Reuben
@bikesarethebest.bsky.social
Operating room Nurse, cyclist
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In an alternate universe where BC makes the stupid choice to be on “Daylight” Time year-round, I just dropped my kids off at school in the dark for the fourth consecutive week. Standard time forever.
jcsm.aasm.org/doi/10.5664/...
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Permanent standard time is the optimal choice for health and safety: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement | Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
The period of the year from spring to fall, when clocks in most parts of the United
States are set one hour ahead of standard time, is called daylight saving time, and
its beginning and ending dates a...
jcsm.aasm.org
January 13, 2026 at 3:51 PM
In an alternate universe where BC makes the stupid choice to be on “Daylight” Time year-round, I just dropped my kids off at school in the dark for the fourth consecutive week. Standard time forever.
jcsm.aasm.org/doi/10.5664/...
jcsm.aasm.org/doi/10.5664/...
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Local woman wakes up, sends a happy little cloud of air pollutants to hover over the houses of politicians and shareholders who profit from fucking with EPA regulations, makes oatmeal.
January 13, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Local woman wakes up, sends a happy little cloud of air pollutants to hover over the houses of politicians and shareholders who profit from fucking with EPA regulations, makes oatmeal.
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🇨🇦 🩺 ALBERTA DOCTORS DEMAND STATE OF EMERGENCY 🩺 🇨🇦
Two weeks after a tragic ER death, the crisis is deepening.
Patients wait 12 hours in agony. Rooms meant for two now hold four.
Physicians say the system has collapsed.
Timm Bruch reports...
#AbLeg #CdnHealth #AbHealth #PublicHealth #AHS
🇨🇦 🩺 ALBERTA DOCTORS DEMAND STATE OF EMERGENCY 🩺 🇨🇦
Two weeks after a tragic ER death, the crisis is deepening.
Patients wait 12 hours in agony. Rooms meant for two now hold four.
Physicians say the system has collapsed.
Timm Bruch reports...
#AbLeg #CdnHealth #AbHealth #PublicHealth #AHS
January 9, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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🇨🇦 🩺 ALBERTA DOCTORS DEMAND STATE OF EMERGENCY 🩺 🇨🇦
Two weeks after a tragic ER death, the crisis is deepening.
Patients wait 12 hours in agony. Rooms meant for two now hold four.
Physicians say the system has collapsed.
Timm Bruch reports...
#AbLeg #CdnHealth #AbHealth #PublicHealth #AHS
🇨🇦 🩺 ALBERTA DOCTORS DEMAND STATE OF EMERGENCY 🩺 🇨🇦
Two weeks after a tragic ER death, the crisis is deepening.
Patients wait 12 hours in agony. Rooms meant for two now hold four.
Physicians say the system has collapsed.
Timm Bruch reports...
#AbLeg #CdnHealth #AbHealth #PublicHealth #AHS
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“By being sweet to the pedestrian and the cyclist you hit five birds with one stone — you get a lively city, you get an attractive city, you get a safe city, you get a sustainable city, and you get a city that’s good for your health” #bikes #transportNotSport thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
The Virtuous Cycle | The Tyee
What started as a cost-saving measure to ride my bike more often became a highlight of daily life. Third in a series from a new book by Steve Burgess.
thetyee.ca
December 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“By being sweet to the pedestrian and the cyclist you hit five birds with one stone — you get a lively city, you get an attractive city, you get a safe city, you get a sustainable city, and you get a city that’s good for your health” #bikes #transportNotSport thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
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Despite Record Oil Production of 1.4+Billion Barrels
Alberta is Running a $5+Billion Deficit while they
have the highest % of Hungry People in Canada
because UCP Conservatives would rather
GIVE all the Oil Money to Foreign Owned Oil Corps
than keep it in AB to help Alberta's Population
Alberta is Running a $5+Billion Deficit while they
have the highest % of Hungry People in Canada
because UCP Conservatives would rather
GIVE all the Oil Money to Foreign Owned Oil Corps
than keep it in AB to help Alberta's Population
Last year, Alberta had the highest percentage of people living in food-insecure households of all the provinces.
