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Meher Kasam

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iOS developer in New Westminster, BC, πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ working on accessibility. Topics of interest include accessibility, urbanism, fiscal sustainability, transportation πŸš†πŸšπŸš², western classical music. He/him.

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Wide protected bike-lane in Downtown Vancouver filled with people on bikes.

Wide protected bike-lane in Downtown Vancouver filled with people on bikes.

It’s really important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of ACTUAL EVIDENCE that they’re better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced.

Safe bike-lanes mean business.

21.02.2026 06:10 πŸ‘ 489 πŸ” 187 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 15

Jeffrey Bezos is destroying the Washington Post for the same reason Musk destroyed Twitter and Ellison is destroying CBSβ€”oligarchs oppose the free press when if it threatens their wealth and power.

They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.

04.02.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 14120 πŸ” 4482 πŸ’¬ 407 πŸ“Œ 203

one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things

04.02.2026 22:10 πŸ‘ 29593 πŸ” 4315 πŸ’¬ 785 πŸ“Œ 324
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Tell Hootsuite: No Tech for ICE! Hootsuite.com promised to cut ties with ICE in 2020. Now they’re seeking billion-dollar contracts to help ICE monitor social media. 🚩 As a B Corp, they should protect rightsβ€”not build surveillance too...

@hootsuite.com promised to cut ties with ICE in 2020. Now they’re seeking billion-dollar contracts to help ICE monitor social media. 🚩 As a B Corp, they should protect rightsβ€”not build surveillance tools. Tell them to drop the deal: #NoTechForICE openmedia.org/NoTech4Ice-b... @openmedia.org

29.01.2026 03:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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For all the fearmongering about capital flight from New York City, there’s an exodus few want to talk about: working people.

Sky-high rents and outrageous child care costs are already pushing families out of the city they keep running.
 
That’s what we have to change.

28.01.2026 18:57 πŸ‘ 4406 πŸ” 683 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 52

posted about my Apple ID woes, please share widely?

hey.paris/posts/appleid/

13.12.2025 04:59 πŸ‘ 995 πŸ” 662 πŸ’¬ 74 πŸ“Œ 123
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05.11.2025 02:41 πŸ‘ 86733 πŸ” 18274 πŸ’¬ 3165 πŸ“Œ 2371

In light of the election results in Canada, the ideal next phase I would like to see:
* Electoral reform passes so we never have to do strategic voting.
* NDP rebrands as Labour and attracts blue collar Conservative voters.
* CPC sheds the Reform wing and embraces being PC again.

29.04.2025 09:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It seems like a good time to repeat how thankful I am that the entire Canadian federal election process has a campaign period that’s at least 36 days and no more than 50Β days.

That’s it.

With strict spending limits.

And every single time, that ends up seeming long and expensive to me.

26.03.2025 14:21 πŸ‘ 3204 πŸ” 455 πŸ’¬ 94 πŸ“Œ 43

I didn't think that the whole defund CBC movement had any merit to it. Now I am not so sure any more.

23.02.2025 11:17 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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If America thinks tariffs will crush the resolve of Canadians – they’re wrong.

We will not roll over.

BC is stepping up to do our part by:
❌ Pulling US liquor off shelves
❌ Excluding US products from government purchases

02.02.2025 02:31 πŸ‘ 3073 πŸ” 645 πŸ’¬ 210 πŸ“Œ 92

i am fucking exhausted and im not even american

25.01.2025 06:47 πŸ‘ 106 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

This would be a great time for the Canadian government to step up and offer expedited immigration for scientists, doctors, nurses, and construction workers based in the US. Remove red tape that prevents US-licensed medical professionals from practising in Canada.

25.01.2025 04:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh hey, isn't this the same guy that popular feminist JK Rowling thanked publicly for shitting on trans people?

25.01.2025 00:07 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The β€œwhat it could have been” part is too painful, Kyle.

23.01.2025 06:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If a plea for kindness and empathy makes you furious, you might be a sociopath.

22.01.2025 15:21 πŸ‘ 14334 πŸ” 2987 πŸ’¬ 167 πŸ“Œ 113

Thanks for compiling this! I would recommend @dadederk.bsky.social and @rob-w.bsky.social as great additions to the list.

22.01.2025 07:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Made a Mobile #a11y Starter Pack with mobile accessibility folks I could find on Bluesky so far :)

Not many folks yet but I'll add to it over time :)

go.bsky.app/TsdhPG9

03.12.2024 22:06 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...

Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.

17.01.2025 17:40 πŸ‘ 18546 πŸ” 8710 πŸ’¬ 735 πŸ“Œ 707
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New York’s Congestion Pricing Is Working. Now Comes the Real Test. Commute times are down, and subway numbers are up. But the conservative attacks have not stopped.

β€œNew York City’s congestion pricing, which began this month, might already be one of the most effective climate policies ever enacted in the United States.”

21.01.2025 12:26 πŸ‘ 887 πŸ” 203 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 22

I have made some code fixes in the past to Signal's VoiceOver experience based on community forum discussions. Happy to explore making further improvements if any issues are identified.

21.01.2025 17:38 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(My answer only applies to iOS, not Android) Signal supports dynamic type and dark mode so it would be useable for someone who is low vision. If they use VoiceOver, Signal generally works fine with it, but there is room for improvement.

21.01.2025 17:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Online Behavioral Ads Fuel the Surveillance Industryβ€”Here’s How Each time you see a targeted ad, your personal information is exposed to thousands of advertisers and data brokers through a process called β€œreal-time bidding” (RTB). This process does more than deliv...

Seeing an online ad shouldn’t mean surrendering your data to thousands of companies you’ve never heard of. It’s time to end online behavioral advertising and the mass surveillance it enables.

06.01.2025 23:52 πŸ‘ 407 πŸ” 131 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 13

The Onion, welcome to The War on Cars.

01.01.2025 21:33 πŸ‘ 267 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
On the left is the book β€œWelcome to Pawnee” by Jim O’Heir.

On the right is the book β€œConfessions of a Recovering Engineer” by Charles L. Marohn Jr.

On the left is the book β€œWelcome to Pawnee” by Jim O’Heir. On the right is the book β€œConfessions of a Recovering Engineer” by Charles L. Marohn Jr.

Got a couple of great gifts for Christmas this year

25.12.2024 23:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Huge kissing canopies in downtown Brisbane, Australia

Huge kissing canopies in downtown Brisbane, Australia

Kissing canopies in Vancouver

Kissing canopies in Vancouver

Kissing canopies in Vancouver

Kissing canopies in Vancouver

Kissing canopy over the sidewalk in Vancouver

Kissing canopy over the sidewalk in Vancouver

Did you know that a β€œkissing canopy” is when trees above a street or sidewalk grow to touch overhead, creating a cool, shaded place? Despite it being colder and darker these days, let’s remember the beauty and value that #StreetTrees add to our cities, IF we design for them. #KissingCanopies

29.11.2024 03:28 πŸ‘ 846 πŸ” 149 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 19

James Bond movies never show the part where the supervillain collects government subsidies to build his death tech.

27.11.2024 17:03 πŸ‘ 57786 πŸ” 8013 πŸ’¬ 701 πŸ“Œ 266

I used to love going to the salad bar but then they put up a sneeze guard and turned it into an echo chamber

23.11.2024 22:08 πŸ‘ 16358 πŸ” 1676 πŸ’¬ 234 πŸ“Œ 59
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Opinion: Bluesky is a dangerous echo chamber because no one wants to hear from me, specifically They just… blocked me. Like I’m some kind of annoyance, rather than the iconoclastic and fascinating truth-teller which I know myself to be.

Opinion: Bluesky is a dangerous echo chamber because no one wants to hear from me, specifically

22.11.2024 21:13 πŸ‘ 6119 πŸ” 1573 πŸ’¬ 132 πŸ“Œ 212