Joseph Brannan

In Amsterdam, 250,000 call on government to get tough on Israel

In Amsterdam, 250,000 call on government to get tough on Israel www.dutchnews.nl?p=258192

I often emphasize that there are rarely "silver bullets" that magically solve problems but vaccines are one of the closest things we have and it's mind-boggling and enraging to watch this "debate" unfold during my lifetime

Canada Post “lost” 1 billion dollars last year?

How about, “it cost Canadians 1 billion dollars to have a national postal service” which works out to costing about $25 a year per person (population of Canada in 2024 = 40 million). Seems like a pretty reasonable cost to me.

Let's just remind ourselves of the words of UK Lawyers for Israel, a genocide apologist group still given air time by UK media.

Its head, Jonathan Turner, claimed in May that starvation could be a boon for Gaza, helping "increase average life expectancy" by reducing obesity.

Help us spread the word for Islington Bike Day. Sunday, Sept 21, starting 10am to 1pm. Free bike bells + tuneups, bike decorating + parade, refreshments ... #biketo @fridaysforfutureto.org @etobicokeca.bsky.social

Toronto people — especially those in the west end and Etobicoke adjacent — a big beautiful bike party is coming your way next Sunday.

Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.

Ta-Nehasi Coates is doing a lot of things with this essay, but one of the most important is fearlessly using examples of anti-trans hate to describe Charlie Kirk's politics.

The contrast between his choices and those of other writers for major legacy outlets is revealing.

Bertrand Russell, at 89 years old, to Sir Oswald Mosley, a man most famous for founding, in 1932, the British Union of Fascists.

I'm all for civil discourse. But everyone can and should draw a line at who they will talk to.

Notice that Russell did not demean himself with incivility, either.

collage of signs carried at Christie Pitts counter rally against hate. Some of them read "We're all immigrants on Turtle Island, mass deportation means you leave too" "Canadians sacrified themselves to save my family from fascism, Canada has no place for hate" "immigrants enrich Canada" "No to hate" "Canada needs diversity that includes immigrants" "Christie Pitts Nazi-free since '33" "Keep Canada Kind" "My Canada is diverse"

Collage of protest signs at the Christie Pitts counter rally in Toronto Canada today (to counter a white supremacist anti immigrant rally). #Canadians are proud of our #diversity. Hundreds of people came out to say that hate has no place in #Canada. #nohate

I’ll spell it out anyway: those trains should be going back and forth between Kitchener, Guelph, Brampton, and Toronto instead of being parked all weekend long

Kitchener needs weekend GO train service Commuters from Kitchener have gone too long without reliable weekend GO train service. Every weekend, long lines form for GO buses only for many riders to be left behind when they reach capacity.

But you should say it:

Long GO trains parked near downtown Kitchener, with new residential towers and Google offices behind them

Do I even need to say it?

I was worried having a strong opinion against fascism and fascists would get me cancelled from my job at a legacy newspaper and then remembered that’s why they wouldn’t hire me in the first place

#cdnmedia #cdnpoli

Press Release: Minister Calandra Spending Thousands on Toronto Hotels and Pancakes - Toronto and York Region Labour Council The TYRLC is drawing attention to Minister Paul Calandra’s questionable expenses: since 2023, he’s billed taxpayers $23,000 for a community BBQ in his riding, $2,200 for Strawberry pancakes and over $...

“Education Minister Calandra’s own expense reports show he’s billed taxpayers $23,000 for a community BBQ, $2,200 for Strawberry pancakes & over $5,700 for stays in Toronto hotels.  Calandra lives in Markham: a 30 minute drive from Toronto.” www.labourcouncil.ca/press-releas... #onpoli #onted

Israel’s Netanyahu says ‘there will be no Palestinian state’ Israeli prime minister signs agreement to move ahead with expanded settlement plan that would bisect occupied West Bank.

"Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has officially moved forward with a settlement expansion plan in the occupied West Bank that would make any future Palestinian state virtually impossible." www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...

Photo of me wearing a Raygun tshirt reading “FOIA and find out”

Teaching a research methods class today, so I had to wear my new tshirt…

Congestion pricing *always* works.

Wait, is Doug Ford actually the guy who's been cutting down those Toronto speed cameras under cover of night? Might explain a few things

Helsinki goes a full year without a traffic death A city traffic engineer credits the success to lower speed limits and smarter design.

“Helsinki has not recorded a single traffic fatality in the past 12 months, city and police officials confirmed this week.”

City engineer credits lower speed limits and smart design.

I agree. #Helsinki #VisionZero

Lot's of news headlines about Trump getting booed

USTA to Broadcasters: DO NOT show Trump getting booed.

Streisand effect:

Trevor Moore from a Whitest Kids U Know sketch. I don't know why I've attached this picture it's entirely unrelated.

Did you know it's legal to say "an Elbit arms manufacturing plant in Bristol has closed its doors after months of targeting from Palestine Action". But it'd ILLEGAL to follow that with "what incredible work from those heroes". That'd be an offence under the Terrorism Act of 2000. Don't say that!

same, cuz we need to unravel the bigger picture here to show everyone what's at stake: www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/st...

The framing of Bill C-2 being "unCanadian" or not nationalistic enough is silly, ahistoric, and harmful. Don't memory hole what Canada does with its surveillance powers.

I don't understand why people complain about finding parking when they go to dinner. All you have to do is leave the car at home.

There is no better time to ride than the Fall.

Bringing back “Egads!” because it’s the perfect interjection to describe my reaction to reading my first piece of news every morning

Vehicles make most things better for those inside of them (comfort, convenience, etc.) at the expense of everyone outside of them (noise, safety, pollution, etc.).

I'd say you're unhinged but being hinged is what makes this possible.

Did you know your MacBook has a sensor that knows the exact angle of the screen hinge?

It’s not exposed as a public API, but I figured out a way to read it and make it sound like an old wooden door.