Waterloon
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Background Photo is from a CBC article, from @msequeiraphotography on Insta.
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"All of the work Eby did to ease urban sprawl, protect farmland and safeguard the region’s drinking water, 75 per cent of which comes from underground aquifers, was undone by Queen’s Park and most local municipalities, he says." #watreg #urban
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Retired urban planner watches his work get ‘wiped out’ across Waterloo Region
Urban planning chaos is the real reason for the housing affordability crisis, says consultant who headed the Region of Waterloo’s planning department for years. Official plans for new suburban develop...
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August 12, 2025 at 12:12 AM
"All of the work Eby did to ease urban sprawl, protect farmland and safeguard the region’s drinking water, 75 per cent of which comes from underground aquifers, was undone by Queen’s Park and most local municipalities, he says." #watreg #urban
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Again, the idiocy of threatening the sovereignty our closest & most important ally & squandering the greatest strategic advantage we have in the entire world should have been an immediate presidency-ending scandal. But then, so should all of the other things, too, if we were a more serious country.
My friends used to roll their eyes & laugh at me (a native 🇨🇦) in the 1990s/2000s, when I insisted 🇨🇦 was far & away our most important ally & every president’s first call & trip should be to Ottawa. We’ll discover how lucky we were not to have a single worry & an ironclad ally on our northern border.
this pretty good article by @dahlialithwick.bsky.social covers quite a few examples.
It doesn't go into the parallels directly but they are clearly there.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
It doesn't go into the parallels directly but they are clearly there.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
August 12, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Again, the idiocy of threatening the sovereignty our closest & most important ally & squandering the greatest strategic advantage we have in the entire world should have been an immediate presidency-ending scandal. But then, so should all of the other things, too, if we were a more serious country.
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I realize broad science-literacy problems cannot generally be solved just by shoving more facts at people but I really wish more people understood that the entire purpose and mechanism of a vaccine is to educate your OWN immune system, making it about the most "natural" medical intervention possible
August 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I realize broad science-literacy problems cannot generally be solved just by shoving more facts at people but I really wish more people understood that the entire purpose and mechanism of a vaccine is to educate your OWN immune system, making it about the most "natural" medical intervention possible
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Guess I’m glad I snapped this last August.
July 31, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Guess I’m glad I snapped this last August.
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“California, the fourth largest economy on planet Earth, is this summer using 40 percent less natural gas than it did two years ago to generate electricity.
If you wanna know why the fossil fuel industry is freaking out and sponsoring every bad politician on Earth, that's why.”
If you wanna know why the fossil fuel industry is freaking out and sponsoring every bad politician on Earth, that's why.”
Where does the climate movement go from here?
In the face of Trump's climate assault, Bill McKibben proposes a sun-soaked path forward.
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July 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
“California, the fourth largest economy on planet Earth, is this summer using 40 percent less natural gas than it did two years ago to generate electricity.
If you wanna know why the fossil fuel industry is freaking out and sponsoring every bad politician on Earth, that's why.”
If you wanna know why the fossil fuel industry is freaking out and sponsoring every bad politician on Earth, that's why.”
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It was the stupidest thing any country had ever done *up to that point*
July 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
It was the stupidest thing any country had ever done *up to that point*
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Motherfucking wind farms…
You're it.
July 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
You're it.
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Heard the latest news from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration? We detected the collision of the most massive pair of black holes so far: #GW231123 weighing in at ~137 + ~103 times the mass of the Sun!
So to celebrate, here’s a handy chart ✨
Just how chonky are these black holes? 🤔
So to celebrate, here’s a handy chart ✨
Just how chonky are these black holes? 🤔
July 26, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Heard the latest news from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration? We detected the collision of the most massive pair of black holes so far: #GW231123 weighing in at ~137 + ~103 times the mass of the Sun!
So to celebrate, here’s a handy chart ✨
Just how chonky are these black holes? 🤔
So to celebrate, here’s a handy chart ✨
Just how chonky are these black holes? 🤔
What is the most perfectly cast role
July 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
What is the most perfectly cast role
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Tomorrow's front page 📰
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
July 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Tomorrow's front page 📰
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland
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This is exactly the kind of work the Catholic Church should be doing. Glad they’re stepping up. 🙏🏽
Archdiocese of Los Angeles launches program to help families impacted by immigration raids. The raids have made immigrants worried to leave their homes.
Archdiocese of Los Angeles launches program to help families impacted by immigration raids. The raids have made immigrants worried to leave their homes.
July 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
This is exactly the kind of work the Catholic Church should be doing. Glad they’re stepping up. 🙏🏽
Archdiocese of Los Angeles launches program to help families impacted by immigration raids. The raids have made immigrants worried to leave their homes.
Archdiocese of Los Angeles launches program to help families impacted by immigration raids. The raids have made immigrants worried to leave their homes.
Why does anyone think the Epstein stuff matters in terms of Trump?
He's already been proven to be one of the worst humans on Earth. He has already been proven of breaking big laws, and not caring about being busted for being with and paying off prostitutes.
None of it stops him. Why would this?
He's already been proven to be one of the worst humans on Earth. He has already been proven of breaking big laws, and not caring about being busted for being with and paying off prostitutes.
None of it stops him. Why would this?
July 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Why does anyone think the Epstein stuff matters in terms of Trump?
He's already been proven to be one of the worst humans on Earth. He has already been proven of breaking big laws, and not caring about being busted for being with and paying off prostitutes.
None of it stops him. Why would this?
He's already been proven to be one of the worst humans on Earth. He has already been proven of breaking big laws, and not caring about being busted for being with and paying off prostitutes.
None of it stops him. Why would this?
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Autocorrect has gotten noticeably worse over the last year, and spell check seems to be losing words. It's so weird I assume it has to do with the LLMs eating their own products.
July 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Autocorrect has gotten noticeably worse over the last year, and spell check seems to be losing words. It's so weird I assume it has to do with the LLMs eating their own products.
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Thanks for the great question.
20 gauge vinyl. One of the coolest parts is seeing the water, actually flow over the surfaces at the front of the canoe.
20 gauge vinyl. One of the coolest parts is seeing the water, actually flow over the surfaces at the front of the canoe.
July 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Thanks for the great question.
20 gauge vinyl. One of the coolest parts is seeing the water, actually flow over the surfaces at the front of the canoe.
20 gauge vinyl. One of the coolest parts is seeing the water, actually flow over the surfaces at the front of the canoe.
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Love going to French restaurants in Toronto with my French husband so I can watch a little piece of his soul die as he pays $17 for some saucisson sec and half a baguette
July 19, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Love going to French restaurants in Toronto with my French husband so I can watch a little piece of his soul die as he pays $17 for some saucisson sec and half a baguette
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A wildlife photographer joked that his wife managed to capture an extraordinary photo that outdid him: a European eagle owl, one of the world's largest, perched on his camera lens.
July 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A wildlife photographer joked that his wife managed to capture an extraordinary photo that outdid him: a European eagle owl, one of the world's largest, perched on his camera lens.
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The singularity is awesome
June 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The singularity is awesome
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amtrak’s marketing team gets it
June 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
amtrak’s marketing team gets it
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It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
June 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this