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“The first step in a fascist movement is the combination under an energetic leader of a number of men who possess more than the average share of leisure, brutality, and stupidity. The next step is to fascinate fools and muzzle the intelligent…” [kottke.org]

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Brick base, with white above, in the Vancouver Special style. Classical symmetry. Haida-like motifs.

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Oh yeah nice one kid hook that hope for humanity right into my veins

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Single-lot, Single-stair apartment blocks (4 and 6 storey) mixed with existing single family homes (50x122 lots).

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What comes next for citywide zoning reform after allowing multiplexes? Small-footprint, ‘No-hallway’, car-light / bike centric, accessible flats are a good next step. The question is whether they can be permitted as easily(with as few additional hoops) as a large single family house.

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catholics: oh hey u guys are back early me: pope's woke catholics: what? me: grabs rosary, heads toward the confessional pope's woke

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“Bit weird to leave all those batteries not grid connected.” Now do all parked cars everywhere.

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Teens & 20-somethings think 30-40 year olds are uncool? Wow this is a brand new phenomenon.

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new pope! crowd goes wild American pope! crowd boos woke for an American! crowd goes wild bad on protecting abusive priests! crowd boos hates JD Vance! crowd goes wild

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This confirms the Chicago style pope is superior to the Italian style pope. It's the thicker crust.

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When I’m pope, it’ll be two dolls for every 13 year old with a lightsaber, except the scenes filmed in Vancouver …

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The AI translation services during Intertraffic China last week were amazing, but far from perfect. The Dutch delegation in audience laughed out loud when they saw Chris was passionately arguing for more "psychopaths" in cities.

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Enjoyed sitting down with Sonja Trauss to discuss my plan to deliver affordable housing in NYC. When I'm Mayor, we'll finally address our out of control housing costs. Give it a listen ⬇️ infill.simplecast.com/episodes/zel...

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1/ The US government has ordered the Swedish city of Stockholm to end its diversity, inclusivity and equality (DEI) programmes within 10 days. The city authorities say the demand is "bizarre" and they won't be complying. ⬇️

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"Woke" -- changing norms through social pressure -- is not, contra the reactionary centrists, another form of tyranny. It's the alternative to tyranny. It's new norms winning through the marketplace of ideas. The alternative is what we see now: enforcing norms via the threat of state violence.

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Those are the only two sources for medical experts

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It's tough to refer to someone as a criminal if you've given them no due process to determine whether they're a criminal. Like if you get arrested and get a trial and are convicted of 34 felony counts. That's due process. You can call that guy a criminal.

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A reminder not to store red sauce in Tupperware.

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Let’s demolish these taller colourful boxes, and put in two nice little houses. The dozen families who lived there can go bid up rents somewhere else, or just be homeless. The nearby businesses that enjoyed those customers can just find other customers.

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The Cardinals are rawdogging the Conclave.

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JD Vance “jokes” about deporting World Cup visitors/tourists or threatens them with Kristi Noam’s solution. I’m not even sure Hitler did that for the 1936 Olympics. www.huffpost.com/entry/jd-van...

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This whole thread is super exciting. I am particularly glad to see some interesting options for building integrated PV… you can do so much to make a cities pleasant & beautiful just by varying wall colour & patterns …

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What do YOU think the worst intersection in Vancouver is? Tell us why yours should be crowned the worst in our community poll 👑 May the worst intersection win!

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JD Vance broke the National Championship trophy, then visited the Pope who died the next day, then visited India and a terrorist attack happened and war broke out, then endorsed his brother for mayor who lost 83-11%. What’s next on the agenda?

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I feel really stupid asking again

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Spot #gold is back near all time high again. It may be something! 🤨

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Does it come on the plane with him, or does the Washington embassy have it?

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“revitalized international security” is Sir Humphrey Appleby level shade. Well played that man.

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I’m at a Conservative YIMBY thing where the message, ‘Make Britain Build Again’, is being delivered by way of complimentary red baseball caps.

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Pakistan media says the airforce has shot down two Indian jets.

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Reporter: I was watching your face during the meeting.. what was going through your mind when the President talked about erasing the border.. Carney: I’m glad that you couldn’t tell what was going through my mind Reporter: Oh I could

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India says it has launched strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir Damn, l'actualité en ce moment ça fait pas plaisir. www.bbc.com/news/live/cw...

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Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star

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NEW: Tulsi Gabbard, now the US director of national intelligence, used the same easily cracked password for different online accounts including a personal Gmail account and Dropbox over a period of years, leaked records reviewed by WIRED reveal.

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