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Fan of music, travel and two wheeled sport.
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@eff.org and @consumerreports.org have a great tip list going for #OptOutOctober. Bookmark this site and also check out the wonderful Security Planner tool.

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Opt Out October: Daily Tips to Protect Your Privacy and Security
Trying to take control of your online privacy can feel like a full-time job. But if you break it up into small tasks and take on one project at a time it makes the process of protecting your privacy m...
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October 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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What's it like to ride the Tour de France? Ottawa's Mike Woods lays it out in stark terms: "you are always riding at a rate intended to inflict failure".
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July 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Posted an update on the Summit on my substack rjago.substack.com/p/summit-wra...
Summit Wrap-Up
People like Carney about 3/5ths as much as they hate Bill C5
rjago.substack.com
July 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Coal, last surviving cat of cherished Parliament Hill colony, dies
Coal, last surviving cat of cherished Parliament Hill colony, dies
Coal, the last surviving feline of the cherished cat colony that sat on Parliament Hill for more than 40 years, died this week, according to his owners.
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July 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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This video is just shy of 9 minutes.

And it's nine minutes that peeps my age absolutely *need* to not only watch, but listen to. Very closely.

Courtesy of @strombo.bsky.social

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This Album Was Our Rosetta Stone — And Our Eulogy
YouTube video by The Strombo Show / House of Strombo
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June 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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More than 200 sites including Etsy, Reddit and Duolingo are being used as tools for surveillance.

Users deserve transparency and data protections. Sign our petition and tell these companies to stop feeding surveillance tech👀✍️
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Tell Etsy, Reddit, Tinder & Duolingo: Stop Feeding Surveillance Tech
ShadowDragon is using data from sites like Etsy, Reddit, Tinder & Duolingo for U.S. government surveillance. Sign Mozilla’s petition to demand stronger privacy protections and block shady surveillance...
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June 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Canada places 200% tariff on little Canadian flags Americans wear while travelling
Canada places 200% tariff on little Canadian flags Americans wear while travelling
OTTAWA – As US President Trump’s unilaterally-launched trade war continues, Canadians have struck back with counter-tariffs on a valued American item: the little Canadian flag patches Americans put on...
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March 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Don't forget about the total lunar eclipse visible from the Americas tonight! The good part starts in about five hours.

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How to watch this week’s lunar eclipse! Also, how asteroid impact risk predictions tend to shrink
Links and info about the March 13/14 event, and a cool graph shows how predicted risk drops
badastronomy.beehiiv.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Interesting video on legendary reggae and dancehall singer Johnny Osborne’s time in Toronto, Canada. He was at the forefront of a revolution that transformed it into one of the most vibrant reggae communities in the world.
#reggae #dancehall #jamaica

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Sounds & Pressure: Johnny Osbourne
YouTube video by NFB
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January 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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🏆 Mathieu van der Poel has won a cyclocross race (elite category) in 5️⃣7️⃣ different places.

👉 He can make it 6️⃣0️⃣ by winning in
Dendermonde (2 starts so far, 2x 🥈 behind Wout van Aert)
Maasmechelen (0 starts)
Liévin (0 starts)
December 13, 2024 at 1:21 PM
December 6, 2024 at 4:19 PM
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Great coverage from The Trillium on #Bill212

ON government doubles down despite briefing note warning.

www.thetrillium.ca/news/municip...
Draft briefing for cabinet warned bike lane changes could worsen congestion
A leaked government document says removing bike lanes in cities could backfire
www.thetrillium.ca
November 21, 2024 at 7:30 PM
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NEW POST: Heading into the first UCI World Cup weekend of the cyclocross season, who is on form, and who has taken the early season by storm?

With race photography courtesy of @tonke.bsky.social, find out everything you need to know here ⤵️
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State of play: the top 'crossers of the season so far
A busy early season has seen a range of riders standing on the top step - ahead of the first UCI World Cup event this weekend, who are the in-form riders. and who is on the way up?
writebikerepeat.com
November 20, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Riding the rails to James Bay - Canadian Cycling Magazine

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Riding the rails to James Bay - Canadian Cycling Magazine
Years of prototyping and hundreds of kilometres later, the rail bike finally got Steve Evans and Buck Miller to their goal: Moosonee
cyclingmagazine.ca
October 25, 2024 at 11:29 PM
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UCI Men's elite road race on Youtube: www.youtube.com/live/rfQ9fgf...
YouTube
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September 29, 2024 at 1:51 PM
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Can you get enough cycling movies? Want to see more?International Cycling Film Festival is coming up at U Ottawa. Check it out!

Un festival international du film sur le vélo à Ottawa? Tu blagues? Non non. C’est à l’université d’Ottawa. Voyez donc.

Aug. 30-31 août👇

www.uottawa.ca/faculty-arts...
August 6, 2024 at 12:56 AM