Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterDylan @dyl057.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Thompson was unspeakably brave, and I cannot imagine the loathing and hatred he got for it. 218439
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterStrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Bumblebee queen learns how to use protective door in less than 24 hours 691852491
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterJulie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 13/03/2026I am begging my fellow Canadians to take a break for a second from obsessing about American corruption to focus on our home grown versions. Ford is a corrupt crony goon who has done countless shady backroom deals. He wants to remove one of our most powerful tools to hold him accountable. Fuck that!theglobeandmail.comOntario to introduce bill exempting Premier, cabinet from FOI requestsGovernment’s proposed changes follow its loss of court battle over call logs for Ford’s personal cellphone 491056592
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterNorm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 13/03/2026So yes, if you were wondering, Doug Ford -does- understand the concept of corruption. 03114
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterTabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 13/03/2026All this. I don’t care if some people find flying out of downtown easier. We need to stop letting these people run Toronto like it’s the place people have to be when they’re not at the cottage. We live here, we like it. Park not planes, @liberalca.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social 623879
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 12/03/2026READ THE FULL OP-ED: thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...thetyee.caThe Fallout from Reporting on White Nationalism in Canada | The TyeeJournalist Rachel Gilmore published an investigation in The Tyee. The men she unmasked showed up to intimidate her in person. 29238
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 06/03/2026Make it stick.futurism.comPeople Are Calling Meta Ray-Bans "Pervert Glasses"On Bluesky, users quickly embraced the term "pervert glasses" to refer to Meta's Ray Ban smart glasses, following a shocking investigation. 176102022898
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 06/03/2026I will also say that it’s a bit wild to me that no press freedom organization or professional journalistic association has tried to contact me or even put out a statement here. I mean Jesus Christ. A little solidarity from institutions would be nice here! 301566431
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterClare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Breaking news! I have my first opinion piece in the Toronto Star today! I got to make fun of John Tory AND make a joke about me playing for the Blue Jays, so it's safe to say that this was the most fun I've had writing something in a while. 💙 www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...thestar.comI will not be running for mayor of TorontoI even asked my editor at the Star for a two-page spread to help readers understand the extent to which I am not running for mayor of Toronto. 3029842
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterProf. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 06/03/2026The Guardian on our new study, which shows that global heating is significantly gathering speed. Our efforts to overcome our fossil fuel addiction should do the same. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comHumanity heating planet faster than ever before, study findsResearchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño 25857511
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Two white nationalists I exposed in a recent article showed up to try to intimidate me in person last night. This is a press freedom issue. Here’s what happened: 1192317778
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterCharlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 05/03/2026My latest on how Trump and toxic tech bros are weaponizing AI to target civilians. People are pushing back. There is a worldwide boycott of CHAT GPT. The stakes are high here. charlieangus.substack.com/p/its-time-t...charlieangus.substack.comIt's Time to Quit ChatGBTThe Trump administration’s recent decision to move forward with a dangerous escalation in the use of artificial intelligence against citizens means that your friendly neighbourhood ChatGPT app is bein... 11294148
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterGaia Jane @gaiajane.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Ahem. Girls. Elementary. School. Children. In school. Girls. One hundred and sixty five. Put that in context: one hundred sixty five small bodies wrapped in white. Who will never get to grow up. Who will never get to love. Or feel the sunshine on their face. 0147
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterVJM4democracy @vjm4democracy.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Whether it is rape or kidnapping or murder, women always bear the brunt of men’s aggression. “The Mizan news agency has reported that the death toll at the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school in Minab, Iran, has risen to 108.” www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...theguardian.comUS-Israel war on Iran: IDF launches fresh attacks; Trump says supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead – latest reportsIsraeli military says it is striking Iranian missile and air defence systems; US president says Khamenei’s death is ‘justice for the people of Iran’ as he repeats call for regime change 0108
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Gen Z may be the first modern generation to score worse on standardized tests than their parents. Neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath points to schools replacing textbooks with tech and the iPhone. I’d add COVID as a major inflection point many never recovered from.fortune.comThe U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents | FortuneNeuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath said older generations “screwed up” giving students access to so much technology: “I genuinely hope Gen Z quickly figures that out and gets mad.” 2316049
