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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social "End Times Fascism" book coming September 2026.
Doppelganger. This Changes Everything. The Shock Doctrine. No Logo. On Fire.
UBC Professor of Climate Justice.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social Politics, author of Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed. Meidas Canada/ The Resistance Lead singer with Grievous Angels. Just a boy from Cobalt.
Not a space for the cynical and snide.
Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social Leader of Alberta’s NDP.
You deserve better. We're ready.
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âpihtawikosisân @apihtawikosisan.bsky.social Award-losing national bestselling Métis author of "Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit in Canada", from manitow-sâkahikan/Lac Ste. Anne in so-called Canada. Trying to debunk myths. She/her/wiya
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Dan Savage @dansavage.bsky.social Host of the Savage Lovecast, author of Savage Love. "A deviant of the highest order!" — The Daily Caller
Scott Ambler @scottambler.bsky.social 🇨🇦🏳️🌈he/him. Gay cat dad. Settler living on syilx/Okanagan territory. Making a career out of being a computer geek. Transit, housing & making people’s lives better through technology. Free from car ownership since 2023.
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Tamara Taggart @tamarataggart.bsky.social mum. friend. keynote. emcee. host.
30yrs in radio + television news
podcast host #TelusTalksWithTamaraTaggart
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Stephen Irving @stephenirving.bsky.social Marketing, communications, and engagement strategist: https://stephenirvingcomms.ca/
Trevor Smith @tsmith81.bsky.social Pro-nerd. Liberal. Russia Hawk. Childfree. Never Elon. Never Trump.
Never Poilievre - Nevre Evre.
Cat poster. KDH fan. Lower decks! Lower decks!!
Cherry Point Beach. 🍁 🐈 🐈 🐩 🐰
Carol Off @caroloff.bsky.social Author of At a Loss for Words: Conversation in an Age of Rage --"an instant #1 bestseller."
It's the story of how political words have been weaponized and who weaponized them.
caroloff.ca
Substack.com/@caroloff
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LeVar Burton @levarburton.bsky.social Kunta, Geordi, Reading Rainbow guy. Flies twice as high… #bydhttmwfi
Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov Sen. Sanders of Vermont, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, is the longest-serving independent in congressional history.
Broadbent Institute @broadbent.bsky.social Leading Canada's social democrats, advancing justice & equality. | Diriger les sociaux-démocrates du Canada, faire progresser la justice et l’égalité. 🌹
Spencer Chandra Herbert @spencerch.bsky.social Dad, husband, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, proud MLA for the West End, BCNDP, lover of the outdoors, the arts, and making a difference
John J Rain @tenderleaf.bsky.social Queer gardener - Ballard, Seattle
Brent @brentto.bsky.social 🇨🇦🏳️🌈
Dave Shortt @daveshortt.bsky.social We will get through this. 🏳️⚧️✊🏾🌱🕊️🌈
Ivan Coyote @ivancoyote.bsky.social Writer, storyteller, performer. Author of Care Of, Tomboy Survival Guide, Rebent Sinner and 10 other books. Kindling chopper, berry picker, snow shoveler, Yukoner. I like to build things. PLAYLIST is the name of my new show. www.ivancoyote.com
Rickshaw Theatre @rickshawtheatre.bsky.social @RickshawTheatre is one of Vancouver's premier music and arts venues. We're Located in the heart of Vancouver's historic Chinatown. http://rickshawtheatre.com/linkinbio
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BC Policy Solutions @bcpolicy.bsky.social bcpolicy.ca | We are an independent, non-partisan research institute committed to advancing transformative policy solutions to the most pressing challenges facing people in BC. Join us!
Sean @maunski.bsky.social Peace and ducks ✌🏻
Vancouver Queer Film Festival @queerfilmfestival.ca Illuminating, celebrating & transforming 2SLGTBQIA+ lives through film & dialogue since ‘89 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
September 11-21, 2025
In person & online #VQFF2025
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Amber Dawn is bent @amberdawnwrites.bsky.social Kitchen witch, sparkle mind & aging whore. Wrote SUB ROSA, SODOM ROAD EXIT and other queer weird books. New poetry collection BUZZKILL CLAMSHELL Spring 2025.
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EstVanMan @estvanman.bsky.social Still waiting for Jenny and Niki to phone me back...
Nickolas Collinet @ncollinet.bsky.social Executive Director of Public Disco Society | Guest on unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh & səlilwətaɬ territory | Queer | Cultural Producer | Urbanist | He/Him🌈 Thoughts are my own
www.publicdisco.ca
The Autism Books by Autistic Authors Project @autisticbooks.bsky.social Books about autism, written by Autistic people. Community resource website cataloguing as many of these as possible (2300+ so far).
Autistic curator (@lillyjade.bsky.social she/her).
