Robin Richardson she/her
@canadarobin.bsky.social
Doing everything I can to help people bike more and drive less. Obsessed with cargo bikes. Organizer, Yonge4All; Leader, KidicalMassTO; Contributor, ebikes-international.com.
Proud 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 mom.
Still COVIDing 😷💉
Proud 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 mom.
Still COVIDing 😷💉
Pinned
I'm sad and angry about what's happened over there, but I love the positive and pro-social vibe here at Bluesky. I think it is past time for me to introduce myself properly.
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In 2009, I told my husband that I was pregnant with our third child. “Wow,” he said. “We’re going to need a bigger car.”
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In 2009, I told my husband that I was pregnant with our third child. “Wow,” he said. “We’re going to need a bigger car.”
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A safe streets and youth independence anthem
"Walk with me, Suzy Lee
Through the park and by the tree
We will rest upon the ground
And look at all the bugs we found
Safely walk to school without a sound...
Here we are, no one else
We walk to school all by ourselves...'
The joy of youth.
"Walk with me, Suzy Lee
Through the park and by the tree
We will rest upon the ground
And look at all the bugs we found
Safely walk to school without a sound...
Here we are, no one else
We walk to school all by ourselves...'
The joy of youth.
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A safe streets and youth independence anthem
"Walk with me, Suzy Lee
Through the park and by the tree
We will rest upon the ground
And look at all the bugs we found
Safely walk to school without a sound...
Here we are, no one else
We walk to school all by ourselves...'
The joy of youth.
"Walk with me, Suzy Lee
Through the park and by the tree
We will rest upon the ground
And look at all the bugs we found
Safely walk to school without a sound...
Here we are, no one else
We walk to school all by ourselves...'
The joy of youth.
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So let's talk about the bike valet.
I have very rarely used the service and I still think it's a hugely important program.
It's a safe bike parking option. But it does so much more in terms of placemaking and community building.
I have very rarely used the service and I still think it's a hugely important program.
It's a safe bike parking option. But it does so much more in terms of placemaking and community building.
#VictoriaBC - Future of flower baskets, bike valet in question as Victoria council considers budget cuts www.timescolonist.com/local-news/f...
Future of flower baskets, bike valet in question as Victoria council considers budget cuts
Council must find more than $8.3 million in savings to ensure the tax increase from the city’s portion of the budget is no more than 4%.
www.timescolonist.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
So let's talk about the bike valet.
I have very rarely used the service and I still think it's a hugely important program.
It's a safe bike parking option. But it does so much more in terms of placemaking and community building.
I have very rarely used the service and I still think it's a hugely important program.
It's a safe bike parking option. But it does so much more in terms of placemaking and community building.
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The City of #Victoria staff have released their 2026-2030 Draft Financial Plan. It seems that in order to comply with Council’s direction to keep property tax increases to 4% or less, staff are recommending axing the bike valet and Youth Bus Pass programs?? And hoping the CRD will pick up the tab???
November 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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One of my favorite jokes ever:
What did Watson and Crick discover?
Rosalind Franklin's notebooks
What did Watson and Crick discover?
Rosalind Franklin's notebooks
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
One of my favorite jokes ever:
What did Watson and Crick discover?
Rosalind Franklin's notebooks
What did Watson and Crick discover?
Rosalind Franklin's notebooks
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Here's hoping we live in the final days of oil and gas advertising, too.
November 7, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Here's hoping we live in the final days of oil and gas advertising, too.
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I have been trying to raise awareness about the recent cuts to pandemic preparedness by provincial institutions in BC for the past 1½ months. Most of the cuts were not announced to the public beforehand and media coverage has been scant. 1/?
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The silent erosion of COVID-19 awareness & management in B.C.:
A TIMELINE
[A timeline of the year 2025 and the January of 2026. Numbered diamonds are placed on the timeline to mark the events below.]
1. April 16: Amount & timeliness of SARS-CoV-2 sample data uploaded to GISAID, an online repository, deteriorate.
2. May: The end of RAT Kit Distribution Program is announced in a professional newsletter. This provided free RAT kits to pharmacies.
