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Living on the land of the Tsawwassen First Nation (Coast Salish people), Sto:lo, Kwantlen First Nations territories She/her
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Everyone should read this from khelsilem
While I know local news & govrnmt want clicks & drama, with a narrative mostly based on lies & fear override facts, learning is the first step. Listen to the smartest in the room, not the loudest yelling at the back.
Everyone should read this from khelsilem
While I know local news & govrnmt want clicks & drama, with a narrative mostly based on lies & fear override facts, learning is the first step. Listen to the smartest in the room, not the loudest yelling at the back.
How Governments Can Consult the Public About Indigenous Title and Rights Agreements
Indigenous rights are constitutional. Public consultation should focus on how they are implemented.
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March 6, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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Everyone should read this from khelsilem
While I know local news & govrnmt want clicks & drama, with a narrative mostly based on lies & fear override facts, learning is the first step. Listen to the smartest in the room, not the loudest yelling at the back.
Everyone should read this from khelsilem
While I know local news & govrnmt want clicks & drama, with a narrative mostly based on lies & fear override facts, learning is the first step. Listen to the smartest in the room, not the loudest yelling at the back.
open.substack.com/pub/khelsile...
Outstanding article. The chaos/ BS the media whip up and overall fear created is disgraceful. This is not our land. We are settlers and colonists need to understand things have to change.
Outstanding article. The chaos/ BS the media whip up and overall fear created is disgraceful. This is not our land. We are settlers and colonists need to understand things have to change.
The Real Source of Canada's Reconciliation Panic
It isn’t uncertainty or instability driving backlash in British Columbia, but the redistribution of power.
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February 15, 2026 at 3:40 AM
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Outstanding article. The chaos/ BS the media whip up and overall fear created is disgraceful. This is not our land. We are settlers and colonists need to understand things have to change.
Outstanding article. The chaos/ BS the media whip up and overall fear created is disgraceful. This is not our land. We are settlers and colonists need to understand things have to change.
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America loathes acknowledging its past or is egregiously self-unaware.
Comparing what is going on to Nazi Germany when we have a history RIGHT HERE of state-sanctioned murders and executions of Black and Brown people, is what—a failure of imagination?
Germany took notes from our Jim Crow laws.
Comparing what is going on to Nazi Germany when we have a history RIGHT HERE of state-sanctioned murders and executions of Black and Brown people, is what—a failure of imagination?
Germany took notes from our Jim Crow laws.
January 26, 2026 at 2:03 AM
America loathes acknowledging its past or is egregiously self-unaware.
Comparing what is going on to Nazi Germany when we have a history RIGHT HERE of state-sanctioned murders and executions of Black and Brown people, is what—a failure of imagination?
Germany took notes from our Jim Crow laws.
Comparing what is going on to Nazi Germany when we have a history RIGHT HERE of state-sanctioned murders and executions of Black and Brown people, is what—a failure of imagination?
Germany took notes from our Jim Crow laws.
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You know Alex Pretti & Renee Good—the 2 white people ICE killed.
ICE has also killed Keith Porter, a Black man, Parady La, a Cambodian man, & 5 Latinos—Heber Sanchaz Domínguez, Victor Manuel Diaz, Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, and Geraldo Lunas Campos.
9 TOTAL.
ABOLISH ICE.
ICE has also killed Keith Porter, a Black man, Parady La, a Cambodian man, & 5 Latinos—Heber Sanchaz Domínguez, Victor Manuel Diaz, Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, and Geraldo Lunas Campos.
9 TOTAL.
ABOLISH ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 2:32 AM
You know Alex Pretti & Renee Good—the 2 white people ICE killed.
ICE has also killed Keith Porter, a Black man, Parady La, a Cambodian man, & 5 Latinos—Heber Sanchaz Domínguez, Victor Manuel Diaz, Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, and Geraldo Lunas Campos.
9 TOTAL.
ABOLISH ICE.
ICE has also killed Keith Porter, a Black man, Parady La, a Cambodian man, & 5 Latinos—Heber Sanchaz Domínguez, Victor Manuel Diaz, Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, and Geraldo Lunas Campos.
9 TOTAL.
ABOLISH ICE.
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Not today. Not this hour. That’s the deal.
January 25, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Not today. Not this hour. That’s the deal.
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Jennings: Let's not get our knickers in a twist here
McGowan: Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…
McGowan: Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…
January 20, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Jennings: Let's not get our knickers in a twist here
McGowan: Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…
McGowan: Why are you talking like that? It's insane. Your attitude is just horrifying…
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✌️❤️🇨🇦
Mark Carney's full speech at the World Economic Forum
YouTube video by National Post
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January 21, 2026 at 12:16 AM
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CBS News(max) is officially cooked. Bari Weiss killed a whole-ass network.
December 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
CBS News(max) is officially cooked. Bari Weiss killed a whole-ass network.
Please sign. The Vancouver DTES needs support more than ever. The Vancouver city council is beyond unacceptable: nwmd.social/s/copylink/4...
Tell Vancouver City Council Not to Gentrify the DTES! - FIRST UNITED
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December 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Please sign. The Vancouver DTES needs support more than ever. The Vancouver city council is beyond unacceptable: nwmd.social/s/copylink/4...
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Doctors Without Borders is deeply disappointed to see #Canada’s cuts to aid reflected in its reduced pledge to the #GlobalFund.
Such cuts will fuel the reversal of progress in the fight against HIV, TB and malaria.
Such cuts will fuel the reversal of progress in the fight against HIV, TB and malaria.
November 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Doctors Without Borders is deeply disappointed to see #Canada’s cuts to aid reflected in its reduced pledge to the #GlobalFund.
Such cuts will fuel the reversal of progress in the fight against HIV, TB and malaria.
Such cuts will fuel the reversal of progress in the fight against HIV, TB and malaria.
This article is chilling. And for everyone who thinks it can’t/ isn’t happening in 🇨🇦
The far right radicalization of young men is a serious issue. Fanning male rage was a big part of the MAGA movement and is part of the game plan on the Polievre Conservatives.
In my latest piece I discuss the toxic impacts on schools and democracy.
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In my latest piece I discuss the toxic impacts on schools and democracy.
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Young Men in the Hate-o-Sphere
Recently, CBC ran a story about how the Poilievre Conservatives are touring Canadian universities to build support among young men.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This article is chilling. And for everyone who thinks it can’t/ isn’t happening in 🇨🇦
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Please watch and share.
Pete Hoekstra is fundamentally unfit to be ambassador. His record of race-baiting and extremist disinformation needs to be called out.
MAGA is actively undermining our nation. Canada needs to send him packing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jThL...
Pete Hoekstra is fundamentally unfit to be ambassador. His record of race-baiting and extremist disinformation needs to be called out.
MAGA is actively undermining our nation. Canada needs to send him packing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jThL...
TIME TO GIVE LYING PETE HOEKSTRA THE BUM'S RUSH
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
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October 31, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Please watch and share.
Pete Hoekstra is fundamentally unfit to be ambassador. His record of race-baiting and extremist disinformation needs to be called out.
MAGA is actively undermining our nation. Canada needs to send him packing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jThL...
Pete Hoekstra is fundamentally unfit to be ambassador. His record of race-baiting and extremist disinformation needs to be called out.
MAGA is actively undermining our nation. Canada needs to send him packing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jThL...
“One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This” by Omar El Akkad is mandatory reading. It’s comforting, upsetting, inspiring, frightening, hopeful & demanding of soul searching. I felt connected to & disconnected from humanity at the same time. It is outstanding. #OmarElAkkad #amazingbook
October 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
“One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This” by Omar El Akkad is mandatory reading. It’s comforting, upsetting, inspiring, frightening, hopeful & demanding of soul searching. I felt connected to & disconnected from humanity at the same time. It is outstanding. #OmarElAkkad #amazingbook
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Angus: This is a guy who showed an AI video of himself dumping diarrhea on his own citizens. So the fact that he’s freaking out because we showed a video that just had Ronald Reagan speaking shows he’s not trustworthy.
October 25, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Angus: This is a guy who showed an AI video of himself dumping diarrhea on his own citizens. So the fact that he’s freaking out because we showed a video that just had Ronald Reagan speaking shows he’s not trustworthy.
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VIDEO: All seven candidates running for the vacant seat on Langley Township council answered questions on Wednesday night – including about whether they plan to run again in 2026.
VIDEO: Langley Township byelection candidates face questions
Most of the seven candidates indicated they also plan to run in the 2026 election
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October 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
VIDEO: All seven candidates running for the vacant seat on Langley Township council answered questions on Wednesday night – including about whether they plan to run again in 2026.
Every single person with any doubt about Isrhell’s true desire & plan, & why a ceasefire will NEVER be respected & this includes every leader talking 2- state solution, needs to read Ilan Pappe’s “Ten Myths about about Israel”. Read it, & see you have all been duped & shown your ignorance.
October 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Every single person with any doubt about Isrhell’s true desire & plan, & why a ceasefire will NEVER be respected & this includes every leader talking 2- state solution, needs to read Ilan Pappe’s “Ten Myths about about Israel”. Read it, & see you have all been duped & shown your ignorance.
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Every word. Cowards then and now. Sadly I fear they will never admit what they have funded and enabled. May they never know a moment’s peace.
Every word. Cowards then and now. Sadly I fear they will never admit what they have funded and enabled. May they never know a moment’s peace.
How Does It Feel To Have Remained Silent?
An Open Letter to Those In Power Who Silently Watched Genocide And Said Nothing
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October 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Every word. Cowards then and now. Sadly I fear they will never admit what they have funded and enabled. May they never know a moment’s peace.
Every word. Cowards then and now. Sadly I fear they will never admit what they have funded and enabled. May they never know a moment’s peace.
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Alberta RCMP are asking the public for help finding a 25-year-old man who has been missing for more than five months.
Joshua Francis Saulteaux was last seen May 5 in the area of Goodfish Lake and Whitefish Lake First Nations, according to Goodfish Lake RCMP.
Joshua Francis Saulteaux was last seen May 5 in the area of Goodfish Lake and Whitefish Lake First Nations, according to Goodfish Lake RCMP.
October 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Alberta RCMP are asking the public for help finding a 25-year-old man who has been missing for more than five months.
Joshua Francis Saulteaux was last seen May 5 in the area of Goodfish Lake and Whitefish Lake First Nations, according to Goodfish Lake RCMP.
Joshua Francis Saulteaux was last seen May 5 in the area of Goodfish Lake and Whitefish Lake First Nations, according to Goodfish Lake RCMP.
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They ripped me by the ear and forced me to bend down and stare at the flag of the state of Israel,” says Adler, who also describes being confronted in prison by the far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who called Adler a “terrorist.”
October 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
They ripped me by the ear and forced me to bend down and stare at the flag of the state of Israel,” says Adler, who also describes being confronted in prison by the far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who called Adler a “terrorist.”
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“They reached down and saw my passport, which had my full name, David Rashi Kremen Adler, and asked if I was Jewish. I said I was Jewish.
October 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
“They reached down and saw my passport, which had my full name, David Rashi Kremen Adler, and asked if I was Jewish. I said I was Jewish.
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Jewish American activist David Adler, co-general coordinator of the Progressive International, says he faced additional abuse because of his background.
October 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Jewish American activist David Adler, co-general coordinator of the Progressive International, says he faced additional abuse because of his background.
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Organizers of the Global Sumud Flotilla say most of the participants were sent to Ktzi’ot Prison, notorious for harsh and abusive conditions. Some have reported physical abuse, humiliation and inhumane treatment by Israeli soldiers.
October 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Organizers of the Global Sumud Flotilla say most of the participants were sent to Ktzi’ot Prison, notorious for harsh and abusive conditions. Some have reported physical abuse, humiliation and inhumane treatment by Israeli soldiers.
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Israeli forces have abducted over 500 peace activists over the past week who were sailing to Gaza in an effort to deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged territory.
www.democracynow.org/2025/10/9/ga...
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5 Days in Israel’s Desert Prison: Jewish Flotilla Activist David Adler on Harrowing Detention Ordeal
Israeli forces have abducted over 500 peace activists over the past week who were sailing to Gaza in an effort to deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged territory. Organizers of the Global Sumud Flo...
www.democracynow.org
October 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Israeli forces have abducted over 500 peace activists over the past week who were sailing to Gaza in an effort to deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged territory.
www.democracynow.org/2025/10/9/ga...
www.democracynow.org/2025/10/9/ga...
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It is now impossible, says historian Rashid Khalidi, to teach about Israel, Palestine and the ongoing genocide in elite American education institutions.
October 9, 2025 at 7:48 PM
It is now impossible, says historian Rashid Khalidi, to teach about Israel, Palestine and the ongoing genocide in elite American education institutions.
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Greta Thunberg called out Russia and Israel, Pope Leo called out Russia and Israel, the late Jane Goodall called out Russia and Israel. Notice a pattern? Intelligent and heroic people stand against tyranny whether it is Russia or Israel.
October 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Greta Thunberg called out Russia and Israel, Pope Leo called out Russia and Israel, the late Jane Goodall called out Russia and Israel. Notice a pattern? Intelligent and heroic people stand against tyranny whether it is Russia or Israel.