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Rainer Fehrenbacher

@rainer.tech.bsky.social

Career IT admin with progressive politics and a slight obsession with bicycles Local journalist with @langleyunion.ca I prefer Mastodon to Bluesky yet here we are ๐Ÿซ‚ He/him

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Latest posts by rainer.tech on Bluesky

So, not only is this an unmarked advertising, but it's also sane-washing the practice of going on hikes where you are so vastly under prepared that the only thing you credit with your survival are your footwear.

Free Palestine, block the NYT.

05.08.2025 02:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What, in your opinion, is the US government?

IMO the Canadian government is a collection of PNs for various oil and gas and mining companies.

04.08.2025 05:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Damn - I'm selling my RadWagon 4 and haven't pulled the trigger yet because I don't really know which bike to replace it with...I think you just solved that for me. Is that the Abound SR?

04.08.2025 05:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hamas is a creation of the occupation. Israel is always ultimately to blame.

04.08.2025 01:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 52    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ WATCH: โ€œThe U.S. sent us to El Salvador so that El Salvador could do the dirty work that the U.S. couldnโ€™t.โ€

Hear from Juan Josรฉ Ramos Ramos, Andry Omar Blanco Bonilla and Wilmer Josรฉ Vega Sandia โ€” three of 230+ Venezuelan men the Trump administration sent to CECOT โ€” in their own words:

04.08.2025 03:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2456    ๐Ÿ” 1142    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 59    ๐Ÿ“Œ 61

The Trump regime is blocking release of the Epstein files after promising their release.
It's giving preferential treatment to child molester Ghislaine Maxwell in hopes she won't reveal Trump's connection to the scandal.
Keep reminding people about this. It matters.

03.08.2025 13:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1250    ๐Ÿ” 508    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 38    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

Sucks to suck

03.08.2025 04:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œCanada, one of the U.S.โ€™s largest trading partners, was not able to reach a deal with the White House, who instead raised tariffs on some Canadian goods.โ€

This should say that the lying, bullying US President was unable to strong-arm Canada into agreeing to a bad deal & so Americans will pay more.

03.08.2025 00:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 185    ๐Ÿ” 43    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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France, UK, Canada, Portugal, Australia, Andorra, Australia, Finland, Luxembourg, Newโ€ฏZealand, Portugal, Sanโ€ฏMarino, Malta, and Slovenia will recognize or formally back Palestine as a state at the UN this September. #3E #FreePalestine

02.08.2025 18:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3564    ๐Ÿ” 880    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 88    ๐Ÿ“Œ 52
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Letters: Why canโ€™t we do a better job to accommodate bikes? Those malls can accommodate hundreds of cars, so why canโ€™t they do a better job of accommodating bikes?
03.08.2025 04:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How the US Weaponizes Tech in the Middle East w/ Laleh Khalili Podcast Episode ยท Tech Won't Save Us ยท 07/10/2025 ยท 54m

Ps- hereโ€™s the (great!) pod ep in question: @lalehkhalili.bsky.social on @techwontsave.us with @parismarx.com

01.08.2025 19:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very true on both accounts, but he easily could have pulled a Biden and insisted he was running for PM again. Stepping aside fully took the wind out of the CPC sails.

We still have a small-c conservative PM, which isn't great, but at least it's not PP.

01.08.2025 16:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He went out on a real low note, but I think people still hold him at least a few tiers of respect above Trump. Also, his final weeks in office helped prevent a Conservative gov in Canada so he earned back a ton of respect at the last moment

01.08.2025 15:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The unhoused to cheap prison labor (aka slavery) pipeline is coming along quite well down in the "land of the free".

01.08.2025 15:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Starvation as a Weapon: Chris Hedges on Gaza #politics #palestine
YouTube video by The Intercept Starvation as a Weapon: Chris Hedges on Gaza #politics #palestine

"I don't sense that Israel's capacity to fool the public is as deft or as effective as it was when a lot of people weren't paying close attention." - Chris Hedges

Listen to the full podcast episode on
Apple Podcasts: interc.pt/4fk23tZ
Spotify: interc.pt/41nJ2B3
Everywhere else: interc.pt/3UkCEXH

01.08.2025 15:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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B.C. government accused of 'greenwashing' as it announces $200M to electrify LNG project | CBC News The B.C. government is taking heatย from the B.C. Green Partyย and a political science professor following its announcement of $200 million in subsidies for an upcoming LNG project majority owned by the...

๐Ÿคฌ

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

01.08.2025 15:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Tasneem's children.

Tasneem's children.

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NBC News: "The grim reality of Gaza's hunger crisis appears to be shifting U.S. public opinion."

But will it result in action? Meanwhile civilians are starving and under attack.

Please give to my friend Tasneem so she can feed her family. And help others here. โ™ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ™

www.gofundme.com/f/help-tasne...

01.08.2025 00:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 237    ๐Ÿ” 81    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

๐ŸŒฎ

01.08.2025 02:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
agrowingculture

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This morning, Israeli forces raided and demolished the Seed Multiplication Unit of the Union of Agricultural Work Committees' (UAWC) national seed bank in Hebron.

Using bulldozers and heavy machinery, the Israeli army destroyed the storage warehouses and infrastructure where essential equipment, seed materials, and tools for indigenous seed reproduction were kept.

This is not just an attack on a building-its an attack on Palestinian food sovereignty, biodiversity and cultural memory.

agrowingculture 3 hours ago 2/5 This morning, Israeli forces raided and demolished the Seed Multiplication Unit of the Union of Agricultural Work Committees' (UAWC) national seed bank in Hebron. Using bulldozers and heavy machinery, the Israeli army destroyed the storage warehouses and infrastructure where essential equipment, seed materials, and tools for indigenous seed reproduction were kept. This is not just an attack on a building-its an attack on Palestinian food sovereignty, biodiversity and cultural memory.

Israel destroyed a Palestinian seed bank today. This is such a specific kind of evil, targeting literal hope for the future. Attempting to further alienate Palestinians from their home and land. So much destroyed just for the sake of destroying. It's awful.

01.08.2025 00:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6154    ๐Ÿ” 3570    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh child. Israel has rejected multiple deals that would have returned all of the hostages. Canada's recognition of Palestine is also 100% dependent on free elections that Hamas cannot participate in.

So, yes, fuck Hamas. And also fuck the people who are starving children to death. Children.

01.08.2025 01:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Solar Is Liberation Solar is the only scalable way to slow down the climate crisis โ€” and it will free us from the power of billionaires too.

"Our local star already provides us with warmth and light and photosynthesis, and now it would like to give us all the power we need, and then do the same tomorrow, ad infinitum." โ€” @billmckibben.bsky.social ๐ŸŒž

31.07.2025 18:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 309    ๐Ÿ” 78    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
Escape enshittification
Using RSS is a way to regain control over the information you read online. Instead of letting platforms like Twitter or TikTok control what you see based on engagement metrics meant to prolong your time on the platform and subject you to endless ads, you can subscribe only to the sources and writers you want to read. Unlike enshittified social networks, your RSS feed will give you exactly what you signed up to read โ€” no promoted posts, no algorithmic deboosting for posts that dare to link to articles, no ragebait from people you donโ€™t follow.

RSS offers readers and writers a path away from unreliable, manipulative, and hostile platforms and intermediaries. In a media landscape dominated by algorithmic feeds that aim to manipulate and extract, sometimes the most radical thing you can do is choose to read what you want, when you want, without anyone watching over your shoulder.

Escape enshittification Using RSS is a way to regain control over the information you read online. Instead of letting platforms like Twitter or TikTok control what you see based on engagement metrics meant to prolong your time on the platform and subject you to endless ads, you can subscribe only to the sources and writers you want to read. Unlike enshittified social networks, your RSS feed will give you exactly what you signed up to read โ€” no promoted posts, no algorithmic deboosting for posts that dare to link to articles, no ragebait from people you donโ€™t follow. RSS offers readers and writers a path away from unreliable, manipulative, and hostile platforms and intermediaries. In a media landscape dominated by algorithmic feeds that aim to manipulate and extract, sometimes the most radical thing you can do is choose to read what you want, when you want, without anyone watching over your shoulder.

RSS offers readers and writers a path away from unreliable, manipulative, and hostile platforms and intermediaries

31.07.2025 16:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 138    ๐Ÿ” 27    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Google knew this when they killed Reader. Iโ€™m still mad.

31.07.2025 17:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump says Canada backing Palestinian statehood jeopardizes U.S. trade deal he was gonna break anyway WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S.President Donald Trump has announced that Canadaโ€™s decision to recognize Palestinian statehood will โ€œmake it very hard for us to make a Trade Deal with them, which I had no inten...

Trump says Canada backing Palestinian statehood jeopardizes U.S. trade deal he was gonna break anyway

31.07.2025 17:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 732    ๐Ÿ” 244    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 38    ๐Ÿ“Œ 27

๐ŸŒง๏ธ NYC would be much better prepared for massive downpours if we had rain gardens and bioswales on every flood-prone corner.

Another reason why we need @cmjuliewon.bsky.social's universal daylighting bill! Public space should be for the public benefit: preventing floods.

31.07.2025 17:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Canada has been allowing hundreds of arms shipments to Israel, new report alleges Watch now | This report's allegations come despite our government publicly claiming it halted arms shipments to Israel in January 2024.

Yes absolutely
rachelgilmore.substack.com/p/canada-has...

31.07.2025 14:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very true unfortunately.

31.07.2025 06:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Maybe we (๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ) should proactively sanction them (๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ) for enabling an ongoing genocide. I couldn't give two shits about a trade deal with fascists.

Free Palestine, fuck Donald Trump.

31.07.2025 04:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 361    ๐Ÿ” 29    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Seine swimming pool opening gives Paris mayor another jewel in her green crown Making the famed river swimmable is one of the final big projects Anne Hidalgo will inaugurate before she leaves office next year.

โ€œHidalgo spearheaded legislation that constrains her eventual successor from reversing her policies & long-term goals, such as the creation of 55 acres of new green areas by 2040โ€ฆโ€

New Seine swimming pools are just the latest city-building legacies Paris Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social is leaving.

31.07.2025 03:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 277    ๐Ÿ” 58    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

โ€œIn Paris, cycling continues to break all records!

In 2024, cycle path usage jumped by 34%! Nearly 15,000 cyclists used Boulevard de Sรฉbastopol every day!

And we're going to keep going; brand new lanes will be completed by the start of the school year.โ€

โ€” Paris Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social

31.07.2025 03:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 276    ๐Ÿ” 74    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

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