Sean Marshall
@seanyyz.bsky.social
Geographer, public transit and active transportation advocate, Torontonian. He/him.
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Doug Ford’s planning his big new Ferris wheel, but for Niagara Falls, not the Toronto Portlands now.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Doug Ford’s planning his big new Ferris wheel, but for Niagara Falls, not the Toronto Portlands now.
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A million Muslims live in New York City. We belong here, as does every other New Yorker.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
December 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
A million Muslims live in New York City. We belong here, as does every other New Yorker.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
This is vile Islamophobia from the Councilwoman and it has no place in our city.
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One reason Rob Reiner’s death was so shocking is that he was a living embodiment of a gentle, righteous, kind humanity. Trump’s reaction, meanwhile, was an embodiment of his inhumanity, vile as it is. We all get to choose which one we would want to be. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Bruce Arthur: Donald Trump’s reaction to Rob Reiner’s death is vile, even for him
The U.S. president's social media post hits a celestial level of narcissism, and is another implicit call to political violence.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
One reason Rob Reiner’s death was so shocking is that he was a living embodiment of a gentle, righteous, kind humanity. Trump’s reaction, meanwhile, was an embodiment of his inhumanity, vile as it is. We all get to choose which one we would want to be. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
More casinos? Niagara Falls has two of them, and they aren’t making the sort of money for the province they were in the 1990s.
They’re also competing with the other Ontario casinos at Woodbine, Pickering, Windsor, Rama, as well as the Seneca Nation’s casinos in NFNY and Buffalo.
They’re also competing with the other Ontario casinos at Woodbine, Pickering, Windsor, Rama, as well as the Seneca Nation’s casinos in NFNY and Buffalo.
NEW: Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled his Niagara tourism strategy, promising to attract more ‘big, large casinos’ to the city, along with an idea for theme parks, hotels and a scenic tram ride. #OnPoli
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Ford promises more ‘big, large casinos’ in Niagara Falls tourism vision | Globalnews.ca
Premier Doug Ford launched the plan on Monday morning, announcing it would mean trying to attract 'more casinos,' focusing on pulling in 'big, large casinos.'
globalnews.ca
December 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
More casinos? Niagara Falls has two of them, and they aren’t making the sort of money for the province they were in the 1990s.
They’re also competing with the other Ontario casinos at Woodbine, Pickering, Windsor, Rama, as well as the Seneca Nation’s casinos in NFNY and Buffalo.
They’re also competing with the other Ontario casinos at Woodbine, Pickering, Windsor, Rama, as well as the Seneca Nation’s casinos in NFNY and Buffalo.
Does anyone else remember the Hagersville Tire Fire?
From beer containers to tires, this government can't commit to any effective waste reduction strategy.
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From beer containers to tires, this government can't commit to any effective waste reduction strategy.
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Used tires piling up in Ontario after Ford government lowers recycling targets
Industry experts say stockpiled tires could be sent for incineration, despite eco fees consumers pay to ensure they’re recycled.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Does anyone else remember the Hagersville Tire Fire?
From beer containers to tires, this government can't commit to any effective waste reduction strategy.
www.thestar.com/business/use...
From beer containers to tires, this government can't commit to any effective waste reduction strategy.
www.thestar.com/business/use...
Yeah, the owner of that site factored in my decision to leave, but the rapid degradation of the user experience was the most significant reason why I made a deliberate exit from that site.
Not enough discussion of how zombie twitter is simply a terrible product. For me it was the replies having the blue checks at the top despite their comments often being stone cold stupid.
I think there’s a revisionist history thing that both X and Bluesky users promote, that the exodus away from it was a direct response to the owner’s politics. For some people, I think that was true, but for more than will admit it, I think it was just a severe degradation of the user experience.
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Yeah, the owner of that site factored in my decision to leave, but the rapid degradation of the user experience was the most significant reason why I made a deliberate exit from that site.
Where’s Charlie?
We tried the new @mbta.com CharlieCard. Here's what to expect – and things you should know about protecting your personal data mass.streetsblog.org/2025/12/15/w...
We Tried the New CharlieCard. Here's What to Know - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Earlier this week, I got to try out the MBTA’s new CharlieCard, which is currently in a testing phase for volunteers to try them out before they become more widely available at fare machines across th...
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December 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Where’s Charlie?
Metro Morning might be at its worst when it puts partisan talking heads on to argue with each other.
December 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Metro Morning might be at its worst when it puts partisan talking heads on to argue with each other.
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I remember South Park making fun of him for it...the whole "he can't judge other people because he's fat." That always annoyed me. Thirty years later, it was pretty obvious who was right and who were the assholes.
When I lived in LA 97-99 (and you may recall this @davidjroth.bsky.social), Rob Reiner led the smoking ban in bars. I couldn’t believe bars could exist without cigs. And I don’t even smoke.
He kickstarted all of it. I still go to bars. I never have to Febreez my clothes.
So, also that.
He kickstarted all of it. I still go to bars. I never have to Febreez my clothes.
So, also that.
December 15, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I remember South Park making fun of him for it...the whole "he can't judge other people because he's fat." That always annoyed me. Thirty years later, it was pretty obvious who was right and who were the assholes.
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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Rob Reiner was one of the key people behind the effort to go to court to overturn California's anti-marriage equality Proposition 8 when it passed in 2008.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
December 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Rob Reiner was one of the key people behind the effort to go to court to overturn California's anti-marriage equality Proposition 8 when it passed in 2008.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
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tesla owners admitting without shame they don’t know how to drive anymore
December 14, 2025 at 10:07 PM
tesla owners admitting without shame they don’t know how to drive anymore
Just move the capital to Las Vegas then. He can have an Eiffel Tower, a great pyramid, light shows, magic shows, every night.
Trump: We’re building an arc like the Arc de Triomphe. It will be like the one in Paris but it blows it away.
December 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Just move the capital to Las Vegas then. He can have an Eiffel Tower, a great pyramid, light shows, magic shows, every night.
Vision Zero for motorists, who regularly injure or kill pedestrians and other vehicle occupants 👎
“Vision Zero” for trams, on fixed guideways, keeping them moving at half the speed of motorists 👍
“Vision Zero” for trams, on fixed guideways, keeping them moving at half the speed of motorists 👍
It’s great that stronger TSP is now a political priority.
Unfortunately, our $3B+ tramway will STILL take 46-min to go 10km, slower than the bus. This is due to:
- “Vision Zero” speed limits of 35 midblocks, 25 intersections, 15 platforms
- speed limits and gradients enforced by unnecessary CBTC
Unfortunately, our $3B+ tramway will STILL take 46-min to go 10km, slower than the bus. This is due to:
- “Vision Zero” speed limits of 35 midblocks, 25 intersections, 15 platforms
- speed limits and gradients enforced by unnecessary CBTC
December 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Vision Zero for motorists, who regularly injure or kill pedestrians and other vehicle occupants 👎
“Vision Zero” for trams, on fixed guideways, keeping them moving at half the speed of motorists 👍
“Vision Zero” for trams, on fixed guideways, keeping them moving at half the speed of motorists 👍
What, a Canadian judge with the British wig but no red sash? Presiding on a US court?
Who thought that this was clever?
(I’ll forget about the racism or the IP theft for now, that goes along with the techbro fascism.)
Who thought that this was clever?
(I’ll forget about the racism or the IP theft for now, that goes along with the techbro fascism.)
The Franklin folks need to sue the ass off of the people who stole their property.
December 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
What, a Canadian judge with the British wig but no red sash? Presiding on a US court?
Who thought that this was clever?
(I’ll forget about the racism or the IP theft for now, that goes along with the techbro fascism.)
Who thought that this was clever?
(I’ll forget about the racism or the IP theft for now, that goes along with the techbro fascism.)
“Between Two Twerps”
Look at the production values of this. Look at that logo! It's like a web series from 2001, and it's what all TV will look like in a few years when TV is made exclusively by the far-right.
December 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
“Between Two Twerps”
I have my hangups over Cadillac Fairview’s management of Eaton Centre but they do know how to put on a show.
December 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I have my hangups over Cadillac Fairview’s management of Eaton Centre but they do know how to put on a show.
There was only one hero in that entire film.
December 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
There was only one hero in that entire film.
The display of nativity scenes is not a sacred tradition, and the scene itself is mostly imagined.
Supporters of the displays say the Bible is on their side, but critics call the scenes sacrilegious and politically divisive, accusing the churches of abusing sacred imagery. n.pr/4rTabaD
Church Nativity scenes add zip ties and gas masks to protest immigration raids
Supporters of the displays say the Bible is on their side, but critics call the scenes sacrilegious and politically divisive, accusing the churches of abusing sacred imagery.
n.pr
December 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The display of nativity scenes is not a sacred tradition, and the scene itself is mostly imagined.
Good morning Toronto
December 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Good morning Toronto
English Canada is chock full of people who vastly overestimate their own public appeal.
I’m trying to remember the last time someone so drastically overestimated their own public appeal
Michael Bloomberg?
Michael Bloomberg?
I’m sorry but why is the head of cbs news on tv herself
December 14, 2025 at 4:54 AM
English Canada is chock full of people who vastly overestimate their own public appeal.
It was a great weekend too to close down the Lakeshore West Line.
Sure the work has to get done, but it’s obvious TTC and Metrolinx don’t talk to each other.
Sure the work has to get done, but it’s obvious TTC and Metrolinx don’t talk to each other.
A> when subway is closed you really see how much work it does. Sardine buses. Imagine everyone in cars.
B> it’s bananas the TTC scheduled TWO separate downtown subway closures the 2nd weekend before Xmas. Busiest time. If not emergency why not wait till January doldrums? Punishing organization.
B> it’s bananas the TTC scheduled TWO separate downtown subway closures the 2nd weekend before Xmas. Busiest time. If not emergency why not wait till January doldrums? Punishing organization.
December 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
It was a great weekend too to close down the Lakeshore West Line.
Sure the work has to get done, but it’s obvious TTC and Metrolinx don’t talk to each other.
Sure the work has to get done, but it’s obvious TTC and Metrolinx don’t talk to each other.