Mary Louise Pigott 🇨🇦
@mlpigott.bsky.social
In the dark times
Will there also be singing?
Yes, there will be singing.
– Bertolt Brecht
Will there also be singing?
Yes, there will be singing.
– Bertolt Brecht
Pinned
Pope Leo's first sermon and, uh, his using the phrase "be ever more fully a city set upon a hill" and cf'ing it to Rev 21:10 instead of any of the others before saying "many baptized Christians" are "living in a state of practical atheism" is. Well. Shots fired!
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Read Pope Leo XIV's first homily as pope
During his homily, delivered in Italian, Leo XIV said that Christians must serve a world that is often hostile to their beliefs.
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This is a truly incredible thread. A magnum opus. Reposting mostly for myself…
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Many city halls are deep in budget-time. Some are pushing austerity ideologies, and are ignoring the difference between costs and cost-savers/value creators. Citizens, PAY ATTENTION, and never forget that the TRUTH about a city’s REAL aspirations isn’t found in its visions. It’s found in its budget.
November 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Many city halls are deep in budget-time. Some are pushing austerity ideologies, and are ignoring the difference between costs and cost-savers/value creators. Citizens, PAY ATTENTION, and never forget that the TRUTH about a city’s REAL aspirations isn’t found in its visions. It’s found in its budget.
Ditto #hamont
This is a great piece from Ted Aivalis with a reminder that making it through winter requires each of us to help out city workers and do our part to prepare for the weather.
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Winter Isn’t the Problem. Pretending It’s a Surprise Is.
Before the first flake hits the ground, CUPE Local 416 crews are already preparing.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Ditto #hamont
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It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
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I love that Mamdani is what the right claimed Obama was: A Muslim socialist born in Africa. The right practically manifested Mamdani into existence.
November 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I love that Mamdani is what the right claimed Obama was: A Muslim socialist born in Africa. The right practically manifested Mamdani into existence.
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How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health
In #Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In #Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health
In Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health
In #Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In #Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Every night I make a To Do list that hinges entirely on me waking up as a completely different person
November 4, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Every night I make a To Do list that hinges entirely on me waking up as a completely different person
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“In May 2025, Scotland’s largest city [Glasgow] reached a milestone that would make any transportation planner in Portland or Montreal do a double take: during the morning rush hour, there were more bicycles than cars traveling along Victoria Road, a major artery…” Via @momentummag.bsky.social
When Bikes Outnumber Cars: What Scotland’s Cycling Surge Can Teach North America
Scotland’s largest city reached a milestone that would make any transportation planner in Portland, or Montreal do a double take.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“In May 2025, Scotland’s largest city [Glasgow] reached a milestone that would make any transportation planner in Portland or Montreal do a double take: during the morning rush hour, there were more bicycles than cars traveling along Victoria Road, a major artery…” Via @momentummag.bsky.social
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I really love this Vincent Van Gogh quote:
"To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace."
No romanticizing the starving artist. Van Gogh said UBI all the way.
"To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace."
No romanticizing the starving artist. Van Gogh said UBI all the way.
November 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I really love this Vincent Van Gogh quote:
"To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace."
No romanticizing the starving artist. Van Gogh said UBI all the way.
"To do good work one must eat well, be well housed, have one's fling from time to time, smoke one's pipe, and drink one's coffee in peace."
No romanticizing the starving artist. Van Gogh said UBI all the way.
The Dodgers may suck as a team, but LA as a city has been been suffering under Trump’s regime, and I hope they celebrate the hell out of their win in a way that pisses him off royally. And if the Dodgers have any decency at all, they’ll stand up for their city and skip the White House this time.
November 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The Dodgers may suck as a team, but LA as a city has been been suffering under Trump’s regime, and I hope they celebrate the hell out of their win in a way that pisses him off royally. And if the Dodgers have any decency at all, they’ll stand up for their city and skip the White House this time.
You’ve got to love this team.
November 2, 2025 at 1:10 AM
You’ve got to love this team.
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Today’s the day, #HamOnt! 🎉
Hamilton Day is here - a citywide celebration of our amazing local businesses, artists, and community spirit.
Get out, explore, and support the people and places that make the @cityofhamilton.bsky.social so vibrant and welcoming. www.instagram.com/reel/DQhAJUt...
Hamilton Day is here - a citywide celebration of our amazing local businesses, artists, and community spirit.
Get out, explore, and support the people and places that make the @cityofhamilton.bsky.social so vibrant and welcoming. www.instagram.com/reel/DQhAJUt...
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November 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Today’s the day, #HamOnt! 🎉
Hamilton Day is here - a citywide celebration of our amazing local businesses, artists, and community spirit.
Get out, explore, and support the people and places that make the @cityofhamilton.bsky.social so vibrant and welcoming. www.instagram.com/reel/DQhAJUt...
Hamilton Day is here - a citywide celebration of our amazing local businesses, artists, and community spirit.
Get out, explore, and support the people and places that make the @cityofhamilton.bsky.social so vibrant and welcoming. www.instagram.com/reel/DQhAJUt...
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“To be a Luddite today is to refuse the fatalism of techno-inevitability & to demand that technology serve the many, not the few. It is to assert that questions of labor, agency & justice must come before speed, efficiency & scale.” https://www.brookings.edu/articles/we-should-all-be-luddites/
We should all be Luddites
Courtney Radsch discusses rehabilitating the idea of Luddites as people concerned with the control and impact of technology.
www.brookings.edu
October 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
“To be a Luddite today is to refuse the fatalism of techno-inevitability & to demand that technology serve the many, not the few. It is to assert that questions of labor, agency & justice must come before speed, efficiency & scale.” https://www.brookings.edu/articles/we-should-all-be-luddites/
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#HamOnt Treaty Week Event: Wampum Belts Woven Through Anishinaabe History
Nov 5, 7PM | The Westdale Theatre
With knowledge keeper Brian Charles. Presented by Ward 1 & City of Hamilton Indigenous Relations Team.
Everyone is welcome to attend this free event, please register: simpli.events/e/wampum
Nov 5, 7PM | The Westdale Theatre
With knowledge keeper Brian Charles. Presented by Ward 1 & City of Hamilton Indigenous Relations Team.
Everyone is welcome to attend this free event, please register: simpli.events/e/wampum
October 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
#HamOnt Treaty Week Event: Wampum Belts Woven Through Anishinaabe History
Nov 5, 7PM | The Westdale Theatre
With knowledge keeper Brian Charles. Presented by Ward 1 & City of Hamilton Indigenous Relations Team.
Everyone is welcome to attend this free event, please register: simpli.events/e/wampum
Nov 5, 7PM | The Westdale Theatre
With knowledge keeper Brian Charles. Presented by Ward 1 & City of Hamilton Indigenous Relations Team.
Everyone is welcome to attend this free event, please register: simpli.events/e/wampum
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It’s common sense to proactively address/mitigate climate change.
It’s common sense to reduce pollution, emissions and particulates in cities.
It’s common sense to proactively cool cities, quiet cities, clean cities.
It’s common sense to move more people in less space and with lower public costs.
It’s common sense to reduce pollution, emissions and particulates in cities.
It’s common sense to proactively cool cities, quiet cities, clean cities.
It’s common sense to move more people in less space and with lower public costs.
October 29, 2025 at 11:41 PM
It’s common sense to proactively address/mitigate climate change.
It’s common sense to reduce pollution, emissions and particulates in cities.
It’s common sense to proactively cool cities, quiet cities, clean cities.
It’s common sense to move more people in less space and with lower public costs.
It’s common sense to reduce pollution, emissions and particulates in cities.
It’s common sense to proactively cool cities, quiet cities, clean cities.
It’s common sense to move more people in less space and with lower public costs.
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IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:51 AM
IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
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Our 2025 Annual General Meeting is officially 1 month away! Join us at Collective Arts on Thursday, November 27th from 6-9PM to recap and celebrate another incredible year of cycling in #HamOnt.
We are excited to be offering 2 group rides TO the venue. See below for details:
We are excited to be offering 2 group rides TO the venue. See below for details:
October 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Our 2025 Annual General Meeting is officially 1 month away! Join us at Collective Arts on Thursday, November 27th from 6-9PM to recap and celebrate another incredible year of cycling in #HamOnt.
We are excited to be offering 2 group rides TO the venue. See below for details:
We are excited to be offering 2 group rides TO the venue. See below for details:
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Enjoyed this read! Particularly the quick history on the positive impact of social media activism on Hamilton prior to 2022, and the realization that today, the right-wing local online presence is “deceptively small.” Still, damage is done. Always on the lookout for leftist journalism in #HamOnt
October 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Enjoyed this read! Particularly the quick history on the positive impact of social media activism on Hamilton prior to 2022, and the realization that today, the right-wing local online presence is “deceptively small.” Still, damage is done. Always on the lookout for leftist journalism in #HamOnt
Guerrero!! 😍😍😍
October 28, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Guerrero!! 😍😍😍
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Sidewalks should be spacious enough for greetings to become gatherings.
October 27, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Sidewalks should be spacious enough for greetings to become gatherings.
Oh my gaaawwd!!
October 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Oh my gaaawwd!!
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Social protection is a human right.
In a new report, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights @deschuttero.bsky.social warns that weakening social protection fuels the rise of far-right populism.
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In a new report, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights @deschuttero.bsky.social warns that weakening social protection fuels the rise of far-right populism.
Read more:
Welfare cuts are fuelling far right rise, warns UN expert
NEW YORK – The rolling back of protections for people living in poverty has created fertile ground for far-right movements across the world, warned the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human ...
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October 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Social protection is a human right.
In a new report, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights @deschuttero.bsky.social warns that weakening social protection fuels the rise of far-right populism.
Read more:
In a new report, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights @deschuttero.bsky.social warns that weakening social protection fuels the rise of far-right populism.
Read more:
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the last time a World Series game was played at SkyDome in Toronto, it was in 1993 against the Phillies and their catcher was Darren Daulton. Later, his Phillies teammate, Gary Varsho, named his son after Daulton, and Daulton Varsho just homered for the Blue Jays at SkyDome in the World Series
October 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
the last time a World Series game was played at SkyDome in Toronto, it was in 1993 against the Phillies and their catcher was Darren Daulton. Later, his Phillies teammate, Gary Varsho, named his son after Daulton, and Daulton Varsho just homered for the Blue Jays at SkyDome in the World Series
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Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople