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Drinks good coffee. Supports local 🇨🇦 Grandpa. I manage the Fountain Pen feed. "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." - Pablo Picasso
BREAKING: FIFA President Gianni Infantino is abandoning a divisive plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity after massive pushback.
Infantino abandons plans to sell World Cup profits to private equity following massive pushback
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is abandoning his divisive plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity after receiving pushback from all corners of the soccer world.
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Bordeaux, France, has now recorded more days above 40°C in 2026 alone than during the entire 105-year period from 1920 (when observations began) to 2025. This is deeply shocking.
Heads up that Odyssey can and likely will permanently damage your ears if you see it on IMAX without some earplugs.
Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦@snarkysteff.bsky.social · 6d agoWear earplugs if it’s in IMAX. Scenes are over 100 decibels and can damage your hearing permanently. Have a great weekend!
UEFA released a statement announcing the boycott of FIFA competitions over a private investment proposal.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan to create a $20 billion company running the World Cup with private investors, including the Kushner family, was announced – and immediately attacked by European soccer body UEFA.
FIFA plan for privatizing World Cup meets fury from UEFA | CNN
FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan to privatize World Cup using investors with ties to US President Donald Trump attacked by European soccer body UEFA.
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@wildcovepottery.bsky.social Hi Mike. Found your work online. We actually just got back from a trip to Newfoundland recently and we're in the Trinity/Port Rexton area. Loved it! A couple of questions. Will you be making more of the cappuccino mugs this year? And do you ship out of province?
Don't forget your respirator if you're going outside — Toronto currently has the second-worst air quality on the planet. Temperatures are also expected to reach a high of 29 and the UV index will be at nine, which is very high, according to Environment Canada. Follow here for live updates:
Toronto air quality live: Ontario wildfire smoke continues to smother the city; orange-level warning persists
Toronto is currently ranked third for most polluted air in the world on IQAir.
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Brad Bradford's whole thing appears to be, What Will Get Me On The Front Of The Toronto Sun
Adam Radwanski@aradwanski.bsky.social · 3w agoTrying to exploit a horrific event to make Torontonians more scared of their city than they should be, so you can try to make up a point or two in the polls, is pretty gross. www.thestar.com/news/gta/bra...
France vs Norway. The match I've been waiting for... let's go!
The United States sanctioned Chilean officials who were assessing a proposal to build an undersea cable between Chile and Hong Kong. It wants to ensure South America data flows through cables owned by US companies, giving it the ability to surveil that data.
Chile turned to China for an undersea cable. The U.S. said no
A proposed undersea cable from Chile to Hong Kong promised to connect South America directly to Asia. Instead, it became a test of how far the U.S. will go to curb Chinese telecom ambitions.
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Ecuador v. Curaçao just put up one of the most entertaining halves of this tournament (and beyond it) while disproving the claim that a 0-0 tie can't be exhilarating or satisfying.
'Major discovery': France's National Library brings forgotten Mozart manuscript back to life
'Major discovery': France's National Library brings forgotten Mozart manuscript back to life
A long-forgotten manuscript by composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart will be brought to life this weekend in Paris. The newly rediscovered work – composed in 1778 when the Austrian prodigy was just 22 – will be performed in public for the first time ever at France's National Library.
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I've solved Wordle in two guesses twice this week... time to buy a lottery ticket, maybe?
Congrats to the Carolina Hurricanes, Stanley Cup champions once again. I'm so glad you beat Vegas!
Newspapers really were a miraculous thing. People would wake up in the morning and find a short book on their doorstep that told them what was happening in the world. We have a rectangle that does something similar, but it's cursed. Newspapers weren't cursed. You could wrap fish and chips in them.
Loons Protect the Owls Kenojuak Ashevak ~ Inuk 2002
For the $380 million it costs to host six World Cup games you could build 20 new community centres across the city, almost one in every ward. thelocal.to/fifa-world-c...
An Illustrated Guide to the FIFA World Cup in Toronto | The Local
How many private jets could this pay for? Seven illustrations to make sense of the costs and payoffs of hosting the World Cup.
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Tell the federal government why this is not a good idea. Give your feedback here: tc.canada.ca/en/corporate...
Margaret Atwood, David Mirvish and Haley Wickenheiser among Torontonians urging ‘reality check’ on Billy Bishop expansion
A group of Toronto residents say the public needs to see a plan before there can be meaningful consultation
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