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Let's see who's listed. npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod @nprofileā¦8vh9 #GiftArticle #GiftLink https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/3ea4966050c35ffba89ed214e147a72950752d76f39de03e133b057e2cf29dd4/BHE4NBMOIFAWDAHHUNK5GNAYAY npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod I miss the days when sci-fi novelist Arthur C Clarke was obviously a time traveler predicting the future*, instead of Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood being obviously a time traveler predicting the future.** npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod Radley Balko: āTrump is openly running on election fraud, weaponizing DOJ, deporting 6-8 percent of the population, crippling tariffs, and imprisoning dissenters. 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They studied over 10% of all cars sold in 2021 and turns out they use way more fuel, and generate way more CO2, than anybody thought. Nearly a quarter more. Plug-in Hybrids do poorly too. npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod Absolutely endorse this column from Ed Keenan in the Star. npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod Itās popular to think social media harms teens. There is no data to support this. But study after study shows itās not true. npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod š¦ š§µ š· npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod If someone tells you the last day of the year will be 123123 just unfollow them, you donāt need that unsortable ISO8601-negativity in your life. npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod I love this time of year when the spirit of giving and joy just overflows npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod https://cdn.mastdn.ca/media_attachments/files/111/496/523/186/105/716/original/f3556715de31ecac.png npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod This is a long and serious but good read from @npub1lf4ā¦kcjr on whether terrorism works: npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod Client: āI have some good news that is going to require a bit of flexibility from youā¦ā npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod Anti-trans protests are happening tomorrow in almost every major city in Canada. Itās fucking terrifying, to be honest. npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod 2/ This is a feature that needs improving, I think. npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod This is an important thing to understand on Mastodon: you don't see all the replies to a post. npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod Horrible. Potentially ten years in prison for the people *attending* a wedding. npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod āMaybe if I return 100 out of the 7,400 acres all of a sudden the media and public will stop being so mean to meā thought Doug. npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod @npub1lf4ā¦kcjr It feels weird that so many key people were on that plane? I would have assumed they would actively avoid that sort of behaviour. npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod Entire private jet accidentally falls out a window near Moscow. npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod Oh look, now itās not safe for my family to visit Italy. npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod A good example of something that is both a City of Toronto communications / small business supports problem, and a Metrolinx communications / small business supports problem. Hmmm. npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod More of this please. npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod Since last year Iāve watched #mstdnca grow and start to diversify. Iāve seen more wide-ranging discussions, journalism, constructive & kind conversationsā¦ but no ads or Nazis. 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Itās Already Spinning Out ofĀ Control. - @npub1lxdā¦nnem npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod Shawn Micallef in the Toronto Star: npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod "Whatās wanted here isnāt a civil discourse or an exchange of ideas. npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod When asked about the risks of a possible Chow victory, centre-right mayoral candidate Ana BailĆ£o answered āJust put me down for whatever John Tory said.ā npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod #Toronto #TTC #Metrolinx #OntarioLine #Transit #PublicTransit npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod #Toronto #TTC #Metrolinx #OntarioLine #Transit #PublicTransit npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod #Toronto #TTC #Metrolinx #OntarioLine #Transit #PublicTransit npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod #Toronto #TTC #Metrolinx #OntarioLine #Transit #PublicTransit npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod #Toronto #TTC #Metrolinx #OntarioLine #Transit #PublicTransit npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod #Toronto #TTC #Metrolinx #OntarioLine #Transit #PublicTransit npub1x6vltmcznnws7jtf2tke8ajtcv94x30280j3mlmpdvw5mg6trakq4tl569 Cameron MacLeod 1/ Manual boost of useful birdsite thread by @SwanBoatSteve (tagging in case he joins in future):
