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Eugene McCann
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Geographer at Simon Fraser University. Policy mobilities; urban politics; harm reduction; social movements. Managing editor, EPC: Politics & Space (journals.sagepub.com/home/epc). Host, 'Minor Revisions' podcast (http://bit.ly/3suN9ur). Views my own. .. more

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · Dec 31
Didn't introduce myself here. Maybe should since the Nov 24 follower influx. I'm a critical urban political geographer, studying how #socialmovement activists use space & place, locally & globally. I also study the politics of urban development & public space. Some things published in 23 & 24 🧵👇

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 6h
Meanwhile in Canada…
adapalmer.bsky.social Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 20h
Clean power growth is now covering all new global demand. Solar and wind generated 635 TWh in the first nine months of this year, exceeding the 603 TWh rise in global electricity demand, and holding fossil generation flat for the year. buff.ly/zRmwAmg
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Q3 Global Power Report: No fossil fuel growth expected in 2025 | Ember
Solar and wind power grew fast enough to keep up with rising electricity demand in the first three quarters of 2025, as fossil fuel growth should be stagnated. Ember forecasts no growth for fossil…
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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 6h
So using a product you purchased until the end of its serviceable life is now a mental heath condition? Cool cool cool.
georgetakei.bsky.social George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 18h
If a phone still works fine, it’s not “device hoarding” to keep using it. It’s common sense.
Screenshot of a CNBC headline that reads: “How device hoarding by Americans is costing economy.” The subtext says Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever, which may be smart for consumers but can reduce productivity.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 18h
If a phone still works fine, it’s not “device hoarding” to keep using it. It’s common sense.
Screenshot of a CNBC headline that reads: “How device hoarding by Americans is costing economy.” The subtext says Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever, which may be smart for consumers but can reduce productivity.

Reposted by Eugene McCann

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 20h
Clean power growth is now covering all new global demand. Solar and wind generated 635 TWh in the first nine months of this year, exceeding the 603 TWh rise in global electricity demand, and holding fossil generation flat for the year. buff.ly/zRmwAmg
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Q3 Global Power Report: No fossil fuel growth expected in 2025 | Ember
Solar and wind power grew fast enough to keep up with rising electricity demand in the first three quarters of 2025, as fossil fuel growth should be stagnated. Ember forecasts no growth for fossil…
buff.ly

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Cristina Temenos @ctemenos.bsky.social · 1d
Join us in Manchester for our final Geography Research Seminar of the term! @felmagalhaes.bsky.social will be talking on Forty years of neoliberalization in Latin American cities: volatility, deindustrialization and the multiplication of extractivism. @cperguom.bsky.social @uomseed.bsky.social
Poster for our final Geography Research Seminar of the term! @felmagalhaes.bsky.social will be talking on Forty years of neoliberalization in Latin American cities: volatility, deindustrialization and the multiplication of extractivism.

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 1d
latta.blog.lemonde.fr/files/2014/0...
A graffitied wall with the slogan Love Football Hate FIFA.

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Stanley Q Woodvine @sqwabb.bsky.social · 1d
WTF!?

FIFA-specific bylaw approved by #Vancouver Wed allows $1,000 fines for range of street infractions during 2026 World Cup - to ensure “brand protection".

* distributing ads
* defacing/postering st. furniture
* placing ads on vehicles

Outdoor event postering will be illegal for all but FIFA?
Vancouver will issue $1,000 bylaw tickets for some infractions during World Cup. Here’s why
A FIFA-specific bylaw was approved by Vancouver city council Wednesday, enabling $1,000 tickets to be issued for a range of infractions during next year’s World Cup.
www.ctvnews.ca

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Stephen Quinn @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social · 1d
Hey all. If you would like to see this morning's interview with Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, I have attached a YouTube link below.
Thank you for watching.

youtu.be/s9Khl0T_BEA?...
Vancouver mayor stands by city's budget
YouTube video by CBC British Columbia
youtu.be

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 2d
How do we know when city marketers have run out of ideas?
jmcelroy.bsky.social Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 2d
victoria is the latest city to debate the groundbreaking world class city innovation of "what if we put our name in big letters next to a prominent building"

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 2d
victoria is the latest city to debate the groundbreaking world class city innovation of "what if we put our name in big letters next to a prominent building"

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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 2d
JUST IN: Ken Sim and ABC have voted through a Budget that makes deep cuts. 

This austerity budget makes Zero Sense.

Press release: www.votecope.ca/news/zero-se...

#vanpoli #FightForVancouver

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Filter | harm reduction journalism @filtermag.bsky.social · 2d
“They weren’t stopping the overdoses … It’s a red-light emergency,” co-founder Jeremy Kalicum told the BC Supreme Court yesterday.

