SJFB
@mamacita.bsky.social
Registered Psychotherapist with a focus on Sex Therapy and Film&TV Therapy. Torontonian with severe tsundoku. Gal of the 80s. Former filmmaker of taboo film. Una mujer mala. Otrovert. 🏳️🌈👊🏾🏳️⚧️ Fuck AI.
Masley: 'the most massive of massive errors in a book I've ever seen'
Naomi Wolf: 'hold my beer'
Naomi Wolf: 'hold my beer'
There's a typo in @karenhao.bsky.social's 'Empire of AI' book around water consumption for one data centre, and she's already working on a correction.
But what stuns me is effective altruist Andy Masley here saying "In reality, it's 22% of the city's water" as if that's fine????
THAT'S A LOT
But what stuns me is effective altruist Andy Masley here saying "In reality, it's 22% of the city's water" as if that's fine????
THAT'S A LOT
November 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Masley: 'the most massive of massive errors in a book I've ever seen'
Naomi Wolf: 'hold my beer'
Naomi Wolf: 'hold my beer'
Just read @graphicmatt.com's City Hall Watcher (always so great and a needed witty take on the disaster that is Toronto) and I look forward to his launching of a hot air balloon, perhaps to have a bird's eye view of City Hall...?
November 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Just read @graphicmatt.com's City Hall Watcher (always so great and a needed witty take on the disaster that is Toronto) and I look forward to his launching of a hot air balloon, perhaps to have a bird's eye view of City Hall...?
What a horror story about women having zero rights over their own lives.
One "condition" allowing them to live where they want is to cease all social media posting, essentially cutting them off from the rest of society, one that is already having to smuggle care to them.
F that noise.
One "condition" allowing them to live where they want is to cease all social media posting, essentially cutting them off from the rest of society, one that is already having to smuggle care to them.
F that noise.
November 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
What a horror story about women having zero rights over their own lives.
One "condition" allowing them to live where they want is to cease all social media posting, essentially cutting them off from the rest of society, one that is already having to smuggle care to them.
F that noise.
One "condition" allowing them to live where they want is to cease all social media posting, essentially cutting them off from the rest of society, one that is already having to smuggle care to them.
F that noise.
I can still sing the whole theme song.
you can immediately clock WKRP fans just by seeing whose face lights up with these 10 little words: "As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."
“WKRP In Cincinnati” premieres 47 years ago today — a show that creator Hugh Wilson based on radio staff he knew from his days in advertising.
“Every call letter that I ran through my mind was already taken,” he said. “I think WKRP was not taken because it can be said that it spells ‘crap.'”
“Every call letter that I ran through my mind was already taken,” he said. “I think WKRP was not taken because it can be said that it spells ‘crap.'”
November 27, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I can still sing the whole theme song.
At this point, I'm ready to wrap a bunch of sticks in colourful twine and give that as gifts, I'm so averse to tech these days.
Pretty much every new gadget is a surveillance tool for the wealthy to get wealthier, and the poor to become more marginalized.
Pretty much every new gadget is a surveillance tool for the wealthy to get wealthier, and the poor to become more marginalized.
Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
A tech critic’s guide to holiday gift-giving
Maybe your grandma doesn’t need that Alexa smart speaker
disconnect.blog
November 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
At this point, I'm ready to wrap a bunch of sticks in colourful twine and give that as gifts, I'm so averse to tech these days.
Pretty much every new gadget is a surveillance tool for the wealthy to get wealthier, and the poor to become more marginalized.
Pretty much every new gadget is a surveillance tool for the wealthy to get wealthier, and the poor to become more marginalized.
Lemme guess. Anyone with a prostitution conviction will be barred. Where's the rescue industry now for ppl just trying to make a damn living?
"OnlyFans will begin requiring criminal background checks for all creators in the United States." 🚩🚩🚩 www.syracuse.com/entertainmen...
Major fan subscription platform to require criminal background checks for all US creators
The platform's CEO shared the news on social media, noting that a background screener with a troubled legal history would be used.
www.syracuse.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Lemme guess. Anyone with a prostitution conviction will be barred. Where's the rescue industry now for ppl just trying to make a damn living?
xtramagazine.com/culture/swan...
Sad to hear of Kier's passing. He was such a unique one, with such a strong screen presence. And those eyes.
Swan Song is a sweet film.
Sad to hear of Kier's passing. He was such a unique one, with such a strong screen presence. And those eyes.
Swan Song is a sweet film.
Art, horror, glamour: The queer legacy of Udo Kier | Xtra Magazine
In “Swan Song,” the acclaimed German actor plays a character whose gay history mirrors his own contributions to queering the movies
xtramagazine.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:42 AM
xtramagazine.com/culture/swan...
