Joanna
@joannagarfinkel.bsky.social
Artistic Director + Dramaturg Playwrights Theatre Centre
Vancouver/Unceded Coast Salish
(was/is? @jjlook)
Vancouver/Unceded Coast Salish
(was/is? @jjlook)
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In an interview this week, Ken Sim said that he had a list of all the times he said no to the Vancouver Police Department, and said a lot of their budget increases were out of the city's control.
We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
In an interview this week, Ken Sim said that he had a list of all the times he said no to the Vancouver Police Department, and said a lot of their budget increases were out of the city's control.
We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
We got the list. We looked at the budget.
Here is a fact check.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Stop Ken Sim's budget cuts. Protect our community's services and programs. I've added my voice to the outcry and you should too. Send a letter to city council: share.nwmd.social/s/TFTIr1NR
Seeing this city finally mobilize against its own inertia is invigorating!
#StopSim #Vancouver #YVR #VanPoli
Seeing this city finally mobilize against its own inertia is invigorating!
#StopSim #Vancouver #YVR #VanPoli
Stop Ken Sim's Cut-Filled 2026 Billionaire Budget
share.nwmd.social
November 17, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Stop Ken Sim's budget cuts. Protect our community's services and programs. I've added my voice to the outcry and you should too. Send a letter to city council: share.nwmd.social/s/TFTIr1NR
Seeing this city finally mobilize against its own inertia is invigorating!
#StopSim #Vancouver #YVR #VanPoli
Seeing this city finally mobilize against its own inertia is invigorating!
#StopSim #Vancouver #YVR #VanPoli
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$497 million dollars to these guys next year, so they can continue to do whatever they want with impunity.
VPD ignoring FOI requests for chief's communications leading up to 2022 muni election referencing then-mayoral-candidate Ken Sim or stranger assaults, which became highly politicized during the campaign, @andrewweichel.bsky.social and @lisa-steacy.bsky.social report
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Vancouver police ignore FOI requests for chief's communications
For nearly a year, the Vancouver Police Department has failed to fulfill two freedom of information requests seeking records from Chief Adam Palmer and other high-ranking officials – a situation trans...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM
$497 million dollars to these guys next year, so they can continue to do whatever they want with impunity.
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Write a letter to Vancouver Mayor Sim & his ABC Council majority share.nwmd.social/s/OgwWFi3l
Stop Ken Sim's Cut-Filled 2026 Billionaire Budget
share.nwmd.social
November 17, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Write a letter to Vancouver Mayor Sim & his ABC Council majority share.nwmd.social/s/OgwWFi3l
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Wow, what a cynical thing for our mayor to say after all the Vancouverites came together to voice concerns over his budget
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Wow, what a cynical thing for our mayor to say after all the Vancouverites came together to voice concerns over his budget
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Never let them say you can’t be a mensch AND a hater
Brad Lander is at the victory party and, folks, he has the custom one-of-one “GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE” shirt.
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Never let them say you can’t be a mensch AND a hater
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Regardless of your political affiliations, theory of change, and justified skepticism of institutions, it's worthwhile, perhaps imperative, to spend 1-5 days relishing the joy of working class people making a bold choice in their own interest before resuming rigorous pessimism of the intellect
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Regardless of your political affiliations, theory of change, and justified skepticism of institutions, it's worthwhile, perhaps imperative, to spend 1-5 days relishing the joy of working class people making a bold choice in their own interest before resuming rigorous pessimism of the intellect
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“All Souls at Mountain View Cemetery was conceived by artists Paula Jardine & Marina Szijarto. Over the years, they have been joined by others who have shared their love and regard for their dead.”
October 30, 2025 at 5:14 AM
“All Souls at Mountain View Cemetery was conceived by artists Paula Jardine & Marina Szijarto. Over the years, they have been joined by others who have shared their love and regard for their dead.”
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“After 20 years, Mountain View Cemetery – under the direction of the City of Vancouver – has decided to end its relationship with All Souls and the founding artists. In a statement they pledged to “ take time to review our protocols for supporting artist-led sacred events.”
