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David Fowler 🏳️‍🌈

@exertionking.bsky.social
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Reader of fantasy, YA, scifi, esp if fun and rollicking. Dr Who, Star Trek, et al. Choir singer, yoga, cycling, chubby.

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 06/10/2026
A contractor at an Amazon warehouse in Winnipeg drove through a rare tallgrass prairie next door, levelling plants and turning up soil. Neighbours and experts say it will take a lot to restore the rare ecosystem.
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Amazon says it will kick in funds to fix the Winnipeg prairie its contractor damaged
After a contractor with the multitrillion-dollar online retailer drove heavy equipment through a tallgrass prairie, neighbours and experts say work is needed to restore crushed plants and turned-up soil
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Glen Gower @glengower.ca · 06/10/2026
This group and their message is harmful and dangerous. If you see these posters anywhere in Ottawa, call By-law at 3-1-1 and they will be removed. Or feel free to just rip them down. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Quislings gonna quisling
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Save the CBC 🇨🇦✌️ @savethecbc.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
CBC found Canadian rib steaks selling for nearly twice the price of Australian ones in a Saskatchewan grocery store. If beef can travel halfway around the world and still cost Canadians less than beef raised here, what does that tell us about our food system?
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I proudly endorse this message from my grandparents ❤️
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
If anyone out there still doesn’t understand why I frequently say that Montreal has been doing the best fine-grained city-building in North America, watch and share this video by @streetfilms.bsky.social with @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social. Ped streets, school streets, urban greening, bike-lanes, more!
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Montreal Makes People Feel Welcome With Safe Streets, Happy Places & Green Spaces — Streetfilms
My standing piece of advice for those who live in North America who pine to see the best-practice streets of dozens of places in Europe or want to educate colleague/friends what’s possible: just go to...
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 27/05/2026
Catherine O’Hara’s unforgettable film career will be celebrated this summer with a retrospective at the TIFF Lightbox. Organizers tell the Star that “Catherine O’Hara: The Queen of Comedy,” a series of six memorable films starring the late actor and comedian, will screen from Aug. 21 to 26.
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Catherine O’Hara’s scene-stealing movie career to be celebrated in a TIFF screening series
The program at TIFF Lightbox will include three of her collaborations with director Christopher Guest: “Waiting for Guffman,” “Best in Show” and “A Mighty Wind.”
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Glen Gower @glengower.ca · 14/04/2026
This driver was going so fast that they FLIPPED A CAR in a freaking school zone!!! And collectively, our community shrugs. There wasn't any media coverage beyond this CTV post. In what other domain would we accept this level of recklessness and risk?
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
“Copenhagen reported that 62% of its residents are now commuting to work or school by bike — an increase from 52% in 2015 & 36% in 2012, when the City Council launched a 14-year-plan to improve the quality, safety & comfort of cycling.” #Copenhagen chose. They keep choosing even better every year.
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Copenhagen has taken bicycle commuting to a whole new level
Cycling has been a part of that good life in Copenhagen for decades. In recent years, it has enjoyed yet another unfathomable surge in popularity — taken to the next level thanks to constantly improvi...
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Robert Benzie @robertbenzie.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
A surprising amount of interest in this story today, suggesting it may not be the “inside baseball” purview of navel-gazing journalists that some politicos might have hoped. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Doug Ford is changing a law to shield politicians from scrutiny
The changes will be introduced after the legislature resumes on March 23.
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
New research found that Instacart is charging shoppers different prices — despite ordering the same items from the same store at the same time. The price differences could amount to an extra $1,200 a year for the average household of four. Corporate greed is out of control.
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Instacart’s AI-Enabled Pricing Experiments May Be Inflating Your Grocery Bill, CR and Groundwork Collaborative Investigation Finds - Consumer Reports
Exclusive: Instacart’s AI pricing may be inflating your grocery bill.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Shareholders of an epically overvalued company that’s epically taxpayer-subsidized overpay an epically overrated & unengaged CEO who epically underpays taxes while the U.S. faces an epic economic disparity, affordability & hunger crisis fuelled by that CEO’s epically evil actions. “USA, USA, USA…”
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Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Really excited that Time Magazine excerpted my chapter highlighting the vital role of women in climate leadership — especially in a time of so much “green hushing.” It’s courageous women who are standing up, speaking out, and moving climate action forward. time.com/7320420/wome...
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Women's Climate Leadership Is More Important Than Ever
In her new book, Catherine McKenna talks about the power of women to drive change.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
WATCH: “They’re deliberately misinforming, and I get tired of being asked to rebut the lies as if it’s a good faith argument, or a debate between opinion vs opinion, when it’s really a debate between evidence and deliberate misinformation.” I get real blunt with @ambermac.bsky.social! Watch & share
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Cybertrucks, Bikes, & Our Cities: [The AmberMac Show Ep032]
YouTube video by Amber Mac
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
I wish every country had a leader like Jacinda Ardern. Including New Zealand. Maybe ESPECIALLY New Zealand. The world would be a better place. Watch the interview if you haven’t. #Leadership @jacindaardern.bsky.social
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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Vance really out here performing his version of scary Evita.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 09/09/2025
This is what happens when justice serves power instead of people. Banksy’s latest piece shows a judge beating a protester. They rushed to throw up barriers to hide it. We need this here because it looks a lot like our own Supreme Court vs. the people.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
GOOD THREAD: One more consequence of too many parked cars in cities (and one more reason to replace surface parking with trees and people-places). All those parked cars are making hot cities even hotter. (at a minimum, choose a white car.) #UrbanHeat
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/08/2025
The numbers are in. The new maps republicans just passed in Texas reduce Hispanic Texans to one-third of a white person and Black Texans to one-fifth of a white person.
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Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
When you strip away humanity
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Picard Tips @picardtips.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Picard civics tip: If there is one truth, one constant that history shows us over and over, it is that resistance is never futile.
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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
THIS
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 10/06/2025
Doing our part for AI training.
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Fight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 A massive crowd is gathering in DC demanding that SEIU CA President David Huerta be freed. #FreeDavidEndRaids Find your event here: bit.ly/FreeDavidEnd... PASS IT ON!
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Bellingcat CEO @eliothiggins.bsky.social:
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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
As ICE agents prepared to fan out in L.A. on Friday, they were greeted by a familiar face: Dr. Phil McGraw. He was embedded with a camera crew for his Merit TV show. His presence underscored the made-for-TV nature of the Trump admin's moves... www.cnn.com/2025/06/09/m...
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Dr. Phil was embedded with ICE during controversial Los Angeles immigration raids | CNN Business
The footage is being incorporated into a special report on “Dr. Phil Primetime,” a program on McGraw’s conservative TV channel Merit TV, a spokesperson confirmed to CNN.
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Wil Wheaton ❌👑 @wilwheaton.net · 08/06/2025
These fascist dipshits keep claiming there is all kinds of violence in Los Angeles right now. At this very moment, even! Weirdly, every single local channel is running regular programming, instead of this BREAKING NEWS EVENT. It's like ... it's like the dipshits are lying, or something. Weird.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Dozens of companies who sponsored Pride marches last year have pulled out this year, including: Dyson Nivea Tiffany & Co. Capital One UPS Disney DoorDash Live Nation Nissan Citi Corporate Pride was always a hoax. popular.info/p/pride-and-prejudice-…
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19 companies pulling back their support for Pride
For years, major corporations publicly celebrated the LGBTQ community.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
omg
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 27/05/2025
Ontario rejected the City of Toronto’s proposed affordable housing requirements on dozens of specific properties after at least three real estate investment trusts asked them to do so, the Star has learned — with two trusts suggesting the quotas could result in no housing development at all.
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Ford government scrapped Toronto affordable housing requirements after pushback from three REITs, documents show
Rules requiring affordable housing were rewritten by the Doug Ford government after at least two REITs warned the quotas could result in no new housing built at all.
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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
If you come to planning committee on a regular basis, you would be convinced that this article is not satire. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...
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The Problem with My City Is That It’s a City
I’ve lived in this city for decades, but I’m noticing more and more problems. There’s crowding, congestion, changing people, tall buildings, and th...
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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
The uber-genius techbros just invented buses. 🤦‍♂️
Tech bro dystopia
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WholesomeMemes @wholesomememe.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Let's get #WokePope trending. It will infuriate all the right people.
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Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
"MSNBC's Tom Costello claimed Friday that an air traffic controller who works at Newark airport said, ‘It is not safe. It is not a safe situation right now for the flying public. Don't fly into Newark. Avoid Newark at all costs.’”
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Gridlock, massive flight delays at one of the busiest U.S. airports
Travelers at Newark Airport this week faced hours-long delays and disruptions. Tom Costello reports.
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lizzo @lizzobeeating.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
My great uncle was lynched after coming home from WWI because he went to town & wanted a drink and they refused to serve him— a VET who just fought for this country After missing for hours my granddaddy found him hanging from a tree THATS why I protect my peace Every time I shine it’s for THEM
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Who was the “winner” of tonight’s Canadian Federal Election French Langauge Debate? Doesn’t matter. Who will “win” tomorrow night’s English debate? Doesn’t matter. Which of the two party leaders who can actually win the election would do a better job governing Canada? Carney, & it isn’t close.
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Robert Armstrong @robarmstrong.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
you can't spell "tariffs" without "FFS"
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 04/04/2025
🚨UPDATE: Rümeysa Öztürk has now suffered three separate asthma attacks while in DHS custody. She has not received her required asthma medications—a violation of her fundamental right to medical care. This is cruelty, it is neglect, and it is a damning moral and legal failure.
Pressley, Warren, Markey Sound Alarm on Rümeysa Öztürk’s Medical Neglect, Renew Urgent Calls for Her Release (1/2):

“It is unconscionable that Rümeysa Öztürk—a young woman pursuing her education, exercising her First Amendment rights, and contributing to her community—remains detained by DHS. Her ongoing incarceration is not only a blatant violation of her constitutional rights to due process and free speech, but it is now an egregious denial of her fundamental right to medical care. Pressley, Warren, Markey Sound Alarm on Rümeysa Öztürk’s Medical Neglect, Renew Urgent Calls for Her Release (2/2):

“According to her lawyer, Rümeysa has not received her required asthma medications and has now suffered three separate asthma attacks while in custody. This is cruelty, it is neglect, and it is a damning moral and legal failure.

“As her representatives in Congress, we demand DHS immediately provide Rümeysa with access to the health care she needs, and absent compelling evidence justifying her detention and the revocation of her status, we call for Ozturk’s release and the restoration of her visa. Every minute she remains in custody is another minute her health and rights are at risk, and DHS must move with urgency.”
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Market Slip, St. John, New Brunswick John A. Hammond 1887
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 14/03/2025
“Think not just twice, but three times, four times over.” The mother of a Vancouver woman being held in “deplorable” conditions after trying to enter the U.S. earlier this month is cautioning Canadians to reconsider trips south of the border.
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Are Canadians Safe Travelling to the US? | The Tyee
A Vancouver woman has been held nearly two weeks in ‘deplorable’ conditions. So far, no advisory from Canada.
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Jacques Poitras @poitrasj.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
From the CBC's Rachel Cave: federal Conservative riding president resigns over delays in nomination vote. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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'Lack of transparency' from federal Conservatives leads riding president in N.B. to quit | CBC News
With a federal election call expected within weeks and a Liberal incumbent certainly running for a fourth term in Saint John-Kennebecasis, some Conservatives in the riding are keen to get cracking on ...
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
“OUR city isn’t [insert name of a much more livable & successful city here].” Trust me, we know that. It’s abundantly obvious that you’re not that city. That city made, and continues to make, much better choices with fewer excuses. The real question is, do you want YOUR city to be better or not?
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
VP Vance told businesses today that the solution to tariffs is to move your factories to the U.S. It’s not about fentanyl. Never was. That was a lie for Trump’s illegal use of “national security” to break the Trade Deal HE SIGNED. They’re not even good at lying. No U.S. deal means anything.
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Guy Gavriel Kay @guygavrielkay.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Was finding the early stages of last night’s Liberal leadership debate a bit pallid then realized something, and changed: it was thoughtful, calm, civil. Whatever your politics. We have been conditioned to need/expect insults, outright lies, incoherence, bluster, shouting. It is sad, in truth.
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David Fowler 🏳️‍🌈 @exertionking.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Here we go. What is this, the United States?
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
💥 BREAKING: At Apple's 2025 annual meeting of shareholders today, proposal entitled “Request to Cease DEI Efforts" is rejected by shareholders. Right-wing nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) proposal was also rejected by Costco shareholders 98-2 percent.
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