Tarama
@tansarama.bsky.social
Political and world events follower, bookish nature lover 🇨🇦
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it's not just that Mamdani is charming af (he is), it's that he is normalizing the idea that children are full members of society that we all share a collective responsibility for
From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X)
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
February 6, 2026 at 5:19 PM
it's not just that Mamdani is charming af (he is), it's that he is normalizing the idea that children are full members of society that we all share a collective responsibility for
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God damn it is undeniable how many people just outright hate AI. I don’t think any technology in history has ever revolted so many people in such a public and prominent way
If there is one thing Chance The Rapper fans love it’s bare metal compute. Absolutely perfect market. Just check out how enthusiastic his fans are! They love it and they’re ready to move their cloud infrastructure.
February 7, 2026 at 6:55 AM
God damn it is undeniable how many people just outright hate AI. I don’t think any technology in history has ever revolted so many people in such a public and prominent way
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Bruce Fanjoy has launched a petition to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top security clearance.
It's open for a couple of months.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
It's open for a couple of months.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-7148 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
February 6, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Bruce Fanjoy has launched a petition to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top security clearance.
It's open for a couple of months.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
It's open for a couple of months.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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Yes, I am completely addicted to Adam Runnells aka the “Olympic knitter” … if you also love #knitting and Olympics, check him out 🇨🇦🧶
www.instagram.com/aadamrunnall...
www.instagram.com/aadamrunnall...
February 7, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Yes, I am completely addicted to Adam Runnells aka the “Olympic knitter” … if you also love #knitting and Olympics, check him out 🇨🇦🧶
www.instagram.com/aadamrunnall...
www.instagram.com/aadamrunnall...
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Go to, sir, you were beaten in Italy
February 6, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Go to, sir, you were beaten in Italy
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if you spend any significant amount of time on X the everything app, your brain is being cooked
February 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM
if you spend any significant amount of time on X the everything app, your brain is being cooked
There are so many reasons to find and support a small business pharmacy.
thelocal.to/shoppers-dru...
thelocal.to/shoppers-dru...
How Ontario’s Corporate Pharmacies Are Burning Out Their Pharmacists | The Local
At corporate pharmacies like Shoppers Drug Mart, pharmacists say they face overwhelming pressure from their parent companies to perform medically unnecessary tasks in the interest of profit.
thelocal.to
February 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
There are so many reasons to find and support a small business pharmacy.
thelocal.to/shoppers-dru...
thelocal.to/shoppers-dru...
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As America weaponizes its post-9/11 security state to terrorize migrants and target dissidents, her (former) allies need to unplug from it ASAP. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Justin Ling: For years, Canada has used a secret U.S.-run terror watchlist. Now Trump could use it against us
It's called TUSCAN, and it's a nightmare for civil liberties. We need to put a stop to it.
www.thestar.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:47 PM
As America weaponizes its post-9/11 security state to terrorize migrants and target dissidents, her (former) allies need to unplug from it ASAP. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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Hallway health care metric one of several 'to be retired' from health agency’s public report
One emergency physician calling it ‘utter malpractice’ to not release the data publicly
www.thetrillium.ca/news/health/...
#onpoli
One emergency physician calling it ‘utter malpractice’ to not release the data publicly
www.thetrillium.ca/news/health/...
#onpoli
Hallway health care metric one of several 'to be retired' from health agency’s public report
The metric was not included in the latest Ontario Health annual report, with one emergency physician calling it ‘utter malpractice’ to not release the data publicly
www.thetrillium.ca
February 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Hallway health care metric one of several 'to be retired' from health agency’s public report
One emergency physician calling it ‘utter malpractice’ to not release the data publicly
www.thetrillium.ca/news/health/...
#onpoli
One emergency physician calling it ‘utter malpractice’ to not release the data publicly
www.thetrillium.ca/news/health/...
#onpoli
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I’m having a hard time thinking of an interview between two human beings I enjoyed more than tonight’s interview of the great Ian McKellen by the great Stephen Colbert. Every moment of it was a pleasure that I highly recommend… but then came the most REMARKABLE ending that you really HAVE to watch.
"There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:26 AM
I’m having a hard time thinking of an interview between two human beings I enjoyed more than tonight’s interview of the great Ian McKellen by the great Stephen Colbert. Every moment of it was a pleasure that I highly recommend… but then came the most REMARKABLE ending that you really HAVE to watch.
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You should read this piece by Anushka Yadav in The Pointer.
The Fed. Gov. cutting jobs is self-defeating & frankly dangerous.
They are putting Canadians at risk because of garbage neoliberal thinking that coincidently helped make the U.S. what it is today.
thepointer.com/article/2026... #CDNpoli
The Fed. Gov. cutting jobs is self-defeating & frankly dangerous.
They are putting Canadians at risk because of garbage neoliberal thinking that coincidently helped make the U.S. what it is today.
thepointer.com/article/2026... #CDNpoli
Ottawa science cuts threaten Canada’s ability to confront climate crises after hottest year on record
Ottawa science cuts threaten Canada’s ability to confront climate crises after hottest year on record.
thepointer.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:03 AM
You should read this piece by Anushka Yadav in The Pointer.
The Fed. Gov. cutting jobs is self-defeating & frankly dangerous.
They are putting Canadians at risk because of garbage neoliberal thinking that coincidently helped make the U.S. what it is today.
thepointer.com/article/2026... #CDNpoli
The Fed. Gov. cutting jobs is self-defeating & frankly dangerous.
They are putting Canadians at risk because of garbage neoliberal thinking that coincidently helped make the U.S. what it is today.
thepointer.com/article/2026... #CDNpoli
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We should have listened when the modems screamed at us.
July 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We should have listened when the modems screamed at us.
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@thelocal.to's Cost of Care issue, publishing through last month and this one, offers deep-dives on the intersection of profit and health care. The shared theme of many of these stories is the modern question of a patient as a customer, or a consumer. The issue so far: thelocal.to/winter-2026/
The Cost of Care | The Local
Stories about where money and medicine collide in 2026. Throughout January and February, we’ll publish pieces from the corners of Ontario’s health care system where entrepreneurs and corporate Canada ...
thelocal.to
February 3, 2026 at 10:59 PM
@thelocal.to's Cost of Care issue, publishing through last month and this one, offers deep-dives on the intersection of profit and health care. The shared theme of many of these stories is the modern question of a patient as a customer, or a consumer. The issue so far: thelocal.to/winter-2026/
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the end result of AI image, video, and audio generation is that society will no longer be able to rely on images or video or audio to represent reality. Children born today will never be able to assume that just because they have seen something on a screen that it is likely to be true.
February 3, 2026 at 5:47 PM
the end result of AI image, video, and audio generation is that society will no longer be able to rely on images or video or audio to represent reality. Children born today will never be able to assume that just because they have seen something on a screen that it is likely to be true.
Good idea.
France ditches Zoom and Teams for homegrown system amid European digital sovereignty push
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
France ditches Zoom and Teams for homegrown system amid European digital sovereignty push
In France, civil servants will ditch Zoom and Teams for a homegrown video conference system.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 3, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Good idea.
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In other words, appeal to hatred.
It's something being tried in Canada, too. But I think our multi-party Westminister parliamentary system is more robust to it. As well, we are not subject to:
(a) years-long election campaigns
(b) unlimited political donations
(c) rampant gerrymandering
It's something being tried in Canada, too. But I think our multi-party Westminister parliamentary system is more robust to it. As well, we are not subject to:
(a) years-long election campaigns
(b) unlimited political donations
(c) rampant gerrymandering
February 2, 2026 at 8:11 PM
In other words, appeal to hatred.
It's something being tried in Canada, too. But I think our multi-party Westminister parliamentary system is more robust to it. As well, we are not subject to:
(a) years-long election campaigns
(b) unlimited political donations
(c) rampant gerrymandering
It's something being tried in Canada, too. But I think our multi-party Westminister parliamentary system is more robust to it. As well, we are not subject to:
(a) years-long election campaigns
(b) unlimited political donations
(c) rampant gerrymandering
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Each time we sidestep a difficulty, we hand it the keys to our kingdom. Fear thrives on our retreat — the shadows we refuse to face stretch and distort until they dwarf the landscape of our lives.
February 2, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Each time we sidestep a difficulty, we hand it the keys to our kingdom. Fear thrives on our retreat — the shadows we refuse to face stretch and distort until they dwarf the landscape of our lives.
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$400 wasted per Ontario household on this.
With 5.49 million households in Ontario, this would pay for:
-43, 920 Educational Assistants
To keep our most vulnerable students with complex needs safe and learning at school.
To keep all kids safe at school.
#OntEd
With 5.49 million households in Ontario, this would pay for:
-43, 920 Educational Assistants
To keep our most vulnerable students with complex needs safe and learning at school.
To keep all kids safe at school.
#OntEd
Under a “sweetheart deal,” Ontario taxpayers will owe Therme millions of dollars in annual penalties if the Ford government does not build a parking garage at Ontario Place before the spa opens. This deal was given ONLY to Therme, and not LiveNation www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti... #onpoli
Lease for Ontario Place music venue illustrates ‘sweetheart deal’ for Therme, critics say
Keep it tidy, no racist merchandise and no criminal performers—or at least, no performers who committed criminal acts while on stage.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 2, 2026 at 12:34 PM
$400 wasted per Ontario household on this.
With 5.49 million households in Ontario, this would pay for:
-43, 920 Educational Assistants
To keep our most vulnerable students with complex needs safe and learning at school.
To keep all kids safe at school.
#OntEd
With 5.49 million households in Ontario, this would pay for:
-43, 920 Educational Assistants
To keep our most vulnerable students with complex needs safe and learning at school.
To keep all kids safe at school.
#OntEd
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Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Google to pay $68 million over allegations its voice assistant eavesdropped on users
Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.
www.cbsnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"?
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Well, it happens they were doing exactly that.
www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
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Am puzzled how the feds will get banks, pension funds involved in affordable housing. What's the business model? There's a real risk here where this becomes a grift-filled PPP, where gov't takes all the risk and Bay St. soaks up risk-free profits.
Ottawa wants to get banks, pension funds involved in affordable housing: minister | Globalnews.ca
Housing Minister Gregor Robertson says Ottawa wants to speed up homebuilding by drawing developers into affordable housing projects through the new Build Canada Homes agency.
globalnews.ca
February 1, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Am puzzled how the feds will get banks, pension funds involved in affordable housing. What's the business model? There's a real risk here where this becomes a grift-filled PPP, where gov't takes all the risk and Bay St. soaks up risk-free profits.
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February in the Village
A.J. Casson
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A.J. Casson
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February 1, 2026 at 10:00 AM
February in the Village
A.J. Casson
n.d.
A.J. Casson
n.d.
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When anyone from SCTV dies it’s like 30 people have died. Every character they created was as alive as anyone else you’ve ever met.
January 31, 2026 at 5:58 PM
When anyone from SCTV dies it’s like 30 people have died. Every character they created was as alive as anyone else you’ve ever met.
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You are being misled about renewable energy technology.
YouTube video by Technology Connections
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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This post has been on my mind for a few days now, so I’m going to say something about it. 🧵
January 31, 2026 at 3:00 AM
This post has been on my mind for a few days now, so I’m going to say something about it. 🧵
She was the best.
January 30, 2026 at 7:09 PM
She was the best.