🇺🇦 Every day is a good day to donate to Ukraine, whether to support the army or medical aid. However, these days it is particularly important. As always, U24 is a proven and safe way to do so from Canada and elsewhere u24.gov.ua

Last night I dreamt that there was a train between Milano and Zagreb, not an ordinary train but a LIBRARY TRAIN. You could read their books while sitting in something like armchairs. Posting this here so that someone brings this brilliant dream idea to fruition.

If you have nothing better to do tomorrow afternoon, UMichigan is organising a talk about my forthcoming book (hybrid via Zoom). Everyone is welcome! The series is titled "Can ‘Slavic’ Speak for Minorities?" and I will talk about communist gender policies and Muslim communities. shorturl.at/vpt8o

One great thing about Edmonton is that there are small family restaurants for pretty much any cuisine in the world. Today Persian, tomorrow Ethiopian, the day after whatever I please...

A rare good thing in the federal budget: On page 172, they want Canada to explore Eurovision participation. I see my Eurovision parties becoming even larger!

If someone needs cat sitting in Edmonton, there is a woman called Denise (contact in DM) who is great and super reliable. She has visited us more than 30 times this year, and the cats love her. My plants also survived thanks to her!

After 3 weeks of the Euro trip, I am looking forward to going back home to Edmonton to see my cats and climb again. And to cycle! But I will miss trains! Now just to survive 22 hours of flights.

I was today years old when I googled and learned who Katy Perry is. My biggest superpower is being shielded from American celebrity culture 🫡

Today is Election Day in Edmonton! 🗳️🚨 Voting stations are open 9AM - 8PM. Reach out at [email protected] for any help from finding your polling location to getting there! Let’s bring a thoughtful, experienced, and independent voice back to city hall!

Last night at San Siro was epic, reminding me why we need to bring FC Edmonton back. Not that we would ever field 71,000 fans, but I would be satisfied with 7,100.

Hey YEG, if a 1,000-year-old Italian street can accommodate a fully protected bike lane, so can any street in Edmonton

Nothing beats trains in terms of comfort, and it is very sad we do not have them in our part of Canada. After taking one in Serbia, I will take two more trains in Italy over the next couple of days. Can't wait!

YEG Airport made this really cool. The mannequin is part of the Muttart exhibition.

Yeg friends, I just wanted to make sure that you are aware of the Cranksgiving ride honour our recently departed friend @drdagly.bsky.social. I'll be bringing tampons & panty liners for the #BissellCentre donation. RSVP: www.eventbrite.ca/e/cranksgivi... #Bikesky #Yegbike

More shocking than shitty Babiš winning the Czech elections is the fact that the fully racist and fascist Okamura won about 8 percent.

An excellent piece in the Guardian: People think they know what war is. "Across Donbas communities, many people who could no longer live in their destroyed houses near the frontlines still returned whenever they could." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

This will be the first winter when I have decided to cycle to work on any day that is warmer than -25°C. I am genuinely excited to learn about my bike's behaviour and my body's.

Saturdays should be for watching Janja Garnbret and Oriane Bertone fight for gold until the last hold! What a treat! www.olympics.com/en/news/ifsc...

This is so utterly shameful www.cbc.ca/sports/paral...

I did not know Darren well, but when I first went out for Coffee Outside, he brewed me coffee and made me feel truly welcome. I greatly admired his advocacy and public health work, which was exceptional. Rest in peace, Dr Markland.

Cycling to work in Edmonton during autumn is just beautiful!

🪅🪅🪅 I am recruiting participants for my doctoral research project. Please share widely. ✨✨✨

I wonder if they are even aware that covering and policing of the Banksy mural is exactly the point of the mural... www.bbc.com/news/article...

An excellent piece about Peter Savaryn, a former Nazi who still has a street named after him in Edmonton edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

I cannot wait to take a few train trips in Italy and the Balkans in October. Ok, less excited about the Balkan trains, but I miss trains so much that I sometimes dream about being on one. It's hard living in a place with no trains.

