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Dr. Mike Chen @mcycee.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

And he’s doing it very knowingly too, having experienced the safety of a protected bike lanes personally

Dr. Mike Chen @mcycee.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Doug Ford’s audacity to forcibly remove Toronto’s key protected bike lanes having tried biking in the city and openly said this:

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Dr. Mike Chen @mcycee.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

A reminder Mark Carney said this back in 2019 as the Bank of England's governor. Canada continues to be waist-deep in fossil fuels and way behind on climate action since he took office. It’s time we change that and demand real nation building. #EarthDay

Headlines from the Guardian from 2019 saying: “Firms ignoring climate crisis will go bankrupt, says Mark Carney” and “Bank of England governor warns of financial collapse linked to climate emergency”

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Dr. Mike Chen @mcycee.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Imagine this, but for the entire night sky, in a decade-long TIME-LAPSE! So stoked about the Rubin Observatory going online and having already given us a sneak peek of what's to come with its first images!

An image taken by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, showing gas and dust clouds that make up the Trifid Nebula and the Lagoon Nebula. Image Credit: NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory

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Dr. Mike Chen @mcycee.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Polls don’t vote, people do. Get out and be the difference you want to see, Canada!

An Elections Canada sign in front of a wooden door saying “Vote,” with an arrow pointing to the poll station

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Dr. Mike Chen @mcycee.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

One more day of advance voting in Canada! Get out on Monday, April 21, 2025 to cast your ballot and skip the line! Polls don't vote, so come out and be the difference you want to see!

A graph from Elections Canada showing that advance voting in this federal election is expected to be busiest from the morning to 1 pm, moderately busy from 1 pm to 4 pm, and pretty chill after 4 pm.

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Dr. Mike Chen @mcycee.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

I find it concerning that Canada is collapsing into a two party system the American way, trapped in a down spiral that continues to disenfranchise voters wanting a real change. How about we make electoral reform a foundational issue this election before it’s too late?

A CBC graph showing polls on Canadian supports for various federal parties, with the Liberals making a dramatic surge at the expansion of other major parties, particularly the NDP.

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Dr. Mike Chen @mcycee.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

It’s okay if you don’t have a voter information card (VIC) for the Ontario Election. Just bring one piece of accepted ID! Polls closes at 9pm. See link below for your voting location! voterinformationservice.elections.on.ca

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Dr. Mike Chen @mcycee.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

It turns out the New York State is just an equilateral triangle defined by NYC, Toronto, and Montreal

A map showing the Northeastern parts of North America, with straight lines drawn between NYC, Toronto, and Montreal that seemly forms a perfect equilateral triangle.

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Dr. Mike Chen @mcycee.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Happy Stylish But Illegal IKEA Monkey to those who celebrates!

A screenshot of The Globe and Mail article featuring a picture of a monkey wearing a shearling coat and a headline that says: “Stylish but illegal monkey found roaming Toronto IKEA”

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Dr. Mike Chen @mcycee.bsky.social · 14/11/2023

Happening now! #LongCovidMoonshot More than 10 million Americans (and 1.4M Canadians) suffer from long covid, many of which are deeply debilitating. Call your US representatives & demand NIH long covid research funding for the next 10 years! longcovidmoonshot.com

A poster featuring a planet and a shooting star with the texts:
"Moonshot for Long Covid" and "Calling Guide Nov 14th 3-5pm EST"

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Dr. Mike Chen @mcycee.bsky.social · 08/10/2023

Oof that’s awful. Hopefully mid flight’s much better! I’ve found Canadian trains to be much worse than flights on average, but 4,000 ppm is truly another level 😬

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Dr. Mike Chen @mcycee.bsky.social · 15/09/2023

Boom! Protostellar jets captured by JWST

The latest JWST image of bipolar jets shooting out of a protostar

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Dr. Mike Chen @mcycee.bsky.social · 09/09/2023

That’s an astronomical equivalent of this image 👀

The awkward meme monkey making the side eyes

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Dr. Mike Chen @mcycee.bsky.social · 24/08/2023

Today’s Google Doodle is super cute! The full thing is animated!

A screenshot of today’s Google Doodle animation depicting Chandrayaan-3’s recent moon landing with the cartoon Moon smiling in delight and reacting to lander’s visit with love.

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Dr. Mike Chen @mcycee.bsky.social · 13/08/2023

The difference between HeHe & not HeHe

Top left: hehe cat smiling
Top right: text saying “red giants”
Bottom left: not hehe cat ang
Bottom left: text saying “main sequence stars”

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Dr. Mike Chen @mcycee.bsky.social · 08/08/2023

Ah yes, a quality science headline 😌👌

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Dr. Mike Chen @mcycee.bsky.social · 03/08/2023

Remembering a time when Victoria’s sky was plotting using @matplotlib.bsky.social’s “plasma” colormap 😌👌 #yyj

A twilight in downtown Victoria with the sky filled with clouds beautifully colored in brilliant shades of purple and orange, and silhouettes of high-rise buildings in the foreground

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Dr. Mike Chen @mcycee.bsky.social · 28/07/2023

Basically how we name telescopes as astronomers

Google Map showing three streets next to each other in Porters Lake, Nova Scotia named: This St., That St., The Other St.

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Dr. Mike Chen @mcycee.bsky.social · 25/07/2023

Some good vibes for the timeline. Did you know my hometown invented the bubble tea? 😌👌

A cup of refreshing bubble tea with brown sugar pearls seen over a sunny sidewalk with trees and flowers.

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Dr. Mike Chen @mcycee.bsky.social · 24/07/2023

Alright, let’s do this one last time. My name is Mike Chen. I was bitten by a radioactive blue bird, and for the last five years, I was the one and only Mike Chen... I didn’t save the city, the bird app was bought by some billionaire, pretty sure you know the rest…

Two panel images from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse with the top showing “Hello, my name is Peter B. Parker” followed by Peter B. Parker looking serious and about to pull down his Spider-Man mask

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