💔 Alice Wong’s last words: “Don’t let the bastards grind you down.” We can never thank Alice enough for fighting all the good fights and especially all the hard fights. We all learned so much from your brilliance, your courage, and your indefatigable leadership. We will never forget you.

Her voice will be known for generations. She packed in so much life and influenced so many people. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...

The grammar is undoing me. I'm not seeking out any of the released emails, but they populate my feed. The punctuation, typos, & horrendous spelling are 🤪. Carelessness as a personality trait, it seems. I've long thought these people dumb*; there's a lot of posing & trying to sound smart going on.1/2

As a pedestrian, I was hit by a car on Laird. T-intersection. I had the green light, going north on the east side. Car was turning east at lights. I was using a cane and, I guess, not moving fast enough for the driver, who screamed at me before driving into me. Not fast, but knocked me over. 1/2

New trailer for ‘Fallout’ S2 ☢️ Premiering December 17 on Prime Video

RSVP response rates of 'YES' are 65-85% on average they* said. Invite more people, it'll be fine they said. Friends, we have a 98.4% acceptance rate right now. 😬 We're having a small-ish wedding, and space is limited. * Professionals who do this for a living, not some schmuck on the street. 🤣

“His system is now forcing a massive $6.5-billion hidden tax to cover the costs,” he said. “He didn't deliver a cut; he engineered a colossal shell game to keep his broken promise from appearing on your bill." #OnPoli

From an engineering and construction standpoint, Ford's plan for the parking garage has never made sense on the south side of Lakeshore. At least a year ago I said he'd have to move it into the Ex grounds and would expropriate (or use shenanigans) to do it.

They’re bringing the land under the Rebuilding Ontario Place Act—legislation that lets the Premier override provincial and municipal laws, including heritage protections, environmental safeguards, and even labour laws. This scandal-ridden government cannot be trusted with more public land. #ONpoli

They are such sneaky mother-you-know-what-ers. Be aware Toronto, GTA, and Ontario friends. City of Toronto owns and operates, but Ford is pulling Exhibition Place into the Ontario Place legislation to take over control and bypass laws/rules, apparently. #ToPoli #OnPoli

VERY interesting idea. "Ms. Wilson played a key role in convincing the Seattle City Council to create what’s known as the “JumpStart Tax,” a levy of 0.75 percent to 2.5 percent on the salaries of the highest-paid employees at about 500 of the city’s largest businesses."

What can Canadian politicians learn from Zohran Mamdani’s successful New York City mayoral campaign, which energized progressives and young people? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asked @broadbent.bsky.social executive director @hassum.bsky.social youtu.be/PgmF-tta5tk?...

This is the death knell for Ontario School Board Trustees. These parent support offices (which every board will now have, not just the supervised ones) have been put in place after other jurisdictions eliminated Trustees. www.thestar.com/politics/pro... #topoli #onpoli #onted

These Parent Support Offices failed so spectacularly in Nova Scotia, that the government is returning to elected school board trustees. Where is the funding coming from for these new multimillion dollar service centres? www.thestar.com/politics/pro... #topoli #onpoli #onted

Deadline for every school board to have a Parent Support Office is September 2026. What is scheduled to happen in October 2026? Election of Trustees, which now won’t happen. We have witnessed the last School Board Trustee election in Ontario.

I never used to swear very much at all.

Oh, ffs. Just stay gone from politics. His privileged pasty face is so irritating.

I'm trying to get a handle on my door jokes.

Weirdly, there's been a lot of stress involved in this goal. LOL!

Please get your flu and Covid vaccines, if you have not already done so. 1st flu death of the season, and provincial (AB) data shows 36 COVID-19 deaths so far this season. Also: Stupid AB charging $100 for Covid vax for most people, which is discriminatory and punitive for those w/ low/no income.

Missed this yesterday, but it makes no sense to me that the investigative process took 7 years, and resulted in a heavily redacted report. So much wasted time and money Durham Region is such an odd place. I've been here for a couple of years now and... 🤷‍♀️

"Montreal-born David Szalay is the first Canadian-born author to win the Booker Prize since 2019. As the winner, he will receive 50,000 pounds (about $92,300 Cdn)" #BookerPrize2025 #BookerPrize

Boosted, baby! ✅ COVID ✅ FLU, and, because it was also due: ✅ B12

What happens to disabled people WILL ALWAYS happen to you.

"For years, the Amur tiger, also known as the Siberian tiger, was so rarely seen in Russia’s far east that it was considered a ghost of the forest. The world’s largest big cat, celebrated for its power and resilience, is also one of the most endangered"

It's official: Canada has lost its measles elimination status because of an outbreak that has persisted for more than 12 months. Country can regain status only if on-going spread is of measles interrupted for more than a year. www.cbc.ca/news/health/... via @cbcnews.ca

Hang on, when did reading become so performative?

"On Oct. 1, the provincial minimum wage increased by 40 cents to $17.60 per hour... That increase still pales in comparison to what the Ontario Living Wage Network (OLWN) says is needed for full-time workers to comfortably live in the GTA, which is $27.20 per hour..." #OnPoli #ToPoli

Chart crime of the year 2025. AI could solve all problems, or extirpate all humans. 1/2

🚨LCBO revenues down $300 million 💰 that pays for schools, healthcare, infrastructure Canceling beer store contract early cost $225 million ▶️Cost to Ontarians of privatizing alcohol sales: $300 M + $225 M = $525 million #ONpoli #FordMath

"St. Thomas has partnered with the province, the feds, community organizations and non-profits to ramp up shelter spaces, but also quickly transition people out of shelters and into supportive housing with access services like counselling, health-care and more."

"The same night Jeneroux announced he was leaving, the Conservatives’ first attempt to bring down Carney’s budget (through an amendment confidence vote) failed. A handful of Conservatives abstained." Did not know that bit; missed it somehow.

Important thread 👇

Today, the government just voted to end debate and skip public hearings on Bill 33, shutting out parents, educators, and students from having any say. Our voices matter. Our schools matter. But it's not too late to take action: email the Premier and demand he withdraw Bill 33. #onpoli #onted

"Does she like holding grudges? "I don't have a choice. I'm a Scorpio. We hold grudges,” she said. “It's not an attractive thing to say about yourself. I struggle against it, but not very hard.” (Can attest to the grudge she's held against me since I was 17yo. She, the adult, loathed me. 1/2 )

A month ago, Ontario’s Auditor General told Doug Ford’s government to create a public, accountable climate plan with emissions-reduction targets — as courts have also ordered. Today, the government’s fall economic statement eliminates all legal obligation to do so. #onpoli

Thread. A very good one. #AbPoli #CdnPoli

Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot. n.pr/3JKj19D

Like a pig in suds! 🫧🫧🫧

"...this scheme will apply not just to people who have solar or home batteries, but to people who live in places where they can’t put up solar – those who live in apartments and the like. The government says it will require companies to offer this scheme to all customers, not just those with solar."

Canada making international news: "Alberta’s top government doctor was stopped from speaking publicly about the problem, according to interviews... Conservative premier Danielle Smith has championed personal choice, calling the unvaccinated Alberta’s “most discriminated-against group.” #GiftLink 🎁

Oh, fucking, boy. Douthat. "...can conservative feminism fix it? Men and women are different. But what does that difference really mean? Should the right be trying to roll back the entire feminist era? Or is there a form of conservative feminism that corrects liberalism’s mistakes?" #GiftLink 🎁

I love foreshadowing www.youtube.com/shorts/_Epax...

There are many things about living w/ disabilities that a lot of people who don't have disabilities probably never think about. Like showering. Showering is a 3-hour process for me, and it's the only thing I can accomplish that day. Then, I am done for 2-3 days afterwards. Fucking sucks. 1/2

Is it just me? youtube.com/watch?v=x7nJ...

"If Canada can stave off a recession, keep the unemployment rate from rising further and avoid further escalation in the trade war, implementing the changes mapped out in this budget will be easier. But that is a tall order — and at least some of it is out of the control of the Canadian government."

This budget hurts people. 40,000 jobs cut. Services cut. Indigenous services gutted. Nothing for the environment. But American big-tech billionaires? They get tax breaks. We can still fix this. Mark Carney can still amend this budget and choose fairness.

In Finland they’ve been taught how to spot fake news as part of a critical thinking curriculum since 2014 including how to spot a doctored photo, check for inconsistencies as well as countering misinformation that sows division. We are more than 10 years behind on this.

Read full statement here: www.ontariondp.ca/news/pasma-g...