Tardiflora
@tardiflora.bsky.social
Stubbornly optimistic.Keep walking, get outside, drink good tea, be kind, listen, act.
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Follow the money.
#NeverVoteConservative #onpoli #FightFord #FordIsCorrupt #SaveOntario #FordFailedOntario #OntarioSky #ImWithMarit
#NeverVoteConservative #onpoli #FightFord #FordIsCorrupt #SaveOntario #FordFailedOntario #OntarioSky #ImWithMarit
"Including base salaries, the current cost of Ford’s cabinet now amounts to $5.7 million compared to $3.3 million when his party first rose to power in 2018. Adding parliamentary assistants to that total comes to $6.9 million 2018 and $10 million in 2024 - a cost increase of 45 per cent." (Global)
December 12, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Wrote a newsletter about rebuilding a Walmart overnight, exhaustion, memories of home and the holidays, and why I think "Wonderful Christmastime" is good when heard in the right place.
We're here tonight, and that's enough
“Wonderful Christmastime” is not a perfect song. It might not work on your holiday playlist, or stand proud on a list of beloved classics, but it might be that it’s not a song to be played at home wit...
www.anxietyshark.ca
December 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Wrote a newsletter about rebuilding a Walmart overnight, exhaustion, memories of home and the holidays, and why I think "Wonderful Christmastime" is good when heard in the right place.
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Doug Ford’s Conservatives are taking an extended break from Queen’s Park until March 23.
People are struggling, ERs are packed, basic needs aren’t being met – and this government’s response is to ram through a bunch of harmful bills and then clock out. It’s undemocratic. #onpoli
People are struggling, ERs are packed, basic needs aren’t being met – and this government’s response is to ram through a bunch of harmful bills and then clock out. It’s undemocratic. #onpoli
December 11, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Doug Ford’s Conservatives are taking an extended break from Queen’s Park until March 23.
People are struggling, ERs are packed, basic needs aren’t being met – and this government’s response is to ram through a bunch of harmful bills and then clock out. It’s undemocratic. #onpoli
People are struggling, ERs are packed, basic needs aren’t being met – and this government’s response is to ram through a bunch of harmful bills and then clock out. It’s undemocratic. #onpoli
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338,000 of traffic charges dropped in Ontario this year compared to 57,000 in 2019. Our court system is in shambles. Justice denied to seriously injured road users. Dangerous driving left undeterred and prolific. globalnews.ca/video/115724...
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December 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
338,000 of traffic charges dropped in Ontario this year compared to 57,000 in 2019. Our court system is in shambles. Justice denied to seriously injured road users. Dangerous driving left undeterred and prolific. globalnews.ca/video/115724...
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There has to be an investigation into this fund. The information we are getting raises serious issues.
"The Ford govt gave ~$2.5M from its Skills Development Fund to businesses owned by an entrepreneur that the Ontario Securities Commission penalized a few years ago for allegedly misleading investors with inaccurate press releases."
#FordIsCorrupt #onpoli #cdnpoli
www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...
#FordIsCorrupt #onpoli #cdnpoli
www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...
Two companies under firm of Ontario Securities Commission-sanctioned CEO got Skills Development Fund grants
Another of Sayan Navaratnam’s companies was hit with hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalties for allegedly ‘misleading’ investors
www.thetrillium.ca
December 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
There has to be an investigation into this fund. The information we are getting raises serious issues.
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Lord grant me, for just one day, the zero fuck level of a capybara in danger of becoming pelican brunch.
May 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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To recap: Doug Ford destroyed parkland at Ontario Place for a private waterpark; closed Ontario Science Centre under false pretenses; and now is moving the OSC into Harbourfront.
Partial destruction of one public place; permanent destruction of another; longterm takeover of a third.
Partial destruction of one public place; permanent destruction of another; longterm takeover of a third.
December 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
To recap: Doug Ford destroyed parkland at Ontario Place for a private waterpark; closed Ontario Science Centre under false pretenses; and now is moving the OSC into Harbourfront.
Partial destruction of one public place; permanent destruction of another; longterm takeover of a third.
Partial destruction of one public place; permanent destruction of another; longterm takeover of a third.
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SUCK THAT UP, AMERICA!
December 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
SUCK THAT UP, AMERICA!
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"A Five-Step Guide to Combating Misinformation on Social Media
#1: The Road to Misinformation is Paved with Supplements
#2 Read Before You Share
#3 Be Extra Mindful with Health Halos
#4 Check the Scientific Consensus
#5 Did the Post Make You Feel Like You Scored a Touchdown?"
#Misinformation ⬇️
#1: The Road to Misinformation is Paved with Supplements
#2 Read Before You Share
#3 Be Extra Mindful with Health Halos
#4 Check the Scientific Consensus
#5 Did the Post Make You Feel Like You Scored a Touchdown?"
#Misinformation ⬇️
Medical misinformation and social media go hand in hand now. After a rousing chat with @caulfieldtim.bsky.social about his new book, I wrote my thoughts on a five-steop guide to recognizing and resisting medical misinformation. vajenda.substack.com/p/a-five-ste...
A Five-Step Guide to Combating Misinformation on Social Media
How fear, profit, and cherry-picked data shape your feed—and what to do about it.
vajenda.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
"A Five-Step Guide to Combating Misinformation on Social Media
#1: The Road to Misinformation is Paved with Supplements
#2 Read Before You Share
#3 Be Extra Mindful with Health Halos
#4 Check the Scientific Consensus
#5 Did the Post Make You Feel Like You Scored a Touchdown?"
#Misinformation ⬇️
#1: The Road to Misinformation is Paved with Supplements
#2 Read Before You Share
#3 Be Extra Mindful with Health Halos
#4 Check the Scientific Consensus
#5 Did the Post Make You Feel Like You Scored a Touchdown?"
#Misinformation ⬇️
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If eligible, get your shingles 💉, peeps.
Multiple large natural experiments have documented Shingles vaccine is linked with ~20-25% reduced risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. A new report today adds to that and extends the to slowing the progression of dementia @cellcellpress.bsky.social
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
December 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
If eligible, get your shingles 💉, peeps.
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Rural delivery mailboxes, Parkwood Ave. and St. Clair Ave. West, Toronto, circa 1908. William James photo.
#1900s #mail #postalservice #rural #winter #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
#1900s #mail #postalservice #rural #winter #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
December 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Rural delivery mailboxes, Parkwood Ave. and St. Clair Ave. West, Toronto, circa 1908. William James photo.
#1900s #mail #postalservice #rural #winter #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
#1900s #mail #postalservice #rural #winter #history #torontohistory #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
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Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
December 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
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😆💀
It’s great that the Finch LRT is finally opening. I just wouldn’t have invited the Grim Reaper to hold the plaque at the launch event.
December 5, 2025 at 11:20 PM
😆💀
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It would be a nice feature of tobogganing if you could fly back up the hill!
This crow uses the cap to go sledding 🛷 #FridayFeeling
December 5, 2025 at 11:41 PM
It would be a nice feature of tobogganing if you could fly back up the hill!
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Get their asses, Girl Guides of Canada.
Girl Guides of Canada has made a statement, likely in response to the cowardly decisions of Girlguiding UK. 🏳️⚧️
December 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Get their asses, Girl Guides of Canada.
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Follow the money.
#NeverVoteConservative #onpoli #FightFord #FordIsCorrupt #SaveOntario #FordFailedOntario #OntarioSky #ImWithMarit
#NeverVoteConservative #onpoli #FightFord #FordIsCorrupt #SaveOntario #FordFailedOntario #OntarioSky #ImWithMarit
Ontario’s education minister is hiring two advisors at $1,500 a day to review why EQAO results aren’t improving. Critics say the answer is obvious: “we don’t need people making $1,500 a day to tell us scores are down because the government cut funding by $1,500 a student.” #cdnpoli
December 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Doug Ford’s government handed $2M from the Skills Development Fund to a company run by his family’s own dentist.
We should be investing in workers based on merit, not connections. This is exactly why trust in this fund has completely collapsed. #onpoli
www.thetrillium.ca/news/the-tri...
We should be investing in workers based on merit, not connections. This is exactly why trust in this fund has completely collapsed. #onpoli
www.thetrillium.ca/news/the-tri...
Company given $2M from Skills Development Fund run by Ford family dentist: sources
The company’s CEO also worked closely with the wife of the minister in charge of the grant program at the time
www.thetrillium.ca
November 27, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Doug Ford’s government handed $2M from the Skills Development Fund to a company run by his family’s own dentist.
We should be investing in workers based on merit, not connections. This is exactly why trust in this fund has completely collapsed. #onpoli
www.thetrillium.ca/news/the-tri...
We should be investing in workers based on merit, not connections. This is exactly why trust in this fund has completely collapsed. #onpoli
www.thetrillium.ca/news/the-tri...
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$65B (billion) of healthcare funding in Ontario has gone missing.
Over five years, at least.
The Auditor General has no idea where it went, so it wasn't audited.
Oh, you didn't know?
That's #CdnMediaColludes doing a good job.
www.corruptario.ca/what-the-ags...
Over five years, at least.
The Auditor General has no idea where it went, so it wasn't audited.
Oh, you didn't know?
That's #CdnMediaColludes doing a good job.
www.corruptario.ca/what-the-ags...
November 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
$65B (billion) of healthcare funding in Ontario has gone missing.
Over five years, at least.
The Auditor General has no idea where it went, so it wasn't audited.
Oh, you didn't know?
That's #CdnMediaColludes doing a good job.
www.corruptario.ca/what-the-ags...
Over five years, at least.
The Auditor General has no idea where it went, so it wasn't audited.
Oh, you didn't know?
That's #CdnMediaColludes doing a good job.
www.corruptario.ca/what-the-ags...
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Maybe I'm missing an important point, but the Ford gov's claim that "Landlords will lower rents if they can rent out more of their properties now that we've given them more power over tenants" feels like something you'd say if you'd never literally never heard of capitalism before in your life.
November 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Maybe I'm missing an important point, but the Ford gov's claim that "Landlords will lower rents if they can rent out more of their properties now that we've given them more power over tenants" feels like something you'd say if you'd never literally never heard of capitalism before in your life.
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“Go get a job”? Not everyone can be a well-connected lobbyist or run a nightclub for this government. How about a plan for real workers? I mean it’s just embarrassing at this point.
November 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
“Go get a job”? Not everyone can be a well-connected lobbyist or run a nightclub for this government. How about a plan for real workers? I mean it’s just embarrassing at this point.
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you do have to do it in a couple of places but this tutorial makes it easy to go uncheck the boxes that otherwise lets Google's AI read all your shit. or move everything over to protonmail but moving everything over is a giant thing I know.
Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
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Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:08 AM
you do have to do it in a couple of places but this tutorial makes it easy to go uncheck the boxes that otherwise lets Google's AI read all your shit. or move everything over to protonmail but moving everything over is a giant thing I know.
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Good news: you can stop Gmail from training its gen ai on your emails by following these👇 instructions.
Bad news: that will delete 'promo', 'social' and 'update tabs'.
In other news, I'm WAY happier having switched to proton mail. They're entirely welcome to that $8.20 a month!
Bad news: that will delete 'promo', 'social' and 'update tabs'.
In other news, I'm WAY happier having switched to proton mail. They're entirely welcome to that $8.20 a month!
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Good news: you can stop Gmail from training its gen ai on your emails by following these👇 instructions.
Bad news: that will delete 'promo', 'social' and 'update tabs'.
In other news, I'm WAY happier having switched to proton mail. They're entirely welcome to that $8.20 a month!
Bad news: that will delete 'promo', 'social' and 'update tabs'.
In other news, I'm WAY happier having switched to proton mail. They're entirely welcome to that $8.20 a month!
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How to Succeed and Prosper as a CEO in Ontario:
1. Donate to Doug Ford’s election campaign
2. Apply for a Skills Development Fund grant
3. Receive millions (with very few questions asked)
4. Give yourself a raise for donating to Doug Ford’s election campaign
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
1. Donate to Doug Ford’s election campaign
2. Apply for a Skills Development Fund grant
3. Receive millions (with very few questions asked)
4. Give yourself a raise for donating to Doug Ford’s election campaign
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
Exec pay rises for Skills Development Fund recipients, including one tied to ‘adult entertainment club’
Executive pay jumped for many recipients of an Ontario job training grant, according to salary disclosure viewed by CTV News, including at one numbered company that partnered with an agency that later...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
How to Succeed and Prosper as a CEO in Ontario:
1. Donate to Doug Ford’s election campaign
2. Apply for a Skills Development Fund grant
3. Receive millions (with very few questions asked)
4. Give yourself a raise for donating to Doug Ford’s election campaign
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
1. Donate to Doug Ford’s election campaign
2. Apply for a Skills Development Fund grant
3. Receive millions (with very few questions asked)
4. Give yourself a raise for donating to Doug Ford’s election campaign
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...