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Ladybugspicnic @ladybugspicnic.bsky.social · 1h

I say this as a gal whose dad used to watch STNG, and because one tv, so did I, but whenever I see this stuff I just hear Picard yelling "there are four lights!" And it keeps me from diving off a cliff (metaphorically speaking).

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Antonia Juhasz @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social · 3h

Yo! People concerned about the #climate crisis: time to drop the phrase "canary in a coal mine" to describe melting glaciers, skyrocketing insurance premiums, extreme weather events, etc. The term refers to harbingers of bad things to come in the future. The climate crisis is here right now.

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Ladybugspicnic @ladybugspicnic.bsky.social · 5h

That store is so big I just assumed they kept all holiday merch stocked all year. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Ladybugspicnic @ladybugspicnic.bsky.social · 22h

Busy? Okay autocorrect. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Ladybugspicnic @ladybugspicnic.bsky.social · 22h

Because:
Running means many great things, busy mostly hours of listening to music and being left alone?
-reply from an introvert....

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Ladybugspicnic @ladybugspicnic.bsky.social · 22h

Nah. The playlist is what keeps you going past km 35. 👌

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Ladybugspicnic @ladybugspicnic.bsky.social · 23h

Ban.
Fossil.
Fuels.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

TSB releases findings on Alberta pipeline rupture that caused explosion, wildfire | CBC News

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada published its findings on the causes of the rupture of a natural gas pipeline near Edson, Alta.

www.cbc.ca

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Ladybugspicnic @ladybugspicnic.bsky.social · 1d

Also, these geese. 👌

#birds

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Ladybugspicnic @ladybugspicnic.bsky.social · 1d

I couldn't resist the call of the fog...

#SeenOnMyRide

Fog over Dow's lake while a single cormorant swims by.

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Ladybugspicnic @ladybugspicnic.bsky.social · 1d

Fingers crossed.
The fog and the two trees at the museum of history with the sunrise coming through remains my top sunrise ever...bonkers gorgeous back out fog with pinks and oranges...
Came home with frozen hands and it was totally worth the pictures and standing around watching it.

Ladybugspicnic @ladybugspicnic.bsky.social · 1d

I have been waiting for WEEKS ("temps are up, temps are down, maybe tomorrow morning?") but didn't go out early this morning so of course it's happening. Hmph.
The universe is a joker.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d

Pacific island nation explores new ways to survive climate change but needs help to build protective sea walls now.

‘We don’t want to disappear’: Tuvalu fights for climate action and survival

Pacific island nation explores new ways to survive climate change but needs help to build protective sea walls now.

bit.ly

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Ladybugspicnic @ladybugspicnic.bsky.social · 1d

For everyone who calls me Alarmist...

#BanFossilFuels

Tzeporah Berman @tzeporah.bsky.social · 1d

The majority of heat related deaths in European cities this summer were caused by climate change. These figures should terrify us.

This shows us that heat plans not enough – we need strong EU climate targets to cut the emissions causing this dangerous heat.

www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/pub...

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Joe Giddings @joegiddings.bsky.social · 2d

This new residential tower in Lyon is made from wood.

In many ways, this is quite an incredible building. Here's why:

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Ladybugspicnic @ladybugspicnic.bsky.social · 2d

Always.

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Ladybugspicnic @ladybugspicnic.bsky.social · 2d

Ha. Yeah. I love this time for year. Between the honks and the quacks I just chuckle to myself when I go by...

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Ladybugspicnic @ladybugspicnic.bsky.social · 2d

Me: "Good morning you beauties!"
Geese: HONK.

Tough crowd.

#SeenOnMyRun

Canada geese, mallards and American black ducks floating on Dow's lake as the day dawns.

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Ladybugspicnic @ladybugspicnic.bsky.social · 2d

Perhaps they'll consider strategic curbs like they have on Sherwood. It's mostly a painted lane (it's a 30k street), but they've added some concrete curbs (they're not pin curbs I'm not sure what the proper name for them is) and raised crossings at the intersections.

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Ladybugspicnic @ladybugspicnic.bsky.social · 2d

I used to bike Gilmour quite a bit (we lived at the very end of it), I have biked it with L as well (him under his own power I mean, not just on the cargo bike). I wouldn't call it high speed. I always wished it had a contraflow lane....

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Ladybugspicnic @ladybugspicnic.bsky.social · 3d

Also, in light of the chevron explosion earlier this week: www.seasidesustainability.org/post/microbi...

Richmond vs Chevron: A Modern Fight for Environmental Justice

Lauren von AspenLocated 16 miles northeast of San Francisco and just across the bridge from Marin county, lies the industrial city of Richmond. More so than its Bay Area neighbors, Richmond is compose...

www.seasidesustainability.org

Ladybugspicnic @ladybugspicnic.bsky.social · 3d

#SubSkeet

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Cleanup underway of the Keystone oil pipeline spill in North Dakota | CBC News

The pipeline ruptured Tuesday morning in southeastern North Dakota and was shut down within two minutes by an employee who heard a mechanical bang.

www.cbc.ca

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Ladybugspicnic @ladybugspicnic.bsky.social · 3d

Looks like it's a PXO.

Screenshot of a white van and the pedestrian crossing after the driver hits a child with their vehicle. There is a red circle drawn around the pedestrian crossing sign.

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Ladybugspicnic @ladybugspicnic.bsky.social · 3d

ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...

Driver charged in collision with cyclist in Stittsville

The 47-year-old driver is facing charges of dangerous operation causing bodily harm and various other Highway Traffic Act offences.

ottawacitizen.com

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Ladybugspicnic @ladybugspicnic.bsky.social · 5d

They kind of remind me of Blanche from A Streetcar Named Desire....trying to "depend on the kindness of strangers"...... It's almost sad. Almost. Because.... capitalism. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Ladybugspicnic @ladybugspicnic.bsky.social · 5d

There's a video of one running into a wall. 😂

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