Lyndsey
@lyndseybee.bsky.social
Writer of stuff
Crocheter of things
Haver of MS and MdDS
Rider of bicycles
Crocheter of things
Haver of MS and MdDS
Rider of bicycles
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While VicPD is asking for an $11 million, 14% budget increase in 2026, new FOI data shows that from 2022 to 2024, 48 VicPD officers made over $50,000 in overtime in a single year, with two constables pocketing over $100,000 in extra pay in 2022. www.needsmorespikes.com/blog/vicpd-o... #yyj #cdnfoi
VicPD officers make up to $108,000 in overtime — Needs More Spikes
While VicPD is asking for an $11 million, 14% budget increase in 2026, new FOI data shows that from 2022 to 2024, 48 VicPD officers made over $50,000 in overtime in a single year, with two constables ...
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December 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
While VicPD is asking for an $11 million, 14% budget increase in 2026, new FOI data shows that from 2022 to 2024, 48 VicPD officers made over $50,000 in overtime in a single year, with two constables pocketing over $100,000 in extra pay in 2022. www.needsmorespikes.com/blog/vicpd-o... #yyj #cdnfoi
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Think about it: if you want to increase either budget, that’s one thing. But if you want to decrease either budget, (likely the library) and the police budget has to go down the same percentage, it would make for some interesting municipal council debates and likely some different outcomes. #yyj
Police always get more and libraries always get less. Here’s an idea: Tie the budget for police and libraries so if you raise the budget for police, you have to raise it for #PublicLibraries the same amount. #MunicipalBudget #YYJ
December 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Think about it: if you want to increase either budget, that’s one thing. But if you want to decrease either budget, (likely the library) and the police budget has to go down the same percentage, it would make for some interesting municipal council debates and likely some different outcomes. #yyj
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An important thing about cities is that people are often engaging while walking, biking, or taking public transit, as opposed to the car-centric suburbs. Cars isolate us and make us angry and unhappy.
To piggyback off of John's point (reposted), it's struck me lately how the baseline level of friendliness in cities has always seemed remarkably higher than the suburbs or rural areas to me, and I think it's because everyone is used to interacting with strangers as a routine part of their day
December 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
An important thing about cities is that people are often engaging while walking, biking, or taking public transit, as opposed to the car-centric suburbs. Cars isolate us and make us angry and unhappy.
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If you go to a suburban mall, you will probably have to park outside and walk in. You don’t expect to drive in to your store.
But for some reason in urban areas it’s considered an injustice if you can’t park directly in front of the store you want to go to.
But for some reason in urban areas it’s considered an injustice if you can’t park directly in front of the store you want to go to.
December 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
If you go to a suburban mall, you will probably have to park outside and walk in. You don’t expect to drive in to your store.
But for some reason in urban areas it’s considered an injustice if you can’t park directly in front of the store you want to go to.
But for some reason in urban areas it’s considered an injustice if you can’t park directly in front of the store you want to go to.
love this for her ❤️
Recall petition for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said to be in the works | Lethbridge News Now
https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2025/12/01/recall-petition-for-alberta-premier-danielle-smith-said-to-be-in-the-works/
https://lethbridgenewsnow.com/2025/12/01/recall-petition-for-alberta-premier-danielle-smith-said-to-be-in-the-works/
Recall petition for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said to be in the works
A Medicine Hat bakery posted to social media on Sunday, Nov. 30, that a recall petition for Alberta Premier Da...
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December 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
love this for her ❤️
We need this law.
I strongly support Xavier's law.
Get reckless drivers off our streets.
Thank you @danalajeunessemla.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#safety #yyj
Get reckless drivers off our streets.
Thank you @danalajeunessemla.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#safety #yyj
B.C. NDP MLA proposes law that lets police revoke licences for reckless driving | CBC News
Juan de Fuca-Malahat MLA Dana Lajeunesse has proposed swifter and harsher penalties for reckless drivers after the death of a 12-year-old on Vancouver Island prompted his family to push for reforms.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
We need this law.
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This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
Also CORN FREE which is so so so great for those of us with allergies and intolerances
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November 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Also CORN FREE which is so so so great for those of us with allergies and intolerances
"as a political minority"
this person right here is why Jesus changed his middle name to Fucking
this person right here is why Jesus changed his middle name to Fucking
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 AM
"as a political minority"
this person right here is why Jesus changed his middle name to Fucking
this person right here is why Jesus changed his middle name to Fucking
Also, was the police chief wearing pants at the time of this statement about years of inadequate funding? Because there was no mention of her pants spontaneously bursting into flames after saying that and I'm curious as to how one could be that much of a liar and not have their pants be on fire.
Chief: "In fact the vehicle I was given on the very first day, I was embarrassed to drive and... I wasn't convinced it was going to get me home." "As much as I have a great deal of empathy for your situation, what we're asking for is a product of years of inadequate funding."
November 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Also, was the police chief wearing pants at the time of this statement about years of inadequate funding? Because there was no mention of her pants spontaneously bursting into flames after saying that and I'm curious as to how one could be that much of a liar and not have their pants be on fire.
"I was embarrassed to drive" looool this while I'm working in healthcare and we're currently cutting back on everything.
But oh sure our delicate police need buckets of cash so they can feel special and fancy while driving.
But oh sure our delicate police need buckets of cash so they can feel special and fancy while driving.
Chief: "In fact the vehicle I was given on the very first day, I was embarrassed to drive and... I wasn't convinced it was going to get me home." "As much as I have a great deal of empathy for your situation, what we're asking for is a product of years of inadequate funding."
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"I was embarrassed to drive" looool this while I'm working in healthcare and we're currently cutting back on everything.
But oh sure our delicate police need buckets of cash so they can feel special and fancy while driving.
But oh sure our delicate police need buckets of cash so they can feel special and fancy while driving.
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VicPD's 2026 budget proposal is outrageous and harmful. I've reposted my email to #yyj council here. I encourage anyone opposed to uncontrolled police spending to write to Victoria (councillors@victoria.ca) or Esquimalt (council@esquimalt.ca) to tell them. www.needsmorespikes.com/blog/2025/11...
VicPD's budget stinks — Needs More Spikes
VicPD wants an $11 million, 14% budget increase in 2026. Here is my message to council outlining some of the ways VicPD’s budget is harmful and unnecessary, and where to start cutting.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:57 AM
VicPD's 2026 budget proposal is outrageous and harmful. I've reposted my email to #yyj council here. I encourage anyone opposed to uncontrolled police spending to write to Victoria (councillors@victoria.ca) or Esquimalt (council@esquimalt.ca) to tell them. www.needsmorespikes.com/blog/2025/11...
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Without fanfare, the BC Ministry of Transportation released a report that makes a strong case for a Westshore to Victoria rail line, writes Sam Holland
New Study Makes Strong Case for Getting Westshore Rail on Track - Better Columbia
The province quietly updated the 2011 Westshore Rapid Transit Study. They determined that we need transit investment, now more than ever.
bettercolumbia.ca
November 14, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Without fanfare, the BC Ministry of Transportation released a report that makes a strong case for a Westshore to Victoria rail line, writes Sam Holland
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Mamdani is going to impose shangri-la law. Everyone will be blindfolded and forced to play Marco Polo
Mamdani gonna implement Shaaloani law. All disputes settled via shootout duels using non-lethal rounds with all the authenticity of a spaghetti western directed by Japanese anime enthusiasts.
(This is a timely Final Fantasy XIV reference)
(This is a timely Final Fantasy XIV reference)
Mamdani is going to implement Shannara law. Everything will be extremely derivative of Tolkien and predictable.
November 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Mamdani is going to impose shangri-la law. Everyone will be blindfolded and forced to play Marco Polo
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shelters $200
transit $150
transition housing $100
vicpd $81.1 million
safe supply $150
someone who is good at local politics please help me budget this. victoria is dying
transit $150
transition housing $100
vicpd $81.1 million
safe supply $150
someone who is good at local politics please help me budget this. victoria is dying
November 26, 2024 at 7:05 AM
shelters $200
transit $150
transition housing $100
vicpd $81.1 million
safe supply $150
someone who is good at local politics please help me budget this. victoria is dying
transit $150
transition housing $100
vicpd $81.1 million
safe supply $150
someone who is good at local politics please help me budget this. victoria is dying
hey can acoustic bike riders stop being shitty to e-bike riders and trying to regulate e-bikes to the point where they aren't useful for and/or prohibit them from any kind of cycling infrastructure?
seriously why are some of you so ableist and shitty? are you jealous of people who ride fixies?
seriously why are some of you so ableist and shitty? are you jealous of people who ride fixies?
October 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
hey can acoustic bike riders stop being shitty to e-bike riders and trying to regulate e-bikes to the point where they aren't useful for and/or prohibit them from any kind of cycling infrastructure?
seriously why are some of you so ableist and shitty? are you jealous of people who ride fixies?
seriously why are some of you so ableist and shitty? are you jealous of people who ride fixies?
TFW your hexi cardigan is looking off and then you realize it's because you're doing it in sevens instead of sixes and now it's a septicardgan and that's not a thing because you don't have three arms
October 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
TFW your hexi cardigan is looking off and then you realize it's because you're doing it in sevens instead of sixes and now it's a septicardgan and that's not a thing because you don't have three arms
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When "Good Politician" and "Bad Politician" both work for fossil fuel interests there are only bad politicians. Imagine the former head of the BC Civil Liberties Association funding a militia specifically to police resource extraction. That's David Eby. breachmedia.ca/rcmp-unit-co...
Controversial B.C. RCMP unit to police opposition to fast-tracked resource projects ⋆ The Breach
A widely-criticized police unit is participating in provincial committees coordinating surveillance and policing of protest against major resource projects—including those fast-tracked under new legis...
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October 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
When "Good Politician" and "Bad Politician" both work for fossil fuel interests there are only bad politicians. Imagine the former head of the BC Civil Liberties Association funding a militia specifically to police resource extraction. That's David Eby. breachmedia.ca/rcmp-unit-co...
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the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.
September 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.
I heard there's a Batman: The Brave and The Bold live action movie coming out and I really, really, REALLY hope that they'll have Aquaman be like the Aquaman in the Brave and The Bold animated series because that Aquaman was the best.
September 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I heard there's a Batman: The Brave and The Bold live action movie coming out and I really, really, REALLY hope that they'll have Aquaman be like the Aquaman in the Brave and The Bold animated series because that Aquaman was the best.
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my new horror novel FABULOUS BODIES is out next summer. PREORDER NOW to give your future self a little treat AND support art you enjoy. preorders are SO important and all it takes is a few clicks. EXCITED FOR OUR NIGHT OF CARNAGE IN PALM SPRINGS. LETS TROT BUCKAROOS us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
September 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
my new horror novel FABULOUS BODIES is out next summer. PREORDER NOW to give your future self a little treat AND support art you enjoy. preorders are SO important and all it takes is a few clicks. EXCITED FOR OUR NIGHT OF CARNAGE IN PALM SPRINGS. LETS TROT BUCKAROOS us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
hey #bikesky how do I petition for safer roads in #yyj? I've reached out to cycling groups and they're completely uninterested. Two people I know were killed on the roads last week, and someone else was killed using a nearby crosswalk. No more. @visionzerovancouver.ca
August 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
hey #bikesky how do I petition for safer roads in #yyj? I've reached out to cycling groups and they're completely uninterested. Two people I know were killed on the roads last week, and someone else was killed using a nearby crosswalk. No more. @visionzerovancouver.ca
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despite everything, i still believe in the potential of humankind to create utopia. but it will require hard work, courage, and above all else extremely deep v-necks that go almost down to the dick
August 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
despite everything, i still believe in the potential of humankind to create utopia. but it will require hard work, courage, and above all else extremely deep v-necks that go almost down to the dick
owning a 12 foot skeleton changed my life: a thread
July 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
owning a 12 foot skeleton changed my life: a thread