John Vaillant
@johnvaillant.bsky.social
I write about collisions between human ambition and the natural world: The Golden Spruce, The Tiger, The Jaguar's Children,
FIRE WEATHER: @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social
10 Best Books: @nytimes.com
https://www.lyceumagency.com/speakers/john-vailla
FIRE WEATHER: @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social
10 Best Books: @nytimes.com
https://www.lyceumagency.com/speakers/john-vailla
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As America declines, how far is Canada willing to watch, remain silent, and profit from its markets?
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Carney Promised Defiance. All We’re Getting Is Deference | The Walrus
How far are we willing to go to preserve our relationship with the US?
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November 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
As America declines, how far is Canada willing to watch, remain silent, and profit from its markets?
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“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
grist.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:40 AM
“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
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Former Finnish PM Sanna Marin put it bluntly: “To end the conflict, Russia must leave Ukrainian territory.”
Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Former Finnish PM Sanna Marin put it bluntly: “To end the conflict, Russia must leave Ukrainian territory.”
Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
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Some french @theonion.com soup here, on COP 30..
La COP 30 se conclut en beauté avec un spectacle de Monster Trucks https://www.legorafi.fr/?p=49389
La COP 30 se conclut en beauté avec un spectacle de Monster Trucks
Toute l'information selon des sources contradictoires.
www.legorafi.fr
November 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Some french @theonion.com soup here, on COP 30..
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Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
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I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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Being up 400% year-over-year shows how serious BYD is about becoming a European car institution.
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BYD Is Speedrunning Its Takeover Of Europe
Today on Critical Materials: BYD will double its EU dealer network, Tesla squeezes China out of U.S. supply chain and Germans have a China problem.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Being up 400% year-over-year shows how serious BYD is about becoming a European car institution.
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insideevs.com/news/779222/...
Death cult
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Trump slashed spending on clinical trials. The toll is starting to become clear.
Grants for 383 clinical trials were terminated and the funding disruptions affected more than 74,000 trial participants, according to new research.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Your increasingly frequent reminder that making absolutely everything digital is a f**king terrible idea.
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Cloudflare down: X and more apps hit by internet outage
The company says it is working to understand the full impact of a problem which potentially
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Your increasingly frequent reminder that making absolutely everything digital is a f**king terrible idea.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This report is damning.
Canada must adopt @jennykwan.bsky.social’s arms embargo bill immediately. Anything less is complicity in a human rights catastrophe that will haunt Canada for generations to come.
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Canada must adopt @jennykwan.bsky.social’s arms embargo bill immediately. Anything less is complicity in a human rights catastrophe that will haunt Canada for generations to come.
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Arms Embargo Now!
Our new report has just exposed a massive pipeline of military aircraft parts and explosives flowing from Canada to Israel via the U.S., facilitated by a deadly loophole in Canadian law.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I was called a traitor by a man that I fought for 6 years for. I gave him my loyalty for free. I've never owed him anything. Let me tell you what a traitor is -- a traitor is an American that serves foreign countries."
November 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "I was called a traitor by a man that I fought for 6 years for. I gave him my loyalty for free. I've never owed him anything. Let me tell you what a traitor is -- a traitor is an American that serves foreign countries."
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Epstein survivor: "Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government still belongs to the American people or to those who prey on them."
November 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Epstein survivor: "Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government still belongs to the American people or to those who prey on them."
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When it comes to designing cities for biking and walking, Ghent Belgium may still not be as well known as Copenhagen, Amsterdam or Paris yet, but it’s one of the most inspiring cities in the world. I was honoured to do some work with them in 2019. Watch @streetfilms.bsky.social’s fantastic video:
Ghent Kicked Out the Cars So You Can Walk, Bike, Live & Thrive in the City (Velo-City 2024)
YouTube video by Streetfilms®
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November 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
When it comes to designing cities for biking and walking, Ghent Belgium may still not be as well known as Copenhagen, Amsterdam or Paris yet, but it’s one of the most inspiring cities in the world. I was honoured to do some work with them in 2019. Watch @streetfilms.bsky.social’s fantastic video:
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Dr. Barney Old Coyote, Jr. – Chiip Kalishtahchia (White Bison Calf) (1923-2012)
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November 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Dr. Barney Old Coyote, Jr. – Chiip Kalishtahchia (White Bison Calf) (1923-2012)
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This piece by @sammyroth.bsky.social for @latimes.com from earlier this year remains must-read. Taylor Sheridan and @paramountpictures.bsky.social as well as Billy Bob Thorton and Jon Hamm are guilty of spreading fossil fuel industry disinformation:
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November 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
November 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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I am a landman, and have worked in Permian Basin before, and the entire show is about as close to the actual business as Yellowstone was to actual ranching, which is not at all. It's all just conservative soap-opera eye-candy and lifestylism, selling them boots & Dodge Rams so they can make believe.
November 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I am a landman, and have worked in Permian Basin before, and the entire show is about as close to the actual business as Yellowstone was to actual ranching, which is not at all. It's all just conservative soap-opera eye-candy and lifestylism, selling them boots & Dodge Rams so they can make believe.
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Who you vote for… matters 👇🏼👇🏼
November 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Who you vote for… matters 👇🏼👇🏼
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Willie has officially released his 155th album.
Cheers to that! 🥂 https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/willie-nelson-merle-haggard-tribute/
Cheers to that! 🥂 https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/willie-nelson-merle-haggard-tribute/
Willie’s New Record Says Goodbye to His Old Friend Merle
‘Workin’ Man: Willie Sings Merle’ is a touching and fitting farewell.
www.texasmonthly.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Willie has officially released his 155th album.
Cheers to that! 🥂 https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/willie-nelson-merle-haggard-tribute/
Cheers to that! 🥂 https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/willie-nelson-merle-haggard-tribute/
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Crypto ATMs are almost perfectly designed to facilitate financial crime from the most vulnerable Americans. Be very suspicious of anyone who asks you to make a deposit into one; they are designed to make it impossible for you to get it back. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
How Fraudsters Use Cryptocurrency A.T.M.s to Target Victims
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November 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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This could be the picture used to sum up Trumps second Presidency.
("Upon review of additional footage, it appears the flag was down before Marine One arrived. Not sure why.”)
("Upon review of additional footage, it appears the flag was down before Marine One arrived. Not sure why.”)
November 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
This could be the picture used to sum up Trumps second Presidency.
("Upon review of additional footage, it appears the flag was down before Marine One arrived. Not sure why.”)
("Upon review of additional footage, it appears the flag was down before Marine One arrived. Not sure why.”)