October 30, 2025 at 5:14 AM
“After 20 years, Mountain View Cemetery – under the direction of the City of Vancouver – has decided to end its relationship with All Souls and the founding artists. In a statement they pledged to “ take time to review our protocols for supporting artist-led sacred events.”
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BREAKING🚨
ABC votes unanimously to lock in huge cuts to Vancouver’s public services, throw out the 2026 budget consultation, and sell out the city we love to the rich.
A shameful day for the city, with impacts to be felt for years to come.
#vanpoli
ABC votes unanimously to lock in huge cuts to Vancouver’s public services, throw out the 2026 budget consultation, and sell out the city we love to the rich.
A shameful day for the city, with impacts to be felt for years to come.
#vanpoli
October 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
BREAKING🚨
ABC votes unanimously to lock in huge cuts to Vancouver’s public services, throw out the 2026 budget consultation, and sell out the city we love to the rich.
A shameful day for the city, with impacts to be felt for years to come.
#vanpoli
ABC votes unanimously to lock in huge cuts to Vancouver’s public services, throw out the 2026 budget consultation, and sell out the city we love to the rich.
A shameful day for the city, with impacts to be felt for years to come.
#vanpoli
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One of the most beautiful declarations I've ever seen came from Assata Shakur. I learned it chanted by a great crowd of radicals, its ideal form:
"We have a duty to fight for our freedom!
We have a duty to win!
We must love each other and support each other!
We have nothing to lose but our chains!"
"We have a duty to fight for our freedom!
We have a duty to win!
We must love each other and support each other!
We have nothing to lose but our chains!"
September 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
One of the most beautiful declarations I've ever seen came from Assata Shakur. I learned it chanted by a great crowd of radicals, its ideal form:
"We have a duty to fight for our freedom!
We have a duty to win!
We must love each other and support each other!
We have nothing to lose but our chains!"
"We have a duty to fight for our freedom!
We have a duty to win!
We must love each other and support each other!
We have nothing to lose but our chains!"
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RIP Assata Shakur
"It is our duty to fight for our freedom,
It is our duty to win.
We must love each other and support each other;
We have nothing to lose but our chains."
"It is our duty to fight for our freedom,
It is our duty to win.
We must love each other and support each other;
We have nothing to lose but our chains."
September 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
RIP Assata Shakur
"It is our duty to fight for our freedom,
It is our duty to win.
We must love each other and support each other;
We have nothing to lose but our chains."
"It is our duty to fight for our freedom,
It is our duty to win.
We must love each other and support each other;
We have nothing to lose but our chains."
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The debate around what is or isn’t “cancel culture” really just obscures a simple truth that it’s BAD to be massively racist/sexist/homophobic/transphobic and it’s GOOD to speak out against injustice. Some things are good and some things are bad and it’s okay to say which you think are which.
September 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The debate around what is or isn’t “cancel culture” really just obscures a simple truth that it’s BAD to be massively racist/sexist/homophobic/transphobic and it’s GOOD to speak out against injustice. Some things are good and some things are bad and it’s okay to say which you think are which.
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Researchers tested AI's sycophancy by putting in a bunch of r/AITA posts and seeing if AI would agree that people were jerks. They found 42% of the time, AI got it wrong.
I tested this out myself, nearly every time, AI couldn't catch the verified Asshole www.businessinsider.com/reddit-aita-...
I tested this out myself, nearly every time, AI couldn't catch the verified Asshole www.businessinsider.com/reddit-aita-...
Am I the jerk? Redditors say yes — but ChatGPT and other bots say no.
ChatGPT and other AI bots tell posters from Reddit's "AITA" board that, actually, they're not the jerks.
www.businessinsider.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Researchers tested AI's sycophancy by putting in a bunch of r/AITA posts and seeing if AI would agree that people were jerks. They found 42% of the time, AI got it wrong.
I tested this out myself, nearly every time, AI couldn't catch the verified Asshole www.businessinsider.com/reddit-aita-...
I tested this out myself, nearly every time, AI couldn't catch the verified Asshole www.businessinsider.com/reddit-aita-...
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Judith Butler on being named to a list of UC Berkeley faculty & students provided to the Department of Education to be investigated for anti-semitism, w/ zero transparency about what they're being accused of or by whom. Pure McCarthyism & totally indefensible. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
September 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Judith Butler on being named to a list of UC Berkeley faculty & students provided to the Department of Education to be investigated for anti-semitism, w/ zero transparency about what they're being accused of or by whom. Pure McCarthyism & totally indefensible. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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“I must also cite the recklessness of the administration in their efforts to erase transgender populations, cease critical domestic and international HIV programming, and terminate key research to support equity as part of my decision.”
August 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
“I must also cite the recklessness of the administration in their efforts to erase transgender populations, cease critical domestic and international HIV programming, and terminate key research to support equity as part of my decision.”
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Abolish the prison system but keep one cell open for Sam Altman and never, ever let him see the light of day again.
![Five days before his death, Adam confided to ChatGPT that he didn't want his
parents to think he committed suicide because they did something wrong. ChatGPT told him
"[t]hat doesn't mean you owe them survival. You don't owe anyone that." It then offered to write the first draft of Adam's suicide note.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jkj7qm4o4kwjbk6geoatopu3/bafkreicpqmrgkbhd2a3lqfyvutjutevlborsiodcomvcachphtv25f3fbe@jpeg)
August 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Abolish the prison system but keep one cell open for Sam Altman and never, ever let him see the light of day again.
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my roommate was trying to find the menu for a nearby bagel shop and instead found some of the most iconic slop I've ever seen. thanks food! :)
August 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
my roommate was trying to find the menu for a nearby bagel shop and instead found some of the most iconic slop I've ever seen. thanks food! :)
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An internal Israeli intelligence database reveals 83% of those killed by the IDF in Gaza were civilians, contradicting public claims to the contrary.
www.972mag.com/israeli-inte...
www.972mag.com/israeli-inte...
August 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
An internal Israeli intelligence database reveals 83% of those killed by the IDF in Gaza were civilians, contradicting public claims to the contrary.
www.972mag.com/israeli-inte...
www.972mag.com/israeli-inte...
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two scandals here: VPD fuelled panic over stranger attacks even as they fell dramatically in 2022, and then refused to release records about them for 14 months, which is against the law
‘Fear and anxiety’: What our police FOI requests uncovered about Vancouver’s stranger assaults scare
‘Fear and anxiety’: What our police FOI requests uncovered about Vancouver’s stranger assaults scare
Internal emails obtained through Freedom of Information requests shed light on the Vancouver Police Department's media strategy related to stranger assaults ahead of the city's 2022 election.
bit.ly
August 21, 2025 at 2:47 AM
two scandals here: VPD fuelled panic over stranger attacks even as they fell dramatically in 2022, and then refused to release records about them for 14 months, which is against the law
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* We have a multi-party parliamentary system, not a two-party system. More progressive representation among the opposition was an option.
* "Everyone must vote Lib to stop the Cons!" handed at least 8 more seats to the Conservatives over NDP or Green incumbents.
2/
* "Everyone must vote Lib to stop the Cons!" handed at least 8 more seats to the Conservatives over NDP or Green incumbents.
2/
August 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
* We have a multi-party parliamentary system, not a two-party system. More progressive representation among the opposition was an option.
* "Everyone must vote Lib to stop the Cons!" handed at least 8 more seats to the Conservatives over NDP or Green incumbents.
2/
* "Everyone must vote Lib to stop the Cons!" handed at least 8 more seats to the Conservatives over NDP or Green incumbents.
2/
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In "Kaddish for David Berman"
jewishcurrents.org/kaddish-for-...
jewishcurrents.org/kaddish-for-...
August 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
In "Kaddish for David Berman"
jewishcurrents.org/kaddish-for-...
jewishcurrents.org/kaddish-for-...
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outrageous to consider this American-owned publisher receives massive amounts of federal funding to launder Israel's war crimes & justify the murder of five journalists. appalling even by the rock-bottom standards of one of the worst news outlets in Canada.
August 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
outrageous to consider this American-owned publisher receives massive amounts of federal funding to launder Israel's war crimes & justify the murder of five journalists. appalling even by the rock-bottom standards of one of the worst news outlets in Canada.