Tom Flood
@tomflood.bsky.social
Strategy/Creative/Content/Branding @ rovélo creative. Lectures & workshops on reframing the mainstream narrative around road safety/road violence and active transportation but mostly trying to catch up on vacuuming.
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Tom Flood
@tomflood.bsky.social
· Nov 29
There is no greater joy than everyone in the house being asleep as you drink your morning coffee.
I hope to grow old in a walkable neighbourhood mainly so I don’t have to be a mall walker.
January 2, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I hope to grow old in a walkable neighbourhood mainly so I don’t have to be a mall walker.
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This is such an important point. You shouldn’t have to be a confident cyclist to be a confident cyclist, if that makes sense. Cycling will only be safe when the little old granny with a basket on the front, the drunk guy post-pub, or schoolchildren, can all cycle with no effort or worries.
January 2, 2026 at 5:27 PM
This is such an important point. You shouldn’t have to be a confident cyclist to be a confident cyclist, if that makes sense. Cycling will only be safe when the little old granny with a basket on the front, the drunk guy post-pub, or schoolchildren, can all cycle with no effort or worries.
Today’s tourney location has a walking track. The hockey parent glamour is endless.
January 2, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Today’s tourney location has a walking track. The hockey parent glamour is endless.
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The former site of the Old Eastern Ave bridge over the Lower Don.
It was disconnected from the road network in the early 60s & and sat idle for clsoe to 65 years before being torn down in 2024.
A true pontist gem, lost.
#lovetheravines #Toronto #DonRover #pontist
It was disconnected from the road network in the early 60s & and sat idle for clsoe to 65 years before being torn down in 2024.
A true pontist gem, lost.
#lovetheravines #Toronto #DonRover #pontist
January 2, 2026 at 8:09 PM
The former site of the Old Eastern Ave bridge over the Lower Don.
It was disconnected from the road network in the early 60s & and sat idle for clsoe to 65 years before being torn down in 2024.
A true pontist gem, lost.
#lovetheravines #Toronto #DonRover #pontist
It was disconnected from the road network in the early 60s & and sat idle for clsoe to 65 years before being torn down in 2024.
A true pontist gem, lost.
#lovetheravines #Toronto #DonRover #pontist
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Militant cyclists boycotting Stranger Things finale due to lack of biking scenes in latest season.
January 1, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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i'm more comfortable than most riding on sketchier roads, but i don't want hardo amateurs like me to be the only ones riding around town!
and shit even i won't ride some of the roads around boulder, one of the biggest cycling towns in the US
and shit even i won't ride some of the roads around boulder, one of the biggest cycling towns in the US
Avid cyclist can't believe your "soft kid" going to school needs bike lanes, "they probably can't even climb Tourmalet."
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January 2, 2026 at 5:21 PM
i'm more comfortable than most riding on sketchier roads, but i don't want hardo amateurs like me to be the only ones riding around town!
and shit even i won't ride some of the roads around boulder, one of the biggest cycling towns in the US
and shit even i won't ride some of the roads around boulder, one of the biggest cycling towns in the US
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In the past when I used to post videos of incidents on the road more regularly I used to get lots of comments like this from 'avid cyclists'. Apparently I 'caused the incidents ' by not just accepting the roads as they are. Well no, I don't accept them as they are and we absolutely shouldn't.
....the healthy upper middle class white male who trains daily says that "he has no issues at all cycling on the road - not sure what the problem is" he also noted that when he was younger he didn't have bike lanes and he was OK.
January 2, 2026 at 3:55 PM
In the past when I used to post videos of incidents on the road more regularly I used to get lots of comments like this from 'avid cyclists'. Apparently I 'caused the incidents ' by not just accepting the roads as they are. Well no, I don't accept them as they are and we absolutely shouldn't.
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The Branch Manager Presents: A Year in Sticks
December 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The Branch Manager Presents: A Year in Sticks
"Driver of Hummer swerves just in time to avoid making contact with a small plastic bag that was on the road"
January 2, 2026 at 2:05 PM
"Driver of Hummer swerves just in time to avoid making contact with a small plastic bag that was on the road"
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Funny yet so true. I've met people with this attitude.
Also similar nutjobs who think that all the hiviz will ward off drivers like garlic does vampires.
Also similar nutjobs who think that all the hiviz will ward off drivers like garlic does vampires.
Avid cyclist can't believe your "soft kid" going to school needs bike lanes, "they probably can't even climb Tourmalet."
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January 2, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Funny yet so true. I've met people with this attitude.
Also similar nutjobs who think that all the hiviz will ward off drivers like garlic does vampires.
Also similar nutjobs who think that all the hiviz will ward off drivers like garlic does vampires.
The Hague to get involved after parent threatens teen with draconian punishment of "having to hang out with the family"
January 2, 2026 at 1:19 PM
The Hague to get involved after parent threatens teen with draconian punishment of "having to hang out with the family"
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The U.S. will almost certainly lose its measles elimination status within a few more weeks, making the disease officially labeled as endemic within the U.S. for the first time in a quarter century.
Congrats to RFK Jr., As the U.S. Is Poised to Lose Its Measles Elimination Status After 25 Years
After a quarter century where measles was considered eliminated in the U.S., 2025's continuous outbreaks have us back at ground zero.
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January 2, 2026 at 12:45 PM
The U.S. will almost certainly lose its measles elimination status within a few more weeks, making the disease officially labeled as endemic within the U.S. for the first time in a quarter century.
Yeah! Oh,Yeah!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHvY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHvY...
Yeah! Oh, Yeah!
YouTube video by The Magnetic Fields - Topic
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January 2, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Yeah! Oh,Yeah!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHvY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHvY...
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49 years ago
Vicki Blue, Joan Jett, Debbie Harry, David Johansen, Joey Ramone and Joey's brother Mickey Leigh pose in a photoshoot by Roberta Bayley for Punk Magazine on January, 1977
#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Vicki Blue, Joan Jett, Debbie Harry, David Johansen, Joey Ramone and Joey's brother Mickey Leigh pose in a photoshoot by Roberta Bayley for Punk Magazine on January, 1977
#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #history #punkrockhistory #otd
January 2, 2026 at 4:28 AM
49 years ago
Vicki Blue, Joan Jett, Debbie Harry, David Johansen, Joey Ramone and Joey's brother Mickey Leigh pose in a photoshoot by Roberta Bayley for Punk Magazine on January, 1977
#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Vicki Blue, Joan Jett, Debbie Harry, David Johansen, Joey Ramone and Joey's brother Mickey Leigh pose in a photoshoot by Roberta Bayley for Punk Magazine on January, 1977
#punk #punks #punkrock #punklegends #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Avid cyclist can't believe your "soft kid" going to school needs bike lanes, "they probably can't even climb Tourmalet."
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
January 2, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Avid cyclist can't believe your "soft kid" going to school needs bike lanes, "they probably can't even climb Tourmalet."
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
Would be great if in our culture driving safely was as much of a badge of honour as being busy.
January 2, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Would be great if in our culture driving safely was as much of a badge of honour as being busy.
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there are some really unwell people on the internet & you should block any account that makes your hackles go up even a little bit, trust your instincts, build your community as you wish.
January 1, 2026 at 10:45 PM
there are some really unwell people on the internet & you should block any account that makes your hackles go up even a little bit, trust your instincts, build your community as you wish.
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Mamdani’s message is as American as apple pie, and that’s why he drives reactionaries of many different political stripes crazy.
Mamdani: Where else can you hear the sound of the steel pan, savor the smell of sancocho, and pay $9 for coffee on the same block? Where else could a Muslim kid like me grow up eating bagels and lox every Sunday?
January 1, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Mamdani’s message is as American as apple pie, and that’s why he drives reactionaries of many different political stripes crazy.
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How did you spend the first day of the new year? My partner Juliet cast a stone into the ocean while I restrung my guitars in readiness for the days to come. Whatever you did, even if it was just lounging on the sofa, I wish you a happy new year
January 1, 2026 at 6:35 PM
How did you spend the first day of the new year? My partner Juliet cast a stone into the ocean while I restrung my guitars in readiness for the days to come. Whatever you did, even if it was just lounging on the sofa, I wish you a happy new year
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Found my kid’s love of stranger things so adorable and enhanced the experience of watching for me in a thousand ways.
January 1, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Found my kid’s love of stranger things so adorable and enhanced the experience of watching for me in a thousand ways.
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Ah yes, smug and cycling…
Reminds me of Calgary columnist’s suggestion that appearing smug (happy) only enrages those stuck in soul crushing traffic and causes them to act in spite against bicycle infrastructure.
So when bicycling… I guess you shouldn’t smile! 🤷♂️
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Reminds me of Calgary columnist’s suggestion that appearing smug (happy) only enrages those stuck in soul crushing traffic and causes them to act in spite against bicycle infrastructure.
So when bicycling… I guess you shouldn’t smile! 🤷♂️
bsky.app/profile/calg...
Breakenridge: Province needs to stay in own lane on bike infrastructure
Breakenridge: Province needs to stay in own lane on bike infrastructure
The question of jurisdiction has become an especially important matter in Alberta politics these days, but that should be a two-way street.
buff.ly
January 1, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Ah yes, smug and cycling…
Reminds me of Calgary columnist’s suggestion that appearing smug (happy) only enrages those stuck in soul crushing traffic and causes them to act in spite against bicycle infrastructure.
So when bicycling… I guess you shouldn’t smile! 🤷♂️
bsky.app/profile/calg...
Reminds me of Calgary columnist’s suggestion that appearing smug (happy) only enrages those stuck in soul crushing traffic and causes them to act in spite against bicycle infrastructure.
So when bicycling… I guess you shouldn’t smile! 🤷♂️
bsky.app/profile/calg...
Tree takedown day: By far my number one in the top 5 vacuuming days of the year.
January 1, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Tree takedown day: By far my number one in the top 5 vacuuming days of the year.
"Parent collapses after serving kids 1,000,000" frozen pizza for dinner, completing their life's purpose"
January 1, 2026 at 4:34 PM
"Parent collapses after serving kids 1,000,000" frozen pizza for dinner, completing their life's purpose"
Last month as you might have noticed, I launched a new project The Rovélo Record - basically satirical news on life and parenting with some city stuff.
Everything posted here and elsewhere makes its way to this page if interested: creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
Everything posted here and elsewhere makes its way to this page if interested: creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
January 1, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Last month as you might have noticed, I launched a new project The Rovélo Record - basically satirical news on life and parenting with some city stuff.
Everything posted here and elsewhere makes its way to this page if interested: creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
Everything posted here and elsewhere makes its way to this page if interested: creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord