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Sure you're weedy, and kinda shy, but some girly out there must be needy for a weedy shy guy. Toronto. He/Him. https://funkaoshi.com
From Safe Parkside’s IG this morning. Correct to call out the local “progressive” councillor on this who did nothing for 20 years & actively opposed things like speed humps (for reasons). Betweeen him & Doug ford, not much difference on Parkside death strip.
The west Toronto rail path is open. It’s really open! Just the other day. Closed since 2022, Metrolinx said it would be a year. Ford Math. Anyway the artwork that outlined (space w out paint) the trees is now a memorial to those trees.
The Doug Ford gov't got >17,000 responses on its plan to weaken species-at-risk law. Internal analysis shows 98.98% opposed, warning of "negative impacts on Ontario’s biodiversity and ecological integrity." The government moved ahead anyway Exclusive @thenarwhal.ca thenarwhal.ca/ontario-enda...
98.98% opposition to Doug Ford’s new endangered species law revealed | The Narwhal
Internal Ministry of Environment analysis shows ‘confusion’ and concerns about ‘negative impacts on Ontario’s biodiversity’ raised over the Species Conservation Act, under Bill 5
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I kind of hate the direction Wealthsimple has moved, going from their get rich slowly marketing to a place you can trade crypto, day trade, and now gamble.
The same party that wanted to let the premier’s cronies to build over the Greenbelt and is still building two new highways on top of it.
Catelli@catelli.bsky.social · last wk.LOL the hypocrisy of PC MPPs. "The federal government must ensure that any potential future rail project minimizes impacts on farmland and is supported by the people affected." www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Who would defend this station! I've had to tell people that despite it making no sense they will need to go on a journey to take the TTC. But forget that: I've also had help people—both locals and tourists—escape the station in the first place. People just taking stairs up and down going nowhere.
Shari Kasman@smkasman.bsky.social · last wk.I should have known that by posting criticism of the Bloor UP Express station, I would still have people defending the system and mansplaining train stations to me. But also, I can’t believe people are defending such a massive design fail.
New Goldie sounds like some very old Goldie. Beautiful track.
Goldie - Jungle Daze (feat. Natalie Williams) [Official Video]
YouTube video by GOLDIE
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It’s your patriotic duty to drink small batch locally sourced whisky!
Noticing that wins land differently. A committee/council vote feels rather anticlimactic. Getting the news about saving Sneaky Dee’s in the establishment with all parties present was euphoric. But this Billy Bishop celebration? Whole other level. Congrats to all who fought and organized.
Really such a bananas thing to have an international crossing opening and one side is absolutely not there. Real metaphor for where the relationship is right now.
Anna Clark@annaleighclark.bsky.social · 2w agoThis morning in Windsor, Canada is having an all-Canadian ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Gordie Howe International Bridge (scheduled to open Monday). A joint binational celebration was canceled after Trump hit Canada w/ an additional 50% tariffs, saying Canada discriminates against American goods.
Alberta hasn't banned US alcohol imports. People here aren't buying it anyways. The debate over whether provincial governments should be banning it misses the actual point, which is that Canadians don't want to buy it in the first place. #cdnpoli
more and more i’m leaning on: don’t give these chuds coverage!!! why is the racist guy who gets off on getting quoted in the paper getting quotes in the paper over the trans woman or the sudanese labour organizer who are also running in the same race? why does the evil shithead get amplified?
Ben Spurr@benspurr.bsky.social · 2w agoNew from me: Controversial online activist says he’ll run against the Toronto councillor who accused him of having a ‘white supremacy view’ www.thestar.com/news/gta/con...
Thinking about the fact that Toronto has two 70MM IMAX projectors - at Ontario Science Centre and at Ontario Place, the world's first IMAX theatre - that have been closed by Doug Ford for nonsensical reasons.
Nina Metz@ninametz.bsky.social · 2w agoWhy Aren’t There More Imax 70mm Screens for ‘The Odyssey’? variety.com/2026/film/ne...
I love this way finding. So fantastic, you know we will never see it in our lifetimes.
Shane Gates 🇨🇦@shanegates.ca · 4w agoFinally finished my redesign of the PATH map. I redid the current spaghetti-like map into one closer resembling a subway map with numbered buildings à la the Tokyo Metro Map. I've often seen tourists (or even longtime residents) try to use the PATH and just end up going back upstairs.
In this photograph, PM Mark Carney is touring the Government Operations Centre - the nerve centre that leads the “integrated federal response to all-hazard events of a national interest.” The workforce there has been cut in half thanks to Carney’s public service cuts, from 100 to just 50 workers. 🧵
I often wonder if Knights of the Jaguar is the most perfectly constructed techno song. Probably?
Knights of the Jaguar
YouTube video by DJ Rolando - Topic
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I fucking love how into making Canadian shit Jay Baruchel is.
THE STUNT DRIVER Trailer | Jay Baruchel, Ben Foster, Ed Helms | Independent Film Company
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It’s our patriotic duty to drink wine from Prince Edward County.
Tao of Stieb@taoofstieb.bsky.social · 2w agoWhen the Californians assure Canadians that we’re all friends and they are on our side, won’t we please buy their wine and come back to visit.
Acting as if trade agreements continue to work the same way under Trump as they did in a completely different context is an example of cargo cult policymaking. I wrote about this phenomenon in February 2025.
Opinion: Canada’s free-trade agreement with the U.S. has no free trade, nor is it an agreement
Withdrawing from the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement may sound like a radical proposal. It is not. It simply acknowledges reality
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Catelli@catelli.bsky.social · 2w ago"Carleton University business Prof. Ian Lee said... 'we’ve got to compromise and give up some things to get what we want from Trump.'" Has this professor learned nothing at all? www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps...
I am tired of the silence from our leaders when pedestrians are killed. seanmarshall.ca/2026/07/21/w...
Where’s the outrage when pedestrians are killed?
Birchmount Road and Lawrence Avenue East, Scarborough On Friday, July 10, the driver of a westbound Toyota RAV4 SUV drove through a red light on Lawrence Avenue East and struck another vehicle trav…
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$100,000 dining at Toronto's finest eating establishments. I have a hard time believing the party knew none of this globalnews.ca/news/1197213...
Ontario MPP charged riding association for restaurants, hotels and limo rental | Globalnews.ca
Detailed disclosures from Stan Cho's constituency office show, between 2023 and 2026, the MPP billed the office for pricey dinners, airline tickets and hotel stay.
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When the US struggles to put out wildfires, Canada has always been there to lend a hand. But when Canada struggles with the same, all Trump has for us are threats and insults. Canadians are tired of it.
Some fantastic photos of the World Cup picked by the Guardian.
Top 30: from half a million World Cup photos, why I love these the most
Our picture editor chooses his favourite images from the tournament including Lionel Messi’s cathedral, that delicious diving header from Jude Bellingham and a humbling scene in Gaza
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After years of confusion at the Bloor UP Express station, I left myself a trail of stickers to get me to the right train. Then I investigated to figure out what makes the station so confusing. Top problem: they use an airplane symbol to mean "train." open.substack.com/pub/sharikas...
My Own Personal Wayfinding Solution at the Bloor UP Express Station
I left myself a trail of stickers just so I could catch the train to the airport at what's got to be the most confusing train station on the planet
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Scoop: The AI music generator Suno was hacked. Hacker shared source code that shows how the tool was made and part of the music and podcasts that were scraped to create it. Decades worth of music, lyrics, and podcasts from YouTube, Deezer, Genius & more www.404media.co/hack-reveals...
never fucking forget that our tomato of a premier slashed tens of millions from our forest firefighting and emergency preparedness budget so now yea we’re surrounded by toxic air and whole communities are burning down