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spending the day with artist Gustave Courtois (1852-1923), whose paintings are a record of the hot men he fell in love with - including his great muse, bodybuilder Maurice Deriaz.
When they were exhibited Courtois was met with a wave of revulsion from critics at his open, undisguised desire.
When they were exhibited Courtois was met with a wave of revulsion from critics at his open, undisguised desire.
January 15, 2026 at 9:24 PM
spending the day with artist Gustave Courtois (1852-1923), whose paintings are a record of the hot men he fell in love with - including his great muse, bodybuilder Maurice Deriaz.
When they were exhibited Courtois was met with a wave of revulsion from critics at his open, undisguised desire.
When they were exhibited Courtois was met with a wave of revulsion from critics at his open, undisguised desire.
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Financialized landlords disproportionately apply to evict in Black neighbourhoods, study finds
Financialized landlords disproportionately apply to evict in Black neighbourhoods, study finds
Findings show the eviction applications rates were five times higher in high-income, majority Black neighbourhoods than financialized landlords’ citywide average.
www.thestar.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Financialized landlords disproportionately apply to evict in Black neighbourhoods, study finds
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BREAKING: Nearly 15,000 New York City nurses are now on strike at Mount Sinai, Montefiore, and New York Presbyterian.
It's the largest nurses' strike in NYC history.
It's the largest nurses' strike in NYC history.
January 12, 2026 at 4:22 PM
BREAKING: Nearly 15,000 New York City nurses are now on strike at Mount Sinai, Montefiore, and New York Presbyterian.
It's the largest nurses' strike in NYC history.
It's the largest nurses' strike in NYC history.
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Last night, Toronto Police were blitzing working delivery cyclists and ticketing them for parking on the road AND on the sidewalk (in front of food pick up spots on Yonge). 2 hours later one of the ticketed cyclists captured a pic of officers on a Timmies run while parked in a bike lane. No tickets.
January 12, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Last night, Toronto Police were blitzing working delivery cyclists and ticketing them for parking on the road AND on the sidewalk (in front of food pick up spots on Yonge). 2 hours later one of the ticketed cyclists captured a pic of officers on a Timmies run while parked in a bike lane. No tickets.
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This policy is illegal in Ontario.
Today in the New York Times:
"One year after the start of congestion pricing, traffic jams are less severe, streets are safer, and commute times are improving for travelers from well beyond Manhattan."
"One year after the start of congestion pricing, traffic jams are less severe, streets are safer, and commute times are improving for travelers from well beyond Manhattan."
January 5, 2026 at 11:14 PM
This policy is illegal in Ontario.
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This is why the cretins of Team Ford repeat "jail not bail" at every opportunity.
Private prisons are coming, and inmates can be rented out to work even cheaper than temporary foreign workers.
New slave labour source unlocked.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
Private prisons are coming, and inmates can be rented out to work even cheaper than temporary foreign workers.
New slave labour source unlocked.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
Supreme Court Considers Private Prison Case
A private prison company seeks a ruling that could help all government contractors evade liability.
www.brennancenter.org
December 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This is why the cretins of Team Ford repeat "jail not bail" at every opportunity.
Private prisons are coming, and inmates can be rented out to work even cheaper than temporary foreign workers.
New slave labour source unlocked.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
Private prisons are coming, and inmates can be rented out to work even cheaper than temporary foreign workers.
New slave labour source unlocked.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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A big thank you to Shaw-nae for warmly welcoming us, sharing her history and her home. As she often says, Staten Island truly is the borough of many memories.
December 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A big thank you to Shaw-nae for warmly welcoming us, sharing her history and her home. As she often says, Staten Island truly is the borough of many memories.
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Alt Text: Doug Ford, currently under RCMP investigation, panders to his base by wearing an OPP sweatshirt while pretending to pack boxes at a food bank instead of improving rent control, increasing the minimum wage, building homes, increasing ODSP, or helping in any meaningful way at all really.
December 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Alt Text: Doug Ford, currently under RCMP investigation, panders to his base by wearing an OPP sweatshirt while pretending to pack boxes at a food bank instead of improving rent control, increasing the minimum wage, building homes, increasing ODSP, or helping in any meaningful way at all really.
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THREAD. There are alarming developments in Canada recently. Some politicians are apparently doing their best impression of Trump's Executive Orders on cash bail--they want to determine who is in a cage and who is free with their family based on who pays up-front cash.
December 8, 2025 at 3:13 AM
THREAD. There are alarming developments in Canada recently. Some politicians are apparently doing their best impression of Trump's Executive Orders on cash bail--they want to determine who is in a cage and who is free with their family based on who pays up-front cash.
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
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#StarExclusive: Low-scoring applicants averaged the highest payouts from Doug Ford’s Skills Development Fund
Low-scoring applicants averaged the highest payouts from Doug Ford’s Skills Development Fund
Groups with the worst-ranked applications seeking money from Premier Doug Ford's $2.5-billion Skills Development Fund got, on average, the biggest payouts, according to a Star analysis.
www.thestar.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:35 PM
#StarExclusive: Low-scoring applicants averaged the highest payouts from Doug Ford’s Skills Development Fund
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NEW: A vehicle assigned to a Ford cabinet minister has been recorded at stunt driving speeds 12 times.
The premier's office suggested it was the same driver each time, and implied they still work for the government. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1146702...
The premier's office suggested it was the same driver each time, and implied they still work for the government. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1146702...
