jean26.bsky.social
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The Finch West LRT being slower than the bus it's replacing might be my personal Joker moment. The army of people who fought to preserve LRTs in the face of a mountain of dishonesty from multiple parties deserved an honest effort to make them actually operate well. Instead, we get Toronto.
December 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The Finch West LRT being slower than the bus it's replacing might be my personal Joker moment. The army of people who fought to preserve LRTs in the face of a mountain of dishonesty from multiple parties deserved an honest effort to make them actually operate well. Instead, we get Toronto.
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In 2025, Ford spent a record $112 million taxpayer dollars on ads promoting himself.
For $30 million, he could have fixed the Ontario Science Centre's roof and kept it open for our children.
#onpoli
For $30 million, he could have fixed the Ontario Science Centre's roof and kept it open for our children.
#onpoli
December 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
In 2025, Ford spent a record $112 million taxpayer dollars on ads promoting himself.
For $30 million, he could have fixed the Ontario Science Centre's roof and kept it open for our children.
#onpoli
For $30 million, he could have fixed the Ontario Science Centre's roof and kept it open for our children.
#onpoli
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this one minute video sums up today's opening of toronto's newest light rail, line 6.
this is so, so infuriating.
~50 min to go 10 km; ~30 min to go 5km.
in this case, the cross street is a minor road, yet the train is still held up for a minute for left turns
this is so, so infuriating.
~50 min to go 10 km; ~30 min to go 5km.
in this case, the cross street is a minor road, yet the train is still held up for a minute for left turns
December 7, 2025 at 11:25 PM
this one minute video sums up today's opening of toronto's newest light rail, line 6.
this is so, so infuriating.
~50 min to go 10 km; ~30 min to go 5km.
in this case, the cross street is a minor road, yet the train is still held up for a minute for left turns
this is so, so infuriating.
~50 min to go 10 km; ~30 min to go 5km.
in this case, the cross street is a minor road, yet the train is still held up for a minute for left turns
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signal priority (especially inserting phases before lefts) is just one of the ways to make this train more worth it for riders, by enabling faster service and reduced delays at intersections - plugging TTCriders petition for this:
(3)
(3)
Give Transit the Green Light
www.ttcriders.ca
December 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
signal priority (especially inserting phases before lefts) is just one of the ways to make this train more worth it for riders, by enabling faster service and reduced delays at intersections - plugging TTCriders petition for this:
(3)
(3)
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“In 2023, cars and their drivers killed 8,820 American pedestrians and bicyclists — 7,314 pedestrians and 1,166 cyclists. They injured another 136,281, an increase of over 5,300 injuries from 2022.”
Put the responsibility where it belongs.
Via @jalopnik.bsky.social
Put the responsibility where it belongs.
Via @jalopnik.bsky.social
No, Defensive Walking Isn't The Solution For Road Deaths - Jalopnik
It's victim-blaming, it's bull, and it's not the solution we need.
www.jalopnik.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
“In 2023, cars and their drivers killed 8,820 American pedestrians and bicyclists — 7,314 pedestrians and 1,166 cyclists. They injured another 136,281, an increase of over 5,300 injuries from 2022.”
Put the responsibility where it belongs.
Via @jalopnik.bsky.social
Put the responsibility where it belongs.
Via @jalopnik.bsky.social
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That 12 mph could be the difference between life and death for a pedestrian who gets hit by a driver
December 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
That 12 mph could be the difference between life and death for a pedestrian who gets hit by a driver
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Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
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Personal (choice) is political
November 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Personal (choice) is political
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Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
December 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
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This explains something that has always mystified me about drivers who rail against bike lanes and transit. Why WOULDN'T you want people to have options not to drive? It would make your own driving better! But they don't just want good traffic, they want to reinforce the NORM of driving
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This explains something that has always mystified me about drivers who rail against bike lanes and transit. Why WOULDN'T you want people to have options not to drive? It would make your own driving better! But they don't just want good traffic, they want to reinforce the NORM of driving
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Look around. The case for more, not less, liberal arts education - actual, real education in reading, writing, thinking, arguing, analyzing, & synthesizing by doing the actual hard work for which there is no substitute - is stronger than it’s ever been at any point in human history.
