Eric Doherty
@ericdoherty.bsky.social
Transportation Planner. #Climatejustice activist. He/him. Lekwungen Territory (Victoria Canada). @eric_doherty on Twitter https://ecoplanning.ca/ #yyj #ElbowsUp
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LNG exports could spike your heating bills 28%. Why subsidize a dead-end industry that makes energy more expensive for families? We could invest in a clean energy future! weareadamant.ca #bcpoli #fossilfuels
February 12, 2026 at 4:26 PM
LNG exports could spike your heating bills 28%. Why subsidize a dead-end industry that makes energy more expensive for families? We could invest in a clean energy future! weareadamant.ca #bcpoli #fossilfuels
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"Climate doom is far less common than people think. Only a small share of Canadians believe it’s too late... The bigger challenge is the widespread belief that others don’t care, and the lack of conversation that keeps climate action stuck." reclimate.ca/canadians-ha... #EndClimateSilence #bcpoli
Canadians Haven’t Given Up on Climate Action. They Just Think Everyone Else Has - Re.Climate
Most Canadians believe it’s not too late to act on climate change. The real barrier is thinking others don’t care.
reclimate.ca
February 12, 2026 at 6:03 PM
"Climate doom is far less common than people think. Only a small share of Canadians believe it’s too late... The bigger challenge is the widespread belief that others don’t care, and the lack of conversation that keeps climate action stuck." reclimate.ca/canadians-ha... #EndClimateSilence #bcpoli
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"Australia’s national #climate risk assessment report, released last week, revealed a horrifying future if urgent action to address global heating was not taken"
#Australia 🇦🇺
#ClimateEmergency
#Australia 🇦🇺
#ClimateEmergency
February 10, 2026 at 10:25 AM
"Australia’s national #climate risk assessment report, released last week, revealed a horrifying future if urgent action to address global heating was not taken"
#Australia 🇦🇺
#ClimateEmergency
#Australia 🇦🇺
#ClimateEmergency
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"According to geologists & environmental experts, the landslide in Niscemi is the latest sign of how the climate emergency is reshaping the Mediterranean, where there has been indifference to decades of flawed building policies and an out-of-control model of urbanisation"
#Italy 🇮🇹
#ClimateEmergency
#Italy 🇮🇹
#ClimateEmergency
‘We’ve lost everything’: anger and despair in Sicilian town collapsing after landslide
‘We’ve lost everything’: anger and despair in Sicilian town collapsing after landslide
People in Niscemi struggle to comprehend loss of homes and businesses and feel disaster could have been avoided
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:01 AM
"According to geologists & environmental experts, the landslide in Niscemi is the latest sign of how the climate emergency is reshaping the Mediterranean, where there has been indifference to decades of flawed building policies and an out-of-control model of urbanisation"
#Italy 🇮🇹
#ClimateEmergency
#Italy 🇮🇹
#ClimateEmergency
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Punishing climate alarm didn’t just “appeal” to Pielke Jr and “analysts” at The Breakthrough Institute.
They *actively collaborated* to establish the narrative that we have already “avoided the worst case climate scenario.”
This propaganda was then amplified by the right-wing & centrist press.
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They *actively collaborated* to establish the narrative that we have already “avoided the worst case climate scenario.”
This propaganda was then amplified by the right-wing & centrist press.
🧵
Actively trying to punish and silence any scientist or media outlet covering worst-case scenarios on climate was very clearly something that appealed to the luke-warmist, centre-right community (BTI, Pielke Jr et al) and they saw it as ideologically important to pursue.
Don't be bullied by them
Don't be bullied by them
February 12, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Punishing climate alarm didn’t just “appeal” to Pielke Jr and “analysts” at The Breakthrough Institute.
They *actively collaborated* to establish the narrative that we have already “avoided the worst case climate scenario.”
This propaganda was then amplified by the right-wing & centrist press.
🧵
They *actively collaborated* to establish the narrative that we have already “avoided the worst case climate scenario.”
This propaganda was then amplified by the right-wing & centrist press.
🧵
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In my experience police have no idea how urban design can and should achieve MANY public goals. They don’t even know how to design for safety.
Most Londoners have no idea how involved the cops are in urban design.
The cops said that local gangs were hiding drugs in the flowers, by which they mean there were brown people hanging out there, so a park now looks like this.
Vid www.instagram.com/reel/DUJRDNJ...
The cops said that local gangs were hiding drugs in the flowers, by which they mean there were brown people hanging out there, so a park now looks like this.
Vid www.instagram.com/reel/DUJRDNJ...
February 9, 2026 at 5:31 PM
In my experience police have no idea how urban design can and should achieve MANY public goals. They don’t even know how to design for safety.
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Spicy take, but the 20% of the people who don't make it back to a stable life still deserve to have their basic needs met.
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
February 8, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Spicy take, but the 20% of the people who don't make it back to a stable life still deserve to have their basic needs met.
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This is what fascism looks like.
Federal "officers used racial slurs and sorted everyone in the crowd into groups “based on perceived immigration status,” the lawsuit says. Jenn Rolnick Borchetta, deputy director of policing at the ACLU, said people were treated “less than human.”
Federal "officers used racial slurs and sorted everyone in the crowd into groups “based on perceived immigration status,” the lawsuit says. Jenn Rolnick Borchetta, deputy director of policing at the ACLU, said people were treated “less than human.”
February 12, 2026 at 2:33 AM
This is what fascism looks like.
Federal "officers used racial slurs and sorted everyone in the crowd into groups “based on perceived immigration status,” the lawsuit says. Jenn Rolnick Borchetta, deputy director of policing at the ACLU, said people were treated “less than human.”
Federal "officers used racial slurs and sorted everyone in the crowd into groups “based on perceived immigration status,” the lawsuit says. Jenn Rolnick Borchetta, deputy director of policing at the ACLU, said people were treated “less than human.”
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Just normal 22nd Street Stn shit
February 11, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Just normal 22nd Street Stn shit
Seeing some #yyj folks sharing uninformed opinions about wheelchairs and mobility scooters on bike & roll routes on other social media. Maybe take 30 min + to read, watch & listen? Research! Watch: youtube.com/playlist?lis... Read: ecoplanning.ca/want-better-... #Saanich #wheelchair
Accessibility - Bike & Roll - Wheelchairs - Mobility Scooters - YouTube
Videos about accessibility, particularly how people who use wheelchairs and mobility scooters and disabled people who ride bicycles use bike and roll routes.
youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Seeing some #yyj folks sharing uninformed opinions about wheelchairs and mobility scooters on bike & roll routes on other social media. Maybe take 30 min + to read, watch & listen? Research! Watch: youtube.com/playlist?lis... Read: ecoplanning.ca/want-better-... #Saanich #wheelchair
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The solution to homelessness is NOT a bigger police budget. The solution to homelessness is to #TaxTheRich and build homes for all (with well-funded Housing First supports like Finland). #yyj #bcpoli
Get yourself a mayor that pushes back. PS Victoria has the highest per capita policing cost in BC
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Victoria mayor pushes back on Victoria police chief's claim of 'chronic underfunding' | CBC News
Victoria Police Chief Fiona Wilson called for a significant budget increase on Tuesday, saying there's been a decade of “chronic underfunding.” However, the city's mayor later pushed back on the asser...
www.cbc.ca
February 11, 2026 at 5:10 PM
The solution to homelessness is NOT a bigger police budget. The solution to homelessness is to #TaxTheRich and build homes for all (with well-funded Housing First supports like Finland). #yyj #bcpoli
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"The wealthiest 0.01% of Canadian families (1,685 families) hold an average of $448.5 million, 4,041x the average wealth of a family in the bottom 50% in 2023."
Wanna fix polarization, child hunger, healthcare, seniors and disabled poverty, etc? F'ING WEALTH TAXES. The feds and provs are spineless.
Wanna fix polarization, child hunger, healthcare, seniors and disabled poverty, etc? F'ING WEALTH TAXES. The feds and provs are spineless.
Canada is the only G7 country without an inheritance tax: heirs of families with huge fortunes never have to work a day in their lives while millions of Canadians struggle to afford a place to live. New report by Silas Xuereb & Alex Hemingway
The new robber barons: a quarter century of wealth concentration in Canada
Wealth and political influence tend to reinforce each other. Tracking who owns wealth and how that distribution is changing is more important than ever for the health of our democracy and the future of Canada.
bcpolicy.ca
February 11, 2026 at 9:37 PM
"The wealthiest 0.01% of Canadian families (1,685 families) hold an average of $448.5 million, 4,041x the average wealth of a family in the bottom 50% in 2023."
Wanna fix polarization, child hunger, healthcare, seniors and disabled poverty, etc? F'ING WEALTH TAXES. The feds and provs are spineless.
Wanna fix polarization, child hunger, healthcare, seniors and disabled poverty, etc? F'ING WEALTH TAXES. The feds and provs are spineless.
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The exact same people and I mean EXACT. SAME. wanted you to stop saying the words #ClimateChange and they've been wildly successful, even with supposed #Progressives.
How about we stop doing what the #Trump / #Epstein Pedophile ring tells us to do, what do you say?
#TalkClimate #ClimateSky
How about we stop doing what the #Trump / #Epstein Pedophile ring tells us to do, what do you say?
#TalkClimate #ClimateSky
They got you mad at #MeToo. They convinced you #Woke was a terrible thing. And they were/are great big pedophiles.
If you fell for it? Smarten up. www.theverge.com/tech/874721/... #EpsteinFiles
If you fell for it? Smarten up. www.theverge.com/tech/874721/... #EpsteinFiles
How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.
www.theverge.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:57 AM
The exact same people and I mean EXACT. SAME. wanted you to stop saying the words #ClimateChange and they've been wildly successful, even with supposed #Progressives.
How about we stop doing what the #Trump / #Epstein Pedophile ring tells us to do, what do you say?
#TalkClimate #ClimateSky
How about we stop doing what the #Trump / #Epstein Pedophile ring tells us to do, what do you say?
#TalkClimate #ClimateSky
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It's kind of insane: the obvious lane open today in US politics is fiery left populism that vows to restrain & discipline the Epstein class ... but our only left party is run by that same class & its quisling pundits! Something is gonna break.
February 11, 2026 at 8:24 PM
It's kind of insane: the obvious lane open today in US politics is fiery left populism that vows to restrain & discipline the Epstein class ... but our only left party is run by that same class & its quisling pundits! Something is gonna break.
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Don't lose hope. Recommit to creating a future where:
1) The acts of this regime are understood as CRIMINAL VIOLENCE against life itself.
2) These maniacs are held accountable for their crimes.
3) We dismantle their petrofascist doomsday machine and begin to repair the harms. 🎁🔗 #ClimateSky 🔌💡
1) The acts of this regime are understood as CRIMINAL VIOLENCE against life itself.
2) These maniacs are held accountable for their crimes.
3) We dismantle their petrofascist doomsday machine and begin to repair the harms. 🎁🔗 #ClimateSky 🔌💡
Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Don't lose hope. Recommit to creating a future where:
1) The acts of this regime are understood as CRIMINAL VIOLENCE against life itself.
2) These maniacs are held accountable for their crimes.
3) We dismantle their petrofascist doomsday machine and begin to repair the harms. 🎁🔗 #ClimateSky 🔌💡
1) The acts of this regime are understood as CRIMINAL VIOLENCE against life itself.
2) These maniacs are held accountable for their crimes.
3) We dismantle their petrofascist doomsday machine and begin to repair the harms. 🎁🔗 #ClimateSky 🔌💡
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A fact that sounds like bullshit but is actually true:
There is more square footage of parking *per car* in the US than there is square footage of housing *per person.*
There is more square footage of parking *per car* in the US than there is square footage of housing *per person.*
February 11, 2026 at 6:06 PM
A fact that sounds like bullshit but is actually true:
There is more square footage of parking *per car* in the US than there is square footage of housing *per person.*
There is more square footage of parking *per car* in the US than there is square footage of housing *per person.*
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Even as elites abandon any pretense of giving a shit ... climate change is accelerating.
Scientists thought they understood global warming. Then the past three years happened.
The fastest warming period since 1880 occurred in the past 30 years, according to a Washington Post analysis of NASA data.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Even as elites abandon any pretense of giving a shit ... climate change is accelerating.
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It seems like we have the dumbest trolls in government, but it's way worse than that.
These men are evil.
Every single one of them knows they're lying about climate change. They know that actual science shows it's real, it's us, it's dangerous, but we can fix it—yet they truly do not give a fuck.
These men are evil.
Every single one of them knows they're lying about climate change. They know that actual science shows it's real, it's us, it's dangerous, but we can fix it—yet they truly do not give a fuck.
Burgum: "CO2 was never a pollutant. When we breathe, we emit CO2. Plants need CO2 to survive and grow. They thrive with more CO2. So the whole endangerment thing opens up an opportunity for the revival of clean, beautiful, American coal."
February 11, 2026 at 6:23 PM
It seems like we have the dumbest trolls in government, but it's way worse than that.
These men are evil.
Every single one of them knows they're lying about climate change. They know that actual science shows it's real, it's us, it's dangerous, but we can fix it—yet they truly do not give a fuck.
These men are evil.
Every single one of them knows they're lying about climate change. They know that actual science shows it's real, it's us, it's dangerous, but we can fix it—yet they truly do not give a fuck.
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More coverage of Victoria's advocacy re welcoming wheelchairs and (3&4 wheel) mobility scooters on bike & roll routes. www.timescolonist.com/local-news/v... #yyj #bcpoli #wheelchair
Victoria wants province to allow mobility scooters in bike lanes
Coun. Dave Thompson says mobility scooters are already using bike lanes, which are wider and flatter than sidewalks, with no hydro poles, trees or hedges impeding them.
www.timescolonist.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:17 PM
More coverage of Victoria's advocacy re welcoming wheelchairs and (3&4 wheel) mobility scooters on bike & roll routes. www.timescolonist.com/local-news/v... #yyj #bcpoli #wheelchair
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February 10, 2026 at 5:47 AM
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1/2 I sometimes get looks when people learn my wife and I choose not to own a car. I suspect some people imagine that car non-ownership is the hair shirt of the Ecosocialist Echo Chamber Biking Cartel. Well, no, but I wrote a blog post anyway.
#yyj #urbanism
www.boomin-in-victoria.ca/2026/02/the-...
#yyj #urbanism
www.boomin-in-victoria.ca/2026/02/the-...
The Long and Winding Road: How We Ended Up Not Owning a Car
My wife and I decided to move to Victoria about a decade ago. We had retired, felt like an adventure, and were looking for a fun, walkable, ...
www.boomin-in-victoria.ca
February 9, 2026 at 11:48 PM
1/2 I sometimes get looks when people learn my wife and I choose not to own a car. I suspect some people imagine that car non-ownership is the hair shirt of the Ecosocialist Echo Chamber Biking Cartel. Well, no, but I wrote a blog post anyway.
#yyj #urbanism
www.boomin-in-victoria.ca/2026/02/the-...
#yyj #urbanism
www.boomin-in-victoria.ca/2026/02/the-...
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#tdih 1990, Nelson Mandela released from prison after 27 years.
The U.S. government classified Mandela a terrorist.
While Mandela was in jail, U.S. corporate investment in apartheid South Africa grew, & Ronald Reagan had policy of “constructive engagement.” 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ma...
The U.S. government classified Mandela a terrorist.
While Mandela was in jail, U.S. corporate investment in apartheid South Africa grew, & Ronald Reagan had policy of “constructive engagement.” 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ma...
Feb. 11, 1990: Mandela Released from Prison
Nelson Mandela was released from prison in South Africa after 27 years.
www.zinnedproject.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:37 PM
#tdih 1990, Nelson Mandela released from prison after 27 years.
The U.S. government classified Mandela a terrorist.
While Mandela was in jail, U.S. corporate investment in apartheid South Africa grew, & Ronald Reagan had policy of “constructive engagement.” 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ma...
The U.S. government classified Mandela a terrorist.
While Mandela was in jail, U.S. corporate investment in apartheid South Africa grew, & Ronald Reagan had policy of “constructive engagement.” 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ma...
"Things haven’t always been this way... top wealth shares in Canada decreased after the Second World War through the 1960s, alongside economic policies and political trends that helped counterbalance the power of the ultra-wealthy." @bcpolicy.bsky.social #bcpoli #TaxTheSuperRich #cdnpoli
Wealth inequality is a growing issue in Canada and our tax system must be overhauled to tax high-end wealth and capital income more effectively in order to benefit the public good, shows a new report by Silas Xuereb & Alex Hemingway
The new robber barons: a quarter century of wealth concentration in Canada
Wealth and political influence tend to reinforce each other. Tracking who owns wealth and how that distribution is changing is more important than ever for the health of our democracy and the future of Canada.
bcpolicy.ca
February 11, 2026 at 5:27 PM
"Things haven’t always been this way... top wealth shares in Canada decreased after the Second World War through the 1960s, alongside economic policies and political trends that helped counterbalance the power of the ultra-wealthy." @bcpolicy.bsky.social #bcpoli #TaxTheSuperRich #cdnpoli
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"The wealthiest 0.01% of Canadian families (1,685 families) hold an average of $448.5 million, 4,041x the average wealth of a family in the bottom 50%" #TaxTheSuperRich #bcpoli #cdnpoli
Wealth inequality is a growing issue in Canada and our tax system must be overhauled to tax high-end wealth and capital income more effectively in order to benefit the public good, shows a new report by Silas Xuereb & Alex Hemingway
The new robber barons: a quarter century of wealth concentration in Canada
Wealth and political influence tend to reinforce each other. Tracking who owns wealth and how that distribution is changing is more important than ever for the health of our democracy and the future of Canada.
bcpolicy.ca
February 11, 2026 at 4:55 PM
"The wealthiest 0.01% of Canadian families (1,685 families) hold an average of $448.5 million, 4,041x the average wealth of a family in the bottom 50%" #TaxTheSuperRich #bcpoli #cdnpoli