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Halifax tried closing one street to car traffic to prioritize transit, did nothing to enforce it, decided immediately it didn’t work, and never tried it again. #WorldClass
iCYMI: "Paris started with periodic, strategic closures of key streets, then day-long closures of the entire city center, always in the context of the conversation about air quality, livability & noise…It's a very smart way of doing it." — @brenttoderian.bsky.social in BlogTO. #Paris
People on board with new solution to Toronto traffic that would limit cars on city streets
Fixing Toronto's gridlock is now so high on the political agenda that the Province is ripping out brand-new bike lanes in a misguided attempt to get …
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November 24, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Halifax tried closing one street to car traffic to prioritize transit, did nothing to enforce it, decided immediately it didn’t work, and never tried it again. #WorldClass
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…it’s so very lonely, you’re 5,000 light years from home…
The Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443 of Sh2-248). A galactic supernova remnant maybe ≈35,000 years old.
The Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443 of Sh2-248). A galactic supernova remnant maybe ≈35,000 years old.
November 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
…it’s so very lonely, you’re 5,000 light years from home…
The Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443 of Sh2-248). A galactic supernova remnant maybe ≈35,000 years old.
The Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443 of Sh2-248). A galactic supernova remnant maybe ≈35,000 years old.
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A double rainbow with blue sky for #BlueskyMonday. My wide angle lens couldn't quite get it all so I flipped the camera to portrait and made a #panorama. #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #clouds #rainbow #Nikon
November 24, 2025 at 10:29 AM
A double rainbow with blue sky for #BlueskyMonday. My wide angle lens couldn't quite get it all so I flipped the camera to portrait and made a #panorama. #photography #landscape #EastCoastKin #clouds #rainbow #Nikon
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The last few days Uranus has been at its brightest. Barely naked eye from a dark sky site. Possible to see its bluishness using Binoculars. Close to the Pleiades each night. 🔭 🧪
November 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The last few days Uranus has been at its brightest. Barely naked eye from a dark sky site. Possible to see its bluishness using Binoculars. Close to the Pleiades each night. 🔭 🧪
It's not only that advertising for gambling sites is pervasive in sports, it's the creation of a culture in which betting is an expected part of being a fan--partly via the contrivance of the presentation of analysis for the purposes of determining odds on outcomes.
Wrote about the recent Sports Gambling Scandal for CBC Sports.
The fact that you're asking "which one?" tells you how far gone we already are...
www.cbc.ca/sports/baseb...
The fact that you're asking "which one?" tells you how far gone we already are...
www.cbc.ca/sports/baseb...
MLB's tepid response to latest betting scandal hits the target but misses the bigger point | CBC Sports
After Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were rung up on charges related to dodgy prop bets, MLB will now limit bets on individual pitches to $200, and exclude single pitches from parlay...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
It's not only that advertising for gambling sites is pervasive in sports, it's the creation of a culture in which betting is an expected part of being a fan--partly via the contrivance of the presentation of analysis for the purposes of determining odds on outcomes.
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Nature Nova Scotia’s posts from today:
August 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Nature Nova Scotia’s posts from today:
Elections Canada offices close for voting at 6:00 p.m. today. After then, you'll have to wait until election day on Monday, April 28. #electionscanada www.elections.ca/content2.asp...
Voting locations – Elections Canada
Information for electors in Canada. All you need to vote.
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April 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Elections Canada offices close for voting at 6:00 p.m. today. After then, you'll have to wait until election day on Monday, April 28. #electionscanada www.elections.ca/content2.asp...
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In today’s atmosphere, it’s obvious why a book warning of totalitarian censorship would be in the American Library Association’s list of most commonly challenged books
April 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
In today’s atmosphere, it’s obvious why a book warning of totalitarian censorship would be in the American Library Association’s list of most commonly challenged books
Inconvenient truth
April 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Inconvenient truth
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Friday Finnish!!
Her work changed dramatically from French-influenced realism & plein air painting, evolved to portraits & still life.
Helene Schjerbeck's birthday, July 10, (1862-1946) is Finland's national day for painted arts.
Göta, 1933
Oil on canvas
31 cm x 30 cm
Finnish National Gallery,
Her work changed dramatically from French-influenced realism & plein air painting, evolved to portraits & still life.
Helene Schjerbeck's birthday, July 10, (1862-1946) is Finland's national day for painted arts.
Göta, 1933
Oil on canvas
31 cm x 30 cm
Finnish National Gallery,
April 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Friday Finnish!!
Her work changed dramatically from French-influenced realism & plein air painting, evolved to portraits & still life.
Helene Schjerbeck's birthday, July 10, (1862-1946) is Finland's national day for painted arts.
Göta, 1933
Oil on canvas
31 cm x 30 cm
Finnish National Gallery,
Her work changed dramatically from French-influenced realism & plein air painting, evolved to portraits & still life.
Helene Schjerbeck's birthday, July 10, (1862-1946) is Finland's national day for painted arts.
Göta, 1933
Oil on canvas
31 cm x 30 cm
Finnish National Gallery,
This is very disturbing, to say the least (if you disagree than you are in desperate need of help). Horrific.
They didn’t show her the warrant. ICE smashed the window and violently removed her from her car. Watch the video it is devastating.
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Rejected at her door, ICE nabs a Maryland woman in her car after smashing her window
Video shows a U.S. ICE agents breaking the window of a Maryland woman, Elsy Noemi Berrios, after failing to detain her at home.
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April 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This is very disturbing, to say the least (if you disagree than you are in desperate need of help). Horrific.
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Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Lisa Rothstein. #NewYorkerCartoons nyer.cm/QAnwGsj
April 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Lisa Rothstein. #NewYorkerCartoons nyer.cm/QAnwGsj
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November 25, 2024 at 9:31 PM
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This is what a critically endangered Red Wolf looks like. If we work together, we can save them 🐺
nywolf.org
nywolf.org
April 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This is what a critically endangered Red Wolf looks like. If we work together, we can save them 🐺
nywolf.org
nywolf.org
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let 'em know what's in your heart before you even open your mouth. find this one and a bunch of returning classics at effinbirds.threadless.com
March 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
let 'em know what's in your heart before you even open your mouth. find this one and a bunch of returning classics at effinbirds.threadless.com