Ian Thomson 🇨🇦
@ianthomson.bsky.social
East Van. Cyclist. Dad.
Canucks, Blue Jays.
Canadian Comedy Connoisseur.
My dog’s name is Blue.
My bike’s name is Big Red.
#ElbowsUp 🇨🇦✊🏼🇨🇦
Canucks, Blue Jays.
Canadian Comedy Connoisseur.
My dog’s name is Blue.
My bike’s name is Big Red.
#ElbowsUp 🇨🇦✊🏼🇨🇦
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@ianthomson.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Anyone else have to correct themselves after pronouncing it ‘blue-ski’ (rhymes with brewsky)?
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VANCOUVER: “Over 60!businesses have signed an open letter to council, asking the city not to make a controversial budget cut to the Department of Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability.”
See my comments to Council today in the thread below. This budget won’t save money. It’ll cost FAR too much.
See my comments to Council today in the thread below. This budget won’t save money. It’ll cost FAR too much.
November 20, 2025 at 3:40 AM
VANCOUVER: “Over 60!businesses have signed an open letter to council, asking the city not to make a controversial budget cut to the Department of Planning, Urban Design and Sustainability.”
See my comments to Council today in the thread below. This budget won’t save money. It’ll cost FAR too much.
See my comments to Council today in the thread below. This budget won’t save money. It’ll cost FAR too much.
Fucking fascist cowards
So... Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) asked the 4 nominees in this hearing a simple question -- if Trump directed you to break the law, would you follow the law or follow the president's directive? -- and not one could just say they'd follow the law.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Fucking fascist cowards
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It's a goal of mine to help make this the most famous, well-known and UNDERSTOOD quote about cities in history. Please share it as much as you can.
October 20, 2025 at 5:30 AM
It's a goal of mine to help make this the most famous, well-known and UNDERSTOOD quote about cities in history. Please share it as much as you can.
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We just live in a john carpenter movie now.
October 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
We just live in a john carpenter movie now.
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Pierre Poilievre says he wants to “restore merit.” He needed to be handed arguably the safest, most impossible to lose conservative seat in all of Canada after losing his own seat.
Seems like the opposite of merit. #Poilievre
(oh, and he still refuses to complete a check for a security clearance)
Seems like the opposite of merit. #Poilievre
(oh, and he still refuses to complete a check for a security clearance)
October 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Pierre Poilievre says he wants to “restore merit.” He needed to be handed arguably the safest, most impossible to lose conservative seat in all of Canada after losing his own seat.
Seems like the opposite of merit. #Poilievre
(oh, and he still refuses to complete a check for a security clearance)
Seems like the opposite of merit. #Poilievre
(oh, and he still refuses to complete a check for a security clearance)
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Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
October 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
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aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage
During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.
It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’
During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...
chicago.suntimes.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage
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Vladdy and David saying DAAAA Yankees Lose
YouTube video by Game Day
youtube.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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"Start spreading the news, bitches!"
October 9, 2025 at 2:50 AM
"Start spreading the news, bitches!"
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The centrist response to Trump is the same playbook we've already seen on climate- a flailing attempt to solve the problem in a way that requires as little personal discomfort as possible, bolstered by the nearly unshakeable belief that nothing bad could actually ever happen to THEM
October 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The centrist response to Trump is the same playbook we've already seen on climate- a flailing attempt to solve the problem in a way that requires as little personal discomfort as possible, bolstered by the nearly unshakeable belief that nothing bad could actually ever happen to THEM
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Dear NPR. No. Just no. This is not how you help.
One of the several thousand actual road safety experts here. We are easy to find. Maybe give one of us a call next time, ok?
One of the several thousand actual road safety experts here. We are easy to find. Maybe give one of us a call next time, ok?
In 2024, 7,100 pedestrians were killed on the road, and in recent years, more than 1,000 cyclists have been hit and killed annually. Safety experts explain how bikers and walkers can stay safe.
8 walking and biking safety tips that just might save your life
In 2024, 7,100 pedestrians were killed on the road, and in recent years, more than 1,000 cyclists have been hit and killed annually. Safety experts explain how bikers and walkers can stay safe.
n.pr
September 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Dear NPR. No. Just no. This is not how you help.
One of the several thousand actual road safety experts here. We are easy to find. Maybe give one of us a call next time, ok?
One of the several thousand actual road safety experts here. We are easy to find. Maybe give one of us a call next time, ok?
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Whether it’s Barack Obama wearing a tan suit in front of reporters or an ICE agent brutally attacking a mother in front of her children, both sides have subjected our most vulnerable citizens to disturbing images.
September 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Whether it’s Barack Obama wearing a tan suit in front of reporters or an ICE agent brutally attacking a mother in front of her children, both sides have subjected our most vulnerable citizens to disturbing images.
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This was meant as an attack on me, but their assertion that people hear “racists who are spewing conspiracy theories that keep motivating white supremacists to massacre our fellow citizens” and think, “well, that must be Charlie Kirk” is quite an own goal.
Anyway, good luck with the grift!
Anyway, good luck with the grift!
September 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This was meant as an attack on me, but their assertion that people hear “racists who are spewing conspiracy theories that keep motivating white supremacists to massacre our fellow citizens” and think, “well, that must be Charlie Kirk” is quite an own goal.
Anyway, good luck with the grift!
Anyway, good luck with the grift!
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Its a good thing they didnt have internal combustion engines in the 18th century or our shitlick founding fathers would have written a right to them into the constitution too
June 9, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Its a good thing they didnt have internal combustion engines in the 18th century or our shitlick founding fathers would have written a right to them into the constitution too
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Why bend a knee when you can raise an arm?
September 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Why bend a knee when you can raise an arm?
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HARDEST PHOTO OF 2025 JUST DROPPED
September 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
HARDEST PHOTO OF 2025 JUST DROPPED
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"E-moto" - it's good to get some clarity on what these things are called. Let's work to make "e-moto" universally understood as distinct from regular "e-bikes".
"The E-moto problem is caused by E-moto manufacturers and retailers."
www.peopleforbikes.org/news/the-e-b...
www.peopleforbikes.org/news/the-e-b...
The E-Bike Problem is an E-Moto Problem | PeopleForBikes
www.peopleforbikes.org
September 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
"E-moto" - it's good to get some clarity on what these things are called. Let's work to make "e-moto" universally understood as distinct from regular "e-bikes".
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The Trump administration wants your kids to be run over by cars while walking to school
Boston's fed grant to improve safety at key intersections has been cancelled by USDOT because, according to the agency: "DOT's priorities presently include... preserving or increasing roadway capacity for motor vehicles... [the] project includes several elements that impede vehicle capacity & speed"
September 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The Trump administration wants your kids to be run over by cars while walking to school
These people are batshit insane
they're going around and documenting flags that aren't at half-mast for Charlie Kirk
September 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
These people are batshit insane
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“Bike-lanes take up too much space & make streets dangerous!”
(They actually make streets safer for everyone.
Data doesn’t lie. On streets with protected bike-lanes, crash rates typically drop—for drivers, cyclists, & pedestrians.)
See @momentummag.bsky.social for more comebacks to common myths.
(They actually make streets safer for everyone.
Data doesn’t lie. On streets with protected bike-lanes, crash rates typically drop—for drivers, cyclists, & pedestrians.)
See @momentummag.bsky.social for more comebacks to common myths.
“We can’t all be expected to bike.”
Fair. But that’s not the point.
“Not everyone can or wants to bike. But some people can & do—and they deserve a safe, efficient, affordable way to move through the city. It’s about freedom of choice.”
This & other useful comebacks, in @momentummag.bsky.social.
Fair. But that’s not the point.
“Not everyone can or wants to bike. But some people can & do—and they deserve a safe, efficient, affordable way to move through the city. It’s about freedom of choice.”
This & other useful comebacks, in @momentummag.bsky.social.
Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year
Anti-bike arguments aren’t just frustrating—they’re outdated, inaccurate, and often repeated without a shred of evidence.
momentummag.com
September 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
“Bike-lanes take up too much space & make streets dangerous!”
(They actually make streets safer for everyone.
Data doesn’t lie. On streets with protected bike-lanes, crash rates typically drop—for drivers, cyclists, & pedestrians.)
See @momentummag.bsky.social for more comebacks to common myths.
(They actually make streets safer for everyone.
Data doesn’t lie. On streets with protected bike-lanes, crash rates typically drop—for drivers, cyclists, & pedestrians.)
See @momentummag.bsky.social for more comebacks to common myths.
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Last September Charlie Kirk claimed that Haitian immigrants in Huntsville were "raping your women and hunting you down at night." He said that rural Alabamians faced a future in which Haitian immigrants "will become your masters." www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
Charlie Kirk warns that Haitian migrants "will become your masters" if Trump loses the election
www.mediamatters.org
September 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Last September Charlie Kirk claimed that Haitian immigrants in Huntsville were "raping your women and hunting you down at night." He said that rural Alabamians faced a future in which Haitian immigrants "will become your masters." www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
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If you don’t want to be called N*azis, don’t compare yourselves to N*azis. I don’t make the rules.
September 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
If you don’t want to be called N*azis, don’t compare yourselves to N*azis. I don’t make the rules.
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The Republican-led US government is throwing its full weight, at the federal and state levels, behind punishing teachers, soldiers, or immigrants for their speech about the killing of a conservative pundit.
It's as absurd and laughable as it is dangerous and dystiopian.
It's as absurd and laughable as it is dangerous and dystiopian.
September 11, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The Republican-led US government is throwing its full weight, at the federal and state levels, behind punishing teachers, soldiers, or immigrants for their speech about the killing of a conservative pundit.
It's as absurd and laughable as it is dangerous and dystiopian.
It's as absurd and laughable as it is dangerous and dystiopian.