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Bromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 3h

These fossils/unfossils are *weird* in the best way possible. Theres still lots we don’t know about life on our planet... maybe this is one of those chapters.

Asher Hellbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 17h

In 2010, a scientist argued that 2.1 billion-year-old African specimens showed complex life appearing 500 million years ahead of schedule. His critics say they are — literally — fool's gold. At stake? The question of when and how complex life arose at all.

My cover story (!) for @sciam.bsky.social!

These Enigmatic ‘Fossils’ Could Rewrite the History of Life on Earth

Controversial evidence hints that complex life might have emerged hundreds of millions of years earlier than previously thought—and possibly more than once

www.scientificamerican.com

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Asher Hellbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 17h

In 2010, a scientist argued that 2.1 billion-year-old African specimens showed complex life appearing 500 million years ahead of schedule. His critics say they are — literally — fool's gold. At stake? The question of when and how complex life arose at all.

My cover story (!) for @sciam.bsky.social!

These Enigmatic ‘Fossils’ Could Rewrite the History of Life on Earth

Controversial evidence hints that complex life might have emerged hundreds of millions of years earlier than previously thought—and possibly more than once

www.scientificamerican.com

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killerwhaletank 🍁 @shaner38.bsky.social · 3h

You get a home run! You get a home run! You get a home run!

#BlueJays

a woman in a red dress holds a microphone and says you get one and you get one we all get one

Alt: a woman in a red dress holds a microphone and says you get one and you get one we all get one

media.tenor.com

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Sundance @sundance.bikesky.social · 3h

I feel seen and attacked at the same time

Who is better at riding a bike meme from KnowYourMeme on Instagram. Comparison a chill kid riding a bike a road cyclist being fussy about their sport

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Parking Reform Network @parkingreform.org · 1d

So far in 2025, 11 cities have clearly signaled that the era of mandatory parking is coming to an end! 🎉

parkingreform.org/mandates-map/

A table titled "Cities That Abolished Parking Mandates in 2025". It lists cities and the dates they removed mandatory parking requirements. The cities are Toledo, OH (Sep 9); Oak Forest, IL (Aug 26); Shoreline, WA (Aug 11); Denver, CO (Aug 5); Boulder, CO (Jul 24); Botnell, WA (Jul 8); Bremerton, WA (Jun 4); Fairview, OR (Jun 4); Franklin, WI (May 6); Fitchburg, WI (Apr 8); and Sherbrooke, QC (Apr 8).

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Bromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 4h

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Catelli @catelli.bsky.social · 4h

The home run jacket is 10,000X better than the home run trident.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 5h

Your Toronto Blue Jays

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4h

Wow. Just… wow. #GoJaysGo

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 4h

This feels like revenge.

As if millions of VHS copies of the hit Seattle-based comedy-romance SINGLES were taken off the shelves and suddenly silence.

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Strong Towns Ottawa @strongtownsottawa.ca · 9h

We heard from many groups today about the Tewin development. This is unfortunately going to be a development that further entrenches us into unsustainable sprawl.

Property taxes have not and will not be able to provide long-term support for these types of developments. We have decades of evidence.

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Bromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 11h

Good science. "Which geologic properties are most impactful to use as baseball rubbing mud?"

thesedimentaryrecord.scholasticahq.com/article/1448...

Geology's Grip on Baseball: Investigating the Sedimentology, Mineralogy, and Physical Properties of Baseball Rubbing Mud | Published in The Sedimentary Record

By Dallin P Laycock, Emily Vanderstaal & 6 more. This study analyzes the geology of baseball rubbing mud, combining mineralogy, sedimentology and SEM imaging to evaluate its uniqueness and effects on ...

thesedimentaryrecord.scholasticahq.com

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Oliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 12h

TL;DR Sure, the US is increasingly authoritarian and led by a president who wants to annex Canada, but I miss my winter vacation

People can talk themselves into anything
www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-p...

A soul-searching snowbird wonders: should we take our RV down south this winter?

There are new forms to fill out now so we are still on the fence but fear not, I will still have at least one elbow up if I decide to cross the border

www.theglobeandmail.com

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 12h

This is Rosie. She doesn't have a bad angle, but prefers this one because it makes her look tall. 12/10 (IG: whippyrosie)

a gray whippet puppy with white on her paws, tummy, and snoot and blue eyes sits in a living room with a gray couch behind her. she's giving us an innocent expression and the teensiest hint of a blep with her pink tongue. we're looking up at her from a low angle, so it seems as if she's towering over us.

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Matthew Lewis is ready for progressive federalism @mateosfo.bsky.social · 12h

I am becoming convinced that autonomous vehicles are designed to solve the problem of "I live in a wealthy suburb but have a horrible car commute and don't want to drive anymore but also hate trains and buses and refuse to ride a bike."

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Dave King @ideajoy.bsky.social · 13h

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

search.app

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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 14h

CO2 levels in Earth's atmosphere jumped by a record amount in 2024 www.newscientist.com/article/2500...

CO2 levels in Earth's atmosphere jumped by a record amount in 2024

The global average concentration of CO2 surged by 3.5 parts per million to reach 423.9 ppm last year, fuelling worries that the planet’s ability to soak up excess carbon is weakening

www.newscientist.com

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Bromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 14h

My daughter has been trying to find things I like less than the Yankees by playing would you rather with me. Yesterday she said, ”dad, who would you pick, The Yankees or gas powered cars?”
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😳 you got me, kid. The Yankees. Any baseball team is better than cars.
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@thewaroncars.bsky.social

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Bromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 15h

Menswear guy is the GOAT urbanist.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 23h

You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable

You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

Headline reads: Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotic for adult users.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 23h

You gently run your hand through the rack. You can feel it—pure cotton, rich wool, Irish linen. The plump buttonholes are handsewn; the buttons attached with a firm shank. You flip the price tag over. It's affordable

You buy the jacket and go home, which is only 15 mins away. Your apt is $600/month

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Bromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 1d

Are you saying canyon streets good? Or bad?

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Bromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 1d

With a main floor restaurant on the street side? It was incredibly vibrant. Best place I’ve ever lived. I’m a big fan of Jacobs’ criteria for good urbanism and a bit agnostic / contextual for how to achieve it…

- sufficient density
- mixed use
- different ages of buildings
- short blocks.

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Bromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 1d

There’s some other stuff that I can’t quite cite right now about how lower buildings done right (like single stair) actually give equivalent density to tall towers with a bunch of benefits. I think of my apartment in Berlin all the time, 4 storey single stair with cross breeze and courtyard. Dreamy.

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Bromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 1d

Ability for interaction / conversation with the street I think is how Jan Gehl described it. Jane Jacobs wrote about the relationship to sidewalks, which feels similar to Gehl. I don’t think it’s made up, but it feels a little woo. It does suggest street width = building height for good urbanism tho

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Claire Kraatz @climatemamaclaire.bsky.social · Feb 15

This is how the fossil fuel industry infiltrates our K-12 #education system. #abed

Must read from journalist Marc Fawcett-Atkinson of the @nationalobserver.com

cc @ata38.bsky.social @schilldawg.bsky.social

www.nationalobserver.com/2024/09/13/n...

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