marce
@callmemf.bsky.social
phd student who writes about slavery, museums, and pop culture
🪧 the workers yearn for the pickets 🪧
🪧 the workers yearn for the pickets 🪧
people are rightly laughing at this but this is key to understanding the depths of the conservative mind
“By the way, there’s been hundreds of thousands of these tickets. So obviously their system — the speed cameras — do not work,” declares Premier Doug Ford.
September 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
people are rightly laughing at this but this is key to understanding the depths of the conservative mind
dougie wants to be the mayor of toronto so bad
Ah, here’s the announcement via news release: "The Ontario government intends to introduce legislation next month that will ban the use of municipal automated speed enforcement cameras across the province, ensuring they are no longer used as a form of revenue.” news.ontario.ca/en/release/1...
Ontario Newsroom
news.ontario.ca
September 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
dougie wants to be the mayor of toronto so bad
he sickens me
Holyday on school food programs: "It’ll be interesting when they go to their first job, on their first day, and they sit down in the lunch room, and then turn and ask where their meal is, having not been taught through their life to look after themselves and prepare a meal.”
June 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
he sickens me
my cllr, who sits on the ttc board, never fails to disappoint on transit issues
And @diannesaxe.bsky.social has rewarded them.
At this rate, it will be politically impossible to ever change any part of Toronto’s public realm from car domination.
Ms. Saxe’s main issues are active transportation and climate action. If she doesn’t stand up for reform, who will?
At this rate, it will be politically impossible to ever change any part of Toronto’s public realm from car domination.
Ms. Saxe’s main issues are active transportation and climate action. If she doesn’t stand up for reform, who will?
June 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
my cllr, who sits on the ttc board, never fails to disappoint on transit issues
i had my suspicions
"The Trump administration staged an unprecedented intervention in this year’s Fulbright selection process, rejecting finalists whose research deals with race, gender or climate change." www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...
Fulbright Applicants Rejected Over “DEI” Research Proposals
The Trump administration staged an unprecedented intervention in this year’s Fulbright selection process, rejecting finalists whose research deals with race, gender or climate change.
www.insidehighered.com
May 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
i had my suspicions
what have they done
The Bubble Zone Bylaw, creating the ability to restrict protests in front of places of worship, schools and daycares, is adopted by Toronto City Council, 16-9.
May 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
what have they done
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This has always been the conundrum of the left. It is rooted in the economics of a (shrinking) white working class manual labour, but culturally grounded in metropolitan progressives. Bridging this divide in a way that builds solidarity rather than pitting them against each other is the holy grail
You know what? Labour has to appeal to both slightly-reactionary provincials without degrees and to graphic designers and teachers. Anybody telling you that neither of these groups matter is an idiot.
April 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This has always been the conundrum of the left. It is rooted in the economics of a (shrinking) white working class manual labour, but culturally grounded in metropolitan progressives. Bridging this divide in a way that builds solidarity rather than pitting them against each other is the holy grail
genuinely worried that cons are going to go full fash to distinguish themselves from the liberals
April 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
genuinely worried that cons are going to go full fash to distinguish themselves from the liberals
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Rightward shift in diagram form.
The Star produced a nice Sankey diagram illustrating exactly what you described
April 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Rightward shift in diagram form.
the funniest thing could happen. carleton don't let us down!
April 29, 2025 at 2:51 AM
the funniest thing could happen. carleton don't let us down!
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Update to this: York University's @schulichschool.bsky.social is also distancing itself from Jamroz, saying that although he was a volunteer mentor at the school, he has not been one for several years — and the term Jamroz used to describe his involvement, "tenured mentor," doesn't exist there.
The director of the Royal Ontario Museum's board of governors has stepped down after questions were raised about his business’ links to deportation flights by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Royal Ontario Museum board director steps down after links to deportation flights surface
Caitlin Coull, the vice-president of communications for the museum's Board of Governors, confirmed in an email Wednesday that Christopher W. Jamroz has left his role with the board.
www.nationalobserver.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Update to this: York University's @schulichschool.bsky.social is also distancing itself from Jamroz, saying that although he was a volunteer mentor at the school, he has not been one for several years — and the term Jamroz used to describe his involvement, "tenured mentor," doesn't exist there.
