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I’ve previously visited Coasters in New Westminster and it’s great to see that they opened a new location not too far from me (it’s at 29th/Rupert) in east Vancouver! The space is lovely and they serve the excellent coffee roasted by Agro Roasters.
I voted in the Vancouver municipal elections! My choice for mayor/council is Kareem Allam and the Vancouver Liberal team. Voting locations are open today until 8 pm.
Extremism is a threat to everyone. This 19-year-old, influenced by Naziism and anti-Indian sentiment, was (thankfully) stopped before carrying out a mass shooting at a Hindu temple in suburban Chicago.
A 19 year old in Palatine, Illinois, was arrested before carrying out a mass shooting at a Hindu temple. Police found a rifle, magazines, hundreds of rounds of ammo and tactical gear in his bedroom, along with Nazi and anti-Indian paraphernalia. nytimes.com/2026/10/15/us/hi…
Putin’s government is a global threat- to Ukraine, Canada, the US, & many other nations. Shame on Trump and I hope this gets overturned.
Breaking News: President Trump signed an executive order to exempt Russia from new sanctions legislation that Congress passed last month. nyti.ms/4zDoByS
I am disappointed that, unless I have missed it, the parties in the provincial election campaign have not been discussing ramping up major solar projects, particularly in the Okanagan. Costs for panels/batteries have dramatically fallen; solar is now the cheapest energy. #bcpoli
I took John to the ER at Mt Saint Joseph Hospital; he had a cyst removed and feels much better. Bonus: lunch at Omnitsky’s Kosher Deli just around the corner on Fraser St! Montreal smoked meat is sold out today so I’m having pastrami on rye.
I’m reading the very good new nonfiction book by @j_amesmarriott : The New Dark Ages. As a person who loves books I hope that the decline in reading will be reversed. As I’ve pointed out elsewhere: reading rates are higher here in Canada than in the States.
Jerry Faust 🏳️🌈🇨🇦 retweeted
56-64% of Palestinians support a two-state solution. 5-7% support one state. Palestinian leaders like Marwan Barghouti urge two states
So why do so many pro-Palestinian westerners demand one state? It smacks of neo-colonialism. Solidarity means listen to Palestinians
This is a horrible tragedy in Calgary; I have been a passenger on Calgary’s buses and trains during my trips there.
cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/c…
This now-dumped Conservative candidate in Vancouver-Strathcona claimed that Hitler didn’t hate Jews. Good riddance.
NEW - @Conservative_BC eject their Vancouver-Strathcona candidate Jordan McIntosh over past posts about Hitler and the holocaust.
Second candidate to be removed in elxn for extreme views.
Hi @adriandix I spoke to you at Trees Coffee re: anti-✡️ hate. Why the silence on antizionism which is part of the anti-✡️ hate we are seeing (even the federal gov’t agrees)? I agree that Heather Maahs should be dropped, but the NDP would be more credible if you drop Aman Singh.
Sorry Donald: Canada will not become the 51st state. Why do you keep bringing this up?
#BREAKING: Trump says Canada will end up being the 51st state ‘because that’s the only way it works’ ctvnews.ca/world/trumps-tari…
Donald Trump called for leakers (those inside the government who share info with the press) to be shot. Calling for violence against his fellow Americans is yet another reason why he is the worst president in the history of the republic.
Our labour unions in Canada must fight for all their workers- including those who are Jewish or are from Israel.
At a time when Canadian workers face serious challenges, the labour movement should be focused on unity, workers’ rights and collective bargaining, not symbolic political battles over foreign conflicts.
The @CanadianLabour Congress’s decision to sever ties with Israel’s largest labour federation raises serious questions about the meaning of solidarity.
As @jeffarbus, former vice-president of @OPSEU and special advisor to @JewishLabourCA, writes in the @TheHubCanada, Jewish workers deserve the same respect, inclusion and protection as every other worker.
A member is a member. A worker is a worker. No exceptions. No selective solidarity.
Read more here:
thehub.ca/2026/10/14/a-membe…
My friends in Alberta strongly disapprove of attempts to separate AB from Canada and they will be voting to stay in 🇨🇦 (and voting “no” on the 9 ballot questions).
A new poll finds that 85% of Calgarians and Edmontonians say Alberta should remain in Canada ahead of next week's referendum calgary.citynews.ca/2026/10/…
I’m a bookish person but I haven’t read any of Sally Rooney’s acclaimed novels. Alas, I’m disappointed that she is donating her royalties to a proscribed terror organization (Palestine Action), forcing her UK publisher to pull her books from the market.
publishersweekly.com/pw/by-t…
