Dylan Reid
@dylanreid.bsky.social
City man: Spacing magazine editor, walking, messy urbanism, Renaissance urban history. Also freelance editor. dylanreid.ca
Too bad they're all really unpopular in their own nations ...
The revived co-operation between the leaders of Britain, France and Germany has a lot to do with the politicians themselves, an improbable trio forged by chronic domestic weakness and external threats
Macron, Merz and Starmer are forming a new trilateral leadership
Three leaders struggling at home, but vigorous abroad
econ.st
November 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Too bad they're all really unpopular in their own nations ...
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Browsing libraries for research worked like this for me too. The physical books next to the one I was looking for often were great finds. (U of T’s online search has a neat “next on shelf” function)
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Browsing libraries for research worked like this for me too. The physical books next to the one I was looking for often were great finds. (U of T’s online search has a neat “next on shelf” function)
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Ex-official explained this in a way that will stick with me forever: Within fire departments, the EMTs are overworked and underpaid and don’t have time to advocate for policy. The fire chiefs, on the other hand, have a lot more time on their hands. So fire response, not medical, dictates policy.
November 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Ex-official explained this in a way that will stick with me forever: Within fire departments, the EMTs are overworked and underpaid and don’t have time to advocate for policy. The fire chiefs, on the other hand, have a lot more time on their hands. So fire response, not medical, dictates policy.
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Rain after snow is cruellest middling nature.
November 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Rain after snow is cruellest middling nature.
Lots of bike rings missing in my neighbourhood it seems. www.thestar.com/news/gta/the...
Dozens of bike lock-ups are missing their rings on this Toronto street. What’s behind their mysterious disappearance?
The city says it repairs about 2,000 post-and-ring lockups annually, but dozens have been overlooked on this stretch of road.
www.thestar.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Lots of bike rings missing in my neighbourhood it seems. www.thestar.com/news/gta/the...
A bit lucky this not so easy word came together quickly (Saturday November 29)
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November 30, 2025 at 3:43 AM
A bit lucky this not so easy word came together quickly (Saturday November 29)
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"I hear regular laments that the Honda Fit was discontinued."
Indeed! Let me add to those laments. I love our Fit, super practical car.
Indeed! Let me add to those laments. I love our Fit, super practical car.
Let’s talk about the size of trucks & SUVs in the city. My column on the virtue & status signalling of vehicle bloat.
Shawn Micallef: This truck ad shows why Toronto needs smaller vehicles — if only the carmakers wanted to sell them
A car comically overloaded with plywood? It’s a good ad for a pickup — but also a sign of the incredible amount of money, weight and energy being wasted on
www.thestar.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:11 AM
"I hear regular laments that the Honda Fit was discontinued."
Indeed! Let me add to those laments. I love our Fit, super practical car.
Indeed! Let me add to those laments. I love our Fit, super practical car.
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The Raptors are halfway to a 10th straight win, and it should be said: Masai Ujiri built this, and while Bobby Webster is more than capable, the firing of Masai looks worse every day: www.thestar.com/sports/rapto...
Bruce Arthur: Masai Ujiri is smiling somewhere. These are his Raptors, and this is his answer to the doubters
The decisions that created this team were made with patience and talent acquisition in mind, and here we are.
www.thestar.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The Raptors are halfway to a 10th straight win, and it should be said: Masai Ujiri built this, and while Bobby Webster is more than capable, the firing of Masai looks worse every day: www.thestar.com/sports/rapto...
Apparently the Ford government is removing the law that prevented Air Miles from expiring. A popular and sensible law, removed to accommodate a business at the expense of regular people.
November 29, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Apparently the Ford government is removing the law that prevented Air Miles from expiring. A popular and sensible law, removed to accommodate a business at the expense of regular people.
It's noticeable that the article doesn't ask if maybe the employees and Gen Z understand something that the executives don't - even though it cites the employees pointing out how unreliable AI is, and that Gen Z is the most tech aware generation.
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
It's noticeable that the article doesn't ask if maybe the employees and Gen Z understand something that the executives don't - even though it cites the employees pointing out how unreliable AI is, and that Gen Z is the most tech aware generation.
"top designers and engineers are permanently staffed in government departments handling multiple big projects"
No false economy of starving the civil service to save small amounts of money while actually undermining capacity, leading to cost overruns.
No false economy of starving the civil service to save small amounts of money while actually undermining capacity, leading to cost overruns.
Spain has used immigration and public-private investment in capital projects to become the fastest-growing economy in the Western world, with the lowest deficits, all with higher Trump tariffs. We can follow their lead
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Spain has become an economic leader by using Ottawa’s toolkit the right way
The once-flagging Spanish economy has been turbocharged by big infrastructure investments, the green-energy transition and immigration
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
"top designers and engineers are permanently staffed in government departments handling multiple big projects"
No false economy of starving the civil service to save small amounts of money while actually undermining capacity, leading to cost overruns.
No false economy of starving the civil service to save small amounts of money while actually undermining capacity, leading to cost overruns.
"Mom & pop czar"!!
Soon small businesses won’t have to wait for Small Business Saturday to get attention from their Mayor.
Some changes that they can look forward to:
Some changes that they can look forward to:
November 29, 2025 at 10:43 PM
"Mom & pop czar"!!
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It’s so hilarious how Mamdani has broken the brains of the Chamber of Commerce crowd. My grandfather was a small business owning Eisenhower Republican and he would have been 100% in favor of all of this.
Soon small businesses won’t have to wait for Small Business Saturday to get attention from their Mayor.
Some changes that they can look forward to:
Some changes that they can look forward to:
November 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s so hilarious how Mamdani has broken the brains of the Chamber of Commerce crowd. My grandfather was a small business owning Eisenhower Republican and he would have been 100% in favor of all of this.
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Huh, British property taxes aren't based on a valuation but on bands of estimated value (that haven't been updated for decades apparently)
Radical Reeves? The chancellor’s mansion tax is a small but brave step forward | Phillip Inman
Radical Reeves? The chancellor’s mansion tax is a small but brave step forward | Phillip Inman
The high-value council tax surcharge may only raise £400m but it’s the best opportunity for a bigger, fairer tax on wealth
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Huh, British property taxes aren't based on a valuation but on bands of estimated value (that haven't been updated for decades apparently)
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IMO, it raises the question of how useful are executives?
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
IMO, it raises the question of how useful are executives?
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It is unfathomable that the USG lawyers would sign off on a no-survivors boat strike (no get of jail free card).
There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well.
The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well.
The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
November 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
It is unfathomable that the USG lawyers would sign off on a no-survivors boat strike (no get of jail free card).
There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well.
The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well.
The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
That was a hard one (Friday November 28).
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Maybe he'll call Eby naive too. #WinFriendsAndInfluencePeople
November 29, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Maybe he'll call Eby naive too. #WinFriendsAndInfluencePeople
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If you spend your money, you're irresponsible and deserve to be poor.
If you don't spend your money, you're a threat to "the economy" and deserve to be poor.
If you don't spend your money, you're a threat to "the economy" and deserve to be poor.
November 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This is classic conservatism. They are all in for supporting people with needs with whom they have personal experience. But they're unable to extend that feeling to people or issues they don't experience personally. I'm sure this representative has voted to remove all kinds of other supports.
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This is classic conservatism. They are all in for supporting people with needs with whom they have personal experience. But they're unable to extend that feeling to people or issues they don't experience personally. I'm sure this representative has voted to remove all kinds of other supports.
As someone said, they fell for it because the US ambassador has been saying really crazy real stuff, so it didn's sound far-fetched.
Time Magazine quoting a @thebeaverton.com article about the US shooting a "patriot missile" at Parliament Hill like it's something Pete Hoekstra actually said might be my favourite moment of the week. Congrats, @ianmmacintyre.bsky.social, you very serious reporter! www.cbc.ca/news/world/b...
'Made-up quote' in Canadian satire site The Beaverton fools Time Magazine | CBC News
In a recent article about the United States' strained relationships with other countries, Time Magazine included a made-up quote from Canadian satire site The Beaverton — seemingly as fact.
www.cbc.ca
November 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
As someone said, they fell for it because the US ambassador has been saying really crazy real stuff, so it didn's sound far-fetched.
Planning on going to my local one tomorrow to kick off the season!
We are so lucky in Toronto to have a network of free outdoor ice rinks ... and they open for the season tomorrow.
This was Monarch Park this afternoon.
Kayaks and skating rinks are portals to zen.
@TorontoPFR
This was Monarch Park this afternoon.
Kayaks and skating rinks are portals to zen.
@TorontoPFR
November 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Planning on going to my local one tomorrow to kick off the season!
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Right at the corner of Parkside and Howard Park.
No one with power was serious about protecting pedestrians here. There were years to fix Parkside Drive before Ford made it nearly impossible.
No one with power was serious about protecting pedestrians here. There were years to fix Parkside Drive before Ford made it nearly impossible.
Pedestrian struck by motorist on Parkside a block from the speed camera that vigilantes kept tearing down that caused ford to remove them from all Ontario. Drive as you wish Ontario. Nobody matters. This is what you voted for.
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Right at the corner of Parkside and Howard Park.
No one with power was serious about protecting pedestrians here. There were years to fix Parkside Drive before Ford made it nearly impossible.
No one with power was serious about protecting pedestrians here. There were years to fix Parkside Drive before Ford made it nearly impossible.