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Winnipegger, Calgarian, Maritimer, Quebecois. Canadian. Territory of Treaty 1 Nations & Homeland of the Red River Métis. Cis. he/him/lui/il 319.48ppm https://brianpincott.substack.com

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Brian Pincott @bpincott.bsky.social · Dec 5

Winnipeg Budget: Look Ma, No Hands! #winnipeg's long road to being the cheapest city in Canada. #cdnmuni #wpgpoli open.substack.com/pub/brianpin...

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 1h

New mass timber Central Metro Station in Naples, designed by EMBT studio.

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Brian Pincott @bpincott.bsky.social · 1h

a lack of imagination & vision in our leaders.

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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 3h

I remember hearing this back in the 80s, nice to find out it's not a myth. #yycbike

The Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a Bike

A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 2h

Sowing in the modern attention economy? Hell yeah.

Reaping in the modern attention economy? Fuck. What the fuck.

Free Press Reporter Discovers That Being An Amoral Dickhead Can Cost You Friends | Defector

It can be hard to maintain friendships as an adult. People move to new cities, start families, and experience all sorts of other life events that make it difficult to keep in touch. Sometimes, you end...

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Dannyboy wildlife @dannyboywesthawk.bsky.social · 4h

Pine marten

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Brian Pincott @bpincott.bsky.social · 4h

Whoops... a Beaverton article... feels so real... I fell for it!

Brian Pincott @bpincott.bsky.social · 5h

Booooo

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Jarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 6h

When you feel the need for a big word, but all big words sound the same to you.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

Rep. Pat Harrigan: "This No Kings rally -- that's the blue hair, anthropomorphic experiment that's gonna happen up here in Washington DC."

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 1d

New study from Melbourne finds reducing residential speed limits from 50km/h to 30 km/h on local roads would protect cyclists from danger, make riding less stressful and get more people cycling while not causing traffic delays for cars.

Switching 50km/h speed limits to 30km/h would protect cyclists while barely affecting commutes, research finds

One expert says a cyclist hit by a car travelling 50km/h has about a one-in-ten chance of surviving, while at 30km/h it was a nine-in-ten chance

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La Presse @lapresse.ca · 11h

Vu, lu, vérifié | Les arbres poussent plus vite, mais est-ce une bonne nouvelle ?

Une étude récente parue dans la revue Nature Plants1 signale que les arbres en Amazonie poussent plus vite et sont plus gros, en raison d’une hausse de la concentration de CO2 dans l’atmosphère. Est-ce réellement une bonne nouvelle ?

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 19h

So to cut municipal development charges, the federal govt will HAVE to fund municipalities much more, who are struggling to keep up with the costs of growth while getting only cents of every tax dollar collected.

Then they’ll have to figure out how to keep land prices from correspondingly going up.

Details on housing development charges expected in budget: Robertson

OTTAWA — The office of federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson says the Liberal government remains committed to cutting municipal development charges in half, after the minister was vague about fulf...

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Brian Pincott @bpincott.bsky.social · 1d

I have… it is indeed bad.

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I remember when she came to Winnipeg city council to try and get public library funding cancelled…

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Brian Pincott @bpincott.bsky.social · 1d

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Rheostatics.

Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 1d

Sweet Jane - Cowboy Junkies
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Brian Pincott @bpincott.bsky.social · 1d

Ron Lancaster, the Benjamin Button of the CFL.

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Pedaling Professor @pedalingprof.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely beautiful weather for the bike commute this evening. I guess I could sit on my butt in a car on the freeway instead, but this seems quite a bit better to me.

A cyclist rides along a trail below a canopy of maple trees in the fall

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Ximena González @ximenaka.bsky.social · 1d

I began writing this story with a naive question in mind: What do we lose when public education is privatized? A lot, actually.

By following the MAGA playbook, the UCP’s push against public education not only undermines democracy, it jeopardizes the possibility of a better future for all Albertans.

Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education | The Tyee

MAGA’s Project 2025 has become a blueprint for undermining Canada’s schools in the name of profit and privilege.

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Charles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 1d

Must read here for all Albertans via @ximenaka.bsky.social.
Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Inside the Right-Wing Attack on Alberta's Public Education | The Tyee

MAGA’s Project 2025 has become a blueprint for undermining Canada’s schools in the name of profit and privilege.

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Heather Campbell @thatheatherc.bsky.social · 1d

Incredible, heartbreaking interviews by @reportrix.bsky.social.

Quote: "“You show your love really weird," the girl says of [Premier] Smith." 💔

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The kids, they know what's going down. They're fighting for their actual lives. No bluster. No exaggeration.

'We'll be moving': Alberta transgender children, families brace for legal changes

EDMONTON - Football decals plaster the walls of his bedroom. A San Francisco 49ers bedspread and a binder full of trading cards make it clear the seven-year-old loves sports.

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Brian Pincott @bpincott.bsky.social · 2d

Missing the point, completely. 🛫 www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/b...

Canada’s boycott America movement is hurting innocent bystanders | CNN Business

Virginia Distillery CEO Gareth Moore was bullish on his company’s American single malt whisky sales north of the border when 2025 kicked off.

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Calgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca · 6d

Shout out to our good friends (and SPONSOR) #SkyFireEnergy who have been providing REAL leadership on #solar energy in western Canada for over 20 years now! Check out their website here: skyfireenergy.com
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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 2d

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#ClimateAction that protects, conserves and restores #nature

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original graph by IPCC

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BikeBike In Calgary @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social · 2d

Taking a few shots at #BigBikepack and their focus on trying to seduce you into believing the only way to have fun bikepacking is by owning a splashy/fancy/bespoke/expensive bike.

Oh ya...and we go for a fun end-of-season overnighter - with snow! 🚲❄️🏔️🏕️

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 2d

“How Bike Share went from death’s door to one of Toronto’s fastest-growing ways to travel” in the Toronto Star www.thestar.com/news/gta/how...

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 2d

The US federal attack on Portland has resulted in the best advertisement for a city that I have ever seen. Round-the-clock joy, community solidarity and silliness that much of the West has lost and longs for.

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