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When Doves Cry, A tribute to Prince, Massey Hall Toronto

For no reason at all. When Doves Cry, Massey Hall. A tribute to Prince. May, 2016
#Toronto

Buddhist statue. Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto Ontario Canada 2022.

Buddhist statue. Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2022.

#toronto #rom

U.S. Army veteran Bajun Mavalwalla II has been charged with “conspiracy to impede or injure officers” for participating in a mild anti ICE protest where he wasn't even arrested.

The current acting U.S. attorney, Pete Serrano, has described the J6 rioters as “political prisoners.”

Portrait of a young woman with yellow / green hair.

Portraits - 1/4

Bridge structure featuring sky and a yellow cross-piece.

Cherry Street Bridge - Toronto. Ookwemin Minising (formerly the Portlands)

#toronto #ontario #canada

Crowd attending International Left-Handers Day celebration. Text says: Left-handed people have historically been considered unlucky or even malicious for their difference by the right-handed majority. In truth, it is a natural variation.

Feel free to use either hand to click these links and learn more ➡️ w.wiki/4wd9 (5/5)

Ookwemin Minising, new addition to the waterfront in Toronto.

Ookwemin Minising, a new addition to the waterfront in Toronto.

Let me put this another way:

Top reasons why Cdn-US tourism is down as seen by Canadians:

1. Forced annexation threats
2. Fear of arbitrary ICE arrest
3. General dismay @ new US
4. Tariffs, levied despite USCMA deal

Top reasons as seen by US media/govt:
1. Tariffs generally
2. 51 State 'jokes'

Globe editorial: Things to say to our American friends U.S. border towns are hurting because many Canadians don’t visit any more, but it’s not up to us to fix it

Quite a good editorial.

No, Canadians don't owe it to pleading Americans to love them again. Rather, Americans need to pull their shit-stained democracy out of the hole first. Amity is earned, not given.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...

Photoshopped image overlaid with white pencil strokes over a black background.

Photoshopped image overlaid with white pencil strokes over a black background.

Here's a little history of the hatred fomented by the Toronto SUN towards LGBTQ+ folks:
jamiebradburnwriting.wordpress.com/2021/02/05/r...
Jamie goes into great detail on how the community fought back against the SUN.

This was fascinating. There is a glaring omission and that's how the Toronto SUN fomented hatred to gays and lesbians:
xtramagazine.com/power/gays-v...
Excellent research here:
jamiebradburnwriting.wordpress.com/2021/02/05/r...
This was typical of the SUN's editorializing at the time:

"Allan Gardens is a conservatory and urban park located in the Garden District of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The property includes a playground, off-leash dog park, and a 1,500 square metres (16,000 sq ft) conservatory with six greenhouses."

Allan Gardens, Toronto. Mid winter.

"...a conservatory and urban park located in the Garden District of Toronto, Ontario, Canada."

Source: Wikipedia...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_G...

TMU / Ryerson - before the fall

#toronto #tmu

Canada summons the Israeli ambassador over shots fired at our diplomats, Canada Post set to strike Meanwhile, a Canada Post strike is looming and Trump is freaking out about a made up genocide as he arms a real one.

Canada summons the Israeli ambassador over shots fired at our diplomats, Canada Post set to strike
open.substack.com/pub/rachelgi...

It was an interesting chain of events. While at Ryerson it changed to a university allowing her a BA. She got her masters at UofT and a PhD at Carleton. She's a professor now. Ryerson set her on her way.

Art Gallery of Ontario

From a very old phone.
#toronto #ago #artgalleryofontario

1984 graduation program Ryerson Polytechnic (soon to be Ryerson University, now Toronto Metropolitan University)

@avardwoolaver.bsky.social

Thought you would be interested in this. Found this while recovering items from my in-laws flooded basement. My wife was the class of '84 in RTM. I saw this familiar name. Have always enjoyed your takes on Toronto...

TIL: To see more of your close contacts / friends in your feed, create a new list (on the left panel in my feed). Add your friends and "Pin to Home." This is one small step in defeating social media's algorithm.

Sunday walk through the Canary District to the Portlands
#toronto #canada

NYTIMES.COM // Video: How Meta’s News Ban Could Disrupt Canada’s Election After Meta blocked news from its platforms in Canada, hyperpartisan and misleading content from popular right-wing Facebook pages such as Canada Proud have filled the gap. Our Canada bureau chief expl...

Looks like a real news outlet, NYTimes, is reporting on a hateful misinformation mill, Canada Proud:
www.nytimes.com/video/world/...

PS: Facebook bans this coverage in Canada:

After a Toronto woman was found dead in a ravine, police delays prompted her friends to start their own investigation A Globe investigation found that, after discovering Jennifer Johnson’s body in the Nordheimer ravine, the police probe took 14 months to do basic things, including looking at her phone

www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/35ceab3...

Another bang-up job by Toronto Police
#toronto #tpl

Lee's Palace - 2009. Abandoned.

Lee's Palace - 2009
#blackandwhite #photography

Black and White photograph of Cleveland, with downtown buildings reflecting in the water.

Cleveland 2014
#blackandwhitephotography #photography #cleveland #ohio

OK Google/Hey Siri/ChatGPT:
What foreign sounding companies should the US place tariffs on?

Etobicoke councillor wants to stop a widening of a sidewalk in St. Lawrence neighbourhood? Approved?

Stiff as a Board, Light as a Feather - This American Life David Rakoff tells this story, about the invisible processes that can happen inside our bodies and the visible effects they eventually have.

David Rakoff tells a story about the invisible processes that can happen inside our bodies and the visible effects they eventually have.

Loved it -- I didn't that I didn't know: "He later toured with Snow in the 1970s and called him the most unsociable and disgruntled individual he ever met".
Brilliant
great work

Mud Lake, Whitby Ontario Canada - 2009

Mud Lake, Whitby Ontario Canada - 2009

#landscape #photography #canada

Horses ascending a hill with a tree in the background in black and white.

Landscape
#blackandwhite #horses #uxbridge #ontario #canada #photography