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Foreign Intelligence Brief #362: Mubarak’s Convincing Nikolae Ceaucescu Impression

To paraphrase/summarize Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak’s speech today…

The Egyptian people are justified in their anger. I agree that there must be regime change, beginning with the removal of – ahem – me from power. And so, for the sake of the Egyptian people, I intend to oversee all of these changes.

Derp. Good luck with your work week, Hosni!

PS. The revolution is being televised.

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.