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David Niddrie

@davidniddrie.bsky.social

Professional Photographer, Vancouver BC. Urban cycler, pottery dabbler, sourdough baker, nature lover, writer and big time music NERD. davidniddrie.com

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David Niddrie@davidniddrie.bsky.social · last wk.

Very good opinion piece by Hilary Angus here, looking at the perceived threat vs the obvious, but altogether ignored, problem. Look at all that we've given up for obese vehicles and how we've just come to accept this as normal. www.nsnews.com/opinion/opin...

Opinion: Cars are the biggest threat on the road, not kids on e-scooters

All the outrage we feel about teens weaving on e-bikes and scooters would be better spent figuring out how to keep massive motorized vehicles away from all other road users

nsnews.com

David Niddrie@davidniddrie.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Sounds like CBS is going full Faux News attempting to "inject falsehoods and bias" into their reporter's work. Unbelievable to see a legacy media network destroy their own credibility in such a short time. #medialiteracy #media #cbs www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...

Fired 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley says CBS told him to inject ‘falsehoods’ into reporting

Veteran journalist says executives pushed unverified claims and gave politicians a say in interviews

theguardian.com

David Niddrie@davidniddrie.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Celebrating what would have been Miles Davis' 100th birthday today. The coolest MF to ever play the horn, a man who reinvented #jazz #music numerous times spanning six decades. Legend. "My future starts when I wake up every morning... Every day I find something creative to do with my life.”

A black and white portrait of Mile Davis with dark glassed, a cigarette and a fur coat, taken during his electric era, circa 1970, courtesy Columbia Records.
David Niddrie@davidniddrie.bsky.social · 3mo ago

“There is the skyline, the water, the harbor. It’s a beautiful scene, a panoramic scene…You can blow as loud as you want. It makes you think. The grandeur gives you perspective.” RIP Sonny Rollins, 95, who once had a habit of practicing on the Williamsburg Bridge. #jazz variety.com/2026/music/n...

Sonny Rollins, Jazz’s ‘Saxophone Colossus,’ Dies at 95

Sonny Rollins, the legendary jazz saxophonist who collaborated with everyone from Coleman Hawkins to the Rolling Stones, has died.

variety.com

David Niddrie@davidniddrie.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I live nearby in #BroadwayPlan catchment, and fear this story will be playing out for so many over the next few years. My neighbourhood is flooded with development permits, potentially displacing so many people in #MountPleasant #Vancouver. vancouver.citynews.ca/video/2026/0...

Mount Pleasant renters in fear of eviction amid hotel rezoning proposal

Tenants of a 29-unit apartment building in Vancouver fear they won't be offered protection under the city's relocation policy for the Broadway Plan as developers apply to rezone the property for a 21-...

vancouver.citynews.ca

Canada's National Observer@nationalobserver.com · 3mo ago

Vancouver Island's San Josef Bay once mostly drew people familiar with the North Island. But now, visitors come from farther afield — and many know the area mainly from what they have seen online.

Tourists chasing a viral BC beach are blowing tires on remote logging roads

A viral Vancouver Island beach may look like paradise online — but the rugged road in is leaving unprepared visitors with blown tires, damaged cars and no cell service.

nationalobserver.com

Tyler Olsen@tyolsen.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"The main purpose of the courts, when you get right down to it, is to force bullshit into contact with reality. This is inconvenient for bullshit artists, disconcerting for bullshit believers, and an immense relief for the rest of us."

Matt Gurney@mattgurney.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A rare evening post from @thelineca.bsky.social, by Clarke Ries: "It’s now obvious that despite Smith’s claims of fealty to Canada, she’s either an éminence grise within the separatist faction or so politically beholden to their grasp on the UCP that her personal values are irrelevant."

David Niddrie@davidniddrie.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Tried to sign up for Facebook today for the first time ever simply because I want to acccess marketplace. Well, my account was banned before I could even finish my profile. No idea why and none given. All legit info too. Guess it’s a sign. Sucks that Craigslist is ghost town :(

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Never forget, the “Alberta Separatist Movement” is a relatively small number of unhinged conspiracy nuts being fed a steady diet of Russian and US-made disinformation, normalized by media mostly following the wrong story, and boosted by political opportunists who think (wrongly) they can control it.

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 3mo ago

“Both Russian and pro-Trump U.S. actors are amplifying and spreading misinformation about Alberta separatism in the hope of fraying Canadian unity and sowing distrust.” An overt attack on Canadian sovereignty, meant specifically to manipulate Canadians. That’s what’s fuelling Alberta separation.

Eric Doherty@ericdoherty.bsky.social · 5mo ago

There is no solar power crisis. No wind power crisis. No insulation crisis. No heat pump crisis. No e-bike crisis. No electric bus crisis. But there is a #fossilfuel crisis. And a #climatecrisis.

Wolfgang Blau@wblau.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We should reconsider the term „energy crisis“ when speaking about the effects of the Iran war. This is very specifically a crisis of fossil fuels and their single point of failure. Fossil fuels are no longer synonymous with „energy“. We have other, better options.