Maybe the actual play is moving to BlackSky. As far as I can tell federation actually works with ATProto, it wasn't just a story.

Maybe I should figure out how to host all my own shit. Weird seeing the CEO of BlueSky spiral because people dislike the fact people aren’t cool with transphobia on this site. Flickr really was the best social media, and we may never reach its heights again.

Nothing new, him and Jason Fried have had this energy for 20 years.

Just wait until 99% of those 22 million Canadians pay for it through government austerity, job cuts, and further erosion of public services.

Fantastic post from Frank Chimero on these garbage times we live in. 'What makes the Market for Lemons concept so appealing (and what differentiates it in my mind from enshittification) is that everyone can be acting reasonably, pursuing their own interests, and things still get worse for everyone.'

In 2019, about 57,000 Highway Traffic Act charges were withdrawn before trial. Between April 2024 and March 2025, that number rose to about 253,000 – about 10 per cent of all Highway Traffic Act charges.

She was thrown under a streetcar when a car driver knocked her off her bike. Her case was withdrawn. The mass withdrawal of road safety-related charges has become routine, the result of an overwhelmed court system leaving millions in fines on the table and letting dangerous drivers off the hook.

How Ruby went off the rails: A deep dive into the ownership and governance drama of some of the most important open source projects in the world www.404media.co/how-ruby-wen...

The people who are pushing for two tier healthcare and charter schools include Jamil Jivani, Matt Spoke, Ariella Kimmel, Ginny Roth, Adam Zivo, and Shawn Whatley. Some of these people are behind Bradford too.

Why did I stay up till 2:00AM to play Hades 2? I mean, I know why, it’s amazing, but still.

I promised myself I'm not going to lose my mind on this.....but stop this nonsense. It was a mild program. There were warning signs for the cameras. Make it a moral fight. Stop this nonsense capitulation compromise stuff that will get people killed.

60 years later....Children still not worth much.

1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it). But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that

Huntington’s disease successfully treated for first time. “An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients.” [bbc.com]

What a king. May all the people in ford-voting areas w pathetic “slow down” signs on their lawns make no connections between what they see & voting preferences. www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

As with bike lanes last year this now raises the question of what council should do. I don't want the performance of opposition, I want a strategy to make the city safer. Paris style school streets, circulation planning etc. I don't think the current IEC chair thinks this way. Find someone who can.

"The 7 Bathurst bus is unreliable, she explained, especially northbound and out of the station." There was a proposal to fix this but it was watered down at the behest of the local councillor (Saxe). The mayor should have been on this, making it happen, but wasn't.

When the province took over the Toronto District School Board, it also took over the subsidiary that manages the TDSB’s $20 billion worth of land. As @wendyglauser.bsky.social‬ writes, critics fear repercussions not just for schools, but also for whole neighbourhoods. thelocal.to/tdsb-takeove...

I just sent a hot tip to the NYT that the president of the United States publicly called for the Attorney General to persecute his political opposition, the most blatant such corruption in U.S. history, and an obviously impeachable offense. Let’s see if they decide to cover it! www.nytimes.com/tips

Always impressive how many great acts In Living Color booked. Love this Heavy D and the Boys set.

Portishead together again in 2025 for Palestine. ❤️

The Ford government opened an Ontario protected area to development ... again

A gift from my brother. Akira is one of the best, one of my favourites of all time. KANNNNEEEDDDDDAAAAAA!

Canadian elections have some of the most "integrity" in the world, but the Premier of Alberta introduces Trump-style doubt. Well done.

A great interview with the daughter of Dr. Rajani Thiranagama, now an academic and activist herself.

“Unacceptable!”

‘There is no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign, and 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.”’

The College streetcar remains a pretty miserable experienced.

As of October 19, all 100 Toronto Public Library branches will be open on Sundays from 12-5pm. I love this for us.

Twenty years ago I would manage to make it out to way more films. I would buy a ten pack of tickets, at least. Harder to find the time for TIFF nowadays, but I am glad to have friends who are organized enough to make sure we all still go.

I saw Dinner With Friends with my friends. The only other film I managed to see at #TIFF50. What a lovely movie. Apparently they shot it all in 9 days for next to no money. Really incredible. Canadian production, takes place in Toronto, over a series of dinner parties. Felt so authentic.

What if I am too hyped?

#topoli New from me on @spacing: It’s not about the traffic cameras. The city could make straightforward safety improvements to the west side of Parkside. Why doesn’t it? spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

Really great reporting from Garbage Day, as usual.

It’s “one of the most egregious interventions in university autonomy we've ever seen in Canada,” one scholar of governance in higher education says. A look at the Ontario government’s quiet takeover of university admissions and operations: thelocal.to/bill-33-onta...

Let’s go Blue Jays!

In Ontario criminal vigilantism is acceptable, effective & can influence government policy. When Doug Ford gives his tacit approval of criminal vigilantism, indicating it can influence his government's public policy, it's a frightening moment for Ontario. My column on what we should think about.

this article is so dense with compelling data that I struggled to find a quote to share > when we reclaim space from idle cars, we create more room for people, for community, and for a more resilient city schoolofcities.github.io/who-are-stre...

Furious was fucking AMAZING.

Never been more emotionally invested in a mayoral race for another city.

Found a Land of Talk EP I forgot I owned.

Don’t think I’ll ever get bored of random dudes in Brooklyn just killing it on the mic.

Apropos of nothing: what's the point of infinite wealth if you still need to totally debase yourself like an absolute loser. The point of fuck you money is to be able to say fuck you to people.

Huge gaps in service & them 4 streetcars in a row. Car drivers & their politicians (that is, all of them) + lousy TTC have condemned this city to u reliable commuting hell.

Tokyo is a world class city because you can find a clean public bathroom anywhere and everywhere. Toronto is an absolute toilet in comparison. A locked toilet.

Silicon Valley is full of wealthy men who think they’re victims. “I couldn’t, and still can’t, understand this deeply unattractive combination of machismo and self-pity.” [theguardian.com]

Dude filling his crack pipe next to me on the TTC. Classic.

Dan Froomkin of Press Watch: “The top story of the moment is the one story that our most influential newsrooms won’t touch: That the United State has become an authoritarian state.” [presswatchers.org]