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Tea & Two Slices: On Drugs And The Smoking Broken Bus Stop

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by Sean Orr | Welfare rules forcing people into destitution: Report. Apparently, this report was done by the Institute for Total Fucking Common Sense (ITFCS).

The Crown protected the cops involved in the freezing death of a man, says lawyer. Not exactly sure why I have to go to Winnipeg to find this story…

Way out in front of the pack for story of the year goes to The Dependent for their Wire-esque account of Vancouver’s notorious drug trade. Base Logic Part Two: The System, and part three: The Violence.

And because the police are doing such a bang-up job winning the drug war, our taxes to go up 2.2%.

The New Class Warfare over Bicycles. A great article to be sure, but Vice takes it to the next level and tweets Rob Ford’s number!

Meanwhile the wanks wonks at City Caucus finally have the smoking gun they’ve been looking for to bring down nasty Gregor, a broken bus stop. I think they might have a case for impeachment there.

Salvia survivor calls Miley Cyrus irresponsible. Well, if you’re a noob, you’re going to jump out the window anyways. If you can’t handle drugs, don’t do salvia just because you saw Miley do it on YouTube, mkay?

Motto Books Opens in Vancouver.

On Ken Sim’s So-Called “Swagger” and ABC’S Class War

Sean Orr is back from his hiatus with a rundown of the local headlines that have been running on a ticker tape through his mind over the past six months...

On Post-Election Recuperation, Platform Paradoxes and Refund Communities

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds irony in "safety, affordability, and sustainability", and shouts out a bunch of amazing local organizations working on the frontlines.

On Running for City Council, Playing Whack-a-Mole with Homelessness, and the Public Washroom Deficit

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr finds a park ranger with a grudge, a gross misuse of air quotes and Tripadvisor slander.

On Living in a City Preoccupied with Street Cleaning, Chandeliers, and Campaigns Against the Homeless

In his latest read of the local news headlines, Sean Orr hones in on the recent Langley shootings, and the ongoing criminalizing and dehumanizing of the homeless population.