Of course they have.
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Of course they have.
Conservative party politics comes to municipal elections. This can't be good: www.theprogress.com/news/new-ind...
At least Canada could act to necessarily limit plastic production even if the world will not: www.cbc.ca/news/science...
More than 5,000 people in the city face uncertainty about where to find shelter.
Walkable cities help people get their steps in--improvements like wider sidewalks with better lighting & shade facilitate walking. How do we walk north-south in Chilliwack? I've done it but it's far from pleasant. www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
A natural garden would help support the environment & slow climate change, yet I live in a complex surrounded by manicured lawn. My strata employs a company to mow & trim & apply pesticides. Flammable cedar hedges lead from home to home. There's a better way. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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.
What Devi said. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
By now, we’ve all seen the headlines. Cities are cracking down on e-bikes. Lawmakers are holding emergency hearings. Parents are demanding bans. “Something must be done,” they cry at local city council meetings before driving back home in 5,000 lb SUVs. electrek.co/2025/07/20/i...
Any Canadian who goes on vacation in the US right now can run into unidentified, armed, masked men on the street.
Imagine this in Chilliwack!
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on. slate.com/technology/2...
2024 was the hottest year on record.
The Intersection of SARS-CoV-2 and Diabetes Not the "Good News Guys" Apologies 🥴 www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/13...
“Long Covid is now the number one chronic illness in children.”
Putting this here to watch later.
Ooof. A whole lot of this regarding resistance in LA.
We need public science communicators to preserve the vaccine schedule circa 2024 so that people who still want to protect kids have a guide for what vaccines should be given when.
This is a fight for workers’ rights in Canada. Canada Post is part of what makes us Canadian. The union’s proposals (not completely detailed here) set out a path for a stronger postal service & good union jobs.
A great piece by @humantransit.bsky.social that makes clear the key issue: “A city is lots of people living and working close together, which means there’s relatively little space per person… This can only mean encouraging as many people as possible to travel in a way that uses less space.”
Change happens one step at a time.
“D-Day poses a challenge to us: What will we do today to stop fascism from re-establishing its evil reign?”
Masks work
Vaccines work. Maybe Canada could become the world leader in medical research since Trump has decided to destroy what’s good about America.
We can make better choices in Chilliwack!
“We want them infected” author interview. 40 minutes, but worth it.
Then there’s the pedestrian experience: I’m always watching for cyclists. They come up from behind, no bells mostly. Some ride like there’s no one else on the trail. Some swear at pedestrians. If I’m riding, I use my bell. As you said, some pedestrians will veer into my path or not react.
There’s so much left out of this, like why Alberta is in the mess that it is in royalty, wise and resource wise, the danger to the climate, & the extremism of Danielle Smith, who appears hell-bent to destroy the country.
If I had been kind, and if I had time, I would’ve tried to explain to the woman that masking keeps one from getting sick and that moving a few spaces away from me would not save her. However, I doubt that she would’ve understood or that she would’ve believed me.
I may have been the safest person in the room. My husband, who also consistently masks, & I were boosted about a month ago. To my knowledge, we have not had Covid. No one else in the yoga class was masking. It irritated me that the woman assumed the only reason I would mask is if I was sick.
I too have respiratory issues, and that is one reason why I mask in public places, including yoga. It is difficult to do hard yoga wearing a KN 95, but I have been wearing it consistently for years. Moving a few spaces away from me would not save that woman from disease-containing aerosols.
Yesterday, a woman at yoga asked me if I was wearing a mask because I was sick. I was in pain and had had a crappy day at work, & my response was not kind. I asked her if she was sick and that was why she was not wearing a mask. She moved away from me, saying she had respiratory issues.
Chilliwack needs to slow down. There are too many large pick up trucks & SUVs intimidating pedestrians, cyclists, people using mobility devices, & other drivers.
This is the demographic experiencing increasing homelessness in BC: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This is a gorgeous book. Seriously. Go read it. @estmcphee.bsky.social
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” isn’t just about tax cuts it quietly guts federal protections and reshapes entire agencies. Here’s what’s buried inside:
And this is why I wear a mask, don’t eat in restaurants & take precautions. I want to hike when I retire—go into the mountains, carrying everything in a backpack & wander for days. Covid, caught at work or in the community, would rob me of that.
Recommended read: For @thebulletin.org , climate scientist Peter Gleick said the Trump administration’s “purges” of climate research were “threats to national security”.
There were only two of us consistently masking at the conference. Organizers offered me a separate room to eat lunch. I tried to explain why it was necessary to eat outside. They didn’t understand.
I had to give up my home when I left. I had put him through school & he remained unemployed for many years or worked under the table to avoid child support. He’s long retired & owns his home. I starved to feed the kids & can’t afford to retire. The system needs to change.
What on earth Danielle Smith? Yves-François Blanchet says it best: oil & gas is not enough to make a culture.
I’m not saying we haven’t had it and been asymptomatic. Certainly that’s more than possible. In theory, we have Merv 13 filters in air filtration at work. But we mask (N95) nonetheless. We mask in public places & don’t eat in restaurants. I go for a walk every day and eat my lunch while I’m walking.
There are adults, born before 1970, who didn’t get a vaccine at all.
We mask & don’t think we’ve had covid.
I’m curious if the patient had a prior COVID infection that reduced their immune response.
3rd keynote in 3 weeks coming up. Thanks to everyone for opening up space for discussions around reframing road safety and remarketing our streets.
Get this same experience every day: ride a bike in a city.
I think I need this on a t-shirt.
There’s so much aggressive driving in Chilliwack. Decisions made years ago reverberate today with drivers of large pickup trucks & SUVs intimidating pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers. Vehicles run lights & stop signs, jockey for position, exceed speed limits & generally behave badly.
“Don’t choose between two conservatives…”Pharmacare, dental care & social programs are on the line. If you’re thinking about voting conservative in this federal election, read this first. vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
i love that we got 4 new hubble images today and we still continue to get more after 35 years 🥹 hubble really is the little telescope that could!!!
Post-COVID reduced immune response & increased cancer risk
Trump’s cronies aren’t what broke public health. The structural blind spots that undermine medical progress and how to fix them, by Mark Ungrin canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/04/18/t... via @canadahealthwatch.bsky.social @nicktsergas.ca
CBC News has a breakdown of election issue promises by party: newsinteractives.cbc.ca/features/202...
“Just ask…”
Good Friday is the story of a man unjustly arrested and rushed to judgment. Diana Butler Bass tells it for our time, using only pictures from the last two weeks, and it hits so heavy open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
Great explanation of how our government works. “Canadians do not technically choose their Prime Minister.” Note: I recognize First Nations as independent & the BC & Federal NDP are the same party: if you’re a member of one, you’re a member of the other.) fvcurrent.com/p/canada-fed...
#Vote #Election2025 #cdnpoli #CalgaryCentre #CalgaryConfederation #yyc
Hey girl, you deserve better. youtu.be/16izj-bcT1E
Prayer breakfasts have been going on in Chilliwack for a while.
Even friends don’t understand. Almost everyone says we don’t need bike infrastructure & we need vastly more car infrastructure. The city is gridlocked. Drivers are aggressive & dangerous. It’s unsafe to bike, walk, use a mobility device. Transit is almost nonexistent. Is there hope for us?
I get it. My late dad was diabetic. Who doesn’t know someone who is diabetic? The American people will care, but will they do anything about it? I can’t believe what they’re allowing now.
The beautiful #SpiritBear in #Canada found in #BC is a white “Black Bear” that is the result of one recessive gene. This rare animal was photographed and videotaped only 1 meter from photographer #PaulNickle. #CanadaAmazing #WildlifeCanada
I don’t think he realizes much of anything.
