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kotsy @itsonlykotsy.bsky.social · 8h

This art installation in the harbourfront is gone after Sunday! Get done to see it while you can.

A plane flies over top a floating convenience store in the Toronto Harboufront

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Chase Mitchell @chasemit.bsky.social · 12h

Like displaying heads on pikes

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Richard Warnica @rwarnica.bsky.social · 21h

I had breakfast with Brad Bradford and asked him what I think is the defining question of his campaign: Why do so many people from all ends of the political spectrum seem to dislike him so much as a person? www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

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Richard Warnica: Does Brad Bradford believe in anything other than himself?

Bradford's relentless pursuit of success may also be his downfall.

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Joshua Hind @joshuahind.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If he talks like a Ford, campaigns like a Ford, and has policy like a Ford, he's a Ford.

An all text graphic in which the names ROB FORD, DOUG FORD and BRADFORD and stack, with the FORD in all 3 names stacked. The subtext reads: "The last thing Toronto needs is ANOTHER FORD."

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Brett Lamb @blamb.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

One of my favourite photos. It harkens back to a more innocent time. I'm two and have fallen asleep to bedtime stories. The man reading the stories is a drug dealer in the midst of a cross-Canada crime spree. A brief, quiet moment before prison.

Photo of child having bedtime stories in a more innocent time.

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hey Ontarians, Covid is in the ascent so if you qualify for priority vaccination, now's the time.

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Heather e^-1/x^2 @heathermoandco.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

One day, if humanity survives the AI apocalypse, people will look back on this era and wonder why no one stopped such a grotesque collection of sociopathic ghouls, from perpetrating all the harms they let loose upon the world.

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 01/10/2026

“Warren Kinsella leaves Brad Bradford’s campaign…” www.thestar.com/news/gta/war...

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Warren Kinsella leaves
Brad Bradford's campaign as a senior adviser in Toronto mayoral race

The controversial campaign operative, who the Star reported in July was part of Bradford's senior team, was not on the list of senior staff the campaign shared in a recent statement.

Leonard Nimoy: “THE COSMIC BALLET GOES ON.”

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Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

When you have no concept of how people engage with music

nicksaraev ~
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I am not joking when I say this.
Spotify, Apple Music, and streaming in general is over.
Al music is now very, very good. You just don't know yet because all Al music circulating today is from ~2-3 generations ago.
Suno v6 pro et al has solved infinite personalized music.

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Paul Lantz @paul-lantz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

My wife Denise while a residential school student and many years later gathering with others to honour residential school survivors.

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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 30/09/2026

The case against billionaires — a corrosive, anti-democratic force. You can have billionaires or you can have democracy. But you can’t have both. www.davidmoscrop.com/p/the-case-a...

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The Case Against Billionaires

You can have an ultra-wealthy class or you can have democracy. You can’t have both. Choose...wisely.

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Gef the Toking Mongoose @geftokingmongoose.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Bluesky is like that old shitty car your buddy has and won't get rid of. Like "Yeah sometimes the images don't work and occasionally it will just wiggle back and forth a bunch but you know it's a classic"

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Credit to thespicynonna - check out his TikTok, he’s always making something. 🥰 Tribute to Gord Downey of The Tragically Hip, he moved from Italy to Canada years ago #InGordWeTrust #Canada #TheHip

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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

So this month the Toronto Sun published a piece about the Allison Inquiry that called vaccines "a crime against humanity at worst" and demanded arrests, and the National Post published a piece deeming Avi Lewis not just an enemy but a danger to Jewish people, with a thinly coded appeal to violence.

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Michelle Cohen @docmcohen.medsky.social · 30/09/2026

Me since 2020: dealing with antisemitic bullshit (including from NP) while trying to do my job NP in 2026: OMG THIS JEW IS MAKING US ALL UNSAFE MAYBE WE SHOULD DO *SOMETHING* TO HIM Fuck you NP

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Sierra Club Canada @sierraclubcanada.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

APTN also has resources to help with raising awareness at aptntv.ca/ndtr/downloads/ The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) also have health supports (multiple crisis lines) listed here: trw-svr.nctr.ca/health-suppo... #NationalDayForTruthAndReconciliation

You can watch the Remembering the Children broadcast live online as well (in the language of your choice) via APTN: "September 30 is a day to honour the Survivors of residential, day and boarding schools, remember the children who never returned home, and reflect on the lasting impacts of these institutions on Indigenous families and communities.

On this important day, APTN brings together special programming, live commemorative coverage and resources to help Canadians learn, reflect and participate in meaningful acts of remembrance and reconciliation."

See aptntv [dot] ca/ndtr/

APTN also has resources to help with raising awareness at aptntv [dot] ca/ndtr/downloads/

The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) also have health supports (multiple crisis lines) listed here: https://trw-svr.nctr.ca/health-supports/

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Brett Lamb @blamb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Remember UFOs? Remember when Sam Harris said that some shadowy figure told him it was all gonna come out? That was a good time.

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Brett Lamb @blamb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This is the border bridge (this past July) at Campobello Island where the supply truck was stopped. #NewBrunswick #Maine

Photo of the border bridge at Campobello Island between New Brunswick, Canada and Maine, USA.

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 29/09/2026

A Turkish media outlet is reporting the fake AI journalist “Daniel Robson,” who was published by the Ottawa Citizen, Policy Options, Western Standard and The Hub, was targeting a “critic of the Moroccan ruling elite” The dissident suspects “Daniel Robson” may have links to “Moroccan intelligence”

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Exclusive—Fake AI columnist dupes Canadian press to target Moroccan dissidents, and a Turkish 'middleman' - Türkiye Today

The phantom writer communicated exclusively via email and rarely phoned Canadian publications, who were oblivious until Türkiye Today unraveled the matter

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 29/09/2026

The idea that we are all supposed to stop calling AI “artificial intelligence” after these companies branded it as such for years and suddenly start calling it “SI” and “super intelligence” is cult-like levels of delusion

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Michael Tracey is actively attempting to dox Jane Doe in the Cornell 7 rape case

Michael Tracey : If you happen to know who this Cornell "Jane Doe" is, get in touch and I would be happy to publish her name and identifying information. And yes -- this is 100% permitted under the First Amendment, whatever threats or emotional blackmail people might want to deploy

"Report" me for what, exactly? Save your breath, scumbag. Sorry you hate the First Amendment so much. Her identity is obviously newsworthy at this point, and I will take extreme pleasure in reporting it. (Not "doxing" -- that's a total canard)

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Toronto Mike @torontomike.com · 29/09/2026

Here's my chat with Jayne Eastwood about Goin' Down The Road, being a part of the legendary 1972 Toronto cast of Godspell, the new documentary about that experience, SCTV, Women Without Clothes and Hot Curlers with June Squibb, Linda Hamilton, and Caroline Aaron. www.torontomike.com/2026/09/jayn...

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Jayne Eastwood: Toronto Mike'd Podcast 1984

In this 1984th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with Jayne Eastwood about Goin' Down The Road, being a part of the legendary 1972 Toronto cast of Godspell, the new documentary about that experien...

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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Leave it to @graphicmatt.com to debunk Bradford’s justification for a line-by-line audit of Toronto's budget. Argues any per capital increases can be easily traced to things like opening libraries on Sundays, crisis response teams & improved snow clearing #TOpoli www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

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Matt Elliott: There’s no mystery behind Mayor Olivia Chow’s budget record — there’s just math

Lately, the leading candidates taking on Mayor Olivia Chow in the race for mayor have taken to referring to the city’s budget like it’s some great cosmic mystery. A riddle

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 28/09/2026

Opinion: Doug Ford's plan to spend $48 million ripping up Toronto bike lanes has attracted some naysayers. One East York resident texted the premier's cellphone to tell him about his close friend who died in a cycling accident and asked him to reconsider. The response he received included "lmao."

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Graeme Bayliss: His cyclist friend was killed. Why did Doug Ford’s response include ‘lmao’?

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 29/09/2026

I’m having trouble keeping count of how many people National Post senior editor Terry Newman is currently threatening to sue into oblivion

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I think you had better apologize and retract.
Because if you're implying what I think you're implying, I will be contacting a lawyer.
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When you spend that bonus, remember to buy Canadian. x.com/terrynewman/st...

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"paid political platforming" charge by @nationalpost no less.
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Your mailbox here appears to be closed and I haven't received a response to my LinkedIn request for your mailing address for my lawyer. My mailbox is open.

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National Post editor says she knows the PM colluded w the NYT to break their editorial standards.
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Rory White @rorywh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today Bradford stood up at a press conference and described our reporting as "inaccurate." "I'm surprised they published it," he said. In response, we are sharing our recording of Bradford's Zoom call that corroborates our reporting. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/28/i...

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Bradford calls CNO reporting of AI app rewards ‘inaccurate.’ Here’s the recording proving our reporting.

Canada’s National Observer has decided to publish the segment of the Zoom call that corroborates its reporting.

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Steve Chambers @planningtransport.co.uk · 28/09/2026

Thanks for reminding me of this.

A short history of traffic engineering show walk, cycle, transit and car routes over time with cycling and walking getting worse.

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b3ta @b3ta.com · 28/09/2026

B3ta newsletter 1000, out now "Only 66 issues until our Battle of Hastings special" * BUFFY'S SWEARING TELEPHONE - now works on mobile * GUESS THE SHOPPING - what price is milk? * BAD DINOSAURS - Netflix resurrects them b3ta.com/newsletter/i...

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B3TA newsletter: "ONLY 66 ISSUES UNTIL OUR BATTLE OF HASTINGS SPECIAL"

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Brett Lamb @blamb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Geddy Lee is the Wayne Gretzky of the dimwit universe.

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Adam McDowell @adammcd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"Rush = great music, terrible politics" has been widely known since ~1974

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Going to work now feels like doing homework after the teacher quit and told the class that education is fake. Everyone just coasting on inertia and hoping there's still a point to all this

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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Tobi Lutke, our most outspoken billionaire, does not understand cities or public space or transportation. Someone needs to put him in a room with Mike Bloomberg and Janette Sadik-Khan. I'm serious. @michaelrbloomberg.bsky.social @jskstreet.bsky.social

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026

ICE is now lying in wait outside convenience stores, or at busy intersections. Agents are arresting people at international airports. Local police and sheriffs, deputized by the federal government, are detaining immigrants during traffic stops. ICE is now detaining more immigrants than ever before.

A chart that shows a timeline of ICE immigration enforcement against different significant events (Los Angeles raids, Minneapolis and Chicago raids), with a line in late March 2026 that says "New enforcement strategy begins" before a peak of over 1,500 daily arrests in July 2026.

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"The greatest contributions to humanity — art, inventions, even products — show evidence of people who got lost in a problem & came out the other side with an idea they would not have found otherwise. That does not happen by taking a shortcut to the center. It happens in the detours." #GiftLink 🎁

This new dynamic worries me, not for the financial implications but for the creative ones. When we reach for the wrong tools too quickly, we eliminate the part of the process where our particular experience and point of view enter the work. I fear that A.I. is undermining what makes us most human — the ability to translate lived experience and nuanced thoughts into a unique point of view, and then to crystallize that perspective into something people can connect with.

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The Grind @thegrindto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

For three decades, Canada has voted against the United States’ embargo on Cuba at the annual UN General Assembly vote held in October. The U.S. is now applying economic pressure to prevent that from happening again this year.

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U.S. Pressuring Canada to Vote Against Cuba at UN

For three decades, Canada has voted against the United States’ embargo on Cuba at the annual United Nations General Assembly vote held in October. The U.S. is now applying economic pressure to prevent...

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 28/09/2026

If I’m reading this correctly, Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford’s campaign is asking volunteers to give them full access to their contact lists on their *personal* cell phones? www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/28/i...

'You don't need to freak out about this'
Introducing Bradford's supporters to the app on the Zoom call, Punia instructed them to give the app permission to access all of their contacts.

"Do not give it partial contact ability, give it full. And what I want to say to you guys here is, you don't need to freak out about this," said Punia. He reassured them that only contacts they marked as known or potential Bradford supporters would be given to the campaign.

One attendee hesitated as she had over 2,400 contacts on her phone. She was instructed to give the app access to all of them and mark them one by one according to their level of support for Bradford.

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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Spacing got its hands on the RFP for the province's attack on Toronto's bike lanes. My main thought is that nobody in the Premier's Office has considered even the narrow, political downside risk for them here. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...

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EXCLUSIVE: Inside the contract to rip out Toronto's bike lanes - Spacing Toronto

After the Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) shot down CycleTO’s legally innovative charter challenge that sought to stop Doug Ford’s attack on the city’s bike lanes, Queen’s Park wasted little time befor...

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Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Ontario government is aggressively privatizing surgeries and medical imaging—core hospital services My new @policyalternatives.ca research study evaluates whether this policy direction reduces wait times and serves the public interest www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... #onpoli

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Not adding up: Surgical and diagnostic privatization in Ontario | CCPA

The Ontario government favours for-profit delivery of surgeries and medical imaging, but the evidence shows this isn't good health policy

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Brett Lamb @blamb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

One time Lebron James wore a hat with one of my cartoons on it and I wasn't sure if he played football or basketball. We all have limited bandwidth.

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Brett Lamb @blamb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I ain't never heard 'Choosin' Texas', but I been through that before. One time one of my friends married a country singer and when I told my sister "she married some guy named Tracey Adkins" my sister angrily retorted, "You're from a small town and you don't know who Trace Adkins is?"

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