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Half of business owners on this Toronto street estimated that more than 25% of their customers arrived by car. In fact, it was 4%. And the % of customers who who walked or cycled? 72%. Retailers routinely overestimate the # of “car customers.” Via @carltonreid.com www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...

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Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY. There was also a 71% drop in air pollution. Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople

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Recording now available for Philosophy and Conspiracy Theories, our #PhilosophyMatters webinar: youtu.be/5WS36-298Ek... #PhiloFortnight2025 #philsky #edusky @triphilosophy.bsky.social

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Remember, our moments of inspiration are also condemned to repeat. LA 2028; Berlin 1936.

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Happy Vernal Equinox, peoples of the northern hemi! May our turn towards the sun give us the energy for the long battle ahead. May our waters flow and nourish the fields and may our gardens grow strong this year. #AstroResistance

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Who wants some good news? The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...

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Once again, King Turd catering to the far right

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The bond of hospitality is not broken as described by some chefs quoted here. The road goes both ways. This is only the duty a guest owes to the host being illuminated. Do not be a false poet/traveller.

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Happy Blood Moon, my friends. Drink her in, let her suffuse your limbs with her celestial powers, let her amber gaze watch over you as you sleep, keeping you safe for tomorrow's battle. #AstroResistance

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Be kind to a someone today. Everyone is walking around scared. Some are right on the edge and others push it to their unconscious but no one is immune. This plane has all the makings of hell but it can be the opposite when we connect with each other

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I hope Americans understand, Canadians won’t just go without sipping your bourbon, peeling your oranges, or visiting your sunny climes. We will scrape the lichen off the fucking rocks.

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Scientists taught rats to tell the difference between a Riesling and a Sauvignon Blanc. I wrote about how they did it (among other topics): elizabethgpreston.substack.com/p/how-to-tra... 🧪 🐀

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No More Kings

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Describe your account in one Simpsons image

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Dear Friends. If you're boycotting US businesses. May I recommend switching to Firefox instead of Chrome. It is one of the only remaining browsers that isn't set on a Google supported codebase. Its an easy switch and arguably runs better than Chrome, especially if you use ublock origin

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1/ The Canadian Anti-Hate Network has identified the neo-Nazi who claimed in 2022 to have started a job driving a school bus outside Oshawa, Ontario. We reported on the story in 2023 but hadn’t ID’d “Claudia” at the time. www.antihate.ca/neo_nazi_sch...

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Good morning. The dance, whatever that means to you, is worth fighting for. “During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, protested in the afternoon and danced all night. The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for.

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We will not fit in and we will not give in #SpiritsOfTheRevolution

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Remember when the Ontario Liberals came close to making sure everyone in the province had a doctor, then realized it was expensive so said “actually, we’re done, everyone else can get fucked”? As one of those people told to get fucked, I sure as hell remember. #onpoli

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Early voting until 8pm today and tomorrow! #ONelection #ptbo #burninghell

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A #FerreriTale in 4 parts, Ptbo MP Michelle #Ferreri re: #Ukraine 1 & 2: Feb 2022: vociferous support 3: Oct 2023: Attends a local Ukraine fundraiser with the refugee-organist touring our Province. Gives her a scroll 4: 2 months later, votes NO on free trade deal/support/funds for Ukraine.

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As “Robin Skies”, Adam Beattie makes anti-immigration TikToks, and claims groups of South Asian men can make women afraid. He was also a paid BC Conservative staffer in 2023 and 2024. thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...

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Here’s a big moment between Ontario Liberal leader Bonnie Crombie and Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles: Stiles questions how Crombie can protect public healthcare given she accepted $25K donations from private healthcare insiders Crombie: ”I think the NDP leader is envious of my fundraising record“

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How the centrepiece track of Silence of the Lambs is a forgotten story of Black History. "the record labels told her they couldn’t market a black woman singing rock.” www.theguardian.com/film/2025/fe...

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Makarounus, fine wines from Cyprus wineanorak.com/2025/02/11/m...

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Give a listen, friends. It's closer and more real than you may think. youtu.be/y5icssbGeBs?...

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Can you imagine?

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Why we all need sisu – the Finnish concept of action and creativity in hard times

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The doorways of Torino, entrances and exits, the eternal return of living and dying.

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Chris Wilton on Signal

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Revealed: gambling firms secretly sharing users’ data with Facebook without permission

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