Reposted by Robyn is still hereDaniel A. Walker @danwalker9999.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The reality of Canada's residential schools does not require bones as proof The toll was exposed in contemporaneous reports (1905, 1906) by Peter Bryce, Chief Medical Officer of federal Depts of the Interior and Indian Affairs His anger bleeds through the yellowed pages archive.org/details/repo... 1106
Reposted by Robyn is still hereℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I hope whatever civil engineering firm lands this RFP is haunted at night by visions of the cyclists they'll be killing. I hope their iron ring they were given at graduation when they took an oath to the public starts to itch and weigh on their finger like an anchor. 513153
Reposted by Robyn is still hereMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It's your stupid president's constant threats to our sovereignty and attacks on our country that did this, not our decision to respond to them. www.latimes.com/business/sto...latimes.comCanada's boycott forces the sale of a California wineryAs California's wine industry struggles, a family-owned vineyard spanning 3,500 acres is for sale after its exports to Canada dropped 35% in a year. 2673122919
Reposted by Robyn is still hereMatt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 22/09/2026Over the weekend, the Bradford campaign challenged the media to do this "scavenger hunt" to uncover supposed places where Olivia Chow frittered away the provincial New Deal money. Challenge accepted. From my newsletter this week, here’s what I found. 29246
Reposted by Robyn is still hereBarney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney pictured today using online app to translate French French to Canadian French. 2445455
Reposted by Robyn is still hereTimothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 21/09/2026NO evidence to support UCP & separatists (hateful) lies about immigrants. "The evidence on this point is consistent. Migrants in high-income countries are, on average, healthier than host populations and contribute more economically than they consume in services." healthydebate.ca/2026/04/topi...healthydebate.caAlberta can’t rely on immigrant workers while denying them health care - Healthy DebateAlberta cannot build a functioning health system by recruiting newcomers to sustain it while denying some the care they need to live, work and stay. 713066
Reposted by Robyn is still herem @cowboyadjacent.bsky.social · 20/09/2026i saw a post that showed a video of that cat that recently got discovered and it looked upset and the caption said "he's so mad that he got discovered" and i was like well yeah id be pissed if humans discovered me too bro leave me tf alone. thats what i would be like if i was that cat. 226721
Robyn is still here @r.kalda.ca · 20/09/2026Riding is no colder than walking, and much faster. "But it's cold" is definitely a counterfactual claim. 101
Robyn is still here @r.kalda.ca · 18/09/2026Ooh, you do NOT want norovirus. Best toss these berries if you bought them. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caAlasko frozen raspberries recalled in 7 provinces over norovirus risk | CBC NewsThe Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning about a recall on certain Alasko brand frozen, whole raspberries sold in seven provinces, due to possible norovirus contamination. 001
Reposted by Robyn is still herePoorly Drawn Lines @poorlydrawnlines.bsky.social · 10/09/2026New guy. 154385
Reposted by Robyn is still hereOliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 14/09/2026EU membership, now www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/w...nytimes.comAt This French Marathon, Runners Make Pit Stops for Wine and OystersThe Marathon du Médoc in Bordeaux is technically a race, but it’s meant to be savored. 1103
Robyn is still here @r.kalda.ca · 10/09/2026Ah yes, a science centre without a science department. That's totally a thing. According to Doug, who wouldn't know science if he stepped in it www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...theglobeandmail.comOntario Science Centre lays off entire science department as part of restructuringGovernment is building a new $1-billion science centre at Ontario Place 100
Reposted by Robyn is still hereMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 09/09/2026Not to brag, but our product has been foldable since 1828. 142135262192
Robyn is still here @r.kalda.ca · 09/09/2026I put grass seed down yesterday on the bare spots in my yard and yet today, still no grass! Toad and I are of one mind on this. 010
Reposted by Robyn is still hereNicola Miller @nicmiller.bsky.social · 03/09/2026An elderly lady (in her nineties she told me) sat at the next table in a cafe. Her daughter called her, presumably to see if she needed any shopping. No, she said. "I have gin, chocolate, and a new book to read when I get home." Habits are important. Hold onto them. 182010199
Robyn is still here @r.kalda.ca · 03/09/2026I can tell you why: 1. Toronto doesn’t have secondary routes that don’t meander insanely and that don’t have stops every block. 2. The places I’m going ARE ON THE MAIN STREETS. THAT’S WHY THOSE STREETS ARE MAIN. 030
Reposted by Robyn is still hereTabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Less than an hour before the storm hit, taking trees down, flooding roads, bringing ping-pong sized hail, advisor to Toronto mayoral hopeful Brad Bradford, @warrenkinsella.bsky.social, went full weather truther. Wait until these guys hear about sunsets. 2727881
Reposted by Robyn is still hereTara Goddard @drtaragoddard.com · 02/09/2026The answer (to the headline) is no. Not when ebikes replace car trips, which they are more likely to do than regular bike trips. And research by @trecpdx.bsky.social and others has shown that ebike riders will ride more often and/or farther than regular bikes, making up for some or all lost effort. 3409
Robyn is still here @r.kalda.ca · 02/09/2026I mean we knew this already, but it's good to see someone saying it out loud again www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/01/n...nationalobserver.comFord's bike lane removal likely to make Toronto traffic worse, dangerous: analysisA clearer picture of Toronto’s cycling network, shaped by expert interviews and a Canada’s National Observer analysis of City of Toronto documents, suggests the Ford government’s move to rip bike lane... 010
