Two news stories next to each others 1. Thousands of additional deaths in France due to a heat wave which couldn't have happened without climate change 2. Canada pledges $150 Billion in commitments to support the building of a new oil pipeline

"One of his biggest hauls in 2025 came when an investment firm tied to the United Arab Emirates bought nearly half of the Trump family’s main crypto company ..." Remember the Emoluments Clause issue in the first term, when Trump accepted payments from foreign officials Guess it is just normal now

I guess one way to emit less than the legal limit, is to increase the limit, as if that solves the problem of emissions "Having consistently breached its permitted flaring limits ... the company is seeking approval to continuously flare twice as much gas than its average output of routine flaring"

Name a TV show you're positive no one remembers but you. This one is so obscure, according to Lost Media Wiki, over a quarter of the episodes are lost media, and the only poster I could find is small and blurry

“America is polarized and the way to overcome that is by having the other side move towards the political middle,” says politician from a heavily gerrymandered district.

3rd Annual North Vancouver Bike Festival, this weekend. Saturday June 6th, 10am to 2pm. City Hall plaza (14th Street and Lonsdale). northvanbikefest.ca #NorthVancouver #BikeYVR #BikeFestival

Going to massage therapy can be a humbling experience A reminder than even your regular standing posture can be a mistake

"The Trump administration announced on Monday the establishment of a $1.776 billion fund to compensate people who claim they were targeted by the Biden Justice Department, creating a potential pipeline to funnel taxpayer money to his allies and supporters."

Less than a week away! Connect with nature and learn about our interconnected forest ecosystems at the Books & Ideas season finale event with Suzanne Simard and Robert Moor, on Thursday, May 21. Tickets: writersfest.bc.ca/event/suzann...

Really enjoying this song, "Nights in Armor" by Water From Your Eyes Loving that guitar and genre switches www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD3Z...

It's 2026 Census Week, and to celebrate we put the refreshed CensusMapper live. It's got a fresh look and feel and advanced map-making capabilities for everyone. Check it out! Read about what changed in our blog post:

Public colleges & unis are shedding a lot of important programs right now. Langara losing journalism is just one example. But it highlights the significant decline of news coverage that is essential to a healthy democracy. @jenstden.bsky.social for @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/05...

"All of us, if we are reasonably comfortable, healthy and safe, owe immense debts to the past. There is no way, of course, to repay the past. We can only repay those debts by making gifts to the future." - Jane Jacobs

Spring and sun have arrived! 🌷☀️ You can enjoy BC’s magnificent forests, oceans, and mountains in every season with these VWF auction prizes. There are only five days left to place your bids, so act fast! vwf2026.charityauction.bid

Vancity credit union board elections are on now until April 24. I'm happy to be among the many, many people endorsing Am Johal: amjohal.ca Check out Am's website...

Video essays that I enjoyed watching in 2026

This is a shocking story. Congrats to @thenarwhal.ca on exposing this. LNG Canada in Kitimat – 🇨🇦's first major LNG facility – is now one of the highest sources of GLOBAL emissions for flaring, undermining claims that we produce the cleanest natural gas in the world: thenarwhal.ca/lng-canada-b...

America is a strange place From what I can see, you can run for President, explicitly to get the Justice Department to drop on-going criminal investigations against you, if you win get unconditionally discharged for convictions, criminal immunity while in office, and the ability to mass pardon staff

An absolutely beautiful novel, in the structure of the 2nd Mandarin translation of a 1930s Japanese novel. This is a book all about traveling, food, translation, colonialism, power imbalances, goodwill, and friendship. I was moved by the book, both by what was said and what was left unsaid.

Happy Trans Day of Visibility! Today’s a reminder to be you and be kind every day. 🙂‍↕️🫶

Join our team in the lead up to #VWF2026! We’re hiring a Marketing + Development Assistant through Canada Summer Jobs. The contract for this position runs for 16 weeks from May 4 to August 21. Deadline to apply: April 6, 2026 Learn more and apply at writersfest.bc.ca/get-involved

An old high-resolution map of the north shore West Van Archives provides images you can zoom in to, and fortunately there are online tools to stitch the high-resolution files back together archives.westvancouver.ca/seadragon?dz...

"... Eichmann, despite his rather bad memory, repeated word for word the same stock phrases and self-invented clichés [ ] each time he referred to an incident or event of importance to him." - Hannah Arendt

Cherry blossom season is upon us in Vancouver. Want to find the best spots for viewing? Interested in specific species of cherry trees? My treemap has you covered. mountainmath.ca/vantrees

This photo was taken on the surface of an asteroid.

The 2026 VWF Youth Writing Contest is open now! Tell an aspiring young writer in your life. We run two annual writing contests for students in BC: one for grades 5–7, and one for grades 8–12. Deadline: May 31, 2026 Read the rules and enter: writersfest.bc.ca/youth-writing-contest

Feels weird being in a world where the App Store promotes the AI, rather than the women leading the companies/apps, especially on International Women's Day

E-cargo bikes are back! 🚲✨ Join us for a FREE E-Cargo Demo Day with Evolve and HUB Cycling on Sat, March 7 from 10AM–2PM at Lynn Creek Community Recreation Centre in District of North Vancouver. Come test ride, ask questions, and see how an E-Cargo bike can help you get around the North Shore!

And proud to see the City of North Vancouver win the Greatest Leap Award for progress on cycling infrastructure. A reminder that so much of this eprogress comes from volunteers pushing things forward year after year. 👏 #HUBCycling #NorthVan #ActiveTransportation

Images posted to Alpha Athletika’s Telegram channel show its members posing for propaganda pictures in the gym, with huge flags unfurled and Nazi imagery on at least one member’s workout clothes. @rachelgilmore.bsky.social reports.

Perfect @zachweinersmith.bsky.social cartoon

Join us on Mar 3 @ 12PM for the next session of our webinar series featuring a panel of Ukrainian authors/scholars who will speak on the rise of authoritarianism and neo-imperialism and connections between the Russo-Ukrainian war and other world events. Details and registration: ow.ly/5etW50YlGY9

Whoa "LNG Canada told the BC Energy Regulator it needed to flare an additional 170,000 cubic metres of gas daily to mitigate the issue, which would produce roughly 430 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per day — equal to driving a gasoline-powered car roughly 1.5 million kilometres." #bcpoli

North Shore Women’s Centre opens program for neurodivergent youth

Still no update regarding The Savant, which was one of the few shows I was looking forward to last year, about "a woman who ... infiltrates online hate groups in order to prevent large-scale public attacks." www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

Of course it is Cannon again

It took 937 days for Trump to be indicted for attempting to overturn the 2020 U.S. presidential election on Jan 6th 482 days later, the case was dismissed without prejudice It took 442 days for Yoon Suk Yeol to be charged, convicted, and sentenced for attempting an insurrection on December 3rd 2024

The court has found Yoon Suk-yeol guilty as the ringleader of the insurrection. Former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun has been found guilty of performing critical duties in the insurrection.

For softness is great and strength is worthless ... When a tree grows, it is soft and pliable. But when it's dry and hard, it dies. Hardness and strength are death's companions. Flexibility and softness are the embodiment of life. - Director: Andrei Tarkovsky, Stalker (1979)

When BC's consumer carbon tax was first introduced, it was accompanied by tax cuts to both personal and corporate taxes to make it revenue-neutral. But when it was eliminated last spring, these tax cuts were not reversed. The result is a $2 billion hole in BC's finances. #BCBudget

cariad.keigher.ca/2026/02/15/s... I had the privilege to visit a gondola that may be the future of transportation for those going to Burnaby Mountain. I wrote my thoughts on the whole thing plus there are photos of the thing within. 🥰

Always be skeptical of an AI output

*chefs kiss

The District of West Vancouver welcomes BCAA’s Evolve as the new operator for the North Shore E-bike Share Program. Visit our website to learn more at westvancouver.ca/e-bike. #WestVan #westvancouver

The North Shore E-Bike Share Program has launched in the District of West Vancouver. As a result, for the first time, we will have one e-bike share provider across the North Shore (encompassing the DWV, CNV, DNV, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation).

SFU community members: please sign and share this petition demanding the university terminate its relationship with @hootsuite.com. The company's refusal to cut ties with ICE is abhorrent, and SFU needs to hear from us on this. docs.google.com/forms/d/1LpQ...

Had a bit of fun updating an old map of mine of the Mackenzie River Basin

The Ancient Greek Cynics were more hardcore than I initially appreciated, and in this era of widespread capitulation to far-right forces, they are resonating with me more and more