I didn’t get my first cell phone until I was almost 40. I don’t recall anyone pushing me to get a cell phone as much as some people are now pushing AI on us all.

It's hard to photograph through my windowscreen, but I heard this woodpecker before I saw it! It doesn't have that signature big red Mohawk, so I think it must be this little downy woodpecker :) #Birdsky #Ottawa

American robin & cardinal sighting on my walk this morning #Birdsky #Ottawa

"April showers bring May flowers" I whisper to myself as I try to survive another week without sunlight.

@bsky.app I wish we could go back and add alt text to previous posts please and thank you

This is devastating

Thank you, Ecosia, for letting me turn off the AI overview!

Today I took a taxi to the office. $7.50 cost, no walking, 2 min wait. Return bus was 5 min late but free since the fare reader was down. My daily total $7.50 OCT: -$8.20

All my friends have 3 apps to tell when the bus will come

Carney is being asked whether *any* politician is welcome in the Liberal caucus and he’s basically saying yes. There’s no line in the sand — as long as they tell *him* they support Liberal values, they’re welcome to the Liberal Party to grow his majority power. Yikes.

Me taking the bus alone is cheaper than me taking a taxi. But me and four friends taking the bus together is more expensive than if we split a taxi. Idk it just annoys me. Public transit should be free.

Google’s AI Overviews are providing “tens of millions of wrong answers … every hour — and hundreds of thousands every minute.” wow, i love the AI future!

The President of the United States is openly threatening to commit genocide against 90 million people. Prime Minister Carney: if there was ever a moment to denounce this illegal war, withdraw your support, and call for accountability for war crimes—it’s now.

“We are seeing more evidence every day that Mark Carney is a conservative, and that there are now two conservative parties in the House of Commons.” Read my full statement on MP Gladu’s floor crossing here: www.ndp.ca/news/ndp-sta...

GOOOOOOD MORNING OTTAWA, IT'S SO GOOD TO BE HOME! ⚡️ 🆚 @victoire-lphf.bsky.social 📍 Canadian Tire Centre ⏰ 7:00pm 📺 @tsnofficial.bsky.social 🎟️ bit.ly/3PFXXUv #PoweredUp | #OTTvMTL

I will never shut up about trans rights and I genuinely don’t give a fuck what you think about that.

If you post AI content I'm blocking you 🔪 stop it

BREAKING: Avi Lewis wins the NDP leadership with a commanding majority on the first ballot. Avi Lewis is the new leader of the NDP.

There are so many robins out now. #NovaScotia #birds

I appreciate the bird content on my bluesky feed. Now how do I narrow it down to birds spotted in Ottawa? Willing to accept across Ontario.

Ottawa today:

If transit can't be taken seriously on Bank St, there's very little hope for rest of the city. We know that we can't build the housing we need, make the city affordable, have sound public finances, breath fresh air, and mitigate climate change with a car-centered city. It's time to get serious.

This is how much you need to earn to buy a home in Ottawa

I mean really the problem is people are just irrational, they want to live on a perfectly quiet street with free parking just for them but have every other street be fast fast fast, also with free parking, and get incandescently angry when this is not possible or desirable

Not density OR trees. Density AND trees. Better cities are climate action. #UrbanTruth

Good morning, Crow ☀️ Thank you for flying directly over my head this morning. I feel blessed.

Pretty sure I saw some house finches this morning at my bus stop 🥰

In which I yammer on about Spring Equinox, resilience as a team sport, and how "We Take Care Of Us" can be a thing. #WitchSky #PaganSky #SpringEquinox #Ostara

Thank you to the person who explained the incel roots of "mogged" to me before I started ignorantly using it as a synonym for one upping someone

you are loved, and we will win

They will always have money for war.

This guy is not a working class leader, at all. The real working class now are women and immigrants, not follower of Joe Rogan.

Poilievre now claiming that people divert safe supply drugs and sell them to kids, attacking safe supply as a harm reduction policy. From what I've been able to find quickly researching, it doesn't appear there's any evidence that it's common for safe supply drugs to be diverted and sold to kids.

@en.ottawa.ca @octranspo.com is there a spot on the website/app to find out which buses have been canceled each day? Many of my buses never arrived this winter despite the app saying it would arrive on time. If I knew the trip was canceled I would plan accordingly.

@octranspo.com where is the 6? 2 kind ppl in cars have driven by our stop to say the 6 isn't coming because it's stuck on Springfield, but there's no notice on the website or the app

An amazing member of ours put together this graphic that really encapsulates perfectly the situation on Bank Street. There is only so much space available, and we must use it as efficiently as possible. Parking isn't that. Please sign up to delegate on March 30th in favour of bus lanes!

Yesterday the Ontario government gave notice to all publicly funded supervised consumption sites that their funding will be cut after 90 days, and thus will be forced to cease operations on June 13, 2026.

A good documentary on the push to change the names of 150 #birds. Some of the bird names are horrific and connected to slavery. I say change them to descriptors that match the bird's description/habitat. Besides, the birds don't care what you name them. gem.cbc.ca/bird-names?a...

My newest hot take as someone who is not a parent is that parents should be allowed to bring babies & toddlers to work and that the workplace should include amenities to accommodate this.

Artists are the backbone of fandoms. I absolutely hate seeing AI content based on book characters I like when what I want to see is art made by nerds with wildly varying levels of experience.

As if another reason to support Ottawa finally getting a bike share program was needed, but there you have it. Right @shawnmenard.bsky.social and @glengower.ca?

The City relies heavily on the infrastructure of the NCC to provide many of the safest cycling routes. Many kilometers of them are unusable in the winter for biking/given over to skiing in the winter. We need plowed, safe routes. We also need much more secure bike parking in high traffic areas.

Obviously a case of disability discrimination. But also, I don't really understand why this school board discriminates against 2nd born children in general. Does this impact families with step siblings or half siblings if the eldest doesn't speak French?

American robins yesterday before the freezing rain #birdsky

Felt the sun on my face today, and a warm breeze. I am ready for Spring.

I'd go further. No more bedroom-only subdivisions. There have been far too many built in Kanata/Stittsville in the last 20 years. It's not a community without schools, a library, community services, and restaurants that are 15-minute walkable.

@octranspo.com @en.ottawa.ca if you're going to cancel busses couldn't the app at least be updated? 😭

I was always curious about how in anime colds/fevers are treated like a bed-rest situation and then they only last 1-2 days. It's only recently occurred to me that maybe the sickness only lasts 1-2 days bc they actually rest when sick. Or maybe it's a plot device idk.

We should all get the day off work when school busses are canceled. City wide snow day. I'm not asking for much. Just road safety and a little break.

The media should be PRAISING these athletes who know and understand the importance of public health. These articles should be about how they are setting an example for EVERYONE. And how we should all take their lead. Instead their positioning is: “look at these fucking weirdos”