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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Please allow me to contribute this to your discussion - I took this photo in 2019 near where I live. I would like to join your potato fan club if memberships are still available.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This was the text on the other side of this marquee in 2023. The last time I checked, it was still there.

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Noah St. Amand @noah.tookish.net · 14/09/2026

To crank up the nerdery one more notch: participation in the census is actively pro-social, a recognition that we live together and must work together; it’s encouraging that Canadians stepped up at a time when we’re being assailed by overtly anti-social forces (internal and external).

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Morning routine: - Cat meows loudly for food - Pauses briefly to eat yesterday’s food from dish - yum yum - Resumes desperate meowing, as he is *this close* to death by starvation - When food finally arrives, eats a few nibbles then heads downstairs for pets or laser pointer I am a good cat servant.

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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

A man rapped with his dog at the Apollo, the stage famous for booing acts off before their first verse, and the crowd went wild for both of them.

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Clare Blackwood @clareblackwood.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Some thoughts: -Toronto crime is down -Toronto homelessness is down -Cops don't solve crime -Union Station is fine -It's FINE -Jesus Christ -Why is everything about cops with this dude -Stop trying to scare your way into office -Please don't elect this fucking guy www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Brad Bradford says he will put a Toronto police outpost in Union Station if he’s elected mayor | CBC News

Brad Bradford has promised a Toronto police outpost at Union Station as part of his mayoral campaign platform.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I was watching MuchMusic a lot for a bit in the late 1980s and I remember this.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It’s been a traditional Labour Day weekend in Toronto - relaxing holiday activities with a background soundtrack of loud aircraft noises from the CNE air show. In a time of upheaval, it’s good to know that some things haven’t changed.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I’m still half-convinced that Doug closed the Science Centre because he is from Etobicoke and he thought that Don Mills and Eglinton was too far away.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I think Dougie is viscerally offended by the idea that somebody might pass him in a bike lane when he is stuck in traffic. He also hates non-suburban Toronto because we wouldn’t vote for him for mayor. He might also secretly envy people who are healthy and fit enough to ride.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Did a quick check of the windows in our place. No hail dents. Glad I wasn’t out in that. I don’t know what you do while a severe storm is raging outside, but my response was to play “Tennessee Bird Walk” badly on my guitar. And keep my phone handy so that I have a flashlight if the power goes out.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A view of Lake Ontario from the R.C. Harris water treatment plant. Taken 2024.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

It’s cottage season. Dougie wants to go to Muskoka.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The problem is that Poilievre is behaving as if he was still president of the University of Calgary Young Conservatives Club. Carney, understandably, looks like the only grownup in the room.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

I’ve always assumed that the whole bike lane thing started because Doug was stuck in traffic one morning, a bike zipped past him in its lane, and it pissed him off. I think he focuses solely on how things affect him.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

I’ve been waiting for years for this and I am so happy that it is now here.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

I do not know whether I would have the courage to do what many people in Minneapolis are doing every day. youtu.be/GDaPdpwA4Iw?...

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I am grateful for central heating. That is all.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Carney stopped taking Ford seriously when he realized that Dougie really wanted to build three levels of tunnel under Highway 401.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

It’s considered quite normal in our society for cars to drive onto the sidewalk so as to “not block traffic”. Cars have priority over pedestrians, including the woman with the walking sticks at right in this photo. (Car colour and license plate changed in image - this is a systemic problem.)

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Wrote a comment on the Bill 60 page. I still think that all of this is happening because Doug Ford got stuck in traffic one morning, a cyclist passed him in a bike lane, and he got angry. He tends to think only about how things affect him personally.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Doug Ford presumably thought of the tunnel idea all by himself and he isn’t smart enough to realize that it is totally unfeasible. And his ministers are too busy toadying to The Leader to question his judgement. I’ve never been a conservative but conservatism didn’t used to be this badly broken.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

It’s not just that the Blue Jays lost the World Series - we have had weeks and weeks of tense and meaningful games and now we don’t have them anymore. It’s a big adjustment. On the other hand, my sleep schedule might now return to close to normal. Thank you for a memorable season. #BlueJays

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

It is unrealistic to expect much productivity from Canadians over the next couple of weeks or so. If in the Eastern time zone, also assume a certain amount of sleep shortage. #BlueJays