November 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Look around. The case for more, not less, liberal arts education - actual, real education in reading, writing, thinking, arguing, analyzing, & synthesizing by doing the actual hard work for which there is no substitute - is stronger than it’s ever been at any point in human history.
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Regular reminder that it makes no sense that all trains won't stop at Scarborough in the future. Hurting the GO network functioning as something other than a commuter shuttle.
November 29, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Regular reminder that it makes no sense that all trains won't stop at Scarborough in the future. Hurting the GO network functioning as something other than a commuter shuttle.
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‘Carney doesn’t actually want a pipeline or think one will get built, he’s just a duplicitous weasel’ is not the defence you think it is.
November 29, 2025 at 5:58 PM
‘Carney doesn’t actually want a pipeline or think one will get built, he’s just a duplicitous weasel’ is not the defence you think it is.
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IMO, it raises the question of how useful are executives?
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
IMO, it raises the question of how useful are executives?
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And for the record, this seems more reasonable to me, as a take. Because I think Carney (and especially Hodgson) are quite fine with dismantling environmental policy, as it stood. bsky.app/profile/sphi...
Giving Alberta an exemption to the Clean Electricity Standard means the policy is DOA.
There’s no way SK isn’t asking for the same thing, as they restart coal plants.
One Canadian economy? Nope. Likely scenario is no electricity regs at all, meaning we’re back to Harper-era policy.
There’s no way SK isn’t asking for the same thing, as they restart coal plants.
One Canadian economy? Nope. Likely scenario is no electricity regs at all, meaning we’re back to Harper-era policy.
Today’s MOU between the federal government and Alberta risks unravelling Canada’s climate policy. Read our full statement ⬇️
climateinstitute.ca/news/mou-alb...
climateinstitute.ca/news/mou-alb...
November 28, 2025 at 12:07 AM
And for the record, this seems more reasonable to me, as a take. Because I think Carney (and especially Hodgson) are quite fine with dismantling environmental policy, as it stood. bsky.app/profile/sphi...
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Genuinely feels like there's been a coup within the Liberal party thanks to Carney and his bros.
Not to say Trudeau's Liberals were much better (they bought a pipeline!) but Carney is a full-blown red tory and I'm shocked more Liberals aren't outraged their party has been usurped like this.
Not to say Trudeau's Liberals were much better (they bought a pipeline!) but Carney is a full-blown red tory and I'm shocked more Liberals aren't outraged their party has been usurped like this.
Super cool that we've got a deal for a path towards a pipeline that's tied to a carbon capture project, as if that makes it okay
when carbon capture one of the most expensive and least effective options for addressing climate change, and oil companies often use it to EXTRACT MORE OIL!!!!
fuck man
when carbon capture one of the most expensive and least effective options for addressing climate change, and oil companies often use it to EXTRACT MORE OIL!!!!
fuck man
November 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Genuinely feels like there's been a coup within the Liberal party thanks to Carney and his bros.
Not to say Trudeau's Liberals were much better (they bought a pipeline!) but Carney is a full-blown red tory and I'm shocked more Liberals aren't outraged their party has been usurped like this.
Not to say Trudeau's Liberals were much better (they bought a pipeline!) but Carney is a full-blown red tory and I'm shocked more Liberals aren't outraged their party has been usurped like this.
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Oh look, there's the dentist with Ford at a PC fundraiser.
"A company that received millions of Ontario taxpayer dollars from the Skills Development Fund is run by a dentist whose clinic’s clientele has included members of Premier Doug Ford’s family, according to eight well-placed sources" #OnPoli
"A company that received millions of Ontario taxpayer dollars from the Skills Development Fund is run by a dentist whose clinic’s clientele has included members of Premier Doug Ford’s family, according to eight well-placed sources" #OnPoli
November 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Oh look, there's the dentist with Ford at a PC fundraiser.
