iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

The first time we set foot on the Bayside Lounge in Vancouver’s West End we thought it was a tourist trap. We were delightfully surprised. Sad to hear it is closing. Whatever comes next will probably be a tourist trap.

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Oh yeah, i also found out about the earthquake on facebook, i thought it was fake news at first!

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I found out on facebook! My source of Alberta misinformation and Mexican news.

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Haven’t seen anything in the news about the hurricane nearing Puerto Vallarta. It must mean that Canadians aren’t there yet.

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I doubt this person can find Europe in a map.

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I would have scrolled past the entire post. Luckily he used all caps to emphasize his literacy.

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The immigrants caused oil to crash!

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Even the assumption that denser housing forms are for renters is telling!

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I have reasons to believe that there’s more to it than property values and aesthetics. It’s almost as if there were some sort of stigma around denser housing forms specifically.

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My corporate overlords want me to produce useless content, actually.

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There’s just so much content out there, that i don’t see why adding my two cents to the pile would be worth anyone’s while. My “unearned arrogance” seems to have run its course, finally.

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Mel Woods @melwoods.me · 08/10/2026

I have an unfinished draft about the urgent need for tenants to demand power; another on how urban planning conceals classism behind seemingly objective policies; and a review of the Stephen Avenue revitalization project. But every time i think of finishing one of my drafts i’m like, who cares?

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Reposted by Ximena González

This also means I am open for tips and other information about anti-trans organizing, discourse, and movements across Canada. My new email is mel@antihate.ca ... reach out!

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What makes that urban form less adaptable?

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Totally! I feel like somehow living in a newer city affects people’s capacity to accept change.

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I’m legit curious! Like, does living in a newer city make people think change is evitable?

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I don’t know where Canadians (and Americans) got the idea that cities are supposed to stay the same forever.

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It’s like cities are stuck in a toxic relationship! They should separate 🙃

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While the provincial government moves to set “provincewide expectations that infill development be appropriately scaled, supported by adequate utilities and water infrastructure and responsive to local conditions,” there are nearly 30,000 Alberta households in a waitlist for affordable housing.

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Investing in a pipeline should deliver the well-paying jobs Canadians need to satisfy all of their needs, reducing their reliance on social programs — it’s simple math! The reason this hasn’t worked in the past is because governments insist on taxing employers. Duh! /s

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Even before the separation question was added, coverage on the implications of the immigration and constitutional questions was scant. 🫠

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As an immigrant, I’m sick and tired of being valued for my “contribution to the economy.” I’m poor. My contribution to the economy is dismal, does that mean that i’m not a valuable member of society?

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Yeah. I feel like if it weren’t for the separation question we’d be happy to send “guest workers” to hell in a hand basket.

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If the question on separation weren’t part of the referendum, would Albertans be paying so much attention to it?

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Since when are words in English spelled the way they’re pronounced?! Lol

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Before you @ me, i am joking. Is it a bad joke? Probably. But i believe all eligible Albertans should vote regardless of their literacy level.

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Unpopular opinion: Albertans who can’t spell separation shouldn’t be allowed to vote in the referendum.

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I’m also slightly offended that immigrants aren’t perceived as a threat to more important people, rather than just to the mediocre!

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