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@rjhelms.bsky.social

Community radio administrator, layabout, and at least 3 kinds of nerd in Peterborough, ON. I am angry about cities. he/him robhailman.com

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Chicago’s newest snow plow name ‘Abolish ICE,’ Mayor Brandon Johnson says Mayor Brandon Johnson announced “Abolish ICE” as the winner of a citywide snow plow name contest. He had earlier given it a “full and complete” endorsement.

Mayor Brandon Johnson announced “Abolish ICE” as the winner of a citywide snow plow name contest. He had earlier given it a “full and complete” endorsement.

23.02.2026 17:21 — 👍 4370    🔁 1129    💬 24    📌 133

HAL 9000: My instructor was Mr. Langley. And he taught me to sing a song.
DAVE: I'd like to hear it, HAL.
HAL 9000: It's called "WAP".
🎵 Whores in this house
🎵 There's some whoores inn this house
🎵 Therrre'ss ssoomme whooooorrrresss iiiiinnnn thhhiiiiiiiiisssssss hhhhhhhhhoooooooooouuuuuuu

23.02.2026 02:51 — 👍 103    🔁 19    💬 1    📌 1

The funny thing is Doug Ford says students shouldn't take basket weaving but his inherited wealth comes from making stickers.

18.02.2026 20:28 — 👍 367    🔁 92    💬 16    📌 6

“we saved money by denying pain medication to palliative patients and spent that money on advertising about how we’re improving healthcare”

Hell is too good for these fucking ghouls.

13.02.2026 13:59 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Jesus fucking Christ

13.02.2026 13:57 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

To hurt myself, I am listening to Parnell's interview from Ontario Morning about the procedure bylaw from two weeks ago.

Jesus fucking Christ.

11.02.2026 15:26 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

If you're a business owner who fires someone you have assigned to an overseas job and you don't buy them a plane ticket home you should actually go to prison

08.02.2026 13:44 — 👍 4499    🔁 1205    💬 1    📌 27
Pizza Hut Gorbachev TV Spot Commercial :60 International version
YouTube video by Tom Darbyshire Pizza Hut Gorbachev TV Spot Commercial :60 International version

for those who haven't seen it!

07.02.2026 20:07 — 👍 42    🔁 13    💬 4    📌 2
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Star Editorial Board: An ‘orgy of buck-passing, blame-shifting, money-blowing incompetence:’ Why we still need to get to the bottom of the Crosstown LRT We need to know everything that went wrong with the Crosstown LRT. More importantly, we need to ensure it can never happen again.

P3s: Doing exactly what they were intended to do.

www.thestar.com/opinion/edit...

05.02.2026 13:08 — 👍 8    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0

Listen.

Come closer.

Closer.

Listen.

Some of you are nerds.

04.02.2026 23:01 — 👍 885    🔁 82    💬 187    📌 19

but i don't wanna do the Business Payrolls Survey

03.02.2026 16:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Just plain moronic, actually.

03.02.2026 01:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I was worried that I was gonna disappear up my own ass during my delegation tonight, but it turns out council is the one who is doing so.

03.02.2026 01:30 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Galaxy brain shit from Don and Gary - “I’m gonna vote in favour of an amendment to an amendment I intend to oppose”

03.02.2026 01:29 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sounds like the delegate limit should be 82,000 per item

03.02.2026 01:07 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

So an amendment to the amendment to the amendment?

Game over, man.

03.02.2026 01:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

ARTHUR EXCLUSIVE: There is a grumpy baby in the public gallery that keeps screaming during delegations. I feel very emotionally connected to this baby.

02.02.2026 23:54 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

it me

02.02.2026 23:53 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

it is impossible for me to pay rent without wondering what the odds are that anyone would notice if I didn't

01.02.2026 23:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly

01.02.2026 15:40 — 👍 16698    🔁 4836    💬 93    📌 73

I aspire to one day have an article written about me with the headline “Incredibly stupid”

31.01.2026 16:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Canada can prevent cervical cancer, but isn’t Canada’s cervical cancer screening is unevenly implemented, with deadly consequences.

Canada’s cervical cancer screening is unevenly implemented, with deadly consequences. canadahealthwatch.ca/2026/01/29/c... @anwilkinson.bsky.social

29.01.2026 15:53 — 👍 27    🔁 18    💬 0    📌 1

is Metrolinx just fucking with us? is their mandate "just fuck with them"?

30.01.2026 02:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I can't get over selling the naming rights to "Durham College Oshawa GO". The station is 12km from campus. It's a crime against transit users.

30.01.2026 00:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
George St N in Peterborough, near the intersection with Dublin. The road is clear while the sidewalk is under about a foot of snow.

George St N in Peterborough, near the intersection with Dublin. The road is clear while the sidewalk is under about a foot of snow.

Fuck me for imagining the city would prioritize the sidewalks on George St, I guess

26.01.2026 16:31 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Health Speculations Swirl As Trump Seen With Damage Numbers Above Head

Health Speculations Swirl As Trump Seen With Damage Numbers Above Head

Health Speculations Swirl As Trump Seen With Damage Numbers Above Head https://theonion.com/health-speculations-swirl-as-trump-seen-with-damage-numbers-above-head/

21.01.2026 19:00 — 👍 2727    🔁 425    💬 42    📌 18

Betts claims the letter was confidential, but saying it with confidence and personal conviction doesn't make it true.

20.01.2026 21:12 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

c'mon man, this is Peterborough, not one of those hifalutin big cities like Niagara Falls or Moncton.

20.01.2026 19:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Jeff Leal doesn't actually have a conflict of interest on this one, he's just a coward (and a racist)

19.01.2026 23:15 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Lakeshore east GO

18.01.2026 21:57 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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