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Cities & Urbanism. Sometimes geochemistry. Often my hound. Climate dad. Always on a bike. “Civilization exists by geologic consent, subject to change without notice.” Born: 344 ppm, PhD 397 ppm, Today: 423 ppm. Victoria, BC.
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Is it weird that I get excited about doing this soon?

submitted 7 hours ago • 2 comments

The CBSC isn’t even responsible for the CBC. They’re the self-regulatory body for commercial broadcasters. The CBC has their own ombudsman for complaints…

submitted 9 hours ago • 1 comment

The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has been so overwhelmed by complaints about CBC #CrossCountryFuckUp with Ian Hanomansing, it has had to close the complaints process. @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social

submitted 11 hours ago • 24 comments

London bus stop. #Swasticar

submitted 10 hours ago • 6 comments

The large tech firms want a world where they aren't bound by national (or multinational) rules around taxation, user privacy, hate speech, or intellectual property. Or anything else.

submitted 13 hours ago • 6 comments

Reminder that everything Musk is doing is super-illegal (and unconstitutional) which is a problem because it is bad for all of US, but also because Musk/Trump cannot risk ever losing power.

submitted 14 hours ago • 0 comments

Your regular reminder that the US air & water pollution laws passed in the 60s & 70s -- and the elaborate federal bureaucracy created to administer them -- constitute one of the most successful gov't interventions in history. WILDLY successful. The envy of the world.

submitted 17 hours ago • 201 comments

Please read my latest reflection. There are lies we tell to comfort ourselves. Like Democrats who say we just have to wait two year and Trump will lose control of the House. Like those in Germany who promoted Hitler while believing they could control him. charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-reichs...

submitted 2 days ago • 94 comments

Trudeau invites Zelensky to friendly pick-your-brain coffee chat about being invaded by warmongering neighbour

submitted 21 hours ago • 19 comments

Kevin O'Leary to @ianhanomansing.bsky.social on Cross Country Checkup, rough quote: "The Canadian dollar has dropped 40% against the US dollar under Trudeau." Fact check: the CAD has dropped 34% from the 2011 peak, but just 4% of that drop happened under Trudeau. The big drop happened under Harper.

submitted 1 day ago • 207 comments

Journalism prof here. That show was shallow, professional malpractice, @ianhanomansing.bsky.social @brodiefenlon.bsky.social @listentothemiddle.bsky.social. You MUST learn to do Trump era journalism (I can send readings/arrange tutoring) or quit. Pls reflect, apologize, repair what you’ve done.

submitted 1 day ago • 7 comments

Doug Ford needs to cancel Ontario’s contract with Starlink now. Absolutely solidarity with Ukraine but also to avoid it being used as a bargaining chip by Musk and Trump against Canada. Right now, Premier Ford.

submitted 2 days ago • 51 comments

Look how much better @petermansbridge.bsky.social is at this, still: #cbc

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

Should women have the vote? Tune in next week as Cross Country Checkup invites a bunch a men on the show to discuss.

submitted 1 day ago • 32 comments

Yes Elmo is awful but we probably can’t take away citizenship and probably shouldn’t be able to revoke it on a whim. But we should maybe have a conversation about what responsibilities a “citizen” has to Canada. And yes we can (and maybe should) charge him with Treason, too.

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

Join us today on CBC's cross-country tour for our special coverage on Vichy Canada

submitted 1 day ago • 6 comments

Could it be. Has spring arrived? #yyj #yyjbike #bikesky #victoriabc

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

A good day for a reminder that independent media needs your support

submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments

For absolutely no reason whatsoever we watched “The Sound of Music” with the kids last night. Nazis bad, Anschluss bad, riding bikes good. Not sure why we have to say this in the year 2025.

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

Once, when I was in middle school, I wondered why there was so much in the curriculum about Nazis. I knew that history was important, but I didn’t think being able to identify a Nazi was going to be an important life skill. This was neither the first nor last time I was wrong about the future.

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

A fact I think that Canadians need to wrestle with is this: Is Canadian sovereignty up for debate is a question that is firmly closed for the vast majority of Canadians and firmly open for the vast majority of our institutional leaders.

submitted 1 day ago • 7 comments

You are here (circled in blue) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Pa...

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

"Threats of annexation which break international law" isn't an issue with a legitimate middle position. You're either an extremist, and support international aggression, or you're a normal person. No other option. Frame the issue appropriately. Don't give Kevin O'Leary airspace to propagandize.

submitted 1 day ago • 13 comments

Annexation is against international law - there is no both sides of the issue. Are we now going to both sides the breaking of other laws? Like ‘What do you think of beating women? Home invasion? Murder?’ @ianhanomansing.bsky.social #CanadaSky www.lawnow.org/annexation-a...

submitted 2 days ago • 12 comments

For absolutely no reason whatsoever we watched “The Sound of Music” with the kids last night. Nazis bad, Anschluss bad, riding bikes good. Not sure why we have to say this in the year 2025.

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

Should we turn Czechoslovakia over to the Germans? We've set up a call-in on Czechoslovakian public radio which is open to Germans to talk about the pros and cons.

submitted 1 day ago • 27 comments

Ever ask yourself why so many climate scientists are also cyclists?

submitted 2 days ago • 47 comments