Only Northwest Territories and Nunavut were worse.
proof.utoronto.ca/2025/new-dat...
Only Northwest Territories and Nunavut were worse.
proof.utoronto.ca/2025/new-dat...
New data on household food insecurity in 2024
We've summarized the latest data on food insecurity in 2024 from Statistics Canada's Canadian Income Survey. In 2024, 10 million Canadians, including 2.5 million children, lived in a food-insecure hou...
proof.utoronto.ca
December 19, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Despite Record Oil Production of 1.4+Billion Barrels
Alberta is Running a $5+Billion Deficit while they
have the highest % of Hungry People in Canada
because UCP Conservatives would rather
GIVE all the Oil Money to Foreign Owned Oil Corps
than keep it in AB to help Alberta's Population
Alberta is Running a $5+Billion Deficit while they
have the highest % of Hungry People in Canada
because UCP Conservatives would rather
GIVE all the Oil Money to Foreign Owned Oil Corps
than keep it in AB to help Alberta's Population
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This is a bit of a wrinkle. Viva!
World's biggest carbon capture project could 'essentially drain Alberta', experts warn www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/18/a...
World's biggest carbon capture project could 'essentially drain Alberta', experts warn www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/18/a...
World's biggest carbon capture project could 'essentially drain Alberta', experts warn
Government-commissioned modelling of water use by the planned $16.5 billion Pathways CCS project, a linchpin of the energy deal signed by Ottawa and Alberta last month, concluded its use of the region...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
This is a bit of a wrinkle. Viva!
World's biggest carbon capture project could 'essentially drain Alberta', experts warn www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/18/a...
World's biggest carbon capture project could 'essentially drain Alberta', experts warn www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/18/a...
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Of all the sins of AI, this is an unexpected and deeply annoying one
Funny animal videos no longer being trustworthy just fucking sucks all around. I love the wonder of animal behavior and what it says about the experience of being alive. It's because it happened in reality that it's so fun. It's not fun if it was just made up. There's no wonder there.
December 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Of all the sins of AI, this is an unexpected and deeply annoying one
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The day after a massive chinook day is exactly the use case for why we should take snow clearing more seriously in this town… pretty much all residential roads are an ice rink. Gonna be a lot of fender benders. Roll slowly #yycbike
December 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The day after a massive chinook day is exactly the use case for why we should take snow clearing more seriously in this town… pretty much all residential roads are an ice rink. Gonna be a lot of fender benders. Roll slowly #yycbike
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Honestly this does explain why everyone in tech C suites is getting so fucking stupid lol
“Consistently, ChatGPT users had the lowest brain engagement for every essay, and worryingly showed decreasing brain activity over time, as they progressed through the essay assignments.”
www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-...
www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-...
Is AI Making Us Stupider? This Study Certainly Thinks So
A new study has highlighted an apparent cognitive cost of using artificial intelligence when it comes to our ability to think critically.
www.psychologytoday.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Honestly this does explain why everyone in tech C suites is getting so fucking stupid lol
Careful on your early morning #yycbike today! Lots of ice out there! This is why I dislike having chinooks, without proper drainage of bike paths it turns everything into possibilities of falls and fractures.
December 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Careful on your early morning #yycbike today! Lots of ice out there! This is why I dislike having chinooks, without proper drainage of bike paths it turns everything into possibilities of falls and fractures.
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Wow! Pretty impressive. Source: Electrek
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Tern’s NYC delivery e-bike fleet crosses 1 million miles, with some bikes rolling past 30k
Urban e-bike maker Tern just hit a major milestone in one of the toughest proving grounds on the planet: New...
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December 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Wow! Pretty impressive. Source: Electrek
search.app/JKqTf
search.app/JKqTf
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Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
December 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
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Drivers: I couldn’t see you, it was raining
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, there was frost on my windows
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, it was dark
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, the sun was in my eyes
Also drivers: I never see anyone using that bike lane, let’s rip it out.
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, there was frost on my windows
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, it was dark
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, the sun was in my eyes
Also drivers: I never see anyone using that bike lane, let’s rip it out.
November 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, it was raining
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, there was frost on my windows
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, it was dark
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, the sun was in my eyes
Also drivers: I never see anyone using that bike lane, let’s rip it out.
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, there was frost on my windows
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, it was dark
Drivers: I couldn’t see you, the sun was in my eyes
Also drivers: I never see anyone using that bike lane, let’s rip it out.
Felt festive so we put the tree up.
November 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Felt festive so we put the tree up.
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Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
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If you think cyclists or “zombie” phone staring pedestrians are distracted you do not want to see what drivers have been up to in their cars the last century.
November 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
If you think cyclists or “zombie” phone staring pedestrians are distracted you do not want to see what drivers have been up to in their cars the last century.
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I won't start ranting about it because I just get myself worked up, but quickly: I literally can not think of an investment of public funds that has a higher return than *cleaning the indoor air in schools*. It's so easy, so cheap, & has such HUGE payoff. Criminal that we basically don't do it.
November 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I won't start ranting about it because I just get myself worked up, but quickly: I literally can not think of an investment of public funds that has a higher return than *cleaning the indoor air in schools*. It's so easy, so cheap, & has such HUGE payoff. Criminal that we basically don't do it.
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“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
grist.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:40 AM
“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
“- Biggest gains among lower income students”
This is probably why these programs aren’t implemented as the rich can afford to block these programs.
This is probably why these programs aren’t implemented as the rich can afford to block these programs.
Gibbons & McNally (2013, 2015) UK
-English test scores ↑ 0.03–0.05 SD
-Science test scores ↑ 0.05–0.06 SD
-Absences due to illness ↓ 14%
-No negative impact on school finances
-Biggest gains among lower-income students
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-English test scores ↑ 0.03–0.05 SD
-Science test scores ↑ 0.05–0.06 SD
-Absences due to illness ↓ 14%
-No negative impact on school finances
-Biggest gains among lower-income students
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November 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
“- Biggest gains among lower income students”
This is probably why these programs aren’t implemented as the rich can afford to block these programs.
This is probably why these programs aren’t implemented as the rich can afford to block these programs.
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“Sleep and circadian experts generally advocate for permanent Standard Time… Change between Standard Time and DST is not simply loss/gain of sleep, but rather misalignment between circadian and social clocks…”
November 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
“Sleep and circadian experts generally advocate for permanent Standard Time… Change between Standard Time and DST is not simply loss/gain of sleep, but rather misalignment between circadian and social clocks…”
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Using the notwithstanding clause to stop legal challenge to back-to-work legislation is a nuclear event for all unions. Will it lead to a general strike in Alberta? It certainly should lead to the Supreme Court establishing Constitutional limits to the clause, or else we have no rights and freedoms.
At 2 a.m., the Alberta legislature passed a bill that will force 51,000 teachers back to work, impose a four-year contract and use the notwithstanding clause to stave off a legal challenge and suspend teacher bargaining at the local level. It includes fines for Ts and the ATA if they defy it. #AbLeg
Striking Alberta teachers forced back to work by fast-tracked legislation, notwithstanding clause | CBC News
Bill 2 passed early Tuesday morning after a long night for lawmakers in the provincial legislature. Premier Danielle Smith’s government introduced the legislation the day before.
www.cbc.ca
October 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Using the notwithstanding clause to stop legal challenge to back-to-work legislation is a nuclear event for all unions. Will it lead to a general strike in Alberta? It certainly should lead to the Supreme Court establishing Constitutional limits to the clause, or else we have no rights and freedoms.
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IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:51 AM
IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
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The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
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@cailynn.bsky.social has spent the past two years gushing about her cargo bike. Read why here: open.substack.com/pub/gooutsid...
Two Years on a Cargo Bike
Why cargo bikes are the best
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October 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
@cailynn.bsky.social has spent the past two years gushing about her cargo bike. Read why here: open.substack.com/pub/gooutsid...