A Bike Lane Fit For The Pit Emailed Service Regina: There is no signage on the Crosstown Bike Lane indicating it's closed at Hamilton St.I know City Hall has covertly abandoned constructing the bike lane, but to ignore that people walking and biking on it need to be directed how to detour around…

A Bike Lane Fit For The Pit

Emailed Service Regina: There is no signage on the Crosstown Bike Lane indicating it's closed at Hamilton St.I know City Hall has covertly abandoned constructing the bike lane, but to ignore that people walking and biking on it need to be directed how to detour around the construction is really inconsiderate. I guess I should be grateful there was at least a construction fence blocking the giant pit it leads into now.

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Korea, for one example, has been using masks for generations, pre-Covid. Simply because of the industrial smog. I do not get it. Afraid the mask will mess up their hair but don't care about smog/diseases messing up their lungs, etc? koreaplug.com/mask-culture...

Mask Culture in Korea: Why Koreans Wear Masks All the Time

Why do Koreans wear masks all the time — even in 2026? Fine dust, bare-face days, privacy and more: the real reasons behind mask culture in Korea.

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China can install 5GW of solar in 3 days when they're on a roll. How much power does #Sask need on the most power thirsty day? 6GW. That's right Saskies, With 1000 times less effort than China, Saskatchewan could be at 100% renewable power in just 3000 days. 8.2 years, or 2034. #skpoli

David Roberts@volts.wtf · yesterday

Don't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036.

It's off the charts criminal, yes. A crime against humanity, against the future. And it breaks a law put in place by the effing CPC, as they prematurely, and incorrectly claimed they eliminated coal power in Canada. #cdnpoli

This is why Mosasic #StadiumII needed a roof. #YQR

"But John," a naysayer might say, "China has 1116 people for every 1 in Saskatchewan. It should take us not 8.2 years, but 9.1 years." Oh 2035 then. Same time they plan to finish building their overpriced SMRs or full size nuclear plants without assured water to cool them. #skpoli

Here in Romania I paid about $10 000 for my setup of panels ( 12 kW installed power ) + 20 kWh batteries. That includes materials and installing. It's not super cheap but I never understood why in USA it costs so much. With an EV and without grid export I'll break even in 4-5 years.

Think an independent Alberta could just ship most of its oil and gas directly to the US? Think again. Or in the case of separatist leaders: think once. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

ANALYSIS | An independent Alberta's U.S. oil exports would mostly be piped through other provinces | CBC News

Canada and separated Alberta could reach pipeline shipment deals. But there are no guarantees in trade talks, experts say.

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A city in Maryland installs a meat grinder and then expects a homeowner to make the meat go in more slowly, when they don't want any more sausage. It's the city's fault. youtube.com/shorts/8uV6B...

After 9 crashes, Maryland homeowner gets path to speed humps, but first must win neighbors' support

YouTube video by Mallory Sofastaii

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Rest in peace Lloyd. My memories of childhood are reading in bed with a flashlight way past my bedtime, and when I’d hear your signature sign off after the 11pm news, “And that’s the kind of day it’s been.” I’d turn off the light and pretend to be asleep, since I knew parents would coming up to bed.

Are you enjoying your 10c/litre holiday from the federal excise tax on gasoline (starting April 20)? The avg Cdn price fell 10c that day. But since then it's risen 20c. So the avg price now is 10 cents higher than BEFORE the 10 cent tax cut! (Data from gasbuddy.com) /2

#BikeRegina The Exchange Folk Festival Saturday, August 8th ⋅ Noon - Late Victoria Park 1955 Smith Street (Volunteer Signup available) #YQR #YQRbike #ReginaExchangeFolkFestival #YQREFF?

68! Those first kilometres seem to add up so quick, but don't worry, it's going to feel like I'll never get there by a couple of weeks from now ;-)

Support My 800 km Ride to Fight Kids' Cancer!

Kathryn Hunt is riding in the Great Cycle Challenge. Please sponsor Kathryn now to end childhood cancer and save little lives. View Kathryn's fundraising page!

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China can install 5GW of solar in 3 days when they're on a roll. How much power does #Sask need on the most power thirsty day? 6GW. That's right Saskies, With 1000 times less effort than China, Saskatchewan could be at 100% renewable power in just 3000 days. 8.2 years, or 2034. #skpoli

David Roberts@volts.wtf · yesterday

Don't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036.

"A mass funeral was held in the #Gaza Strip for more than 100 Palestinians whose remains were recovered from beneath the rubble during ongoing recovery operations." Mass funeral held for 100+ Palestinians recovered from Gaza rubble m.youtube.com/shorts/PB3ct... #GazaNews #Israel #News #Palestine

Mass funeral held for 100+ Palestinians recovered from Gaza rubble

YouTube video by Roya News English

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#BikeRegina The Exchange Folk Festival Saturday, August 8th ⋅ Noon - Late Victoria Park 1955 Smith Street (Volunteer Signup available) #YQR #YQRbike #ReginaExchangeFolkFestival #YQREFF?

The datacentre debate is spreading across Canada. Are you a city councillor wondering what you can do to protect your community. Or maybe a very cool person who wants to stop one or more datacentres?

Here's how it all went down. blundervalley.ca/blog/what-fl... #HamOnt

Why Hamilton councillors voted down a pause on datacentres

In only three weeks, Mayor Andrea Horwath and eight councillors flipped their votes

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A group advocating against data centres has launched trackers for several municipalities on councillors’ support for data centres. Here’s the one for Calgary City Council #yyc #yyccc calgary.stopthedatacentre.ca/election-tra...

Election tracker · Stop the Datacentre

Think there should be rules for AI datacentres? Us too.

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Hole in #YQR by the Park.

Got a strange fake-RCMP call, was robodialed 3 times, but a human responded 3rd time. Accent was maybe British. Recorded half of it.

Raddest thing about being alive is that you are 100% allowed to change. In fact, it's the only way to survive eugenics, no matter the target. First they came for the disabled- good thing you'll never be disabled, right? Anyway, ol Fred said look for the helpers. Make sure to be them, too.

tired ass sneetch@not-yr-seuss.bsky.social · 4w ago

Trees Falling in the Woods #poem #poetry #poetrysky #drseuss #rhyme #rhymes #revolution #encouragement #emotionallabor #growth #getoffyourfuckingassandhelp #we'reallinthistogether #won'tyoubemyneigbor #kumbayabitch

Not a big fan of the "sick, elderly and/or disabled people don't count" discourse that appears to follow public health disasters these days.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2d ago

Breaking News: Two deaths in Michigan have been linked to cyclospora. Both people who had the parasite also had underlying health issues.

Don't want to hear about Covid anymore? Then mask up and clean the air and maybe if we all worked together we could put a stop to it. Ok let's step back to reality Covid is here to stay and never going away. We had chances to end it but failed to do so. You still need to mask up.

I call this ride the Moon Landing

"We traded our privacy for no reason..." you say. "They obtained permanent access to our private details by deception", I say. It was never about giving protection to kids, but taking protections away from all of us, and those drafting the legislation the way they did knew it.

Australia’s eSafety commissioner buried a report (released Friday afternoon) that shows the under 16 social media ban didn’t tangibly reduce teen social media use, and also resulted in parents tuning out of kids usage. We traded our privacy for no reason. theconversation.com/more-than-80...

More than 80% of kids still using social media despite ban, new eSafety report finds

The report provides more evidence Australia’s world-leading social media ban isn’t going to plan.

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That's insane. Journalists should only ever be the politician they're questioning's spouse or friend from Eton or an in-law or someone they met through a mutual friend at the Spectator garden party or a former minister or a fellow columnist at the same paper. But never an advisor that's too corrupt.

Nigel Farage just took a question from a 'journalist' at his press conference, who turned out to be his former chief adviser Raheem Kassam, who asks him why the media are being so unfair to him