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@cactieater.bsky.social
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Probably not a bot, I promise. #HamOnt | Let's talk about biking, urban planning, and organizing.

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Les Holt @lesholt.bsky.social · 19h
“If you’re not somebody in Toronto, you should be extra pissed off about this $48 million,” @mlongfield.bsky.social said. “Why is Doug Ford so obsessed with picking fights with Toronto and he’s willing to waste $48 million of taxpayer money on it?” $48M= $131,507 a day for 1-year $5,479.45 per hour
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Cycle Toronto on bike lanes removal: ‘If you’re not somebody in Toronto, you should be extra pissed off about this $48 million’ - Canadian Cycling Magazine
As work to remove Bloor Street West bike lanes looms, the group is challenging the province’s law allowing protected lanes to be removed across the city
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
It’s actually happening. Ford is ripping these bike lanes out Tuesday. Be there if you can.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith @bnsbaseball.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The #BlueJays are leaning into their Hot Singles In Your Area offensive approach. Weird, but working.
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Ben Nicholson-Smith @bnsbaseball.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
One fun thing about Fenway Park is the garden they have along the LF line where they grow some of the produce they use in the food they serve here
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Nena @cactieater.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
@cptowers.bsky.social how's Yankee stadium? How're things looking?
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Nena @cactieater.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Happy birthday @cptowers.bsky.social!! I've been really enjoying the podcast this year. All the best.
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Keegan Matheson @keeganmatheson.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Sometimes, I feel like I, too, am just a single bottle of tequila locked in a cage beneath a ball park, waiting to be freed.
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Nena @cactieater.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
From Chris Bassitt... I'm more torn up about losing him than I was about Bo Here's wishing him the best and I'll always root for him (maybe except when he's pitching against us). Hope he tosses us a meatball or two. #torontobluejays #bluejays #mlb #chrisbassitt #baseball
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Nena @cactieater.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
In light of what's happening at colleges and universities lately: A New York Times article from on Anti-Nazi student organizers from 1936. "COLUMBIA HEARS PLEA FOR EXPELLED STUDENT" Transcript in alt text. timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine... #Brown #Columbia #university #studentprotests
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1936

COLUMBIA HEARS PLEA FOR EXPELLED STUDENT 

Burke and Two Other Speakers Demand His Reinstatement at Gathering of 500. Three members of the American Student Union, including Robert Burke, who was expelled in June for leading the anti-Nazi demonstration last May, addressed a gathering of 500 students of the college and the various schools of Columbia University in front of Hamilton Hall yesterday noon, appealing to them to support the youth in his to fight for reinstatement. 

The meeting followed the statement of the dean on Wednesday that he would not reconsider his decision against readmitting Burke to the college.

Edward M. David, chairman of the American Student Union chapter, said Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president, had refused to interview student committees after promising to discuss the status of the Heidelberg celebration. He declared it was "this stubbornness and refusal to meet with them" which really caused the South Field demonstration last spring.

James Wechsler, former editor of The Columbia Spectator and an officer of the American Student Union, stated that there were two issues involved in the case, one of academic freedom and the other of fair play. "It is very evident that this is an attempt to smash the American Student," he added. 

Burke, who was chosen the as president the class in '38, said in his own behalf: "It is a question whether the president, dean and trustees of Columbia will tell me what to think and do or whether I shall do what I think is right."[CONTINUED IN NEXT PHOTO]

Vandals using red paint and rolls of absorbent cotton marred the walls of John Jay Hall and South Hall, which houses the Harkness Library, on the Columbia University campus shortly before midnight last night. Except for an abandoned two-gallon can and a quantity of stained cotton, no trace of the perpetrators was found and no motive established for their sabotage. The damage was done between 11:30 P.M. and midnight, according to university authorities.

