Steeping Bayleaf
@stepheneb.bsky.social
West coaster into cities, economics, climate change, tech, politics, energy, and data. Geriatric millennial. Big nerd vibes. 🇨🇦🏳️🌈🥌
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Here is the long and short of it.
October 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Here is the long and short of it.
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Looking over the Epstein book messages, I'm struck by how comfortable everyone was with compiling something like this, contributing to it, and receiving it. Something most people with common sense would avoid like the plague.
But the super-rich and powerful know how insulated they are.
But the super-rich and powerful know how insulated they are.
September 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Looking over the Epstein book messages, I'm struck by how comfortable everyone was with compiling something like this, contributing to it, and receiving it. Something most people with common sense would avoid like the plague.
But the super-rich and powerful know how insulated they are.
But the super-rich and powerful know how insulated they are.
The absolute audacity of American politicians people these days. Like, do they not know that we all have receipts? Is consistency (the opposite of hypocrisy) no longer a value to be upheld in public life?
You had your chance to remove and bar him from the presidency after Jan 6. And you chickened out.
September 6, 2025 at 2:34 AM
The absolute audacity of American politicians people these days. Like, do they not know that we all have receipts? Is consistency (the opposite of hypocrisy) no longer a value to be upheld in public life?
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it's easier to buy a gun in the united states than high-rise trousers
August 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
it's easier to buy a gun in the united states than high-rise trousers
When you’re heading through Bas St Laurent having lunch at La Cantine des Navigateurs for beachside lobster club sandwiches and poutine is a must!
August 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
When you’re heading through Bas St Laurent having lunch at La Cantine des Navigateurs for beachside lobster club sandwiches and poutine is a must!
Vancouver is so dreamy this evening 🤩
August 11, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Vancouver is so dreamy this evening 🤩
Furthest in Canada:
North: Fort St John, BC
West: Tofino, BC
East: St John’s, NL
South: Niagara, ON
North: Fort St John, BC
West: Tofino, BC
East: St John’s, NL
South: Niagara, ON
The furthest in *Canada:*
North: Wolverine Bay, BC
West: Tofino, BC
East: New Haven, NS
South: Niagara Falls, ON
North: Wolverine Bay, BC
West: Tofino, BC
East: New Haven, NS
South: Niagara Falls, ON
August 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Furthest in Canada:
North: Fort St John, BC
West: Tofino, BC
East: St John’s, NL
South: Niagara, ON
North: Fort St John, BC
West: Tofino, BC
East: St John’s, NL
South: Niagara, ON
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Terracotta Is a 3,000-Year-Old Solution to Fighting Extreme Heat www.scientificamerican.com/article/terr...
Terracotta Is a 3,000-Year-Old Solution to Fighting Extreme Heat
Companies are adapting this humble clay-based ceramic to keep people cool—without electricity
www.scientificamerican.com
August 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Terracotta Is a 3,000-Year-Old Solution to Fighting Extreme Heat www.scientificamerican.com/article/terr...
This is really cute
reasonably sure this is the first time a regional government agency has launched a new service with an elaborate broadway musical parody
July 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
This is really cute
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1 summer of running an AC in British Columbia generates as much carbon as 14 hours of running an AC in Alberta. Maybe it’s not the AC that’s the problem.
How do I feel about air conditioning? I’m very hot – but it’s destroying the planet | Emma Beddington
How do I feel about air conditioning? I’m very hot – but it’s destroying the planet | Emma Beddington
Yes, temperatures are rising. But more and more AC means more and more CO2 – and then more and more global heating. Let’s have some long-term thinking instead, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddington
www.theguardian.com
July 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
1 summer of running an AC in British Columbia generates as much carbon as 14 hours of running an AC in Alberta. Maybe it’s not the AC that’s the problem.
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“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.”
grist.org/biking/one-m...
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.”
grist.org/biking/one-m...
One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
grist.org
July 10, 2025 at 7:55 AM
“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.”
grist.org/biking/one-m...
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.”
grist.org/biking/one-m...
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This is insane. Musk, the world's richest man, owner of the most influential political messaging platform, and a de facto government member and top ally to the president, is accusing a journalist of being a criminal, because she reported on one of his racist DOGE staffers. This is fascist behavior.
February 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This is insane. Musk, the world's richest man, owner of the most influential political messaging platform, and a de facto government member and top ally to the president, is accusing a journalist of being a criminal, because she reported on one of his racist DOGE staffers. This is fascist behavior.
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The stock market is tanking so badly it almost feels like we are being governed by someone who went bankrupt six tim—
Oh wait.
Oh wait.
February 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The stock market is tanking so badly it almost feels like we are being governed by someone who went bankrupt six tim—
Oh wait.
Oh wait.
Ok Canada, time to pick ourselves up, dust off and leave that abusive, one-sided relationship. We may still have to live next door and see them regularly but now we see how transactional and uncaring the relationship always was. It’s time to get back on the apps and leave their 2AM texts on read
February 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Ok Canada, time to pick ourselves up, dust off and leave that abusive, one-sided relationship. We may still have to live next door and see them regularly but now we see how transactional and uncaring the relationship always was. It’s time to get back on the apps and leave their 2AM texts on read
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Trump tariffs are higher on Canada than China because Trump always likes the dictator better
January 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Trump tariffs are higher on Canada than China because Trump always likes the dictator better
In light of imminent US tariffs on Canadian goods, as a Canadian citizen and consumer is there any guidance I can find on how to avoid supporting US companies and buy Canadian and non-US goods?
January 31, 2025 at 10:27 PM
In light of imminent US tariffs on Canadian goods, as a Canadian citizen and consumer is there any guidance I can find on how to avoid supporting US companies and buy Canadian and non-US goods?
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Yup. Still January.
January 31, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Yup. Still January.
Ugh X is such a cesspool. I’m still on there time to time because there is a lot of good info and perspectives but the comments are out of control. So much anger, hate and vitriol. Sad what it has become.
January 29, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Ugh X is such a cesspool. I’m still on there time to time because there is a lot of good info and perspectives but the comments are out of control. So much anger, hate and vitriol. Sad what it has become.
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Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
January 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...