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brenttoderian.bsky.social
NEW/LISTEN! Been REALLY looking forward to this one — my interview with Jason from #NotJustBikes IS LIVE on many podcast platforms plus YouTube! We cover a LOT of really important ground on how to ACTUALLY ACHIEVE BETTER CITIES IN REAL PRACTICE! I’m looking forward to your thoughts and comments!
How to Actually Improve a City (w/Brent Toderian)
YouTube video by The Urbanist Agenda Podcast
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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thoughtrise.bsky.social
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing

these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous

this is worth sharing and educating people about
screenshot of a post on facebook from Alex Lamoreaux, depicting two versions of the "same" photograph of a bobcat in front of a pine plantation, one labeled original game cam photo, one labeling AI processed the markings have been altered on the AI photo, and the head changed and resized text says: Oh! A neat goose hybrid posted to ‘What’s this Bird?’ but when you zoom in on the photos the bill details have been too manipulated by AI photo editing to be accurately assessed for which species may be involved. Scroll on… A cool-looking Red-tailed Hawk that someone is wondering which subspecies it might be - right up my alley! But when you zoom in on the photos literally every feather group has been so heavily manipulated and altered by AI editing that it’s impossible to determine subspecies because the photo is essentially fake now; just a mashup of whatever AI thinks parts of a Red-tail should look like. Scroll on… WOW! That’s a remarkable trail cam photo of a Bobcat! It almost looks like a painting!… but the head looks oddly small…. hmmmm. After some prodding the original photo is produced and sure enough it had been so heavily altered by AI ‘post processing’ that the photo posted was essentially a digital mock-up with totally different proportions and fur markings. No longer the photo off the trail cam; it may as well have just been ‘created’ by AI from scratch. This stuff is killing me. My days on social media are becoming very limited. We can’t even trust simple, everyday photos of animals to be real. The wildlife community needs to quit editing with AI, and we need to start calling out photographers that are using it. Our reality is being destroyed all around us.
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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brenttoderian.bsky.social
WATCH: If you really STILL don’t understand how car-dependent suburbia is HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED by downtown & all the urban parts of your city, please watch this EXCELLENT video by #NotJustBikes helped by #UrbanThree & @StrongTowns.org. And then please SHARE it as much as possible. youtu.be/7Nw6qyyrTeI
Series of graphics showing the high tax generation in urban parts of cities, and the negative tax generation relative to service costs in low density parts of cities. Series of graphics showing the high tax generation in urban parts of cities, and the negative tax generation relative to service costs in low density parts of cities. Series of graphics showing the high tax generation in urban parts of cities, and the negative tax generation relative to service costs in low density parts of cities. Series of graphics showing the high tax generation in urban parts of cities, and the negative tax generation relative to service costs in low density parts of cities.
November 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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lanrickbennett.bsky.social
Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michele Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz

#December6 #EndVAW www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...
École Polytechnique, Montréal: Remember the 14
On Dec. 6, 1989, the country was forever changed. Fourteen women died at Montreal’s École Polytechnique, killed simply because they were women.
www.cbc.ca
December 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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ketanjoshi.co
This whole convo is fantastic - 1.5 hours of very informative chat on climate justice vs the gross economics of tech

Ft @naomiaklein.bsky.social @profwhw.bsky.social @profhvdv.bsky.social, hosted at @ccj-ubc.bsky.social

youtu.be/27BHQhkK52I
December 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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calgaryclimatehub.ca
We LOVE it #yyc #yycbike #yyccc bsky.app/profile/seat...
December 3, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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annieleymarie.bsky.social
"Enhanced Geothermal Systems is a scam, but its appeal says a lot about who we are... We seem unwilling or unable to see that most of our problems are the direct consequences of growth... We’ll try almost anything before we’ll be honest with ourselves."
justinmikulka.bsky.social Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 15d
The economics of enhanced geothermal are not good.

"When something fails the economic test this badly, there’s only one conclusion: it’s not the right application of technology...its promoters are being dishonest when they say it’s working, and is competitive with other forms of energy. It’s not."
The False Promise of Enhanced Geothermal | Art Berman
Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) are advertised as a breakthrough: clean, firm power anywhere, unlocked by drilling and fracking technologies borrowed from shale. The story sounds great. The economic...
www.artberman.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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benjaminboles.bsky.social
A completely predictable outcome, just like the increased death rate we are guaranteed to see next
November 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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anuradhamukherji.bsky.social
@grist.org Great resource! But do reconsider the outdated term 'natural disasters' - the argument being there is nothing 'natural' about a disaster. Rather they are products of social, economic, political, physical & other contexts intersecting with environmental, technological, other hazards.
Disaster 101: Your guide to extreme weather preparation, relief, and recovery
From packing an emergency kit to navigating FEMA aid to finding legal services and mental health resources, this is a comprehensive guide to surviving and coping with natural disasters.
grist.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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michaelemann.bsky.social
A climate deal without explicit language calling for a fossil fuel phaseout is like a ceasefire without explicit language calling for a suspension of hostilities.
#COP30
November 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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thebeaverton.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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ketanjoshi.co
Climate Action Tracker's update on Canada's climate policies is a grim read.

"Our rating of Canada’s policies and action has worsened to 'Highly Insufficient', with the latest emissions projections now higher than previous updates"

climateactiontracker.org/countries/ca...
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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charlesrusnell.bsky.social
My latest investigation for @thetyee.ca details what the UCP government doesn't want the public to know about their private surgery push.

Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta’s For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing | The Tyee
The shift strong-arms doctors but hasn’t saved money or shortened waits for critical operations, sources say. A Tyee investigation.
thetyee.ca
November 17, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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thenarwhal.ca
The Doug Ford government is setting its sites on conservation authorities for the fifth time, merging the watershed protection agencies. Staff tell @fatimabsyed.bsky.social it may ‘slow approvals, create confusion’ — not to mention it's leaving them with ‘whiplash.’ thenarwhal.ca/ontario-cons...
Inside Ontario’s plan to merge 36 conservation authorities to 7 | The Narwhal
Doug Ford’s government is seeking public feedback on its plan to overhaul Ontario’s conservation authorities, reducing local agencies from 36 to 7
thenarwhal.ca
November 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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brenttoderian.bsky.social
“We’re afraid of walkable distances now?” I was one of the first to go after the liars & conspiracy theorists who targeted the “15 Minute Cities” message. Here’s my interview with Aussie National Radio with @greenj.bsky.social — give it a listen, and think about how we should push back on ALL lies.
'We're afraid of walkable distances now?' — conspiracies and the '15-minute city' - ABC listen
The polite world of urban planning has become the latest target of conspiracy theorists. In recent weeks, the 15-minute city concept — where neighbourhoods provide life's essentials in 15 minutes by f...
www.abc.net.au
November 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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ssteingraber1.bsky.social
Gas stoves emit methane, nitrogen dioxide and fine particulates at levels known to contribute to asthma and cardiovascular disease.

🧪 NEW STUDY: The annual indoor health cost of a single gas stove = $5,258

A big part this is from childhood asthma.

www.zmescience.com/medicine/gas...
Gas Stoves Are Slowly Poisoning Homes and Cost Families Over 5,000 Dollars a Year in Hidden Health Effects
That "clean" gas stove? It's costing you a fortune in health.
www.zmescience.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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sciencex.bsky.social
Switching from an omnivorous to a vegan diet can reduce daily greenhouse gas emissions by 46%, while also lowering land and water use and maintaining nutritional balance.
Vegan diet can halve your carbon footprint, study finds
Only around 1.1% of the world's population is vegan, but this percentage is growing. For example, in Germany the number of vegans approximately doubled between 2016 and 2020 to 2% of the population, while a 2.4-fold increase between 2023 and 2025 to 4.7% of the population has been reported in the UK.
phys.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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deepseadawn.bsky.social
Thank you Andrea Foster (arfoster49 on Threads) for fixing the headline.
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Images of the alternative NYT headline which reads: “James Watson, Who Stole the Structure of DNA, is Dead at 97. The theft, with Francis Crick, made him one of the most infamous scientists of the 20th century. He went on to write a memoir and later to ignite an uproar with racist views as an outspoken white supremecist.”
November 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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adamtranter.bsky.social
Car brand BYD's new SUV ad pokes fun at people walking and cycling, comparing them to Horse & Carts.

It joins a long list of car ads that sell a false promise of convenience and aspiration while punching down at sustainable transport modes.

So I made it a bit more realistic...
November 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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rzaichkowski.bsky.social
SAVE THE DATE! @ffsafestreets.bsky.social will be hosting the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on Sunday, November 16 at 4:30 PM. Details to come. #BikeTO #WalkTO #TOpoli #VisionZero www.facebook.com/events/13768...
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
Event by Friends and Families for Safe Streets on Sunday, November 16 2025
www.facebook.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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brenttoderian.bsky.social
IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility.

Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.

#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
Images of creative Dutch biking infrastructure
October 29, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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lucymaloney.bsky.social
Plan to leave your car at home on Halloween Night (this Friday night) between 5.00 pm and 9.00 pm, and if you do need to drive, take it slowly and carefully to help keep children safe on the most dangerous night of the year for child pedestrians.
October 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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hausfath.bsky.social
To quote my friend @drkatemarvel.bsky.social, climate change won't make humanity extinct but we can do better than "not extinct". Raise your standards people!
October 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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environment.theguardian.com
America’s super-rich are running down the planet’s safe climate spaces, says Oxfam
America’s super-rich are running down the planet’s safe climate spaces, says Oxfam
Data shows wealthiest 0.1% of the US burn carbon at 4,000 times the rate of the world’s poorest 10%
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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fisherdanar.bsky.social
A year ago this week, I delivered my TED Talk, making the case for apocalyptic optimism at the TED Countdown event in Brussels. go.ted.com/danarfisher Here's what's happened since:
How to be an "apocalyptic optimist"
Dana R. Fisher calls herself an "apocalyptic optimist" based on her research as a sociologist of large social movements. Her studies suggest that ever-increasing climate disasters will get people out ...
go.ted.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM