Diego Rupolo
@diegorupolo.bsky.social
Student at the University of Toronto 🇨🇦 who has also studied at Universidad Torcuato di Tella 🇦🇷. Interests include urbanism; Latin American public policy, politics, and history; migration & diasporas; human geography; LGBT communities + their intersections.
We also saw this sculpture, apparently called "Vessel" in Taddle Creek Park, which was so beautiful.
Also a working water feature in the City of Toronto?! In October?!?! I was shook.
Also a working water feature in the City of Toronto?! In October?!?! I was shook.
October 23, 2025 at 3:17 AM
We also saw this sculpture, apparently called "Vessel" in Taddle Creek Park, which was so beautiful.
Also a working water feature in the City of Toronto?! In October?!?! I was shook.
Also a working water feature in the City of Toronto?! In October?!?! I was shook.
Like the Spadina Road Branch next door to the Native Canadian Centre that specializes in Indigenous literature. Its exterior notes the Cree word for "the lodge or place of the book", Mahsinahhekahnikahmik
Or my own home branch of Parkdale that includes a library of musical instruments. So cool!
Or my own home branch of Parkdale that includes a library of musical instruments. So cool!
October 23, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Like the Spadina Road Branch next door to the Native Canadian Centre that specializes in Indigenous literature. Its exterior notes the Cree word for "the lodge or place of the book", Mahsinahhekahnikahmik
Or my own home branch of Parkdale that includes a library of musical instruments. So cool!
Or my own home branch of Parkdale that includes a library of musical instruments. So cool!
Got a chance to go on a library tour with my Built Environment & Health Class and guest lecturer @lanrickbennett.bsky.social this morning.
I already loved Toronto's library system, but there are consistently more things to learn and discover. Like the many unique ways that branches specialize.
I already loved Toronto's library system, but there are consistently more things to learn and discover. Like the many unique ways that branches specialize.
October 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Got a chance to go on a library tour with my Built Environment & Health Class and guest lecturer @lanrickbennett.bsky.social this morning.
I already loved Toronto's library system, but there are consistently more things to learn and discover. Like the many unique ways that branches specialize.
I already loved Toronto's library system, but there are consistently more things to learn and discover. Like the many unique ways that branches specialize.
Today I made my first Canadian chocotorta. Did not have Chocolinas, of course, and the quality of the cream cheese and dulce de leche was a little suspect, but we'll see how it tastes tomorrow.
September 13, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Today I made my first Canadian chocotorta. Did not have Chocolinas, of course, and the quality of the cream cheese and dulce de leche was a little suspect, but we'll see how it tastes tomorrow.
The TTC is an absurd transit agency. There's not even any indication on their Twitter of any issues with the 504 line. This is apparently normal and ok?
September 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The TTC is an absurd transit agency. There's not even any indication on their Twitter of any issues with the 504 line. This is apparently normal and ok?
This all being said, the official viewing area's playlist can only be described as "Imagine Dragons-y" and so they could likely use some help from my playlist.
September 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This all being said, the official viewing area's playlist can only be described as "Imagine Dragons-y" and so they could likely use some help from my playlist.
It attracts an incredibly diverse crowd of all ethnicities, ages, and ability level. The progressive urge to paint this event as anything but family friendly fun, tradition, and culture is frankly absurd.
I really wish the left could stop being enemies of joy on *so many fronts*.
I really wish the left could stop being enemies of joy on *so many fronts*.
September 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
It attracts an incredibly diverse crowd of all ethnicities, ages, and ability level. The progressive urge to paint this event as anything but family friendly fun, tradition, and culture is frankly absurd.
I really wish the left could stop being enemies of joy on *so many fronts*.
I really wish the left could stop being enemies of joy on *so many fronts*.
The map coloured by country is obviously more full, but it's funny because I've been to 3 or more regions in almost every country I've visited. I'm not someone who usually travels to a new country just to check a box.
Again... World = Big, as is every country in it (even the small ones)
Again... World = Big, as is every country in it (even the small ones)
August 17, 2025 at 7:12 AM
The map coloured by country is obviously more full, but it's funny because I've been to 3 or more regions in almost every country I've visited. I'm not someone who usually travels to a new country just to check a box.
Again... World = Big, as is every country in it (even the small ones)
Again... World = Big, as is every country in it (even the small ones)
Spent the night creating my lifetime travel map by province/state/region for no particular reason. I've been lucky enough to travel a fair bit and yet it's amazing how empty it feels.
The world is huge. I know this isn't saying anything even remotely profound, but it still feels worth saying.
The world is huge. I know this isn't saying anything even remotely profound, but it still feels worth saying.
August 17, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Spent the night creating my lifetime travel map by province/state/region for no particular reason. I've been lucky enough to travel a fair bit and yet it's amazing how empty it feels.
The world is huge. I know this isn't saying anything even remotely profound, but it still feels worth saying.
The world is huge. I know this isn't saying anything even remotely profound, but it still feels worth saying.
