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@kwilsonhfx

Epidemiologist. Housing maximalist. Reviewer of local bike lanes and urbanism opiner at HFX By Bike: https://youtube.com/@hfxbybike

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I find this so plausible that it genuinely makes my stomach hurt. There are no jokes to make about it.

10.03.2026 20:46 πŸ‘ 223 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 4
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I had gloves but I took them off.

10.03.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

ICYMI

10.03.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Filming a quick video of opportunity, coffee run, then off to the gym.

10.03.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Canadian Coast Guard captain fired for 'willfully' ignoring distress call: labour board | CBC News The Canadian Coast Guard fired one of its captains arguing he "willfully" ignored a distress call about a sinking boat in cold and choppy P.E.I. waters, according to a recently posted federal labour b...

The Canadian Coast Guard fired captain Lou Callaghan "on the grounds he 'willfully' ignored a distress call about a sinking boat in cold and choppy P.E.I. waters, according to a recently posted federal labour board decision."

10.03.2026 17:34 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My fav claim about the federal spending power is that it lets feds intrude on provincial areas of jurisdiction by "abusing their power of taxation"... as if provinces don't have taxation powers.

Reality: provinces keep their taxes low on the backs of their demands for federal money!

10.03.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 90 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Jennifer Jacobs
@JenniferJJacobs
NEWS via 
@CBSNews
: U.S. intelligence assets have begun to see indications Iran is taking steps to deploy mines in Strait of Hormuz shipping lane. Iran is using smaller crafts that can carry 2 to 3 mines each. While Iran’s mine stock isn’t publicly known, estimates over the years have ranged from roughly 2,000 to 6,000 naval mines of Iranian, Chinese and Russian-made variants, 
@JimLaPorta
 reports
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Jennifer Jacobs @JenniferJJacobs NEWS via @CBSNews : U.S. intelligence assets have begun to see indications Iran is taking steps to deploy mines in Strait of Hormuz shipping lane. Iran is using smaller crafts that can carry 2 to 3 mines each. While Iran’s mine stock isn’t publicly known, estimates over the years have ranged from roughly 2,000 to 6,000 naval mines of Iranian, Chinese and Russian-made variants, @JimLaPorta reports 2:13 PM Β· Mar 10, 2026 Β· 6,060 Views

Here we go

10.03.2026 18:17 πŸ‘ 1429 πŸ” 383 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 253

BREAKING:

WASHINGTON (AP) β€” About 140 US troops have been wounded in the Iran war, including 8 severely and 108 who returned to duty, Pentagon says.

10.03.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 938 πŸ” 422 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 30

man if we’re asking the Israelis to deescalate

10.03.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 200 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
I’m working with Governor Gretchen Whitmer on trying to save The Great Lakes from the rather violent and destructive Asian Carp, which is rapidly taking over Lake Michigan, and all of the beautiful surrounds. I’ll be asking other Governors to join into this fight, including those of Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, New York and, of course, the future Governor of Canada, Mark Carney, who I know will be happy to contribute to this worthy cause. Separately, I am also working to save The Great Salt Lake, in Utah, which, in a short period of time, if nothing is done, will have no water. This is on top of everything else I am doing. Only β€œTRUMP” CAN DO IT! President DONALD J. TRUMP

I’m working with Governor Gretchen Whitmer on trying to save The Great Lakes from the rather violent and destructive Asian Carp, which is rapidly taking over Lake Michigan, and all of the beautiful surrounds. I’ll be asking other Governors to join into this fight, including those of Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, New York and, of course, the future Governor of Canada, Mark Carney, who I know will be happy to contribute to this worthy cause. Separately, I am also working to save The Great Salt Lake, in Utah, which, in a short period of time, if nothing is done, will have no water. This is on top of everything else I am doing. Only β€œTRUMP” CAN DO IT! President DONALD J. TRUMP

sir the president is bitching about "Governor Carney" again

10.03.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 169 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 43
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Insurrectionist Brunch: Trumpists plotted to deploy military on U.S. soil Before the 2024 election, a cadre of MAGA loyalists met over brunch to plot ways for Trump to use the military domestically.

This is just astonishingly great reporting.

