On June 13, the Moss Park safe consumption site will be shut down, along with 7 other sites in Ontario. @emmapaling.bsky.social has been reporting from the site for 18 months. She goes inside Moss Park during the final days of the city’s first safe consumption site. thelocal.to/moss-park-sa...

The cost of e-book licensing to N. America’s public libraries has reached a crisis level—affecting budgets, wait times & access. We’re calling on North America’s Big Five publishers to come to the table. Let’s work together to implement real, sustainable solutions. https://bit.ly/4dBnwj6

I have read the first hundred pages and it rules. A big idea handled adroitly--I am absolutely compelled by the characters.

Start leaking, civil servants

Hey y'all, that small Utah pride center is doing another auction if you had a hankering for bidding and items! There is literally a fucking bass guitar up for auction starting at $60 to give you an idea www.32auctions.com/organization...

This is inspiring: “She turned to websites like Vaxopedia, which led her to Dr. Vincent Iannelli, the Texas pediatrician who authors the site. During her interactions with Iannelli, he calmly addressed her concerns, provided solid science, & made her feel confident enough to vaccinate her daughter”

Hey #HamOnt, there's a group coalescing around opposing the #Steelport data centre plans, and one member has made a website with info on several options for getting involved: StopTheDataCentre.ca

Loved seeing everyone's MerMay contributions on my skyline this month 🧡💜

If you attended my 2025 Jane's Walk, you might remember Space Unltd and Office Coffee. Sadly, Brendan, one of the owners, has become ill with an extremely aggressive form of cancer. If you like what I've been doing, please consider supporting. www.gofundme.com/f/support-br...

yikes :(

Canadian policing: sexual harassement. Demoted, not fired, got back pay. Anybody in charge going to talk about policing in Canada? www.am800cklw.com/news/windsor...

NZ First wrote their definitions bill after anti-trans hate group SUFW showed them a petition demanding such a bill. They gathered 2,245 signatures in 4 months This petition *against* the bill just surpassed that in less than 4 hours ❤️ Please stand with us our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/e-...

Someone is Trying to Bamboozle Ya Volume 2: Bike Lane Boogaloo A short video essay on bike lanes, misinfo, and touching grass.

WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you really should watch & share this news story. It’s pretty much perfect. Ford claims wrongly that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data. toronto.citynews.ca/video/2024/1...

looks like another consequence of carney’s cuts

In the beginning, the BlueSky is a Bubble takes were spaced by 24 weeks. Then 12, then 6, then every 2 weeks. The last one in Sydney was a week. In 4 days, we could be seeing a Bubble take every 8 hours, until they are coming every 4 minutes. Marshal, we should witness a double event within 7 days.

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

A safer Ontario means having empathy and truly creating the means for those without housing to find a home.

BIG news out of Kitchener-Waterloo: the Ontario Superior Court has ruled that homelessness is an analogous ground for discrimination under s.15 of the Charter. This is a BIG step toward recognizing homeless people as an equity-seeking group under the law. Governments take note!

I get it's election season, but let's talk about the e-bike menace that is being twisted into some kind of wedge issue.

Trans people are not “fighting for unpopular positions that society isn’t ready for.” Trans people are fighting to KEEP the rights we have enjoyed for decades. We have been able to legally change our gender markers since the 70s and before. Same with bathrooms, sports, youth, all for decades.

Give Sarah money. Sarah gives back ten fold in energy, science education, and to communities all over the country. Just do it.

Good: plumber is very nice, and also fast. Bad: pipe under my kitchen sink has basically disintegrated and he did not have the correct pipe to replace it. Good: there's a hardware store not too far away! Bad: it has now been half an hour since he popped out to buy pipe so maybe they don't have it?

being a fox party at the mossy wood at 10 dont be late

This is absolutely unacceptable - for Canada or any country Contact your MP! dontsurveil.me/c22.html

Just a little PSA- Neil Gaiman has reactivated his Bluesky account. Because he deactivated before a lot of people could unfollow him, and/or because Bluesky doesn’t remove you from a person’s followers when you block them, a LOT of you are still publicly listed as following him. You should check.

I need your help. When I'm making projects happen, I don't have as much time to remind people to buy merch/donate to Skype a Scientist. SO our balance sheet is...oh dear 😅 If you're able, becoming a monthly donor, even a couple bucks a month, would be really amazing. givebutter.com/SupportSAS26

Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY. There was also a 71% drop in air pollution. Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople

Imagine the joys of a having a busy, social, pedestrian street in the city. Thankfully we can do more than that in Toronto! Support the Church St Pedestrianization project championed by Cllr @chrismoise.ca, the Church-Wellesley BIA, and @chanface.bsky.social as it heads to City Council this week.

We need to build some real social stigma around being afraid of cities. You don't have to like them or live there, but a politics built this strongly around watching TV and going "ewww" is embarrassing, and people should be embarrassed by it. It's like "fear of werewolves" being your top issue.

I have been exhausted for a couple of weeks so I am doing the reasonable thing and putting myself to bed at 8:15. I will try again tomorrow!

I'm exceptionally boring but, yeah, I still don't want a record kept of every person I've contacted and who contacted me, how long we talked, what device I was using, as well as a complete picture of my movements, including locations.

Do you have a small wall in Philly you can offer up for a mural? Science education that is beautiful, relevant for locals AND pays a local artist! More info in the thread.

Every time I open Bluesky,

Thanks, Doug Ford. 😡

A friend in an alleyway

Today's pigeons are in this together. It's been a long time. From a photo by @uncertaindelights.bsky.social

🚨URGENT🚨 Church St Ped Update In preparation for the May 20 city wide council vote, this DIFFERENT petition will be sent to more councillors and may include Chief of EMS/Fire/ Police & GM of Transportation Services. Pls sign even if you signed the last one! www.experiencethevillage.ca/petition

Everyone knows Hollywood is fucked, but most people don't actually know why. The studios used the strikes as cover to cancel a full 1/3rd of TV production across the board. 1/3 of TV cast & crew are out of work. Fully. There just aren't jobs for them. Many are people who made your favorite shows.

Hey everybody RT this, please? While mural making I haven't had time to fundraise (it would be so cool if there were 2 of me). I wanna do some cool projects this fall so I gotta sell some shirts.

Now's a great time to support LaVonnia Moore, a rural Georgia librarian who was fired because she approved a library display (set up by community members) that included a book featuring a transgender character. Her legal case enters the mediation process this week. 📚 www.gofundme.com/f/help-lavon...

All of New York state, not just the city, and also applies to anyone with a kid under 6

Bookseller wanted! Are you in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada? Do you love queer science fiction and fantasy books? Do you want to sell them for a living? Come help me create a welcoming, friendly space for queer nerds at Other Places Books. Please send your information to [email protected]

I wrote this essay last fall for print only & I'm republishing it with their permission bc we're talking about didactism in kidlit right now and I have HAD thoughts about the connection between instructive lit and book banning. I'd be honored if you read it. www.prettyokmaggie.com/blog/2026/5/...

Articles like this really affirm my decision to point and laugh at every cybertruck I see.

NOTICE: Do you have an elderly or disabled neighbor in NYC? Be a good neighbor and let them know about the free air conditioner program. If they earn $3473 or less a month, NYC will cover the costs of an A/C. Remember…last summer we had 95 degree weather. Look out for them

$600 raised so far!! you guys are heroes!!