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Matthew the Matticus

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YYC Photography by Cargo Bike - he/they cat shepard, musician (cello+voice), train nerd, general geek, and still hoping for a brighter future

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06.03.2026 11:30 πŸ‘ 5252 πŸ” 1791 πŸ’¬ 53 πŸ“Œ 87

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

07.03.2026 15:46 πŸ‘ 16098 πŸ” 4983 πŸ’¬ 78 πŸ“Œ 119

β€œ.. male-perpetrated domestic violence costs Calgary approximately $58 million every year. 90% of that cost is borne by taxpayers. The remaining 10% is absorbed directly by victims, who have already experienced profound harm.”

231 Calls to Justice tell police solutions they purposely ignore.

06.03.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Are we the baddies meme about nimbys and their fight to make America crappy for kids

Are we the baddies meme about nimbys and their fight to make America crappy for kids

Things adults are responsible for;
Road design, city layout, anti pedestrian/cycling culture, dangerous policies around driving, climate destruction…

Thinks kids are responsible for;
Brushing their teeth

Our priorities are so misaligned with reality.

04.03.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Calgary based home builder featuring bicycle infrastructure with winter maintenance as their ad photo… πŸ€”

Calgary must be a winter bicycling city! πŸ˜€ β„οΈπŸš²
#yycBike

03.03.2026 14:44 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I hope they'll have signs to look both ways for lions? And a paint line to separate them? Gotta be safe, and safety is a shared responsibility!

02.03.2026 15:12 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to run red light Calgary, Alberta - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has once again invoked the notwithstanding clause, something meant for only the most dire times to pass legislation, to get around a small legal probl...

Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to run red light

02.03.2026 00:07 πŸ‘ 686 πŸ” 168 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 10

Pictured: a brand new cruisin' dude

02.03.2026 01:46 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
View of downtown from the Zoo bridge

View of downtown from the Zoo bridge

View by the golf course near Glenmore

View by the golf course near Glenmore

Chinook over Sue Higgins

Chinook over Sue Higgins

View of the Bow River by East Village

View of the Bow River by East Village

Real nice conditions out there … mostly cleared on the west side of the Bow #yycbike

01.03.2026 17:59 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Setting aside **gestures vaguely ** I'm grateful for the organizers and participants of @criticalmassyyc.bsky.social for organizing and making vibrant the monthly rides. It is no small thing to have something regular and upbeat to which to look forward and be, however briefly, present in the moment.

01.03.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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The math doesn't lie.

Danielle Smith spent $17 million on "Alberta is Calling" to recruit new residents. But spent $0 on the infrastructure to support them.

Now that the bills are due and the services are failing, she’s pointing the finger at the very people she invited.

#ableg #canpoli #abpoli

01.03.2026 15:29 πŸ‘ 197 πŸ” 110 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 11

Great thread. To be clear, just about every single component of the humanitarian system that we will likely need in the coming weeks is currently broken.

01.03.2026 14:32 πŸ‘ 138 πŸ” 77 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The takes won't be so hot once the AMOC stops

01.03.2026 16:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Critical Mass Seattle made the news.

komonews.com/news/local/c...

01.03.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A couple times, I committed myself to try to create a well thought out photo a day.

I really should have just done one of my cat.

01.03.2026 04:04 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Couldn't park my cargo bike at Figurehead Brewing cause it's already too full of cargo bikes πŸ˜‚

This is a problem I wish I had more often

28.02.2026 02:42 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
Picture of Marjane Satrapi alongside a quote from her. The quote reads:

The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you.

And our governments are very much the same...

- Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist

Picture of Marjane Satrapi alongside a quote from her. The quote reads: The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same... - Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

28.02.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 18830 πŸ” 8046 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 116

I know it’s difficult right now, but I insist that you seek and enjoy beautiful things, even if it seems frivolous or irresponsible in the face of overwhelming horror. I want you to feed yourself artistically, spiritually, and literally, because you can’t Do The Work when you’re starving.

26.02.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 8092 πŸ” 3629 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 0
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We have had a fantastic week winter biking with the students at Robert Thirsk High School. From a Monday morning conversation about why anyone would want to bike in winter to Tuesday afternoon where students were asking the furthest destination we could go, we know these youth are hooked! #yycbike

26.02.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Calgary is an amazing place to ride a bike.

Being able to safely cycle on car free pathways to neighbouring municipalities would be game changer.

LFG! #yycbike

25.02.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

pub-calgary.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...
Well this is exciting! The Calgary-Airdrie pathway is going to be revisited, as well as others including Calgary-Cochrane, as #yyccc and the new Regional Table develop a "Regional Active Mobility Corridor Plan". Sweet #yycbike news!

25.02.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

America's favorite pastime lives to die another day!

25.02.2026 00:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The existential horror that this stuff out of Vancouver is bringing me isn't great, but this one of the best worst things I've seen in a while

25.02.2026 00:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

The murderer remained at the scene and is cooperating with authorities, so he will likely only get a few points on his gun license

24.02.2026 20:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Roughly 1 in 10 trans people in the US moved states last year, survey shows another 3 in 10 want to.

It reminds me of cases in US history of racism forcing people to move. But most trans kids don't grow up in trans families.

Help those who need to move, and also fight for rights everywhere. βœŠπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ

24.02.2026 20:19 πŸ‘ 116 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Whoa @calgary.ca. Eight days ago, a driver struck and killed a toddler in a stroller in a marked crosswalk. The next day, the driver of a tractor trailer hit and killed a senior in a marked crosswalk. Those deaths come after a record 15 pedestrians were killed in 2025.
And this is your message?! 😑😒

24.02.2026 03:05 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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Premier's address sets the stage for a nasty, lie-filled year Politics in Alberta are going to get nasty this year, argues Jim Storrie, as the Premier sets out to convince us all to believe two big lies about immigration.

Nice debunking of the premier's anti-immigration framing from @jimstr.bsky.social

www.theprogressreport.ca/smith-immigr...

23.02.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
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Country singer Corb Lund relaunches provincewide petition to ban new coal mining in Alberta's eastern slopes | CBC News Coal development in Alberta remains a contentious subject, with a newly-relaunched citizen initiative petition by country singer Corb Lund calling for a ban on all new coal exploration and coal mining...

New petition needs 177,732 signatures by June 10 to proceed to a vote #WaterNotCoal

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

23.02.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's Official: the Cybertruck is More Explosive than the Ford Pinto - FuelArc News We now have a full year of data for the Cybertruck, and a strange preponderance of headlines about Cybertrucks exploding into flames, including several fatalities. That’s more than enough data to comp...

The Ford Pinto had a death rate of 85 people for 10 million cars sold. The Cybertruck hasn't sold 10 million, but the fatality rate so far maths out to 1,452 people killed per 10 million sold.

The Cybertruck may be the deadliest road car, for the occupants, ever sold.

fuelarc.com/evs/its-offi...

23.02.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 9116 πŸ” 4211 πŸ’¬ 249 πŸ“Œ 518
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Somebody ought to tell CPS.

23.02.2026 16:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0