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*Taking a social media break*
Brandon Yan 甄念本 @brandonyan.com he/him
Vancouver, Canada
Politics, Urbanism, Gay Stuff, Amateur watch repair
Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social Toronto Star columnist, nice guy, jump shooter. 
Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social Vancouver, B.C. journalist covering politics and housing for TheTyee.ca
Instagram and TikTok: @jenstdenis
Email: jstdenis at thetyee dot ca
Lauren Vanderdeen @lauvande.bsky.social Reporter 📰
Can talk cities, suburbs and CP style till the cows come home.
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Bartley Kives @bkives.bsky.social Reporter. Author. Hiker. Paddler. Eater. 
Ravi Kahlon @ravikahlon.bsky.social BC Minister of Health
MLA North Delta
Chair, Cabinet Committee on Tariff Response Two-time 🇨🇦 Olympian
Coach, Mentor and Proud Dad.
Jody Vance @jodyvance.bsky.social 30 years in local and national media. 1st woman in 🇨🇦 TV to host her own sports show in primetime. Now: TV/radio news/current affairs. Emcee. Moderator. Media training & consultant. 🚫 DM
Khelsilem @khelsilem.bsky.social Posting live from Squamish Nation territory (Vancouver, BC). Posts are my opinion, which is subject to change based on new information.
Andrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social Journalist at The Globe and Mail, based in Vancouver.
AndreaWoo@globeandmail.com
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Christine Boyle @christineboyle.bsky.social BC Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs. BC NDP MLA for Vancouver-Little Mountain. Community builder.
Frances Bula @fabulavancouver.bsky.social Cities are life! I've written in the Globe and elsewhere about urban issues, politics, housing for 30 years. Mom/step-mom to four millennials coping with housing market. Now aiming to run for Van city council with OneCity francesbulaforcouncil.ca
Nikki Hill @nikkihill.bsky.social Public Affairs and publicly opinionated. 🍊 #bcpoli #cdnpoli commentator and strategist.
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Josie Osborne 🇨🇦 @josieosborne.bsky.social Pragmatic optimist. Ocean lover. Star Trek fan. Dog walker. Former #Tofino mayor. MLA for Mid Island Pacific Rim. BC Minister of Health. #bcpoli
Katie Hyslop @kehyslop.bsky.social Journalist. Cat enabler. Status quo de-stabler. Too old to join the circus, too young to quit trying. City/ed journo for TheTyee.ca. Settler on stolen xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, səl̓ilwətaɁɬ, and Skwxwú7mesh lands, born/raised on stolen Beothuk land. They/them
Jennifer Gauthier @jennifergauthier.bsky.social Vancouver-based photojournalist.
For @reuters @globeandmail @burnabynow @newwestrecord etc.
@JenniferGauthier_Photo on Insta.
Shachi Kurl @shachikurl.bsky.social President angusreid.org 🇨🇦's public interest pollster. I ask ppl q's & tell u their a's. Opinions mine, unless they're yours. Chair, Jack Webster Foundation. Past Chair, Canadian Cancer Society. Neither of them are here yet.
Jason D'Souza @jasondsouza.bsky.social Host of All Points West on CBC Radio One
Jas Johal @jasjohal.bsky.social 730 CKNW Radio Host. Former Global National East Asia Bureau Chief (Beijing), Former South Asia Bureau Chief (New Delhi), former MLA, and former Director of Communications, BC LNG Alliance
David Eby @eby-david.bsky.social 37th and current premier of British Columbia.
Kelly Greene @kellyrichmondbc.bsky.social | MLA for Richmond-Steveston | Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness | Mom | Wife | Feminist | KellyGreene.ca 💚 |
Martin MacMahon @martinmacmahon.bsky.social Journalist at CTV Vancouver. Please send tips and story ideas to: martin.macmahon@bellmedia.ca
emily vance @emilyvance.bsky.social ✍️ Writer, working in tourism in remote corners of British Columbia
🌸 "What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" -Mary Oliver
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Niki Sharma @nikisharma.bsky.social Deputy Premier and Attorney General of BC. MLA for Vancouver-Hastings. Lawyer. Advocate for people & the planet, star gazer💫
Pete Fry @ptfry.bsky.social Vancouver City Councillor. Fighting corruption and greed.
UBCM Director, planning commission, arts/culture, dog-guy. Green.
Bowinn Ma @bowinnma.bsky.social BC Minister of Infrastructure. BC NDP MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale. A professional engineer and mother of two, Bowinn has served North Vancouver since 2017. #bcpoli
Aileen Machell @aileenmachell.bsky.social
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Grace Lore @gracealore.bsky.social MLA for Victoria-Beacon Hill / #bcpoli / Momma to Asher & Eve / PhD / Lover of running & all things #yyj / she/her
Ravi Parmar @rparmarbc.bsky.social BC’s Minister of Forests, Deputy Government House Leader, Chair of Canada’s Council of Forest Ministers, MLA for Langford-Highlands.
Carole James @carolejames.bsky.social Retired MLA Victoria Beacon Hill, past Finance Minister, and Deputy Premier.
Care deeply about community, family, friends, and politics!
David Eby @davidebybc.bsky.social Premier of BC. Leader of the BC NDP. MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey. Husband and father of three.
Sage Aaron @sageaaron.bsky.social Comms professional, sci-fi fan, will probably try to pet your dog or cat. Kermit with a Fozzie rising.
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Gregor Craigie @gregorcraigie.bsky.social Sleep-deprived early morning radio host of CBC On the Island. Author of Our Crumbling Foundation, On Borrowed Time, Walls, Radio Jet Lag & Why Humans Build Up.
Simi Sara @simisara730cknw.bsky.social Host, Mornings with Simi 5:30-9AM Monday to Friday on 730 CKNW. simi@cknw.com 
@kyliestanton.bsky.social @kyliestanton.bsky.social Global B.C. Video Journalist
Ezra Klein @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social Ezra Klein’s tweets, articles, clips and podcasts on Bluesky.
Tarnjit Parmar @tarnjitparmar.bsky.social Born & raised somewhere in South Vancouver. On air at CBC Vancouver.
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Dr Carol Fenton @drcarolfenton.bsky.social BC-based public health and preventive medicine specialist physician
Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/roxanegay
Writer, editor, publisher, professor. Some people call me a bad feminist and by some people I mean me.
Vancouver Writers Fest @writersfest.bc.ca Connecting people to exceptional books, ideas, and dialogue.
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Jen Sookfong Lee @jensookfonglee.bsky.social Still an author, still an editor, new book THE HUNGER WE PASS DOWN out now, it might scare you
Bethany Lindsay @bethanylindsay.bsky.social Senior reporter at the Investigative Journalism Foundation (@theijf.org). Hit me up at bethany.lindsay@theijf.org.
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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com Miss604.com est. 2004
📚 New book FREECOUVER is in stores now!
🏆 2025 City of Vancouver Award of Excellence
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Kelly Grant @kellygrant1.bsky.social Postsecondary education reporter with The Globe and Mail, Canada's National Newspaper. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/authors/kelly-grant/ Mom to three excellent boys. Probably at an arena. Tips? kgrant@globeandmail.com
Tim Richter @timshome.bsky.social Marauding do-gooder. Optimist. Fan of dad jokes. Founder of Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness. Recovering lobbyist & hack. Was a soldier once. CAEH.ca
Mark Rendell @markrendell.bsky.social Economics reporter with The Globe and Mail. Based in Toronto. mrendell@globeandmail.com
Patti Bacchus @pattibacchus.bsky.social Public education advocate, Vancouverite and Gulf Islander. I have some opinions.
Stephen Hui @stephenhui.bsky.social Author
📚 105 HIKES In and Around Southwestern British Columbia • NEW 2ND EDITION
⭐️ 36 new hikes • Now in bookstores!
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Mira Oreck @miraoreck.bsky.social Executive Director, The Houssian Foundation. 
RICK CHUNG @rickchung.com arts & culture editor • creator @yvarcade.com | https://rickchung.com
Amy Bell @amybell.bsky.social Chronically exhausted bon vivant
Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages @ocil-ila.bsky.social Helping to promote Indigenous languages and support the efforts of Indigenous peoples to reclaim, revitalize, maintain, and strengthen their languages.
The Guardian @theguardian.com The need for independent journalism has never been greater. Become a Guardian supporter https://support.theguardian.com
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social Entrepreneur
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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social Author of HOW TO BE A CLIMATE OPTIMIST. Writer & talker about the energy transition. Baseball (in season). Nova Scotia resident.
Matt Galloway @mattgalloway.bsky.social I ask questions on the radio for a living. Also like running.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com Activist, and author of @TheWeeklyList & podcast.
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social Prime Minister of Canada and Leader of the Liberal Party | Premier ministre du Canada et chef du Parti libéral
markcarney.ca 
Lucy Maloney @lucymaloney.bsky.social City Councillor with OneCity Vancouver. Road safety advocate, former environmental lawyer, cyclist, parent. Working for you.
OneCity Vancouver @onecityvan.bsky.social William Azaroff for Mayor of Vancouver. And our great team of candidates with a plan to give you a voice, a place, and a future.
Vote by Oct 17 🗳️
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Marsha Lederman @marshalederman.bsky.social Columnist, The Globe and Mail
Author, Kiss the Red Stairs: The Holocaust, Once Removed
Vancouver, Canada
Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social Vancouver journalist. Strives to tell unique stories.
http://moremcbarges.ca
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Richard Zussman @richardzussman.bsky.social Victoria, BC, Canada. Legislative Reporter at Global BC. Host of Focus BC. C division curler. Rookie minors baseball coach. He/him.
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social Mondays at 9pmET on MS NOW
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social Dad, husband, President, citizen. barackobamabooks.com
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