Roger Rempel

This Is Fascism

Why e-bikes are more important the EVs Bikes can actually transform cities in the way driverless cars promise

“The big advantage of bikes is that they go directly from where you start to where you finish, when you need to go. The advantage over cars is that they need perhaps 1/10th of the amount of space. Roads that jam up quickly with cars can carry effectively unlimited numbers of people by bicycle.”

American spirit exports to Canada 'plummeted' 85%, says U.S. trade group | CBC News American spirit exports to Canada "plummeted" 85 per cent in the second quarter of 2025, with the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States calling the situation "very troubling" as consumers in ...

85% drop of American liquor sales to Canada.
We were their biggest market.
Now we're done.
Bye bye mon cowboy.

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President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!

We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”

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Screenshot of LinkedIn post from Yellowknife Mayor describing the costs and consequences of trucks having gotten so much bigger. In the link, he explains the backlash he received for his post.

This is good —the Mayor of Yellowknife NWT in Canada’s far north weighs in on “Car Bloat” (truck bloat actually) and its many big costs & consequences (thanks @davidzipper.bsky.social for heads-up). And like most who dare tell the truth about that, he’s taking flack.
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We had no September here in 2025, Paul. Just another August! We start into our September-esque temperatures at start of next week!

#mbstorm it’s game on!

Returning Jesus Christ Downed By U.S. Missile Defense 30,000 Feet Before Making Landfall

Returning Jesus Christ Downed By U.S. Missile Defense 30,000 Feet Before Making Landfall

Second Amendment activists in shock as Charlie Kirk shot instead of just schoolchildren OREM, UT - Americans who champion the right to bear arms were shocked Wednesday as controversial commentator Charlie Kirk was shot and killed, as opposed to the ordinarily acceptable trend of mass shootings in schools.

Second Amendment activists in shock as Charlie Kirk shot instead of just schoolchildren

I tried our new bus network and tried taking the D19 bus downtown a few times this week, and D16 last week. Both routes had buses scheduled that simply do not arrive. Instead, you get a train of several buses at once, 35 minutes later. Our Wpg Transit is not reliable anymore.

Our 400+ page comment on the DOE climate working group report is now out.

Our conclusion: The merchants of doubt are back, and they're coming for climate science.

The Department of Energy hired five academics to raise doubts about climate change. 85+ climate experts (organized by @andrewdessler.com) reviewed their report. Our conclusion, detailed in 450 pages of analysis: it is biased, full of errors, and not fit to inform policy making.

Mayor Brandon of Chicago responds to a question from a reporter if pushing back will make things harder?

“Can you imagine if my ancestors would have had the same rationale? Let’s not fight against the Confederacy. Let’s just try to get along, and maybe one day they’ll give us our freedom?”

I experienced Winnipeg Transit’s version of frequency last week…

If your mayor, or some other leader, is talking about ripping out safe, protected bike-lanes, please read and share this thread.

A group of global civil society organizations have placed the US on a watchlist for urgent concern over the health of its civic society, alongside Turkey, Serbia, El Salvador, Indonesia and Kenya.

FNA!! TDF 2025!

"Sir, the longest ballot committee has added five more candidates to the list"

Chicago creating index to identify neighborhoods most vulnerable to heat waves Tool shows history of heat-related deaths, demographics, land use and air conditioning access across communities.

The tool shows which Chicago neighborhoods are at the highest risk during heat waves, based on not only their history of heat-related deaths but also on several other factors, including demographics, land use and air conditioning access.

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I did an interview with CBC about Vancouver's unanimous council vote to bring in a 30km residential speed limit and where things are at with Winnipeg: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

City Council - City of Winnipeg A 15 member City Council plus the Mayor serves as the legislative branch for the City of Winnipeg.

Also: email your city councillor: legacy.winnipeg.ca/council/defa... - mine says she's actively collecting the feedback.

311 City services

If you don't like the new Winnipeg bus routes - and who does? - the mayor suggested on Global last week that you should leave a complaint with 311. Here's where you do that: www.winnipeg.ca/311-city-ser....

Hey Mayor Gillingham & @cityofwinnipeg.bsky.social this is what leadership looks like.
#Winnipeg ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data Hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. The Navy has decided to stop sharing the data.

Hurricane forecasters and scientists rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. The Navy has decided to stop sharing the data.

For years, the right has warned of false and invented Dem plots to open concentration camps in the US for political opponents.

Let history record that it was the MAGA Republicans who actually opened the first concentration camps in the US since World War II.

Cartoon by @claybennett.bsky.social.

Birthright Citizenship

There are only three political positions in America today

1) I like the fascism

2) I'll acquiesce to the fascism (reasons for this one vary: cowardice, access, denial, misguidedly thinking that acquiescence is savvy, etc)

3) I oppose the fascism

The rest is details

Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired Exclusive: Climate.gov, which supports public education on climate science, will soon no longer publish new content

They can weaken and silence scientific organisations but this won’t mean climate change is not happening

In fact the impacts will be worse because without easily-available information, it will be harder to be resilient or adapt. People will be harmed by this

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speaker melissa hortman and her husband

Speaker Hortman was a bold and brave leader who made hard decisions and fought for the people of Minnesota every single day.

She and her husband Mark did not deserve to die. My heart goes out to their children.