You don't need a bell on your bike . 🤣😍

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Repulsive. Public money paying for fascist propaganda. Encampments are rare; they are not a danger; this government is doing nothing to help the people who live in them or to solve the underlying problems.

The beautiful (federally funded) War Museum, 1 of only 3 buildings in Ottawa to receive a GG Award in architecture, with broken, sidewalks and acres of road/pavement, crying out for municipal trees. (Not a single muni building has ever won a GG award vs Edmonton which won 9, ½ in last decade)

I cleaned up human feces, again, in front of my shop door on Rideau this morning. Whoever is running in my ward in November needs a plan for bathrooms in Lowertown to get my support.

It’s profoundly ignorant to suggest that the Pope should be fighting crime on behalf of the Catholic Church. Anyone who was remotely familiar with Roman Catholicism would know that that’s what Daredevil is for

He’s doing « you can’t fire me, I quit! » to the Strait of Hormuz.

it's not that LLMs have no utility, I think that's an extremely silly claim to make, it's that their utility is limited right now and you have to understand the constraints and weaknesses. instead it feels like the most enthusiastic LLM users are just dull and lazy and lacking shame and standards

It’s nice to see I wasn’t the only one screaming during last weeks At Issue on CBC 😅

This is great news! I look forward to having an alternative to policing for helping folks out in Lowertown where I work and Vanier where I live.

This is a small thing to be frustrated by but the fact that I could do this online or on the phone before and that we’ve regressed to in-person or *paper cheques!* is maddening. What a waste of everyone’s time and money. #ottcity

My variation of this is always forgetting that I’m registered for a class and finding myself having to do a final exam without having attended all semester.

I’m not in Centretown but I run a shop in Lowertown that experiences much of the same issues. I would love to see more people who can help out with folks experiencing a crisis, it’s tough having to do that myself while running a store, especially after 3 PM when the nearby drop-in’s are closed.

My Gen-Z colleagues are bullies.

This is like 90% of my policy positions on municipal politics

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

This was a great chat, nice to hear good smart folks take on tough topics with such care.

It me!

I often feel absurdist, but in the fun, Albert Camus dancing sense rather than the rolling a boulder up a hill sense.

one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things

Looking at #ottcity commercial real estate right now for our shop and this cuts deep. We can only have empty store front properties or Dollarama.

Very few things have made me laugh as hard as Moira singing Danny Boy. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Everything is falling apart Mark. Please be serious.

More public restrooms across our city? Relief for all New Yorkers.

I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"

I'll be there, come say hi!

File under: no sh*t The Ford government is making our streets more dangerous www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

Please Ottawa I can’t with this guy. We can’t let him back into City Hall in November.

Renee Nicole Good was 37. She was murdered by an ICE agent in the street in broad daylight. What really happened to her will not be forgotten, minimized, or ignored.

I run a downtown storefront business (on Rideau), and I couldn't agree more with Councilor Leiper. Making downtown work has to center the folks that live here!

I can only re-iterate what a backwards move I consider RTO, particularly in light of ongoing transit challenges. Residents, not commuters, hold the key to a revitalized downtown. I spoke with CTV about it yesterday.

Seconded. This is required listening for Americans who want to be prepared but also find some inspiration in the face of a fascist threat.

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Deuce Bigalow : MAGA Ruffalo

Just caught up on the show and I feel this post now.

support independent media. idk what else to say right now.

the idea that weiss had journalistic concerns is belied by the fact that she's not a journalist

Is @jeanyoon.bsky.social the voice of the new Ottawa Hospital radio/podcast ad?

Today I brought a voice of dissent to the city budget vote. The residents of Somerset Ward are my boss: not the mayor and not other members of council. I know you want a city that works and that leaves no one behind. This budget missed the mark, so I voted against it. I will keep fighting for you.

Thank you to everyone who wrote to me about Lansdowne 2.0. It passed by 15-10 today, which I know is not the outcome you wanted. I pledge to keep holding the city accountable and fighting for the priorities you really care about.

Why I am voting no to Lansdowne 2.0

I think we can all agree too many people had pinned all their hopes and dreams on Bill Burr

My City Councillor just posted this on Facebook explaining their reasoning around the recent work-from-home debate and I’m genuinely confused. I read the @jleiper.bsky.social motion and I just don’t see what my councillor is saying here. Would someone who supported the motion be up for clarifying?

Find someone who looks at you the way @jleiper.bsky.social looks at chickens at the Carp Fair

I tried to think of a better example but I think he really is Canada’s worst nepo baby.

I am 100% ready to join you to “ban right on red”. Montreal has this, but only because that’s the way it always was. Other cities elected to allow right turns on red, to allow for greater traffic flow. And look who’s paying the price. Day after day, another tragedy. Make this an election issue.