Richelle Forsey
@richelle4c.bsky.social
Photographer, artist, & explorer.
I love riding my bicycle. UofG Photo Tech.
“Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.”she/her @Richelle4C
I love riding my bicycle. UofG Photo Tech.
“Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.”she/her @Richelle4C
What our governments could do for the people in Canada with the energy they are investing into stripping LGBTQ+ of rights most of us take for granted and destroying ecosystems we all require to exist.
The abuse of the notwithstandingclause in AB to push a paranoid agenda through is bull$hit.
The abuse of the notwithstandingclause in AB to push a paranoid agenda through is bull$hit.
November 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
What our governments could do for the people in Canada with the energy they are investing into stripping LGBTQ+ of rights most of us take for granted and destroying ecosystems we all require to exist.
The abuse of the notwithstandingclause in AB to push a paranoid agenda through is bull$hit.
The abuse of the notwithstandingclause in AB to push a paranoid agenda through is bull$hit.
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Vaccines for everyone!
(I had shingles in my 20's and it was debilitating).
(I had shingles in my 20's and it was debilitating).
Want to ease the burden of health-care costs, and especially hospitalization?
Easy. Just spend whatever it costs to provide all Canadians with free vaccinations — for life.
@crof.bsky.social explains. 🏥 #BCCovid
Easy. Just spend whatever it costs to provide all Canadians with free vaccinations — for life.
@crof.bsky.social explains. 🏥 #BCCovid
Why All Vaccines Should Be Free | The Tyee
COVID-19 normalized vaccination for adults, and we should go further to protect people from shingles and RSV.
thetyee.ca
October 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Vaccines for everyone!
(I had shingles in my 20's and it was debilitating).
(I had shingles in my 20's and it was debilitating).
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“The A Word: A Global History of the Abortion Struggle” takes a deep dive into the history of abortion access across thousands of years and dozens of countries, cultures and religions.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
Abortion Wins and Losses: A Graphic Novel’s Deep Dive | The Tyee
‘The A Word’ tells the story of a worldwide fight for rights that’s been raging for thousands of years. A Tyee Q&A.
thetyee.ca
October 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“The A Word: A Global History of the Abortion Struggle” takes a deep dive into the history of abortion access across thousands of years and dozens of countries, cultures and religions.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
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The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast'
10/10 response, no notes
10/10 response, no notes
“you are the ones who will lose out on generations of esoteric, risk-taking, creative, adventurous weirdos, rebels, agitators, and provocateurs. You’re gonna get fucking white bread. That’s it.”
Support artists, buy their records, delete your spotify playlist.
Support artists, buy their records, delete your spotify playlist.
“Average musician makes $12 a month on Spotify. The fact that they are not even able to sell a record and it’s taken from them by rich motherfuckers on streaming platforms who get paid royally by record labels,Ticketmaster, merch companies. They’re all fucking getting paid, except for the musician.”
Garbage’s Shirley Manson Speaks Out Against Music Industry Economics: “This Is An Alarm Call”
Just before they kicked off their current run of dates, the ’90s alt-rock greats Garbage announced that it would be their final North American headline tour. When the band played at Denver’s Mission B...
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October 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
“you are the ones who will lose out on generations of esoteric, risk-taking, creative, adventurous weirdos, rebels, agitators, and provocateurs. You’re gonna get fucking white bread. That’s it.”
Support artists, buy their records, delete your spotify playlist.
Support artists, buy their records, delete your spotify playlist.
From my little art college at UofG the number of folks with FEVERS AT SCHOOL is now daily.
Canadian COVID Forecast: Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: MB, NL, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, NB, North, ON, PEI, QC,
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 60 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: MB, NL, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, NB, North, ON, PEI, QC,
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 60 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
October 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
From my little art college at UofG the number of folks with FEVERS AT SCHOOL is now daily.
hey bluesky my Trusted Covid feed died very suddenly and disappeared.
Did yours too?
Did yours too?
September 14, 2025 at 5:50 AM
hey bluesky my Trusted Covid feed died very suddenly and disappeared.
Did yours too?
Did yours too?
BWAH HA HA HA HA HA!
