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Adam Johnston: Elmwood Fietser @adamjwpg.bsky.social · 5h

"And that’s why I’m thinking about the next civic election even though it’s months away. Because we need to find candidates now, who will champion our values and concerns, instead of re-electing people who are shackled to an outdated and dangerous version of the same old, same old."

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Adam Johnston: Elmwood Fietser @adamjwpg.bsky.social · 5h

Very good op ed by Erna Buffie in the @winnipegfreepress.com Reminding #Winnipeg Scott Gillingham only got 27% of the 2022 mayoral vote and how things need a change at city hall. www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...

Opinion: Time for a shakeup at city hall

I don’t know how many of you remember this, but our current mayor, Scott Gillingham, won his position in the 2022 civic election with just 27 per cent of the vote, the smallest vote share for any mayo...

www.winnipegfreepress.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 10h

This is the genius of the Portland protests - they make the claims of lawlessness look not just wrong, but comical

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 13h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 11h

Trump signed an EO to combat "anti-Christian bias."

This week ICE shot a Christian Pastor, David Black & not one MAGA politician, pundit, or person has bothered to condemn it. Instead they celebrate it.

It was never about anti-Christian bias—it was always about fascism masquerading as Christianity

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Adam Johnston: Elmwood Fietser @adamjwpg.bsky.social · 12h

Almost Two years later, they caught someone responsible for Vehicle violence. #WInnipeg www.msn.com/en-ca/news/c...

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Adam Johnston: Elmwood Fietser @adamjwpg.bsky.social · 21h

Props to Steve Clarke. He thinks like I do.

Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · 21h

GLASGOW (AP) — Sharing a Glasgow hotel with pop star Katy Perry hasn’t been much of a distraction for Scotland coach Steve Clarke as he prepares his team for two crucial World Cup qualifiers this week.

Katy Perry goes unnoticed by Scotland's soccer coach as his team shares a hotel with pop star

GLASGOW (AP) — Sharing a Glasgow hotel with pop star Katy Perry hasn’t been much of a distraction for Scotland coach Steve Clarke as he prepares his team for two crucial World Cup qualifiers this week.

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Adam Johnston: Elmwood Fietser @adamjwpg.bsky.social · 1d

I agree. I want more stories about us!

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Adam Johnston: Elmwood Fietser @adamjwpg.bsky.social · 1d

Lets go Cubs!

Adam Johnston: Elmwood Fietser @adamjwpg.bsky.social · 1d

I'm no Las Vegas Aces fan, but I agree with this statement. Show Becky the money.

Dana Holtzbert @danaholtzbert.bsky.social · 1d

Mark's eventually just gonna make Becky the Raiders coach.

Magnus Lehnsherr @i-magnus.bsky.social · 1d

If Mark can afford to pay Geno Smith $37.5 a year million to go 1-4, he can afford to pay Becky Hammon $5 million a year for being on the brink of winning 3 championships in 4 years.
#WNBA

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Adam Johnston: Elmwood Fietser @adamjwpg.bsky.social · 1d

I think after tonight, I see the real disconnect with those on the left offering status quo, and what real progressive policy should be offered. Its no wonder why many progressive/centre-left are disillusioned with pragmatic thinking. #Winnipeg #Wpgpoli

Adam Johnston: Elmwood Fietser @adamjwpg.bsky.social · 1d

Looks like my worst nightmare is going to happen with the #LasVegasAces winning the #WNBA again. Hiss.

Adam Johnston: Elmwood Fietser @adamjwpg.bsky.social · 1d

Lesson from tonight's Elmwood-EK all candidates discussion meet and greet: A few centre-left candidates are very poor on 30 km/h, #WinnipegTransit and how to address it. Perhaps it would help if they cycled and take public transit most of the time to understand the challenges. #Winnipeg

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Adam Johnston: Elmwood Fietser @adamjwpg.bsky.social · 1d

Again, seeing more AI generated videos that are such nonsense. Good to use those critical thinking skills to ensure you know what is real and not real. Most of the AI made videos you can tell a mile away are fake. Keep them critical media skills sharp folks.

Adam Johnston: Elmwood Fietser @adamjwpg.bsky.social · 1d

What's with all these AI WWE wrestling videos I have seen in recent days with Mr. Rogers, Bob Ross, 2 Pac, Notorious BIG Robin Williams? What is next? Cookie Monster with the NWO?

Adam Johnston: Elmwood Fietser @adamjwpg.bsky.social · 2d

Yes. We need more diamond lanes. #Winnipeg #Winnipegtransit

mmarginet @mmarginet.bsky.social · 7d

This city definitely needs more diamond lanes for transit. It's taken four light cycles for this bus to go a block. Outrageous!

#winnipeg #wpgpoli #transit

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CNN @cnn.com · 2d

X's former communications chief spoke exclusively to CNN to about why social media isn't a replacement for journalism, contrasting the opinion of his former boss Elon Musk. https://cnn.it/48PkMfI

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Adam Johnston: Elmwood Fietser @adamjwpg.bsky.social · 2d

Tom Broadbeck speaks some truth here. www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2025/1...

Opinion: Manitoba NDP neglects public transport on congested, emission-choked path to net zero

The NDP government’s new Path to Net Zero plan has all the right buzzwords — sustainability, electrification, resilience — and plenty of good ideas in broad strokes. But for a government that has made...

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 2d

Amazingly, our Vancouver visit has coincided with the construction of Canada’s very first Dutch-inspired fietsstraat (“bicycle street”).

Burnaby’s Frances-Union Bikeway is currently getting an all ages and abilities upgrade that treats cyclists as the main users of the corridor, and cars as guests.

Photo of a Dutch-inspired fietsstraat (“bicycle street”), where cyclists are treated as the main users of the street, and cars as guests.

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Adam Johnston: Elmwood Fietser @adamjwpg.bsky.social · 2d

Where in Canada can we watch the #UWCL? I thought #DAZN has the right, but its not on there? I'm scratching my head

Adam Johnston: Elmwood Fietser @adamjwpg.bsky.social · 2d

You can thank motivational videos from David Goggins for that.

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 2d

"Solar ... is now so cheap that large markets for solar can emerge in a country in the space of a single year."

Another historic milestone for the energy transition, which is doing things seemingly daily that I was told quite often until quite recently were impossible www.bbc.com/news/article...

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity - BBC News

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

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Adam Johnston: Elmwood Fietser @adamjwpg.bsky.social · 2d

Yea I get criticized by a few folks for going cycling often at 3 or 4 am. I get the possible idea I could be jump. But at the same time, I find its safer if you know your route and take precautions. At least there is a lower chance I will be hit by a car.

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Adam Johnston: Elmwood Fietser @adamjwpg.bsky.social · 2d

Its not surprising the most motor vehicle incidents occur between 3-5 pm. Its no wonder why I trust going cycling or walking at 4 am often. There is NO CARS!

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Adam Johnston: Elmwood Fietser @adamjwpg.bsky.social · 2d

It was the usual MPI speak, where drivers need to watch crossing. They also mention that pedestrians should be careful at crossings, including both ways, as well as headphones can be distracting while walking type of info. 2/

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Adam Johnston: Elmwood Fietser @adamjwpg.bsky.social · 2d

Listen to CBC News this morning. They had a representative from MPI about Automobile collisions with pedestrians in #Manitoba. Here are some numbers:
-274 collisions (227 in Manitoba cities)
- 12 deaths
- Between 3-5pm most collisions 1/

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