Terry Bergen
@terrybergen.bsky.social
Husband. Father. Wannabe cyclist, paddler & skier on Vancouver Island.
Born @ 330ppm.
“Try not to punch down.”
Born @ 330ppm.
“Try not to punch down.”
I'm just one guy who's a minority owner in a small development/construction company that uses #Ford Lightnings.
We'll never buy another until there's an unequivocal rebuke from Ford leadership. They're really living up to old Henry's ideals. Sigh...
#boycot cowardly supporters of #racism
We'll never buy another until there's an unequivocal rebuke from Ford leadership. They're really living up to old Henry's ideals. Sigh...
#boycot cowardly supporters of #racism
The CEOs of both Ford and Stellantis, who are there to celebrate the rollback of vehicle emissions standards (which will drive climate change), are standing right behind Trump as he makes these racist comments.
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 4, 2025 at 1:01 AM
That this won't be Page 1 on @nytimes.com or @washingtonpost.com or @latimes.com with coverage questioning the #mental capacity of #POTUS, condemning the #racism, and calling for invocation of the 25th Amendment tells you everything you need to know about the state of "journalism" in the USA.
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
That this won't be Page 1 on @nytimes.com or @washingtonpost.com or @latimes.com with coverage questioning the #mental capacity of #POTUS, condemning the #racism, and calling for invocation of the 25th Amendment tells you everything you need to know about the state of "journalism" in the USA.
Sadly, media cowardice abounds on both sides of the Atlantic.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Sadly, media cowardice abounds on both sides of the Atlantic.
Ah Ha comes on the playlist in rehab class
Nobody:
Me: did you know they were responsible for the adoption of EVs in Norway?
Nobody:
Me: did you know they were responsible for the adoption of EVs in Norway?
November 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Not a good idea.
The #Carney led government is making some odd decisions.
The #Carney led government is making some odd decisions.
In a bid to eliminate "red tape," the Carney budget just stripped away one of the few ways Canadian regulators review the pesticides that go on your food.
Carney's 'very sneaky' push to weaken Canada's pesticide laws
The Carney government is quietly proposing to eliminate a key pillar of pesticide health and safety evaluations as part of the 2026 budget. The change will stop the government from doing periodic eval...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Not a good idea.
The #Carney led government is making some odd decisions.
The #Carney led government is making some odd decisions.
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
Those folks, like @brenttoderian.bsky.social, who have large followings and who choose to help raise awareness of our current collective insanity (for #climate, #urbanism, #health, #governance policy) exhibit far more courage than far too many of our elected officials and business leaders. Bravo.
Folks have been telling me they’ve noticed I’ve gotten “a lot more political” on social media this year.
Of course I have.
The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.
Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
Of course I have.
The circumstances have gotten nightmarishly worse, and the consequences of inaction and staying silent infinitely more obvious.
Everyone needs to get “a lot more political.”
November 13, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Those folks, like @brenttoderian.bsky.social, who have large followings and who choose to help raise awareness of our current collective insanity (for #climate, #urbanism, #health, #governance policy) exhibit far more courage than far too many of our elected officials and business leaders. Bravo.
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This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
Not cool.
Ken “I hate your grandkids” Sim is pandering to who, for what?
Ken “I hate your grandkids” Sim is pandering to who, for what?
NEW: Councillors and sources inside the City of Vancouver say the city's mayor, Ken Sim, will put forth a budget Wednesday that will eliminate the city's celebrated climate and sustainability department.
Vancouver mayor plans to eliminate city's climate and sustainability department
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes. Canada's National Observer learned a...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Not cool.
Ken “I hate your grandkids” Sim is pandering to who, for what?
Ken “I hate your grandkids” Sim is pandering to who, for what?
An important and disturbing thread worth reading, as well as the linked articles.
1/ NEW: We identified 20 people who attended a white nationalist conference and, despite their efforts to keep it secret, caught another 30 people on film to identify in the future. Several MMA/combat sports instructors were discovered and their gyms have cut ties.
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Everybody Attending White Nationalist Conference Caught on Film
Advertised near-exclusively in white nationalist online spaces, promotional social media posts for the event include symbolism popular with neo-Nazis, including the kolovrat sun wheel and a table with...
www.antihate.ca
November 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
An important and disturbing thread worth reading, as well as the linked articles.
Kids will die because people have been convinced by charlatans and liars, well intentioned (I'm being generous) or otherwise.
#vaccines are awesome! Don't be afraid to speak up.
I love me some of the #science juice. Pump it into my veins.
#vaccines are awesome! Don't be afraid to speak up.
I love me some of the #science juice. Pump it into my veins.
Canada has lost its measles elimination status after more than 25 years
TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada says the country has officially lost its measles elimination status, which it had held since 1998.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This. Simply, this.