Sad to hear of Kier's passing. He was such a unique one, with such a strong screen presence. And those eyes.
Swan Song is a sweet film.
Sad to hear of Kier's passing. He was such a unique one, with such a strong screen presence. And those eyes.
Swan Song is a sweet film.
I have never experienced so many people (all on foot) than I have when in Madrid markets over Christmas. Back to back to back pedestrians.
And such a lovely vibe.
And such a lovely vibe.
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I have never experienced so many people (all on foot) than I have when in Madrid markets over Christmas. Back to back to back pedestrians.
And such a lovely vibe.
And such a lovely vibe.
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Seeing a tent doesn’t put anyone in danger. Being uncomfortable is not the same as being unsafe.
November 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Seeing a tent doesn’t put anyone in danger. Being uncomfortable is not the same as being unsafe.
'AI will solve climate change, poverty, cancer, racism and and and' but we still don't even have a universal bus pass.
As fewer places take cash, there really should be an alternative form of payment for casual transit riders.
I know why Presto isn’t province wide, but I wish it was. Windsor, like Guelph and Waterloo Region, has its own fare card.
I know why Presto isn’t province wide, but I wish it was. Windsor, like Guelph and Waterloo Region, has its own fare card.
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
'AI will solve climate change, poverty, cancer, racism and and and' but we still don't even have a universal bus pass.
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We're reprinting another Bitch mag classic today and celebrating @scarleteen.com, the internet's best sex-ed site.
Red Letter Day
The enduring legacy of Scarleteen, the internet’s best sex-ed site.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
We're reprinting another Bitch mag classic today and celebrating @scarleteen.com, the internet's best sex-ed site.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
Considering the theatre experience has turned to utter trash, I would totally do this. This is a way better 'dinner and a movie' night.
Considering the theatre experience has turned to utter trash, I would totally do this. This is a way better 'dinner and a movie' night.
‘A different vibe’: New York welcomes the luxury private cinema experience
At the high-end Metro Private Cinema, a private screening room with a gourmet meal and drinks can reach $200 a person. Will people pay?
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
Considering the theatre experience has turned to utter trash, I would totally do this. This is a way better 'dinner and a movie' night.
Considering the theatre experience has turned to utter trash, I would totally do this. This is a way better 'dinner and a movie' night.
Toronto Hydro's entire website is down, "due to security reasons".
Some hacker?
Some hacker?
November 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Toronto Hydro's entire website is down, "due to security reasons".
Some hacker?
Some hacker?
This is nothing but trolling by the Alberta govt. How gross.
The Alberta government putting out a statement for Trans Day of Remembrance two days after using the Notwithstanding Clause to override trans kids rights feels like parody at this point
"Our government remains a dedicated partner of transgender Albertans.”
"Our government remains a dedicated partner of transgender Albertans.”
November 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This is nothing but trolling by the Alberta govt. How gross.
This article reads like an outline for mid C20th sci-fi dystopia.
“The Sam Altman-founded company behind the ‘Orb,’ a volleyball-sized metal sphere that scans irises to prove people's humanity, had a message for employees: work weekends and ignore anything outside your job — for the good of humanity.”
Sam Altman's eye-scanning Orb startup told workers not to care about anything outside work
Tools for Humanity CEO Alex Blania said that "if you should care about something else, and if you want something else, you should just not be here."
www.businessinsider.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This article reads like an outline for mid C20th sci-fi dystopia.
I will die never being able to comprehend how stupidity, malice, and purposeful ignorance are winning tactics for politicians. The theory that politicians are 'representative' is garbage when those same ppl overwhelmingly decide 'what's best for us', charter rights be damned.
@melwoods.me: We must not overcomplicate what’s going on here.
This is the Alberta government saying the rights of trans kids to receive life-saving health care, go by their own pronouns at school or play on sport teams don’t matter as much as the Smith government’s right to dictate their lives.
This is the Alberta government saying the rights of trans kids to receive life-saving health care, go by their own pronouns at school or play on sport teams don’t matter as much as the Smith government’s right to dictate their lives.
Danielle Smith Goes Nuclear on Trans Rights | The Tyee
Alberta’s premier is overriding Charter protections. Here’s a fact check on her claims.
thetyee.ca
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I will die never being able to comprehend how stupidity, malice, and purposeful ignorance are winning tactics for politicians. The theory that politicians are 'representative' is garbage when those same ppl overwhelmingly decide 'what's best for us', charter rights be damned.
Ftlog, if you're alt texting a screen grab of actual text, please ALT TEXT THE ACTUAL TEXT.
