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Gary Roberts
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Cycling, walking, science, reason, cats, dogs, ramen. Mostly vegan, sometimes vegetarian, periodically pescatarian.
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Nice artwork by Edel Rodriguez, for the cover of next week's @newyorker.com #NewYorkerCovers
newyorker.com The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 18d
A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
November 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Yonge Street, Toronto, giving it some style 🇨🇦
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Goodbye Halloween 👋
November 2, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Been meaning to get back into fermenting at home for the last few years and today's the day! Got the old French presses out that I've used in the past, they work well, so I'm looking forward to trying this batch in a week or two #fermenting #mushrooms #bellPeppers #chiliPeppers #onions #garlic
Two French presses containing sliced mushrooms, bell peppers, onions, garlic, and chili peppers, completely submerged in brine and ready to ferment over the next week or so.
November 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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YoU'D Be pReTtieR If yOu sMiLeD.
Post from Sammy Nickalls. The text reads, "Ladies: The day after Halloween, don't forget to buy all of the discounted blood capsules to keep in your mouth when men tell you to smile."
October 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Stormy weather on the way down by the sea at Dallas Road this evening #yyj #salishSea #storm #clouds
October 29, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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The one and only reason we need to do away with DST. That's it, no questions please.
jenscotney.bsky.social Jen Scotney @jenscotney.bsky.social · 28d
The day the clocks go back is the longest day of a beagle’s life 🥣😭😆
October 27, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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If you're boycotting produce from the US because of tariffs these days, make sure to check the small print on the actual labels on the produce before adding to your cart. Don't rely on the ones stores like Thrifty Foods include on the shelves. We made that mistake at Hillside Mall yesterday. #yyj
Purple sweet potatoes on a shelf in a grocery store. The store's label on the shelf claims that they're a Product of Canada, but the label's small print on each potato reads: Product of USA.
October 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Beacon Hill Park is really special in the early evening, with the sun lowering in the west and the light slanting in from the side to illumine the trees and bushes. And you don't see them in the photo, but there were lots of peacocks, just hanging around! #beaconHillPark #yyj #VictoriaBC
A thick tree trunk can be seen on the left of the photo with sunlight shining on it in the early evening. The scene then the expands towards a black lamppost forward the middle of the scene and a green lawn in the distance.
October 12, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Synchronized kite flying at Clover Point. We went for a walk there a few weeks ago and stood watching them for a while. They were pretty impressive. #cloverpoint #victoriaBC #yyj #kites
October 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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🚗🚶🏼🚘 🤔
actfortransit.bsky.social Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · Oct 1
"While driving my car at night, I saw pedestrians in dark clothing who didn't know I couldn't see them."
October 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Evening sunlight reflected on the surface of the Salish Sea down at Dallas Road tonight

#VictoriaBC #sunset
As the sun sets this evening, it's orange glow can be seen reflected in the sea.
September 17, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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"Dear Americans... we saved you a seat." Check out the video from an Official Emotional Support Canadian 😉 #MoveToCanada youtube.com/shorts/9iI-v...
Dear Americans… we saved you a seat
YouTube video by Tod Maffin
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September 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Then and now! Feels like it's Pesto Making Day today 🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

#homegrown #basil #pesto
A rectangular planter on my front deck containing five small shoots of basil planted a few weeks ago. The same planter on my front deck containing an overgrown amount of basil ready to be harvested and made into pesto. Photo taken today.
August 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Friday Bot Vibes...
A screenshot of posts related to trending for Mike Johnson. The first two posts are very similar in the way the content is formatted, as are the handles, or usernames, for the two users, in that they both follow a very similar formatting (l-una9.bsky.social and p-rincess5.bsky.social). They look suspiciously like bot accounts.
August 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Some light office humour as we head into the weekend 😄
raeradford.bsky.social Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · Aug 15
#BookSky
Last one of the week 😂🫢
August 15, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Folks, give @victoria.ca a follow on this platform.

Our comms team is facing the reality of going from 40,000 X followers to 978 Bluesky followers. We’re doing the right thing by ditching the toxic platform, but we need those followers back.

bsky.app/profile/vict...
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August 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Play of light through a stained glass window at the BC Legislature. Wish I'd captured the top left panel to see the animal displayed there, didn't notice them at the time. Oh well. Looks dreamy, tho. #stainedGlass #BCLegislature #YYJ #VictoriaBC #WednesdayWindows #eastCoastKin #WindowsOnWednesday
A beautiful stained glass window in the British Columbia legislature building. According to the text beneath the BC coat of arms in the window, it was installed to celebrate the golden jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. On the left and right sides of the stained glass window there are some animals native to BC displayed. A bear, a sea otter, some salmon, a bald eagle, a moose, a cougar, and an orca. The upper left hand pane of glass is not displayed, so I don't know which type of animal was depicted there.
August 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Some beautiful views of Salt Spring Island on our hike up Stony Hill yesterday

#cowichanBay #cowichanValley #vancouverIsland #britishColumbia
my partner and I at a viewpoint at the top of Stony Hill in Cowichan Bay. In the background you can see a dead tree stump, the wake of a small boat on the water, and Salt Spring Island in the distance, all seen from a high elevation. Another view of Salt Spring Island, and boats on the water, with the ruddy and barren-looking dirt of Stony Hill in the foreground. A lone tree sits atop a jutting point land at the top of Stony Hill, far above Cowichan Bay. My partner stands on the left, in the photo, with arms crossed as he surveys the beautiful scenery of Cowichan Bay far below with Salt Spring Island in the background.
August 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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I think that’s a yes from Pablo 😂😂
August 4, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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How amalgamation works...
August 3, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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Having lived and biked in downtown Toronto for 16 years when it had already amalgamated, this comment hits true for me: "The city portion of the merger takes a big hit in transport, housing, and democratic representation."
July 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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New 3 min video: Electric Bicycle for wheelchairs changed my life. Find out why Carlos leaves his car at home and rolls on Barcelona's bike and roll lane network. Is this what you think of when you hear #climateaction?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUOT... #wheelchair #cycling
Electric Bicycle for Wheelchairs Changed My Life: Carlos de Albert in Barcelona
YouTube video by Eric D at Ecopath Planning
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July 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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🎶 It's all about that bass, 'bout that BASE, no treble...🎶

#tree #ThickTrunkTuesday #TreeTuesday #chestnut
A large horse chestnut tree in Cook Street Village, Victoria BC. the tree has a thick trunk with huge branches and a very large base that you can see as it pushes up from the ground.
July 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Well, hello there pretty lil' thing! Just dropped by to pay a visit at lunchtime today, a Western Tiger Swallowtail (HT, Google Lens) #westerntigerswallowtail #butterflies #lepidopterology #insects
A close up photo of a western tiger swallowtail butterfly that landed on a geranium flower on my deck. The butterfly has striking black and yellow striped wings with a flash of blue and orange towards the tail end of the wings. A western tiger swallowtail butterfly lands on a geranium flower on my deck and flexes its wings.
July 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Clouds over Mt Baker, in the distance from Oak Bay today look like they're mimicking the shape or outline of the mountain. Cool effect #MountBaker #OakBay #VictoriaBC
A view of Mount Baker in the distance, as seen from Oak Bay, with a beautiful blue sea in between, and a sail boat on the horizon. There are white clouds forming above Baker that look like a larger version of the mountain's silhouette.
July 14, 2025 at 1:51 AM