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Brad Cavanagh

@canspice.bsky.social
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Runner, father, walker, husbander, affordable housinger, noted finder of far-off explosions, curler, Governor Blood, not the mayor of Dubuque. He/him/his. Team Asteroid 2024 YR4.

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 1h
We don't endorse candidates lightly, but @pjnewwest.bsky.social has proven that he not only talks the talk but walks the walk. His commitments to road safety have made a real difference and positioned New West as a leader in the region. visionzerovancouver.ca/2026/10/08/j...
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Patrick Johnstone is a Road Safety Champion
We don’t endorse candidates lightly, but Johnstone has proven that he not only talks the talk but walks the walk. His commitments to road safety have made a real difference.
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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 7h
Wait if I run in the morning there’s cheesecake for lunch???
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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com · 21h
Friends, can we all block and report @scuba-diving-5.bsky.social — they are pretending to sell my stuff on merch (check their replies tab), but it’s a credit card number theft scam. Hopefully nobody got ripped off, but if you did, call your credit card company ASAP.
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Small Wonders @smallwondersmag.com · 08/10/2026
A must read thread about Must Read Magazines (Asimov's, Analog, F&SF, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine). Authors, if you don't understand your contract: don't sign. Ask. Many folks in this community will help decipher legalese! These rights grabs are very bad.
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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
So sad to hear that the iconic, trailblazing, Apollo 11 moon landing software engineering lead, Margaret Hamilton, is no longer with us. Love this image of her, standing next to a print out of the software that landed Buzz Aldrin and Neil Amstrong on the moon! 👩‍🔬🔭🛰️🧪 ℹ️: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A woman looking very cool in a 70's dress standing next to a massive pile of very thick books
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ally @inaneenglish.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
In Ray Bradbury's story "The Veldt", a couple allow their fully automated house, complete with a nursery that brings to life anything it's occupants imagine, to raise their children. Eventually the children imagine lions into existence to eat their parents.
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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Provincial election signs in #NewWest can’t be the big ones, right?
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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It's called poutine. Maybe you've curd of it.
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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
git is. github however is another story
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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
oh there it is
github shitting the bed
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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
OnlyFans? More like OnlySpans am I right
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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
LOL I just got three of those and loaded up the status screen which surprise surprise says nothing.
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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Nice day for a run 🏃‍♂️
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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
✨LIT Pass Update✨ Thank you to Councillor Ruby Campbell for bringing forward the motion, to New West council for supporting it, and to Mayor Patrick Johnstone for connecting this work to the urgent need for the Province to establish a stable, long-term funding model for our transit system.
Graphic featuring councillor campbell and mayor johnstone's quotes about making affordable transit a necessary anti-poverty investment.
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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 06/10/2026
Distraction is the second leading cause of fatal crashes in our region and province. We hope that all candidates take that seriously, especially those from a party campaigning on public safety. (Video from ABC School Board Candidate Lina Vargas on Instagram)
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Physics World @physicsworld.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A rare solo #NobelPrize in physics goes to neutrino scientist Francis Halzen “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin”. Full coverage here: physicsworld.com/a/francis-ha... 🧪⚛️
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Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in Physics – Physics World
Astrophysicist wins for his work detecting cosmic neutrinos
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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It’s a pattern. Daniel Fontaine wants to do everything himself. From every election sign having his name on it to picking which groups get grants, it’s all about him having power. The entire NWP party was created to give him power.
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Jason Congdon @jasoncongdon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Wow: #NewWest mayoral candidate Daniel Fontaine is proposing that the Mayor decide which Councillors get to attend UBCM and related meetings? As Councillor Fontaine would have had a fit if Mayor Johnstone proposed that. Is Daniel one of those "authority for me but not for thee" types? #Hypocrisy.
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Humeidifier 🏳️‍🌈 @humeidifier.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
If anyone is wondering why right-wing politicians are suddenly quoting a Scottish one-hit wonder from the 80’s out of the blue…
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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Reminds me of the car meetups that used to happen (or still happen?) at Market Crossing in south Burnaby.
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Chipockalips Now! @fragboner.bsky.social · 06/10/2026



right about now, the funk soul brother






check it out now, the funk soul brother






right about now, the funk soul brother






check it out now, the funk soul brother
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New West Foodielaureate (aka Big Butter aka Rohan) @caribbeansunshine.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
@vancolour.bsky.social do you feel like taking a break from the Vancouver election and jump into #NewWest election coverage? We've had a mayoral candidate ghost at least 5 community groups. We could use some help finding him and getting some answers.
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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Oh look, it's a day ending in 'Y'.
Screenshot from githubstatus.com showing a "degraded availability" incident for GitHub Actions.
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VERTICAL📼BLANKING📺INTERVAL @vertiblank.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A Hark! A Vagrant classic
Watson: Oooh, what’s that you’ve got?
Franklin: My final report
Watson: Little Rosie Franklin’s research! I bet it’s something!
Franklin: ROSALIND.
Crick: Oh, that’s a big name
W: You’re getting fancy on us! Tell me—
F: Ah. I love this game.
W: Is it a scientific breakthrough in feelings?
F: Well, I suppose I have to go into hysterics or have a baby somewhere, good day gentlemen
W: GO, GO
[W and C slip a look at F’s notes]
C: Nice
W: Quit hogging
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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Oh no I'm writing to #NewWest council again... canspice.org/2026/10/05/w...
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Where is Paul Minhas’s apology?
I just sent the following email to New Westminster’s Mayor and Councillors, and thought it needed to be made public. Dear Mayor and Councillors, I was hoping to speak to you regarding the fol…
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New West Foodielaureate (aka Big Butter aka Rohan) @caribbeansunshine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
@globalnews.ca next time Daniel calls you for a PR piece can you ask why he's ignoring questions from at least four #NewWest community groups?
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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
New West Climate Action Hub. Deets are in the alt text.
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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Absolutely brutal. #NewWest #WheresDaniel
Screenshot from the New Westminster Climate Action Hub's 2026 Municipal Election Climate Report Card, which asked questions of all municipal candidates regarding climate change. Daniel Fontaine and his New West Progressives declined to answer.
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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Okay today’s Minute Cryptic was pretty good. Minute Cryptic - 5 October, 2026 "Is extremely close to Wordle solve: 🟨🟩🟨🟨🟨" (5) 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 1 under the community par (162,218 solvers so far). Time: 11s. www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...
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Minute Cryptic
Minute Cryptic is a free daily cryptic crossword clue. Solve today's puzzle, learn how cryptic clues work with free guided courses, and build your solving streak.
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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Okay today’s Wordle was dumb. Wordle 1,934 3/6* 🟨🟨🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟨🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Shia LaBeouf: Just Do It Motivation
Alt: Shia LaBeouf: Do It
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Patrick Johnstone @pjnewwest.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Who goes to a job interview and doesn’t answer any questions!?
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Michael Hall @michaelhall.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
On Friday it took David Eby just 2 hours and 13 minutes to cave-in on TransLink's long awaited new revenue tool. This also marks the 25th anniversary of Mike Farnworth and the NDP axing a vehicle levy in 2001, and losing that year's election 77-2.
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The BC NDP's transit cave-in - Better Columbia
The BCNDP celebrates the 25th anniversary of transit funding cuts—by cutting transit funding, again.
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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I’ve seen one BC Conservative sign in #NewWest and it was placed illegally on city property. That tracks.
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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Couldn’t the QPRA organize up some street closures?
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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Nice day for a run 🏃‍♂️
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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Knee-knocker bus seats are the worst.
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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Sweet new multi-use path (bike lane! Walking and rolling path!) connecting the London/Dublin Greenway to NWSS, Massey Theatre, and the Sixth Street bike lanes! This is a huge gap to fill! #NewWest
A new multi-use path through the new park next to NWSS with Massey Theatre in the background.
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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Density gives you the option of a better life. Here's how. [Thank you NSW government for this awesome graphic! and @russilwvong.bsky.social for finding it.] www.nsw.gov.au/sites/defaul...
Infographic comparing 'growing out' (floor space ratio 0.7) with 'growing up' (FSR 1.5) in Sydney's established areas. Growing up is modelled to lower housing costs by 24%, allow dwellings 20 to 60 m² larger, shorten commutes by 5 km, and raise household welfare by the equivalent of 7% of income.
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Trudi @trudiagogo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Beaks off about public engagement but when the public wants to engage, they won't. Say one thing, do another! That should be their slogan.
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New West Foodielaureate (aka Big Butter aka Rohan) @caribbeansunshine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
@globalnews.ca should really cover how their star candidate is ghosting community advocacy groups at every turn. Fontaine is happy to run his mouth in front of the camera but runs scared of the community.
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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Absolutely brutal. #NewWest
Daniel Fontaine refuses to answer questions from the New Westminster Homelessness Coalition Society.
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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Magic
Alt: Magic
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It's The Weekend 😌 @craigweekend.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
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Michael Hall @michaelhall.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Brad Cavanagh @canspice.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Absolutely brutal. #NewWest
The "responses" from New West Progressives to the New West Tenants Union election questions. Every single one reads the candidate "did not respond to our communication and follow-up."
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New West Foodielaureate (aka Big Butter aka Rohan) @caribbeansunshine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The New West Progressive have ignored yet another swath of the electorate. Declining to speak to ANY advocacy group speaks volumes about what they think of us voters.
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New West Foodielaureate (aka Big Butter aka Rohan) @caribbeansunshine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The party of transparency and accountability has declined to answer any questions from the #NewWest Homeless coalition or the Climate Action Hub. If the NWP governs like they campaign we are in for a world of hurt.
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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
When will we get a government in BC that actually sets out a vision to not only stabilize transit but also improve it? Is our transit system doomed to always be in crisis mode? Read our full press release here:
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RELEASE: The vehicle levy that could prevent disaster and save swing riding-residents $15,000 per year | Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders
Both parties have ruled out a vehicle levy to fund transit. Does that mean we’re heading off the fiscal cliff that would target Surrey, Maple Ridge, and the Tri-Cities? For Immediate Release October 2, 2026 In 2025, Movement fought off devastating cuts that threatened to eliminate 50% of transit service. This election is setting us […]
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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This morning, both the BC Conservatives and the BC NDP ruled out a vehicle levy to fund public transit in Metro Vancouver. This despite the vehicle levy being commonly used in other cities, including Montreal, Seattle, and the bustling metropolis of Gatineau, Quebec.
a map of potential huge transit cuts from spring 2025 with text overlaid that says "is transit doomed to always be in crisis?"
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