Rick Trimble

Salfordian Red. Herbal tea fiend. Music lover. Politics geek. Loves a stat. Now living in beautiful British Columbia.

[Rick Trimble @trimblator]

@BNHWalker Alternatively, the City of Vancouver has a draw for ballot position for all candidates. Last election 58 candidates (for 10 seats)

[Rick Trimble @trimblator]

@BNHWalker Canada has the Longest Ballot Committee which runs multiple candidates as a protest against FPTP. Current record: 202 independent candidates in a 2025 by-election - election officials in that one gave up making a massive ballot and just made it write-in for everyone.

[Cyrus Janssen @thecyrusjanssen]

An Iranian man left this comment on my YouTube channel. This is without a doubt the single best explanation of the reality facing Iranian people today👇

"As an Iranian, I can tell you the situation is no longer just political—it's existential. We are trapped between two collapsing structures: one internal, one external. On one hand, we face a deeply dysfunctional government, led by the Supreme Leader and the Islamic Republic’s unelected institutions.

Decades of economic mismanagement, suppression of dissent, and brutal ideological control have alienated multiple generations. No one believes in reform anymore—because every attempt has either been co-opted or crushed. But here's the paradox: We are also terrified of regime collapse—because we've watched the aftermath of Western intervention in countries like Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Afghanistan. Each was promised freedom; each descended into chaos, civil war, or foreign occupation.

So no, we don't trust the U.S. or Israel. Not because we support our regime—but because we know how imperial powers treat ‘liberated’ nations in the Middle East.

Freedom, in their language, often means vacuum, fire, and permanent instability. Right now, many Iranians live with three truths at once: The Islamic Republic is morally and politically bankrupt. The alternatives offered by foreign actors are not liberation—they’re collapse.

A bad government is survivable. No government is not. We are not silent because we agree. We are cautious because we’ve learned—too well—what happens when superpowers decide to "help." In a sentence: Iran is a nation held hostage by its own regime, but haunted by the fate of its neighbors. We are stuck in a house we hate, surrounded by fires we fear more."

[BC Government News @BCGovNews]

British Columbians grieve with Tumbler Ridge and hold the families & friends suffering loss & affected by the tragedy close in our hearts.
If you need support:
310-Mental Health Support: 310-6789
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[Rick Trimble @trimblator]

@robfordmancs Which was part of the predecessor seat, Manchester Gorton - now part of Manchester Rusholme...

[Western Hockey League @TheWHL]

WOW.

@PentictonVees | #WHLScores

[Walt Ruff @WaltRuff]

Bradly Nadeau tells ESPN during the intermission interview that his dad is here in attendance tonight, getting to see his first NHL goal.

Can't put a price on moments like that.

[Manchester United @ManUtd]

We just absolutely love this man.

[Rick Trimble @trimblator]

@Kamscan Think they might update that location if it is where they've put the pin - that fire seems closer to Isintok Creek, NE of Isintok Lake, and some distance south of Trout Creek.

[Rick Trimble @trimblator]

@EScrimshaw Always doubtful about BC projections in almost any poll. Presuming it means Lib wins in all three territories, that would still mean 29 seats in BC and have them winning seats they've never come close in. Not seen anyone else predicting that many...

[Manchester United @ManUtd]

MANCHESTER. IS. RED. 🔴

#MUFC || #MCIMUN

[Fergus Butler-Gallie @_F_B_G_]

Enjoyed this publicity shot for Wolf Hall that makes it look like a Tudor ‘On the Buses’.

‘I ‘ate you Cromwell!’

[Polling Canada @CanadianPolling]

Bless the work of all our election workers for their due diligence and hard work in the face of anti democratic rhetoric ♥️

[Rick Trimble @trimblator]

@classicaldemsoc @LexsWorld @et5991 @richardzussman Yep. Nearly happened in 2017 if it wasn't for Darryl Plecas quitting the BC Libs. Could still happen this time if the Cons flip one seat. And it could still be a Lieutenant Governor call...

[Rick Trimble @trimblator]

@LexsWorld @et5991 @richardzussman 46-45 BCC makes a 2nd election more likely though because of the likely tied votes in the legislature (because of the Speaker). If NDP stay ahead the Greens will keep them in power, even if it's not as cozy a relationship as Horgan-Weaver was.

[Rick Trimble @trimblator]

@MeidasTouch Doctor Who??

[Albie @albieamankona]

Tell me my party’s social media team did not film a pensioner losing the winter fuel allowance wearing a solid gold @ROLEX?

[Rick Trimble @trimblator]

@Canes Great to see two @PentictonVees alumni in the line-up (Nadeau and Perets) 😀🏒

[archivetvmusings @archivetvmus71]

The Sooty Show. Sooty, Sue and Harry are enjoying a refined musical evening. But Sweep, that little tinker, just has to get involved with a number of totally unsuitable instruments ....

[Robert Hutton @RobDotHutton]

The best bits in the Boris Johnson memoirs are the unintentional revelations. Here, we learn that the Queen read government briefings, and he didn't.