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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 18/08/2026

"You were riding in the morning, or at night, or on a quiet road, or a main road. The only time and place to ride a bike is a time beyond time and a place beyond place, where the space-time continuum is bent so strangely that you are both everywhere and nowhere." buff.ly/bSa1Wm5

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You’re a Cyclist Who Was Just Struck by a Car Driver. Here’s Why It Was Your Fault

You were riding during rush hour Why were you riding then? There are way too many cars on the road. If you were commuting, you should have contacted your bos...

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Irene Gambone @irenegambone.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Back from a multi-city Euro trip with 17 to celebrate his graduation and up-coming 18th birthday. All of it was lovely, but Belgium was an unexpected delight. Loved the cities, loved the countryside. Just a wonderful time.

A photo of the buildings on the Coudenberg, Brussels: the red and white brick neo-gothic “Pharmacie Anglaise” and its neighbours.

An aerial view of Namur, Belgium, taken from the téléphérique over the river Sambre.

A photo of the rolling hills and farmland of the Ardennes countryside seen from our bus to Stavelot.

A photo of a friendly purple octopus waving hello in a mosaic tile set in the sidewalk of rue Pépin, Namur, to replace a broken paving stone.

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Irene Gambone @irenegambone.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Earlier this week, this little weirdo turned 6. Happy birthday, Pekoe!

A photo of an orange bearded dragon standing on stacked red stones, looking up at the camera.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 12/05/2026

me, buying a book written by someone who I've never met but we sometimes like each other's posts on Bluesky: my friend wrote this

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Mihai Cirstea @mihai-cirstea.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

This graph shows two things, 1) obviously that the cameras reduced speeding, but 2) that the improvement kept getting better over time. Speeders tend to get one or two tickets and then learn and change their behaviour. This isn't a cash grab, it's an extremely useful intervention.

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Irene Gambone @irenegambone.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

A couple of photos from the Rapid home opener. A 5-2 win!

An action photo of the game: A mix of Ottawa players (in dark blue) and Calgary players (in light blue and pink) watch as the Calgary goalkeeper (in green) leaps in vain for the ball, which is already past her and in the net for a goal.

And action photo from the game: A Calgary player (in light blue and pink) tries to hold back Ottawa player #12 Keera Melenhorst (in dark blue) as she runs to the ball. Players of both teams and the ref (in neon green) look on.

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James Vincent @jjvincent.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

i don't think that'll make the result any more precise, but sure

a screenshot of a google search for "nearest star" with a pop-up asking if you'd like to "see results closer to you?"

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Emily Lakdawalla 🏳️‍⚧️ Uranus Expert @elakdawalla.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

What a great photo just added on the NASA Johnson Flickr page www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2...

Artemis II Return
NASA's Orion spacecraft carrying Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, along with Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), splashes down in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, California, at 5:07 p.m. PDT, (8:07 p.m. EDT) on Friday, April 10, 2026. The Artemis II test flight launched on Wednesday, April 1, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to begin its 10-day journey around the Moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and to build on our foundation for the first crewed missions to Mars. NASA’s Landing and Recovery team and the U.S. military are coordinating efforts to extract the Artemis II crew from the Orion spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

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Dr. Laci Brock 🪐 @stellerarts.com · 07/04/2026

Earth rise taken during lunar flyby. A real image, straight from NASA’s website. Stop sharing uncredited photos from random people & slop. Please take the time to verify the source & the image for yourself to stop the spread of misinformation! 📸: NASA www.nasa.gov/gallery/luna...

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Irene Gambone @irenegambone.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

I'm a relief crossing guard, filling in as needed at schools in Centretown, Hintonburg, Glebe and OOS. If you're wondering how long it takes drivers to return to their aggressive ways after a deadly hit-and-run, the answer is less than 8 days.

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Corey S. Powell @coreyspowell.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

A new 225-meter (740-foot) crater appeared on the Moon while nobody was looking. NASA's lunar orbiter imaged the dramatic aftermath. Such large impacts are once-in-a-century events. This one happened in the spring of 2024. 🔭🧪 www.sciencenews.org/article/moon...

New 225-m diameter lunar crater imaged by LRO, incidence angle 38°. Image width 950 meters, north is up.

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Irene Gambone @irenegambone.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Catching up on Round 2: 13 is back to her usual high scoring ways and has retaken the lead with 44 points. I’m following in second with 41, while 17 did well to hit 38 points given a significantly depleted right side of his bracket. #2026MMM

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Kidical Mass Ottawa @kidicalmassottawa.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

It may sound shocking to hear a crossing guard was critically injured in a hit and run by the driver of a black Ford F-150 - but honestly if you've been paying attention at all you're probably not that shocked. That's why we demand better - for our kids, their protectors, and all our neighbours.

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Crossing guard struck by vehicle in Barrhaven

A crossing guard is being treated for life-threatening injuries after he was struck by a vehicle in an alleged hit-and-run in Barrhaven, according to police.

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Irene Gambone @irenegambone.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

We missed the last two nights due to life being busy, but we’re all caught up now! Things weren’t looking great for me or 17 after a shaky night 3 for both, but an unexpectedly poor showing from 13 on night 4 and I’ve somehow taken a slim lead with 23 points, while the kids have 22 each. #2026MMM

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 16/03/2026

Planets and Bright Stars xkcd.com/3219/

Comic. Planets and Bright Stars Identification Chart. [Bright glowing dots over black background with labels underneath: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury, Sirius, Procyon, Antares, Altair, Betelgeuse, Vega, Polaris]

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Irene Gambone @irenegambone.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

A little snowboarding, year 2 update: Today was the last day of the weekly program during which I had occasional lessons, improved a lot and had tons of fun! I still can’t keep up with my kids (who just keep getting faster) but sometimes they hang back with me ❤️🏂 Also, you can’t beat the views!

A photo of the view from the top of La Reserve on a beautiful sunny day. The snow is well groomed and you can see the chairlift on the left, some trees on the right and Lac Ouareau in the distance.

A photo of the view from Mont Blanc on an overcast day. Ski chalets can be spotted between the trees, with the village beyond. The Laurentian mountains can be seen stretching back into the distance.

A photo of a very snowy day on Mont Tremblant. Snowboarders get ready in front of snow covered trees to the left. The chairlift is on the right. Everything is heavily encrusted in snow.

Another snowy Tremblant photo. The trees on both sides of the trail are weighed down with snow and you can see mountains through low clouds in the distance.

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Irene Gambone @irenegambone.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

After the second night of Round 1, 13 has taken a slight lead over her brother and I gain a little ground to tighten the field. Points are now 13-12-11 #2026MMM

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Irene Gambone @irenegambone.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

We’re here! We’re here! We did miss following along live tonight, but caught up shortly after the final battle. Early standings have the kids tied with 6 points each, while I struggled and only have 4 (and I’m very sad for the lynx, who I had advancing pretty far) #2026MMM

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Irene Gambone @irenegambone.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

It was slushy and slow going, but we finally got to skate to dinner before the end of the season!

A photo of two skaters on a frozen canal at night. The skaters are skating away from the camera and the ice is very chopped up and wet in places.

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Free Transit Ottawa 🇨🇦 @freetransitottawa.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Ottawa needs more buses. We also need more dedicated lanes - to keep buses out of traffic and on schedule. Bus lanes can cut trip times in half and are badly needed on arteries like Bank, Carling, Baseline, Richmond and Rideau to speed up key routes like the 6, 7, 11, 85 and 88.

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sarah zedig 🐐 @hmsnofun.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

we didn't finish denazification. we didn't finish desegregation. we didn't finish reconstruction. every opportunity for transformative change was deliberately sabotaged by american leaders who knew their wealth would not survive a world freed from eugenics, white supremacy, and war profiteering.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 25/01/2026

A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

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Memento (spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

museums are cool because the people who work there are like look at this neat thing and you're like wow that is neat and you just do it over and over again until it is time to go

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Waldo Jaquith @waldo.net · 15/01/2026

I have a theory that those of us who were raised on IRC or AIM are absolutely insufferable in Slack to those who were not, because instead of writing a three-paragraph thing, we'll break that up into 15 comments.

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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 12/01/2026

Anything less than abolishing ICE is unacceptable. I don't want to hear people talk about training these motherfuckers or throwing more money at them. The entire institution needs to be permanently disbanded. Do not let politicians sell you on anything less.

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Irene Gambone @irenegambone.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Day 1, Year 2 of snowboarding! Chaperoned the bus for the kids’ lessons today, I’ll be taking my lessons on Wednesdays, but chaperoning means free lift tickets, so I finally got to test my new board (no more rentals!) Yay! Warm out, so it was slushy then icy, but still had a lot of fun! 🏂

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Irene Gambone @irenegambone.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Pekoe will see you in her office now

A photo of an orange bearded dragon sitting on red sandstone blocks and facing the camera, with her front legs folded as if she is leaning on a desk, ready to negotiate an important contract.

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Irene Gambone @irenegambone.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

A nice smile for Pekoe’s formal portrait (little teefs!)

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Alyssa 🍁 @alyssagambone.northsky.social · 01/11/2025

The all important Halloween tradition of graphing the trick or treaters we had this year vs last year and our low, average, and high at the previous house in Salem, MA.

A line graph showing trick or treaters to our house. 2024 (in green) hit 59, and lead most of the way over 2025's 52, which had rain to start the night. The Salem high (53), low (20), and average (~37) shown in grey. The x axis is labeled from 17:30 to 20:30, the range of ToT times in both cities.

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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

What are you good at? Got some skills? Are you a good talker? A gardener? A cook? A laborer? Got a closet full of coats that don’t fit your kids but might fit the kids whose mom just got deported? C’mon friends, there’s space for you in the movement. Join it. Pick up the tools for the time you got

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Celeste Labedz @celestelabedz.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

A lot of comments on Mars rovers or Moon landings, but it's important to remember that the planet NASA studies most is Earth. This is less about cutting flashy things like moonwalks and more about keeping communities in the dark on climate, weather, agriculture, pollution, natural hazards, and more.

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Irene Gambone @irenegambone.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Pekoe would like summer to come back

A photo of an orange bearded dragon looking out a sliding glass door. She is standing on her hind legs with her front feet propped on the glass as she looks out at fallen leaves scattered on a gray wood deck.

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Simon Rosenberg @simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

"The man with the most power has expended enormous energy targeting those with the least." At a moment when the Trump regime is persecuting #LGBTQIA+ people, and too many Democrats shamefully regard trans people as a political embarrassment, Mamdani clearly affirms that #TransRightsAreHumanRights.

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Irene Gambone @irenegambone.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

This thread is well worth the read right to the very end

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 03/10/2025

Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment

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Irene Gambone @irenegambone.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Big fan of #WeekWithoutDriving, but as a non-driving, frequently transit-riding, always walking person: “It was great—I just postponed any inconvenient trip or far appointment and had no issues at all” is not really the same experience

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Dr. Catherine Scott @cataranea.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Canada Post “lost” 1 billion dollars last year? How about, “it cost Canadians 1 billion dollars to have a national postal service” which works out to costing about $25 a year per person (population of Canada in 2024 = 40 million). Seems like a pretty reasonable cost to me.

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Jeremy Ney @jeremybney.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Transit-oriented development isn't just urban planning - it's social justice. Good transit access should be a right, not a luxury good.

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Alyssa 🍁 @alyssagambone.northsky.social · 23/08/2025

No reason this can't be Bank St in Ottawa @mayormarksutcliffe.bsky.social @en.ottawa.ca

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Irene Gambone @irenegambone.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Pekoe, watching her favorite show

A photo of an orange bearded dragon that has partially climbed up a screen sliding door and is looking out at deck and garden on a sunny day.

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Irene Gambone @irenegambone.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Home from Osheaga! Had a great time! Went with the both kids (12 & 16) and saw a lot of our favorite artists and added a bunch of new ones to our playlists, too.

A photo of James Hype’s set. Beams of smoky white lights fill the night sky above a dense crowd of people coming and going from the stage.

A photo of Tyler, The Creator’s set. A massive crowd is bathed in red light from the stage and screens.

A photo of a hazy orange sun and sky over The Beaches’ set.

A photo of Olivia Rodrigo’s set. Beams of smoky white lights fill shine down on the stage. The huge crowd is filled with squares of lights from phone screens being help up.

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Chelsea Cristene Bock @chelseacristene.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

I truly don’t think even the most well-meaning, informed men understand how many of the women in their lives have been sexually assaulted or abused, often by multiple men, and often by men they know. The stories women share with each other privately would shock them to their core.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 18/07/2025

Public News: Consider for just a second that other people in your locality— maybe even those who don't look or live like you— might exist as valid real people with their own lives and needs. Republicans: first or all how dare you and secondly *burns the country to the ground*

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