Catherine Clase @cmclase@qoto.org

Those choosing (and for many — not all, but many — it IS a choice) to live in the heavily subsidized suburbs are NOT ALSO entitled to free-flow car traffic capacity (aka an “easy car commute”) into the city at the expense of the taxes, health, safety & quality of life of city-dwellers.
HT #IanLockwood cartoon
#Sprawl #SuburbanSprawl #traffic #cars #city #driving #commuting #transportation #cities

Like Malcolm X, Nina Simone was a passionate activist and dedicated to the Black liberation struggle. She posed in this photo very intentionally as an homage to Malcolm. 🖤🙏🏿 #BlackFriday #BlackMastodon #Mastodon

In case you needed another reminder, it’s absolutely CRITICAL, as we strive to achieve so-called “better cars,” that we make EVERY strategic action/effort at the same time (or even BEFORE/proactively) to ensure that we are achieving FEWER cars, LESS driving, more inviting transpo alternatives & better communities/cities!

#ElectricVehicles #EVs #Cities #urbanism #car #transportation #mobility #cars #ElectricCars

Preparing for a once-in-a-generation storm every six months is exhausting.

writing malware that will infect a Kindle and replace all the books with ads for mexican beer. that's right, a novel corona virus

Tara Moriarty has released The Dec 21-Dec 27 Canadian COVID Forecast:

SEVERE: BC, NB, NL, PEI
VERY HIGH: CAN, ON, QC, SK
HIGH: AB, NS
ELEVATED: MB
MODERATE: North

"The scores have become more volatile in the last week. We usually see this at start of new waves, when some provinces are still seeing some numbers coming down quite low compared to earlier periods, but there are starting to be spikes in other variables, especially waste water."

Full thread here: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1605921061178118147.html

#MaskUp

Let's test my Mastodon network.

If you're a grad student (MA or PhD) at NYU who wants to help local journalism surivive, and who might want to take a course with me... this is a heads up.

Spring semester, my students and I have a nifty project planned with a local news startup in NYC. We are looking to add people to the project from different discplines. Tech, data, design, city planning, NY politics, local life.

Forward If you know someone at NYU who should know. My email is on my profile.

King rejects cut-price coronation in favour of ‘glorious pomp and pageantry’

Oblivious to the state of the country. What gives him the right to waste time and money on his own glorification at our expense? I’ve had enough of it.

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/king-rejects-cut-price-coronation-in-favour-of-glorious-pomp-and-pageantry-340929/

How much air backwash are you inhaling from others? A CO₂ meter will tell you! Here is how to determine the rebreathed fraction of air.
#COVIDCO2 #ventilation

Someone asked why we don’t have our blinds open, as is the #Chanukah tradition, with menorahs in the window. This is #Ottawa today, #Canada today. As the recipient of multiple #antisemitic death threats, it isn’t safe to indicate that our home is Jewish. Let that #hate sink in.

Molnupiravir flops (no diff in death or hospitalization in high risk vaccinated peeps)

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)02597-1/full text

Self reported recovery better - but open label caveat

#Introduction

I'm a sociologist at Cornell exploring religion, gender, sexualities, politics, public opinion, and social change.

I have intense and varying interests including reading, board games, computer games, music, basketball, weightlifting, hiking, collecting things, and making things.

I'm still figuring things out here and welcome tips and suggestions.

This is my introduction post. I don’t know how this thing works yet but hope it’s a life-raft to escape Twitter.

I’m a sociologist at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I specialize in disasters, environment, cities, and the sociology of science. Looking for people to follow in those areas.

These are male Afghani university students walking out of exams b/c the Taliban banned women.

This is the "woke" that so many in the US seem to fear: people who see injustice in the world and decide that standing against that injustice is worth some personal sacrifice.

Do read the article it will blow your mind. The journalist has excellent creds and he shares all the receipts.Covid got me after 5 vax and uninterrupted N95 masking + doing my best to social distance. People seem to want to get close to me when l'm out.
I was so sick. Tested deep red + for 13 days. Still tired, aching, sore chest & my head feels weird- had the most epic dreams in 25 years. And now l get to wait and see the sequelae .
#CovidIsNotOver
#CovidIsAirborn

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2022/12/21/Ten-Downplayed-COVID-Facts/

BREAKING: Democrat and indigenous Alaskan Mary Peltola officially wins race for Alaska’s only House seat, defeating Pro-Trump Republican Sarah Palin.

BIG NEWS: New York Mayor #EricAdams has announced a “reimagining of Fifth Avenue — from Bryant Park at 42nd Street to Central Park at 59th Street — as a safer, less congested, pedestrian-centered boulevard that also prioritizes cyclists, mass transit, & the public realm.”

This is one I’ll be watching!
https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/917-22/mayor-adams-moves-reimagine-fifth-avenue-bryant-park-central-park

#NYC #NewYork #NewYorkCity #urbanism #cities #StreetsForPeople #cities #city

Since the press is not publicizing that many people are taking precautions, we must connect people ourselves.

To find others who are taking the pandemic seriously signup on
http://covidmeetups.com

There is also a growing business directory that you can add to and find organizations that are providing safer services.

#covid #CovidIsNotOver

The Christmas tree in Kyiv Ukraine’s grand central square, 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022.

Heartbreaking.

HT @saint_rebel_ukraine_ #christmas #Ukraine #Kyiv #war