iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 22/08/2026

You know that feeling when you pick up on that the car dealer is trying to con you? You smile and walk off the lot. Tonight, PM Carney told conman Trump to go get F'd. 💪🏼🇨🇦 #CanadaStrong

010

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 07/08/2026

Mark Carney vs Donald Trump. Donald Trump can fake a lot of things but he can't fake competence. Canada is having the last laugh. 🍁 #CanadaStrong

Top: Canada adds 75,000 jobs in July, unemployment rate hits two-year low

Bottom: The US economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs last month.

000

Reposted by Pedro Marques | metromanTO

Josh Matlow @joshmatlow.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Doug Ford’s reckless “plan” for Toronto’s waterfront isn’t a done deal yet. We have a better plan - a balanced combination of healthy communities, recreational opportunities, amazing parks, economic development and a regional airport on the island that’s easy to deal with and works…

1206

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 14/07/2026

To my American friends. Hard work is hard. A thread. I hear you saying you can’t stop going to work to hold the fascists accountable. They’ve kept you dependent. You’ve been told Freedom was a “God given right” but Freedom isn’t free, you have to work for it.

100

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 02/07/2026

Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square is the unexpected gem of this #FIFAWorldCup. ⚽️

010

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 01/07/2026

#Ronaldo and the Portuguese Selecção arriving in #Toronto. 🇵🇹 I just happened to be walking out of my condo to walk my dog and my national team is driving by. What are the odds?! Oh carálho! #WorldCup2026

000

Reposted by Pedro Marques | metromanTO

George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

This is just flat-out criminal. {gift link} www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/w...

22734971545

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 13/06/2026

It's 2 hours to midnight. They've been putting up the scaffolding all day, there's no way they're removing The Donald Trump letters in time to follow the court order. They're going to cover it up and claim the sign isn't visible to stall for time. #KennedyCenter LIVE: www.youtube.com/live/aAhm880...

Scaffolding covers the Kennedy Center signage

100

Reposted by Pedro Marques | metromanTO

Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 04/06/2026

Report to next week’s Planning & Housing Committee includes an analysis of the province’s airport expansion plan, with the caveat that a lot of details are TBD. City is working off basis that runway would be extended westwards. Here’s how that would look. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

Aerial map of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport showing proposed runway extensions and growth scenarios with labeled sections A through E indicating various RESA and runway extension limits.

3379

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 05/06/2026

My Toronto Liberal MP @runchinguyenrun.bsky.social has gotten an earful from me on her disingenuous boilerpoint answer to her constituents angry about Doug Ford stealing our waterfront and stealing our voice so he can turn Billy Bishop into a major airport. #NoJetsTO docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Response to a feedback form about the Billy Bishop Airpot expansion:

I've been a Liberal voter and organizer all my life and have voted exclusively for the Liberal Party in every election for decades. Your coordinated party talking points that are so transparently illusive to the real questions and demands your constituents have, standing by while Doug Ford steals Toronto's voice and democratic tools to keep him acceptable, has lost you my trust and certainly my vote. You do not have to wait for airport plans, what Ford is doing to Toronto is in plain view. If you won't fight for us, then who will?
Toronto has blanketed our federal ridings in red and you can't do the minimum and most obvious thing: the Federal Govt. should not negotiate with Ford on the airport, this is a Toronto matter. Mandate that he return Toronto to the table or end this charade immediately.

195

Reposted by Pedro Marques | metromanTO

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 31/05/2026

Not everything. It won't be called "BMO Field" for the World Cup. Repeatedly calling it "BMO" when the city scrubbed that name from tickets, maps, transit, signs, social, comms and the stadium itself, The Star missed a chance to inform people to avoid mistakes. It'll be called "Toronto Stadium".

A sign at Union Station shows directions to "Toronto Stadium".

001

Reposted by Pedro Marques | metromanTO

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 30/05/2026

As a dog owner whose always leashed dog has repeatedly been attacked or threatened by off leash dogs, thank you for this column. Beware: This pitbull is often off leash in front of Sick Kids Hospital (!!!) and the owner is exactly as you'd imagine him to be.

1122

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 23/05/2026

Colbert should just tour the country taking over local broadcasts showing voters in small towns who Trump really is. Fanta Führer and the Ellisons don’t know what they’ve just unleashed! #OnlyinMonroe youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4

youtu.be

Only In Monroe --- May 22, 2026

YouTube video by Stephen Colbert

010

Reposted by Pedro Marques | metromanTO

Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

On Toronto's island airport, only Carney can stop the madness. Where is the case for an expansion? And what else could this place be? My column: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

theglobeandmail.com

Now is the time for a public reckoning on the costs of a Billy Bishop Airport expansion

A sophisticated federal government should enhance its most valuable asset: the city

58744

Reposted by Pedro Marques | metromanTO

Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 30/04/2026

"We go through everyone she might be thinking of until it becomes clear: she’s getting Brad Bradford mixed up with Brad Bradford.” www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Sitting in a barbershop shortly before wrapping up this column, I decide to ask the person cutting my hair what springs to mind when I mention Bradford.

“Brad Bradford,” she repeats, looking slightly lost. “Wasn’t he super into bike lanes? But I might be getting him mixed up with this guy who was ranting about things, very reactionary.”

We go through everyone she might be thinking of until it becomes clear: she’s getting Brad Bradford mixed up with Brad Bradford. “Maybe,” she says, “he can decide which Brad Bradford he wants to be.”

415536

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 30/04/2026

The look on the faces of Artemis II crew after traveling 695,081 miles through a literal vacuum, only to return to Earth and find themselves standing next to the only thing in the Universe with a lower density than deep space: the void inside Trump's head. ✨🧠💨

Artemis II astronauts, NASA Commander Reid Wiseman, NASA Pilot Victor Glover, NASA Mission Specialist Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, flank US Supermassive Asshole in Chief as he takes questions from the media during an event in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 29, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

011

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 28/04/2026

If you had told someone 30 years ago that this is the American President in 2026, they wouldn't ask how he got elected, they'd ask how the United States lost the war and which country installed the dictator.

Trump with an angry frown, looking dictatorial, narcissistic. Orange face, white hair, neck vagina.

010

Reposted by Pedro Marques | metromanTO

Ben McCanny @benmccanny.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Very big, powerful men came up to me with tears in their eyes and said “Mr. Premier, sir, you should have kept the private jet you bought with our money”

1183

Reposted by Pedro Marques | metromanTO

Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Only a fallen society needs this sign

Please don't use speaker phone while in library.
Ask for headphones at the front desk.

1434675590

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 18/04/2026

With #Toronto changing so rapidly, some of it unrecognizable, the CN Tower has remained the one constant that I can look up to and whisper to myself: “oh, there you are, Toronto.”

The cn tower rises through the Toronto fog

010

Reposted by Pedro Marques | metromanTO

Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

One of the busiest parks in Toronto and as usual, it looks like trash. Staff destroying the landscapes they’re supposed to care for by driving full-size pickups through them. Incoherent design. Poor construction. Ugly fixtures. Somebody should lose their job over this.

914131

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 17/04/2026

A late night walk through foggy downtown #Toronto

in front of Union station in Toronto stands a clock throughout he mist.

000

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 17/04/2026

Loud SPEAKERPHONE conversation on a packed Dufferin 29 bus (IYKYK). Unprompted, bus driver pulls over and stands there looking at her. Points at the door. She gets off, people clap. A #Toronto Heritage Moment® I think I just found this hero on Reddit! @ttchelps.bsky.social give this man a raise!!!

Reddit/r/askTO post:

Fellow Torontonians that FaceTime while walking or use their speaker phone on the TTC, why?

I'm a TTC operator. Strong no speaker phone policy.
Stop the bus and advise headphones or earbuds while in the bus. We don't move off until the speaker phone is off.
Trying to put an end to this absolutely unacceptable bullshit one trip at a time.

120

Reposted by Pedro Marques | metromanTO

Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Every politician & Ontarian should call this the Doug Effect.

38337

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 10/04/2026

Iowa farmers hit hard by Trump’s Iran War and Tariffs. Rural Iowa voted 70/30 Trump v. Harris in 2024. I wonder if they have any leopards on those farms.

000

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 06/04/2026

This is the end for #Toronto 's McLaughlin Planetarium. Long shuttered, it is now being demolished. Shedding a tear for this childhood landmark for many of us 70s and 80s kids.

An excavator faces the McLaughlin Planetarium clutching concrete in its jaws as it demolishes the steps.

A sign: DANGER due to Demolition on a fence enclosing Toronto’s Planetarium and an excavator.

5479

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 02/04/2026

Trump sycophants well never learn that Trump demands loyalty, but feels no obligation to loyalty in return. He will stab them in the back the minute he alone benefits from it. MAGATs are expendable. I look forward to Pam Bondi answering for her crimes.

The conveyer belt of five stages of Trump White House employment. Dedicated MAGA red hat, hired enthusiastically by Trump with praise, Trump suddenly "never met him", Trump stabs them in the back, they leave forgotten and alone, vulnerable to the crimes they committed for Trump.

010

Reposted by Pedro Marques | metromanTO

Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

It’s actually possible to write headlines that don’t obscure who did what. Thanks, AP.

Trump criticizes European allies for not helping fix the damage his war against Iran has caused

6174371677

Reposted by Pedro Marques | metromanTO

AxeDame @axedame.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Watch to the end for the 2nd clip, kids... Then send to your friends who *like* Doug Ford.

223

Reposted by Pedro Marques | metromanTO

Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Man his PCO handlers really took the cork out of him over the last months. Love to hear the insider story on all this. Is he totally imperial now and people inside trying to reign it all in or is total bellicosity the policy now?

thestar.com

Doug Ford warns Bonnie Crombie he will ‘send an army’ to stop her becoming Mississauga mayor

The premier said he would work to help incumbent Carolyn Parrish.

