“our tech doesn’t do any of the things we claimed the past few years, but we still need you to use it or the line will go down”

started / going

Safe Parkside is reporting another high speed crash today. Doug Ford’s Ontario &, apparently, the one Ontario voters want. Tho Toronto not off hook here - city & local councillor did nothing long before Ford’s meddling despite pleas for them to act.

A high school student was left with life-altering injuries crossing the street outside her school. Is the city doing enough to keep kids safe around schools? (Spoiler, no.) But it's fantastic seeing these high schoolers taking advocacy into their own hands! A great story, please read:

New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for. My story:

“The illiterate of the twenty-first century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” -- Alvin and Adelaide Toffler Found this quote in a paper today and boy is it true....

Sudanese applicants “are not here in Canada waiting for their permanent residence status. They’re in a war zone trying to get to safety. The government needs to act with the commensurate urgency in bringing those families to safety,” says NDP immig critic Jenny Kwan www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

I regret B.C.’s decision to end its decriminalization pilot and am disappointed the province has not released an independent evaluation. When governments change course on life-and-death issues, Canadians deserve to see the evidence. See more 👇

Electric is the future for motor vehicles. Time for Canada to break with the US and its legacy automakers that push huge fossil-fueled vehicles. #climateaction #electricvehicles #evs

I’m deeply grateful to have the support of David Suzuki. For decades, he’s been a clarion voice on climate, calling on Canada to listen to science, nature, and Indigenous teachings. His fire only burns brighter with time. The hour is late: we need to get to work. Join us: https://avilewis.link/join

If you care about press freedom and police over-reach please consider donating to the Narwal legal defense fund. This is a critical case with implications for all journalists in Canada. Many hands make light work. Ever $5 helps

PM @mark-carney.bsky.social is in BC today, pushing his toxic #fossilfuel agenda. First Nations leaders not impressed: "There are no jobs in pipelines. There are no jobs in tankers" said Art Sterritt, Gitga'at FN. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #bcpoli #cdnpoli #climatesky @ubcic.bsky.social

This is shaping up to be a big party! Come out and join the momentum behind this campaign. A renewed progressive movement in Canada needs you 🧡

Using these food delivery apps makes you complicit in the destruction of worker wages. They also squeeze food provider already tight margins. Order take out direct from businesses near you and walk to pick up, or support those who employ their own drivers if you must get delivery

My 14yo tells me kids who use ChatGPT are referred to as "third-party thinkers"

Classic

The @ndp.ca (or other parties) could do more than delete X They could push for rules requiring government accounts only operate on platforms that meet higher standards around moderation, security and transparency Lead by example. Governments implicitly endorse these platforms with their presence

We used to do real science

The CBC has just posted a transcript of my recent As it Happens interview about X and Grok. I’m posting a couple of screen shots here - since they are a bit too long for alt text, I’ll post the link to the full transcript below. #cdnpoli #X #Grok #yeg #CSAM

This is the leadership we need from a renewed NDP in Canada. Sign up to vote in the leadership race before Jan 28! Have your say in a vision for a better future for all of us act.lewisforleader.ca/become-an-nd...

it’s come to my attention that my tumblr post has been crossposted to bluesky, so I’m posting it on my account here #AntiAI #GenAI

"I strongly feel that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an insult to life itself." --- Hayao Miyazaki

Great news for Indigenous people

🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7

"If the U.S. wants to dominate global oil [and gas] markets, a quick and easy way for a country to reduce its vulnerability is to reduce its need for" #fossilfuels. Trump has given renewables a big boost globally, and made high-cost Canadian oil & fracked gas an even worse bet. #cdnpoli #bcpoli

In Canada, call or email Evan Solomon and demand he do his job as “Minister of AI and Digital innovation” to stop the CSAM and non-consensual porn. X should be banned in this country. 📞 416-972-2030 📧 [email protected]

This is why no one should be travelling to the US. No matter who you are, or why you're travelling, you are at risk of being caught in the crossfire of an ICE raid. Stay safe friends. Support your American friends fighting fascism, from afar, in any way you can

At this point, I can’t understand why any international traveller would visit the US Even if you think you’re not at risk, you could get caught in the crossfire of ICE gunning people down in residential streets or have masked gunmen storm your restaurant and haul kitchen staff away as you eat lunch

Tell me again why the #BCNDP are so hell bent on more LNG? Who do they expect to sell it to? #bcpoli #climatechaos www.theenergymix.com/lng-imports-...

Ending the HOG...or dramatically restricting who qualifies, would instantly result in billions of dollars each year we could be investing in housing, public transit, and climate resiliency solutions. This is a grant to the wealthiest being dished out on the backs of the most vulnerable in BC

Billionaires have increased their wealth by $10 trillion since 2020. The wealth of the poorer half of humanity, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion total.

Actual historical prediction for 2026. Pretty damn accurate

“Elbows up” means Canada standing up for the “rules-based international order” and publicly condemning violations of international law or arbitrary kidnappings of world leaders

Lots of cops hovering on Commercial/Broadway skytrain platform in Vancouver. Sweet, sweet overtime tonight. #ACAB

As climate crises come at us faster and harder, regional support networks will become increasingly important in caring for those experiencing loss. We can't expect multinational companies or governments to step up. Only we can truly support each other. This fishing co-op is walking the talk

Eby "plans to spend $162 ­million to expand the ­Malahat ­highway through Goldstream Park, despite ­protests by First Nations... who recommend investing in frequent and affordable ­transit instead” @toddlitman.bsky.social www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm... #bcpoli #yyj #Nanaimo #VancouverIsland

My main problem with the well-meaning side of the argument is that it's enormously short-term thinking. Part of the affordability crisis is because climate change is cranking insurance risk, and thus insurance costs, through the roof, as just one example.

Seems rather negligent that we have simple, inexpensive techniques to clean classroom air and we're not doing it. I'm put in mind of the health improvements when we stopped running raw sewage through the streets.

Me: eating tiramisu for breakfast at noon

Best explanation of the liar's dividend that I've ever seen.

Via @sustainabletall.bsky.social : The Swiss are building a 27 storey timber skyscraper in Zurich, with 10-stacked vertical neighbourhoods, each housing 22 apartments. Each neighbourhood is 3-storeys, and has a triple-height shared community space.

Must read. Especially by those who think we need ANOTHER pipeline. These numbers make it harder to justify the dredging of the Burrard inlet for more capacity. We aren't even close to needing that. Protect the sensitive inlet and all the care the Tsleil-Waututh Nation are pouring into the waters

it's going to be fun!

Do you have the courage to embrace Kennedy Stewart's Road Tax?

"A city's priorities become as clear as the spaces they choose to maintain in the winter." Creative developed with @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

Flex posts protect cars, not cyclists.

We call these pieces "Shared Responsibility".

Winter Wonderland. #WorldBollardAssociation

In New York City, one of the arguments frequently made by the MTA against platform screen doors is that they would be difficult to implement because different trains running on the same line have doors located in different places. Meanwhile, at Shenzhen's high-speed rail station:

And companies are lobbying to bring these to BC. This tech is not ready for prime time. Cities don't have to allow tech companies access to the streets. We can just say no