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterScreenRant @screenrant.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Ryan Coogler‘s The X-Files reboot has received a pilot greenlight at Hulu. Danielle Deadwyler is set as the co-lead with Jennifer Yale as showrunner. Source: Deadline | Read More: bit.ly/4ayla2N 19692166
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterTyler, from the Internet (Haunted) @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 21/02/2026Feels like he's getting desperate because these takes are getting just objectively terrible. This is one of the silliest arguments about anything I've ever heard. 1946260
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterShira Lurie @shiralurie.bsky.social · 21/02/2026According to the provincial data, 109 Nova Scotians died of Covid in 2025. That’s more than in 2020 (65) or 2021 (46). Masks save lives. 13820
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterAlex Boyd @alexboyd.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Absolutely wild. WSJ reporting that some OpenAI staffers thought the Tumbler Ridge shooter's use of ChatGPT raised the potential of real world violence but leadership decided not to alert RCMP. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...wsj.comExclusive | OpenAI Employees Raised Alarms About Canada Shooting Suspect Months AgoThe ChatGPT maker opted against informing Canadian authorities about Jesse Van Rootselaar’s descriptions of violence last June. 321669820
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 13/02/2026This is a vivid, horribly relevant read. “She does not sleep well. And as you lift up her pajama top to check her rash one morning, you see that her breathing is labored, shadows pooling between her ribs when she sucks in air. You suffer an icy moment of realization: This is a medical crisis.”theatlantic.comThis Is How a Child Dies of MeaslesWhen your family becomes a data point in an outbreak 7386239
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterBarack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.pbs.orgWATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate changeThe Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv... 20992838111976
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterDerrick Chua @derrick-chua.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Terrific TO shows to catch this week: Through the Eyes of God, You Always, Eureka Day, Witch, Copperbelt, Summer & Smoke, White Rabbit Red Rabbit, An Intervention, & Juliet. Support Canadian live theatre! 041
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterColin Duggan 🇨🇦 @bailefios.ca · 11/02/2026Just because it's going to be important over the coming days.. I stand with the trans community, especially trans youth. Some of the strongest, most vibrant and amazing people I know are trans and we cannot allow the news cycle to ever take that away. Guns kill people, gender identity doesn't. 12912
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng Lancasteramy brown 👻 @amybrown.xyz · 10/02/2026always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay 47144922914
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 10/02/2026Philippe Gaulier, a French clown who was known as one of comedy’s greatest teachers, with students including Sacha Baron Cohen and Emma Thompson, died on Monday. He was 82.nyti.msPhilippe Gaulier, Revered Clown and ‘Tormentor’ of Aspiring Comedians, Dies at 82Gaulier often insulted his pupils, but many became stars, including Sacha Baron Cohen, Emma Thompson and Rachel Weisz. 78115
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterProPublica @propublica.org · 09/02/20264/ “Mi Familia,” by 5-year-old Luisanney Toloza from Venezuela, who had recently crossed the U.S.-Mexico border 102423661
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterProPublica @propublica.org · 09/02/20262/ “I miss my school and my friends I feel bad since when I came here to this Place, because I have been here too long.” From 9-year-old Susej F, detained for 50+ days 142869936
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterProPublica @propublica.org · 09/02/20263/ “I have never been separated from my siblings and its honestly sad because they are little and they need their mom and sister.” From 14-year-old Ariana V.V, whose U.S.-citizen siblings are 2 and 5 years old. Detained for 45+ days 142656897
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterA View from the Box @aviewfromthebox.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Soulpepper Theatre Company is starting off 2026 with a hit! "Witch" is a compelling story of love, desire, and most of all, hope. Starring the inimitable Tantoo Cardinal, you cannot miss this stellar show! On stage until March 1! #TheaTO #Theatre #Review aviewfromthebox.net/2026/02/06/s...aviewfromthebox.netSoulpepper Theatre Company’s “Witch”“I just find it so hard to have hope” What does it say about about me when my inner-most thoughts are being echoed by the devil? When a character initially full of hope succumbs to the harsh realit… 001
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterToronto Life @torontolifemag.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Tantoo Cardinal, who is starring in Soulpepper’s Witch, talks art as activism and her legendary five-decade careertorontolife.com"Indigenous people are a necessary enzyme for a healthy civilization": Tantoo Cardinal is a living legend - Toronto LifeThe actor, who stars in Soulpepper’s Witch, talks art as activism and her five-decade career 011
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterGwen Frankenstien from the internet @gwenfrankenstien.bsky.social · 31/01/2026GTA folks: Check out Witch at Soulpepper if you can. I had no idea what to expect and I was blown away. Very clever/funny script & delightful performances from the whole cast. www.soulpepper.ca/performances...soulpepper.caSoulpepper Theatre - Plays, Concerts & MusicalsEnjoy Music, Plays & More at Toronto's Largest Not-for-Profit Theatre Company. Browse this Season's Lineup and Plan Your Visit Today! 032
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterLiz Renzetti @lizrenzetti.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Frank Stronach's trial on sexual assault charges begins in Toronto this week. "Some of Stronach’s accusers have spoken to reporters about feeling ignored for years after going to police." www.thestar.com/news/gta/mag...thestar.comMagna billionaire Frank Stronach’s Toronto sex assault trial is set to begin this week. Here’s what you need to knowThe trial of one of Canada's richest men is set to begin this week. 066
