Matthew D Sweet
@matthewdsweet.bsky.social
Not the 90s rock star. A mobility planner (micro and active), a confirmed urbanist, otherwise unremarkable. Will also post about Liverpool FC and Star Trek. Toronto.
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Since this is the shiny new toy, I am wondering how to use it. I stopped tweeting cause it felt all very “make your personal brand”. But it’s social media right, as in go out and socialize. I like following people who post whatever and not just their area of expertise. So gonna try that
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Recently, Robin Jones, President of Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), was quoted in a Global News interview: “Speed limits are legal requirements. Enforcement of the law is not a tax.” This was in response to the supposed dilemma of “unfairness” to drivers caught by automated...
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September 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Recently, Robin Jones, President of Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), was quoted in a Global News interview: “Speed limits are legal requirements. Enforcement of the law is not a tax.” This was in response to the supposed dilemma of “unfairness” to drivers caught by automated...
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Plug-in balcony solar panels could mean cheaper power. But Canada needs to get on board first | CBC News
It feels like our energy regulators and standards are going to be very slow to adopt these sorts of innovations.
It feels like our energy regulators and standards are going to be very slow to adopt these sorts of innovations.
August 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Plug-in balcony solar panels could mean cheaper power. But Canada needs to get on board first | CBC News
It feels like our energy regulators and standards are going to be very slow to adopt these sorts of innovations.
It feels like our energy regulators and standards are going to be very slow to adopt these sorts of innovations.
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August 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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that today's right wing explicitly takes political awareness as a named enemy just feels like bad writing, like this season of the America really doesn't trust its audience
Can't be overstated how fucked up it is that Black folk came up with a word to express people being aware of the oppression of other people and it's now targeted by far right governments globally as something evil that must be destroyed
May 8, 2025 at 11:51 AM
that today's right wing explicitly takes political awareness as a named enemy just feels like bad writing, like this season of the America really doesn't trust its audience
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We need more of this sort of thing.
"Change is good, say local residents as absence of anxiety grips local area."
"Change is good, say local residents as absence of anxiety grips local area."
The BBC spoke to locals near a big English solar farm and found the panels “do not really bother them” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What is life like living the shadow of Ashby's solar farms? - BBC News
Residents of Ashby-de-la-Zouch offer mixed views on the fields of solar panels surrounding the town.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
We need more of this sort of thing.
"Change is good, say local residents as absence of anxiety grips local area."
"Change is good, say local residents as absence of anxiety grips local area."
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"From January, Europe’s crash-testing organization EuroNCAP, or New Car Assessment Program, will incentivize automakers to fit physical, easy-to-use, and tactile controls to achieve the highest safety ratings."
One again, Europe prioritizes safety, while the U.S. waits for "consumer demand."
One again, Europe prioritizes safety, while the U.S. waits for "consumer demand."
May 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"From January, Europe’s crash-testing organization EuroNCAP, or New Car Assessment Program, will incentivize automakers to fit physical, easy-to-use, and tactile controls to achieve the highest safety ratings."
One again, Europe prioritizes safety, while the U.S. waits for "consumer demand."
One again, Europe prioritizes safety, while the U.S. waits for "consumer demand."
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The most serious Nazi shit in this extremely Nazi shit executive order may be the idea, just slipped in there, that one of the "divisive narratives that distort our shared history" is that "race is not a biological reality but a social construct." www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
March 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The most serious Nazi shit in this extremely Nazi shit executive order may be the idea, just slipped in there, that one of the "divisive narratives that distort our shared history" is that "race is not a biological reality but a social construct." www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Zelda Williams (the daughter of the great Robin Williams) sure had a lot to say about the “Studio Ghibli style” AI images that have been trending recently.
I think those people should read these posts and really think about what they’re doing.
I think those people should read these posts and really think about what they’re doing.
March 28, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Zelda Williams (the daughter of the great Robin Williams) sure had a lot to say about the “Studio Ghibli style” AI images that have been trending recently.
I think those people should read these posts and really think about what they’re doing.
I think those people should read these posts and really think about what they’re doing.
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Talking about bike lanes seems so quaint these days.
March 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Talking about bike lanes seems so quaint these days.
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Doug Ford’s anti-bike lane Bill 212 was always bad policy, but now also seems like bad politics. PCs handily lost Etobicoke-Lakeshore last night, home of the “controversial” Bloor West lanes. And PC vote share in bordering Etobicoke Centre was basically flat from 2022. What was the point?
February 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Doug Ford’s anti-bike lane Bill 212 was always bad policy, but now also seems like bad politics. PCs handily lost Etobicoke-Lakeshore last night, home of the “controversial” Bloor West lanes. And PC vote share in bordering Etobicoke Centre was basically flat from 2022. What was the point?
So now Bloor St, Yonge St and University Ave bike lanes are represented by non-PC MPPs. Seems like a pretty strong mandate to not rip 'em out from the local residents? Even incumbent Hogarth in Etobicoke-Lakeshore, who ran on a platform including removing the Bloor W lanes, got beat by the Liberal.
February 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
So now Bloor St, Yonge St and University Ave bike lanes are represented by non-PC MPPs. Seems like a pretty strong mandate to not rip 'em out from the local residents? Even incumbent Hogarth in Etobicoke-Lakeshore, who ran on a platform including removing the Bloor W lanes, got beat by the Liberal.
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The PC platform for this election was written by a car
February 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The PC platform for this election was written by a car
So now the PC party platform in #onpoli is questioning the legitimacy of automated speed enforcement as it has been rolled out by cities...within the frameworks created by the Province. Aside from the blatant contradiction of the incumbents criticizing municipalities for following rules it set...
February 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
So now the PC party platform in #onpoli is questioning the legitimacy of automated speed enforcement as it has been rolled out by cities...within the frameworks created by the Province. Aside from the blatant contradiction of the incumbents criticizing municipalities for following rules it set...
More civil society stuff like this please
Someone at the American Bar Association ate their Wheaties this morning.
February 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
More civil society stuff like this please
I haven’t posted much since my initial outburst post account creation, but I’m feeling like if I increase my rate of cussing it may encourage me to use this more. Feels like it meets the moment.
The family, Star Trek and Liverpool are the only things that don’t inspire a string of expletives.
The family, Star Trek and Liverpool are the only things that don’t inspire a string of expletives.
January 22, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I haven’t posted much since my initial outburst post account creation, but I’m feeling like if I increase my rate of cussing it may encourage me to use this more. Feels like it meets the moment.
The family, Star Trek and Liverpool are the only things that don’t inspire a string of expletives.
The family, Star Trek and Liverpool are the only things that don’t inspire a string of expletives.
Can someone call up the bloke who used to post NotaWolf and get that shit going again?
January 22, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Can someone call up the bloke who used to post NotaWolf and get that shit going again?
Unlike you, I got my news from a reliable source.
January 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Unlike you, I got my news from a reliable source.
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The first few days of data from New York’s congestion charge will be interesting but the real data that matters will be in a few weeks / months, not days.
January 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The first few days of data from New York’s congestion charge will be interesting but the real data that matters will be in a few weeks / months, not days.
Lots of weird takes here about Trudeau stepping down acting as though the Liberal party isn’t facing electoral annihilation unless something changes. It has nothing to do with what he and the party have accomplished, it’s about where they are heading in the future. He’s also made mistakes fam.
January 6, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Lots of weird takes here about Trudeau stepping down acting as though the Liberal party isn’t facing electoral annihilation unless something changes. It has nothing to do with what he and the party have accomplished, it’s about where they are heading in the future. He’s also made mistakes fam.