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@markjaw

Chair Arraymusic, Director Against the Grain Theatre, opera lover, ex-IT executive, aspiring flâneur.

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Goodbye Tesla. Hope the Space thing works out.

"The Seal 07 also gets a lidar-powered advanced driver assistance system (ADAS), which BYD calls “God’s Eye.”

"Plus, there’s a full suite of modern software features ... like phone-as-a-key, dog mode, massaging seats, and a refrigerated compartment."

08.03.2026 22:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Or his FIFA financial disaster. Or Smart Track.

08.03.2026 14:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It's a semi-annual scourge not a bi-annual scourge. See Venice and many other places including Toronto every 2 years- Biennale

08.03.2026 01:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This is brilliant. Like the Bentway create an entrepreneurial non-profit supported with some modest City funding and get to work. @oliviachow.bsky.social

07.03.2026 23:33 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Why Tesla "Robotaxis" Won't Be Driverless For Another 3 Years Deep dive into FSD crash data shows incidents becoming more dangerous for Tesla owners, while Tesla's Austin robotaxis already crash 4x more frequently than human drivers.

Why Tesla robotaxis can't go driverless:

-4x more likely to crash vs humans
-3x more likely to cause an injury crash vs humans
-FSD knowingly runs red lights/drives the wrong way
-Tesla can't explain why
-Regulatory strangle: 1000s of new FSD crashes found

open.substack.com/pub/bradmunc...

07.03.2026 15:12 👍 1279 🔁 495 💬 196 📌 51

1010 & TVO framed Tory misconduct as an affair. FTR he had a secret romance with a junior staffer who reported to him. He helped get her a job at Rogers-owned MLSE in a role dealing with him & his office on issues involving public funds. He then voted at city council on an issue she handled at MLSE

06.03.2026 18:51 👍 78 🔁 38 💬 3 📌 2

Debunking the GDP per capita scare. PPP per capita and median income are better measures of how most people are doing.
www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...

07.03.2026 14:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Personally, I don’t care about Tory‘s marriage. But he slept with a subordinate 40 years younger than him, and then she got a job at MLSE, an org to which he and the city have deep ties. These are screaming conflicts of interest and this kind of thing gets CEOs fired. Rightly so.

07.03.2026 02:43 👍 69 🔁 4 💬 2 📌 0
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‘Mr. Tory put his private interests first’: Former mayor broke ethics rules with relationship, watchdog finds The city’s integrity commissioner released a 122-page report on former mayor John Tory’s improper relationship on Thursday.

www.thestar.com/news/gta/mr-...

06.03.2026 18:51 👍 22 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
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Chris Hume gets it right.

www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...

06.03.2026 13:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/w...

06.03.2026 03:36 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Art heals more than we knew
www.ft.com/content/71e9...

05.03.2026 14:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

He also loves Navy Pier. Cue Ontario Place rebuild

04.03.2026 20:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Been on 11 for a few years. It is fine for my purposes.

04.03.2026 17:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The original museum still visible along Philosopher's Walk

04.03.2026 01:20 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Idea: Kama_Kamilia/X

Idea: Kama_Kamilia/X

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03.03.2026 17:14 👍 131 🔁 39 💬 2 📌 0

Aux armes, citoyens,
Formez vos bataillons

03.03.2026 23:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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On the Future of Species — unnatural selection Geneticist and entrepreneur Adrian Woolfson argues that genome engineering and AI will let us design organisms beyond nature’s limits

You thought AI was scary. How about creating new life forms. www.ft.com/content/084b...

02.03.2026 22:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

When he gets a kayak I'll be impressed.

02.03.2026 02:49 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Who benefits from Trump’s war in Iran? The answer is disturbingly clear There's no four-dimensional chess here. There's just the president, and what we know he's like.

@maddow.bsky.social asks the right question 'Cui bono'
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

02.03.2026 02:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Reporters should not be stenographers

01.03.2026 18:37 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Opinion: Which regime? What change? Iran’s complexity means there are no magic bullets Iran, almost uniquely, has neither a single unified governing regime nor a single set of motives and aspirations among those seeking its ouster

Most Iranians and most neighbouring countries want an end to the theocratic regime. But Iran, almost uniquely, has neither a single unified governing regime nor a single set of motives and aspirations among those seeking its ouster.

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

01.03.2026 01:02 👍 65 🔁 32 💬 6 📌 2
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Sagrada Familia’s Central Tower Is Finished, 144 Years After Construction Began Sagrada Familia’s central tower reaches completion, 144 years after construction began.

Sagrada Familia reaches a manor milestone after 144 years. www.artnews.com/art-news/new...

27.02.2026 19:27 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Still rockin strong

27.02.2026 18:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

People will always want to stretch the rules to get a little extra.

27.02.2026 17:47 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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26.02.2026 14:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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26.02.2026 13:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. n.pr/4qTItsU

24.02.2026 10:11 👍 10200 🔁 5127 💬 335 📌 629
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From a planned 22 stations to five. How did John Tory’s $8-billion SmartTrack public transit plan go off the rails? With construction delayed again, the city could face millions in penalties each month — and work has barely started on a single station.

I wrote a timeline on Smart Track a few years ago now, that basically wove together years and years of reporting from Ben and the Star's amazing city hall team and it made me want to rip my hair out: www.thestar.com/news/gta/fro...

24.02.2026 02:28 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Leading the Charge of the Light Brigade

23.02.2026 20:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0