James
@jamesroberts.bsky.social
Maker of wooden things, advocate for climate change solutions and street safety. Dog petter. Retired documentary and radio producer for the CBC in Canada.
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Trump on UK deal with China: “Very dangerous and it’s more dangerous for Canada to do that. The first thing they're going to do is say you are not allowed to play ice hockey anymore. That's not good.”
January 30, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Trump on UK deal with China: “Very dangerous and it’s more dangerous for Canada to do that. The first thing they're going to do is say you are not allowed to play ice hockey anymore. That's not good.”
Resistance comes in many forms.
January 27, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Resistance comes in many forms.
Today's Canadian corporate leader who deserves our attention is Thrifty's Foods (& Sobeys) owned by Empire Foods. As we Canadians seek to buy Canadian they've decided to label produce "Mexican or USA" which, in a word is immoral and BS. Tell your local manager, speak up.
January 22, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Today's Canadian corporate leader who deserves our attention is Thrifty's Foods (& Sobeys) owned by Empire Foods. As we Canadians seek to buy Canadian they've decided to label produce "Mexican or USA" which, in a word is immoral and BS. Tell your local manager, speak up.
Hearing "tipping point" usually makes one fear the worst but this one will elicit smiles.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wind and solar overtook fossil fuels for EU power generation in 2025, report finds
Researchers say event described as ‘major tipping point’ for clean energy in era of destabilised politics
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Hearing "tipping point" usually makes one fear the worst but this one will elicit smiles.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Quite a speech today by Canadian PM Carney. Looking on the fascist adjacent X one can spot that it really got under the skin of the US administration yobs.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5aQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5aQ...
🚨Canada PM BRINGS THE HOUSE DOWN with ANTI-TRUMP Speech
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Quite a speech today by Canadian PM Carney. Looking on the fascist adjacent X one can spot that it really got under the skin of the US administration yobs.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5aQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5aQ...
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Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum.
January 20, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum.
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As Dutch cities continue to grow, space is being reallocated to walking, cycling and public transport. Across the Netherlands, the role of the private car is being reconsidered. New blog post and video.
When Space Runs Out: Rethinking the Role of the Car in Dutch Cities
Dutch cities are changing rapidly. One of the aims of this blog is to document that change, and there is plenty of work ahead. Much of what I record involves changes to streets: a before-and-after of a reconstructed street is relatively easy to capture in images. Shiny new cycling bridges can steal the show, and a new continuous-cycle route perhaps even more so.
bicycledutch.wordpress.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:00 PM
As Dutch cities continue to grow, space is being reallocated to walking, cycling and public transport. Across the Netherlands, the role of the private car is being reconsidered. New blog post and video.
When a police chief says ICE are a bunch of racist yobs you can be sure ICE members are indeed a bunch of racist yobs acting on orders that are based on racism.
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 6:19 PM
When a police chief says ICE are a bunch of racist yobs you can be sure ICE members are indeed a bunch of racist yobs acting on orders that are based on racism.
Do not do business with Hootsuite.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Vancouver company Hootsuite seeks business with ICE amid financial pressures
Company has secured a project with ICE that involves ‘social listening’ after cancelling a contract in 2020 over employee backlash
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Do not do business with Hootsuite.
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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Justin we love you but as a chart enthusiast you're too smart to post charts with arbitrary start points and linear trendlines. Here's a couple we made, with the same data, that shows traffic fatalities are on the rise!
But onto a more serious analysis of this 🧵
But onto a more serious analysis of this 🧵
January 17, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Justin we love you but as a chart enthusiast you're too smart to post charts with arbitrary start points and linear trendlines. Here's a couple we made, with the same data, that shows traffic fatalities are on the rise!
But onto a more serious analysis of this 🧵
But onto a more serious analysis of this 🧵
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Lots going on right now, but this is worth repeating: the planet will keep heating up and the climate will keep breaking down until we phase out fossil fuels.
We should all want to phase out fossil fuels as soon as possible, I think!
We should all want to phase out fossil fuels as soon as possible, I think!
2025 global climate highlights are out:
🌡️ 2025 was 3rd warmest year on record, 1.47ºC above the preindustrial level
📈 2023-2025 is the first three year period above 1.5ºC (according to ERA5)
🌍 The last 11 years have been the warmest 11 years on record
See: climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
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🌡️ 2025 was 3rd warmest year on record, 1.47ºC above the preindustrial level
📈 2023-2025 is the first three year period above 1.5ºC (according to ERA5)
🌍 The last 11 years have been the warmest 11 years on record
See: climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
⚒️🧪🌊
January 18, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Lots going on right now, but this is worth repeating: the planet will keep heating up and the climate will keep breaking down until we phase out fossil fuels.
We should all want to phase out fossil fuels as soon as possible, I think!
We should all want to phase out fossil fuels as soon as possible, I think!
From the NY Times:
Live Updates: Venezuelan Opposition Leader Gives Trump Her Peace Prize
Live Updates: Venezuelan Opposition Leader Gives Trump Her Peace Prize
January 16, 2026 at 2:29 AM
From the NY Times:
Live Updates: Venezuelan Opposition Leader Gives Trump Her Peace Prize
Live Updates: Venezuelan Opposition Leader Gives Trump Her Peace Prize
San Francisco Cut Traffic Deaths Almost in Half in 2025
Jan 13 - The city credits its Vision Zero strategy and new traffic cameras for reducing the number of deaths and serious injuries on its roads.
@brenttoderian.bsky.social
Jan 13 - The city credits its Vision Zero strategy and new traffic cameras for reducing the number of deaths and serious injuries on its roads.
