I’m continuing to mask in public because:
- I don’t want COVID
- I don’t want to give COVID
- I may or may not be wearing crest white strips
- I might have snacks in here
- Its warm
- It annoys some folk and I’m contrarian by nature
Dear Drivers: cyclists know that when you stop to wave us thru, when we don’t have the right of way, you’re trying to be kind. What you don’t know is you’re putting us at huge risk.
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Some personal news: tomorrow I’m starting a PhD in Indigenous Studies at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Native Studies… I’m also totally riding my bike to school.
@FunkGodArtist
@Nantanreikan
The reason those are acceptable is because they’re distinct ethnocultural groups. If this was a British, or German, or Irish group, there would be absolutely no problem. That’s very clearly not what this is.
Everyone who noticed the cyclist is mad at the cyclist (Me) but had I accepted Car 1’s invitation to temporarily change the rules of the road I would have been hit by Car 2 or 3.
Don’t Do This!
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FUCKING THIS!!! JFC the African continent has managed HIV, TB, and GD Ebola. They’re GD pros who’ve been protecting the rest of us from pandemics for a century. The classist, eurocentric, white supremacy is GD exhausting
@brianros1
I’m absolutely convinced you’re not. I sit on a board for a thriving central business area. Credit card receipts indicate 70% plus customers are from local post codes. You suburbanites leave work and battle traffic home without stopping.
This tweet is literally everything. It’s why I’m on the bird Ap, it’s why I take the lane, it’s how I vote municipally… it might be my villain origin story. It’s every damn thing.
Hey
@CityofVancouver
this is second incident I’ve seen caused by these useless ‘slow street’ barricades installed last month. They don’t slow down traffic; they cause crashes and traffic chaos.
@renaissanceeast
@oldman_boy
My Father is nearly 70. Twice in my life he sounded like a boy on the phone. January 2009 from DC, and after seeing this movie.
Could someone tell me why there’s zero winter passenger rail service in the YYC-YVR HWY 1 corridor, a region w/
5 national parks welcoming 8Mm annual visitors and accounts for 40% of Canadian ski visits, combined contributing $3Bn to the economy. Talk to me like I’m 5.
@genna_buck
@elamin88
Thank you! The amount of times I’m going to use this phrase “I’ve decided to unsubscribe from this discourse until it affects me directly” is unlimited
Ski friends in
#YYC
protestors have been at the Banff gates all week, rumours in town indicate they will stop traffic for 8 hours tomorrow. Consider staying home this weekend, you may get trapped on either side. If you do come up, be prepared to be delayed (gas, water, snacks)
PUMPKIN HAS BEEN FOUND!!!
Huge Thank You to
@BikeIndex
@edmontonpolice
and the entire community for sharing her story.
If your bikes aren’t already on Bike Index drop everything and list them now
#YEGBike
#YEGBike
Pumpkin has been stolen!!!
Taken from Pembina Hall, University of Alberta. She’s a 2017 Rocky Mountain Fat Bike, Blaze Orange, 4.5” Studded Wraithchild Tires with Black Panier as shown. Marked as stolen on Bike Index. Police & Campus Security Notified. Pls Share
They came! On all manner of wheels with coffee, cakes, croissants. With children and pets in tow. They came. Because public spaces make cities viable and community makes cities worthwhile. Heart you
#YEGBike
@DGlaucomflecken
Dude I feel ya, since my Mom went home I’ve been responsible for feeding myself multiple times per day and I’m, quite frankly, ill equipped
Dudes, if you’re out, see a girl on a bike & you have... thoughts. Maybe her seat is in (your opinion) sub optimal position, maybe it’s 48 minutes into spring & she’s still pushing studs. Exercise some self control and keep those thoughts to yourself
@OriBridget
@the2scoops
@Allisomething
Reducing poverty dramatically reduces health care spending, domestic violence and crime while significantly improving educational outcomes securing societies long term future. UBI benefits society as a whole, not just those who access it.
The little girls from my neighborhood short cut thru my yard to visit each other. They’re plum sweet & call me Ms Kris. One stopped to ask why I’ve been reading on the porch all night so I told her I’m studying to be a doctor. That look of amazement & glee is gonna sustain me
#YEG
Oliver Safeway
It’s a little busier than usual but
-shelves 90% stocked
-stock people actively restocking
-cleaners out in force
-everyone is calm, civilized, friendly
Saw two incidents of young men helping seniors (heavy / high shelf)
5 stars, will shop again
A Black capital police officer used his Black body to bait racist & violent insurrectionists away from people he is charged with protecting. What’s a bigger word for hero?
Car 3 arrives, has the right of way and legally proceeds thru the intersection. Car 3 is unaware that Car 1 is temporarily changing the rules of the road. Car 1 is becoming obviously frustrated with me. I’m not moving until I have the undisputed right of way 4/7
@brianros1
Because folks like you complain about parking and that sticks more than the facts of their own take receipts. The truth is you bringing the Ms. to the big city for your anniversary isn’t keeping urban restaurants afloat.
A scenario from today: me, stopped at the sign, indicating the intent to turn left from the side road I was on onto an arterial road. Car 1 arrives first and indicates a left hand turn BUT stops and waves me thru and I say no 2/7
@WillKon
@Chekkerbakker
You and my Hubs are the same except he’s a phenomenal uncle but not a dad and was a pipeliner not a truck driver … It’s devastating how many young men have come to conflate supporting this nonsense with masculinity.
Car 2 becomes impatient, switches lanes and legally proceeds thru the intersection. Car 2 is unaware that Car 1 is temporarily changing the rules of the road. Car 1 is now gesturing at me wildly. 5/7
@OlufemiOTaiwo
@NinaStrohminger
I feel if you wait a few years they’ll be a Netflix documentary about their ill conceived 5 star luxury event and / or flight from justice
@brianros1
And all I’m saying is your assumptions are false. Urban restaurants rely on their urban customer base for survival, activated and safe streets result in improved retail/restaurant profits. This is proven and repeated in urban centres globally.
A livable city tale: 4 diverse cyclists stop for a beer, on a local patio, on their post work commute. They discuss life, bike routes, and municipal politics. A daily commute becomes community building and they’re all richer for it.
I’m not saying I’m having the best night ever, I’m just saying I found a hidden patio, beside a train track, serving PBRs, and playing 70s punk… LOUDLY
@AAbumezied
@fatimasal82
Any non-Palestinian scholar who attempts to speak on behalf of, or initiates a research program with, Palestinians during an actively violent genocide against Palestinian people should lose funding, tenure, employment, and be publicly shamed. The absolute audacity
For the second time in as many week a
#YEG
driver has given me a bump on the back tire to encourage me to move. I won’t be bullied
@CityofEdmonton
but me, or my estate will name you in the law suit when I’m murdered
@Erinforanirniq
#YEGCC
#YEGBike
Cyclist to cars: BACK OFF! 🚲
@IngleWitch
nails it as
#RealTalk
's first-ever first-person Trash Talker, presented by
@local_enviro
.
CHECK OUT HER FULL RANT:
📺:
🎧:
Dearest LGBTQ2S+ students at the University of Alberta. I am on campus everyday, all day, I suffer zero BS and I’m here if you need an old Black Auntie. Need coffee, cool, wanna hit the gym, excellent, need a ride home, we’ll arrange that. DMs open.
Sarah Rector became a multi-millionare oil baron and the richest black child at just 12 years old.
She was so rich that Oklahoma legislature legally declared her to be a white person.
A THREAD!
Dear friends. Don’t download Tracy Chapman’s original version of ‘Fast Car’
Buy the entire album! It’s 11 gorgeous songs that will change your life, challenge your heart, and fill your soul. Every single one.
@jwpez
@loribgood1
@Zerpent2
It’s more complex and much more dangerous with aircraft & water. Also she’s not talking about kayaks, this is 30’ or larger pontoon boats etc. That’s how you crash planes & kill pilots. Don’t know the original poster but exact story in my town right now.
Hey
#YEGBike
remember that time we had the Sunday Brunch edition of
@coffee_outside
? Great time right? It would be a violation under the Public Spaces Bylaw being voted on tomorrow by
#YEGCC
. Tell your councillor how you feel about that.
So, here’s the thing, if your vehicle (car, truck, bike, whatever) EVER achieves over 85 decibels, you’re an asshole, that vehicle should be taken from you, you should be heavily fined, AND you should be given a good GD smack for being a selfish GD prick.
#YEGBike
Pumpkin has been stolen!!!
Taken from Pembina Hall, University of Alberta. She’s a 2017 Rocky Mountain Fat Bike, Blaze Orange, 4.5” Studded Wraithchild Tires with Black Panier as shown. Marked as stolen on Bike Index. Police & Campus Security Notified. Pls Share
@drdagly
Don’t lose faith in the fundamentals. Science, Medicine, the unalienable fact that you have given your life to give others more life. Then leave it all behind when you leave for the day, because you deserve rest. You’ve given everything you can
We need someone to do an investigative piece on ski town spring fashion. Why is the warmth of some parts prioritized over others. Is a 2/3 length puffy with shorts and slides a political statement? Are folk in snow pants and bikini tops anarchists? What is happening here
@strike_dr
@DesignsLovelee
It’s problematic, there are inaccuracies, problematic naming conventions, and it’s illustrated as hard borders. This is accurate
This is my local. Not just because they’re up the road but because they come up on right side. It’s a place I feel proud to support with my money and you should too.
In response to some feedback about our support of drag brunches being held in our space, we would like to take this opportunity to remind our patrons that Arcadia is dedicated to doing what we can to build an inclusive and safe space for everyone. 1/2
@MikeNickelYEG
I’m so pleased that you’ve formally announced your intentions so I can formally start fundraising and rallying support behind whichever candidate best opposes your platform.
@overdramatique
Do you have a photo or description that can be shared. Any idea what time she may have arrived in Ankara, or what she was wearing? Like others I’ll share with friends there to get the message out.
@DailyCaller
@urthemancarl
@JoeBiden
He was in Michigan, and accidentally quoted the Michigan stats instead of the Military stats. The campaign immediately issued a correction. An unfortunate error, but a human one, that he took steps to correct.
@twooldridge
@samswey
Dude, Same, I had a conversation re: if Cunningham can make the difference with 3% outstanding, or if Bray will split remaining returns, in line at a bakery, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
#YEG
I propose Oct 22 as ‘Take Back Twitter’ day. One day without divisiveness & fuckery. Just bikes, skis, local eats, good beers, puppies, awesome people doing kind or rad shit... all the reasons we actually came here. Whaddya say???
#YEGTBT
Yesterday, TN signed an anti miscegenation (interracial marriage) bill into law. The point wasn’t to end the practice in TN, it’s to have someone challenge it in SCOTUS to repeal Loving v Viginia (1967) which made interracial marriage legal in the USA.
My immediate family has skated by the skin of our teeth. Now a diagnosis that means a hospital stay, and is maybe serious, when the pandemic is ongoing, healthcare systems are exhausted, and my government is actively attacking them. At the end of this day I am empty.
Important facts. Another important fact is that every parent in Alberta has the right to remove their children from religious or sex education. These protests are about hate not about parental rights.
A
#yeg
city councillor has heard hundreds of complaints from residents about drivers speeding through residential and school areas, and he’s reached the end of his rope
#yegcc
#yegtraffic
:
2020 was a time, there’s no way anyone could have kept up with all the news.
You may have missed that there’s a river in Columbia overrun with hippopotami that are descendants from the 4 illegally kept at Pablo Escobar’s ranch who were left to fend for themselves after he died
@CarringtonGupte
@Joe_Kach
There are multiple scenarios where block is necessary and warranted. For example, I have an individual in my hometown with an unhealthy interest in my life. My options are block them & each fake account they create as they’re discovered, stay off social, or be at physical risk.