Leanne Ohlund
@lajonquille.bsky.social
Cyclist, mass spectrometrist, optimist 🇨🇦
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Schrödinger's Cyclist.
Woman who starts riding a bike not sure if she should be a poor unemployed loser who can't afford a car or an elite smug entitled asshole with a toy, asks neighbourhood Facebook group to help out.
December 23, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Schrödinger's Cyclist.
On my wish list !
Life After Cars is the best of a spate of anti-car jeremiads published this year. The @thewaroncars.bsky.social crew has produced a book that's both thorough and accessible.
(Below, I spoke with @brooklynspoke.bsky.social & @sgoodyear.bsky.social about the rise of car-skeptic activism.)
(Below, I spoke with @brooklynspoke.bsky.social & @sgoodyear.bsky.social about the rise of car-skeptic activism.)
What Comes After the ‘War on Cars’?
Podcast hosts Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear deliver a book-length takedown of the automobile — and a plea to stop centering cities around driving.
www.bloomberg.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
On my wish list !
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Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
December 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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It's time for someone to ask Poilievre about his meetings with Diagolon members.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
CBC has put together an impressive collection of clips exposing Diagolon and Second Sons in their own words. These are white nationalists and neo-Nazis who want an ethnic cleansing and believe "violence is the answer." Largest group of its kind in Canadian history. www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Exposing a masked ‘nationalist’ club: ‘The race war is here’
YouTube video by CBC News
www.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:41 AM
It's time for someone to ask Poilievre about his meetings with Diagolon members.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
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"Most Canadian provinces don’t require a high-school credit in Canadian history. That’s something that I just still can’t understand." Me neither, @jdmstewart.bsky.social. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...
Canadians need to tell their own stories, according to historian J.D.M. Stewart
The writer’s recent book covers the history of Canadian prime ministers
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"Most Canadian provinces don’t require a high-school credit in Canadian history. That’s something that I just still can’t understand." Me neither, @jdmstewart.bsky.social. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...
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#AminoAcidAdvent Day 16: Phenylalanine (Phe; F)
If you like it then you should've put a ring on it (i.e., alanine). This essential hydrophobic amino acid is often buried inside protein structures, and is useful to make tyrosine.
Dayhoff named F cause P was taken and the obvious phonetics.
If you like it then you should've put a ring on it (i.e., alanine). This essential hydrophobic amino acid is often buried inside protein structures, and is useful to make tyrosine.
Dayhoff named F cause P was taken and the obvious phonetics.
December 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
#AminoAcidAdvent Day 16: Phenylalanine (Phe; F)
If you like it then you should've put a ring on it (i.e., alanine). This essential hydrophobic amino acid is often buried inside protein structures, and is useful to make tyrosine.
Dayhoff named F cause P was taken and the obvious phonetics.
If you like it then you should've put a ring on it (i.e., alanine). This essential hydrophobic amino acid is often buried inside protein structures, and is useful to make tyrosine.
Dayhoff named F cause P was taken and the obvious phonetics.
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A bunch of people dressed as elves and santas rob a metro grocery store, the third largest grocery giant in Canada. They take between $3,000 to $5,000 worth of food and donate it to food banks.
montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
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Group dressed as Santas, elves rob Plateau grocery store in Robin Hood-inspired heist
Activist group claims to have put the food under a Christmas tree in Place Valois in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.
montrealgazette.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
A bunch of people dressed as elves and santas rob a metro grocery store, the third largest grocery giant in Canada. They take between $3,000 to $5,000 worth of food and donate it to food banks.
montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
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This is the response that I dreamed about after watching the anticipated NJB video on MTL
Not Just Bikes vs. Montreal (Two Years Later)
Not Just Bikes vs. Montreal (Two Years Later)
YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity!
