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Brandon Williamson @brantastic.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Early voting in the municipal election starts today! The Victoria Conference Centre is open until 8pm. Super easy, no lineups.

Selfie of a person outdoors with short brown hair, a mint green tank top and teal knit cardigan with a sticker on his shirt that reads "I VOTED"

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Victoria For All @victoriaforall.ca · 11/08/2026

Victoria!!! Are you ready for this? We are so excited to meet you and talk about how to make a city that works for everyone. See you there? #yyj www.victoriaforall.ca/events

An ombre blue to pink background featuring cherry blossoms and text reading "Housing. Care. Climate. Community." Victoria For All Campaign Launch, Saturday August 15 11 AM, Victoria City Hall, Pandora Side...Meet the Candidates and get involved to help build a city that works for everyone. There are also 3 photos of the candidates, Peter Susan and Maiya smiling at the viewer

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Better Transit YYJ @bettertransityyj.ca · 18/05/2026

From the Draft Saanich Climate Plan. Owning and operating cars is expensive. Having more and better transit options saves people money. #yyj #transit www.saanich.ca/assets/Commu...

Infographic showing the cost of car ownership

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Brandon Williamson @brantastic.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

So we’re just skipping winter this year then?

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

There are now 2,900 billionaires, and they hold $15.8 trillion. The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.

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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

tfw you're professionally incapacitated

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

If you, like me, are the parent of a neuro-atypical child dreading this autism press conference, please remember: These are the people hurting our kids. Not us. They are the ones stigmatizing and pathologizing them. They are the ones peddling untested science. And we should be very, very angry.

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Public Universal Friend (they/them) @universalfriend.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

This might be the best photo I've ever taken and I expect it will win some pretty significant awards. In the meantime, feel free to make it into a meme format. #shitonyourenemies

A gull flying over a juvenile bald eagle while pooping against a clear blue sky. The bald eagle is putting one wing up to protect his face.

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Brandon Williamson @brantastic.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

California quails are sooo cute. I don't even care that they're not native. I love em.

A clear shot of a California Quail on a fence post with a blurred green background.

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Brandon Williamson @brantastic.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Taking all my besties out for a ride around town.

An olive electric bike with its rear basket and attached trailer holding dozens of native plants and two shovels.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 09/05/2025

We need a party rooted in: 🟠 Moral clarity - on climate, oligarchy and genocide 🟠 Solutions as deep as the crises we face 🟠 Public ownership, massive reinvestment in universal services, transfer of wealth from the top to everyone below.

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Brandon Williamson @brantastic.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Happy birthday to the Pandora bike lane!

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Brandon Williamson @brantastic.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Bike ridership on the Galloping Goose Trail completely blew past previous April records this year! Good weather surely helps, but this April surpassed even peak summer numbers experienced less than a decade ago. data.eco-counter.com/public2/?id=...

Bar chart from Eco Counter that counts monthly cyclists counted at the Galloping Goose Trail's cycling counter. There is a general trend of increased cycling since 2015. July of 2016, the highest monthly cycling in the first two years of counting, is highlighted as having 71,809 monthly riders. This is contrasted with April 2025, which has 74,857 riders.

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Public Universal Friend (they/them) @universalfriend.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

If you give a shit about trans people at all, like a tiny bit, please tell your friends and neighbours not to vote conservative. They might not listen to you. But they might.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 13/02/2025

The National Park Service has removed "T" and all mention of transgender people from the Stonewall National Monument. Trans women were some of the most influential activists behind the Stonewall movement and what followed. 3 articles of clothing laws were why raids happened. Erasure.

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“By the time of Stonewall...we had 50 to 60 gay groups in the country. A year later...1500.”
Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) person was illegal. The Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969 is a milestone in the quest for LGB civil rights and provided momentum for a movement.

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Plan Your Visit
Located in Greenwich Village, New York City, Stonewall National Monument is one of the many parks in New York Harbor.

Educational images of leaning at Stonewall National Monument
Education
No Matter where you are, we can bring Stonewall National Monument to your classroom. Find teachers resources here.

A rainbow flag overlaid with "Stonewall National Monument, Established 2016" with the NPS arrowhead.
LGB Flags
What are LGB flags and what days should we celebrate them? Click here to find out.

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Rhi Faux @rhifaux.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

I'm so excited that @lucymaloney.bsky.social is running for Vancouver city council with @onecityvan.bsky.social! She’s been a tireless advocate for safer streets, affordable housing, and caring for our most vulnerable. She’s also just a lovely human being. Let’s get her elected!

