Michael Lyman
@mldsmith.bsky.social
He/Him/His. Dad of three lovely girls. Husband to an incredible wife. LGBTQ+ ally. Apple. Woodworking.
Just saw a couple of teens ride by me in a regional park. They were doubling on an e-bike, and had two fishing rods on the back. It’s November in Vancouver, and I think the kids are alright.
November 14, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Just saw a couple of teens ride by me in a regional park. They were doubling on an e-bike, and had two fishing rods on the back. It’s November in Vancouver, and I think the kids are alright.
7 year old just hit me with: for Christmas I want a snow cone machine. Or…a mayo machine.
So, ya, you could say I’m a proud father.
So, ya, you could say I’m a proud father.
November 12, 2025 at 2:09 AM
7 year old just hit me with: for Christmas I want a snow cone machine. Or…a mayo machine.
So, ya, you could say I’m a proud father.
So, ya, you could say I’m a proud father.
Will they ever go falconing in Connecticut? Enjoy a nice steak at Peter Luger’s? Eat bear meet? A life, unlived.
The full quote from RFK, Jr. is truly disgusting and this is 100% him calling for institutionalization of autistic people. This is horrifying.
April 16, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Will they ever go falconing in Connecticut? Enjoy a nice steak at Peter Luger’s? Eat bear meet? A life, unlived.
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PM Mark Carney 🇨🇦
"Criminals are taking advantage of irresponsible American gun laws and their weak border enforcement to bring illegal guns into Canada. Large American online platforms have become seas of racism, misogyny, antisemitism, islamophobia and hate in all its forms." #cdnpoli
"Criminals are taking advantage of irresponsible American gun laws and their weak border enforcement to bring illegal guns into Canada. Large American online platforms have become seas of racism, misogyny, antisemitism, islamophobia and hate in all its forms." #cdnpoli
April 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
PM Mark Carney 🇨🇦
"Criminals are taking advantage of irresponsible American gun laws and their weak border enforcement to bring illegal guns into Canada. Large American online platforms have become seas of racism, misogyny, antisemitism, islamophobia and hate in all its forms." #cdnpoli
"Criminals are taking advantage of irresponsible American gun laws and their weak border enforcement to bring illegal guns into Canada. Large American online platforms have become seas of racism, misogyny, antisemitism, islamophobia and hate in all its forms." #cdnpoli
And yet there isn’t a single thing any one of them desired yesterday that they couldn’t afford two of today.
The world's 500 richest people saw their combined wealth fall by a combined $208 billion, the most since Covid, as tariffs sent markets into a tailspin
Billionaires Lose Combined $208 Billion in One Day From Trump Tariffs
The world’s 500 richest people saw their combined wealth plunge by $208 billion Thursday as broad tariffs announced by President Donald Trump sent global markets into a tailspin.
www.bloomberg.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:29 AM
And yet there isn’t a single thing any one of them desired yesterday that they couldn’t afford two of today.
“It’s critical that we avert a government shutdown so that Trump and Musk can achieve their goal of privatizing it.” I’m not even American and I think this is stupid.
Schumer on CBS claims "one of the Republican senators who knows said to us, 'you'll be in the shutdown for six to nine months until we totally destroy the federal government.' So the shutdown was a much worse alternative."
March 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
“It’s critical that we avert a government shutdown so that Trump and Musk can achieve their goal of privatizing it.” I’m not even American and I think this is stupid.
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NEW - BC will be introducing legislation allowing B.C. to apply tolls/fees to U.S. commercial vehicles using B.C. infrastructure to travel to Alaska. This comes as President Trump pauses tariffs again. #bcpoli
March 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
NEW - BC will be introducing legislation allowing B.C. to apply tolls/fees to U.S. commercial vehicles using B.C. infrastructure to travel to Alaska. This comes as President Trump pauses tariffs again. #bcpoli
Okay, I'll make sure I'm not empathetic like a *checks notes* robot.
March 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Okay, I'll make sure I'm not empathetic like a *checks notes* robot.
@profgalloway.com not generally your biggest fan but your rant on @pivotpod.bsky.social on how tech CEOs need to grow a spine and stand up to Trump was excellent and much needed. Thank you.
February 26, 2025 at 2:55 AM
@profgalloway.com not generally your biggest fan but your rant on @pivotpod.bsky.social on how tech CEOs need to grow a spine and stand up to Trump was excellent and much needed. Thank you.
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i am not kidding when i think about this greentext like monthly. the bicycle is the greatest invention on the planet
February 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
i am not kidding when i think about this greentext like monthly. the bicycle is the greatest invention on the planet
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Sarah McBride, 36, becomes the first openly transgender member of Congress to take office.
January 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Sarah McBride, 36, becomes the first openly transgender member of Congress to take office.
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A psychotic billionaire bought a social media platform and turned it into a cesspool of white supremacists but sure, the people going elsewhere to post are the problem.
Some observers warn that progressives risk placing themselves in an echo chamber—or ceding a much larger user base to their opponents—if they abandon the rival posting site, X.
Rise of Bluesky may create progressive ‘echo chamber,’ say observers as more MPs join
‘If you don't allow yourself to be exposed to opposing viewpoints, that can actually increase polarization,’ says former Conservative staffer Jennifer Laewetz.
buff.ly
December 12, 2024 at 6:05 PM
A psychotic billionaire bought a social media platform and turned it into a cesspool of white supremacists but sure, the people going elsewhere to post are the problem.
Meanwhile, in Canada we add little bits of discomfort to ensure people - housed or otherwise - don’t get too comfortable on our public infrastructure.
Umm this bus stop bench in Seoul is heated and has free public wifi. So luxurious ✨
December 11, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Meanwhile, in Canada we add little bits of discomfort to ensure people - housed or otherwise - don’t get too comfortable on our public infrastructure.
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Umm this bus stop bench in Seoul is heated and has free public wifi. So luxurious ✨
December 11, 2024 at 12:21 AM
Umm this bus stop bench in Seoul is heated and has free public wifi. So luxurious ✨
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Personally I would be more willing to pay for a social media website that made protecting marginalized people a core part of its business than one that offers them up as bait for bigots. That's my preference
December 11, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Personally I would be more willing to pay for a social media website that made protecting marginalized people a core part of its business than one that offers them up as bait for bigots. That's my preference
vertical integration
used to work next to an auto collision center and my favorite thing about them was how they’d put signs out that obstructed your view of oncoming traffic
December 11, 2024 at 9:39 PM
vertical integration
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but you don't need to justify your reading preferences and choices to anyone. Audiobooks count as reading. Also, you don't have to finish books you don't enjoy. Don't read to impress, read for yourself. Life's too short, love yourself, ok?
Signed, a librarian.
Signed, a librarian.
December 7, 2024 at 3:51 PM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but you don't need to justify your reading preferences and choices to anyone. Audiobooks count as reading. Also, you don't have to finish books you don't enjoy. Don't read to impress, read for yourself. Life's too short, love yourself, ok?
Signed, a librarian.
Signed, a librarian.
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BREAKING: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez today vowed to add abortion rights and gay marriage to Spain’s constitution so they “can never be undone.”
Spain to enshrine gay marriage and abortion rights into its constitution so 'they cannot be undone in the future' - Olive Press News Spain
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez today vowed to add abortion rights and gay marriage to Spain's constitution so they 'can never be undone'. The left-wing PSOE
www.theolivepress.es
December 6, 2024 at 9:46 PM
BREAKING: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez today vowed to add abortion rights and gay marriage to Spain’s constitution so they “can never be undone.”
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8 bit Honda Ridgeline.
December 6, 2024 at 10:24 PM
8 bit Honda Ridgeline.
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Great news! With $1.9M in emergency assistance to renters last fiscal year, the BC Rent Bank saved renters $16.1M - while the BC Government saved $11.4M through lower public expenditures for health care, child welfare, and housing services. 👍🏾
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The Power of Eviction Prevention: How BC Rent Bank Saves Renters and Government $27.5 million - BC Rent Bank
Did you know that for every dollar invested in BC Rent Bank, there is a return of $5 in savings for renters and the government? A new report shows
bcrentbank.ca
December 5, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Great news! With $1.9M in emergency assistance to renters last fiscal year, the BC Rent Bank saved renters $16.1M - while the BC Government saved $11.4M through lower public expenditures for health care, child welfare, and housing services. 👍🏾
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bcrentbank.ca/news/evictio...
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1. In a major development, the first national consensus guidelines for trans youth have been released in France.
They recommend affirmation and medical care, denounce "wait and see."
They refute much of the Cass Review.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/new-french...
They recommend affirmation and medical care, denounce "wait and see."
They refute much of the Cass Review.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/new-french...
New French Guidelines Recommend Trans Youth Care, Denounce "Wait-And-See" Approach
The new guidelines, published by the French Society of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, create the first French national medical consensus on trans youth care.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 3, 2024 at 4:18 PM
1. In a major development, the first national consensus guidelines for trans youth have been released in France.
They recommend affirmation and medical care, denounce "wait and see."
They refute much of the Cass Review.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/new-french...
They recommend affirmation and medical care, denounce "wait and see."
They refute much of the Cass Review.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/new-french...
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Vivek is literally an unelected federal bureaucrat.
December 1, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Vivek is literally an unelected federal bureaucrat.
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