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Joeri Coppens
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Residential Counsellor - pedestrian/cyclist/photographer/music lover/cat human/... - Punamu'kwati'jk (Dartmouth), Mi'kma'ki (Nova Scotia), Turtle Island
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The Charlie Chaplin bollard.
#WorldBollardAssociation
August 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Great new discovery, solid debut album www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lll...
The New Eves - Highway Man
YouTube video by TheNewEvesVEVO
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November 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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Honestly, I'm outraged either way.

We've had nearly a decade of persistent and pernicious delays to the city's planned bike infrastructure. The fact that every AT project experiences these issues, and no one at any level seems to have learned from the last one, is reason enough for outrage, IMO.
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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75 years young 😍
Happy Birthday Tina Weymouth, born on this day in 1950, Coronado, California

One of the greatest bass line ever:
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer - Old Grey Whistle Test

#punk #punkrock #postpunk #newwave #tinaweymouth #talkingheads #punkrockhistory #otd
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Ireland’s “alternative” scene is just crazy these days. Especially Lankum and Fontaines DC for me, but lots of other interesting music www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
‘We’ve got to release the dead hand of the past’: how Ireland created the world’s best alternative music scene
Irish indie acts used to be ignored, even on Irish radio. But songs confronting the Troubles, poverty and oppression are now going global – and changing how Ireland sees itself
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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For my Halisky pocket friends who are following HRMs budget discussions.
“Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada needs to pull out all the stops to increase revenue for the city. It has become abundantly clear that Montreal can no longer depend on other levels of government for support. We need to solve our problems on our own.” @taylornoakes.com

#polmtl
'Maîtres chez nous': Montreal needs greater autonomy from the Quebec government
Montreal needs greater autonomy from the Quebec government, and funding our own public transit, housing and homelessness fixes is a start.
cultmtl.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Truly insane. It should be North America's largest urban wilderness park. Recommended for protection since the 70s, defended by enormous support from Haligonians multiple times, yet here we are again. This time with authoritarian cronyism entitling themselves to it. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Plans for Halifax-area development off Highway 102 corridor raise concerns | CBC News
A proposed development in the Halifax area off the Highway 102 corridor has some residents raising concerns about the size of the project and the cost to taxpayers.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson, one of the greatest comic strips of all time, was born on this day, November 18, 1985 -- December 31, 1995.

And Calvin's dad remains a beacon of inspiration to cyclists everywhere.
November 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Voices of resistance need to be supported. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBG3...
IC3PEAK - Смерти Больше Нет
YouTube video by IC3PEAK
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November 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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The Pacific Islands pavillion at COP30 just had to close due to flooding. Seriously...
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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"Trees are for mature taxpayers only! If we put them near schools the children will want to be trees and then how many genders will there be?!"

*faints across the Mayor's desk*
November 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Nestlé worried AI will destroy world’s water supply before they do
Nestlé worried AI will destroy world’s water supply before they do
VEVEY, SWITZERLAND - Nestlé executives gathered from around the world to announce their grave concern regarding the impact that artificial intelligence’s water consumption will have on their own abili...
www.thebeaverton.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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‘These companies are stealing every scrap of data they can find, throwing compute[r] power at it, draining our aquifers of water and our national grids of electricity and all we have so far is some software that you can’t trust not to make things up.’
November 16, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Some pics from what’s under the surface at Dartmouth Cove from today’s bioblitz
November 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Though, as Cage once said, “Now that I’m enlightened, I’m just as miserable as ever.” www.suddenlylisten.com/event-detail...
Exploring John Cage: A Workshop in Chance and Chaos | suddenlyLISTEN
Join D’Arcy Gary and Jacinte Armstrong for a playful, hands-on dive into the ideas of composer John Cage: Chance, indeterminacy, silence, and the art of letting go. Bring an instrument, your body, or ...
www.suddenlylisten.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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An abbreviated history of car bloat, courtesy of @xkcd.com

xkcd.com/3167/
November 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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November 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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15+ years old, but still VERY relevent — and if we had acted 15 years ago, the “better world” we’d be creating would be a LOT better & easier to reach. There are real consequences we’re just starting to see to not heeding this cartoon a lot sooner.

Even worse if we don’t heed it now. #ClimateCrisis
November 12, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Halifax never finding the budget to pay for its vision comes to mind
Many city halls are deep in budget-time. Some are pushing austerity ideologies, and are ignoring the difference between costs and cost-savers/value creators. Citizens, PAY ATTENTION, and never forget that the TRUTH about a city’s REAL aspirations isn’t found in its visions. It’s found in its budget.
November 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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#BikeHFX I'm still looking for a few more marshals for Saturday's ride. If you can help out, please send me a message! @cyclehalifax.ca @criticalmasshfx.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Masterpiece; I remember the song from a long time ago, but as I never managed to get into The Specials, I also forgot about it. Until this week, as I saw that Lankum (one of my favourite bands the last few years) covered it. #TheSpecials #Lankum #music www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ2o...
The Specials - Ghost Town [Official HD Remastered Video]
YouTube video by TheSpecialsOfficVEVO
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November 6, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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A typical European car is parked 92% of the time. It spends 1/5th of its driving time looking for parking. Its 5 seats only move 1.5 people. 86% of its fuel never reaches the wheels, and most of the energy that does, moves the car, not the people.

Sound efficient?

HT @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM