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Michael Schwandt

@michaelschwandt.bsky.social

Public health physician in Vancouver. Antiracist ecoanxious xennial numtot. Healthy environments, equity, climate. Once posted a viral tw!tter thread on COVID prevention. Clinical faculty @UBC. Views mine. He/him.

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Michael Schwandt@michaelschwandt.bsky.social · 11h ago

If you've noticed that ~75% of face-out covers in the shop kind of look the same. "A successful cover must now communicate not only what a novel means, but what being seen with that novel means." lithub.com/how-the-role...

How the Role of Book Cover Design Has Changed in the Age of Social Media

I work in the Art Department at HarperCollins, where I have a front-row seat to the conversations that shape how books appear in the world. What kind of cover art reads as “literary” versus “commer…

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Hisham Zerriffi@hishamzerriffi.bsky.social · 2d ago

Alert to Canadian Academics: The parliamentary committee report on criteria for grants (i.e. EDI) is out. It’s not good. So not a time to get too comfortable with how things are going here compared to elsewhere. Need to push back on this. EDI makes for better science. It’s not a tradeoff

Jehannine (J9) Austin@j9austin.bsky.social · 2d ago

Well, this is ...something: universityaffairs.ca/news/remove-... I am tired. So very tired. This is really hard work. #AcademicSky 🧪

Michael Schwandt@michaelschwandt.bsky.social · 3d ago

Happy Car-Free Day! 🎉 'From races for alternative-energy powered vehicles in Budapest, to horse-riding in São Paulo, to street picnics in Vienna, to running in Jakarta, cities and people are stressing the alternatives to polluting vehicles on this important day.' www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

World Car-Free Day on 22 September a great opportunity to reduce air pollution

Every year on or around 22 September, cities across the globe celebrate World Car-Free Day, encouraging motorists to give up their cars for a day. The event highlights the numerous benefits of going c...

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Rebecca Solnit@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 5d ago

These "solutions" are a bit like climate footprints: urging the individual to take individual actions when what is clearly needed is system change, and it will be achieved only through collective effort.

The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv)@theserfstv.bsky.social · 5d ago

Nearly a quarter of a million people experience living on the street in Canada each year but we have all the money in the world to house computers

Linotype Pilgrim@symbo1ics.bsky.social · 5d ago

"$52 billion" alone is an astronomical amount of money when converted into data centre boondoggles: Pointless buildings that whether or not they become operational have a staggering environmental impact. Meta is building > 1000 acre "centres" and Carney wants this too. bsky.app/profile/symb...

Michael Schwandt@michaelschwandt.bsky.social · 6d ago

Because financialization and wringing every last dollar out of a utility always lead to a better user experience. 🤦‍♂️ YVR, YYZ, YUL and YYC are excellent. Miles better than peer airports in North America, and among the best in the world. We literally own these. Don’t let the enshittification in.

Avi Lewis@avilewis.ca · last wk.

There's a reason previous Liberal governments looked at privatizing airports and didn't go through with it. Private investors don't want a stake in our public assets to make them better. They’re in it to make as much money as possible for themselves - while workers and passengers pay the price.

Avi Lewis@avilewis.ca · last wk.

There's a reason previous Liberal governments looked at privatizing airports and didn't go through with it. Private investors don't want a stake in our public assets to make them better. They’re in it to make as much money as possible for themselves - while workers and passengers pay the price.

BC Ministry of Ending Car Reliance@b1kes.bsky.social · last wk.

Worth noting that as Amtrak introduces brand new trains to Vancouver, BC, VIA Rail continues to rolling 8 hours late on rolling stock that would have retired ten years ago if it were a human working any regular job.

Amtrak Cascades@amtrakcascades.wsdot.wa.gov · last wk.

NEW AMTRAK CASCADES TRAINS START SEPTEMBER 30. You can experience the new Amtrak Cascades trains beginning September 30. Four daily trains will be operating as new trainsets. Trains 503, 508, [SEA-EUG] 516 and 519 [SEA-VAC]. See the schedule at AmtrakCascades.com. Read more at: media.amtrak.com/

A new Amtrak Cascades train cruises up the tracks in style south of Tukwila with Mt. Rainier rising majestically in the background under a light blue sky with trees fringing the photo. The new train sports evergreen, mocha and cream colors with gold nugget accents. There are two headlights on below the windshield of the train.
Patrick Johnstone@pjnewwest.bsky.social · last wk.

YVR is the best airport in North America, one of the best in the world. What exactly is the urgency to “fix” his? We have serious shit to fix in this country that a rush to sell off assets doesn’t solve. news.yvr.ca/yvr-recogniz...

YVR recognized as Best Airport in North America for record 15th year, 10th Best Airport in the World

Skytrax Award recognition as voted by millions of travellers follows record-breaking year for both cargo and passenger volumesVancouver International Airport (YVR) has once again been named Best Airpo...

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Mary Gillis@marygillis.bsky.social · last wk.

Funny how the drive to privatize Canada's airports didn't start with the Ottawa airport, the one MPs use the most. It would've been the perfect trial, they all could've seen what the result was first hand before inflicting it on everyone else.

Mary Gillis@marygillis.bsky.social · last wk.

Most people don't know that the best way to make a service more efficient is to bring in a layer of upper management devoted solely to extracting a profit from it. It takes a doctorate in economics to figure that one out.

Government to open up Canada's 4 largest airports to private investment, Carney says | CBC News

Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will open up Canada's four largest airports to private investment, but that Ottawa will maintain ultimate ownership.

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Michael Schwandt@michaelschwandt.bsky.social · 2w ago

As the saying goes: See something, say something, don't swim in that thing. Blue-green algae blooms have led to a beach advisory at Alice Lake near Squamish. If you see something along these lines elsewhere, our friends at BC Algae Watch want to know! www.vch.ca/en/news/unde...

Understanding blue-green algae and what you can do about it | Vancouver Coastal Health

Blue-green algae are microscopic bacteria that can bloom and produce toxins in freshwater across B.C. typically in the late summer and early fall, and Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) experts are callin...

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