Mayor of Gastown
@mayorofgastown.bsky.social
My name is Paul and I live in Gastown. Cycling, LFC, Raptors, and more cycling.
Google ruined its search with AI slop and now the AI slop is ruining its own ad business. THAT, friends, is delicious irony.
Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 4d agoBreaking news: Alphabet shares tumbled 13% on Thursday after the Google owner revealed that 'AI mode' searches were threatening profits at its core advertising business. ft.trib.al/g8Q9IPx
"Losers," it can't be stated strongly enough.
![Screenshot reading: "If anything, Monday's results actually overstate the extent of support for separatism in Alberta. According to Abacus Data’s pre-referendum poll, only one-third of those supporting Option 2 (the pro-referendum side) identified independence as the motivation behind their vote. That puts the proportion of hardcore separatists at less than 10 per cent of the voting public — or, as journalist Courtney Theriault noted, “that means it's less popular than conspiracy theories like chemtrails [and the] moonlanding hoax.”
As I said: losers. "](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vhv2v2h6m6stk3orpq72pchx/bafkreiapsxcoelziul5u5gycnvbiwcawqmkyyqdwtvm37cfwjn6xfxqcr4)
Max Fawcett@maxfawcett.bsky.social · 6d agoThe separatists in Alberta lost. Badly. Why we don't have to go around pretending otherwise -- and why those who keep trying to platform their voices and reason with their unreasonable grievances are doing more harm than good. #cdnpoli #abpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/26/o...
From Lula’s victory speech. Hard to argue. 🇧🇷 “We had to overcome foreign interference through digital platforms, which we will have to regulate. We cannot have monstrously large corporations earning millions and billions, paying no taxes to this country and trying to steer our election results.”
Bravo Brazil! We need all the good news we can get in these proto-fascist times, and Lula's victory is an enormous one.
It's pretty hard to be convinced that the additional VPD spending has been effective when there's never been a public audit of their finances to see where and how the money has been spent.
Tessa Rowland@tessarowland.bsky.social · 2w ago"The VPD budget grew nearly as much in three years under Sim as it had in the previous seven. [...] The surge in spending since ABC took office has not corresponded to a significant drop in Vancouver’s overall Crime Severity Index." an incredibly thorough accounting of VPD assertions & VPD budgets
Cease and Desist letter arriving in 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . .
Vancouver Is Awesome@viawesome.bsky.social · 2w agoTwo Tucci's: Italian-American cafe opening pair of Metro Vancouver locations
Airbnb has always sucked and I'm very happy to see all the rent-seeking hosts freaking out.
WIRED@wired.com · 2w agoAirbnb hosts are melting down over a new policy banning them from making guests complete tasks that “would typically be performed by a cleaner,” like “stripping the bed, taking trash offsite, or washing and putting away dishes.” Read the full story: buff.ly/GHU32S5
This @reuters.com series about the rise of Heat Storms is a stunning piece of environmental journalism. www.reuters.com/investigates...
Giant ‘heat storms’ are scorching Earth. The story of the biggest one.
Supersized heat waves used to be rare. No longer. Reuters reveals the rise of ‘heat storms.’ They now swarm the globe, upending life and the climate everywhere.
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So 8% of Albertans voted to become a country, barely above the noise floor. This should be a final lesson to stop pandering to this non-constituency by humouring the premier’s demand for a national energy program, another economically unsupported federal-funded pipeline, etc
Hardwick is exactly the weirdo NIMBY crank she's been mocked as for, what, a decade. She and David Fine can spend the next four years convincing themselves that everyone else is wrong while the city moves ahead without them.
Justin McElroy 🇨🇦@jmcelroy.bsky.social · 2w ago“Vancouver, grow up.” Video by Bob Mackin of Colleen Hardwick last night insulting the intelligence of anyone who voted for Ken Sim four years ago or Pete Fry now. I wonder if her base will ever change their opinions on whether this rhetoric has been an effective way of expanding her support.
The psychological detachment of idiot drivers. Where the dehumanization begins.
If you're still using Twitter, give your fucking head a shake.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3w agoTrump and Musk are doing everything they can to try and force Ukraine to surrender to Putin while Musk spends over $300 million to try and buy the midterm elections to maintain total power. The American government under Republicans are on the side of evil. Vote them out.
These fucking people. If you want to save humanity, save it *here* and *now*. Bezos could easily move the needle on climate change if he wanted to try.
Oh man, what a loss . . . one of my favourite spots in Le Marais.
Reuters@reuters.com · 3w agoFire destroys French capital's 'Enfants Rouges' covered food market reut.rs/4yJs4f5
An organization barring media from covering “the most important free speech event of the year” is chef’s [redacted]
The whiny pissbaby seems to be on a blocking spree. File Emmett under "dishes it out, can't take it."
I signed this, and encourage anyone who agrees that traffic calming is an essential tool for public safety to do the same.
Rhi Faux@rhifaux.bsky.social · 4w agoHey Vancouver friends, PLEASE sign this petition to save the traffic calming that has made my neighbourhood much safer for my kids and everyone else walking and rolling through it. It’s under attack by a vocal minority with the ear of the media and 2 municipal parties (TEAM and ABC, fyi). 1/
One of the great rewards of early voting is that you don't have to spend another minute consuming election coverage until the votes are being counted.
What an incredible story. Here it is one post: skywriter.blue/@garius.bsky... HT: @philippeauclair.bsky.social
Page by John Bull | @garius.bsky.social
On 8th Oct 1952 the worst civilian rail disaster in UK history happened in London. 112 deaths. 340 wounded. That accident, and the actions of one woman from Florida have saved THOUSANDS of lives sinc...
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John Bull@garius.eurosky.social · 3y agoOn 8th Oct 1952 the worst civilian rail disaster in UK history happened in London. 112 deaths. 340 wounded. That accident, and the actions of one woman from Florida have saved THOUSANDS of lives since. That disaster helped lead to the creation of paramedics. /1 🧵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU60...
Actions and character matter more than policies and promises. Mayor Bagayoko is a hero.
Erica Ifill@wickdchiq.bsky.social · 4w agoThe mayor of Saint-Denis, Bally Bagayoko, literally used himself as a human shield to protect students from police violence
Once again, for the politicians, business leaders, and journalists still actively posting on X/Twitter: why? You're using a platform that's owned by someone who's trying to break up your country. The juice isn't worth the squeeze.
The Breakdown AB@thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 4w agoThere it is. Elon Musk now advocating for Alberta separation. That should perhaps be one of the biggest reasons to vote to stay. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
Hello @vancouverpd.bsky.social, I'd like to report a distracted driver.
Vision Zero Vancouver@visionzerovancouver.ca · 4w agoDistraction 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)
someone call up will smith we need him to do something
Mediaite@mediaite.com · 4w agoChris Rock Compares ‘Woke 1’ to the Old Testament and Salem Witch Trials: ‘No Forgiveness’