I don’t think he cares if Americans die. The Trump regime is anti-vaccine, anti-climate action, anti-social security, anti-worker… They’re tearing apart their own country.
Great work but it doesn’t look like it can be updated because Trump.
Vote for the culture you want on April 28. I choose safety, respect, & human rights.
Mainstream media with a story about Covid damage: repeat infections cause cognitive damage, immune exhaustion, hormonal dysregulation, viral reactivation, blood vessel, red blood cell & platelet damage, & potential damage to every organ system in the body. www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
Coming Unglued: Week Eight of the Stupid Coup (and the Stalwart Resistance) www.meditationsinanemergency.com/coming-unglu...
Coming back to listen to this later.
The “funny” part about the horrible and scary situation we’re in is that Trump might think that any rational nation (like Canada) would actually ever want to be part of the particular version of the United States that he’s busy violently making/unmaking.
Yes, indeed, but not recently. I don’t usually drive that far in winter.
Donald breaks everything.
If H5N1 transmits between people (& it probably already is) we will be on our own.
There is an ASU (Area Support Unit) across a fence from the campus where my husband & I work. We were standing outside, eating lunch together & looking across the fence & I said: You want to go sign up? He said: “I’ll get my walker.” He doesn’t have a walker, but you get where he was going, right?
“ Science is Political”: all the while I was reading this thread I was thinking about a certain fanatical former social media friend who insisted that I was not presenting “evidence” that vaccines and masks work.
I wear a mask at work and in public spaces. I don’t have many pictures of me doing this, so please ignore the demigorgon.
“Active travel is cheaper, healthier, better for the environment, and no slower on congested urban streets.” (Article from 2021)
Cycling infrastructure is a feminist act.
Trump isn’t known for his brilliance.
Come to Canada. It’s lovely here (well, stay away from Alberta & maybe Ontario—we’ll see). BC could appreciate a doctor like you. Do you like to ski? Water sports? Hiking? Hockey? We’ve got it all.
This is crap.
Cities can provide safe active transportation routes, crosswalks & transit. Employers can offer incentives to buy bikes.
Chilliwack has to start planning people-centred transportation. Bluesky is an inspirational place for that.
I don’t know if Poilievre had a real job before he was elected as an MP, but I do know he voted against school lunch programs. Not a nice man.
Pierre Poilievre will say anything to get elected. He’s not about policies, he’s about catchy slogans.
“Make friends, meet your neighbours, set up support networks, help those who are struggling. Since the dawn of humankind, those with robust social networks have been more resilient than those without.”
He fired wildfire fighter support staff.
It’s a cliché to say it—and no two historical scenarios offer a perfectly compelling analogy—but what each American is doing now is what they’d be doing were they a German living in Germany and were it 1936-38 There’s no more doubt about who the appeasers or the bad guys are—they’re in the open now
🧵"So this is how liberty dies..." Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up. I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9
Crap
“I can’t overemphasize what a big deal it is,” said John Korslund, a former USDA scientist in an email. “This is truly a ‘s— show’ unfolding into a nightmare scenario. We have no idea how widespread this version of the virus already is in cattle herds. #BirdFlu #H5N1 www.latimes.com/environment/...
“And when 90, 95 percent of public space, the space that we all own through our taxes, through being citizens, when 90 percent of that is allocated to cars and driving, then of course you’re gonna think that that is the mode that we should prioritize.”
Going from A to B in a city can either enrich your well-being or compound your stress. Infrastructure determines everything.
Great point here: Poilievre is not doing anything useful in dealing with the US. He’s all slogans & slime.
Keep buying Canadian!
1/2 🧵 There *is* a pandemic for animals. And no one cares if it mutates to spread more efficiently among humans. If they did, they’d act. Instead, humans risk exposure through farming, raw meat, walking their dog, or sitting in a vet's office—with zero warnings.