Paul Blizzard
@paulblizzard.bsky.social
IP Lawyer, J.D., P.Eng. US/CA Patent Agent. Opinions=my own. He/Him/His.
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Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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Trigger warning.
“In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”
Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
“In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”
Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
September 3, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Trigger warning.
“In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”
Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
“In crashes, SUVs are more likely to strike vital organs in the core of adults’ bodies & heads of children. Hitting pedestrians above their center of gravity means they’re more likely to be knocked forward & down and then be driven over.”
Plus more likely to hit in the 1st place.
Bus time listening.
Cherub Rock - 2011 Remaster
open.spotify.com
September 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Bus time listening.
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In the 00's, a car company made this commercial that accidentally exposed how much space is wasted by car-centric road design.
What’s crazy: The most unrealistic part of this video is how it shows *too many people* — because the average car on the road has just 1.5 people in it.
What’s crazy: The most unrealistic part of this video is how it shows *too many people* — because the average car on the road has just 1.5 people in it.
October 20, 2024 at 3:57 AM
In the 00's, a car company made this commercial that accidentally exposed how much space is wasted by car-centric road design.
What’s crazy: The most unrealistic part of this video is how it shows *too many people* — because the average car on the road has just 1.5 people in it.
What’s crazy: The most unrealistic part of this video is how it shows *too many people* — because the average car on the road has just 1.5 people in it.
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an appropriate response to your product killing a child after months of psychological manipulation and torture is to take the product off the market before it kills again and the fact that this isn’t universally accepted right now is incredibly frightening
August 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
an appropriate response to your product killing a child after months of psychological manipulation and torture is to take the product off the market before it kills again and the fact that this isn’t universally accepted right now is incredibly frightening
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Scary discovery by @shawnmicallef.bsky.social: they're using AI to project a grassroots campaign. Anyone with a buck to protect can now shovel it into AI to protect private rents on public resources. bsky.app/profile/shaw...
So: the “Protect Bathurst / Dufferin” astroturf campaign run by Summerhill Market had videos of a guy talking about the neighborhood & RapidTO proposal. Real grassroots feel. Took a screenshot & put it into google image search. Guess what?
May 21, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Scary discovery by @shawnmicallef.bsky.social: they're using AI to project a grassroots campaign. Anyone with a buck to protect can now shovel it into AI to protect private rents on public resources. bsky.app/profile/shaw...
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Severe cuts to the National Weather Service led to the Jackson NWS going without a full-time overnight forecasters.
Warnings for the 3 AM tornado that claimed at least 18 lives were delayed as a result.
DOGE is killing Americans. It needs to be stopped. Science needs protection. MAGA needs a cage
Warnings for the 3 AM tornado that claimed at least 18 lives were delayed as a result.
DOGE is killing Americans. It needs to be stopped. Science needs protection. MAGA needs a cage
May 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Severe cuts to the National Weather Service led to the Jackson NWS going without a full-time overnight forecasters.
Warnings for the 3 AM tornado that claimed at least 18 lives were delayed as a result.
DOGE is killing Americans. It needs to be stopped. Science needs protection. MAGA needs a cage
Warnings for the 3 AM tornado that claimed at least 18 lives were delayed as a result.
DOGE is killing Americans. It needs to be stopped. Science needs protection. MAGA needs a cage
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Cars, trucks & SUVs have become driver weapons. Sometimes intentionally, sometimes in the way streets & vehicles are designed. We should admit that we are very much OK w a certain amount of death & life-changing injuries in order to not inconvenience driving. My column this week. Pls read n share.
Shawn Micallef: Vehicles have become weapons by design — and public space is in their crosshairs
A culture like ours weaponizes vehicles — from the way they are designed to the way the roads they run on are designed.
www.thestar.com
May 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Cars, trucks & SUVs have become driver weapons. Sometimes intentionally, sometimes in the way streets & vehicles are designed. We should admit that we are very much OK w a certain amount of death & life-changing injuries in order to not inconvenience driving. My column this week. Pls read n share.
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On this day in 1917, the Battle of Vimy Ridge began.
It is one of the most famous battles in Canadian history, which saw four Canadian divisions fighting together for the first time against three German divisions.
Let's look at some facts of this battle.
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It is one of the most famous battles in Canadian history, which saw four Canadian divisions fighting together for the first time against three German divisions.
Let's look at some facts of this battle.
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April 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
On this day in 1917, the Battle of Vimy Ridge began.
It is one of the most famous battles in Canadian history, which saw four Canadian divisions fighting together for the first time against three German divisions.
Let's look at some facts of this battle.
📸LAC A001332
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It is one of the most famous battles in Canadian history, which saw four Canadian divisions fighting together for the first time against three German divisions.
Let's look at some facts of this battle.
📸LAC A001332
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This is insane www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
This is insane www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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THREAD: Law firm statements issued in response to Trump’s executive orders targeting lawyers.
(This thread will be updated as additional statements are released. Want to flag something that I missed? DM me, email me at [email protected], or send me a message on Signal at annabower.24)
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(This thread will be updated as additional statements are released. Want to flag something that I missed? DM me, email me at [email protected], or send me a message on Signal at annabower.24)
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March 22, 2025 at 11:33 PM
THREAD: Law firm statements issued in response to Trump’s executive orders targeting lawyers.
(This thread will be updated as additional statements are released. Want to flag something that I missed? DM me, email me at [email protected], or send me a message on Signal at annabower.24)
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(This thread will be updated as additional statements are released. Want to flag something that I missed? DM me, email me at [email protected], or send me a message on Signal at annabower.24)
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Everything Doug Ford was happy to do without asking for a Mandate from the electorate
Everything Doug Ford was happy to do without asking for a Mandate from the electorate
Doug Ford has announced Ontarians will go to the polls this February. Even though he is only 2.5 years into his current regime, Ford says he needs “a strong mandate” from the people to deal with Donal...
thebeaverton.com
January 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Everything Doug Ford was happy to do without asking for a Mandate from the electorate
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Will the detective investigating your murder be sad?
October 7, 2023 at 5:22 PM
Will the detective investigating your murder be sad?
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Ridership on Toronto's Bike Share system reaches new heights, with 7 million rides for the year! Up 23% from last year. This is due in part to the expansion of the system, but also additional safe infrastructure. Toronto is a cycling city!
December 31, 2024 at 1:50 AM
Ridership on Toronto's Bike Share system reaches new heights, with 7 million rides for the year! Up 23% from last year. This is due in part to the expansion of the system, but also additional safe infrastructure. Toronto is a cycling city!
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“The long-term health benefits didn’t stop there: commuter cycling was also linked to a 24% reduced risk of cardiovascular hospitalizations, a 51% lower risk of dying from cancer, and improved mental health, as measured by fewer prescriptions for anxiety and depression.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social
If you bike to work, you live longer, new study confirms
If you’re looking for an affordable and accessible way to live longer, skip the pricey wellness retreats and quirky biohacks—just bike to work.
momentummag.com
December 21, 2024 at 7:21 AM
“The long-term health benefits didn’t stop there: commuter cycling was also linked to a 24% reduced risk of cardiovascular hospitalizations, a 51% lower risk of dying from cancer, and improved mental health, as measured by fewer prescriptions for anxiety and depression.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social
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Video of the Critical Mass in Toronto tonight. Thanks for sharing, @hope2hope.bsky.social !
🚴🏽🚴🏾♀️🚴🏼♂️
#bikeTO #bikesky #TOpoli
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#bikeTO #bikesky #TOpoli
November 30, 2024 at 2:02 AM
Video of the Critical Mass in Toronto tonight. Thanks for sharing, @hope2hope.bsky.social !
🚴🏽🚴🏾♀️🚴🏼♂️
#bikeTO #bikesky #TOpoli
🚴🏽🚴🏾♀️🚴🏼♂️
#bikeTO #bikesky #TOpoli
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Toronto's best hope is that they give the removal work to Metrolinx. It will take 12 years to plan and design, and the cost will grow to $200 million per km and might never be finished.
A sad day for cyclists in Toronto, Ottawa, and across Ontario. Third Reading of Doug Ford's anti bike lane Bill 212 passed 66 to 27. We must keep fighting including organizing to #VoteFordOut when the election comes! #shame #BikeTO #ottbike #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero
November 26, 2024 at 5:48 AM
Toronto's best hope is that they give the removal work to Metrolinx. It will take 12 years to plan and design, and the cost will grow to $200 million per km and might never be finished.
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Premier Ford, the bike counter at Bloor W by Keele, 5:22pm today 871 PEOPLE of all ages had passed riding their bicycles.
As of Jan. 1, it’s been 386,152.
If there were CONNECTIONS N-S to Lake, there would be 2 to 3 times more riders.
Toronto needs more SAFE bikelanes, NOT less.
As of Jan. 1, it’s been 386,152.
If there were CONNECTIONS N-S to Lake, there would be 2 to 3 times more riders.
Toronto needs more SAFE bikelanes, NOT less.
November 24, 2024 at 1:56 AM
Premier Ford, the bike counter at Bloor W by Keele, 5:22pm today 871 PEOPLE of all ages had passed riding their bicycles.
As of Jan. 1, it’s been 386,152.
If there were CONNECTIONS N-S to Lake, there would be 2 to 3 times more riders.
Toronto needs more SAFE bikelanes, NOT less.
As of Jan. 1, it’s been 386,152.
If there were CONNECTIONS N-S to Lake, there would be 2 to 3 times more riders.
Toronto needs more SAFE bikelanes, NOT less.
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Saw one more "cyclists should just take the side street" take online and reached my breaking point, had to make this meme 😭😭
November 23, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Saw one more "cyclists should just take the side street" take online and reached my breaking point, had to make this meme 😭😭
Toronto! Tomorrow at 2pm there is a protest against Doug Ford and Bill 212.
November 23, 2024 at 12:18 AM
Toronto! Tomorrow at 2pm there is a protest against Doug Ford and Bill 212.
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NEW PAPER from me and a wonderful team of collaborators: ✨A Street-Specific Analysis of Level of Traffic Stress Trends in Strava Bicycle Ridership and its Implications for Low-Stress Bicycling Routes in Toronto✨
It's short and it's open access!
#BikeTO #Urbanism
findingspress.org/article/9210...
It's short and it's open access!
#BikeTO #Urbanism
findingspress.org/article/9210...
A Street-Specific Analysis of Level of Traffic Stress Trends in Strava Bicycle Ridership and its Imp...
By Amreen A. Imrit, Jaimy Fischer & 3 more. A street-specific analysis of Level of Traffic Stress trends in Strava bicycle ridership shows a preference for low-stress bicycling routes as well as examp...
findingspress.org
January 19, 2024 at 6:37 PM
NEW PAPER from me and a wonderful team of collaborators: ✨A Street-Specific Analysis of Level of Traffic Stress Trends in Strava Bicycle Ridership and its Implications for Low-Stress Bicycling Routes in Toronto✨
It's short and it's open access!
#BikeTO #Urbanism
findingspress.org/article/9210...
It's short and it's open access!
#BikeTO #Urbanism
findingspress.org/article/9210...
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Doug Ford is playing games with Toronto’s bike lanes. Here’s why it’s important that we call out his nonsense www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toron...
Doug Ford’s plan to rip up Toronto bike lanes is a dangerous political stunt
Mr. Ford’s plan to tear up Toronto bike lanes big-government meddling won’t save Toronto commuters any time
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 12, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Doug Ford is playing games with Toronto’s bike lanes. Here’s why it’s important that we call out his nonsense www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toron...
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Oh look, so convenient, a starter pack of @thelocal.to's writers, editors, and occasional contributors doubles as a list of the best thinkers about Toronto on the internet! go.bsky.app/T5aLsXp
November 12, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Oh look, so convenient, a starter pack of @thelocal.to's writers, editors, and occasional contributors doubles as a list of the best thinkers about Toronto on the internet! go.bsky.app/T5aLsXp