Chris H
@chris-huggable.bsky.social
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Chris H
@chris-huggable.bsky.social
· Nov 17
When you live in a walkable 15-minute city, going car-light/free isn't nearly as limiting as most people seem to fear...
I got my first Reddit warning for "harassment" for telling someone they're a "horrible person" after they commented the shop owner who got hit by a car (couldn't work, so closed business) shoulda had private "injury insurance" and "we have to get rid of the mentality that anyone is owed anything".
December 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I got my first Reddit warning for "harassment" for telling someone they're a "horrible person" after they commented the shop owner who got hit by a car (couldn't work, so closed business) shoulda had private "injury insurance" and "we have to get rid of the mentality that anyone is owed anything".
My partner of four years in Edmonton worked in reclamation. Back in 2007, she told me about this playbook, and these tiny shell companies. The entire oil industry, from the bottom up to the provincial premiers, has known exactly this is happening for decades.
Although Tom Ragsdale’s oil companies owe New Mexico more than $3.5 million for pollution and unpaid fees, the state has recovered only about $50,000.
Drillers across the industry have employed similar tactics in what is known as “the playbook.”
(Published Dec. 2024)
Drillers across the industry have employed similar tactics in what is known as “the playbook.”
(Published Dec. 2024)
The American Oil Industry’s Playbook, Illustrated: How Drillers Offload Costly Cleanup Onto the Public
Oil executive Tom Ragsdale walked away from his old wells, making the pollution left behind the state of New Mexico’s problem. His tactics, however, are ubiquitous in the industry.
www.propublica.org
December 20, 2025 at 7:18 AM
My partner of four years in Edmonton worked in reclamation. Back in 2007, she told me about this playbook, and these tiny shell companies. The entire oil industry, from the bottom up to the provincial premiers, has known exactly this is happening for decades.
I dont know how I missed the news on this a few months ago, but holy fuck people, double check the Facebook/Meta app settings on your phone to make sure this shit is disabled! 🤦♂️🤬
December 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I dont know how I missed the news on this a few months ago, but holy fuck people, double check the Facebook/Meta app settings on your phone to make sure this shit is disabled! 🤦♂️🤬
waterboard these people until they scream "because cyclists cause an INSIGNIFICANT amount of damage"
Love getting these messages a day after a big flame war about DUIs and speeding being nbd.
December 14, 2025 at 3:57 AM
waterboard these people until they scream "because cyclists cause an INSIGNIFICANT amount of damage"
I asked @cityofvancouver.bsky.social to make cycling on the BC Parkway not suck so much...
December 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I asked @cityofvancouver.bsky.social to make cycling on the BC Parkway not suck so much...
Next the US will say Venezuela has weapons of mass destruction.
December 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Next the US will say Venezuela has weapons of mass destruction.
Ban on-street parking. Store your shit on your own property.
December 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Ban on-street parking. Store your shit on your own property.
Come visit us in Canada! There's lots of beautiful places to relax!
The United States and Canada have some unbelievably beautiful national parks, and if you want to visit them as an international tourist next year, one country will charge you extra, while the other will offer free admission.
December 4, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Come visit us in Canada! There's lots of beautiful places to relax!
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City: We unanimously declare a climate emergency! We must make change no matter what the cost, humanity's survival depends on it!
Community: Can we put in a protected bike lane to get more people cycling.
City: No, we'll lose parking spots.
Community: Can we put in a protected bike lane to get more people cycling.
City: No, we'll lose parking spots.
December 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
City: We unanimously declare a climate emergency! We must make change no matter what the cost, humanity's survival depends on it!
Community: Can we put in a protected bike lane to get more people cycling.
City: No, we'll lose parking spots.
Community: Can we put in a protected bike lane to get more people cycling.
City: No, we'll lose parking spots.
So, I just looked into what BC's requirements actually are to commit someone to "involuntary care" under the Mental Health Act - and I gotta say, it's so general and broad that it's kinda freaking me out a bit...
December 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
So, I just looked into what BC's requirements actually are to commit someone to "involuntary care" under the Mental Health Act - and I gotta say, it's so general and broad that it's kinda freaking me out a bit...
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"The international community [...] allowed this to happen. This is what genocide looks like in the 21st century: not only in scale or method, but in how it’s normalized. How governments [...] watch the devastation and say nothing. Or worse, support and enable it."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Israel needs to face accountability for our genocide. And so does the US | Yuli Novak
The international community allowed all of this to happen. We must not look away or move on
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"The international community [...] allowed this to happen. This is what genocide looks like in the 21st century: not only in scale or method, but in how it’s normalized. How governments [...] watch the devastation and say nothing. Or worse, support and enable it."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Okay @profanity.accountant, how am I doin? 😆
November 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Okay @profanity.accountant, how am I doin? 😆
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Many fail to recognize that those equipped with the empathy and critical thinking required to engage in one form of social advocacy are thus also equipped to be advocates for various other social issues.
