Trek
@semicolonproductions.art
(they/them) en/fr Came here from Twitter, seems to be popping off here more now. Music producer and worldbuilder. I like a lot of things and I do a lot of things. @trekman10@union.place
Been thinking about calling g my YouTube channel Trek on Transit for the alliteration but I worry people will think I'm copying @milesintransit.com plus I also consider my channel about urbanism too and don't want to imply otherwise
This is unacceptable that a newly opened transit station is this convoluted
Advocates frustrated over ‘stupidest’ ramp at Finch West station
YouTube video by CityNews
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anyone in the construction industry willing to answer some questions I have about soil conditions and their impacts on construction? I'm working on a video about why a simple trail renovation is taking 3 years. #Toronto #LowerDonTrail www.toronto.ca/city-governm...
Lower Don River Trail Improvements
The Lower Don River Trail is undergoing improvements to upgrade accessibility, mitigate erosion and flooding from the Don River, resolve drainage issues and enhance overall trail connections.
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The Alberta government loves to overtly undermine the success of its own cities. This Orwellian “snitch line” about evidence-based protected bike-lanes to push out negative framing while inducing complaints is next level. They would rather more people die, traffic get worse, and cities get weaker.
Jason Markusoff@markusoff.bsky.social · 3w agoBoy, the Alberta Transportation's new Barbaric Urban Bicycle Lanes Tip Line, and that drop-down menu sans "Other" field. www.alberta.ca/report-conce...
It only took me 4.5 months longer than planned (and yes, I appreciate the irony) but my opening day documentary of the Eglinton is finally done! I was worried about it being too late but I only saw a few other uploads about TTC Line 5, and even then they weren't that production-heavy. #Transit
This transit line was delayed for more than 7 years! – TTC Line 5 Opening Day
YouTube video by Trek
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There's this kid with his grandma that was on the Eglinton Crosstown and they transferred with me to Line 2 and he's foaming HARD, excitedly explaining faster than be can speak everything that's going on, like pointing out the switches and which side the doors will open.
Check @semicolonproductions.art's latest review on Blast Toronto! Last wednesday, they covered a newly started semi-monthly series showcasing bands in that "sweet spot" between electronic and live music. #BSMT254 #TorontoNightLife #TorontoClubs #TorontoBars
vivid.to-series - Blast Toronto
June 24. Way back in April, Cole MacKinnon reached out to us to cover his new monthly show series, Vivid. Unfortunately, Instagram loves to not show messages until folks connect […]
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Nothing says "land of the free" like a state-mandated reading list
Texas Public School Students May Soon Be Required to Read the Bible
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I'm still thinking about how Backrooms feels uniquely contemporary with its history in the internet meme, Kane Parsons YouTube channel, and its themes and subject matter. I really hope this leads to a shift in Hollywood production towards modest budgets and creative plots.
I'd like to posit that the people saying this are thinking "in my lifetime" but go off
Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE@leftistlawyer.com · 4mo agoI'm seeing a lot of people saying "no US president has ever threatened genocide before," and I would like to please remind those people of the existence of Andrew Jackson.
Instead of asking Ukraine - the victim of illegal war and genocide - to pause its legal right to self defence because of the growing cost of oil, Ukraine's international partners should demand Israel and the US stop their illegal aggression that has caused the spike in oil prices. 2/2
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Meanwhile Americas loudest so-called Christians support this apartheid state.
Leah McElrath@leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 4mo agoIsraeli police say they stopped the Christian faith leader entry into the church due to wartime regulations, but no Jewish faith leaders have been prevented entry into synagogues.
“This morning, the Israeli Police prevented the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Head of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land…from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, as they made their way to celebrate the Palm Sunday Mass.”
Joint Press Release: The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Custody of the Holy Land
Joint Press ReleaseThe Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Custody of the Holy Land Holy City of JerusalemPalm Sunday, 29 March 2026 This morning, the Israe
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This is peak, and I feel like I haven't seen this in as many urbanist, trains, and transit spaces as I'd like.
Pritzker signs $1.5B plan to overhaul public transportation, avoid service cuts
Law raises money to allow Chicago-area transit agencies to avert financial disaster
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MSNBC reveals dark money group "Democracy Unmuted" has been paying influencers $1,500 per negative post about Kat Abughazaleh One post from TheWokeGinger, with over 1,000,000 followers, recited whole sentences from the Democracy Unmuted brief
I made a video about the Finch West LRT:
Toronto's 1st NEW Transit Line in Over TWENTY Years – Line 6 TTC Finch West LRT Opening
YouTube video by Trek
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Love how I found LegalEagle as a funny haha channel where he'd react to courtroom episodes or dramas and now it's "live tracking the decline of civil liberties in the United States" youtube.com/@legaleagle?...
LegalEagle
Do you want to know how our legal system works? You’ve come to the right place. LegalEagle is all about giving you an insider’s view to the legal system. Have some fun and learn to think like a law...
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It's so annoying that there's all these exciting projects just languishing on a desk somewhere in Lucasfilm because Disney is beholden to shareholders who don't know how to make good art
Why Disney Struggles To Make Star Wars Movies
YouTube video by Star Wars Explained
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The US doesn't have money for NASA libraries, it's all going towards bombing Venezuela
Explosions heard over Venezuelan capital Caracas amid US tensions
The southern area of the city, near a major military base, is reportedly without electricity.
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Closing a library and tossing the books is basically a less dramatic book burning
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
nytimes.com