The Toronto Dude
@thetorontodude.bsky.social
Have been told I talk too much.
Retired. Undoubtedly Canadian
Retired. Undoubtedly Canadian
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While the Maple Leaf Flag was the one chosen by the Flag Committee in the Autumn of 1964, there were over 3000 submissions from Canadians over the course of six weeks.
Let's explore a dozen of those flags that were submitted but not chosen.
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Let's explore a dozen of those flags that were submitted but not chosen.
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February 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
While the Maple Leaf Flag was the one chosen by the Flag Committee in the Autumn of 1964, there were over 3000 submissions from Canadians over the course of six weeks.
Let's explore a dozen of those flags that were submitted but not chosen.
🧵1/14
Let's explore a dozen of those flags that were submitted but not chosen.
🧵1/14
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"A crowd marched through #Nanaimo streets to the beat of drums while thinking about missing and murdered #Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit individuals. The No More Stolen Sisters March took place on Friday, Feb. 14" #MMIWG #MMIWG2S #VancouverIsland www.nanaimobulletin.com/local-news/n...
Nanaimo community marches for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
No More Stolen Sisters march was held Feb. 14
www.nanaimobulletin.com
February 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"A crowd marched through #Nanaimo streets to the beat of drums while thinking about missing and murdered #Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit individuals. The No More Stolen Sisters March took place on Friday, Feb. 14" #MMIWG #MMIWG2S #VancouverIsland www.nanaimobulletin.com/local-news/n...
Russia has won . End of the film
TRUMP - PUTIN about to negotiate
#ukrainewar #Ukraine #Russia #Zelensky #Visa #Mastercard #Swift
TRUMP - PUTIN about to negotiate
#ukrainewar #Ukraine #Russia #Zelensky #Visa #Mastercard #Swift
February 18, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Russia has won . End of the film
TRUMP - PUTIN about to negotiate
#ukrainewar #Ukraine #Russia #Zelensky #Visa #Mastercard #Swift
TRUMP - PUTIN about to negotiate
#ukrainewar #Ukraine #Russia #Zelensky #Visa #Mastercard #Swift
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Heck yeah: Researchers at Tufts University have made a liquid silk solution that grabs objects like Spider-Man’s web.
Accidental Breakthrough Makes Web-Slinging Silk A Reality
In a materials science discovery, scientists made a liquid silk solution that hardens and picks up objects—not unlike Spider-Man’s web.
buff.ly
February 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Heck yeah: Researchers at Tufts University have made a liquid silk solution that grabs objects like Spider-Man’s web.
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A sign in the crowd last night said, “It’s time to build.”
I couldn’t agree more.
I couldn’t agree more.
February 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A sign in the crowd last night said, “It’s time to build.”
I couldn’t agree more.
I couldn’t agree more.
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READ Danielle Sassoon's letter to AG Pam Bondi, via @nytimes.com:
"Rather than be rewarded, Adams's advocacy should be called out for what it is: an improper offer of immigration enforcement assistance in exchange for a dismissal of his case." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
"Rather than be rewarded, Adams's advocacy should be called out for what it is: an improper offer of immigration enforcement assistance in exchange for a dismissal of his case." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
February 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
READ Danielle Sassoon's letter to AG Pam Bondi, via @nytimes.com:
"Rather than be rewarded, Adams's advocacy should be called out for what it is: an improper offer of immigration enforcement assistance in exchange for a dismissal of his case." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
"Rather than be rewarded, Adams's advocacy should be called out for what it is: an improper offer of immigration enforcement assistance in exchange for a dismissal of his case." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
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The Danielle Sassoon letter to AG Bondi is wow.
If you have a tip about what’s going on in DOJ/SDNY, I can be reached on Signal at annabower.24
Read the letter: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
If you have a tip about what’s going on in DOJ/SDNY, I can be reached on Signal at annabower.24
Read the letter: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Sassoon Bondi Letter
www.documentcloud.org
February 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The Danielle Sassoon letter to AG Bondi is wow.
If you have a tip about what’s going on in DOJ/SDNY, I can be reached on Signal at annabower.24
Read the letter: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
If you have a tip about what’s going on in DOJ/SDNY, I can be reached on Signal at annabower.24
Read the letter: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
A 90 min call between Putin & Trump to confirm Russia's full victory. Russian markets soar.
Once again all the media were just foolish.
Ukraine has "lost" 42% of all billions that they've been given, EU is the biggest loser, EU went ridiculous like never before.
#usaid #ukrainewar #russia #trump
Once again all the media were just foolish.
Ukraine has "lost" 42% of all billions that they've been given, EU is the biggest loser, EU went ridiculous like never before.
#usaid #ukrainewar #russia #trump
February 14, 2025 at 1:23 AM
A 90 min call between Putin & Trump to confirm Russia's full victory. Russian markets soar.
Once again all the media were just foolish.
Ukraine has "lost" 42% of all billions that they've been given, EU is the biggest loser, EU went ridiculous like never before.
#usaid #ukrainewar #russia #trump
Once again all the media were just foolish.
Ukraine has "lost" 42% of all billions that they've been given, EU is the biggest loser, EU went ridiculous like never before.
#usaid #ukrainewar #russia #trump
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I love you Canada.
I never doubted that we would stand up to the thug.
Now lets keep it going.
I never doubted that we would stand up to the thug.
Now lets keep it going.
February 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I love you Canada.
I never doubted that we would stand up to the thug.
Now lets keep it going.
I never doubted that we would stand up to the thug.
Now lets keep it going.
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Ontario residents receiving $200 cheques from Doug Ford’s government are being warned to be on their guard for scammers trying to take advantage of the “taxpayer rebates,” per a ”scam alert” on the province’s website.
Be alert for $200 ‘tax rebate’ scams, Ontario warns
An alert appeared on the province’s “taxpayer rebate” webpage in the last few days cautioning residents that Ontario would not contact them proactively about the cheques.
www.thestar.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Ontario residents receiving $200 cheques from Doug Ford’s government are being warned to be on their guard for scammers trying to take advantage of the “taxpayer rebates,” per a ”scam alert” on the province’s website.
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Candace Owens dropping all kinds of 💣💣💣💣💣
Great show today! That story is just mindblowing
#BecomingBrigitte #CandaceOwens
www.youtube.com/live/xIbUXQ5...
Great show today! That story is just mindblowing
#BecomingBrigitte #CandaceOwens
www.youtube.com/live/xIbUXQ5...
Becoming Brigitte: Gaslighting The Public | Ep 1
YouTube video by Candace Owens
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Candace Owens dropping all kinds of 💣💣💣💣💣
Great show today! That story is just mindblowing
#BecomingBrigitte #CandaceOwens
www.youtube.com/live/xIbUXQ5...
Great show today! That story is just mindblowing
#BecomingBrigitte #CandaceOwens
www.youtube.com/live/xIbUXQ5...
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ICYMI: A developer lobby is suing Toronto for its green building policies 🤨
The result will impact all other Ontario communities using similar policies to make homes less polluting and more resilient.
Check out this Fact Sheet from The Atmospheric Fund that debunks developer arguments.
The result will impact all other Ontario communities using similar policies to make homes less polluting and more resilient.
Check out this Fact Sheet from The Atmospheric Fund that debunks developer arguments.
Getting the Facts Straight on Toronto’s Green Development Standards
With green development standards facing a legal challenge in the Greater Toronto Area, The Atmospheric Fund is setting out to bust some myths.
www.theenergymix.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
ICYMI: A developer lobby is suing Toronto for its green building policies 🤨
The result will impact all other Ontario communities using similar policies to make homes less polluting and more resilient.
Check out this Fact Sheet from The Atmospheric Fund that debunks developer arguments.
The result will impact all other Ontario communities using similar policies to make homes less polluting and more resilient.
Check out this Fact Sheet from The Atmospheric Fund that debunks developer arguments.
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My therapist seemed genuinely puzzled that I don’t know the difference between fear and anxiety.
February 4, 2025 at 1:12 AM
My therapist seemed genuinely puzzled that I don’t know the difference between fear and anxiety.
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Canadian MP Charlie Angus: “A wake-up call for our American friends .. This is going to be very rough .. Your [auto] plants are going to go down in a week.”
@acyn.bsky.social $GM $F
@acyn.bsky.social $GM $F
February 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Canadian MP Charlie Angus: “A wake-up call for our American friends .. This is going to be very rough .. Your [auto] plants are going to go down in a week.”
@acyn.bsky.social $GM $F
@acyn.bsky.social $GM $F
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Could Donald Trump’s trade war cost you your job?
With Canada still under threat of the largest trade shock since the Great Depression, many workers might be worried about losing their jobs — even after Justin Trudeau announced a last-minute reprieve from Trump’s tariff threats.
With Canada still under threat of the largest trade shock since the Great Depression, many workers might be worried about losing their jobs — even after Justin Trudeau announced a last-minute reprieve from Trump’s tariff threats.
Could Donald Trump’s trade war cost you your job? These sectors are most vulnerable to layoffs
While no Canadian industry is completely immune to layoffs during an economic slowdown, the sectors that rely most on U.S. trade are expected to be hit first and hardest, economists
www.thestar.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Could Donald Trump’s trade war cost you your job?
With Canada still under threat of the largest trade shock since the Great Depression, many workers might be worried about losing their jobs — even after Justin Trudeau announced a last-minute reprieve from Trump’s tariff threats.
With Canada still under threat of the largest trade shock since the Great Depression, many workers might be worried about losing their jobs — even after Justin Trudeau announced a last-minute reprieve from Trump’s tariff threats.
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Tulsi Gabbard and the guy with the network of suicide bombers.
RFK Jr and the "misconduct" he will not explain to Senators.
Committee votes on both tomorrow:
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
RFK Jr and the "misconduct" he will not explain to Senators.
Committee votes on both tomorrow:
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
New revelations complicate the Gabbard, RFK Jr. confirmation fights
Tulsi Gabbard's and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nominations were already on shaky ground. New reporting about their records won't do them any favors.
www.msnbc.com
February 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Tulsi Gabbard and the guy with the network of suicide bombers.
RFK Jr and the "misconduct" he will not explain to Senators.
Committee votes on both tomorrow:
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
RFK Jr and the "misconduct" he will not explain to Senators.
Committee votes on both tomorrow:
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Crazy !! Candace Owens BREAKS THE INTERNET w/ Brigitte Macron EXPOSE !! youtu.be/xEGTL7eeumg?... via
@YouTube
@YouTube
Candace Owens BREAKS THE INTERNET w/ Brigette Macron EXPOSE!!
YouTube video by Jesse ON FIRE
youtu.be
February 4, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Crazy !! Candace Owens BREAKS THE INTERNET w/ Brigitte Macron EXPOSE !! youtu.be/xEGTL7eeumg?... via
@YouTube
@YouTube
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The DOGE kids showing up at Treasury:
February 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The DOGE kids showing up at Treasury:
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#BREAKING: Justin Trudeau says U.S. tariffs will be paused after call with Trump
Trump tariffs: Trump holds out little hope for deal with Canada; Mexico tariffs on hold; Saskatchewan and Alberta premiers urge Ottawa to ‘de-escalate’ rhetoric
PC Leader Doug Ford issued a release on tariffs on Monday, saying Ontario is banning American companies from provincial contracts. The latest on Trump tariffs.
www.thestar.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
#BREAKING: Justin Trudeau says U.S. tariffs will be paused after call with Trump
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⚠️ If this were done to Jews, it’d be called a holocaust, with reparations & recognition of collective trauma. But when it’s LGBTQ+? Just a "lack of acceptance." Many of you are holocaust deniers—like Budde, who hides behind her mitre & robe, shielding her church’s pockets with her lukewarm language:
February 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
⚠️ If this were done to Jews, it’d be called a holocaust, with reparations & recognition of collective trauma. But when it’s LGBTQ+? Just a "lack of acceptance." Many of you are holocaust deniers—like Budde, who hides behind her mitre & robe, shielding her church’s pockets with her lukewarm language:
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Chrystia Freeland steps down after fixing Canadian economy
Chrystia Freeland steps down after fixing Canadian economy
OTTAWA – Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has triumphantly announced her resignation after proclaiming victory over all aspects of Canada’s formerly troubled economy.
www.thebeaverton.com
December 16, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Chrystia Freeland steps down after fixing Canadian economy
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While this guy freezes to death in winter, teeth rotting, agonizing 24/7 after paying taxes & working for America ... Israel has taken $17.9B from US in 1 year. There are 650,000 homeless in America: That's $26,000 per unhoused person just so a rich apartheid 6000 miles away can bomb kids. Thoughts?
December 7, 2024 at 6:34 PM
While this guy freezes to death in winter, teeth rotting, agonizing 24/7 after paying taxes & working for America ... Israel has taken $17.9B from US in 1 year. There are 650,000 homeless in America: That's $26,000 per unhoused person just so a rich apartheid 6000 miles away can bomb kids. Thoughts?