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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Just reviewed the rear-view footage and saw that just moments earlier the driver turned on to the street on the wrong side of the traffic island, because I guess being on the correct side of the road would take too long or something. Fuck these gender affirming vehicles and the wankers driving them.

Detail of a rear-view bicycle camera showing a pick-up truck entering a street on the wrong side of a traffic dividing island on a cloudy afternoon in Gatineau.

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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Must get in front! encounter with a wankpanzer driver encountering oncoming traffic. I guess he had serious business at the Legion, because he sure was in a hurry to get there. Included my speed in the video overlay to show that I'm not exactly dogging it either. #MGIF #bikecommuting

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ttflowers.bsky.social @ttflowers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Well yeah, there might be pedestrians or cyclists

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Lyra Evans (Ottawa) @lyraevansott.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hi, my name is Lyra Evans, and I’m running for city council in Rideau-Vanier! Due to the importance of social media as a means of communication, for the duration of the campaign I will be reviving some erstwhile dormant social media accounts to provide updates and take questions from the public.

"Lyra Evans for/pour Rideau-Vanier. Oct 26, 2026. 2026 Ottawa Municipal Election. L’élection municipal d’Ottawa 2026".

Lyra Evans, a young woman with dark hair and glasses wearing a grey turtleneck, smiling.

Lyra Evans, une jeune femme aux cheveux foncés et portant des lunettes, vêtue d'un col roulé gris, souriante.

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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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A person riding a bicycle on a very snowy day in Ottawa-Gatineau.

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Erik Noonan @eriknoonan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

With the autumnal equinox behind us, we're officially in the 13 months of the year where riding a bike is impossible and unfathomable. Congratulations, bike friends, we've made it yet again.

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William van Geest @wvangeest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Sometimes I wonder why #OttBike facilities are so bumpy and uneven. Anyway, cool trucks, eh?

Photo of two large trucks parked in the middle of a cycle track while two lanes for cars remain wide open next to them.

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Judy Trinh @judytrinh.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Seniors who were protesting Mark Carney’s Bill c39 and fast tracking of environmental reviews arrested and charged with trespassing on Parliament Hill.

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Sieva 🚴🚇🏙️🌹 @anibyl.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

not having a car sucks because #WeekWithoutDriving and #GoByBikeWeek are just regular weeks 😒

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typzk @typzk.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Will I vote for Leiper? Yes. Am I enthusiastic about him? Not really, no. Will things get worse if he's mayor? Not intentionally. Will he stand up to OPS? Not likely. Will he be better than Sutcliffe? Of course. Will he offer any bold ideas? Nope. Do I think you should vote for him? Yes I do.

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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Squirrel with pizza right in front of my bicycle today (the squirrel made it safely across, but dropped the pizza and had to go back for it). 🐿️+🍕=❤️

An eastern grey squirrel running across a MUP in Gatineau in the late afternoon with a wedge of pizza in its mouth.

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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Nearly taken out by a driver doing a no look left turn at the Bureau en Gros (Staples) parking lot in Gatineau. And yes, I ride defensively, that's why I'm still alive! (loud noise alert if sound on).

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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Doing my best to prevent tragedy at Wellington and Colonel By by convincing this couple that they absolutely should not try to cross with the bike timer light, especially with a child in a stroller. The Rideau and Colonel By underpass nightmare cannot be fixed soon enough. #ottwalk #ottbike #ottcity

Two people pushing a stroller with a child on the bike lane ramp at Mackenzie and Wellington in Ottawa.

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Just Ms.Rachel spreading Ed Sheeran for filth

If more than 20,000 white children were killed in another part of the world, everyone would be shouting about it at their concerts. Treating some children’s lives as less worthy of outrage is racist. Silence during a genocide is not neutral.
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Imagine looking back 20 years from now at yourself kicking someone off a tour because they spoke out during a genocide that has killed 20,000 kids.

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🔴Carlie and the Kintsugis🏳️‍⚧️ @kintsugisys.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Since this person has been blocking everyone who QRTs her, I'm keeping this out for context. This is a personal grievance take. This woman has most likely had dozens of close calls with cars that she just writes off, but the bikes are the danger. Personal bias, not data is driving this.

Luckily for cyclists, nobody collects data on injuries and mayhem they cause to pedestrians. Life has gotten worse for us with cycling's rise. But nobody talks about that. You certainly can't engage cyclists on the subject, only they suffer. Drivers are regulated, trustworthy. Cyclists must be, too.

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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Pizza party by bicycle best pizza party!

A red bicycle with two pizza boxes bungeed to the rear rack on a sunny evening in front of a pizzeria.

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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Chatter on the Reddit thread from someone whose partner was on the scene is that the cyclist was travelling south on Sussex and a driver made a left cross turn in front of them (going in to the Mint) & that the cyclist may be paralyzed from the neck down. #ottbike www.reddit.com/r/ottawa/com...

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From the ottawa community on Reddit: Cyclist critically injured in Sussex Drive crash

Explore this post and more from the ottawa community

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Don't say "every child deserves to live" on tour I guess is the lesson

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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Translation: "I am perfectly fine with a precarious gig worker endangering other people, himself and me just so that I can get to my destination slightly sooner, rather than having left slightly earlier. In fact, I will pay extra for this reckless endangerment." - Mr. Cait, apparently.

Screenshot of a Bluesky skeet from Mr. Cait (@chas.bsky.social) that reads "My uber driver is a Dominican guy named Hansel. He’s blown two stop lights so far and he’s going 75 on surface roads. His car is ice cold and he’s blasting Spanish EDM at top volume. Unless he pilots this thing into school bus — 5 stars. 30% tip."

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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

From the second annual NCC Bike Night: "The Radical Cyclists," taking the lane and their sweet time. (cc @tomflood.bsky.social). #ottbike

Bicycle dashcam frame showing dozens of cyclists lit up and taking over the QED in Ottawa for NCC Bike Night.

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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

JFC, with all the seriousness in the world, I say that losing your driver's license for life should be a punishment handed out with regularity. 44,000 people are killed every year in the US by this exact type of car culture recklessness.

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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Rolled down to Laurier & Elgin this afternoon to see the progress on the new protected #ottbike infrastructure after seeing @hansonthebike.bsky.social's pictures. Looks good/feels good; hope to see some work done on the south side soon. Thanks @arieltroster.com & @jleiper.bsky.social for your work!

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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I was away for most of August, so perhaps I missed when this happened, but apparently a (bus?) driver drove their vehicle into the retaining wall beneath Kìwekì Point and now one of the most beautiful spots in the city will need to be fenced off for repairs for several weeks/months. Thanks #autowa!

Bicycle dashcam frame showing a man wearing a hi-viz vest sitting on the hood of a car pointing toward Kìwekì Point, which has been fenced off for repairs.

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Really sending a message that police should continue to get massive amounts of funding and absolution to keep society safe

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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

NDP in my inbox vs. NDP when in power: (www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...)

Portion of an email from the info@ndp.ca account that reads: "Before Parliament returns later this month, I want to update you on a fight that is vital to Canadian workers.

Defending the right to strike.

Canadian workers fought hard to win the constitutional right to strike. This right gives everyone the ability to stand up against unfair wages and unsafe working conditions. But right now, that right is being taken away from workers, over and over again.

The Liberals have violated the right to strike 8 times in the last two years alone using section 107 of the Canadian Labour Code. This section lets them tip the scales in favour of corporations and force striking workers back on the job without a fair deal."

Screenshot of a post from the r/NDP sub-Reddit with the title "Kinew’s NDP orders striking health workers back to work," it links to https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/dynacare-labour-board-essential-workers-hearing-9.7335840

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Today is the official release of Truth Before Reconciliation: Confronting Residential School Denialism! It is an honour to be a part of this publication, joining the voices of those working toward sharing and defending the truths of residential schools and Survivors. (1/3)

Photo of Truth Before Reconciliation book cover, text reads: "Truth Before Reconciliation: Confronting Residential School Denialism." Photo of people walking on the street in orange shirts on the cover.

Photo of a book page that reads "Chapter 10: Protecting Survivors an Interview with Leah Gazan."

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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Drivist: "can I get charged for posting my crimes online?"

A screenshot showing a post from the r/driving sub-Reddit with the title "If I filmed myself while driving and talking and posted it online, can I get a ticket for being on my phone while driving ?"

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David Elfstrom 🍁 @davidelfstrom.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Splendid example of #carchitecture Gibeau Orange Julep in Montreal at dusk as viewed from across its parking lot and 15 lanes of traffic.

View at dusk of a 69-foot tall orange sphere in the background. A car is entering the frame from the left. Two traffic pylons are in front of the car, illuminated by headlights. Bright spotlights illuminate the sphere on its horizontal axis. Taken at GPS 45.496303,-73.655401

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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Today #autowa is ignoring double do-not-enter signs and just letting it rip the wrong way in the Glebe.

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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

@autowa.app I think it's CTMX 864, but not certain.

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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Hey #ottbike, remember last year when we lit up our bikes for NCC BikeNight? Well it's back, next week on September 12 with an even longer route (including a turnaround loop around Dow's up to Bronson and back on Colonel By. Light it up! ncc-ccn.gc.ca/open-ncc-bik...

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Ryan Knuth 🇨🇦 @rmknuth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Fuck off, Nazis. Tear this shit down if you see it.

A “Remigration now” poster on a street pole

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Ariel Troster @arieltroster.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This is wild, I just checked my own name, and I also wasn’t on the list! Check your name and add it here: ottawa.ca/en/city-hall... I’ll be following up with Elections Ottawa to find out what’s up. But on voting day, you can also just show ID or sign an attestation at the polls to be able to vote.

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This is one of the most disgusting and racist things I've ever seen. The right in Canada are selling dead Indigenous children t-shirts that promote genocide denial. Children's bones have been dug up at this point but it's never enough for them.

Here’s the pitch, more or less: shirts that tell Canadians to “dig deeper,” to demand “evidence” before believing First Nations, journalists, or anyone else who talks about unmarked graves — because, in their telling, those claims “shame” the nation and are being used to justify a national holiday. They frame it as a free-speech stand. Tired of being told what you’re allowed to question, they say. Make your voice heard.

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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Mustn't let the intrusive thoughts win ...

Bicycle dashcam frame showing a moving truck with a ramp deployed that is parked on a segregated cycle track on a cloudy afternoon.

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Warm Up The Guillotine @fiverdrive.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Did you know that the Centrepointe branch of the Ottawa Public Library has a button maker and that buttons only cost 25¢ plus the price of printing the graphic you want to embuttonize? I didn’t until today. I couldn’t wait for somebody’s campaign materials so I made my own. I hope he doesn’t mind.

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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Parking at 100% capacity at the London Bicycle Café. Just one more rack, bro!

Bicycle parking racks outside a café, they are full as a person locks up his bike at the last available space.

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William van Geest @wvangeest.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Ah, so people who bike should just stay home—got it 👍 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Live like the world is on fire (because it is): ride a bike, subscribe to a local farm box for fruits and veggies, cut down on/eliminate driving and meat, no more flying, wear a respirator to protect yourself from harmful shit in the air, leave the world better than you found it. (My least-hot take)

A bicycle with panniers loaded with green veggies and a helmet parked in the shade on a sunny day.

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Ladybugspicnic @ladybugspicnic.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

See you never floating bike lane. 🥳

Picture of the bike lane reconfiguration on Laurier avenue looking west towards Elgin Street.

Picture of the new bike lane on Laurier Avenue looking west towards the Laurier street bridge.

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OB Cycler @obcycler.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

It's like Canticle for Liebowitz but instead of nuclear war destroying civilization it's just Wall Street investors.

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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Today #autowa is just going to drive around downtown in a nice Honda CR-V with absolutely no plates whatsoever (not even a temp in the rear window) -- @autowa.app challenge level: impossible.

Bicycle dashcam frame showing the rear of a black Honda CR-V with no licence plate.

Bicycle dashcam frame showing the front of a black Honda CR-V with no licence plate.

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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I'm generally very supportive of the NCC, but this just looks like they're planning on closing a spectacular public space for a considerable number of hours to protect the "value" of the paid seating fireworks viewing area on the other side of the river. (also stop fireworks shows already, ffs).

A sign affixed to a series of metal gates near a pathway that read "The NCC recreational dock will be closed starting at 5 PM."

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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Frederick Varley, "For What?," 1918 Oil on canvas, 147.4 x 180.6 cm Beaverbrook Collection of War Art, Canadian War Museum, Ottawa www.aci-iac.ca/art-books/wa...

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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Maybe one day that "investment" (Keynesianism for cars?) will include making the bike lane lights operational in the east end ...

A Google Street View detail of Trim Rd. in Ottawa with massive lanes and non-functional bike lane lights covered with shrouds.

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Jag Villani @jagvillani.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The Ford F-150 Lightning is a "green vehicle." Like it's basically just an extra large e-assist cargo bike, right? 🙄.

A Ford F-150 Lightning with a green vehicle Québec licence plate.

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