Despite Record Oil Production of 1.4+Billion Barrels Alberta is Running a $5+Billion Deficit while they have the highest % of Hungry People in Canada because UCP Conservatives would rather GIVE all the Oil Money to Foreign Owned Oil Corps than keep it in AB to help Alberta's Population

This is a bit of a wrinkle. Viva! World's biggest carbon capture project could 'essentially drain Alberta', experts warn www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/18/a...

Of all the sins of AI, this is an unexpected and deeply annoying one

The day after a massive chinook day is exactly the use case for why we should take snow clearing more seriously in this town… pretty much all residential roads are an ice rink. Gonna be a lot of fender benders. Roll slowly #yycbike

Honestly this does explain why everyone in tech C suites is getting so fucking stupid lol

Careful on your early morning #yycbike today! Lots of ice out there! This is why I dislike having chinooks, without proper drainage of bike paths it turns everything into possibilities of falls and fractures.

Wow! Pretty impressive. Source: Electrek search.app/JKqTf

Energy transitions can happen faster than we think: In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels. In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.

Drivers: I couldn’t see you, it was raining Drivers: I couldn’t see you, there was frost on my windows Drivers: I couldn’t see you, it was dark Drivers: I couldn’t see you, the sun was in my eyes Also drivers: I never see anyone using that bike lane, let’s rip it out.

Felt festive so we put the tree up.

Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays: Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink. If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business. Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.

If you think cyclists or “zombie” phone staring pedestrians are distracted you do not want to see what drivers have been up to in their cars the last century.

I won't start ranting about it because I just get myself worked up, but quickly: I literally can not think of an investment of public funds that has a higher return than *cleaning the indoor air in schools*. It's so easy, so cheap, & has such HUGE payoff. Criminal that we basically don't do it.

“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.” “Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath Some costs aren’t costs.

“- Biggest gains among lower income students” This is probably why these programs aren’t implemented as the rich can afford to block these programs.

“Sleep and circadian experts generally advocate for permanent Standard Time… Change between Standard Time and DST is not simply loss/gain of sleep, but rather misalignment between circadian and social clocks…”

Using the notwithstanding clause to stop legal challenge to back-to-work legislation is a nuclear event for all unions. Will it lead to a general strike in Alberta? It certainly should lead to the Supreme Court establishing Constitutional limits to the clause, or else we have no rights and freedoms.

IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP. Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP. The people who need help are not the problem. It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

@cailynn.bsky.social has spent the past two years gushing about her cargo bike. Read why here: open.substack.com/pub/gooutsid...

every time.

This why cargo bikes are awesome

🚨 This is inexplicable news to share. If in Alberta and you want flu and covid shots for NEXT year (2026-2027), you have only until December 15 of THIS year to order them. This is not incompetence. It’s a deliberate choice to prevent as many people .. bookvaccine.alberta.ca/vaccine/s/pr... 1/2

Remember this one? “Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.” Via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMath

Dr. Arthur Kleinman explains that the “quality of care” metrics used by hospitals are usually actually measures of cost and efficiency and have nothing to do with quality of care. What is quality? -time spent -quality of judgment -quality of communication We don’t measure any of these, though

Public health is not partisan. It is health for the public. That means all of us. Defend Public Health.

Alberta's crude oil production hit an all-time high in July 2025, reaching 4.32 million barrels per day, but the province still has one of the highest unemployment rates in Canada at 8.4%. Pumping more oil with less workers helps the corporation shareholders but doesn’t help working Albertans.

A country is not a business, nor should it be run like one. Public services shouldn’t be expected to turn a profit.

Dr. Darren Markland was the best of us. Physician, cyclist, advocate, citizen, friend. We will never forget his powerful legacy of compassion, service, and love. All Albertans are holding his family and friends close and we all commit to living his values and making this province a better place.

Adulting: being excited to update your underwear drawer

Even the UK’s MHRA fighting back against the bogus Tylenol causes autism claim

1995. A generation ago.

For our scientists. By @ellecordova.bsky.social

Danielle Smith says Canada has some of the lowest living standards in the world thanks to her hard work www.thebeaverton.com/2025/08/dani...

Yes, mostly is has. "Gravel bikes" is a near perfect example of the rot created by marketing hype. bikepacking.com/plog/has-mar...

Right wing doing what it does best: destroying societies.

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.

Proof AI is trying to kill us?🤷‍♂️

Elephants are born weighing 250 lbs. They are the biggest babies on earth except for motorists when they see a bike lane

It's been a while since I've read a story this long, this thoroughly reported, this blunt in laying out its allegations of wrongdoing. My jaw was on the floor from start to finish. @kennyjacoby.bsky.social on how the Dallas Stars "bullied a community on their path to profiting off a youth sport":

Fuck the stock market reports, this is what real life is like

What R-E-S-P-E-C-T looks like in our roadways. Waiting a few seconds and hanging back a bit can save someone's life, including your own. #roadsafety

Feeling a bit down tonight. Even with chatting with my folks they didn’t recognize that it was our 20th anniversary. Cognitive decline is fucking real.

Feeling a bit down tonight. Even with chatting with my folks they didn’t recognize that it was our 20th anniversary. Cognitive decline is fucking real.

www.desmog.com/2025/07/23/o... #abpoli

🧵 Women athletes are incredible

Both the mayors of Calgary and Edmonton need to tell this guy to kick rocks. This is not how it works! How many times can you say induced demand before it loses all meaning? How many times must this continent keep having it hammered home?! Bike lanes REDUCE traffic!!!! #yycbike #yegbike #yyc #yeg