Neighborhood view

"If we give the administration what they want on the F-35s, maybe they'll be reasonable about the CUSMA negotiations."

Bill Murray to appear in ‘Groundhog Day 2: The Strait of Hormuz’ Comedy legend Bill Murray is set to star in ‘Groundhog Day 2: The Strait of Hormuz’, it has been revealed.

newsthump.com/2026/04/20/b...

The state of solar: Despite partisan rhetoric, the industry is still booming Solar power is cheap, fast, and in demand as data centers consume more and more electricity.

Despite Trump's best efforts, solar is still booming in the US.

Answering the Call for a Healthy, Inclusive Democracy During a time of calculated attacks against our democracy, we hear a call for justice from every neighborhood and community. A call for those with power, privilege, and resources to put those on the l...

Answering the Call for a Healthy, Inclusive Democracy | RWJF www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwj...

Bill McKibben gave a fantastic talk today at UBC, related to his new book, Here Comes the Sun. This was sponsored by the Centre for Climate Justice.

One exam done, and only one more to go -- and then the school year is a wrap!

Carney & Poilievre’s response to the oil price shock is to suspend federal gas taxes. This is a terrible idea that only rewards the gangsters' gouging, fueling demand for the oil and gas companies’ excessive prices... 🧵

The trouble is, Trump and Vance want Iran to negotiate the way House Republicans do: just say, "Yes, boss."

It doesn't work like that in the real world.

Obviously I havent read much Don Tzu

Onion headline or not?

I got a signed copy of Andrew Coyne's latest book, after his great talk tonight on the topic at UBC at the Vancouver Institute.

Reports of the ski season's demise have been greatly exaggerated.

It's a bit crowded up here today.

Black Tusk today

It's a nice day, but the gondola line is really long

A view from UBC today.

Journey to the Moon - NASA Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 1, 2026, and will reach the lunar sphere of influence—when the Moon's gravity exerts more force on the Orion spacecraft than the Ear...

FYI, this gallery has all the photos NASA is sharing from Artemis II in one place, with descriptions.

Opinion | It’s Called Silicon Sampling, and It’s Going to Ruin Public Opinion Polling

@anttigronow.bsky.social @lauraknelson.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/04/06/o...

The Trump budget once again proposes to eliminate NOAA OAR, which brings you the CO₂ Keeling Curve. In this piece, I argued that the Keeling Curve is a treasure that belongs to humanity as the most poignant indication of our impact on the environment and as a testament to our ability to document it.

Yes. It was a great ski day today!

A UBC view this week