karen ward

Publishing a long ass article about the oil industry without mentioning the damage it's causing the planet is a choice.

It's like writing an article about asbestos and not bothering to mention it causes cancer.

in total, Canada spends ~$6B/yr on public housing and ~$9B/yr on public transit

$20B+ on police.

that infographic about HOW FUCKEN NICE CANADIANS ARE AND CARE ABOUT NEIGHBOURS is such a pile of lies and self-delusion

and this shit is legal

Governments have an obligation under international human rights law,41 and under constitutional law,42 to protect the right to life and security of the person (against threats to physical and mental health and safety) and promote the health of individuals in their jurisdictions. This includes removing lifethreatening risks to individuals in consumer products.43 The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), adopted in B.C. through the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), upholds the right to health and culturally appropriate services.44 B.C.’s Human Rights Code prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability, which includes mental illness and substance use disorders.45 The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) establishes the right to the highest attainable standard of health. The ICESCR oversight body asserts that governments should see this right as “embracing a wide range of socio-economic factors that promote conditions in which people can lead a healthy life,” including measures to prevent and reduce “exposure to harmful substances."46 Under section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 47 individuals have the right to life, liberty and security of the person. These rights are engaged when government policy contributes to preventable death, such as by denying access to harm reduction services. In my view, inadequately addressing underlying factors such as trauma and mental health conditions, over the course of decades, is a failing of provincial and federal social policy to uphold rights.

it was ignored.

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“As B.C.’s Human Rights Commissioner, I feel it is important to speak out about how this continually unfolding tragedy is a violation of human rights and the result of systemic discrimination.”

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How much are the lives of six children and two adults worth?

A worthless apology from the CEO of an AI company valued at US$730 billion.

At least in BC when OpenAI is complicit. /smh

we need systemic change

we have enough bullshit

that is our duty
bsky.app/profile/anar...

SERIOUSLY

YEAH

YouTube video by Andrew Helbig How a Baroque Instrument Became a Funk Legend

Great little explainer video about a musical instrument that—if you're anything like me—you've heard a lot but really never known anything about. Here's the very short version of the video...
www.youtube.com/shorts/whRWY...

YouTube video by Pavement Pavement- "Strings of Nashville" (Official Audio)

practice everything you preach
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don't let the province get away with this

don't let the government abandon its legislated duty

www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/docume...

good governance requires honesty: acknowledging responsibility. accountability requires addressing systemic gaps, failures and harms.

not taking a fake-ass apology from a conveniently detestable villain

not DOWNLOADING responsibility to the PRIVATE SECTOR

apologies?

not an ISSUE to be dealt with a comms strategy

they were children.

what I'm saying is, what the fuck.

an "apology" from a company currently valued at $730,000,000,000 that has foisted its ruinous tech irresponsibly upon all our systems seems like a coward's overhasty escape

the Ministry of Education is legally responsible for the safety of students in public schools.

um

Liberals to cut CBC by $192-million in 2026-27 This year’s estimates include $1.38-billion in funding for the CBC, representing a marked decrease from the $1.58-billion allotted to the public broadcaster during the 2025-26 fiscal year.

Just waiting for Max Fawcett and the Observer crew to tell me why this is good actually.

www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...

As Rachel points out on her Instagram, notice that the guy at the front has a Totenkopf on his quarter zip.

That's why Maine Democrats should not let anyone displaying Nazi symbols near the United States Senate

YES

GOOD

The DEA exported those jobs. Drug warriors restricted access to Sudafed cold medicine years ago to suppress small-scale domestic production. That handed the meth market to Mexican traffickers who produced it on an industrial scale & shipped it back to the US by the ton. Just brilliant!

they're just shy.

Rear naked chokehold used on Myles Gray during arrest, paramedic testifies The public hearing into the 2015 police-involved death of Myles Gray continued Thursday, with an attending paramedic describing the 33‑year‑old’s injuries as so severe, he initially couldn’t tell Gray’s ethnicity.

Rear naked chokehold used on Myles Gray during arrest, paramedic testifies

wherein you have a mayor who values the trappings of the job more so than the responsibilities

and his backers value loyalty over competence.

“What happened this week is part of a broader pattern. Vancouverites are seeing it clearly now.” - Councillor @rebeccaleebligh.bsky.social