Ford government vehicle recorded at stunt driving speeds on Ontario highways | Globalnews.ca
At least one cabinet-assigned vehicle was recorded driving more than 50 km/h over the speed limit multiple times in the past three years, according to documents.
globalnews.ca
October 7, 2025 at 11:40 AM
NEW: A vehicle assigned to a Ford cabinet minister has been recorded at stunt driving speeds 12 times.
The premier's office suggested it was the same driver each time, and implied they still work for the government. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1146702...
The premier's office suggested it was the same driver each time, and implied they still work for the government. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1146702...
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ICYMI: Here's how the Doug Ford government plans to establish areas of Ontario where development can move ahead without abiding by provincial or municipal laws: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill...
Ontario drafts special economic zone rules around minister's opinion | The Narwhal
The Doug Ford government’s draft rules for special economic zones under Bill 5 empower ministers and dismiss First Nations’ request for oversight
thenarwhal.ca
October 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
ICYMI: Here's how the Doug Ford government plans to establish areas of Ontario where development can move ahead without abiding by provincial or municipal laws: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-bill...
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Interesting use of the passive voice you've got there, CNN..
October 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Interesting use of the passive voice you've got there, CNN..
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The Dufferin Grove Encampment was removed this morning. Now just the usual fence & pvt security guards.
September 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The Dufferin Grove Encampment was removed this morning. Now just the usual fence & pvt security guards.
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#OtD 25 Sep 2003 noted Palestinian intellectual Edward Said died. A founding father of postcolonial theory, he wrote extensively on the Middle East and Palestine, and how Western culture has been moulded by imperialism stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9791...
September 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
#OtD 25 Sep 2003 noted Palestinian intellectual Edward Said died. A founding father of postcolonial theory, he wrote extensively on the Middle East and Palestine, and how Western culture has been moulded by imperialism stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9791...
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Now that it's nothing but rubble and corpses.
Now that its people have been crushed, shot in the head or starved to death.
Now that all the pediatric surgeons have been suitably gang-raped to death in prison.
Fuck you.
Now that its people have been crushed, shot in the head or starved to death.
Now that all the pediatric surgeons have been suitably gang-raped to death in prison.
Fuck you.
September 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Now that it's nothing but rubble and corpses.
Now that its people have been crushed, shot in the head or starved to death.
Now that all the pediatric surgeons have been suitably gang-raped to death in prison.
Fuck you.
Now that its people have been crushed, shot in the head or starved to death.
Now that all the pediatric surgeons have been suitably gang-raped to death in prison.
Fuck you.
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Somewhere the staff of a phrenology app have taken Molly and embarked on a techno and group sex project, but for once—I can feel it in the air—that place is not here.
August 31, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Somewhere the staff of a phrenology app have taken Molly and embarked on a techno and group sex project, but for once—I can feel it in the air—that place is not here.
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The Squamish nation says it has secured 100 per cent ownership in Phases 3 and 4 of its massive Vancouver housing development.
It calls the move "an unprecedented step toward self-sufficiency."
www.aptnnews.ca?p=275940
It calls the move "an unprecedented step toward self-sufficiency."
www.aptnnews.ca?p=275940
Westbank sells stake in Squamish Nation housing development
The Squamish Nation says Vancouver developer Westbank Corp. has sold its stake in its Senakw housing project, which broke ground in 2022.
www.aptnnews.ca
August 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The Squamish nation says it has secured 100 per cent ownership in Phases 3 and 4 of its massive Vancouver housing development.
It calls the move "an unprecedented step toward self-sufficiency."
www.aptnnews.ca?p=275940
It calls the move "an unprecedented step toward self-sufficiency."
www.aptnnews.ca?p=275940
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Cool the province has unlimited $$$ to continue to fight a city to remove bike lanes but can’t seem to find a few bucks to keep our schools from literally crumbling …
August 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Cool the province has unlimited $$$ to continue to fight a city to remove bike lanes but can’t seem to find a few bucks to keep our schools from literally crumbling …
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Not to mention, sprawl creates fascists. Who’s more likely to be aggrieved and vengeful? The guy who walks to the store and has a drink at the bar and chats with people, or the guy who sits in traffic all day and views other people as obstacles in his way?
One thing I've not seen mentioned in redistricting discourse is the fact that California has built so little housing over the last two decades, we're on track to lose ~ 4 seats in the house anyway.
People really don't appreciate how deeply NIMBYs have fucked the United States.
People really don't appreciate how deeply NIMBYs have fucked the United States.
August 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Not to mention, sprawl creates fascists. Who’s more likely to be aggrieved and vengeful? The guy who walks to the store and has a drink at the bar and chats with people, or the guy who sits in traffic all day and views other people as obstacles in his way?
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Crucial to the pronatalist worldview is the reality that children are only considered desirable so far as those children and their care needs can be used to constrain women’s dignity and prospects.
August 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Crucial to the pronatalist worldview is the reality that children are only considered desirable so far as those children and their care needs can be used to constrain women’s dignity and prospects.
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Realtors warn that if housing market collapses everyone could one day afford house
Realtors warn that if housing market collapses everyone could one day afford house
TORONTO - After a nearly 30% decline in value, realtors across Toronto are concerned that if the market continues to falter someday in the near future everyone could afford a house.
www.thebeaverton.com
August 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Realtors warn that if housing market collapses everyone could one day afford house
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July 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM