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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#IdeasAtWork 18 candidates. One ward. Four years. Toronto-Danforth residents are about to hear a lot of promises about what comes next. So I asked people from across my ward: What should the next councillor be prepared to address over that same period? Click www.torontodanforth.org 1/3 #TOPoli

Image of a Library

"Community is Forever"

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Ford & Sarkaria don't see people on bicycles as people & commuters. You're not "people" nor "commuter" if you're cycling to work. It's really sad to be disregarded like this as a resident of Ontario. Sends a clear signal that lives & commutes don't matter due to our choice of travel mode. #bikeTO

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Yup! Kiddo was transported to camp via cargo bike yesterday in the rain (and every day). Raincoats and rain pants (and an umbrella, somehow). #bikeTO

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Drawing our attention to the 4th image here: while it's a function of density and location, consider how densely used the stations along Yonge, Bloor, and University are. #bikeTO

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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I have removed the bike lanes that were in the road and which you were probably using to get to work Forgive me they were delicious so crunchy and so cold

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Kanchan @kayehm.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

What a legacy. Leaving yet another group of vulnerable people with less than they had when you started your damn job.

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Lanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Many will be hurt and killed because of the decision to remove protected bike lanes. But a reminder to #BikeTO: at the same time as being upset with the province, know that our elected municipal reps are equally culpable. Prioritizing the safety of vulnerable road users shouldn't be this hard.

A person on a bike protesting the removal of bike lanes with a sign that reads "How Many Have To Die"

Matt Elliott
@graphicmatt.com
· Jun 5, 2025
Notable back-and-forth between @lanrickbennett.bsky.social and Councillor Paula Fletcher here. Lanrick makes good argument for protected bike lanes on Jones Ave, as previously approved by council. Fletcher says that plan takes away too many parking spaces. beachmetro.com/2025/06/05/i...

In My Opinion: Need for protected cycle tracks on Jones Avenue must be made clear to local councillor – Beach Metro Community News
The Jones Avenue bike lane looking north between Queen Street East and Dundas Street East is seen in this photo. Photo by Alan Shackleton. By LANRICK
beachmetro.com

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Oh gosh you were talking about the rain. I was talking about storing private property (ahem, bicycles) on the road.

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Ha I did similar with my gigantic cargo bike when I dropped kiddo off at camp the other day. It was too big to haul onto the sidewalk so I parked it like a car 😁

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

So many possible factors to this I don't even know where to start. Just out here trying to exist.

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I think the thing that makes me angriest about #AI writing is having to mark it (because it's hard to prove). The audacity of expecting a human being to spend time and effort reviewing this entirely generic crap produced with zero effort and learning is utterly abhorrent.

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

#viticulture with these animals ❤️❤️❤️

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

🌷🏵️🌼🕷️ I love this little fuzz.

red, yellow, and white tulips and daffodils in a green yard.

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Last night @tarragontheatreto to see Benevolence by @kevinmatthewwong - so sweet and heartfelt. Go see! Such a good time, especially with my ❤️s. #asiancanadian #asiancanadiantheatre

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Last night at The Opera House. Super fun show, great energy. #thelindalindas #2025shows

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

We put together a bunch of data and wrote an interesting thing about where immigrants are living and how the GTA is voting over the past 80 years. Take a look schoolofcities.github.io/gta-immigrat...

Data visualization series showing maps and correlation between immigrants and Conservative votes over time in the Greater Toronto Area.

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

I'm not sure there's much more than a Kopi O kosong at a Singapore coffee shop in the muggy heat.

a white cup of black coffee without sugar on a table by a street

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Meandered my way through this meander of a book. I think Murakami's work tends to variations of similar themes; not necessarily a bad thing, since it can be a nice, chill place to be. #2025reads

picture of Haruki Murakami's hardcopy book entitled The City and its Uncertain Walls, on a red background.

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

At the book launch for @qinillustrations new book, #fantasticlou, in conversation with Kyo Maclear #asiancanadian #asiancanadianlit

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Historical fiction and a love story. Edge of my seat the entire second half. Really enjoy Janie Chang's work. #asiancanadian #asiancanadianlit #2025reads

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Fury of Dracula on a snowy Saturday night. #boardgames #dracula

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I'm looking at the photo in Lanrick's post and I'm just. Nope. I'm not going to ride in that. I had a huge wipeout in similar garbage last winter and I'm done with this half-ass.

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Snow day at the gym, trying out the video thing. Easy 11-, small finger and toes, fairly straightforward stuff. The pink 11+ was much more interesting but I wasn't thinking about taking a video then. #climb #rockclimbing #rockoasis

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Reading the uninformed discourse on this is exhausting. And on the other hand the clearance is done in such a way that makes it hard to bike anyway

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

5+k, -7°c, windy, cold, felt like a bit of a slog. Valley still my happy place though.

Selfie of a jogger on a bridge over a river.

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

5km, -6°c, low wind, packed snow in the trails, which was nice; a couple icy spots, not so nice; street into the valley gross and muddy. Gorgeous inside the valley though. #runto

Runner in a snowy valley trail, bridge and river in the background.

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD - I kept hearing about these little cosy Japanese stories that I think were kick-started by this one and managed to get my hands on it. The first chapter was rough as I had an instant dislike for the characters but things got better afterwards. #2025reads #TPL

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

I've been missing something not recording all the beautiful #kidlit I've been enjoying over the last 5+ years. LITTLE SHREW is such a sweet little piece, with 3 gorgeously illustrated stories of a lovely and simple little life. One can dream. #2025reads

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Was pretty relaxed getting through the first book of 2025. Finished this in late January. Several exciting and absorbing moments interspersed with ploddy stuff. Still pleased to get through the main canon. #2025reads #fantasy #fantasylit

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

This world is wild at heart and weird on top!

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Skim by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki, and Shadow Life by Hiromi Goto and Ann Xu.

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 25/01/2024

I've really enjoyed every Silvia Moreno-Garcia I've read, and this was fun as hell. Tracking down HG Wells's The Island of Dr Moreau now, but I'll say I kept picturing Val Kilmer. #2024reads

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 08/01/2024

ROAMING /Jillian and Mariko Tamaki. Beautiful graphic novel with the most evocative NYC tourism street scenes. Remember what it's like to be young? #2024reads

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 31/12/2023

DENISON AVENUE / Christina Wong - beautiful, lyrical, heartbreaking. Strong feelings about the way my specific broken-Mandonese-speaking immigrant Southeast Asian Chineseness brings its own changes to Chinatown. #asiancanadian #chinatown #2023reads

Picture of the book Denison Avenue by Christina Wong. Cover is a pencil sketch of a streetscape in Toronto's Chinatown.

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serene tan @serenet.bsky.social · 28/12/2023

Heard that this inspired HP Lovecraft and Terry Pratchett. The first half had me, not gonna lie. The second half was a full-on ego-death mushroom trip. Intense. #2023reads

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