@keb26.bsky.social
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Was shared with me
September 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Was shared with me
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A friend of mine was on Charlie Kirk's "watch list" of Black professors. She received so many death and rape threats that her university offered her a security detail for the walk to class.
This is Kirk's legacy.
You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.
This is Kirk's legacy.
You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.
September 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A friend of mine was on Charlie Kirk's "watch list" of Black professors. She received so many death and rape threats that her university offered her a security detail for the walk to class.
This is Kirk's legacy.
You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.
This is Kirk's legacy.
You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.
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“Charlie Kirk was a bad person but even bad people don’t deserve to be murdered” is all they have to say. It’s not hard.
I don’t need to be told not to celebrate violence or speak ill of the dead but all this hagiography of Kirk is just absurd. He was a vicious, bigoted troll who devoted his life to making things as shitty as possible for anyone who wasn’t like him. He made the discourse worse in every possible way.
Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
September 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
“Charlie Kirk was a bad person but even bad people don’t deserve to be murdered” is all they have to say. It’s not hard.
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Something scary about the hagiography of Kirk is that people who aren't terminally online or who otherwise didn't pay him much attention will now seek out his videos and other content and become radicalized precisely because they are being told he practiced politics "the right way." Dark stuff.
September 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Something scary about the hagiography of Kirk is that people who aren't terminally online or who otherwise didn't pay him much attention will now seek out his videos and other content and become radicalized precisely because they are being told he practiced politics "the right way." Dark stuff.
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israel is a colonial state carrying out a genocide and anyone supporting it is the moral equivalent of a nazi in 1940
August 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
israel is a colonial state carrying out a genocide and anyone supporting it is the moral equivalent of a nazi in 1940
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The province: We don't need the coastal protection act because cities will protect coasts.
Halifax: We're gonna protect the coast.
The province: How about go fuck yourself.
Halifax: We're gonna protect the coast.
The province: How about go fuck yourself.
August 11, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The province: We don't need the coastal protection act because cities will protect coasts.
Halifax: We're gonna protect the coast.
The province: How about go fuck yourself.
Halifax: We're gonna protect the coast.
The province: How about go fuck yourself.
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August 7, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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“Good news everyone, we got rid of those pesky bike lanes. So anyway, this drought. Crazy, huh? Who’d have thought.”
August 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
“Good news everyone, we got rid of those pesky bike lanes. So anyway, this drought. Crazy, huh? Who’d have thought.”
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Halifax gets speed humps and a spike in road deaths. Two kids under 18 so far this year!
“Helsinki has not recorded a single traffic fatality in the past 12 months, city and police officials confirmed this week.”
City engineer credits lower speed limits and smart design.
I agree. #Helsinki #VisionZero
City engineer credits lower speed limits and smart design.
I agree. #Helsinki #VisionZero
Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death
A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
yle.fi
August 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Halifax gets speed humps and a spike in road deaths. Two kids under 18 so far this year!
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One of many reasons why the hand wringing over the cost of bike lanes is absolute bullshit.
4-5 million is about what we spend on the bike network per year. So roughly an equivalent cost to society of just one month of traffic collisions.
August 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
One of many reasons why the hand wringing over the cost of bike lanes is absolute bullshit.
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182 crashes is approximately $45 million worth of HRFE services
August 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
182 crashes is approximately $45 million worth of HRFE services
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Friendly reminder that 170 emails got council to vote against density around universities in the housing accelerator fund reform debates.
Majority of letters sent to Andy Fillmore, Halifax councillors in support of bike lanes
by @suzannerent.bsky.social
by @suzannerent.bsky.social
Majority of letters sent to Andy Fillmore, Halifax councillors in support of bike lanes - Halifax Examiner
Only 27 letters sent to offices of mayor, council, and municipal clerk supported motion to pause construction of bike lanes.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
August 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Friendly reminder that 170 emails got council to vote against density around universities in the housing accelerator fund reform debates.
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Vision Zero is achievable in an urban context.
We know how, we just have to do it.
We know how, we just have to do it.
“Helsinki has not recorded a single traffic fatality in the past 12 months, city and police officials confirmed this week.”
City engineer credits lower speed limits and smart design.
I agree. #Helsinki #VisionZero
City engineer credits lower speed limits and smart design.
I agree. #Helsinki #VisionZero
Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death
A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.
yle.fi
July 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Vision Zero is achievable in an urban context.
We know how, we just have to do it.
We know how, we just have to do it.
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It's really too bad people are falling for the distraction of bike lanes. Like I said, there are some people, including those in power, who create drama and drag everyone into it but they have other motives. You all personally know people like this. Don't fall for the drama, #Halifax.
July 16, 2025 at 10:48 PM
It's really too bad people are falling for the distraction of bike lanes. Like I said, there are some people, including those in power, who create drama and drag everyone into it but they have other motives. You all personally know people like this. Don't fall for the drama, #Halifax.
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Justice Julie Blackhawk, the first Indigenous woman appointed to Canadian Federal Court, said that Mx. Jenkel’s pre-removal risk assessment was “flawed and unreasonable” and relied on outdated info that “does not address current conditions for LGBTQ, non-binary and transgender persons” in the U.S.
"A [Canadian] Federal Court justice has halted the deportation of a non-binary American in a ruling that criticized Ottawa’s Immigration Department for not properly considering the situation of LGBTQ Americans... in a judgment that their lawyers hailed as precedent-setting."
Judge halts deportation of non-binary American in landmark ruling after Trump’s gender edicts
Advocates have been calling on the government to provide a safe haven for gender-diverse U.S. residents
www.theglobeandmail.com
July 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Justice Julie Blackhawk, the first Indigenous woman appointed to Canadian Federal Court, said that Mx. Jenkel’s pre-removal risk assessment was “flawed and unreasonable” and relied on outdated info that “does not address current conditions for LGBTQ, non-binary and transgender persons” in the U.S.
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The Myth of the big, bad Megacity.
“What the far right feels about cities isn’t physical fear. It’s discomfort. Canadian urban planner @brenttoderian.bsky.social decodes this feeling as: “I’m not the majority any more, it isn’t my city anymore.” By @simonkuper.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com
“What the far right feels about cities isn’t physical fear. It’s discomfort. Canadian urban planner @brenttoderian.bsky.social decodes this feeling as: “I’m not the majority any more, it isn’t my city anymore.” By @simonkuper.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com
Myth of the big, bad megacity
What the right feels about metropoles isn’t physical fear. It’s discomfort
www.ft.com
July 9, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The Myth of the big, bad Megacity.
“What the far right feels about cities isn’t physical fear. It’s discomfort. Canadian urban planner @brenttoderian.bsky.social decodes this feeling as: “I’m not the majority any more, it isn’t my city anymore.” By @simonkuper.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com
“What the far right feels about cities isn’t physical fear. It’s discomfort. Canadian urban planner @brenttoderian.bsky.social decodes this feeling as: “I’m not the majority any more, it isn’t my city anymore.” By @simonkuper.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com
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Not to put too fine a point on it, but the Road Safety Strategy was enacted because 18 people dying on our roads in a year was too many.
We are less than 5 deaths away from 2025 being the first post-road safety strategy year to top our pre-road safety road death record.
We are less than 5 deaths away from 2025 being the first post-road safety strategy year to top our pre-road safety road death record.
A 49-year-old man was crossing the street last night at Frances/ St Victoria (Dartmouth) and was struck by a person operating a vehicle, believed left with life-threatening injuries.
Our worsening road safety crisis for vulnerable road users needs to be acknowledged, and acted upon.
Our worsening road safety crisis for vulnerable road users needs to be acknowledged, and acted upon.
June 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Not to put too fine a point on it, but the Road Safety Strategy was enacted because 18 people dying on our roads in a year was too many.
We are less than 5 deaths away from 2025 being the first post-road safety strategy year to top our pre-road safety road death record.
We are less than 5 deaths away from 2025 being the first post-road safety strategy year to top our pre-road safety road death record.
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transition care for trans people is life saving healthcare. the only regret with my transition is that i didn’t start when i was younger. fuck everyone who is cheering on the destruction legal trans healthcare, and fuck those indifferent to it
June 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
transition care for trans people is life saving healthcare. the only regret with my transition is that i didn’t start when i was younger. fuck everyone who is cheering on the destruction legal trans healthcare, and fuck those indifferent to it
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Halifax has a mayor and NS has a Premier who hate to look stupid, but make the most ridiculous decisions. It's wild to watch them be so bad at politics. Like, we can all see you acting like fools! It's possible to do something intelligent like basing actions in credible evidence 🤦
June 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Halifax has a mayor and NS has a Premier who hate to look stupid, but make the most ridiculous decisions. It's wild to watch them be so bad at politics. Like, we can all see you acting like fools! It's possible to do something intelligent like basing actions in credible evidence 🤦
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There’s a TON of evidence that bigger, higher vehicles are far more likely to kill somone they hit, crushing vital organs & pushing victims under.
But never forget, their weight, height & sightlines also make it far more likely that they’ll hit someone in the first place.
HT @transenv.bsky.social
But never forget, their weight, height & sightlines also make it far more likely that they’ll hit someone in the first place.
HT @transenv.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 5:07 AM
There’s a TON of evidence that bigger, higher vehicles are far more likely to kill somone they hit, crushing vital organs & pushing victims under.
But never forget, their weight, height & sightlines also make it far more likely that they’ll hit someone in the first place.
HT @transenv.bsky.social
But never forget, their weight, height & sightlines also make it far more likely that they’ll hit someone in the first place.
HT @transenv.bsky.social
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Can someone remind me how the road safety pillar of enforcement works?
We let people break the law and be dangerous if enough people are doing it?
We let people break the law and be dangerous if enough people are doing it?
Do whatever you want (if you own a home or drive a car). Nothing matters. What an empty society.
‘That’s a lot’: Vaughan pumps the brakes on photo radar after a deluge of speeding tickets raises hackles
The city says it will pause handing out fines to speeding drivers caught by automated speed cameras.
www.thestar.com
June 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Can someone remind me how the road safety pillar of enforcement works?
We let people break the law and be dangerous if enough people are doing it?
We let people break the law and be dangerous if enough people are doing it?
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But yeah, $93 million for bike lanes is too much
Wanderers fans, this spreadsheet is why we're not getting a stadium. Halifax's 5-year $1.8 billion capital plan, ~$642,784,405, or ~35%, is directly or primarily for automotive infrastructure. The city will only recoup $35 million (1%) of that cost from parking. You're driving on the stadium money.
June 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
But yeah, $93 million for bike lanes is too much