This is trans rights, too. There is no viable position for the Democrats other than “trans rights are human rights.” Trying to triangulate a position where you throw trans people under the bus “just a little” to woo swing voters only feeds the right’s argument that trans people are a threat 1/x

Your weekly reminder that voter "concern" with immigration doesn't correspond to actual immigration levels. It corresponds to the amount of coverage the media gives immigration. This an entirely self-fulfilling mess, and it is entirely pointless.

Great short video by TransLink explaining “the empty bus lane myth”

NEW: A devastating before and after montage of Rasheed Street in Gaza City. Put together by local photojournalist, Motaz Azaiza.

Wow. Being scolded by strangers on the internet is so off-putting that people are ok with kidnappings, ignoring science, and making their country into an oligarchy? Glad to see he's still keeping it real.

This, from the Quakers, is a pretty good example of how to resist pressure from bigot lobbying groups. Effectively “we legally can allow trans people to use the loo, we morally should, and we tried it and nothing bad happened”

A nice double rainbow to wrap up the ultimate season for kid #1.

A nice double rainbow to wrap up the ultimate season for kid #1.

I wrote something for @theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... #yycbike #yegbike #BikeTO #BikeHFX

So say we all

I haven’t seen it illustrated like this before. Very effective messaging. Of course it actually depends a lot on how fast the vehicle’s being driven, how big the vehicle is and how it’s designed, and how small the victims (too often kids) are. Via @yegbike.bsky.social #SpeedKills #CarBloat

You don’t like Newsom. You like the team that’s running his socials.

you stand strong for trans people and against every bit of terf bullshit out there so you can say Absolutely not. We don't compromise. That's a fucking 18 year old in there and she's not going to show you her fucking tits at a Buffalo Wild Wings to use the bathroom.

The new Ottawa bike routing app might be of interest to you and your constituents @jleiper.bsky.social @tkavanaghbayward.bsky.social @lainejohnson.bsky.social @lauradudas.bsky.social @seandevine9.bsky.social @stephanieplante.bsky.social @arieltroster.com

If #OttCity invest in year round cycling infra (and related) instead of the hundreds of millions we spend on roads we’d save money. Worried about your taxes? Start thinking about where it all goes and how we could do better, deliver better, live better.

Jewish people constituted 0.75% of the German population in 1933.

Well, this is just FANTASTIC news. “Cycle Toronto wins Charter challenge, saving bike lanes on Yonge, University, and Bloor.” Congratulations @cycletoronto.bsky.social, you’ve done a huge service to Toronto. Safe bike-lanes are better for EVERYONE, no matter how they get around.

Work resumed Friday at WCK’s Deir al-Balah kitchen. Our team cooked 60,000 hot meals today—these meals reach vulnerable families who rely entirely on the kitchen for food. But more is needed in Gaza. Our ability to bring food to families in need depends on a reliable flow of aid. #ChefsForGaza

"This tragedy must end now – immediately and decisively. Every political hesitation, every attempt at justification of the horrors being committed under international watch will forever be judged as a collective failure to preserve humanity in war." Rare to see an @icrc.org statement like this.

Our governments are forcing us to watch Palestinians starve to death A bipartisan endeavor We kept saying genocide and it has been and also that can make it hard to appreciate this is a new level to it Mass, irreversible starvation

Aid for Gaza’s starving children is right at the gates. Let it in Israel is blocking 6,000 UNRWA trucks from entering Gaza while children die of hunger. The world can still prevent further catastrophe if it chooses to act. www.972mag.com/gaza-starvin...

The “E-Bike Effect:” Those who bought e-bikes increased their average daily bicycle use from 2.1km (1.3 miles) to 9.2km (5.7 miles), a 340% increase. The e-bike share of all their transportation increased dramatically too; from 17% to 49%. E-bikes support fewer car trips. V @lloydalter.bsky.social

This is all true but tbh I think the NYT Russia glazing story literally happened because the Ukrainians won’t give them access and the Russians will

Powerful words from Mandy Patinkin ❤️ youtu.be/dFjOb9DGS1w?...

