I seriously don't know how to explain to people that it is not in fact a sign of maturity and democracy to peacefully debate whether certain groups of people should be allowed to exist
In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will be singing. – Bertolt Brecht
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I seriously don't know how to explain to people that it is not in fact a sign of maturity and democracy to peacefully debate whether certain groups of people should be allowed to exist
And there’s every chance this was perpetrated by a right winger too.
You're getting a clear X-ray of America right now. Look at who this country's powerful institutions choose to elevate, venerate, and celebrate. Look at the double standards. Look at the people who adore Charlie Kirk - then spend five minutes reviewing his hateful legacy. This is America.
Can’t even have nice things when they’re insanely cheap.
I don’t think it’s about not caring so much as it’s a ‘dog bites man’ story. Hard to generate interest when it’s a daily occurrence.
Just a nazi apologist
“Loneliness and isolation can lead to: 29% increased risk of heart disease; 32% increased risk of stroke; 50% increased risk of developing dementia among older adults; and 60% increased risk of premature death.” Surgeon General recommends designing cities to create more connections. #WalkableCities
IMPORTANT STUDY: “On average, the implementation of 30 km/h speed limits in European cities demonstrated a 23%, 37% & 38% reduction in road crashes, fatalities & injuries respectively. Lower speed limits also yielded environmental benefits.” www.nrso.ntua.gr/review-of-ci...
“Helsinki has not recorded a single traffic fatality in the past 12 months, city and police officials confirmed this week.” City engineer credits lower speed limits and smart design. I agree. #Helsinki #VisionZero
It turns out that protecting hate speech did not create the conditions to protect other kinds of speech; instead, it protected hate and allowed hate movements to take over all the institutions of that might have defended the rest of us.
You will never be able to make "data driven" decisions until you realize just how much your decisions are driven by emotions: fear of missing out, defensiveness of your favorite idea, apprehension over something unusual. That's because there's no such thing as "the data" - only interpretations.
Most people in Mexico and Canada say the United States is their country's greatest threat. www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...
Wait, I thought it was #hamont ‘s ‘competitive advantage’!
This is a fancy way of saying people haven’t the faintest clue what socialism is.
Hear me out: speed camera drones…
Who would have thought Jordan Peterson would be the second worst Canadian.
WATCH: What are BETTER SOLUTIONS for traffic congestion in cities, especially as big employers are now forcing people back to the office? PLUS how politicians claiming bike-lanes cause congestion ARE LYING TO YOU! Watch my CBC interview with @ianhanomansing.bsky.social that played across Canada.
You’ll come through it, but you’ll never be the indispensable nation ever again. The fact the American electorate voted for him *twice* has shown your friends and allies you can never be trusted again.
Pedestrian walking in road because cyclist riding on sidewalk because car parked in bike lane
Trigger warning. “In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.” Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
So maybe not far from their founding principles afterall
Every time I think about getting a subscription, you pull something like this. Thanks for the savings I guess
E-bow the Letter
Leftover whipped cream is an oxymoron.
The American electorate made it their business.
Woman the barricades!
If they think we exhibit unusual or unacceptable behaviors when we have birth control, wait until they see what happens when we don't. I *will* go to war over this, and I'm 64 and had a hysterectomy at 36. But my neighbors and their daughters and friends and all y'all on here deserve better.
They didn’t used to be validated by conservative politicians and media though.
Family of Edmund Fitzgerald's crew on hand as swimmers finish intended route to mark 50 years since sinking In gathering at Detroit church, the bell rang 29 times to honour each man who died in Nov. 10, 1975, tragedy www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The problem with the boots theory is expensive boots are shit now too.
America 👇#cdnpoli
Also. Telling someone they lack the depth of knowledge to enter a conversation should be the norm. How can I ask a loaded statement about a subject I’m not well versed in? Start calling people stupid again
How is this not 1,000/10?
That mechanism is the electorate.
Does he think other countries don’t have SSRI’s?
