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One more BC thread. The NDP are going to spend a lot of time figuring out what went wrong. I think Eby never found his stride as premier, and the path to leadership was where things started to go wrong. Eby wasn't used to being the bad guy, but the disqualification of Appadurai did not go over well.

Lula: "We had to overcome foreign interference through digital platforms, which we will have to regulate. A crime in the digital world must be treated the same as a crime in the real world. We cannot have monstrous companies earning millions... not paying taxes... wanting to steer elections."

In positive news, Phoebe Bridgers + Alex G rocked last night, and the No Phones show life is perfect. No notes. Phones should disappear. Technology used to manipulate our attention for profit is so dehumanizing.

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Ken Sim, Evicted. ✅

Time to knock on some doors.

Today is the day we evict Ken Sim

Message about #Vancouver mayor Ken Sim on a Fairview dumpster. Dumpsters are always trash talking so it's difficult to trust what they say.

Every movie, song, and book that you love was made without the technology that people who don’t make art are now insisting is necessary for making art.

I've been to 3 election events now. ABC has avoided public scrutiny at the mayoral, council, and school board level. Mike Klassen and Lisa Dominato did show up to a Cedar Cottage event - gave an intro and then ran away before they could be asked a question. They don't deserve to be re-elected.

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)

BREAKING: A BC Supreme Court judge has sided with Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx, who operated an illicit-drug compassion club (Drug User Liberation Front), were convicted of trafficking, and challenged the constitutionality of Canada's drug laws. Trafficking section ruled invalid, convictions stayed.

BREAKING: Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx's charges are being thrown out. she said they did a public service "at considerable personal cost."

I promise that you will not expect what Ken Sim is looking at in this new ad he put out

“house made ketchup” oh okay i guess i’ll just go fuck myself

With road injuries & fatalities on the rise, the next Vancouver council must act to make our streets safer. We created a list of 10 actionable items for Year 1 of the new council and sent it to all the parties. Read the list, who endorsed, and who declined to do so: visionzerovancouver.ca/vote/

Six months after #Vancouver police launch District 5 to patrol DTES, Gastown & Chinatown, business break-ins in Chinatown are up 275%! Calls into question the value of Mayor Ken Sim hiring 200 cops, giving #VPD $479M budget & @vancouverpd.bsky.social claim it patrols Dist. 5 round-the-clock, 24/7.

SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:

First, the VPD said they couldn't explain how they would spend $1.4 million city council gave them to police five blocks of Granville for seven weeks because it was an operational matter. Then they said they were still figuring out their plans. Now they're saying it's too complicated to reveal.

Mascara, blood, ash, and cum On the Rorschach sheets where we make love

Let's gooooo. We ran from Granville Island after that fan zone was packed at 7:50am. Worth it.

Good Evening, “video games” was a 45 year sociological study conducted by hardware development industries. We are now complete with our study. Thank you for your time.

As the director of a historical video game preservation institution, and someone who has dedicated his entire adult life to this cause, this is accurate. We have attempted to work with the industry's trade organization to find a legal path forward, but they refuse to offer a meaningful alternative.

Statement from VGHF director Frank Cifaldi on the discontinuation of physical PlayStation media, and the closure of the PS3 and PSP digital storefronts.

You've laid Barenaked your last Ladies.

E.B. Farnum is apparently ungifed, unyoutubed, even uninspiringquote-ed in a low resolution image. A ghost in these copper tubes. Sniveling and groveling has never been so successfully portrayed.

I wrote about level design readability: blendogames.com/news/post/20...

Last summer, I moved a motion to improve the City's road safety policy. And next week, we take the next big step.🚦 Staff are bringing back recommendations on the changes needed to bring fatalities and serious injuries from motor vehicle crashes to zero in Vancouver. Let's make Vision Zero a reality!

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Hard to keep up with how fast the decomp/recomp port scene is moving right now. Just updated with stuff from the last monthish that's now playable: - Twlight Princess - Bomberman Hero - Kameo With a bunch either imminent or alpha/pre-release: Ace Combat 6, Minish Cap, Mario Party 4, and more

Are you a proactive, passionate, indie-game lover interested in helping make this year's Vancouver Game Garden blossom? 🌺 We are now accepting volunteer applications from until Sunday, May 24! Check out the form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeahs!

This is a deeply, *deeply* shameless -- and shameful -- op-ed. Allow me to explain why. #cdnpoli 🧵 🧵 🧵 www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...