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
This is the response that I dreamed about after watching the anticipated NJB video on MTL
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"The authors marshal a compelling blend of history, statistics, and anecdote in support of a quietly radical argument: that mass car ownership, far from natural and inevitable, is a historical blip that can and should be reversed." 😍
The Surprisingly Convincing Case Against Cars
Life After Cars dares to imagine how different, and enriching, a car-free world could be.
newrepublic.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"The authors marshal a compelling blend of history, statistics, and anecdote in support of a quietly radical argument: that mass car ownership, far from natural and inevitable, is a historical blip that can and should be reversed." 😍
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If seeing your planet burning and flooding is more tolerable than seeing a bike lane in your city, you might want to revisit your priorities.
December 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
If seeing your planet burning and flooding is more tolerable than seeing a bike lane in your city, you might want to revisit your priorities.
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This is a great idea.
Mayor Olivia Chow is introducing fare capping for TTC riders in her upcoming budget. Instead of having to decide whether it makes sense to buy a monthly pass in advance, rides will automatically be free after 47 trips starting next Sept.
December 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This is a great idea.
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#AminoAcidAdvent Day 1: Proline
The kinkiest of amino acids (NSFW!), synthesized from glutamic acid, and some even call it the simplest "enzyme". Regardless, its a pro move to include the hydroxyproline variable mod if your abundant proteins have collagen domains... really, do this.
The kinkiest of amino acids (NSFW!), synthesized from glutamic acid, and some even call it the simplest "enzyme". Regardless, its a pro move to include the hydroxyproline variable mod if your abundant proteins have collagen domains... really, do this.
December 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
#AminoAcidAdvent Day 1: Proline
The kinkiest of amino acids (NSFW!), synthesized from glutamic acid, and some even call it the simplest "enzyme". Regardless, its a pro move to include the hydroxyproline variable mod if your abundant proteins have collagen domains... really, do this.
The kinkiest of amino acids (NSFW!), synthesized from glutamic acid, and some even call it the simplest "enzyme". Regardless, its a pro move to include the hydroxyproline variable mod if your abundant proteins have collagen domains... really, do this.
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One of the most powerful elements of THE ZONE OF INTEREST was the nameless girl sneaking out to hide bread for Auschwitz prisoners. Jonathan Glazer said he insisted on keeping it, because the movie needed some ray of hope, some counterpoint.
Kids like these are our ray of hope.
Kids like these are our ray of hope.
December 7, 2025 at 8:56 PM
One of the most powerful elements of THE ZONE OF INTEREST was the nameless girl sneaking out to hide bread for Auschwitz prisoners. Jonathan Glazer said he insisted on keeping it, because the movie needed some ray of hope, some counterpoint.
Kids like these are our ray of hope.
Kids like these are our ray of hope.
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An Israeli drone strike in Khan Younis, Gaza also killed photojournalist Mahmoud Wadi.
Israeli forces kill two Palestinian teenagers in occupied West Bank
An Israeli drone strike in Khan Younis, Gaza also killed photojournalist Mahmoud Wadi.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
An Israeli drone strike in Khan Younis, Gaza also killed photojournalist Mahmoud Wadi.
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What is up with this reporting ? Blaming children for walking to school?
A minivan driver hits two sisters, age 18 and 10, while they're in a pedestrian crossing. The quote from police in this story seems... misplaced? "One of the issues we have is regarding people that just stepped in front of vehicles." www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yyccc #yycwalk #yyc
Family of two girls hit by minivan calling for change to northwest Calgary intersection
Alejandra Graham, 18, was walking her little sister, 10-year-old Camilla Graham, to school when they were hit by a minivan in a pedestrian crossing.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
What is up with this reporting ? Blaming children for walking to school?
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"The 'ceasefire' is a diplomatic sham – a cover for the continuing extermination, displacement and erasure of the Palestinian people in Gaza and a distraction for the international public and the media."
— #AJOpinion by @yarahawari.bsky.social ⤵️ aje.io/p14911
— #AJOpinion by @yarahawari.bsky.social ⤵️ aje.io/p14911
No, there is no ceasefire in Gaza
Israel’s bombing of Gaza is not a ‘violation of the ceasefire'. It is a continuing genocide under diplomatic cover.
aje.io
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
"The 'ceasefire' is a diplomatic sham – a cover for the continuing extermination, displacement and erasure of the Palestinian people in Gaza and a distraction for the international public and the media."
