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David Finnis

@yvrcyclist.bsky.social
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Safe Cycling Advocate Retired library worker Former Municipal councillor Grandfather, organ donor Urbanist living in Vancouver, B.C Threads & Instagram: @davidfinnis EH! (social) eastvanbikeguy

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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
‘Medieval’ and ‘disturbing’: US plan to livestream execution elicits global condemnation
Pentagon said execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, would be broadcast live
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... “This represents a significant lurch in the US from civilisation towards savagery.”
theguardian.com
Execution TV? Pete Hegseth has taken the once ‘greatest democracy’ to a horrific new low | Paul Daley
A proposal to livestream the killing of Nidal Hasan by firing squad opens a window ever wider to the Trump administration’s complete moral vacuity
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I had the good fortune to serve on a board with @ionabonamis.bsky.social and know that her background and experience would be a great asset on Vancouver Council. So I was pleased to assist her @onecityvan.bsky.social council campaign by delivering lawn signs.
Delivering Iona Bonamis lawn signs on a RadWagon eBike. Iona Bonamis lawn sign in Vancouver
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I’m not sure that “Bring Back Smog” is going to be a winning election slogan for the Republicans.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Under Standard Time those roads are dark in the late afternoon.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
You can drive from Vancouver 🇨🇦 to the Okanagan and enjoy pizza in Hope while your electric IDBuzz gets charged.
Pizza with a Volkswagen ID Buzz in the background charging at the Hope, BC Electrify Canada station.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What a beautiful Tuesday afternoon in Vancouver 🇨🇦 I get to ride along the False Creek Seawall as I take my grandson to his architecture program at Arts Umbrella. Then, enjoy the view from Granville Island's Ron Basford Park.
Science World from Olympic Village on the False Creek Seawall. David and Yaletown from the top of Ron Basford Park on Granville Island.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
www.vancitylookout.com/p/volunteer-...
vancitylookout.com
Volunteer bus bench building highlights need for South Vancouver transit investment
With municipal elections on the horizon, the infrastructure that supports some of the city’s most in-need transit riders have become a key election issue.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Trump bans CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House
US president has overseen an unprecedented restriction of access for major traditional news media since start of second term
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/10/n...
nationalobserver.com
Feds quietly exempt oilsands and gas power plants from environmental impact assessments
The change comes as part of a suite of amendments to Canada's impact assessment laws passed by the Carney government early Wednesday morning.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
At least he didn’t grab her by the p…….
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Really?? 🤮
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Editorial cartoon by @theomoudakis.bsky.social for the Toronto Star, Wed. Sept. 9, 2026.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
You're right. This is "terrible". All those displaced cars! #sarcasm
right.th
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/04/o...
nationalobserver.com
Wildfires are front-page news. Why isn't their cause?
Canada has a serious climate literacy problem. Only about half of Canadians correctly identify burning fossil fuels as the primary source of climate pollution.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
theguardian.com
UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
Togo-sponsored resolution calls to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
You obviously know Hope!
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This one on Willingdon in Burnaby and one on King Edward Boulevard several blocks east of Cambie are my "favourites".
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Last week on our road trip to the Okanagan, we saw this beautiful rainbow as we were leaving Hope.
Rainbow in Hope, B.C.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Pump gas or eat pizza? My wife and I opted for the pizza 🍕 while our ID Buzz was charging.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We rode a portion of the MUP in July. Yes, crossing the highway was a challenge. We crossed it twice in each direction. Fortunately, we didn't have to deal with the maze gates (although I did notice them while driving)
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
For all those people wondering what to do while their EV is charging on a road trip, may I suggest eating pizza 🍕. My wife and I enjoyed a delicious tandoori paneer pizza while our @volkswagen.bsky.social ID Buzz was filling up at the Electrify Canada station in Hope 🇨🇦
Pizza and the Electrify Canada charging station in Hope, B.C.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Last night's annual lantern procession at Trout Lake was fun. Here's the East Van Carnival Band getting ready to lead the procession. Then the moon rising over Trout Lake and a glimpse at one of the lantern displays.
East Van Carnival BandMoon over Trout Lake One of the many amazing lantern displays
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
In the Sky with the Pilots Fighting a BC Megafire via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/08...
thetyee.ca
In the Sky with the Pilots Fighting a BC Megafire | The Tyee
The Tyee joins a helicopter crew on a critical day in the battle to stop the Ainslie Creek wildfire.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/08/17/n...
nationalobserver.com
EV sales mandate officially on the way out
The federal government is moving to repeal regulations requiring automakers to hit certain electric vehicle sales targets before having all the alternative measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ...
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
No!
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We went to the Britannia Mine Museum yesterday with two of our grandkids. It’s a fascinating place.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This afternoon, we saw one at Shannon Falls Provincial Park.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Today’s Vancouver Sun ePaper morphed into The National Post. This is the front page.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
When the world's on Fire you should: a) build another pipeline b) switch to renewable energy
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Someone rolled their dumpster in front of our house☹️🤮
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
theglobeandmail.com
Okanagan fires offer a glimpse of a worsening wildfire crisis
Experts say Canadian wildfires are part of a much larger problem connected to the burning of fossil fuels
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
This photo was taken yesterday (photographer unknown) from the front yard of my former Elliott Street neighbours in #Summerland.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Yes, but would artists and musicians protected the Reflecting Pool?
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
An example of the beautiful forest on Keats Island.
Keats Island forest
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The cruelty of Republicans is unbelievable.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
🤣
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
If you are riding through John Hendry (Trout Lake) Park this evening, there's a barrier on the piece of the BC Parkway bicycle path adjacent to the soccer field. There's a leak in the irrigation system. #bikeyvr #Vancouver
BC Parkway bicycle path in John Hendry Park
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I’ll be on CKNW at 2:34pm today.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Nice. But what about the rest? Since Columbus, Ohio features over 10,000 individual city streets spanning roughly 7,392 total miles of roadway.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Sadly
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Maybe start adopting even more renewable sources.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Trump denying lying
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
It isn’t just the money. It’s the injuries, deaths and other damage that will be caused by this reckless driving.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/13/n...
nationalobserver.com
The mouth of a BC river could be ground zero for Carney's biggest environmental fight yet
Canada’s mightiest salmon river, the Fraser in BC, is already fighting for survival. Now, here come the oil tankers.
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David Finnis @yvrcyclist.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Meanwhile, the Trump administration has said bike lanes are too DEI and are pulling funding. So Americans can look forward to more noise, more fumes, and more traffic. Are you winning yet?
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