With all the examples we’re seeing lately, It’s pretty easy to make the case that the greatest threat to cities these days are national, state/provincial, or even local leaders (or candidates) who clearly don’t understand cities at all, and may even hate them.
Even collecting dust, it’s taking up shelf space that could be going to Canadian and non-American products. Keep it off the shelves, I say.
Two thirds of your fellow Americans either voted for a monster or couldn’t be bothered to vote *against* a monster.
Gus Speth: "I used to think that top environmental problems were biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and climate change. I thought that 30 years of good science could address these problems. I was wrong. The top environmental problems are selfishness, greed and apathy...”
This idea that somehow rural areas underwrite metros is not only wrong, it’s entirely inverted — and yet it perversely animates basically every element of our current political life.
Fall Invasive Shrub Pulls 🍂 Join us for hands-on stewardship work at the nature sanctuaries #HamOnt #BurlON, with a focus on invasive plant removal (hand-pulling, weed wrenches, girdling). All equipment is provided but feel free to bring your own gloves. RSVP to Jen at land@hamiltonnature.org
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My Canada includes Illinois
It’s Abrego Garcia, isn’t it
Detective Murdoch. I’m good!
Lower speed limits. They’re not just for safety anymore…
Human cancer? Gross. Fuck off out of here with your nazi bs. Muting you now.
No. Go peddle your Maple MAGA bs somewhere else.
"China’s carbon emissions may have peaked well ahead of a government target of doing so before 2030." China's emissions went down this year, while simultaneously increasing electrical output. An especially impressive feat while still modernizing their economy.
Underaged woman is an oxymoron.
#hamont has got to stop selling off it’s alleyways
I would pay to see this
The city should buy and restore that building so I don’t have to be sad driving past it. Also don’t raise my taxes.
My Uncle Joe fifth from the right in the back row. www.tracesofwar.com/persons/4458...
#HamOnt Today we remember the 197 Hamiltonians of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry who gave their lives in the Dieppe Raid of 1942. We honour their courage, sacrifice, and place in history; lessons that helped shape the success of D-Day and the liberation of Europe.
*blocked*
Remember this picture, & others like it, every time you hear someone in your city say "we're not Amsterdam." This was #Amsterdam in the 1970s. Many of the cities we admire made better choices regarding cars in the past. and are still making better choices today. Better choices instead of excuses.
“They cut speed limits, changed street design, removed space for cars… Now it appears that work is paying off. #Oslo & #Helsinki are reaping the rewards of committed action on making their roads safer, reducing pedestrian fatalities to zero last year.” #VisionZero #SpeedKills
When I was a kid, people called the first cool nights in August “Ex weather” because they coincided with the arrival of the Canadian National Exhibition. No more need for kids to sleep outdoors on hot, humid nights. Last night in Ottawa was classic Ex weather, with more to come.
The list of public benefits that urban trees provide is so long that growing the tree canopy in cities is practically a no-brainer. But do they also reduce crime and make cities safer? @motherjones.com investigates (and yes, they consider correlation vs causation). HT @clarajeffery.bsky.social
Suburban Toronto lol
“For 60 years, car advertising has programmed us that driving is freedom, that cars are how we get around, that driving — even reckless driving —is a symbol of status & power. But what if a car marketing vet (aka @tomflood.bsky.social) used his skills to highlight the insanity of car culture?”
Rule 78: Put Street Trees Almost Everywhere Street trees do it all, they... Cut crashes by 45% Raise home values 9% Boost retail sales 12% Clean air, cool streets, absorb stormwater, improve health, and make places more inviting Walkable City Rules www.amazon.com/Walkable-Cit...
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Which is precisely why they fight it. Because it attracts the poors.
Strategy Corp has their fingers all over Canadian public life. It is good journalistic practice to point that out every time. Their people are often not presented truthfully.
This recent article is HUGELY relevant now. “What the far right feels about cities isn’t physical fear. It’s discomfort. Canadian city planner @brenttoderian.bsky.social decodes this feeling as: “I’m not the majority anymore, it isn’t my city anymore.” @simonkuper.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com
Anyway, if you're familiar with the dynamic, it is impossible not to notice the way it is playing out on the national stage, with Republicans the daddy party and Democrats the mommy party. Daddy's raging, destroying, lashing out, & most political analysis amounts to ...
Today on The Incline → It's hot in #HamOnt! A look at heat warnings and some of Hamilton's hottest days over the years. theincline.email/p/the-heat
We don’t have enough transit and amenities in our neighbourhood. They’d be much better off downtown. I’m only thinking of what’s best for them.
So do politicians. #hamont
Many of the people who fight against new housing in their neighborhood will later complain about their community having few or no children and many wealthier newcomers. Planners need to do a better job at educating residents about these tradeoffs
The US-Canadian Road Safety Gap Is Getting Wider “Despite similar infrastructure and vehicle fleets, the US and Canada are going in very different directions when it comes to traffic safety. A new study breaks down the divergence. Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @bloomberg.com CityLab.
Our wading pools are not filtered and are filled daily, chemicals balanced manually, and water is then dumped after four hours of use. Chemicals are harder to maintain in heat and high UV.” 2/2
I asked this question last year and got the following answer (edited for Bluesky): “When heat alerts occur, there are times in which we do close wading pools in order to balance pH levels and to consider staff safety in providing supervision…1/2
More fallout from our investigation into active clubs/white nationalist fight clubs in Canada. This time, it has resulted in the suspension of of a Hamilton police officer: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
📣 Final day to share your comments #HamOnt! Today is the final day to submit your comments on the Jamesville redevelopment - a long-delayed project that will bring hundreds of affordable homes to our community. 🏘️ Let’s get shovels in the ground and homes built. 🔗 ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-0807
To carry 50,000 people per hour in each direction, a city needs a 175m wide road for cars. Even if those cars are electric. And then there’s all the parking. OR a city can move A LOT MORE people in a lot less space, with A LOT LESS public money, emissions, pollution, noise etc. Choices. Simple.
It’s hard to hold elections during an insurgency.
It's me! No, seriously, he's talking about me. For a little while, I've done graphic design and written newsletter content for Ward 1 Councillor Maureen Wilson as an advisor. This fact is set to become the "Conspiracy of the Day". What fun! So here's what I have to say about that (thread below):
Except Tonya Harding posed a legitimate threat to Nancy Kerrigan. The US is kneecapping itself to show a bunch of people minding their own business who’s boss.
I’ve finally concluded that the only things that will give us safe streets are red light cameras at every intersection, speed cameras every 100m, and SSRI’s in the municipal water supply.
Just a heads up to bike riders in #hamont that right wing ghoul Jordan Steele blocked me on X because I triggered him in a post, he found me on Bluesky, threatened to pull me off a bike share bike, lied about me and insulted me all in one post. I was stopped at the light waiting (see screenshot 2).
love this new york times clip. they recently did a story about how sesame street's set has changed over the years, along with our urban politics. IG nytimes
For a medieval monastic chronicler, a headline to die for
I'm (yes finally) watching Matt Grande's latest Faded Hamilton video. These are always fun and insightful. #HamOnt www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZcW...
Hey. Hey, you. Yeah, you. The person reading this. You, specifically. Be messier and weirder. Fuck up more. And cut people a break when they're messy and weird and fuck up, if you can. Queerness is about being messy.
The death toll from traffic crashes that the U.S. is experiencing is not inevitable. Canada has been doing so much better since 2013 thanks in part to better street design
"In his written decision, [the justice] highlighted expert evidence 'which establishes that bicycle lanes, and in particular separated or protected bicycle lanes, reduce motor vehicle traffic congestion by providing an alternative method of transportation [...].'" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"The evidence shows that restoring lanes for cars will not result in less congestion, as it will induce more people to use cars and therefore any reduction in driving time will be short-lived, if at all, and will lead to more congestion," said Schabas in his decision.
Guess who’s on the list..
#hamont
Oh no. Thanks for keeping us informed.
In fairness, it would be hard to narrow it down to a single photo.