Evan Herbert
@eherb.bsky.social
Toronto sports (and ⚒️); urbanism; public policy.
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In my 2nd half US history class, I assign 3 documentaries covering protests (that some would call riots) in US history. The first is HBO's Triangle: Remembering the Fire. It's an amazing film that uses descendants of those affected by the fire to make their stories more real to modern students. 🗃️
January 9, 2026 at 10:10 PM
In my 2nd half US history class, I assign 3 documentaries covering protests (that some would call riots) in US history. The first is HBO's Triangle: Remembering the Fire. It's an amazing film that uses descendants of those affected by the fire to make their stories more real to modern students. 🗃️
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Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
January 9, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
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Charles "Checker" Tomkins was a Cree code-talker from Alberta, tasked with translating coded messages during the Second World War.
He kept his oath of secrecy until near the end of his life.
For his service, he received little recognition.
This is his story.
🧵 1/8
He kept his oath of secrecy until near the end of his life.
For his service, he received little recognition.
This is his story.
🧵 1/8
January 8, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Charles "Checker" Tomkins was a Cree code-talker from Alberta, tasked with translating coded messages during the Second World War.
He kept his oath of secrecy until near the end of his life.
For his service, he received little recognition.
This is his story.
🧵 1/8
He kept his oath of secrecy until near the end of his life.
For his service, he received little recognition.
This is his story.
🧵 1/8
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#thefarside #farside #comic https://www.thefarside.com/2026/01/02/0
Vera looked around the room. Not another chicken anywhere. And then it struck her—this was a hay bar.
Vera looked around the room. Not another chicken anywhere. And then it struck her—this was a hay bar.
January 5, 2026 at 12:01 AM
#thefarside #farside #comic https://www.thefarside.com/2026/01/02/0
Vera looked around the room. Not another chicken anywhere. And then it struck her—this was a hay bar.
Vera looked around the room. Not another chicken anywhere. And then it struck her—this was a hay bar.
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It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. It’s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions I’ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long🧵
January 1, 2026 at 4:55 PM
It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. It’s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions I’ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long🧵
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Cory Doctorow nails it on AI
December 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Cory Doctorow nails it on AI
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Just like every year, a friendly PSA:
“Feliz ano nuevo” means “happy new anus.”
“Feliz año nuevo” means “happy new year.”
Wishing folks either one is nice, but make sure you’re using the one you mean.
“Feliz ano nuevo” means “happy new anus.”
“Feliz año nuevo” means “happy new year.”
Wishing folks either one is nice, but make sure you’re using the one you mean.
December 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Just like every year, a friendly PSA:
“Feliz ano nuevo” means “happy new anus.”
“Feliz año nuevo” means “happy new year.”
Wishing folks either one is nice, but make sure you’re using the one you mean.
“Feliz ano nuevo” means “happy new anus.”
“Feliz año nuevo” means “happy new year.”
Wishing folks either one is nice, but make sure you’re using the one you mean.
In rural Bihar (one of India's poorest states) I crashed my Enfield head on into another motorcycle when the driver pulled out suddenly while talking over his shoulder to a man at the side of the road.
I only had minor scratches and bruises, thankfully, but the front end of my bike was totaled.
I only had minor scratches and bruises, thankfully, but the front end of my bike was totaled.
I would like to hear about a time someone, a stranger even, was very kind to you without any prompting, ulterior motive, or strings attached.
December 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
In rural Bihar (one of India's poorest states) I crashed my Enfield head on into another motorcycle when the driver pulled out suddenly while talking over his shoulder to a man at the side of the road.
I only had minor scratches and bruises, thankfully, but the front end of my bike was totaled.
I only had minor scratches and bruises, thankfully, but the front end of my bike was totaled.
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1995, studying in Prague for a year. I went to Bucharest by myself, fully intending to shell out for a hotel since there wasn’t a lot of backpacker-level tourist infrastructure yet. Showed up to the hotel to check in & the desk clerk took one look at me and said “You can’t stay here.”
I would like to hear about a time someone, a stranger even, was very kind to you without any prompting, ulterior motive, or strings attached.
December 31, 2025 at 3:21 AM
1995, studying in Prague for a year. I went to Bucharest by myself, fully intending to shell out for a hotel since there wasn’t a lot of backpacker-level tourist infrastructure yet. Showed up to the hotel to check in & the desk clerk took one look at me and said “You can’t stay here.”
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Dig out your local sewer grate. (It’s very satisfying)
December 29, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Dig out your local sewer grate. (It’s very satisfying)
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The wisdom of the Ancients
From the Metro Toronto Planning Board's 1959 draft Official Plan (voted down by Metro Council). You could not say something this obvious in Toronto's Official Plan anymore.
December 20, 2025 at 2:38 AM
The wisdom of the Ancients
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Fun math fact: if you spend $1 every second you'll go through $1M in eleven or twelve days. At the same burn rate it'd take more than 31 years to spend $1B
If people could just intuitively understand the difference between a million, a billion, and a trillion, we’d all be better off.
That applies to dollars. To tons of carbon. And so on.
Math. It matters.
That applies to dollars. To tons of carbon. And so on.
Math. It matters.
December 19, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Fun math fact: if you spend $1 every second you'll go through $1M in eleven or twelve days. At the same burn rate it'd take more than 31 years to spend $1B
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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Doesn’t seem like @pitchingninja.com shared this video here, so here’s a video of his Yesavage/Rogers overlay
December 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Doesn’t seem like @pitchingninja.com shared this video here, so here’s a video of his Yesavage/Rogers overlay
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Tonight Stekkjastaur, the first of Iceland's 13 Yule Lads, comes down from the mountains. He likes to sneak into the sheep shed to drink milk from the ewes.
All the children put a shoe in the window for him to put a treat or a little gift in – if they have been good! The bad children get a potato.
All the children put a shoe in the window for him to put a treat or a little gift in – if they have been good! The bad children get a potato.
December 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Tonight Stekkjastaur, the first of Iceland's 13 Yule Lads, comes down from the mountains. He likes to sneak into the sheep shed to drink milk from the ewes.
All the children put a shoe in the window for him to put a treat or a little gift in – if they have been good! The bad children get a potato.
All the children put a shoe in the window for him to put a treat or a little gift in – if they have been good! The bad children get a potato.
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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It's that time again - your annual reminder about the sleigh bells section in Ontario's Highway Traffic Act -- plan accordingly! ☃️🛷🔔🦌
December 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It's that time again - your annual reminder about the sleigh bells section in Ontario's Highway Traffic Act -- plan accordingly! ☃️🛷🔔🦌
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Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
December 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
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Probably no reason to be concerned that Mark Carney also wants to pass legislation to legitimse stablecoins.
When the House and Senate marked up stablecoin legislation, we raised all of these concerns - their anonymity, their nearly perfect design for money laundering. All the barn doors were left wide open. It’s used for crime because that is its purpose. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Probably no reason to be concerned that Mark Carney also wants to pass legislation to legitimse stablecoins.
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rfk is stupid and evil but in 2020 the CDC was literally telling us to wash our hands and sing happy birthday to stop an airborne disease from spreading. both things can be true
December 7, 2025 at 2:34 AM
rfk is stupid and evil but in 2020 the CDC was literally telling us to wash our hands and sing happy birthday to stop an airborne disease from spreading. both things can be true
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Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
December 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
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This explains something that has always mystified me about drivers who rail against bike lanes and transit. Why WOULDN'T you want people to have options not to drive? It would make your own driving better! But they don't just want good traffic, they want to reinforce the NORM of driving
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This explains something that has always mystified me about drivers who rail against bike lanes and transit. Why WOULDN'T you want people to have options not to drive? It would make your own driving better! But they don't just want good traffic, they want to reinforce the NORM of driving