Recalcitrant Canadian. Political scientist at UBC in Vancouver. I research, teach and talk international relations, BCpoli, comparative democratic institutions, and contentious politics. stewartprest.ca | https://stewartprest.substack.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/stewartprest.cahttps://bsky.app/profile/stewartprest.ca/post/3ml7dkgklhk23What I'm getting from this is that OneCity is actually two parties, bringing the total number of progressive parties in the city to four. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:2ggxun7ks66bronfsjqknneg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7dkgklhk23https://bsky.app/profile/stewartprest.ca/post/3ml6ud2pwnk2mGetting harder to avoid the conclusion the US needs electoral reform in order to remain a democracy. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:2ggxun7ks66bronfsjqknneg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6ud2pwnk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/stewartprest.ca/post/3ml5fshqwnc2gYou embarrass yourself for the entire season, and hope that you're not embarrassed again in a game of Keno in early May. And if it all goes well you repeat th process for the better part of a decade. But you'll know it's all worth it when you get to lose to Florida in the finals. Twice. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 00:06 +0000at://did:plc:2ggxun7ks66bronfsjqknneg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5fshqwnc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/stewartprest.ca/post/3ml5dbnaygc2gSportsnet has won the NHL draft lottery!05 May 2026 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:2ggxun7ks66bronfsjqknneg/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5dbnaygc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/stewartprest.ca/post/3mkqbxbdt3k26The Deconstruction Era. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:2ggxun7ks66bronfsjqknneg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqbxbdt3k26https://bsky.app/profile/stewartprest.ca/post/3mkpre2wk522fAttention is rightly focused on the naked partisanship of court here, but also worth noting how none of this would even be an issue with either reliably arms-length boundary commissions, or proportional representation. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/supreme-court-louisiana-vra-callais/30 Apr 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:2ggxun7ks66bronfsjqknneg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpre2wk522fhttps://bsky.app/profile/stewartprest.ca/post/3mkodpgrcfk2gThe US is entering its gloves-off gerrymandering era just as the founders intended. (Not even joking. Factions countering the mischiefs of faction, all the way down.) [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 00:19 +0000at://did:plc:2ggxun7ks66bronfsjqknneg/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkodpgrcfk2g