Colonizers gonna colonize. (Yes, it’s more complicated than that but also - it isn’t)

Sad to see the Tesla-donated 1-2 dozen destination chargers (NACS and J1772, ~8-10 kW) that made Parks Canada sites around Banff townsite (visitor centre, upper hot springs, cave & basin, park museum) super EV friendly have all been ripped out. 1/

“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.” In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.

@zamafir.bsky.social Any tips on wireless CP (which worked flawlessly from Sep '24 delivery to about Oct '25, when dealership installed some updates during seasonal tire swap) tending to drop for 30-60 secs after reverse/parking camera use? Unpairing and re-pairing from both ends hasn't done it.

What a nightmare in the winter. Big props to the fire department.

I’m sure glad we reduced property taxes from the planned level for next year. Who needs infrastructure/maintenance amirite? Sigh

These two images of Chinese train driver Han Junjia were taken less than 30 years apart. Transformative change is possible when it is relentlessly pursued.

I am an opinion columnist who's never reported an investigative story or set foot in the CBS newsroom. Here's why I think 60 Minutes reporters are overreacting to Bari Weiss killing their story. 1/37....

If distributing American Samizdat is indeed treacherous - let the whole nation wear such “treachery” as a badge of honour

Just spent a nice evening at University District - what a permanent urban tragedy for Calgary that 80s UofC administration refused to let LRT run through campus. Imagine stepping off a train to the dense, mixed use walkable U District - a mile away from the train across Brutalism + parking lots.

American Samizdat. Never thought I’d see the day

Read this:

Stereotypical morning: -29 C in Fort Saskatchewan, charge port (Tesla/NACS plugs don’t use an external mechanical latch) handle, J1772 froze into car. No 120 V plugs in reach of front desk supplied drier / extension cord. My own car’s full power 120 V disabled while AC charger connected 1/

Yep - once again, dystopian fiction is viewed as a manual and not a warning by these folks

In the 8 years since the supervised consumption site opened at the Chumir, 2 blocks from my office, the amount of investment in a 2 block radius of the Chumir has been astonishing. 1/

In which a red state's anti-solar legislation and policy is actually... much less harmful than Alberta's. Winning.

Risks and rewards of taking the scenic route home yesterday! Moose? Caribou? They seem to stop to wait for traffic before crossing! Happy to see them, glad they were far away. On Highway 22 between Caroline and Sundre. Beat 5 hours of being tailgated by lifted trucks on Highway 43 and QE2.

@tomflood.bsky.social You should do one about correlation between including kids for grocery store trips and incidence of candy masquerading as meals (most cereal, pop tarts etc) in the house

Whitecourt->Calgary return trip thread, milder temps, plus I chose scenic route with only a 50 kW charger. Leg 1 Whitecourt->Rocky Mountain House, 242 km, 31.2 kWh/100 km (range 320 km temps btwn -10/-3C), battery 100->24%, including 25 minutes of manual pre-conditioning, unsure that was needed. 1/

Alberta country music star Corb Lund says the citizens petition initiative he had filed against coal mining in the Rocky Mountains has been retroactively killed by Alberta’s new legislation:

GDP per capita is a highly flawed measure

The car charged normally overnight at 1 of the hotel’s 2 6 kW guest chargers. It is Hoth COLD. (It will be a balmy +7 C in Calgary by the time I return thanks to a Chinook).

Alberta winter (-20 C) EV road trip thread, Calgary>Whitecourt, 480 km. Leg 1 (bio break kept it short!), 140 km to Penhold, battery from 100-56%, 33 kWh per 100 km consumption at 120 kph, effective range of 300 km, not bad for -20 C. 1/

Alert alert - I’ve been informed by the 8 year old there is some kind of 6-7 Christmas carol floating around

It's fitting that the cover on AI mindlessly apes an earlier creation and also displaces workers while elevating Silicon Valley plutocrats.

In which the US Secretary of State rules that sans serif fonts are too DEI. This is non-satire that surpasses anything any Pitchbot, Onion, Beaverton etc type could come up with …

#yycbike dictionary: "drive of shame" (noun) 1. the drive back to a child's destination undertaken by a cargobike parent in a hurry after drop off, when key equipment was forgotten, such as skating/hockey helmet, 2. the drive undertaken to rescue / fix a flat tire on a large e-cargobike

YIKES! Under Edmonton Trail @calgary.ca @mykeatkinson.bsky.social #YYCBIKE

Glad to see the project progressing and at least it seems it will be grade separated at all major suburban intersections as well as downtown (though elevated vs tunneled etc still is up in the air a bit)

SW/south of the Bow folks, Sought x Found's Beltline location soft opened today (next door to Lil Empire facing 4 St, SW corner of 11 Av / 4 St SW)! No more need to go up that hill and across the river ;)

I hate snirt! (live footage of me and 8 eating it on 10 Ave SW on the school run today - ego and shin bruised, 8 and bike untouched and we got right back on our way) #yycbike 1/2

When the WeRateDogs and transportation biking world collide - the Internet is made better #yycbike

The rule that questions must not offend the Charter, and the ability for the Chief Electoral Officer to ask a court’s opinion, were both drafted by the Smith/Amery government. Then suddenly when rulings/referendum campaigns go against them, their own rules are eliminated w/ “gatekeeper” rhetoric

“Since getting in the chair, wow it’s been a plough in the face — all these things just keep popping up that make my life very, very challenging.” Thanks, @adammacvicar.bsky.social. This is an important story that doesn’t get enough attention. globalnews.ca/news/1156453...

This really needs to be understood: "The confusion appears intentional and is proving profitable and deadly." The people selling these vehicles are not our allies. velo.outsideonline.com/ebike/...

Read the Epilogue for the judge's comments on Bill 14 attempting to interfere with live court case. TL;DR: 1) referendum proposal is unconstitutional because it would affect Charter rights, and 2) equally, because separation requires the consent of the nations whose treaty lands constitute Alberta.

#yycbike Bow Tr service rd plowed/bare 26-33 St; south pathway icy but ok 33-37 Sts; 8 Ave SW across Rosscarrock / Westgate between Westgate School and 37 St SW, and 45 St SW in those areas, all plowed and bare pavement or close

First we had the Jordan Peterson law - now we have the Madu / Shandro Act

Say it with me 3 times... E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES velo.outsideonline.com/ebike/ebike-...

So Alberta's latest proposed law would: 👉 Take power over citizen-led referendums from the chief electoral officer & give it to cabinet. 👉 Ban new political parties from using certain words in their names, including: 'conservative,' 'democratic,' 'liberal,' 'Republican,' and 'wild rose.'

And, as a bonus: 👉 "Amendments to the province’s Legal Profession Act would also make it so the province’s attorney general — a role held by the justice minister — is immune from sanctions for actions they take that are 'part of their official duties.'"

Quite sure this was called (by me and others) - the Chief Electoral Officer and courts to be stripped of powers used against the separatist referendum effort AND the bar against having a unity and separation question both go to vote, even at the same time perhaps - dropped apple.news/A9GuoEZJORka...

#yycbike with today’s thaw plus focused blading and plowing by the City, 14AvSW through Shag Park, Sunalta School overpass / approaches, Sunalta School to 18 St/12 Ave SW now all mostly bare pavement including hills

#yycbike Getting bakfiets out my alley (how I miss my front driveway equipped bikeport) - boss level. Getting onto Bow pathway into downtown down Shag hill - novice with care and studs. Downtown grid - is it even winter? Potential is so high if we could just do better SNIC. 24m from Shag Park to EV.

There’s no way he understands what asylum means in all its senses.

Infuriating to see that #yyccc has no spine and limited foresight. Cutting environmental and climate funding, especially with an impact on water services, provides limited savings now and increased costs long-term. This is nothing more than a dog whistle.

Someone really needs to ask Jim Gray, Dreeshen/Smith et al why it’s ok to excavate downtown near riverbeds for NHL arena and every downtown high rise parkade - but not for transit.

Should’ve biked. Train held at Sunalta for 25+ minutes due to accident at City Hall (can we at least TALK about burying the downtown LRT? I know UCP is scared of excavation not for cars downtown but) …

It’s Dec 2, it may have snowed and it may be below freezing but still over 300 riders came through this bicycle counter on 5 St SW. #Calgary #yycbike