mmarginet
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Publisher at Great Plains Press, sustainable transpo with Green Action Centre, creating theatre with TBTR. Strong Towns!
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Great opinion piece by @adamjwpg.bsky.social in today's @winnipegfreepress.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Great opinion piece by @adamjwpg.bsky.social in today's @winnipegfreepress.com
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It’s very very frustrating to know that there isn’t much chance of any accountability for this behavior after Trump
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
It’s very very frustrating to know that there isn’t much chance of any accountability for this behavior after Trump
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271,000 people have lost their jobs and federal spending has ctually increased. So people get less services, while we added debt paying for private jets for Kristi Noem, bulletproof cars for Kash Patel. This is what the rust belt voters demanded.
December 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
271,000 people have lost their jobs and federal spending has ctually increased. So people get less services, while we added debt paying for private jets for Kristi Noem, bulletproof cars for Kash Patel. This is what the rust belt voters demanded.
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This Christmas the real Scrooges are corporations that raked in record profits this year and paid their CEOs millions of dollars but still deny workers a living wage and benefits.
December 26, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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I totally missed this podcast episode I was on! If your interested in theatre, small press publishing & just making a creative life as a millennial, this is my take. Enjoy!
Live at the Gargoyle: Reimagine what theatre is | Mel Marginet
Episode webpage: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the...
Live at the Gargoyle: Reimagine what theatre is | Mel Marginet
Episode webpage: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the...
Reimagine what theatre is | Mel Marginet from Theatre by the River by Live at the Gargoyle
By day, Mel Marginet is the Publisher at Great Plains Press, a Winnipeg publishing company committed to telling the stories of the people and places that make this part of Canada so special.
By night,...
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December 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I totally missed this podcast episode I was on! If your interested in theatre, small press publishing & just making a creative life as a millennial, this is my take. Enjoy!
Live at the Gargoyle: Reimagine what theatre is | Mel Marginet
Episode webpage: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the...
Live at the Gargoyle: Reimagine what theatre is | Mel Marginet
Episode webpage: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the...
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This - again and again.
Stop victim blaming, start politician, infrastructure and lawmakers "blaming".
“First, the designers of the system are responsible for the design, operation, and use of the transportation system. Second, road users are responsible for following the rules of (it).”
Stop victim blaming, start politician, infrastructure and lawmakers "blaming".
“First, the designers of the system are responsible for the design, operation, and use of the transportation system. Second, road users are responsible for following the rules of (it).”
Not happy to hear someone with the Future Of Privacy Forum trot out the old "94% of crashes are caused by human error" nonsense. usa.streetsblog.org/2020/10/14/t...
The 94% Error: We Need to Understand the True Cause of Crashes — Streetsblog USA
You’ve heard the claim that 94 percent of crashes are due to human error. Traffic safety campaigns are grounded in it. Agencies are using it to advocate for autonomous vehicles. But simply put: It’s n...
usa.streetsblog.org
December 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This - again and again.
Stop victim blaming, start politician, infrastructure and lawmakers "blaming".
“First, the designers of the system are responsible for the design, operation, and use of the transportation system. Second, road users are responsible for following the rules of (it).”
Stop victim blaming, start politician, infrastructure and lawmakers "blaming".
“First, the designers of the system are responsible for the design, operation, and use of the transportation system. Second, road users are responsible for following the rules of (it).”
By making it convenient & comfortable for 'peggers to access their city on foot, bike & bus, families could begin to shed vehicles. It costs Canadians $8-12,000 a year to commute via vehicle.
Imagine if we went back to the "family car" days instead of a car for everyone of driving age....
#wpgpoli
Imagine if we went back to the "family car" days instead of a car for everyone of driving age....
#wpgpoli
Rising costs of rent, groceries and transportation are making it more difficult to make ends meet in Winnipeg, prompting experts to urge policy makers to step in.
Minimum wage falls well short of what’s needed to live in Winnipeg: report
Rising costs of rent, groceries and transportation are making it more difficult to make ends meet in Winnipeg, prompting experts to urge policy makers to step in.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
By making it convenient & comfortable for 'peggers to access their city on foot, bike & bus, families could begin to shed vehicles. It costs Canadians $8-12,000 a year to commute via vehicle.
Imagine if we went back to the "family car" days instead of a car for everyone of driving age....
#wpgpoli
Imagine if we went back to the "family car" days instead of a car for everyone of driving age....
