calls a precedent-setting decision. www.hilltimes.com/2026/07/23/h...

Hill transcribers and editors win AI protections in 'precedent'-setting labour board decision: union - The Hill Times

Alex Silas with the Public Service Alliance of Canada says the decision outlines that the House needs to consult with unions before introducing AI tools into the workplace.

hilltimes.com

post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam or alice in chains

jesslyn delia@jlyndelia.bsky.social · last wk.

post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam or alice in chains