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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Neugin @lostcitymagic.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The great antlered giant prairie snail is rare, but an awesome inspiring sight to behold
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"Ripping out these protected bike lanes against the will of Toronto city council is a colossal waste of $48 million. The province’s own experts know it will not ease traffic congestion, it will put people’s lives at risk…” One of the stupidest things I’ve ever seen any politician do to any city.
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Ontario will officially begin removing Toronto bike lanes on Tuesday | CBC News
Ontario will begin removing bike lanes from a stretch on Bloor Street W. in Etobicoke on Tuesday, the Ministry of Transportation says.
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AW Sylwester @aw-sylwester.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 08/10/2026
One of the key lessons from Dutch cycling history is cities didn't start with protected lanes. They began by making streets safer, calmer and more inviting; with lower speeds, parking restrictions, traffic filters and reduced through-traffic to create an environment in which cycling could flourish.🧵
A cycling priority street in the Netherlands where drivers are guests and cyclists are the main users.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Why Jared?
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Seriously, watch and share this.
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 28/09/2026
Really fantastic to see "reduce pedestrian fatalities" in the COPE public safety pillar of their platform, with tangible concrete actions. Great work from @copevancouver.bsky.social recognizing that road safety = public safety.
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"The end times fascists may want us to believe that the end of the world is nigh and inevitable but this book shows, again and again, that there is a different way. It's up to us to follow it" - Thank you Ericka Taylor for this generous and thoughtful @npr.org review! www.npr.org/2026/09/28/n...
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'End Times Fascism' looks at supremacist groups uniting around end-of-the-world ideas
Authors Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor identify supremacists that have, despite ideological differences, converged around the conviction that they are part of an elite destined to survive an apocalypse.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“I’ve heard people dismiss Trump’s mendacity with a shrugging “they all lie,” but we are witnessing a rare, very possibly once-in-a-lifetime political liar.”
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I started fact-checking Trump 10 years ago. Here are 15 things I’ve learned | CNN Politics
Ten years ago this month, in my old job as Washington correspondent for the Toronto Star, I started what I believed would be a quick little side project: fact-checking underdog presidential candidate ...
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.” Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life. Common sense. Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
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Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
First, the VPD said they couldn't explain how they would spend $1.4 million city council gave them to police five blocks of Granville for seven weeks because it was an operational matter. Then they said they were still figuring out their plans. Now they're saying it's too complicated to reveal.
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Dovewoman 💙 🇺🇦 💙 @dovewoman.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Ya Think?
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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 07/11/2024
welcome to the Age of Diarrhea
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FDA's war on public health is about to end. This includes its aggressive suppression of psychedelics, peptides, stem cells, raw milk, hyperbaric therapies, chelating compounds, ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, vitamins, clean foods, sunshine, exercise, nutraceuticals and anything else that advances human health and can't be patented by Pharma. If you work for the FDA and are part of this corrupt system, I have two messages for you: 1. Preserve your records, and 2. Pack your bags.
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Thomas Seal @twseal.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
British Columbia Premier @davidebybc.bsky.social has invited Somali referee Omar Artan to referee in Vancouver, after he was denied entry to the US
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Why hasn’t Somali referee Omar Artan, who was robbed of his well-earned World Cup participation and denied US entry despite having the proper documents and credentials, been invited to referee World Cup matches in Canada and Mexico? Seriously.
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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
This is Ken Paxton's mugshot. He was indicted on 3 felony counts for investment fraud. He was reported to the FBI by his own staff for bribery. He was impeached by his own party for corruption. Now he’s the Republican nominee for US Senate in Texas. Together we will stop him.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Rhodes: Who looks like a more stable and predictable actor? The Chinese Communist Party, where maybe you think they’re bullies, but the terms never change? Or the United States, where you have a president who’s been imposing tariffs, launching wars, shaking you down for essentially tribute payments?
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Psychopomp Gecko @psychopompgecko.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Uh, guys, cooking at home was never a lifehack. Has everyone been under the impression that restaurant food was cheaper than groceries?
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Half of business owners on this Toronto street estimated that more than 25% of their customers arrived by car. In fact, it was 4%. And the % of customers who who walked or cycled? 72%. Retailers routinely overestimate the # of “car customers.” Via @carltonreid.com www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...
Toronto walkable shopping street
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
IMPORTANT: The Dutch invested €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear— it WASTES public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
Examples of striking Dutch bike-lane and urban biking infrastructure via Modacity Life.
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itsmab.bsky.social @itsmab.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Just wanted to let you know that the IRS has audited every president annually for decades now to ensure there was no corruption and the reason you didn't know that was because only one president found that to be a problem
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mzkdee.bsky.social @mzkdee.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Shame shame shame on Councillor Dominato for bringing forward the amendment that completely derailed the Councillor Fry's motion to understand and prioritize sex worker safety in Vancouver. And Shame on the ABC Councillors who voted for it. Shame. Election can't come fast enough. #vanpoli
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Smart cities know that, as hot as they already are, they’re just going to keep getting hotter. Greening the city not only cools it down, it cleans the air, quiets the noise, improves mental health & happiness, saves public money, and more. Strand Aldwych, London. 2021 vs 2025. Via @modacitylife.com
Before and after images of street greening in central London, UK.
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
One thing that's cool about the Mamdani bike bus is that it goes beyond just centering bicyclists (and pedestrians) and focuses on the fact that children have a right to move around cities safely without fear of cars. Kids deserve freedom of movement.
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Andrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
News release: @guyfelicella.bsky.social returning proclamation awarded to him by Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim after Sim and ABC councillors’ move to block downtown OPS. “Not worth the paper it’s printed on.”
Vancouver, BC — On Thursday, nearly two years after receiving it, well-known recovery advocate Guy Felicella will return the proclamation awarded to him by Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, which named May 29, 2024, as “Guy Felicella Day.”
 
“The mayor named that day after me to recognize my work advocating for both harm reduction and recovery, supporting families dealing with addiction, and inspiring students across the city with the story of my recovery from addiction and homelessness,” said Felicella. “As much as that proclamation meant to me then, I don’t want it anymore.
 
“Mayor Sim and his ABC majority have demonstrated that they do not understand what it takes to recover from toxic illicit drugs, or the work required to save lives. That proclamation is not worth the paper it’s printed on. That’s why I’ll be returning it to City Hall.”
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Cities get better when you trade space for cars, with places for people. #UrbanTruth
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Mo Amir @vancolour.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
“The truth about B.C.'s unceded land (and your home)” This is grounded in the law, not politics. And until policymakers actually understand it, they can’t deliver the property rights protections that British Columbians deserve. This is VANCOLOUR Thursdays at 9pm @cheknews.ca 📺
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Jay Pitter @jaypitter.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
If you don’t have time to read this urgent media release, here’s my one-question translation: What did you have to travel an hour to access this week that should’ve taken a fraction of that time? Now multiply that excessive travel time over a year. This is the conspiracy, not complete communities.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
a reminder that a lot of the things people find unpleasant about cities - along with the noise and dirtiness - are largely a product of filling them with cars. get rid of the cars and the pleasantness of the environment improves dramatically
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Pope Leo turned the question around like the boss he is.
Screenshot of a tweet by perrito barista (@Carlitospindola), translated from Spanish, quoting Pope Leo responding to a question about migration by reframing it: "What is the global North doing to help the global South in its situation that forces them to migrate?" The embedded video shows the Pope holding a microphone aboard what appears to be a plane, with clergy visible behind him.
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Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 20/04/2026
IF YOU BUILD A BIKE LANE THAT DOESN'T CONNECT TO ANOTHER BIKE LANE THEN YOU DIDN'T BUILD A BIKE LANE
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Steven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
VERY COOL PERSON: It's four-twenty, you know what that means? ME: Hell yeah! [starts shoving blackbirds into a pie]
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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
The City of Vancouver has just announced they had a $530 million surplus last year. It follows a $860 million surplus the year before, and years of $300+ surpluses. It's the annual reminder that when local politicians say times are tough, they're usually being misleading to suit their agendas.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
“Basic income has been shown to reduce health care costs, including an 8.5% reduction in hospitalizations. As Dr. Danielle Martin [the newly elected Liberal MP in today’s by-election] has so pointedly said, “If we discovered a drug that reduced hospitalizations by 8.5%, we’d put it in the water.”
Same text as in post. Via @UBIWorks.bsky.social #UBI #UniversalBasicincome
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
No matter how bad he gets and no matter what he does, Republicans in Congress will never stand up to him or speak out because some agree with him on everything and the rest are spineless cowards.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
MAKE SURE that this is the conversation. It’s the reason this horrible thing happened. It’s the ONLY reason. Everything else is a distraction.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Oh. So they want Obama’s nuclear deal minus Obama’s signature. Got it.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Your reminder to be sure to download and print out the Mueller Report (I did years ago). We should expect that there will come a time when it can no longer be found online.
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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 22/03/2026
I want fully staffed public pools, and libraries that are cathedrals to public goods and a society where walling yourself off with money is viewed as sociopathic.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Actual experts who know what they’re talking about know that smart bike-lanes for people on e-bikes or any other bikes aren’t “subsidized.” They have excellent returns-on-investment, support economic development, save public money, etc. Bad news about car lanes though. HEAVILY subsidized. Facts.
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mzkdee.bsky.social @mzkdee.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Vancouver Is About to Hold a Hearing About the Future of Hearings via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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Vancouver Is About to Hold a Hearing About the Future of Hearings | The Tyee
Why citizen trust is at stake when council weighs a new Official Development Plan on Tuesday.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Never forget, the electric car is here to save the car industry, not the planet. Read this thread.
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OneCity Vancouver @onecityvan.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
This isn’t just a mistake an apology to @seanorr.bsky.social can fix. This is opens up the city to huge liability. What other decisions has Ken Sim made that we now need to question the source and reliability of them?
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Michael @snowrunner.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
This is some serious case of affluenza Ken Sim suffers. It also tells us a lot about Sims character and how he sees Orr.
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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 02/03/2026
"Zero means zero" (car free days)
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