Tag: Burlington

Protesting Democracy

January 22, 2025 Johnny Bananas (Fake News Reporter!)

You’ve got to hand it to the several hundred Burlingtonians who braved severe climate change in order to carry hand-made handmaiden signs in a show of strong delusion that somebody still cares. The streets were lined with dirty snow and even dirtier human beings who apparently didn’t get the memo from their neighbors who are … Read more

This Week On VDCTV [Link Fixed]

January 19, 2025January 18, 2025 VDCTV

This week, our news staff talks up the Vermont Legislature Week #1, Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak’s controversial gag order on the Burlington Police, and the State of Vermont’s efforts to protect Vermont from forest fires and the next big flood.

Photo from public Instagram site, Burlington looks like s–t

Instagram page “Burlington looks like s–t” depicts Queen City homeless/drug epidemic

December 12, 2024 Michael Bielawski

An Instagram page has taken the initiative to publicize some concerning imagery and videos of the Queen City’s homeless and drug epidemics. The page is crudely titled “burlington_looks_like_shxt”, it has at least 36,300 followers and more than 300 posts. There are numerous public comments. Generally, folks are upset but not surprised. Some are ready to take this … Read more

So, Only Criminals Can Carry Guns in Bars?

November 26, 2024 Steve MacDonald

For the sake of argument, let’s agree that people inclined to ignore the law will. Let us also consider that if you want to shoot someone or a bunch of them, the best possible locations are ones where you know you’ll have a significant force advantage. It, therefore, follows that any act of government that … Read more

Burlington Residents Continue to Suffer for Their Actions

November 22, 2024 Steve MacDonald

Hippy enclaves top-heavy, with progressives sre getting what they voted for. They elected ’em, and today’s Burlington is the result, but that unpleasant truth seems incapable of penetrating their thick skulls. The city’s police force has been understaffed since it defunded it. Crime is up, property crime is up, drug use and overdoses are up, … Read more

Not So Safe State

October 29, 2024October 29, 2024 Steve MacDonald

The day after the Burlington Free Press published its Safest State story about Vermont, the UK Daily Mail dropped a bomb on Burlington: “The idyllic northeastern state being ravaged by drugs, crime, and homelessness: ‘People don’t feel safe.‘“ I missed it when writing about the former, though I did point out the latter. We’ve been observing the … Read more

Frustration and Exhaustion Shared at Public Meeting with Burlington Police

July 21, 2024 Steve MacDonald

The Burlington Police Department and the public met at City Hall on Thursday afternoon to share information and solutions regarding how to curb increased crimes in The Queen City. Both the public and the understaffed department shared exasperation as well as hope that things could improve. Much of the meeting was Police Chief Jon Murad … Read more

Who’s Banning Books Now?

June 20, 2024 Rob Roper

The legislature passed just this year S.220 – An act relating to Vermont’s public libraries. The ostensible need for the law was summed up by the WCAX headline, “Vermont Senate advances bill to discourage book banning.” This was, in great part, a reaction by our legislators to parents around the country objecting to highly sexualized materials … Read more

If Burlington Thinks It Voted for Change, It is In for an Unpleasant Surprise!

April 6, 2024 Steve MacDonald

Retiring Burlington, Vermont, Mayor Miro Weinberger is, by all sane accounts, left-wing, as was his anointed replacement Joan Shannon; in anywhere but Burlington, they are far-left Democrats. So when the city elected a “progressive” last week, well, guess what?

Burlington Crime Up 23% This Year

March 6, 2024 Op-Ed

The February Burlington Police Chief’s Report is out, and though only two months into the year already, the data is continuing to trend upward.

The report states, “Incidents in 2024 are up 23% compared to 2023. BPD is addressing more incidents than in years with 50% fewer patrol officers.

Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid and Tahseen Ahmed – American-Arab Antidiscrimination Committee photo

The Guy Who Shot Three “Palestinian” Students in Burlington … Was Pro Hamas!

February 3, 2024 Steve MacDonald

We were quick like a bunny back in November when news broke that three Palestinian “students” had been shot in Burlington, Vermont. It became a national story when Biden, Harris, and even the jilted Bernie Sanders (twice left at the Presidential Primary Altar by the DNC) milked the attack for Mic time.

Bananas: CBS Newest “Survivor: Burlington”

January 21, 2024 Johnny Bananas (Fake News Reporter!)

The Emmy Award-winning television show Survivor will be headed to the Green Mountain state to film their latest installment, “Survivor: Burlington,” this month. Airing its forty-second series since it debuted in 2000. The producers were looking for a location that could provide a unique set of challenges not yet faced by previous contestants.

Someone in #Woke Burlington Shot Three “Palestinians” Over the Weekend [Updated]

November 27, 2023November 27, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Three Middle-Eastern students visiting a family member of one of the three in Burlington, Vermont, were shot over the weekend. “The students, all age 20, were identified by their former school as Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdel Hamid, and Tahseen Ahliamed.”

Change in Burlington: Replace Male Marxist Mayor with Female Marxist Mayor

November 26, 2023 Steve MacDonald

There is one thing you can count on from Democrat voters in places like Burlington, Vermont. No matter how bad it gets, they’ll believe some other Democrat can make it better (the same way they claim their socialism will work ‘this time).

The Blight of Democrat Rule Continues to Take It’s Toll on Burlington, Vermont

July 16, 2024November 11, 2023 Steve MacDonald

If Vermont is the poster child for Democrat decline, Burlington is the picture at its center. It is by far Vermont’s largest municipality and, again -and perhaps then some – its greatest cistern of liberal policy, making its decline, while sad, easy to predict.

Hey, Burlington, VT: Prostitution was “Legal” in Rhode Island for 29 Years – It DID NOT Go Well For the “Sex Workers”

August 16, 2023 Steve MacDonald

People who profit from prostitution are typically its boosters. They call it sex work, describe it as a right, and dress it up as a noble calling. That sounds great, but what legalized sex work actually looks like is slavery, trafficking, and sexual assault.

Vermont Looks for a Way to Bribe People Into less Reliable Transportation

July 16, 2024August 1, 2023 Steve MacDonald

Electric vehicles are not better for the environment, regardless of the electricity source. EVs do not solve any emissions problem, may make them worse, are also unreliable and ill-suited to a rural-urban climate, but Burlington, Vermont, is thinking, bribes!

Burlington VT Mayor and City Council Want More Cops But Will They Have Their Back – And Why Would They?

January 7, 2023January 7, 2023 Steve MacDonald

If you looked through the haze and smoke from all those peaceful protests back in 2020, you saw some things. The Democrat Cop haters running Burlington, Vermont, for example, defunded the city police force. Before that, they had 92 sworn officers. Today, they are down to sixty-three, twenty-two of whom are on actual patrol. Why yes, crime is up.

Some Vermonters Are More Equal Than Others

November 27, 2022November 26, 2022 Steve MacDonald

Burlington Vermont. Just two words and you know where we are headed. Wingnut-moonbat-progressivism. And what have they done this time? To use public land reserved for gardening, you must swear a loyalty oath to their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion gods.

Defund-The Police Sanctuary City Has to Pay State Troopers Overtime to Patrol Downtown

October 8, 2022 Steve MacDonald

After basking in the fiery glow of BLM Summer, the geniuses running the city of Burlington, Vermont, defunded their police force. The 30% budget cut had two immediate effects. Crime rose, and they had trouble hiring police officers. But they’ve decided on a temporary solution.