All of the crises the White House has claimed over the last 14 months were planned in advance. All of them.

And however much contempt you have for media outlets who reverently relayed Trump's claim to have no relation to Project 2025, it isn't enough.

10.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 2955 πŸ” 1467 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 61

Post your favorite Lord of the Rings character, wrong answers only

10.03.2026 17:39 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Were we always this bad at negotiating conflict? Longing for a quieter leadership that can mend rather than tear apart our social fabric.

substack.com/@angieschmit...

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Canada restricts drug boat intel from U.S. navy's Caribbean airstrike operation | CBC News HMCS Yellowknife has just ended its deployment in a U.S.-led anti-drug-smuggling mission in the Caribbean, where American airstrikes on suspected drug boats have killed over 150 people. Canadian offic...

"The Department of National Defence says it has safeguards in place to prevent intelligence from being shared with elements of the U.S. military that have carried out numerous lethal strikes on small boats in the Caribbean."

Presumably b/c it views the strikes as illegal.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

10.03.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4

He's the regional median voters' mayor [derogatory]

10.03.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As I've said, I'm broadly agnostic on any given Forum outcome, but "trust me bro, there will be savings if we defer" is *insane* as a plan.

10.03.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think he's alienating people proportionate to how close to downtown their district is, tbh.

10.03.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We have a budget

10.03.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

*tears*

That's my councillor.

10.03.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

*awkwardly puts on lawyer wig*

Objection!

The municipality actually does have to turn a profit. We can call it a surplus if we want, but that surplus aboce opex is where our capital projects come from.

We aren't and shouldn't seek to maximize profits, but we do need a surplus.

10.03.2026 16:23 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The PokΓ©mon Company Is Actively Recruiting PhD Holders With Backgrounds in Ecology to Work in Tokyo - IGN The PokΓ©mon Company is actively recruiting PhD holders with backgrounds in ecology to work in Tokyo. This is perhaps the closest chance PokΓ©mon fans have to channel their inner Professor Oak in real l...

This could be your dream job!
PhD in ecology, and English and Japanese language skills required... working for POKEMON!!!

www.ign.com/articles/the...

10.03.2026 05:50 πŸ‘ 180 πŸ” 116 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 20

Royal Canadian Mounted Police: 2 individuals discharged a handgun outside the US consulate in Toronto

10.03.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Issue 35 of #rdmweekly is out!

Including:
➑️ Building Realistic Fake Datasets with Pointblank @richmeister.bsky.social
➑️ Rethinking TXT Files @kbriney.bsky.social
➑️ Economic Benefits of OS @plos.org
➑️ What Is Data Governance? @thegovlab.org
and more!

Link: rdmweekly.substack.com/p/rdm-weekly...

10.03.2026 13:16 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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New E-Bike Legislation That Includes Mandatory License Plates Panned by Bike Safety Advocates - Streetsblog California I think everyone agrees there's a safety issue with motorized bikes and modified e-bikes being treated as bicycles, but based on early reviews this legislation won't solve those problems.

Keep an eye out for anti-ebike bills. We have one coming up in California that would require me to register my bike at the DMV.

It's ignorant (written by somone who wants to conflate ebikes and emotos) and a real blow to climate, economic, and mobility justice.

cal.streetsblog.org/2026/02/18/n...

10.03.2026 15:21 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

TORONTO/WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - Shots were fired at the U.S. consulate in Toronto early on Tuesday but no one was injured, police said, in what Canada's public safety
minister described as an unacceptable incident.

@reuters.com

10.03.2026 15:22 πŸ‘ 212 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 7

This is really worth your time.

10.03.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 150 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

St-Amand is up, he's saying that it's hard to compare an actual plan for the forum that they have in front of them with a pie in the sky pitch from the mayor with no details.

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a man in a carolina panthers jersey says " welcome to rock bottom " ALT: a man in a carolina panthers jersey says " welcome to rock bottom "

Let's not be crazy here.

I think there's just no longer fiscal runway for magical thinking.

She's had us living off credit card debt and we don't have any more.

10.03.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's a huge perk!

"$100/year for nebulous recreation?" Bullshit

"$100/year for the rec center your kid plays at?" Oh I mean of course.

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