Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️alexcullen.bsky.social @alexcullen.bsky.social · 23hThis comes from the Mayor who, in the last City budget, proposed an 18% increase in seniors bus passes(!). Thankfully City Council rejected that proposal. #ottcity 092
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️David Muddiman @dmuddiman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Why the heck hasn’t the Byward Market been fully pedestrianized yet: George St, William St, Market Sq St; York St converted to pick-up/drop-off loops; parking garage converted to open plaza with benches, busking, planter boxes. And yes yes, retractable bollards to still allow off-peak deliveries. 1144
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Last week I got a shout out in an Iranian Lego slopaganda video. Getting made an official Canadian LEGO hero ranks up with being blacklisted by Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile the work for democracy and fighting MAGA goes on. My thoughts on where we're at: charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-day-i-...charlieangus.substack.comThe Day I Became a LEGO HeroMaybe you’ve been following the Iranian LEGO phenomenon. 20599113
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Gord Johns @gordjohns.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Mental illness costs Canada nearly 6% of GDP each year. The Liberals call a project adding about 0.6% to GDP “nation-building.” So why not show the same urgency on mental health? Mental health parity and universal access to community care are nation-building too.youtube.comMP Johns: Unaddressed Mental Illness represents an economic burden worth 6% of GDPYouTube video by Gord Johns 3193
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 03/10/2026NYC is opening 160 car-free (but treat-filled) streets and plazas to enjoy fun and safe fall festivities this spooky season. Find one near you at nyc.gov/trickorstreets. 244139532481
DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️ @dianed0118.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Lawn sign observation from my walk this morning. My route was Vanier and New Ed. Ten or so Leiper (i lost track of my count), three Lawson, and one Sutcliffe. Small sample size I know. I wonder if, as someone mentioned yesterday, that Lawson is hiving some of Sutcliffe's support. 020
DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️ @dianed0118.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Is that effing asshole going to ruin the entire baseball post season for me? JFC I'm tired of his ad. Yes, i mute it. 230
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 157165175567
DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️ @dianed0118.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Jesus Christ! Sutcliffe is running ads during the Phillies/Braves wild card game. It's run maybe four times already. The voice over at the end says "let's elect a good mayor, let's elect Mark Sutcliffe". Right. 250
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In 9 months, Zohran Mamdani has: -Secured millions in worker restitution from DoorDash and UberEats -Launched the first stage of his universal childcare program -Cracked down on bad landlords -Balanced NYC's budget without cutting major social services This is what leadership looks like. 521217245795
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Bicycle Seen @frpaul1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026According to a search there are, ~1,600 police officers ~1,500 total fire personnel ~450 paramedics About 3,550 in total* Sutcliffe wants to add 350 (~10%), but keep tax increases to 2.5%. *Don't forget about more vehicles/equipment. Where are you going to cut services for this Mark? #ottpoli 3165
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️.mél. @meladroite.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Dear candidates: a number of progressive folks are considering not voting or spoiling their ballots. Shape up or ship out, please. 021
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 16/09/202617 new public bathrooms. Across all five boroughs. Because you can’t wait — and you shouldn’t have to. 20596511407
DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️ @dianed0118.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This is where a decade plus of austerity budgets got us. 030
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Strong Towns Ottawa @strongtownsottawa.ca · 16/09/2026We have an infrastructure funding deficit of over $10 BILLION dollars. This is not something to sneeze at. All candidates need to start taking this issue seriously, if we have any hope of providing a functioning city for our current and future residents! 1196
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026We know what the solutions to the homeless crisis are; i’m tired of hearing politicians, looking to be reelected and keep hearing about plans to do something and plans to achieve something and plans to do this next thing. Show me what’s been actually done. Let’s actually do it. #HousingFirst #Action 1145
DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️ @dianed0118.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Jesus Christ don't these fools have actual jobs? 061
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Wow…. a clip from Mayor Mamdani’s five borough back to school tour 30083431646
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Toronto Star @thestar.com · 10/09/2026The family of a teenager injured by a car outside his Toronto school is suing, alleging the removal of a nearby speed camera contributed to the crash. According to the statement of claim, the 15-year-old suffered a traumatic brain injury, skull fractures and ongoing cognitive effects. 816341
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Great! Start by undoing cuts to Health Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), properly funding the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), defending the Canada Health Act in Alberta, and restoring health care for asylum seekers. 16131
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/09/2026NEWS: New York City just recorded the safest summer in its history. From June through August, NYC saw its fewest shootings, shooting victims, and murders on record. Major crime fell 6.2% year-to-date, murders plunged 24.1%, and the subway had zero murders, shootings, or rapes in August. 16445231159
DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️ @dianed0118.bsky.social · 04/09/2026New public art as part of the North River/Montreal development representing the Rideau River and the Cummings Bridge at the entrance to Vanier. If you zoom in you'll see the latitude and longitude degrees for Vanier. #Vanier #PublicArt #welcometovanier 040
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Ryan Knuth 🇨🇦 @rmknuth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Update: there are a lot more than I thought along Longfields south of Strandherd in #Barrhaven. Going to try to get some of them down, but I’ve also let the councillor know. 145
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Ryan Knuth 🇨🇦 @rmknuth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Fuck off, Nazis. Tear this shit down if you see it. 6258
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Gof9GGof3 @gof9ggof3.bsky.social · 03/09/2026thetyee.ca/News/2026/09.... “It’s hard for seniors who are not well,” she said. “I’m starting to gain a real appreciation for that because it’s not something I ever thought of before. I mean, I only stopped working four years ago.”. OTTAWA PLEASE TAKE NOTE! This is happening all across the country.thetyee.caSenior Surprised to Find Herself Unhoused Four Years After Retirement | The TyeeElizabeth Davis lost her apartment after months in hospital. She was discharged to a shelter in the Downtown Eastside. 012
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Dave @allcaps.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Years of austerity and unsustainably low property taxes have worn the social supports in our city as whispy and thin as Sutcliffe's running shorts. This shortfall is covered by charities. I'm personally a huge fan of Highjinx for their direct action in the community: www.paypal.com/donate?token...paypal.comDonate to highjinx consignmentHelp support highjinx consignment by donating or sharing with your friends. 174
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Vanity Fair @vanityfair.com · 03/09/2026Remembering Gloria Steimen, the leader of the second-wave feminist movement who dedicated her life’s work to advocating for women. www.vanityfair.com/story/gloria...vanityfair.comGloria Steinem, Trailblazing Feminist Icon and Activist, Dies at 92The leader of the second-wave feminist movement dedicated her life’s work to advocating for women. 05619
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Today In Dave Stieb History @davestiebtoday.bsky.social · 02/09/2026September 2, 1990: 4:02 p.m. THE NINTH INNING! Chris James flies out! Candy Maldonado strikes out! Alex Cole walks. Jerry Browne lines out! “He. Has. GOT IT! A no-hitter for Dave Stieb! The long frustration is finally over!” - Don Chevrier #InternationalDaveStiebNoHitterDay 092
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️James Huctwith @dainty-bastard.bsky.social · 01/09/2026We could make this a daily exclamation. In fact, I often privately do! Nonetheless! Fuck Doug Ford that crude, inept, gristle-brained, rancid chunk of corruption. 082
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Check out @caradrianh.bsky.social's interview with @trevellanderson.bsky.social. "So many of us as Black trans and queer people grow up in worlds that are divorced from other examples of queerness and transness that already exist in our lineages." Full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TW7... 078
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Doug Ford puts comes out swinging and then heads back to the cottage. Meanwhile more and more people fall through the cracks as he outsources services to American companies. Dealing with homelessness and the mental health crisis is also a nation-building project. youtu.be/jGFSTSBkW1g?...youtu.beDOUG FORD'S GRAVY TRAIN ROLLS OVER THE PEOPLE !!!YouTube video by Charlie Angus 1719657
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Dave @allcaps.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Live.Laugh.Mayor in Ottawa Citizen today! Big thanks to Nicholas Kohler (@nicohina.bsky.social) for making sense of a ridiculous project. And an ever bigger thanks to all the MORKers out there who contributed over 500 locations! You are the wind beneath my MORKS. ottawacitizen.com/news/sutclif...ottawacitizen.comSite crowd sleuths Sutcliffe's ‘Good morning’ posts, proves mayor loves NCCA new website is helping determine how much Mark Sutcliffe is leaning on NCC largesse for his photographic celebrations of Ottawa. Ironically — it’s a lot. 4369
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️David Cochrane @davidwcochrane.bsky.social · 22/08/202621 days before the 25th anniversary of September 11th, the United States imposes 50% tariffs on the country that gave its citizens refuge during the worst terrorist attack in US history. 14042921477
DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️ @dianed0118.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Jesus Christ on a cracker. No! We cannot take another four years of austerity budgets and cuts to public services. What the hell is wrong with these people? 020
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 18/08/2026"You were riding in the morning, or at night, or on a quiet road, or a main road. The only time and place to ride a bike is a time beyond time and a place beyond place, where the space-time continuum is bent so strangely that you are both everywhere and nowhere." buff.ly/bSa1Wm5mcsweeneys.netYou’re a Cyclist Who Was Just Struck by a Car Driver. Here’s Why It Was Your FaultYou were riding during rush hour Why were you riding then? There are way too many cars on the road. If you were commuting, you should have contacted your bos... 24849281
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Adrian Harewood @caradrianh.bsky.social · 18/08/2026On my @ricochetmedia.bsky.social podcast a conversation w/ @lakeheaduniversity.bsky.social Todd Dufresne on “Climate Revolution for Beginners.” We discuss what’s to be done in the midst of climate breakdown & his vision of a sustainable world beyond capitalism. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/i...podcasts.apple.comClimate Revolution for Beginners w/ Todd DufresnePodcast Episode · In Bed with the Elephant · August 18 · 47m 074
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 18/08/2026I'm listening, I'm learning. Safety first, NYC. 852345144419
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Chicago 2100 Urbanism @chicago2100.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Every traffic jam, delayed bus, and contested bike lane is friction standing between you and where you need to go. The ideal mobility system would dynamically offer options so that, in any moment, you can always choose the path of least resistance 071
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 12/08/2026Across New York City, busways have increased bus speeds by up to 60% and reduced pedestrian and cyclist injuries by up to 45%. In just a few weeks, the Bronx will get its first busway on Tremont Avenue. 11473731261
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 12/08/2026It’s Pope Hat Night at the White Sox game 1239099
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Surrounded by women, lawmakers, and advocate champions, Gov. Maura Healey signed landmark legislation ensuring full abortion access in MA. Women have the fundamental right to choose for their own bodies. Healthcare is a human right, period! 367220465151
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Canadian COVID Forecast Aug 1 - Aug 14, 2026 CANADA MODERATE [no change] About 1 of every 271 people is infected. Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada: -Infections: 2.6 x higher -Long COVID: 4.6 x higher -Hospitalizations: 2.8 x higher -Deaths: 2.0 x higher 59549
Reposted by DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️Ricochet Media @ricochetmedia.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Ricochet wins a record FOUR national awards for journalism in 2026. Outlet earns record six nominations and four wins across two major awards galas this year. ‘Ricochet routinely wins nominations and prizes for our work, but 2026 was a high water mark.’ ricochet.media/media/ricoch...ricochet.mediaRicochet wins a record FOUR national awards for journalism in 2026Outlet earns record six nominations and four wins across two major awards galas 02410
DianeD 🇨🇦 ⚾️ @dianed0118.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Well said. I do hope that Sutcliffe is a one term mayor. 040
![This image describes the Canadian COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Aug 1 - Aug 14, 2026, which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Canada’s COVID Forecast outlook is MODERATE [no change] with a COVID INDEX SCORE of 2.5
About 1 of every 271 people is infected.
Estimated infections this week: 127,800-205,300
What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA
How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada?
Waste water, infections: MODERATE; 2.6X higher
Long COVID: MODERATE; 4.6X higher
Hospitalizations: MODERATE; 2.8X higher
Deaths: MODERATE; 2.0X higher
HOW TO HELP:
EVERYONE:
UPDATE vaccines every 6 months
WEAR N95-type masks
Who is HIGH RISK?
People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant
ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months
Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit
COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qbuobwdie7rzq4fburk63aft/bafkreihgvhporx365djxeln3zq7rkmbnfdq6fx75nasss4v7tjkcrebwse)
