Eric Doherty

Three #water droplets falling from #moss at Peacock Hill Park. #yyj

Traffic cones and orange tarp on sidewalk. Kiwanis not for profit housing complex in background.

Looks like a new marked crosswalk with improved lighting and a flashing signal is going in at McNair and Cook? Yay @victoria.ca! #yyj #visionzero

The petro fascists are desperately trying to slow the transition off #fossilfuels to renewable energy. But they are sometimes failing.

It's been interesting to watch major media outlets put their climate reporting behind a paywall while other articles are not.

I understand the financial reasoning but worry about its overall impact. Climate hushing is bad enough as is; this is only going to make it worse.

You can have the best armed forces in the history of the world, but if you are an incompetent criminal without a plan, you can still lose a war, and rather quickly.

The Desire for Terror And the defense of democracy

A purpose of the war on Iran might well be to provoke a terrorist attack inside the United States, thereby justifying the need to “federalize” elections. We must anticipate it, with sadness and resolution, and not be surprised, if it happens.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-desire...

Yes, AI prose fails soon after three or four sentences.

And here's an explanation from a computer scientist about why: LLMs smooth out all the concrete texture—the surprising metaphors, the narrative examples—in favor of "semantic ablation," or a bland reversion to the linguistic mean.

My letter to 3 BC NDP Ministers (Energy & Climate Solutions; Environment & Parks; Water, Land & Resource Stewardship) regarding FortisBC's wastewater discharge into Átl’ḵa7tsem / Howe Sound.

#woodfibrelng #squamish #bcpoli

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Two-panel campaign card of Peter Tabuns endorsing Avi Lewis for NDP leader. Quote: "Avi is the leader who can take on global heating and the billionaires that fuel it. That is why I am voting for him. I urge all New Democrats to do the same."

@petertabuns.bsky.social is a climate leader, a tireless fighter & a pillar of the Ontario NDP.

Re-elected six times, he’s spent decades fighting for families & environmental justice. His principled advocacy & commitment to his constituents embody the best of the NDP.

I'm grateful for his support!

U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

The good news is that if we lose in Iran and create horror across the region then Jesus comes back and fixes everything. Hegseth Doctrine.
jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/us-troops-...

"The Union of BC Indian Chiefs stands in solidarity with Indigenous peoples and community members in Winnipeg who continue to defend these rights and who remain vigilant in protecting the democratic freedoms that so many have struggled to secure." www.ubcic.bc.ca/protecting_t...

What she said and also the whole thread.

I really don't think people understand the degree of organization that is happening in so many regular neighborhoods in America.

Work to begin on Oak Bay cycling routes; Esquimalt adding more bike lanes The new bikeways in Oak Bay will have a speed limit of 30 kilometres per hour and traffic-calming measures such as speed humps and crossing controls.

This article cites my research indicating "peak car" and increasing demand for non-auto travel. Local travellers want better sidewalks, crosswalks and bikeway. See my "Active Transportation Investment Talking Points" (www.vtpi.org/CRD_AT_TP.pdf )

www.timescolonist.com/local-news/w...

Thank you @wgreaves.bsky.social !

Up to 16 Liberals considering support for NDP's arms-control legislation | CBC News When the NDP's arms-control bill that seeks to end largely permit-free Canadian military exports to the U.S. is put to a vote on Wednesday, it could garner the support of more than a dozen Liberal MPs...

Up to 16 Liberals considering support for NDP's arms-control legislation.
Vote would mark first time some in caucus split from government line under Carney.
#cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Will Greaves on Instagram: "The Weekly Wrap this week is about the events that have erupted in the Middle East and Canada’s role in a changing world." 188 likes, 174 comments - willgreavesforvictoria on February 28, 2026: "The Weekly Wrap this week is about the events that have erupted in the Middle East and Canada’s role in a changing world.".

I overlooked my/Victoria's Liberal MP's take on the Iran War's initial outbreak, and his stance criticizing Mark Carney.

Thanks, @wgreaves.bsky.social!

#yyj

Work to begin on Oak Bay cycling routes; Esquimalt adding more bike lanes The new bikeways in Oak Bay will have a speed limit of 30 kilometres per hour and traffic-calming measures such as speed humps and crossing controls.

"From 2017 to 2022, cycling grew by 70 per cent in areas with expanded biking networks... automobile travel has “peaked,” declining about 20 per cent per capita since 2005" @toddlitman.bsky.social www.timescolonist.com/local-news/w... #yyj

Shifting school and work start times seems to be beyond so many people's imaginations. 🙃

A successful #EnergyTransition eliminates one of the biggest things we go to war over. What do you say folks. #GivePeaceAChance? #Electrostates [alt text shows protest sign that reads “give peace a chance”]

Maybe they relied on AI to pick targets. But they bombed the school twice, hitting it again 40 minutes after the initial strike, in order to kill survivors and first responders. The mere *existence* of AI means no one has to be held responsible for this crime against humanity

Work to begin on Oak Bay cycling routes; Esquimalt adding more bike lanes The new bikeways in Oak Bay will have a speed limit of 30 kilometres per hour and traffic-calming measures such as speed humps and crossing controls.

"From 2017 to 2022, cycling grew by 70 per cent in areas with expanded biking networks... automobile travel has “peaked,” declining about 20 per cent per capita since 2005" @toddlitman.bsky.social www.timescolonist.com/local-news/w... #yyj

The Desire for Terror And the defense of democracy

A purpose of the war on Iran might well be to provoke a terrorist attack inside the United States. This would provide Donald Trump with a pretext to try to cancel or “federalize” the coming Congressional elections.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-desire...

“All of the same arguments, the same talking points, the same propaganda to justify the same mass casualty war.”

@mehdirhasan.bsky.social warns that the “Gaza playbook” is now being repeated in Iran

zeteo.com/p/will-the-u...

How high could oil prices go – and what might the global economic fallout be? Crude prices could surpass their 2008 record, with potentially dire effects for consumers and businesses

This is a great time to paint in 24/7 bus lanes, and 'curb plunk' protected bike and roll lanes. #TrafficEvaporation evaporates the need to burn gasoline and diesel #oil. Fast. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

1/ A desalination plant supplying drinking water to 30 villages.

A flour and starch factory.

Oil depots blanketing Tehran in thick black smoke and contaminated rain.

65 schools. 13 hospitals.

Centuries-old heritage sites.

These are the latest targets in the illegal US-Israeli assault on Iran.

Sometimes I step back and marvel at the fact that VSPs in US politics have convinced themselves that nuclear—an industry that has been consistently stepping on its dick for over 60 years—is the serious and sober energy future, while solar, which is breaking records all around us ...

The longer you pay attention to political discourse, the more deeply you realize this is true.

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

#Solar and wind energy are now dramatically less expensive than the fossil fuel alternative. And petrostates are blowing up #oilandgas infrastructure along with schools etc. Things are very bad, in many ways, but a better world is possible.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

It’s fine for Russia to use drones to freeze out your population — by the way, can you give us your drone defenses? This is the actual US position.