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Running. Bikes. Birds. Urban Things. Unapologetically BanCars and BanFossilFuels. Photo credit to Jason Tang (The Canadian Press).

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I heard one yesterday! First one of the year. Stopped dead in my bike tracks to look for him in a tree.
Beautiful vicious beauties. πŸ˜‚

10.03.2026 22:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Telling powerful human stories about the benefits of renewable energy matters. But nowhere near as much as $4 billion matters.

10.03.2026 13:47 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Video appears to show U.S. cruise missile striking Iranian school compound The seven-second video was released by Iranian state media and directly contradicts statements made by President Trump, who said Iran was responsible for the strike.

The Iranian girls’ school was hit by a US tomahawk cruise missile. NPR has confirmed the footage.

09.03.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 1903 πŸ” 772 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 122
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β€˜A sobering preview’: extreme heat now affects one in three people globally, study finds Rising temperatures making it hard even for young, healthy people to safely do normal physical tasks in many regions

The Heat Will Kill You First

10.03.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 191 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 8

If someone tries to sell me a computer with "1TB OneDrive," I'll buy it with Monopoly money.

10.03.2026 03:43 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's always worth the extra ~two kms of the river with the birds than being on Scott with its no trees and loud cars.
(In my unsolicited opinion. πŸ˜‚)
When I saw the melted crack in the ski path at Bayview I smiled a very big smile.
(Sorry skiers. πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ).

10.03.2026 11:50 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Dawn glow of orange in the background behind trees along the canal pathway. Oranges reflected in the parts of the canal that are melted.

Dawn glow of orange in the background behind trees along the canal pathway. Oranges reflected in the parts of the canal that are melted.

Watched the clouds in the sky shift in the dark and everything ended (started?) with this warm glow before it turned drippy pinks and fushias.
#SeenOnMyRun

10.03.2026 11:44 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It was in a tree, but I heard it before I saw it. If that helps. πŸ˜‚

10.03.2026 00:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Very exciting developments!

09.03.2026 23:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Saw lots of gulls on the way, more geese and heard one red winged blackbird. 😍

09.03.2026 22:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

RED WINGED BLACKBIRD CALLS πŸ₯³

09.03.2026 22:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today is #Ottawa's first 12Β°C of the year. Typical first is March 28. Record earliest is Jan 4, 1874; latest Apr 28, 1887/1972. #YowWx #OttWeather

09.03.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A large riverside mural of a heron on a concrete wall is seemingly observed by an actual heron in the Ravensbourne in Deptford.

A large riverside mural of a heron on a concrete wall is seemingly observed by an actual heron in the Ravensbourne in Deptford.

#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekJforJuxtaposition

Heron with a mural of a heron

09.03.2026 13:24 πŸ‘ 97 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
Crude oil prices, showing a very sharp increase in the last day, from around 65 to 101 dollars per barrel..

Crude oil prices, showing a very sharp increase in the last day, from around 65 to 101 dollars per barrel..

Oil prices wouldn't be all over the news today if more of our economy was powered by local, secure renewable energy.

This isn't an "energy crisis". It's a fossil fuel crisis.

44% of UK electricity came from renewables in 2025. More of that plus an electrified economy => no more oil shocks.

09.03.2026 10:15 πŸ‘ 2983 πŸ” 873 πŸ’¬ 84 πŸ“Œ 53

GEESE!!! πŸ€Έβ€β™€οΈπŸ€Έβ€β™€οΈπŸ€Έβ€β™€οΈ
Welcome back you magnificent creatures.

09.03.2026 13:39 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I am once again telling you to
#BanFossilFuels

09.03.2026 02:37 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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US reporter: "Are you afraid of a US invasion of your country?"
Iran's Foreign Minister: "No, we are waiting for them."

08.03.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 443 πŸ” 170 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 13

No. I don't usually see those til the canal starts to thaw more and they have open water for fishing. Usually gulls or geese are first for me. Usually a toss up between which I see flying overhead first.

08.03.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Ottawa River with parliament hill in the background.

The Ottawa River with parliament hill in the background.

Waved to three ring billed gulls this morning.
Now THAT'S a sign of spring. 😍
Welcome back you feisty noisy birbs.
#SeenOnMyRun

08.03.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

😍

08.03.2026 19:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Iran's FM condemns US attack on Qeshm's freshwater desalination plant, warns of grave consequences US President Donald Trump announced that Iran promised not to attack its neighbours anymore

Multiple news outlets are reporting a US attack on an Iranian #desalination plant.
If verified, this violates international law protecting #water systems during wars, and it sets a dangerous precedent, given intense dependence of Gulf countries on desalination.
timesofoman.com/article/1691...

07.03.2026 18:32 πŸ‘ 2187 πŸ” 1289 πŸ’¬ 111 πŸ“Œ 209

The last one is my fav. Excellent U-turn

07.03.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Why do they suggest you'd need the meter?

07.03.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El NiΓ±o

It doesn’t matter whether the rate of global warming is increasing. It’ll never cease to amaze me that people don’t care that it’s happening at all. It should be the most alarming thing ever.

07.03.2026 10:34 πŸ‘ 4260 πŸ” 1648 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 122

Happy Friday.

#BanFossilFuels

06.03.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œI have usernames older than you.”.
Holy shit

06.03.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 20767 πŸ” 4421 πŸ’¬ 766 πŸ“Œ 1139

So Philip Glass just joined TikTok. He only has like 4 posts and they’re simply him in what I assume is his living room playing the piano. First comment on one I saw was β€œyour piano is too close to the fireplace, you’ll dry it out” and if that’s not the internet in a nutshell I don’t know what is.

06.03.2026 03:10 πŸ‘ 4511 πŸ” 845 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 57

Ha!

06.03.2026 12:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I am regularly impressed when we come up with our little cheat sheet and they don't even look at it.

05.03.2026 23:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Holy shit

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