Eating a container of Sobeys tuna fish salad beside me on the subway is a hate crime.
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state of disrepair, and bats also hack the planet #yyyy-mm-dd
Starting to think maybe we should do something about all the climate change
The Weather Network@weathernetwork.bsky.social · 3h agoThe Metro Vancouver Regional District has upgraded an air quality warning for the eastern Fraser Valley on Tuesday, urging people residing in the area to avoid outdoor activities. https://ow.ly/wKBi50ZwAOk
Instead of spending at least $50 billion of public money on fueling more climate chaos, Canadians deserve a government that invests in building the green economy of tomorrow – creating good jobs, lowering costs, and protecting our future.
I too want to alienate all my customers by forcing them to watch an ad for an expensive machine they already bought.
852dude@852dude.bsky.social · yesterdayThis sucks ass. When I start my car I want to be able to put my foot on the pedal and drive off. I dont want to watch an ad. A distracting ad. Right in the middle of my console. Again. This sucks ass.
A story of cause and effect: Last November, Ontario banned cities from using speed safety cameras to issue tickets. Reckless speeding immediately surged in Toronto, Ottawa, Guelph, and cities throughout the province. A 🧵 about my latest in Bloomberg (gift link)
What Happens When Speed Cameras Get Shut Off
In 2025, Ontario banned automated traffic enforcement. Now the number of drivers exceeding the speed limit has surged, according to traffic data.
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Starting to think maybe we should do something about all the climate change
TThe Independent | Latest news and features from US, UK and worl…@the-independent.com.web.brid.gy · yesterday
Starting to think maybe we should do something about all the climate change
Sanho Tree@sanho.bsky.social · yesterday“Three female lions died of suspected heatstroke at Tokyo's Tama Zoo, the first heat-related deaths among the facility's lion population in its 62-year history. The lions, aged 3, 11 and 15 and all born in the zoo, showed signs of severe dehydration and multiple organ failure in post-mortem exams”
Starting to think maybe we should do something about all the climate change
The Guardian@theguardian.com · yesterdayWe launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit
"Tipping analyses focus on huge climate changes, often globally, over decades. Weather events are fast and local," writes Anders Levermann. "But look at the interplay between the two and it’s clear that the transition between one climate state and another is not smooth but extremely volatile." 🌎🧪
‘Climate free fall’: why the biggest risk to our economies is yet to be recognized
Increasing instability of the ocean, ice and atmosphere threatens farming, finance and society. We all need to wake up to that fact.
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TIL: fish is dinosaur, actually Anyway, was it a bad idea to fire every single copy editor, like…as a society?
Unofficial TorontoStar (All News)@torontostar-rss.bsky.social · 4d agoToronto Zoo welcomes a descendant of the dinosaurs: Lake sturgeon is 'a living fossil'
Sometimes when doing genealogy research you stumble upon stuff that leaves you speechless.
So far the button does not allow you to report the entire site.
LinkedIn Introduces a 'Seems Like AI Slop' Button
Following 404 Media's reporting on how LinkedIn is full of AI slop, the platform is giving users a chance to report it when they see it.
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The trailer for Wicker (starring Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, Peter Dinklage, Elizabeth Debicki). “An outcast in a fishing village commissions a husband for herself made out of wicker.” Looks unhinged (complimentary). (via @skullsandsheets.bsky.social) [youtube.com]
WICKER | Official Trailer | Only In Theaters October
A hard man is good to find. Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, Elizabeth Debicki, and Peter Dinklage star in #WICKER. Written for the Screen and Directed by Alex Huston Fischer & Eleanor Wilson. Only in theaters October. An audacious comedic fable about sex, marriage, and the absurdities of soci
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I recently had a conversation about this with a cult family member and they were stunned.
Probably the most difficult thing YIMBYs face -- really, anyone who lives in a city -- is that government-subsidized street parking is one of the single largest barriers to affordability, safe streets, and climate action. That's because drivers view it as an entitlement, like social security. 🧵
"Conspiracy theorist relieved that proposed local amenities have been voted against and will now be a 30 min drive away."
If these can’t land within walking distance of downtown Toronto do we even have an economy?
Ars Technica@arstechnica.com · last wk.This marathon journey paves the way for the world’s longest nonstop commercial flights, which should start up next year.
Two years ago, the Ford government abruptly shuttered the Ontario Science Centre (OSC), claiming the roof was at risk of imminently collapsing. This past winter, it withstood the biggest single-day snowfall in Toronto's history…
<Frank, from a cardboard recliner in The Great Beyond>: “Yes, yes, good. Just like my sketch.”
Yes. 10000%. Please. "...there’s no doubt in my mind that ... a positive vision for the city is ... potent and politically saleable..."
Dylan Reid@dylanreid.bsky.social · last wk.We CAN have nice things, if we fight for them. An inspiring piece by my colleague @johnlorinc.bsky.social spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
At least one car ran every single red light I passed on my run this morning. King. Queen. Lakeshore. Queensway. Roncesvalles.
Toronto’s neighbourhood boundaries are fluid and sometimes hotly contested. Which neighbourhood do you think you live in, and which streets do you think delineate it? Use this fun tool to tell us! https://carte.utoronto.ca/neighbourhoods
Finally, the tactical Uno that will allow men to play Uno.
UNO x Blvck Playing Card | Blvck Paris
Shop the UNO™ x Blvck playing card deck — the iconic card game reimagined in all-black by Blvck Paris. A collector's must-have.
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While the Fields Medal celebrates the under-40s, the mathematician Joan Birman has, at the age of 99, solved a major open problem in representations of the Braid groups, a topic she has worked on for more than 60 years.
Just walked by an older couple in the Annex FaceTiming their son, who was pitching them on paying for Burning Man: “it’s a huge, amazing art festival. I’ll go with all my friends and we’ll stay in a really great camp.”