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Hey its fucking wierd more of the dems platform isnt "we will give you abortion rights back"
This..decisions need to be made based on health outcomes, not on "feelings" and "wishes"..poor outcomes for society on permanent DST www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'Really need to rethink this': Manitoba wrong to choose daylight over standard time, sleep experts say | CBC News
Scrapping twice-yearly time changes in Manitoba is a great move, but staying on daylight time instead of standard time is the wrong choice, says a sleep medicine expert — especially for students.
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When they eventually make a movie about this time, please don't put the male politicians in good suits. IMO, the ugly, low rent tailoring should be part of the story.
We had decades to get off oil. Jimmy Carter made it a landmark goal. But then you voted him out and ridiculed him - one of the best presidents USA had ever had.
Mark Carney wants to fire tens of thousands of Canadian civil servants and replace them with defective LLMs on the grounds that these will cost less: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news...
Prime Minister Carney launches AI for All: Canada’s new national artificial intelligence strategy
Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, launched AI for All, Canada’s new national AI strategy. Over the next five years, this strategy will introduce new legislation, investments, and programs that e...
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During the pandemic, the "efficiency" of long supply-chains, low inventory, and bare-bones staffing was revealed as societal immunocompromise, the annihilation of everything we need to survive when the status quo collapses, so that disaster always becomes calamity: pluralistic.net/2022/06/01/f...
Pluralistic: 01 Jun 2022 – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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Germany and France are at the brink of being taken over by Russian spies. It’s incredible that little to nothing is being done to end the threat of right wing pro Russian troll farms and influencers. If we are to win the war then securing the home front is a necessity.
Fuck cars if they rip out bike lanes. I might start doing a 19 km commute each morning to my home office just to take the lane, and cause congestion.
Don’t forget this. “Foreign actors are attempting to undermine Canadian interests by interfering in Alberta's separatist debate…” “Actors from Russia and the US are attempting to promote separatist ideas in what researchers behind the report described as a threat to Canada's democratic integrity.”
US and Russia fuelling separatist debate in Canada, new report says
Researchers warn that foreign actors are meddling in the Alberta separatist movement in ways that threaten Canada’s "democratic integrity".
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"Delivery drivers to be paid minimum $31.30 an hour across Australia in ‘world-leading’ decision" www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Delivery drivers to be paid minimum $31.30 an hour across Australia in ‘world-leading’ decision
Fair Work Commission issues a new minimum standards order for gig workers to come into effect 17 August
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Here’s a NYT image of the President of the United States fleeing Turkey *inside an airport catering cart* as he leaves members of his own staff and the entire White House traveling press pool to die in a warned-of Iranian military attack over Turkey Impeach this m*therfucker now
Flying under the radar, the UN is working on a draft treaty aimed at allowing countries to tax tech giants based on where their users are located, rather than where the companies are headquartered. This would be a hit-tax-dodgers-on-the-head revolution. #GoodMorning, everyone. [Further reading ⬇️]
Immediately skipping Gen X as a bit is absolutely nailing it.
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'Massive operation': Canadian driller, shipper enlisted to help tap Greenland oil
The promotional video shows a small creek trickling through a mossy patch in an otherwise brown, barren landscape, icebergs looming just offshore.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦@tryangregory.bsky.social · last mo.176. Do not allow Canada to be involved in any way in US operations to drill oil in Greenland. "A Greenland Energy representative has said a vessel carrying its 300 shipping containers of drilling equipment is to set sail from Canada on 12 September." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. What about painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them. Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
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I believe Clacton deserves an MP who will spend their time shining a light on everything the area has to offer. And why wait till I'm elected? I've been to visit one of the constituency's most stunning landmarks.
“Extrapolated to the total # of passenger KMs driven, cycled or walked in the European Union, the cost of automobility is about €500 billion per year. Due to positive health effects, cycling is an external BENEFIT worth €24 billion/year & walking €66 billion/year.” Via @sciencedirect.bsky.social
The Social Cost of Automobility, Cycling and Walking in the European Union
Cost-benefit-analyses (CBA) are widely used to assess transport projects. Comparing various CBA frameworks, this paper concludes that the range of par…
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Idea: Enforce existing rules, under which the super-fast devices are *already* illegal. --- I like the idea of kids being able to ride a moderate-speed scooter to school. Sounds awesome. Maybe we should build streets that are safe for that, instead of demanding everyone travel in cars.
Kevin Wilson@kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 2mo agowww.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/art... via @maggiearchibald.bsky.social
Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface
“We need an Ozempic for cars. They are growing at a phenomenal rate, wreaking havoc on roads, squeezing out smaller vehicles and endangering pedestrians. Like ever-hungry teenagers, cars in Europe are growing on average a centimetre wider every year.” Don’t repeat North America’s mistake, Europe.
Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian Wolmar
Larger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage, says says transport commentator Christian Wolmar
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People often act like the Feds are the main bottleneck in terms of sensible climate adaptation, but the real culprits are pretty often the provinces. In this instance, Nova Scotia literally left federal money on the table rather than use it for good.
Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁@minibubbly.bsky.social · 2mo ago#NovaScotia Report shows N.S. govt returned $5M in unspent federal funding for land protection #HoustonFail #HoustonNeedsToGo 🤬 Province made no improvements in greenhouse gas reductions year over year www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"The reason young people are riding their electric devices on the sidewalk is because it is not safe to ride them on the streets. The reason the streets are not safe is because of all the cars and trucks." (and increasingly, really bad driving habits) 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
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1974 in “backward” Portugal. Fewer deaths than 1/6. 4 total en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timelin...
Timeline of the Carnation Revolution - Wikipedia
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16 months after a young girl died in a gene-editing trial, the study's entry in clinicaltrial. gov has finally been updated to acknowledge the death. The move comes after @science.org and @retractionwatch.com revealed the fatality 1/ science.org/content/arti...
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Do you know what China's been doing while we've been dropping bombs and allocating more money for new weapons? Beating us on alternative energy, manufacturing, high speed rail, technology, microchips, and infrastructure.
Charlottetown is considering legalizing rolling stops which have been shown to be safer for cyclists than full stops, two-abreast riding, bike signals, and sidewalk cycling for kids under 14, and anyone in signed spots where there are temporary gaps in the bike network and low pedestrian volumes.
Charlottetown looks at rolling stops, traffic lights and sidewalk riding for bicycles
Charlottetown's system of bicycle lanes, active transportation pathways is growing but still faces challenges.
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to keep functioning, a society must discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoSen. Roger Marshall: "Who didn't have a friend who took this vaccine and had some time of complication? A stroke, a blood clot, a young man getting some type of heart inflammation. That's what destroyed the trust in the American people for our government."
When urbanists take pictures of a Paris street (like Rue de Rivoli) showing all the people on bikes now taking advantage of protected infrastructure, it’s not just because we “like bikes.” It’s because we’re picturing the gridlock if they were driving cars. And the public cost, pollution, noise…