— #AJOpinion by @yarahawari.bsky.social ⤵️ aje.io/p14911
— #AJOpinion by @yarahawari.bsky.social ⤵️ aje.io/p14911
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Israel has violated the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire at least 497 times in 44 days, killing at least 342 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office.
🔗: aje.io/65ptdp| #Infograph
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November 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Israel has violated the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire at least 497 times in 44 days, killing at least 342 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office.
🔗: aje.io/65ptdp| #Infograph
🔗: aje.io/65ptdp| #Infograph
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We really can’t get enough of these
November 23, 2025 at 2:32 AM
We really can’t get enough of these
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In case you’re wondering:
The key people behind tomorrow’s planned nationwide Ostrich Convoy include an aging Burning Man attendee who drives a psychedelic school bus called the “Church of Bubbles” and a Dutch-born Gen Z social media marketer who imports maple syrup to Utrecht, Netherlands
The key people behind tomorrow’s planned nationwide Ostrich Convoy include an aging Burning Man attendee who drives a psychedelic school bus called the “Church of Bubbles” and a Dutch-born Gen Z social media marketer who imports maple syrup to Utrecht, Netherlands
Leaders of Canada’s Newest Convoy Worry Police Are Trying to Sabotage a Nationwide Protest Avenging a Flock of Dead Ostriches
Convoy organizers say they are at ‘war’ with the federal government, but insist they will remain ‘peaceful’
pressprogress.ca
November 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
In case you’re wondering:
The key people behind tomorrow’s planned nationwide Ostrich Convoy include an aging Burning Man attendee who drives a psychedelic school bus called the “Church of Bubbles” and a Dutch-born Gen Z social media marketer who imports maple syrup to Utrecht, Netherlands
The key people behind tomorrow’s planned nationwide Ostrich Convoy include an aging Burning Man attendee who drives a psychedelic school bus called the “Church of Bubbles” and a Dutch-born Gen Z social media marketer who imports maple syrup to Utrecht, Netherlands
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These things are always hard to measure, but the Copenhagenize Index ranks Montreal as the 15th most bike-friendly city in the world.
Top 5 in North America:
1. Montreal
2. Quebec City
3. Vancouver
4. Portland
5. Minneapolis
I worry we’ll fall in the next few years though!
Top 5 in North America:
1. Montreal
2. Quebec City
3. Vancouver
4. Portland
5. Minneapolis
I worry we’ll fall in the next few years though!
Copenhagenize index
copenhagenizeindex.eu
November 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
These things are always hard to measure, but the Copenhagenize Index ranks Montreal as the 15th most bike-friendly city in the world.
Top 5 in North America:
1. Montreal
2. Quebec City
3. Vancouver
4. Portland
5. Minneapolis
I worry we’ll fall in the next few years though!
Top 5 in North America:
1. Montreal
2. Quebec City
3. Vancouver
4. Portland
5. Minneapolis
I worry we’ll fall in the next few years though!
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The average new car costs $50,000. The average used car is $25,000. Insurance, repairs and maintenance are soaring. But America's car-centric habits also cost us in more subtle ways. n.pr/47B4pRT
Cars are essential in most of the U.S. They're also increasingly unaffordable
The average new car costs $50,000. The average used car is $25,000. Insurance, repairs and maintenance are soaring. But America's car-centric habits also cost us in more subtle ways.
n.pr
November 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
The average new car costs $50,000. The average used car is $25,000. Insurance, repairs and maintenance are soaring. But America's car-centric habits also cost us in more subtle ways. n.pr/47B4pRT
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If crime is way down, why are Canadians so afraid of crime? And what are politicians funnelling money into? My latest -- they are boosting policing to police us ... not keep us safe (unless you're rich, which trust me, you are not.)
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The big crime lie
Crime is down but spending on cops and security is up. Why?
noraloreto.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
If crime is way down, why are Canadians so afraid of crime? And what are politicians funnelling money into? My latest -- they are boosting policing to police us ... not keep us safe (unless you're rich, which trust me, you are not.)
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-big-cr...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-big-cr...