Garth Mullins
@garthmullins.bsky.social
Host @Crackdownpod.bsky.social VANDU veteran. Drugstore cowboy. National bestselling author. Award-winning journalist. Policy analyst. Shop steward. Blind. Be safe-Keep 6
I am honoured to be invited by Fr. Bill Mok to give the keynote address at Together From Stigma to Support conference at St. Alban's Church in Richmond, BC on Saturday. Everyone welcome.
August 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I am honoured to be invited by Fr. Bill Mok to give the keynote address at Together From Stigma to Support conference at St. Alban's Church in Richmond, BC on Saturday. Everyone welcome.
New VANDU member joined up.
August 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
New VANDU member joined up.
🚨Bad Dope Alert - this is a new one to me...
Multiple samples (pink chunk, beige chunk, beige granules) sold as down in DTES tested positive for piperidone, a precursor chemical used to make fentanyl, and negative for fentanyl itself. Substance may cause dizziness, nausea and abdominal pain.
Multiple samples (pink chunk, beige chunk, beige granules) sold as down in DTES tested positive for piperidone, a precursor chemical used to make fentanyl, and negative for fentanyl itself. Substance may cause dizziness, nausea and abdominal pain.
July 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
🚨Bad Dope Alert - this is a new one to me...
Multiple samples (pink chunk, beige chunk, beige granules) sold as down in DTES tested positive for piperidone, a precursor chemical used to make fentanyl, and negative for fentanyl itself. Substance may cause dizziness, nausea and abdominal pain.
Multiple samples (pink chunk, beige chunk, beige granules) sold as down in DTES tested positive for piperidone, a precursor chemical used to make fentanyl, and negative for fentanyl itself. Substance may cause dizziness, nausea and abdominal pain.
🚨Be careful under that heat dome out east. 620 died out west in 2021. Overdoses are more common when the mercury is up. But on the DTES, deaths were less than they could’ve been bc we take care of each other. So do that. Check on yer people. Find shade. Stay hydrated. Stay safe 🌡️
June 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
🚨Be careful under that heat dome out east. 620 died out west in 2021. Overdoses are more common when the mercury is up. But on the DTES, deaths were less than they could’ve been bc we take care of each other. So do that. Check on yer people. Find shade. Stay hydrated. Stay safe 🌡️
Of course the local anarchist bookshop has my book Crackdown, and it’s moving pretty good, they say. Plus, they made this little display with a review from BC Bookworld.
June 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Of course the local anarchist bookshop has my book Crackdown, and it’s moving pretty good, they say. Plus, they made this little display with a review from BC Bookworld.
At today's @crackdownpod.bsky.social editorial board meeting we had @msthpetra.bsky.social from Moms Stop the Harm drop by. Also copies of my book for everyone. I did not prompt them to hold 'em up. That was Samona's idea.
June 4, 2025 at 12:52 AM
At today's @crackdownpod.bsky.social editorial board meeting we had @msthpetra.bsky.social from Moms Stop the Harm drop by. Also copies of my book for everyone. I did not prompt them to hold 'em up. That was Samona's idea.
I am honoured for my book Crackdown to be featured in BC Bookworld this summer 🤯📚#booksky
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June 3, 2025 at 5:38 AM
I am honoured for my book Crackdown to be featured in BC Bookworld this summer 🤯📚#booksky
bcbooklook.com/on-the-addic...
bcbooklook.com/on-the-addic...
Plugging my national bestselling book & talking drug policy with @vancolour.bsky.social
May 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Plugging my national bestselling book & talking drug policy with @vancolour.bsky.social
Within hours of Poilievre's election loss, Conservative staffers were dispatched to the Tory archives to obtain Stephen Harper's sweater vest for the image softening to come. "It worked in 2008," one was heard saying, "now who's got a cat?"
May 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Within hours of Poilievre's election loss, Conservative staffers were dispatched to the Tory archives to obtain Stephen Harper's sweater vest for the image softening to come. "It worked in 2008," one was heard saying, "now who's got a cat?"
I am honoured that Grace Chen wants to read my book. Grace runs the Ovaltine Cafe. She's been cooking good, affordable breakfasts for me & Jeff & the whole @crackdownpod.bsky.social team for years. She has much love for the DTES and it loves her right back. ❤️☕️🍳🥓
May 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I am honoured that Grace Chen wants to read my book. Grace runs the Ovaltine Cafe. She's been cooking good, affordable breakfasts for me & Jeff & the whole @crackdownpod.bsky.social team for years. She has much love for the DTES and it loves her right back. ❤️☕️🍳🥓
Plenty of dramatic things happen at @crackdownpod.bsky.social Editorial Board / meetings. Too often we talk about death. But today Samona & Laura delivered puppies.
May 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Plenty of dramatic things happen at @crackdownpod.bsky.social Editorial Board / meetings. Too often we talk about death. But today Samona & Laura delivered puppies.
My book, Crackdown, is an International Bestseller, according to The Vancouver Sun! Wow. It's at #2! Thanks to everyone who got a copy! epaper.vancouversun.com/article/2821...
April 29, 2025 at 4:28 AM
My book, Crackdown, is an International Bestseller, according to The Vancouver Sun! Wow. It's at #2! Thanks to everyone who got a copy! epaper.vancouversun.com/article/2821...
My book, Crackdown, is a bestseller!! It is #4 in Canadian Non-Fiction! And #3 is Biography! on the Globe & Mail's Bestseller list for this week. Thanks to everyone who picked up a copy for helping make this happen. I am blown away. www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/b...
April 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
My book, Crackdown, is a bestseller!! It is #4 in Canadian Non-Fiction! And #3 is Biography! on the Globe & Mail's Bestseller list for this week. Thanks to everyone who picked up a copy for helping make this happen. I am blown away. www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/b...
Apologies, but there is an 18 week waiting list for my book “Crackdown” at the Vancouver public library. Pretty much same thing for the audiobook. I will ask if they can get more copies. I am stoked that people wanna read it.
April 19, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Apologies, but there is an 18 week waiting list for my book “Crackdown” at the Vancouver public library. Pretty much same thing for the audiobook. I will ask if they can get more copies. I am stoked that people wanna read it.
Sold out Writers Fest event last night. I was blown away by the big response for my book Crackdown. I'm grateful to @andreawoo.bsky.social for asking all the right questions. A political, militant evening full of resistance to fascism & hope. So many books sold & signed. Thank you all #booksky
April 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Sold out Writers Fest event last night. I was blown away by the big response for my book Crackdown. I'm grateful to @andreawoo.bsky.social for asking all the right questions. A political, militant evening full of resistance to fascism & hope. So many books sold & signed. Thank you all #booksky
My book drops Tuesday but get an early look TODAY! I'll be reading a chapter & talking far right politics & overdose. There's still room to register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
My book drops Tuesday but get an early look TODAY! I'll be reading a chapter & talking far right politics & overdose. There's still room to register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
We're holding a memorial for Shelda Kastor at 2pm tomorrow, April 2 at VANDU 380 E Hastings. Bring your Shelda stories
April 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
We're holding a memorial for Shelda Kastor at 2pm tomorrow, April 2 at VANDU 380 E Hastings. Bring your Shelda stories
We are very sad to say good bye to Shelda Kastor. She died Tuesday. Shelda was from the Ochapowace Nation in Saskatchewan. She was part of @crackdownpod.bsky.social from day 1 and active in BCAPOM, WHARS & VANDU for many years. She was always happy to see you and had a hug for everyone. 💔 RiP
March 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
We are very sad to say good bye to Shelda Kastor. She died Tuesday. Shelda was from the Ochapowace Nation in Saskatchewan. She was part of @crackdownpod.bsky.social from day 1 and active in BCAPOM, WHARS & VANDU for many years. She was always happy to see you and had a hug for everyone. 💔 RiP
When I started making audio documentaries, I couldn't read out loud from a page. I always thought I was just too blind. That was 10yrs ago. We've made 50 eps of @crackdownpod.bsky.social since & I just finished recording an audiobook of my book (out April 15). Now I'm pretty good at this.
March 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
When I started making audio documentaries, I couldn't read out loud from a page. I always thought I was just too blind. That was 10yrs ago. We've made 50 eps of @crackdownpod.bsky.social since & I just finished recording an audiobook of my book (out April 15). Now I'm pretty good at this.
Not Everybody has Internet, so @crackdown.bsky.social has listening parties. You can listen along at home: www.crackdownpod.com/episodes/epi...
January 25, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Not Everybody has Internet, so @crackdown.bsky.social has listening parties. You can listen along at home: www.crackdownpod.com/episodes/epi...
Full house at BC Association of People on Methadone. Trying to loosen those liquid handcuffs
January 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Full house at BC Association of People on Methadone. Trying to loosen those liquid handcuffs
Real guitar amps in 2025.
January 3, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Real guitar amps in 2025.
Every Christmas Eve, L and I listen to Al Maitland read Frederick Forsyth's "The Shepherd" on the radio. If you missed it you can listen here: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
December 25, 2024 at 3:54 AM
Every Christmas Eve, L and I listen to Al Maitland read Frederick Forsyth's "The Shepherd" on the radio. If you missed it you can listen here: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
On the 1st day of Marxmas, my comrade gave to me:
A picture of Leon Trotsky.
2 Das Kapitals
3 bayonets
4th International
A 5 Year Plan
6 splinter groups
7 strikers swinging
8 Sputniks spinning
9 men in the Kremlin
10 days a-shaking
11 Lenins leaping
12 Counts of treason
h/t @tonytracy.ca
A picture of Leon Trotsky.
2 Das Kapitals
3 bayonets
4th International
A 5 Year Plan
6 splinter groups
7 strikers swinging
8 Sputniks spinning
9 men in the Kremlin
10 days a-shaking
11 Lenins leaping
12 Counts of treason
h/t @tonytracy.ca
December 18, 2024 at 2:44 AM
On the 1st day of Marxmas, my comrade gave to me:
A picture of Leon Trotsky.
2 Das Kapitals
3 bayonets
4th International
A 5 Year Plan
6 splinter groups
7 strikers swinging
8 Sputniks spinning
9 men in the Kremlin
10 days a-shaking
11 Lenins leaping
12 Counts of treason
h/t @tonytracy.ca
A picture of Leon Trotsky.
2 Das Kapitals
3 bayonets
4th International
A 5 Year Plan
6 splinter groups
7 strikers swinging
8 Sputniks spinning
9 men in the Kremlin
10 days a-shaking
11 Lenins leaping
12 Counts of treason
h/t @tonytracy.ca
Legislating postal workers, longshore workers, teachers, nurses, public sector workers etc. back to work short circuits our Charter right to collective bargaining. Bosses can just wait for the gov to ride in to their rescue. No need to negotiate in good faith. It hurts us all. Solidarity
December 18, 2024 at 2:37 AM
Legislating postal workers, longshore workers, teachers, nurses, public sector workers etc. back to work short circuits our Charter right to collective bargaining. Bosses can just wait for the gov to ride in to their rescue. No need to negotiate in good faith. It hurts us all. Solidarity