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Revving engines and loud exhaust systems are restricted in Oakville, Ontario, under provincial and local noise regulations, as modified mufflers that exceed original sound levels are illegal. Excessive, unnecessary noise can lead to fines.

@townofoakville.bsky.social
Last night for the first time in weeks, I was able to fall asleep without being woken up by very noisy exhausts rumbling down Queen Street, near town hall

But alas today, cars are driving up and down Trafalgar Road revving their engine & exhausts

60 degrees and blooms beginning to appear in Portland, Oregon today. #Photography #Flora #Flowers #Oregon 📷

Mary Beard – Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old Join one of the world's most acclaimed classicists as she discusses whether – and why – the classics still matter.

Join @wmarybeard.bsky.social at the British Museum as part of her #TalkingClassics tour as she discusses ancient history and its enduring relevance, from politics to pop culture.

📍 The British Museum
📅 Friday 1st May
🕡 6:30–7:30pm
🎟️ Via link below

A photo from our campsite on Burnt Lake in the BWCA. A line of silhouetted trees line a peninsula jutting out into the lake. The sky is bright yellow behind the trees, moving toward shades of orange into a near cloudless sky of blue. It’s early morning. A gentle breeze causes some small activity on the previously calm water.

We are connected,
Entwined in Nature’s beauty,
Beyond resilient.

#Photography #BWCA #Haiku

GOOD MORNING
TEXAS !!
PRIMARY DAY
You have GREAT DEMOCRATS RUNNING PLEASE VOTE

important point from @queenmab.bsky.social's article:

Texas's abortion bounty hunter law didn't stay an abortion bounty hunter law, or stay in Texas

Kansas's new anti-trans law lets randos sue people they suspect of using a public bathroom designated for the "opposite sex" for $1,000

Please don’t forget to vote today! Texas, Arkansas, and North Carolina are kicking off the 2026 midterm cycle with their primary elections.

Primary election today in Texas y’all. Go vote.

European countries currently investigating EPSTEIN crimes:

UK, FRANCE, POLAND, TURKEY, LITHUANIA, LATVIA (+ more)

USA: 🦗🦗🦗🦗🦗

#AccountabilityIsHappening_Elsewhere ⚖️

Just when you thought the #EpsteinAdministration couldn't degrade our country any further:

Credit Where Credit's Due Dept.-
The nickname "Presidementia" is from the JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! NO KINGS PROTEST SIGN NICKNAME GUIDE. Many thanks to @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social & his writers! Save this chart for the upcoming NO KINGS DAY on March 28 next month. What's YOUR favorite nickname?
#PedoPrez

So sad to learn we lost Robert Carradine. Wonderful actor...
wonderful friend.
Deepest condolences to all his fans, family & loved ones.

#RestInPowerBobby 💔

Now that the Supreme Court ruled the tariffs unlawful, how are you planning to spend your government refund?

Personally, I'm running kinda low on Corn Nuts & sugarless peanut butter cups. 😋

CONGRESS declares war.

NOT President tRumpstein.

I prefer non-lethal distractions from the tRUMPSTEIN Files like renaming the Gulf of Mexico, making Canada the 51st state & buying Greenland. Sure it was hugely offensive to longtime friends & allies, but at least no one died.

I predict this man has a very bright future.

👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

Congratulations, pal.

#WellDeserved

What you need to know about new legislation that could expand First Nations status OTTAWA - All four opposition parties in the House of Commons are backing legislation to change status rules in the Indian Act to end what is known as the second-generation

Canada is now expanding First Nation status
In the past, Canada only considered fathers’ lineage … ironically, indigenous people’s lineage follow mother’s’ ancestry

www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Gardiner Expressway undergoes emergency repairs over fears of falling concrete — again The city discovered new sections of decay that undermine the highway deck’s load-carrying capacity and pose a “serious safety hazard” to people below.

www.thestar.com/news/gta/gar...

A happy little cluster of yellow daffodils

Daffodils (Narcissus)
#Winter #flowers #bloomscrolling

YouTube video by Netflix Harrison Ford: Life Achievement Award Acceptance Speech | 32nd Annual Actor Awards

When you have the chance, please take the time to watch Harrison Ford's remarkable, beautiful Life Achievement Award acceptance speech. #ActorAwards

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV_2...

A roughly-surfaced road curves to the left between many trees on each side. Some trees are evergreens, others are deciduous lacking their leaves. A blue sky backs them.

#ourworldiswonderful; this evening, following a day of lovely March sunshine, I leave you with a shot from March 2023 taken on a walk in the Forest of Dean. No opportunity for a shot on our short walk today!

B.C. moving to permanent daylight time This Sunday will be the last time British Columbians have to adjust their clocks for a bi-annual time change.

Enough with the spring forward fall back!

Let’s stick to one time zone, no changing clocks!

B.C. moving to permanent daylight time www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

B.C. moving to permanent daylight time This Sunday will be the last time British Columbians have to adjust their clocks for a bi-annual time change.

B.C. moving to permanent daylight time www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Have you got that spring feeling?

So students are attending “Christian School” ?

A magical moment on the trail yesterday: an unexpectedly close encounter with a great blue heron creekside. Usually we just see them as they fly away like at the end of this video but this one gave a few moment to take in its beauty first.

#GreatBlueHeron #SlowHike #NatureMiracle #HopeandHealong

Bacco - “I hear you. But I’m not listening “….

Banning the words “freedom” and “innovation” would improve the clarity of our ruling class’ statements.

“Going to war is never free.” - there, fixed it