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$13.4 million.
But Ken Sim said we can't afford $10M for active transport lanes on Broadway because "we don't live in la la land."
But Ken Sim said we can't afford $10M for active transport lanes on Broadway because "we don't live in la la land."
December 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
$13.4 million.
But Ken Sim said we can't afford $10M for active transport lanes on Broadway because "we don't live in la la land."
But Ken Sim said we can't afford $10M for active transport lanes on Broadway because "we don't live in la la land."
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Randall Munroe, welcome to The War on Cars.
![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
November 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Randall Munroe, welcome to The War on Cars.
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Canadian reality TV star threatens to go full Karen on most powerful elected official in NYC
Canadian multimillionaire and Shark Tank guy Kevin O'Leary went on TV to say he's upset Zohran won't talk to him: "I and others who invest in real estate have tried to get a meeting to figure out what's rhetoric and what's policy. So far for me it's been crickets."
November 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Canadian reality TV star threatens to go full Karen on most powerful elected official in NYC
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It’s easy to be a good pedestrian. What’s hard is for news outlets to address the systemic solutions to traffic violence.
How to be a good pedestrian; It's harder than you think: https://www.khon2.com/top-stories/how-to-be-a-good-pedestrian-its-harder-than-you-think/
November 6, 2025 at 12:37 AM
It’s easy to be a good pedestrian. What’s hard is for news outlets to address the systemic solutions to traffic violence.
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"There were over 10k-20k [Black people] that lived in London during the time of Jane Austen. The number has been estimated to be as high as 30k across England, Scotland, & Ireland. With less than 28 dukes during that time period, who were you more likely to run into, a duke, or a person of color?"
Black People in The Regency Vanessa Riley, American Novelist of Regency, Diasporhic, Saga, and Historical Fiction
Vanessa Riley Novels to Empower Women and Teach Proud Black History and Culture.
vanessariley.com
February 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM
"There were over 10k-20k [Black people] that lived in London during the time of Jane Austen. The number has been estimated to be as high as 30k across England, Scotland, & Ireland. With less than 28 dukes during that time period, who were you more likely to run into, a duke, or a person of color?"
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It's always been the case that "buying" an ebook from amazon was only actually a loan they could rescind at any point, but lately Amazon have gone harder on this, and it is 100% so that they can wipe banned books from your libraries without your consent.
Buy direct from authors. Get your files.
Buy direct from authors. Get your files.
February 16, 2025 at 5:58 PM
It's always been the case that "buying" an ebook from amazon was only actually a loan they could rescind at any point, but lately Amazon have gone harder on this, and it is 100% so that they can wipe banned books from your libraries without your consent.
Buy direct from authors. Get your files.
Buy direct from authors. Get your files.
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We’re weeks away from opening Joie de livres, a new bookstore/cafe/bar in Montreal dedicated to spec lit and romance in French & English.
A safe haven for fans of the genres, especially if you feel like you don’t belong these days 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽🪶🏠
I just can’t wait to have our doors wide open to all! 🥹🥰
A safe haven for fans of the genres, especially if you feel like you don’t belong these days 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽🪶🏠
I just can’t wait to have our doors wide open to all! 🥹🥰
January 25, 2025 at 10:57 PM
We’re weeks away from opening Joie de livres, a new bookstore/cafe/bar in Montreal dedicated to spec lit and romance in French & English.
A safe haven for fans of the genres, especially if you feel like you don’t belong these days 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽🪶🏠
I just can’t wait to have our doors wide open to all! 🥹🥰
A safe haven for fans of the genres, especially if you feel like you don’t belong these days 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽🪶🏠
I just can’t wait to have our doors wide open to all! 🥹🥰
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For Booksky 📚
✅ Bookshop.org: every purchase supports local independent bookstores.
❌ Kindle: owned by Amazon.
✅ Public Libraries: (cannot recommend this enough!!) free audiobooks, apps, media (like NYT), books, ebooks, and more.
✅ Bookshop.org: every purchase supports local independent bookstores.
❌ Kindle: owned by Amazon.
✅ Public Libraries: (cannot recommend this enough!!) free audiobooks, apps, media (like NYT), books, ebooks, and more.
January 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
For Booksky 📚
✅ Bookshop.org: every purchase supports local independent bookstores.
❌ Kindle: owned by Amazon.
✅ Public Libraries: (cannot recommend this enough!!) free audiobooks, apps, media (like NYT), books, ebooks, and more.
✅ Bookshop.org: every purchase supports local independent bookstores.
❌ Kindle: owned by Amazon.
✅ Public Libraries: (cannot recommend this enough!!) free audiobooks, apps, media (like NYT), books, ebooks, and more.
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I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers | Rebecca Shaw
I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers | Rebecca Shaw
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s desperation to be cool as they suck up to Donald Trump is so cringe it makes my skin crawl
I don’t know if anyone else has noticed this but everything seems to be going down the tubes quite fast. And not fun tubes, like at…
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers | Rebecca Shaw
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For years, Burnaby, TransLink, & Metrotown have failed to rebuild the overpass connecting the SkyTrain to the mall. And while we don't know the exact circumstances, now a pedestrian is fighting for their life after being hit on the street beneath the old shut down one.
globalnews.ca/news/1094087...
globalnews.ca/news/1094087...
January 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
For years, Burnaby, TransLink, & Metrotown have failed to rebuild the overpass connecting the SkyTrain to the mall. And while we don't know the exact circumstances, now a pedestrian is fighting for their life after being hit on the street beneath the old shut down one.
globalnews.ca/news/1094087...
globalnews.ca/news/1094087...
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Breaking: doctors starting to suspect that women's bodies work differently than men's
Breaking: doctors starting to suspect that women's bodies work differently than men's
REGINA, SK - In a groundbreaking speech, Dr. Jeremy Edgar of Fairmont Grover Health Research Institute, delivered new findings that the female body may have innate biological differences than male bod...
www.thebeaverton.com
December 12, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Breaking: doctors starting to suspect that women's bodies work differently than men's
Donate to save a great cat rescue in Vancouver! It’s where I rescued my cat 4 years ago and they’re doing so many wonderful things for the community
gofund.me/64dd39d4
gofund.me/64dd39d4
Donate to Catoro Cat Cafe needs your help to stay open, organized by Annah van Eeghen
Two years ago, Dan and I fell in love with this adorable little cat cafe… Annah van Eeghen needs your support for Catoro Cat Cafe needs your help to stay open
gofund.me
December 4, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Donate to save a great cat rescue in Vancouver! It’s where I rescued my cat 4 years ago and they’re doing so many wonderful things for the community
gofund.me/64dd39d4
gofund.me/64dd39d4