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Erin

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Chronic helper. Joy seeker. Greater good. Action > anxiety.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
In the November elections, to be radical is to be pragmatic.
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Neil Saravanamuttoo @neilsara.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
This October, Ottawa has a choice, 4 more years of the same broken promises, or real change for our transit system. Check out the transit recovery plan at: neilformayor.ca #ottawa #ottpoli #neilformayor
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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Today on the pod, everyday viral infections may be quietly reshaping the body’s network of molecules that support cells and tissues in ways that can raise cancer risk over time
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Your last cold might do more than you think
Everyday viral infections may be quietly reshaping the body’s network of molecules that support cells and tissues in ways that can raise cancer risk over time
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Anthony Torino @torinoentertainer.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Dearest NFL, If we are gonna pay for the stadiums with our tax dollars then we should be able to attend the games for free. Sincerely, American Taxpayer
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Neil Saravanamuttoo @neilsara.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Today, I released my 4-Point Transit Recovery Plan. This is how we get OC Transpo back on track.
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4-Point Transit Recovery Plan // Plan de relance du transport en commun en 4 points
My platform to restore reliable, frequent and affordable transit to Ottawa. // Ma plateforme pour rétablir un transport en commun fiable, fréquent et abordable à Ottawa.
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Neil Saravanamuttoo @neilsara.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
NeilForMayor.ca, I get asked a lot “what’s your plan for Ottawa?” We’re releasing our platform plank by plank over the coming days. You may not agree on everything, but if we can agree on most of it, I hope you’ll consider getting behind a real platform for change.
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Glen Gower @glengower.ca · 15/04/2026
School zone speed limit compliance fell from 87% to 62% within one week. Three months later, compliance was at just 41% High-end speeding went from 0.3% with cameras to 4.5% without cameras. That's drivers going more than 15km/h over the posted limit. 🏎️
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Laine Johnson @lainejohnson.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Automated Speed Enforcement (aka photo radar) was a proven deterrent to speeding in school zones. Since the Province took it away, speeding has heavily increased, putting our kids in #CollegeWard and across the city at risk.
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andrew.ottawa 🇨🇦 @ottawandrew.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Midday on a busy Saturday afternoon and there are plenty of off-street parking spots available at the multi story car park in the Glebe.
Entrance sign to the Glebe car park indicating there are 79 spots available including 6 spots that are accessible.
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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
This was entirely predictable. And now we are mourning the loss of an Ottawa crossing guard who was just trying to keep kids safe. Shame on the Ford government for putting populist politics over people’s lives. ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa-...
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Ottawa reporting more speeding in school zones since cameras were banned
There has been a “significant uptick” in speeding incidents since speed cameras were banned, a city councillor says.
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Strong Towns Ottawa @strongtownsottawa.ca · 15/03/2026
An amazing member of ours put together this graphic that really encapsulates perfectly the situation on Bank Street. There is only so much space available, and we must use it as efficiently as possible. Parking isn't that. Please sign up to delegate on March 30th in favour of bus lanes!
An OC Transpo #6 bus in a bus lane. Inside of the bus there are multiple people, each with a text showing what they're going to be doing. They say "Grabbing a bite to eat", "Going to Lansdowne", "Getting a haircut", "Bought groceries", and "Can finally fit on the bus". The final one was a user in a wheelchair.

Beside the bus there is a single person in a truck in the regular travel lane. Pointing to him it says "Just driving through". They have a thought bubble coming out from their head saying "That bus lane is going to ruin local business!".
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/03/2026
Happy St. Patrick's Day, New York.
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Strong Towns Ottawa @strongtownsottawa.ca · 15/03/2026
The Glebe BIA had a report done about the area. We think this image perfectly encapsulates the reason for hesitancy by the business owners to get rid of parking. While 86% of the respondents who come to shop said they get there by means other than driving, 94% of the owners said they drove.
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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Ottawa has nearly a billion $ allocated for the coming years, all for roads/widenings in rural/suburban wards tk reduce car commutes by seconds or minutes. Meanwhile our transit network is starved for funding. Map credit @sjamieit.bsky.social
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
We are not powerless in the face of rising hate. We can learn the tenets of community care and show up for each other in ways big and small. Give me 1 hour of your time and I'll teach you 5 concrete ways you can safely de-escalate harassment in public spaces! Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Stand Up against Street Harassment
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Bystander intervention webinar
March 6
Noon - 1pm EST
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Glen Gower @glengower.ca · 26/02/2026
I for one will be glad to hear a discussion about this safety issue, even if it’s “only” the location of 20% of collisions with cyclists and 4% of collisions with pedestrians. 🚦
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Neil Saravanamuttoo @neilsara.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Find your power. BetterOttawa.ca/TheThousand
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Neil Saravanamuttoo @neilsara.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
We can’t fix Ottawa until we fix how it’s run
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Winning Ottawa. Governing Differently.
A City Hall that puts residents first.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Good move by Team USA. #StopDrunkDriving
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Strong Towns Ottawa @strongtownsottawa.ca · 19/02/2026
One of the more disturbing sections of the city's report on right turns on reds : they say that banning right turns on reds will lead to worse safety because drivers will be impatient and kill/injure people due to being inconvenienced. We can't seriously be hiding behind this right?
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Miranda Gray @mirgray.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
I wonder if those particular staff people cycle in the urban core.
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
my entire position on cities.
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Sam Youngman @samyoungman.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
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Ecology Ottawa @ecologyottawa.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
@en.ottawa.ca staff are proposing a new stream for community projects that divert waste. Great news, right? This answers a call Ecology Ottawa made in a 2024 petition: www.ecologyottawa.ca/waste_reduct... #Ottawa #OttCity #OttWaste #ReduceReuse #WasteDiversion
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔 (From @crindivisible.bsky.social )
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
When speak to medical students, I always tell them the three most important words in medicine are: "I don't know." What happens when we admit we don't know. Humility fuels curiosity, a necessary quality in the age of uncertainty, by Kelly Corrigan bigthink.com/the-well/wha... via @bigthink.com
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What happens when we admit we don't know?
Kelly Corrigan on why humility fuels curiosity — and how to cultivate these qualities in an age of certainty.
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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Beautiful view along the York Stairs (NCC owned and maintained) onto York Street, filled with parking and car space (city owned and maintained). The contrast in design leadership couldn’t be starker.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 08/02/2026
Two things I’m not sure is widely understood: 1. Many public servants no longer have their own desks and work in transient government co-working spaces 2. Many describe a Kafkaesque existence of going to physical offices only to spend their time on video calls with the people sitting next to them
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Federal public servants called back to office 4 days a week starting this summer | CBC News
The federal government expects its employees to return to in-office work for a minimum of four days a week starting this July.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Wow. Watch this.
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justjeff56.bsky.social @justjeff56.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
If you saw a woman being cornered on the bus, would you step in? If you witnessed transphobia at your local coffee shop, would you know how to help? Let me teach you bystander intervention - for free! Sign up now and get automatic email reminders. Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Stand Up against Street Harassment

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March 6 from noon - 1pm EST
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Peter Thiel has been open about this for a long time. Trump is a way to break the republic, which can then be replaced by “free economic zones” with oligarchs as dictators and tech as a taskmaster for helpless humans without any rights. (1/2)
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
very funny AND very frustrating
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Mimo Nielsen @mimo-nielsen.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
"Mr. Sutcliffe, there's a $41 million hole in your budget" -Catherine McKenney Funny how that's exactly the shortfall in funding transit turned out to be.
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Matt McDermott @mattmfm.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
This is one of the most important posts you’re read and share in a while.
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Ben Ross @benakl.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
But where will I park and drive my oversized GMC and Ford Ranger (that carries less than a Japanese KEI)
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game. The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 25/01/2026
Seen in Los Angeles (Credit: Zurita Carpio)
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Nicky Schwenzer @nickyschwenzer.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Tiffany C. Li: ”Wake up. Check if WWIII started. Brush teeth. Go to work. Grow incandescent with rage viewing the latest terrible video of a child being endangered by the power of the state. Lunch. Make dinner. Read about the latest public health disaster. One episode of TV before bed.” 2026 🌎
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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Ever wondered what a downtown pedestrian streets looks like on a Monday evening in the middle of January in Montreal?
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mattherder.bsky.social @mattherder.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
One thing I can tell you for certain is that at least some scientists inside Health Canada are alarmed by this proposal. And given that it's part of the GoC's 'red tape initiative', I'm very worried that this mechanism will be used to justify job cuts to Health Canada's core scientific staff.
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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
A generation from now, The Globe will be running think pieces on this: How Canada squandered the enormous advantage of its immigration and scattered people across the country because Bob and Helen didn’t like the look of apartment buildings.
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warnkekim.bsky.social @warnkekim.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
This is a BIG deal. I've emailed to ask for any info pertaining to where the standards might be housed, but not holding my breath. The standards include items such as the design of containers that pull dangerous goods on railroads, and the testing for lead in gasoline. Flammibility of mattresses..
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Tom does it again.
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
"I'm not mad at you" as your last words on earth are really not all that far from "forgive them father for they know not what they do."
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Josephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 09/01/2026
Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears: archive.is/ur35j
First, I want to extend my gratitude to all the people 
who have reached out from across the country and around the world to support our family. 
This kindness of strangers is the most fitting tribute because if you ever encountered my wife, Renee Nicole Macklin Good, you know that above all else, she was kind, In fact, kindness radiated out of her. 
Renee sparkled. She literally sparkled. I mean, she didn't wear glitter but I swear she had sparkles coming out of her pores. All the time. You might think it was just my love talking but her family said the same thing. Renee was made of sunshine, 
Renee lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we need to do everything we can to find it Where it resides and nurture it where it needs to grow Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole. 
Like people have done across place and time, we moved to make a better life for ourselves. We chose Minnesota to make our home. Our whole extended road trip here, we held hands in the car while our son drew all over the windows to pass the time and the miles, 
What we found when we got here was a vibrant and welcoming community, we made friends and spread joy: And while any place we were together was home, there was a strong shared sense here in Minneapolis that we were looking out for each other. Here, I had finally found peace and safe harbor. That has been taken from me forever. 
We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day. She is pure love. She is pure joy. She is pure sunshine 
On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns. 
Renee leaves behind three extraordinary children; the youngest is just six years old and already lost his father. I am now left to raise our son and to continue teaching him, as Renee believed, that there are people building a better world for him. That the people who did this had fear and anger in their hearts, and we need to show them a better way. 
We thank you for the privacy you are granting our family as we grieve. We thank you for ensuring that Renee's legacy is one of kindness and love. We honor her memory by living her values: rejecting hate and choosing compassion, turning away from fear and pursuing peace, refusing division and knowing we must come together to build a world where we all come home safe to the people we love. E
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
I teach bystander intervention for a living and have taught de-escalation to law enforcement. Trust me when I say that bottle girls, gas station clerks, strippers, front desk employees at hotels and airports, baristas, etc. have better de-escalation skills than any cop I've ever seen.
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Mike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 08/01/2026
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
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