Serious question: why was there an alien at all in Alien: Earth?

It takes a split second of googling to find the evidence. Do not give these "devil's advocates" your time. (Probably a bot since this is well-trod territory, answered many times before, typical phrasing). Sharing the link to so you can too. www.sickkids.ca/en/news/arch...

Hi time traveller from 2029 here, we did not actually do any traffic calming, and now he’s banning narrowing streets.

Doug Ford: Let's rip out the bike lanes because they slow people down! Also Doug Ford: Let's put in all sorts of street-calming methods from little turnabouts, from speed bumps to flashing signs — and that’s going to slow people down!

This *is* what is happening. Private polling to drive targeted voter loyalty to -- and engagement with -- the PCs is what's behind policies like these.

At this point why have a premier anymore? Let's just put Campaign Research in charge and every few months Ontario policy can zig-zag chasing the whims of voters in the greater 905. Like Ford and Sarkaria's attempts to rip out and block bike lanes, people will die if this moves forward.

NEW: In 2019, it was the Ford government that tabled regulations to introduce automated speed enforcement cameras in Ontario's cities. Now, six years later, it's looking to reverse the policy. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/1144101...

Incredible animation. No notes. [from Reddit]

Using/abusing the power of his office doesn't mean he's not anti-government. He has spent 7 years eroding state capacity in numerous areas, and he quite clearly doesn't believe government can be a force for good, only a force for the lobbies he favours.

A key (potential) problem is that Carney might prove to be little more than a narrow-minded economist, with little interest in government programs that generate longer-term economic benefits, but also simply abandoning the evidence in other areas, like climate change. A general technocrat wouldn't.

Shocking that populists - whose core identity is about rejecting evidence and expertise - so badly underperform non-populists. Shocking.

technologically advance a band. iHeartRadiohead

Why is the Eglinton bike lane not getting constructed with the roadwork it was originally intended to? You can’t blame the province as Bill 212 would not have applied. Cowardice?

I'm sorry. Did we lose our appeal and nobody told me?

Looking forward to being a guest speaker at the @velocanadabikes.bsky.social 2025 AGM.

"But what if I hadn't seen you??"

I wrote this article and took this pic... 10 years ago... and still nothing has changed at this problematic intersection, despite our continuous calls for complete street safety improvements on Danforth in #ScarbTO. spacing.ca/national/201... #BikeTO #WalkTO #Ward20 #TOpoli @dylanreid.bsky.social

Del Duca on speed cameras. Fillmore on bike lanes. Truly profiles in courage. (And no wonder so many folks get so cynical about politics.)

Toronto sends it support to the Kimmels.

Memo to every premier and every government thinking they can overrule our rights and freedoms: the people are watching you, and we will neither forgive nor forget.

NEW: Ontario’s police chiefs are pushing back against Premier Doug Ford’s plan to scrap automated speed cameras, telling the government they’ve been proven to reduce dangerous speeding in towns and cities. #ONpoli globalnews.ca/news/1143499...

"Always has been"

14 cyclists through an intersection in the same time it takes 4 cars to go through. Over 3x the throughput in half the space. 📍Bloor & Walmer, Toronto

Disney learned nothing from Andor.

If we’re going to have Chinese style autocracy in the US, I’d also like the renewable energy infrastructure, high speed rail, electric vehicles, investment in science, and good food.

so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

My @thestar.com column from the weekend: the premier and others are calling Toronto’s speed cameras a “cash grab”, but the data suggests they’re ticketing less than 5% of all speeding cars. Not exactly the grabbiest. If anything, they’re too forgiving. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Useful reminder. "During a traffic count conducted between Tuesday, April 29 and Thursday, May 1 this year, the city recorded an average speed of 39.6 km/h. Since the speed limit on Parkside is 40 km/h, that’s good news. The “average driver” is a law-abiding driver." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

"Don't put bike lanes on major streets, put them on side streets!" [builds neighborhood contraflows] "No, not like that!"

"The only appropriate time and place to ride a bike is a time beyond time and a place beyond place, where the space-time continuum is bent so strangely you are both everywhere and nowhere, eternal and nonexistent."

[Try telling me it's not canon these shirts aren't from Dan Flashes]

The "no right on red" in Montreal gets a lot of (deserved) hype, but was surprised how often left turns aren't allowed at all. (This photo taken at St Denis approaching Mont-Royal which also happens to be along the REV.) How much would that change Toronto's traffic flow I wonder.

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Big crowd out yesterday with @cycletoronto.bsky.social urging the city to build the bike lanes on Eglinton now. Delaying installation to some unknown future date after the planned road resurfacing will be more costly, snarl traffic twice, and risk the province blocking the bike lanes altogether.

Big group out this evening urging the City to stick to its plan and build the bike lanes on Eglinton now! Delaying at a future date from the planned road resurfacing will snarl traffic twice, and risk the province blocking the bike lanes altogether. Email the City: www.cycleto.ca/Eglinton

#topoli today's ride for bike lanes on Eglinton. #cycle #bike

My blog post about @cycletoronto.bsky.social's "Rally and Ride for Eglinton" is now ready for your viewing pleasure. Let's keep up the pressure on the City to make sure the promised bike lanes get installed NOW! #BikeTO #TOpoli #VisionZero www.twowheeledpolitics.ca/2025/09/rall...

Thanks to the almost 100 people who made it out to @cycletoronto.bsky.social's "Rally and Ride for Eglinton" this evening to call on the City of Toronto to build the promised bike lanes with the resurfacing under way. Here's a video of the ride on Eglinton at Duplex. #BikeTO #TOpoli #VisionZero

Big group out this evening urging the City to stick to its plan and build the bike lanes on Eglinton now! Delaying at a future date from the planned road resurfacing will snarl traffic twice, and risk the province blocking the bike lanes altogether. Email the City: www.cycleto.ca/Eglinton

Over 1000 e-mails have been sent the City via @cycletoronto.bsky.social's "Complete Eglinton Now" campaign. Can we get to 1500 before tonight's rally? #BikeTO #TOpoli #VisionZero www.cycleto.ca/complete_egl...

The people want Eglinton bike lanes!! Ride starts soon! @cycletoronto.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/cycl...

Marlee for Kids speaking at tonight's #cycleTO #bikeTO rally to install bike lanes on Eglinton. A related issue is the Marlee bike lane challenge. Learn more at www.ourmarlee.ca And resharing a link to this summary about the Marlee issue here: thelocal.to/marlee-avenu...