Eric Doherty

The president trying to destroy the independence of the only substantial non-federal agency with the power to arrest and detain people breaking the law in D.C.

Image of two pages of a book, chapter title is Breaking the Tragedy of the Horizon.

Are Canadians going to let @mark-carney.bsky.social pretend he never wrote about the urgency of rapidly "moving away from #fossilfuels to renewables"? Are we OK with our governments mimicking Trump's hateful 'drill baby drill' policies? thepointer.com/article/2025... #cdnpoli #elbowsup

BREAKING: Israel Killed Al Jazeera Journalist Anas Al-Sharif Journalists in Gaza continue to be murdered in record numbers, while Western media outlets and reporters show little or no outrage.

“How many murdered Palestinian journalists will it take for the mainstream press’s cowardly fever to break?” asks ⁦‪Prem
Thakker,‬⁩ in the wake of Israel’s killing of ⁦‪Anas al Sharif. ‬⁩

BREAKING via AP

Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, the Prime Minister says.

Australia's decision to recognize a Palestinian state will be formalized at the United Nations in September.

Australia joins France, Britain, and Canada in announcing plans to recognize a Palestinian state.

@HenMazzig: New footage shows the moment an Israeli settler shot Awdah Hathaleen. Hathaleen was documenting a confrontation between settler Yinon Levi and a group of Palestinians throwing rocks. As the video shows, he wasn’t participating. This event is tragic, but we can’t just mourn it. We need to call it what it is: terrorism. Killing random people who are doing nothing wrong isn’t self defense, and we can’t excuse it or normalize it. No matter who’s doing the killing.

when you've even lost this guy.

A reminder that 2 fascists meeting in Alaska to discuss the partition of Ukraine is NOT peace. #ukraine #solidarity

This is particularly bad. But often nasty highway expansion projects are greenwashed with *very minor* improvements for public transit, walking and/or cycling. Important to keep an eye on what is really needed, reallocating billions from highway expansion to the good stuff. #yyj

Greater Victoria Acting Together / GVAT - Op-ed by GVAT Climate Justice Team co-leads - CRD must push province to fund rapid bus instead of expanding highways Op-ed by GVAT Climate Justice Team co-leads - CRD must push province to fund rapid bus instead of expanding highways

Federal, provincial, and regional (CRD) policy & targets all say we should be investing in public transit, walking, rolling & cycling *not* highway expansion. What happened to the (myth?) re Canadians valuing good governance? See e.g. *Unanimous* CRD policy (2021) www.gvat.ca/blog/op-ed-b... #yyj

OpenAI will not disclose GPT-5’s energy use. It could be higher than past models Experts working to benchmark resource use of AI models say new version’s enhanced capabilities come at a steep cost

No secret that the reason companies like OpenAI intentionally hide their energy and environment metrics is because they look very, very, very, very bad and the company is more valuable if the damage they do is kept secret

#CanadaStrong #BoycottTheUSA #ElbowsUp

American orange juice exports to Canada get squeezed Orange juice shipments slipped to their lowest level in more than two decades in June, as shoppers send U.S. imports down the drain

Canadian 🇨🇦 Shoppers Squeeze US’s 🇺🇸 #PedophileInChief

American orange juice exports to Canada get squeezed

In June, orange juice shipments to Canada 🇨🇦 cratered to their lowest level in more than two decades

#MOG8
#ElbowsUp

www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Maybe comparable to cities in South America and southern Europe that did good things while countries were under nasty military dictatorships? A good thing done in one city does not make all the terrible stuff all OK, but it is still good a thing.

Group of former national security & FBI officials issue warning about ongoing purge inside FBI

“We have seen these dynamics abroad—leaders who demand loyalty from security services not to the law, but to themselves. These regimes do not end well”

Beijing's spectacular bike *and roll* network isn't just for bicycles. People are rolling on wheelchairs and (3&4 wheel) mobility scooters as they do everywhere with good safe protected bike and roll lanes. Note the row of trees shading the lane. #climatejustice #wheelchair

This is also part of how we support our allies in the US who are working so hard to stop the spiral down towards fascism. We need to be #elbowsup against *anyone* who wants to imitate Trump, and push harder for 'woke' Canadian stuff like climate action, LGBTQ rights, and progressive taxation.

This should go without saying, but the best thing for Canada to do as the United States quickly spirals into fascism and corrupt autocracy, isn’t to try to seem more like the United States.

It’s to quickly double down on being even MORE Canadian.

That’s the big advantage, the big opportunity.

Bike lane in central Paris filled with people on bikes moving smoothly and efficiently

When urbanists take pictures of a Paris street (like Rue de Rivoli) showing all the people on bikes now taking advantage of protected infrastructure, it’s not just because we “like bikes.”

It’s because we’re picturing the gridlock if they were driving cars.

And the public cost, pollution, noise…

Currently, BC's climate policy in transportation sector is being reviewed (comment period is over). This is the @bcclimateemergency.bsky.social submission "reallocating infrastructure funds from highway expansion to public transit and active transportation" #yyj

Greater Victoria Acting Together / GVAT - Op-ed by GVAT Climate Justice Team co-leads - CRD must push province to fund rapid bus instead of expanding highways Op-ed by GVAT Climate Justice Team co-leads - CRD must push province to fund rapid bus instead of expanding highways

Federal, provincial, and regional (CRD) policy & targets all say we should be investing in public transit, walking, rolling & cycling *not* highway expansion. What happened to the (myth?) re Canadians valuing good governance? See e.g. *Unanimous* CRD policy (2021) www.gvat.ca/blog/op-ed-b... #yyj

Billionaires do not need more tax breaks, especially when the world is on fire.

Vladimir Putin: "How do you blackmail someone that everyone knows rapes children?"

The cost of just one of the new highway overpasses exceeds everything ever spent on bike lanes in Victoria.
#yyj

In a landmark global victory, the International Court of Justice has ruled that governments must step up and protect our right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment.⁣ .⁣ In the ruling, the Court emphasised that in addition to fulfilling the promises made in the Paris Agreement in 2015, governments must use all means at their disposal to reduce their emissions and meet the 1.5C goal, including regulation of polluting corporations. If they harm other countries as a result of their emissions, they should do what they can to repair that damage.⁣ .⁣ Thanks to the leadership of communities in the Pacific, a 6 year global campaign has resulted in a powerful court decision, which will change the landscape of global climate litigation and usher in a new era of climate accountability.⁣

The International Court of Justice has confirmed:

🌍 The right to a healthy planet is a human right.
⚖️ States must stop harm, regulate polluters, and pay up.
🌱 Justice for frontline communities is no longer a dream. It’s law.

This is a turning point for #ClimateJustice. Let’s make it count.

Shout out to the colleagues who ask why I bother studying a settled issue like women’s suffrage.

TV set with Big Brother eye and people in t-shirts sitting on the floor

A group of men and women stormed the stage of the Israeli version of Big Brother wearing shirts reading: Let’s get out of Gaza.

Kids ages 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Kids 8 and under require a car seat or booster seat.

It’s is pretty much impossible to carry a car seat and a toddler. infuriating transit agencies keep replacing fixed route buses with vans — transit access for caregivers of young kids is collateral damage. www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...

Want better bike lanes? Make room for wheelchairs and mobility scooters - Ecopath Planning I was recently in Amsterdam where wheelchairs and mobility scooters are a common part of the traffic flow on bike […]

re accessibility of 'active transportation' and micromobility, you might want to read my National Observer article ecoplanning.ca/want-better-...

Anna Zivarts Author, When Driving Is Not An Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency

It is great that you are thinking about inclusion in transportation decision making Neal. I suggest following @nondriver.bsky.social and reading "When Driving is Not An Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency" annazivarts.wordpress.com And . . .

“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street and building has been renamed, every date has been altered…Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.”

- 1984, George Orwell

"Get it all on record now. Get the films. Get the witnesses. Because somewhere down the track of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened."

– Dwight D. Eisenhower, Germany, 1945