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Henrik Bechmann (Toronto) 🇨🇦 #staywoke

@henrikbechmann.bsky.social

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Retired software dev. he/him. I often discuss City of Toronto budget design and support issues. IMO government is a collective enterprise, and should be fully transparent and forcefully managed for the well-being of people and the health of the planet.

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Henrik Bechmann (Toronto) 🇨🇦 #staywoke @henrikbechmann.bsky.social · 7d

I think one of the key responsibilities of government is to promote, and if necessary enforce, equity.

The result imo is a more prosperous, happier, and yes more productive society.

I think equity, in essence, is what "woke" means, and we progressives should embrace that.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15h

AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

New York health officials have confirmed the first locally transmitted case of the chikungunya virus which causes high fever, joint pain and fatigue.

It’s usually a tropical virus, but there are now infected mosquitoes spreading in New York. (NYT)

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𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 20h

The Dutch, naturally, have this sorted.

At this #Delft intersection, people on bikes and pedestrians get a continuous green.

The arrival of a car or truck sets off a sensor, which allows it to cross. The default is green for humans, red for cars.

Video @modacitylife.com

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Henrik Bechmann (Toronto) 🇨🇦 #staywoke @henrikbechmann.bsky.social · 21h

"When movements turn violent - even a little - they lose"

How Protests Work and Why Saturday Matters
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How Protests Work and Why Saturday Matters

This Saturday, Americans in all 50 states will gather for the No-Kings protests - a nationwide reminder that in our democracy power ultimately rests with the people not the President.

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Matt Lundy @mattlundy.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe the best (and most worrying) chart in the package.

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Henrik Bechmann (Toronto) 🇨🇦 #staywoke @henrikbechmann.bsky.social · 1d

New engagement strategy. Addict them, then control them.

Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 1d

We are more surprised it took them this long ... "Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotica for adult users." techcrunch.com/2025/10/14/s...

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon allow erotica for adult users | TechCrunch

OpenAI says it will soon roll back some of ChatGPT's safeguards, and even allow the chatbot to engage in erotica for adult users.

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Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 1d

IMF warns of rising odds of 'disorderly' global market correction
www.reuters.com/business/fin...

"Global markets are too comfortable with risks, including trade wars, geopolitical tensions and yawning government deficits"

Also 👀
Non-banks "now holds roughly half of the world's financial assets"

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Henry Grabar @henrygrabar.bsky.social · 2d

amazing graph from @amandamull.bsky.social's latest that explains everything from lift pass pricing to vehicle design www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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NBC4 Washington @nbcwashington.com · 2d

Two families are suing AI companies after they say chatbots contributed to their children's suicides.

‘He would be here if not for ChatGPT': Grieving parents sue AI companies

It has become a trusted companion for millions of teens. But it’s not a person. It’s an algorithm powered by artificial intelligence – one that’s trained to generate human-like responses. And some fea...

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NPR @npr.org · 2d

Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and memory in teens.

Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows

Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and memory in teens.

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 4d

High resolution images from satellite and from eddy-resolving ocean circulation models point to an ongoing decline of the Atlantic overturning circulation, a key ocean current for our climate. Read more about it in my new blog article. 🌊
www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...

RealClimate: High-resolution ‘fingerprint’ images reveal a weakening Atlantic Ocean circulation (AMOC)

The #AMOC is the reason for Europe’s mild climate. Evidence that it is slowing has been piling up over the years – it now is likely at its weakest in at least a millennium, and it may even be approach...

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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 4d

ITALY / PALESTINE: Second General Strike for Gaza Brought 2 Million Workers into the Streets truthout.org/articles/ita...

Italy’s Second General Strike for Gaza Brought 2M Workers Into the Streets

The next day, one million people joined a demonstration in Rome, which highlighted Italy’s complicity in the genocide.

truthout.org

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 10d

A gentle warning from Carl Sagan

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Dr. Mike P. Moffatt @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social · 6d

New employment numbers are out. Month-over-month numbers good, but year-over-year numbers show a two-speed Canadian economy, with Ontario falling far behind the rest of the country.

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Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 6d

Carney on Canada's National School Food Program: "No child should go to school hungry or sit in a classroom all day wondering where their next meal will come from... Until today, this program was a pilot..so, we're announcing we'll move forward with the funding and legislation to make it permanent."

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Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 6d

Carney on automatic federal benefits: "This program will pay out hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits in the next few years that would otherwise be left unclaimed, helping our most vulnerable get the supports that they need."

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City of Toronto @toronto.ca · 6d

City of Toronto advances first ever public developer-led mass timber, affordable homes at 11 Brock Ave

News Release: www.toronto.ca/news/city-of...

Olivia Chow and several people standing in front of a construction site wearing high visibility vests and hard hats.

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Damien Moule @damienmoule.bsky.social · 6d

Semi-informed ranking of Canadian big city Official Plans:
1. Edmonton
2. Calgary (either MDP or new draft Calgary Plan)
3. Montreal
4. draft Vancouver ODP
5. Toronto
6. Ottawa

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skáld @danglinghemmie.bsky.social · 6d

it's dope as hell that the world builds 100 million cars per year and all that plastic, metal, glass and rubber eventually ends up like this

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Henrik Bechmann (Toronto) 🇨🇦 #staywoke @henrikbechmann.bsky.social · 6d

Trump is going for his annual medical checkup six months after his last one...

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 6d

Tick-tock.

The Clock Is Ticking

Trump and Putin face a reckoning

chadbourn.substack.com

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 6d

guys we need food to live

ECIU @eciu.net · 6d

England sees second worst harvest on record, analysis shows

England has seen its second worst harvest on record, according to an analysis of Government figures, after the country’s hottest spring and summer on record as well as the driest spring in more than 100 years.
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Leo Spalteholz @leospalteholz.bsky.social · 6d

This is how cheap our solar could be if we didn’t tax it like cigarettes

This system would cost over $30k in Canada vs $8500 in Australia

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Henrik Bechmann (Toronto) 🇨🇦 #staywoke @henrikbechmann.bsky.social · 6d

How Long Can the American Economy Hold?

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How Long Can the American Economy Hold? — with Kai Ryssdal | Prof G Conversations

YouTube video by The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway

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Henrik Bechmann (Toronto) 🇨🇦 #staywoke @henrikbechmann.bsky.social · 6d

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is interesting to listen to. Smart, articulate, direct.

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Industry Minister Mélanie Joly addresses Canadian Club Toronto – October 9, 2025

YouTube video by cpac

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Now Toronto @nowtoronto.bsky.social · 7d

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is standing on business! In celebration of the Blue Jays going to the ALCS, the mayor had some fun recreating Jose Bautista's epic bat flip 🔥 #OliviaChow #Toronto #BlueJays

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