@numbers10.bsky.social
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“No city can solve its transportation problems if it neglects the greatest self-propelling vehicle of all: the pedestrian.” One of many really smart things Lewis Mumford said a really long time ago about cars, transportation and cities. Read more, via @davidzipper.bsky.social.
The Dark Prophet of Car-Clogged Cities
70 years before congestion pricing landed in New York City, Lewis Mumford sounded the alarm on letting automobiles run amok in America’s downtowns.
www.bloomberg.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:39 AM
“No city can solve its transportation problems if it neglects the greatest self-propelling vehicle of all: the pedestrian.” One of many really smart things Lewis Mumford said a really long time ago about cars, transportation and cities. Read more, via @davidzipper.bsky.social.
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That's it, America. You're officially fascist.
JUST IN: US Supreme Court decides man deported in error can remain in El Salvador pending further court action reut.rs/4iRwxEG
April 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
That's it, America. You're officially fascist.
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I remember trying to convince the landfill operator I used to work for to install solar farms on all our closed sites, but they called it a bad investment.
That was eight years ago.
I wonder if they’ve changed their tune yet because projects like this👇 are popping up all over the country.
That was eight years ago.
I wonder if they’ve changed their tune yet because projects like this👇 are popping up all over the country.
A solar farm comes online on a coal ash landfill site in West Virginia
A 5.5-megawatt solar farm just came online in Rivesville, West Virginia, on a brownfield site near a shuttered coal-burning power station.
electrek.co
April 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I remember trying to convince the landfill operator I used to work for to install solar farms on all our closed sites, but they called it a bad investment.
That was eight years ago.
I wonder if they’ve changed their tune yet because projects like this👇 are popping up all over the country.
That was eight years ago.
I wonder if they’ve changed their tune yet because projects like this👇 are popping up all over the country.
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A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
April 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
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At least 20 people lost their lives over the weekend as storms ravaged the country.
Meanwhile, Trump & DOGE have terminated 1,000 employees from NOAA — the agency that provides severe weather forecasting and warnings.
Make no mistake: these cuts put people's lives in danger.
Meanwhile, Trump & DOGE have terminated 1,000 employees from NOAA — the agency that provides severe weather forecasting and warnings.
Make no mistake: these cuts put people's lives in danger.
April 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
At least 20 people lost their lives over the weekend as storms ravaged the country.
Meanwhile, Trump & DOGE have terminated 1,000 employees from NOAA — the agency that provides severe weather forecasting and warnings.
Make no mistake: these cuts put people's lives in danger.
Meanwhile, Trump & DOGE have terminated 1,000 employees from NOAA — the agency that provides severe weather forecasting and warnings.
Make no mistake: these cuts put people's lives in danger.
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University admins have absolutely no business meddling in the affairs of an autonomous student union.
McGill cuts contractual relationship with student union https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/article862192.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky
McGill cuts contractual relationship with student union
www.montrealgazette.com
April 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
University admins have absolutely no business meddling in the affairs of an autonomous student union.
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Capitalism is incompatible with a livable planet.
The choice is clear.
The choice is clear.
Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer
Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure
www.theguardian.com
April 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Capitalism is incompatible with a livable planet.
The choice is clear.
The choice is clear.
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It's absolutely fucked how the Associated Press reports on Israel's campaign of genocide so that they can capture more land of the already tiny Gaza Strip.
apnews.com/article/gaza...
apnews.com/article/gaza...
Israel controls 50% of Gaza after razing land to expand its buffer zone
Israel has dramatically expanded its footprint in the Gaza Strip since relaunching its war against Hamas last month.
apnews.com
April 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
It's absolutely fucked how the Associated Press reports on Israel's campaign of genocide so that they can capture more land of the already tiny Gaza Strip.
apnews.com/article/gaza...
apnews.com/article/gaza...
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When Stephen Miller is running immigration policy, Don Bongino is operating FBI surveillance, Pete Hegseth is deciding who to bomb, and Laura Loomer is firing top national security aides, you don’t have an administration. You have an asylum.
April 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
When Stephen Miller is running immigration policy, Don Bongino is operating FBI surveillance, Pete Hegseth is deciding who to bomb, and Laura Loomer is firing top national security aides, you don’t have an administration. You have an asylum.
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Spot on, Dan!
Dan Rather Goes Viral With Epic 'Turkish Proverb' Aimed At Trump—And It's On Point
Nailed it!
www.comicsands.com
April 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Spot on, Dan!
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It felt weird to do this post on my usual public transit beat.
It felt like I was pretending that the world isn't going over a cliff.
But there's a thematic connection to the moment: We'll need more transit capacity soon, as lots of people will no longer be able to afford cars.
It felt like I was pretending that the world isn't going over a cliff.
But there's a thematic connection to the moment: We'll need more transit capacity soon, as lots of people will no longer be able to afford cars.
