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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 5h

dont hurt the cute widdle fighter pilots' fee-fees

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 6h

But then they wouldn't get to torture the prisoner by "trying" to kill them.

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 9h

Once again, for the politicians, business leaders, and journalists still actively posting on X/Twitter: why? You're using a platform that's owned by someone who's trying to break up your country. The juice isn't worth the squeeze.

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 18h

Okay but you say that about every popular show

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

As long as the Councillors don't use FPTP...

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Fallen is awesome but the possession problem was the entire film whereas the ending of that movie happens halfway through Spider-Man with the helicopter because it's not actually the real problem to be solved.

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Just like him, the voices in my head came unbidden to me.

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

But only because of a terrible voting system that can nullify every vote a party receives.

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"It's pretty sad to see a guy trying to protect himself against sad people monitoring his movements for a sad website"

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I brought up ROI because you said it sucks as an R&D division. So while it wouldn't be as cheap as producing no new comics it works well enough as an R&D division because they clearly are using new characters and stories that it cooks up.

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

There are definitely new characters and storylines that get used in other adaptations but I don't think there's any ROI argument that it's better than just having writers for games / movies / TV make up new stuff themselves.

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

For a second I thought Regina buro was some Italian phrase I wasn't aware of.

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

You play as the QB and with the exact same control scheme.

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

There's often a parking enforcement cop going down Adelaide during rush hour and it's still not enough. Ironically, the number of P.E. cops needed to prevent it entirely would be enough to add a noticeable amount of congestion by themselves.

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Jordan Moffatt @jordanmoffatt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It took until 1962 for the City of Ottawa to allow all renters to vote in municipal elections. Before that, those living with roommates or in boarding houses couldn't vote. This changed after a referendum (passed 49,776 to 20,262—though renters barred from voting at the time couldn't participate).

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I don't think we want to encourage the dudes who take the bench seat because they "have to watch the door for threats."

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Oliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Cool when a police press release about a fatal hit and run pre-emptively offers up a handy defence to the driver www.tps.ca/media-centre...

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"god of war moves because a whip is sort of like a chain" Yeah, like Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The arguments used to be "but repairs!" but we're how many years now into constant, rolling slow zones and weekend shutdowns anyway?

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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Put another way, Ford wants to spend more on removing bike lanes in Toronto ($48M) than he's spent protecting all of Ontario's businesses from an international trade war. Ontario deserves serious leadership, that follows through on promises, and actually puts people before profits.

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Wait, I play sonyslop games, what's the weird slow-mo shit they do? Feel like that could be describing a couple different things.

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Speaking to 5), part of the reason I bounced off Elden Ring (and Armored Core come to think of it) was fighting bosses get close or move past me and I felt like a fighter jet pilot who whips their head all around trying to find their opponent in the sky.

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

No, you misunderstood him. He said he would have energy prices. And he does! The biggest! No one has ever had bigger.

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Dylan Reid @dylanreid.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Really useful chart from @graphicmatt.com newsletter about where Mayor Chow's administration has spent more money beyond inflation and population growth, and for what. Good basis on which to choose whether one supports her priorities. Note here were also spending reductions elsewhere.

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Numerical rating systems are the devil's handiwork

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

He would like Spider-Man more the more he learned about him. They share similar morals, a similar committment, he started out young and by himself, and he's damn smart. Sure he jokes but it's not like he doesn't get the job done.

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Was just saying this earlier. Most of what you'd want to say or accomplish with the Clone Saga is better told through Kraven's Last Hunt, Superior Spider-Man, or introducing Miles.

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Oh that wasn't just a joke, they actually call it "A Bag of Dick's", nice

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I don't like how it's ostenisbly a leftist take on crime, violence, mental health, etc. but ultimately relies on the charity of a benevolent billionaire.

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Intrigued by the comparison between Krillin and Vegeta. I take it Clerval is a kind of rival-cum-ally? ...Also short?

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

On one hand a person might be like "boo, why do we need visual stereotypes" but then when you know they weren't ever allowed to *say* someone was gay until shockingly recently, well, how else can they try to do any representation?

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Remarkably similar to how times when Dr. Doom loses get retconned to being his Doombots

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

But is anyone saying we don't have crappy populists here? This is about broken trust and relationships. And just like with the US, Canadians will look at Alberta a bit more warily for a long time because of what's going on there.

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Mostly Ray for me but one part really sticks with me: "Janine, someone with your qualifications would have no trouble finding a top-flight job in either the food service or housekeeping industries."

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Also coveted because it's a lower, and flat, fare. Round trip on the subway would be cheaper than one half of the commute on GO.

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I don't really buy it. Is the thinking that they're softening on the stance because Mayday is a product of Pete and MJ? They've been fine with Pete and MJ in every other world, adaptation, timeline, continuity, etc. except the current 616.

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Is there a new editorial team? Cuz I'm not going to expect a new direction if not.

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Vision Zero is old and busted. Vision Many Paintballs is the new hotness.

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I hear they're calling the sequel to Pompeii "Pompe II"

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 22/09/2026

Over the weekend, the Bradford campaign challenged the media to do this "scavenger hunt" to uncover supposed places where Olivia Chow frittered away the provincial New Deal money. Challenge accepted. From my newsletter this week, here’s what I found.

An infographic for a City Hall scavenger hunt titled 'Where did the Money Go?' showing eight locations throughout Toronto where city budget expenditures are hidden, with clues and dollar amounts for each stop, ending at the Mayor's Office, and promoting Brad Bradford's mayoral campaign.

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I didn't even think that about that aspect, that's so good

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I guess "Hollywood films" has just come to mean ones playing in Grauman's Chinese Theatre.

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I feel bad for her but it was pretty funny that the other attorney was upfront about his job and survived while she got kicked out because the job that actually proved too intimidating was the one she pretended to have.

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Why Belarus and not Russia?

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It's Spider-Man and a bunch of other popular characters, all of them popular or well-oiled actors, in a good story with surprises, plenty of heart/emotion, and humour, and great action with great (MCU) cinematography. Ppl are going multiple times and in pricier formats like IMAX and 3D and D-Box.

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Von Zuben @vonzuben.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

His style of espionage is being an action hero. He's just fine in the modern world.

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