Richard Switzer
@rswitz.bsky.social
Product guy, bike riding pinko, x-country socialist, hockey-playing Torontonian. CBC, Globe and Mail, TWG, eCampusOntario, Bad Gateway, PaymentEvolution. Old hipster-> hip oldster.
According to the US State department Venezuela is a transit hub for about 10 to 13% of Colombian-produced cocaine that enters the United States. Almost all meth and fentanyl comes from Mexico, with China supplying chemicals.
Is Venezuela Flooding the U.S. With Drugs? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/w...
Is Venezuela Flooding the U.S. With Drugs? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/w...
November 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
According to the US State department Venezuela is a transit hub for about 10 to 13% of Colombian-produced cocaine that enters the United States. Almost all meth and fentanyl comes from Mexico, with China supplying chemicals.
Is Venezuela Flooding the U.S. With Drugs? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/w...
Is Venezuela Flooding the U.S. With Drugs? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/w...
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so our government made a big deal about banning speed cameras but one city left theirs running to see what difference the ban would make and you are not going to believe this
November 28, 2025 at 12:56 AM
so our government made a big deal about banning speed cameras but one city left theirs running to see what difference the ban would make and you are not going to believe this
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
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would really love it if our elected officials had to publicly define socialism and then explain why they voted against it
November 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
would really love it if our elected officials had to publicly define socialism and then explain why they voted against it
Big fan of this sort of reporting - and the medium.
November 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Big fan of this sort of reporting - and the medium.
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One of my favorite artists is having a show of her art and if you are in NYC anytime between now and April you should go see it
I’m having my first ever museum solo show at Posterhouse: The Museum of Poster Art. It’s open now until April
posterhouse.org/exhibition/u...
posterhouse.org/exhibition/u...
Utopia in Our Time: The Posters of Molly Crabapple | Poster House
Enchanting, haunting, and poignant, beloved illustrator Molly Crabapple’s posters showcase the resilience of community, the power in solidarity, and the spirit of celebration. Deeply intersectional…
posterhouse.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
One of my favorite artists is having a show of her art and if you are in NYC anytime between now and April you should go see it
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German taxpayers are handing BMW €273m to once again attempt to push hydrogen-powered cars, when battery prices have once again dropped >50% in the past ~18 month and CATL is on its 5th-gen LFP battery.
CATL, BYD et al must be laughing all the way to the bank.
Sigh.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/w...
CATL, BYD et al must be laughing all the way to the bank.
Sigh.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/w...
Wasserstoff-Autos: BMW erhält staatliche Förderung zur Entwicklung
Hat der Einsatz von Wasserstoff eine Zukunft bei der Autoentwicklung? BMW glaubt nach wie vor daran. Jetzt erhält der Konzern eine staatliche Förderung für die Weiterentwicklung der Technologie.
www.spiegel.de
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
German taxpayers are handing BMW €273m to once again attempt to push hydrogen-powered cars, when battery prices have once again dropped >50% in the past ~18 month and CATL is on its 5th-gen LFP battery.
CATL, BYD et al must be laughing all the way to the bank.
Sigh.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/w...
CATL, BYD et al must be laughing all the way to the bank.
Sigh.
www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/w...
Eric Trump: "You can send $500 million worth of bitcoin on a Sunday night at 11pm while having a glass of wine with your wife for virtually zero fees."
November 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Pipelines that will be obsolete before completed is a waste of taxpayer money
The Asian market we're aiming those pipelines for are using less oil every year and converting their industries to electric
Solar and wind farms are where the action is
The Asian market we're aiming those pipelines for are using less oil every year and converting their industries to electric
Solar and wind farms are where the action is
November 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Pipelines that will be obsolete before completed is a waste of taxpayer money
The Asian market we're aiming those pipelines for are using less oil every year and converting their industries to electric
Solar and wind farms are where the action is
The Asian market we're aiming those pipelines for are using less oil every year and converting their industries to electric
Solar and wind farms are where the action is
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‼️ Why did you, @jay.bsky.team @support.bsky.team suspend the account of one of the most outspoken, independent and important critics of the Trump regime - my friend and colleague @sarahkendzior.bsky.social ? By cutting her off, you also endanger her. Reinstall her account NOW!
