iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Myles Russell

Alan Fisher @alanthefisher.bsky.social · 14h

Union Pacific is trying to merge/buy Norfolk Southern, if it happens it will be the biggest railroad merger in history, and will make UP the first to have a true Transcontinental railroad from East to West Coasts. I talk about all of the details here:

youtu.be

America's First *Real* Transcontinental Railroad might Happen

YouTube video by Alan Fisher

1544

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 03/10/2026

Many of my 25-40yo friends are only able to buy homes because older folks are moving out of smaller convenient urban city homes to buy larger gaudy sprawl homes with a garden the size of a tennis court. All the power to them. Sprawl should be taxed more for their maintenance burden, but I digress 😅

010

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 03/10/2026

Yeah trying to explain that a range of house prices and types provides economic mobility for many people is often missed. It can't all be luxury homes but it also can't ignore working young families, downsizing seniors who want some bells and whistles etc

220

Reposted by Myles Russell

Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Mike Rogers has the audacity to lie to you about his plan like he didn't vote 4 times to stop you from getting cheaper medication from Canada, take $1M from Big Pharma, and vote 19 times to keep prescription drug prices higher. GTFOH.

215113124009

Reposted by Myles Russell

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.

theintercept.com

DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.

In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam

6584021011821

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 24/09/2026

It's almost like many people shouldn't be allowed to pilot 2000kg murder boxes cause they crash and cause serious harm. 🫠

010

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 23/09/2026

To be clear it is, to my understanding, a privately managed publicly funded transit system. The town staff themselves do not operate the bus themselves. This information may be out of date, in which case the main comment stands aside from private operation under public contract. Apologies

010

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 23/09/2026

The only thing worse than not having a reliable transit system is having a transit system that disappears. Having zero redundancy and zero plan is not great. The mayor's comments are laughable when they themselves approved single source private managed Transit with no redundancy. Mayor is a 🤡

220

Reposted by Myles Russell

Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The changes to the Canada Labour Code in this new bill are “without precedent in Canadian law and they’re without precedent even amongst our trading partners in the G7.” “It provides the complete and unlimited discretion to the federal minister to decide who gets to go on strike and who does not.”

8345187

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 22/09/2026

I think we should go back to niche forums text only with a 16x16 px profile pic. Social media has done some good, but in general has destroyed sensible discourse and is ruining democracy, inflamed by proto fascist tech oligarchs. Decentralized like bluesky*, gander, and mastodon are much better.

020

Reposted by Myles Russell

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.” Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life. Common sense. Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.

washingtonpost.com

Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.

Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.

627581

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 22/09/2026

Have you heard of St. John's where councils refuse to remove even a single lane of traffic or even parking for a bike lane, and instead obliterate 150 year old trees just to widen a road and add a shared use path? Grass is greener I guess but I love cycling in HRM (pen and darthmouth core).

020

Reposted by Myles Russell

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The European Union is tightening the regulatory backdoor through which US automakers have been quietly importing around 7k large SUVs and pickup trucks/year. “The revised rules, expected to launch in 2027, are designed to close loopholes that Brussels says allow unsafe vehicles onto European roads.”

europesays.com

Too big for Europe: America's pickup trucks became a trade war flashpoint - EUROPE SAYS

America loves its pickup trucks. The Ford F-150, the Chevrolet Silverado 1500, the Ram 1500: these are not merely vehicles. They are cultural monuments on

1161069256

Reposted by Myles Russell

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21/09/2026

this is a bit of an obsession of mine especially here in charlottesville. the cost of commercial real estate is prohibitive if you want to experiment and the city seems categorically opposed to small lots and small units that could allow people to start businesses without a huge capital investment

1483695470

Reposted by Myles Russell

Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The world’s largest battery-electric aircraft flew for the first time on the 12th of August, a 27-minute test flight over upstate New York that cost about five dollars in electricity. Heart Aerospace’s 30-seat prototype is a big step toward a commercial version. buff.ly/i3f0PhR #ShareGoodNewsToo

techspot.com

The largest all-electric plane ever flew for 27 minutes, on $5 of electricity

Heart's X1 demonstrator flew for 27 minutes from a regional airport in upstate New York, running on battery power the entire time. The aircraft reached 1,100 feet...

191042293

Reposted by Myles Russell

Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Calgary and Edmonton are just too spread out for public transit? Edmonton pioneered modern LRT in North America. Calgary’s C-Train was the highest ridership LRT among all cities in the US and Canada for 2025, beating out systems in much bigger cities.

Annual ridership for LRT systems in North America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_North_American_light_rail_systems

611210

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 20/09/2026

What's wild are Canadian cities of a ~million do 4-15 times ridership per capita compared to US cities of 7-15 million. We don't really have 25km of 1-10 acre private well/septic lots spreading out from city cores here. That's good IMO 😊 Then there's goats of Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver 🚃🚌🚲😍

190

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 20/09/2026

How did you ever know which suburb I was talking about 😅 When I was out canvassing, I heard from a remarkably large number of people, the need for transit. They wanted a bus and many reflected on the year or two they had a bus fondly.

000

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 20/09/2026

A new St. John's suburb has 11 lots/ha. Car dependent hell. No transit or no bike lanes. It'll lose the city 70M$ in 50yrs. Another mid city area has bike lanes, transit AND 100% car access but is 50 lots/ha but makes money even with single D's. Cara can be a part but it can't be the only option.

161

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 20/09/2026

This is exactly how I feel. My partner and I have one car and it's electric. I regularly have my 16' folding ladder/ chairs/ table in my car but always take local shipping for appliances and big orders. Shovelling, maintenance, deicing, parking in desirable locations, stress all make driving a pain

011

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 20/09/2026

Delivery and freight sometimes need space, but in all reality, most driver infractions are not penalized so drivers continue to break the law. Remove a drive lane. Until vehicle's get repo'd, licenses revoked, and proportional to income fines levied, change won't happen fast enough.

020

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 18/09/2026

His video on the Revo was fantastic. The bike isn't but I digress 😝

110

Reposted by Myles Russell

Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Well, it happened: Prime Minister Mark Carney announced plans to open up Canada’s four largest airports to private investment. So....privatization. That's not the only thing he pledged to a room of obnoxiously rich people. I talked to economists and a top labour leader to break this down:

2029798

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 17/09/2026

I have a 14km drive to work (bus doesn't go there) and the time to travel is fully dependent on a traffic light, not my speed. Inside North American cities, every local street could be reduced to 20/hr and it'd only add 2-4mins to commutes but it would increase safety on 85% city streets.

110

Reposted by Myles Russell

Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Speeding doesn't actually save you meaningful time. All it really accomplishes is aggressively increasing the chances that you kill yourself or someone else outside your vehicle. It's a mathematically flawed, entirely selfish risk.

1014648

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 15/09/2026

That would be the best reason to switch to metric/L. But I'm sure they'll just glue a 1 at the start 😝 I actually remember when most gas stations in Newfoundland and Labrador only went to ¢99.9. when fuel went to over $1.00/L places did stick numbers to their signs.

080

Reposted by Myles Russell

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020. — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.

519153145868

Reposted by Myles Russell

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

With our kids now #BackToSchool, never forget that we ARE the traffic that we’re afraid of. If more kids walked, biked or rode transit to school, it would erase a LOT of car trips each day, and our kids would be safer, healthier and better at school as a result. HT Ian Lockwood. Spread the word.

Cartoon of a mom and dad with a kid in front of a minivan. The parents are saying “there is too much traffic for Billy to walk to school, so we drive him.” The caption at the bottom says “traffic inducing traffic.” Let kids walk and bike to school, and tell your leaders to make that trip safe and enjoyable for kids and families. #LetKidsWalk #LetKidsBike

15438131

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 12/09/2026

Bring in European and Chinese manufacturing as well I'm a car lite pro transit and cycling guy but I still drive. The US subsidizes their large vehicle by tilting their regulations to make massive machines that cause real harm easier to build.

041

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 12/09/2026

Bring European Cars to Canada and start penalizing large trucks and SUVs from the US as the lethal weapons that they are. You think the US can handle losing 15% of its truck and SUV market? That's 150,000 us jobs gone. That's 7 plants shuttered. That's an industry upheaval.

161

Reposted by Myles Russell

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.

145136924892

Reposted by Myles Russell

Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

kids are the worst

kids biking on street

Annoying kids force drivers to lightly tap a pedal directly below their foot to engage mysterious and unused brake function.

933660

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 06/09/2026

This is awesome! Amazing use of public land

010

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 06/09/2026

I feel ya. My partner and I got our house young and snuck in on a program for first time buyers that limited the DP. We only needed like 2% down. Smartest thing we've ever done. Plus side, permitting should be easy outside of the big cities and towns 😅

100

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 06/09/2026

Roofing doesn't last long on this rocky island for sure

100

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 06/09/2026

Two friends asked about their rooves today. I'm glad I can help folks with little things that cause big amounts of grief. Maybe I'll fix my broken exterior light too... Nah 😝

100

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 05/09/2026

Cars that have an overabundance of safety warnings that just make beeping noises are essentially noise and are often ignored. There's a reason aircraft have different words and sounds for different warnings.

110

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 04/09/2026

Man our ioniq6 is such a terrible car. The buttons are a smooth touch surface with no demarcations, while the text is sky blue on bright silver. I cannot even see the buttons in the sun. It is a physical hazard and if I had the money I'd sue the shit out of Hyundai for making a dangerous car.

000

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 04/09/2026

To be clear this was a young adult driving their own car, not a child like walking into the car 😅

000

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 04/09/2026

My biggest issue cycling in St. John's is the lack of safety; being forced to vehicular cycle. Next issue is the lack of secure racks to lock an e-bike. The anxiety of checking to see if someone is stealing it is too damn high. My old employer would not put in a bike rack. I put it in my office

030

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 04/09/2026

In less than 1 day I've got muscle memory of where the temp, airflow, and fan speed buttons are, as well as volume. Touchscreen controls/ cover commands for primary comfort functions should not be standard. It's extremely dangerous and distracting. Pilots have buttons for a reason.

020

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 04/09/2026

Our EV had to go in the shop cause a kid hit our car. Our rental is a Toyota soft hybrid, not even a PHEV. The only positive is the car has real buttons for everything. I fkin hate touchscreen everything cars. Both EVs we've had are a nightmare to use without looking away from the road.

250

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 04/09/2026

The US dumbassador needs to be ridiculed every waking moment he's here aside from the ceremony. Their ilk even stepping off the plane is an insult to every newfoundlander who helped stranded scared people that fateful week. The 'ambassador' is an enemy to Canada/ a threat to national security.

020

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 04/09/2026

For people who use 'self driving' features in your car, you clearly don't want to drive so might I suggest public transit? Government adapts too slowly. We need autonomous driving banned inside Canadian cities. We also need to ensure companies like Tesla can't sell their data like flock does.

080

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 03/09/2026

It's absolutely the correct safe thing to do. In most major NA cities, local streets are rarely more than 800m from a collector/ arterial/ highway. Reducing from 50km/hr to 20km/hr for 1600 total metres is only about 3 minutes longer in a vehicle but can make 85% of roads safer. Smart safe policy

030

Reposted by Myles Russell

Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The Fight For Safe Streets. Thank you to everyone who came out and everyone who shared footage of this incredible protest ride. @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social @cycletoronto.bsky.social @lanrickbennett.bsky.social

612736

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 02/09/2026

Apparently they made it law that injury and death caused by bike lane removal is protected and they cannot be sued. Abhorrent action by Ford and his corrupt government

121

Myles Russell @voterussell.ca · 02/09/2026

The Ontario government should be held liable for every single injury this causes. They should be sued into oblivion for essentially ruining safe road access.

141