Allan Seckel 🇨🇦
@allanseckel.bsky.social
Aspiring mensch from Vancouver, Canada.
“I think the whole world's addicted to the drama
Only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma” - Black Eyed Peas. 2003.
“I think the whole world's addicted to the drama
Only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma” - Black Eyed Peas. 2003.
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can i do a referendum making it illegal for people to say "western alienation" when they aren't actually referring to the most heavily populated and most western part of the country
May 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
can i do a referendum making it illegal for people to say "western alienation" when they aren't actually referring to the most heavily populated and most western part of the country
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It’s still a goal of mine to help make this the most famous, well-known and UNDERSTOOD quote about cities in history.
Please share it as much as you can.
Please share it as much as you can.
April 2, 2025 at 4:49 AM
It’s still a goal of mine to help make this the most famous, well-known and UNDERSTOOD quote about cities in history.
Please share it as much as you can.
Please share it as much as you can.
When I was young one of the worst things you could be called was a liar. So when did lying become okay?
March 30, 2025 at 12:36 AM
When I was young one of the worst things you could be called was a liar. So when did lying become okay?
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A typical European car is parked 92% of the time. It spends 1/5th of its driving time looking for parking. Its 5 seats only move 1.5 people. 86% of its fuel never reaches the wheels, and most of the energy that does, moves the car, not the people.
Sound efficient?
HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social
Sound efficient?
HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 7:36 AM
A typical European car is parked 92% of the time. It spends 1/5th of its driving time looking for parking. Its 5 seats only move 1.5 people. 86% of its fuel never reaches the wheels, and most of the energy that does, moves the car, not the people.
Sound efficient?
HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social
Sound efficient?
HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social
I asked ChatGPT to use these words - www.nytimes.com/interactive/... - to write a paragraph or two.
The Words Federal Agencies Are Discouraged From Using Under Trump
Federal agencies have issued guidance to employees on hundreds of terms to limit or avoid using. An analysis of government websites shows many of the same words being removed.
www.nytimes.com
March 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I asked ChatGPT to use these words - www.nytimes.com/interactive/... - to write a paragraph or two.
Reposted by Allan Seckel 🇨🇦
I keep seeing the same common theme: the impossible standards placed on anyone advocating changes to our transport system. Question car dependency and you're expected to address every inequality and injustice at the same time; but support car dependency and you'll never be challenged on these issues
March 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I keep seeing the same common theme: the impossible standards placed on anyone advocating changes to our transport system. Question car dependency and you're expected to address every inequality and injustice at the same time; but support car dependency and you'll never be challenged on these issues
I don’t think I’ve ever been as pleased about the outcome of a hockey game!
February 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I don’t think I’ve ever been as pleased about the outcome of a hockey game!
Geography lesson
February 19, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Geography lesson
Just a reminder: as a lawyer you don’t have to do immoral things for the client. You can quit.
BREAKING, via The Seattle Times: Trump's executive order to restrict birthright citizenship is blocked for at least the next two weeks by a Reagan appointee in Seattle who eviscerated the Trump lawyers present defending the order. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
January 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
It’s over. Prize for best headline in 2025 already won.
My latest.
Trump Seeks to Grab the Private Parts of Foreign Countries Without Their Consent
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Trump Seeks to Grab the Private Parts of Foreign Countries Without Their Consent
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Trump Seeks to Grab the Private Parts of Foreign Countries Without Their Consent
Donald Trump has not ruled out the use of military force to acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal. He has also threatened punishing tariffs against Canada and Mexico. What could go wrong?
open.substack.com
January 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
It’s over. Prize for best headline in 2025 already won.
People with homes are so rarely cold at night that I just don’t think homes are necessary anymore.
December 14, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Political breakdown is up to all of us to fix.
The deep historical forces that explain Trump’s win
Our research shows that political breakdown, from the Roman Empire to the Russian revolution, follows a clear pattern: workers’ wages stagnate, while elites multiply
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Political breakdown is up to all of us to fix.