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Its sad that this still has to be explained to some. Police do not prevent crime. They respond to crime. Reducing poverty and investing in public institutions reduces crime.

the reason “AI will create so much abundance we will have a utopian society” rhetoric falls so flat is that the people building it will never, ever share their bounty unless it is taken from them and we all know it

Today, the Vancouver Police Department issued a release saying "when it comes to the perception of public safety, the facts matter." In 2020, when the crime rate in the city was down, Vancouver Police Department Chief Adam Palmer argued that feelings mattered as much as facts.

E-bike rebates did more than get people riding, study finds. momentummag.com/e-bike-rebat...

Canadians are not prepared for the manipulation aimed at us using crises like BC wildfires Not only is AI slop fooling people for clicks, bad actors like foreign governments (including Russian) often exploit these emergencies to encourage anger and mistrust More: www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

ABC Vancouver is proposing a plebiscite in October’s elections about tougher laws on open air drug use and asking the province to build an involuntary care centre at the old St. Paul’s Hospital. But really it’s an opinion poll, because the city has no power on these issues.

government announces plan to continue violating the constitution

Yet another reason why cops have no place in our children's schools.

This is ABC. Push staff to meet a deadline they impose, throw them under the bus when the plan comes under scrutiny, and then blame staff to their big money backers. We must do better.

OK: “several years of decisions and directions from successive city councils, after public engagement found strong support”. But: “significant backlash” over the course of 3 days. A full surrender by council to (ever more emboldened) NIMBYs. So much good work, done by so many, undone by so few.

This is the analogy I've been trying to find. Asbestos or lead in gas...

"It's inevitable" etc.

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Canada is burning today, after it’s also been flooding and boiling lately. But don’t worry — Carney has a plan to offset his embrace of oil and gas: carbon capture and storage. There’s just one problem. That plan is full of more hot air than Canada’s skies right now. Let me explain:

"I am a humble man. I made my fortune the old-fashioned way, through grit, determination, and a small multi-million-dollar loan from my father. And now I’m trying to achieve something beyond what humans have ever imagined: a giant toxic goo pit."

NEW at City Hall: Ken Sim and ABC just voted against using City powers to create a stronger regulatory framework for AI data centres. Totally irresponsible, but sadly not surprising.

The Canadian political landscape is fundamentally shifting under Prime Minister Mark Carney. To be informed participants in our democracy, Canadians have GOT to recognize this reality. Let me explain:

Transit police are calling immigration on transit riders—and most of the time they aren't documenting it Freedom-of-info docs indicate Transit Police calls to CBSA have risen. But in available 2024 data, 91% of calls didn't go into daily duty reports as required www.defactomedia.ca/transit-poli...

Wild article in the Vancity Lookout about the city seemingly fire-saling its assets to developers: www.vancitylookout.com/p/audit-rais...

"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk

Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.

And one more: In Canada, the total number of wildfire evacuees is trending up, alongside wildfire burn area. It’s not a perfect correlation, but some obvious connections between these two metrics.

Furthermore, 2025 ranks 2nd for area burnt at this time of year (in this 13 year record). All indications are pointing to this being another bad fire year for Canada.

"Liberalism’s devotion to fairness and belief in the honor system has made it incapable of taking its own side against those who would replace it with fascism."

TOMORROW- Friday, February 28th is BLACKOUT FRIDAY! If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK! Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore. JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺 #24HourEconomicBlackout

The economic black out is tomorrow. I'm participating.

robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott

Reminder: please do your shopping tonight (Thursday) so you can participate in the boycott tomorrow. A link to some thoughts on this from @rbreich.bsky.social, in the comments.

The list of animation workers who lost homes in the fire sadly continues to grow. We are continually updating and there are currently 30 fundraisers that you can contribute to. Please consider helping out one or more of these people: www.cartoonbrew.com/animators/ho...

I'm glad people are saying it and here's @michaelharriot.bsky.social with all the receipts: it all leads back to Joe Rogan. Also, people aren't making the connection to Texas, which is now the new hub of the MAGA broligarchy and disinformation HQ. threadreaderapp.com/thread/18771...

You will read countless times today that the LA mayor cut the LA Fire Department's budget by $23 million. That is a lie. The budget was actually *increased* by $50 million.

The six biggest banks in the U.S. have quit the Net Zero Banking Alliance just before Trump's inauguration. The alliance was formed with the goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Let this serve as another reminder that so-called “corporate social responsibility” is a sham.

For we men who claim to respect women, claim we're not part of the problem, and say we want to be part of the solution, these suggestions I saw online might be helpful. Let's fight against #sexism & #misogyny, in ourselves, and amongst our family, friends & colleagues. Women deserve better.

I had the pleasure of working with Kris on the Willoughbys. Looking forward to seeing what he does with this!

just a reminder that your local library has more than just books! many also have dvds, cds, video games, internet hot spots, grindr hookup spots, chupacabras, streaming services, ebooks, audio books, skibidi toilets, gateways to the shadow realm, and so much more! maybe it's time for a visit! ❤️📚❤️📚❤️📚