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This is the dystopian future city council just saved most of the city from. This neighbourhood-ruining sixplex that I used to live in. A true architectural horror, a blight upon its neighbours.

submitted 10 hours ago • 1 comment

The yellow belt remains safe from the horror of sixplexes.

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Seriously though someone commission me to write this.

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SimCity is a fundamentally regressive game which entrenches car centrist planning dogmas through its highway-first, exclusionary zoning based ganeplay. In this essay I will...

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A lot of American pollsters need a long hard look in the mirror today. Have you ever seen polls get a result as wrong as this?

submitted 18 hours ago • 1 comment

If the Democrats want to permanently put an end to Republican authoritarianism they need to learn from their stars in New York. AOC and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social are lightning in a bottle on social media and appeal to working class and minorities. They win elections with hopeful messages.

submitted 19 hours ago • 0 comments

Good morning New York, you're giving the rest of the world hope for the US. There's a reason you're one of my favourite places.

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Actually its because American football uses neither feet nor balls and we would prefer you use the more accurate term "handegg"

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While our southern neighbours roll back their support of pride it makes me feel a little fuzzy to see that most macho of profession, the firefighter, showing support for LGBTQ+ people, with emphasis on the T.

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Like why do no politicians campaign on this? Feels like an easy win. Align closer to European labour law because its been studied and proven to be effective.

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It is wild how much more productive I am when I have rested properly. I got more done by 1pm today than I would previously have done in 2 days and its all because I'm working 4 day weeks and took a vacation. I'll never understand how Canada doesn't seem to get this. PTO policies here are absurd.

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The more things change, the more they stay the same.

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On the plus side, Trump made sure fewer nations than ever will be willing to entire war on behalf of the US.

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Cars should have bells not horns. Someone commission me to write this piece.

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

More evidence that relying on AI leads to cognitive decline.

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When I joined the BBC my training included the distinction between "neutrality" and "due impartiality". The "due" is important -- climate change, for example, is not something the BBC is impartial on because there is overwhelming scientific consensus. Impartiality wasn't supposed to trump fact.

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According to this person we should force people to drive for their groceries in order to protect the environment

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Saw a CTV journalist shooting video of the Bloor bike lane today so I can only assume that means they're covering this.

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Toronto Community Bikeways Coalition reports that during evening rush hours, bikes outnumber motor vehicles on Bloor. So much "hidden" people in Toronto when some parties just focus on car drivers. The Bloor BIA has been courageous (politically) in defending the bike lanes. 1/2

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Somehow the BBC has published a piece on tanking ticket sales at the FIFA Club World Cup without a single mention of the threats from DHS that ICE would be present "suited and booted" at the games. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

The Onion's been killing it for so long now that the punchline is the date on the article

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The Bentway is one of the coolest spaces and projects in Toronto -- the rest of the city can and should learn from them!

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Toronto's finest, eating shwarma in the bike lane.

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We may not have won this one, but I'm still so proud of the City Space team for the DPA nomination (and the other awards we've already won)

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Welcome to the US, carry ID or face violent anonymous kidnapping.

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Well that feels weird.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

These people are the best of us.

submitted 17 days ago • 4 comments

I have, perhaps unwisely, been listening to a podcast about the Nazis rise to power, so I feel the need to say today that Hitler encouraged his SA to start fights and riots in the street as a pretext for police crackdowns and martial law.

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

Love to replace food production with the chatbot that tells lies

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

Screw the club, meet me at the Sick Kids DJ tent.

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Amazing that Therme are presumably paying @adamvaughan.bsky.social quite a lot of money to be their comms guy and this is how the press coverage comes out.

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

I just realised the book proposal I am working on right now would enable me to purchase video games as a business expense. I am more motivated than ever.

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