infernalmachine🚊🚅🇨🇦
@infernalmachine0.bsky.social
Toronto #policywonk and urban nerd. Metalhead. Have been known to laugh so I don't cry.
January 25, 2026 at 10:31 PM
That's an armoured vehicle sold to ICE by a Canadian company btw.
Some of us were furious about the sale of such vehicles to Saudi Arabia under Harper/Trudeau, and we are equally furious about this under Trudeau/Carney.
Some of us were furious about the sale of such vehicles to Saudi Arabia under Harper/Trudeau, and we are equally furious about this under Trudeau/Carney.
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 10:06 PM
It's time....
From 2017. Imagine this in every major US city at once…
January 25, 2026 at 4:27 AM
It's time....
Disgusting. Who's up for a protest
The thing about Doug Ford, he’s only against the trump’s tariffs that hit Ontario. He has said he’s a trump supporter otherwise & continually shows that.
January 24, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Disgusting. Who's up for a protest
Stellar piece by JMM who I think probably knows more about city planning and governance than a chunk of the working planners and politicians out there.
New from me at TVO, on recent news from the province on the housing file (and why all of it is, literally and provably, years too late) amp.tvo.org/article/analysis-is-2026-the-year-ontario-will-finally-get-to-work-taking-on-the-housing-crisis
ANALYSIS: Is 2026 the year Ontario will finally get to work taking on the housing crisis? | TVO Today
For five years, the Ford government has done anything on the housing file except the things that would make a difference.
amp.tvo.org
January 23, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Stellar piece by JMM who I think probably knows more about city planning and governance than a chunk of the working planners and politicians out there.
Obligatory we got buried in snow post
This is midday. It is still snowing
This is midday. It is still snowing
January 15, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Obligatory we got buried in snow post
This is midday. It is still snowing
This is midday. It is still snowing
Maybe a whole crap load of progressive organizations should take a deep breath, form alliances, and ...actually found an anti fascist union?
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January 12, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Maybe a whole crap load of progressive organizations should take a deep breath, form alliances, and ...actually found an anti fascist union?
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This is basically exactly how @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy Cory Doctorow said it would work in his really excellent novel Attack Surface.
craphound.com/category/att...
craphound.com/category/att...
January 11, 2026 at 11:57 PM
This is basically exactly how @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy Cory Doctorow said it would work in his really excellent novel Attack Surface.
craphound.com/category/att...
craphound.com/category/att...
January 10, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Maybe not abolitionist entirely, but absolutely not in its current form.
We need to blow it up. Radical rethink of what is inherently classist and racist.
We need to blow it up. Radical rethink of what is inherently classist and racist.
January 7, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Maybe not abolitionist entirely, but absolutely not in its current form.
We need to blow it up. Radical rethink of what is inherently classist and racist.
We need to blow it up. Radical rethink of what is inherently classist and racist.
Happy xmas, stay heavy.
December 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Happy xmas, stay heavy.
Housing crisis? What housing crisis, my home is fine!
Housing affordability is the number one priority and pain point for their residents and these mayors are advocating for higher home prices and rents
Embarrassing
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Embarrassing
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Metro Vancouver mayors urge B.C. to roll back housing density laws, but province ‘not going backwards’ | CBC News
A coalition of Metro Vancouver mayors is calling on the B.C. government to repeal housing legislation designed to increase supply through higher density, but the housing minister says there's no going...
www.cbc.ca
December 12, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Housing crisis? What housing crisis, my home is fine!
Why does a multimodal hub like Dundas West still look like the burbs?
Lookin at you Gord Perks.... That giraffe condo was proposed at the same height as crossways but was "too dense for the site" 😂🫠🤪
Lookin at you Gord Perks.... That giraffe condo was proposed at the same height as crossways but was "too dense for the site" 😂🫠🤪
December 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Why does a multimodal hub like Dundas West still look like the burbs?
Lookin at you Gord Perks.... That giraffe condo was proposed at the same height as crossways but was "too dense for the site" 😂🫠🤪
Lookin at you Gord Perks.... That giraffe condo was proposed at the same height as crossways but was "too dense for the site" 😂🫠🤪
Squeeeeeeee!!!
December 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Squeeeeeeee!!!
How many is too many and why isn't it 0?
Pedestrian struck by motorist on Parkside a block from the speed camera that vigilantes kept tearing down that caused ford to remove them from all Ontario. Drive as you wish Ontario. Nobody matters. This is what you voted for.
November 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
How many is too many and why isn't it 0?
A new Harvard study—the first large-scale comparison of Amazon, UPS & FedEx drivers—shows what worker power really means:
🔴 Amazon: ~$19/hr, no raises, high turnover.
🟢 UPS (union): ~$35/hr, steady wage growth, long careers.
Same job. Different power.
Full study → buff.ly/rpn6H5E
🔴 Amazon: ~$19/hr, no raises, high turnover.
🟢 UPS (union): ~$35/hr, steady wage growth, long careers.
Same job. Different power.
Full study → buff.ly/rpn6H5E
November 17, 2025 at 6:48 PM
My family just went car free, obv easier in Toronto (old York) but it is possible!!
www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
Why some Canadians love living without a car | CBC Climate Change News
In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we share the experiences of people across Canada who don't own a car; track China's progress on cutting emissions; and check out an efficient way to remo...
www.cbc.ca
November 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
My family just went car free, obv easier in Toronto (old York) but it is possible!!
www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
www.cbc.ca/news/climate...
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Huge solidarity to @unifor.org local 88.
1,100 workers making EV delivery vans, laid off by GM.
Now they're saying, enough!
If GM comes for the machines, they'll occupy the plant.
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1,100 workers making EV delivery vans, laid off by GM.
Now they're saying, enough!
If GM comes for the machines, they'll occupy the plant.
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Union threatens to seize Cami auto plant if GM removes machinery
Mike Van Boekel, chairperson of Unifor Local 88, said they are also prepared to fight the company in court.
lfpress.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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A warning not just in the UK but for political engagement and discourse more generally.
How do policy makers, politicians, and the public even begin to know how to navigate this new normal?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
How do policy makers, politicians, and the public even begin to know how to navigate this new normal?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
AI-powered nimbyism could grind UK planning system to a halt, experts warn
Tools that help people scan applications and find grounds for objection have potential to hit government’s housebuilding plans
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
A warning not just in the UK but for political engagement and discourse more generally.
How do policy makers, politicians, and the public even begin to know how to navigate this new normal?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
How do policy makers, politicians, and the public even begin to know how to navigate this new normal?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Who else really misses the "old internet"?
"Why American-style polarisation is spreading across the West"
Two words: algorithms and incentives. Mostly incentives. Until we modify or eliminate incentives, all we can do is watch as the fabric of society is pulled apart, strand by strand. www.ft.com/content/5060...
Two words: algorithms and incentives. Mostly incentives. Until we modify or eliminate incentives, all we can do is watch as the fabric of society is pulled apart, strand by strand. www.ft.com/content/5060...
November 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Who else really misses the "old internet"?
@toronto.ca @mayoroliviachow.ca @ttcalerts.bsky.social why on earth would we ...shut down surface transit.... In the event of a jays win? People have jobs and lives to get on with. Diversions in the Skydome area sure, but this is a bad move, guys. So not World Class . ...
So weird, the city just seems to love doing peculiar anti-transit stuff. I’m sure roads aren’t gonna be closed to drivers!
October 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM
@toronto.ca @mayoroliviachow.ca @ttcalerts.bsky.social why on earth would we ...shut down surface transit.... In the event of a jays win? People have jobs and lives to get on with. Diversions in the Skydome area sure, but this is a bad move, guys. So not World Class . ...
...which makes me wonder why Canada would want to be more like the US ....
Almost every major news story this week is about how the entire economy is now gambling, scams, bribes and theft.
October 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
...which makes me wonder why Canada would want to be more like the US ....
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October 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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