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Ionshard 🇨🇦 @ionshard.com · 03/02/2026
After 2017, I swore I'd never vote Liberal again. But I voted red in the last election because of the importance ... but that's it. If in the next election my vote "doesn't count" and causes a conservative swing, then that is on the Liberals, they've had their chance and chose to squander it.
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Ionshard 🇨🇦 @ionshard.com · 02/02/2026
@timtierney.ca I've seen you eat and work out of Cuppa Chico ... but have you ever walked to it? There are so many active desire paths of people walking through snowbanks to get there but the only way to get from the MUP is to walk along the road that brand new drivers use for their test #autowa
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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Look, I'm thirsting for #HeatedRivalry as much as the next hetero cis dude, but I just cannot stand this anachronism. Dominion City did not introduce the City Seltzer line of products until early 2020, but this scene purports to be from 2014! Anyway ... still thirsty.
A screencap from the Heated Rivalry show, episode 4, showing the Shane Hollander character holding a can of City Seltzer, which did not exist at the time the scene occurs.
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Ionshard 🇨🇦 @ionshard.com · 16/01/2026
At the arena in -22°, two families pull up at the same time. A minivan and a pickup truck. Minivan kid gets his warm equipment out of the climate controlled cabin, truck kid pulls frigid equipment out of open truck bed. So sad to see a parent's identity crisis impact the children. Cold skates suck!
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Ionshard 🇨🇦 @ionshard.com · 26/12/2025
This is the most I have ever committed to anything in my life and I'm so proud... and I'm not doing any more. The amount of AI garbage happening in #Duolingo now makes it absolutely unbearable to continue. I will definitely continue to learn, but Duolingo won't be in my arsenal any longer!
A screenshot of the Duolingo streak screen showing a 1000 day streak
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Paul Dechene @pauldechene.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
It's budget time so at the end of our interview w/ Mayor Bachynski, we gave him a printed poster of the image below. It's the density vs services vs taxes venn diagram that @brenttoderian.bsky.social often shares around. It includes Regina-related explanatory notes. #yqrcc youtu.be/FMwOpoT4IAw?...
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Ionshard 🇨🇦 @ionshard.com · 25/10/2025
I am sure this is blasphemous ... but after getting into VGM #Vinyl while the primary enjoyment comes from putting on a record and just enjoying it. Currently I have the Bugsnax LP spinning, sent through an Icecast Server to Music Assistant to Kenku.fm to my Discord group chat and I'm loving it too!
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Strong Towns Ottawa @strongtownsottawa.ca · 12/08/2025
In the wake of multiple deaths and injuries on our roads, Strong Towns Ottawa supports an urgent pilot on banning right turns on reds in the downtown core. We believe the lives of our community members should come before the convenience of drivers. Read the letter we have sent out today below.
Image depicting the boundary of the city of Ottawa with signs of right turns on reds being restricted throughout the city's borders. The text at the top reads : "Strong Towns Ottawa Supports Banning Right Turns at Red Lights", in the bottom left there is a logo for Strong Towns Ottawa, and in the bottom right there is an arrow saying "Read Our Letter" pointing to the rightA letter from Strong Towns Ottawa in support of a pilot banning right turns at red lights in the downtown core.
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Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
I came here to kick ass AND chew bubble gum And I’m all out of gum Therefore it is impossible to kick ass AND chew bubble gum I should have come to kick ass XOR chew bubble gum
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Strong Towns Ottawa @strongtownsottawa.ca · 07/07/2025
We sent a letter to city council today about our growing infrastructure crisis, as well as what we can do to hopefully right the wrongs of our past. We've got over $50 Billion dollars worth of costs laying right under our feet and we hope that some changes in our development pattern can fix this!
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Sean Devine @seandevine9.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
100%. The “balanced” approach is simply the adherence to a status quo that will only get worse as the population grows and transit remains under-supported. And the TMP we’re set to approve next week perpetuates more of this.
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Strong Towns Ottawa @strongtownsottawa.ca · 18/06/2025
Thanks to everyone who helped craft up our letter to the city, we have been invited to participate in the stakeholder meeting next week regarding the Bank Street Active Transportation and Transit Priority Feasibility Study!
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Strong Towns Ottawa @strongtownsottawa.ca · 16/06/2025
Strong Towns Ottawa has sent a letter to the project manager for the Bank Street Active Transportation and Transit Priority Feasibility Study (yea it's a mouthful 😭) to request to be part of the stakeholder consultation group later this month!
Letter from Strong Towns Ottawa requesting to be part of the consultation group for the Bank Street Active Transportation and Transit Priority Feasibility Study that the City of Ottawa is conducting
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Cassie Smith (she/her) @cassiesmith.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
This story is subscriber only, but lays out the numbers making a compelling case for bus-only lanes. 🚶🏼‍♂️20k ppl already using transit/day vs 143 parking spots (only 7% of area parking) Imagine how much ridership could increase. www.ottawalookout.com/p/bank-stree... ft @derricksimpson.bsky.social
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“We are growing very impatient” — The debate over fixing gridlock on Bank Street
The City of Ottawa has ruled out putting bus-only lanes on Bank Street, but some community groups say they are desperately needed
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Derrick Simpson @derricksimpson.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Shoutout to @seandevine9.bsky.social for including @strongtownsottawa.bsky.social’s push for bus lanes on Bank Street in his councillor newsletter.
And while we’re on the subject of pushing for better bus service in Ottawa, we were glad to see the exciting public relations campaign arising from Strong Towns Ottawa, a local organization focused on promoting a better form of urbanism. Recently, this organization made a splash by getting the Mayfair Theatre involved in helping to promote better bus service along Bank Street. Read the CTV News article to see what happened.
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Strong Towns Ottawa @strongtownsottawa.ca · 02/05/2025
Want our public transportation system to work better for all of us? Have your say in the Transportation Master Plan! Cuts will lead to aa transit death spiral. Visit the QR codes to join us at Strong Towns Ottawa, learn more about the TMP changes, or to attend a public consultation session!
Image depicting scissors cutting a railway line, with the words "Fight the cuts to public transit" and subtext "Frustrated with Ottawa's public transportation system? Help fight for the transit our city deserves :" with QR codes to Strong Towns Ottawa's website, Ottawa's TMP, and public consultation sessions.
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socialbutterfly99.bsky.social @socialbutterfly99.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Another observation for the urbanists: it appears every riding with a proposed high-speed rail station voted Liberal - Toronto, Peterborough, Ottawa, Montreal, Laval, Trois-Rivieres and Quebec City
Map of proposed Alto high-speed train route between Toronto and Quebec City.
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Steampunk band 😂
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Satan @thedevil.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
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AzulCrescent @azulcrescent.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Elder Dragons I find it hilarious how pretty much almost every elder dragon is a "bender" of some sort, but Nergi in particular is just an elder dragon because he's angry enough to throw hands with literally anyone lol
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Laine Johnson @lainejohnson.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
The City’s Auditor General released a report today about Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) and Red Light Cameras. The report found that the revenues are not being spent entirely on road safety, but going into City general revenues and to the police. pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...
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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Parking minimums drive up the cost of housing and incentivize car ownership. Abolishing parking minimums is good planning policy, and I am seriously concerned about attempts to dilute or eliminate this proposed policy in our new zoning bylaw. youtu.be/3cw7mldYS4A?...
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Abolishing parking minimums is good policy
YouTube video by Ariel Troster
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Strong Towns Ottawa @strongtownsottawa.ca · 29/03/2025
Some of our members have been working on a visualization of property tax income for the city, we'll be releasing more information in the future on this, but it really does do a great job of showing what changes we can make to get our city finances back on track! #ottawa
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Hans on the Bike @hansonthebike.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Let no one in #ottcity try to explain to you that you can’t #ottbike in March in #Ottawa @bikeottawa.bsky.social @ecologyottawa.bsky.social @strongtownsottawa.bsky.social
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Ionshard 🇨🇦 @ionshard.com · 11/03/2025
I guarantee that every driver that can't resist the allure of that sweet sweet empty dedicated bus lane when there's a bit of congestion is also one who complains that bikes roll through stop signs.
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Strong Towns Ottawa @strongtownsottawa.ca · 06/02/2025
We managed to get some data from the survey of the Bank Street Transportation Study. It's very clear that most responders want less space for parking, and more space for better transit!
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Tiny cat @tinycatvideos.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
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Ionshard 🇨🇦 @ionshard.com · 01/02/2025
With all that's happening in the world these days some times you gotta spin a record that matches. So today is definitely a tar slime vinyl day and not a pink slime vinyl day! From the @slimerancher.com soundtrack for when you need those night time dread feelings! #vgmvinyl
Photo of the Slime Rancher Vinyl LP set. Showing the Slime Rancher jacket in the background. The tar slime record is on a turntable ready to be played. The pink slime record is still in a sleeve off to the side.
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Ionshard 🇨🇦 @ionshard.com · 24/01/2025
I am 36 and spend 90% of my time at work helping others code ... but sometimes it still feels great to have no meetings on a day, reheat some leftover pizza, have a glass of Pepsi and just bust out a metric boatload of code! Sure my body can barely handle it anymore ... but let me relive my youth!
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Ionshard 🇨🇦 @ionshard.com · 18/01/2025
I'm a senior software developer. If I were to start a new job at a new place... I'd still be a senior software developer and I'd still be paid the same amount (or more) than I did at my last job. That's perfectly normal... this is just how career development works. The same applies to talent!
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Ionshard 🇨🇦 @ionshard.com · 17/01/2025
Konbakuwa! I'm so ready for my dreams to be devoured by a baku! Any takers? ... Anyone? ... @niminightmare.bsky.social?
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Ionshard 🇨🇦 @ionshard.com · 04/01/2025
Today is a sad day. It's hard to watch a creator you love leave the space and while you wish them the best, it's still hard. On an unrelated note... probably going to start getting into the indie scene. I hear an upcoming Nimi Nightmare might be worth checking out!
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🐬EVIL Doppy 🧙 | Commissions Open @doppyenjo.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
COME TO THE MEN'S AISLE! WE HAVE: NAVY BLUE, MAROON, GREY, AND WHITE! #comic #artist #artsky #myart #webcomic #art #comicstrip
Panel 1: Doppy is in a clothes store, approaching a staff member. 

Doppy: "Hey can you tell me where all the cool shirts are?"

Panel 2: The staff points towards a direction

Staff: "Oh yes! We have cool shirts for both genders™!

"They're right over there!"

Panel 3: It shows the division between the women's clothes and the men's clothes aisle. One side is significantly more vibrant and colorful than the other.

Panel 4: Obligatory reaction panel. Doppy has a disgruntled look on his face
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Way to go Toronto! 🇨🇦
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Strong Towns Ottawa @strongtownsottawa.ca · 25/11/2024
Ontario cities will now have even less power and local control over their own streets, so much for "small government." Even sadder is knowing that Mayor Sutcliffe will just go along with this gross overstepping by Ford and the Conservatives. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Mayor says Ottawa will follow province's bike lane requirements | CBC News
Ottawa's mayor won't push back if Ontario starts requiring cities to seek approval to build bike lanes that remove lanes of traffic, saying transportation policies require "balance."
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Ionshard 🇨🇦 @ionshard.com · 25/11/2024
Drove to Toronto to visit some friends. The DVP was completely grid locked when merging from the 401 on a Saturday! I'm absolutely certain that this massive 4 lane highway interchange on the edge of the city was completely backed up because 4 km of bike lanes happen to exist inside the city!
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
REMINDER: Those choosing to live in subsidized suburbs for a bigger house and yard are NOT also entitled to free-flow car traffic capacity (aka an “easy car commute”) into the city at the expense of the taxes, health, safety (hint: bike-lanes) & quality of life of city-dwellers. HT Ian Lockwood.
Cartoon about regional travel demand and the unreasonable expectations of suburban drivers
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Ionshard 🇨🇦 @ionshard.com · 23/11/2024
Just saw Wicked the movie... It was really good but I'm kinda shocked Ariana Grande-Butera didn't sing anything until Popular... I mean her mouth moved a bunch but I didn't hear anything.
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Stewart Bint 📖 @stewartbint.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Here’s one for all you proofreaders.
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Ionshard 🇨🇦 @ionshard.com · 19/11/2024
I don't pre-order anything anymore. I've learned my ADHD will usually have different plans for me whenever whatever it is eventually comes out and too many things go unused. That said my Beware of Chicken 4 pre-order went through today and I am hyped! Thanks CasualFarmer!
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Vernon Galint 💙📚 @vernongalint.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
i didn't mean to draw Gideon as a sleeveless-hoodie dudebro but i think that's how i'll continue to picture her #tlt #thelockedtomb #gideontheninth #art
> from the book, where Gideon says "did you know, if you put the first three letters of your last and first name together you get SEX PAL?"
> Camilla points a dagger at Gideon "i'm gonna need you to-" and is cut off by Palamedes saying "did YOU know..."
> "if you put the numbers of our houses together you get the SEX NUMBER?"
> Gideon awes. Camilla is mortified.
> Camilla points her second blade at Palamedes too. Gideon says, "Oi"
> "that was a sick flip earlier. wanna see how *I* do a flip?"
> Gideon flips Camilla off. Harrow facepalms. Camilla says, "no wonder the ninth wears face paint. they're clowns."
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Derrick Simpson @derricksimpson.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Ottawa's transit budget is truly the worst of both worlds. It'll cost residents more money while not delivering the help that our most vulnerable, particularly seniors and youth, really need. improvingottawa.substack.com/p/ottawas-tr...
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Ottawa’s transit budget is neither fiscally conservative or socially helpful
Ottawa released their draft budget this week, and it’s neither fiscally conservative or helpful to those in our city who need it most. It’s truly the worst of both worlds.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
A handful of billionaires now have unprecedented control over banking, the food we eat, the health care we can access and, now, the information we receive. This is what oligarchy looks like.
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The Mask of the Red Jeph @ass.golf · 11/11/2024
Fauna and Gigi playing SH4 remake is very good www.youtube.com/watch?v=E59n...
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Fauna and Gigi turned Silent Hill 2 into a yapping comedy game | 『Hololive』
YouTube video by Clozt Hololive Clips Compilations
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yuri master @yantaoist.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
NANA as a one shot 👍
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Ionshard 🇨🇦 @ionshard.com · 09/11/2024
Jokes on the skeletons! You can just reload and try again! Saving those potions for when you actually need them which as always is the end credits of the game!
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lockit.bsky.social @lockit.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
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