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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.

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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 23/09/2026

Please note that if you're only hearing about Trump's whites-only refugees policy now, you are roughly nine months late (please click through the Russian doll nested quotes) This is an abject failure of legacy media and why self-censorship of acceptable discourse is so dangerous

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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We should do this with #OttLRT: “line 1 is down because of a problem with a switch. Line 1 was designed, built & maintained by RTG, a P3 consortium hired because of their cheap price to undermine public value in transit and proudly operated by OC Transpo” @occtranspo.bsky.social

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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 21/09/2026

I think it's ill-advised and anti-democratic to introduce an omnibus bill, cite a crisis, and rush major changes to labour and environmental law. It's going to provoke aggressive resistance and risks, ironically, slowing down the projects the government is so keen on. It's going to be a huge mess.

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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.

washingtonpost.com

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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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/09/2026

Could new bus shelter roofs help New Yorkers stay cool in extreme heat? We're testing a few in Brownsville to find out: a green roof covered with native plants, and reflective roofs covered with low-cost, heat-resilient film.

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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Good. It’s a start. We’re billions behind the 8 ball and our physical and social infrastructure is crumbling due to decades of austerity budgets. @jleiper.bsky.social for mayor.

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 17/09/2026

Ottawa Police have already been using police databases to stalk random women they see in public Now Toronto Police are (allegedly) using police databases to help drug traffickers interested in assassinating prison officials and intimidating witnesses to murders www.thestar.com/news/gta/stu...

Toronto Const. Timothy Barnhardt was unaware a recording device had been hidden inside his police cruiser as he invited an alleged drug dealer into the passenger seat. Barnhardt showed the man the computer screen attached to the centre console, where the veteran officer could search confidential databases containing people's home addresses. Police allege that Barnhardt had been feeding the information gleaned from the searches to criminals, who used it to conduct shootings, robberies and other violent acts. Inside the cruiser on that September 2025 day, the man handed Barnhardt multiple $100 bills, which the officer tucked into the front pocket of his police vest.

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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Sometimes the WAR ON WALKING results in no sidewalks at all. Sometimes they put “something” in — but does that really make things walkable for anyone except those without any other choices? The #WARonWALKING takes many forms, but it’s always about making things comfortable for vehicles, not people.

Image of a wide concrete overpass with a huge truck travelling dangerously close to a thin, uncomfortable looking concrete “sidewalk.” The text says “Don’t buy the lie that there’s a war on cars. They’ve been waging a war on walking for a century.” Tagline at the bottom says the Urban Truth Collective. #UrbanTruth #WarOnCars

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Trump’s EPA will no longer limit pollution from gas and coal-burning power plants. Reminder: Trump took millions of dollars in donations from Big Oil, and his EPA chief Lee Zeldin is cozy with the coal industry. Is there anything this regime won’t destroy to please its bankrollers?

npr.org

Trump's EPA repeals pollution limits on fossil fuel power plants

The Trump administration is eliminating limits on climate-warming pollution from the nation's fossil fuel power plants.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

‘It’s the best feeling’: how Copenhagen gave cyclists a green wave. “Traffic lights are synchronised so a rush-hour cyclist at 20km/h can catch green lights all the way.” If you want people to choose not to drive, make the non-driving trip better & easier for them. It’s as simple as that, really.

theguardian.com

‘It’s the best feeling’: how Copenhagen gave cyclists a green wave

Traffic lights are synchronised so a rush-hour cyclist at 20km/h can catch green lights all the way

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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A popular Toronto-based travel influencer posted an Instagram video and blog about how they replaced car trips with an e-cargo bike and how much they love it. This feels like an indication of big culture shifts - biking is really going mainstream in Toronto!

minijetsetter.com

Urban Arrow FamilyNext Pro Review: Our Family Cargo Bike - Mini Jetsetter

Our honest Urban Arrow FamilyNext Pro review after a summer of daily riding in Toronto: what we love, what to know, and if a family cargo bike is worth it.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The more you insist that cars equal “freedom,” the more likely it is that you live in car dependency, which is the opposite of freedom.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Inflation eating up worker pay. Household debt and student loan defaults at a record high. 8 million people have lost healthcare the past year. Thousands have been sickened by disease outbreaks and contaminated food. Trump says, "Pretend I'm on the ballot" ahead of the midterms. Please do.

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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

And while the eastern extension will be exciting, its years behind schedule and western end is no where in sight. Both were decisions of prior councils so not an accomplishment. Future extensions are not on prov horizon and promising them isn’t achievable under current planning… decades away.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

American workers are taking home their smallest share of the nation's wealth since 1947 — even as corporate profits soar. Why? This chart has the answer.

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Autowa @autowa.app · 30/08/2026

01AD07 ﾟ｡・ * .ﾟ☆━ ≽^• ˕ • ྀི≼ Welcome to the war on bad drivers - Autowa.app

Picture of a captured vehicle with the ID 01AD07. Reported for: Covered license plate

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 27/08/2026

West Sacramento has suspended work on its riverfront streetcar project… in part because the Trump Administration has failed to advance funding for it. The Trump DOT has not signed a single full grant agreement for a new transit project since it entered office. Zero projects funded.

onsiteobserver.com

West Sacramento pauses work on long-planned riverfront streetcar project

West Sacramento has suspended additional work and spending on the long-planned Downtown Riverfront Streetcar project

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 25/08/2026

“Dave’s website is great,” LeBrun wrote in an email. “He’s turned Mark Sutcliffe’s social media posts into a digital scavenger hunt. It’s fun putting your visual memory of your own city to the test by attempting to locate the mayor’s photos of random sections of NCC multi-use pathways on a map.”

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"On behalf of myself, Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe and 999,998 other Ottawa residents, I'd like to thank the National Capital Commission for making Ottawa such a great city," LeBrun wrote earlier this month in response to a "Good morning Ottawa / Bonjour Ottawa" photo taken at Remic Rapids Park and featuring intricately balanced rocks at the Kichi Zìbì Mikan multi-use pathway.
The pathway is one of Sutcliffe's favourite photographic subjects, likely part of his near-daily running routine, one that also often appears to include the Chief William Commanda Bridge.
"Dave's website is great," LeBrun wrote in an email.
"He's turned Mark Sutcliffe's social media posts into a digital scavenger hunt. It's fun putting your visual memory of your own city to the test by attempting to locate the mayor's photos of random sections of NCC multi-use pathways on a map."

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 25/08/2026

“…it was a Bluesky post by Ottawa investigative reporter Luke LeBrun that prompted him to launch now.” A new website is helping determine how much Mark Sutcliffe is leaning on NCC largesse for his photographic celebrations of Ottawa:

ottawacitizen.com

Site crowd sleuths Sutcliffe's ‘Good morning’ posts, proves mayor loves NCC

A new website is helping determine how much Mark Sutcliffe is leaning on NCC largesse for his photographic celebrations of Ottawa. Ironically — it’s a lot.

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Miranda Gray @mirgray.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

With what money? His "low taxes" promise can't support his "boost rural roads" promise.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

“Carney’s official statement deserves to be read in full, slowly, with a beer, because underneath the diplomatic wallpaper it’s the most quietly savage document a G7 leader’s put out in years. It reads like a bank manager foreclosing on a bloke’s entire self-image & the bank manager is enjoying it.”

ifloz.substack.com

KING CARNEY ACTIVATES KONG MODE WITH ZERO FUCKS

Carney Reads the Clock Like a Pro Wrestler

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

71 days until the midterms and Democrats have the momentum. With special elections flipping and polls surging in Michigan and Texas, the map is expanding in ways worth celebrating. Meanwhile, Trump is at historic lows in approval, and I don't see that changing anytime soon. Keep up the good fight! 👏

thinkbigpicture.substack.com

Our Wins Of The Week

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David Cochrane @davidwcochrane.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

21 days before the 25th anniversary of September 11th, the United States imposes 50% tariffs on the country that gave its citizens refuge during the worst terrorist attack in US history.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Whether it's a trade war with Canada or an actual war with Iran, the pattern is the same: Americans are paying the price for the President's choices.

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Colleen @wildplumbay.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Could we for once have a mayor who is pro people instead of pro business? We have had decades of mayors and councillors who put people last. This list is evidence. @jleiper.bsky.social @brigittepellerin.bsky.social @davidmoscrop.com @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social @dmacottawa.bsky.social

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Kathleen O'Grady 🇨🇦 @kathleenogradyca.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

So delighted to see that The Globe and Mail has featured my dear friend Lou Lamontagne and the housing collective she co-created in Montreal. Such a cool model for aging (gifted article) www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/043d50c...

theglobeandmail.com

At a Montreal housing collective, women live intentionally and age joyously

The Maison des RebElles is a flourishing chosen family for lesbians and allies

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Miranda Gray @mirgray.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

When the mayor and the city tweet on the same topic at about the same time, it's hard to not see this as an @vote.ottawa.ca problem. #OttPoli

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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

That’s great, don’t get me wrong, but what are we doing for the rest of the city? You know, the part that actually generates tourism visits and is responsible for 89% of property tax revenue? What are we doing to support? #SmallBiz? And tourism? 75% of images used are NCC or federal (see alt text)

B roll images available from Ottawa tourism to promote and celebrate Ottawa.

That same B role, but with federal sites and NCC properties greyed out. We don’t seem to be proud of our own buildings parks or places.

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Michael Adair @madair336.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

This is pretty rich from a guy who insisted on increasing fares throughout his term, underfunded the system and is constantly blaming the previous council for his woes... Is transit in Ottawa better than after 4 years of Sutcliffe's watch? As a user of that system I'd say no, it's worse.

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Autowa @autowa.app · 19/08/2026

E46PMD ﾟ｡・ * .ﾟ☆━ ≽^• ˕ • ྀི≼ Welcome to the war on bad drivers - Autowa.app

Picture of a captured vehicle with the ID E46PMD. Reported for: Speed, incorrect lane changes cutting off vehicles, riding bumper of car in front. Reckless driver!

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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

And unicorns to pull carriages in the market. Let’s remember Mark promised to fix transit 4y ago; and to plant a million trees. What came of these promises? We’re further in debt (thanks to Lansdowne); transit is no better (arguably worse); those trees never happened (lost more due to Tewin); 1/

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Jonathan Berk 🏠 @berkie1.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Oregon spent the last several years making it easier to build housing: legalizing middle housing statewide, reducing regulatory barriers, updating its building code and investing in production. Now housing starts are up 11.3% year-over-year while the national rate is down 1.3%.

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Miranda Gray @mirgray.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Yes, I don't think that interview helps his campaign. At all.

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Laskinator @laskinator.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Driver in his 70s drove across the MUP, hit a woman on a bike, and almost went swimming with the Muskies. Let's hear the excuse. #Autowa

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LeftyWriter @privateerwriter.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I always go back to my favourite fact: The driver of a modern pickup truck - even the standard unlifted ones - has worse forward visibility for spotting small objects ahead of the vehicle (like children) than the driver of an M1 Abrams main battle tank.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Driving is really expensive for all of us. And these studies are likely still underestimating the the climate and pollution costs, which we’re arrogant to assume we fully understand. #CityMakingMath

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This is BAD NEWS for public safety & mobility in Ontario. Make no mistake what this ruling means—the lower court decision established that ripping out protected bike-lanes WILL cost lives & that was unconstitutional. This Appeal decision says Doug Ford is constitutionally allowed to ENDANGER LIVES.

cbc.ca

Ontario appeal court says Ford can rip out Toronto bike lanes | CBC News

Premier Doug Ford’s government can rip out 19 kilometres of protected bike lanes in Toronto, the Court of Appeal for Ontario has ruled in a decision released Friday, reversing a lower court decision m...

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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

The bike lane decision is extraordinary. The Ontario Court of Appeal flat out saying: more lanes make cars go fast and “induced demand” is just a theory. Aggressively hostile to 80 years of theory and empirical evidence. coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/i...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/08/2026

Peggy Flanagan: "We need to rip ICE apart and stop from them from terrorizing our communities"

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 16/07/2026

Incredibly brazen for the Prime Minister to boast about the “lasting benefits” of expanding fossil fuel production on a day like today. Record-breaking heatwaves. Toxic smoke engulfing cities and towns. Out of control wildfires forcing entire communities to evacuate. /1

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