#AIFA in Mexico City is an underrated airport. I get that it's super far from the city itself, but it's honestly the best airport I've ever been to and it's not particularly close.
August 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
#AIFA in Mexico City is an underrated airport. I get that it's super far from the city itself, but it's honestly the best airport I've ever been to and it's not particularly close.
Not only did it include a beautiful public amphitheatre, skate park, and more, but I was so impressed by the running track.
In red low impact paving, lit for the evening, and often accompanied next to a seprarate bike path (and plenty of walking path space nearby as well)
In red low impact paving, lit for the evening, and often accompanied next to a seprarate bike path (and plenty of walking path space nearby as well)
July 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Not only did it include a beautiful public amphitheatre, skate park, and more, but I was so impressed by the running track.
In red low impact paving, lit for the evening, and often accompanied next to a seprarate bike path (and plenty of walking path space nearby as well)
In red low impact paving, lit for the evening, and often accompanied next to a seprarate bike path (and plenty of walking path space nearby as well)
Just had a chance to visit Parque #LaMexicana, one of the most impressive parks I've ever visited.
This park in the wealthy Santa Fe neighbourhood of #MexicoCity was unique to me in its combination of public green space, activity space, and retail
This park in the wealthy Santa Fe neighbourhood of #MexicoCity was unique to me in its combination of public green space, activity space, and retail
July 31, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Just had a chance to visit Parque #LaMexicana, one of the most impressive parks I've ever visited.
This park in the wealthy Santa Fe neighbourhood of #MexicoCity was unique to me in its combination of public green space, activity space, and retail
This park in the wealthy Santa Fe neighbourhood of #MexicoCity was unique to me in its combination of public green space, activity space, and retail
Can anyone explain the newfound trend in busses and planes to remove the pouch on the back of seats and replace it with tension straps that hold absolutely nothing?
We all love the pouch! There was nothing wrong with the pouch!
We all love the pouch! There was nothing wrong with the pouch!
July 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Can anyone explain the newfound trend in busses and planes to remove the pouch on the back of seats and replace it with tension straps that hold absolutely nothing?
We all love the pouch! There was nothing wrong with the pouch!
We all love the pouch! There was nothing wrong with the pouch!
When in #Tucumán, their bigger CDC's were listed on the tourism website but seemingly not maintained at all for visitors. Tourism offices knew nothing of them.
June 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
When in #Tucumán, their bigger CDC's were listed on the tourism website but seemingly not maintained at all for visitors. Tourism offices knew nothing of them.
This is a frustration of visiting these spaces, often run by volunteers and with less and less funding, especially under Milei.
I tried one of the larger detention centres in this area a few blocks away. Despite being set up for visitors, I found out it was only open for pre arranged group tours.
I tried one of the larger detention centres in this area a few blocks away. Despite being set up for visitors, I found out it was only open for pre arranged group tours.
June 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This is a frustration of visiting these spaces, often run by volunteers and with less and less funding, especially under Milei.
I tried one of the larger detention centres in this area a few blocks away. Despite being set up for visitors, I found out it was only open for pre arranged group tours.
I tried one of the larger detention centres in this area a few blocks away. Despite being set up for visitors, I found out it was only open for pre arranged group tours.
Another day, another memorial site visit, this one in #LaPlata, Argentina.
#CasadelosConejos was a small headquarters of some Montoneros who were killed here in 1976, with plenty of bullet holes still to show for it.
#CasadelosConejos was a small headquarters of some Montoneros who were killed here in 1976, with plenty of bullet holes still to show for it.
June 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Another day, another memorial site visit, this one in #LaPlata, Argentina.
#CasadelosConejos was a small headquarters of some Montoneros who were killed here in 1976, with plenty of bullet holes still to show for it.
#CasadelosConejos was a small headquarters of some Montoneros who were killed here in 1976, with plenty of bullet holes still to show for it.
The Argentine train system is by no means ideal. It took 30 hours for a trip that takes about 17 by bus and 2 by plane. I still enjoyed those 30 hours from Buenos Aires to Tucumán much more than my flight back.
And importantly, the price is great and it's actually hard to get tickets as a result.
And importantly, the price is great and it's actually hard to get tickets as a result.
May 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The Argentine train system is by no means ideal. It took 30 hours for a trip that takes about 17 by bus and 2 by plane. I still enjoyed those 30 hours from Buenos Aires to Tucumán much more than my flight back.
And importantly, the price is great and it's actually hard to get tickets as a result.
And importantly, the price is great and it's actually hard to get tickets as a result.
Results like this in Nanaimo-Ladysmith are so depressing.
An NDP incumbent coming in 4th and the Conservatives somehow winning the seat when clearly the people would vote very differently under a different electoral system.
The problem with strategic voting is that people are *terrible* at it.
An NDP incumbent coming in 4th and the Conservatives somehow winning the seat when clearly the people would vote very differently under a different electoral system.
The problem with strategic voting is that people are *terrible* at it.
April 29, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Results like this in Nanaimo-Ladysmith are so depressing.
An NDP incumbent coming in 4th and the Conservatives somehow winning the seat when clearly the people would vote very differently under a different electoral system.
The problem with strategic voting is that people are *terrible* at it.
An NDP incumbent coming in 4th and the Conservatives somehow winning the seat when clearly the people would vote very differently under a different electoral system.
The problem with strategic voting is that people are *terrible* at it.
Truly useless. Completely contradictory information, "written" with such confidence that it is no wonder so many kids and teens in school are fooled by this nonsense.
For the record, I've never actually tried to use AI in research, but thought this is something it could excel at. I was very wrong.
For the record, I've never actually tried to use AI in research, but thought this is something it could excel at. I was very wrong.
April 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Truly useless. Completely contradictory information, "written" with such confidence that it is no wonder so many kids and teens in school are fooled by this nonsense.
For the record, I've never actually tried to use AI in research, but thought this is something it could excel at. I was very wrong.
For the record, I've never actually tried to use AI in research, but thought this is something it could excel at. I was very wrong.
Was using an AI search engine for the very early stages of a research project to get me started. It completely fabricated the existence of a painting by Xul Solar.
It's shocking how terrible AI can be and yet I'm only using it as my starting point because Google has also become terribly useless.
It's shocking how terrible AI can be and yet I'm only using it as my starting point because Google has also become terribly useless.
April 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Was using an AI search engine for the very early stages of a research project to get me started. It completely fabricated the existence of a painting by Xul Solar.
It's shocking how terrible AI can be and yet I'm only using it as my starting point because Google has also become terribly useless.
It's shocking how terrible AI can be and yet I'm only using it as my starting point because Google has also become terribly useless.
Despite him being in the military, knowing of the site, and working just across the street much of this time, taking me there as my Uber driver would be the first time he had actually ever been to La Perla.
March 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Despite him being in the military, knowing of the site, and working just across the street much of this time, taking me there as my Uber driver would be the first time he had actually ever been to La Perla.
La Cuadra (or The Block) was where detainees spent most of their time, on the floor, after being tortured for information.
Today there are tributes to victims, left by family and friends. There are also carvings on the walls, often with a victim's name and "Presente", reclaiming their identity.
Today there are tributes to victims, left by family and friends. There are also carvings on the walls, often with a victim's name and "Presente", reclaiming their identity.
![Photo of a carving or graffiti on the wall of La Cuadra. It says
Mercedes
Santucho
PRT ERP
PRESENTE
AYOMPLA [SIC]
The ERP were one of the militant revolutionary groups that the dictatorship seeked to eradicate and also used as an excuse to justify their so called "Dirty War". After the end of the dictatorship, there was some erasure of victims' political identities. How much focus should be on "innocent" victims of the dictatorship and how much should be on all victims remains a contentious subject even today](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jzacgrmwuw2pnbxpa2wsb2a2/bafkreiebfokqe5la3pduykcid5xvwsedtdj4njj2d73mprqsbksca4la7m@jpeg)
March 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
La Cuadra (or The Block) was where detainees spent most of their time, on the floor, after being tortured for information.
Today there are tributes to victims, left by family and friends. There are also carvings on the walls, often with a victim's name and "Presente", reclaiming their identity.
Today there are tributes to victims, left by family and friends. There are also carvings on the walls, often with a victim's name and "Presente", reclaiming their identity.
My favourite was the poem "Las Pisadas Ausentes" by Héctor Kunzmann, a survivor of the site.
The poem refers to the area prisoners were kept and its striking red tiles (or in Kunzmann's metaphor, steps)
The poem refers to the area prisoners were kept and its striking red tiles (or in Kunzmann's metaphor, steps)
March 25, 2025 at 1:43 AM
My favourite was the poem "Las Pisadas Ausentes" by Héctor Kunzmann, a survivor of the site.
The poem refers to the area prisoners were kept and its striking red tiles (or in Kunzmann's metaphor, steps)
The poem refers to the area prisoners were kept and its striking red tiles (or in Kunzmann's metaphor, steps)
In another contrast to ESMA, which is kept almost entirely as original as possible, La Perla deftly mixes its history with artwork. These pieces can be found within and across the campus.
March 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
In another contrast to ESMA, which is kept almost entirely as original as possible, La Perla deftly mixes its history with artwork. These pieces can be found within and across the campus.
The site was the 2nd most active of the ~600 across the country (this number has changed often as new ones are discovered) with up to 3000 people being disappeared here.
They were more likely killed by firing squad than the infamous death flights here because it was likely easier.
They were more likely killed by firing squad than the infamous death flights here because it was likely easier.
March 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The site was the 2nd most active of the ~600 across the country (this number has changed often as new ones are discovered) with up to 3000 people being disappeared here.
They were more likely killed by firing squad than the infamous death flights here because it was likely easier.
They were more likely killed by firing squad than the infamous death flights here because it was likely easier.