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Andrew Hunter
@rexbron.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy
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Lens Based Visual Artist

“The tyranny of framing our attention”

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Does anyone know who controls the info note that is displayed on remote mastodon profiles?

Web client

Not my account, just genuinely curious who gets to put an editorial label on profiles. Is this a joke I'm missing?

#askfedi
A screenshot of a section of a Macedon profile that describes when they joined below that is an information icon that states this user is suspected of being part of a terrorist organization called antifa please report any suspicious behaviour
January 9, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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@mayintoronto
A seagull meme, it rears it's head back and then gets red laser eyes
December 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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What epoch? The UNIX epoch!
A screenshot of a Facebook security message that says my account requires stronger security by December 31, 1969.
December 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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#TTC #line6finch

H/T: Reddit u/BackgroundFold7327
A transit map of the line 6 Finch West labelled reduce speed zones over the entire length
December 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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@mayintoronto

"It is, however, bound by strict contractual obligations to Therme, which means it cannot move the parking more than 650 metres away from the site." -Global News

This is a 650m radius from the front gates, it is almost all of the Ex.
A map of Ontario Place showing a 650m radius from the front gates encompassing almost all of the Ex.
November 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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And had an uninvited dinner guest.

#algonquinpark #camping
November 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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We also had an uninvited dinner guest.

#algonquinpark #camping
November 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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We forgot a can opener but remembered we had an axe.

#algonquinpark #camping
November 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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"When asked by reporters about a SickKids study — which found speed cameras have reduced speeding and aggressive driving by almost half — the minister said the province will work with municipalities to install temporary signage before Nov. 14 to get motorists to […]

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A frame from the Simpsons: Lisa looks a sign that reads "Keep out, Or Enter. I'm a sign, not a cop"
October 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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I got an air shim/wedge and just levelled all the appliances in my home. It’s the best.
The colour photograph of a black vinyl bag with an air pump attached
October 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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One more lane bro…

https://flipboard.com/@cbcnews/british-columbia-i8sdok9nz/-/a-CazUWwVVQsS8AEmlBgLGlw%3Aa%3A107108217-%2F0
A meme of Tobias from Arrested Development saying but it might work for us.
October 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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@chad
A picture of a meme with Bugs Bunny overlaid with an American flag and a caption Alberta’s oil beneath that the same Bugs Bunny picture but overlaid with the USSR flag, and the caption Canada’s coast
October 4, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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@michaelhoffman.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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Some good Toronto Transit news!
Notice Line 6 Revenue Service Demonstration September 16, 2025 Exciting News! I'm pleased to announce that beginning Saturday, September 20, 2025, we will officially begin the Revenue Service Demonstration for Line 6. This marks a major milestone, and we're excited to have you be part of it. All Customer Service Agents who signed up for Line 6 assignments are expected to report to their scheduled locations on September 20, 2025. In the event of any delays to the Line 6 opening, affected employees will be notified promptly so they can report to their alternate work assignments. This is a significant step forward, and I'm confident that together, we'll deliver the exceptional service our customers expect—now on this new line. If you have any questions, please speak with your supervisor. Let's help make Line 6 a success from day one! Jamal Richardson Head of Stations r. ..
September 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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"That was just the start. "I am a disgrace to my profession," Gemini continued. "I am a disgrace to my family. I am a disgrace to my species. I am a disgrace to this planet. I am a disgrace to this universe. I am a disgrace to all universes. I am a disgrace to all […]

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A still from the movie 'A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' featuring Marvin the robot.
August 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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At some point, the verb in the highlighted sentence lost its other meanings and we can set the lower bound at least at 1935.
A photograph of a book page with a phrase highlighted “my ejaculations of joy choked in my throat, as I heard the closing sentence” In the context of the story, the author had just received a letter for a scholarship that he may not be able to accept.
August 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Back from my first solo canoe camping trip ever.

Simple in and out to Crab Lake in Kawartha Highlands Park or so I though.

Day 1: strong headwinds turned a 1.5h paddle into 3h. The portage into Crab Lake was a relief! And even with the wind, it was hot. I was […]

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A colour photograph of a campsite. There is a picnic table in the foreground with a blue barrel in a backpack and food on the table in the distance is the lake and a fire pit. A selfie of the author. He has the phone turned around Jenn Z style with a wide angle lens, wearing a life jacket, a green hat and holding a canoe paddle. A panorama of crab Lake in the foreground is a canoe with a backpack and a food barrel, and a spare paddle the sky is bright and the scenery idyllic A wide angle photograph of a bacon and eggs breakfast. The bacon is prominent in the foreground with a coffee mug and ketchup up in the background.
July 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Ontario Line Portal Construction June 2025

#transit #toronto #ontarioline
A colour photograph from a high angle there are two excavators in a large pit moving earth in the centre of the frame above that the CN tower on the right hand side, a go train pulls into exhibition station.
June 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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I got a collision on my tracking number. Purolator system is showing it’s been delivered in 2023.
A screenshot of the Purolator delivery tracker that shows a previous delivery in 2023 and a current delivery in 2025 as one continuous set of rows in a table
June 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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I totally agree with the message but there are not one but two kemming errors in this ad…

Those government ad campaigns are not cheap.

#onpoli #kemming
An online advertisement for the government of Ontario telling people to share hugs, not measles, however, there are Shannon‘s grandmother. I don’t remember anymore in the ad. The 2nd F in effective is a different size and there is a space between MO RE
May 31, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Showing up the public consultations, so angry drivers aren’t the only voices represented about Dufferin bus lanes #transit #toronto

Cc @CodeRedTO
A starship troopers meme where a grunt in the army says I’m doing my part
May 14, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Got out in the canoe for the first time this year.

#toronto #humberriver #canoeing
A colour photograph of a canoe on a river with a subway bridge and road bridge visible in the upper half of the frame. The canoe is golden and honey hued made of strips of wood laminated between fiberglass. The water is a gray green, and the leaves are just starting to bud on the trees.
April 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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@dyckron it’s a shame. This exchange of value only goes one way.
April 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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The calculator and my 6th grade math teacher have something in common
A screen shot of the iOS calculator app saying "math error"
April 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM