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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>BC Conservatives Threaten Notwithstanding Clause If Courts Rule Involuntary Care Violates Human Rights<br><a href="https://pressprogress.ca/bc-conservatives-threaten-use-of-notwithstanding-clause-if-courts-rule-involuntary-care-violates-human-rights" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pressprogress.ca/bc-conservati</span><span class="invisible">ves-threaten-use-of-notwithstanding-clause-if-courts-rule-involuntary-care-violates-human-rights</span></a></p><p>* Rustad threatens to override Charter of Rights &amp; Freedoms<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian</span><span class="invisible">_Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/addiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>addiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/populism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>populism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HarmReduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarmReduction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SafeInjection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SafeInjection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/demonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demonization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rhetoric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rhetoric</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InstitutionalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InstitutionalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StructuralViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StructuralViolence</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BCconservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCconservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JohnRustad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRustad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conservatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservatism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antiLGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiLGBT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateDenial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateDenial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConspiracyTheorists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheorists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ProtoFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtoFascism</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>[Canada] BC Conservatives Scrub Right-Wing Culture War Policies, Rhetoric f. Website<br><a href="https://pressprogress.ca/bc-conservatives-scrub-right-wing-culture-war-policies-rhetoric-from-platform-posted-on-partys-website" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pressprogress.ca/bc-conservati</span><span class="invisible">ves-scrub-right-wing-culture-war-policies-rhetoric-from-platform-posted-on-partys-website</span></a></p><p>* John Rustad/BC Conservatives/proto-fascists<br>* removed sections on education, law and order, homelessness, drug policy</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/addiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>addiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/populism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>populism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HarmReduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarmReduction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SafeInjection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SafeInjection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/demonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demonization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rhetoric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rhetoric</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InstitutionalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InstitutionalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StructuralViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StructuralViolence</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BCconservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCconservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JohnRustad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRustad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conservatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservatism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antiLGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiLGBT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateDenial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateDenial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConspiracyTheorists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheorists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>[Canada] Drug Policy Experts Say BC Conservatives’ ‘Dehumanizing’ Rhetoric About People Who Use Drugs is Going Too Far<br>‘They’re eliciting emotional reactions like disgust, fear and anger’<br><a href="https://pressprogress.ca/drug-policy-experts-say-bc-conservatives-dehumanizing-rhetoric-about-people-who-use-drugs-is-going-too-far" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pressprogress.ca/drug-policy-e</span><span class="invisible">xperts-say-bc-conservatives-dehumanizing-rhetoric-about-people-who-use-drugs-is-going-too-far</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/addiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>addiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/populism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>populism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HarmReduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarmReduction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SafeInjection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SafeInjection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/demonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demonization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rhetoric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rhetoric</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InstitutionalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InstitutionalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StructuralViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StructuralViolence</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BCconservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCconservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JohnRustad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRustad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conservatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservatism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Poilievre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poilievre</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antiLGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiLGBT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateDenial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateDenial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConspiracyTheorists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConspiracyTheorists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>British Columbia Removes Harm Reduction Vending Machines<br>Experts say machines should not be used as political tool<br><a href="https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/09/11/BC-Removes-Harm-Reduction-Vending-Machine-Backlash" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thetyee.ca/News/2024/09/11/BC-</span><span class="invisible">Removes-Harm-Reduction-Vending-Machine-Backlash</span></a></p><p>* harm reduction vending machines closed across B.C.<br>* Min. Mental Health/Addictions reviewing low-barrier distribution model<br>* BC Conservative leader John Rustad critiqued machines</p><p>British Columbia political sewer<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113041537834775065" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@persagen/1130</span><span class="invisible">41537834775065</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BritishColumbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishColumbia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/populism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>populism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BCconservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCconservatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/addiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>addiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JohnRustad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRustad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SafeInjection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SafeInjection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HarmReduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarmReduction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>Reactions to New Brunswick premier Blaine Higgs' pledge to halt safe injection sites<br><a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/i-m-gobsmacked-reactions-to-n-b-premier-s-pledge-to-halt-approval-of-more-safe-injection-sites-1.7034083" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ctvnews.ca/canada/i-m-gobsmack</span><span class="invisible">ed-reactions-to-n-b-premier-s-pledge-to-halt-approval-of-more-safe-injection-sites-1.7034083</span></a></p><p>* populist shill, transphobe Blaine Higgs<br>* pledged to not approve safe injection sites; if re-elected consult w. communities about existing sites<br>* N.B.’s only safe injection has health-care workers onsite<br>* connects clients w. other services</p><p>Canada: education, transphobia<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110569134012529765" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@persagen/1105</span><span class="invisible">69134012529765</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewBrunswick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewBrunswick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlaineHiggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlaineHiggs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/populism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>populism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SafeInjection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SafeInjection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HarmReduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarmReduction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>Tensions boil over at meeting on supervised injection site in Charlottetown<br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-park-street-injection-site-july-2023-1.6911974" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edwa</span><span class="invisible">rd-island/pei-park-street-injection-site-july-2023-1.6911974</span></a></p><p>200 attended, most voicing opposition to PEI's proposal to add supervised injection site to Park Street shelter</p><p>Supervised injection site: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supervised_injection_site" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supervis</span><span class="invisible">ed_injection_site</span></a><br>* hygienic environment where people consume illicit recreational drugs<br>* reduce overdose deaths</p><p>These in Vancouver have been attacked by conservative politicians</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/addiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>addiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conservatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservatism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SafeInjection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SafeInjection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/populism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>populism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PEI</span></a></p>
Lucas Marten<p>"Stuck In Time: Harm Reduction in the 21st Century"</p><p>My graduate thesis in Science Writing at Johns Hopkins University. Please read, enjoy, and share! </p><p><a href="http://jhir.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/67823" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">jhir.library.jhu.edu/handle/17</span><span class="invisible">74.2/67823</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/sciencewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencewriting</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/nonfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nonfiction</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/thesis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thesis</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/johnshopkins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>johnshopkins</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/harmreduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harmreduction</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/warondrugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>warondrugs</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/addiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>addiction</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drugs</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/opioids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opioids</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/psychedelic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychedelic</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/entheogens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entheogens</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/policeviolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policeviolence</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/policecommissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policecommissions</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/taser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taser</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/methadone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>methadone</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/MAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAT</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/bones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bones</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/grants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grants</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/decriminalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>decriminalization</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/safeinjection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safeinjection</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/massincarceration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>massincarceration</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>