Martin Starman
Martin Starman
@smiffster.bsky.social
Cycling, dogs, queer activism, BLM, indigenous rights, Python and SQL nerd, book addict, Liverpool FC, amateur astronomer. Toronto is home.
A pie with a view, Queenstown, NZ
November 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
New Zealand is kinda pretty #mountcook
November 5, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Good vibes only
October 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I've never seen an episode of Friends, or Titanic, or Pulp Fiction, or Avatar, or The Sound Of Music.
I've never watched a single episode of Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, or Dexter.
Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?

I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.
October 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I've been on this planet more than fifty years yet it was only this week I learned this song is not in fact called Teenage Wasteland.

Unrelated, Baba O'Riley is one of the greatest songs ever.

youtu.be/x2KRpRMSu4g?...
The Who - Baba O'riley
YouTube video by Zumie94
youtu.be
October 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
In about 1990 a cute boy called Jason caught my eye. He loved some artist I've never heard of called Otis Redding so I bought some vinyl to impress him. I never did impress Jason, but Otis still impresses me. And I still have that vinyl.
youtu.be/ySvRbV3_C6g?...
September 22, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Repost with your mental state
September 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Thoughts and prayers to Charlie Kirk. It's what he would have wanted.
September 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
My new album "Poutine in the Park" releases Sept 1st on all bad record labels
August 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I'm gonna go crazy here and say West Shefford's Feu de Joie is my favourite beer #beer #montreal #westshefford #montroyal
August 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Cycling in summer in Montreal is truly a pleasure 🚲🥰🌞
August 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Sign the petition: Eglinton for Everyone www.cycleto.ca/eglinton?rec...
Eglinton for Everyone
www.cycleto.ca
July 31, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Anyone want to check me for super lice?

On the Front Lines of the War Against ‘Super Lice’ - thelocal.to/lice-treatme...
On the Front Lines of the War Against 'Super Lice' | The Local
With the emergence of drug-resistant nits, lice removal has become a booming business, catering to harried, itchy parents willing to pay for relief.
thelocal.to
July 15, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Here’s a list of businesses suing the city of Toronto over bike lanes.

It would really suck if you:
A. Emailed them incessantly

B. Decided to boycott their products and/or services

C. Told everyone you know about these idiots

Businesses against bike lanes
maps.app.goo.gl/UexPyccmm1iR...
maps.app.goo.gl
July 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I'm not one for doing the RIP to famous people but damn this is a tough one. A great player, a good man, father, husband.
Diogo Jota 1996-2025
July 4, 2025 at 12:09 AM
My first night of star gazing with my new telescope and here are my observations, um about my observations.

1. Most importantly people are very engaging when you have a telescope set up, especially in a tourist area. I was on the pier on Toronto island and everyone was so friendly!
June 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Oh yeah nice one kid hook that hope for humanity right into my veins
May 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
www.reddit.com/r/torontobik...

This is Toronto. A cyclist hate crimed and attempted assault. Find this dick and give him his comeuppance.
From the torontobiking community on Reddit: Car Swerves in my lane and calls me the N word at intersection of Queen and Woodbine.
Explore this post and more from the torontobiking community
www.reddit.com
May 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Fantasy story idea:
1. PP loses his seat in the election
2. MP resigns so he can run in that riding
3. PP loses the by-election and the Cons have less seats
April 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Trigger Warning: Person on an E-Bike Assaulted yesterday morning on the Danforth near Monarch.

We are asking the community to help identify this individual & report to TPS. Please be vigilant out there, stay safe & look out for each other. 1/3
April 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs.

(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
April 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
At press time, Pope Francis was reportedly yelling for everyone to save themselves after Jesus had burst forth from His tomb and devoured a group of Swiss Guards that was futilely stabbing Him with their pikes.

theonion.com/pope-francis...
Pope Francis Warns Seals On Jesus’ Tomb Are Weakening
VATICAN CITY—As he called on the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics to pray for the bonds restraining the messiah to hold fast, Pope Francis warned Tuesday that the seals on Jesus’ tomb were weakening and ...
theonion.com
April 20, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Reposted by Martin Starman
Xtra asked all five major parties about five hot-button issues that are dominating the political discussion.

The Conservatives and Bloc Québécois did not respond.

The Green Party answered every question.

The Liberals and NDP responded with general statements:
Where Canada’s political parties really stand on queer and trans issues | Xtra Magazine
Xtra put Canada’s major political parties under the microscope on everything from DEI rollbacks to trans athletes’ participation in sports
xtramagazine.com
April 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM