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Kochier

@kochier.bsky.social
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Father, chef, cyclist, animal lover. Winnipeg Elmwood East Kildonan resident. Lead life with kindness.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
My suggestion is to cancel your subscription to any media company that refers to Lake Ontario as Lake America.
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Kochier @kochier.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Elmwood Night Market! And yes there will be a 50/50. This Friday!
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. What about painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them. Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
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Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 22/06/2026
Here’s just one of the unprecedented measures the Liberals pushed through at the end of this session: Cabinet ministers will now be allowed to authorize the use of banned pesticides in the name of “national economic security.” Even if they’ve been deemed unsafe for human health. shorturl.at/OlnQl
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Carney government passes law allowing authorization of banned pesticides | CBC News
The federal government has brought in major changes to how pesticides are regulated in Canada, granting cabinet the power to authorize the use of pesticides — even ones that Health Canada has deemed u...
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qntm @qntm.org · 23/06/2026
My book Ra is discounted to $0.99 on Kindle in the US and Canada for ONE DAY ONLY
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Amazon.com: Ra eBook : qntm: Kindle Store
Ra - Kindle edition by qntm. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Ra.
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Heather Wells @heatherwells.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Tornado warnings risk being ignored if issued too broadly, Manitobans say @ianfroese.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Tornado warnings risk being ignored if issued too broadly, Manitobans say | CBC News
Phones buzzed repeatedly across southern Manitoba with tornado alerts Tuesday night, even though the threat was far away for many who got the frequent alerts.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
This is what they think they got on AOC. Century-level high on your own supply right now. Those court decisions got them juiced.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Putin’s war must end with Ukraine fully integrated into NATO and the E.U.
Screenshot of a tweet from @MeanwhileInUkraine arguing that Ukraine brings valuable battlefield experience to NATO, citing Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen's call for Ukraine's rapid NATO integration. Valtonen is shown speaking on German broadcaster ZDF.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Carney fans, rationalize away! www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Canada's federal government abandons national pharmacare | CCPA
There will be no new federal funding for pharmacare. Provinces and territories will have to go it alone to continue the program.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
The Best Place in the World. #BookSky
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Shelley Davis @shelleymdavis63.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
That's for sure. He is definitely not American citizens first.
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Kochier @kochier.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Great article about the Elmwood Unity Walk.
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Thomas Bamonte @thomasbamonte.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
"Research has found that when cities invest in safer infrastructure for walking and cycling, the benefits extend well beyond people on bikes. In many cases, drivers see smoother traffic flow, safer streets, and even shorter travel times." Non-technical summary. momentummag.com/just-7-ways-...
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CTV News Winnipeg @ctvnewswinnipeg.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Winnipeg School Division catches ‘breach’ containing student report cards in mass email
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Winnipeg School Division catches ‘breach’ containing student report cards in mass email
The Winnipeg School Division is warning families that a link containing student report cards was sent out in a mass email Tuesday afternoon.
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Kochier @kochier.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Terrible, just always wanting to control people and what they do. If someone is done with their suffering in life let them end it in the way they want, with drugs to make the passing easier and soothing.
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Mary Carol @1967honoredqueen.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
People have to stop calling ICE law enforcement. They are domestic terrorists
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ANTIFA BEVERLY @stewardship.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
I DON'T WANT TRUMP IMPEACHED, I WANT HIS ASS IMPRISONED!
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Kochier @kochier.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Wow am I tired of Canada promoting asbestos. Bad enough we keep exporting it when know it is so unsafe.
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Kochier @kochier.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Ugh venture capitalism is the worst. Always ruins a good product to milk money and run. www.wired.com/story/bluesk...
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Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Is Stepping Down
Venture capitalist Toni Schneider will take over as interim CEO as Bluesky’s board of directors hunts for a permanent replacement.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
fuck the USA
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
“America isn't the way it is because he's president. He's president because America is the way it is” — David Cochrane CBC Power and Politics
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.
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Kochier @kochier.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
#fuckice
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Kochier @kochier.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Mr Rogers would have been attacked by this administration. When before he stood before Congress and had everyone agree to further fund the public good that is PBS, the America now has no interest in education or doing good for all.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/01/2026
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
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Keycon @keycon.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Curious about running a Hospitality Suite at Keycon 42 but feeling a little intimidated? Beyond signing up, there’s lots of practical advice that can make it fun and manageable - and our community is happy to share it. Register for Hospitality Suites here: keycon.org/42/hospitali...
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Kochier @kochier.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Canada needs to as well. Ban Fox "news", and invest in our own social media platform by expanding the CBC's mandate.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/01/2026
SHOCK CELL PHONE VIDEO: Renee Good's final words to her murderer: “That’s fine dude, I’m not mad at you.” ICE agent Jonathan Ross after shooting and killing her seconds later: “Fuckin’ bitch.” Via Alpha News
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Kochier @kochier.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
@mark-carney.bsky.social Canada should boycott the world cup over threats the US has made to other nations, including Greenland and ourselves.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Canada knows that if Greenland falls we are next. You can bet that Canada will be putting troops on the ground if Denmark issues Article IV of the NATO charter.
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Kochier @kochier.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: We need to prepare for the possibility that the U.S. uses military coercion against Canada
After the capture of Venezuela’s president and Trump’s musing about Greenland, Canada must consider the worst-case scenario
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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Michael Kno... ® @michaeljknow...
If I were Canada, I'd be on my best behavior right about now...
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Why? Is your president going to mistake us for a 13 year old girl?
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/01/2026
Bernie Sanders publicly swears in Zohran Mamdani as NYC mayor
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Kochier @kochier.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
We just need to all come together and disband the united states before they start wars with Greenland, and/or Mexico, Venezuela, Denmark, Canada, Panama, Cuba, I'm sure the list is huge. Let them fall to infighting instead hurting others.
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Bernard Taylor @bernardtaylorforfl.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Tesla doesn't recongise Trade Unions. Apple doesn't recognise unions. Amazon is anti-union. McDonald's is anti-union. Starbucks is anti-union. Google is anti-union. Walmart is anti-union. The big corporations are not on your side.
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Kochier @kochier.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
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Kochier @kochier.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
And Canada will always be Canada! Intelligence will win over childish antics.
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Orion @warpfactor10.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
some maps still holding
a map of the gulf of mexico
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Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Valve has now rejected my complaint, confirming that "I don't like muslims" is a valid reason to leave a negative review on a game on Steam This is where we're at now.
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Nerds Seething @nerdsseething.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Trying again to move things over here! Spread the word!
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Kochier @kochier.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Plus the EU somewhat forces regulations and fines big companies, they help protect people around the world from these massive companies by having regulations and standards.
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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 08/12/2025
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
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The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
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KangaRod @kangarod.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
I feel like they buried the lede there! We aren’t going to have enough busses to meet demand in the city by 2031! That seems huge!
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
You should be able to get rich being silly online instead of being evil online, that would solve a lot of problems
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Kochier @kochier.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
No more American jets or weapons. #canada 🍁 💪 🍁
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 02/12/2025
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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Kochier @kochier.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
180 Poplar Ave, #Winnipeg, #Elmwood #mimosas #drag
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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 30/11/2025
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime. If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder. It’s that simple.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Voters want a Democratic Party that fights back against the forces that have rigged the system and made their lives more difficult. A party that comforts the afflicted and afflicts the comfortable —not a party that buckles and capitulates. When will party leadership learn this lesson?
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