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

I think it’s all just personal. Doug hates being tied up by traffic on his route to work, so he wants to get rid of bike lanes. And he wants to be able to drive faster than the speed limit, so he doesn’t want speed cameras.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

RIP Ken Dryden. When I was playing road hockey in the 1970s, everyone who played goal always took a break by putting his hands on top of his stick and putting his chin on top of them, the way Dryden did. And we weren’t even Habs fans.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

My wife and I were there today too. It’s awesome.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

The problem is with first past the post: people who don’t want Ford or the PCs - 57% in the last election - split their vote between three alternatives so the PCs won everything. Progressive parties may need to overcome their dislike of each other to provide a single alternative to voters.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

While I’m thinking of it: in parts of Europe, cars come instantly to a stop when pedestrians make a request to cross. European pedestrians in Toronto risk getting killed at crosswalks, as the unwritten rule here is that the first car gets to go through the crosswalk when the button is pressed.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

I have seen crossings in which the legal time window for pedestrians to start crossing the street before the countdown starts is only one or two seconds. Pedestrians are seen as an inconvenience to car traffic.

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Research at UHN @uhnresearch.ca · 22/05/2025

UHN marks the passing of Dr. James Till, whose work with Dr. Ernest McCulloch first demonstrated the existence of blood-forming stem cells in 1961 at Ontario Cancer Institute, now Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. His work has helped launch the field of #stemcell science.

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FF-Suze @suze-bsky.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

A Very Powerful Read #BattleRiver-Crowfoot open.substack.com/pub/letterke...

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Who Speaks for Battle River–Crowfoot?

Trading a Hometown Hero for a Has-Been Hack

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Medical science and research are important. I know this from experience: I had a health issue in early 2024 that would have left me dead or incapacitated if it were not for modern medicine. The USA appears to be turning away from science and toward random opinions and authoritarian darkness.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

It looks like Vonnegut referenced the concept of six seasons several times! He used it in a commencement speech that was published in a collection of them: www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/...

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If This Isn't Nice, What Is? Quotes by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

114 quotes from If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young: ‘We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down.’

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

I was 20 minutes total, including getting to and from the polling station. Agreed - Canadian elections are wonderful.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

This isn’t a particularly flattering picture of me, but I’m a little over 6’2”, weigh a bit more than 220, and am almost exactly two months shy of 65.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

I think this post means I’m not going to get into the United States anymore. #ElbowsUp

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

I don’t know whether someone thought that constructing a car out of straight-line parts was more “efficient” or whether this was somebody’s design preference. It looks like it’s hard to see out of and too small for a tall person to fit into.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

On the weekend, I spotted an actual cybertruck near Yonge and Bloor. What’s weird about it to me is that the only thing round on it is the wheels - everything else is triangles or rectangles.

Photo of Tesla Cybertruck. It was black and is all angles.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

I think it was Kurt Vonnegut who said that there are six seasons, not four, each lasting two months: spring, summer, fall, locking (nature shutting down), winter, and unlocking (nature revving up). We’re in the first month of unlocking.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

What a nice day! But it’s too early in the year for this. We have angered the Winter Gods and we will be made to pay for it, probably with an equivalent really bad day in April.

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

I was out for a walk today and stopped part way for some French fries. I put vinegar on them partly because I like vinegar on fries but partly because Americans don’t do that. #ElbowsUp

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Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

What would I do? I would just not play the anthems. Giving fans a solid two sustained minutes to unleash their feelings about America is never going to result in anything but a chorus of boos. Before first pitch, I would have a statement of welcome read.

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Canadian Resistance 🇨🇦🇪🇺 @cdnresistance.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Hey Canada, when you read a Postmedia newspaper like the National Post or the Toronto Sun, you are reading the views of American billionaires, not ordinary Canadians. Boycott Postmedia.

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Peter Burnside @peterburnside.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

What is not talked about is the death of trust. You can no longer trust the US to be your friend. You cannot rely on any contracts they sign. You can no longer take them at their word. They are like a cheating spouse. You might take them back, but the relationship will never be the same.

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Alan Cross🇨🇦 @alancross.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

The 51st state crew have no idea HOW HARD CANADA WILL FIGHT to stay independent. You have NO idea. Think Afghanistan was bad? Iraq? Vietnam?

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Dave Till @davetill.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Toronto in the fall: it’s 8C out. That’s way too cold. Winter is coming. FML. Toronto right now: it’s 8C out! What a wonderful, glorious day! Happy dance!

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