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Screenshot from VZV co-founder Jade Buchanan doing one of our first media interviews. CityNews describes him on the screen as "Jade Buchanan, bike share enthusiast"

There's a great Motion from @lucymaloney.bsky.social and @seanorr.bsky.social coming to Council this Wednesday, March 11th to improve bike share in the region! (full text: council.vancouver.ca/20260311/doc...)

As card-carrying bike share enthusiasts, we are excited. Here's how to support:

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I will also say that it’s a bit wild to me that no press freedom organization or professional journalistic association has tried to contact me or even put out a statement here.

I mean Jesus Christ. A little solidarity from institutions would be nice here!

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I told my parents about the state of the game industry like this: a game was announced in the prime spot of the game awards, then it came out and had 2 million players. so it was a collosal failure

I felt increasingly nauseous reading this because this is a fucked up situation we're in-- now @wazaroff.bsky.social and @seanorr.bsky.social are running against fictions of themselves: this is our context. it suck

this an election strategy, there's money.

shit's fucked,

must-read

everyone

"Zero means zero" (car free days)

One of my favourite sides of politics/media.

What if when the xenomorph went to take a dump, it had a smaller ass that protrudes from it's ass

you get what im saying? I could LIVE and try different things and take risks and things didn't work out IT WAS NO BIG DEAL so I would just keep trying and this is how you learn and grow

February 28th, 2026 NDP statement on Iran bombings Following the events in Iran, Alexandre Boulerice, NDP Foreign Affairs Critic, issued the following statement: "The NDP strongly condemns the American and Israeli bombings of Iran. This is a dangerous escalation that risks dragging the entire region into a major conflict. The oppressive and bloody regime of the Ayatollahs is reprehensible, but its nuclear program must be managed through the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). In fact, its Director General, Mr. Grossi, recently indicated that he was working with the Iranian administration to resume inspections and reiterated that there could be no solution other than a diplomatic one. The NDP deplores the Carney government's decision to blindly support this dangerous venture by Israel and Donald Trump's administration. We want Canada to be a voice for diplomacy, peace, and international law."

Here is @ndp.ca’s statement condemning US-Israeli military strikes in Iran and calling on the Carney government to defend international law

Carney puts rules-based international order sign back in window OTTAWA - After publishing an official statement on behalf of the Canadian government supporting the joint US-Israel bombings in Iran this morning, Prime Minister Carney was spotted happily putting the...

Carney puts rules-based international order sign back in window

Statement by Prime Minister Carney and Minister Anand on the situation in the Middle East Canada’s position remains clear: the Islamic Republic of Iran is the principal source of instability and terror throughout the Middle East, has one of the world’s worst human rights records, and must ...

Not a single word about international law—these attacks are clearly, unambiguously illegal.
Not a single word about sovereignty—Carney’s supposed bedrock value, as claimed in Davos.
No concern about Iran being attacked by the US while pursuing diplomacy—as Canada embarks on existential USMCA talks.

Just listening to CBC Front Burner's interview with Minister Anand (recorded Thursday afternoon), and in response to "Does Canada support the US forcing regime change in Iran?", she says she hopes for a solution at the negotiating table, and condemned Iran's killing of protesters. Not an answer.

If you haven’t started getting involved with your federal leftwing group of choice yet (NDP, Greens, don’t care), it’s time.
If you’re NDP, vote for Avi Lewis in the leadership election next month.

Canada can’t be ruled by people who campaign from the left and govern from the right anymore

This statement legitimizes the fiction that Trump's attack has anything to do with nuclear development in Iran while ignoring the reality that the administration just illegally killed dozens of kids

You're asking Trump & Hegseth for a briefing when you should be demanding their removal from office!

It was too much to hope that this statement would be different from past incidents.

We don't have to "support" US actions, and we don't have to accept this same pretense.

We don't have to avoid saying we stand with the Iranian people in the face of being bombed.

Popping up through a hacked app like a ransom note in a movie jfc

Can’t stop thinking about receiving a text message saying “help is on the way” and then finding my daughter’s school and 84 of her classmates obliterated

玉險 Office of the Prime Minister Cabinet du Premier Ministre Statement by Prime Minister Carney and Minister Anand on the situation in the Middle East "The Canadian government is closely following Iran-related hostilities throughout the Middle East and urges all Canadians in Iran to shelter in place. Canadians in the wider region should follow local advice and take all necessary precautions. Canada's position remains clear: the Islamic Republic of Iran is the principal source of instability and terror throughout the Middle East, has one of the world's worst human rights records, and must never be allowed to obtain or develop nuclear weapons. Canada and our international partners have consistently called upon the Iranian regime to end its nuclear program, including at the 2025 G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis and with the United Nations' reimposition of sanctions in September. Despite diplomatic efforts, Iran has neither fully dismantled its nuclear program, halted all enrichment activities, nor ended its support for regional terrorist proxy groups. Canada stands with the Iranian people in their long and courageous struggle against Iran's oppressive regime. Canada has listed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity, and has sanctioned 256 Iranian entities and 222 individuals in response to the regime's repression and its violence both against its own people, and persistently, beyond its borders. Canada reaffirms Israel's right to defend itself and to ensure the security of its people. Canada supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security. The Canadian government urges the protection of all civilians in this conflict. We will take all possible measures to protect our nationals and Canadian diplomatic missions throughout the region." February 28, 2026

“Canada supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security.”

Well. For those of us wondering if he’d walk the walk of the Davos speech, this is a pretty big answer.

Nope.

Dozens of U.S. strikes on Iran. Dunno what to say now other than my thoughts are with the Iranian civilians under fire. What a nightmare.

How the fuck am I supposed to sleep

Worth noting that on a different website, multiple ABC Vancouver officials follow accounts that post constantly about how Sean Orr is a terrible human being and make all sorts of unproven claims, including one account that creates AI videos of Orr doing all sorts of illegal or evil acts

Eh fuck it, I'll shoot my shot.

If you need someone to helm voiceover for your project, I pretty much do it all: casting actors, directing recording sessions, helping navigate agencies/unions/etc, you name it.

100% "damn this voice acting's awesome" rate 😊

You probably know about my thoughts on housing and Vancouver, but I want to hear from YOU!

That's why I'm starting Meet Peter, a regular small group virtual chat. Every Tuesday and Thursday at noon. Register here!

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Finally!

It's good this was finally approved, but...wow. What an indictment of our planning system that this took so long, and ended up being such a struggle to approve.

Can you believe that NIMBYs fought against a rezoning for a SCHOOL? Sheesh.

for people not in vancouver, the mayor is now actively fleeing press inquiries after being caught referring to city council members from other political parties as drug dealers

Fun fact, US passports did not have a gender marker until 1977, when a rising trend in unisex fashion started freaking the government out.

Meanwhile, the Carney government announced this week that murder is no longer a crime in Canada

It is a catastrophic misfire that our national conversation about tech regulation is focused on age limits and not on using state power to build a cordon sanitaire against the fascist rot which has overtaken the three largest social media providers

ABC campaigned on lies about drugs and throughout their term they have lied about people who use drugs and last year they did nothing as 414 of our neighbours died. our neighbours and your neighbours

the city could lead the way to the end of drug prohibition

or exploit the victims