Reposted by Robyn is still hereGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I find this so infuriating for a couple of reasons. First is that for adults, e-bikes are often car replacements! Second is that e-bikes are about *mobility* and it shouldn't matter what level of exertion someone has, even if they're riding recreationally. There's so much ableism in this POV. 1589693
Robyn is still here @r.kalda.ca · 01/09/2026If he doesn't like bike lanes he should take the fucking subway so he doesn't have to see them 010
Reposted by Robyn is still hereTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 31/08/2026If I could say one sentence to cats and make them understand it, it would probably be "If you are going to puke, please do it on a hard surface." 1923486300
Robyn is still here @r.kalda.ca · 29/08/2026A very solid lineage indeed. I suspect my Oxford comma % is also substantial. Perhaps we are distant relatives. 010
Reposted by Robyn is still hereHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Has there ever been a more iconic entrance? Rest in peace, Tim Curry. 38895552080
Robyn is still here @r.kalda.ca · 27/08/2026I would *only,* *maybe* be okay with this if car parking fines were equivalent amounts and also increased with repeated offences, and if car parking was actually subject to an equivalent level of enforcement www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caGO Transit, UP Express fare evasion fines increase from $35 to $200 for 1st offences | CBC NewsMetrolinx is increasing its fare evasion fines for GO Transit and UP Express riders starting Sept. 8. 011
Reposted by Robyn is still hereKendra, normal version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Tim Curry and Dolly Parton have taught us not only that you should be bigger, weirder, gayer, and freakier, but also that those qualities are what people will love about you. The things that make you strange and amazing are the things that will resonate with other strange and amazing people 59220337577
Reposted by Robyn is still hereTab C @drtcombs.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The number of pearls being clutched by people posting photos and videos they've taken *while driving their car* of cyclists they have decided are not being safe would pay for entire cities' worth of actual protected bicycle infrastructure. 316917
Reposted by Robyn is still hereWilliam Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026[Exit Queen.] 2063895111004
Robyn is still here @r.kalda.ca · 25/08/2026This is straight-up human trafficking www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...theatlantic.comA Reverse Ellis IslandA city at the southern tip of Mexico has become the place where migrants’ dreams go to die. 000
Robyn is still here @r.kalda.ca · 25/08/2026Hear, hear. DO IT NOW pluralistic.net/2026/08/24/e... @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gypluralistic.netPluralistic: How Canada can help Americans and defeat America (23 Aug 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 010
Robyn is still here @r.kalda.ca · 24/08/2026This is wonderfully honest and forthright. Go, Melanie! 010
Reposted by Robyn is still hereBread and Rosie @rosiemund.bsky.social · 24/08/2026The way people assume that all disabled people can, do and must get around by car somehow but assume that any disability must necessarily be an insurmountable obstacle to cycling safely or at all and refuse to listen to disabled cyclists telling them otherwise. 111220
Robyn is still here @r.kalda.ca · 20/08/2026So here’s what we should do: sell all the stuff we’ve already bought and have been paying to store. But don’t buy more. 100
Reposted by Robyn is still hereAlex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Yes, I have seen the "smut doesn't count as reading" post and yes, it is bullshit. Take it from your friendly, neighborhood, smut-loving librarian. All reading counts as reading. Stop worrying about tallies and totals and what other people think about your reading. Enjoy yourself. 1062901477
Reposted by Robyn is still hereMusicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 18/08/2026hi, musicologist here: this is a cars problem not a music problem 53351511
Reposted by Robyn is still hereObserving The City @observingthecity.ca · 18/08/2026Morning commute on a bike lane that Doug Ford wants to rip out. 21 bikes and 4 cars clearing an intersection in 23 seconds. Which mode fights congestion? 13506137
Reposted by Robyn is still hereCGT Environnement @cgt-environnement.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Un collectif de scientifiques et de personnalités réclame une « loi d’urgence climatique ». Ils proposent d’interdire tout nouveau projet fossile et de créer un crime de « globocide » contre les atteintes aux « conditions mêmes d’habitabilité de la planète ». 👉 www.publicsenat.fr/actualites/s... 11498256
Reposted by Robyn is still hereKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 16/08/2026Every conversation about bike lanes is like: "Car crashes kill a huge number of people every day, including pedestrians, cyclists, & car occupants. Good bike infrastructure has been shown to make everyone safer (& doesn't increase congestion)." "But sometimes cyclists break rules & hit people!" 1386379914
Reposted by Robyn is still hereTrapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Do bike lanes really cause more traffic congestion? Here's what the research says Global studies show bike lanes can ease congestion, reduce emissions and are a boon to businesses www.cbc.ca/news/science...cbc.caDo bike lanes really cause more traffic congestion? Here's what the research says | CBC NewsWhile many people, including Ontario's Premier Doug Ford, say that bike lanes increase traffic congestion, research from around the world shows that's not the case. 14321130
Reposted by Robyn is still hereToronto Mike @torontomike.com · 14/08/2026The thing about ripping out bike lanes is it doesn't stop us from biking, it just makes it more dangerous. And if I feel unsafe, I take the lane. 2942963
Reposted by Robyn is still hereJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 14/08/2026You don't have to be racist shitballs to do a capitalism www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...theguardian.comUS firms that kept DEI policies despite ‘go woke, go broke’ threats thrivedExclusive: Companies that kept policies did just as well financially, even after Trump’s executive order, as those that didn’t 251296179