There's a reason that so many urbanist/transport advocates are also trans rights advocates.
There's a reason that so many urbanist/transport advocates are also trans rights advocates.
Was recently told to essentially “Shut up and stick to bike advocacy” after a post supporting the trans community.
1. GTFO
2. My voice is not some singular thing - bike advocacy is a small part of my makeup-you don’t like me or my position on things refer to point 1
Signed,
Me
1. GTFO
2. My voice is not some singular thing - bike advocacy is a small part of my makeup-you don’t like me or my position on things refer to point 1
Signed,
Me
November 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Many fail to recognize that those equipped with the empathy and critical thinking required to engage in one form of social advocacy are thus also equipped to be advocates for various other social issues.
There's a reason that so many urbanist/transport advocates are also trans rights advocates.
There's a reason that so many urbanist/transport advocates are also trans rights advocates.
Reposted by Chris H
Being pro cycling and anti trans is bizarre to me. Imagine belonging to a constantly threatened cohort and not being able to recognize the solidarity with another.
Was recently told to essentially “Shut up and stick to bike advocacy” after a post supporting the trans community.
1. GTFO
2. My voice is not some singular thing - bike advocacy is a small part of my makeup-you don’t like me or my position on things refer to point 1
Signed,
Me
1. GTFO
2. My voice is not some singular thing - bike advocacy is a small part of my makeup-you don’t like me or my position on things refer to point 1
Signed,
Me
November 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Being pro cycling and anti trans is bizarre to me. Imagine belonging to a constantly threatened cohort and not being able to recognize the solidarity with another.
I'm tired of living in this system of Capitalism where my entire existence serves to profit others.
There *could* be a crown corporation to sell me housing and food at cost - who made the choice not to have that?
There *could* be a crown corporation to sell me housing and food at cost - who made the choice not to have that?
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I'm tired of living in this system of Capitalism where my entire existence serves to profit others.
There *could* be a crown corporation to sell me housing and food at cost - who made the choice not to have that?
There *could* be a crown corporation to sell me housing and food at cost - who made the choice not to have that?
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If TMX is really somehow still not enough, this is a good time to remember that the UCP lost $2.1 billion dollars of taxpayer money cancelling Oil-by-Rail cars that could have alleviated that very demand! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Plenty of finger pointing, little transparency, in province's $2.1B crude-by-rail losses | CBC News
The Alberta government is out $2.1 billion after unloading crude-by-rail contracts signed by the previous government, but the process and the reasons for the staggering loss are mired in secrecy.
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
If TMX is really somehow still not enough, this is a good time to remember that the UCP lost $2.1 billion dollars of taxpayer money cancelling Oil-by-Rail cars that could have alleviated that very demand! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Dear citizens of Vancouver,
You are PATHETIC.
Yes, muffin, it's raining.
It's still BEAUTIFUL. It's misty. There's petrichor.
Put on some clothes and go outside FFS.
Stanley Park should not be desolately EMPTY for 7 months.
You are PATHETIC.
Yes, muffin, it's raining.
It's still BEAUTIFUL. It's misty. There's petrichor.
Put on some clothes and go outside FFS.
Stanley Park should not be desolately EMPTY for 7 months.
November 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Dear citizens of Vancouver,
You are PATHETIC.
Yes, muffin, it's raining.
It's still BEAUTIFUL. It's misty. There's petrichor.
Put on some clothes and go outside FFS.
Stanley Park should not be desolately EMPTY for 7 months.
You are PATHETIC.
Yes, muffin, it's raining.
It's still BEAUTIFUL. It's misty. There's petrichor.
Put on some clothes and go outside FFS.
Stanley Park should not be desolately EMPTY for 7 months.
Reposted by Chris H
Congrats to the VPD on defunding the City.
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Congrats to the VPD on defunding the City.
This isn't helpful.
Could some riders be more respectful? Sure.
But it's not a *significant* source of injuries to others.
And, the people complaining, they don't want scooters ANYWHERE, and they don't want BIKES, and they DGAF about PEDESTRIANS - ALL they want is CARS.
Do not cater to them.
Could some riders be more respectful? Sure.
But it's not a *significant* source of injuries to others.
And, the people complaining, they don't want scooters ANYWHERE, and they don't want BIKES, and they DGAF about PEDESTRIANS - ALL they want is CARS.
Do not cater to them.
E-Scooters are not toys, and there are rules and regulations regarding their use in North Vancouver. All parents and riders should refer to this helpful infographic from North Vancouver RCMP and help keep our kids and streets safe.
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This isn't helpful.
Could some riders be more respectful? Sure.
But it's not a *significant* source of injuries to others.