Back to the local candidates for my ward Anirniq in Edmonton. Erin Rutherford just released her platform and it’s actually really good. In fact, the only real platform for the ward so far!!

There is this brilliant new BBC TV show called Reunion. It is led by deaf actors and hearing actors who learned BSL. It is very well made, and the acting of everyone is brilliant. m.imdb.com/title/tt2976...

The face of resilience on Ukrainian Flag Day. 💙💛

TIL that Peter Savaryn, a former Nazi, has a street named after him in Edmonton. What a disgrace www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...

Anyone else watching YEGcc this AM? Guess who the only councillor to vote against encouraging developers to build family-friendly, transit-oriented, mid-rise new developments was 😒 Cartmell.

The best advice #BikeTO can give other jurisdictions when it comes to tackling cycling infrastructure: Gather the data, prioritize the safety of vulnerable road users & tell the truth. Single occupancy cars cause your congestion headaches - @mattiojelly.bsky.social cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/new...

I took a moment to review all the mayoral candidates for Edmonton to help me decide how to vote, and Andrew Knack is the most serious choice. Here is the thread, candidate by candidate:

Hey Edmonton, every Thursday at the 124 Market there is a guy named Adam who fixes and tunes bikes. Not only is he brilliant, but he is also patient and willing to teach you a thing or two. I learned that he also has a shop nearby called Black Cap Cyclery, and his prices are more than fair. #yeg

This is the way! “Ultimately, people will choose the train not just because it is more sustainable but because it is the more comfortable, faster and more affordable option for long-distance travel in Europe,” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

In Edmonton, our municipal elections are in October. The candidates for Anirniq Ward are awful. The only one who is even remotely tolerable is the current councillor, Erin Rutherford, and that is only because the rest are so much worse. Here is the thread:

Unpopular opinion: if you want your kids to learn logic, teach them Latin instead of coding or maths. It will serve them much better, and they will likely learn more languages in the future

30 years ago, Croatia carried out a massive ethnic cleansing of the Serbian civilian population. It can also easily be classified as genocide per the UN Genocide Convention. No one was ever truly held responsible

We went to the Vancouver Art Gallery today, only to appreciate Edmonton's AGA even more!

I have flown with many shitty airlines all over the world, but Flair Airlines is something special in its awfulness

A very good news, and it makes sense: "removal of the target bike lanes will put people at increased risk of harm and death, which engages the right to life and security of the person." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Warm or cold, I see more and more people cycling to work every morning in Edmonton. The paths are getting quite full, and I cannot even ride at my own pace anymore. And I think that is beautiful!

Kudos to the new South Park. This episode was brilliant www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

This is why women don’t come forward. 5 hockey players accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Canada were found not guilty because she wasn’t deemed credible “enough” It’s bad enough that most rapes don’t even get prosecuted, even fewer are ever found guilty:

Sigh... The right to vote and the right to be elected are the highest civic rights. Allowing 16-year-olds to vote is only reasonable if the age of majority is also lowered to 16, with all other legal responsibilities and privileges... www.bbc.com/news/live/c9...

I *love* museums that are open only when no one can visit them, RAM in Edmonton included. Who can go to a museum from 10 to 4 on a weekday, in a city with no tourists? Total waste of money.

Sometimes I am grateful for being born in a war-torn country that no longer exists. Just imagine the horror of being born in the US, or even worse, having to live there 😵‍💫

I have reverted to making Turkish coffee in my office. I am so done with instant mudwater

Croatian society is deeply, deeply fascist. 10% of the country's population bought a ticket for the Nazi gig of a mediocre singer. The number is hard to comprehend. abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

Happy Canada Day with this little Callospermophilus lateralis from Lake Minnewanka! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

I have travelled a lot and lived in many countries, but Kananaskis is probably the most beautiful place I have seen. It's also very underrated