The NDP is in shambles. Mark Carney is in power. And Bay Street got exactly what it wanted. Jessa McLean joins me to talk through the fallout of Canada’s latest election, from the NDP's collapse to the return of austerity politics dressed in technocratic polish. We get into what happened, what’s next for the left, and why electoralism isn’t going to save us.Follow Jessa’s work at Blueprints of Disruption on Spotify, YouTube, and Substack.

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In this episode I’m joined by Jordan and Prince from The Dugout Podcast for a deep conversation about Black anarchism, radical education, and building community power beyond the state. We talk about what it means to reject authority while reclaiming care, history, and survival. This isn’t theory for theory’s sake—it’s about practice, archives, and keeping each other alive in a world that would rather see us erased. We also get into the ways Eurocentric leftist traditions can fail to meet the needs of marginalized communities, and how Black anarchist thought offers a path grounded in real histories of resistance. This one covers a lot—from revolutionary schools and zines to abolitionist organizing and the role of podcasts in liberatory education.

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From ICE detentions to AI layoffs, defunded libraries to RCMP scandals, nothing about this week’s headlines says “progress.” In the first episode of Loose Wires, Cory and AncomSciComm break down five stories that show how power protects itself, no matter who’s in charge. We talk about the illusion of change under Canada’s new PM, the deepening crackdown on pro-Palestinian voices, and the slow hollowing out of public life across North America.

Our stories

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/may/03/mohsen-mahdawi-trump-deportations

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3400195/nypd-protester-ice-deportation-case/

https://www.businessinsider.com/duolingo-ceo-how-ai-will-be-used-performance-reviews-headcount-2025-4

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/22/nx-s1-5364825/small-and-rural-libraries-are-feeling-the-cuts-from-president-trumps-executive-order

https://cfjctoday.com/2025/03/10/b-c-mountie-tells-hearing-that-dark-humour-in-group-chats-was-to-relieve-stress-2/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2025/may/03/mark-carney-canada-prime-minister

https://www.nptrust.org/philanthropic-resources/philanthropist/flooding-and-tornadoes-impact-the-midwest-and-south-a-donors-guide-to-helping-those-in-need/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/28/first-edition-just-stop-oil-legacy

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