Here is a working link to the original Poppy File map, which shows about 3,300 of Toronto's Second World War war dead at the household level. Click on a home to see details. The First World War map follows in the thread /1 t.co/4P9GUkl8m0

“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”

According to international law (lmao) putin has to be arrested in almost all these countries so how does he even get to budapest

Ukrainian gymnast Sasha, who lost her leg to Russian shelling in 2022, just won gold at the Black Sea Cup.

Social media amplifies our worst tendencies: bloodlust, baseless speculation, the hunger for vengeance. We were not made to see people repeatedly murdered on camera. We were not meant to read every person's unfiltered opinions. It is corrosive to the soul.

this is the greatest tech development in years and i'm not even joking

did you know gmail now has a subscriptions page where it lists all your subscriptions and you can unsubscribe from them????

this picture of a mom shoes off sprinting to the Mpls school: www.startribune.com/minneapolis-... By Richard Tsong-Taatarii for @startribune.com, which should be a go-to source for anyone following

The problem here is that it’s pretty clear that having punched Prince Andrew, who is such a repulsive person on so many levels, in the face is very unlikely to bring you into disrepute in the eyes of right-thinking members of society, so I’m not sure where this legal claim is likely to end up

⚡️Ukraine destroys Russian drone unit after Kherson infant killed, child 'should never have been a target,' governor says. Ukrainian soldiers destroyed a crew of Russian drone operators with FPV drones, those directly involved in the fatal attack on a one-year-old child in Kherson Oblast on July 9.

Falling asleep in safety is one of the best feelings in the world and many don’t appreciate it enough and it shows

Kyiv didn't even get notice. Ukraine's defence ministry said it was clarifying the status of US weapons shipments, but had not been officially notified about suspensions or changes to previously-agreed military assistance. on.ft.com/4nsW9dB

Imagine rocking your kid to sleep , while sheltering in metro and checking if new Russian missiles and drones are coming to attack your city.. Kyiv tonight.

This seems … once again pertinent www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/p...

No one wants to hear this but you will find more wisdom in an old fairy-tale, a monologue from Shakespeare, a chapter of Jane Austen, than in all the self-help books in Barnes & Noble. You don't need more lifemaxxing, you need myth, poetry, beauty.

White House policy announcements increasingly sound like a joint project between the Heritage Foundation and the editorial board of Adbusters magazine

Good night and stay safe! 👍

Lewis and Tolkien had it exactly right: spend time in nature, go for long leisurely walks, read widely and often, gather a small circle of friends who will love and support you, pursue your niche creative projects and make your life a constant adventure of delight and learning.

Men, you won’t find the answers to life’s questions in grindset manuals and self-help books, you’ll find them in myth, history, philosophy and literature, but some of you aren’t ready to have that conversation.

Outstanding.

Chrystia Freeland's University—Rosedale riding is peak 'fortress Toronto' for the Libs, but this campaign CPC signs sprouted in neighbourhoods where they were once a rarity. Here's the skinny on the city's most disjointed downtown riding from @patrickcain.bsky.social

Sounds of Kyiv this night, while Russia was attacking us with ballistic missiles. Pacifism is privilege (c)

💢 Zelenskyy said Russia violated the “Easter truce” 2,935 times: 96 assaults, 1,882 attacks on Ukrainian positions (812 with heavy weapons), and over 950 FPV drone strikes. Ukraine’s response, he said, will “mirror” Russian actions.

"If citizens endorse the idea that people named as "criminals" or "terrorists" have no right to due process, then they are accepting that they themselves have no right to due process. It is due process ... that allows you to demonstrate that you are a citizen." snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror

Ontario is in the middle of its worst measles outbreak in years and its health ministry is directing questions about vaccination rates to its freedom-of-information system.

There is about to be a staggering amount of smuggling into the United States. In addition to searching for fentanyl, the 25,000 customs officers at America's land crossings, airports, and seaports will also have to watch for Nintendo consoles, Android phones, and jars of cloves.

More bistecca Fiorentina for me! Nom, nom.

A derelict fishing boat — that someone had probably been living in — was grounded on Hanlan’s Point since January. Yesterday, the Coast Guard completed its long-planned mission to remove it by hauling it onto a barge (to prevent fuel leaks).

The job has its perks, ngl

There are numerous folktales about magicians who seek advice from mechanical heads who possess all the world’s knowledge, but often give the magicians bad advice that leads them to ruin, and if more people read the old stories we wouldn’t keep making the same dumb mistakes.

St. Andrew’s University in Scotland has a centuries-old legend about a student who's struggling to write an essay when the actual devil appears and hands him the essay fully written, if you were wondering how people in the past would have felt about cheating with AI.

"The intake began with slaps. One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, 'I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.' I believed him. But maybe it’s only because he didn’t look like what I had expected—he wasn’t a tattooed monster." time.com/7269604/el-s...

Before their recent violent streak in Toronto, coyotes with ‘no fear of people’ terrorized cops acting as security at Premier Doug Ford's house. Ford's OPP security and the premier had different views on how to keep the residence safe, with Ford urging Toronto cops NOT to patrol.

Here's the self-exclusion rate in postal code areas around Woodbine:

New: A TorontoToday data analysis by @patrickcain.bsky.social found a much higher rate of self-excluded gamblers living around Ontario casinos. This suggests if there is a casino near your home, you're more likely to get hooked.

The rise of e-bike food couriers on Toronto streets has led to collisions and prompted concern about distracted & unsafe cycling habits. Gig workers say companies like Uber Eats incentivize bike couriers to look at their phones while on the move.

New from @patrickcain.bsky.social: Toronto Police conducted an Emergency Task Force training exercise in Tommy Thompson Park last fall without telling the conservation authority that manages to the park. Hikers were blocked from accessing part of the Spit, a location where cops also detonate bombs.

You can get ratio’d on Bluesky! TIL

I really wish Americans would stop treating the continued existence of Canada as the sort of thing they can do amusing thought experiments about.

"I think that visual really puts things into perspective on how prominent this issue really is," Savoie said. "It really shows it in your face. You cannot hide it. You cannot deny that this is a problem because it is off the charts, where other regions may not be struggling as bad."

Sergeant Gonell @sergeantaqgo.bsky.social sent me this picture. This is his call log. Each call is an automated Dept of "Justice" notification saying "The defendant you testified against is being released from the dept of corrections." Each defendant assaulted him.

Avian flu killed snowy owls found in Toronto, conservation authority says www.torontotoday.ca/local/enviro... @patrickcain.bsky.social Get weekly updates: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁

Try to make it through life without ever been hated as much as Rudy Giuliani is by a courtroom sketch artist.

In the wake of pro-Palestine protests, Toronto council directed staff to draft a bylaw that could ban protests near certain infrastructure. @patrickcain.bsky.social mapped out what Toronto would look like if it followed Vaughan's 100M bubble zone bylaw. www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-h...

Internal Ministry of Health documents call ‘priority access’ to hospital care for FIFA players and VIPs a ‘requirement’ — a concept one bioethicist calls 'very disturbing and ethically problematic'

Incredible FOI work from @patrickcain.bsky.social who found out how media attention appeared to teach some Torontonians how easy it is to defraud the TTC — and how a change to Presto readers' chime sound (partially) turned things around.