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More Neighbours Toronto @moreneighboursto.bsky.social · 12h

If you're around on October 25 or 26, consider a lovely autumn walk that will showcase local businesses and the residential communities that they are a part of.

Dan Seljak @anotherglassbox.bsky.social · 13h

A Jane's Walk so nice, we had to run it twice! And now...quadrice?

I'm retreading the steps I took with the folks from @moreneighboursto.bsky.social, but with a stronger emphasis on retail. This topic is being revisited by Council; we're going to win.

www.eventbrite.ca/e/neighbourh...

Neighbourhood Retail & Residential Tour

Join us for a lively discussion on the future of local businesses and residential living in Toronto's neighbourhoods.

www.eventbrite.ca

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Re-Migrant Dreams @stoneape314.bsky.social · 15h

What's behind the carousel of Japanese leadership. Is this mostly internal LDP party dynamics, or something parliamentary or externally driven?

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Re-Migrant Dreams @stoneape314.bsky.social · 16h

Going to be real boring, him stuck in a blocked cave for three days.

Re-Migrant Dreams @stoneape314.bsky.social · 17h

Oh man, all the different scales on the vertical axes kind of hurts when they're gridded like that

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Re-Migrant Dreams @stoneape314.bsky.social · 1d

didn't seem to care about seniors in care homes either

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Re-Migrant Dreams @stoneape314.bsky.social · 1d

wait, that's not how the Orpheus myth goes! what kind of warm and fuzzy version is this?

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Re-Migrant Dreams @stoneape314.bsky.social · 1d

all the various deities and beasties that Loki was the father or mother of

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Re-Migrant Dreams @stoneape314.bsky.social · 1d

the author has apparently never read the fun bits in mythology that deal with flatulence and other silly bodily functions by the gods, of which there are legion

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Re-Migrant Dreams @stoneape314.bsky.social · 1d

do vibes count as criteria?

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Re-Migrant Dreams @stoneape314.bsky.social · 1d

Craven NIMBY's entering my personal lexicon

Re-Migrant Dreams @stoneape314.bsky.social · 1d

Hoo boy. I think a lot of provincial vote tabulation (NOT COUNTING) machines here in Canada are with Dominion.

Seems like something we'll need to take a closer look at.

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

fucking WOOF

Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official

Dominion is one of the biggest election equipment providers and was used by 27 states during the 2024 election.

www.axios.com

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Re-Migrant Dreams @stoneape314.bsky.social · 1d

What it really needs is to be bigger, with flashing lights.

Jake Tobin @jaketobin.bsky.social · 1d

Why is this every city sign

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Re-Migrant Dreams @stoneape314.bsky.social · 1d

"endure" is a great Freudian slip there 😂

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Re-Migrant Dreams @stoneape314.bsky.social · 1d

the burbs man, it's a different scene

Re-Migrant Dreams @stoneape314.bsky.social · 1d

"The construction will take out an existing concrete median to make space for two lanes of vehicle traffic in each direction, as well as [keep] the bike lanes on both sides of the road."

anyone with current pictures of that stretch of Bloor between Resurrection & Clissold? Streetview is from 2023.

Re-Migrant Dreams @stoneape314.bsky.social · 1d

have got to imagine that slapping heritage designations on foreign diplomatic buildings is a tried-and-true method of bureaucratic gamesmanship!

(not saying that's what's happening here, just that it feels like a recognized tactic, like the whole deal with parking infractions)

Re-Migrant Dreams @stoneape314.bsky.social · 1d

I'm going with ideological reasons. he did vote against student breakfast programs after all

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Re-Migrant Dreams @stoneape314.bsky.social · 1d

A fine and honourable initiative

West End Phoenix @westendphoenix.bsky.social · 1d

We’re making space in the newspaper for obituaries this year, giving our readers an opportunity to commemorate loved ones who have passed on.

Each free obituary is limited to 100 words.

To submit, please fill out the google form here: forms.gle/Dq5rqcPEDAiD...

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Re-Migrant Dreams @stoneape314.bsky.social · 1d

sad thing is that Holyday is actually one of the higher-frequency TTC users among suburban Councillors

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Re-Migrant Dreams @stoneape314.bsky.social · 1d

he needs that space to install the signs and flashing lights

Re-Migrant Dreams @stoneape314.bsky.social · 2d

interesting thought. what type of info do you think that data might reveal?

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Re-Migrant Dreams @stoneape314.bsky.social · 2d

"In a meaningful way, the story of Toronto—a city in the midst of a housing emergency—is the story of how these two neighbourhoods interact."

The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · 4d

From the #LocalArchives: The Annex is shrinking. The towers of Crescent Town are exploding. @simonlewsen.bsky.social on a tale of two cities, and how the uneven, illogical densification pattern of the last 50 years created today’s Toronto. thelocal.to/density-the-...

In the Annex and Crescent Town, Two Sides to a Density Dilemma | The Local

The Annex had fewer residents in 2021 than 1971. The towers of Crescent Town had far more. How the uneven, illogical densification pattern of the last 50 years created today’s Toronto.

thelocal.to

Re-Migrant Dreams @stoneape314.bsky.social · 2d

Frankly, a speed camera isn't sufficient for that type of stunt driving. That should have brought a police visit, and if we had the right legislation, demerit points and insurance reporting at a minimum (if we had the legislation for it.)

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Re-Migrant Dreams @stoneape314.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks! Doesn't seem like I'm able to DM you or the National Observer account, so I've just submitted my muni list request via the registration form.

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Re-Migrant Dreams @stoneape314.bsky.social · 2d

I mean they're not exactly wrong. The facts of vehicle speed and the damage they cause vs some few minutes of extra convenience doesn't seem sufficient for a certain segment. Trying political hypocrisy as an argument to engage their sense of outrage feels a valid tactic.