iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

TIL even the guy who wrote the book called "If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies" that everyone keeps talking about also isn't really sure what an AI apocalypse entails. It's the No. 1 news story in the country and no one can even detail what it is!

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I’m so tired of the AI hype train. It’s just a statistics machine that gives the most probable next word. When its range includes all digital text, of course it’s going to give some unexpected results. The danger is the folks who are pushing this into every aspect of our lives.

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Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

My biggest conspiracy theory is that telling working class people that engagement in the arts is a middle / upper class thing and to do so makes you a class traitor is a psyop to make them disengaged with themselves and the world and the beauty of being human, so that they accept worse treatment.

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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 23/04/2026

"Today the provincial government announced legislation to seize city land without our consent and without our input. Not just land on the island, but city land at Bathurst & Queens Quay. That includes Little Norway Park. They're going to pave it into a parking lot!" Chow says.

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Ontario is considering regulations for e-bikes and is looking for feedback. Someone with more knowledge on this should take a look ero.ontario.ca/notice/026-0...

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Modernizing Ontario’s Framework for Power-Assisted Bicycles (E-Bikes) | Environmental Registry of Ontario

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I think it's bad for the President to threaten to annihilate an entire culture and i do not think you are being alarmist if you take his threats seriously and literally.

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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

The Freedom of Information request was submitted in November 2024. It is still outstanding, delayed forever in the hope the requester gives up, the news is no longer relevant, or the government can just retroactively change the law. Deplorable.

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Perhaps tangentially, if the price of new houses includes the DCs, does it not strike you that second-hand houses are also paying the DC? Like, resale aren’t suddenly $100k less. The DC isn’t seen as a sales fee, it’s the price of the house.

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More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

We are planning on extending the Sheppard Subway, there is an opportunity to think bigger and extend the line cheap and efficiently to Toronto's largest development. While the site is currently empty and before housing is built. Read our new article below: moretransitso.substack.com/p/the-sheppa...?

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The Sheppard Subway Must Serve the Downsview Airport Development

Metrolinx is planning on extending the Sheppard Subway, and there is a huge opportunity to extend the line to Toronto's largest development, while the site is empty and before construction starts.

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Damien Moule @damienmoule.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Big changes are coming to the Planning Act: -The province is creating a standard set of land uses -Setting a limit on minimum lot sizes in urban areas of 175m2 -Requiring standardized Official Plans within 2 years -Further removal of mandatory green standards ero.ontario.ca/notice/026-0...

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Proposed Planning Act, City of Toronto Act, 2006, Building Code Act, 1992 and Municipal Act, 2001 Changes (Schedules X, X and X of Bill X, the Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructur...

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

And yet the ford government has been incessantly serving me ads in my social media feeds about how they are bringing all-day two-way go to Kitchener.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 01/03/2026

To understand what's happening in Iran today, you have to know about the history of Western intervention in the country. In the early 1900s, the British secured oil rights in the country until 1993, where they only agreed to pay Iran 16% of the total profits. This was seen as an unfair deal. 🧵

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Dylan Reid @dylanreid.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Or supporting actions that are illegal under both US and international law. One could also point out that the Iranian nuclear program was restricted until Trump abandoned the earlier agreement.

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Michael Druker 🇨🇦 @mdruker.app · 26/02/2026

Reminder to any ION enjoyers who haven't read this to do so (and to subscribe at tritag.ca/subscribe)

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

My hot take for the day: Condo corporations should be owned and operated by the municipality, and condo fees should be lumped into municipal taxes.

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Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

“If you wanted to create a tool that would enable the destruction of institutions that prop up democratic life, you could not do better than AI. Authoritarian leaders & tech oligarchs are deploying AI systems to hollow out public institutions with an astonishing alacrity.”

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.” Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

A strange but true finding about NYC congestion pricing: Drivers’ time savings have overwhelmingly gone to those traveling *outside* the toll zone (i.e., driving from Brooklyn to Queens or within NJ) – not those headed into Manhattan. Me, in Bloomberg 🧵

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Congestion Pricing’s Unexpected Winners: Suburban Drivers

NYC’s controversial toll program hasn’t just sped up trips inside Manhattan, a new paper finds. It’s easing traffic in outer boroughs and neighboring counties.

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 18/07/2025

Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies. For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!

disconnect.blog

Getting off US tech: a guide

I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Agrivoltaics boost crop yields even when the solar panels aren’t generating power. New research from Canada shows that shading crops with elevated solar panels creates a cooler, wetter microclimate that can lift yields and improve performance across dozens of crops. buff.ly/6eqClf1 #ShareGoodNewsToo

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The gift that keeps on giving: How solar panels on farms can help increase crop yields

A new study finds farmers can enjoy increased crop yeilds under partial shade of solar panels long after they stop working decades from now.

