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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 08/10/2026
Great CBC article on how first-past-the-post has distorted Quebec's democracy. The PQ, QS, and PCQ all committed to electoral reform during the election campaign. Now is the time to make that happen. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Parti Québécois win with record-low vote share revives calls for electoral reform | CBC News
A record-low vote share for Quebec's incoming PQ government has reignited a long-simmering debate over how the province elects its leaders.
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 27/09/2026
It should really bother everyone more that these "AI" companies and the people that run them are always— ALWAYS— looking for ways to trick or coerce us into giving up more and more ourselves to them.
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dr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
we have control mechanisms for this. it's called The Law. these guys should be held personally liable for these harms. the suicides, the thefts, the intrusions into computer systems. they should be sued and prosecuted as appropriate. problem immediately solved
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
there is a lot of AI slop going on in this photo. more than i noticed when i posted it.
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Glyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The Doug Ford government has yanked an essential portion of funding for Spacing Magazine (and other important Ontario publications). This puts both the magazine and the @spacingradio.bsky.social podcasts in jeopardy: the magazine pays for the podcast.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 02/08/2026
I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.
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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
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rodmanp.bsky.social @rodmanp.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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Tamara @procrastamara.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Facing criticism over firefighting budget, Ford says the province will spare no expense to keep Ontario safe, vows to build as many jails as needed to keep fire contained.
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Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
NEW: Barely half a year after the provincial government ordered Toronto to stop issuing speeding tickets from the cameras it had set up across the city, staff say the number of drivers blasting past the limit has increased more than 350%. #Topoli #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/1193652...
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Speeding increases in Toronto significantly after province turns off cameras | Globalnews.ca
In November 2025, the Ford government completed a controversial and rapid removal of automated speed cameras from municipalities.
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rodmanp.bsky.social @rodmanp.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
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rodmanp.bsky.social @rodmanp.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
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rodmanp.bsky.social @rodmanp.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
I just started writing on substack over the past couple of weeks—and it's all in front of the paywall. Topics are eclectic, but it's all about using economics to better understand this beautiful world of ours. Sounds interesting? Give it a gander, and subscribe → newsletter.platypuseconomics.com
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Platypus Economics | Justin Wolfers | Substack
Economics. Explained. Clearly. Click to read Platypus Economics, by Justin Wolfers, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
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It's Jamie @sjamieit.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The City of Ottawa posted the raw speed data from before and after Doug Ford banned speed cameras and the effect is so obvious it's not even necessary put a line marking when that happened. This chart shows the percentage of drivers going 15km/h or more over the posted limit.
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Oh no how will California live without these billionaires who have a million offshore accounts and fourth homes in Florida and an army of tax lawyers and don’t pay their taxes anyway
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rodmanp.bsky.social @rodmanp.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
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rodmanp.bsky.social @rodmanp.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
BYD has named Donald Trump "Salesman of the Decade." oilprice.com/Latest-Energ...
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Oil Price Shock Drives 140% Surge in China's EV Exports to Record High | OilPrice.com
China's EV exports hit a record 349,000 units in March, up 140%, as $100 oil sparked a global rush toward electric vehicles.
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Peter Flax @pflax1.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Minimum weight of a Toyota Tacoma over the past 30 years. 1995 2,560 lbs 2000 2,910 lbs 2005 3,140 lbs 2010 3,430 lbs 2015 3,645 lbs 2020 4,075 lbs 2025 4,145 lbs
What qualifies as a small pickup sure has changed over the years.
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Mark Scheflen @markscheflen.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Long-tailed Cormorant, #PunishmentIsland #LakeBunyuni #Uganda #birdsofafrica #birds #bird #biodiversity #birdphotography#conservationphotography markscheflen.com #longtailedcomorants
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Fair Vote Canada 🗳️🍁 @fairvote.ca · 21/03/2026
The 2026 World Happiness Report is out, and the pattern is clear. Countries with proportional representation rank at the top. That's not a coincidence. These systems push governments to serve everyone, not just swing ridings. It's time to make every vote count here too.
A graphic with a bright yellow and blue radial background and a cream coloured panel. The headline reads “The World’s Happiest Countries use Proportional Representation.” A ranked list shows Finland first, Iceland second, Denmark third, Costa Rica fourth, and Sweden fifth, each with a small flag. A note at the bottom says Canada dropped to 25th from 18th last year. The source is listed as the World Happiness Report 2026 from the University of Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre. A call to action reads “Learn more at fairvote.ca.”
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Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
🧵: Ontario's proposed FOI changes will likely kill a court order relating to Doug Ford's personal cellphone. They'll also probably end a high-stakes battle involving a former chief of staff and their potential use of personal emails during the Greenbelt. #ONPoli
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
From 1941 to 1952 in the UK, the top rate of income tax was 98%. A luxury goods purchase tax introduced in 1940 later rose to 100%. Result? The share of incomes captured by the richest 0.1% fell from 7% in 1937 to just over 1% in 1975. That's what we need today. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Things are not going to get better as long as oligarchs rule the roost in our democracies | George Monbiot
If we want the kind of fair, functioning state Britain saw post-1945, we need to take on the economic powers that wrecked it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
CBS News conducts a poll. It finds that only 18% of Americans advocate removing Iran's leadership "by force," and 74% say Trump needs congressional approval before starting a war. So their headline is, "CBS News poll on Americans' views on Iran prior to conflict." www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-new...
MOE: +/ - 2.5 PTS FEBRUARY 25-27, 2026

