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he/him • Engineer-in-Training • Water professional and urban planning admirer • Trying to make the world a better place • Living in Treaty 6 - Amiskwaciwâskahikan • Proud Ally 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 straightforequality.org/resource/gu…

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Edmonton Bike Coalition @yegbike.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Alongside many partner organizations in Alberta, we are calling on the Chief Medical Examiner to make an inquiry into deaths from pickup trucks and large SUVs. Read more: drive.google.com/file/d/1OJ-I... #yegbike
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Everett @everetthorner.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Difficult to prepare for the effects of something you claim isn’t real 🥲
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Everett @everetthorner.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Another great video from Not Just Bikes explaining why #Toronto public transit isn’t nearly as good as it ought to be. youtu.be/HhQxNHrD6fA
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Trams are Great! So why are the Streetcars SO BAD!?
YouTube video by Not Just Bikes
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CheriBoBerry @cheriboberry.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Who can tell the difference? IS there a difference is maybe the most important question.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
AOC: Being taken is wrong, it is illegal, it is a violation of his First Amendment rights, it is an affront to every American, and we will not allow—and will continue to resist—the politicization and the continued political persecution that ICE is engaged in.
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Rachel Lense is Professionally Curious @rachellense.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Can't believe it's been a whole year since I made this. Thank you to everyone who's shared what it means to them seeing Pride represented with images from near and far, all across the universe. The original page was taken down, but can still be found on archive.org: web.archive.org/web/20250129...
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NASA Scientific Visualization Studio | NASA Has Pride Across the Universe
The Progress Pride flag, based on the original rainbow pride flag by Gilbert Baker, was created in 2018 by Daniel Quasar to celebrate diversity within the queer community and the need for continued pr...
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Everett @everetthorner.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
@tomflood.bsky.social Walking home from work in #Edmonton I just spotted a 15 minutes cities shirt in the wild (and it wasn’t my own)!
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Everett @everetthorner.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
If you are part of the #Edmonton community please take and share this survey from #BoyleStreet: di.legeropinion.com/survey/selfs...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
This
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
“Vehicles with higher, more vertical front ends pose greater risk to pedestrians. Vehicles with especially tall front ends are most dangerous to pedestrians, but a blunt profile makes medium-height vehicles deadly too.” Deadly by design. And they know it. www.iihs.org/news/detail/...
Graphic showing how vehicle front design affects pedestrian deaths.
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 14/05/2025
The case for proportional representation is undeniable. CTV reports on how our democracy distorting voting system fuels regional divisions, and how proportional representation can fix it. @mark-carney.bsky.social, will you champion a system where every vote truly counts? #cdnpoli
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Edmonton Bike Coalition @yegbike.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
More than 500 people have signed the letter to Minister Dreeshen! Will you stand with them and sign it as well? win.newmode.net/pathsforpeop...
Screenshot of the letter to Minister Dreeshen showing more than 500 signatures.
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 08/05/2025
New poll shows 58% of Canadians want proportional representation in federal elections. Millennials lead the charge at 67%, while even 49% of Boomers support the change. It's time to listen to the people and make every vote count! #cdnpoli
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 08/05/2025
Tell the NDP to make proportional representation a top priority in this Parliament! Let’s build a democracy where every vote truly counts: fairvotecanada.good.do/proportional...
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Tell the NDP to prioritize proportional representation
In the weeks ahead, Prime Minister Mark Carney may reach out to the NDP to discuss their priorities in this minority Parliament.It's imperative that the NDP tell Mark Carney that progress on proportio...
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 08/05/2025
The real problem is a disproportionate electoral system which puts almost all Albertan seats in permanent opposition to the government in Ottawa. Proportional representation would give Albertans a real outlet—to be heard. #abpoli #cdnpoli
Two pie charts titled "Federal Election 2025 Alberta." The left chart shows "How Alberta voted," with 64.8% blue, 28.4% red, 6.4% yellow, and 0.4% other. The right chart shows "What Alberta got," with 91.9% blue, 5.4% red, and 2.7% yellow. A note below indicates "37 Alberta ridings."
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Everett @everetthorner.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Finally! The thing everyone was asking for!
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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 06/05/2025
Trump: “We don’t do much business with Canada." The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: "Canada has consistently been one of the top two trading partners for the United States." United States Census Bureau data: Canada was the top destination for U.S. goods exports in 2024.
Exports of U.S. goods in 2024 by country of destination
In billions of US dollars:
Canada	349.4
Mexico	334
China	143.5
Netherlands	89.6
United Kingdom	79.9
Japan	79.7
Germany	75.6
South Korea	65.5
Brazil	49.7
Singapore	46
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.” “Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” Via @grist.org grist.org/biking/one-m...
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One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 29/04/2025
1/18 “This is what a two-party system looks like.” — Chantal Hebert, CBC Election Night 2025 First-past-the-post is failing voters. It fuels division, strategic voting, and regional shutouts—while pushing Canada closer to U.S.-style hyperpolarization. #election2025 #cdnpoli 🧵
Black and white side-by-side image of Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre speaking at separate political events. Carney is on the left at a podium, mid-sentence with one hand raised. Poilievre is on the right, speaking passionately with fists clenched and “Canada First” signs in the background.
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Everett @everetthorner.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Election 2025: Where the parties stand on proportional representation www.fairvote.ca/federal-elec... #canpoli #canvote #canada
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Election 2025: Where the parties stand on proportional representation - Fair Vote Canada
Election 2025: Find out where the parties stand on proportional representation. Help elect MPs who will fight to make every vote count.
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Jenny Yeremiy, P. Geoph 🪶🌿🇵🇸🇳🇬🇱🇧🇨🇦 @jennyyeremiy.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
“Today, I am resigning my membership in the United Conservative Party,” Cameron Davies wrote in an open letter posted to social media on Thursday. “Let me be clear: this is no longer the party I helped build.” #RecallTheUCP #abpoli 👉 thegravitywell.net/recall-for-c... globalnews.ca/news/1114991...
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Well-known conservative operative quits Alberta’s UCP, says party is ‘allergic to transparency’ | Globalnews.ca
Cameron Davies had been a key player in the Wildrose Party before its members merged with members of the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta to form the UCP.
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Everett @everetthorner.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
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Bike Edmonton @bikeedmonton.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
We took a tour of 132nd Ave from Fort Road to 127th street to check out the neighbourhood renewal underway. When you see the before & after of the bike paths going in, it's obvious how it makes for a healthier, happier, and safer community. #yegbike #yycbike #yeg
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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 20/04/2025
"I want a death that the world will hear, an impact that will remain through time, and a timeless image that cannot be buried by time or place.” Killed just before her wedding with 10 members of her family, including her pregnant sister. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike
Fatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed along with 10 members of her family
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 14/04/2025
The Liberals could win a majority with just 42% of the vote—even while getting fewer votes than the Conservatives. No matter who's ahead, this kind of distortion undermines democracy. It's time to demand proportional representation. #cdnpoli #Election2025
Forecast graphic for the 2025 Canadian Federal Election as of April 14, 2025. The Liberal Party is projected to win 178 seats with 42.3% of the vote, despite trailing the Conservatives, who are projected to win 144 seats with 44.3%. The Bloc Québécois is forecasted at 13 seats (3.8%), the NDP at 7 seats (5.7%), the Greens at 1 seat (1.7%), and the People’s Party at 0 seats (1.4%). A semicircle chart visualizes the seat distribution, showing the Liberals potentially forming a majority government with less than a majority of the vote.
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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Bit of a moment in the Alberta legislature this afternoon: the NDP had a motion on the floor calling for a public inquiry into allegations of wrongdoing in AHS procurement and awarding surgical contracts. On the right you'll see UCP MLA Peter Guthrie voting in favour of that motion. #AbLeg
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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 15/04/2025
“I would like to see people feel free to be able to share their thoughts with the auditor general without feeling that there may be retribution for them.” Mr. Guthrie remains consistent. 👏👏 edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
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Guthrie breaks with UCP caucus, calls for public inquiry into AHS corruption allegations
A United Conservative MLA is breaking with caucus ranks and calling on the government to launch a judge-led public inquiry into allegations of corruption around procurement at Alberta Health Services ...
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Everett @everetthorner.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Hell yeah. Someone with some principles and a backbone it seems? #ableg
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Trisha Estabrooks @trishaestabrooks.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Silence from the Conservatives is the new normal. It’s disappointing, but not surprising. This is about democracy. It’s about making yourself accountable to the people you hope to represent in Ottawa. edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
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Conservative refuses invite to Edmonton Centre debate
Sayid Ahmed hasn't accepted invite for the April 16 debate. His Liberal and NDP rivals saythey aren't surprised
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Trisha Estabrooks @trishaestabrooks.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Proud to sign the Pledge to Defend Rainbow Equality. I will always fight for the rights and dignity of 2SLGBTQIA+ people in Canada and around the world. Learn more about this pledge at www.rainbowequality.ca @momentumcanada.net
Graphic from Rainbow Equality.
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 12/04/2025
Help us put proportional representation ads during the leaders' debate! Winner-take-all politics are dividing Canada. It's time for a system that reflects how we vote! Chip in now! www.fairvote.ca/help-buy-tv-...
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Help buy TV ad spots for proportional representation! - Fair Vote Canada
We need leadership on proportional representation! Help us buy ad spots to reach millions of Canadians, including on the evening of the leader’s debate.
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 12/04/2025
If you claim to stand against authoritarianism, join us in demanding proportional representation—so no party can win a majority with just 30–40% of the vote. That’s how we protect our democracy. #cdnpoli #Election2025
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Bethany Lindsay @bethanylindsay.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Another important story from @pieglue.bsky.social about the pursuit for the whole truth about what happened in residential schools. theijf.org/residential-...
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Access denied: The fight to get inside a database of historic residential school records
‘The federal government is offloading work that it has already done and paid for,’ says researcher
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/04/2025
thank you Elon and DOGE! what the world definitely needs is unchecked drug resistant gonorrhea
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
What a difference a month makes... Less than a month ago, Smith was appearing on US podcasts talking about how Poilievre was most in sync with Trump... Today? She denies all of that. So was Smith lying today or was she lying to the Americans? #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Engineer who cycles @bikeengineer.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Can we plug the woke back into the economy now? It’s pretty clear that the woke makes the number go up and getting rid of it makes line go down.
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 01/04/2025
This election, help put proportional representation on voters’ radar—sign up to deliver our door hangers in your riding! We need organisers and footpower to make it happen. Sign up here! secure.fairvote.ca/en/action/el...
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Election 2025: Deliver door hangers for proportional representation!
Sign up below to deliver Fair Vote Canada door hangers in your area! This is a great way to remind thousands of local voters that Canada needs proportional representation. For door hangers to happen i...
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 01/04/2025
The far-right hijacked the GOP and gained power in the U.S. thanks to first-past-the-post. Proportional representation prevents hostile takeovers—no group gets outsized influence without real voter support. #cdnpoli #Election2025
Flowchart titled "Power of extremists by voting system" comparing first-past-the-post (FPTP) and proportional representation (PR). Under FPTP: an extremist politician becomes leader of a major party, the party wins 100% power with 39% of the vote, and the extremist leads the country. Under PR: the extremist becomes leader of a small party, wins a proportional block of seats, and the impact of the extremist is limited. Asterisks define a political extremist as someone with beliefs far outside the mainstream.
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Feminist Proper Gander @dappergander.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
if only he'd vandalized the Capitol
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 29/03/2025
This election, help put proportional representation on voters’ radar—sign up to deliver our door hangers in your riding! We need organisers and footpower to make it happen. Sign up here! secure.fairvote.ca/en/action/el...
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Election 2025: Deliver door hangers for proportional representation!
Sign up below to deliver Fair Vote Canada door hangers in your area! This is a great way to remind thousands of local voters that Canada needs proportional representation. For door hangers to happen i...
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 29/03/2025
We always hear the question of whether Conservatives can break into Toronto, but, there are already hundreds of thousands of Conservative voters there. First-past-the-post shuts them out. Proportional representation ensures every vote counts, everywhere. #cdnpoli #Election2025
A graphic with a red silhouette of Toronto and the text: "In the 2021 Federal Election: Over 290,000 Torontonians voting Conservative = 0 seats." Below, it reads: "Proportional Representation ensures every voice is heard in our democracy." At the bottom: "fairvote.ca".
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Ann Petersen-Kane @anniegirl.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Hey Alberta! Our Premier was in Florida yesterday fundraising with guy who thinks the idea of Canada as a sovereign nation is "silly" and that America should "liberate" us from our actual independence. Danielle Smith is a traitor and she needs to resign.
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
The top U.S. FDA vaccine official, Dr. Peter Marks, resigns, citing RFK Jr’s ‘misinformation and lies.’ www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/h... via @nytimes.com #vaccination #infodemic
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Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’
Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to public health.
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
If only the pros outweighed the cons.
pros and cons list of Putting in protected mobility lanesPros reduce fatalities, reduce injuries, more people biking, less pollution, economic boost, less congestion, healthier population, kids biking/rolling to school, safer sidewalks, helps address the climate emergency, increase active transportation, more inclusive spaces. Cons: A driver might get mad.
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Everett @everetthorner.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Republicans said they were worried about free speech on campus. Obviously, that was a lie. And any republican who is actually worried about it better be vocally denouncing this bullshit. #freespeech #freedom #hypocrisy
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TodayInClass @todayinclass.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 25/03/2025
Our for-profit health care system is not only broken & cruel, it's extremely wasteful. While we spend billions on stock buybacks, CEO compensation & denying needed care, Medicare for All would save $650 billion & 68,000 lives a year per CBO & Yale University. Let's get it done.
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The Global Climate And Health Alliance @gchalliance.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
👎 US gov ends funding to study the #health effects of climate change. “This is an agenda item for the #fossilfuel industry, and this administration is doing what the fossil fuel industry wants.” says Dr. @lisapatel.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/nih-...
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NIH Ends Future Funding to Study the Health Effects of Climate Change
It’s unclear whether the guidance will impact active grants, but it appears to halt opportunities for future studies. One climate health expert said the directive would have a “devastating” impact on ...
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Just one more.
text on a black poster 
THE STUDY
EVERY STUDY EVER:
RELIABLE TRANSIT, SAFE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS AND FEWER CARS WILL IMPROVE CITIES.
CITY:
HMM, CAN WE REALLY TRUST EVERY STUDY EVER DONE?
ROVÉLO CREATIVE
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