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Flan @flanaganottawa.bsky.social · 2d

Post Watergate, Nixon got pardoned by Ford. But 48 of his aides, lawyers & associates were found guilty of their crimes. At least 15 did jail time, including his attorney general.
Post WW2, at Nuremberg, “just following orders” got 12 executed.

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Flan @flanaganottawa.bsky.social · 2d

Baby boomers (27% of pop) will all be dead in less than 20 years (only 4% of Cdns live past 80). The reality of long-term planning is that the housing, hotel, retail (& especially publicly funded stadiums) will be very different in 20 years. Developers need time to built in tons of flexibility

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Flan @flanaganottawa.bsky.social · 7d

Pfft, rogue?! Our mayor and council do not have the balls to challenge DoFo. His sponsors & donors control a lot of “campaign contribution” cash. Our councillors would raise school zone speed limits to 80 for a few $1200 “contributions”.

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Flan @flanaganottawa.bsky.social · 8d

Everyone just knew his anti speed cam rhetoric was to cow-tow to his sponsors, donors & pals. He is the consummate conman.
The worst politician ever in Canadian history. And, it’s a pretty low bar.

Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 8d

🤤 (shocked, shocked I tell you)

Vehicles registered to Ford cabinet ministers caught by speed cameras more than 20 times | Globalnews.ca

Documents obtained by Global News reveal that, over three years, vehicles registered to Ford’s cabinet minister received more than $3,300 in fines for speeding.

globalnews.ca

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Flan @flanaganottawa.bsky.social · 10d

My family emigrated to Ottawa in 1966, when Queensway construction started. There has never been a day since without construction delays.

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Flan @flanaganottawa.bsky.social · 10d

Doug Ford & Mark Sutcliffe have that in common, they both hate Ottawa.

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Flan @flanaganottawa.bsky.social · 10d

I can kinda see their point. In Findlay Creek it is unheard of for any child to walk even 50 meters to school. Every single kid gets a drive. Rain or shine. There are about a 1000 cars crammed into a couple blocks twice a day.

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Flan @flanaganottawa.bsky.social · 12d

An hour! Pfft, give me 5 minutes with the guy who decided to make shopping carts wider & aisles narrower

Flan @flanaganottawa.bsky.social · 12d

The whole call-make appointment thing is designed to make you just give up. Based on the gov’t, insurance, customer service model of 40 minute on-hold times designed specifically designed to wear you down & make you go away.
What are they hiding?

Flan @flanaganottawa.bsky.social · 14d

It won’t cost the govt anything. They just raise the rates. Even if the cost of the actual housing goes down, the cost of ownership stays the same with increased fees & taxes.

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Flan @flanaganottawa.bsky.social · 15d

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 16d

Suzi Eszterhas, award-winning wildlife photographer known for documenting animal family groups #WomensArt

Monochrome photograph featuring a sloth hanging upside-down in a tree whole carrying a sloth baby viewed from the front

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Flan @flanaganottawa.bsky.social · 15d

In this case cops have a double dilemma. They hate women & cyclists, torn about where to direct their obfuscation.

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Flan @flanaganottawa.bsky.social · 15d

“Cyclist got through red lights”. wgaf Saw a guy change lanes on the 417 with out signalling 😭.
Just today saw a guy going 110 through the unpatrolled 60 k section of Ramsayville, but cops are more concerned about cyclists. Until a bike is stollen, then they suddenly dgaf.

Flomouthe @flomouthe.bsky.social · 15d

CFRA interview

Host: But cyclists go through red lights.
Me trying to get a word in
Host: We need our cars.
Me…
Host: Drivers’ time is more important. Cars are good for the environment (slight exaggeration on my part). 🤬😡🤬

Me after: He could have ranted all by himself. Didn’t need me.

Next!

a cartoon illustration of a cloud riding a bike with the words bright and sunny let 's go cycle below it

ALT: a cartoon illustration of a cloud riding a bike with the words bright and sunny let 's go cycle below it

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Flan @flanaganottawa.bsky.social · 15d

Nobody from Barrhaven or Kanata is driving to Lansdowne for shopping or a movie or a meal or even a farmers market. They have way better driving destination options for all those things.
90% of suburbanites would not be able to identify QED on a map.

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Flan @flanaganottawa.bsky.social · 16d

Whatever they dream up for Lansdowne, demo & construction will take 10 years. I doubt the CFL will be around in 5.

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Flan @flanaganottawa.bsky.social · 16d

Shhh! If OSEG hears about this, they’ll tell Sutcliffe to build it at Lansdowne once they’ve torn down the Aberdeen Pavillion

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 18d

May the extinction come quickly.

TikToker Explains How MAGA Is A Perfect Example An 'Extinction Burst'—And It Totally Tracks

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Flan @flanaganottawa.bsky.social · 18d

There is no better way to get to OSEG Stadium & Mall than by car. Remember way back when Lyin Larry gave the park to his pals, they envision the QED becoming a high speed, high capacity on ramp to the 417.

Flan @flanaganottawa.bsky.social · 18d

I was just telling my cats about crazy dog people, we laughed & laughed.

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Flan @flanaganottawa.bsky.social · 18d

@timhortonsofficial.bsky.social life hack. Tim’s hates walk-ins, if you’re in car & want to sit in a Tim’s, go through drive thru, take your stuff in & sit down. Save time, better service. Travelling the 401 & craving Tim’s? Forget Tim’s terrible #EnRoute service, exit hwy, it’s 10x faster

Flan @flanaganottawa.bsky.social · 19d

The escalator stopped because his own videographer stumbled and tripped the safety mech. Every camera operator in the world, when working backwards, has a spotter. Except these bozos. The teleprompter was run by their own nitwits, not the UN. Incompetence breeds incompetence.

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Flan @flanaganottawa.bsky.social · 19d

Last night at a concert in my city. Among the merch tables was this gem, these are good people.

Flan @flanaganottawa.bsky.social · 19d

300 km/hr is a good initial goal. The quest for perfection and trying to make everyone happy will only bring everything to a halt. Again. First step is complete track separation and go from there.

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Flan @flanaganottawa.bsky.social · 19d

Bank St businesses need facts They should do their own surveys & research. OSEG/OBJ/Sutcliffe should not be their only source of info. Shovelling a billion dollars in taxpayer cash to Lansdowne will not help Bank St businesses.

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Flan @flanaganottawa.bsky.social · 22d

In my day we called it Carousel.

God @thegodpodcast.com · 22d

wtf humans 😂

Morons Think It’s The Rapture Tomorrow

No it's not.

www.thegodpodcast.com