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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
i really can’t bring myself to care about AI anthropomorphism debates. “is AI thinking?” i don’t know. is a calculator calculating? questions for the philosophers. what’s important is that we put sam altman in prison.
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Aaron Becker @aaronjbecker.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
You could find your way along the Nova Scotia coast blind, just by timing the blinks. Every lighthouse flashes on its own rhythm, a set interval and colour no neighbour repeats. Sambro Island off Halifax has burned since 1758, the oldest working lighthouse in North America. #lighthouse #NovaScotia
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
wow. with this announcement, all of ed sheeran's openers for this tour have pulled out:
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WildPartyInviteDecliner @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Francis Fukuyama keeps the winning streak alive.
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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
For as long as I’ve been a reporter in this city the complaint has been that we build too many giant luxury condos in a few places and not enough medium density housing across neighbourhoods. But this week reaffirmed why that approach is so baked into the DNA and political culture of Vancouver.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
CABO VERDE CABO VERDE CABO VERDE
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Nick Andrews @twitchnick.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Stephen Eustáquio proving you can look so fine while simultaneously becoming a national hero
Canadian National Mens Soccer Team player Stephen Eustáquio giving a post match interview
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Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Only months after the BC government axed the Community Housing Fund As @jfatkey.bsky.social put it, "To spend public dollars to bail out the condo market or the private development sector, I think frankly is a misuse of public funds." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #bcpoli
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Critics slam government plan to 'bail out' sagging condo sector in B.C. | CBC News
A plan by the B.C. government and Ottawa to buy thousands of vacant condo units and turn them into affordable housing is drawing criticism. Some call it a "bail out" for developers.
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
The BC NDP axed their $3 billion affordable housing program & left thousands of low-income units half-built. Then they announce a $3 billion handout to the corporations who profit off the housing crisis. We need social housing that working families can afford, not this corporate bait-and-switch.
Carney and Eby announce
$3.2B developer subsidy; plan to buy unsold B.C. condos
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Emily Lowan (she/her) @emilylowan.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Folding on life-saving measures is bad — folding on them because *Ken Sim* asked you to is worse. When will the cowardice of the BC NDP end?
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B.C. health minister says overdose prevention site in Vancouver's Yaletown not proceeding | CBC News
B.C.'s health minister said Thursday that an overdose prevention site in Vancouver's Yaletown neighbourhood will not be proceeding, after backlash from the city's mayor and other groups.
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Adam (he/him) 🇨🇦 @adaminhfx.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Basically every single historic urban neighbourhood that people look at as popular, desirable, heritage, and nostalgic is illegal to build now. those places that people love ARE the missing middle that we can't build anymore of.
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alex 🍂 @faintingincoils.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
“selling off Canada’s entire environment just makes good fiscal sense”
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Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
It's official: OneBC's Dallas Brodie is facing a recall petition The petitioners need to collect 15,232 signatures from residents of the Vancouver-Quilchena riding before July 20, when the petition is due back to Elections BC for verification #bcpoli
elections.bc.ca
Current Recall Petitions | Elections BC
Find information on current and past petitions in B.C.
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stephanie wilson | windward antifascist @windward-afa.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
The Dallas Brodie recall is now listed by Elections BC as approved 👀 The folks behind the recall are www.recallbrodie.com! Check out their site for info & volunteer opportunities!
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The Overhead Wire @theoverheadwire.com · 14/05/2026
Tuesday's Most Read # 2 - The Unhappy Hosts of the World Cup link.theoverheadwire.com/j3pyd @theatlantic.com @henrygrabar.bsky.social
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The Unhappy Hosts of the World Cup
Cities and states are covering a lot of the costs of this summer’s matches, and have few options for bringing in much revenue.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 12/05/2026
19-year-old finally gets into daycare after 19-year wait
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19-year-old finally gets into daycare after 19 year wait
London, ON - After waiting for almost two decades on a government waitlist, 19-year-old Chad Mendes is finally getting a subsidized daycare spot.
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🔫Scott Martin🛼 @youcaughtscott.com · 08/05/2026
So close! They are actually funding a public service.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 07/05/2026
Local nerd disappointed he didn’t get the long form census
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Local nerd disappointed he didn’t get the long form census
TATAMAGOUCHE, NS - An event five years in anticipation turned to bitter disappointment this week, as a local census dweeb did not receive the coveted long form questionnaire.
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Robyn @robynmchan.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Our collective ability to allow people to die rather than experiencing any discomfort shouldn’t be surprising, and yet…
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Robyn @robynmchan.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The only ballots wackier (and longer) than a Vancouver municipal election are US Primary ballots.
An election ballot with the name “Livingforgod Andcountry Demott” listed as a candidateAn election ballot with the name “Barack D. Obama Shaw” listed as a candidate
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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
MMIWG - no more stolen sisters
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Robyn @robynmchan.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
In 2021 the Vancouver City Planning Commission (led by @mssinenomine.bsky.social and @ayasinvan.bsky.social) wrote a memo outlining how the City should respond to heat events. Very few actions were actually taken, and now the rest are being cut. People will die. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Vancouver city council approves motion to plan for future heat waves after criticism | CBC News
Vancouver city council has passed a motion to plan for future heat waves after B.C. saw a spike in sudden deaths during last month’s unprecedented heat dome.
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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
I can get a place for May but I need to raise $1100 in two days. every bit helps e-transfer: thefool.ward@gmail.com I appreciate your help so much
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Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Happy Independent Bookstore Day! Today and every day, stick it to the oligarchs and shop from the small, human-scaled businesses that are a part of your community! As an author and a reader, I am so grateful for independent bookstores and the booksellers who make them what they are.
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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
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Robyn @robynmchan.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
It's my fave local bookstore, Upstart and Crow! The best curated selection and nicest staff, if you are looking for somewhere to celebrate Indie Bookstore Day.
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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
the premier insists this is needed because “the B.C. Court of Appeal ruled late last year that the mineral rules in the province are ‘inconsistent’ with the DRIPA legislation” but for some reason he's not amending the Mining Act hmmmmmm #bcpoli
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Adam Conover @adamconover.net · 18/04/2026
I don't recall any previous transformative technologies that had to be sold to the public so hard. No one in 1999 was going, "Guys. Cell phone? It's coming, whether we like it or not. I think it's important, FOR WOMEN ESPECIALLY, to learn about cell phone. So that we're not left behind!!"
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Robyn @robynmchan.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Being part of building a community land trust is one of the best parts of my job, and I'm such a fan of everyone doing this hard work in Vancouver. bcbusiness.ca/real-estate/...
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Vancouver’s newest housing experiment aims to preserve affordable housing—permanently
Community land trusts are emerging as a new housing model in Vancouver, aiming to preserve affordability and protect properties from speculation long-term.
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Tom Jackman @frozen.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
This is obscene. Our public dollars should not be spent on private schools.
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
You have more in common with the people of Iran than you do with anyone in this administration, any member of the technocracy, anyone who is profiting from this war, or any billionaire. When you see Iranians forming human chains outside key infrastructure sites, you should feel a sense of kinship.
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Amina @ayasinvan.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
One of FIFA’s demands has been to ensure that the cities that signed on to host would agree to a large local and sporting event blackout clause. This FIFA agreement is one of the worst deals for Canadian residents and tax-payers and will haunt the Canadian cities that agreed to host for decades.
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Why Montreal isn't hosting the World Cup — and FIFA's strict conditions for Toronto, Vancouver | CBC News
Thousands of documents obtained by Radio-Canada's investigative program Enquête shed light on why Montreal isn't among the host cities, how much the event will cost Canadian taxpayers — about $1 billi...
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Robyn @robynmchan.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Literally me bringing up 2021 Twitter in a housing conversation tonight 🫠
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Andy Yan @ayan604.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Check out "No Place Like Home: The Missing Key to Our Housing Crisis" a new book from Jessica Barrett via @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social #vanpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/760899... Book Trailer: youtu.be/jPS8kGTKric?...
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No Place Like Home by Jessica Barrett | Penguin Random House Canada
From award-winning journalist Jessica Barrett, an honest and urgent look at our housing crisis and lessons from around the world that will make better homes for all Canadians.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Rogan mentions cannabis being legal in Canada. Poilievre replies, “been legal for 10 years, yeah.” Rogan applauds Canada for voting to legalize marijuana. He says it's about "personal freedom." Poilievre agrees it’s about personal choice. (Poilievre voted against cannabis legalization lol)
screenshot of the vote breakdown of Bill C-45 in 2015, which legalized cannabis in Canada. It shows Poilievre voting "nay"
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New York Magazine @nymag.com · 16/03/2026
Javier Bardem makes a statement while presenting Best International Film at the #Oscars.
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陳潔平 Kelly @yllekc.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
On March 13, 1948, Larry Kwong, a Chinese-Canadian hockey player, became the first person of Asian descent to play in the NHL. c.org/6ZcTB8N47t
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Let's make history by getting Larry Kwong the recognition he deserves. Sign the petition to induct him into the Hockey Hall of Fame. #ITSLARRYSTURN
2,442 signatures are needed, let’s get there by the end of the day?
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Vancouver Public Space Network @vpsn.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Coming up next week: Women + Public Space! Our next event features amazing speakers, great story-sharing opportunities... and a chance to roll up your sleeves and engage in some old-school public space advocacy work. Details on tickets below!
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Vancouver Public Space Network @vpsn.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Join us for an evening of stories, dialogue, & collaboration! We’re shining a light on the issues & opportunities girls & women face in the public realm and celebrating women-centred public space advocacy, artistry, & placemaking. March 18, 7pm. Info & tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/women-publ...
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Women + Public Space
An evening of stories, dialogue, and collaboration with Vancouver placemakers and public space advocates.
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bryson @brysonm.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
holy shit
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Amanda Wong @amandawtwong.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Walt Disney's animation department in the 80s, you would have loved Twitter before it turned evil (Memo they sent when Disney changed "Basil of Baker Street" to "The Great Mouse Detective")
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Lyse @lyse.myatproto.social · 06/03/2026
“I have usernames older than you.”. Holy shit
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Is it okay to bully 40 and 50 year olds who are on social media just for being on it, cuz like why are you here
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My ICQ UIN is 7231680. That number is burned into my consciousness. I inadvertently learned that you could see private conversations in public chat rooms when using Telnet instead of a browser on GeoCities. I can tell you the difference in audible dial-up handshakes between 1200, 2400, 14.4 kbps modems. I needed a edu email address to join Facebook after my university was admitted. We were here at the beginning. We made social media. You wouldn't be in my Top 8. I have usernames older than you.
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LizaYuzda @lizay.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Children. There were children inside.
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Shannon Waters @sobittersosweet.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
When the BC Conservatives voted for a bill to repeal the human rights code, the NDP caucus promptly put out a press release slamming the Cons who "couldn’t muster the courage to stand against it." Today, 0 NDP MLAs mustered the courage to vote against a bill to close all BC's safe consumption sites
B.C. Conservatives vote to legalize racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination, says Sharma

VICTORIA—B.C. Conservative MLAs voted this morning to repeal the B.C. Human Rights Code, which protects against discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, and age. 



Former OneBC MLA Tara Armstrong’s Human Rights Code Repeal Act was defeated on first reading by votes from New Democrat and Green MLAs. A majority of B.C. Conservative MLAs voted to support it, and none voted against it.



Although it is rare to vote against bills at first reading, B.C. Conservatives have already parted with that convention multiple times in this parliament to defeat other divisive bills, like a ban on land acknowledgements, a ban on international or memorial flags on public property, and a bill to cancel National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. They have not yet offered a justification for voting against those bills but in favour of one that legalizes open racism, sexism, homophobia, and all other forms of discrimination. 


The Human Rights Code protects against discrimination like paying a woman less than a man or refusing to rent an apartment to a person because of their race. It establishes the complaint process for people who experience discrimination and harassment at work and in public life.



Niki Sharma, Attorney General:



“The B.C. Conservatives have voted down other bills at first reading, but when it came to basic rights for millions of British Columbians, they voted to rip them away. Repealing the Human Rights Code would mean a woman could be paid less just because she’s a woman, a family could be denied housing because of the colour of their skin, and a person of faith could be fired over their religion. This bill would quite literally legalize all forms of discrimination, and the B.C. Conservatives couldn’t muster the courage to stand against it.”
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Robyn @robynmchan.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
My first kiddo spent three years going to daycare in Surrey/Langley because it was easier to get him a spot closer to my husband's job then to find a spot literally anywhere in Vancouver. He spent two hours a day sitting in the car.
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Margie @margiesanderson.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
A little story about the state of childcare in our city because I’m bitter we once again did not get a spot 🥲
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Robyn @robynmchan.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
We need more community land trusts everywhere!
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Andrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
“'Fairchild TV News has not received any statement in Cantonese and/or Mandarin from Mayor Ken Sim, despite Sim stating he would do so yesterday,' said Albert Tsui, with Fairchild TV News." From @isabellazavarise.bsky.social: www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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Vancouver’s Chinese community says mayor’s apology isn’t good enough
Some members of Vancouver’s Chinese community say they’re not satisfied with Mayor Ken Sim’s apology following his false claims that a city councillor distributed drugs on Christmas Day.
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Parker Johnson @parkercj50.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
As stress and tension rises locally, nationally and internationally, be gentle with yourself and others. Connect before you correct. Be curious about folk before you’re critical of others. Seek to understand before being understood. Make good trouble. Spread some joy. One love.❤️✊🏾
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