Civil rights, left undefended, will end up merely as useful as the paper it is printed on.

Sounds like my family history. Consistently slim builds with higher risk for Type 2 diabetes. Prior research shows link to diabetes for multiple generations after experiencibg famine in India and China, too. Enslaved people were fed starvation-level rations and worked to death.

For sure and that should be a big part of the story. But all I see them doing is interviewing ppl who will miss Starbucks. Talk about the labour aspect, which stores will be most affected, what are the demographics of the workers? What’s the severance? Then it’s a national story

Canada does not have a news industry. It has a press release service.

i don’t think most gamers are gonna appreciate this. Also, I wouldn’t mess with leftist gamers. They are smart and they are quick af.

Pretty pleased that Corporate Control is on the Hamilton Review of Books' bestseller list among independent book stores. I think I've been on this list more than not since The Social Safety Net came out a year ago. And we will soon have news about the rest of the series ...

Once upon a time, the Stockyards District was actually stockyards. Photographer Peter MacCallum shares his photos from that era spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

It's BlueSky, so a high proportion have simply never encountered a joke before.

Reminder that my most recent book is about the corporate control of Canada and how it's hollowing out public services, like Canada Post. I write about Crown corporations, their purposes and democracy in our economy. I'm available for interviews! Even though you'll pick a white guy professor instead!

Alongside 175+ organizations across Canada, including leading 2SLGBTQIA+ organizations like @egalecanada.bsky.social, @fiertecappride.bsky.social, Pride at Work Canada, Enchanté Network & Dignity Network Canada, we are sounding the alarm about potential cuts to Women & Gender Equality Canada (WAGE)

Visit www.MomentumCanada.net/budget to read the full statement and take action by sending the Prime Minister an email expressing your concern about proposed cuts. Cuts aren't inevitable - but we can only stop them by taking action. We've done it before, let's do it again! 🔥

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

WATCH THE FULL VIDEO HERE: youtube.com/shorts/STOFD...

I’m all about Canadian History. Here’s something for the folks not old enough to remember Poilievre’s mentor and groomer. #cdnpoli #cdnhistory

Remember this? www.bbc.com/news/world-a...

lol spot the difference: On the left is a new $3000 Louis Vuitton bag and on the right is a cultural staple in Ghana that carries A LOT of history about the expulsion of Ghanaians from Nigeria in the 1980s. Neocolonialism never dies. #blacksky #africa #fashionsky

Along with everything else that's wrong here, I'm SUPER upset this is going to be a lot of people's first exposure to Bukharian jomahs. Which are actually pretty fab when they're worn where it's appropriate, and have a cool, but possibly apocryphal, origin.

Principal photography continues for the Super Secret Video Project. This is in Lantzville (10 minutes north of #Nanaimo) and this is for the final shot of the video.

Health Canada put out a safety alert about acetaminophen. recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-rec... #Canada #health

One of the ugliest untruths of the Supreme Court of Canada: Indigenous people are limited to a modest living from our "Aboriginal" rights. Obviously we were too stupid/savage to use trade to improve our lives! We couldn't have had sophisticated trading relationships millennia before Europeans! 🙄

In Canada, our legal "Aboriginal rights" are restricted to traditional practices in ancestral territories with a continuing modern Indigenous population. The law forces this on us, and it bleeds into all other non-Indigenous expectations of us. We are denied our human right of cultural evolution!

Target acquired 😈😈

They missed the easy layup

It is extremely weird that Mark Carney uses British spelling of words rather than the Canadian spelling (which would be "recognizes," by the way).

We really do have the worst metro platform screens here in Toronto. And I’ve been on a lot of metros.

Big News! The Toronto Society of Architects is now doing architecture boat tours! I got to ride along for the first one this weekend. Details at torontosocietyofarchitects.ca/events/

When white men had to listen to other races, genders, etc and actually recognize structural inequality (if they did) they whined that they’re not allowed to say anything. Welcome brother. As soon as they were able to they reassumed their place at the top and silenced everyone else

Im surprised that people are surprised as to why there’s a huge political gender divide that we see today. I got an answer: women gained power, men felt threatened that their place on top of the hierarchy and the intrinsic power that came with it is gone The reason there is more racism is the same

Hey all! I'm running a B.C.-specific Trans I.D. clinic at an event this Saturday in Vancouver. I've got funding to cover the name change fees of a few low(er)-income trans folk. If you'd like to take part in this, send me a message or an email!

really can't imagine how that would feel

Didn't take any photos because I didn't want people to think I was taking photos of their kids, but the children's play areas were absolutely stunning. Easily the nicest public play areas I have ever seen in my life. If you live in Toronto, want someplace to bring your kids... highly recommend.

I visited the Biidaasige Park & the surrounding habitat restoration project today & it was absolutely lovely. I am usually very cynical about these sorts of projects because I do not trust the Ontario or Toronto governments, but this was the real deal.

NEW: Hours before a new entry ban is supposed to go into effect, the federal government officially acknowledges for the first time that the restrictions do NOT apply to people who currently have H-1B visas. Link: www.uscis.gov/sites/defaul...

The only physical homophobic assault I ever was witness to happened in Brandon.

Statement from MP Jenny Kwan, said that none of NDP’s MPs participated in the standing ovation. Kwan denounces political violence, but “anyone with a platform should always be mindful that political rhetoric that is incendiary, racist and dehumanizing is unacceptable.” thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

I have! Basically, I don’t love it, I’d take a different approach, but not all schemes are the same as what’s happening in the US and people like Taylor refuse to accept that.

Toronto should charge a lot for parking. Instead it punishes new arrivals and gives a gift to wealthy existing house owners.

Today at 5PM: Guerilla Gardening (348 Danforth Ave). Join Carrot Common on the green roof to discuss all things guerila gardening! Attendees will make native plant seed balls, talk about the importance of native pollinators, explore how to access garden space for folks without yards, and discuss...

I believe I’m representing the only trans-led organization intervening in the Québec Bill 21 Supreme Court of Canada case… Of course, allied queer orgs (e.g. Égale) and feminist orgs (e.g. LEAF) are doing wonderful work. Yet, the lack of trans voices at the SCC is a broader sign of lack of 🏳️‍⚧️A2J…

To criminalize antifa is to create a new juridical category of thoughtcrime.

There are a lot of people whose commentary on protests (“why is it a problem? Simply do not do illegal shit”) sounds a lot like people saying it’s okay to talk to cops—as long as you did nothing wrong, it will all turn out just fine.

Canadian antifascists: time for you to de-google and de-Microsoft your life. You don't want ANY products forcibly connected to U.S. big tech in your life, in light of U.S. plans to designate antifascism as terrorism.

Hey. I want to support adult artists. Please recommend to me Itch comics, artbooks or ebooks that have been impacted by the recent mass delistings. What I'd specifically be excited about: - queer/trans stuff of any gender - magical/cyberpunk bodyweird stuff a plus - no dubstep convention pls

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Toronto Police are targeting cyclists for minor HTA infractions. If you are stopped by police be safe, state your name & address truthfully, then contest the ticket online. Do not to provide your driver's license because through police error you may if convicted receive demerit points 1/2

Good piece here on the problems with the Spadina streetcar, but this bit does a good job of underscoring a fundamental challenge with road design trade-offs: as a pedestrian, I really really hate multi-stage crossings, and wouldn’t want to see them on Spadina. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

The Canada Council for the Arts' portal has been down for half a year. We have an application in for our tour that happened from April-July (money is all spent already, of course, we lost a lot because touring is expensive). App was submitted in March. Now we might get results by end of October.

Scoop: Business Insider informed its staff this week that they are allowed to use ChatGPT to generate first drafts of their stories, while also indicating the newsroom will not disclose such A.I. use to readers. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/business-i...

Fewer LGBTQ2S+ people hold positions of political power in Canada, and those who do represent a narrower range of political perspectives, according to research by @qalbaugh.bsky.social and @kebaisley.bsky.social.