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@johnnyphenomic.bsky.social
city planner, midnight dancer
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So happy my girl @supriya.bsky.social is out here opinionating again: "When Canada walks away from feminist policy, it abandons a key driver of poverty and strife. And when Canada appears to bow to bro-signalling ... it has joined the league of polite misogyny." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Supriya Dwivedi: Mark Carney is giving in to the bros
Fighting poverty and violence around the world means embracing feminist ideas.
www.thestar.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
So happy my girl @supriya.bsky.social is out here opinionating again: "When Canada walks away from feminist policy, it abandons a key driver of poverty and strife. And when Canada appears to bow to bro-signalling ... it has joined the league of polite misogyny." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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“(Ford & Cons are) really trading on the confusion or sort of opaqueness of what a public corporation is,” Simon Enoch told PressProgress. “A ‘public corporation’ also just means a corporation that’s publicly-traded, which is privately-owned.”
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Ontario’s Government Claims the Province Isn’t Privatizing Water. Experts Are Not Convinced.
“The way that this act is written creates this slippery slope towards privatization”
pressprogress.ca
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
“(Ford & Cons are) really trading on the confusion or sort of opaqueness of what a public corporation is,” Simon Enoch told PressProgress. “A ‘public corporation’ also just means a corporation that’s publicly-traded, which is privately-owned.”
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pressprogress.ca/ontario-clai...
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I absolutely hate this. Cutting funding for this program actually costs more because people are homeless again and have to access other programs. But while right-wing parties bang on about saving money they’re actually just being cruel to those less fortunate than themselves.
Sadly the current right-wing coalition government in Finland has cut the funding for the nation’s “Housing First” success story, & homelessness is now on the rise again. That just reinforces the fact that such programs work, if political ideology doesn’t stand in the way.
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Homelessness on the Rise in Finland - Y-Säätiö
Asunnottomien ihmisten määrä on kääntynyt kasvuun. Nyt asunnottomien määrä kasvoi Helsingissä, vaikka asunnottomia asutettiin vuoden aikana vaikuttava määrä.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I absolutely hate this. Cutting funding for this program actually costs more because people are homeless again and have to access other programs. But while right-wing parties bang on about saving money they’re actually just being cruel to those less fortunate than themselves.
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This is a point that needs repeating. It’s fiscally conservative to house the homeless, it’s also the right thing to do.
Anderson Cooper: So it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing… #HousingFirst
Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing… #HousingFirst
100,000 Homes: Housing the homeless saves money?
Giving apartments to the chronically homeless can save taxpayer dollars, advocates say
www.cbsnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This is a point that needs repeating. It’s fiscally conservative to house the homeless, it’s also the right thing to do.
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If you're keeping score this week, Carney is:
* Negotiating backroom deals on pipelines with Alberta and without BC or Indigenous folks.
* Undermining anti-greenwashing laws.
* Making deals with the UAE despite their role in Sudan.
* Cutting funding for infectious disease work in Africa.
* Negotiating backroom deals on pipelines with Alberta and without BC or Indigenous folks.
* Undermining anti-greenwashing laws.
* Making deals with the UAE despite their role in Sudan.
* Cutting funding for infectious disease work in Africa.
November 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
If you're keeping score this week, Carney is:
* Negotiating backroom deals on pipelines with Alberta and without BC or Indigenous folks.
* Undermining anti-greenwashing laws.
* Making deals with the UAE despite their role in Sudan.
* Cutting funding for infectious disease work in Africa.
* Negotiating backroom deals on pipelines with Alberta and without BC or Indigenous folks.
* Undermining anti-greenwashing laws.
* Making deals with the UAE despite their role in Sudan.
* Cutting funding for infectious disease work in Africa.
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Christiane Amanpour, "Antisemitism is a major problem. How do you navigate that?"
Zack Polanski, "I think it is a powerful message to have a Jewish leader and a Muslim deputy leader"
"Antisemitism and Islamophobia are two sides of the same coin"
"And the best response to hatred is solidarity"
Zack Polanski, "I think it is a powerful message to have a Jewish leader and a Muslim deputy leader"
"Antisemitism and Islamophobia are two sides of the same coin"
"And the best response to hatred is solidarity"
November 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Christiane Amanpour, "Antisemitism is a major problem. How do you navigate that?"
Zack Polanski, "I think it is a powerful message to have a Jewish leader and a Muslim deputy leader"
"Antisemitism and Islamophobia are two sides of the same coin"
"And the best response to hatred is solidarity"
Zack Polanski, "I think it is a powerful message to have a Jewish leader and a Muslim deputy leader"
"Antisemitism and Islamophobia are two sides of the same coin"
"And the best response to hatred is solidarity"
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"There were spaces to meet (and argue), spaces to organize and plan – and spaces to socialize too... Having different groups sharing the same space provided opportunities for people to learn how to organize together." "Yet now, the left is looking at a very different and less vibrant landscape."...
Radical organizing was once backed up by a network of physical spaces. How can we rebuild them to support the movements we need now? By Rosie Hampton (@rosiehampton.bsky.social)
Where is the left?
Radical organizing was once backed up by a network of physical spaces. How can we rebuild them to support the movements we need now? By Rosie Hampton.
newint.org
November 16, 2025 at 2:19 AM
"There were spaces to meet (and argue), spaces to organize and plan – and spaces to socialize too... Having different groups sharing the same space provided opportunities for people to learn how to organize together." "Yet now, the left is looking at a very different and less vibrant landscape."...
What could possibly go wrong with this dream team?
November 15, 2025 at 3:33 AM
What could possibly go wrong with this dream team?
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She put him in an late 90s experimental CD ROM game
man these Annie Leibovitz photos of Timothee Chalamet for Vogue are,,, remarkably bad. JC Penney's photographer bad. first year with a DSLR bad.
November 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
She put him in an late 90s experimental CD ROM game
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“Banker's Budget,” Evin Collis (@evincollis.bsky.social), 2025
November 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“Banker's Budget,” Evin Collis (@evincollis.bsky.social), 2025
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They’re bringing the land under the Rebuilding Ontario Place Act—legislation that lets the Premier override provincial and municipal laws, including heritage protections, environmental safeguards, and even labour laws.
This scandal-ridden government cannot be trusted with more public land.
#ONpoli
This scandal-ridden government cannot be trusted with more public land.
#ONpoli
November 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
They’re bringing the land under the Rebuilding Ontario Place Act—legislation that lets the Premier override provincial and municipal laws, including heritage protections, environmental safeguards, and even labour laws.
This scandal-ridden government cannot be trusted with more public land.
#ONpoli
This scandal-ridden government cannot be trusted with more public land.
#ONpoli
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Last week, MPP Sol Mamakwa and I pressed the Ford government on why Ontario taxpayers will have to foot the bill for the legal fallout of their unconstitutional Bill 5. Ontarians shouldn’t pay for this government’s mistakes. #onpoli
November 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Last week, MPP Sol Mamakwa and I pressed the Ford government on why Ontario taxpayers will have to foot the bill for the legal fallout of their unconstitutional Bill 5. Ontarians shouldn’t pay for this government’s mistakes. #onpoli
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BBC:
Israeli occupation military bombed and demolished more than 1,500 Palestinian homes and facilities in parts of Gaza still under Israeli control after the ceasefire took effect.
Israeli occupation military bombed and demolished more than 1,500 Palestinian homes and facilities in parts of Gaza still under Israeli control after the ceasefire took effect.
November 12, 2025 at 9:15 AM
BBC:
Israeli occupation military bombed and demolished more than 1,500 Palestinian homes and facilities in parts of Gaza still under Israeli control after the ceasefire took effect.
Israeli occupation military bombed and demolished more than 1,500 Palestinian homes and facilities in parts of Gaza still under Israeli control after the ceasefire took effect.
Oh jeez guys, maybe the NIMBYs are right…
Allow corner stores, and Badiali will suddenly pop up in every neighbourhood!
Allow corner stores, and Badiali will suddenly pop up in every neighbourhood!
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Oh jeez guys, maybe the NIMBYs are right…
Allow corner stores, and Badiali will suddenly pop up in every neighbourhood!
Allow corner stores, and Badiali will suddenly pop up in every neighbourhood!
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A proper holiday party is not a social occasion! It’s a department meeting in December!
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A proper holiday party is not a social occasion! It’s a department meeting in December!
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“Doug Ford is making people homeless and making the rest of us deal with the consequences. Bill 60 should be called the ‘Create Encampments Faster’ Act,” said Encampment Justice Coalition organizer Diana Chan McNally. www.torontotoday.ca/local/politi...
Toronto housing advocates warn Ford government’s Bill 60 will expedite homelessness
Tenant and housing advocates say changes to the Residential Tenancies Act in Bill 60 will fuel evictions and ‘create encampments faster’
www.torontotoday.ca
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
“Doug Ford is making people homeless and making the rest of us deal with the consequences. Bill 60 should be called the ‘Create Encampments Faster’ Act,” said Encampment Justice Coalition organizer Diana Chan McNally. www.torontotoday.ca/local/politi...
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Buried deep in the omnibus bill for its fall economic statement, the Doug Ford government has moved to repeal its own law requiring a climate plan and emissions reduction targets be established, via @fatimabsyed.bsky.social and @meyer.bsky.social
#ONpoli
thenarwhal.ca/ford-repeals...
#ONpoli
thenarwhal.ca/ford-repeals...
Doug Ford’s government is abandoning climate targets | The Narwhal
Ontario is moving to repeal aspects of a law that require the government to create a climate plan and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets
thenarwhal.ca
November 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Buried deep in the omnibus bill for its fall economic statement, the Doug Ford government has moved to repeal its own law requiring a climate plan and emissions reduction targets be established, via @fatimabsyed.bsky.social and @meyer.bsky.social
#ONpoli
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#ONpoli
thenarwhal.ca/ford-repeals...
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More patronage appointments for Ford cronies. Your tax dollars at work, Ontario! #ONpoli
So the Ford appointed supervisors will make more than all School Board Trustees combined, and that money will come out of the education budget that’s supposed to go to student needs. Shame! globalnews.ca/news/1151063... #topoli #onpoli #onted
Ford government supervisors can charge $350K per year to school boards | Globalnews.ca
Several school boards in Ontario, including Toronto public, Toronto Catholic and Ottawa-Carleton, have been under the management of supervisors for months.
globalnews.ca
November 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
More patronage appointments for Ford cronies. Your tax dollars at work, Ontario! #ONpoli
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"what's up Ontario I hear you have 79 million dollars of American booze hiding in a warehouse somewhere"
ONTARIO: "we sure do!"
"can we get any details about like... what type of booze, how much has been destroyed, what's the plan for any of this"
ONTARIO: "it is illegal for you to ask me that"
ONTARIO: "we sure do!"
"can we get any details about like... what type of booze, how much has been destroyed, what's the plan for any of this"
ONTARIO: "it is illegal for you to ask me that"
November 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"what's up Ontario I hear you have 79 million dollars of American booze hiding in a warehouse somewhere"
ONTARIO: "we sure do!"
"can we get any details about like... what type of booze, how much has been destroyed, what's the plan for any of this"
ONTARIO: "it is illegal for you to ask me that"
ONTARIO: "we sure do!"
"can we get any details about like... what type of booze, how much has been destroyed, what's the plan for any of this"
ONTARIO: "it is illegal for you to ask me that"
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Ontario’s 36 Conservation Authorities are being forced into large regional jurisdictions, overseen by Queens Park.
The govt press release stated the current Conservation Authority system is “fragmented,” with each of the 36 jurisdictions maintaining different policies.
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#ONpoli
#environment
The govt press release stated the current Conservation Authority system is “fragmented,” with each of the 36 jurisdictions maintaining different policies.
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#ONpoli
#environment
November 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Ontario’s 36 Conservation Authorities are being forced into large regional jurisdictions, overseen by Queens Park.
The govt press release stated the current Conservation Authority system is “fragmented,” with each of the 36 jurisdictions maintaining different policies.
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#ONpoli
#environment
The govt press release stated the current Conservation Authority system is “fragmented,” with each of the 36 jurisdictions maintaining different policies.
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#ONpoli
#environment
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6 units with 16 bedrooms in a twinned point access block on ~75% of the floor plate area of this double loaded corridor w/ 9 units and 10 bedrooms. one of most compact i've ever seen
to get the same number of bedrooms in the double loaded corridor - it would have to grow by at least 2,400 sf
to get the same number of bedrooms in the double loaded corridor - it would have to grow by at least 2,400 sf
October 31, 2025 at 2:41 AM
6 units with 16 bedrooms in a twinned point access block on ~75% of the floor plate area of this double loaded corridor w/ 9 units and 10 bedrooms. one of most compact i've ever seen
to get the same number of bedrooms in the double loaded corridor - it would have to grow by at least 2,400 sf
to get the same number of bedrooms in the double loaded corridor - it would have to grow by at least 2,400 sf
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McPHERSON: “We’re gonna need to see a budget that recognizes that, right now, Canadians are struggling. It’s not time for Canadians to tighten their belts—it’s time for this government to invest in Canadians, so that jobs are protected, and so that workers know they’ll be able to pay their bills.”
October 30, 2025 at 10:33 PM
McPHERSON: “We’re gonna need to see a budget that recognizes that, right now, Canadians are struggling. It’s not time for Canadians to tighten their belts—it’s time for this government to invest in Canadians, so that jobs are protected, and so that workers know they’ll be able to pay their bills.”
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Why we can't have nice things.
"Etobicoke Centre Coun. Stephen Holyday said he remains as opposed to neighbourhood retail as he was back in December, suggesting having businesses in neighbourhoods could worsen worries about home break-ins." www.thestar.com/business/tor...
"Etobicoke Centre Coun. Stephen Holyday said he remains as opposed to neighbourhood retail as he was back in December, suggesting having businesses in neighbourhoods could worsen worries about home break-ins." www.thestar.com/business/tor...
Toronto is trying to get corner stores and cafes in residential neighbourhoods again. Here’s how the plan has changed
City staff are back with a modified plan to allow corner stores and cafes in residential neighbourhoods. The residents’ association that opposed the plan says it’s still not happy.
www.thestar.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Why we can't have nice things.
"Etobicoke Centre Coun. Stephen Holyday said he remains as opposed to neighbourhood retail as he was back in December, suggesting having businesses in neighbourhoods could worsen worries about home break-ins." www.thestar.com/business/tor...
"Etobicoke Centre Coun. Stephen Holyday said he remains as opposed to neighbourhood retail as he was back in December, suggesting having businesses in neighbourhoods could worsen worries about home break-ins." www.thestar.com/business/tor...
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The difference in the time it takes a streetcar in Amsterdam vs. Toronto to clear an intersection after servicing a nearside stop.
October 30, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The difference in the time it takes a streetcar in Amsterdam vs. Toronto to clear an intersection after servicing a nearside stop.