@brenttoderian.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 5:37 PM
San Francisco Cut Traffic Deaths Almost in Half in 2025
Jan 13 - The city credits its Vision Zero strategy and new traffic cameras for reducing the number of deaths and serious injuries on its roads.
@brenttoderian.bsky.social
Jan 13 - The city credits its Vision Zero strategy and new traffic cameras for reducing the number of deaths and serious injuries on its roads.
@brenttoderian.bsky.social
An outrage a day keeps Epstein away.
-Confucius
-Confucius
January 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM
An outrage a day keeps Epstein away.
-Confucius
-Confucius
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If Trump, Noem and and rest of them will lie this blatantly, ridiculously, about something we’ve clearly seen with our own eyes, then we KNOW they’re lying about everything.
Everything.
Never forget, they think we’re “suckers and losers.”
Are they right?
Everything.
Never forget, they think we’re “suckers and losers.”
Are they right?
WATCH: Its hard to laugh at what’s happening in the United States, but maybe some laughter mixed with the devastating truth is how we can keep paying attention — and we NEED to pay attention — without losing our minds.
The most batshit part of this is how COMPLETELY OUTRAGEOUS the lies have been.
The most batshit part of this is how COMPLETELY OUTRAGEOUS the lies have been.
ICE Killing in Minnesota Ignites Protests as Trump and Kristi Noem Double Down | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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January 11, 2026 at 6:23 PM
If Trump, Noem and and rest of them will lie this blatantly, ridiculously, about something we’ve clearly seen with our own eyes, then we KNOW they’re lying about everything.
Everything.
Never forget, they think we’re “suckers and losers.”
Are they right?
Everything.
Never forget, they think we’re “suckers and losers.”
Are they right?
Kudos to @timescolonist.bsky.social for covering a vehicle crash and providing agency linking the driver to the vehicle. Example today:
"Victoria police said a pedestrian was struck by the driver of a septic truck near the intersection of Douglas and Chatham streets early Friday afternoon."
"Victoria police said a pedestrian was struck by the driver of a septic truck near the intersection of Douglas and Chatham streets early Friday afternoon."
January 10, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Kudos to @timescolonist.bsky.social for covering a vehicle crash and providing agency linking the driver to the vehicle. Example today:
"Victoria police said a pedestrian was struck by the driver of a septic truck near the intersection of Douglas and Chatham streets early Friday afternoon."
"Victoria police said a pedestrian was struck by the driver of a septic truck near the intersection of Douglas and Chatham streets early Friday afternoon."
One of the most annoying policy decisions of governments who believe they are being environmentally progressive. Tax dollars for more cars is ludicrous.
$200M would buy 135k car-replacing electric bicycles
instead it will subsidize 26,600 high embodied carbon SUVs
instead it will subsidize 26,600 high embodied carbon SUVs
Newsom's budget includes $200M to make up for Trump's canceled EV rebates, among other climate items
January 10, 2026 at 2:59 AM
One of the most annoying policy decisions of governments who believe they are being environmentally progressive. Tax dollars for more cars is ludicrous.
In our Alice in Wonderland world we know fossil fuel burning is destroying the planet but here in Canada we're cheering on more oil production as if it's a solution to our economic woes. Look at Canada go!
In case you didn't think the US was a petrostate, here's a time series of oil production of the top 10 oil-producing nations.
January 6, 2026 at 3:22 AM
In our Alice in Wonderland world we know fossil fuel burning is destroying the planet but here in Canada we're cheering on more oil production as if it's a solution to our economic woes. Look at Canada go!
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As the calendar year begins, a reminder of the rapid acceleration of carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere, driving increasingly severe #climate changes. Shown are the past 2000 years of CO2 concentrations.
Stop burning fossil fuels.
Stop burning fossil fuels.
January 5, 2026 at 10:13 PM
As the calendar year begins, a reminder of the rapid acceleration of carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere, driving increasingly severe #climate changes. Shown are the past 2000 years of CO2 concentrations.
Stop burning fossil fuels.
Stop burning fossil fuels.
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CNN put together a montage of Trump being vocally against regime change before he fell in love with it
January 6, 2026 at 2:09 AM
CNN put together a montage of Trump being vocally against regime change before he fell in love with it
No surprise here: congestion pricing makes cities better.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
@brenttoderian.bsky.social
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
@brenttoderian.bsky.social
Congestion pricing after one year: How life has changed. (Gift Article)
How life has changed in the New York area, according to data on traffic, transit and the responses of 600 readers.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
No surprise here: congestion pricing makes cities better.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
@brenttoderian.bsky.social
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
@brenttoderian.bsky.social
We kowtow to drivers with a unique blindness not wanting or caring to open our eyes to the truth.
The California DMV is in deep need of reform. Enraging stuff, uncovered by a team of reporters at @calmatters.org
calmatters.org/investigatio...
calmatters.org/investigatio...
December 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM
We kowtow to drivers with a unique blindness not wanting or caring to open our eyes to the truth.
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Timeline Cleanse: 36 years of teaching, and they gave him the most wonderful goodbye. Some of the students he taught over 36 years showed up to say goodbye. ♥️♥️
December 31, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Timeline Cleanse: 36 years of teaching, and they gave him the most wonderful goodbye. Some of the students he taught over 36 years showed up to say goodbye. ♥️♥️
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Hanging out with German relatives this week and all them have been like, “Oh yeah that’s definitely a Hitler you got there. You wanna fix that now or else you got a REAL problem down the pike.”
December 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Hanging out with German relatives this week and all them have been like, “Oh yeah that’s definitely a Hitler you got there. You wanna fix that now or else you got a REAL problem down the pike.”