winkybiker
@winkybiker.bsky.social
Cyclists are (part of) the answer to congestion and traffic violence, not the problem. Cars ruin everything I love. They're literally killing us. Sighthounds rule. Save the Galgo. Fender > Gibson. 🍁
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
See also: Motor vehicle advertising.
I could not agree more strongly with this. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Senators call on prime minister to ban advertising for sports betting | CBC News
Two senators are calling on the federal government to ban advertising for sports betting in Canada. A letter to the prime minister from Charlottetown Sen. Percy Downe and Waterloo Sen. Marty Deacon as...
www.cbc.ca
November 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
See also: Motor vehicle advertising.
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Are those "MANY GREAT LEGAL SCHOLARS" in the room with you right now, Piggy?
November 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Are those "MANY GREAT LEGAL SCHOLARS" in the room with you right now, Piggy?
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Rubio Admits Difficulties in Translating US Peace Plan from the Original Russian
November 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Rubio Admits Difficulties in Translating US Peace Plan from the Original Russian
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Mark Kelly: "The message he sent a couple days ago was he declared that loyalty to the Constitution is now punishable by death. Those are serious words coming from the president. He's trying to intimidate us. But I'm not going to be intimidated."
November 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Mark Kelly: "The message he sent a couple days ago was he declared that loyalty to the Constitution is now punishable by death. Those are serious words coming from the president. He's trying to intimidate us. But I'm not going to be intimidated."
“His critics say”!?!?
Nope. The overwhelming body of scientific evidence says. Do better, NYT. Much better.
Nope. The overwhelming body of scientific evidence says. Do better, NYT. Much better.
November 23, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“His critics say”!?!?
Nope. The overwhelming body of scientific evidence says. Do better, NYT. Much better.
Nope. The overwhelming body of scientific evidence says. Do better, NYT. Much better.
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Non-cyclists often say somewhere with patchy or sparse bike infrastructure has "lots of" or even "enough" bike lanes & they don't understand why cyclists use other roads. Imagine if the roads with bike lanes were the only roads you could drive on, including where you start & finish. Still enough?
November 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Non-cyclists often say somewhere with patchy or sparse bike infrastructure has "lots of" or even "enough" bike lanes & they don't understand why cyclists use other roads. Imagine if the roads with bike lanes were the only roads you could drive on, including where you start & finish. Still enough?
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The Expense shirt on one of the best people out there.
Hat - @uoftcities.bsky.social
Shirt - @tomflood.bsky.social
Ride - @ternbicycles.com
Always a good session speaking with Mary Rowe & Co. for @canurb.bsky.social’s City Talk Podcast
“WE'VE MADE IT SO
THAT AUTOMOBILES
CAN GO EVERYWHERE
AT THE EXPENSE OF
CHILDREN GOING
ANYWHERE” - Tom Flood
Shirt - @tomflood.bsky.social
Ride - @ternbicycles.com
Always a good session speaking with Mary Rowe & Co. for @canurb.bsky.social’s City Talk Podcast
“WE'VE MADE IT SO
THAT AUTOMOBILES
CAN GO EVERYWHERE
AT THE EXPENSE OF
CHILDREN GOING
ANYWHERE” - Tom Flood
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The Expense shirt on one of the best people out there.
"Shock"? Oh , come on. If you're a coal exporter and this comes as a shock, you desperately need a new strategy advisor. Industry clings to stupid ideas like carbon capture to extend it's "death rattle". The best "carbon capture" is simply to leave it in the ground.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Rude shock for Australia as South Korea unshackles from coal reliance
In a move that has been welcomed by climate campaigners, South Korea has vowed to phase out coal, sparking a warning for Australian exporters.
www.abc.net.au
November 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
"Shock"? Oh , come on. If you're a coal exporter and this comes as a shock, you desperately need a new strategy advisor. Industry clings to stupid ideas like carbon capture to extend it's "death rattle". The best "carbon capture" is simply to leave it in the ground.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
OK, what the fuck does "T&S" mean in the context of this post?
There's nothing a T&S team can do to "earn trust", because every single decision you make, even if it's 100% consistent, will always have one party upset with the outcome and incentivized to present their case to the court of public opinion in as distorted/favorable-to-them light as possible!
November 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
OK, what the fuck does "T&S" mean in the context of this post?
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xkcd.com/3167/ welcome to @thewaroncars.bsky.social @xkcd.com ? I think that's a much more direct approach but I'm game for giving it a shot.
Car Size
xkcd.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
xkcd.com/3167/ welcome to @thewaroncars.bsky.social @xkcd.com ? I think that's a much more direct approach but I'm game for giving it a shot.
Seems like it's well past time to do something about these so-called "cars".
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
Cyclist in near miss as car crashes off road near Wellingborough
Video shows the moment a car skids sideways, narrowly missing a man on a bike, before crashing.
www.bbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Seems like it's well past time to do something about these so-called "cars".
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
Gabriola is beautiful...
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Gabriola is beautiful...
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A fun first night in Vancouver on our LIFE AFTER CARS book tour. Got to hang with @tomflood.bsky.social @visionzerovancouver.ca @lucymaloney.bsky.social. So cool to see the Vision Zero campaign Tom designed on a billboard!
November 8, 2025 at 4:27 AM
A fun first night in Vancouver on our LIFE AFTER CARS book tour. Got to hang with @tomflood.bsky.social @visionzerovancouver.ca @lucymaloney.bsky.social. So cool to see the Vision Zero campaign Tom designed on a billboard!
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You love to see it.
Judge’s final order bars Trump from sending national guard to Portland
Karin Immergut said earlier she ‘found no credible evidence’ that protests in Oregon city were out of control
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:50 AM
You love to see it.
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💫 New panelist alert! We're thrilled to have @tomflood.bsky.social joining @lucymaloney.bsky.social & @thewaroncars.bsky.social THIS SATURDAY for Life After Cars in downtown Vancouver, hosted by the incredible @uytaelee.bsky.social.
A few tix still available!
visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/08/01/l...
A few tix still available!
visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/08/01/l...
November 7, 2025 at 2:17 AM
💫 New panelist alert! We're thrilled to have @tomflood.bsky.social joining @lucymaloney.bsky.social & @thewaroncars.bsky.social THIS SATURDAY for Life After Cars in downtown Vancouver, hosted by the incredible @uytaelee.bsky.social.
A few tix still available!
visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/08/01/l...
A few tix still available!
visionzerovancouver.ca/2025/08/01/l...
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It is bullshit. No acknowledgment of the fact pedestrians are being killed by drivers in their cars WHILE walking on the sidewalk. It resoundingly ain’t a person on a bike that’ll be the death of you, it’ll be a culture that prioritises a person in a 2 tonne metal box and to hell with everyone else.
November 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It is bullshit. No acknowledgment of the fact pedestrians are being killed by drivers in their cars WHILE walking on the sidewalk. It resoundingly ain’t a person on a bike that’ll be the death of you, it’ll be a culture that prioritises a person in a 2 tonne metal box and to hell with everyone else.
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
Have real estate prices in NYC crashed with the million-or-so people leaving as promised? How's the bridge and tunnel traffic?
November 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Have real estate prices in NYC crashed with the million-or-so people leaving as promised? How's the bridge and tunnel traffic?
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A typical European car is parked 92% of the time. It spends 1/5th of its driving time looking for parking. Its 5 seats only move 1.5 people. 86% of its fuel never reaches the wheels, and most of the energy that does, moves the car, not the people.
Sound efficient?
HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social
Sound efficient?
HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A typical European car is parked 92% of the time. It spends 1/5th of its driving time looking for parking. Its 5 seats only move 1.5 people. 86% of its fuel never reaches the wheels, and most of the energy that does, moves the car, not the people.
Sound efficient?
HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social
Sound efficient?
HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social
A lot of people seem to think that DST is the thing we have in winter. As in: "Fuck this DST, it gets dark so early now."
November 4, 2025 at 3:25 AM
A lot of people seem to think that DST is the thing we have in winter. As in: "Fuck this DST, it gets dark so early now."
In the US, road deaths increased by about 15% over the same period.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
In the US, road deaths increased by about 15% over the same period.
"inexcusably expensive"? They're not free? Where is this? The rest of the world wants to know.
B&I are going to get our (inexcusably expensive) Covid vaccinations together tomorrow. We know what makes a great date night 😅
November 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"inexcusably expensive"? They're not free? Where is this? The rest of the world wants to know.