#wpgpoli
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No mention by Brodbeck of the idiotic decision to follow through on Pallister's tax cuts. And then even worse, cut the gas tax, terrible environmental policy that bloats the deficit.
The Mb NDP should change its colour from orange to petrol blue. #MbPoli
www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2025/1...
The Mb NDP should change its colour from orange to petrol blue. #MbPoli
www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2025/1...
Opinion: No evidence of deficit management in Mantioba’s second-quarter fiscal report
Manitoba’s latest fiscal update should have landed like a cold splash of water. Instead, it was greeted with a familiar shrug, excuses and the usual political rhetoric from the Kinew government. On Mo...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
No mention by Brodbeck of the idiotic decision to follow through on Pallister's tax cuts. And then even worse, cut the gas tax, terrible environmental policy that bloats the deficit.
The Mb NDP should change its colour from orange to petrol blue. #MbPoli
www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2025/1...
The Mb NDP should change its colour from orange to petrol blue. #MbPoli
www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/2025/1...
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“The phenomenon is known as induced demand. The result is an endless cycle in which congestion leads to highway expansion, which invites more trips, which brings back traffic…The pattern is so inevitable that economists have dubbed it the iron law of congestion.” #InducedTraffic
It’s an American Obsession. It’s Based on a Total Lie. We Have to Stop Before It’s Too Late.
The truth about what's happening on America's roads—and how we can stop it.
slate.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:34 AM
“The phenomenon is known as induced demand. The result is an endless cycle in which congestion leads to highway expansion, which invites more trips, which brings back traffic…The pattern is so inevitable that economists have dubbed it the iron law of congestion.” #InducedTraffic
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The run that Rob Reiner went on between 1984 and 1992 is one of the most amazing hot streaks any director has ever had. Legendary stuff
December 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
The run that Rob Reiner went on between 1984 and 1992 is one of the most amazing hot streaks any director has ever had. Legendary stuff
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we should all watch a rob reiner movie tomorrow, this entire site, just pick one and put it on at like 8pm est
December 15, 2025 at 3:50 AM
we should all watch a rob reiner movie tomorrow, this entire site, just pick one and put it on at like 8pm est
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He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.
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On this first night of Hanukkah I’m thinking about Ahmed al Ahmed, the brave Lebanese-Australian who reminds us that despite all the terrible horror—in Bondi today, in Gaza, in Ukraine, in Darfur…—that there is still decency and goodness in this world.
Thank you Ahmed.
Thank you Ahmed.
December 15, 2025 at 3:57 AM
On this first night of Hanukkah I’m thinking about Ahmed al Ahmed, the brave Lebanese-Australian who reminds us that despite all the terrible horror—in Bondi today, in Gaza, in Ukraine, in Darfur…—that there is still decency and goodness in this world.
Thank you Ahmed.
Thank you Ahmed.
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Independent video (verified by the NYTimes) shows a local Bondi Beach unarmed bystander sneaking up behind one of the gunman today and tackling him to disarm him.
December 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Independent video (verified by the NYTimes) shows a local Bondi Beach unarmed bystander sneaking up behind one of the gunman today and tackling him to disarm him.
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You could say that Connor Hellebuyck took matters into his own hands and the power of healing allowed him to do so.
Jets offence comes back to life in Hellebuyck’s return
You could say that Connor Hellebuyck took matters into his own hands and the power of healing allowed him to do so.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:33 AM
You could say that Connor Hellebuyck took matters into his own hands and the power of healing allowed him to do so.
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If 30 kph is the safe speed around our schools then it is also the safe speed for our residential streets. If we want to allow kids to have the freedom to move around their neighbourhoods we need to make them safe. @safespeedswpg.bsky.social
For children walking or cycling to school, "outside the school" is the least dangerous part of their journey. Children need 20mph limit protection on the whole of their home to school route. 20mph "just outside schools" contemptuously disregards duty of care on child mobility
School gate risk
We support those communities that want 20mph where peopleare
www.20splenty.org
December 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
If 30 kph is the safe speed around our schools then it is also the safe speed for our residential streets. If we want to allow kids to have the freedom to move around their neighbourhoods we need to make them safe. @safespeedswpg.bsky.social
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It's practically satire with this guy.
Ottawa using AI to review public comments on its national AI strategy
OTTAWA - The federal government is using artificial intelligence to sort through public input on AI policy, Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said Thursday.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
December 12, 2025 at 3:49 AM
It's practically satire with this guy.
Next Green Action Centre keynote event!
December 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Next Green Action Centre keynote event!
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People want a new pipeline like they want a pony. It's very different once it's in your own back yard, shitting everywhere.
I'd still like to see what these numbers look like -- particularly in BC -- if there's a specific proposal on the table and it's faced with significant opposition, but still fair to say the pipeline proponents are starting from a decent place
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Regional breakdown in new Leger poll on support for a new bitumen pipeline running from Alberta to BC coast
December 11, 2025 at 2:58 PM
People want a new pipeline like they want a pony. It's very different once it's in your own back yard, shitting everywhere.
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I imagine how much fun those kids are having. How much sensory input they're getting, being immersed in the world, feeling the weather, really seeing their town. That precious time close to their parent or caretaker.
December 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I imagine how much fun those kids are having. How much sensory input they're getting, being immersed in the world, feeling the weather, really seeing their town. That precious time close to their parent or caretaker.
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I don't have a car and ride all kinds of bikes, depending on the situation. I love love love seeing parents and kids on ebikes. I see them having the best time and overhear the best snippets of conversation.
As we all pass the cars stuck in traffic.
The ebike backlash pisses me off.
As we all pass the cars stuck in traffic.
The ebike backlash pisses me off.
I wish we weren't having a bullshit ebike moral panic. This is how I prefer to travel, even in the cold, as my time is valuable. This is how we take our kids to school. We're faster than the cars since we're not space hogs. #BikeNYC.
December 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I don't have a car and ride all kinds of bikes, depending on the situation. I love love love seeing parents and kids on ebikes. I see them having the best time and overhear the best snippets of conversation.
As we all pass the cars stuck in traffic.
The ebike backlash pisses me off.
As we all pass the cars stuck in traffic.
The ebike backlash pisses me off.
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immigrants score the lowest on tests, but they also take all our jobs, while at the same time taking all the welfare and buying all the homes
Stephen Miller: "If you subtract immigration out of test scores, all of the sudden our test scores skyrocket"
December 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM
immigrants score the lowest on tests, but they also take all our jobs, while at the same time taking all the welfare and buying all the homes
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stunning 8-story single stair baugruppe in hamburg's hafencity by zillerplus
16 homes. 2 per floor with flexible space between (could be co-working, guest suite, larger apartment, music room, etc)
other common space: roof deck, garden, community room, huge bike room
www.baunetz.de/meldungen/Me...
16 homes. 2 per floor with flexible space between (could be co-working, guest suite, larger apartment, music room, etc)
other common space: roof deck, garden, community room, huge bike room
www.baunetz.de/meldungen/Me...
Baugruppe am Baakenhafen - Wohngebäude in Hamburg von zillerplus
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www.baunetz.de
December 10, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Trump promises farmers the world (to get their votes)
Trump fucks over farmers
Trump bails out farmers
Everyone (including those who didn't vote for Trump) pay for it
Sounds logical #America ? 🤔
Trump fucks over farmers
Trump bails out farmers
Everyone (including those who didn't vote for Trump) pay for it
Sounds logical #America ? 🤔
Two Trump Terms, Two Farmer Bailouts! It’s Absurd And We Shouldn’t Have To Pay For It….
I don't want my tax dollars going to bail out Farmers For Trump. Their vote is what bankrupted them. All of a sudden they want a socialist handout, well the rest of us suffer under his policies? 🙄
I don't want my tax dollars going to bail out Farmers For Trump. Their vote is what bankrupted them. All of a sudden they want a socialist handout, well the rest of us suffer under his policies? 🙄
December 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Trump promises farmers the world (to get their votes)
Trump fucks over farmers
Trump bails out farmers
Everyone (including those who didn't vote for Trump) pay for it
Sounds logical #America ? 🤔
Trump fucks over farmers
Trump bails out farmers
Everyone (including those who didn't vote for Trump) pay for it
Sounds logical #America ? 🤔
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Never forget, if you design a city for cars, it fails for everyone, including drivers.
If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.
INCLUDING DRIVERS.
The “war on cars” has always been a lie.
If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.
INCLUDING DRIVERS.
The “war on cars” has always been a lie.
December 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Never forget, if you design a city for cars, it fails for everyone, including drivers.
If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.
INCLUDING DRIVERS.
The “war on cars” has always been a lie.
If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.
INCLUDING DRIVERS.
The “war on cars” has always been a lie.