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chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @newfangl3d.bsky.social · 30m

That $10M bought us 1/4 of a pedway instead.

chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @newfangl3d.bsky.social · 2h

The biggest offender is actually that council spent something like $70M(!) on two pedways in this photo (the big one above ground, and then another one below).

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Cole 🚲 @mapboy.bsky.social · 4h

Downtown Edmonton is dead, wow, I can only wonder why 🤔 "But a bike lane would take away a traffic lane" shut your goddamn mouth. #yeg

One of the entrances to The Edmonton City Centre with a massive road cutting through it.

Another massive road cutting through the heart of downtown Edmonton

An ludicrous road right beside an active stadium with high pedestrian traffic during events.

Another massive road right beside a university no less.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 6h

"Energy dominance," you say?

As of this year, *China is exporting more clean-energy technology than the US is exporting the dirty stuff*.

The future is green energy & China, not the US, is set to dominate it.

China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance

China’s exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with $20 billion shipped globally.

www.bloomberg.com

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Edmonton Bike Coalition @yegbike.bsky.social · 6h

Somehow it feels fitting that the first day of snow this year might land on the day of this ride. Dr. Markland was a year round cyclist - so please bundle up, put on your studded tires, and join us Sunday as we honour him!

#yegbike #wintercycling

Edmonton Bike Coalition @yegbike.bsky.social · 2d

Join us for a special community ride honouring Dr. Markland’s passion for people, cycling, and giving back.

We will visit some of his favourite #yegbike places and drop donations off at the Bissell Centre.

📅 Sunday, Oct 12 from 11-1:30
📍Coronation Park next to TWOSE
🎟️ Details:

Cranksgiving Ride — A Tribute to Dr. Darren Markland

Join us for a Cranksgiving Ride honouring the legendary Dr. Darren Markland!

buff.ly

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 6h

The historically volatile Texas grid was entirely stable this summer, despite extreme temperatures. Grid operators never once had to ask Texans to conserve energy or shut off their air conditioners.

Why? Solar & batteries. Want a stable grid? Try solar & batteries.

Solar and batteries had a record-setting, grid-stabilizing summer in…

Solar has set 17 power generation records in Texas so far this year, shoring up the grid alongside batteries as some gas plant developers step back.

www.canarymedia.com

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 16h

Make no mistake.

The recent incursions in our skies are part of a pattern of growing threats.

It’s time to call it by its name.
This is hybrid warfare.

Europe must get the capacity to respond and protect our skies.

Work has begun.

→ link.europa.eu/4Fxrqr

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 6h

The US pays millions to Professional Bull Riders for advertising.

At PBR league events, bullfighters are branded with slick jerseys declaring the event 'Protected by US Border Patrol.'

At some, the Border Patrol makes a dramatic entrance, rappelling from the rafters as the national anthem plays.

How the Border Patrol uses rodeos to recruit

At fairgrounds full of young men, the government sets up shop to hire immigration agents.

www.motherjones.com

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kate conger @kateconger.com · 7h

Jonathan Rinderknecht, a white man, was charged with starting the Palisades Fire. But on X, the company's news summary tab shows a photo of a black man.

Screenshot depicting posts on X, one showing the suspect accused of starting the Palisades Fire, a white man. The X news tab reports on the suspect's arrest, but shows a photo of a black man instead.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 10h

Free speech is when the government forces you to rename specific roads after someone

#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 11h

Florida Republican unveils bill threatening state funding if colleges don't rename roads after Charlie Kirk

thehill.com

Florida Republican unveils bill threatening state funding if colleges don’t rename roads after Charlie Kirk

twp.ai

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Kevin Gould @kevingould.bsky.social · 10h

Quebec banned a lot of them last year, but overall regulators haven't realized what these vehicles are capable of
Interesting comparison here of a bike vs. motorcycle

www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-Dn...

How e-Bikes are Killing Motorcycles - Aniioki A9 Pro Max Review

YouTube video by FortNine

www.youtube.com

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Aaron 🏗️🚲🌲🏀 @aceckhouse.bsky.social · 9h

the issues isn’t so much whether it’s fair to treat e-bikes & mopeds as different things (sure, absolutely) as whether we can trust police to enforce the distinction without mass harassment of (non white) e-bike riders

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Doug van den Ham @dvdham.bsky.social · 9h

All we have to do is call / treat fast e-bikes for what they are: motorcycles. There's already a set of rules and places to ride defined in the highway traffic acts.

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chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @newfangl3d.bsky.social · 9h

...and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is happy to scare the olds with it, like a lazier fox news.

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chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @newfangl3d.bsky.social · 9h

I mean, if nothing else it's nice for cbc to come out as explicitly anti-anti-fascist.
Not that there was ever any doubt, listening to their reporting.

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chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @newfangl3d.bsky.social · 10h

"Can we say that Mr. Antifa eats cats?"
"No, we'd better leave that for cross country checkup."

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chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @newfangl3d.bsky.social · 10h

...the double comma is here because this list must have originally had some real bullshit in it, that they realized they had to pull out before publishing.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 11h

in recent years there's been this new attempt to portray being a soulless blogspam affiliate hack as something that requires serious effort and research in order to "find the best deals" (a ton of these are usually AI)

Google News screenshot of Amazon Prime Day Coverage that pretends they had to do research to "find the best deals"

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 11h

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 1d

There are many reasons healthcare is expensive in the USA.

But surely spending $85,000 and 613 sq/ft per stall for a new garage at a children's hospital doesn't help (almost certainly the parking will be "free" for drivers).

Cook Children’s to build $42 million parking garage

The parking garage is the next step of the medical system’s 10-year expansion plan in the Medical District.

fortworthreport.org

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chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @newfangl3d.bsky.social · 10h

jfc cbc.
stop being so embarrassing.
www.cbc.ca/radio/frontb...

cbc story: what is antifa, with a picture of the people with a flag

cbc: For the last decade, Antifa has come to symbolize progressive protest and movement building – engaging in doxxing,, property destruction, and street-level physical confrontations.

highlighting the bullshit: "engaging in doxxing,, property destruction, and street-level physical confrontations."
And yeah, that story includes a double comma, because at this point cbc can't even copy edit worth shit.

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chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @newfangl3d.bsky.social · 10h

maybe it's raining, maybe it's not. we're just journalists. how are we supposed to know?

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10h

President Trump has called for the jailing of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, both Democrats, for “failing to protect” ICE officers who have been sent to the city.

Trump says Chicago mayor, Illinois governor should be jailed for response to ICE

Trump, without providing evidence, said Brandon Johnson and JB Pritzker should go to jail for “failing to protect” immigration agents.

www.washingtonpost.com

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chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @newfangl3d.bsky.social · 10h

I haven't used mine in forever, except to look stuff up.
(although I think someone is now cybersquatting on @chris-huggable.bsky.social's old handle)

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chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @newfangl3d.bsky.social · 10h

But you don't need, or even want, material comfort for fascism.
You need a target to blame for the lack of material comfort.

chris - sᴉɹɥɔ @newfangl3d.bsky.social · 10h

Thanks, I found my old response to your post, but your original post was gone, and I couldn't remember.

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