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So: the “Protect Bathurst / Dufferin” astroturf campaign run by Summerhill Market had videos of a guy talking about the neighborhood & RapidTO proposal. Real grassroots feel. Took a screenshot & put it into google image search. Guess what?

submitted 17 hours ago • 14 comments

People will complain that the TTC is too slow to upgrade infrastructure but then do stuff like this

submitted 6 hours ago • 1 comment

A major Astroturf effort is underway to fight the bus priority lanes on Bathurst and Dufferin Street in Toronto. The Bathurst website was registered by the CMO of grocer Summerhill Market, which has a location on Bathurst.

submitted 3 days ago • 16 comments

I wonder if this is some ploy to force back people who fled Russia so they can be imprisoned and used in hostage negotiations or sent to the front

submitted 6 hours ago • 0 comments

None of the 278 men sent to CECOT have been returned. Meanwhile their lawyer has been arrested and "disappeared" in El Salvador.

submitted 1 day ago • 461 comments

Cato has published my comprehensive review of the ~240 Venezuelans the US government renditioned 2 months ago to Salvador’s notorious prison. We identified FIFTY who came legally, never violated any immigration law, but are imprisoned at the US government’s request and at US taxpayer expense.

submitted 2 days ago • 254 comments

What a relief www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

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The strength of those books rested on the whimsy of the magical world Rowling built, and on likeable characters. The high stakes of the later books started to expose the inconsistencies within that world and its internal logic.

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I didn't realize that the UK was also going down this route. Grim.

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This may be the perfect Eurovision entry

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Elijah Harper was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, little known outside of the province. But when he refused to accept the Meech Lake Accord and voted against it while holding an eagle's feather, he became an icon of resistance. This is his story. 🧵1/12

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

One of my favorite things I did in Japan was this 70km bike path that crossed over six islands in the Seto Island Sea. The views were insane, and you get to sleep next to the sea with nothing but your bike and a backpack. #Japan #JapanBucketList #Cycling little #Backpacking litta #Bikepacking

submitted 4 days ago • 5 comments

willing to live under the russian boot?

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ICE pretended to arrest a 21 yo in order to force her to call her undocumented mother to come leave the house (where she was safe from ICE arrest) to care for her baby. When the mother came, she was abducted and the daughter was suddenly of no interest to ICE. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

submitted 7 days ago • 115 comments

seems bad

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"The number of employed Black women dropped from 10.325 million in March to 10.219 million in April. Their unemployment rate jumped from 5.1% to 6.1%, the largest month-to-month increase among all racial and gender groups." www.washingtoninformer.com/black-women-...

submitted 6 days ago • 23 comments

The Dog Ford gov't is once again attempting to give cabinet unlimited powers to bypass regulations designed to protect water, wildlife, human health & Indigenous rights, to build things quickly Here's everything you need to know about Bill 5. Comment period ends May 17 thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill...

submitted 6 days ago • 2 comments

The federal government is attempting a radical, massive expansion of what constitutes "wiretapping" that threatens everyone working in media/as a journalist today and I hope you'll read this and share it with everyone you know. I'm not just fighting this for me. I'm fighting it for everyone.

submitted 6 days ago • 31 comments

April saw the highest child casualties in Ukraine since June 2022, as Russia ignored Trump’s ceasefire push and killed 209 civilians.

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

Docs hold people's lives in their hands we should absolutely hold them to a standard. Like, I am all for more humane treatment of doctors, better hours, etc but it's not an easy job and never will be (and shouldn't be)

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

In 1962, Roald Dahl's daughter Olivia died of measles. In twelve hours. Now, children are dying again for the same reason — they weren’t vaccinated. It doesn't have to be this way.

submitted 9 days ago • 3 comments

You can't kiss in a space suit. Nor hug or caress. Of course, that would raise the heart rate, consuming more oxygen, and we have so little, so little left. There's a chance help will arrive before it runs out. If it doesn't, I'll regret not defying the vacuum and- They're here. They're here.

submitted 9 days ago • 4 comments

OK, this is wild. In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them. It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for nine days. What the HELL? 1/

submitted 9 days ago • 759 comments

This is the most tragically American thing I’ve ever read www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...

submitted 9 days ago • 22 comments

"Ontario had the lowest per capita hospital spending in Canada at $1,805, behind B.C. ($1,902) and Quebec ($2,028) in 2022, according to the report." www.cbc.ca/news/health/...

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I will forever be haunted by this footage. Trawling has only been filmed underwater a few times in documentary history, and never with such clarity. What’s so heart-rending about these shots is watching how the animals don’t just get swept up — they swim for their lives. 🌎🦑🧪

submitted 11 days ago • 85 comments

At minimum, we should make it culturally unacceptable to make an AI-generated video using someone else's likeness without their consent. I'm sure the sister meant well, but this is just wrong.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Rümeysa Öztürk has been freed!!

submitted 11 days ago • 55 comments

Bill 5 might be the most egregious bill Premier Doug Ford has ever tried to pass. www.environmentaldefence.ca/stop-bill-5/ Or go to StopBill5.ca to make your voice heard. This video was made in Partnership with Defence Canada. #bill5 #stopbill5 #ontario #onpoli #dougford #ontpoli #frankdomenic🍁

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So this really happened. Also, "The project’s founder, Mikhail Turetsky, has publicly supported Russia’s war, calling it a 'battle of Anglo-Saxons against Slavs.'” Good job, UN. united24media.com/latest-news/...

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CBP quietly revoked protections for at-risk people in custody—including pregnant women, infants, the elderly, and those with serious medical conditions—calling them “misaligned” with enforcement priorities. The rules required basics like diapers, formula, and water. www.wired.com/story/cbp-re...

submitted 12 days ago • 29 comments

Look, organizing events is hard, but why does this keep happening? It looks like the organizers didn't have any plans at all besides booking the venue and hotel. Is it even worth it as a scam? www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Yes, when I was in uni things were so competitive that it's not surprising that students will do anything to get the grade. The problem is what comes after. One has to accept going through life not knowing anything and not knowing how to learn anything.

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Damn this was great. Just read it. Bravo @mobute.bsky.social, your aim is true. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

submitted 16 days ago • 8 comments