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Anna Fitzpatrick

@bananafitz.bsky.social

It’s me, Anna. Not for everyone. Read Good Girl (Flying Books), or don’t.

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Anna Fitzpatrick@bananafitz.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The benefits I get from a robust public library system far, far outweigh any royalties I could ever get from book sales. That being said, it would still be cool if every single one of you bought 2-3 copies of my book brand new

Anna Fitzpatrick@bananafitz.bsky.social · 5mo ago

last fall I wrote something about why it’s good for poly people to talk about their experiences. one reason: a partner’s manipulative behaviour can be couched in progressive rhetoric. This is especially true when the person being manipulated is encouraged to stay quiet feeld.co/ask-feeld/ho...

Why Poly People Do, Actually, Have to Talk About it

“Why do poly people always talk about it?” is a common but unjust response to polyamorous dynamics. Here’s why talking about polyamory is actually helpful.

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Anna Fitzpatrick@bananafitz.bsky.social · 5mo ago

was at a cafe this morning talking about books and politics with my friends when a woman with the word “dyke” embroidered on her denim jacket came up. She said, “sorry to eavesdrop, I just moved here and you seem like the type of people I’d like to be friends with.” so we invited her to sit with us

More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 6mo ago

BREAKING: Tenants across Minneapolis and Saint Paul have just launched a Twin Cities tenant union, citing the fact that their cities are under siege, and saying they need to band together to protect one another. linktr.ee/twincitieste...

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The twin cities are under siege. Every tenant needs a union. We are launching a twin cities-wide tenant union. Organize your neighbors. Join the Union NOW.

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Anna Fitzpatrick@bananafitz.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Listen. I have believed that lack of housing supply has been responsible for rising rents-it makes sense!-but it becomes harder truth to swallow when it’s coming from a REIT that generated returns of nearly 40% on 20,000 seniors homes. What a series of sentences.

Canadian REITs set for better real estate returns in 2026, especially in seniors housing Occupancies in Canada’s seniors housing sector are expected to grow due to a ‘persistent imbalance’ in supply and demand, says Hazelview Investments’ global outlook report.The report noted retirement home chain Chartwell Retirement Residences generated returns of 37.8 per cent. Occupancies in the seniors housing sector are expected to grow and rents are expected to rise due to a “persistent imbalance” in supply and demand, it said, noting Canada’s 80-plus population is projected to grow by nearly 5 per cent through 2042, and new construction starts are “near record lows.”
taylr@taylordahlin.com · 6mo ago

brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis

Davide Mastracci@davide.readthemaple.com · 7mo ago

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Davide Mastracci@davide.readthemaple.com · 7mo ago

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Phil@philmarfisi.bsky.social · 10mo ago

This would be catastrophic. Red alert for housing advocates. This is one of the few bulwarks left in the province for protecting existing affordability. This government refuses to focus on making *new* supply easier beyond bare minimum reforms, and this reads like we're being governed by a REIT.

Jonathan Goldsbie@goldsbie.bsky.social · 10mo ago

In particular, they want leases to no longer necessarily remain in effect indefinitely, so that landlords have more options for creating tenant turnover. Current situation in left-hand column, proposal on the right:

Left column: Under the RTA, all tenants have "security of tenure", which means that tenants have a right to remain in their rental unit as long as they follow the lease agreement and the RTA. Landlords cannot evict tenants without a legally valid reason, and after a fixed-term lease ends, the tenancy typically continues on a month-to-month basis. Right column: The government would consult on alternative options on lease agreement expiry that could allow landlords to control who occupies their units and for how long, allowing them to adjust tenancy arrangements based on market conditions, personal needs, or business strategies. This could add flexibility for some landlords in the approach to leases, potentially unlocking additional rental unit stock.
draglikepull@draglikepull.bsky.social · 10mo ago

If there really are a lot of units sitting vacant because landlords don't want to rent them out - and I'm pretty skeptical of that claim - hit them with a vacancy tax. Make it a money loser to hold on to investment properties that no one is living in.

Jonathan Goldsbie@goldsbie.bsky.social · 10mo ago

At a press conference this afternoon, Attorney General Doug Downey said they want to move away from requiring "evergreen leases, that just go on with no end in sight":

Reporter: With respect to what we were told this morning about the government consulting on “alternative options” essentially that could allow landlords to end leases — I think this is a question best for the Attorney General? Just wondering what you are looking at there. Attorney General Doug Downey: Well, we've heard from stakeholders that these evergreen leases, that just go on with no end in sight, may not be the appropriate — other jurisdictions, when we did a scan across the country, do different things. But we weren't confident that we had the answer, and we only want to move with confidence. So we're going to go back out and talk to landlords and tenants and organizations and see if there's a better way for the people of Ontario to unlock that housing that isn't happening now. Reporter: But that's housing that people are in. They're tenants, right? It's hard to see a world in which, if you're giving landlords more power to end leases, that they're not gonna want to get in a tenant that will pay more. So is this not inevitably gonna end up with higher rents, more people getting kicked out of their rentals? Downey: We're gonna consult widely on it. What we do know is there are a lot of landlords that are not putting their units on the market. We need to get those units. I'm convinced if we get the right balance, we'll unlock tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of new units, and those will be places that people that currently don't have a place to be will be able to rent. Reporter: So, sorry, you're saying that if landlords, there are some landlords that if there are more flexible types of agreements that they would be willing to rent currently unrented spaces? Downey: I’ve been told that repeatedly, for years, that some landlords are not entering the market because they don't have confidence in it.
Diana Chan McNally@dianachanmcnally.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Honestly, look at this shit. When tenants called for an end to LTB delays, they didn't call for an end to justice. That's what Bill 60 does: it eliminates backlogs by eliminating avenues for justice for tenants. When tenants called for an end to eviction loopholes, Ford widened them. Heinous.

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Social Planning Toronto@planningtoronto.bsky.social · last yr.

Punishing encampment residents instead of providing the housing people need costs more than anyone wants to pay — ethically, morally, and fiscally. In Ontario, we can’t afford to import this cruel American approach. SPT co-signs this letter. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Encampment Justice Coalition — Letter to the Premier

Dear Premier Ford, Ontario’s homelessness crisis has exploded. Last year, 80,000 Ontarians experienced homelessness — more than triple the number since 2018, and nearly three times the number of she...

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Diana Chan McNally@dianachanmcnally.bsky.social · last yr.

Today, I released a letter, signed by 67 organizations working across Ontario, asking the Ford government to rescind Bill 6. We can't adopt Trumpian policies to punish encampments; people need proven solutions — especially housing. Read our letter: tinyurl.com/EJC-Bill6