Latest howler from Vancouver’s hapless mayor Ken Sim: Asked why ABC didn’t do more during their FOUR YEARS in power, Sim replied: “We’re still learning the ropes.” What a joke. Vancouver deserves so much better. #vanpoli
Eugene McCann
@ejmccann.bsky.social
Geographer at Simon Fraser University. Policy mobilities; urban politics; harm reduction; social movements. Managing editor, EPC: Politics & Space (journals.sagepub.com/home/epc). Host, 'Minor Revisions' podcast (http://bit.ly/3suN9ur). Views my own.
Distraction is the second leading cause of fatal crashes in our region and province. We hope that all candidates take that seriously, especially those from a party campaigning on public safety. (Video from ABC School Board Candidate Lina Vargas on Instagram)
Vancouver deserves better than this petty Trump style smear campaign. A bunch of AI edited screenshots? Blog posts from 2008? Can’t attack my policies as a councillor? Pathetic.
Justin McElroy 🇨🇦@jmcelroy.bsky.social · 3d agoNew ad by ABC Vancouver is out! In 11 days from now, their intense 18-month focus on Orr — which has resulted in a code of conduct breach and a defamation suit for two different situations — will either be seen as smart politics, or a giant unforced error. www.instagram.com/reel/DeKuIpS...
Hey Vancouver, tomorrow is the next early voting day. Find a polling station near you and go vote! If you don’t know who to vote for & one of the things you care about is active transportation / safe streets, check out @visionzerovancouver.ca’s election guide here. visionzerovancouver.ca/vote/
This is excellent. "Understanding the DULF Verdict ... lawyer Stephanie Dickson; Dr. Garth Mullins; and DJ Larkin Q&A moderated by Michelle Gamage ... the judgement, legal arguments, political context, and ... the future of drug policy in Canada." #DULF #HarmReduction www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i7O...
Understanding the DULF Verdict
YouTube video by Canadian Drug Policy Coalition
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What Chip Wilson has in Vancouver, we actually want for everyone: ✔️A safe home ✔️Access to great pools ✔️A City Hall that works for them
![It's Chip Wilson Day...
[group photo including ken sim and Chip Wilson]
We want everyone in Vancouver to have what Chip gets.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ow4lqanj7wywbuq355tgciyt/bafkreicpozoieqztxsp2enfswm3vedffncgmyjcrrikmo2xzkpq2vccqhe)
Awww … was getting ready to participate it the democratic process, but the BC Conservatives forgot to include my option: 3. LOLLL. ##BCPoli
The @bcgreens.bsky.social announce they would pause AI in classrooms K-12. bcgreens.ca/announce-pla...
BC Greens announce plan to regulate AI and hold Big Tech accountable
Lək̓ʔəŋən [LEKWUNGEN] TERRITORY / VICTORIA, B.C. — Today, leader of the BC Greens and candidate for Saanich North and the Islands Emily Lowan announced the BC Greens’ platform to take […]
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This is on-brand from a government heavily investing public money into fossil fuel bailouts. AI needs fossil fuels for power, and fossil fuels need AI for demand.
BREAKING: Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx's charges are being thrown out. she said they did a public service "at considerable personal cost."
with a decision expected tomorrow in the constitutional challenge against DULF's criminal charges, i did a deep dive for @defactomedia.ca into internal VPD documents to look at how their relationship with DULF changed so dramatically www.defactomedia.ca/how-vancouve...
How Vancouver police turned against DULF
Court records show the same inspector who encouraged the compassion club’s founders also approved the investigation that led to raids on their homes
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Here’s my latest cartoon for @faroutmagazine.co.uk faroutmagazine.co.uk/david-squire...
David Squires on Danny Boyle's unfortunate use of AI
From 28 Years Later to Trainspotting and the Olympics opening ceremony, Danny Boyle has plenty of credits that have been celebrated over the years.
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Jackie Jackson died two days ago. His death did not get the fanfare that the big celebrities get but I assure you he was no less than any of them: a titan astride the earth. In this thread, a few of the songs he played bass on. You know these songs. You know their bass parts. youtu.be/DKVB_CtU8XQ
Pressure Drop
YouTube video by Toots & The Maytals - Topic
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I’ve always looked a little askance at academics on the bus to campus hunched over their laptops catching up on work. But now I’ve figured out who they are: Department Chairs! #NewDeptChairRealizations #academicsky
John Coltrane was born 100 years ago today September 23, 1926. Trane was still near the start of his remarkable creative journey when he went into Rudy Van Gelder’s living room studio on September 15, 1957 and recorded his first great masterpiece: “Blue Train.” bluenote.lnk.to/JohnColtrane...
This looks great. A whole lotta urban geography undergraduate students are going to be watching it in the future …
Magnolia Pictures@magnoliapics.bsky.social · 2mo agoTHE HISTORY OF CONCRETE. John Wilson. September 18.
Saturday morning in Kits. “For Mayor.” So I guess the gloves are off? The entent cordiale is no longer cordiale … or an entente, even. #vanpoli
5:25 on a Friday of a long weekend to announce your chief administrator is out truly impressive metro vancouver
Every year, 46% of all food in Canada is wasted. At the same time, 1/4 of Canadians, including 2.4 million children, are not getting access to the food they need. Grocery giants are making record profits, and our grocery bills are skyrocketing. (2/5)
macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.
✨What is sensory urbanism and how do undergraduate students understand, investigate, and interpret it? This summer, I took 3 students to deliver a fieldwork around this theme, with Shanghai as the research site. This video shows their understanding and affective experiences of the urban space👇:
techno-optimists befuddled by declining popular support for “the robot that tells you to kill yourself”, “the pervert glasses“, and “the camera network that stalks you”
*INDIANA JONES AND THE CLOSURE OF THE ARCHAEOLOGY DEPARTMENT*
@yvrwxwatcher.bsky.social Stunning #Lightening show from the North Shore this evening. #Vancouver #BritishColumbia #Photography #ECK #BlueSkyArtShow All images are copyright Ian Crook. Technical details in Alt text. Some other strikes were so bright they blew out the image...
