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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 7h

That’s a rad as hell bike too

coachbalto.bsky.social @coachbalto.bsky.social · 14h

What an unforgettable afternoon with
#BensonBoone on the
#BikeBus!
The energy, the smiles, and the singing made it a ride we'll never forget.

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Theo in YXU @bikenwhisky.bsky.social · 9h

I would add Yamaha to that list, too.

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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 9h

Their chargers are smart chargers that can sense battery temps and will auto shut off if the battery temps get too high. Aside from plugging in a battery you’ve dropped on cement, the batteries are as safe as you can get (Bosch/Shimano)

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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 9h

A million times this 👏👏👏

And it’s an important fact that is hard to have break through when “e-bike” is a catch all term for bikes at Walmart and electric dirt bikes in the same bucket. And the issue isn’t about just bad batteries. Bosch/Shimano chargers are an important piece of this too

Bromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 11h

Or we could just have mandatory e-bike battery quality standards ... none of the e-bike fires are happening with Bosch or Shimano systems. www.gazellebikes.com/en-us/blog/e...

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 10h

This anecdote about Karina Gould is awful. To use one of Carney's beloved hockey analogies, crosschecking a promising young female politician -- a colleague -- is very troubling.

This man is a C-suite executive, with all the arrogance & nastiness that too often brings.

Carney, a one-time Goldman Sachs executive and former governor for both the Bank of England and the Bank of Canada, had won the race in a landslide, despite having zero political experience. The evening of his victory, he gathered with jubilant advisers for a victory party in a backroom. There, they got a text from a staffer for Karina Gould, the 38-year-old MP from Burlington, Ontario, who’d run against Carney for the party leadership. Gould had made a few mild pokes at Carney during the campaign. In one debate, she took a jab at his reputation as a fiscally focused technocrat: “You can’t bring a calculator to a knife fight,” she said, referring to the trade war with the U.S.

The attacks were genteel compared to most political mud-slinging, and Liberals warmed to her during the campaign. They embraced her as both a cherished member of the Liberal family and, increasingly, the standard bearer for its left flank. But her needling got under Carney’s skin, even though he was the front-runner (she ultimately received only three per cent of the vote). He and his staff made their irritation plain; one member of Gould’s team told me that many of them were aggressive in their vitriol toward her.

When someone from Gould’s team texted to ask if she could stop by and congratulate the winner, Carney said no. In fact, according to one source I spoke with, he said he didn’t ever want to see her again. Carney’s staff sent Gould a non-committal answer, trying not to offend her, but she showed up anyway. That led to a brief, awkward meeting with Carney.

The incident rattled some of the people around the newly elected leader. Many had worked under Justin Trudeau, who, after a lifetime in politics, had skin like a crocodile. Carney, after years of being celebrated, venerated and treated with the deference accorded to a titan of the financial world, seems to have a skin like a peach.

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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 12h

It must be nice to not have any original ideas and get to just try and pedal racist policies in a more digestible manner, to account of “Canadian politeness” and get paid shit loads of money by us to do it

Ted Raymond @tedraymond.bsky.social · 12h

Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel Garner says automatic citizenship should be limited to those who have at least one parent who is either a citizen or a permanent resident.

Rempel Garner tried to amend a government bill on Tuesday to do just that, but her motion was voted down.

Conservatives want to end birthright citizenship for children of temporary residents

The Conservatives want to restrict birthright citizenship in Canada, a measure they say would mirror the rules in peer countries.

www.ctvnews.ca

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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 12h

This shouldn't be particularly surprising, but Apple's public marketing efforts would certainly have you believe that they're a slick and progressive company that would never collaborate with fascists.

Never forget what they actually are.

404 Media @404media.co · 12h

BREAKING: Apple removed an app for preserving TikToks, Instagram reels, news reports, and videos documenting abuses by ICE

🔗 www.404media.co/apple-banned...

Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 13h

Trying to imagine a local politician here taking this view instead of "buses are always late amiright?!?"

*yes, yes, I know some of them are better about it than others

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 15h

I'm on the slowest bus line in the city with the slowest buses in the nation to talk to New Yorkers about what it would mean for their lives if we made them fast and free.

Zohran sits on a bus talking to a rider sitting behind him.

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Dr Nick @nmwilkinson.bsky.social · 23h

Asking homeowners for permission would kill the burglary industry

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 13h

I sometimes listen to the Curse of Politics podcast, tho pain meds are needed to listen to Scott Reid, & wonder if David Hurley is going to take his fellow pundit to task or even fucking ask him about it at all? It’s wild Kory seems to be as successful as he is #onpoli

globalnews.ca/news/1100263...

Ford campaign manager partnered with U.S. firm that received Ontario government contract | Globalnews.ca

Weeks before Ford called a snap election campaign with the threat of tariffs looming, his campaign director signed an 'exclusive partnership' with a Washington-based lobbying firm.

globalnews.ca

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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 13h

Fuck I hope municipal strategists are taking notes. Not David Colletto I assume but everyone else

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 15h

I'm on the slowest bus line in the city with the slowest buses in the nation to talk to New Yorkers about what it would mean for their lives if we made them fast and free.

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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 13h

Did Kory go to this wedding too?

Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 13h

Ontario labour minister attended lobbyist’s wedding in Paris after granting his clients millions in training funds

The "wedding was held on Saturday, during Paris Fashion Week, at the five-star Four Seasons Hotel George V, a short walk from the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower"

Ontario labour minister attended lobbyist’s wedding after granting his clients millions in training funds

Two clients of lobbyist Michael Rudderham have received more than $8.5 million in Skills Development Fund grants, records show

www.thetrillium.ca

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 16h

in the Bible it says to help people only if they have papers and a Cigna plan

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17h

Mike Johnson: "If you're a young, pregnant American citizen women who shows up in an ER and you get treated and they pay the hospital less for treating you than some illegal rabble rouser who came in from some South American country to do us harm, that is wrong."

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 15h

Omar Yaghi, the new Nobel Laureate, was born to a Palestinian refugee family.

NPR @npr.org · 21h

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi will share the prize. Their structures can "capture carbon dioxide, store toxic gases or catalyse chemical reactions," the committee said. n.pr/4nOvwQs

Research on metal-organic frameworks gets the chemistry Nobel Prize

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi will share the prize. Their structures can "capture carbon dioxide, store toxic gases or catalyse chemical reactions," the committee said.

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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 15h

Some of my best friends today came from Twitter 2017-2020 and I got started in 2016 as a professional freelance photographer with a client who found me on Instagram

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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It's me @justmeinottawa.bsky.social · 15h

👏👏👏

Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 15h

One of my final interactions on Twitter was to post asking if anyone had an old bike that I could buy to use as a winter commuter.

Someone instead offered me a free bike. We learned we lived nearby. I brought him a case of beer in exchange.

I still ride that bike and we still correspond.

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Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 15h

One of my final interactions on Twitter was to post asking if anyone had an old bike that I could buy to use as a winter commuter.

Someone instead offered me a free bike. We learned we lived nearby. I brought him a case of beer in exchange.

I still ride that bike and we still correspond.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18h

i think it is cool that a government run by fanatical bigots is on track to plunge the economy into a mountain and cause a food crisis

David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 18h

So this is funny.
The administration just issued a rule slashing foreign agricultural worker wages. And to justify it, in a public filing, Trump's Labor Department alleges that Trump's immigration enforcement has devastated the Ag workforce and caused a "risk of supply shock-induced food shortages."

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

prospect.org

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 1d

This can’t be true because if the BC Premier were truly “un-Canadian” then Danielle Smith would highly admire him

National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 1d

Danielle Smith meets with PM Mark Carney, calls B.C. premier ‘un-Canadian’ www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

Danielle Smith meets with PM Mark Carney, calls B.C. premier ‘un-Canadian’

Prime Minister Mark Carney has committed to reaching an agreement regarding Alberta’s pitch for a proposed bitumen pipeline to the West Coast by next month, according to Premier Danielle Smith.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Miranda Gray @mirgray.bsky.social · 1d

Thinking of @toondreessen.bsky.social as I pass his favourite water stain in Rideau Centre. I am trying to remember if that wall was once tiled.

They were handwashing with sponge and squeegee the tiles at the platform level.

Grimmy white painted wall becomes muddy or maybe moldy as it curves to the baseboard above a tiled floor. Rideau station mall elevator at kiosk level October 7 2025

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 19h

So the business model is dependent on theft.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 18h

This is not to excuse the driver, but the reason why we are even watching this video and why it’s not a fatality is because Airdrie has a city wide 30km/h speed limit.

30km/h has an significantly lower fatality risk in driver vs walker collisions.
#Calgary #Airdrie

Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 1d

Police in Airdrie, Alberta (just north of Calgary) say this driver hit a 17-year-old girl in a marked crosswalk, got out of the vehicle, and appeared to get upset at the teenager before driving away.

They released this video and are now trying to identify the driver.

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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 1d

Mr. Tough-on-Crime wishes the convoy leaders a peaceful and happy life.

@PierrePoilievre
Tamara Lich and Chris Barber peacefully protested the imposition of emergency measures that the Federal Court found to be unlawful and unconstitutional.

Instead of pursuing rapists, drug dealers and other monsters, the Crown sought lengthy prison sentences.

Justice Perkins-McVey rightly rejected the Crown's request, and sent Tamara and Chris home to their families.

We must get to a justice system that ensures the security and freedom of all Canadians.

I wish Chris and Tamara a peaceful and happy life.

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 1d

Electric cargo bikes can replace many everyday car trips for the average family and “reshape suburban family mobility”, say Oxford University researchers. 49 British households were loaned e-cargo bikes for school runs, shopping trips, family outings and other day-to-day use.

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Bicycle Seen @frpaul1.bsky.social · 19h

Shhhh, not so loud. Doug Ford will make bus-only lanes illegal.

Glen Gower @glengower.ca · 20h

An @octranspo.com double decker bus this morning, skipping ahead of all the traffic in our bus-only lane from Kanata. 👍

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