Dave Till
@davetill.bsky.social
The oxygen goes in, the carbon dioxide goes out. Toronto, Canada.
To crank up the nerdery one more notch: participation in the census is actively pro-social, a recognition that we live together and must work together; it’s encouraging that Canadians stepped up at a time when we’re being assailed by overtly anti-social forces (internal and external).
James McLeod@jamespmcleod.ca · 3w agoA nation of nerds. www.canada.ca/en/statistic...
Morning routine: - Cat meows loudly for food - Pauses briefly to eat yesterday’s food from dish - yum yum - Resumes desperate meowing, as he is *this close* to death by starvation - When food finally arrives, eats a few nibbles then heads downstairs for pets or laser pointer I am a good cat servant.
A man rapped with his dog at the Apollo, the stage famous for booing acts off before their first verse, and the crowd went wild for both of them.
Some thoughts: -Toronto crime is down -Toronto homelessness is down -Cops don't solve crime -Union Station is fine -It's FINE -Jesus Christ -Why is everything about cops with this dude -Stop trying to scare your way into office -Please don't elect this fucking guy www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Brad Bradford says he will put a Toronto police outpost in Union Station if he’s elected mayor | CBC News
Brad Bradford has promised a Toronto police outpost at Union Station as part of his mayoral campaign platform.
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I was watching MuchMusic a lot for a bit in the late 1980s and I remember this.
phantomblair.bsky.social@photoblair.bsky.social · 4w ago🎶 Avez-vous vu mon pistolet qui protège ma propriété? 🎶 youtu.be/e_O8wIpNu60?...
It’s been a traditional Labour Day weekend in Toronto - relaxing holiday activities with a background soundtrack of loud aircraft noises from the CNE air show. In a time of upheaval, it’s good to know that some things haven’t changed.
I’m still half-convinced that Doug closed the Science Centre because he is from Etobicoke and he thought that Don Mills and Eglinton was too far away.
Isaac Callan@isaaccallan.bsky.social · last mo.NEW: In January, Toronto saw record snowfall in a single day, yet the Ontario Science Centre roof appeared to survive. Here is a look at how the Ford government managed messaging about the storm when reporters started asking questions. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/1204657...
I think Dougie is viscerally offended by the idea that somebody might pass him in a bike lane when he is stuck in traffic. He also hates non-suburban Toronto because we wouldn’t vote for him for mayor. He might also secretly envy people who are healthy and fit enough to ride.
Shawn Micallef@shawnmicallef.bsky.social · last mo.It’s pure culture war hostility, Jake. www.thestar.com/news/gta/dou...
Did a quick check of the windows in our place. No hail dents. Glad I wasn’t out in that. I don’t know what you do while a severe storm is raging outside, but my response was to play “Tennessee Bird Walk” badly on my guitar. And keep my phone handy so that I have a flashlight if the power goes out.
A view of Lake Ontario from the R.C. Harris water treatment plant. Taken 2024.
The problem is that Poilievre is behaving as if he was still president of the University of Calgary Young Conservatives Club. Carney, understandably, looks like the only grownup in the room.
The Globe and Mail@theglobeandmail.com · 6mo agoI’ve been waiting for years for this and I am so happy that it is now here.
I do not know whether I would have the courage to do what many people in Minneapolis are doing every day. youtu.be/GDaPdpwA4Iw?...
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)
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Carney stopped taking Ford seriously when he realized that Dougie really wanted to build three levels of tunnel under Highway 401.
The Globe and Mail@theglobeandmail.com · 9mo agoIt’s considered quite normal in our society for cars to drive onto the sidewalk so as to “not block traffic”. Cars have priority over pedestrians, including the woman with the walking sticks at right in this photo. (Car colour and license plate changed in image - this is a systemic problem.)
Wrote a comment on the Bill 60 page. I still think that all of this is happening because Doug Ford got stuck in traffic one morning, a cyclist passed him in a bike lane, and he got angry. He tends to think only about how things affect him personally.
The Biking Lawyer LLP@thebikinglawyer.bsky.social · 11mo agoYou've got 18ish days to comment on Bill 60, Ford's latest anti bike lane laws! Read our blog on taking action, the importance of identifying intersections w other communities affected & what your local cycling advocacy groups are doing to fight back! www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/bill-60...
Doug Ford presumably thought of the tunnel idea all by himself and he isn’t smart enough to realize that it is totally unfeasible. And his ministers are too busy toadying to The Leader to question his judgement. I’ve never been a conservative but conservatism didn’t used to be this badly broken.
David Hamer@davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 11mo agoNatch, Big Dumb Doug Ford’s Minister of Stupid is mad that PM Carney’s budget doesn’t provide $gazillions for BDDF’s uncosted, unstudied, nonsensical Highway 401 tunnel to nowhere. 🤷🏼🙄🤷🏼
It’s not just that the Blue Jays lost the World Series - we have had weeks and weeks of tense and meaningful games and now we don’t have them anymore. It’s a big adjustment. On the other hand, my sleep schedule might now return to close to normal. Thank you for a memorable season. #BlueJays
It is unrealistic to expect much productivity from Canadians over the next couple of weeks or so. If in the Eastern time zone, also assume a certain amount of sleep shortage. #BlueJays
I think it’s all just personal. Doug hates being tied up by traffic on his route to work, so he wants to get rid of bike lanes. And he wants to be able to drive faster than the speed limit, so he doesn’t want speed cameras.
The War on Cars@thewaroncars.bsky.social · last yr."He has a lot to say about bail reform and home invasions that, when politically convenient, make him look like a strong law-and-order politician. But that all falls apart when it comes to speeding and dangerous drivers. Is it genuine concern for public safety, or just politics?"
RIP Ken Dryden. When I was playing road hockey in the 1970s, everyone who played goal always took a break by putting his hands on top of his stick and putting his chin on top of them, the way Dryden did. And we weren’t even Habs fans.
UHN marks the passing of Dr. James Till, whose work with Dr. Ernest McCulloch first demonstrated the existence of blood-forming stem cells in 1961 at Ontario Cancer Institute, now Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. His work has helped launch the field of #stemcell science.
Medical science and research are important. I know this from experience: I had a health issue in early 2024 that would have left me dead or incapacitated if it were not for modern medicine. The USA appears to be turning away from science and toward random opinions and authoritarian darkness.
Stacey D. Smith@iochromaland.bsky.social · last yr.On Friday, my son stayed home from school because he had a sore throat and wasn’t feeling well. He went with my husband to his office for the morning while I handled our daughter. When he came back at lunch, he was not interested in eating, saying his throat hurt too much. 1/n
On the weekend, I spotted an actual cybertruck near Yonge and Bloor. What’s weird about it to me is that the only thing round on it is the wheels - everything else is triangles or rectangles.
I think it was Kurt Vonnegut who said that there are six seasons, not four, each lasting two months: spring, summer, fall, locking (nature shutting down), winter, and unlocking (nature revving up). We’re in the first month of unlocking.