Please share widely
Please share widely
November 12, 2025 at 7:44 AM
‼️ Why did you, @jay.bsky.team @support.bsky.team suspend the account of one of the most outspoken, independent and important critics of the Trump regime - my friend and colleague @sarahkendzior.bsky.social ? By cutting her off, you also endanger her. Reinstall her account NOW!
Please share widely
Please share widely
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Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
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Bran Lander will win the primary against Schumer by 10 points
November 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Bran Lander will win the primary against Schumer by 10 points
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Interesting sponsored content from Meta in Canada
omg.
Meta clearly trying to polarize the issue of digital sovereignty by running this in the Hub.
Meta clearly trying to polarize the issue of digital sovereignty by running this in the Hub.
November 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Interesting sponsored content from Meta in Canada
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So much of what happened yesterday is a direct consequence of Lindsey’s courage, both in speaking up initially and then campaigning to ensure the world didn’t forget about what had happened, even as it seemed like it would all be ignored
Me finding out @zohrankmamdani won. Captured by the great Faraz Ansari
November 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
So much of what happened yesterday is a direct consequence of Lindsey’s courage, both in speaking up initially and then campaigning to ensure the world didn’t forget about what had happened, even as it seemed like it would all be ignored
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THIS IS SO GOOD
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 AM
THIS IS SO GOOD
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"It's not the hope that kills you, it's knowing it's the hope that kills you, that kills you." - Jackson Lamb, on COP30*.
a man with a beard is sitting at a table and says feel like i 'm at a ted talk
ALT: a man with a beard is sitting at a table and says feel like i 'm at a ted talk
media.tenor.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:08 AM
"It's not the hope that kills you, it's knowing it's the hope that kills you, that kills you." - Jackson Lamb, on COP30*.
Erm, what are doing here?
November 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Erm, what are doing here?
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This photo of rookie Yesavage casually walking off the mound as future Hall of Famer and helmet-less Ohtani is still in motion striking out is everything. #WantItAll
October 30, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This photo of rookie Yesavage casually walking off the mound as future Hall of Famer and helmet-less Ohtani is still in motion striking out is everything. #WantItAll
Controversial take but is anyone feeling like - just maybe - there is too much baseball at the moment? I’m exhausted.
October 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Controversial take but is anyone feeling like - just maybe - there is too much baseball at the moment? I’m exhausted.
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Honestly at some point you have to start doing psyops with these people:
Have Obama announce that he will seek a third term tomorrow. Then watch all the con law “scholars” and Fix News MELT DOWN trying to explain why he can’t but Trump can. (It’s like Newsom taking over his social media persona)
Have Obama announce that he will seek a third term tomorrow. Then watch all the con law “scholars” and Fix News MELT DOWN trying to explain why he can’t but Trump can. (It’s like Newsom taking over his social media persona)
Q: One theory on how you might try to serve a 3rd term is that you could run at the vice president
TRUMP: Yeah, I'd be allowed to do that. But I would rule that out because it's too cute.
TRUMP: Yeah, I'd be allowed to do that. But I would rule that out because it's too cute.
October 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Honestly at some point you have to start doing psyops with these people:
Have Obama announce that he will seek a third term tomorrow. Then watch all the con law “scholars” and Fix News MELT DOWN trying to explain why he can’t but Trump can. (It’s like Newsom taking over his social media persona)
Have Obama announce that he will seek a third term tomorrow. Then watch all the con law “scholars” and Fix News MELT DOWN trying to explain why he can’t but Trump can. (It’s like Newsom taking over his social media persona)
The most insane real estate deal in Toronto history has to be Skydome, which cost ~$600m in late ‘80s dollars ($1.2b adjusted) being sold to Rogers for a mere $25m in 2005, roughly 4% of the construction cost. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d351f97...
October 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The most insane real estate deal in Toronto history has to be Skydome, which cost ~$600m in late ‘80s dollars ($1.2b adjusted) being sold to Rogers for a mere $25m in 2005, roughly 4% of the construction cost. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d351f97...
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If the Rogers Centre had a parking lot that covered the same surface area as the Dodgers' parking lot, it would stretch from Queen Street on one end to the Lake Ontario waterfront on the other
October 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
If the Rogers Centre had a parking lot that covered the same surface area as the Dodgers' parking lot, it would stretch from Queen Street on one end to the Lake Ontario waterfront on the other