karenbowness
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Councillor Vince Crisanti says the increase to the land transfer tax on homes for more than $3 million is a "forced redistribution of wealth" and "insulting" to people who can afford homes in that range. "The wealthy already contribute to the economy in so many ways," he says.
December 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Pissing Out Cancer, my comedy special produced by and formerly exclusively on Dropout.tv is now available for free and in full on YouTube.
Thank you so much to Dropout for being chill and letting me write this into my contract!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh5G...
Thank you so much to Dropout for being chill and letting me write this into my contract!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh5G...
Hank Green: Pissing Out Cancer | Full Comedy Special
YouTube video by Hank Green
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Pissing Out Cancer, my comedy special produced by and formerly exclusively on Dropout.tv is now available for free and in full on YouTube.
Thank you so much to Dropout for being chill and letting me write this into my contract!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh5G...
Thank you so much to Dropout for being chill and letting me write this into my contract!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh5G...
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In Toronto, yesterday was the earliest sunset of the year. Today was later, by five seconds. The earliest sunset precedes the latest sunrise by a few weeks because of the tilt of the earth--the shortest day is the solstice, in between them.
sunrise-sunset.org/ca/toronto
sunrise-sunset.org/ca/toronto
Toronto, Ontario Sunrise and Sunset Times
Sunrise and sunset in Toronto (Canada) as well as day length, twilight and solar noon for every day of the year.
sunrise-sunset.org
December 11, 2025 at 3:37 AM
In Toronto, yesterday was the earliest sunset of the year. Today was later, by five seconds. The earliest sunset precedes the latest sunrise by a few weeks because of the tilt of the earth--the shortest day is the solstice, in between them.
sunrise-sunset.org/ca/toronto
sunrise-sunset.org/ca/toronto
I'll be in Montreal this solstice so will miss the Kensington parade - but Montreal must be doing something weird and fun to bring back the light. anyone know of anything?
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I'll be in Montreal this solstice so will miss the Kensington parade - but Montreal must be doing something weird and fun to bring back the light. anyone know of anything?
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This is Mack. In his head he absolutely crushed this agility course. Who are we to tell him otherwise. 14/10 (TT: adventuresof.mack)
November 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This is Mack. In his head he absolutely crushed this agility course. Who are we to tell him otherwise. 14/10 (TT: adventuresof.mack)
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"And now on Channel 4, a new show in which people who aren't very good at it, knit objectively awful things to ruin the reputation of the craft forever" #GameOfWool
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"And now on Channel 4, a new show in which people who aren't very good at it, knit objectively awful things to ruin the reputation of the craft forever" #GameOfWool
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Oh ffs, this is just stupid and lazy. Not a trace of real interest in showing how knitting works.
Everyone's being let down by #Gameofwool, even Tom Daley. I'm very disappointed in the judges not insisting on better. Surprised no-one jumped ship when they realised quite how rubbish it really is.
Everyone's being let down by #Gameofwool, even Tom Daley. I'm very disappointed in the judges not insisting on better. Surprised no-one jumped ship when they realised quite how rubbish it really is.
also, WHAT IS THIS AI SLOP DOING ON THE KNITTING SHOW?
it's becoming so obvious that the producers don't actually care about knitting at all and just wanted a quirky game show format #GameofWool
it's becoming so obvious that the producers don't actually care about knitting at all and just wanted a quirky game show format #GameofWool
November 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Oh ffs, this is just stupid and lazy. Not a trace of real interest in showing how knitting works.
Everyone's being let down by #Gameofwool, even Tom Daley. I'm very disappointed in the judges not insisting on better. Surprised no-one jumped ship when they realised quite how rubbish it really is.
Everyone's being let down by #Gameofwool, even Tom Daley. I'm very disappointed in the judges not insisting on better. Surprised no-one jumped ship when they realised quite how rubbish it really is.
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I went back to Family Mini Mart today to show you all what neighbourhood retail actually looks like. No AI. No Music. Time to grow up.
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I went back to Family Mini Mart today to show you all what neighbourhood retail actually looks like. No AI. No Music. Time to grow up.
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So the Ford appointed supervisors will make more than all School Board Trustees combined, and that money will come out of the education budget that’s supposed to go to student needs. Shame! globalnews.ca/news/1151063... #topoli #onpoli #onted
Ford government supervisors can charge $350K per year to school boards | Globalnews.ca
Several school boards in Ontario, including Toronto public, Toronto Catholic and Ottawa-Carleton, have been under the management of supervisors for months.
globalnews.ca
November 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
So the Ford appointed supervisors will make more than all School Board Trustees combined, and that money will come out of the education budget that’s supposed to go to student needs. Shame! globalnews.ca/news/1151063... #topoli #onpoli #onted
I always sign up for the study that gets emailed to you after vaccinations, this one checks for adverse health effects 8 days and 1 month afterward. This time I had a day of muscle soreness and fatigue, after the double COVID/flu vaccine.
November 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I always sign up for the study that gets emailed to you after vaccinations, this one checks for adverse health effects 8 days and 1 month afterward. This time I had a day of muscle soreness and fatigue, after the double COVID/flu vaccine.
What a heartwarming and frustrating combination of things that people shouldn't have to do, but it's so nice that they are.
October 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
What a heartwarming and frustrating combination of things that people shouldn't have to do, but it's so nice that they are.
This is too bad, it seemed like such a good business. I'm so curious about what actually happened.
Once upon a time, eShakti was the go-to online shop for people sized out of mall stores, but no longer. @andreagrimes.com investigates its heartbreaking enshittification:
The Enshittification of eShakti
eShakti ghosted workers and customers alike, and the dream of something better than fast fashion died with it.
f.mtr.cool
October 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This is too bad, it seemed like such a good business. I'm so curious about what actually happened.
ahhhhhhhhhhh! flames!
At a press conference this afternoon, Attorney General Doug Downey said they want to move away from requiring "evergreen leases, that just go on with no end in sight":
October 23, 2025 at 10:57 PM
ahhhhhhhhhhh! flames!
Oh shit, that's not good.
In particular, they want leases to no longer necessarily remain in effect indefinitely, so that landlords have more options for creating tenant turnover.
Current situation in left-hand column, proposal on the right:
Current situation in left-hand column, proposal on the right:
October 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Oh shit, that's not good.
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Every time someone offers me something that AI can supposedly do for me, I have to remind them that that's just what my brain does. I was hired because of what my brain can do. Don't hire me to do it and then ask me to use AI to do it for me.
October 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Every time someone offers me something that AI can supposedly do for me, I have to remind them that that's just what my brain does. I was hired because of what my brain can do. Don't hire me to do it and then ask me to use AI to do it for me.
Oooh Hench was so good, I'm excited for this!
Getting to show you all this cover and announce that VILLAIN is officially coming out in May of next year is such a joy and a relief i don't even know how to express it.
www.harpercollins.com/products/vil...
www.harpercollins.com/products/vil...
October 8, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Oooh Hench was so good, I'm excited for this!
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Here are some of the automated speed enforcement tickets given to vehicles assigned to Ford cabinet ministers. #OnPoli
Story ▶️ globalnews.ca/news/1146373...
Story ▶️ globalnews.ca/news/1146373...
October 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Here are some of the automated speed enforcement tickets given to vehicles assigned to Ford cabinet ministers. #OnPoli
Story ▶️ globalnews.ca/news/1146373...
Story ▶️ globalnews.ca/news/1146373...
Go to the island tomorrow, get in one more perfect beach day. It's glorious.
October 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Go to the island tomorrow, get in one more perfect beach day. It's glorious.
saw a bus ad for an AI assistant today that suggested you could get AI to "delegate tasks based on work load and brief the team" and let me tell you. If AI ever briefed me on my tasks in place of a human being, it's not going to be a success.
October 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
saw a bus ad for an AI assistant today that suggested you could get AI to "delegate tasks based on work load and brief the team" and let me tell you. If AI ever briefed me on my tasks in place of a human being, it's not going to be a success.
Is the Starbucks index just an inverse of the Dollarama index? Lots of closures doesn't bode well for our pricey coffee budgets
October 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Is the Starbucks index just an inverse of the Dollarama index? Lots of closures doesn't bode well for our pricey coffee budgets
I went on a ravine walk this weekend, these spaces are truly special
September 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I went on a ravine walk this weekend, these spaces are truly special
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🚨Survey on the boat excursion zone. Please fill it out. Some boaters have been upset & threatened to disrupt Hanlans beach (speed camera vigilantes but on water). We need more fortified & larger swim zones like in the EU w ropes/floats to keep boats & jet skis away from swimmers. 🚨
Hanlan's Point Motorized Watercraft Exclusion Zone Pilot Survey
ca.mar.medallia.com
September 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🚨Survey on the boat excursion zone. Please fill it out. Some boaters have been upset & threatened to disrupt Hanlans beach (speed camera vigilantes but on water). We need more fortified & larger swim zones like in the EU w ropes/floats to keep boats & jet skis away from swimmers. 🚨
If you see this, post a bridge
(This one is my most recent)
(This one is my most recent)
September 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
If you see this, post a bridge
(This one is my most recent)
(This one is my most recent)
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"Canada Post is on track to lose money" Hum. Duh. It cost less than a toonie to send a letter across Canada.
"Canada Post is a service and not a business" was common knowledge until late stage capitalism brain rotted most people into think if it ain't making money for shareholders, it's failing.
"Canada Post is a service and not a business" was common knowledge until late stage capitalism brain rotted most people into think if it ain't making money for shareholders, it's failing.
September 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"Canada Post is on track to lose money" Hum. Duh. It cost less than a toonie to send a letter across Canada.
"Canada Post is a service and not a business" was common knowledge until late stage capitalism brain rotted most people into think if it ain't making money for shareholders, it's failing.
"Canada Post is a service and not a business" was common knowledge until late stage capitalism brain rotted most people into think if it ain't making money for shareholders, it's failing.
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Massive anti hate crowd in the pits. Small Canada first group is on the run.
September 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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