Tom Veenstra
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Dad, Partner, Teacher, Toronto, NerdStuff, Raptors, plus duties as assigned.
I join all Canadians of a certain age in saying โItโs about damn time we got a Littlest Hobo reboot! (And,
@weratedogs.com
, if youโre not familiar with Hobo, time to hit up YouTubeโฆ legit a 17/10)
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I chuckle every time the Olympics Maple Leaf Foods ad comes on that has โHome For A Restโ as the background music - nothing says elite competition like a song about getting blackout drunk on an extended trip across Britainโฆ
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Need a good luck shoutout from
@kenjennings.bsky.social
for Jeopardy alum Cynthia Appiah as she hits the bobsled track today!
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So in our family, based on some long ago adorable toddler confusion (from my now 20 year old) we wish each otherโฆ Happy Valentimes Day! Hope all of you enjoy the most Valen of times today!
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@ryannorth.ca
may be the ultimate champion of writing posts you can immediately open knowing the replies will be chock full of witty and fun responses.
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Seanan McGuire
19 days ago
This is only related in a sideways manner, but: the story of any small slice of humanity is the story of humanity, just boiled down and distilled. So: In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.
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Michelle
22 days ago
Shaw bike lane at Dupont still impassable and ice-packed with plowed snowbanks. Sidewalks are also mostly snowed over in this neighborhood. Roads are clear.
#bikeTO
#TOpoli
#walkTO
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RobbJMacKay
24 days ago
The most important thing
@mark-carney.bsky.social
can do for
#CanadaSky
is election reform so that we never have to worry about a Conservative majority again. Otherwise, his achievements are temporary.
#ElectionReform
#FairVote
@markgerretsen.bsky.social
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Christopher Webb
about 2 months ago
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Yearโs Eve. And like Renรฉe Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter. I need yโall to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
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Last book I finished? Apprentice Falconer in the court of Mary Queen of Scots. Book Iโm part way thru? Murderbot. Either way a pretty interesting change of pace.
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Kimiko Shibata
3 months ago
On December 6th, 1989, 14 women were murdered at Polytechnique Montrรฉal. The number of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women continues to grow. Doug Ford has yet to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic in Ontario. If you need help in KW:
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Women's Crisis Services of Waterloo Region
Shelter, outreach and education to keep women, children and families safe today and prevent domestic violence from happening tomorrow.
https://wcswr.org/
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Kari Raymer Bishop ๐จ๐ฆ
3 months ago
Always like to jump in with this perspective: The provincial standard for EQAO is 70%. Kids aren't failing like you think. In the past, 70 was considered average/median โ half your students were likely scoring higher than 70 and the other half scored below 70. That didn't necessarily mean failure. ๐คทโโ๏ธ
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LeTitsNow
3 months ago
It took me a few days to feel ready to read this piece. But I finally felt ready and wow was it worth it. Made my heart ache in the best way. Highly recommend checking it out.
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When we debated coming to the watch party at the dome, I said โWhat if it goes to extra inningsโ Nobody listened, nobody
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Bryson The Gaytive
5 months ago
Today is
#TruthandReconciliation
day today. People often talk as if residential schools are a thing of the past. They arenโt. They are still causing damage to this day. People who deny that they happened are still causing damage to this day. Survivors are still alive to this day.
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Alex Colangelo
5 months ago
So now taxpayers will have to pay for traffic safety measures, rather than having law-breakers foot the bill through fines. How is that good for taxpayers?
www.cp24.com/local/toront...
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Hend Amry
7 months ago
Not nearly enough people are saying โThe Palestinians were right all along. We are so sorry.โ
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Well THIS little library shelf in my neighbourhood kinda tells a story all by itselfโฆ
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Sean Carleton
7 months ago
Canada has abandoned the path of reconciliation and nation-to-nation building in favour of a continuation of ruthless settler capitalism disguised as โelbows upโ nationalism. This isnโt going to end well.
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Jenny Lee Shee
7 months ago
One of my sisters is hiking through the French/Swiss/Italian Alps right now so Iโm stealing her pictures as reminders of this beautiful world we get to live in that is worth fighting for. โค๏ธ
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Jenny Lee Shee
8 months ago
The TDSB has put the brakes on renaming three schools now that Paul Calandra and the Ontario PCs have taken over the board:
tinyurl.com/mr2taf5c
I have some name ideas that Doug Ford and the Cons might approve.
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Saw The Life of Chuck this weekend - terrific, original, totally unpredictableโฆ a GREAT flick. HIGHLY recommend! Shoutout to
@stephenking.bsky.social
,
@markhamillofficial.bsky.social
and everyone else involved.
8 months ago
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Wonder if
@gailsimone.bsky.social
can get to Toronto by Thursday? HOW COULD SHE SAY NO TO THUNDER GLOVE?!
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Kimiko Shibata
8 months ago
Important post from an elementary school teacher about heat in classrooms, which disproportionately impacts young children and staff with pre-existing medical xondiriins (eg diabetes, heart disease)
www.reddit.com/r/ontario/co...
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Should schools be open on Monday if the temperature with the humidex is 48ยฐC?
https://www.reddit.com/r/ontario/comments/1lh097t/should_schools_be_open_on_monday_if_the/?utm_source=share
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LeTitsNow
9 months ago
Lecturing activists on being peaceful always implies those standing up for human rights & protecting others are at fault for violence & not the state.
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Bill Corbett
9 months ago
The Right Way To Protest is to stand very still in your apartment and whisper โI wish this wasnโt happeningโ then get your ass to work, youโre gonna be late damn it
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Not usually one to post sunsets and such, but thought this one was pretty goodโฆ
10 months ago
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SassyMetisChick
10 months ago
Granite City School District is asking people to support racism. So, you know, thatโs awesome ๐ They are hiding/removing replies on this post on FB. What a disgusting thing to teach their students.
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More Neighbours Toronto
11 months ago
Ten homes where there used to be one. But should it be allowed as-of-right? If it were two fourplexes + garden suites side-by-side, Toronto answers yes. But if the fourplexes are attached on one side, no, it's now an apartment building.
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Edward Keenan: Thereโs a lot to love about the newest solution to Torontoโs housing shortage. Thereโs only one thing to hate about it
This โmissing middleโ small apartment complex is exactly what every Toronto neighbourhood needs โ and there may be no more of them built.
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/there-s-a-lot-to-love-about-the-newest-solution-to-toronto-s-housing-shortage/article_6778a312-9509-4cc2-b1da-765a24d05a03.html
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Dropped a Bluesky post in the family chat, because we as a family approve palindrome humour. INCREDIBLY proud of my firstbornโs response - must have done something right!
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Pierre is getting WORRIED about losing this election!
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RobbJMacKay
11 months ago
#NeverVoteConservative
#WomenAgainstPoilievre
#NeverPoilievre
#cdnpoli
#CanadaSky
#TeamCarney
#TeamGerretsen
#PuntTheRunt
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Rachel Gilmore
11 months ago
Iโm devastated, but Iโm also angry. Iโm angry because this is an attack on press freedom. If opportunities can be stripped from journalists simply because enough people repeat the same bad-faith narrative, how can anyone withstand the career impact of doing work that matters?
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Human Rights Watch
11 months ago
Trans rights are human rights.
#TransDayOfVisibility
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Paul Fairie
11 months ago
A Brief History of Parents Today Are Controlled By Their Kids ๐งต
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The Beaverton
11 months ago
Poilievre insists not being aware of India helping his campaign just practice for not being aware of America helping his campaign
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OTTAWA - Amid revelations that India aided the leadership campaign of Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, the opposition leader insists that having absolutely no idea about this will be great traini...
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2025/03/poilievre-insists-not-being-aware-of-india-helping-his-campaign-just-practice-for-not-being-aware-of-america-helping-his-campaign/
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The Maple Force ๐จ๐ฆ
11 months ago
๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ข "We will put Canadians first, ensuring that our policies serve the interests of our people above all else." โ Pierre Poilievre, Feb 15, 2025, in his "Canada First" speech ๐ด BUT HIS VOTING RECORD TELLS A DIFFERENT STORY. ๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐!๐ข
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Shawn Micallef
11 months ago
Torontoโs greatest reveal since 1966.
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George Takei
11 months ago
I know this first hand. When I was a child, my entire community was branded as spies and sabateurs, justifying our internment inside barbed wire camps for years without due process, trial or charge.
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Hey everybody, if anyone needs resume writing advice, it turns out Iโm your guy. I havenโt updated mine since 2009, but it must be GREAT because I got this text this morningโฆ
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Min Min Tong
12 months ago
If you're looking for new Canadian shows, check out
@cbcgem.bsky.social
's
#NorthOfNorth
! Only 8 episodes but amazing cast, writing and humour
#CanadianTV
#Inuit
#CBC
gem.cbc.ca/north-of-north
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North of North | Shows | CBC Gem
A young Inuk woman wants to build a new future for herself after a spontaneous and extremely public exit from her marriage. It won't be easy in a small Arctic town where everybody knows your business.
https://gem.cbc.ca/north-of-north
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Tara Deschamps
about 1 year ago
Product of Canada? Made in Canada? Canadian? 100% Canadian? ๐? ๐จ๐ฆ? I break down what all these terms mean as the buy Canadian fervour intensifies
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From made in Canada to product of Canada: How to make sense of Canadian labels
TORONTO - Shoppers have been caught up in the buy Canadian fervour since U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Sunday applying 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian
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derek guy
12 months ago
There has been a lot of chatter today about Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump, some regarding this moment when White House correspondent Brian Glenn asked if the Ukrainian president plans to wear a suit. I want to address idea in this thread. ๐งต
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Paul Fairie
about 1 year ago
A List of Things Banned by Schools ๐งต
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Paul Fairie
about 1 year ago
Nice Americans, a plea: There are many of you here. Hello. Please stop imagining the benefits of Canada being consumed by America. Instead advocate against this horrific notion. Wasting time imagining it happen is time you can better spend fighting against it. Best, Paul, a Canadian
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Birgit Umaigba-Omoruyi RN
about 1 year ago
As you head to the polls, remember: 1. Doug Ford failed to end hallway medicine like he promised. 2. Over 2.3 million Ontarians have no family doctor. 3. In 2022, Doug gave 43 MPPs a $16000 raise & froze nursesโ wages at 1% increase for years. Doug cannot be trusted
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James McLeod
about 1 year ago
The fact that the British government and King Charles III, Canada's putative head of state, have both said sweet fuck all about Trump's sustained public musings about annexing Canada really tells you a lot about where that particular relationship stands.
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