James

James

@jamesroberts.bsky.social

Maker of wooden things, advocate for climate change solutions and street safety. Dog petter. Retired documentary and radio producer for the CBC in Canada.

357 Followers 380 Following 954 Posts Joined Oct 2023
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Given who your president is I'd be able to make a pretty good argument that the whole of Canada is happier on average than any of those cities.

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How will U.S. soldiers reckon with Trump’s wars of vanity? The answer will shape America for generations For U.S. military members, war can give meaning to their service. But the unpopular, unauthorized one that’s now under way in Iran will wreak mortal and moral damage

How will U.S. soldiers reckon with Trump’s wars of vanity? The answer will shape America for generations GIFT ARTICLE
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/3012a54...

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4 hours ago
EPISODE 168: America’s Hidden Desire to Live Car-Free – The War on Cars

True but the latest podcast from Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear is all about a poll that asked urban and suburban Americans how interested they are in living car-free. 18% said yes.
thewaroncars.org/2026/03/10/e...

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I feel the word “historic” almost fails to meet the moment in describing next week’s heat dome in the West - that’s how unprecedented it is for March! The record part of this heat dome is literally everywhere colored in magenta… so yeah, that’s a Huge area… 1/

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6 hours ago

Well, an unwelcome fact is that gas prices are way too low given the planetary mess oil causes.

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6 hours ago

Well, there's the war and other factors challenging Canadians with buying homes are the price of square dance lessons and a shortage of turnip seeds.

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7 hours ago

This sucks if true: #Victora bike valet to be defunded.

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7 hours ago

Making Hormuz Great Again will crush the ratings. Please put Musk on the bow waving a Trump flag.

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8 hours ago

Yes!

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3 days ago

"We have Venezuela as our new partner."

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3 days ago

You're correct. The immediate problem is Trump and his goons.

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4 days ago
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Well I’m confused

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4 days ago

Performative racism.

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4 days ago

Or, bring on clean solar and wind?

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The Desire for Terror And the defense of democracy

And why? Why is Trump doing this? I was pooh-poohing the notion it's part of plan to cancel the midterms but alas Timothy Snyder today makes a pretty good case for that being true.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-desire...

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4 days ago

Which is why I think most serious analysts who've looking into this are thinking he was murdered but also thinking it may now be impossible to prove that?

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4 days ago
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The Desire for Terror And the defense of democracy

I've been pooh-poohing the idea that this war is a pretext to cancelling the midterms but today Timothy Snyder makes a pretty compelling case for that being the truth.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-desire...

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4 days ago

Anyone who's spent time studying climate science is well aware that in every oil industry management group evil oozes like a river of giant snakes.

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5 days ago

Perhaps they meant to give N Van the Baby Step Award.

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5 days ago

The good news is that urban planners in many cities are beginning to fix what the oil and auto industries have foisted on us for 75 years. Of course it sucks that they buy politicians by the truckload who oppose and block efforts to build great transit and kick gas spewing vehicles to the curb.

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6 days ago

All true but her campaign failed to light a fire under the butts of the beaten up lower middle class. The party's position on Gaza was terrible and many thousands of younger voters noticed. Mamdami has provided some lessons. We'll see if the party has taken notes.

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6 days ago

Which is why it's always fun to listen to the CBC's radio show "Reclaimed".

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6 days ago

Ground beef prices come a close second.

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6 days ago

That's changing in many cities that are waking up to the fact that safe cycling lanes improve health, lower pollution, build community and surprise, reduce vehicle crashes.

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6 days ago
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WATCH LIVE: Rev. Jesse Jackson celebrated in memorial service with Obama, Biden and Clinton YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

Isiah Thomas and Barak Obama's tributes to Jesse Jackson are quite wonderful.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfZI...

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6 days ago
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Best Electric Bikes of 2025 We have tested over 100 e-bikes this year and these are the best electric bikes of 2025! Fat tires to the city e-bikes and everything in-between.

The fellow who runs EBR is very good. The reviews cover quality, fixability, price ranges etc.
electricbikereview.com/best-electri...

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6 days ago

"Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."
- The White Queen in Through the Looking Glass AKA Leavitt's role model.

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6 days ago

Maybe George Bush kept that "victory" banner he hung on a war ship the last time an ill-conceived war resulted in America placing its tale between its legs and departing a blown up mess in the Middle East.

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6 days ago

We hear her lying but at the same time she's top level at making lies sound plausible to her unsophisticated MAGA supporters.

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1 week ago

Oh, I laughed too hard. This is too real.

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