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Bryn Davidson - Lanefab @lanefab.com · 14/10/2026
Barely made the cut
A list of the the world’s best cycling cities. Vancouver is number 30, the last one on the list.
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Bikepedantic @pedantic.bike · 06/10/2026
As previously threatened, i posted a newsletter. pedantic.bike/if-people-ar...
pedantic.bike
If people are too scared to bike, that's a safety problem
Hello friends, welcome to the first edition of my newsletter! Every week (or two, or three), I will share whatever is on my mind – with as much brevity as I can – about active and sustainable transpor...
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Anna Mehler Paperny @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Toronto: Early voting starts today, runs through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Local government has arguably a greater direct impact on your life than other levels. myvote.toronto.ca/home
Yellow sign with black text: VOTE HERE
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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 12/09/2026
Astounding story. Reform receives a *second* £36m donation from a crypto billionaire in 48 hours. Christopher Harborne- the £5m benefactor- has matched Ben Delo's money pound for pound. £72m in total. Approaching US politics sort of money. www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Mayor Olivia Chow and the City of Toronto had prepared design proposals for Bloor from Resurrection to Royal York which would have added a traffic lane while keeping the bike lanes, yet were rejected by the Ford government! #shame #BikeTO #TOpoli #ONpoli www.thestar.com/news/gta/dou...
thestar.com
Doug Ford’s government rejected Toronto’s proposals to restore traffic lanes and keep bike lanes: sources
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says the province walked away from compromises to restore traffic lanes while keeping bike lanes on major streets.
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Texas suspended 1.2 million voters. Go to www.votetexas.gov/register-to-... and click on voter registration and then register to vote. Please check your registration if you're a Democrat. If you're a Republican, own the libs and don't let no one tell you what to do.
votetexas.gov
Register to Vote in Texas | VoteTexas.gov
Learn how to register to vote in Texas with easy-to-follow steps. Get all the details you need to ensure you're ready for the next election.
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Rohan Maitzen @rohanmaitzen.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
CBC reminds us, in case we needed it, of where the lake's name comes from. The toddler-in-chief can call it whatever he wants but he can't actually "rename" it.
From CBC news: "the lake's name comes from the Huron Indigenous people's word 'oniatari:io' (sorry can't do the special characters) which means 'lake of shining waters' and it predates European settlement in the region"
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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️
Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller.
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Bill Lindeke @blindeke.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
One thing about speed cameras: they're mainly a tax on people who DON'T live in your city (and also they boost safety *mostly for residents* by changing those people's behavior). Kind of a win-win-win for local government.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
REMINDER: There are now just 85 days until the Nov 3 midterm. Saying this is the most important election in our lives is an understatement. This is the most important election in the life of our Republic. Our freedoms and our democracy hang in the balance. We MUST win!!
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
We have no money, so we’re paying companies not to work. RWE will receive $1.22 billion from the federal government to surrender three offshore wind leases. Trump has spent nearly $4 billion to pay companies to abandon offshore wind projects. www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 07/08/2026
Confronted with an obvious need for renewable energy, Trump admin officials used taxpayer money to scuttle an offshore wind project. Then they did it again. And again. And again. And this week, again. Total price tag in wasted taxpayer money: ~$4 billion and counting www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
ms.now
Team Trump uses taxpayer money to scuttle yet another renewable energy project
As one key Democratic member of Congress summarized, “It is hard to imagine a more backwards use of taxpayer money.”
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NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory @rubinobservatory.org · 24/07/2026
Talk about a cosmic glow-up✨📸 This progression of images of galaxy group RSCG 55 shows the evolution of ground-based sky surveys spanning more than three decades🤯, ending with NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory's view. 🔭🧪
Five-panel image showing the progressive evolution of sky surveys from 1994 to 2025, revealing more and more detail in a triple merging galaxy system and the surrounding sky.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Very cool that Shopify’s CEO thinks the poor should have far less of a vote than the rich. Still worth that ad read money, folks?
Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke says “good system.” In response to the following proposal: 

“Interesting... what about weighted voting proportional to the level of income tax you pay? (no income tax paid - O vote, $1-100k - 1 vote, $100-200k 2 votes and so on... cap it at 5 votes for $500k+. For those that constantly complain about the wealthy not paying tax/fair share they'd have nothing to worry about right? Why not reward representation of taxation and build a democracy around those that foot the bill?”
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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Trump will announce an agreement allowing Saudi Arabia to enrich nuclear fuel that will make it easier for the kingdom to develop nuclear weapons, in exchange for the Saudi's personally enriching Trump and his family. www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
forbes.com
Trump Family Has Major Saudi Arabia Business Ties As Nuclear Deal Draws Scrutiny
The nuclear agreement was first reported Tuesday and Trump is expected to sign it Wednesday.
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 24/06/2026
Liz Soto and Savanna Batten are 2 of those sentenced to 50 years in prison for Prairieland. I visited them in a north Texas jail—11 months into their incarceration over a July 4 noise demo—to meet the Trump admin’s “Antifa terrorists”. from behind glass, Soto said, “They didn’t like my book club.”
theguardian.com
‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison
Advocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at Texas ICE facility
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Grantham Research Institute at LSE @granthamlse.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
We regret that our event on Extreme Heat: Improving governance and strengthening action around the world has been cancelled due to the red extreme heat warning issued by the UK Met Office. Our apologies to everyone who was planning to attend the event.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
RFK Jr. says that HPV vaccine is “dangerous and defective”. A new study from England shows that HPV vaccines have reduced deaths from cervical cancer to ZERO for women aged 20-24. Significant reductions in older age groups were observed as well, though the latter have lower vaccination coverage.
thelancet.com
Cervical cancer mortality trends following HPV vaccination in England, 2001–24: an analysis of population-based mortality data
Our findings provide the first robust national-level evidence, albeit observational, that high HPV vaccination coverage is associated with a substantial reduction in cervical cancer deaths. This is sh...
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The screwworm epidemic will cost American cattle farmers $2 billion in losses. It is just the first in a long line of needless disasters that are coming since Elon Musk was allowed to trash key health, monitoring and science programs. My latest: charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-time-o...
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The Time of Plagues
Elon Musk promised to take a chainsaw to government programs. A year later, the bill is coming due and it’s Texas cattle farmers who are paying the price.
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Jennifer Shin - WTAF @jennifershin.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Happy #ObamaAppreciationDay!
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Gretchen Goldman, PhD @gretchentg.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The strong collective response of the science community to the proposed OMB rule has demonstrated the broad unity that’s possible when we all work together. We'd do well to apply this same level of activation to the larger assaults on science and democracy. My new post: blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...
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The Science Community Is Stepping Up. Let’s Go Bigger.
The scientific community is fighting a proposed change to research funding. Let's keep this momentum going to take on more attacks on science.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 08/06/2026
I thought people were kidding, turns out Elon really did axe the screwworm containment program back in March 25. fucking imbecile www.agri-pulse.com/articles/226...
agri-pulse.com
Bird flu, screwworm monitoring among foreign aid programs killed by Trump
Among the more than 5,300 grants and programs killed as a result of the Trump administration’s USAID cuts are a slate of U.S.-funded programs at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, including eff...
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dmcal1.bsky.social @dmcal1.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
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Lea Zengage @leazengage.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 29/05/2026
MARK YOU CALENDAR for our EMERGENCY SCIENCE MEETING June 2nd at 4pm et. We will be giving an overview of the rule and assigning EVERY SCIENTIST IN AMERICA their marching orders. Register here: events.standupforscience.net/stand-up-for...
events.standupforscience.net
Emergency Science Meeting by Stand Up for Science
[discussing OMB-2026-0034?]
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Coleen Murphy @ctmurphy1.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
The public comment period closes approximately July 13, 2026 (45 days from May 29 publication). Comments must be submitted to regulations.gov, Docket OMB-2026-0034
regulations.gov
Regulations.gov
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Bassano @bassano.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Vermeer’s Girl With The Pearl Earring will be shown in Osaka, later this year, and the press conference was as Japanese as you’d expect #Vermeer
A Japanese mascot dressed as Vermeer’s Girl With The Pearl Earring in front of a promotional poster for the same at a press conference in Japan
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Cycle Toronto @cycletoronto.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
"Michael Longfield, executive director of the cycling advocacy group CycleToronto, placed the blame for the unconnected bike lanes on the province, but also said the city lost an opportunity by choosing to wait."
thestar.com
How the Crosstown LRT helped kill the city’s decade-long plan for a bike lane along Eglinton Avenue
Initially proposed in 2014, a complete cycling corridor along Eglinton Avenue will now not be built.
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Econ Analytica @econanalytica.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Cartoon by @dennisgoris.bsky.social
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Chemjobber @chemjobber.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
One more thing - this (the life sciences, and its associated products) is, in my opinion, the last place where America has/had the 'commanding heights' and Trump/Russell Vought is 100% trying to give that advantage away. Our children and grandchildren will be poorer and sicker for it.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas and city center in 2021.”
politico.eu
Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Another reminder: if there exists *any* class of people who don't have due process rights, then *nobody* actually has due process rights because the government can always just say you're in that class.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Erasing history www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
nbcnews.com
Justice Department deletes press releases on charges against Jan. 6 rioters
The Justice Department confirmed that it had deleted the press releases as part of “stripping DOJ’s website of partisan propaganda.”
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Our federal trial for protesting ICE is on Tuesday. Win or lose, we’re facing up to $250k in legal fees. That’s why this Saturday, we’re having a 12-hr stream-a-thon! Join us 5/23 from 10am-10pm CT to help raise the remaining legal costs and WIN this case: twitch.tv/katabughazaleh
8-bit graphic with Kat and Heater in a star-studded pixel universe to promote our 12-hour stream-a-thon. Copy reads: 

"12-HOUR STREAM-A-THON
FOR KAT + ANDRE'S LEGAL DEFENSE FUND

Crafts! Games! Politics! 

WHEN
SATURDAY MAY 23
10AM - 10PM CT
FEATURIHG
BRENNAN LEE MULLIGAN
MATT BERNSTEIN
QASIM RASHID
MAI VANG
+ MANY MORE!

JOIN US ON TWITCH OR YOUTUBE!"
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Leonard Burtscher @ileo.de · 17/05/2026
Why energy efficiency is not just a matter of electrification… nicely explained by Jane Marsh in Rod Janssen‘s newsletter „Energy in Demand“: energyindemand.com/2026/05/15/b... (Essentially: well insulated building envelopes make heat pumps more efficient — and smooth peak electricity demand)
energyindemand.com
Blog by Jane Marsh – why insulation comes first: the Warm Homes Plan’s focus on fabric-first energy efficiency
Energy-efficient homes remain a central priority within the Warm Homes Plan. It supports broader national decarbonisation efforts by lowering residential energy demand before expanding low-carbon i…
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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 17/05/2026
A typical electric car costs about $6,000 more than a comparable gasoline car. With a $6,000 higher up-front cost, $27,000 lower fuel cost, and $14,000 lower maintenance cost, at today's prices a typical electric car costs about $35,000 less than a typical gasoline car over the vehicle's lifetime.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Sadly, I’m not at all surprised at this, since it was unlikely that Alberta’s awful Premier would let Ontario’s awful premier hold the title for “leader most likely to endanger people, make traffic congestion worse, & hurt the success of cities, all to score dumb ideological points with their base.”
calgaryherald.com
Bell: Alberta to bring in law to rip out bike lanes and stop new ones
The Alberta government is bringing out a new law where existing bike lanes could be removed and new bike lanes would not get the green light
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
/5 “When you have this enormous number of patients that come in every fall and winter for influenza and RSV and unfortunately for COVID-19 ... it means it puts pressure on the system.” Razak said Canada’s relatively low hospital capacity makes surges especially difficult to manage.
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 10/05/2026
Democrats have now lost a net of six House seats in enacted or likely mid-decade redistricting across the U.S. They will need to win the House popular vote by 4 points to win the majority of seats. New House elec. simulations from Strength In Numbers www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-05-10...
gelliottmorris.com
Republican gerrymandering could mean Democrats have to win the House vote by 4 points
A new analysis by Strength In Numbers reveals the impacts of mid-decade and post-VRA redistricting by Republicans, with the now-missing Democratic counter-gerrymander in Virginia
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Science Magazine @science.org · 09/05/2026
Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. scim.ag/4tsDqRr
scim.ag
After USDA request, Indiana plant biologist locked out of lab by school
Move comes after Roger Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs
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Jaap Burger @jaapburger.eu · 08/05/2026
What do electric buses do at night? They help balance the grid. First Bus in Glasgow: "By flexing when buses are charged, the depots can increase demand at times when there is excess renewable energy on the system, particularly wind power in Scotland, and reduce demand during peak periods. [1/2]
Four buses at a bus depot at night
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Richard Warnica @rwarnica.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I went home recently to write about Alberta’s separatists. What I found was a movement wildly, dangerously disconnected from reality. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
thestar.com
Richard Warnica: I went home to the heartland of Alberta independence. Even after covering Donald Trump for 10 years, I was still terrified by what I found
Independence movement eerily reminiscent of Trump's America.
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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
incredibly funny that this bullshit trust and safety team is going to Streisand Effect themselves into everyone knowing about this restore @cara.city you miserable babies
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June Martin @theworldsgreatestwriter.com · 07/05/2026
They suspended @cara.city for this!!! Dogshit website run by absolute babies. It is a Serious Violation to point out that the head of trust and safety’s pants fell down and everyone saw his little red ass and laughed
• Do not stalk, persistently target, or create malicious content designed to humiliate or degrade individuals, including through coordinated campaigns.
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The following Post was removed:
I think it's very funny they keep banning people for stating, correctly, that the head of trust and safety on here was caught liking porn on his official account
Your post was classified as a Serious Violation, adding 4 strikes to your account. You now have 4 total strikes.
Because you reached 4 strikes, your account has been suspended for 3 days. You will be able to access your account again on 10th May, 2026.
If you believe this action was taken in error, you can appeal within 14 days by emailing moderation@blueskyweb.xyz. Please include context about why you believe this decision was incorrect.
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Another Reform activist just got exposed for antisemitism, and once again there's crickets from mainstream journalists and politicians By @willem-moore.bsky.social
thecanary.co
Reform activist worries growth of Jewish population could ruin UK culture
Another Reform activist just got exposed for antisemitism, and once again there's crickets from mainstream journalists and politicians
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
A study on Covid vaccines showed that this yr's vaccines were 53-55% effective against hospitalizations. Jay Bhattacharya did not want it to be released. The article did not get published in the CDC's flagship journal. This is solid science by experts. 🧪 insidemedicine.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
insidemedicine.substack.com
Exclusive: Here's the Covid-19 vaccine paper the CDC censored.
RFK Jr. and the CDC’s top official, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, don’t want you to read this. That’s exactly why you should.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I’ll be damned. The Pulitzer board did it. Good on them
Special Citations and Awards
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Julie K. Brown
A special citation is awarded to Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown for her groundbreaking reporting in 2017 and 2018 that exposed Jeffrey Epstein's systematic abuse of young women, the justice system that protected him, and, over time, his powerful network of associates and enablers.
Her Perversion of Justice series, published nearly a decade ago, revealed how prosecutors shielded Epstein from federal sex trafficking charges when he was first accused of abusing young women. She went on to document and give voice to the scores of victims who had been groomed and abused by him and others in his circle. Her work, and the release of the government's Epstein files, continue to reverberate around the world.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Michael de Adder
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