OCTranspo seems to be actively discouraging users. Bluesfest detours mean no buses serving Portage after 4pm. But the app isn't updated, the website shows "real time" arrivals that don't arrive. Only if you happen to see the poster do you understand.

OCTranspo really demonstrating why people are giving up. Detours for Bluesfest means no buses at Portage after 4pm. But the app isn't updated and the website will give you "real time" updates about buses that aren't coming.

In what dystopian universe does killing children queuing for food lead to peace for anyone? It doesn’t. It brings only greater suffering & deeper insecurity for everyone. That is the face of genocide.

This is why I avoid smart devices as much as possible

Paywall free Now I Understand Why Israel Is Denying Journalists Access to the Appalling Scene in Gaza' One of the only historians studying the Gaza Strip, Jean-Pierre Filiu, spent a month in the killing fields there, and documented everything archive.is/2025.07.05-1...

IT’S FUCKING CHESS What POSSIBLE advantage, even in the warped mind of a transphobe, could being transgender give you at chess? They’re so nakedly hateful they just can’t stand any trans person winning anything ever. Pathetic.

Devastating infectious diseases ran rampant in America, killing millions of children and leaving others with lifelong health problems. These illnesses were the main reason why nearly one in five children in 1900 never made it to their fifth birthday.

On how Canadians will be cut out of consultation under bill C5, how it fundamentally upends how the Canadian government has made decisions for a half century, and how it gives private lobbying interests priority, and allows the Government to rewrite all the rules & our rights #Canadasky #cdnpoli

www.thewhig.com/opinion/ngos... The Whig examines the controversial new aid mechanism set up by Israel in Gaza. Extensively researched, including interviews with NGOs that are on the ground in Gaza. This humanitarian story is important. And ‘Honest Reporting Canada’ can pound sand.

Everything suffers and everyone dies, so why not strive to make our time here, together, as warm, as compassionate, as caring, as kind, as good as it possibly can be?

US climate scientists need all the help they can get. Including from foul-mouthed comedians! 🤡😱😱 Watch Emmy Award-Winning David Cross team up with Prof Michael Oppenheimer in the US launch of the hit series "Climate Science Translated". #climate #arresteddevelopment #climatescience

Just as I typed this, I was reminded of "The study" by @tomflood.bsky.social

My god… The Palestinian envoy to the UN describes Israel’s murder of children in Gaza and the Israeli envoy appears to stifle a yawn??? The Palestine envoy, shortly after, breaks down in tears at Israel’s abject cruelty and the horrors inflicted on children. 💔

This week's blog post is here, and it's about LLMs as a cultural phenomenon:

this is, i suppose a scoldy piece by nature...but that's not really my point. i'm interested in how the online dynamic leads people to accept circumstances they'd never, ever tolerate in the physical world

This bot takes the posts of prosperity gospel dude Joel Osteen and replaces “God” with “your dick” and occasionally the results are extraordinary

If Ottawa wants to revitalize the Byward Market, pedestrianize it. It keeps working around the world, yet cities continue resisting the change.

I will forever be haunted by this footage. Trawling has only been filmed underwater a few times in documentary history, and never with such clarity. What’s so heart-rending about these shots is watching how the animals don’t just get swept up — they swim for their lives. 🌎🦑🧪

New Canadian study from the @healthtechsoclab.bsky.social I expect will make news this week. Headline: For-profit primary care clinics are selling & using patient data w/o knowledge or permission in ways you may not expect. Brief thread below... jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

WHO’s emergencies director, Mike Ryan, sounds the alarm on Israel’s ongoing genocide operation in Gaza. Netanyahu has turned the strip into an open air concentration camp and is deliberately starving civilians.

New from me in the Citizen: Why the City of Ottawa's new Transportation Master Plan is a work of fantasy. Zombie roads, fairy LRTs/BRTs, and the twin dragons of cost and congestion—readers beware! ottawacitizen.com/opinion/zomb...

Could be confirmation bias, but my polling station seemed much busier than it was in the last election.

70 cars vs 1,000 bikes