Six unrelated social-media observations spanning housing policy, transit infrastructure, academic citation trivia, fermented pickles, and political criticism (Ontario/Doug Ford), posted to Mastodon and Bluesky August 19–21, 2026. No single event or theme.
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@chris I worry about the deal as well, given the government's track record of concessions and only receiving more demands; but I'm waiting for details to come out. With regard to Keystone XL though, how would that be a concession? Hasn't the Canadian government consistently supported the […]
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I understand that a lot of people were traumatized by that one episode of #StrangeNewWorlds but that's no excuse to go full goofy multiple episodes in a row. I just want a normal episode of #StarTrek for once. Go to a new planet, deal with a new problem, learn some kind of lesson. Is it too much […]
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Just watched/listened to this excellent interview with between Markham Hislop @MarkhamHislop and Senator Paula Simons @Paulatics on a Sovereign Verified Traveller program in Canada so we can all use "the good line" in our own airports without having to give our info to the USA (ie. Nexus)! […]
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Guess what’s down in this afternoon commute? The LRT, between Central Station and Côte-de-Liesse. People are not allowed in. ETR: 19:10 - - - Devinez qu’est-ce qui est hors d’usager en cette heure de pointe d’après-midi? Le SLR, entre Gare Centrale et Côte-de-Liesse. Les personnes sont […]
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Keep in mind that #Luddism does NOT mean across-the-board opposition to technology. Many of the original #Luddites were skilled operators of what in their day was high technology. #Luddism means willingness to destroy specific technologies that are judged to be socially harmful. It means […]