GEORGE ROUBOS

singer/songwriter tweeting about footy and things. all vibes welcome. 📧 [email protected]

[GEORGE ROUBOS @_georgeroubos]

Something new from the kHITchen

[Neil Pasricha @NeilPasricha]

Dear Ontario Premier Doug Ford (@fordnation),

My 10-year-old son was identified with a need last year and had to change public schools.

I now bike him 2.2km to school in the mornings and he bikes home alone.

We use the 8-year-old Bloor Street bike lanes which make the roads safe for him to do this.

With the roads full of Amazon delivery vans, speeding Ubers, massive buses, and whizzing food delivery e-bikes my son was nervous to bike alone.

We got him a rear view mirror and bike lights and practiced together a few times.

He uses the Bloor Street bike lanes which are full of many other kids riding to and from school.

You are now proposing to spend $48M in provincial taxpayer money (1) to overrule the wishes of the City of Toronto (2, 3, 4) to rip out these bike lanes, which you know pose a direct safety threat. (5)

If this happens we’ll need to ask his grandfather to pick him up in his car.

I’ll likely start driving him in the morning more since his grandfather's car can’t fit his bike on the way home.

Instead of what we need and want—*more* bike lanes that are proven to ease congestion, traffic, and pollution (6)—you’re proposing I spend more money, use more gas, spew more fumes, get less exercise, and create more car traffic.

In 2017 you spoke about bike lanes on @TVO and said: "You're nervous when there's no bike lanes. At least I was. We have to make sure there's never a death in the city. One death is way too many when it comes to bicycle riders. I felt so much safer when it's separated." (7)

Please reverse course here.

Keep the bike lanes.

It’s not too late.

Thank you,

Neil Pasricha

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(1) https://t.co/WjzQIoEyBo
(2) https://t.co/iUtYBV0Oon
(3) https://t.co/GWPYwNR4BW
(4) https://t.co/2KFaHnQIoO
(5) https://t.co/JVP4TuOAUv
(6) https://t.co/bV3WO9gboI
(7) https://t.co/TO9TdnGZn4

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CC: Ontario Minister of Transportation Prabmeet Sarkaria (@PrabSarkaria), Ontario MPP Marit Stiles (@MaritStiles), Ontario MPP Jessica Bell (@JessicaBellTO), Ontario MPP Chris Glover (@chrisgloverndp), Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow (@oliviachow), Toronto Councillor Alejandro Bravo (@bravodavenport), Toronto Councillor Dianne Saxe (@DianneSaxxe), Doctors for Safe Cycling (@Docs4Cycling), Cycle Toronto (@CycleToronto) Chrystia Freeland (@cafreeland), Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau), Jon Haidt (@JonHaidt), Lenore Skenazy (@FreeRangeKids), and Jeff Speck (@JeffSpeckFAICP)

[GEORGE ROUBOS @_georgeroubos]

Honestly, @ForgeFCHamilton beating @TorontoFC tonight is the best thing that could’ve happened after the brilliant CPL comment from Staqs last night.

[Ben Steiner @BenSteiner00]

The viewership numbers are in, and it's another broken record.

Over 6.9 million Canadians watched at least some of the Copa América semifinals last night, with an average of 2.8 million, per TSN.

The Oilers-Panthers SCF averaged 2.09 million per game.

📸 @joshkim_

[GEORGE ROUBOS @_georgeroubos]

This is so amazing

[Football Away Days @FBAwayDays]

The Dutch have surrounded a group of England fans in Dortmund and started playing “Hey Jude” with them.

Great to see both sets of fans enjoying the day creating a fantastic atmosphere together. 👏

[GEORGE ROUBOS @_georgeroubos]

Go on Shaff

[CONMEBOL Copa América™️ ENG @copaamerica_ENG]

We proudly present the @pumafootball Team of the Week of the Quarter Finals 🌟

[Football Canada @FootballCanada]

A casual reminder from us here at Football Canada that if you are tweeting about Team Canada in #CopaAmerica2024, the correct account is @CanadaSoccerEN 😅

But we appreciate all the nice mentions after last night's exciting win over Venezuela! 🇨🇦 #GoCanadaGo #NoFearAllFight

[Never doubted Jonathan David @torontomaplefc2]

If you’re South American, there’s a 30% chance this guy owns your nation

@jacobshaff2

#CanMNT

[William Lou @william_lou]

Coach said fuck it we ball

[GEORGE ROUBOS @_georgeroubos]

For real, though

[Kevin Blue, Ph.D. @kevinablue]

A message to all Canadian sports fans:

It’s time for everyone to support our national soccer teams. Millions of you got a taste last night. It’s time for EVERYONE to get ALL THE WAY IN!

🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

Il est temps pour tout le monde de soutenir nos équipes nationales de football!

[herculez gomez @herculezg]

To think that today we had Germany vs Spain and Portugal vs France ..

yet the game of the day was Canada vs Venezuela..

And by far!

[GEORGE ROUBOS @_georgeroubos]

Someone please check on @CarliLloyd and @AlexiLalas

[B/R Football @brfootball]

CANADA DEFEAT VENEZUELA ON PENALTIES TO REACH THE COPA AMÉRICA SEMIFINALS 🇨🇦

[GEORGE ROUBOS @_georgeroubos]

CANADA EHHHHHH LETS GO LADS

[Ethniki Omada @EthnikiOmada]

20 χρόνια γαλανόλευκη οικογένεια 💙🤍 #20years #celebrate #euro2004

[Pano Mundo ⚽️🌍 @PanoMund0]

If 10 Brits personally wish me a happy 20th anniversary of Greece winning EURO 2004 and that we deserved it, I will consider lifting the village curse I put on their national team 🔮🇬🇷

[GEORGE ROUBOS @_georgeroubos]

@ElkPhiL9 Incredible!

[GEORGE ROUBOS @_georgeroubos]

Iconic

[Major League Soccer @MLS]

Throwback to Jermain Defoe getting upset because Gilberto wouldn't let him take a free-kick...

And then Gilberto proceeded to score a banger. 😅

[GEORGE ROUBOS @_georgeroubos]

@ChefReactions Times Square Diner. Been around over 80 years, big staple. @tsdtoronto

[adidas Football @adidasfootball]

the definition of a full-time goalscorer: @itsJoDavid 🎯

[GEORGE ROUBOS @_georgeroubos]

Canada 2-1 Argentina — allezzz

[Tsar FC @tsarfc_]

Leading up to Canada’s participation at the Copa America, I’ve come across many Canadian non-believers. Many think we are going to get slammed in every match, not score any goals, and come home 0-3.

Can we just get behind the boys? Have some faith, we have some good players! Sure we may not win against Argentina, but we stand a chance against Peru and Chile. We gotta believe!

COME ON LADS 🙏🇨🇦⚽️❤️

#CanMNT