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterJuan Moreno-Cruz @jmorenocruz.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Today has been a very rough day. But it‘s important to share Alex’s parents message. 09438
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterClare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 20/01/2026I need the Americans to do something about this guy asap because I just cannot fight in a guerilla land war when he invades Manitoba, my back is very bad 3931128
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterMelody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 21/12/2025I had no idea this is how the NORAD Santa tracker got started! www.npr.org/2014/12/19/3...npr.orgNORAD's Santa Tracker began with a typo and a good sportIt all started in 1955 with a misprint in a Colorado newspaper and a call to Col. Harry Shoup's secret military hotline. Shoup played along with the tiny voice who called, and a tradition was born. 04032
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 20/12/2025What does it take to move 1000 people? Smart infrastructure supporting choices that don’t take up so much space (or produce so much emissions/pollution, cost so much public money etc). Mobility in cities is about space. Graphic via @seattlesubway.org based on a Sydney graphic I spread years ago. 9309124
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterMike Baker @mikebaker.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Maria has been accused over the years of fabricating her story that she had gone to the FBI. After finding the document in the trove, I called her. She broke down in tears. “I’ve waited 30 years. I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u... 2944181248
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterDamian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 18/12/2025‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case #climatecrisis scenarios revealed by scientists - Scientists say government must be prepared for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case climate crisis scenarios revealed by scientistsScientists say government must prepare for ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels 55353
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterLissa Harris 🌈🗑️🔥⚔️🐀 @lissaharris.bsky.social · 16/12/2025I have been seeing a lot of live theater lately, my partner loves it and lives in nyc and yes I know I’m a lucky bastard, that’s a given but I tell you what: it’s a terrific remedy for being sick to your soul about all the slop out there good, bad, meh: it cannot be sloppified. it has the juice 718726
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterT. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Flu is not "just a flu". www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...ctvnews.ca3 children die from influenza A-related complications in Ottawa and eastern Ontario regionThree children have died from flu-related complications in the Ottawa area, as officials report a “rapid and significant rise” in Influenza A in the region. 412650
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterEmily Atkin @emorwee.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Celebrity chefs told Californians that PFAS-coated pans were “safe,” and successfully lobbied Gavin Newsom to veto a bill phasing them out They didn’t mention they all sell PFAS-coated pans. New joint investigation with @mirandagreen.bsky.social and @atmosmag.bsky.social is out:heated.worldWhy are famous chefs fighting PFAS bans?The answer, in retrospect, is obvious—and it’s part of a larger campaign to stop bans on Teflon cookware nationwide. 27618280
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterMatt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 08/12/2025Mayor Olivia Chow is introducing fare capping for TTC riders in her upcoming budget. Instead of having to decide whether it makes sense to buy a monthly pass in advance, rides will automatically be free after 47 trips starting next Sept. 616545
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterShawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Always shocked by people on this site & elsewhere who will @ a working journo or writer, someone whose (in my case) pay hasn't increased in 13 years & who likely live/work precarious lives, with an indignant "paywall" or suggest a non-library workaround cheat. Such raw rudeness, nerve & contempt. 812022
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterFilinadiangirl @filinadiangirl.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Really want to revisit this because just two days after this was posted, Canada went “oh by the way, here’s this new show about gay hockey players and it’s super horny and our taxes and phone bills paid for this. You’re welcome.” And it’s leaving Americans speechless and in need of a cold shower. 152
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterJ. Kelly Nestruck @nestruck.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Free Jeremy! That's like one dose of MDMA. Poor guy. 011
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterNick Hune-Brown @nickhunebrown.bsky.social · 05/12/2025Three horses euthanized at Woodbine last weekend. www.thestar.com/news/gta/thr.... A reminder that this industry is wholly dependent on government subsidy. thelocal.to/breakdown-at...thelocal.toBreakdown at the Racetrack | The LocalOnce a lucrative gambling business, Ontario's horse racing industry is now heavily subsidized by the government. As gamblers turn to online gaming, and ideas about animal welfare shift, a cluster of f... 134
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterOnthesidelines5 🇨🇦 (she/her) @onthesidelines5.bsky.social · 05/12/2025More fallout from Carney's MOU #CdnPoli #AbPoli #BCPoli www.cbc.ca/news/science...cbc.ca2 top climate advisers quit saying Carney government is ignoring its experts | CBC NewsTwo members of the federal government’s Net-Zero Advisory Body have resigned, saying its work is being ignored by Ottawa as it moves away from previous climate commitments and toward new oil and gas p... 0159
Reposted by Courtney Ch'ng LancasterColson Whitehead @colsonwhitehead.com · 05/12/2025Nice analysis of AI’s current writing style. 49825