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On Greasy Statues And The Police Making Discoveries On The DTES

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by Sean Orr | Conservative MP says Bill C-51 reflects the teachings of Jesus. Ladies and gentleman, it’s time for everyone’s favourite game, Spot the Looney! “I do not read the newspapers anymore,” Young told the congregation, “because most of the facts in there are not factual…” But the Bible is totally legit, right? Or does she even read the Bible? I ask because I’m pretty sure Jesus lived in a police state similar to the one we’ll see under Bill C-51…

Sorry, I mean similar to the one we are already seeing: Deadly Dawson Creek shooting called ‘murder of one of our comrades’ on Anonymous group’s Twitter account. Cops respond to disturbance, find none, create one.

Meanwhile, Vancouverite Lisa Giroday’s anti-Harper link on Facebook gets suspiciously blocked. She was posting about one of the largest oil spills in Canadian history on a brand new, double-lined pipeline. So what do the Premiers decide to do? Fast track pipelines and tar sands growth, of course…

Which leads to the tweet of the day:

Oh, nothing. It’s just Liberal MP Joyce Murray casually erasing the ongoing material legacy of colonialism by blaming teenagers for their own failings, No big deal. Murray apologized “unreservedly for the deeply offensive language in this advertisement.” Or, ‘let’s bury the hatchet. We smoke um peace pipe‘.

Which leads me to ask, why do we even need a Liberal party? Because, you know, two party systems are so much better…

Another day, another article about how we’re all going to die in a massive earthquake. Quick! Build more glass towers downtown!

Even Fox news gets in on the fun. “Scientists say the worst natural disaster in the history of the nation is coming”. Pffft, who believes scientists anymore?

Believe, instead, in real estate. Just don’t call it a free market or Saeid Fard will be very upset. “When assessing the impact of foreign ownership, it is not the share of units that matters, but the share of capital…” Oooooh, that’s a bingo. It’s also one of the few articles that mentions the CMHC, so I have a new man-crush.

Related: Vancouver keeps an eye on Airbnb as company snaps up rental properties. Sharing economy? You’re doing it wrong.

Hey, wanna throw up? Read this: ‘Disabled’ undercover cop waits for robbers in Vancouver but only finds kindness. So the police fail the DTES, disproportionately target it for jaywalking offences, and then miraculously discover that it’s a caring community? “My boss tied a pork chop around my neck and threw me into a shark tank…” Psst, you’re the pork chop.

Syrup Trap of the week: Vancouver commuter thrown off bus for making eye contact.

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.