Phil

Do not listen to the propaganda artists of Big Daylight. The forces of Big Sleep will win out in the end.

Wow, urbanists are all for multi-modal transportation solutions that deprioritize the private automobile until someone suggests what is effectively a bus with wings smdh

Just saw a pickup truck with a Starfleet logo bumper sticker and honestly never thought I'd see those 2 things paired together

Democrats should try to solve actual problems in society rather than jumping on the Grover Norquest-lite slop train

For the same $6 trillion cost, you could crush child poverty with a child allowance and free childcare, fix unemployment insurance, do paid family, sick & medical leave, massively boost ACA subsidies, and eliminate child uninsurance with Medicare for Kids.

If you are wondering how upzoning in Edmonton is going; when I moved into my place last year it was $1300 for a 1 bed. Now my landlord is offering a slightly larger unit for $1200. Its crazy! If I wasn't moving cities I'd be down there renegotiating my lease as we speak @growtogetheryeg.bsky.social

The author is going to lose it when we have walkable espresso enshrined in the UN Declaration of Human Rights

The annoying thing about Vancouver is it's not even flexing, it just *has* spectacular nature unfolding around it year round.

Home owners have been at the centre of political power for so long that merely shifting the focus to renters and their wellbeing is seen as an attack.

holy shit

‘Dark, like our future’: Iranians describe scenes of catastrophe after Tehran’s oil depots bombed Residents report terror of smoke-filled city, from potentially toxic rain, air and water to food scarcity and difficulty of escape

“This is no longer just a human rights violation. It is truly anti-human behaviour.... You cannot attack water systems or refineries. Most of Tehran’s water comes from dams. If those become polluted, what happens then?"

Value Village is about to open their first chain of gas stations

Finch Store is safe and neighbourhood retail has returned to downtown Toronto! I can't believe I'm writing this, but it's time to declare victory and close this petition down for good. I am happy to report that yesterday, Mayor Chow, Councillor Bravo, and Chief Planner Thorne pr...

After yesterday's festivities, today I finally closed the Finch Store petition. It's a bittersweet moment; I am obviously overjoyed. But the support on this journey was absolutely inspiring and recharged my love for TO. I hope we can keep that going. c.org/LSFJxBFWqW

An underdiscussed benefit of putting a price on parking (that is well covered by our lord and saviour Donald Shoup, RIP) is that if you do happen to be driving, it becomes much easier to find a spot! Politicians bold enough to do this may get more buy-in by explaining how drivers benefit.

"Lastly, to my friend Donald Shoup, rest now, brother. We have the watch, and I’ll see you in Valhalla."

Now more than ever I’m convinced losing Anthony Bourdain meant we lost probably the biggest person on tv who advocated for the wonders of meeting new people and calling anyone online who hated learning new cultures the children they were, ruthlessly to the camera.

Michael.

Lagasse: Time for a refresher on the powers of Parliament Canada's intervention in Iraq has raised questions about Parliament's role in governing. Opposition parties have chastised the government for not consulting the leg…

Does the Cdn govt need approval from the House of Commons to deploy the military overseas? No.

Have govts sought that approval before? Symbolically yes, in some cases, but not consistently.

Is there a constitutional convention of parliamentary approval? No.

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It sounds hand-wringingly lefty because it is a universal truth. There is always money for bombs and never money for desperate people

Fletcher travels the world pleading for pennies down the couch so people don’t starve to death. $6bn a year

The US just spent that in five days bombing Iran

Hope terminating cliché Illustrated thoughts Vol. II: despair is becoming a pressure relief valve

"Utopia says everything will turn out fine.
Dystopia says everything will fall apart.

And even though those seem like opposite conclusions, they bend toward the same behavior: Inaction." -Jon Jon Wesolowski thehappyurbanist.substack.com/p/hope-termi...

I appreciate that you're advocating for mixed use on Charles!

Really appreciate the numerous elected officials in our municipalities/the region who do this type of communication. There's far too much going on for even a plugged in person to sort thru and this really streamlines the highlights.

Speaking from deep personal experience: if you live on/near an arterial road in Waterloo Region this is often the safest option.

Interesting that a City of Toronto study found that a City of Toronto midrise built form required by zoning was inappropriate for complying with City of Toronto sustainability standards

Exclusive: AI Error Likely Led to Iran Girl's School Bombing Pentagon investigators believe a bombing of a girls' school in Iran on Saturday likely resulted from inaccurate information provided by AI.

Local Massachusetts weekly says it's confirmed that the Pentagon was relying on Claude for strike targeting, which is how they came to bomb a girls' school.
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When should Reid, 59, and Nikki, 62, begin selling their three rental properties to boost savings? Planner says they should sell their houses one at a time - either soon, or after they have drawn down their financial assets

The average financial advice piece for millennials: "Ben and Kyle won't be able to afford a house till they're 70. Should they give up and plan to die in the climate wars?"

The average financial advice piece for Boomers:

Oh we're sighing alright (I just wiped out on a newly formed patch of mud created by the rain storm freeing us from the shackles of winter)

Respectfully: heck yeah

Same energy you get on REIT quarterly earnings calls when they talk about competitive rental markets. You can break up big landlord with this one simple trick!