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A paved pathway was built through a wetland in Severn, outside of Orillia, surprising the community and council. Across Ontario, flood-mitigating wetlands are losing protections - sometimes because developers pay experts that redraw protection maps, which the province just .. accepts?
When a developer carved a path through a wetland, the extent caught neighbours and Severn Township by surprise — but there was little anyone could do. Wetlands are disappearing across Ontario, along with the rules meant to protect them. thenarwhal.ca/severn-ontar...
Ontario is losing wetlands: Severn's is an example | The Narwhal
A developer built a trail through a wetland near Orillia, catching neighbours and the township by surprise. Across Ontario, wetlands are getting harder and harder to protect
thenarwhal.ca
December 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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>"Rather than removing any vehicle lanes, the City of Toronto is instead planning to narrow them to accommodate bikes"

Heh.
This is REALLY important in Ontario, where a really bad Premier has been attacking cities in many ways, including blocking smart bike infrastructure: “Rather than contravening the Ontario govt by removing vehicle lanes, the City of Toronto is instead planning to narrow them to accommodate bikes.”
'It's a win-win': How Toronto is planning 20km of new bike lanes without defying Ford
The City of Toronto is also planning $30-million worth of infrastructure upgrades, including bike lanes, cycle tracks, and trails.
toronto.citynews.ca
December 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Bot hands on misery to man
It deepens like a coastal shelf
Get out as early as you can
And don’t use chatGPT yourself
No one before Sam successfully raised a child, which is why the human species went extinct in Mesopotamia. Seriously, the best way to read this is that countless billions of humans did just fine but Sam is not as competent and self-reliant as them, and that's what AI wants us to be: dependent.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"

Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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heute vor einem jahr ist judith an me/cfs gestorben.

#jederTagMECFS #MECFS #LongCovid #MEAwareness
December 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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This article argues that Canadian banking regulations are too tight because Canadian banks are safe, and since we haven't had a bank collapse in 40 years, we should just go ahead and loosen regulations.

GEE, I WONDER WHY WE HAVEN'T HAD A BANK COLLAPSE IN 40 YEARS!
Business Brief: Canada is holding back its banks
An obsession with stability is hurting both the economy and Canadians
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Counting up the work I've done this year, and feeling pretty good about it! In 2025, I've drawn:

146 maps
17 figures
4 pieces of commissioned artwork
Fantasy subway maps
c. 50k words worth of patreon writing
Lots of non-commissioned artwork

That's a lot to draw by hand! Here are some favorites:
December 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Rachel Gilmore on the anti-DEI movement: "I think that to attack these notions is a dog whistle to the worst elements of society that are seeing a slide towards a more fascistic world. And every politician who engages in that should be ashamed of themselves."
December 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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When you have a better day, and you're scared to do anything with the energy/clarity because you know how fast you can lose it and it just feels so good to *feel* more alive, you're happy just thinking and feeling. You truly know how sacred life is, and how relentless ME/CFS is.
#MECFS
December 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Foot in mouth disease - in conjunction with ME/CFS

Yesterday I offended someone here, who then blocked me, due to crossed wires. When I'm crashed, I find it hard to communicate - nuance, tone, clarity. I hate this and do all I can to avoid it.

So, my apologies in advance, it's always accidental!
December 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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December 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Carney is looking more like Stephen Harper every day of this government.
December 6, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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My latest -- the bigger story about the Canadian-built armoured vehicle purchase by ICE is actually how the war abroad and the war at home are, primarily, economic wars.

noraloreto.substack.com/p/canadian-b...
Canadian-built machines of war
“As we move from fighting the war to fighting the peace, I think we really have to see this as an opportunity for an economic renaissance" - Chrystia Freeland
noraloreto.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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At the "kicking and screaming internally" state of a mild/moderate crash.

When you are bored and frustrated and a) need to do stuff; b) KNOW that doing stuff is something you will DEEPLY regret.
December 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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free advice: don't get mad at a sick person w/ an unreliable body for not being able to do something

the sick person is probs already pretty mad at themselves (really at their body, but internalized ableism is a helluva drug) and managing a mountain of grief from all the other things they can't do
December 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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JFC. Some of us never forgot the sale of armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia under Harper/Trudeau. Not much has changed.
December 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Utterly heartbreaking to hear that 20yr old #pwME Ella Copley has died
Deepest condolences to her incredible Mother Jo who couldnt have fought harder for her
@tessamunt.bsky.social @joplatt.bsky.social @ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social unless measures are taken urgently this will continue to happen 2 pwME
December 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Yes, Carney is better than Poilievre. Influenza is better than COVID. But that doesn't make influenza awesome.
December 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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It was so nice to really "talk" to my best friend & caregiver via this interview during the #PAISprotest yesterday.

He's in my house on a weekly basis, but I haven't properly spoken to him in a decade maybe? We also rarely "see" each other. Thankful! ❤️

youtu.be/3YVKu0s0r2s?...
December 1, 2025
YouTube video by Anil about ME
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Today is #InternationalDayOfPalestinianSolidarity and for someone of us, solidarity is not just a word. It's seeing Palestinians as beloved members of our community, even family, regardless of our ancestry.

Share @monahijazi.bsky.social's post, you're already here.

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𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙝𝙪𝙜 , 𝙖 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙪𝙥 🤍

𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙝𝙪𝙜 , 𝙖 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙪𝙥 🤍

𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙝𝙪𝙜 , 𝙖 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙪𝙥 🤍
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November 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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“UNRWA staff work with great commitment, serving as the first line of support in delivering services," says Najwa, an UNRWA Field Nursing Services Officer.

#UNRWAworks to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in the occupied West Bank including East Jerusalem.

#16Days
November 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙝𝙪𝙜 , 𝙖 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙪𝙥 🤍

𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙝𝙪𝙜 , 𝙖 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙪𝙥 🤍

𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙝𝙪𝙜 , 𝙖 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙪𝙥 🤍
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November 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM