Chris Litt
@littrightup.bsky.social
Bonvivant de la cyclisme. littrightup.wordpress.com
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September 27, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Every day is a good day to donate to Ukraine's war effort. united24media.com
The gigantic parking lot at the end of Hà Nội's Hoàn Kiếm Lake, which was an unsightly waste of prime land, has been removed, allowing for this large pedestrian area in photo 1.
September 12, 2025 at 5:15 AM
The gigantic parking lot at the end of Hà Nội's Hoàn Kiếm Lake, which was an unsightly waste of prime land, has been removed, allowing for this large pedestrian area in photo 1.
An amazing experience riding The Alps Ultracycling Adventure from Tegernsee to Lago di Garda this week. Highly recommended for endurance cyclists who like lots of rugged climbing into remote and beautiful locations. Great camaraderie among riders and crew!
September 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
An amazing experience riding The Alps Ultracycling Adventure from Tegernsee to Lago di Garda this week. Highly recommended for endurance cyclists who like lots of rugged climbing into remote and beautiful locations. Great camaraderie among riders and crew!
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I wonder how many cyclists are happy about Shimano sponsoring this horror.
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Bluefin tuna are miraculously returning to UK shores – only to be tormented for ‘sport’ | George Monbiot
A tournament in Cornwall will pit anglers against these magnificent creatures, as part of a rising trend for so-called ‘sportfishing’, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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August 29, 2025 at 9:36 AM
I wonder how many cyclists are happy about Shimano sponsoring this horror.
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“The collapse of a critical Atlantic current can no longer be considered a low-likelihood event, a study has concluded, making deep cuts to fossil fuel emissions even more urgent to avoid the catastrophic impact.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds
Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
“The collapse of a critical Atlantic current can no longer be considered a low-likelihood event, a study has concluded, making deep cuts to fossil fuel emissions even more urgent to avoid the catastrophic impact.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🇬🇪Georgia’s paradox: a government despised by its people, yet firmly in power.
Ivanishvili’s Georgian Dream survives not through popularity, but by fusing repression, economic dependency, and rigged institutions.
🧵In this thread I try to explain this paradox.
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Ivanishvili’s Georgian Dream survives not through popularity, but by fusing repression, economic dependency, and rigged institutions.
🧵In this thread I try to explain this paradox.
1/16
August 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
🇬🇪Georgia’s paradox: a government despised by its people, yet firmly in power.
Ivanishvili’s Georgian Dream survives not through popularity, but by fusing repression, economic dependency, and rigged institutions.
🧵In this thread I try to explain this paradox.
1/16
Ivanishvili’s Georgian Dream survives not through popularity, but by fusing repression, economic dependency, and rigged institutions.
🧵In this thread I try to explain this paradox.
1/16
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I agree.
the CBC was founded as a bulwark against US cultural imperialism, to ensure we had canadian news and canadian culture.
there should be a renewed emphasis on that mandate, particularly to stop reporting so much on what happens in the US for eyeballs and ad dollars.
there should be a renewed emphasis on that mandate, particularly to stop reporting so much on what happens in the US for eyeballs and ad dollars.
August 23, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I agree.
Wise words on the attention economy from William Wordsworth, quoted in "Toward the Open Field: Poets on the Art of Poetry," edited by Melissa Kwasny. Wesleyan University, 2004.
August 2, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Wise words on the attention economy from William Wordsworth, quoted in "Toward the Open Field: Poets on the Art of Poetry," edited by Melissa Kwasny. Wesleyan University, 2004.
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You ever think about how the Great Famine in China was in large part a data manipulation problem created to please an authoritarian leader that led to the deaths of tens of millions of people?
August 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
You ever think about how the Great Famine in China was in large part a data manipulation problem created to please an authoritarian leader that led to the deaths of tens of millions of people?
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98%
That's the decrease in the annual number of single-use plastic bags in the UK since a 5p charge started 10 years ago (it's now 10p)
Not all environmental problems are that easy to tackle, but change is possible
Resharing the Mail's 2015 splash, which has aged well
www.gov.uk/government/p...
That's the decrease in the annual number of single-use plastic bags in the UK since a 5p charge started 10 years ago (it's now 10p)
Not all environmental problems are that easy to tackle, but change is possible
Resharing the Mail's 2015 splash, which has aged well
www.gov.uk/government/p...
July 31, 2025 at 8:58 AM
98%
That's the decrease in the annual number of single-use plastic bags in the UK since a 5p charge started 10 years ago (it's now 10p)
Not all environmental problems are that easy to tackle, but change is possible
Resharing the Mail's 2015 splash, which has aged well
www.gov.uk/government/p...
That's the decrease in the annual number of single-use plastic bags in the UK since a 5p charge started 10 years ago (it's now 10p)
Not all environmental problems are that easy to tackle, but change is possible
Resharing the Mail's 2015 splash, which has aged well
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Why is anyone, including CNN, giving a platform to one of the worst Canadians ever, Kevin O’Leary?
Serious question @cnn.com.
Serious question @cnn.com.
O’Leary: If any of you cared about the victims, you wouldn't drag these women back into the limelight… They don’t want you to help them anymore
Cross: How do you know that?
O’Leary: Don’t you think if it was you, you would rather get on with your life?
Cross: No, I would want justice pursued
Cross: How do you know that?
O’Leary: Don’t you think if it was you, you would rather get on with your life?
Cross: No, I would want justice pursued
July 30, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Why is anyone, including CNN, giving a platform to one of the worst Canadians ever, Kevin O’Leary?
Serious question @cnn.com.
Serious question @cnn.com.
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“To use a technical term, it blew my mind,” said Vancouver’s former chief planner Brent Toderian…”They weren’t lazy about it—they didn’t just throw up barriers and ban cars. It might be the best bargain I’ve ever heard,” Toderian said. #Montreal
It’s not just what you take away. It’s what you add.
It’s not just what you take away. It’s what you add.
Montreal Adds Nine More Car-Free Streets after ‘Mind Blowing’ Success
Four years after Montreal decided to make a 2.5-kilometre stretch of a busy downtown artery car-free every summer, the transformation continues to receive rave reviews from users and local businesses.
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July 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“To use a technical term, it blew my mind,” said Vancouver’s former chief planner Brent Toderian…”They weren’t lazy about it—they didn’t just throw up barriers and ban cars. It might be the best bargain I’ve ever heard,” Toderian said. #Montreal
It’s not just what you take away. It’s what you add.
It’s not just what you take away. It’s what you add.
New Blog Post: Hội An's Namia River Retreat turns over a new luxury leaf
Namia integrates with the "place-based economy" to deliver an experience of Hội An like no other.
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#Vietnam #Vietnamtravel #resorts #wellness #sustainabletravel
Namia integrates with the "place-based economy" to deliver an experience of Hội An like no other.
littrightup.wordpress.com/2025/07/27/n...
#Vietnam #Vietnamtravel #resorts #wellness #sustainabletravel
July 27, 2025 at 4:51 AM
New Blog Post: Hội An's Namia River Retreat turns over a new luxury leaf
Namia integrates with the "place-based economy" to deliver an experience of Hội An like no other.
littrightup.wordpress.com/2025/07/27/n...
#Vietnam #Vietnamtravel #resorts #wellness #sustainabletravel
Namia integrates with the "place-based economy" to deliver an experience of Hội An like no other.
littrightup.wordpress.com/2025/07/27/n...
#Vietnam #Vietnamtravel #resorts #wellness #sustainabletravel
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A fragment of Irish rainforest near Moycullen, Galway. These places are so rare, so deeply enchanting, yet still so undervalued.
What sort of nation cares so little about the natural side of its heritage?
What sort of nation cares so little about the natural side of its heritage?
July 26, 2025 at 5:52 AM
A fragment of Irish rainforest near Moycullen, Galway. These places are so rare, so deeply enchanting, yet still so undervalued.
What sort of nation cares so little about the natural side of its heritage?
What sort of nation cares so little about the natural side of its heritage?
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New blog post: Vietnam's Crescendoing Cascade of Craft Bia (and where to drink it!). littrightup.wordpress.com/2025/07/24/v...
#Vietnam #Vietnambeer #craftbeer #bia #travel #food
#Vietnam #Vietnambeer #craftbeer #bia #travel #food
July 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
New blog post: Vietnam's Crescendoing Cascade of Craft Bia (and where to drink it!). littrightup.wordpress.com/2025/07/24/v...
#Vietnam #Vietnambeer #craftbeer #bia #travel #food
#Vietnam #Vietnambeer #craftbeer #bia #travel #food
At the confluence of the Bằng and Hiến Rivers, within the vast UNESCO-protected Cao Bằng Geo-Park, Cao Bằng City is imbued with the dynamism of the various ethnicities and cultures of the region. Here's my blog post on the best dining options in Cao Bằng!
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July 12, 2025 at 12:06 PM
At the confluence of the Bằng and Hiến Rivers, within the vast UNESCO-protected Cao Bằng Geo-Park, Cao Bằng City is imbued with the dynamism of the various ethnicities and cultures of the region. Here's my blog post on the best dining options in Cao Bằng!
littrightup.wordpress.com/2025/07/12/c...
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Canada's new reality: a neighbouring country whose gov't wants us to either fail or be annexed. We can't beef up that border (physical and conceptual) fast enough.
July 11, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Canada's new reality: a neighbouring country whose gov't wants us to either fail or be annexed. We can't beef up that border (physical and conceptual) fast enough.
Very interesting thread!
So this phrase “able-bodied” has clearly been on the most recent list of R talking points. It comes from the first round of English labor laws, which were instituted after the Black Death.
A mini medieval story time!
A mini medieval story time!
Jim Jordan: "If there's an able-bodied adult out there now who is in our welfare system, guess what -- that person is going to have to work ... that is far from immoral."
July 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Very interesting thread!