September 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
BWAH HA HA HA HA HA!
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Never underestimate the power of the mass desire to hate and hurt people seen as different.
September 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Never underestimate the power of the mass desire to hate and hurt people seen as different.
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Straightforward 🇨🇦 messaging in Chatelaine Magazine: If you need an air conditioner, buy a heat pump.
Need An Air Conditioner? Buy A Heat Pump - Chatelaine
Heat pumps can replace both your furnace and your AC.
chatelaine.com
August 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Straightforward 🇨🇦 messaging in Chatelaine Magazine: If you need an air conditioner, buy a heat pump.
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Eighty years after the end of World War II, @michelagrasso.bsky.social reminds us not just of the soldiers and partisans, but also of a humble hero often overlooked: the #bicycle. How does #history shape today’s #movements? Discover the connections in this powerful article
Resistance, Solidarity and Bicycles
Pedaling through a History of Struggle
substack.com
July 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Eighty years after the end of World War II, @michelagrasso.bsky.social reminds us not just of the soldiers and partisans, but also of a humble hero often overlooked: the #bicycle. How does #history shape today’s #movements? Discover the connections in this powerful article
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We should have listened when the modems screamed at us.
July 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We should have listened when the modems screamed at us.
I am most excited for the bloom of the fasciation of this echinacea plant. The 4th pic is the same plant 2 summers ago.
July 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I am most excited for the bloom of the fasciation of this echinacea plant. The 4th pic is the same plant 2 summers ago.
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Thank you. Lyne Filiatrault, Arijit Chakravarty & David Fisman.
canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/04/13/w...
@dfisman.bsky.social
canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/04/13/w...
@dfisman.bsky.social
What makes a good public health leader?
Canada is searching for a new Chief Public Health Officer. Leadership matters, especially in a crisis.
canadahealthwatch.ca
June 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Thank you. Lyne Filiatrault, Arijit Chakravarty & David Fisman.
canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/04/13/w...
@dfisman.bsky.social
canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/04/13/w...
@dfisman.bsky.social
“Though Ontario has strict air quality standards for benzene, it said it's not
"technically and economically. feasible" for all industrial facilities to meet them.”
The Aamjiwnaang cemetery beside the Suncor oil refinery - photographed in May 2025.
"technically and economically. feasible" for all industrial facilities to meet them.”
The Aamjiwnaang cemetery beside the Suncor oil refinery - photographed in May 2025.
June 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“Though Ontario has strict air quality standards for benzene, it said it's not
"technically and economically. feasible" for all industrial facilities to meet them.”
The Aamjiwnaang cemetery beside the Suncor oil refinery - photographed in May 2025.
"technically and economically. feasible" for all industrial facilities to meet them.”
The Aamjiwnaang cemetery beside the Suncor oil refinery - photographed in May 2025.
The temperature fluctuations inside The Louvre were wild in 2018 - I can’t imagine working there through a summer today. www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
The Louvre, plagued by overtourism, shuts its doors to visitors as workers strike | CBC News
The Louvre, the world's most-visited museum and a global symbol of art, beauty and endurance, remained shuttered Monday — not by war but by its own exhausted staff, who say the institution in Paris is...
www.cbc.ca
June 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The temperature fluctuations inside The Louvre were wild in 2018 - I can’t imagine working there through a summer today. www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
The elephant in the room is airborne…
June 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The elephant in the room is airborne…
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June 17, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Also, Fire Weather should be on everyone’s summer reading list.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/burn-the-p...
charlieangus.substack.com/p/burn-the-p...
Save the Country by Burning the Planet
Canada's False National "Unity" Debate
charlieangus.substack.com
June 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Also, Fire Weather should be on everyone’s summer reading list.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/burn-the-p...
charlieangus.substack.com/p/burn-the-p...
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Things that DO make traffic worse:
- TOO MANY CARS
- SUBURBAN SPRAWL
- CAR DEPENDENCY (even for short trips)
- Bigger vehicles
- On-street parking
- ride-hailing
Things that DON’T make traffic worse (actually mitigate congestion):
Bike lanes
Bus lanes
Decongestion pricing
#TheTRUTHaboutTRAFFIC
- TOO MANY CARS
- SUBURBAN SPRAWL
- CAR DEPENDENCY (even for short trips)
- Bigger vehicles
- On-street parking
- ride-hailing
Things that DON’T make traffic worse (actually mitigate congestion):
Bike lanes
Bus lanes
Decongestion pricing
#TheTRUTHaboutTRAFFIC
June 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Things that DO make traffic worse:
- TOO MANY CARS
- SUBURBAN SPRAWL
- CAR DEPENDENCY (even for short trips)
- Bigger vehicles
- On-street parking
- ride-hailing
Things that DON’T make traffic worse (actually mitigate congestion):
Bike lanes
Bus lanes
Decongestion pricing
#TheTRUTHaboutTRAFFIC
- TOO MANY CARS
- SUBURBAN SPRAWL
- CAR DEPENDENCY (even for short trips)
- Bigger vehicles
- On-street parking
- ride-hailing
Things that DON’T make traffic worse (actually mitigate congestion):
Bike lanes
Bus lanes
Decongestion pricing
#TheTRUTHaboutTRAFFIC
“For now, bears emerge from their dens each spring to ever-shifting bylaws and landscapes.”
Climate change and urban sprawl are blurring the lines between bear country and our front yards. Does Ontario have a problem with black bears — or people? thenarwhal.ca/ontario-blac...
Ontario’s black bear problem is about people | The Narwhal
Climate change and urban sprawl are blurring the lines between Ontario’s black bear country and our front yards
thenarwhal.ca
June 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
“For now, bears emerge from their dens each spring to ever-shifting bylaws and landscapes.”
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Bill 5 passed final reading yesterday, and now just awaits royal assent. Here's everything you need to know about the Doug Ford government's law meant to fast-track mining and other development in Ontario: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill...
Ontario’s controversial Bill 5, explained | The Narwhal
Public commenting on Bill 5 closes in a few days. Here’s everything you need to know about Ontario’s omnibus development bill
thenarwhal.ca
June 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Bill 5 passed final reading yesterday, and now just awaits royal assent. Here's everything you need to know about the Doug Ford government's law meant to fast-track mining and other development in Ontario: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill...
If I had a nickel for every time someone asked me if my 13yo had their Type-1 Diabetes under control!
The follow-up is always - “one day they will be an adult & can manage it all themselves.”
ALL = no pancreas, applying for device funding, ordering supplies, aging out of peds care, no health care…
The follow-up is always - “one day they will be an adult & can manage it all themselves.”
ALL = no pancreas, applying for device funding, ordering supplies, aging out of peds care, no health care…
The average American thinks of type 1 diabetes as a temporary condition, a lifestyle, an inconvenience, not as an auto-immune disorder that has destroyed an organ absolutely essential to keeping you alive.
May 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
If I had a nickel for every time someone asked me if my 13yo had their Type-1 Diabetes under control!
The follow-up is always - “one day they will be an adult & can manage it all themselves.”
ALL = no pancreas, applying for device funding, ordering supplies, aging out of peds care, no health care…
The follow-up is always - “one day they will be an adult & can manage it all themselves.”
ALL = no pancreas, applying for device funding, ordering supplies, aging out of peds care, no health care…
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To carry 50,000 people per hour in each direction, a city needs a 175m wide road for cars.
Even if those cars are electric.
And then there’s all the parking.
OR a city can move A LOT MORE people in a lot less space, with A LOT LESS public money and pollution.
Via UITPnews
Even if those cars are electric.
And then there’s all the parking.
OR a city can move A LOT MORE people in a lot less space, with A LOT LESS public money and pollution.
Via UITPnews
May 22, 2025 at 5:14 AM
To carry 50,000 people per hour in each direction, a city needs a 175m wide road for cars.
Even if those cars are electric.
And then there’s all the parking.
OR a city can move A LOT MORE people in a lot less space, with A LOT LESS public money and pollution.
Via UITPnews
Even if those cars are electric.
And then there’s all the parking.
OR a city can move A LOT MORE people in a lot less space, with A LOT LESS public money and pollution.
Via UITPnews