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Cedric @cedricrichards.bsky.social · 1h

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Cedric @cedricrichards.bsky.social · 10h

One of the earlier US presidents, John Tyler, had a grandson that died in 2025.

Also, Louis St-Laurent lived during the lifespan of every Canadian Prime Minister

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 1d

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

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Cedric @cedricrichards.bsky.social · 11h

“Who gets to openly do crimes?” is our province‘s ballot question.

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Cedric @cedricrichards.bsky.social · 1d

“Don’t blame me, I voted for Humphrey” pin button

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Cedric @cedricrichards.bsky.social · 2d

Still think about the time when Chief Justice Wagner was briefly the Administrator of Canada in between Payette’s and Simon’s terms of Governor General.

The head Santa oversaw Canada

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

i had no idea this is how canada's supreme court dresses

Nine members of the Canadian Supreme Court sitting for a photo. They are dressed in red robes trimmed in white.

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Cedric @cedricrichards.bsky.social · 2d

I didn’t know they *just* got a new PM

Ned Hartley @nedhartley.com · 2d

French PM Lecornu resigning after 13 hours now makes the Lecornu the shortest length to measure political time. For those of you using old measures this is 1/18 of a Scaramucci or about 1.2% of a Truss

James Ball @jamesrball.com · 2d

France’s latest government lasted 13 hours and 47 minutes

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Cedric @cedricrichards.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, it’s very unsettling to have it happen. and how you react unfortunately puts your safety and other things into consideration. Here for you if you need anything

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Cedric @cedricrichards.bsky.social · 2d

Me too :)

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This Fat Mom Bikes @vocame.bsky.social · 2d

Oooh that’s a good way to put it: “the economy rewards ownership over work”.

Cargo Bike Ben @cargobikeben.bsky.social · 2d

You can’t fix living standards while the economy rewards ownership over work. Until we rebuild housing and transport around people instead of assets, the cost-of-living crisis will never end.

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Cedric @cedricrichards.bsky.social · 2d

omg I’m so sorry, I unfortunately know what that feels like

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Cedric @cedricrichards.bsky.social · 3d

Several years ago on Twitter, someone once yelled at me, confusing me with a New Orleans congressman named Cedric Richmond who had been in the news

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Cedric @cedricrichards.bsky.social · 3d

Good idea

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Cedric @cedricrichards.bsky.social · 3d

the cyclist was probably me

Anton P. Nym (aka Steve) @antonpnym.bsky.social · 4d

Passed a cyclist wearing a tshirt with "Halfway between Toronto and Detroit" on it. I've been guilty of saying that myself from time to time. #LdnOnt

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Cedric @cedricrichards.bsky.social · 3d

Omg

Cedric @cedricrichards.bsky.social · 4d

Ok, clanker

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Cedric @cedricrichards.bsky.social · 4d

I recognize Adam Schiff and Joe Biden; who are the two in the middle?

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Cedric @cedricrichards.bsky.social · 5d

Today I learned

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Cedric @cedricrichards.bsky.social · 5d

The fervor of her fanbase is so irritating. “Tie your identity to your favourite singer, and criticism automatically means misogyny”

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 5d

Cedric's preambulations through London are great - every place needs a few people wandering, documenting, thinking and writing about it.

Cedric @cedricrichards.bsky.social · 5d

Newsletter #144 is out! Starting a 42-part series on districts in #ldnont, starting with Westmount. Please read and subscribe and share! open.substack.com/pub/southern...

Newsletter #144 - 🇦🇽

Somewhere in Westmount

open.substack.com

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Cedric @cedricrichards.bsky.social · 5d

Newsletter #144 is out! Starting a 42-part series on districts in #ldnont, starting with Westmount. Please read and subscribe and share! open.substack.com/pub/southern...

Newsletter #144 - 🇦🇽

Somewhere in Westmount

open.substack.com

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Cedric @cedricrichards.bsky.social · 6d

Ford claimed that only 37 municipalities support the cameras, also claiming that makes 407 who oppose them

Cedric @cedricrichards.bsky.social · 6d

Mayor Tom Mrakas, to begin with, is known as ultra-NIMBY

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Cedric @cedricrichards.bsky.social · 6d

Heather MacPherson, MP for Edmonton Strathcona said she believes there should be no purity test to be in the NDP, believing in broadening the base. Leah Gazan, MP for Winnipeg Centre, disagreed with the perception of a purity test (code word for caring about marginalized people’s concerns)

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Cedric @cedricrichards.bsky.social · 8d

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Cedric @cedricrichards.bsky.social · 8d

Omg when I saw this I immediately knew the law school was Cooley

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