"A company that received millions of Ontario taxpayer dollars from the Skills Development Fund is run by a dentist whose clinic’s clientele has included members of Premier Doug Ford’s family, according to eight well-placed sources" #OnPoli
"A company that received millions of Ontario taxpayer dollars from the Skills Development Fund is run by a dentist whose clinic’s clientele has included members of Premier Doug Ford’s family, according to eight well-placed sources" #OnPoli
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Company given $2M from Skills Development Fund run by Ford family dentist: sources
Company given $2M from Skills Development Fund run by Ford family dentist: sources
The company’s CEO also worked closely with the wife of the minister in charge of the grant program at the time
dlvr.it
November 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Company given $2M from Skills Development Fund run by Ford family dentist: sources
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It's a strange way to go about building national unity—agreeing with Alberta what should be built in BC without talking to BC about it.
Can't imagine the federal government taking this approach to a project that went through Ontario or Quebec.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Can't imagine the federal government taking this approach to a project that went through Ontario or Quebec.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Carney briefs cabinet on Alberta energy deal to be unveiled Thursday
Agreement could open the door for a new heavy oil pipeline to the B.C. coast
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
It's a strange way to go about building national unity—agreeing with Alberta what should be built in BC without talking to BC about it.
Can't imagine the federal government taking this approach to a project that went through Ontario or Quebec.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Can't imagine the federal government taking this approach to a project that went through Ontario or Quebec.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Spain has become the Western world's economic-growth leader -- with the lowest deficits in Europe to boot -- by using the same toolkit Ottawa has before it (immigration plus investment in big capital projects), but doing it right. We should learn from them
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Spain has become an economic leader by using Ottawa’s toolkit the right way
The once-flagging Spanish economy has been turbocharged by big infrastructure investments, the green-energy transition and immigration
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Spain has become the Western world's economic-growth leader -- with the lowest deficits in Europe to boot -- by using the same toolkit Ottawa has before it (immigration plus investment in big capital projects), but doing it right. We should learn from them
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Doug Ford not showing up to answer my questions?
Yeah, you can set your watch by that one.
Yeah, you can set your watch by that one.
November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Doug Ford not showing up to answer my questions?
Yeah, you can set your watch by that one.
Yeah, you can set your watch by that one.
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"Ontario recorded the highest number of wait-list deaths: 10,634, including more than 9,100 diagnostic-scan deaths where patients died before reaching the point of receiving or being scheduled for surgery."
I guess it's not "hallway healthcare" if you never make it to the hospital hallway.
I guess it's not "hallway healthcare" if you never make it to the hospital hallway.
Tens of thousands of Canadians died waiting for medical care in the past year: report
A new report is raising alarm over growing wait-list deaths in Canada.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"Ontario recorded the highest number of wait-list deaths: 10,634, including more than 9,100 diagnostic-scan deaths where patients died before reaching the point of receiving or being scheduled for surgery."
I guess it's not "hallway healthcare" if you never make it to the hospital hallway.
I guess it's not "hallway healthcare" if you never make it to the hospital hallway.
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We've fallen into an anti-immigration, anti-climate, short-sighted economic doofus era, brought to you by the guy who we thought was a smart policy wonk.
Mark Carney drops Trudeau-era climate measures in energy deal with Alberta
Mark Carney drops Trudeau-era climate measures in energy deal with Alberta
rime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government is scrapping plans for a major national climate policy and immediately suspending another in Alberta alone, as part of a wide-ranging accord that softens
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
We've fallen into an anti-immigration, anti-climate, short-sighted economic doofus era, brought to you by the guy who we thought was a smart policy wonk.
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Democracy is quietly slipping away in Ontario
Does democracy matter anymore?
rabble.ca
November 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM