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Mike YXU
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Situated in YXU. Bikes, transpo, climate change, income inequality.
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ohtheurbanity.bsky.social
London, Ontario has “no working public transport options”?!

Urbanist YouTube has given some Europeans a… skewed perspective of North America.
That's why your busses are still stuck in traffic, you have soulles urban sprawl. Cities like "Fake"London with over 300.000 citizens ( comparable in size with Utrecht or Eindhoven) with no working public transport options.
January 7, 2026 at 2:28 AM
miketd-yxu.bsky.social
London is never getting HSR so a dedicated passenger line is definitely a good consolation prize. Routing through KW makes the most sense, right?

lfpress.com/news/local-n...
Call for better passenger rail service backed by London chamber
The business group is backing the city's push for a dedicated rail line.
lfpress.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:20 PM
miketd-yxu.bsky.social
Small win for Toronto: having a reasonable mayor.
Text of Mayor Chow posting to r/toronto
December 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
miketd-yxu.bsky.social
Wab using tofu-eater as an insult is dumb. He should be embarrassed of such bad trash talking.

www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Manitoba NDP and PCs trade insults again during question period
Clown, racist, misogynist and tofu-eater were among numerous epithets used by MLAs on Thursday, during a session so unruly that even the Speaker apologized.
www.cbc.ca
November 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
miketd-yxu.bsky.social
Hewers of wood, etc.

This dude sure loves taking things out of the ground and calling it nation building.

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
New nation-building projects list to include mines, LNG and Iqaluit hydro: sources | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce a second set of “nation-building projects,” including at least two focused on critical mineral extraction, one for exporting natural gas, and at least one...
www.cbc.ca
November 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
miketd-yxu.bsky.social
The optimistic @propagandhi.com tale today
“Don’t laugh aloud when they vote NDP and then act all surprised when they serve industry. The water is poison despite how hard we mark our little x to rearrange the deck damned if we don’t damned if we do I’d just shut my mouth if I were you.
November 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
miketd-yxu.bsky.social
Elbows on the ground, prostrate.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Canadian PM Carney apologises to Trump over anti-tariff Reagan ad run by Ontario premier
Carney said he had made the apology privately to Trump when they both attended a dinner hosted by South Korea’s president on Wednesday
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
miketd-yxu.bsky.social
Some real thin skin at this fair. If you eat pork or if you raise pigs, you should be able to defend your choices.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Humane Society asked to leave Hanover fair over papier mâché pig, human-sized cage | CBC News
Winnipeg Humane Society staff say they’re disappointed that the organization was asked to leave the Hanover Ag Fair in Grunthal, Man., on Saturday, after setting up an animal welfare display that feat...
www.cbc.ca
August 18, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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cailynn.bsky.social
I wrote something for @theglobeandmail.com
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... #yycbike #yegbike #BikeTO #BikeHFX
Opinion: The premiers are using bike lanes as a political scapegoat
Safe cycling infrastructure saves lives, but sadly, many politicians are ignoring the facts
www.theglobeandmail.com
August 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
miketd-yxu.bsky.social
“Joe Rogan doesn’t understand graphs” Man @climatetown.bsky.social if you want to draw me in you gotta give me something I didn’t already _strongly suspect_ would be true.

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Joe Rogan Doesn't Understand Graphs
YouTube video by Climate Town
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August 13, 2025 at 2:27 AM
miketd-yxu.bsky.social
The slogan for drivers doesn’t specifically mention cars, show cars or really get the point across. When mixed with messages for bike riders, this seems like a miss.

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With rhymes and reminders, Toronto launches new campaign to keep peace in bike lanes | CBC News
A new public education campaign, followed by police enforcement, is meant to stop people from breaking rules in city's bike lanes, as the infrastructure becomes populated with more motorized vehicles.
www.cbc.ca
August 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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seanyyz.bsky.social
No surprise here. Invoking the Notwithstanding Clause to go after cyclists after the government case got destroyed in court is very petty, but very Doug Ford.
jackhauen.bsky.social Jack Hauen @jackhauen.bsky.social · Aug 6
New: Doug Ford is leaving open the possibility of invoking the notwithstanding clause to remove three Toronto bike lanes.

“Let's see what happens at the Court of Appeal, and then we'll go from there."

#onpoli #topoli

www.thetrillium.ca/news/municip...
Ford floats use of notwithstanding clause in Toronto bike lanes case
‘Let’s see what happens at the Court of Appeal,’ Premier Doug Ford told reporters
www.thetrillium.ca
August 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
miketd-yxu.bsky.social
In tribute to all the pickup trucks in my city, I’m contemplating buying a cargo bike and just riding it around solo, without anyone or anything in it. Forget #carryshitolympics, I’m not gonna carry shit.
August 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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npilon.bsky.social
Entirely seriously: this is a good idea and if you agree and want to ever so slightly improve the odds of it happening, write your MP and demand it.
mdruker.app Michael Druker @mdruker.app · Jul 18
Mr. @mark-carney.bsky.social, the people of Canada yearn for rapidly implemented nation-building high speed rail, will you hear us?
July 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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mdruker.app
Mr. @mark-carney.bsky.social, the people of Canada yearn for rapidly implemented nation-building high speed rail, will you hear us?
July 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
miketd-yxu.bsky.social
Short answer: no, because you can’t get pulled over for anything in London.

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July 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM