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John Zimmatore (he/him)If this doesn't scare you, it should!NYTimes: These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/07/us/trump-federal-agencies-websites-words-dei.html?smid=nytcore-android-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/07/us/trump-federal-agencies-websites-words-dei.html?smid=nytcore-android-share</a><a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilLiberties</a> <a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/indigenouspeoples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#indigenouspeoples</a> <a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#women</a> <a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/minorities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#minorities</a> <a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/marginalizedcommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#marginalizedcommunities</a> <a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/dei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dei</a> <a href="https://turtleisland.social/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disabled</a>

DoomsdaysCWAnd this is why I love <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineDSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MaineDSA</a>! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Maine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Socialists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Socialists</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SayNoToTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SayNoToTrump</a>Posted by Todd Chretien | Jan 31, 2025 |"Maine Democratic Socialists of America co-chair <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SophieG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SophieG</a> welcomed more than one hundred members and friends from across the state who met in Portland over the weekend. Alongside nuts and bolts discussions and elections for the group’s organizing committees and working groups, Maine DSA welcomed solidarity greetings from allies and friends, including the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineCoalitionForPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MaineCoalitionForPalestine</a> and the Maine-based <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ImmigrantsRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ImmigrantsRights</a> organization <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Presente" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Presente</a>! as well as reports from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineYouthPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MaineYouthPower</a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineGunSafetyCoalition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MaineGunSafetyCoalition</a>. Members also hosted several workshops including a panel on the opportunities and pitfalls of electoral politics, renters organizing in the mid-coast, and the ABCs of being a good organizer. "Maine DSA accomplished a lot over the last year. We elected <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WesPelletier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WesPelletier</a> to serve alongside <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KateSykes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KateSykes</a> as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PortlandMaine</a>’s two socialist city councilors. Comrades in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrunswickMaine</a> launched the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickRentersOrganization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrunswickRentersOrganization</a> and made their voices heard in city council hearings—even if the city councilors 'value the class position of a landlord over the class position of a tenant' as DSAer <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeachCushing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PeachCushing</a> put it at the time. "Members are also launching a new organizing committee in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthPortlandMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthPortlandMaine</a> as well as building up working groups to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DefendBodilyAutonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DefendBodilyAutonomy</a>—for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGTBQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGTBQ</a>+ and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReproductiveRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReproductiveRights</a>—and to expand our solidarity work with the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#labor</a> movement. In another sign of members’ increasing dedication, a full slate of candidates ran to fill more open leadership positions than last year. Yet, despite that good work, everyone recognized the depth of the danger facing working-class Mainers heading into Trump’s second term—not the least of which is the fact that local Republican county committees are openly celebrating Trump’s pardon for Maine’s very own <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/January6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#January6</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/insurrectionists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insurrectionists</a>. "Last week <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PineAndRoses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PineAndRoses</a> published a proposal to guide our organizing over the coming year and it was taken up at the conference. The resolution emphasizes the dangers Trump represents and frankly acknowledges that we are facing 'a period of increased attacks on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MarginalizedCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MarginalizedCommunities</a>, the labor movement, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicEducation</a>, and the working class as a whole.' As such, '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/socialists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#socialists</a> must play a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/frontline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#frontline</a> role in defending the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorkingClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorkingClass</a> from attacks by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FarRight</a>' even as 'the political environment in Maine, as of 2025, presents opportunities to resist the Trump administration and make gains at the state and municipal levels.'"In order to put this analysis to the test, Maine DSA aims to work side by side a wide array of allies to defend <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Immigrants</a>, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TransCommunity</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IndigenousSovereignty</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Unions</a>, public education, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> in general while simultaneously building up the socialist movement’s reach across the state. During the debate, several members suggested the resolution ought to have a more clearly defined international section. One member proposed an amendment (which passed with a clear majority voting in favor) to specify that Maine DSA aims to 'challenge the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hegemony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hegemony</a> of the Democratic Party.' Thus amended, the resolution passed (nearly) unanimously. Now comes the hard work of trying to put ideas into action. "As we do, the more <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#activists</a> and organizers we can muster the better. So if you’re looking for a way to join the fight against Trump, please consider getting in touch with us and joining Maine DSA." <a href="https://pineandroses.org/news/maine-socialists-say-no-to-trump/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://pineandroses.org/news/maine-socialists-say-no-to-trump/</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Organize</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Resist</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Unite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Unite</a>! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a>

DoomsdaysCW[Paper] Varieties of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Anticapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Anticapitalism</a>: A systematic study of transformation strategies in alternative economic discourses by Querine Kommandeur, Juliette Alenda-Demoutiez, Maria Kaufmann, Ingrid Visseren-Hamakers. Published January 2025.Abstract"The confluence of multiple crises has prompted a growing recognition of the need for transformations. Economic systems, including patterns of consumption and production, play a key role in sustainability transformations. The notion that capitalist systems are at the root of current ecological and social crises has led to the emergence of different alternative economic discourses, that seek to address the indirect drivers of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/unsustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unsustainability</a>. In this article, we aim to contribute to moving the debate beyond critiques of capitalism by focussing on the paths of transformation towards alternatives. To this end, we analyse several alternative economic discourses in order to show the breadth of the debate, and to better understand the roles and strategies of various discourses in societal transformation. Seven discourses are included, of which Buen Vivir, Degrowth and Wellbeing Economy are analysed in-depth. This is done through a systematic analysis of literature published between 2015 and 2022, using an enhanced conceptual framework based on the works of Wright (2019) and Chertkovskaya (2022). Our analysis suggests that the discourses represent different modes of transformation, and that these differences exist both between, as well as within the different discourses. We argue that transformations cannot be achieved through single discourses, or modes of transformation. Rather, concerted efforts of different discourses aimed at addressing indirect drivers of unsustainability can provide the multi-faceted processes of societal change, in which they can support and reinforce one another through alliances and mutual learning."Introduction"Humans are putting ever-increasing burdens on the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environment</a>, causing severe damage to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> (IPBES, 2019; United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development, 2015). This damage is operationalised through the planetary boundaries, showing how several of them have already been crossed, which increases the risk of unleashing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecosystem</a> changes on a global scale (IPBES, 2019; Lade et al., 2020). Besides the innumerable injustices towards non-humans that result from the destruction of nature, such processes also have severe impacts on structures that sustain human livelihoods, by impacting health and wellbeing, food security and infrastructure (IPCC, 2023; United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development, 2015). These processes are driven by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/capitalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#capitalist</a> accumulation, which relies on the continuous production of new frontiers of accumulation, often through the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#exploitation</a> of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MarginalizedCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MarginalizedCommunities</a> and nature (Moore, 2017). These adverse impacts on nature and people disproportionately affect the most vulnerable people and systems (IPCC, 2023). "While capitalism manifests itself in a variety of ways across time and place (Hall and Soskice, 2001), there are several fundamental aspects that lie at the heart of its problematic nature. In capitalist societies, societal wealth manifests itself as an accumulation of commodities, and production is oriented towards profit rather than societal needs. Such profits, or surpluses, are extracted and privately appropriated for further expansion, forming the main force of growth. As such processes rely on the continued exploitation of labour and nature, inequality is not an outcome but the foundation of capitalist structures (Brand et al., 2021; Chertkovskaya and Paulsson, 2021; Moore, 2017). The continued inability to decouple environmental degradation from economic growth has made capitalism increasingly questionable in terms of its desirability and sustainability (Parrique et al., 2019). Such capitalist structures, both material, institutional, and discursive, are entrenched in societies, including institutions and governance mechanisms such as nation states and international political regimes, and are underpinned by societal values such as the appropriation of nature and non-human animals as resources to be exploited for human benefit (Brand et al., 2021; IPBES, 2019). This confluence of multiple crises has prompted a growing recognition of the need for transformations. Since the 2015 inception of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the term “transformation” has gained broad usage among policymakers, academics, activists, and others, resulting in diverse interpretations and literatures. Transformations imply “...changes in the generic societal causes, including institutions, governance structures, developments, power relations, paradigms, goals and values” (Kok et al., 2022, p. 8). The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) defines transformative change as “a fundamental, system-wide reorganisation across technological, economic and social factors, including paradigms, goals and values” (IPBES, 2019, p. 14). Visseren-Hamakers and Kok shift the focus of this definition by replacing ‘system-wide’ with ‘society-wide’, emphasizing changes in general, societal structures (Visseren-Hamakers and Kok, 2022a, p. 8). We therefore consider capitalist structures to be the indirect drivers of unsustainability (IPBES, 2019). The notion that capitalist systems are at the root of current ecological and social crises has led many activists, civil society groups, academics, policymakers, and politicians to seek for alternative economic approaches that focus on justice and sustainability (Charonis, 2021; Westra et al., 2017). We consider alternative economic discourses to be embedded in broader transformation discourses, as they address, to varying degrees, the indirect drivers of sustainability. While alternative economic discourses are generally strong in imagining alternatives, working towards such alternatives requires strategic efforts (Barlow et al., 2022; Visseren-Hamakers and Kok, 2022b). The main objective of this article is to elucidate how various alternative economic discourses align with and differ from each other concerning their modes and strategies of transformation as presented in the academic literature. To do this, this article builds on the work of (Wright, 2019), who conceptualises different ‘modes’ of transformation, i.e., sets of strategies that have been historically important in anti-capitalist struggles. Chertkovskaya (2022) expands on this framework to better capture the efforts of alternative economic movements. We further build upon both Wright's original conceptualisation and Chertkovskaya's additions to develop the framework further (Chertkovskaya, 2022). "This paper contributes to the literature on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PostCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PostCapitalism</a> and transformations by providing a comprehensive overview of different modes and strategies of transformation by focusing on the Degrowth, Buen Vivir and Wellbeing Economy discourse. In doing so, we aim to contribute to moving the debate beyond critiques of capitalism by focussing on the paths of transformation towards alternatives. Through our categorization, we facilitate a more conscious reflection on often implicit approaches to change while also revealing sensitivity to similarities and nuances within and between the discourses, showing the breadth of the debate (Sandberg and Alvesson, 2021). The selected discourses are <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuenVivir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuenVivir</a>, Degrowth, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DoughnutEconomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DoughnutEconomics</a>, Economy for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommonGood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CommonGood</a>, Foundational Economy, Social and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Solidarity</a> Economy, and Wellbeing Economy. We first provide a brief overview of these seven alternative discourses and then proceed to an in-depth examination of the Buen Vivir, Degrowth, and Wellbeing Economy discourses."Read more: <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800924003203" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800924003203</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DeGrowth</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PostCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PostCapitalism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CircularEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CircularEconomy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Polycrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Polycrisis</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnvironmentalRacism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Colonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Colonialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CorporateColonialism</a>

Ms. Que BanhWhat's up with lack of humility within <a href="https://beige.party/tags/MarginalizedCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MarginalizedCommunities</a> ? Why is it so darn hard for some folks to accept & practice healthy humility? Not toxic humility but just healthy human <a href="https://beige.party/tags/humility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#humility</a>.For example, I'm marginalized & trying to survive & keep myself & my family safely housed. I recognize the fact that I'm a disabled POC with secure housing & that makes me much more privileged than some others. I have to work my disabled ass off to keep this piece of personal & family security. I work sometimes when my body is suffering because sometimes I got no other choice or I'd lose everything I tried to personally protect, family/home security wise.Does my small part of personal choices make me less marginalized & less vulnerable? Nope. It keeps me living in poverty anxiety whether I like it or not. I wish people would stop assuming shit. Especially when they live in more privilege & in a more free choices kinda lifestyle than I can afford to.Too much pride kills community.

Ms. Que BanhWhen it comes to <a href="https://beige.party/tags/reporting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reporting</a> on <a href="https://beige.party/tags/NorthAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthAmerica</a>’s <a href="https://beige.party/tags/OverdoseCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OverdoseCrisis</a> — the worst in our history — <a href="https://beige.party/tags/misleading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#misleading</a> articles can increase <a href="https://beige.party/tags/stigma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#stigma</a> against people who use <a href="https://beige.party/tags/drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#drugs</a>, skew the public’s understanding of the issue, inspire <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BadFaith" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BadFaith</a> policy and make it more difficult for other <a href="https://beige.party/tags/journalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalists</a> to gain the trust and respect of <a href="https://beige.party/tags/MarginalizedCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MarginalizedCommunities</a>.Which brings me to a splashy, new piece of drug <a href="https://beige.party/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#journalism</a> from U.K.-based newspaper the Telegraph, falsely claiming that <a href="https://beige.party/tags/decriminalizing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#decriminalizing</a> the possession of small amounts of drugs “made <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Vancouver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Vancouver</a> the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/fentanyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fentanyl</a> capital of the world.” The Telegraph’s story, like others before it, makes a number of other <a href="https://beige.party/tags/misleading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#misleading</a> claims, including stating that <a href="https://beige.party/tags/SafeSupply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SafeSupply</a> programs, which provide pharmaceutical alternatives to street drugs, are making the situation worse because that supply is being sold to street users, including young people. Some safe supply is being diverted, but there is no evidence that it’s led to more deaths or teens forming new addictions.Reporting like this misses important context about the <a href="https://beige.party/tags/DrugCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DrugCrisis</a>, allowing <a href="https://beige.party/tags/politicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politicians</a> to drum up fear about <a href="https://beige.party/tags/HarmReduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HarmReduction</a> rather than confront how decades of <a href="https://beige.party/tags/prohibition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prohibition</a> have impacted the current <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FentanylCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FentanylCrisis</a>. After the 2010s crackdown on prescription pain pills, many people dependent on <a href="https://beige.party/tags/opioids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opioids</a> turned to heroin instead. Eventually, <a href="https://beige.party/tags/DrugTraffickers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DrugTraffickers</a> began cutting heroin with fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 times stronger, that is also cheaper and simpler to make and smuggle. <a href="https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/fearmongering-about-drug-dens-is-making-canadas-crisis-worse/article_3cb43484-444e-11ef-90b0-a7fbb265a168.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/fearmongering-about-drug-dens-is-making-canadas-crisis-worse/article_3cb43484-444e-11ef-90b0-a7fbb265a168.html</a><a href="https://beige.party/tags/CDNpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CDNpoli</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BCpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BCpoli</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BreakTheStigma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BreakTheStigma</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/AddictionEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AddictionEducation</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Fearmongering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fearmongering</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/StopStigmatizingAddiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StopStigmatizingAddiction</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Medical</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/HealthPolicies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HealthPolicies</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/MediaManipulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MediaManipulation</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/BreakStatusQuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BreakStatusQuo</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FundTreatmentServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FundTreatmentServices</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FundHealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FundHealthCare</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/FundMedicalServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FundMedicalServices</a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/CommunityHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CommunityHealth</a>

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