Benyamin Noori
@benyaminnoori.bsky.social
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YOU HAVE TO TELL THE TRUTH. That's really got to be the starting point of any liberal politics that has any chance. It's the only way to fight on a battlefield where we can win.
December 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
YOU HAVE TO TELL THE TRUTH. That's really got to be the starting point of any liberal politics that has any chance. It's the only way to fight on a battlefield where we can win.
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If you go to a suburban mall, you will probably have to park outside and walk in. You don’t expect to drive in to your store.
But for some reason in urban areas it’s considered an injustice if you can’t park directly in front of the store you want to go to.
But for some reason in urban areas it’s considered an injustice if you can’t park directly in front of the store you want to go to.
December 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
If you go to a suburban mall, you will probably have to park outside and walk in. You don’t expect to drive in to your store.
But for some reason in urban areas it’s considered an injustice if you can’t park directly in front of the store you want to go to.
But for some reason in urban areas it’s considered an injustice if you can’t park directly in front of the store you want to go to.
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We are, in fact, coming for your way of life. It sucks! For you, among other things!
We are, in fact, trying to turn your children gay/trans/whatever (i.e. to make them feel free to be themselves, which probably includes some degree of queerness)
Etc.
We are, in fact, trying to turn your children gay/trans/whatever (i.e. to make them feel free to be themselves, which probably includes some degree of queerness)
Etc.
November 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
We are, in fact, coming for your way of life. It sucks! For you, among other things!
We are, in fact, trying to turn your children gay/trans/whatever (i.e. to make them feel free to be themselves, which probably includes some degree of queerness)
Etc.
We are, in fact, trying to turn your children gay/trans/whatever (i.e. to make them feel free to be themselves, which probably includes some degree of queerness)
Etc.
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queue the lamentations for the "heritage parking lot authority that's the heart of our community"
"If she wants it, Chow has an avenue before her that could solve a large measure of her immediate fiscal problems, serve the city’s larger environmental goals, and improve its fiscal position over the long term. She just needs to destroy the Toronto Parking Authority." — @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social
ANALYSIS: Destroy the Toronto Parking Authority | TVO Today
Want an easy way to ease the housing crisis, pad the city budget, and keep property taxes low?
amp.tvo.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
queue the lamentations for the "heritage parking lot authority that's the heart of our community"
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You can't even say 'at least these people want political power', because they obviously don't want to do anything with political power, they just want to see a number on a screen.
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
You can't even say 'at least these people want political power', because they obviously don't want to do anything with political power, they just want to see a number on a screen.
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Almost everywhere in the City of Toronto has fewer people that it did 50 years ago
November 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Almost everywhere in the City of Toronto has fewer people that it did 50 years ago
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If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
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the biggest section of the REM (and imo the most important phase) opened today, basically extending a highway-median suburban branch into a full-fledged 50 km north-south metro across the montreal region
montreal now has a 119-kilometre metro system with 87 stations, by far the largest in canada!
montreal now has a 119-kilometre metro system with 87 stations, by far the largest in canada!
November 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
the biggest section of the REM (and imo the most important phase) opened today, basically extending a highway-median suburban branch into a full-fledged 50 km north-south metro across the montreal region
montreal now has a 119-kilometre metro system with 87 stations, by far the largest in canada!
montreal now has a 119-kilometre metro system with 87 stations, by far the largest in canada!
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Build baby build!
A 19-storey student housing complex under construction by non-profit UTILE in Montreal’s Griffintown neighbourhood, near downtown.
To total 285 apartments for 353 students.
A 19-storey student housing complex under construction by non-profit UTILE in Montreal’s Griffintown neighbourhood, near downtown.
To total 285 apartments for 353 students.
November 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Build baby build!
A 19-storey student housing complex under construction by non-profit UTILE in Montreal’s Griffintown neighbourhood, near downtown.
To total 285 apartments for 353 students.
A 19-storey student housing complex under construction by non-profit UTILE in Montreal’s Griffintown neighbourhood, near downtown.
To total 285 apartments for 353 students.
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The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Republican president is a pedophile who has doubled my healthcare costs and let scores of violent criminals out of jail. But a Democratic mayor-elect wants to make busses free in a city I don't live in. I have never felt more politically homeless.
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Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
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what a time to be alive
November 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
what a time to be alive
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Cars might work fine in California or Florida, but they’re not practical here in Canada. We have winter.
More than 300 collisions reported as early season snow slams parts of Ontario
YouTube video by CTV News
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Cars might work fine in California or Florida, but they’re not practical here in Canada. We have winter.
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Toronto streetcar missing a light because it’s stuck in traffic.
November 8, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Toronto streetcar missing a light because it’s stuck in traffic.
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Toronto desperately needs a positive vision for its future. Mayor Chow has not given us this.
November 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Toronto desperately needs a positive vision for its future. Mayor Chow has not given us this.
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So, Bike Share Toronto is very close to becoming profitable. For the first 8 months of the year it has a contribution margin of just $680,000. That is about 13 cents/trip. In 2024, it was 32 cents/trip.
November 4, 2025 at 4:56 AM
So, Bike Share Toronto is very close to becoming profitable. For the first 8 months of the year it has a contribution margin of just $680,000. That is about 13 cents/trip. In 2024, it was 32 cents/trip.
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The difference in the time it takes a streetcar in Amsterdam vs. Toronto to clear an intersection after servicing a nearside stop.
October 30, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The difference in the time it takes a streetcar in Amsterdam vs. Toronto to clear an intersection after servicing a nearside stop.
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Our brand new $128 million dollar civic asset (St Lawrence Market North) sitting empty on a beautiful Sunday. Meanwhile the city refuses to make Market Street pedestrianized year-round because adjacent market BIA hasn’t agreed to “animate it” in winter. Where is your own “animation”?
November 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Our brand new $128 million dollar civic asset (St Lawrence Market North) sitting empty on a beautiful Sunday. Meanwhile the city refuses to make Market Street pedestrianized year-round because adjacent market BIA hasn’t agreed to “animate it” in winter. Where is your own “animation”?
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It's Halloween. Everyone post your scariest neighbourhood photos. A coffee shop across from a house. 😱
October 31, 2025 at 1:55 PM
It's Halloween. Everyone post your scariest neighbourhood photos. A coffee shop across from a house. 😱
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"...bowing to pressure from residents' associations that warned of noise, traffic and disruption."
Ah yes, a city of 2.8 million people is currently free of noise, traffic, and disruption...we all move to/live in the largest city in Canada for the lack of these three things 🙄
Ah yes, a city of 2.8 million people is currently free of noise, traffic, and disruption...we all move to/live in the largest city in Canada for the lack of these three things 🙄
October 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"...bowing to pressure from residents' associations that warned of noise, traffic and disruption."
Ah yes, a city of 2.8 million people is currently free of noise, traffic, and disruption...we all move to/live in the largest city in Canada for the lack of these three things 🙄
Ah yes, a city of 2.8 million people is currently free of noise, traffic, and disruption...we all move to/live in the largest city in Canada for the lack of these three things 🙄
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When you (repeatedly) limit housing supply below the level of demand, you engineer a housing crisis.
Why! So disappointed in Colwood for denying 66 homes.
Colwood Corners is designated for high-density development according to the 2018 Official Community Plan.
What is the point of a community plan if everyone ignores it?
#yyjpoli #yyjpolitics #colwood #hfl #homesforliving #housingcrisis
Colwood Corners is designated for high-density development according to the 2018 Official Community Plan.
What is the point of a community plan if everyone ignores it?
#yyjpoli #yyjpolitics #colwood #hfl #homesforliving #housingcrisis
October 29, 2025 at 2:12 AM
When you (repeatedly) limit housing supply below the level of demand, you engineer a housing crisis.
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When people agree with the RA position, they are obviously correct and Toronto should do as they say (do nothing).
When people taking the survey don't agree with the RA position, people must have been too stupid to understand the questions. So we must have more consultation (and do nothing).
When people taking the survey don't agree with the RA position, people must have been too stupid to understand the questions. So we must have more consultation (and do nothing).
October 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
When people agree with the RA position, they are obviously correct and Toronto should do as they say (do nothing).
When people taking the survey don't agree with the RA position, people must have been too stupid to understand the questions. So we must have more consultation (and do nothing).
When people taking the survey don't agree with the RA position, people must have been too stupid to understand the questions. So we must have more consultation (and do nothing).
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if only biden had invited him to his 2021 business roundtable
At a fundamental level, we have to accept much of silicon valley has gone insane.
An ex-Intel CEO’s mission to build a Christian AI: ‘hasten the coming of Christ’s return’
Patrick Gelsinger, executive chairman of Gloo, has made it his mission to advance Christian principles in Silicon Valley
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
if only biden had invited him to his 2021 business roundtable
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As Toronto embraces broader intensification, @diannesaxe.bsky.social allies herself with NIMBY neighbourhood groups to build obstructionist heritage policy.
secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
As Toronto embraces broader intensification, @diannesaxe.bsky.social allies herself with NIMBY neighbourhood groups to build obstructionist heritage policy.
secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
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collided in the yard*
I think that pretty much puts to bed any hope for this line opening in 2025. see you again in 2026, eglinton crosstown
www.thestar.com/news/gta/egl...
I think that pretty much puts to bed any hope for this line opening in 2025. see you again in 2026, eglinton crosstown
www.thestar.com/news/gta/egl...
Eglinton Crosstown LRT testing stopped — source says two trains collided
The Eglinton Crosstown LRT had begun its final round of testing on Oct. 7, but two trains collided in the Mount Dennis train yard on Thursday, leading to a pause in the test, according to a source.
www.thestar.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
collided in the yard*
I think that pretty much puts to bed any hope for this line opening in 2025. see you again in 2026, eglinton crosstown
www.thestar.com/news/gta/egl...
I think that pretty much puts to bed any hope for this line opening in 2025. see you again in 2026, eglinton crosstown
www.thestar.com/news/gta/egl...