Power mac
powermac.bsky.social
Power mac
@powermac.bsky.social
Python dev, skirt enjoyer, by and large i am bi and large
Will Stancil bragging that non violent resistance is working, as the state continues to abducted hundreds of his neighbors.
What we’re doing is working. A few people - mostly angry young men who barely have ideological views, just a yearning to commit justified violence - seem almost upset that it’s working, because they wanted the chance to kill someone. The other 99.5% of us want to help our neighbors.
January 18, 2026 at 6:54 AM
The easiest explanation of how zoning works is: "The process through which the government maximizes available on street parking, while everyone participating in the process makes thinly veiled attempts to say it's about anything else."
Honestly if you describe how zoning works to normies it sounds legitimately psychotic. Like, daycares are presumptively illegal in most parts of most cities. Hell, until recently in Ontario daycare was not a permitted use *in schools* as a rule.
I am committing to Childcare By Right. We will make childcare a permitted use in every residential and commercial zone. If you pass your safety and provincial licensing checks, you open. No hearings and no neighbor vetoes. We are building a city where families actually belong.
January 14, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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January 8, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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I’m sick of sharing this link so help me bury the NIMBY opposition to cute neighbourhood shops! They just put a petition with a measly 209 signatures into the record to kill—not modify, kill—this small step towards maybe having corner stores again

Let’s tell them what we want: c.org/fYSGWfvYJv
Sign the Petition
Save Finch Store/Martin Cafe and Protect TO Neighbourhood Retail
c.org
October 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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A succulent baby seal?!
“What’s the charge? Eating a seal?”
October 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Classic conservative response: 'The only role of the government is to punish immoral people. If I get punished, it is an attack on my very essence as a person!'

Like no dude, you are being punished to remind you to follow a rule that you are ignoring. There is no moral judgment attached.
Driver who racks up between $300 and $400 a month in speeding and parking tickets feels like he’s "being bullied.” www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
September 25, 2025 at 12:31 AM
This pod misses the mark talking about free busses. While discussing increased ridership not correlating with reduced car trips, they neglect how important new trip generation is.

There's a $10 weekly class across town, but it's $16.50 including bus fare. Transit fares suppress economic activity.
August 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The #CBC has an Ombudsman who is in charge of mediating complaints that listeners have with the editorial teams response to complaints. They write reports on if the editorial team violated the CBCs standards and practices.

Historically the office generated ~60 reports a year. 2025 has seen 3 so far
July 7, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Fletcher is arguing that the agreed upon plan for a bike lane needs to be changed, since it's getting rid of 48 parking spots, instead of the 30 originally projected.

She's willing to risk people's lives for 18 parking spaces.
June 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Things I learned about the new TTC CEO today:

- Never been to Toronto before
- Still mastering good mic technique
- His age is a mysterious secret

www.thestar.com/news/gta/ttc...
June 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Luddites weren't anti-tech.

They were against technology being used by the capitalist class to capture wealth at the expense of the worker.

I am a Luddite, and a tech enthusiast. They're not in opposition. I want technology that makes MY life better, not that sells my life piecemeal to corps.
I hate crypto, I hate online gambling, I hate AI, I hate pay-later, I hate subscription models, I hate the gig economy, I hate ring cameras, I hate drones, I hate self checkout.

I don't want to come off as a luddite but capitalism's hold on tech sucks.
May 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Putin would have invaded no matter what group the US backed in the Euromaidan coup to oust his puppet and install a western friendly regime.

But the US backed Azov et al., because they generally prefer arming right wing extremists as proxy forces. (see: Afghani Mujahideen, Contras, Syngman Rhee)
March 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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"But boycotting American goods puts pressure on Trump to help our capitalists out, which will trickle down to everyone."

Sure, but if i'm trying to pressure politicians, it seems more productive to pressure Canadian ones.

Boycotting Galen Weston Jr. seems a lot more productive if you ask me.
March 4, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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"Don't buy American! They implemented tariffs that hurt our capitalist class! Buy Canadian instead, support our capitalists!"

As much as I dislike Donald Trump, i'm really not feeling like doing the Irvings any favours.
March 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Toronto's YIMBY group is super happy that midwives can now be built in thin lines along car dependent infrastructure.

The ocean of SFH surrounding the subway lines will continue unabated. The 'avenues' plan is a refusal to build walkable neighborhoods.
Toronto is making LONG overdue updates to its Avenues Policies to make it easier to build midrises!

It's also adding new Avenues for the first time in decades. We've made it easy to voice your support to the Planning & Housing Committee at the link below:

win.newmode.net/moreneighbou...
New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore
win.newmode.net
January 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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characters in the mcu and how they would respond to being accused of being a mutant in the wake of an anti mutant moral panic, a thread i will add to as i feel like it :
December 14, 2024 at 6:44 AM
The most frustrating thing about living in Toronto is the sole method of densification is 'What if Neom, but with single family homes instead of a desert, and massive car infrastructure running right down the middle of the line?'

We only ever build housing in straight lines along major arteries.
December 1, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Show me a picture on your phone that had your energy, no selfies
September 1, 2023 at 9:20 PM
First post, heres me on a sunny day.
September 1, 2023 at 8:13 PM