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YVR's legendary independent bookstore. Est. 6/00. 'The pessimism of the intellect, the optimism of the will.' (Gramsci). 2025 Living Wage employer.
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· Sep 20
"That the Trump administration and the MAGA movement are less interested in deliberation and governance than they are in domination and obedience should shape and structure our sense of this political moment."
It's all designed to make you bend the knee. Don't bend.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...
It's all designed to make you bend the knee. Don't bend.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...
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Funny that the mayor wants to monetize every city function from libraries to the fire dept, but not street parking
November 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Funny that the mayor wants to monetize every city function from libraries to the fire dept, but not street parking
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If you're a vancouver based business owner who wants to show support for the city's sustainability, planning and arts programs and staff, here's a letter to sign:
(letter facilitated by stand.earth)
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
(letter facilitated by stand.earth)
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Open Letter: Vancouver Businesses Urge Council to Protect Vancouver’s Clean Competitiveness in Budget 2026
Sign on to the letter here. SUBJECT: Vancouver Businesses Urge Council to Protect Vancouver’s Clean Competitiveness in Budget 2026 Dear Mayor and Councillors, We are writing as businesses based and w...
docs.google.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
If you're a vancouver based business owner who wants to show support for the city's sustainability, planning and arts programs and staff, here's a letter to sign:
(letter facilitated by stand.earth)
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
(letter facilitated by stand.earth)
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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We've heard a couple of speakers in support of the budget this afternoon, a change from yesterday when most people were opposed. I believe it took until speaker 225, Paul Beesla, to get to a supporter of the budget yesterday. (Speaker 111 pretended to be in support but satire doesn't count)
November 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
We've heard a couple of speakers in support of the budget this afternoon, a change from yesterday when most people were opposed. I believe it took until speaker 225, Paul Beesla, to get to a supporter of the budget yesterday. (Speaker 111 pretended to be in support but satire doesn't count)
The headwaters of the St George Rainway. An actual current with riffles this morning, flexing the stems of the aquatic plants & bringing the sound of running water. This all-seasons park is the best thing COV's added to the neighborhood in my time here (25.5 yrs!)
November 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The headwaters of the St George Rainway. An actual current with riffles this morning, flexing the stems of the aquatic plants & bringing the sound of running water. This all-seasons park is the best thing COV's added to the neighborhood in my time here (25.5 yrs!)
It's not a Tardis
November 13, 2025 at 4:07 AM
It's not a Tardis
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107: if you have concerns about budget survey process, fix it. If you think this is a brigade, where are your folks? Stuck in traffic? I think everyone is looking forward to the next election
November 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
107: if you have concerns about budget survey process, fix it. If you think this is a brigade, where are your folks? Stuck in traffic? I think everyone is looking forward to the next election
Got a preview of the thinking behind the COV budget via the mayor's former bagel joint on the corner. Opened strong & seemingly credibly, then relentlessly hiked prices & cut corners, its revolving door of staff looking more & more miserable, til only tourists who didn't know any better ate there.
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Got a preview of the thinking behind the COV budget via the mayor's former bagel joint on the corner. Opened strong & seemingly credibly, then relentlessly hiked prices & cut corners, its revolving door of staff looking more & more miserable, til only tourists who didn't know any better ate there.
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Ken Sim's austerity budget is so severe that they're going to be REMOVING EXISTING BABY CHANGING TABLES
Vancouver, is this really who we are?
Vancouver, is this really who we are?
Listening to Vancouver Council budget discussion in the background this morning. In response to a question from @seanorr.bsky.social about where they'll be retracting from the city just said they're planning to REMOVE baby changing tables and menstrual product dispensers to save costs. Shameful.
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Ken Sim's austerity budget is so severe that they're going to be REMOVING EXISTING BABY CHANGING TABLES
Vancouver, is this really who we are?
Vancouver, is this really who we are?
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that’s just it. imagine if we were to reduce the VPD’s budget by 10% a year.
police want more because increasing “social disorder, mental health issues, addiction” which are the consequences of not only cuts to social infrastructure but also of economic inequality
I want a functioning society
police want more because increasing “social disorder, mental health issues, addiction” which are the consequences of not only cuts to social infrastructure but also of economic inequality
I want a functioning society
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 AM
that’s just it. imagine if we were to reduce the VPD’s budget by 10% a year.
police want more because increasing “social disorder, mental health issues, addiction” which are the consequences of not only cuts to social infrastructure but also of economic inequality
I want a functioning society
police want more because increasing “social disorder, mental health issues, addiction” which are the consequences of not only cuts to social infrastructure but also of economic inequality
I want a functioning society
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was just thinking of their budget increase demand, but yup, that’s the total! really reasonable when you think about it— who wouldn’t rather have eight billion cops than a functioning society www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Vancouver Police Board wants city to increase budget by $50M amid mayor's tax freeze promise | CBC News
The Vancouver Police Board has voted to approve a budget request of just over $497 million in 2026, a $50 million increase over 2025's final budget.
www.cbc.ca
November 13, 2025 at 1:25 AM
was just thinking of their budget increase demand, but yup, that’s the total! really reasonable when you think about it— who wouldn’t rather have eight billion cops than a functioning society www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Nan Gregory, an older Point Grey resident, voiced what she wants her city to be. She’s opposed to the proposed property tax freeze, as all speakers so far have been.
November 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Nan Gregory, an older Point Grey resident, voiced what she wants her city to be. She’s opposed to the proposed property tax freeze, as all speakers so far have been.
Plato's REPUBLIC, trans. Allan Bloom. Missed in undergrad; read as a curious adult. Totally unprepared for its wild tonal shifts & unexpected humor. Thought experiment? Political program? Allegory? Any single critical POV refuses to cohere. Think I've read it a dozen times now. Still fresh.
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Plato's REPUBLIC, trans. Allan Bloom. Missed in undergrad; read as a curious adult. Totally unprepared for its wild tonal shifts & unexpected humor. Thought experiment? Political program? Allegory? Any single critical POV refuses to cohere. Think I've read it a dozen times now. Still fresh.
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Vancouver’s climate leadership exists because people across the political spectrum fought for it, putting planet before partisanship. Let’s do that again. 🌿
November 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Vancouver’s climate leadership exists because people across the political spectrum fought for it, putting planet before partisanship. Let’s do that again. 🌿
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Bookstores, not Amazon. Proud of my US colleagues.
To Help SNAP Recipients, Bookstores Set Up as Food Banks
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Bookstores, not Amazon. Proud of my US colleagues.
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the city’s investment income in 2026 is projected to decrease by 23%
why is that.
why is that.
November 11, 2025 at 5:59 AM
the city’s investment income in 2026 is projected to decrease by 23%
why is that.
why is that.
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Sterlin Harjo: It’s not very hard to look out your window and see diversity, and it’s very lazy when you don’t try to understand that diversity around you. And it’s like, Well, are you a writer or not? That’s your job, you know?
Finished THE LOWDOWN this evening. What a rich, wide show, maybe the best mystery series I've seen in years, with a deep sense of place and character -- and perfectly cast, right down to the cameos. Once you've seen the whole thing, read this lovely @avclub.com interview with Sterlin Harjo.
Sterlin Harjo on The Lowdown's "funny, sad, beautiful, heartbreaking" finale
Sterlin Harjo on The Lowdown's "funny, sad, beautiful, heartbreaking" finale
www.avclub.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Sterlin Harjo: It’s not very hard to look out your window and see diversity, and it’s very lazy when you don’t try to understand that diversity around you. And it’s like, Well, are you a writer or not? That’s your job, you know?
Walking circles around the front room, touching everything, rapid-fire:
-I've heard of this person. I've heard of this person. I have NO IDEA who this person is. I've heard of this person. I have NO IDEA...
[& etc]
-I've heard of this person. I've heard of this person. I have NO IDEA who this person is. I've heard of this person. I have NO IDEA...
[& etc]
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Walking circles around the front room, touching everything, rapid-fire:
-I've heard of this person. I've heard of this person. I have NO IDEA who this person is. I've heard of this person. I have NO IDEA...
[& etc]
-I've heard of this person. I've heard of this person. I have NO IDEA who this person is. I've heard of this person. I have NO IDEA...
[& etc]
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tell-ing on your-self
just telling on yourself
👏👏
just telling on yourself
👏👏
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
tell-ing on your-self
just telling on yourself
👏👏
just telling on yourself
👏👏
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Like yah man put up that list of the 8 congressional dems who voted to end the shutdown. They’re really quaking as you power up your revenge: 8-72 hours of just whining about it online
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Like yah man put up that list of the 8 congressional dems who voted to end the shutdown. They’re really quaking as you power up your revenge: 8-72 hours of just whining about it online
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“A vote in December to extend ACA subsidies”
a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
Alt: Lucy pulling the football from Charley Brown - a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
“A vote in December to extend ACA subsidies”
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it's low tide all over, today
November 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
it's low tide all over, today
[Stack of prominently displayed copies of "Mount Pleasant Walks" by @vanalogueyvr.bsky.social]
-Are these for sale?
-Of course!
-How much are they?
-$20 + GST
-Huh. I dunno. Give you $5?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
-Are these for sale?
-Of course!
-How much are they?
-$20 + GST
-Huh. I dunno. Give you $5?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
November 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
[Stack of prominently displayed copies of "Mount Pleasant Walks" by @vanalogueyvr.bsky.social]
-Are these for sale?
-Of course!
-How much are they?
-$20 + GST
-Huh. I dunno. Give you $5?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
-Are these for sale?
-Of course!
-How much are they?
-$20 + GST
-Huh. I dunno. Give you $5?
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Gellman's "book on Cheney" ANGLER, is superb, & maybe more relevant to this historical moment than it was upon release. This article, no hagiography, is nuanced, thoughtful, & worth considering, even if, like many, you cheerfully imagine Cheney burning with Kissinger down below.
Nearly two decades after my book on Cheney, I took a shot at assessing his legacy. It’s more complicated than you might think. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
What I Learned About Dick Cheney
The former vice president was certain he knew better than the citizens he served what was good for them.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Gellman's "book on Cheney" ANGLER, is superb, & maybe more relevant to this historical moment than it was upon release. This article, no hagiography, is nuanced, thoughtful, & worth considering, even if, like many, you cheerfully imagine Cheney burning with Kissinger down below.
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JCO is back on top
November 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
JCO is back on top