OCBS NEWS POLL | YouGov

HOW SHOULD THE U.S. APPROACH IRAN'S CURRENT LEADERSHIP? PRIOR TO START OF CONFLICT NEGOTIATE WITH THEM THROUGH DIPLOMACY PRESSURE THEM WITH SANCTIONS NOT GET INVOLVED REMOVE THEM FROM POWER WITH FORCE

38% 22% 22% 18%MOE: +/- 2.5 PTS| FEBRUARY 25-27, 2026

@CBS NEWS POLL | YouGov TRUMP NEED APPROVAL FROM CONGRESS FOR MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAN? PRIOR TO START OF CONFLICT 74% NEEDS APPROVAL 26% DOES NOT NEED APPROVAL
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Joshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
“Readers should be able to assume that every word between quotation marks is what the speaker or writer said… The writer should, of course, omit extraneous syllables like ‘um’ and may judiciously delete false starts.” -NYT ethical guidelines
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Amber Bracken @amberbracken.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
If you are one of many cancelling a Washington Post subscription please reinvest those dollars in journalism, somewhere—another publication or journalism org. We need resources to fight whats coming
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Tai Huynh @taimhuynh.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Something fun in advance of tomorrow’s looooooooooooong-awaited opening. thelocal.to/understandin...
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Understanding the Eglinton Crosstown in Seven Illustrations | The Local
From Shohei Ohtani’s salary to the tunneling rate of a mole—an unorthodox guide to the numbers behind Toronto’s newest transit line.
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rodmanp.bsky.social @rodmanp.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
I hope to see these two in a small venue www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi...
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Angine de Poitrine - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Thanks to all who replied. This is a good piece. bsky.app/profile/left...
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 26/01/2026
Trump administration, MAGA allies spread misinformation on Pretti killing aje.news/lq712y
Trump administration, MAGA allies spread misinformation on Pretti killing
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rodmanp.bsky.social @rodmanp.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
I'm also going to keep banging the drum that <fewer than 10> <Republicans> in Washington could end almost all of this immediately, by fulfilling their oaths & caucusing with the Democrats, & we should stop giving them <total free passes> every day & laser focus on that: bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
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Andy Diggle @andydiggle.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
The world's richest man runs a subscription-based automated service that removes clothing from photographs of children.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
This policy is illegal in Ontario.
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adam mahoney (he/him) @adamlmahoney.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
NEW: 4 months have passed since a Louisiana oil facility burst apart, spewing black sludge across homes, farms, and waterways as far as 50 miles away. Yet the black goo still clings to walls, roofs, and soil of more than half of the majority-Black town’s properties capitalbnews.org/roseland-lou...
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Roseland Fights for Relief After a Billion-Dollar Oil Disaster
Federal and state officials have sued the company behind the blast, but residents say the case won’t bring relief to their town.
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Techdirt @techdirt.com · 23/12/2025
Administration: ASL Interpreters At Briefings Would Prevent Trump From ‘Controlling His Image’ Once again, this administration is demonstrating it has zero interest in serving the public. The administration acts together to serve a single person: Donald Trump. Anything that looks like it might…
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Administration: ASL Interpreters At Briefings Would Prevent Trump From ‘Controlling His Image’
Once again, this administration is demonstrating it has zero interest in serving the public. The administration acts together to serve a single person: Donald Trump. Anything that looks like it might benefit the public more than it benefits Trump is unacceptable. The man at the top considers everything to be zero sum. And that means he must always win, because anything else is just losing.
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Ryan Bernardoni @dangercart.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Stealworkers
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
It's just f**king relentless. Can't they understand? The orangutans and the rainforest ecosystem of which they're a part *IS* the gold.
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rodmanp.bsky.social @rodmanp.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
spacing.ca podcast episode 91
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Spacing | Canadian Urbanism Uncovered
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The Spooky Dude @2house2fly.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 30/11/2025
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Stephen Miller’s ancestors were Jewish refugees from the pogroms in czarist Russia. They came to the U.S. in the early twentieth century, even as racists said this same stuff about them.
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