1710031

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 22/03/2026

Trump relieved sanctions on Iranian oil to fix his mistake, paying Iran 10X what MAGA complained Obama returned in exchange for nuclear concessions. Iran is getting more for closing the Strait of Hormuz and attacking its neighbours, than it got for giving up its nuclear program. Art of the Deal. 🙄

010

Reposted by Pedro Marques | metromanTO

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

NEW: This new report, from BBC, is the best takedown of the insanity of Trump you will see anywhere. Calm, coherent and repeating only Trump’s own words. Devastating. Brilliant work once again from Roz Atkins. (🎥 BBC News)

11444662002

Reposted by Pedro Marques | metromanTO

Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I 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.com

Ontario to introduce bill exempting Premier, cabinet from FOI requests

Government’s proposed changes follow its loss of court battle over call logs for Ford’s personal cellphone

491056592

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 10/03/2026

BILLIONS of dollars for a convention centre on an artificial island. A BILLION dollars to accommodate a private spa. A BILLION dollars to move the Science Centre. BILLIONS (over $100B) for an underground highway under the 401. "We gotta tighten our belts folks" — Doug Ford #ONpoli

Toronto Star headline: Ontario is bracing for 'tougher times' finance minister warns.

020

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 05/03/2026

Well well. How the turntables have... #ukraine

000

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 01/03/2026

Iranians in Toronto celebrate the death of the dictator in front of the US Consulate on University Avenue.

011

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 01/03/2026

#Poilievre: "Under his leadership and 11 years of Liberal govt..." #MarkCarney: "11 years? I just got here, Poilievre has been here his whole life." Oh gawd, what a sick burn 🔥😂

021

Reposted by Pedro Marques | metromanTO

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

DEAN: “What’s the tariff on bananas?” #cdnpoli NUTLICK: “10%.” DEAN: “Walmart already raised banana prices by 8%.” NUTLICK: “Well, if you build in America, there’s no tariff.” DEAN: “You can’t build bananas in America.”

961491309

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 27/02/2026

Every Canadian whose had to listen to this slimeball stab a good friend of the United States in the back for greed will laugh very politely when #Lutnick gets his karma. Sorry! 🇨🇦💪🏼 Everyone in the Trump administration is there because they’re horrible people. 👉🏻⌛️Tick tock #Nutlick!

cnn.com

Emergence of Epstein island photo leads to new calls for Lutnick to testify | CNN Politics

Members of Congress are raising questions after a photograph they say shows Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick alongside Jeffrey Epstein on Epstein’s private island was briefly removed from the Justice...

050

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 26/02/2026

Hilary Clinton paraphrased: "Why are you interviewing me on Epstein? Question Trump." Yes! This. Trump clearly has a lot more to say about his friend Jeffrey Epstein given he's mentioned 1500 times (likely more redacted) and has been photographed with him repeatedly. Bring him in for questioning.

142

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 21/02/2026

This 2016 comic turned out to be so prescient. #DictatorTrump

A 2016 Nazi Germany style comic showing Trump authoritarian banners, cops arresting Mexican workers, minorities in fear, laughed at by MAGA types. An Employment Office sign reads "NO Mexicans, muslims, Chinese, etc"

A photo of a large banner of Trump's face outside the Dept. of Justice

000

Reposted by Pedro Marques | metromanTO

Autumn Warhammer Chick @celticdragon1.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

From 2016

093

Reposted by Pedro Marques | metromanTO

Musicbaum @musicbaum.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Messages to #Canada 🇨🇦 : King of #England: 🇬🇧 condolences Australia 🇦🇺 : condolences #France 🇫🇷 : condolences #Germany 🇩🇪 : condolences #Ireland 🇮🇪 : condolences #India 🇮🇳 : condolences #America 🇺🇸 : ( #Trump ): give us half the bridge you paid for #tumblerridge #schoolshooting #massshooting

1135

Reposted by Pedro Marques | metromanTO

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century. He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.

13603778214247

Reposted by Pedro Marques | metromanTO

zerocrossing @zerocrossing.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

542465

Pedro Marques | metromanTO @ipedro.com · 26/01/2026

Quick, someone tell Mel Lastman to call the military! #snowTO ❄️🪏

Dog standing in 3 feet of snow in front of Toronto City Hall. The illuminated TORONTO sign is visible in the distance.

000

Reposted by Pedro Marques | metromanTO

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19/01/2026

i think it is simply true that for all intents and purposes stephen miller is the president of the united states

theatlantic.com

The Wrath of Stephen Miller

The man who turns President Trump’s most incendiary impulses into policy

26184382048

Reposted by Pedro Marques | metromanTO

Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

A New Year’s appeal to Bluesky urbanists. A key reason I first joined that other site was to follow urbanists from around the world posting about interesting things in their cities. Public art. Public spaces. Architecture. Whatever. I’d love to see more of that here. Cities inspiring other cities!

1219330