Police of the West 100th Street station discovered that twenty-five painters employed by the university as a regular maintenance force had recently gone on strike but were unable to determine if the vandalism had resulted from the walkout. They were also attempting to investigate the movements of leaders in the group who held the meeting yesterday in front of Hamilton Hall to urge the reinstatement of Burke.
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Jeremy Snyder @jsnyder.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
My faculty, @sfu-fhs.bsky.social, is hiring a tenure track assistant professor in health communication. We're open to a variety of disciplinary backgrounds. Located in metro Vancouver, Canada we have a very welcoming environment for health-related research. See here for more and please share!
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Dan Jelly @kingandjames.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Go check your smoke alarms. Even if you're pretty sure they work, and that they haven't expired, check anyway. It only takes a couple of minutes. HFD stats say in 59% of house fires there are no working smoke alarms. #hamont
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Kojo Damptey ONDP @kojodampteyondp.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Meet Kojo Damptey, the Ontario NDP candidate for Hamilton Mountain for the upcoming provincial election. #HamOnt #HamOntMtn #onpoli
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ruthko @ruthmkb.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
#CancelStarlinkDougFord !!!!!! That's it. That is the skeet. Now let's get it trending!!! #onpoli #cdnpoli
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CTV News Calgary @ctvnewscalgary.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
From our friends at The Canadian Press: The union representing Canada Post workers says the Crown corporation has been laying striking employees off as the labour action by more than 55,000 workers approaches the two-week mark. www.ctvnews.ca/business/can...
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Canada Post temporarily laying off striking workers, union says
The union representing Canada Post workers says the Crown corporation has been laying striking employees off as the labour action by more than 55,000 workers approaches the two-week mark.
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Jake Tobin @jaketobin.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
I didn’t want to draw another bike cartoon (truly) but then Doug Ford amended his anti-bike lane bill so that people riding bikes who are injured or killed on streets where bike lanes are removed can’t sue the provincial government & hold them responsible legally.
A cartoon of a ghost bike locked to a utility pole with cars whizzing by in the background and a rose on the sidewalk.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 22/11/2024
Opinion: Bluesky is a dangerous echo chamber because no one wants to hear from me, specifically
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Opinion: Bluesky is a dangerous echo chamber because no one wants to hear from me, specifically
They just… blocked me. Like I’m some kind of annoyance, rather than the iconoclastic and fascinating truth-teller which I know myself to be.
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Nena @cactieater.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
More posts incoming... #macstudents4bikeshare #bill212 #ONpoli #TOpoli #HamOnt
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That's how much of our tax money Premier Ford is going to waste removing bike lanes that were just built. But we can stop this!
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Sam G 🇨🇦 @itssamg.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
I don’t benefit from the dental program or $10/day daycare I don’t need the Canada Child Benefit & I already have coverage for diabetes medicine should I need it I vote in favour of these things because it’s not just about me Being Canadian means caring about all Canadians
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Friends and Families for Safe Streets @ffsafestreets.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
An honour to ride w everyone tonight. Thanks to Advocacy for Respect for Cyclists @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social, these ghost bikes installed outside Queen's Park, in honour of 2 people on bikes recently killed. #YouNeverRideAlone #Bill212 #SafeStreetsSaveLives #TODeadlyStreets #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli
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Edward Xie @edwardxie.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Along with 120 doctors and health experts, I signed this open letter to the Ontario government to oppose #Bill212 and make safer streets for all. You can send a message until Nov 20 ero.ontario.ca/comment/repl... If preventing deaths isn't enough, here's a few more reasons 🧵 #BikeTO #onpoli
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Submit a comment | Environmental Registry of Ontario
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Canadian Anti-Hate Network @antihate.ca · 22/11/2024
The trial of Patrick Macdonald, AKA Dark Foreigner, on terrorism charges has resumed. Now in its fifth day out of three weeks, we are watching over Zoom and providing updates as they happen. www.antihate.ca/canadian_ato...
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Canadian Atomwaffen Propagandist Terrorism Trial is Now Underway
Patrick Gordon Macdonald, known for years as Dark Foreigner, chose to enter a plea of not guilty in court today.
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Joey Coleman @joeycoleman.ca · 21/11/2024
I'm at Hamilton City Council. On the agenda right now - a motion to eliminate all citizen advisory committees. In a report filled with doublespeak, City Hall senior managers say that eliminating citizen committees will improve engagement and transparency at the City of Hamilton. #yhmcc #HamOnt
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Yonge4All @yonge4all.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
On Thurs. Nov. 21, join @cycletoronto.bsky.social, @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social, Advocacy for Respect For Cyclists (respectcyclists.org), and @ffsafestreets.bsky.social in calling on Ford's government to leave our bike lanes alone and get back to work on transit, healthcare, education, and housing!
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ARC (Advocacy for Respect for Cyclists)
ARC was established in 1996 and today is mostly known for advocating on behalf of Toronto cyclists....
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Rodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Toronto peeps! Reminder that tomorrow is the East End protest against Bill 212 Location: Alexander The Great Plaza (Danforth & Logan) Time: 3:30pm, Sun Nov 17 Details: Bike along Danforth/Bloor to Queens Park. Join the Day of Remembrance for road traffic victims. PROTECT OUR BIKE LANES!
Black and white poster with boxing graphics.
Pedal Protest
The East End
VS
Ford's Bill 212
Alexander The Great Plaza (Danforth & Logan)
Sunday November 17, 3:30pm
Bike along Danforth/Bloor to Queens Park
Join the Day of Remembrance for road traffic victims
PROTECT OUR BIKE LANES
PROTECT THE GREENBELT
FIGHT BILL 212
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Nena @cactieater.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Some fun news for once. Thanks @theonion.com!
apnews.com
Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families
Families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims say the satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction.
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Nena @cactieater.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Fiscally conservative or something 🤷‍♀️. #bill212 #toronto #ONpoli
cbc.ca
Removal of bike lanes to cost at least $48M, city staff report says | CBC News
The city estimates that it will cost $48 million to remove bike lanes in Toronto, a city staff report says.
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Why is the #misinformation spreading that Canada is crime infested? Because scared people vote for strongmen and they want the false narrative to be baked in before the election. We need to counter this now before it’s baked in. #Canada #cdnpoli #misinformation cultmtl.com/2024/10/cana...
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Canada named second safest country in the world from violent crime
According to a new report by Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection, Canada is the second safest country in the world in relation to violent crime.
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Appalbarry @appalbarry.com · 10/11/2024
Can't imagine any Canadian politician today saying this.
Pierre Trudeau: there is no such thing as a model or ideal Canadian.
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Nena @cactieater.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
Hello all! I'm fortunate to have received many #Canadian followers. I'm hoping BlueSky will help mobilize folks. Will you share your local actions, community organizations, or plug local organizers with us? Let's use this platform to get folks involved. #cdn #ontario #toronto #hamilton
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Nena @cactieater.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
#HamOnt! Let this be a call to action. We are not insulated from the south. They're organizing. Are you? #Canada #Ontario
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Friends and Families for Safe Streets @ffsafestreets.bsky.social · 24/10/2024
📢ACTION ALERT: #ONpoli is accepting feedback about #Bill212 better named the "Ripping Out Safe Streets, Getting People Killed Act, 2024". Tell them how much you value #SafeStreetsSaveLives: ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-9... #TODeadlyStreets #DeadlyByDesign #TOpoli #BikeTO #WalkTO
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
If you think Poilievre will help Canadians, you are in for a rude awakening, he is following the Harper playbook, and he would destroy Canada. Read this article when he worked with Harper —link here: www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
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Conservatives dismantling social programs built over generations
A Toronto Star analysis has for the first time pulled together a detailed account of the range of recent cuts seen under Stephen Harper’s government.
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Nena @cactieater.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
Contact your favourites and get them to migrate. We're building a community and we would love to have them! The longer people stay on the bad site, the more power we give Musk.
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Steffen @steffenrusten.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
I would like to know how we plan to address the education crisis. We're fucked if we don't figure this out. I can't see how we're going to.
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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 08/11/2024
So... Trump won and аbоrtіоn access is under threat in the U.S. What about in Canada? You might not know about policies limiting access to reproductive care right here at home. If you care about reproductive rights, this one's for you. canadahealthwatch.ca/2024/11/08/p...
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Patients are being denied necessary care. It needs to change.
Canada Healthwatch | The most important health news, in one place. 🍁
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
I haven't seen a single "we have to understand the concerns of Trump voters" take reckons with the fact that a huge percentage of their concerns are based on false information. You cannot "address" a concern about a fake thing!
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
I don’t think “I told you so!” or “Why are you surprised?” are ever especially useful approaches to someone you care about expressing fear. But also, many of y’all don’t seem to care about people. You just like feeling right. Not being right, just feeling right.
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Nena @cactieater.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
With today's news, I'm having trouble recovering. I feel so numb. I want to believe in the goodness of people, that people cared about and for one another. Maybe I'm wrong.
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