More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are transgender athletes in youth sports.
Sutcliffe drove OCTranspo down the wrong track, but it doesn’t have to be this way. With a good transit system, people save a little money, we have fewer cars on our roads, and easier commutes for drivers, too. Learn more about my transit plan here: www.leiper2026.ca/priorities
Call me crazy, but if a Democratic president had 350 accounts closed by their bank for money laundering it’d be more than a blip in the media
Can we stop saying that raising taxes for bike lanes and transit is going to tax the middle class to oblivion? The average cost of owning a car in 2026 is $16.5k. It's an exorbitant amount compared to property taxes. Car dependency is bankrupting the middle class.
"Sunlight travels 93 million miles to reach us, and not one of those miles goes through the straits of Hormuz." From Bill McKibben's recent TED talk, worth a few minutes. www.ted.com/talks/bill_m...
Our last, best chance to cool the Earth
We're living through oil wars, wildfire smoke and extreme weather driven by a warming planet. But environmentalist Bill McKibben says one thing is finally going right: the price of clean energy has pl...
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Humor me. You get stopped by a cop. First question ID yourself with Driver License, THAT BECOMES the legal record for identity, Now I want ot vote and suddenly that legal record isn’t adequate. FUCK THAT
You swipe the wrong thing in Instagram and then you spend 5 minutes trying to get back into the reel groove like you woke up in the middle of a dream and are trying to catch it again.
Hey - I'm looking for an industrial designer to assist with a few small freelance projects (small 3d printed stuff, not designing a new car) on an ongoing basis. Must be physically located in North America. DM me for more info.
Good morning Ottawa. Bonjour Ottawa. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Sorry state of St-Laurent station could eventually shut down its LRT tracks for weeks | CBC News
The City of Ottawa is planning a major rehabilitation at St-Laurent Station that could eventually cause months of service disruptions and shut down the LRT in both directions at the station for severa...
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Remember: you can't spell 'guillotine' without 'U' and 'I' - it's a team effort!
*spray painting* not enough not enough not enough awwww fuuuuuuck
I posted this on Instagram on Friday, but putting it here for Friends of Pete. The Jake (from Adventure Time) decal was made by Pete the fall before he got sick because Pete loved making stuff
Fun Questions I'd Ask If I Had the Chance 1. You apparently believe you could run for a third term. Does that mean Obama could also run for a third term? 2. Do you think you could beat him?
I work in tech & security and this is 100% the correct take.
weeder@weeder.bsky.social · 2w agoNobody ever explained to me what a passkey is or how they work. Websites just started asking me for passkeys like it's something we talked about.
My neighbour is cleaning out their house and put out a large box of china they inherited. I was outside and this couple in their 80s picked it up to add to their Boomer Inheritance hoard - I wanted to scream at them in GenX/Millennial.
…and then the punchline is Sutcliffe blames somebody else for shitting in his pants and falling down the stairs. www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/video...
Ottawa mayor says public servants aren’t responsible for keeping downtown businesses afloat
Ottawa’s mayor says it is not the duty of federal public servants to make downtown businesses viable. CTV’s Natalie van Rooy reports.
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Wow. Colour me surprised. I fully expected Carney/Federal Liberals to line up behind this. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Federal government rejects Ontario’s plan to allow jets at Billy Bishop airport
Overwhelming majority of people consulted in Toronto did not want the expansion to go forward, according to a source
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Ever read a take so stupid that you feel like it's just punched you in the face?
Every door we knock brings us one step closer to building a city that works. We've got canvasses coming up across Ottawa, and we'd love to have you join us. If it’s your first time, we'll make sure you have everything you need. Sign up here: www.leiper2026.ca/shifts
Public transport should be free at the point of use, funded from general taxation; and good enough for less than 50% of the population to require a car of their own.
* metaphor intensifies *
CNN@cnn.com · 2w agoThe building Adolf Hitler was born in near the Austrian border with Germany officially begins a new life as a police station on Wednesday, a conversion Austria's government hopes will prevent it serving as a place of pilgrimage for neo-Nazis. https://cnn.it/3RSllPT
I just saw a meme that said “get in losers, we’re reclaiming the emdash”. People. PEOPLE. Where are your STANDARDS? It CLEARLY should be “get in, losers — we’re reclaiming the em dash.”
Just got a tornado warning. Is there anybody I can tariff about this?
OC Transpo: I want to know, does the lingering work on the other side of the trip? When my bus to the office is cancelled, am I encouraged to linger at home rather than wasting an hour waiting for another bus? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Opinions divided over city campaign encouraging workers to linger downtown | CBC News
The City of Ottawa's new transportation plan includes a communications campaign that aims to get workers to spend more time downtown and spread out when they head home for the day. It comes amid new p...
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If a Dem governor won't even push the envelope and appoint a new senator for missing McConnell's seat, what do you think they'll all do if DJT calls off elections or other shenanigans?