@mlongfield.bsky.social
TORONTO SUN: "hailed as a champion of safer streets and environmental progress, has become the face of Toronto’s cycling movement"
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I'll keep saying it. In light of the decision in "Cycle Toronto v Ontario" plus Alberta and Nova Scotia pursuing magical thinking and stroking a culture war, it's time for PM Carney and Transpo Minister Freeland to tell the provinces to stay in their lane:
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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NEW: Ontario Premier Doug Ford is threatening to audit all provincial spending to determine whether public-sector unions are “funnelling” money to “left-wing radical groups” that staged a protest inside the Ontario legislature. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1154280...
globalnews.ca/news/1154280...
Ford says he will audit ‘left-wing radical groups’ opposed to government legislation | Globalnews.ca
Ford's warning came after members of the tenant advocacy group ACORN interrupted the legislature to protest a controversial omnibus bill that shortens some eviction timelines.
globalnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
NEW: Ontario Premier Doug Ford is threatening to audit all provincial spending to determine whether public-sector unions are “funnelling” money to “left-wing radical groups” that staged a protest inside the Ontario legislature. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1154280...
globalnews.ca/news/1154280...
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A bad day for Canada, and therefore the world.
Ontario (population 16 million, 40% of the country) has passed new legislation prohibiting bike lanes that take a lane from cars.
An escalation from Bill 212, which required municipalities to get approval.
Ontario (population 16 million, 40% of the country) has passed new legislation prohibiting bike lanes that take a lane from cars.
An escalation from Bill 212, which required municipalities to get approval.
November 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
A bad day for Canada, and therefore the world.
Ontario (population 16 million, 40% of the country) has passed new legislation prohibiting bike lanes that take a lane from cars.
An escalation from Bill 212, which required municipalities to get approval.
Ontario (population 16 million, 40% of the country) has passed new legislation prohibiting bike lanes that take a lane from cars.
An escalation from Bill 212, which required municipalities to get approval.
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Second pro cyclist to be hit by a driver over the last week.
Unless there’s a justifiable reason for it, hitting a cyclist should result in an immediate driving ban, with the term decided upon according to the driver’s actions/failures in causing the collision.
www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/...
Unless there’s a justifiable reason for it, hitting a cyclist should result in an immediate driving ban, with the term decided upon according to the driver’s actions/failures in causing the collision.
www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/...
‘What scares me is that I don't remember anything’ - Thibault Guernalec after being hit by a car during training
Second pro rider to be hit by a car this week after Lorena Wiebes
www.cyclingnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Second pro cyclist to be hit by a driver over the last week.
Unless there’s a justifiable reason for it, hitting a cyclist should result in an immediate driving ban, with the term decided upon according to the driver’s actions/failures in causing the collision.
www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/...
Unless there’s a justifiable reason for it, hitting a cyclist should result in an immediate driving ban, with the term decided upon according to the driver’s actions/failures in causing the collision.
www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/...
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Some more footage of the ride over to Queen’s Park:
Loved seeing everybody pass by the “You save this bike lane” banners by @cycletoronto.bsky.social
Loved seeing everybody pass by the “You save this bike lane” banners by @cycletoronto.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Some more footage of the ride over to Queen’s Park:
Loved seeing everybody pass by the “You save this bike lane” banners by @cycletoronto.bsky.social
Loved seeing everybody pass by the “You save this bike lane” banners by @cycletoronto.bsky.social
Thank you @escapecollective.bsky.social . Words matter: "[pro cyclist] Thibault Guernalec left with multiple injuries after being hit by a driver during training". Guernalec is the second pro involved in collision this week as Lorena Wiebes was the victim of a hit-and-run.
Where is the UCI?
Where is the UCI?
November 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Thank you @escapecollective.bsky.social . Words matter: "[pro cyclist] Thibault Guernalec left with multiple injuries after being hit by a driver during training". Guernalec is the second pro involved in collision this week as Lorena Wiebes was the victim of a hit-and-run.
Where is the UCI?
Where is the UCI?
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Mads Mikkelsen get the most out of the Copenhagen riding experience in this commercial for Carlsberg beer
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Mads!
#BornOnThisDay November 22, 1965
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Mads!
#BornOnThisDay November 22, 1965
November 22, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Mads Mikkelsen get the most out of the Copenhagen riding experience in this commercial for Carlsberg beer
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Mads!
#BornOnThisDay November 22, 1965
Happy #BicycleBirthday, Mads!
#BornOnThisDay November 22, 1965
"Being uncomfortable is not the same as being unsafe" is also true on our streets. It's people driving cars that are the cause of traffic deaths and serious injuries despite the incessent outcry over e-bikes, e-scooters, and e-mopeds.
Am I sensing a pattern in this political moment?
Am I sensing a pattern in this political moment?
Seeing a tent doesn’t put anyone in danger. Being uncomfortable is not the same as being unsafe.
November 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"Being uncomfortable is not the same as being unsafe" is also true on our streets. It's people driving cars that are the cause of traffic deaths and serious injuries despite the incessent outcry over e-bikes, e-scooters, and e-mopeds.
Am I sensing a pattern in this political moment?
Am I sensing a pattern in this political moment?
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Seeing a tent doesn’t put anyone in danger. Being uncomfortable is not the same as being unsafe.
November 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Seeing a tent doesn’t put anyone in danger. Being uncomfortable is not the same as being unsafe.
A wizard. He's a wizard.
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 22, 2025 at 12:21 AM
A wizard. He's a wizard.
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A reporter asks if Mamdani stands by calling Trump a fascist. Mamdani starts to give a delicate answer.
Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."
Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
A reporter asks if Mamdani stands by calling Trump a fascist. Mamdani starts to give a delicate answer.
Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."
Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."
I can't wait to be killed by one of these.
November 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I can't wait to be killed by one of these.
Looking forward to reading this. (Gonna assume @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social won't be suggesting city charging like $20 for bike share trips.)
"If she wants it, Chow has an avenue before her that could solve a large measure of her immediate fiscal problems, serve the city’s larger environmental goals, and improve its fiscal position over the long term. She just needs to destroy the Toronto Parking Authority." — @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
ANALYSIS: Destroy the Toronto Parking Authority | TVO Today
Want an easy way to ease the housing crisis, pad the city budget, and keep property taxes low?
amp.tvo.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Looking forward to reading this. (Gonna assume @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social won't be suggesting city charging like $20 for bike share trips.)
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Bri: oh my god did you see Elon’s shoes?
Vincent: Oh fuck. Ha ha
Bri: he looks so fucking stupid. I can’t breathe
Vincent: what the hell even are they?
Bri: they’re camoflage with the space X logo on them
Vincent: holy shit! He looks so fucking stupid. Talk later. I’ll take care of that thing
Vincent: Oh fuck. Ha ha
Bri: he looks so fucking stupid. I can’t breathe
Vincent: what the hell even are they?
Bri: they’re camoflage with the space X logo on them
Vincent: holy shit! He looks so fucking stupid. Talk later. I’ll take care of that thing
November 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Bri: oh my god did you see Elon’s shoes?
Vincent: Oh fuck. Ha ha
Bri: he looks so fucking stupid. I can’t breathe
Vincent: what the hell even are they?
Bri: they’re camoflage with the space X logo on them
Vincent: holy shit! He looks so fucking stupid. Talk later. I’ll take care of that thing
Vincent: Oh fuck. Ha ha
Bri: he looks so fucking stupid. I can’t breathe
Vincent: what the hell even are they?
Bri: they’re camoflage with the space X logo on them
Vincent: holy shit! He looks so fucking stupid. Talk later. I’ll take care of that thing
"So what?"
CNN: What if there are more names connected to the Democratic Party that come out in the files?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
CHRIS MURPHY: So what?
November 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"So what?"
