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David Simmons @dgstoronto.bsky.social · 3h

Attended the Anti-Hate protest opposing a Canada First rally this morning at the north end of Queen's Park. Missed the one at Christie Pits last month (I was out of town) and really wanted to make this one.

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Donald Simmons @donaldfsimmons.bsky.social · 3d

Saw my first Xmas and yesterday. At least they could wait till after Halloween.

Donald Simmons @donaldfsimmons.bsky.social · 5d

I've got my shots scheduled for next week.

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Donald Simmons @donaldfsimmons.bsky.social · 6d

My friend Christine is a biochemist, and she was an early victim of the US science cuts, losing her research position in Boston. She's now gotten a position at U of Ottawa, researching using microbes to mine minerals. Good for her and this country.

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Donald Simmons @donaldfsimmons.bsky.social · 7d

Great day for a bike ride. It's the time of year when every long weekend ride might be my last until spring, as the weather might turn cold at any time.

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Donald Simmons @donaldfsimmons.bsky.social · 16d

This is really disappointing, Cycle Toronto was pushing hard for them to go ahead with the lanes. This is just giving up in the face of Ford.

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Donald Simmons @donaldfsimmons.bsky.social · 20d

Saw Bryan Adams Friday night (please excuse the crappy picture). He was in fine form, it was a great show.

"Hi, I'm Bryan. I'm going to perform as many songs as I can remember."

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Donald Simmons @donaldfsimmons.bsky.social · 20d

While there is certainly scope to criticize Trudeau, in his defense he did not unilaterally put troops into Quebec, they were requested by the mayor of Montreal and the Premier.

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Donald Simmons @donaldfsimmons.bsky.social · 20d

THE MAKING OF THE OCTOBER CRISIS is a fantastic book, highly recommended.

Donald Simmons @donaldfsimmons.bsky.social · 25d

In one the wife of an astronaut was trained so she could keep house for the male astronauts on the Moonbase. In another an astronaut on the space station panics over the fact there is a single woman on board and strong arms her into marriage to "protect" her.

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Donald Simmons @donaldfsimmons.bsky.social · 25d

This was on YouTube a few years back. There were a number of quite good episodes. And then there were episodes dealing with women in space.

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Donald Simmons @donaldfsimmons.bsky.social · 28d

Great article from THE INVISIBLE EVENT for mystery writers / readers on how to hide clues in plain sight.

#1351: And in That Way of Caution I Must Tell You – On Hiding Clues in Plain Sight

I recently lamented that I don’t really do much in the way of think-pieces on The Invisible Event any more, and some of you in the comments were like ‘Yeah, so do them again, then, idio…

theinvisibleevent.com

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Donald Simmons @donaldfsimmons.bsky.social · 29d

Really good article about
how the mainstreaming of fan culture has lead to increasing corporate control of it.

The Decade Fandom Went Corporate

In the last twenty years, fandom and mass culture have basically merged. Fans and fandom spent the 2000s fighting for legitimacy and proving their

gizmodo.com

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Donald Simmons @donaldfsimmons.bsky.social · Sep 24

Tremendous story from THE LOCAL about the harassment Chinese students at Canadian universities are under from their own government.

Why Chinese Student Activists Live in Fear on Canadian Campuses | The Local

From death threats to surveillance and intimidation by their government, Chinese students at Canadian universities feel the chill of transnational repression.

thelocal.to

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Donald Simmons @donaldfsimmons.bsky.social · Sep 24

In her ward, and I'll see about voting for an actual progressive.

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Donald Simmons @donaldfsimmons.bsky.social · Sep 22

I got a book on WWI. My brother says Trinity is the best of the book sales.

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Donald Simmons @donaldfsimmons.bsky.social · Sep 21

Tis the season of the University of Toronto college book sales, at the Victoria College sale.

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Donald Simmons @donaldfsimmons.bsky.social · Sep 19

There's a lot of this in Canada too. The government of Ontario is running roughshod over the City of Toronto because legally it has all the power, but so many people I talk to about this just don't believe that, they keep saying City Council should just say no and blame Council for not doing so.

Donald Simmons @donaldfsimmons.bsky.social · Sep 19

I was just in Quebec City a week ago, you'll love it. (You signed a book for me at the Lillian H Smith in Toronto BTW)

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Donald Simmons @donaldfsimmons.bsky.social · Sep 17

That film has a ridiculously stacked cast.

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Donald Simmons @donaldfsimmons.bsky.social · Sep 12

In Quebec City for the Grand Prix Cycle Race, 18 laps through the old city and the Plains of Abraham. Lots of big names here.

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Donald Simmons @donaldfsimmons.bsky.social · Sep 11

It would be nice if all those articles on Charlie Kirk would mention he was a racist and white supremacist instead of just saying he was a "free speech advocate".

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Donald Simmons @donaldfsimmons.bsky.social · Sep 9

The first real band I saw in person.

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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · Sep 6

Toronto, ON mayoral. I'll try to be polite, and put it this way: I've seen stories like this about John making political decisions *for most of my career, and I'm old.* Example: in the 2010 race John was in and out and in and out. 58 sources were granted anonymity -

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

‘If he runs again, it will be a very difficult ride’: John Tory critics ramp up attacks as former mayor holds talks on possible mayoral campaign

Three sources told the Star the former mayor is more likely than not to run in next year’s municipal election, and has been holding talks with key backers over a potential campaign.

www.thestar.com

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Donald Simmons @donaldfsimmons.bsky.social · Sep 5

I've been reading The Economist for maybe 30 years now, and I've really disappointing that their flat-out gushing over "AI" and their total acceptance in everything the tech-bros promise. The editors constantly wonder what is holding industries back from total acceptance of it.

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