I had no idea this is how the NORAD Santa tracker got started! www.npr.org/2014/12/19/3...

What does it take to move 1000 people? Smart infrastructure supporting choices that don’t take up so much space (or produce so much emissions/pollution, cost so much public money etc). Mobility in cities is about space. Graphic via @seattlesubway.org based on a Sydney graphic I spread years ago.

Maria has been accused over the years of fabricating her story that she had gone to the FBI. After finding the document in the trove, I called her. She broke down in tears. “I’ve waited 30 years. I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...

‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case #climatecrisis scenarios revealed by scientists - Scientists say government must be prepared for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I have been seeing a lot of live theater lately, my partner loves it and lives in nyc and yes I know I’m a lucky bastard, that’s a given but I tell you what: it’s a terrific remedy for being sick to your soul about all the slop out there good, bad, meh: it cannot be sloppified. it has the juice

Flu is not "just a flu". www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...

Celebrity chefs told Californians that PFAS-coated pans were “safe,” and successfully lobbied Gavin Newsom to veto a bill phasing them out They didn’t mention they all sell PFAS-coated pans. New joint investigation with @mirandagreen.bsky.social and @atmosmag.bsky.social is out:

Mayor Olivia Chow is introducing fare capping for TTC riders in her upcoming budget. Instead of having to decide whether it makes sense to buy a monthly pass in advance, rides will automatically be free after 47 trips starting next Sept.

Always shocked by people on this site & elsewhere who will @ a working journo or writer, someone whose (in my case) pay hasn't increased in 13 years & who likely live/work precarious lives, with an indignant "paywall" or suggest a non-library workaround cheat. Such raw rudeness, nerve & contempt.

Really want to revisit this because just two days after this was posted, Canada went “oh by the way, here’s this new show about gay hockey players and it’s super horny and our taxes and phone bills paid for this. You’re welcome.” And it’s leaving Americans speechless and in need of a cold shower.

Free Jeremy! That's like one dose of MDMA. Poor guy.

Three horses euthanized at Woodbine last weekend. www.thestar.com/news/gta/thr.... A reminder that this industry is wholly dependent on government subsidy. thelocal.to/breakdown-at...

More fallout from Carney's MOU #CdnPoli #AbPoli #BCPoli www.cbc.ca/news/science...

Nice analysis of AI’s current writing style.

Shingrix vaccine don't play

“When participants used ChatGPT to draft essays, brain scans revealed a 47% drop in neural connectivity across regions associated with memory, language, & critical reasoning. Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪

The real trick here (and I think I know one way they're going to do it) is to distinguish it from all the bits or Neuromancer on film, TV, and music videos for the last 40 years,

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Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.

"We’re terrified that if she remains in an environment that is so hateful that she might follow the path of so many trans people and spiral into depression and self-harm. So we’re going to do whatever it takes to keep her safe." Here's how families are fighting to survive Trump’s war on trans kids.

I have so much respect and appreciation for the city staff who are doing their absolute best in a hostile environment to deliver on cycling network expansion for Toronto.

Oh I love this. Oh theatre kids.

In the week since we published our investigation into possible freelance scammer “Victoria Goldiee,” Local editor @nickhunebrown.bsky.social has heard from journalists around the world who’ve had their own run-ins with “Goldiee.” thelocal.to/fallout-from...

Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other. Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq

Hey @eanjay.bsky.social didn't this happen on a show you worked on in the 70s?

Not surprised. Just heartbroken. 💔 @ffsafestreets.bsky.social #VisionZero

Pedestrian struck by motorist on Parkside a block from the speed camera that vigilantes kept tearing down that caused ford to remove them from all Ontario. Drive as you wish Ontario. Nobody matters. This is what you voted for.

Speed cameras have been gone for a few days. Some asshole is drag racing up and down our street. Thanks Doug!

I'm not interested in "I told you so." A lot of people voted Liberal because they were terrified of Poilievre and his gang. I get that. But Carney's who we got, he's being a weak leader, pushing policies that are harming the vast majority of us and it's time to just admit he sucks and push back.

This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec. You can find my full statement below.

You’re damn right. Home girl Vanessa Sears can do ANYTHING.

one of the grimmest things I’ve ever read, but happily it does contain the phrase “mysterious constellation of brutal practices”

"Ontario recorded the highest number of wait-list deaths: 10,634, including more than 9,100 diagnostic-scan deaths where patients died before reaching the point of receiving or being scheduled for surgery." I guess it's not "hallway healthcare" if you never make it to the hospital hallway.

A bad day for Canada, and therefore the world. Ontario (population 16 million, 40% of the country) has passed new legislation prohibiting bike lanes that take a lane from cars. An escalation from Bill 212, which required municipalities to get approval.

11 years of assault. Suspended w pay at $357,000 per year. Friday 5pm news release.

Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…

Ok Vatican III absolutely rules.

There need to be social consequences for enacting anti-evidence policies that kill kids. One of Danielle Smith’s staffers just called me over (??) at an event wanting to say hi. Once I realized who she was, immediately questioned her about trans rights.

My favorite piece of content today.

And people still look me square in the face and deadass ask me why women don't report.

Rolling out the Matt Christman quote from after Charlottesville (2017) again:

Amazing listen. Gut punch.

I remember when there was a discussion on Twitter about Shein's manufacturing practices and some apologists invented all sorts of fantastical machinery and technology to avoid facing the more horrifying truth. Reminds me of this comedian's joke. IG bscomedian

Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made. Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊

"Let's hope it's a divorce", "He's NOT a rabbit, he's a little boy! We'll call him Jeffrey, okay?" Brilliant

One day we’ll look back on this as one of the stupidest things we’ve done.

Chicago Pope says We come to this place for magic.

“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”