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"For a generation, politicians in Toronto’s inner suburbs have decried their relative lack of amenities while also systematically opposing any measure that would provide them with more amenities" - @thekeenanwire.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Edward Keenan: Toronto’s decision on corner stores may seem like a win — but it’s only a half-measure on top of another half-measure
Watch City Hall long enough, and you’ll inevitably conclude that some councillors here simply hate urban life.
www.thestar.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:18 AM
"For a generation, politicians in Toronto’s inner suburbs have decried their relative lack of amenities while also systematically opposing any measure that would provide them with more amenities" - @thekeenanwire.bsky.social www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
I honestly can't decide which exchange was more disgraceful.
November 19, 2025 at 5:50 AM
I honestly can't decide which exchange was more disgraceful.
[As inexcusable as his condoning of MSB was, this exchange with Zelenskyy still ranks right there.]
Trump to Zelenskyy: "Don't tell us what we're gonna feel. You're in no position to dictate that. You're in no position to dictate what we're gonna feel. We're gonna feel very good and very strong. You're right now not in a very good position. You're gambling with World War 3."
November 19, 2025 at 5:38 AM
[As inexcusable as his condoning of MSB was, this exchange with Zelenskyy still ranks right there.]
Embarrassing.
At COP30 Canada just got awarded the fossil of the day — first time since 2014 (the harper years). Clear sign of how Carney’s pro fossil fuel agenda and backsliding on climate policy is being noticed internationally.
November 19, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Embarrassing.
[It will take generations for the USA to recover from this.]
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 19, 2025 at 3:22 AM
[It will take generations for the USA to recover from this.]
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My first piece for @theguardian.com on MBS’s visit to the U.S., seven years after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Saudification of America is under way | Karen Attiah
Jamal Khashoggi’s plight and murder was a warning sign for the US, of the impending loss of freedom and censorship that would sweep the country
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
My first piece for @theguardian.com on MBS’s visit to the U.S., seven years after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.
Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s America is beginning to look like MBS’s Saudi Arabia— which Jamal warned me about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"Almost"
"I’m just driving as fast as possible because I don’t fully understand the purpose of life. I have, like, a general sense? I know we’re supposed to have money and live somewhere, and we need to eat food, but after that, I don’t really get the rest of it."
I Like to Almost Kill People by Driving Past Them at 125 mph in My Modified Honda Accord
Everyone’s got their thing. For some, it’s baking. Others, gardening. Me? I like to take a modified Honda Accord, drive over 100 mph, and swerve be...
buff.ly
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 AM
"Almost"
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CPC MPs Andrew Scheer and Scott Reid hadn't voted electronically and weren't in the chamber but after until after the NDP voted, they rushed to their seats and asked to vote no
The doors are locked when a vote starts, so the pair were in the ante-chamber during the vote #cdnpoli
The doors are locked when a vote starts, so the pair were in the ante-chamber during the vote #cdnpoli
November 18, 2025 at 9:08 AM
CPC MPs Andrew Scheer and Scott Reid hadn't voted electronically and weren't in the chamber but after until after the NDP voted, they rushed to their seats and asked to vote no
The doors are locked when a vote starts, so the pair were in the ante-chamber during the vote #cdnpoli
The doors are locked when a vote starts, so the pair were in the ante-chamber during the vote #cdnpoli
That vote had a real "oh, you better bet we're getting a federal election next year" vibe.
Abstenions appeared to have been:
NDP MP Gord Johns
NDP MP Lori Idlout
Conservative MP Shannon Stubbs
Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux
All other opposition MPs voted against, except for Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, who voted “yea” alongside the Liberals.
NDP MP Gord Johns
NDP MP Lori Idlout
Conservative MP Shannon Stubbs
Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux
All other opposition MPs voted against, except for Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, who voted “yea” alongside the Liberals.
🚨 NO ELECTION 🚨
The vote barely squeaked by thanks to abstentions.
Final tally: 170 yeas, 168 nays
The vote barely squeaked by thanks to abstentions.
Final tally: 170 yeas, 168 nays
November 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
That vote had a real "oh, you better bet we're getting a federal election next year" vibe.