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@peeete.bsky.social
· Nov 16
I saw this mug at the flea market today, and it literally has my name on it, so I bought it 💖
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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The shamelessness of aping my own documentation and art (their creation on the left, my photo on the right) to exaggerate the impacts of retail… Sad. Derivative. Misleading.
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The shamelessness of aping my own documentation and art (their creation on the left, my photo on the right) to exaggerate the impacts of retail… Sad. Derivative. Misleading.
Transferring buses at Billings Bridge is such a nice experience. The station is compact and comfortable, and the mall makes it really easy to pick up groceries or run a quick errand. Even just having a place to grab a coffee on the way to work without adding an hour to your commute is so nice.
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Transferring buses at Billings Bridge is such a nice experience. The station is compact and comfortable, and the mall makes it really easy to pick up groceries or run a quick errand. Even just having a place to grab a coffee on the way to work without adding an hour to your commute is so nice.
An enormous travesty that the Toronto Sun has been wrong about everything it's ever printed and is still somehow running.
From the vaults: 45 years ago today, voters cast their ballots in one of the ugliest municipal elections in Toronto history, which involved a lot (and I mean a lot) of homophobia.
Here's my TVO @tvotoday.bsky.social story about the 1980 campaign.
#TOHistory #TOpoli
www.tvo.org/article/how-...
Here's my TVO @tvotoday.bsky.social story about the 1980 campaign.
#TOHistory #TOpoli
www.tvo.org/article/how-...
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
An enormous travesty that the Toronto Sun has been wrong about everything it's ever printed and is still somehow running.
@helps.octranspo.com what's the protocol for closing the rooftop vents at transit stations? Seems like all the stations along the N-S transitway are still open, even with the heaters active.
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
@helps.octranspo.com what's the protocol for closing the rooftop vents at transit stations? Seems like all the stations along the N-S transitway are still open, even with the heaters active.
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
YouTube video by Gordon Lightfoot - Topic
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November 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Very funny (but not unexpected) to see a yes vote from Cllr Carr, she who has publicly complained that there is no money to fix the parks in her ward.
Council approves $418.8 million plan for new arena, north-side stands at Lansdowne
Council approves $418.8 million plan for new arena, north-side stands at Lansdowne
The multi-million-dollar Lansdowne 2.0 plan passed its final test Friday, as Ottawa City Council voted 15 to 10 in favour of proceeding with the plan to build a new event centre and north-side stands ...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Very funny (but not unexpected) to see a yes vote from Cllr Carr, she who has publicly complained that there is no money to fix the parks in her ward.
Bike lights should be constant. Bike bells should ring out one single clear tone each time they are struck.
I will not be accepting arguments at this time.
Thank you.
I will not be accepting arguments at this time.
Thank you.
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Bike lights should be constant. Bike bells should ring out one single clear tone each time they are struck.
I will not be accepting arguments at this time.
Thank you.
I will not be accepting arguments at this time.
Thank you.
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Blinking bike lights are not fine
November 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Blinking bike lights are not fine
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Watch tonight at 8pm on @wearetvo.bsky.social
"Kathleen, please don't run, because you cannot be the premier. You cannot be elected because you're a lesbian." — Kathleen Wynne, Ontario's first female & openly gay premier, on why authenticity mattered. The Premier Files, Nov. 7 at 8pm with @spaikin.bsky.social | Producer: @carrletta.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Watch tonight at 8pm on @wearetvo.bsky.social
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ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
This is an attitude sorely missing from Canadian municipal politics.
It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
November 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This is an attitude sorely missing from Canadian municipal politics.
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So let's talk about the bike valet.
I have very rarely used the service and I still think it's a hugely important program.
It's a safe bike parking option. But it does so much more in terms of placemaking and community building.
I have very rarely used the service and I still think it's a hugely important program.
It's a safe bike parking option. But it does so much more in terms of placemaking and community building.
#VictoriaBC - Future of flower baskets, bike valet in question as Victoria council considers budget cuts www.timescolonist.com/local-news/f...
Future of flower baskets, bike valet in question as Victoria council considers budget cuts
Council must find more than $8.3 million in savings to ensure the tax increase from the city’s portion of the budget is no more than 4%.
www.timescolonist.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
So let's talk about the bike valet.
I have very rarely used the service and I still think it's a hugely important program.
It's a safe bike parking option. But it does so much more in terms of placemaking and community building.
I have very rarely used the service and I still think it's a hugely important program.
It's a safe bike parking option. But it does so much more in terms of placemaking and community building.
The city really needs to do a better job providing loading spaces for businesses along main streets.
New Lobbying by Andrew Campbell: Delivery trucks have been getting ticketed while in front of McDonald's restaurant, located at 77 ... https://ottwatch.ca/lobbying/4875
November 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The city really needs to do a better job providing loading spaces for businesses along main streets.
Who could have foreseen this.
Few complaints about alcohol in 8 designated Ottawa parks this summer: city
Few complaints about alcohol in 8 designated Ottawa parks this summer: city
The City of Ottawa’s pilot project that allowed parkgoers to enjoy beer and wine in eight municipal parks over the summer only generated one complaint.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Who could have foreseen this.
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I wrote an op-ed on what I think about the fight for local neighbourhood retail (and the grousing about Badiali's) means for the urban vision of Toronto. Gift link here: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
When even the humble corner store is impossible to open in Toronto, it’s a sign of something deeply wrong
We need to accept that Toronto is now a big city.
www.thestar.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I wrote an op-ed on what I think about the fight for local neighbourhood retail (and the grousing about Badiali's) means for the urban vision of Toronto. Gift link here: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Absolutely crazy numbers. 1.6 million doors knocked!
But with only 2.1 million total votes cast... Woof. People really hate voting in municipal elections.
But with only 2.1 million total votes cast... Woof. People really hate voting in municipal elections.
November 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Absolutely crazy numbers. 1.6 million doors knocked!
But with only 2.1 million total votes cast... Woof. People really hate voting in municipal elections.
But with only 2.1 million total votes cast... Woof. People really hate voting in municipal elections.
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basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
This list is so quaint in light of everything Ford has done since then.
10 things Kathleen Wynne would like you to forget
As much as Kathleen Wynne desperately tries to change the channel, this election campaign she is going to have to defend a 15 year Liberal record of scandal, waste, and mismanagement.Here are 10 thing...
ontariopc.ca
November 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This list is so quaint in light of everything Ford has done since then.
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In 99% of cases the death of a person is a tragedy. People are generally more complicated than we give them credit and most people are a mix of good and bad.
But not Dick Cheney. Rest in piss you evil bag of shit.
But not Dick Cheney. Rest in piss you evil bag of shit.
November 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
In 99% of cases the death of a person is a tragedy. People are generally more complicated than we give them credit and most people are a mix of good and bad.
But not Dick Cheney. Rest in piss you evil bag of shit.
But not Dick Cheney. Rest in piss you evil bag of shit.
Do I not understand what these words mean
November 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Do I not understand what these words mean
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This magazine just fired all of their politics staffers
We are honored to receive the @rooseveltinstitute.org's 2025 Four Freedoms Award for Freedom of Speech and Expression, and to be among a stellar class of laureates including @wck.org, @cvt.org, and more. Details: tnvge.co/ZMIUg7v
November 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This magazine just fired all of their politics staffers
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Modern multifamily housing is already far far safer (~6x less risk of fire fatality) vs most existing single family homes, or old apartment buildings, and there is zero difference in safety outcomes when looking at the past 15 years in new york and seattle (where they are allowed).
November 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Modern multifamily housing is already far far safer (~6x less risk of fire fatality) vs most existing single family homes, or old apartment buildings, and there is zero difference in safety outcomes when looking at the past 15 years in new york and seattle (where they are allowed).
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There is no evidence that the extra stair makes buildings safer, but there is lots of evidence that double loaded buildings result in a range of bad outcomes for the city.
More risk of overheating, less green space, dark internal bedrooms, long hallways, fewer family sized units on small lots.
More risk of overheating, less green space, dark internal bedrooms, long hallways, fewer family sized units on small lots.
November 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
There is no evidence that the extra stair makes buildings safer, but there is lots of evidence that double loaded buildings result in a range of bad outcomes for the city.
More risk of overheating, less green space, dark internal bedrooms, long hallways, fewer family sized units on small lots.
More risk of overheating, less green space, dark internal bedrooms, long hallways, fewer family sized units on small lots.