'screengrab of a page of text' is not helpful. I don't have super vision to read 20 lines of 2pt type.
'screengrab of a page of text' is not helpful. I don't have super vision to read 20 lines of 2pt type.
November 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Ftlog, if you're alt texting a screen grab of actual text, please ALT TEXT THE ACTUAL TEXT.
'screengrab of a page of text' is not helpful. I don't have super vision to read 20 lines of 2pt type.
'screengrab of a page of text' is not helpful. I don't have super vision to read 20 lines of 2pt type.
This post reminded me of David Wojnarowicz and James Romberger's graphic novel, 7 Miles a Second, an intensely raw look of living and dying with AIDS. It's so very good.
www.graphicmedicine.org/comic-review...
www.graphicmedicine.org/comic-review...
November 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
This post reminded me of David Wojnarowicz and James Romberger's graphic novel, 7 Miles a Second, an intensely raw look of living and dying with AIDS. It's so very good.
www.graphicmedicine.org/comic-review...
www.graphicmedicine.org/comic-review...
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This will not be news to regular readers, but it's worth noting whenever Toronto council debates housing (or transportation or neighbourhood amenities) that just three of the 25 wards absorbed three-quarters of the city's population growth between 2016 and 2021
November 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This will not be news to regular readers, but it's worth noting whenever Toronto council debates housing (or transportation or neighbourhood amenities) that just three of the 25 wards absorbed three-quarters of the city's population growth between 2016 and 2021
whalesanctuaryproject.org/updates-on-t...
Ontario has decided they do not have to do anything for the care of these animals. Now it's up to the Feds to decide if they want to step in.
This is deplorable.
Ontario has decided they do not have to do anything for the care of these animals. Now it's up to the Feds to decide if they want to step in.
This is deplorable.
Updates on the Beluga Whales at Marineland Canada - The Whale Sanctuary Project | Back to Nature
Updates from major media on the crisis at Marineland Canada while we work with ally organizations in Canada to create solutions for the 30 surviving beluga whales at Marineland Canada.
whalesanctuaryproject.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
whalesanctuaryproject.org/updates-on-t...
Ontario has decided they do not have to do anything for the care of these animals. Now it's up to the Feds to decide if they want to step in.
This is deplorable.
Ontario has decided they do not have to do anything for the care of these animals. Now it's up to the Feds to decide if they want to step in.
This is deplorable.
Does this means all those 50 Shades books will be pulled from the UK?
The UK is looking at possibly criminalizing a staggering number of things related to adult speech and conduct. This would be devastating for sex workers, and anyone who even tangentially supports us.
One bit would make it pimping to allow sex work ads (up to 10 years in prison) or facilitate prostitution in any way, even for no personal gain
Another would define adult performers pretending to be under 18 as child porn
There's more, too. Check it out here reason.com/2025/11/12/m...
Another would define adult performers pretending to be under 18 as child porn
There's more, too. Check it out here reason.com/2025/11/12/m...
November 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Does this means all those 50 Shades books will be pulled from the UK?
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Even in THEIR OWN AD, Charlie at the end looks like he’s thinking, “This is sad and weird.” Promising people you can prevent feelings of loss is not only ridiculous; it’s perverse. Sad things and happy things need each other. This company is promising numbness.
This is possibly the most fucked thing I've ever seen but also the bit at the end where the grandmother is straight up being tricked into providing training content for the app feels particularly revealing.
Nightmarish idea for a startup tbh
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Even in THEIR OWN AD, Charlie at the end looks like he’s thinking, “This is sad and weird.” Promising people you can prevent feelings of loss is not only ridiculous; it’s perverse. Sad things and happy things need each other. This company is promising numbness.
Ok, I'm done. Just DONE.
I don't have enough incredulous swear words in my vocabulary for this.
I don't have enough incredulous swear words in my vocabulary for this.
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
My office just uncovered that, buried in their Fall Economic Statement, Ford’s Conservatives are quietly seizing control of Exhibition Place.
#ONpoli
My office just uncovered that, buried in their Fall Economic Statement, Ford’s Conservatives are quietly seizing control of Exhibition Place.
#ONpoli
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Ok, I'm done. Just DONE.
I don't have enough incredulous swear words in my vocabulary for this.
I don't have enough incredulous swear words in my vocabulary for this.
THEN WHY ARE WE DOING IT OMG
Up now: starting Jan 1, your recycling will be collected by a private company, not the City of Toronto. Council is pretty concerned that the new company, Circular Materials, is not ready for this transition. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
Agenda Item History 2025.IE25.2
Agenda Item History 2025.IE25.2
secure.toronto.ca
November 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
THEN WHY ARE WE DOING IT OMG