Posts for "politics"
The Day After
Posted at October 21, 2024I wrote this yesterday on Discord. It took a lot of effort, but I managed to avoid bringing up the Socreds. Election day! I’m going to rant…
Vancouver-West End Candidates
Posted at October 09, 2024It’s election season here in BC. Tonight was the All Candidates Meeting at the West End Community Centre, so I went there after work to hear…
Three Times I Didn't Vote
Posted at November 10, 2016Not necessarily times I could vote, mind. In reverse chronological order: I checked out the anti-Trump protest in Vancouver tonight. That…
#TáForGrá
Posted at July 27, 2015I wrote this the day of the referendum: Today’s the big referendum in Ireland! There are two things being voted on: 1) whether to reduce the…
Riot 2011
Posted at June 16, 2011This is just a quick post the morning after with my gut impressions. Yay for the City of Vancouver for having the fanzones. They clearly…
How I Celebrated September the 11th, Nine Years After the Terrorist Attacks
Posted at September 14, 2010I quickly checked out the Davie Day festivities. (There’s a good write-up at Beyond Robson.) Then I went to Metrotown to play Dragon Quest…
Rap News
Posted at August 01, 2010I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected. … Gah. Wordpress is eating my embed code. Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3adw…
G20 Riots
Posted at June 28, 2010I’m fairly mainstream, so this is going to reflect my admittedly mainstream opinions, but here goes my takes on the G20 protests and riots…
What Do Olympics Protesters Want?
Posted at February 13, 2010This is from the protest yesterday, which started at the art gallery and moved down to BC Place to welcome the olympic opening ceremonies…
Drink of the Death Squads
Posted at February 12, 2010Catchy! This is my kinda protest. And FYI, the downtown Skytrain Stations have been thoroughly branded. McDonald’s has Burrard, Coke has…