Justin Ling on how Trump has destroyed pandemic preparedness infrastructure & how Canada could help pick up the pieces.

These are my people.

If we knew what people have been through, we wouldn't treat them like that.

Coming to a Canadian gas station nearby?

I fell hard on my pelvis & then hit my head on my way into work in February 2022, landing in emergency. My employer hadn't cleared snow & ice. I'm still in pain & can't sit for long in a normal chair but I'm lucky to be here. I'll be at work today during Day of Mourning ceremonies.

Streets for everyone make transportation safer & greener.

I won't use AI at work or for writing. I believe it would rot my brain. Yes, I do randomly yell at Siri to add items to my grocery list or tell me the day's weather. That's about all it's good for.

This is why housing advocacy is driven largely by people who just want to be able to ride their bikes & get places on the bus. Once you start looking for ways to make transportation better, you realize that it's land use holding us back. And then you start spending all your free time at city hall.

Go Pope Leo! Great reporting by Charlie Angus, with a side of rock & roll.

"Better choices instead of excuses."

It doesn’t matter whether the rate of global warming is increasing. It’ll never cease to amaze me that people don’t care that it’s happening at all. It should be the most alarming thing ever.

So far, some have accepted that others will live with the respiratory endangerment of inadequate architecture and living conditions. We should consider this subject as a matter of self defense.

BREAKING: Officials in Sumas, Wash., immediately south of Abbotsford will be sounding their flood siren that warns residents to evacuate. This is a sign of likely flooding in Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford. www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...

I was the only one I saw wearing a mask last night at a crowded retirement party. The party could've been outside on a covered patio. It was a lovely evening, but organizers chose to put it in a small room--people were so packed they could barely move. A prof asked me why I was wearing a mask.

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.

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.

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.

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 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”.

What on earth Danielle Smith? Yves-François Blanchet says it best: oil & gas is not enough to make a culture.

3rd keynote in 3 weeks coming up. Thanks to everyone for opening up space for discussions around reframing road safety and remarketing our streets.