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“Mark Carney’s Bill C-5 is a naked power grab that tramples our democracy” www.thestar.com/politics/pol...

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

“Our 24hr study showed more than 9,130 cyclists moved along Bloor St. at the count point. That's over 9,130 people ... enjoying an affordable, healthy, noiseless, and climate-friendly way to get around.” - Bilal Khan, Community Bikeways #bikesky lloydalter.substack.com/p/threatened...

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

I'm dropping off a relative at the airport. I'm hanging out with her so she doesn't have to wait alone for too long. There is something about being at an airport that makes me feel nostalgic about travel. Even though I'm not going anywhere, I feel the excitement and anticipation of it.

submitted 19 hours ago • 0 comments

The petition to bring back open streets to Toronto reached 500 signatures today! Thanks to those of you who signed so far. Let's aim for 1000 signatures, so please sign and share if you haven't already done so. 🚶‍♂️🚴‍♂️⛹️ #BikeTO #WalkTO #ActiveTO #OpenStreetsTO #TOpoli actionnetwork.org/petitions/ma...

submitted 19 hours ago • 0 comments

Measles was ended thanks to vaccinations. Now it is running rampant because of disinformation. Polio was wiped out but is now reappearing. Here is my latest on the role Kennedy Jr and Danielle Smith are playing in tearing down trust in medicine. charlieangus.substack.com/p/the-maga-w...

submitted 2 days ago • 26 comments

The NDP condemn Trump’s bombing in Iran & call for immediate de-escalation & a return to diplomatic talks. There is no military solution to this crisis. Millions - including Canadians in the region - will pay the price for the actions of these warmongers. My statement: www.ndp.ca/news/ndp-sta...

submitted 3 days ago • 8 comments

It's Murderbot Day for all who celebrate: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sq_...

submitted 6 days ago • 30 comments

#bloomscrolling

submitted 43 days ago • 5 comments

every single company, social media app, and online ad is pushing AI creation slop at me, and I am not generally a violent person, but if I see much more of this I might black out and accidentally pull what I am calling a "Silicon Valley John Wick"

submitted 7 days ago • 18 comments

I mean, yeah, social media sucks for lots of reasons. But ask yourself, without social media, where would you be able to hear leftist voices in Canada? They get absolutely zero mainstream media airtime. Same with pro-Palestinian voices. It's frustrating, but also democratizing.

submitted 8 days ago • 11 comments

Check out my new startup!

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The so-called Stronger Borders Act makes Harper’s Bill C-51 look like child's play. It allows for gross violations of our civil liberties and privacy. 1/ www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

submitted 8 days ago • 5 comments

My @thestar.com column: Bike Share Toronto is booming. We’re smashing ridership records. But it’s not enough. The growth still leaves us nowhere close to bike share ridership in Montreal. With better balancing and more infrastructure, I think we can beat them. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

submitted 9 days ago • 7 comments

This planet is run by crazy people. Remember what they have to do to get where they are. Their perspective is so narrow, so...brief. A few years. In the best of them a few decades. They care only about the time they are in power. - Carl Sagan, Contact

submitted 9 days ago • 8 comments

Donald Trump arrived in Canada and demanded that Russia be admitted into the G7. He falsely claimed Canada had Russia kicked out. He refused to work out a deal with allies on the Middle East crisis and he left town before President Zelensky showed up. Surprised?

submitted 9 days ago • 305 comments

Thoughts of my daughter are always on my mind. Holidays used to be something I looked forward to; now they are often a painful reminder of my child that was lost. Father’s Day is no exception for I will not receive a card, e-mail, text message or phone call.

submitted 11 days ago • 26 comments

So I was just checking my profile on here, and noticed the emoji flags I put in there were displaying as unicode and not actual flags. Apparently Microsoft pulled ALL flags from their system fonts due to geopolitical issues. Couldn't offend some people who didn't want other people to exist I guess.

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

“I think the world needs a lot more young angry women.” 👏

submitted 15 days ago • 6 comments

Google and Meta search both report that Cape Breton Island has its own time zone 12 minutes ahead of mainland Nova Scotia time because they are both drawing that information from a Beaverton article I wrote in 2024

submitted 16 days ago • 111 comments

We’ve seen this Doug Ford show before, and it only goes well for his corporate friends. It starts by cutting social spending, villainizing the poor and public workers to deflect blame, then opening the gates to corporate heroes who will purportedly save the day. #Opinion

submitted 16 days ago • 9 comments

Fighting fascism by buying Canadian. In this case, crackers from Newfoundland. Bonus: they get a better nutrition score on Yuka than other crackers I’ve seen.

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

AI search results are often just wrong. It's less efficient for your team and your clients. New 🔮 #MellowMarketingTip on LinkedIn, about false returns in AI searches in medicine, science, law, and more. #ASCO2025 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

submitted 27 days ago • 2 comments

Gentle reminder internet do not try and identify him you will ruin his life. And his little wave 👋 was the best.

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

“Defund the police” was in fact a great slogan.

submitted 18 days ago • 123 comments

Talk to people irl, even smart people, and you'll quickly find that the vast majority do not know that AI makes things up, or plagiarizes, or destroys the environment. Knowing the things about AI we take as given here is like knowing internet memes; people who aren't Very Online tend to have no clue

submitted 19 days ago • 18 comments

saw someone post here about a guy berating hotel staff because ChatGPT gave him the wrong directions, which A) why and B) ...navigation was already a solved problem! Miraculously so! What possible improvement would ChatGPT offer for navigation???

submitted 22 days ago • 6 comments

Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today. I'm so angry.

submitted 23 days ago • 1178 comments

We've been vaccinating people in North America for over 50 years. If vaccines caused autism we'd have trains! -- Jon Allen

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

My fellow Cis-Hets, if you’re looking for a substantive way to help for Pride, consider that not all kids get the parents they deserve and many are turned out on the street when the come out. If you can swing it, consider donating to a local teen shelter to give kids a roof and the love they deserve

submitted 24 days ago • 2 comments

This is one of the best mainstream pieces of A.I. criticism I've ever read, and it is somehow on CNN. @amorrow.bsky.social is far ahead

submitted 27 days ago • 24 comments

It’s easy to feel powerless as we watch Israel’s livestreamed genocide in Gaza. But you have SO MUCH power. That’s why, this week on Bubble Pop, we’ve got a woman on the inside. NDP MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social tells us how political pressure works — and how to use it. Here’s a taste:

submitted 27 days ago • 9 comments

You think you know procrastination better then me?!?

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Nour Farhat believes her work as a federal judge in Toronto to be validating and important, but the Montreal native once hoped to become a prosecutor, a dream deferred by Quebec’s severe Bill 21. Contributing writer @mtltoula.bsky.social explores: thewalrus.ca/bill-21-quebec/