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It’s the stupid, economy.
April 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
It’s the stupid, economy.
The Tech Fantasy That Powers A.I. Is Running on Fumes www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
Opinion | The Tech Fantasy That Powers A.I. Is Running on Fumes
A.I. is just what we need in the post-fact era: less research and more predicting what we want to hear.
www.nytimes.com
April 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The Tech Fantasy That Powers A.I. Is Running on Fumes www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/o...
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Canada updated its travel advisory for the US, telling travellers to "expect scrutiny at ports of entry, including of electronic devices," adding, "If you are denied entry, you could be detained while awaiting deportation.": travel.gc.ca/destinations...
Travel advice and advisories for United States (USA)
Travel Advice and Advisories from the Government of Canada
travel.gc.ca
April 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Canada updated its travel advisory for the US, telling travellers to "expect scrutiny at ports of entry, including of electronic devices," adding, "If you are denied entry, you could be detained while awaiting deportation.": travel.gc.ca/destinations...
it was never about the money economy. MAGA wants segregation and slavery
Interesting that Trump’s economic approval has fallen to basically the worst of his career and his overall approval is right around where it always is. Maybe the entire phenomenon isn’t actually about the economy? Or maybe there’s much further to fall if / when things get worse. We’re gonna find out
April 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
it was never about the money economy. MAGA wants segregation and slavery
it’s been 3 years but i can’t let go of the fact that my awful city cllr only beat a true progressive by 100 votes
April 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
it’s been 3 years but i can’t let go of the fact that my awful city cllr only beat a true progressive by 100 votes
so disturbing and the ford govt keeps increasing ON prison footprint
NEW COLUMN: Pigs at Maplehurst violently tortured Canadians. Now, Premier Doug Ford and union @opseusefpo.bsky.social work together to protect the torturers. There is no justice in Ontario. www.jakelandau.ca/p/these-pigs...
These pigs tortured Canadians, and Doug Ford protected them.
Torture is LEGAL in the Province of Ontario!
www.jakelandau.ca
April 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
so disturbing and the ford govt keeps increasing ON prison footprint
ontarians voted for this kind of brazen corruption to continue… we’re in hell
NEW from @charliepinkerton.bsky.social
Doug Ford’s former assistant broke the law lobbying for Greenbelt removals: integrity commissioner
The commissioner also dinged him for other work lobbying an ‘office holder’ — confirmed by The Trillium as Premier Ford
www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...
Doug Ford’s former assistant broke the law lobbying for Greenbelt removals: integrity commissioner
The commissioner also dinged him for other work lobbying an ‘office holder’ — confirmed by The Trillium as Premier Ford
www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...
Doug Ford’s former assistant broke law lobbying for Greenbelt removals: integrity commissioner
The commissioner found the lobbyist broke registration rules, offered officials Leafs tickets, and dinged him for other work lobbying an ‘office holder’ confirmed by The Trillium as Premier Ford
www.thetrillium.ca
March 31, 2025 at 2:22 PM
ontarians voted for this kind of brazen corruption to continue… we’re in hell
surreal to hear the PM say it explicitly
Carney: "The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over."
March 27, 2025 at 10:53 PM
surreal to hear the PM say it explicitly
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BlueSky becoming more useful for news basically every day. Simple reason: None of that Elon trash code that punishes direct links. People share stories and we click, like God intended.
March 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
BlueSky becoming more useful for news basically every day. Simple reason: None of that Elon trash code that punishes direct links. People share stories and we click, like God intended.
one of the reasons mayor chow doesn’t stand up to thug ford
March 25, 2025 at 4:11 AM
one of the reasons mayor chow doesn’t stand up to thug ford
americans should use this backlash moment to get apple’s old pistol emoji reinstated
March 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
americans should use this backlash moment to get apple’s old pistol emoji reinstated