SJFB
@mamacita.bsky.social
Registered Psychotherapist with a focus on Sex Therapy and Film&TV Therapy. Torontonian with severe tsundoku. Gal of the 80s. Former filmmaker of taboo film. Una mujer mala. Otrovert. 🏳️🌈👊🏾🏳️⚧️ Fuck AI.
Ok, I'm done. Just DONE.
I don't have enough incredulous swear words in my vocabulary for this.
I don't have enough incredulous swear words in my vocabulary for this.
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
My office just uncovered that, buried in their Fall Economic Statement, Ford’s Conservatives are quietly seizing control of Exhibition Place.
#ONpoli
My office just uncovered that, buried in their Fall Economic Statement, Ford’s Conservatives are quietly seizing control of Exhibition Place.
#ONpoli
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Ok, I'm done. Just DONE.
I don't have enough incredulous swear words in my vocabulary for this.
I don't have enough incredulous swear words in my vocabulary for this.
THEN WHY ARE WE DOING IT OMG
Up now: starting Jan 1, your recycling will be collected by a private company, not the City of Toronto. Council is pretty concerned that the new company, Circular Materials, is not ready for this transition. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
Agenda Item History 2025.IE25.2
Agenda Item History 2025.IE25.2
secure.toronto.ca
November 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
THEN WHY ARE WE DOING IT OMG
Ford 'making roads safe again' by eliminating all safe-road-making techniques.
<SLAMS HEAD AGAINST WALL AND WALKS INTO THE SEA>
<SLAMS HEAD AGAINST WALL AND WALKS INTO THE SEA>
"Starting tomorrow, 1,000 people could lose their jobs," says Mayor Olivia Chow, including over 900 crossing guards, because the city won't be able to collect revenue from speed cameras after a provincial bill banning them. The ban also takes money away from capital projects like traffic calming.
November 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Ford 'making roads safe again' by eliminating all safe-road-making techniques.
<SLAMS HEAD AGAINST WALL AND WALKS INTO THE SEA>
<SLAMS HEAD AGAINST WALL AND WALKS INTO THE SEA>
Not wanting to live near a convenience store is just a bonkers concept to me.
This circle overlaps with the one that says '15 minute cities are oppression'.
I assume that these folk will never patronize such a store & will get in their car to go buy milk.
This circle overlaps with the one that says '15 minute cities are oppression'.
I assume that these folk will never patronize such a store & will get in their car to go buy milk.
Councillor Jamaal Myers says some people want nieghbourhood retail, but others might "already have enough retail. And they don't want to live next to a convenience store, and that's perfectly OK as well."
November 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Not wanting to live near a convenience store is just a bonkers concept to me.
This circle overlaps with the one that says '15 minute cities are oppression'.
I assume that these folk will never patronize such a store & will get in their car to go buy milk.
This circle overlaps with the one that says '15 minute cities are oppression'.
I assume that these folk will never patronize such a store & will get in their car to go buy milk.
Watching the Hinton Lectures on AI safety and my key takeaway for tonight is govt focusing on game theory and "innovating" until essentially paperclip theory becomes a reality.
<walks into the sea>
<walks into the sea>
November 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Watching the Hinton Lectures on AI safety and my key takeaway for tonight is govt focusing on game theory and "innovating" until essentially paperclip theory becomes a reality.
<walks into the sea>
<walks into the sea>
That tracks.
This is also an interesting thread as I've been thinking about how Predator: Badlands can easily be looked at through a queer lens.
This is also an interesting thread as I've been thinking about how Predator: Badlands can easily be looked at through a queer lens.
predator is a slasher movie and arnold schwarzenegger is the final girl
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
That tracks.
This is also an interesting thread as I've been thinking about how Predator: Badlands can easily be looked at through a queer lens.
This is also an interesting thread as I've been thinking about how Predator: Badlands can easily be looked at through a queer lens.
They really missed an opportunity to create an hysterical scene of dogs and cats living together.
<walks into the sea>
<walks into the sea>
The folks at IntegrityTO have finally weighed in on neighbourhood retail with AI generated scenes of creepy faceless loiterers congregating outside a 7-11…
Mind you the recommendation (that didn’t make it past committee) was for *corner lots*. They can’t even prompt right.
Mind you the recommendation (that didn’t make it past committee) was for *corner lots*. They can’t even prompt right.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
They really missed an opportunity to create an hysterical scene of dogs and cats living together.
<walks into the sea>
<walks into the sea>
Bond films are trash. That some sort of argument arises every time a new one is considered is tired.
I'm all in for a series of Lou films. Allison Janney as Action Spy ftw. Or more from the Atomic Blonde universe.
Bring on the women.
I'm all in for a series of Lou films. Allison Janney as Action Spy ftw. Or more from the Atomic Blonde universe.
Bring on the women.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Bond films are trash. That some sort of argument arises every time a new one is considered is tired.
I'm all in for a series of Lou films. Allison Janney as Action Spy ftw. Or more from the Atomic Blonde universe.
Bring on the women.
I'm all in for a series of Lou films. Allison Janney as Action Spy ftw. Or more from the Atomic Blonde universe.
Bring on the women.
www.joinheard.com/articles/wha...
This is absolutely wild to me. A silver lining to the pandemic is the increase of access the therapy via remote sessions. & with sky high office rental rates, it also helps therapists.
This is absolutely wild to me. A silver lining to the pandemic is the increase of access the therapy via remote sessions. & with sky high office rental rates, it also helps therapists.
What Therapists Need to Know About the Telehealth Policy Cliff | Heard
Learn how the 2025 government shutdown and the end of the CMS telehealth waiver impact therapists treating Medicare and Medicaid clients, and what steps to take to keep your practice compliant.
www.joinheard.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
www.joinheard.com/articles/wha...
This is absolutely wild to me. A silver lining to the pandemic is the increase of access the therapy via remote sessions. & with sky high office rental rates, it also helps therapists.
This is absolutely wild to me. A silver lining to the pandemic is the increase of access the therapy via remote sessions. & with sky high office rental rates, it also helps therapists.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Women's bodies will never not be a battleground.
One thing salient in this piece is the sub-battle of women influencers peddling garbage. They're part of what I call White Women's Wellness.
Women's bodies will never not be a battleground.
One thing salient in this piece is the sub-battle of women influencers peddling garbage. They're part of what I call White Women's Wellness.
The many problems with the FDA’s big menopause announcement
No, it doesn't kill women or cause divorce.
www.motherjones.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Women's bodies will never not be a battleground.
One thing salient in this piece is the sub-battle of women influencers peddling garbage. They're part of what I call White Women's Wellness.
Women's bodies will never not be a battleground.
One thing salient in this piece is the sub-battle of women influencers peddling garbage. They're part of what I call White Women's Wellness.
Since I just learned that a beloved cafe in Little Italy is being renovicted (despite landlord saying they wouldn't & the cafe investing in reno's), it's especially important to remember to contact your local councillor & demand they allow small biz on residential streets. Do it now.
#topoli
#topoli
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Since I just learned that a beloved cafe in Little Italy is being renovicted (despite landlord saying they wouldn't & the cafe investing in reno's), it's especially important to remember to contact your local councillor & demand they allow small biz on residential streets. Do it now.
#topoli
#topoli
So Predator: Badlands is kinda fun. The charm and elegance of the practical effects of the original is lost, but it's a fun movie (and actually doesn't have to even be a Predator film).
Also very interesting when see through a queer reading.
Also very interesting when see through a queer reading.
November 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
So Predator: Badlands is kinda fun. The charm and elegance of the practical effects of the original is lost, but it's a fun movie (and actually doesn't have to even be a Predator film).
Also very interesting when see through a queer reading.
Also very interesting when see through a queer reading.
Is there a 'good news' aggregator/newsletter of some sort? The newsletters I get are page after page of examples of the world being awful.
I love @404media.co, but man, everything I just read is SO BLEAK.
I love @404media.co, but man, everything I just read is SO BLEAK.
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Is there a 'good news' aggregator/newsletter of some sort? The newsletters I get are page after page of examples of the world being awful.
I love @404media.co, but man, everything I just read is SO BLEAK.
I love @404media.co, but man, everything I just read is SO BLEAK.
I'm SO VERY EXCITED FOR THIS.
Killer of Killers was AWESOME.
Killer of Killers was AWESOME.
**** for Predator: Badlands, "an exceptional sci-fi action thriller with memorable characters, beautiful and terrifying animals (and plants), a structurally airtight script, and lead performances that deserve to be included in discussions of the year’s best." www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pred...
Predator: Badlands movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
An exceptional sci-fi action thriller with memorable characters and lead performances that deserve to be included in discussions of the year's best.
www.rogerebert.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I'm SO VERY EXCITED FOR THIS.
Killer of Killers was AWESOME.
Killer of Killers was AWESOME.
WHAT.
are they planning on making a 1:1 scale of it for their study wtf
are they planning on making a 1:1 scale of it for their study wtf
November 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
WHAT.
are they planning on making a 1:1 scale of it for their study wtf
are they planning on making a 1:1 scale of it for their study wtf
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Edward Keenan sums up what I was mulling earlier - the comparisons of Chow and Mamdani.
(I read it via the TPL. Library cards are great things!)
Edward Keenan sums up what I was mulling earlier - the comparisons of Chow and Mamdani.
(I read it via the TPL. Library cards are great things!)
November 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Edward Keenan sums up what I was mulling earlier - the comparisons of Chow and Mamdani.
(I read it via the TPL. Library cards are great things!)
Edward Keenan sums up what I was mulling earlier - the comparisons of Chow and Mamdani.
(I read it via the TPL. Library cards are great things!)
@mollyroberts.bsky.social reporting on the RIDICULOUS federal sandwich case was brilliant, and reminded me a lot of @graphicmatt.com's city council mtg reporting. So charming and funny, and gets ppl really involved in politics.
