Jon.

Downtown resident. Opinions are my own. Retweets are not endorsements. I probably don’t support the “current thing”. I don’t have the woke mind virus.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Even 2010 tbh

[End Wokeness @EndWokeness]

Starmer on Henry Nowak: "Don't exploit this for politics"

Starmer on George Floyd:

[ABC Vancouver @Vote4ABC]

Four years ago, the Downtown Eastside was in a terrible state, with tents lining both sides of the street and high levels of violent crime.

Your ABC Vancouver team has worked hard to make structural changes in the Downtown Eastside: protecting the most vulnerable residents of our community, holding criminals to account, and making Vancouver safer for everyone.

It started with removing dangerous encampments, where large amounts of weapons, dangerous structures, and unsafe conditions were discovered.

Building on that progress, Task Force Barrage brought increased police presence to the area, resulting in a 44% decline in robberies, an 18% decline in violent crime, and a 34% decline in structure fires.

Task Force Barrage was so successful that the VPD established a dedicated police district for the Downtown Eastside and surrounding areas, ensuring the neighbourhood receives focused attention and support day in and day out.

In addition, the opening of a new police training centre in the Woodward’s complex will bring a daily presence of VPD officers and officers-in-training to the neighbourhood. This brings long-term stability, renewed activity, and vibrancy back to the area.

We know there is still more work to be done, but after decades of decline, we’re proud to see this heading in the right direction. We must keep moving forward.

[Adam Zivo @AdamZivo]

People who claim that “safer supply” diversion was exaggerated are ignorant on this issue.

Safer supply supporters — including the BC NDP and federal Liberals — refused to track SS diversion, and then pretended that the consequent absence of data showed that there was no problem.

That’s why I harassed several police departments in Ontario and got some of them to disclose that annual hydromorphone seizures had exploded since 2020 (when SS access was expanded). There was a 3,000%~ increase in London, ON, a 1,500%~ increase in Niagara region, and a 1,000%~ increase in Waterloo.

The London Police then gave a press conference explicitly tying the explosion in hydromorphone diversion to safer supply.

[Steve Kooner MLA @SteveKooner]

Tourists visiting Vancouver are shocked.

They come from normal cities without radical pro-drug experiments, and they are shocked and appalled by what they see on our streets here.

The NDP have turned Vancouver, the most beautiful city in the world, into a national embarrassment.

Tourists are openly sharing their disappointment after witnessing open drug use, street disorder, and feeling unsafe in areas that should showcase the best of British Columbia.

This is gross incompetence on full display. Under the NDP, everything related to public safety is suffering.

We need real solutions now. Expanded compassionate involuntary care for those trapped in addiction and severe mental health crises. A justice system that actually holds offenders accountable. And strong, well-supported police forces empowered to restore order.

We need to clean up this NDP-created mess and make our cities safe.

[Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson]

This is the greatest clip in the internet right now…

MSNBC cuts the feed in PANIC as Spencer Pratt supporters tell the TRUTH about Los Angeles LIVE on-Air.

The reaction is hysterical. Full-scale corporate media cover-up

[@SaveOurCityVan @saveourcityvan]

Apparently renovations have begun at 900 Helmcken . 1-800 got junk came and started removing a bunch of items. Then a van with new glass rolled up. Also, at midnight, there were crews doing work. What’s going on? @CityofVancouver

[Global BC @GlobalBC]

He shared some recent unedited tourist comments:

https://t.co/pzDpNiJYKP

[Konstantin Kisin @KonstantinKisin]

Our country is run by people who believe that the best way to solve a problem is to pretend it doesn't exist.

[Jon. @JohnnyUtahVan]

@izavarise When are you going to write a story on all of Orr’s old tweets?

[Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog]

The Native people of the UK deserve to have their homeland back. We must respect indigenous culture and identity, and acknowledge the deep and enduring connection that the Native communities of the UK maintain with their ancestral homeland, affirming and honoring their rights and heritage. We must support decolonization efforts and acknowledge the historical harms inflicted on the Native peoples of the UK and the broader indigenous community all across Western Europe and the entire Anglosphere.

[Jon. @JohnnyUtahVan]

@CTVVancouver

[Mayor Ken Sim @KenSimCity]

This is why it’s so important that we stop the 900 Helmcken OPS.

I had the opportunity to speak with Denise, the owner of a live-work hair salon directly across from the proposed OPS.

Last week, she gave a powerful speech about how difficult it has been to live and run a business near the crime and disorder that has come from previous OPS locations. Denise spoke about how deeply her business has already been affected by these policies, and what the opening of this could mean for her future.

These are the people that ABC is standing up for: hardworking Vancouverites who want a safe and affordable city to call home. We need action from the Province: We need a guarantee that this OPS will never open, and we need the full implementation of mandatory care that Premier Eby committed to nearly two years ago.

#abcvancouver #publicsafety #affordability

[Lenny Zhou 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @LennyNanZhou]

So let me get this straight: the federal and provincial governments are expanding natural gas production & shipping it around the world, but some Vancouver councillors think local residents shouldn’t be allowed to use natural gas in their own homes?

Apparently it’s perfectly fine to export it overseas — just don’t let Vancouver families heat their homes with it. How hypocritical is that? 🙃

[Leo Kearse - see me on tour! Links in bio @LeoKearse]

This looks like one of those laughably over-the-top AI videos showing the impact of immigration in 2050, but actually it's just Europe now

[Jon. @JohnnyUtahVan]

@steeletalk @guyfelicella Nobody cares what this person thinks anymore. He has been wrong on almost every issue related to drugs😂

He has been wrong on drug decrim, safe supply diversion, the Yaletown OPS, drug use in parks, etc🤷‍♂️

[GB Politics @GBPolitcs]

🚨NEW: Far-left activists Hasan Piker and Cenk Ughyur have both been banned from entering the United Kingdom

[Jon. @JohnnyUtahVan]

@AdamZivo Adam, be careful, Mark blocks conservatives who disagree with him 😂

[Gurv @GurvSC]

Kerry-Lynne Findlay is moderate.

What’s radical is believing in teaching gender ideology to kids, giving free drugs to addicts instead of treatment, putting the province in a $13 billion dollar deficit, and that you shouldn’t have private property rights.

[Konstantin Kisin @KonstantinKisin]

There is something darkly amusing about the fact that selling victimhood to the most privileged people in history has become such a lucrative and big business.

When I was on tour with @jordanbpeterson he talked about many things, but probably the most common recurring theme was the "Spirit of Cain". It seems our ancient and sacred texts tell these stories for a reason: victimhood is easy, seductive and addictive. And now profitable too.

We are living through a perpetual victimhood escalation battle where people (and groups) now compete not on merit, but on the supposed disadvantages they face. Which makes perfect sense since this is the incentive structure our societies have been encouraged and forced to adopt.