So, there’s this story on the Stanley Cup Rioters I’m reading where one particular sentence caught my attention: “During that hearing, Crown counsel Patti Tomasson told the court she intended to apply to broadcast the hearings — something the premier promised in a throne speech earlier this year.” Perhaps I’m just not up-to-date on Canadian …
Category: Black Bloc
Dec 13
Breaking News! National Post Calls Occupy Vancouver Ninjas “Leftovers”!
Well, you knew it was coming! The ninjas have really started to taco Occupy Vancouver! Time to ask them to return their costumes to Value Village! http://www.nationalpost.com/m/wp/full-comment/blog.html?b=fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2011/12/13/brian-hutchinson-occupy-leftovers-annoy-vancouver-union-and-lose-another-friend
Dec 13
OccupyPBX: Emergency Announcement! A call to the 99% to call our leaders!
About a week ago I met a very nice woman who was campaigning for #HeritageNotCondos (okay, I made up the name). She told me that the city was planning to approve one of the West End’s remaining heritage buildings to build a nasty condo! Mayor Plasticman loves to make the 1% richer- right TIDES Foundation? …
Dec 13
Breaking News: Bert Easterbrook, Hero of the Stanley Cop Riot Arrested at Port Demonstration- says he was innocent!
Bert Easterbrook, hero of the Stanley Cup Riot that started at a Waves Coffee shop, and that Harsha Walia denied was connected to the #BlackBloc has just disclosed he was one of the people arrested at the port demonstration today! Bert is involved with Occupy Vancouver, but the port action was called-off by OV a …
Dec 12
How Cults Work- Or, does any of this look familiar?
The vast majority of people who have got involved at Occupy Vancouver are good folk- people who care enough about the problems in out world that they were motivated to go out and do something about it. To them- I applaud you. However, there are faction(s) in the group that appear to operate outside the …
Dec 12
A Love Letter To David Eby…
In response to A Love Letter From David Eby: Hi David, I’m sorry to insult you- but, this letter appears like it was written by a lawyer, not by a human being. Your letter was technically elegant, but completely lacking soul. 1.) Your Class of Travel to Prince George: The 1% hate public transit. If …
Dec 11
Civil Liberties Czar Endures Cheap Airport Wine! (Or, virtual cream pie hits Eby- Gregor & Quatchi hit with the splatter)
Intrepid renouncer of Ninjas and defender of DTES civil rights David Eby had to endure drinking Bread Garden wine after his flight was delayed. This presumably coming home from what he reported as a trip to Prince George. In his anger, he publicly shamed a great airline by broadcasting a picture of his “keeping it classy with bread …
Dec 09
News Flash: Ninjas Have Infiltrated Occupy Vancouver Today! (not an official OV event!)
The Vancouver Police Department have just published a press release about an incident where the ninjas have, once again, infiltrated Occupy Vancouver! There has been one arrest. People of Vancouver, please take note that the vast majority of people at Occupy Vancouver are not ninjas, nor do they support their actions. David Eby of the BCCLA (and a former …
Dec 09
Provocateurs In Occupy Vancouver?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGxN4C0PQ80 Betty Krawczyk, a former Green Party Candidate, seems to also have concerns that there are people involved in Occupy Vancouver who distributed misinformation and tried to incite violence. Betty has been involved in demonstrations for many years- so probably has a good idea about what she is discussing here. So, I’m not the only …