Neither government nor defense requests anything at this time…not even an afternoon snack. So that—and I know you’ve been waiting for it—is a wrap.
November 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
@mollyroberts.bsky.social reporting on the RIDICULOUS federal sandwich case was brilliant, and reminded me a lot of @graphicmatt.com's city council mtg reporting. So charming and funny, and gets ppl really involved in politics.
I noticed a few things about Mamdani's victory speech (elected; yay!).
These phrases really stuck out for me as a citizen of Toronto:
NY citizens should not be "condemned to a future of less";
"No longer should politics be something that is done to us; now it is something we do";
and...
These phrases really stuck out for me as a citizen of Toronto:
NY citizens should not be "condemned to a future of less";
"No longer should politics be something that is done to us; now it is something we do";
and...
November 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I noticed a few things about Mamdani's victory speech (elected; yay!).
These phrases really stuck out for me as a citizen of Toronto:
NY citizens should not be "condemned to a future of less";
"No longer should politics be something that is done to us; now it is something we do";
and...
These phrases really stuck out for me as a citizen of Toronto:
NY citizens should not be "condemned to a future of less";
"No longer should politics be something that is done to us; now it is something we do";
and...
Got incessantly mocked in the park by a group of teen boys for taking pics of the gorgeous trees.
November 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Got incessantly mocked in the park by a group of teen boys for taking pics of the gorgeous trees.
So is it every insurer doing this?
Mine just went up $215.
I had to drop a tier, and it's still more than what I was paying.
Paying more for less is so much fun.
Mine just went up $215.
I had to drop a tier, and it's still more than what I was paying.
Paying more for less is so much fun.
My health insurance is going up $125/month 😡
November 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
So is it every insurer doing this?
Mine just went up $215.
I had to drop a tier, and it's still more than what I was paying.
Paying more for less is so much fun.
Mine just went up $215.
I had to drop a tier, and it's still more than what I was paying.
Paying more for less is so much fun.
Ooof.
Learning that AI users are totally fine with their neural networks firing less and being average is heartbreaking.
Learning that AI users are totally fine with their neural networks firing less and being average is heartbreaking.
Finally one thing they are, due to being statistical models of text, these neural networks and other large language models are indeed designed to do: milquetoastify boringify language.
LLMs steal and drain off human creativity originality verve by merely copying.
english.elpais.com/technology/2...
LLMs steal and drain off human creativity originality verve by merely copying.
english.elpais.com/technology/2...
The ChatGPT effect: We’ve all started talking like robots
The use of artificial intelligence is leading to a flattening of our language that is evident in the emails we write and the texts we compose. Studies have already confirmed this. Robotic verbiage era...
english.elpais.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Ooof.
Learning that AI users are totally fine with their neural networks firing less and being average is heartbreaking.
Learning that AI users are totally fine with their neural networks firing less and being average is heartbreaking.
Oh no, this is awful.
Teen Vogue turned into an amazing journalistic source for politics and then some, connecting dots between world events and feminism.
Teen Vogue turned into an amazing journalistic source for politics and then some, connecting dots between world events and feminism.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Oh no, this is awful.
Teen Vogue turned into an amazing journalistic source for politics and then some, connecting dots between world events and feminism.
Teen Vogue turned into an amazing journalistic source for politics and then some, connecting dots between world events and feminism.
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Considering the recent wave of nostalgic movie documentaries, it blows my mind that nobody has made one about the Sherman Oaks Galleria, aka The Mall In Every 80s Movie. Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Night of the Comet, Commando, Phantom of the Mall, Innerspace, Chopping Mall, Terminator 2 etc...
November 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Considering the recent wave of nostalgic movie documentaries, it blows my mind that nobody has made one about the Sherman Oaks Galleria, aka The Mall In Every 80s Movie. Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Night of the Comet, Commando, Phantom of the Mall, Innerspace, Chopping Mall, Terminator 2 etc...
'Dogs and cats living together: MASS HYSTERIA'.
Sigh. We just can't have nice things. It now feels like deliberate punishment.
Sigh. We just can't have nice things. It now feels like deliberate punishment.
Disappointed to see Toronto’s planning committee not support small-scale retail in n’hoods in their ever growing quest it seems to suck all the charm out of the city. Corner stores & cafes next to houses? The horror.
October 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
'Dogs and cats living together: MASS HYSTERIA'.
Sigh. We just can't have nice things. It now feels like deliberate punishment.
Sigh. We just can't have nice things. It now feels like deliberate punishment.
WE ARE NOT A SERIOUS CITY OMG
Perks’ motion to delete the plan for expanded retail permissions within neighbourhoods CARRIES with only Matlow opposed. (In favour: Perks, Bradford, Crisanti, Myers, Nunziata.)
But the proposal for expanded retail permissions on “major streets” does go forward to Council for consideration.
But the proposal for expanded retail permissions on “major streets” does go forward to Council for consideration.
October 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
WE ARE NOT A SERIOUS CITY OMG