DULF lawyer set out 3 points behind the constitutional challenge that could throw out convictions against the compassion club operators, reports @godfrey.bsky.social:
DULF’s Constitutional Challenge to Compassion-Club Charges Begins - Filter
As British Columbia’s overdose crisis escalated in the second half of the 2010s, Jeremy Kalicum was getting his first experience ...
filtermag.org

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 2d
Something will have to give I think. They moved from physical in-class forms for these to online. That crashed the response rates. Our uni at least has done good work on making these things less sexist, racist, etc. by changing the questions asked. But the next issue is how to get more responses ...

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Walking Eagle News @theeagleist.bsky.social · 2d
BREAKING: Pipelines only bad when Conservatives do it

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 3d
Anything to get students to do their course evaluations ... #academicsky
A powerpoint slide featuring a smiling photo of Zohran Mamdani and a rendering of his iconic campaign poster, with the words, "I'M WAITING for YOU TO COMPLETE YOUR COURSE EXPERIENCE SURVEYS!" because I have no life. The Mamdani sign generator is here: https://homes.luddy.indiana.edu/ccshan/for/for.html

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 6d
Lol! Id be one of the people doing that!

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 6d
bsky.app/profile/matt...

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 6d
It’s interesting… its a Time Out piece and (no doubt coincidentally!) a Time Out branded restaurant (?!) has just been announced for the new development at Oakridge. And local media just reports their nonsense about Cambie. Sigh.

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 6d
In an interview this week, Ken Sim said that he had a list of all the times he said no to the Vancouver Police Department, and said a lot of their budget increases were out of the city's control.

We got the list. We looked at the budget.

Here is a fact check.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 7d
Ah-ha! The bullshit economy doing what it does so well ...
bsky.app/profile/matt...

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Matt Pyle @mattpyle.com · 7d
Time Out call Cambie Street 'cool' when they're building a Food Hall at the same Cambie Street.....
604now.com/oakridge-par...

What a coincidence.
Oakridge Mall To Get A 17-Kitchen Eatery Experience Next Spring
Oakridge Park will soon be home to a number of luxury shops and restaurants, but none are more exciting than this new eatery experience.
604now.com

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 7d
Oh my god I'm having a stroke

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 7d
Tonight alone I got to push a guy in a wheelchair on & off a bus bc the ramp was a bit too steep. And then, on another bus, I met an 18 month old 92lb pit bull who gets pushed around in a stroller bc her owner worries abt road salt & debris hurting her paws. And some people like to drive places ...

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Mark Allerton @mark-allerton.bsky.social · 7d
I think we can safely disregard all of the other streets on this list www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/arti...
Vancouver’s Cambie makes list of ‘coolest streets in the world’
A Vancouver thoroughfare has been crowned one of the “coolest streets in the world” by a travel magazine.
www.ctvnews.ca

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Michelle Cyca @michellecyca.com · 7d
was on the radio today responding to @petermeiszner.bsky.social's explanation for why the city is removing 5% of change tables in civic spaces. the TL;DR is even parents & babies in "highly vandalized areas" deserve essential facilities. listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7eot...
tweet from Peter Meiszner reading "I've heard from some residents concerned about a staff comment in council recently regarding removal of baby change tables. I want to provide more information as to why a small number are being removed--as a headline would likely raise eyebrows. #vanpoli" his tweet contains an excerpt of a report stating the city spent $56,000 over two years repairing vandalism to change tables specifically. a larger image of the quoted report. the text reads "Approximately $520,000 was spent between 2023 and 2025 to repair vandalized assets within our Civic facilities and parks operations. Of this amount, $56,000 is attributable to the replacement of baby change tables in highly vandalized areas of the City. Overall, City-wide vandalism-related repair costs for facilities have increased significantly from approximately $111,000 in 2024 to $260,000 in 2025 year to date. More importantly, the City cannot guarantee compliance with required safety standards, as daily safety inspections are not feasible. For these reasons, these units are recommended for removal While approximately 600 change tables remain in place across City locations, a small number of change tables are planned to be removed from facilities (approximately 5-6%) as they have undergone repeated vandalism and are no longer safe for use. We have heard the concerns raised by the public and remain committed to ensuring Vancouver is a family-friendly city. To support this, we can provide signage to help residents locate the nearest available change table or dispenser."

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Evan Simko-Bednarski @simko-bednarski.bsky.social · 7d
A train crew found a loose chicken on an N train this morning—and couldn’t get it to leave.
Loose chicken fouls N train as subway stowaway slows morning commute
A loose chicken gave new meaning to “free range,” scoring a gratis subway ride to Coney Island on the N train Thursday morning after it was discovered fouling a subway car in storage.
www.nydailynews.com

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Cristina Temenos @ctemenos.bsky.social · 8d
If you're in Manchester, please join us in the Department of Geography, @uomseed.bsky.social Wed 26th November. Dr Jesse Proudfoot will be giving talk on: Connecting symptoms to social causes: Reading carceral urbanism in Chicago through a drug addiction. 3pm HBS, g.33 @cperguom.bsky.social

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 9d
sums it up really!

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 9d
:) You're still in the hunt.

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Eugene McCann @ejmccann.bsky.social · 9d
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(I may take this down later when I control myself)