Seven solar companies most people haven’t heard of, are ALREADY providing more energy for the global economy than Exxon, Chevron, Shell, and BP: buff.ly/lFAMcbd
We have the solutions. Time to dump the oil economy and implement them. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy
We have the solutions. Time to dump the oil economy and implement them. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy
November 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This. Simply, this.
November 2, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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"You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it" | My commentary on Bill Gates' flawed new climate missive for @thebulletin.org: thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it
What Gates is putting forward aren’t legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points.
thebulletin.org
October 31, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it" | My commentary on Bill Gates' flawed new climate missive for @thebulletin.org: thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
November 1, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Only one line of security screening at #YYJ is significantly increasing the anxiety levels of many travellers this afternoon. Lots of people used to 0-5 minutes.
October 30, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Only one line of security screening at #YYJ is significantly increasing the anxiety levels of many travellers this afternoon. Lots of people used to 0-5 minutes.
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I wanted to offer some thoughts on the Gates climate memo that has been circulating this week. While I can't directly speak for others, I can say that my own response is one of dismay & deep frustration (and that this view is shared by many climate/Earth scientists). [1/n]
October 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I wanted to offer some thoughts on the Gates climate memo that has been circulating this week. While I can't directly speak for others, I can say that my own response is one of dismay & deep frustration (and that this view is shared by many climate/Earth scientists). [1/n]
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The Trump admin is fully powered by the attention economy. A universe of dumbasess talking to other dumbasess, built on the assumption our tastes have grown so rotten and atrophied that we can't even remember a world where we weren't inundated by worthless slop.
www.garbageday.email/p/the-great-...
www.garbageday.email/p/the-great-...
October 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The Trump admin is fully powered by the attention economy. A universe of dumbasess talking to other dumbasess, built on the assumption our tastes have grown so rotten and atrophied that we can't even remember a world where we weren't inundated by worthless slop.
www.garbageday.email/p/the-great-...
www.garbageday.email/p/the-great-...
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BBC decided to cancel a podcast on heat pumps deeming the topic "controversial" because it presented that the technology could contribute to net zero reducing carbon emmissions.
In 2025 an anti-science posture is not only valid, but required in any debate to be considered "balanced" 😬
In 2025 an anti-science posture is not only valid, but required in any debate to be considered "balanced" 😬
October 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
BBC decided to cancel a podcast on heat pumps deeming the topic "controversial" because it presented that the technology could contribute to net zero reducing carbon emmissions.
In 2025 an anti-science posture is not only valid, but required in any debate to be considered "balanced" 😬
In 2025 an anti-science posture is not only valid, but required in any debate to be considered "balanced" 😬
Reposted by Terry Bergen
We're going public today with a powerful new tool for researching, following and reporting on local governments across Canada.
It’s dragging cities and towns into the 21st century by making 550 municipalities’ public meetings easy to search, all in one place, for the first time.
It’s dragging cities and towns into the 21st century by making 550 municipalities’ public meetings easy to search, all in one place, for the first time.
Canada’s National Observer unveils a powerful tool for fighting disinformation
Civic Searchlight brings together municipal meeting transcripts from across Canada into a searchable database for the first time. It has already been used to fight disinformation, report on impact, di...
www.nationalobserver.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
We're going public today with a powerful new tool for researching, following and reporting on local governments across Canada.
It’s dragging cities and towns into the 21st century by making 550 municipalities’ public meetings easy to search, all in one place, for the first time.
It’s dragging cities and towns into the 21st century by making 550 municipalities’ public meetings easy to search, all in one place, for the first time.
Reposted by Terry Bergen
Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔
October 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔
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There is no time to wait. We need more climate ambition not less.
#ActOnClimate #PanelsNotPipelines @MarkJCarney
#ActOnClimate #PanelsNotPipelines @MarkJCarney
October 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
There is no time to wait. We need more climate ambition not less.
#ActOnClimate #PanelsNotPipelines @MarkJCarney
#ActOnClimate #PanelsNotPipelines @MarkJCarney
Alternate headline…
“Enbridge CEO urges Ottawa to help further pollute planet and punish everyone’s grandkids for my quarterly earnings report”
“Enbridge CEO urges Ottawa to help further pollute planet and punish everyone’s grandkids for my quarterly earnings report”
October 3, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Alternate headline…
“Enbridge CEO urges Ottawa to help further pollute planet and punish everyone’s grandkids for my quarterly earnings report”
“Enbridge CEO urges Ottawa to help further pollute planet and punish everyone’s grandkids for my quarterly earnings report”
Reposted by Terry Bergen
According to Indigenous Watchdog, work on 16 calls to action hasn’t started, 22 have stalled, 42 are in progress and 14 are complete.
Are the TRC calls to action be answered?
A not-for-profit organization that is keeping track of how governments across the country are responding to report by the TRC.
www.aptnnews.ca
September 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
According to Indigenous Watchdog, work on 16 calls to action hasn’t started, 22 have stalled, 42 are in progress and 14 are complete.