Entering month 6 of Mamdani's NYC & Robberies are down 11%, Retail theft is down 19%, & Murder is down 21%—all without "Adding 5000 new cops." Instead, he's invested in public safety free childcare, food, and better funded schools. Safer cities come from investing in people—not punishments.

OMERS, one of Canada’s largest public pension funds, announced that it will sell its last known remaining stake in a privately held fossil fuel company. As a member, this is welcome news!

That's no bike lane. That's a murderstrip. Video: www.reddit.com/r/TorontoDri...

Remember, if you plan cities for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic. If you plan cities for people and places, you get people and places. Via Fred Kent & @ppsplacemaking.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Building science jeopardy! Decarbonization! Deep energy retrofits! Continuing education credits! Local brews!

Lucy yanks the football away from Charlie Brown, as depicted by Edvard Munch:

Just because there's a "Rewrite with AI" button doesn't mean you should press it. Have confidence in your own authentic voice.

This is the way forward. Medicine's management class wants control without accountability, which is why PH and IPC guidance vacillate between half-assed opinions, minimizing and "oops, too late, so sad". Engineering, science, OHS etc just need to bypass medical authorities and get the job done.

“Climate change [not El Nino] is the reason to freak out, and ideally in a constructive way by doing something about it. We have the knowledge and technology to go very, very far away from using fossil fuels.” - Friederike Otto, climate scientist, Imperial College

ASHRAE has a new infection control resources page, provided as a service to the public. A large library on engineering controls for a healthy indoor environment. www.ashrae.org/technical-re...

Atmospheric CO₂ of 340 ppm

Aubergine de Poitrine #anginedepoitrine

This article primarily references art and music in particular, but there's no shortage of areas that UBI could affect, sciences, arts, mathematics, software, inventions, basic health and quality of life, allowing the disabled to contribute without worrying about basic survival.

We have been measuring ultrafine particles (PM0.1) by weight when they weigh almost nothing; we should be instead measuring by their numbers, which are huge. UFPs could be the cause of many of our health problems, and we are not even counting them.

I had a commenter on one of my posts insist that it's impossible that Mark Carney is worse for the climate than Harper was, and having taken the time to respond at length, I thought I should share that as a thread because it's clearly not just one person operating under that false belief. 🧵1/

TLDR: the document does not take into account airborne transmission via exhaled aerosols. It is like the Diamond Princess and six plus years of globally failing to control SARS-CoV-2 never even happened.

The fraud is coming from inside the house

Current reference conversion for Canadians: $5/gal USD = $1.80/L CAD usgas.ca

Oh so it's going to be one of those days

This painting is titled "Big Step II" and is part of the "Fractured Light" series by contemporary artist Michele Poirier-Mozzone. The piece captures a dynamic, low-angle perspective of a figure in a red swimsuit stepping through water. It is known for its impressionistic style.

The Dundas West/Bloor Loblaws grocery store is becoming a liminal space. #Toronto It's closing May 2nd to become a No Frills.

On average, it's fine.

Imagine if every time you went to use your car you had to: 1) install the front and rear lights and turn them on 2) unlock and stow your door handles 3) attach your removable navigation system 4) attach or wear your dashcam 5) manually turn on your dashcam 6) don your helmet & vest

Cherry trees in Kyoto. Not a subtle signal.

The one video on the Internet that breaks the "never read the comments" rule. You MUST read the comments on Angine de Poitrine - Full performance live on KEXP video while listening

Interesting developments in thermoacoustic heat pumps that don't use a refrigeration cycle.

TIL walkie-talkied is a verb

A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it By George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

- Increases and prolongs reliance on fossil (so next crisis hurts even more) - Often doesn't pass through to consumers (fossil co's just pocket it) - Benefits enjoyed more by the rich (who drive bigger cars longer distances) - Decreases gov't revenue so you end up paying for it in different ways

How many years has the segment in the middle of the West Toronto Railpath been closed, and for what reason, really? It's made it close to useless. www.metrolinx.com/en/projects-...

Happy #Caturday Our little guy loves this bathrobe belt. This photo is when he had just pulled the belt off the robe, causing the bathroom door to close him in. We've let him have the belt and he's very happy.

The French government has announced the measures of its plan to accelerate electrification: - a ban on gas boilers in new houses from the end of 2026 - increased support for replacing old heating with heat pumps - 100 regions will pilot comprehensive heat transition plans to phase out gas by 2030

🇨🇦 Canadian artist Description: A stand of birch trees, background of a clear blue sky and lake with the sun at a low angle from behind the viewpoint, giving a warm glow to the upper part of the trunks with the lower portion in blue shadow. Colours pop as if viewed through a polarization filter

Kurt Schwitters.

EXIF info for the NASA earth photos here! Nikon D5 ISO 51200 22mm (14-24mm f/2.8 lens) Light: 1/4s, f4 Dark: 1/15s, f5.6

Making Beds, Deborah DeWit, 2010. #Caturday

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announces new round of "vigorous funding" for public education, public healthcare and development of accessible green spaces for Ontarians. Ford saying, "There is no better way to build a powerful economy than to invest in the education and health of Ontario taxpayers."

I don't normally like cookies that aren't like a home baked style, but these... wow! The filling tastes exactly like mint chocolate chip ice cream.

Excellent article from @jvipondmd.bsky.social @dickzoutman.bsky.social @smbilodeau.bsky.social thetyee.ca/Analysis/202... The nearly total absence of OH&S regulation in health care facilities meant respiratory protection required anywhere else was not available.

Quicksand, the Bermuda triangle, and falling down the stairs were the most common causes of death in the 1980s

This example is a lot more entertaining than the story of how Dr. Barry Marshall had to infect himself with Helicobacter pylori in 1984 to prove that the bacteria caused stomach ulcers, not stress or spicy food.

While walking the dog tonight I heard a car honking the shave-and-a-haircut rhythm, twice, and for a brief moment I thought "what if he's dead, and this is how I found out"

I'm not sold on this austerity. We need many of these to be increased, not decreased in the face of US immolation.

Vancouver moving towards all-electric water heating for homes. Starting January 1, 2027, when a water heater needs replacing in existing one- to three-storey single family homes and duplexes, it must be replaced with a model that is at least 100% efficient. #ElectrifyEverything

"We don’t vote on airplane safety. Imagine being handed a survey when you board a plane: Should the airline prioritize your arrival time or the structural integrity of the landing gear? That would be absurd." Excellent article on communicating #VisionZero values www.fastcompany.com/91505393/tra...

On #LongCovidAwarenessDay — I think the most important thing to understand is that it’s still happening: “I got COVID for a 3rd time in 2025 (I'm vaxed, boosted & took paxlovid)... Boom #LongCovid. Can't climb due to PEM. I haven't climbed in almost a year.” “COVID… is still causing disability.“

Happy to see the organizers @wereallylikeher.bsky.social and the back two rows of the audience were wearing good masks at the recent screening of #WomenInFilm Mamma Mia! at the Revue Cinema in Toronto. And for good reason too, as a portable Aranet4 CO2 log shows.

While advocating for more homes, I've been told many times that young Canadians need to get used to renting apartments. That it's the norm in Europe. But our apartments are nothing like European family-sized apartments. We explain why on this week's DemograFix. 1/3

Possible inter-room aerosol-mediated COVID-19 transmission in a quarantine hotel: A case study No biggie. Just COVID floating between rooms on adjacent FLOORS in a hotel 🤷‍♀️. This is why we pack a HEPA and book rooms with operable windows (or patio). www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...