Vancouver's @translink.ca has a "community shuttle" product that uses small vehicles. Some considered them cuter than buses, but on this line in the dense downtown they were too small for the demand, leaving ppl behind.
So it's great to see this change. Capacity > cuteness!
So it's great to see this change. Capacity > cuteness!
April 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
It felt weird to do this post on my usual public transit beat.
It felt like I was pretending that the world isn't going over a cliff.
But there's a thematic connection to the moment: We'll need more transit capacity soon, as lots of people will no longer be able to afford cars.
It felt like I was pretending that the world isn't going over a cliff.
But there's a thematic connection to the moment: We'll need more transit capacity soon, as lots of people will no longer be able to afford cars.
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Behavior like this is truly abhorrent.
Trans Texas Teacher Resigns After Being Targeted By MAGA Account 'Libs Of TikTok'
Their cruelty knows no bounds.
www.comicsands.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Behavior like this is truly abhorrent.
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I noted recently that I have a very significant trade deficit with farmers. In fact, I don't grow any food and they don't buy anything from me. I haven't calculated the tariffs I should impose to stop them from ripping me off by providing me with food to buy.
/sarcasm
/sarcasm
Boycotting the grocery store until they start buying an equivalent volume of groceries from me
April 7, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I noted recently that I have a very significant trade deficit with farmers. In fact, I don't grow any food and they don't buy anything from me. I haven't calculated the tariffs I should impose to stop them from ripping me off by providing me with food to buy.
/sarcasm
/sarcasm
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You could just try consuming way less, America.
April 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
You could just try consuming way less, America.
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LMAO. No one is weaker than these fragile dudebros.
April 8, 2025 at 12:04 AM
LMAO. No one is weaker than these fragile dudebros.
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🚨 Ontario: The #GreatLakes hold the key to clean power!
Less than 300 #OffshoreWind turbines could reduce our reliance on U.S gas & replace polluting gas plants—zero-carbon, low-cost & barely visible from shore.
So why is @fordnation saying no?
#ClimateChange #TripleWindAndSolar #RenewableEnergy
Less than 300 #OffshoreWind turbines could reduce our reliance on U.S gas & replace polluting gas plants—zero-carbon, low-cost & barely visible from shore.
So why is @fordnation saying no?
#ClimateChange #TripleWindAndSolar #RenewableEnergy
April 8, 2025 at 12:55 AM
🚨 Ontario: The #GreatLakes hold the key to clean power!
Less than 300 #OffshoreWind turbines could reduce our reliance on U.S gas & replace polluting gas plants—zero-carbon, low-cost & barely visible from shore.
So why is @fordnation saying no?
#ClimateChange #TripleWindAndSolar #RenewableEnergy
Less than 300 #OffshoreWind turbines could reduce our reliance on U.S gas & replace polluting gas plants—zero-carbon, low-cost & barely visible from shore.
So why is @fordnation saying no?
#ClimateChange #TripleWindAndSolar #RenewableEnergy
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While the cost of living keeps rising, Doug Ford is spending 💰BILLIONS💰 to expand polluting gas plants that rely on American fracked gas, raising emissions & our energy bills.
Ontarians deserve better. Let’s #TripleWindAndSolar instead!
#onpoli #Tradewar
www.cleanairalliance.org/campaigns/ke...
Ontarians deserve better. Let’s #TripleWindAndSolar instead!
#onpoli #Tradewar
www.cleanairalliance.org/campaigns/ke...
April 8, 2025 at 1:04 AM
While the cost of living keeps rising, Doug Ford is spending 💰BILLIONS💰 to expand polluting gas plants that rely on American fracked gas, raising emissions & our energy bills.
Ontarians deserve better. Let’s #TripleWindAndSolar instead!
#onpoli #Tradewar
www.cleanairalliance.org/campaigns/ke...
Ontarians deserve better. Let’s #TripleWindAndSolar instead!
#onpoli #Tradewar
www.cleanairalliance.org/campaigns/ke...
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🇨🇦 Ontario needs Made-in-Canada energy—NOT more U.S. gas & overpriced American reactors.
✅ Clean power from wind, solar & Quebec hydro
❌ Dirty gas & costly U.S. nukes
Tell Ford: Cancel the GE-Hitachi deal.
#TripleWindAndSolar #onpoli #RenewableEnergy
www.cleanairalliance.org/campaigns/ke...
✅ Clean power from wind, solar & Quebec hydro
❌ Dirty gas & costly U.S. nukes
Tell Ford: Cancel the GE-Hitachi deal.
#TripleWindAndSolar #onpoli #RenewableEnergy
www.cleanairalliance.org/campaigns/ke...
Keep Ontario strong with Made-in-Canada energy - Ontario Clean Air Alliance
Renewable energy sources like solar and wind have progressed rapidly since Ontario first embraced these zero emission sources in the early 2000s. Today, solar and wind are considered cost competitive ...
www.cleanairalliance.org
April 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
🇨🇦 Ontario needs Made-in-Canada energy—NOT more U.S. gas & overpriced American reactors.
✅ Clean power from wind, solar & Quebec hydro
❌ Dirty gas & costly U.S. nukes
Tell Ford: Cancel the GE-Hitachi deal.
#TripleWindAndSolar #onpoli #RenewableEnergy
www.cleanairalliance.org/campaigns/ke...
✅ Clean power from wind, solar & Quebec hydro
❌ Dirty gas & costly U.S. nukes
Tell Ford: Cancel the GE-Hitachi deal.
#TripleWindAndSolar #onpoli #RenewableEnergy
www.cleanairalliance.org/campaigns/ke...
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Attention policy makers: As a business owner in Canada, I could take advantage of pretty good tax breaks if I had a car. But I don’t want a car and choose to live where I don’t need one. That’s better for everyone.
But there are no tax breaks connected to my public transit pass.
That’s bad policy.
But there are no tax breaks connected to my public transit pass.
That’s bad policy.
March 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Attention policy makers: As a business owner in Canada, I could take advantage of pretty good tax breaks if I had a car. But I don’t want a car and choose to live where I don’t need one. That’s better for everyone.
But there are no tax breaks connected to my public transit pass.
That’s bad policy.
But there are no tax breaks connected to my public transit pass.
That’s bad policy.
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Fact check: US #fentanyl deaths began falling during the last year of the Biden administration. Only 0.2% of US border fentanyl seizures came from Canada. Almost all came across the Mexican border and over 80% of those arrested were US citizens.
March 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Fact check: US #fentanyl deaths began falling during the last year of the Biden administration. Only 0.2% of US border fentanyl seizures came from Canada. Almost all came across the Mexican border and over 80% of those arrested were US citizens.
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Illegal drug border facts (CBC):
- Canada Border Services Agency seized 8,300 kgs of illegal drugs entering from the US in 2024
- US Customs and Border Patrol seized 5,260 kgs of illegal drugs entering from Canada in 2024
That's 58% more illegal drugs entering Canada than entering the US.
- Canada Border Services Agency seized 8,300 kgs of illegal drugs entering from the US in 2024
- US Customs and Border Patrol seized 5,260 kgs of illegal drugs entering from Canada in 2024
That's 58% more illegal drugs entering Canada than entering the US.
March 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Illegal drug border facts (CBC):
- Canada Border Services Agency seized 8,300 kgs of illegal drugs entering from the US in 2024
- US Customs and Border Patrol seized 5,260 kgs of illegal drugs entering from Canada in 2024
That's 58% more illegal drugs entering Canada than entering the US.
- Canada Border Services Agency seized 8,300 kgs of illegal drugs entering from the US in 2024
- US Customs and Border Patrol seized 5,260 kgs of illegal drugs entering from Canada in 2024
That's 58% more illegal drugs entering Canada than entering the US.
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“Buy Canadian” campaigns are ultimately worthless if our own politicians have guaranteed our dependence on foreign gas and nuclear imports for electricity and home heating
@taylornoakes.bsky.social #onpoli #climate #buycanadian #triplewindandsolar
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
@taylornoakes.bsky.social #onpoli #climate #buycanadian #triplewindandsolar
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Taylor C. Noakes: Why Doug Ford’s decisions mean Ontario can’t cut off energy to the U.S. as threatened
Premier Doug Ford has made Ontario dependent on fossil fuel imports from the U.S., while going out of his way to ensure we don’t have any alternatives.
www.thestar.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
“Buy Canadian” campaigns are ultimately worthless if our own politicians have guaranteed our dependence on foreign gas and nuclear imports for electricity and home heating
@taylornoakes.bsky.social #onpoli #climate #buycanadian #triplewindandsolar
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
@taylornoakes.bsky.social #onpoli #climate #buycanadian #triplewindandsolar
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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America’s wealth gap is now more extreme than it’s been in over a century. Until this structural problem is remedied, the American economy will remain perilously fragile.
March 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
America’s wealth gap is now more extreme than it’s been in over a century. Until this structural problem is remedied, the American economy will remain perilously fragile.
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A Canadian government source is confirming Trump used profanity in his call with Trudeau, Trump was apparently pushing for Canada to accept more US dairy products. If I was Canada, I would suspend all dairy imports until the US cleans up their self-inflicted birdflu problem in dairy herds. #tariffs
#USDA confirmed +1 #H5N1 #birdflu infected dairy herd in California, bringing the state's total to 749. CA's Ag dept says 329 of those herds have cleared quarantine.
Cumulative national total is 978 herds in 17 states. www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-po...
Cumulative national total is 978 herds in 17 states. www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-po...
March 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
A Canadian government source is confirming Trump used profanity in his call with Trudeau, Trump was apparently pushing for Canada to accept more US dairy products. If I was Canada, I would suspend all dairy imports until the US cleans up their self-inflicted birdflu problem in dairy herds. #tariffs