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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy passed away today according to the House of GG. She was a veteran of the Stonewall rebellion and a lifelong organizer for the safety and dignity of trans people, sex workers, and the incarcerated. She came from the same generation and milieu as Marsha and Sylvia. She was 78.

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Carly Rhiannon @carlyrhiannon.bsky.social · 8d

100%. Our car bit the dust two years ago and we didn’t bother to replace it in favour of just riding our e-bikes more. Way more fun!

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Carly Rhiannon @carlyrhiannon.bsky.social · 8d

The other night as we were walking around Nuit Blanche, two guys on Bike Share ebikes rode past us. They were hooting and hollering and one of them yelled “I’m only ever riding e-bikes from now on!” Functional AND joyful!

Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 8d

Electric bicycles, and shared electric bicycles in particular, are a revolutionary transportation technology. Forward-looking cities should be building out the infrastructure necessary to make cycling safe and convenient for everyone who wants to do it.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8d

i recently got a great deal on a barely used folding ebike and i have to say it has revolutionized my train travel. i can get from my front door to the amtrak station in a little less than 5 minutes!!!

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Craig Jenkins @craigsj.bsky.social · 8d

thankful for whatever the rock and the safdie got going on also offering new nala sinephro along with www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSvQ...

Nala Sinephro - The Smashing Machine (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

YouTube video by Nala Sinephro

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Carly Rhiannon @carlyrhiannon.bsky.social · 22d

I think my ranking changes depending on the day, but “from perfect to excellent” is the exact right scale

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Carly Rhiannon @carlyrhiannon.bsky.social · 22d

Gutted is an understatement. The most important band to me since 2013 when I stumbled upon them playing an opening set at Skramden Yards (aka a basement near the Duff).

Foxing forever, houseplants forever.

Stereogum @stereogum.bsky.social · 23d

Foxing announce indefinite hiatus

Foxing Announce Indefinite Hiatus

Foxing are going on an indefinite hiatus. In 2023 the beloved emo band celebrated ten years of their debut full-length The Albatross, and last year they put out their fifth studio album Foxing. Now th...

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Senator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 27d

The first time an Alberta government invoked the notwithstanding clause, public outrage forced a reversal in less than 24 hours. I wish to God Albertans would show the same moral fury now, when school children are outed & bullied by the government that is supposed to protect them. #ableg #abpoli

Stripping Away Rights Using the Notwithstanding Clause. - Alberta Views

After a week of rancorous debate, Klein announced he would not invoke the notwithstanding clause on the landmark gay rights decision...

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Carly Rhiannon @carlyrhiannon.bsky.social · 27d

Had to stop for 20 minutes on my bike ride home to watch an entire family of deer grazing on a sun-dappled hill 😭😍

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Carly Rhiannon @carlyrhiannon.bsky.social · Sep 15

Saw someone playing bicycle piano on the beach tonight! 🚲 🎹

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Robert Francis @birdhistory.bsky.social · Sep 11

This isn't how birding is supposed to work!

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Carly Rhiannon @carlyrhiannon.bsky.social · Sep 4

I’m happy for everyone but it’s a little bit funny for me personally that it comes out on the first day of TIFF, my busiest time of year at work. But what’s one more week of waiting after this long I guess ✨

Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · Sep 4

I can’t think of any other time in modern video-game history that a game as highly anticipated as Silksong has arrived with no early reviews, impressions, leaks, guides, videos, or even forum teases.

Soon, everyone will be playing Silksong for the first time. It’s unprecedented and kinda beautiful

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Carly Rhiannon @carlyrhiannon.bsky.social · Sep 3

The wasps are out of control this summer! On today’s commute one flew under my shirt and stung me right in the sternum

Carly Rhiannon @carlyrhiannon.bsky.social · Jul 16

I really tempted fate yesterday by saying how much fun my bike commute is, because today on my ride home a bee flew under the bridge of my glasses and stung me.

I did see this bunny 30 seconds after that, so you win some and you lose some

A brown bunny standing among some greenery

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David Demchuk 👻 (he/him) 📚 @daviddemchuk.com · Sep 1

Truly one of the greats.

Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · Sep 1

Just heard the news about Graham Greene, and I don't know what I can add to the tributes beyond this: The man was a legend for a reason. He inhabited his early roles with charisma and clarity, then let his own charm seep through his performances once he knew audiences trusted him.

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Carly Rhiannon @carlyrhiannon.bsky.social · Sep 1

Just saw an absolutely next level tandem bike: two bikes attached side by side, with a gas powered motor and fifth wheel in the middle. Eames-style fiberglass chairs for seats, cargo milk crates on the back. The riders looked like they were having the MOST fun

Carly Rhiannon @carlyrhiannon.bsky.social · Sep 1

Went to see the long-awaited Jeff Buckley doc this weekend. Highly recommend, whether you’re a fan of his music already or not. But if you are a fan, be prepared for intense feelings of despair

Movie poster featuring a picture of Jeff Buckley and the title “It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley”

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · Sep 1

Millennials are middle aged now but not me. I stayed young somehow

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · Aug 31

Rudy Giuliani just set a world record in the field of Statement That Invites More Questions Than It Answers.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Aug 31

Rudy Giuliani suffered severe injuries in a car accident last night, according to his spokesperson

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Carly Rhiannon @carlyrhiannon.bsky.social · Aug 30

I had such high hopes, but this is objectively the worst soft drink I have ever consumed

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · Aug 29

Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!”

Cities:

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Carly Rhiannon @carlyrhiannon.bsky.social · Aug 24

Hearing The Perfect Drug live was a bucket list item and it fully lived up to 28 years’ worth of expectations

And then immediately followed by I’m Afraid of Americans?! Wild.

*strobe warning*

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Carly Rhiannon @carlyrhiannon.bsky.social · Aug 23

Truly an embarrassment of riches for formerly (and still?) angsty elder millennials.

(I am going to NIN and Foxing/TBS/Coheed)

ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · Aug 23

Concerts this weekend in Toronto:
Oasis, Nine Inch Nails, My Chemical Romance, The Pixies, LCD Soundsystem, Blue Rodeo, Coheed & Cambria, Taking Back Sunday.

It's also the CNE and Folk Fest and Korean Fest.

Luckily if you need a nice quiet, empty space to decompress there's also an Argos game.

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · Aug 21

BREAKING: Silksong will be out on September 4. Two weeks from today. Really.

Often, games that take 7+ years to make are plagued by mismanagement and painful burnout. But for Silksong? Team Cherry was having a blast. They still are.

This is their story: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Why ‘Silksong’ Took Seven Years to Make

The highly anticipated indie game has been in production for so long that it’s become an internet meme

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Carly Rhiannon @carlyrhiannon.bsky.social · Aug 22

SILKSONG RELEASE DATE!!! (I am just catching up on today’s internet)

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Carly Rhiannon @carlyrhiannon.bsky.social · Aug 20

Desperately wish my autographed Deftones rainbow ringer tee hadn’t gone missing somewhere between 2000 and now

A teenager with short brown hair in very large jeans and a white t-shirt with a rainbow graphic

Carly Rhiannon @carlyrhiannon.bsky.social · Aug 20

I’m so glad the general consensus has come around to “this band rules” because for far too long they were unfairly lumped in with bands that are not anywhere near their level

rat king 🐀 👑 @mikeisaac.bsky.social · Aug 20

i profiled deftones — a band that grew up in the age of numetal but always managed to transcend it

thirty years later on the eve of the group’s tenth record release, they are experiencing a late career renaissance

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/a...

Deftones Persisted for Decades. A New Generation Is Feeling the Noise.

www.nytimes.com

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