And, the people complaining, they don't want scooters ANYWHERE, and they don't want BIKES, and they DGAF about PEDESTRIANS - ALL they want is CARS.
Do not cater to them.
Could some riders be more respectful? Sure.
But it's not a *significant* source of injuries to others.
And, the people complaining, they don't want scooters ANYWHERE, and they don't want BIKES, and they DGAF about PEDESTRIANS - ALL they want is CARS.
Do not cater to them.
Almost nobody realizes they're responding to an AI.
Our FB community group was already bad, with an absentee admin, spam, etc - but this is the most dystopian shit I've ever seen.
Our FB community group was already bad, with an absentee admin, spam, etc - but this is the most dystopian shit I've ever seen.
November 25, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Almost nobody realizes they're responding to an AI.
Our FB community group was already bad, with an absentee admin, spam, etc - but this is the most dystopian shit I've ever seen.
Our FB community group was already bad, with an absentee admin, spam, etc - but this is the most dystopian shit I've ever seen.
The title on this needs to be FAR MORE HYSTERICAL!
"THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN FOR BC'S CLIMATE PLAN!"
Reading, the electric power required to ACTUALLY meet BC's climate targets is IMMENSE, and will take DECADES to build - and this BC Hydro plan basically says NONE OF THAT IS GONNA HAPPEN...
"THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN FOR BC'S CLIMATE PLAN!"
Reading, the electric power required to ACTUALLY meet BC's climate targets is IMMENSE, and will take DECADES to build - and this BC Hydro plan basically says NONE OF THAT IS GONNA HAPPEN...
David Eby says BC will be Canada's "economic engine," powered by clean electricity.
BC Hydro has other, less flashy plans.
Among them: a major shortfall in the energy BC would need to meet its climate targets.
My latest via @thetyee.ca
BC Hydro has other, less flashy plans.
Among them: a major shortfall in the energy BC would need to meet its climate targets.
My latest via @thetyee.ca
Will BC Electrify Its Economy? BC Hydro Doubts It | The Tyee
The Crown corporation’s new long-term plan for BC’s energy future is a missed opportunity to commit to electrification, experts say.
thetyee.ca
November 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The title on this needs to be FAR MORE HYSTERICAL!
"THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN FOR BC'S CLIMATE PLAN!"
Reading, the electric power required to ACTUALLY meet BC's climate targets is IMMENSE, and will take DECADES to build - and this BC Hydro plan basically says NONE OF THAT IS GONNA HAPPEN...
"THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN FOR BC'S CLIMATE PLAN!"
Reading, the electric power required to ACTUALLY meet BC's climate targets is IMMENSE, and will take DECADES to build - and this BC Hydro plan basically says NONE OF THAT IS GONNA HAPPEN...
COP30 was a farce. They're all turning out to be a farce. If we can't agree on a statement that even mentions fossil fuels, the largest culprit, then there's zero chance we're turning this around. Our planet is fucked.
November 23, 2025 at 3:19 AM
COP30 was a farce. They're all turning out to be a farce. If we can't agree on a statement that even mentions fossil fuels, the largest culprit, then there's zero chance we're turning this around. Our planet is fucked.
I was not aware AI companies are using online gig-worker sites to hire a small army of overworked "ai raters" to train their models, who apparently speed-run evaluation of everything from sociological to medical responses with little to no training...
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
Meet the AI workers who tell their friends and family to stay away from AI
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I was not aware AI companies are using online gig-worker sites to hire a small army of overworked "ai raters" to train their models, who apparently speed-run evaluation of everything from sociological to medical responses with little to no training...
e-scooters will steal your kids lunch
e-scooters will kick your dog
e-scooters will go dancing with your daughter
e-scooters must be stopped
e-scooters will kick your dog
e-scooters will go dancing with your daughter
e-scooters must be stopped
Lime e-scooter stations in Vancouver cause safety worries for residents with disabilities, seniors vancouversun.com/news/lime-e-...
November 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
e-scooters will steal your kids lunch
e-scooters will kick your dog
e-scooters will go dancing with your daughter
e-scooters must be stopped
e-scooters will kick your dog
e-scooters will go dancing with your daughter
e-scooters must be stopped
Hey @mark-carney.bsky.social, I believe Canada is on the hook for our minimum order of eight F-35's? Tell Salman we'll give them a great deal on eight brand new ones, with basically IMMEDIATE DELIVERY, so Canada can buy the Gripen!
As Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits the US, we take a look at the fighter jet his country wants to buy.
What is the F-35 fighter jet, and why does Saudi Arabia want it?
As Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits the US, we take a look at the fighter jet his country wants to buy.
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Hey @mark-carney.bsky.social, I believe Canada is on the hook for our minimum order of eight F-35's? Tell Salman we'll give them a great deal on eight brand new ones, with basically IMMEDIATE DELIVERY, so Canada can buy the Gripen!