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Meet Lucy Maloney: OneCity's Council By-election Candidate

Building a Vancouver for Everyone

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Jill Atkey @jfatkey.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

No jurisdiction that has reduced homelessness has ever done the following: - frame the solution as the problem - reduce housing and supports - turn low-income housing into high-income housing - use human lives as a negotiating tool www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

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Vancouver mayor rejects new supportive housing projects, promises ‘crackdown’ on gangs

Vancouver’s mayor intends to reject any new social housing projects proposed in his city.

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Brandon Williamson @brantastic.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

If you see this post, quote with a bridge from your gallery. #bikesky

A long exposure taken at blue hour in Amsterdam. A red upright bicycle is centred in the foreground on top of a bridge over a canal. The canal reflects yellow lights and is lined with traditional dutch rowhomes and a large tree canopy.

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Bryn Davidson - Lanefab @lanefab.com · 06/01/2025

Progress photos at the St. George Rainway #Vancouver

Sign with text: Our plants are taking root!
You may have noticed some rainfall running down St George Street during storm events. The top layer of asphalt has not been placed on the road yet.
This means less water flowing into the Rainway while young plants are taking root. Allowing roots to establish will make the Rainway more resilient in heavy rainfalls and improve its ability to treat polluted rainwater runoff.
Paving is forecasted for Spring 2025.
CITY OF
VANCOUVER

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Ian Bushfield @bushfield.ca · 16/12/2024

This is going to get missed today but terrible news from OptBC who may have to close many/all of the abortion clinics they operate across BC.

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Brandon Williamson @brantastic.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Beautiful night for a Christmas bike ride!

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Qagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

What if you could take a polluted corridor and make it an urban forest? Brussels did. (Same spot, 2009 v. 2023)

Boulevard Anspach via google street view. full of cars and trucks.

brick paved street full of leafy trees, bikes, and benches. There is a light rain. Photo by me.

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Khelsilem @khelsilem.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Sen̓áḵw under construction as of December 2024. The occupancy of Tower 1 is estimated for November 2025.

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Brandon Williamson @brantastic.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Spot the differences: 2024 Victoria cycling map vs. all routes currently under construction or planned for 2025 and 2026 budget cycles. Big focus on new protected bike lanes on arterial and collector streets. There's a lot to look forward to!

Map of Victoria BC cycling routes, colour-coded to indicate AAA protected bike lanes and multi-use pathways, AAA shared-use streets, painted bike lanes, and one shared bus/bike lane on Douglas Street. The map shows okay connectivity in some areas, but still heavily reliant on painted bike lanes.

This is the same map of Victoria BC's bike routes but with protected bike lanes added on Gorge Road, Tolmie Ave, upper Cook Street, much of Bay and Blanshard Streets, Pandora Ave East of Cook, Shelbourne and Begbie Streets, Oak Bay Avenue, Yates Street east of Vancouver Street and some other smaller upgrades and connections.

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Public Universal Friend (they/them) @universalfriend.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Ok, I have seen posts about it but didn't realize it's actually a setting where you can make it so you can't post photos w/o alt text. In case anyone else was also confused on this or doesn't know how, it's under settings-accessiblity and then you just click a box that says require alt text.

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Brandon Williamson @brantastic.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

This is a good reminder! The Quadra/McKenzie Study is up against significant pushback, primarily around reduced car lanes to support bus lanes and the RapidBus line planned on McKenzie.

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Brandon Williamson @brantastic.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I was over the moon when I first saw a humming bird hawk moth hiking in the Sooke Hills this spring - not one, but two on the same trip! Species: Rocky Mountain clearwing (Hemaris thetis)

Photo of a rocky mountain clearwing moth with a thick furry body, clear wings and long antennae. It looks like a combination of a moth, bee, and shrimp. It is feeding from sweet pea flowers.

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Brandon Williamson @brantastic.bsky.social · 13/11/2023

500 homes proposed for Christ Church Cathedral parking lots. “As a society, I think we have to look at how it’s easier to find a place to park your car than it is to find a place to lay your head — and the church is very aware of that” bc.ctvnews.ca/major-housin...

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Major housing project pitched for block surrounding Victoria's Christ Church Cathedral

The Anglican Church has pitched a plan to build as many as 500 units of housing for 1,500 people on the city block owned by the Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria.

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