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myrddrin.bsky.social

@myrddrin.bsky.social
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Left-wing nerd. Born at 336ppm. Interested in bikes, good stories (print, film, or game form), human rights. She/her.

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
A Child's Imagination Blake Angeconeb ~ Anishinaabe 2021
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.” (Among MANY other public benefits.) Want To Make More Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com #BikeLanesMeanBusiness
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Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane
Research from New York City notes that newly installed protected bike lanes do more than keep bikers safe--they raise the income of the stores they are in front of.
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
In @thestar.com I write about how to reimagine & continue Ford's very Trumpy, absurd & ridiculous bike lane war: don't feel lonely (there's more cyclists everyday); protests will grow (note to engineering firms & drivers); it's a culture war (facts, science & good faith don't matter). Let's go.
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Shawn Micallef: Doug Ford has waged a Trump-like war on bike lanes. Here’s how Toronto can fight back
Ford’s war on bike lanes is a culture war. From protests to narrowing roads, here is how Toronto can fight back.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Very informative thread about how corrosively Amazon us using its monopoly power: A reminder (to myself as much as anyone), if you can't get off Amazon, you can at least use it less.
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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Doug Ford makes a video about bike lanes, showing 1) zero congestion 2) a driver illegally obstructing the lane www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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We’re keeping our promise to fight gridlock and get people moving again. Bike lanes are coming off Ontario’s busiest streets and going back onto side streets, where they… | Doug Ford | 48 comments
We’re keeping our promise to fight gridlock and get people moving again. Bike lanes are coming off Ontario’s busiest streets and going back onto side streets, where they belong. https://lnkd.in/gicP...
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Blayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
“But these problems can’t be regulated away.“ Yes, they can. In fact, bad behaviour and Canadian overreliance on US tech platforms can *only* be dealt with effectively through government regulation, *not* leaving it up to individuals to try to wean themselves off of these de facto monopolies.
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Justin Ling: It’s time Canada logged out of tech platforms owned by Donald Trump toadies
If our institutions acted, they could hasten the ongoing exodus from services peddled by allies of the Trump administration.
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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Guys. Where are the posts reminding us not to speak ill of the dead? I'm not seeing them for some reason.
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Boze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton rose from poverty to stardom. She gave $500 to every student in her hometown who finished high school; she built hospitals & bald eagle preserves; her Imagination Library has gifted 300 million books to children. Roger Ebert met her and came away thinking she was a literal angel. RIP.
“In Dallas for the premier of '9 to 5', I had an uncanny experience, and on the plane home to Chicago I confessed it to Siskel: I had been granted a private half hour with Dolly Parton, and as we spoke I was filled with a strange ethereal grace. This was not spiritual, nor was it sexual. It was healing and comforting. Gene listened and said, "Roger, I felt the exact same thing during my interview with her." We looked at each other. What did this mean? Neither one of us ever felt that feeling again. From time to time we would refer to it in wonder.”
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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton did what literally no techbro billionaire would even think of doing: filling her life with good deeds that make people mourn her when she dies. Not one of these assholes would even think of this, they are all right now completely and honestly baffled by the outpouring of love for her.
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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
A shirt in a shop in Paris (ON) that says "DOUG FORD HATES YOU"A tote bag that says "DOUG FORD HATES YOU"
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Brenda Potterr @brendapotterr.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
💔 people are stressed & need help. My DM‘s are heartbreaking Mutual Aid is in a state of Emergency🆘 we’re all in this together Reposts cost nothing but kindness. Please repost to get more eyes on the Mutual Aid Asks If u can spare a few dollars, please reach out & let me know. Every $$ adds up🙏
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Steve Yates @yatesyman.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
This is the Mediterranean lifestyle conservatives want.
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Three firefighters killed on Crete and in mainland Greece as Europe battles wildfires
Repeated heatwaves and strong winds alarm experts, who warn blazes are becoming harder to quell
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
It’s not a coincidence that many disabled people are leading the charge against AI. We understand it will be weaponized against us. Used to target anyone deemed “less than” or “non productive” Shame on Meta. Stop using AI. It will come for you eventually. www.reuters.com/world/meta-u...
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Meta used AI to target workers with medical conditions for layoffs, lawsuit claims
Twenty-six employees of Meta ‌Platforms have filed a novel lawsuit accusing the tech giant of using AI-powered software that disproportionately targeted people with disabilities or who took medical le...
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Steven Pumpkin Spice 🦇🎃 @silent0siris.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Note to self
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absolutely flabbergasting to see people who have so enthusiastically succumbed to despair. like okay denethor, but some of us are gonna actually face the armies of mordor in battle nonetheless.
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The thing about Denethor is that he not only succumbed to despair, he wanted to ensure that Faramir succumbed with him. Similarly, a lot of people now are not only succumbing to despair, they're actively proselytizing despair, trying to convince others to join them in their hopelessness. Despair is apparently lonely and they want company in their self-immolation.
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btw denethor succumbed to despair bc he was doomscrolling on the palantir. Sauron tweaked his algorithm so he only saw bad news, and he fell into the trap of thinking the world couldn't be saved.
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myrddrin.bsky.social @myrddrin.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Burn it to the ground then salt the silicon ash
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
When you see the story about how the world now has its first trillionaire, and when you see the story about how laboratories in Congo have run out of supplies to test for Ebola, it is important to understand that in many ways these are the same story.
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Darth Blake Angeconeb ~ Anishinaabe 2023
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Secret government is totalitarian government. Full stop. Any water carrier is on that side. There are many.
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Ladybugspicnic @ladybugspicnic.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
35 years ago they knew...
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Michael Harriot @michaelharriot.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Trump is expanding the Afrikaaner refugee program, which is based on the "white genocide" conspiracy that Black South Africans are trying to take land from Whites You can't understand this story if you don't know 1 of the greatest stories in all of history A thread www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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Exclusive: Trump poised to expand refugee program for white South Africans
President Donald Trump's administration is considering more than doubling an annual refugee limit to bring more white South Africans into the ​U.S., according to three people familiar with the matter.
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Mary Grace Scary Face @emgeekay.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Correctional Services Canada will be eliminating all prison librarians at federal prisons. This will save between $1.5 million and $2.5 million annually.
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 12/04/2026
I do not want to risk a dime of my money going to horrific - and very real - cyber scam slavery operations, which is why I donate to genuine charities. www.reuters.com/graphics/SOU...
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They traveled to Thailand. They wound up cyber scam slaves in Myanmar.
A multibillion-dollar fraud industry has taken root across Southeast Asia, fueled partly by trafficking victims. In lawless zones along the Myanmar-Thai border, Chinese-run compounds force thousands t...
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
“Hang on to your hope.” E. B. White in 1973.
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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Ask city staff about investing in parks, transit, climate responsiveness, and the response is almost always. “there’s no money for that.“ But you know we have lots of money for? Roads. Speed. Endless amounts of road widening. The money is there. The priorities aren’t. @urbantruth.bsky.social
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Bad immigration economics assumes every extra person is one less seat. Good economics notices they also bring a seat, a side dish, and demand for the bloke selling drinks. The first story is fear; the second is how economies work.
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Brenda Potterr @brendapotterr.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Really need everyone to repost for Mutual Aid🙏 3 people asking for some grocery Help $50 each Hydro Arrears- 4 ppl 1 - $120 🐰Need Easter Bunnies for 20 Families for Easter Dinner/Groceries & treats for kids I’ll connect u directly or PayPal/Etransfer mrsbpotter@hotmail.com
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 23/03/2026
okay maybe i'll make posters
graphic reading "TRUMP FUCKED UP EVERYTHING" in big letters with "AND EVERY ELECTED REPUBLICAN HELPED" along the bottom. Words around those words read: EPSTEIN LIST COVER UP, IRAN, GAS PRICES, AIRPORT LINES, CONCENTRATION CAMPS, TARIFF COSTS, ICE MURDERS, BOOK BANS, CREEPS EVERYWHERE, ANTI-TRANS BULLSHIT"
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Brenda Potterr @brendapotterr.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
I can’t Beg any more than I have💔 Will Someone Please Help a Family🙏 🙏$300 needed for Groceries 2 Moms need $50, 4 ppl need $50 🙏$56 Medication Hydro Arrears- 4 people 🐰Looking for Easter Bunnies for Families I’ll connect u directly or PayPal/etransfer mrsbpotter@hotmail.com
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myrddrin.bsky.social @myrddrin.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Even if the wind knocked out the power, at least the snow is pretty
Photo of a street and trees with fresh snow and sunrise
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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Look man, I’m not a US Senator. Me “acting like it” doesn’t do much. But good news! You ARE. Work on your Esteemed Colleagues and use every bit of your actual powers to bring this fucking fascist creep to heel. If so I promise to write mean skeets about him! Thanks @chrismurphyct.bsky.social.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
READ THE FULL OP-ED: thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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The Fallout from Reporting on White Nationalism in Canada | The Tyee
Journalist Rachel Gilmore published an investigation in The Tyee. The men she unmasked showed up to intimidate her in person.
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David Tomkins 🦋 @davidctomkins.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Climate breakdown is occurring more rapidly with the heating rate almost doubling, according to research that excludes the effect of natural factors behind the latest scorching temperatures. #climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds
Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño
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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
I am pro Iranian people. I stand with them against their own government’s repression AND against the imperial violence in the form of bombs dropped from the sky from Israel & the US who have already killed hundreds. I support neither imperialism or dictatorship. Sahar Delijani said it best:
I was born in an Iranian prison. My parents were held in their jails. My uncles lie in their mass graves.
Nothing you can tell me about the crimes of the Iranian regime that I haven't lived in blood and bone.
That doesn't mean I want my people bombed, maimed, killed, their homes in ruins.
If your vision of liberation comes only through the destruction of innocent lives, then it's not freedom you're after.
Sahar Delijani, Iranian author
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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 28/02/2026
Hey so what's going on this morn— Oh fuck.
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
This gave me literal chills. A man who speaks in such dehumanizing terms about humanity should not be in any position of power. This man will not hesitate to inflict harm on human beings who are not himself, because they simply do not count as human, just objects, in his calculus.
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Ken Childs @thekenchilds.com · 12/02/2026
Just before the first heat of men’s skeleton, Heraskevych posted to Instagram a photo of himself coming up the outramp wearing his helmet with the caption: “This is the price of our dignity”
A photo of Vladyslav Heraskevych with his Ukrainian memory helmet.
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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
The US cutting off oil to Cuba is truly one of the most depraved acts it is possible to imagine. Hospitals will close, food production will collapse, people will starve. It is urgent for US citizens, and every sane person, to oppose this barbarism with all their might.
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Joseph Fink, we're going to win @planetoffinks.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
I actually agree that there is going to be a skill gap between people who regularly use AI vs those who refuse to use it, and it's that after the bubble pops the refusers will be fine while the AI-dependent will be missing or have let atrophy basic skills
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Micro SF/F by O. Westin @microsff.com · 07/02/2026
The alien ambassador sidled through the museum in awe. "You Humans have so much art! Do you have machines to make all paintings, poems, stories and songs?" "We experimented with that, briefly," the guide said. "But humans are both cheaper and more creative. And, well, we will make art regardless."
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The Life of Sharks @thelifeofsharks.com · 06/02/2026
Still on X?
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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people. But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 30/01/2026
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About theonion.com/democrats-sick-of-bein…
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Hi @onestpress.onestnetwork.com I'm really glad you're sharing my video and if you feel like giving me credit for taking it in the ass-freezing cold last night it would be very cool if you
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Fatima Syed @fatimabsyed.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
The Doug Ford gov’t got 14,233 public comments on its plan to transfer 60% of Wasaga Beach to the town. ~98% opposed citing environmental harms "We did not consider any changes to the proposal based on the feedback received," the gov't decided My latest on this saga: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...
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Ontario advances Wasaga Beach transfer | The Narwhal
98% of public feedback opposed Ontario’s plan to drop provincial park designation and protections on a portion of Wasaga Beach
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Catelli @catelli.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
If Google stopped providing GMail for free tomorrow, there is nothing any Canadian government could do about it. And quite frankly, nor should they. If you want e-mail as a critical service, make Canada Post an e-mail provider. And make it accountable to the people through Government.
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Tabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Coming next from the NRA: “Look we said ‘from my cold, dead hands’ and they did that. No notes.”
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myrddrin.bsky.social @myrddrin.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
My 11 year old son is making chocolate chip cookies from scratch for dessert. This parenting thing is working out ok.
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