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Joseph Simons 🍁 🌱
@josephsimons.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
I worry about democratic slide, urban and farming sprawl, all pollution, what we eat and how corps control us, and why our votes don't count.

I bike around town, grow […]

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Seemingly to underline one possible purpose of the march, a #car #driver near the #edmonton #drawtheline event today wasn't sure exactly what line to draw, so took the direct route. The line to draw, the driver reasoned, must be the one against #bikes. Fail! […]

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September 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Interesting chart from @paulkrugman.substack.com showing #usa #life #expectancy compared to other rich countries. For the MAGA big-city haters out there, he includes #nyc, a #democrat stronghold (for comparison to the wonderful rest of the country) that is […]

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August 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
@ormand.bsky.social Did ACME sell windmills too? Would have made a good episode! 😁
August 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
@yegbike.bsky.social I waited to be sure for one more time, but I just now went down 105 ave again to have a look. A car (and not the same car) being parked in the bike lane happens literally every time, and I've been down that road dozens of times these past months.
#yegbike
July 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This is the petition on Alberta separation put forward by @lukaszukab.bsky.social‬

#abpoli
July 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The 103A street bikeway. Going north takes you into Greisbach and up to Lake Beaumaris. Going south takes you up into the clouds...
#yegbike #edmonton #bike
June 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Today I went to see @andrewknack.bsky.social launch his bid for mayor of #edmonton. Lots of excited people who want to see our city grow, since it must, but do so equitably. I'm happy to support someone who will answer to the people, not some special interest party.
#yegcc #yeg
June 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Finished my shifts at Counter Point ID: 6554 in the 2025 #pedalpollsondovelo. The first one (bottom in picture) is early and only an hour long because it was just a test of the app, since this is my first time.
#edmonton #yegbike #pathsforpeople #bike
June 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Just put in a shift at Counter Point ID: 6554 in the 2025 #pedalpollsondovelo.
#edmonton #yegbike #pathsforpeople #bike
June 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
May 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
From newsletter by @paulkrugman.substack.com

"It’s Trump’s Economy Now
Don’t let him shift the blame."
May 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Awesome idea! I think I've seen this building on 101 street / 106 ave. We could use a lot more #solar #siding here in the land of dinosaur farts.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/solar-energy-manufacturing-canada-1.7515581

#ClimateChange #climateresilience #yeg #abpoli
April 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
#conservatives. Always the same tactics, but more explicit in this case. Elections Canada will get to decide on it. (See link)

#election2025 #canpoli

https://act.350.org/donate/apr-25-em-can-election-roadsigns
April 22, 2025 at 11:35 PM
#liberals in #edmontongriesbach, please consider that we are about to lose our riding to a complete iDiotte. He proved himself unfit to represent us the last time he was elected. Please consider supporting #blakedesjarlais instead. The projected vote numbers are so […]

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April 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
From a new study at https://osf.io/mx9ud

Two points that really strike me:
1. More plants=more jobs.
2. Add other economic gains to the list of benefits of a plant-based future.

#vegantransition
April 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
From a newsletter by @michaeljanz.bsky.social

"Public funds must be used for public benefit, not private enrichment. #premiersmith has been clear that this is a three part deal, and #edmonton won’t receive anything unless the #katz group agrees. This is simply wrong."

#abpoli
March 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
From @ohtheurbanity "We need to stand up, strengthen our country, and reorient to friendlier nations. In this video I talk to three experts to learn how we can strengthen our economy by building more, especially critical needs of housing and transportation."

Video […]

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March 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
A #petition which calls on the #canadian government to refuse #trump entry to Canada because of his criminal conviction and his actions in office. e-5345

#canpoli

go to www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-5345
February 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Some folks at Bluesky got it right!

#canada #sovereigncanada #connormcdavid
February 21, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"Once you factor in the compounding since 2015, the total additional #infill="https://mstdn.ca/tags/infill" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">#infill] revenue is over $263 million. That is an enormous amount of revenue in merely 9 years in the #mature areas, and there are many other areas undergoing [#renewal inside the Henday but […]

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February 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
February 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The #traitors behind this sign don't speak for me!

#abpoli #canpoli
February 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Interesting results of https://www.greaterfool.ca/2025/02/03/where-from-here/ #survey of 5000 presumably #canadian readers.
February 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
February 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM