Plan to remove change tables from Vancouver public washrooms scrapped after outcry

418: budget is a sham. Majority of residents are renters. Why does city have a hate on for people. Why don’t you just come out and say it. Don’t hide behind procedure. 630 is probably a record, but a fraction of those who care. You can’t say we have too few police except traffic.

405: new homeowners. Opposed. 12 bucks a month is peanuts. Local biz owner. If city doesn’t love us back we will sell our home. Please increase our property tax

394: renter. First time speaker. Biz owner, student, mother. Opposed. Angry that I have to be here. Agree with what has been said. Opaque and undemocratic. Baby changing tables? Callous. Does nothing to fix root causes. Caregivers not a priority. Parks and libraries help young parents.

Continuing here: 384: artist. I love this city but disapprove of this budget. Arts make this a vibrant place to live. This budget defers costs to those who have wealth and putting it on those who have very little. Policing does little to stop crime. I’m last 20 years I’ve seen extreme hardship.

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Vancouver Aquatic Centre closed indefinitely due to ceiling damage vancouversun.com/news/vancouv...

"He's one of us": Muslim New Yorkers greet Mamdani's victory with pride

Residents rally to save only post office in Vancouver’s Chinatown

The people yearn for (democratic) socialism (this one will make you cry)

The world’s largest authority on food crises declared that Gaza City, the largest governorate in the Gaza Strip, is officially experiencing famine. If the international community doesn't intervene, the famine will spread - fast. mondoweiss.net/2025/08/fami... #Palestine #Israel

International Humanitarian Law (IHL) must be respected. No excuses, no exceptions. In #Gaza, #Sudan, #DRC and beyond, warring parties are deliberately bombing hospitals, targeting aid workers and killing civilians with impunity. The Canadian government must uphold #IHL and our shared humanity.

88% of Canadians support Air Canada flight attendants, new poll confirms cupe.ca/88-canadians...

The New York Times has helped to enable and sustain Israel’s ongoing genocide. A new dossier reveals the close ties of 20 top editors, executives, and journalists at the Times who have covered Gaza and their connection to Israel and Zionism.

Children in Gaza have begun to die of severe malnutrition in increasing numbers as Israel continues to starve the people of Gaza. Infants are the most severely affected, as hunger devours their bodies until they reach "a point of no return." mondoweiss.net/2025/07/when... #Palestine #Israel

BREAKING: "A senior ICE official testified that the agency assembled a team in early 2025 to investigate student protestors. The team — referred to internally as the “Tiger Team” — rapidly compiled over 100 reports based on a list of 5,000 people identified on the Canary Mission website."

The "Strong Borders Act", Bill C-2, is a dangerous and racist new bill that subjects asylum claimants to cruel limitations and expands surveillance powers- including warrantless searches.

Condemn Carney’s call for a “Zionist” Palestinian state. How can Canadians stand for this type of bigotry from their Prime Minister? tinyurl.com/condemn-racism

NEW: Alberta Court of King’s Bench grants injunction against Alberta Government's ban on gender-affirmative care for minors saying “that irreparable harm will be caused if the Ban comes into force.”

The Israeli newspaper Haaretz interviewed IDF soldiers who admitted they were given orders to shoot unarmed Palestinians trying to collect food at GHF distribution sites. One of the journalists who reported the testimonies of the soldiers spoke to Al Jazeera.

Important injunction decision in the making here...

Turns out majority renter cities like candidates who will fight against landlord lobby. Socialism is common sense!

Tree Swallow Sunday Anti-war timeline cleanse 📷🪶

This is so so much worse than you think it will be www.nytimes.com/2025/06/21/u...

"Sanitary pads... have become an unaffordable luxury in #Gaza ’s displacement camps. A severe shortage, combined with skyrocketing prices, leaves... women unable to access menstrual hygiene products." www.palestinechronicle.com/menstrual-cy... #Israel #News #Palestine

VERY young broadtail hummingbird getting fed by mom. 06/2025 Littleton, CO #hummingbird #ilovebirding #birding #birds #FDT #Colorado #bird_photography 🪶

“Forever” is a verb.

One day

Today marks #Juneteenth, a day honoring the end of slavery in the United States. But the symbolism of this day doesn't address the enduring legacy of enslavement. This Juneteenth, we amplify the call for #ReparationsNow.

Remember this as the Western press shouts about damage to Israeli hospital: www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-...

Remember this as the Western press cries today about damage to Israeli hospital: www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/...

FBI issues chilling call for tip-off on gender-affirming care doctors www.thepinknews.com/2025/06/04/f... “Email from earlier govt/hate group snitch line was reportedly flooded with hundreds of spam messages, including the entire script of the Bee Movie, and claims that Elon Musk was a “DEI hire”.

American physician Dr. Saeed Rehman, speaking from Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza, described treating victims of today’s aid massacre. He pleaded with the Western world to wake up:

"This hypocrisy has consequences. By shielding #Israel from accountability in #Gaza, and now endorsing its illegal strike on #Iran, western governments are not merely complicit – they are dismantling the legal order they claim to defend." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #GazaStrip #Palestine

Baby Avocet #avocet #ilovebirding #birding #birds #FDT #Colorado #bird_photography 🪶

When you have watched a genocide for 20 months without doing anything and then start talking about how the state carrying out the genocide must be 'defended' militarily, you are pretty wretched excuse for a human being. Pity the world when leaders of major countries are made from this cloth.

Joy is resistance

"The legislation changes the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to grant the minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship extensive powers to cancel immigration documents, and to suspend or cancel intake in any immigration stream if a high number of applications are pending."

PEOPLE. the lesser evil is very bad ↓↓↓

Announcement: I will be on Carney’s neck www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...