Chris Kemp (cbkemp.bsky.social)

An IT/infosec guy who mostly tweets about sustainable, safe, and scalable infrastructure, bicycles, Toronto, tech, gaming, and cinema.

[Chris Kemp (cbkemp.bsky.social) @mindoverdata]

I'm winding down on here and ramping up on @bluesky (https://t.co/z1zVzixRvw). I cannot continue to fuel Elon Musk's platform that actively promotes hatred and misinformation, and what is now a personal political tool to directly enable and fund Trump.
Was great while it lasted.

[Observing The City @observinthecity]

One minute of rush hour on Bloor in -10C weather on January 7th. 7 bikes and a skateboard using the bike lanes, 11 cars. 2 of which are blocking pedestrian crosswalks and causing gridlock.

[Adam Giambrone @Adam_Giambrone]

Imagine e-bike riders using TTC putting in their batteries for charging in stations like Kennedy and then getting off at a downtown station and picking up their fully charged batteries. No risk of fires onboard subways. Seems more equitable.

[Chris Kemp (cbkemp.bsky.social) @mindoverdata]

@O2L @BrianPHuntley @TheBikingLawyer @cityoftoronto @MayorOliviaChow @fordnation This kid was killed by a car driver.
https://t.co/oI5mTfgSrx

[Observing The City @observinthecity]

Ridership on Toronto's Bike Share system reaches new heights, with 7 million rides for the year! This 23% increase from last year is due in part to the expansion of the system, but also additional safe infrastructure. Toronto is a cycling city!

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

Why can’t Toronto have nice things? Ask the people who won’t let neighbourhoods have corner stores https://t.co/yHWgrOl21l

[Community Bikeways - TCBC @BikewaysTO]

Over 19,000 comments were received by provincial govt about Bike Lane Removal Framework in Bill 212. It appears there weren't many -- or even any --- in favour. #biketo https://t.co/nG7Y5vVNV0

[Andrea Junker @Strandjunker]

JOURNALISM 101 RULE: If someone says it’s raining, and another person says it’s dry, it’s not your job to quote them both. Your job is to look out of the fucking window and find out which is true. — Now more than ever.

[Toronto Film Critics 🍿 @TFCA]

Special Citation: Serena Whitney and The Revue Film Society #TFCAawards

[Chris Kemp (cbkemp.bsky.social) @mindoverdata]

The replies to this are gold mine and a dumpster fire all in one.

[Bret 🍁 @Bret_Sears]

Trump told Trudeau that Canada should become the 51st state, but I bet he couldn't even name this Canadian province.

[Tom Parkin @TomPark1n]

StatCan this morning reports big jump in unemployment in Fordlandia, up 0.8 pts to 7.8%

How long will media play along with Doug’s bikes and booze distractions and give light coverage to failures on housing, health care, energy and big public projects?

[David Brown 🇨🇦💪 @OrbitStudios]

@TomPark1n It really feels like we have more of a Ford problem than a Trudeau problem.

Our unemployment is up; Ontario is almost single-handedly responsible for the housing crisis.

It’s all Ford.

[Chris Kemp (cbkemp.bsky.social) @mindoverdata]

Add this to the already huge pile of "reasons I'm barely using Twitter anymore." (...and doing most of my posting on the other place.)
To continue to use Twitter is to continue to empower Elon Musk and Trump.

[NBC Politics @NBCPolitics]

NEW: Elon Musk poured more than $20 million into a mysterious super PAC at the end of the 2024 campaign, part of more than $250 million he spent overall to boost President-elect Donald Trump, new campaign finance reports show. https://t.co/hecBpqtMml

[Community Bikeways - TCBC @BikewaysTO]

Get ready to .... SMILE, LAUGH + ENJOY the festive season with a bicycle ride with Santa, Rudolf + the reindeer, elves, Frosty + the Grinch. Four starting points around the city. Sun, Dec 8. The forecast is for perfect sledding & cycling. See: https://t.co/MaJkmXupRS

[Dave Edwards 🇨🇦 @DaveLikesBikes]

Removing bike lanes is not a solution for congestion in Toronto, and the province knows it. #FooledByFord

[Observing The City @observinthecity]

@fordnation @PrabSarkaria The lanes on University, which @fordnation likes to cite as "causing congestion for ambulances", were designed with the hospitals to be used by ambulances, specifically.

[Observing The City @observinthecity]

This video is for @fordnation, @PrabSarkaria and all others saying bike lanes "stop emerg. vehicles from getting to their destination". They *allow* emergency vehicles to get to their destination, as seen here on Adelaide. They were designed with emergency services in mind.

[TTCriders @ttcriders]

TTCRIDERS STATEMENT on Plain Clothes Fare Inspectors:

"Does the #TTC really expect transit riders to hand over their credit and debit cards to strangers claiming to be fare inspectors?"

https://t.co/xEWZiUkYfl

[Bells On Bloor @BellsOnBloor]

"Decisions seem to be made quickly and on impulse, according to either the political whims and vendettas of the premier or the backroom desires of developers and corporate interests" - @thekeenanwire

Yep!

https://t.co/WVgj97tV5X via @torontostar

[Fadhili The One (and only!) @FadhiliTheOne]

Remember how Air Canada used to be a public, government owned company and then they went private and now everyone is complaining about how damn expensive it is to fly in Canada?

Yeah, don’t let the same thing happen to Canada Post.

[jump (for my love) @JodiesJumpsuit]

My hypothesis on the bike lane hysteria as distraction is strengthening