Reg Whitaker

West Coast writer, political scientist, historian, devotee of baseball, jazz, and jaded observer of human folly.

[Reg Whitaker @regwhit1]

Since Elon Musk has stolen Twitter and renamed it X, I have no choice but to reply: X. I’m Xing myself forever from this billionaire vanity project. Fuck you, Musk, I’m gone for good

[Reg Whitaker @regwhit1]

Is there any realistic option left for the federal government other than a legislated settlement? Talk about bargaining rights all you want but what government could possibly let the ports get shut down again - and politically survive? Get real.

[Keith Baldrey @keithbaldrey]

BREAKING: unionized Vancouver port workers have rejected proposed contract settlement. #cdnpoli #bcpoli

[Reg Whitaker @regwhit1]

@thomasjuneau Not only unhelpful but downright perverse when the antisemitism card is pulled out again and again to shut down any criticism of Israeli state actions.

[Mortimer @mortimer_1]

My email to @Dave_Eby and @KahlonRav on short-term rentals below

My simple solution:
◾️Ban short-term rentals for a defined period
◾️Increase minimum fines to $25,000 per offence
◾️Hold hosts and platforms accountable

I encourage others to email them to express your views too

[Reg Whitaker @regwhit1]

This is true. As further criminal proceedings advance against crypto cons, the state will be bringing more individuals behind bars.

[JAN3 @JAN3com]

"Bitcoin is going to transform the relationship between the individual and the state."
- @Excellion

As Samson told @MarcMarc_BTC, nations will soon be competing for hash rate as they add #BTC to their reserves, but they must understand the very basics of #Bitcoin first.

[Reg Whitaker @regwhit1]

@TristinHopper @acoyne

[Reg Whitaker @regwhit1]

Is Bulgaria taking financial advice from @PierrePoilievre ?

[BITCOINLFG® @bitcoinlfgo]

BREAKING 🚨 #BITCOIN

BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT OVERTAKES U.S 🇺🇲 IN #BITCOIN HOLDINGS NOW HOLDS $6 BILLION WORTH OF #BTC

[The Tyee @TheTyee]

Political operatives gravitate toward playing off anger as it is more effective than fear, write Jared Wesley and Fajr Ahmad.

But it results in conspiracies, as rage farming requires increasingly outrageous claims. Politicians need to appreciate that.

https://t.co/cAzV5laqJP

[Just Jack @7Veritas4]

Good morning.

Happy Shark Week.

[Reg Whitaker @regwhit1]

I’ve said it before and I will say it again ahead of the Wednesday cabinet shuffle. The first politician or commentator who pulls out that old fatuous superannuated cliche that the PM is “just shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic” should be taken out and shot.

[Reg Whitaker @regwhit1]

The same old Josef Goebbels line: repeat a lie enough times and people will believe it.

[Garnett Genuis @GarnettGenuis]

Let's be honest: the carbon tax was an excuse for the Liberals & NDP to generate more revenue.

Conservatives emphasize technology, and not raising taxes on Canadians. #cdnpoli

[Reg Whitaker @regwhit1]

‘No more cover-up’: Nazi concentration camps on Channel Island finally to be officially investigated | Second world war | The Guardian https://t.co/2FoVlSpqZ2

[Reg Whitaker @regwhit1]

What choice does the government now have, other than legislation? I mean, seriously. A deal accepted by the union negotiating team rejected not by the members but the ‘Council’? Where else to turn?

[iPolitics @iPoliticsCA]

As the drama played out on the West Coast, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday convened the Incident Response Group to discuss the port strike, as first reported by iPolitics #cdnpoli #cdnecon https://t.co/2OSWIAhe4w

[Reg Whitaker @regwhit1]

Something about leopards and spots.

[Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @LukaszukAB]

.@AbDanielleSmith “Premier Smith returns to plans she was silent on during campaign”
#ableg https://t.co/cBsMVpNLoQ

[Reg Whitaker @regwhit1]

Ah, shucks. What a shame.

[Democracy Now! @democracynow]

South Africa Says Vladimir Putin Will Not Attend BRICS Summit as ICC Seeks His Arrest https://t.co/ztsGuD6cNw

[Reg Whitaker @regwhit1]

But the US Congress has resolved that Israel is not an apartheid state. On this issue, facts are just a nuisance.

[Breaking the Silence @BtSIsrael]

The IDF spokesperson doesn’t even blink when admitting that 95% of Palestinian construction requests in the oPt are rejected, while 60-70% of Jewish settler requests are authorized. Not even an attempt to conceal the apartheidist policies of systematic discrimination in the oPt

[Reg Whitaker @regwhit1]

Well, there we have it.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

The US House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a resolution proclaiming that Israel is “not a racist or apartheid state” https://t.co/XZvqCDmAaH

[Reg Whitaker @regwhit1]

@penottawa If only we could trade you for just some of this rain out here in BC.

[Doug Saunders @DougSaunders]

The unelected upper chamber once again displays its dignity and relevance

https://t.co/48EZCYHbvD