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Turn William Street into a pop-up used car dealership
A cartoon by Ron Cobb (1975), showing a shadow of US B-52 bomber above cratered landscape. Two people who look like Vietnamese peasants look up; one says “they’re having problems with their economy again.”
This is from 1975.
Dream bigger. Have a vision. Create and celebrate excellence in making #PlacesForPeople
Thanks to the NCC, #OttCity tops the list of great cities; let’s do our part as well. We have the talent and skill. But as a city bureaucracy we don’t seem to care or even try. ottawacitizen.com/opinion/otta...
Screen shot of the newsletter
The latest issue of the Somerset Ward newsletter is out, with updates on community security, a hotel acquisition for family housing, the public consultation for Laurier/Bronson, and more!
Read and sign up here: www.arieltroster.com/swm_67
The shock wears off:) Then you find yourself at Shoppers because it's Thursday.
classic
But for women, a close number is "animal rider or animal driven vehicle accident" . Guys need to stop with the motorcyles.
TVO doc on Valentine's Day. What's Cupid up to here???
"People are trying to politicize this. It's not about guns. It's not about transgenderism. It's about mental health. It's about a lack of resources. I truly believe that she did everything she could to try to help."
- Maya's Mom speaking up for the shooter's mother.
#Prayersfortumblerridge
Breakdown tells a lot. Louisiana has better personal safety than Virginia, but lowest financial safety, road safety and emergency preparedness than all other states.
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
Where does Harriet live?
The Washington Post just laid off its entire award-winning photo team. They were our eyes in places we'll never see. It's a horrifying loss at a time when lying governments, propaganda and AI slop are on the rise.
Connections🤯
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On the #onpoli podcast, @spaikin.bsky.social talks with @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social about "the greatest convention day speech" he's ever seen, and the value of delegated conventions: youtu.be/R5RnbQa2ibg?...
The cast of SCTV
SCTV is on Internet Archive if you'd like to enjoy the early work of Catherine O'Hara and her fellow sketch comedy gods.
S1: archive.org/details/sctv...
S2: archive.org/details/sctv...
S3: archive.org/details/19-m...
S4-5: archive.org/details/66-s...
S6 + Cinemax: archive.org/details/sctv... #TVSky
I'm not sure how I missed this four years ago but it is beautiful.
And now, what a beautiful tribute to a joyful soul.
Your whole country mourns you
youtu.be/vOWn4CUsFak?...
DOJ has since killed this link. This is what was there:
#70sTop30
1 - Joni Mitchell - River
No one does heartbreak like Joni. I haven’t seen many mentions of Joni in this challenge, which is odd because her run of LPs 68-77 is one of the best in the history of recorded music. Forever underrated and under-appreciated.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8Mq...
You can't possibly comprehend this map...
It’s really difficult & disorienting but the feds hit LA extremely hard today. There were kidnappings all over & reported cluster raids in Chinatown, East LA, Ktown. This list shows to 1130 AM but they haven’t stopped all day
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
ah, the 14! l’autobus fantôme
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
National Park Service staffers are pictured removing panels that are park of the “Freedom and Slavery in the Making of a New Nation” exhibit at the President's House in Philadelphia. WPVI
‘Who controls the present controls the past’ - Walter Benjamin
[National Park Service staffers are pictured removing panels that are park of the “Freedom and Slavery in the Making of a New Nation” exhibit at the President's House in Philadelphia.
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Way to go Republicans! You freaks.
Please spread the word to our neighbours about a place to get warm.
@jleiper.bsky.social @catmckenney.bsky.social @arieltroster.com @shawnmenard.bsky.social
The Grievous Angels are playing at the Motel Chelsea north of Ottawa on March 1. It is a late afternoon show and will sell out very quickly.
Book your tickets now.
It will be a chance to get advance copies of the Grievous Angels Revolution album.
Tickets here:
www.showpass.com/grievous-ang...
I have been feeling a lot of anger lately due to our political climate.
Dolly made this video today for her 80th birthday to benefit pediatric cancer.
We can’t lose hope.
youtu.be/McaD2PG8jOE
