I didn't expect The Mandalorian to end in the space suburbs, but here we are.

Thesis: Most Canadians don't know how to turn on their rear lights in their cars.

Just listening to Q’s interview with Dav Pilkey, author of Dog Man/Captain Underpants graphic novels. Pilkey has adhd and was routinely chastized for drawing and creating in school. My son loves these books and Pilkey remains a rabble rouser. We were politely requested to not bring them to daycare.

Stopping at one child is ... fine? I'm an only. A significant portion of my family are onlies. Financial realities, especially precarious jobs without basic security, certainly help me see why so many are choosing to keep families smaller than in the past. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

There have been rules over my entire lifetime that have pushed cars sold in North America to be cleaner and more efficient. They're now gone. Erased. The truckification of the car industry is accelerating. Nobody's safer as a result. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/c...

I'm not certain what the answer is. But seeing "content creators" provide self-serving influence (or disinformation -- cough Y*gwave, cough) and in some cases be paid for it by the platforms, while news is blocked and not paid, burns like hell. nationalpost.com/opinion/news...

The White House has urged Republican lawmakers in Utah to abandon a bill that would force AI companies to implement public safety measures, escalating its confrontation with states trying to rein in the technology. ft.trib.al/hekxODQ

Starting to think we have lost the plot. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Sidewalks - rideable. Bike lanes - sign deposit area (is not closed).

Storage

If any journalist would like to challenge or counter the "neighbourhood destroyer" trope with someone who lives with infill and thinks the exact opposite, you can figure out how to be in touch. Or just ignore those who support, as is the norm. edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

"In 2357596 Alberta Ltd v Antoniuk, 2026 ABKB 81, the Court discharged the caveat from a Glenora site (that Situate had first rezoned) after finding that the caveat conflicted with Edmonton’s zoning bylaw, and that removing it was in the public interest." 🤯 www.situateinc.ca/resource/car...

Twenty four followers and I hit 4K, just like a decent television. Help me become a decent television.

A motion supporting separation from Canada was put forward at the party convention of the governing party of Alberta. In 1924. (It failed badly.)

Just watched a guy in an El Camino nearly cut off a winter cyclist. Never change, Edmonton.

Meanwhile in other countries: www.bbc.com/news/article...

Today a source I was interviewing pitched me on working for them. That's a new one.

NIMBYism against (checks notes) schools.

come on

Sharks with fricken lasers. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/u...

Finally listened to the interview on infill on CBC that everyone had been referencing with frustration. I have nothing to add other than an appeal for people to drink water before talking into microphones.

Edmonton: Lower taxes! Infill (lowers costs), 🚲 lanes (reduce expensive 🚗 dependency). Also Edmonton: No, not like that. Edmonton: Make this city more vibrant! Infill brings people in to shrinking nhbds, including renters, just like vibrant cities like Montreal. Also Edmonton: No, not like that.

🧵Don't have time to write an op-ed about infill, but here are my main points: 1) a significant portion of those against make claims that they aren't asked to support, and/or can't support, with facts; 2) those of us who support infill in mature communities remain largely voiceless in news reports;

I'm numb. Not in Canada. globalnews.ca/news/1166200...

Meanwhile here in a neighbourhood that has redeveloped over several generations, where there are probably more eight plexes than anywhere else in Edmonton, and where renters are incredibly common, even the majority on some streets, it’s just Tuesday. 🥱

Recently toured a planner on the fence on 8plexes thru Bonnie Doon, showing them how they're deeply used. On my street, we own and are the minority. Most rent but also have kids. Our nbhd school isn't closing, we all save $. Renter voices are routinely ignored. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

“Unlike the swings in federal policy that have become routine when administrations change hands, getting rid of the endangerment finding could hamstring any future administration’s efforts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...

Gordie Howe taught us to protect our space with our elbows. He’d probably be fine with the bridge being left unopened rather than lower those elbows.

Today, The Tyee is strong, stable and trusted. And seeking a new editor to lead our next chapter. #CdnMedia

The heads of Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla all joined Trump at his inauguration. Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net. This is what oligarchy looks like.

america could be such a cool fucking place if we’d just let it be

One message — hope and optimism. The other message — grievance, resentment.

Whoever conceptualized this halftime show 🫡

These sports gambling commercials 🙄

Feels increasingly possible the bike lanes on two streets near my house, which have long been talked of as silver bullets to calm high volume shortcutting drivers, may not happen in 2026. I don't know what to say or do anymore on this stuff. Either build it or stop talking about your great policies.

Pay to access power. Transactionalism without shame. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/u...

Siri, create a graph that shows why I miss eastern Canada so often.

Kiddo enjoying some amenities at Unity Square

From the sea of SUV, suddenly we could see the towers of Edmonton

Epic out at Station Park and a few eviction notes on windows. 👀

When you see someone rocking a RUSH shirt in 2026

Suggesting that people might enjoy or benefit from sharing space should not be a radical position in a city of 1.2m people but here we are.

Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”

Trump forcing these companies to do an about turn on electrification sure is helping! www.cnbc.com/2026/02/06/s...

Lots of new amenities! Now how about better transit connections? edmontonjournal.com/news/hawrela...

“Effectively, when we approve neighbourhoods that we know operate at a net loss, we are approving future tax increases.” edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n... TLDR: If you're against allowing established neighbourhoods to densify faster and with more intensity, here's an alternative way to grow.

*Swear words.* www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

A reminder as we grapple with a tech tycoon gutting a journalistic institution (Bezos, Washington Post) that the first iteration of tycoon capitalism in the U.S. saw an era of benevolence and society-building from said tycoons. Even Edmonton had a Carnegie library. This latest era? Take take take.