Andy McKay 🇨🇦

When dictators eventually get toppled, there are those videos of ordinary folk walking around amazed at the opulence and corruption from the dictators who destroyed their country.

This feels like it will be one of those moments in a few years.

Zombie by the Cranberries may contain the word zombie, but it’s not about zombies and isn’t really a Halloween song.

That’s my excuse for being uncoordinated in my fitness class this morning.

With Montague out, does this mean we can close vehicular access to/from Stanley Park via the causeway now, since he'll no longer need his personal shortcut to City Hall from the North Shore?

The one technical book I wrote over 20 years ago, is so out of date Anthropic didn't even steal it to train their AI.

Strava and elapsed time As you may have noticed, I use Strava, a lot. I've been on Strava since...

Thoughts on Strava and elapsed time

#hiking #backpacking #strava

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Trump administration tells Colorado wolves must come from U.S. Rockies states, not Canada FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — The Trump administration is telling Colorado to stop importing gray wolves from Canada as part of the state’s efforts to restore the predators, a shift that could hinder pla...

The stupid continues ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-admini...

#uspol

Trump says he's hiking 'tariff on Canada' by 10% 'over and above' what it pays now | CBC News U.S. President Donald Trump has announced on social media he will be increasing “the Tariff on Canada” by 10 per cent “over and above what they are paying now" because of an advertisement by the Ontar...

What’s the point of even negotiating anything with a mad king?

He’ll just make up shit and break any agreements or deals.

#elbowsup #fucktheus

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Trump slammed for demolishing White House before Canadians could burn it down again WASHINGTON D.C. - US President Donald Trump's planned White House ballroom, requiring the complete demolition of the historic East Wing, is being criticized by Canadians who will now never get to light the building on fire for a second time since the War of 1812.

Trump slammed for demolishing White House before Canadians could burn it down again

Crosley - Wikipedia

I think the most popular car in 1950 was a Crosley Station Wagon: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crosley

Participating in a survey for @dnv.org and one of the questions is how old is your vehicle. The drop down starts at 1950. Curious to see how many **75 year old** vehicles are on the road as people's main vehicle 😀

Calling for jailing of political opponents without evidence is horrific. He’s repeatedly echoing US talking points.

Canadians need to reject Poilievre and the Conservatives.

#cdnpoli

What a chicken shit amount. Go for like $800 billion you coward.

More than a third have failed so far, four officials told me, impeding the agency’s plan to hire, train, and deploy 10,000 deportation officers by January. To pass, recruits must do 15 push-ups and 32 sit-ups, and run 1.5 miles in 14 minutes. “It’s pathetic,” one career ICE official told me, adding that before now, a typical class of 40 recruits had only a couple of candidates fail, because the screening process was more rigorous.

Lecturing active soldiers about being too fat while dropping standards so low for the ICE deportation force that a third of their recruits can't handle the easiest PT test I've ever heard of www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Rockwall The Rockwall is a hike in Kootenay National Park and is one of the most...

I hiked the Rockwall trail:

#hiking #backpacking

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There are so many indicators that Trump is an authoritarian dictator.

But one that really crystallized in the last month or two is how much he disrespects, despises and hates so many people in his own country.

The people he is meant to serve, protect and care for.

#uspol

Another stunning Echo Lake photo from the summer

The Tesla Model 3 is so poorly made that it's skewing the fail rate for the entire EV segment #teslatakedown #MuskMustFall

Armed drones to be deployed at schools to stop mass shooters The drones targets shooters with pepper rounds and ramming attacks.

The US is insane

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Why Are So Many Pedestrians Killed by Cars in the US? It’s unfortunately not uncommon for pedestrians to be killed by cars in the US.

Deep dive into the surge in US pedestrian deaths:

"It’s not that more pedestrians are getting hit by vehicles; it’s that the ones that are getting hit are more likely to die."

"[That] seems like fairly strong evidence for the theory that the rise in large SUVs is behind the uptick in ped deaths."

The vote of no-confidence could be about the leader, the party or some other combination.

When it happens the Governor General (Canada) or King (UK) or President (France) will then figure out next steps - could be an election or try to figure out a party that does have confidence.

I mean it’s not perfect but in the Westminster system to remove the countries leader and force an election you need a vote of no-confidence from the MPs. 50%+1 and that’s it.

None of this complicated other stuff.

#uspol

Absolutely.

Five things the Province can do to save lives on our streets We mainly focus on municipal issues at Vision Zero Vancouver, but the Provincial government has a critical role to play in making our streets safe. Here are five evidence-based ideas the province c…

While tougher penalties are good, the Province can take proactive steps to make these tragedies less likely in the first place.

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We know speeding is incredibly dangerous and that virtually every driver (including me) is guilty of it.

Let’s break with the past.
-suspend drivers for excessive or repeat speeding
-lower speed limits to what is actually safe
-automate enforcement with speed cameras anywhere there are kids

Man acquitted of dangerous driving in crash that killed toddler will not face new trial The man acquitted in a downtown Vancouver crash that claimed the life of a two-year-old girl will not face another trial after B.C.’s highest court dismissed an appeal from the Crown Friday.

Remember this one? Only a couple of months ago.

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#bcpol #cdnpoli

B.C. considers tougher penalties for drivers after 12-year-old killed in crash | CBC News The B.C. government says it is actively looking at options to get tougher on drivers involved in fatal crashes after the premier spoke to the family of a 12-year-old killed on Vancouver Island this pa...

Unfortunately the fact is that “if you want to kill somebody and get away with it, drive a car” applies in BC.

Any change here will help, but we need to do so much more to stop the violence.

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Time for the US to invade Norway I guess?

#uspol

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Garmin inReach Mini 2 When I started seriously backpacking I got a Spot Gen 4 in 2022. The Spot...

I upgraded my satellite communications with an inReach:

#hiking #backpacking

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