Reposted by Andrew SimonsLucy Maloney @lucymaloney.bsky.social · 28/09/2026OneCity was out door knocking and at community events across the City of Vancouver this weekend. Advance voting starts THIS SATURDAY, 3 October so make a plan to get out and vote for the whole @onecityvan.bsky.social team! 0299
Reposted by Andrew SimonsCam Muskelly (Explorer of Deep Time ⏰ ⚒️) @cambriancam.bsky.social · 20/09/2026youtu.be/2mMF7NsTpm8?... My video is finally out!youtu.beWalking through a field of Cretaceous oysters in northern MississippiYouTube video by Paleo 101 0122
Reposted by Andrew SimonsMichael Ledger-Lomas @michaelledgerlomas.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Vancouver doesn't have a Mamdani, but then again it doesn't need one - just vote OneCity (or Cope). 0245
Reposted by Andrew SimonsLucy Maloney @lucymaloney.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Re-elect me on October 17th, and I’ll continue working to make Vancouver’s streets safer! 0242
Reposted by Andrew SimonsLucy Maloney @lucymaloney.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Road safety is public safety. Every year, the numbers speak for themselves. I'm proud of my work on Council to bring traffic fatalities and injuries to zero. We need political will to deliver results, and Ken Sim and ABC have shown us time and again that this isn't a priority for them. 35516
Reposted by Andrew SimonsMihai Cirstea @mihai-cirstea.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The city will allow names like <FOX, Amy "Evil Genius">, <ALM, K R> and Melissa De Genova who claims she was "gifted" a Chinese name, on the ballot; but is fighting Iona from using her birth name? Not to mention the city already lost this fight in 2022. 0194
Reposted by Andrew SimonsRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Most people don’t know that Che Guevara had an identical twin who dressed the same as him 141237
Reposted by Andrew SimonsVision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 03/09/2026Our 2026 Vancouver Council Report Card is out early this year as council has wrapped for the term. It's the same familiar faces at the top & at the bottom. We'll have much more election content coming soon, including a full-term report card. Stay tuned! visionzerovancouver.ca/2026/09/02/v...visionzerovancouver.caVision Zero Vancouver: 2026 Vancouver Council in ReviewThe year’s not over but Council is done for the term, so our 2026 report card comes early. We’ll have a full-term report card coming out soon, stay tuned for that! See our 2025, 2024 an… 36021
Reposted by Andrew SimonsBrandon Yan 甄念本 @brandonyan.com · 03/09/2026@lucymaloney.bsky.social and @onecityvan.bsky.social leading the way. 0183
Reposted by Andrew SimonsRobert Mahon @bedform.org · 03/09/2026Can you IMAGINE if Obama or Biden's Navy had let the USS Abraham Lincoln roll in from deployment looking like this? Faux News would have lost their shit But this is what your ultra-alpha no DEI (and no logistics) Hegsbreath Navy looks like now 5269
Reposted by Andrew SimonsDr. Brendan "Doesn't-go-to-Ravenholm" Pinto @drpintothe2nd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Tldr; MORE SEX CHROMOSOMES AND GECKO GENOMES 0185
Reposted by Andrew SimonsAnonymous Potato @anonymouspotato.bsky.social · 05/08/2026EcoEvoJobs 2026-27 just opened for business and we've already got 79 faculty / permanent jobs listed. Please repost! ecoevojobs.netecoevojobs.netecoevojobs.net 2026-27 1176210
Reposted by Andrew SimonsStephen Quinn @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Here's today's feature-length episode of This is Vancouver in which @jmcelroy.bsky.social and I question the three "Progressive" candidates hoping to run for Mayor of Vancouver. William Azaroff, Stephanie Allen and Pete Fry. It's good stuff! Tell a friend! podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...podcasts.apple.comMayoral candidate mini-forum: the progressive candidate editionPodcast Episode · This is Vancouver · July 21 · 46m 14512
Reposted by Andrew SimonsJustin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026First, the VPD said they couldn't explain how they would spend $1.4 million city council gave them to police five blocks of Granville for seven weeks because it was an operational matter. Then they said they were still figuring out their plans. Now they're saying it's too complicated to reveal. 920950
Reposted by Andrew SimonsMihai Cirstea @mihai-cirstea.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Here in Europe with my shoes melting into the sidewalk, I'm reflecting on Vancouver. Once a climate leader, we're now run by ideologues who tear out bike lanes and put in gas pipes. No city can solve the climate crisis alone but if Vancouver can't lead, why would anyone try? It makes me sad. 3309
Reposted by Andrew SimonsJustin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 10/06/2026very funny that City of Vancouver staff, who refused to obey a unanimous council vote to start providing real time updates on a platform other than just X, responded to X's new posting limits by giving up entirely it's fun to just ignore the will of council 1024853
Reposted by Andrew SimonsPeter Waldkirch 華彼德 @pwaldkirch.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Kirby-Yung: I'm not gonna bother repeating her nonsense here, it's just fluff and spin and lies. But hey remember the time she attended a council meeting WHILE DRIVING? You can tell she's a big believer in road safety 🙄 bsky.app/profile/pwal... 2336
Reposted by Andrew SimonsSarah Boon @snowhydro.bsky.social · 01/06/2026"A mandate to serve the collective good is not the same thing as a mandate to maximize the bottom line." Why Canada Post should remain a public entity. In @thewalrus.ca thewalrus.ca/canada-post-...thewalrus.caCanada Post Lost a Record $1.57 Billion in 2025. So What? | The WalrusWe don’t call the military a money loser. Public mail delivery shouldn’t need to turn a profit either 417367
Reposted by Andrew SimonsDerrick O'Keefe 🌹 @derrickokeefe.bsky.social · 28/05/2026ABC School Trustee Zhang missed like 10 of 13 meetings leading up to the Budget last month. But he showed up tonight to vote for a pay hike for trustees. When I'm elected to the Board, I'll show up - and fight to make sure funding for classroom needs is prioritized. 1258
Reposted by Andrew SimonsKenneth Chan @iamkennethchan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Work is underway to perform the first-ever station platform extensions on #SkyTrain's Canada Line. Broadway-City Hall Station will see longer platforms for more room, before the station turns into a transfer hub with the Broadway Subway. #vanpoli #vanre dailyhive.com/vancouver/ca...dailyhive.comCanada Line station platforms extended for interchange with Broadway Subway | Daily Hive | UrbanizedThe platforms of the Canada Line's Broadway-City Hall Station are being extended for the interchange with the Millennium Line extension. 0297
Reposted by Andrew SimonsCol. Boozy Badger @boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com · 20/05/2026I definitely trust a plumber that has American flags on his coveralls that make him look like an astronaut with an apprentice getting ready to use an acetylene torch made out of a pipe wrench without any PPE on my freestanding outdoor sink that was constructed by a guy with a copper pipe fetish 2328942
Reposted by Andrew SimonsHarrison Johnston @harrisonjohnston.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Ken Sim is once again trying to gut Vancouver's climate plan this Wednesday He wants to allow fracked gas for space and water heating in all new buildings After his previous attempt failed, he's now using vague claims and misleading statements to try to get it passed THREAD 25238
Reposted by Andrew SimonsWilliam Azaroff @wazaroff.bsky.social · 19/05/2026By now, you might have heard that Mayor Ken Sim is trying one more time to roll back Vancouver’s green building standards, by bringing back a motion on May 20th which will effectively gut good climate policies in new building development. (1/7) 26225
Reposted by Andrew SimonsCameron Maltby @cameronmaltby.bsky.social · 07/05/2026This driver felt he wasn’t blocking anyone. Didn’t want to pull into the car dealership parking lot because that might inconvenience them. @cityofnorthvan.bsky.social are you ever going get serious about making riding a bike safe, rather than challenging and dangerous? 2233
Reposted by Andrew Simonskaren ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 06/05/2026vote for @pwaldkirch.bsky.social, OneCity folks 0236
Reposted by Andrew SimonsWilliam Azaroff @wazaroff.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Today, Ken Sim and ABC killed an overdose prevention site that Vancouver Coastal Health has been working towards for years. (1/6) 55223
Reposted by Andrew SimonsBrett Favaro @brettfavaro.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Canada could basically singlehandedly shape our understanding of ancient ecosystems. Who knows what's already sitting there in the warehouse - probably whole new dinosaurs Stop screwing around and just build, train, and hire!! @mark-carney.bsky.social Canada demands more dinosaurs!! 141
Reposted by Andrew SimonsJustin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 06/04/2026you know it’s bad when they bring out the water taxis 3835
Reposted by Andrew SimonsColton the fish squeezer🐟🪴📚🏕️🐝 @fishsqueezer.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Tiny shellear fish in central Africa scale a 50-foot vertical waterfall using suction cups and tiny hooks. This convergent evolution places them with some island gobies and Brazilian bumblebee catfish, who all do world class bouldering. 🐟🌍 phys.org/news/2026-04...phys.orgTiny African fish caught climbing to the top of a 50-foot waterfallFor over half a century, people in Central Africa have told tales of the fish seen climbing waterfalls, but these claims have never been officially confirmed. Now, these fish have finally been caught ... 38132
Reposted by Andrew SimonsPeter Waldkirch 華彼德 @pwaldkirch.bsky.social · 03/04/2026He rolled down his window and started yelling out the window. Just for...what? I don't even know. Even gently suggesting that I don't trust him with my life and will wait for him to actually stop before crossing? There's something about driver's entitlement that is baffling...and dangerous. 1151
Reposted by Andrew SimonsPeter Waldkirch 華彼德 @pwaldkirch.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Crossed a street (as a ped). Cars have a stop sign. Some dude in an Evo comes speeding up, so I wait for him to actually stop before crossing. He slow rolls through, mocking me. This is 1 block from where the nanny was hit while in a marked intersection. Vancouver, our drivers are not alright. 5415
Reposted by Andrew SimonsDr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Welp, we now have more sturgeon than gars @garlab.bsky.social. No April Fool’s. And no I will NOT be renaming the lab 😅 Video ALT: short video clip of several juvenile Lake Sturgeon swimming in a cooler. 610114
Reposted by Andrew SimonsDr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 02/04/2026I think we’ve got more Bigmouth Buffalo than gars @garlab.bsky.social now too 😅 1485
Reposted by Andrew SimonsMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 02/04/2026It sure would be nice if CBC reporters introduced some facts into these sorts of stories. Such as: How much is the federal gas tax? How much are provincial gas taxes? And how do they contribute to the overall cost of gasoline? #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...cbc.caPoilievre calls for federal tax holiday on fuel as gas prices spike | CBC NewsConservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the government to temporarily pause federal taxes on gas and diesel for the remainder of the year. 4128178
Reposted by Andrew SimonsGeorge Patrick Richard Benson @georgeprbenson.bsky.social · 28/03/2026The news that YVR is raising its transit fee yet again has me really annoyed. While full-on road pricing is a political non-starter for the moment, tolls (as @bushfield.ca suggested) into Sea Island would be a great start. So here's a little dashboard to play with how it could work. A short 🧵yvrtransitpricingfairness.netlify.appYVR Road Toll Simulator 2135
Reposted by Andrew Simons🎃 Killy Witches 👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 27/03/2026a good thread but I want to add: literally all of every sport favors people with genetic advantages but no one complains when cis men have them Michael Phelps’ muscles produce HALF the lactic acid as an average cis man, meaning he can go twice as long before tiring is that unfair? nobody caredbiography.comWhy Michael Phelps Has the Perfect Body for SwimmingWith his extra-long torso and flipper-like feet, it’s no wonder the Olympian is nicknamed the “Flying Fish.” 181218427
Reposted by Andrew SimonsNathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Today in AI: Canada rejected the PR application of a McMaster postdoc from the Sorbonne who works in the immunology of aging because the generative AI being used to process applications (😱) entirely hallucinated her credentials. Everyone involved should be fired. archive.is/ELrCI#select... 401412679
Reposted by Andrew SimonsSorry Buddy @3cityyimby.bsky.social · 25/03/2026This is worth reading. Lots of insightful bits, I think this is the elevator pitch: 220149
Reposted by Andrew SimonsHUB Vancouver-UBC LC @hubvancouverubc.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Changes are coming to Pine St between W1st Ave and the Arbutus Greenway! Good changes; this will connect the Seawall with the Greenway. Check out the city's final design here: vancouver.ca/files/cov/up... Visit vancouver.ca/streets-tran... for more information, and a link to a survey. #bikeyvrvancouver.caPine St Link – Arbutus to Seaside GreenwaysWe’re improving cycling connections between two of Vancouver’s most popular walking and cycling routes: the Arbutus and the Seaside Greenway. 1114
Reposted by Andrew SimonsThe Tyee @thetyee.ca · 12/03/2026Four First Nations with territories in Aaron Gunn’s North Island–Powell River riding had a message for the Conservative MP last night: “Chillax, bud.”thetyee.caFirst Nations Tell Aaron Gunn: ‘Chillax, Bud’ | The TyeeThe MP denounced land acknowledgements Tuesday. By Wednesday, the response had gone viral. A Tyee Q&A with Hegus John Hackett. 67323
Reposted by Andrew SimonsJustin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Vancouver council is meeting today, which means they will once be providing text updates *only* for subscribers of a website under investigation by multiple countries for child exploitation Staff were told by council months ago to post elsewhere, but haven't And they're doing it for 12 accounts 720663
Reposted by Andrew SimonsJoe Czepil @joeczepil.bsky.social · 20/02/2026I've chatted with Peter a few times and he always impresses me with his willingness and energy to teach and answer any questions I have about housing, urbanism, transportation, etc or anything really. I can imagine him creating some really great change on Vancouver city council 0182
Andrew Simons @erimystax.bsky.social · 19/02/2026I just finished Oak Origins by @andrewlhipp.bsky.social. If you like oaks, plants, or some great natural history, I highly recommend it. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...press.uchicago.eduOak OriginsFrom ancient acorns to future forests, the story of how oaks evolved and the many ways they shape our world. An oak begins its life with the precarious journey of a pollen grain, then an acorn, then a... 171
Reposted by Andrew SimonsOneCity Vancouver @onecityvan.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Ken Sim won’t be defeated by posts, polls, or prayers. He’ll be defeated in a vote. That takes conviction in a single progressive candidate who can unify this city. (1/3) 3329
