Our patio table snow meter is already looking impressive, and there's a lot more to come. #dlws

Quite frankly, it’s outrageous that Mark Carney is cutting Statistics Canada. If he was Stephen Harper or Pierre Poilievre, I feel like this would be getting a lot more backlash. Carney of all people should know the importance of high-quality data and information about the country.

Spoiler: Yes.

A very balanced pattern today! (Wednesday January 14) Wordle 1,670 4/6* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

It's well known but still fascinating how linguistic communities move in a geographically congruent pattern from where they first settled in old Toronto to the suburbs (with the exception of Chinese jumping to north Scarborough/Markham)

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Who knew there were so many words with this weird combination of letters? I had a lucky starting word but it didn't do me much good in the end! (Tuesday January 13) Wordle 1,669 4/6* 🟩🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Curiously the @theglobeandmail.com non-fiction bestseller list is entirely by Canadian authors - including the two who for some reason aren't listed as Canadian but actually are, Cory Doctorow and Terry O'Reilly

The absurdity of the minimalist setting of this TV music show contrasts with how great a dance track this is.

This is an act of self-harm to Canada. Especially coming at a time when the United States is destroying its own statistical capacity and reliable data has never been more needed. It's another signal that this Liberal government sees no value in the work of government. Utter, utter foolishness.

This what a Hmong man, who came to the U.S. almost 30 years ago, told me about the atmosphere in his community:

Snowbirds struggle to find sun destination not being invaded by the US

If anything, installing the Conrad the Raccoon plaque (a) shows that history sometimes has a sense of humour, (b) shows Heritage Toronto has a good sense of what interests Torontonians, (c) makes history accessible, and (d) adds to the local colour #TOHistory

Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protests www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

My Dad had a shield exactly like this one that he'd brought back from India. I loved playing with it as a kid.

Is the reconstruction of John Street as a pedestrian-priority street finally going to happen, to be completed two decades after it was approved? Now scheduled, but the City needs to find extra budget since it's been so delayed. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

City is closing sidewalks on Elizabeth/Chestnut/Edward for an affordable housing project, but directs that safe and accessible walkways be built to compensate (via @graphicmatt.com newsletter). secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

Oh, it really is like Ottawa's LRT launch

NEW: Toronto’s struggling Finch West LRT appears to be using a similar switch technology to the one that crippled Ottawa’s light rail system when it first launched, something a public inquiry warned other transit systems not to adopt. #TOPoli #ONpoli globalnews.ca/news/1160998...

"the transportation department’s budget shows that the percentage of local roads in decent condition is projected to fall from more than 70 per cent today to less than 50 per cent by 2035." Time for a municipal parking or vehicle registration tax for road maintenance. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Spectacular pink sunrise at the moment

Pleased to have figured out today's quickly (Monday January 12) Wordle 1,668 3/6* ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Ottawa pledges improvements for Rouge National Urban Park and beach in Toronto area

This bobtail squid burrowing into the sand is already adorable, but please watch till the very end! It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍

??? Clearly I am old.

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A welcome reduction in pedestrian deaths in Toronto in 2025 - but that could change with the abolition of speed cameras. Already there have been 3 pedestrian deaths since the start of 2026. www.thestar.com/news/gta/tor...

Even just that first paragraph hits too close to home, I'm afraid. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

The best way to create world class streets is to start with world class sidewalks. Sidewalks are the foundation of what make cities affordable, accessible, and loved. Our resource guide: www.sociallifeproject.org/sidewalk_res... by Fred Kent & @drtpanova.bsky.social #UrbanDesign #Placemaking

Regime forces are conducting widespread home and rooftop raids in Tehran to destroy satellites and Starlink terminals. This is one of the main reasons less footage is coming out right now. In many cases, terminal owners are being arrested. Locals say the scale of the violence and killing is extreme.

Can we just note that no skating rink should have the word "slush" in its name??

I saw someone post Chiantifa,and it's perfect.

What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?

We used to do real science

Very funny that the guy who turned the east wing of the White House into a pile of rubble one Friday is criminally investigating the federal reserve chairman about a building renovation

This is actually more direct and hard hitting than a lot of the responses to Trump's bullying have been.

Some countries that have prosecuted or threatened to prosecute central bankers for the purpose of political intimidation or punishment for monetary policy decisions: Argentina, Russia, Turkey, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.

Oh, that was a tough one. Seemed like a bit of a flyer at the end but weren't a lot if options left (Sunday January 11) Wordle 1,667 5/6* 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Yup!

One basic lesson from political research is that secret police generally rely on mediocre men willing to do the dirty work of authoritarian regimes in order to advance their careers. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-fb...

The speed with which the photographer switches cameras as the agent approaches is really impressive. And he nailed the shot.

I misunderstood this to imaging someone throwing books at at school. Somehow in order to give them a second life - like, have the school keep them? Was somewhat mystified until I saw the sub-headline.

Liberté, Égalité, Chardonnay

It's really this fucking easy. Everything, EVERYTHING is a political choice and we need to remember that.

So much for sending oil company employees into Venezuela ...

I can still recall all the tut-tutting from the media when Harris made this argument.

Combat serious forms of harmful online content, specifically hate speech, terrorist content, content that incites violence, child sexual abuse material and the non-consensual distribution of intimate images, unless the website is X, in which case I guess we’ll do nothing