It's me
@justmeinottawa.bsky.social
In Ottawa 🍁, sometimes with a camera, often on a bike 🚲 always trying to live without a fucking car
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Very comfortable sharing a water & land border w this country.
WELKER: Is there any hard evidence showing this particular boat was headed to the US?
TOM COTTON: That didn't come up in my briefing
WELKER: Are you comfortable having the US target a boat that you're not sure is heading to the US?
COTTON: I'm not just comfortable with it -- I want to continue it
TOM COTTON: That didn't come up in my briefing
WELKER: Are you comfortable having the US target a boat that you're not sure is heading to the US?
COTTON: I'm not just comfortable with it -- I want to continue it
December 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Very comfortable sharing a water & land border w this country.
The maybes for me are Lo, Plante, Carr, Gower, Brockington. Some “don’t like the process of it but” statements or some variation bullshit.
But Tierney, Curry, Luloff, Hill, Kitts, Dudas, Hubley, Brown, Kelly, Desroches and the new Skalski et al won’t say anything.
But Tierney, Curry, Luloff, Hill, Kitts, Dudas, Hubley, Brown, Kelly, Desroches and the new Skalski et al won’t say anything.
I could probably name the #ottawa city councillors who will not say anything / don’t care at the Dec 10th budget approval meeting about Sutcliffe’s fuckery of using media announcements to preempt the decisions of city council. Mayors are doing this cuz other levels of government are doing this 1/
December 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The maybes for me are Lo, Plante, Carr, Gower, Brockington. Some “don’t like the process of it but” statements or some variation bullshit.
But Tierney, Curry, Luloff, Hill, Kitts, Dudas, Hubley, Brown, Kelly, Desroches and the new Skalski et al won’t say anything.
But Tierney, Curry, Luloff, Hill, Kitts, Dudas, Hubley, Brown, Kelly, Desroches and the new Skalski et al won’t say anything.
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Can't have gentlemen's agreement without gentlemen (gentlepeople? 🤔)
Decorum and Norma are fucking dead folks. They are dead because they are used by those with shamelessness as a way to wield power. I get why they’re important and if they are then they need to be codified. Cuz unwritten rules and norms are being discarded and those want them are doing nothing atm
December 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Can't have gentlemen's agreement without gentlemen (gentlepeople? 🤔)
Relevant for #ottawa
Mark Sutcliffe appears like a boring un-savvy political actor but you have to remember his team are all Jimmy Watson left overs. Jimmy had no shame long before it was the norm it is now. Sutcliffe has tasted power. My prediction is the strong mayor powers are coming
Mark Sutcliffe appears like a boring un-savvy political actor but you have to remember his team are all Jimmy Watson left overs. Jimmy had no shame long before it was the norm it is now. Sutcliffe has tasted power. My prediction is the strong mayor powers are coming
The most depressing lesson of the Trump era is that scandals don’t matter if the perpetrator and their supporters don’t feel shame.
Shamelessness is now a political superpower.
Shamelessness is now a political superpower.
December 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Relevant for #ottawa
Mark Sutcliffe appears like a boring un-savvy political actor but you have to remember his team are all Jimmy Watson left overs. Jimmy had no shame long before it was the norm it is now. Sutcliffe has tasted power. My prediction is the strong mayor powers are coming
Mark Sutcliffe appears like a boring un-savvy political actor but you have to remember his team are all Jimmy Watson left overs. Jimmy had no shame long before it was the norm it is now. Sutcliffe has tasted power. My prediction is the strong mayor powers are coming
I could probably name the #ottawa city councillors who will not say anything / don’t care at the Dec 10th budget approval meeting about Sutcliffe’s fuckery of using media announcements to preempt the decisions of city council. Mayors are doing this cuz other levels of government are doing this 1/
December 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I could probably name the #ottawa city councillors who will not say anything / don’t care at the Dec 10th budget approval meeting about Sutcliffe’s fuckery of using media announcements to preempt the decisions of city council. Mayors are doing this cuz other levels of government are doing this 1/
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It's also time to stop using the naturopathic term "natural immunity" and replace it with "disease-acquired immunity" to emphasise all of its disadvantages.
A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
Redirecting
doi.org
December 7, 2025 at 4:03 AM
It's also time to stop using the naturopathic term "natural immunity" and replace it with "disease-acquired immunity" to emphasise all of its disadvantages.
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When we get out of this era we need to tax billionaires’ power out of existence
Elon Musk is worse at hiding it but this is the problem with all billionaires: they are a threat to democratic governance. They have an insatiable need to own and control everything. If you want to be free you have to curb their power, and demand political leaders who understand that
Elon Musk is against the European Union being the European Union —he posted this after X (fka Twitter) was fined for violations of the EU’s Digital Services Act.
December 7, 2025 at 3:05 AM
When we get out of this era we need to tax billionaires’ power out of existence
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When you invite your neighbours over for a wintertide potluck…
December 7, 2025 at 12:29 AM
When you invite your neighbours over for a wintertide potluck…
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People think the dead of winter is the worst time for biking, but I personally dislike the two-week period in December where I genuinely have no idea what the road conditions are in any given part of the city.
Precipitation plus temperatures fluctuating randomly between -2 and +2.
Precipitation plus temperatures fluctuating randomly between -2 and +2.
December 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
People think the dead of winter is the worst time for biking, but I personally dislike the two-week period in December where I genuinely have no idea what the road conditions are in any given part of the city.
Precipitation plus temperatures fluctuating randomly between -2 and +2.
Precipitation plus temperatures fluctuating randomly between -2 and +2.
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These two photos are taken 20 feet apart and reflect our priorities for transportation spending during the winter months. This is right in front of a school where the vast majority of people who need to get there 5x a week are not able to drive.
Our choices define our world.
Our choices define our world.
December 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
These two photos are taken 20 feet apart and reflect our priorities for transportation spending during the winter months. This is right in front of a school where the vast majority of people who need to get there 5x a week are not able to drive.
Our choices define our world.
Our choices define our world.
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Don’t forget, for many years #Uber insisted loudly that it would reduce traffic in cities. Instead, Uber drivers cruise without passengers 40% of the time. Uber and Lyft no longer claim they reduce traffic. They now admit they increase congestion.
So much for “making cities better…”
Via @wsj.com
So much for “making cities better…”
Via @wsj.com
The Ride-Hail Utopia That Got Stuck in Traffic
Uber and Lyft said they would ease congestion. Instead they made it worse.
www.wsj.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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We’ve entered the phase in my neighbourhood where city plowing crews are accidentally plowing more than they’re supposed to, so now the path landscape is dotted with these signs. This represents a total failure to imagine spending money on people getting around in the winter outside of a car.
December 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
We’ve entered the phase in my neighbourhood where city plowing crews are accidentally plowing more than they’re supposed to, so now the path landscape is dotted with these signs. This represents a total failure to imagine spending money on people getting around in the winter outside of a car.
Your periodic reminder that transit and bus shelters are essential infrastructure. This isn’t rural, it’s 150 m from Bayshore mall #ottawa
December 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Your periodic reminder that transit and bus shelters are essential infrastructure. This isn’t rural, it’s 150 m from Bayshore mall #ottawa
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Whether or not he realizes it, Tierney is making an excellent argument for breaking up Ottawa. The challenges of the core are very different from those in his ward. Thats why Ottawa should be at least 2 different municipalities. #ottawa
December 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Whether or not he realizes it, Tierney is making an excellent argument for breaking up Ottawa. The challenges of the core are very different from those in his ward. Thats why Ottawa should be at least 2 different municipalities. #ottawa
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Is your councillor a chronic no-voter on city budgets? | Opinion - Ottawa Citizen
Or is he a ‘Yes Man’?
No mention of housing emergency, mental health crisis & poison drug epidemic.
This Councillor should know better after almost 20 yrs on Council that his ward differs from inner urban areas
Or is he a ‘Yes Man’?
No mention of housing emergency, mental health crisis & poison drug epidemic.
This Councillor should know better after almost 20 yrs on Council that his ward differs from inner urban areas
December 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Is your councillor a chronic no-voter on city budgets? | Opinion - Ottawa Citizen
Or is he a ‘Yes Man’?
No mention of housing emergency, mental health crisis & poison drug epidemic.
This Councillor should know better after almost 20 yrs on Council that his ward differs from inner urban areas
Or is he a ‘Yes Man’?
No mention of housing emergency, mental health crisis & poison drug epidemic.
This Councillor should know better after almost 20 yrs on Council that his ward differs from inner urban areas
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Luckily, Somerset Ward doesn’t vote for Yes Men
Is your councillor a chronic no-voter on city budgets? | Opinion - Ottawa Citizen
Or is he a ‘Yes Man’?
No mention of housing emergency, mental health crisis & poison drug epidemic.
This Councillor should know better after almost 20 yrs on Council that his ward differs from inner urban areas
Or is he a ‘Yes Man’?
No mention of housing emergency, mental health crisis & poison drug epidemic.
This Councillor should know better after almost 20 yrs on Council that his ward differs from inner urban areas
December 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Luckily, Somerset Ward doesn’t vote for Yes Men
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Honestly think This Hour has 22 Minutes is way better than SNL:
December 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Honestly think This Hour has 22 Minutes is way better than SNL:
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I'm looking for the one-year report on ANCHOR, but I'm not finding it anywhere.
The only link I keep seeing is broken for some reason:
pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...
Does anybody have it saved, by chance?
The only link I keep seeing is broken for some reason:
pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...
Does anybody have it saved, by chance?
pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I'm looking for the one-year report on ANCHOR, but I'm not finding it anywhere.
The only link I keep seeing is broken for some reason:
pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...
Does anybody have it saved, by chance?
The only link I keep seeing is broken for some reason:
pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...
Does anybody have it saved, by chance?
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How is it we can add private security guards to the market without a big staff report or even council debate on their impact but not “just do” other things like banning right on red in downtown intersections?
We can just try more things if we wanted to.
We can just try more things if we wanted to.
December 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
How is it we can add private security guards to the market without a big staff report or even council debate on their impact but not “just do” other things like banning right on red in downtown intersections?
We can just try more things if we wanted to.
We can just try more things if we wanted to.
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Wow! Pretty impressive. Source: Electrek
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Tern’s NYC delivery e-bike fleet crosses 1 million miles, with some bikes rolling past 30k
Urban e-bike maker Tern just hit a major milestone in one of the toughest proving grounds on the planet: New...
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December 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Wow! Pretty impressive. Source: Electrek
search.app/JKqTf
search.app/JKqTf
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these gentlemen are foundationally unwell
December 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
these gentlemen are foundationally unwell
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Tierney says using ANCHOR is bad because "crisis workers are not trained emergency response teams" while sidestepping the often-demonstrated fact that police are not trained to deal with mental health or substance-abuse crises. If police could handle this ANCHOR wouldn't exist!
December 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Tierney says using ANCHOR is bad because "crisis workers are not trained emergency response teams" while sidestepping the often-demonstrated fact that police are not trained to deal with mental health or substance-abuse crises. If police could handle this ANCHOR wouldn't exist!
You can tell the seriousness and spine of a city councillor in #ottawa by their cowardice to fucking name the people they are criticizing.
Tim Tierney is a coward who will tell you one day that there is only one taxpayer. Then on other days money is endless
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/budg...
Tim Tierney is a coward who will tell you one day that there is only one taxpayer. Then on other days money is endless
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/budg...
Is your councillor a chronic no-voter on city budgets? | Opinion
Tim Tierney: Ottawa has traded safety and security for policing alternatives – experiments that have repeatedly failed. | Opinion
ottawacitizen.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
You can tell the seriousness and spine of a city councillor in #ottawa by their cowardice to fucking name the people they are criticizing.
Tim Tierney is a coward who will tell you one day that there is only one taxpayer. Then on other days money is endless
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/budg...
Tim Tierney is a coward who will tell you one day that there is only one taxpayer. Then on other days money is endless
ottawacitizen.com/opinion/budg...
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A councillor who was at the centre of a corruption trial in 2019 has an op/ed in the Citizen today, suggesting that downtown councillors that are critical of ballooning police budgets are responsible for crime rates attributed to the housing and addiction crises.
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Coun. Tim Tierney apologizes, brings corrupt practice case to an end
Tim Tierney, the Ottawa city councillor representing Beacon Hill-Cyrville ward, apologized in court Wednesday and agreed to give up two months of salary to resolve …
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December 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A councillor who was at the centre of a corruption trial in 2019 has an op/ed in the Citizen today, suggesting that downtown councillors that are critical of ballooning police budgets are responsible for crime rates attributed to the housing and addiction crises.
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...