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When you get into an argument with Toronto reddit mods about a story where the accused, the victim, the courtroom, the associated business, and the fraudulently purchased mansion are all in the GTA but it gets taken down for not being Toronto relevant.

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John Maynard @jmaynard.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

What is the movie that came out before you were born that you've watched the most times? The only SW that came out before I was born:

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Star Wars Sand People Tusken Raider Cry

ALT: Star Wars Sand People Tusken Raider Cry

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Small Robots @smolrobots.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

JRR Tolkien: You paint that picture of the key scene from the Two Towers where Frodo and Sam fight Gollum? Donato Giancola: Sure did, Ron, real fuckin' sexy just like you asked. JRRT: What.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 01/10/2026

Throwing billions in public money behind a pipeline at a time of climate breakdown – while sweeping aside environmental protections, meaningful Indigenous consultation and workers’ right to strike – is absolutely not in the national interest.

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Jesse Sheidlower @jessesword.com · 01/10/2026

Attention everyone I know! Perfectly accurate, no notes. (Forwarded to me; ultimate source unclear.)

Image headlined "WHAT YOUR FAVORITE OBSOLETE ENGLISH LETTER SAYS ABOUT YOU", with thumbnails of MSS focusing on thorn, eth, wynn, yogh, ash, insular G, and long S; each one has the label "You are a nerd."

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Len @len.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It is 2015. The Witcher 3 has been released. I am starting a 90-hour playthrough I will not finish. It is 2022. The Witcher 3 has been released. I am starting a 90-hour playthrough I will not finish. It is 2026. The Witcher 3 has been released. I am starting a 90-hour playthrough I will not finish

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John Maynard @jmaynard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Since the province won't let us scrap fpp this is the next best solution to our incumbency problem

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

On Boston marriage, 1894

BOSTON MARRIAGE

What the Scarcity of Men in Massachusetts Has Brought About

The funniest of all social developments is that which goes under the head of Boston marriages. Two women, as well known as Susan Channing and Edna D. Cheney, have made separate appeals for this new departure of female habit, and have defended it with considerable success.

A Boston marriage is described to be a sympathetic union of two women, who have not been able to make good and agreeable matches with members of the opposite sex. Miss Cheney is of the opinion that in our present state of civilization they seem to be necessary and should not be interfered with. Miss

--The Evening Herald, 21 Feb 1894

Channing also believes that since in our present state of civilization marriage like wealth is getting to be more and more the privilege of the few, the women unsought in wedlock or unable to get the men of their choice should have the right to form sympathetic unions with each other.

What is to hinder a Boston couple from adopting a child or even more than one? Why not grow a household in this manner? The meanest thing about old-maid life is that it takes to cats, or parrots, or poodles -- generally cats. I see no reason why a cat shall not have a share of sympathy but it has no claim upon a love it cannot appreciate. Besides, cat-love is a dreadful

apology for baby-love. By all means let our Bostonese adopt children. In this way, while there is no increase of children, there will be a decrease of homeless children.
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Bart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves.

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John Maynard @jmaynard.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A Packard Bell running a Cyrix 486/33 clone and 4MB of RAM. Dad got it at a furniture store. We later upgraded it with a multimedia kit - Soundblaster, CD-ROM drive, speakers, and a VHS tape that walked you through the installation process.

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John Maynard @jmaynard.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The pain of being an elder Millennial. I learned to type on a typewriter. I know I don't need 2 spaces after every sentence. I don't want to put 2 spaces after every sentence. But it's muscle memory. So now instead of 1 space or 2 spaces, I type 2 spaces and a backspace after every sentence.

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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

So here's a weird one. This year Manitoba will stop using Daylight Savings. But Ontario (including northwestern Ontario which has traditionally followed Central time) didn't. So on November 1, northwestern Ontario will turn its clocks back and be on the same time zone as AB/SK, but not Manitoba.

A map of Canadian time zones during summer time

A map of Canadian time zones in winter time as of this year showing a few weird shifts including northwestern Ontario going to UTC-6 while Manitoba is on UTC-5

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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Daniel Dale on The Toronto Sun remains evergreen, and true. They also had a column today that called Covid vaccines either the biggest mistake in Canadian health history, or a crime against humanity. Lunatic stuff

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BrianMcLachlan @brianmcl.com · 17/09/2026

New webcomic day! This is a fun colour palette to work with. 3 more bonus panels here: tinyurl.com/bvx4ce97

Rogue's Garden copyright Brian McLachlan. Lesser-Known Tarot Cards. a 9 panel grid
1. The Haters. Two young women, one whispering into the ear of the other who smiles, holding a cup. Two cats rub up against their legs. They are catty.
2. Cheese. A wheel of cheese with a wedge out of it against a galaxy backdrop, a bottle of wine on each side, one pouring out red. Two rats run across the bottom.
3. Ol' Money Bags. A plump man waist high in gold coins and gems holding a bejeweled cup, wearing a plain grey tunic and a tied red bag over his head with one eye hole cut out. In the back, skeletons are part of the scene.
4. The Very High Priestess. A woman in blue and white robes with a large joint in her lap, wearing a marijuana leaf necklace. Her head from the nose up is in a green cloud that takes up the top of the panel. She sits in a garden or mushrooms.
5. Cup Swords. A guy is sword swallowing with a cup with a sword coming out of it.
6. Pontiff's side piece. An attractive woman, showing a bit of leg and showing off her jewelry A peacock spreads its tail beside her.

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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Ontario's police governance is custom-built to obscure oversight and accountability, perhaps the single example of our institutions functioning precisely as they're intended, indeed at a very high level.

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Christopher Bird @mightygodking.com · 16/09/2026

it's TOMBSTONE

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 16/09/2026

BREAKING: buckaroo banzai and the hong kong cavaliers will no longer be opening for ed sheeran www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAgn...

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Buckaroo Banzai End Credits (Textless Version)

YouTube video by ManticoreEscapee

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John Maynard @jmaynard.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Did David Cameron apply to join the FBI?

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Mike X. Nichols @mikexnichols.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

this dog is rad as hell

A dog looking through the viewfinder of a video camera

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How-Sen Chong @how-sen.com · 11/09/2026

So to summarize: One of the largest private corporations in Canada that’s been found guilty of fixing prices, is using drones to pollute the night sky, to promote the use of an AI chatbot to disclose sensitive personal information, and is part of the privatization of the Ontario health care system.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

this is the kind of design costume designers make to tell you who are the bad guys in a space movie

Donald Trump posts an image on his Truth Social account. It shows a new uniform for US Space Force members, comprising of an all-black outfit with knee-high black leather boots, black cap, and minimalist looking suit.

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AJ @ncsox.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I wonder if Doug Eddings would tell Sonny Gray to fix his hat when he's on "his field".

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ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I've seen everyone sharing that US Dialect Quiz so I decided to make my own, much crappier, CANADIAN DIALECT QUIZ to guess where in Canada you're from

A flow chart I have created with multiple questions and the answers determine where you're from.

Question 1 is do you call it a hydro bill (which then branches down to ON, QC, BC, MB) or an electric bill (which then branches down to SK, AB, NS, NB, PEI, NL)

Question 2 is do you call it a cabin (BC, MB, AB, SK) cottage (ON and atlantic) camp (northern Ontario) chalet (QC) or bungalow (Cape Breton)

To delineate BC from MB: do you call it dinner or supper

To delineate southern Ontario rural or big city: have you heard of a stag & doe

To delineate SK from AB: do you call a hoodie a bunnyhug

And finally to delineate NL from the other atlantic provinces: whaddayat? (Correct answer: dis is it b'y)

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John Maynard @jmaynard.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

North Carolina + Ontario = Kansas I guess

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Damien Moule @damienmoule.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I get annoyed by the sheer scale of the mismatch. 2025 had the lowest number of homicides in Toronto in 40 years (during which our population increased by a third), and 2026 is on pace to be 20% lower than last year. Just an enormous unprecedented drop, and people are trying to drum up fear.

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John Maynard @jmaynard.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I was all in on the Google ecosyste but between AI enshitification and stuff like this I'm done But now my next phone won't be a pixel, my next tv box won't be a Chromecast, and I need to figure out how to run my smart lights without Google being involved

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Based on the attention this non-issue is getting nationally if you asked a random person how many trans women are in the WNBA they would probably say "between 60,000 and 70,000"

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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

... also, how weird is it that the criteria for "age-appropriate romantic interest for a Tom Cruise sequel" is now "was alive when the first one was released"

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Todd Vaziri @tvaziri.com · 27/08/2026

can rick steves get any fucken cooler

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Christopher Bird @mightygodking.com · 26/08/2026

people are arguing, not unfairly, that Dolly was not "neutral" in the culture wars by citing the things she did, which is fair but: there is absolutely, no doubt, a reason 95% of the good things Dolly did, she did quietly under the table to draw as little attention as possible and it wasn't humility

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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Again, the lesson for Canada fron the tariffs - but also the EU, the Indo-Pacific and any other region looking to do business with the U.S. - is that the tools have been taken out, this will not end with Trump.

Picture of a tweet of Gavin Newsome saying he won’t necessarily rescind tariffs on Canada or other countries but says he will be nicer.

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Same everywhere. We are in late stage corporate policing.

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John Maynard @jmaynard.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Rob Ford: "Trump can't tell us what language to speak in Canada!" then immediately starts riffing in patois

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John Maynard @jmaynard.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Everyone was saying if the US tariffs us let's start buying Chinese EVs Now I think as the US tariffs us that we don't buy any F-35s and start building an airforce of Chengdu J-36 sixth gen stealth fighters

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Chris Leddy @slowbrewd.northsky.social · 22/08/2026

This should be setting off major alarms. The US wanted restrictions on sovereignty, languages, and culture as part of a trade deal with Canada.

Screenshot of text reads: U.S. tried to restrict Canada's ability to get new trade deals
Benjamin Lopez Steven
In the final hours of negotiations, the U.S. tried to include restrictions on Canada's ability to strike trade deals with other countries, Carney said.

"Unacceptable," the prime minister said flatly.

Plus, the U.S. tried to restrict Canada's protections of its languages, its culture and its sovereignty, Carney added. He did not provide details of what those restrictions looked like.

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

To be clear, the Trade War does hurt everybody

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Nick Walker @nickwalker.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Actually sad what AI has done to the world of souvenir fridge magnets, postcards, etc. It's kind of microcosmic of the whole issue: the people in charge of fridge magnets don't seem to care that fridge magnets actually matter to people who collect fridge magnets.

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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

definitely a sign of a vibrant local democracy when an open, competitive race is so rare and unexpected that candidates charge in like it's a Best Buy on Boxing Day

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 21/08/2026

Also all this attention on Toronto-Danforth has me realizing that it’s a really bad name. It’s a municipal ward — the “Toronto” is implied and unnecessary. Please rename it. I am NOT a crackpot.

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