3. May 31: RAT kits orders from this day onwards would not be reimbursed.
4. June: The BCCDC page dedicated to how COVID-19 spreads is removed.
5. September 1: Under the BC medical services plan, less than 20 people will be allowed in an online group medical visit. An unknown number of bed- & house-bound people will lose telehealth access to the BC-CLMF, a long COVID & ME/CFS clinic. Implementation delayed until January.
6. September 15: Vancouver Sun publishes a sponsored article, suggesting the program responsible for generating SARS-CoV-2 data from wastewater samples would be expanded & describes the then-current state of the program.
7. September 18: The wastewater surveillance program is cut: 8 of 12 wastewater treatment plants will no longer be monitored, and 1 sample will be taken per week instead of 3.
8. October 14: The year's vaccination campaign begins to widespread shortages.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dy4l7kqcar73iaezbjxzwiui/bafkreibyc7hcwrwtwlid453tk3fv523vx3cziv4g5qksvdrks6b3ymxo2a@jpeg)
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I have been trying to raise awareness about the recent cuts to pandemic preparedness by provincial institutions in BC for the past 1½ months. Most of the cuts were not announced to the public beforehand and media coverage has been scant. 1/?
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"When students are caught cheating on exams, the punishments get stricter — we don’t get rid of exams. So why is it different for traffic rules?" asks a high school student. www.thestar.com/opinion/lett...
Speed cameras keep us all safer. It’s as simple as that
Ford government says speed cameras will be gone by Nov. 14, Oct. 30
www.thestar.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
"When students are caught cheating on exams, the punishments get stricter — we don’t get rid of exams. So why is it different for traffic rules?" asks a high school student. www.thestar.com/opinion/lett...
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As many have pointed out, Mamdani didn't stand apart from our trans brothers and sisters. He didn't play the "Gee, gosh, it sure is complicated," milquetoast moderate card. And he crushed.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
As many have pointed out, Mamdani didn't stand apart from our trans brothers and sisters. He didn't play the "Gee, gosh, it sure is complicated," milquetoast moderate card. And he crushed.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
The way forward is together, not over the bodies of our own.
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Introducing Ozzy! This prehensile-tailed porcupine, Zoo Boise's newest resident, is already becoming a star. 🌠
Settling into the renovated Small Animal Kingdom's Rainforest Building, Ozzy likes to nimbly climb and flip around his habitat’s canopy.
📷: Lead zookeeper Taylor S
Settling into the renovated Small Animal Kingdom's Rainforest Building, Ozzy likes to nimbly climb and flip around his habitat’s canopy.
📷: Lead zookeeper Taylor S
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Introducing Ozzy! This prehensile-tailed porcupine, Zoo Boise's newest resident, is already becoming a star. 🌠
Settling into the renovated Small Animal Kingdom's Rainforest Building, Ozzy likes to nimbly climb and flip around his habitat’s canopy.
📷: Lead zookeeper Taylor S
Settling into the renovated Small Animal Kingdom's Rainforest Building, Ozzy likes to nimbly climb and flip around his habitat’s canopy.
📷: Lead zookeeper Taylor S
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DST is a scam by Big Clock to sell more hours
November 3, 2025 at 3:09 AM
DST is a scam by Big Clock to sell more hours
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The real World Series was the friends we made along the way
November 2, 2025 at 7:59 PM
The real World Series was the friends we made along the way
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What time is Game 8 tonight
November 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
What time is Game 8 tonight
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Brutal loss. Gutting. But a brilliant season for the Jays and an all-timer World Series. A stunner of a team.
Bring it home next year.
Bring it home next year.
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Brutal loss. Gutting. But a brilliant season for the Jays and an all-timer World Series. A stunner of a team.
Bring it home next year.
Bring it home next year.
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I think the better team lost.
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I think the better team lost.
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me and the neighborhood dads spent trick or treating slowly walking down the middle of the street to force traffic to a crawl. park, get out and walk with your kids you pieces of shit
November 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
me and the neighborhood dads spent trick or treating slowly walking down the middle of the street to force traffic to a crawl. park, get out and walk with your kids you pieces of shit
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You can't let perfect be the enemy of not fascist
October 29, 2025 at 10:12 PM
You can't let perfect be the enemy of not fascist
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People who say they won't vote for the lesser of 2 evils, burden us all with the greater of 2 evils.
October 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
People who say they won't vote for the lesser of 2 evils, burden us all with the greater of 2 evils.
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Cuomo hates New York. Mamdani loves it.
Watching local morning tv at the hospital while my mom gets her cataract dealt with, and I can report that Cuomo has fewer ads up than Mamdani and Sliwa, and that Cuomo’s ads are real bleak. Bleak and angry.
October 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Cuomo hates New York. Mamdani loves it.
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Start with short trips. My 8 year old is readying for her first winter biking on her own, we have been trying different outfits / setups to see what works. Utilize second hand stores to score brand name gear at a fraction of the price.
October 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Start with short trips. My 8 year old is readying for her first winter biking on her own, we have been trying different outfits / setups to see what works. Utilize second hand stores to score brand name gear at a fraction of the price.
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Here in Seattle, furloughed NOAA employees were out in the pouring rain cleaning up beaches yesterday, part of a national week of service organized by federal workers who can't do their jobs due to the shutdown.
Story by @heyjohnryan.bsky.social at KUOW, our federally defunded public radio station.
Story by @heyjohnryan.bsky.social at KUOW, our federally defunded public radio station.
Furloughed feds pick up Seattle beach trash to keep serving the public
Furloughed federal employees were out in the rain picking up cigarette butts, bottle caps, and other trash at Seattle’s Golden Gardens Park on Friday.
www.kuow.org
October 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Here in Seattle, furloughed NOAA employees were out in the pouring rain cleaning up beaches yesterday, part of a national week of service organized by federal workers who can't do their jobs due to the shutdown.
Story by @heyjohnryan.bsky.social at KUOW, our federally defunded public radio station.
Story by @heyjohnryan.bsky.social at KUOW, our federally defunded public radio station.
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Hahahahahahahaaaaa suck it, Literally Everyone Who Underestimated The Blue Jays Ever
October 25, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Hahahahahahahaaaaa suck it, Literally Everyone Who Underestimated The Blue Jays Ever
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Local Indigenous chef wins top honours in ice cream competition #OwenSound #Ontario #Chapman'sIceCream
Zach Keeshig, 35, won an international award for his sweetgrass flavour, in a partnership with Canadian company Chapman’s Ice Cream.
www.ctvnews.ca/barrie/artic...
Zach Keeshig, 35, won an international award for his sweetgrass flavour, in a partnership with Canadian company Chapman’s Ice Cream.
www.ctvnews.ca/barrie/artic...
Local Indigenous chef wins top honours in ice cream competition
An indigenous chef and restaurant owner from Owen Sound won an international award for his sweetgrass ice cream flavour, in a partnership with Canadian ice cream brand Chapman’s.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Local Indigenous chef wins top honours in ice cream competition #OwenSound #Ontario #Chapman'sIceCream
Zach Keeshig, 35, won an international award for his sweetgrass flavour, in a partnership with Canadian company Chapman’s Ice Cream.
www.ctvnews.ca/barrie/artic...
Zach Keeshig, 35, won an international award for his sweetgrass flavour, in a partnership with Canadian company Chapman’s Ice Cream.
www.ctvnews.ca/barrie/artic...
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Free transit for all the youth within the CRD is a fantastic way to build up a generation of bus riders. Imagine it, a generation of people who don’t complain about not enough parking downtown. #yyj #victoriabc #yyjpoli #yyjtransit
Free transit for youth motion approved by CRD transportation committee
The process of getting free transit for youth across the CRD has just gotten started, with the transportation committee approving a motion staff to look into feasibility.
cheknews.ca
October 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Free transit for all the youth within the CRD is a fantastic way to build up a generation of bus riders. Imagine it, a generation of people who don’t complain about not enough parking downtown. #yyj #victoriabc #yyjpoli #yyjtransit