🎃godless dustbin⚰️
@godfrey.bsky.social
it's not delivery; it's digiornalist
freelance writer/editor/researcher
work in Guardian, G&M, Tyee, Filter
awards n stuff
canadian freelance union member
co-founder: @debriefcomms.bsky.social
justice, drugs, housing, health
they/them/thembo
"vancouver"
freelance writer/editor/researcher
work in Guardian, G&M, Tyee, Filter
awards n stuff
canadian freelance union member
co-founder: @debriefcomms.bsky.social
justice, drugs, housing, health
they/them/thembo
"vancouver"
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I mean, I can be a godless dustbin year round
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Railway jet fuel spill definitely not due to the railway, railway says
Railways says rock slide may have caused B.C. derailment that spilled jet fuel
Railways says rock slide may have caused B.C. derailment that spilled jet fuel
Rail operator Canadian Pacific Kansas City says a rock slide may be partially to blame for a derailment near Kamloops, B.C., that resulted in the spill of more than 70,000 litres of jet fuel alongside a local lake.
bit.ly
November 12, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Railway jet fuel spill definitely not due to the railway, railway says
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Vancouver has spent decades building up a now well-earned reputation for leadership on environmental sustainability.
Apparently, the mayor and ABC majority don't see the value in it.
Hard to imagine a better way to damage the city's brand.
Apparently, the mayor and ABC majority don't see the value in it.
Hard to imagine a better way to damage the city's brand.
NEW: Councillors and sources inside the City of Vancouver say the city's mayor, Ken Sim, will put forth a budget Wednesday that will eliminate the city's celebrated climate and sustainability department.
Vancouver mayor plans to eliminate city's climate and sustainability department
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes. Canada's National Observer learned a...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Vancouver has spent decades building up a now well-earned reputation for leadership on environmental sustainability.
Apparently, the mayor and ABC majority don't see the value in it.
Hard to imagine a better way to damage the city's brand.
Apparently, the mayor and ABC majority don't see the value in it.
Hard to imagine a better way to damage the city's brand.
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And if you think the Liberals are honestly trying to save the post office by reforming it, ask yourself why they wouldn't replace the CEO who's spent the last 6 years overseeing its slide into irrelevance. That's the first thing anyone who actually wanted to save it would do.
November 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
And if you think the Liberals are honestly trying to save the post office by reforming it, ask yourself why they wouldn't replace the CEO who's spent the last 6 years overseeing its slide into irrelevance. That's the first thing anyone who actually wanted to save it would do.
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SCOOP: Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes in his proposed 2026 budget.
Great source work by Marc Fawcett-Atkinson to uncover this
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/n...
Great source work by Marc Fawcett-Atkinson to uncover this
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/n...
Vancouver mayor plans to eliminate city's climate and sustainability department
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes. Canada's National Observer learned a...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
SCOOP: Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes in his proposed 2026 budget.
Great source work by Marc Fawcett-Atkinson to uncover this
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/n...
Great source work by Marc Fawcett-Atkinson to uncover this
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/n...
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The +40% bylaw fine revenue, +14% parking fine revenue and +18% program revenue is something. Maybe it is possible.
But it does not feel like a recipe for a city with particularly good vibes.
But it does not feel like a recipe for a city with particularly good vibes.
according to the proposed budget, Vancouver’s climate plan is police
November 11, 2025 at 8:19 AM
The +40% bylaw fine revenue, +14% parking fine revenue and +18% program revenue is something. Maybe it is possible.
But it does not feel like a recipe for a city with particularly good vibes.
But it does not feel like a recipe for a city with particularly good vibes.
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"DULF’s pilot project worked,” said the BC Supreme Court judge of the Vancouver compassion club.
She still convicted founders Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx. But some of her comments "may provide fuel" for their upcoming constitutional challenge, reports @godfrey.bsky.social:
She still convicted founders Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx. But some of her comments "may provide fuel" for their upcoming constitutional challenge, reports @godfrey.bsky.social:
“Hung Out to Dry”—DULF Pair Convicted But Plan Challenge
Compassion club founders Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx are convicted, but the judge's comments could fuel their constitutional challenge.
filtermag.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"DULF’s pilot project worked,” said the BC Supreme Court judge of the Vancouver compassion club.
She still convicted founders Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx. But some of her comments "may provide fuel" for their upcoming constitutional challenge, reports @godfrey.bsky.social:
She still convicted founders Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx. But some of her comments "may provide fuel" for their upcoming constitutional challenge, reports @godfrey.bsky.social:
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'Devastating': Chinatown’s last post office set to close vancouversun.com/news/chinato...
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
'Devastating': Chinatown’s last post office set to close vancouversun.com/news/chinato...
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This farm apparently hid their outbreak. The best thing that could happen for other farmers is for the CFIA to come down like a ton of bricks on any farm that does that. No compensation for lost livestock, lose all their permits, huge fines, etc. Scorched earth when a farm doesn't report outbreaks.
Katie Pasitney, whose mother co-owns the British Columbia ostrich farm where hundreds of the birds were shot dead in a cull ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, says she is focused on creating change for other farmers.
B.C. ostrich farm is ‘ground-zero for change’ as family reels from shooting cull
Katie Pasitney, whose mother co-owns the British Columbia ostrich farm where hundreds of the birds were shot dead in a cull ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, says she is focused on creating change for other farmers.
cheknews.ca
November 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This farm apparently hid their outbreak. The best thing that could happen for other farmers is for the CFIA to come down like a ton of bricks on any farm that does that. No compensation for lost livestock, lose all their permits, huge fines, etc. Scorched earth when a farm doesn't report outbreaks.
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remember when paul johnson won a journalism award for 'discovering' you could get pills at a place literally named 'pill corner' since the 80s
I didn't exactly have high expectations from Paul Johnson, but jfc this is bad
November 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
remember when paul johnson won a journalism award for 'discovering' you could get pills at a place literally named 'pill corner' since the 80s
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Gizmodo does a great job of teasing out Palantir's CEO's views and summarizing them:
we might completely destroy our economy, our culture, our sense of privacy and individuality—but we’ll be damned if we let anyone else do it to us.
gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...
we might completely destroy our economy, our culture, our sense of privacy and individuality—but we’ll be damned if we let anyone else do it to us.
gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...
Palantir CEO Says a Surveillance State Is Preferable to China Winning the AI Race
He also had strong opinions about people's
gizmodo.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Gizmodo does a great job of teasing out Palantir's CEO's views and summarizing them:
we might completely destroy our economy, our culture, our sense of privacy and individuality—but we’ll be damned if we let anyone else do it to us.
gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...
we might completely destroy our economy, our culture, our sense of privacy and individuality—but we’ll be damned if we let anyone else do it to us.
gizmodo.com/palantir-ceo...
I didn't exactly have high expectations from Paul Johnson, but jfc this is bad
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I didn't exactly have high expectations from Paul Johnson, but jfc this is bad
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Stats Can reporting a 9.3% unemployment rate in Kelowna.
Highest since June 2020.
Highest since June 2020.
November 8, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Stats Can reporting a 9.3% unemployment rate in Kelowna.
Highest since June 2020.
Highest since June 2020.
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its not ‘heroin’
same day dulf is convicted, northern health put out this warning
November 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
its not ‘heroin’
same day dulf is convicted, northern health put out this warning
November 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
same day dulf is convicted, northern health put out this warning
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update on the dulf case
despite the judge recognizing the political theatre that led to the DULF arrests, the court has found them guilty
they still have a charter challenge & im optimistic they'll win there #harmreduction #drugsky #cdnpoli
despite the judge recognizing the political theatre that led to the DULF arrests, the court has found them guilty
they still have a charter challenge & im optimistic they'll win there #harmreduction #drugsky #cdnpoli
Court finds DULF guilty for compassion club "heralded as success"
Convictions are on hold as the compassion club founders prepare for a Charter challenge to begin on November 24.
drugdatadecoded.ca
November 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
update on the dulf case
despite the judge recognizing the political theatre that led to the DULF arrests, the court has found them guilty
they still have a charter challenge & im optimistic they'll win there #harmreduction #drugsky #cdnpoli
despite the judge recognizing the political theatre that led to the DULF arrests, the court has found them guilty
they still have a charter challenge & im optimistic they'll win there #harmreduction #drugsky #cdnpoli
I guess it's past Halloween now and I can change my name back
November 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I guess it's past Halloween now and I can change my name back
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This is shit
Drug User Liberation Front founders Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum have been found guilty of all charges. A lot people upset in this courtroom right now.
Defence going to be mounting a constitutional challenge.
Defence going to be mounting a constitutional challenge.
November 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is shit
Drug User Liberation Front founders Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum have been found guilty of all charges. A lot people upset in this courtroom right now.
Defence going to be mounting a constitutional challenge.
Defence going to be mounting a constitutional challenge.
November 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Drug User Liberation Front founders Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum have been found guilty of all charges. A lot people upset in this courtroom right now.
Defence going to be mounting a constitutional challenge.
Defence going to be mounting a constitutional challenge.
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Finally got to cover some good drug policy news for a change! My latest with @filtermag.bsky.social :
“Politicians need to do better, and this case is really, really clear on that.”
Harm reductionists explain a key victory, as a Supreme Court of Canada ruling affirms protection from possession arrests for people at an OD scene.
@maddidellplain.bsky.social reports:
Harm reductionists explain a key victory, as a Supreme Court of Canada ruling affirms protection from possession arrests for people at an OD scene.
@maddidellplain.bsky.social reports:
Landmark Ruling Fortifies Canada’s “Good Samaritan” Overdose Law
Harm reductionists see the decision, protecting people from possession arrests at overdose scenes, as a vital win in a worsening landscape.
filtermag.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Finally got to cover some good drug policy news for a change! My latest with @filtermag.bsky.social :
the same day Vancouver city council voted to approve $17M in increased VPD spending, they couldn't find $1M of ~taxpayer~ funds for the DTES Community Land Trust to buy a property
www.vancitylookout.com/p/city-counc...
www.vancitylookout.com/p/city-counc...
November 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
the same day Vancouver city council voted to approve $17M in increased VPD spending, they couldn't find $1M of ~taxpayer~ funds for the DTES Community Land Trust to buy a property
www.vancitylookout.com/p/city-counc...
www.vancitylookout.com/p/city-counc...
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
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bro trust me just 20 billion more dollars bro please i swear bro this time for real bro please just 20 billion more bro
BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.
November 6, 2025 at 7:17 AM
bro trust me just 20 billion more dollars bro please i swear bro this time for real bro please just 20 billion more bro
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Zohran Mamdani: Andrew Cuomo’s #1 Hater (and NYC’s Next Mayor?)
YouTube video by Josh Johnson
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 5:19 AM