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The Biking Lawyer LLP @thebikinglawyer.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

After last nights protest ride with close to 100 cyclists and a herculean effort from local advocates, organizers, and sympathetic councillors, the City of Guelph has reversed course on plans to close bike lanes this winter! CTV piece here: www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/ar...

ctvnews.ca

Cyclists ride through downtown Guelph to protest seasonal bike lane closures

Council is expected to meet Tuesday morning to discuss the motion.

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Meg RW @hedgewitch.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Most recently, the Region in which I live has put off 3 affordable housing projects so they can fund a police comms centre. Love my local government.

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Did I miss that Ontario bill 68 overhauls pensions in a pretty serious way?!?! Specifically changing the governing body of OMERS. I’m no expert on OMERS, but this seems like it should be getting more press??!!?!

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

I think you can tell which condos are owned by investors rather than residents by whether they have open-houses.

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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Just ONE DAY left to submit a comment on Bill 60, which will block not only ALL new bike lanes in Ontario that take away car lanes, but also puts bus lanes, patios, and pedestrian streets at risk too. Submit your comment here before the end of November 22: ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-1...

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Bill 60 - Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 – Modern Transportation – Prohibiting Vehicle Lane Reduction for New Bicycle Lanes | Environmental Registry of Ontario

The Province is proposing to amend the Highway Traffic Act (HTA) to prohibit all municipalities from reducing motor vehicle traffic lanes when installing, implementing or marking new bicycle lanes.

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Cycle Hamilton @cyclehamilton.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

🚨 Bill 60 would BAN new bike lanes that take a lane from cars — province-wide. This is a direct attack on road safety, climate action, and livable cities. Raise your voice. Tell the Ford government: #SafeStreets aren’t optional. #Bill60 #BikeHamOnt #HamOnt #onpoli

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Tri-Cities Transport Action Group @tritag.ca · 04/11/2025

And… Regional Committee supports a full ION light rail extension to Cambridge 15 to 1! Onwards to Cambridge! (To be fully ratified at Regional Council on November 19.)

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Great thread to follow along public decisions making on ion to Cambridge

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Repeat this over and over. Doug Ford will kill people.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 16/09/2025

I see a surging trade union movement supported by a resurgent federal @ndp.ca. Add a common front of social movements and we could push the Carney-Poilievre alliance off the damaging path they’ve put Canada on. Sec 107 must go! And it’s just the start. #DrawTheLine

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

This. I believe there should be no political violence. And until people calling for an end to political violence also mean violence resulting from policy, systemic racism, wage theft, etc. it’s hard for me to take them seriously. They usually just mean to end politically inconvenient violence.

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

I am having a hard time reconciling "Charlie Kirk was a fierce advocate of open dialogue and free expression" with "we must identify and persecute everyone who is insufficiently mournful"

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After Charlie Kirk's death, teachers and professors nationwide fired or disciplined over social media posts

At least a dozen faculty and staff have faced fallout over insensitive comments online.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 13/09/2025

The Nation pulls NO punches, from @espiers.bsky.social "There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”

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Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning

The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Hot take: we should actually build shorter buildings next to loud roads and get higher towards the centre of residential blocks. Current patterns maximize the # of homes that get blasted by a jerk revving a Harley. 1 small building could block the sound for tall buildings behind.

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Tri-Cities Transport Action Group @tritag.ca · 26/08/2025

It’s time to IONize Waterloo Region! Announcing our new campaign to build ION light rail the full length to Cambridge, and then to keep building. Check it out, and sign up for our newsletter for updates:

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IONize Waterloo Region

Charge Up Waterloo Region With Transit

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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

In case you're wondering, yes there are still "wait and see" Carney apologists in comments. Nothing is going to wake them up until after it's too late.

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Anyone else get what look like fake ai generated videos from mark carney asking people to sign up for an AI service?

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

This is actually a very cool thing to say. “Arrest me for striking, I dare you”

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Best day of the year in 77 days. Countdown is on

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

The Asian night market in Kitchener is phenomenal. Probably one of the best events to close king street. Even the permanent stores have lineups onto the street.

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

The Asian night market in Kitchener is phenomenal. Probably one of the best events to close king street. Even the permanent stores have lineups onto the street.

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William Turman @willnturman.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Here we are, pushing AI to replace work, and nowhere part of that discourse is people working less because of it. We should have a shorter work week for the same pay.

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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 05/08/2025

"The Israeli government must be stopped and pressure has become necessary." www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...

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Israel's international isolation is painful. But it is also necessary | Opinion

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 26/07/2025

just when you think things can’t get worse, they find a way

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