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Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 20h

Damn

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Dorian Moore, FAIA @dorianmoore.bsky.social · 1d

Yep. See here.

momentummag.com/americas-saf...

List of America’s Safest Cities for Cyclists Proves Safety has Nothing to do with Luck

The safest cities for cyclists earned the lowest fatality scores and highest infrastructure ratings among nearly 300 U.S. cities analyzed.

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Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 1d

My understanding is that we’re now not counting emissions from forest fires but we were up until a few years ago.

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Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 1d

I bet all bike friendly cities are also great cities!

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2d

“The transformation is astonishing. [Paris] has quietly—& quickly—become one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world. What started as a series of emergency “coronapistes” or pop-up bike lanes, built during the pandemic has evolved into a permanent bike network spanning hundreds of kilometres.”

New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution

Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

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Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 1d

Protestors need to carry signs with the cross and pics of this guy >

a close up of a painting of jesus with a black background

ALT: a close up of a painting of jesus with a black background

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Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 2d

She won’t need one

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 3d

Good news: fossil fuels have plateaued and solar is growing by leaps and bounds worldwide

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Solar and wind power has grown faster than electricity demand this year, report says

A new analysis of solar and wind power shows its generation worldwide has outpaced electricity demand this year.

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 3d

Symbiotic relationship between the whale shark and remora benefits both species. Remoras eat scraps of prey dropped by the shark and feed off of parasites on the shark's skin while they’re being protected from predators and get free transportation. 😊

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Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 4d

It’s the hardest deal in the world. Maybe C will inspire T to be a better leader?

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Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 4d

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

www.theguardian.com

Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 4d

I have really enjoyed what Katie brought to the table in the past. Is this really necessary? How is this helpful?

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Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 4d

It’s cost our economy $30B in investments

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Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 4d

Trump genuinely likes Carney. I don’t imagine Trump would feel at all positive about Poilievre. Poilievre is bad news. He’s always complaining and negative.

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Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 4d

He should use the same argument she used to shut down renewables in Alberta.

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Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 5d

Swearing instead of thought

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6d

“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow

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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 5d

Nearly half of Canadian Conservatives say they approve of Donald Trump, despite his trade war and threats of annexation — not to mention his government’s fascist tendencies.

This should tell you everything you need to know about the state of the Conservative Party.

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ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · 6d

i don’t really understand why this made me start bawling i just really love seeing people try to help each other in creative ways and that this shit is necessary

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Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 6d

Nope

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 6d

Interestingly, the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association, who had previously opposed the infrastructure, eventually reversed their position and became one of the city’s most vocal cycling proponents—calling protected bike lanes “the way of the future” and a “win–win–win for all users”.

People of all ages and abilities ride bicycles on protected cycling infrastructure on the streets of Downtown Vancouver.

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Dr. Hello Bonjour @hellobonjour.bsky.social · 14d

If each Canadian household shifts just $59 per week to products to Canadian, $39 billion annually stays in Canada.

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america.is.not.free @antifapatriot.bsky.social · 7d

Purple-Crowned Fairywren

top - female
bottom - male

Australia

📷: Ney Pereira

#birds

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Samantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 8d

World’s first mushroom-powered toilet debuts at UBC

www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

World’s first mushroom-powered toilet debuts at UBC

Tucked away in a forest in the University of B.C.’s Botanical Garden, a first-of-its-kind toilet is ready to turn human waste into nutrient-rich compost using the power of mushrooms.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 9d

#Solar becomes main source of electricity in the #EU for first time. More than half of the EU’s #electricity in the second quarter of 2025 came from #RenewableEnergy
www.independent.co.uk/tech/solar-p...

Solar becomes main source of electricity in the EU for first time

More than half of the EU’s electricity in the second quarter of 2025 came from renewable energy

www.independent.co.uk

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Mieka @mieka.bsky.social · 8d

Your freedom of speech gave you this