JunctionCompunction🍁
@jkdossett.bsky.social
Fan of public transit, #PWHL #TFC & ceviche. Quite sweary but life is short and outrage kills. Anecdotes≠evidence. Journalism matters. YYZ🏡, global 🧠
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narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
Colleen Jones was a human glitter jar, and I'll be forever grateful for the cackles of laughter we shared at CBC events and on CBC's 50th Anniversary train. How lucky were we to live in a time of
her curling prowess, steady broadcasting & genuine sparkle. Hurry hard, Colleen. 🥌
her curling prowess, steady broadcasting & genuine sparkle. Hurry hard, Colleen. 🥌
Here’s how I’m going to remember my pal Colleen Jones.
Oh did we laugh.
A Canadian treasure. An immense loss.
Oh did we laugh.
A Canadian treasure. An immense loss.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Colleen Jones was a human glitter jar, and I'll be forever grateful for the cackles of laughter we shared at CBC events and on CBC's 50th Anniversary train. How lucky were we to live in a time of
her curling prowess, steady broadcasting & genuine sparkle. Hurry hard, Colleen. 🥌
her curling prowess, steady broadcasting & genuine sparkle. Hurry hard, Colleen. 🥌
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Age verification won't protect children, but it will target queer and trans people, and deliver a bonanza of egregious privacy violations to bad actors across the internet.
This bill needs to die.
This bill needs to die.
Opinion: Bill S-209 is needed to protect children from pornography
Bill S-209 is needed to protect children from pornography
Committee testimony about PSG Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne’s bill highlighted that Canada must do better in protecting children from online pornography alongside other countries.
www.hilltimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Age verification won't protect children, but it will target queer and trans people, and deliver a bonanza of egregious privacy violations to bad actors across the internet.
This bill needs to die.
This bill needs to die.
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Give homeless people nowhere to go, then demonize them for not going anywhere.
It's "stop hitting yourself" as public policy.
It's "stop hitting yourself" as public policy.
Hear me out: what if we didn’t hate people for being poor
November 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Give homeless people nowhere to go, then demonize them for not going anywhere.
It's "stop hitting yourself" as public policy.
It's "stop hitting yourself" as public policy.
it's like they took *nothing* away from Indy's lessons. Nothing !🤦♀️ #DoNotOpenIt!
Archeologists lift the lid on a 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus hidden beneath Budapest
Budapest: 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus opened
A remarkably well-preserved Roman sarcophagus has been unearthed in Hungary’s capital, offering a rare window into the life of the young woman inside and the world she inhabited around 1,700 years ago.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
it's like they took *nothing* away from Indy's lessons. Nothing !🤦♀️ #DoNotOpenIt!
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First Snowstorm #2
Anne Meredith Barry
1992
Anne Meredith Barry
1992
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
First Snowstorm #2
Anne Meredith Barry
1992
Anne Meredith Barry
1992
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Mountains in Snow: Rocky Mountain Paintings VII
Lawren Harris
c. 1929
Lawren Harris
c. 1929
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Mountains in Snow: Rocky Mountain Paintings VII
Lawren Harris
c. 1929
Lawren Harris
c. 1929
Great story. I mean, dispiriting, but a good and important read.
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor @nickhunebrown.bsky.social to investigate their past work. In the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, removed articles from their sites. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Great story. I mean, dispiriting, but a good and important read.
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A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
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Another story, this time from the Globe, that ignores the F-35’s software & networked risk to national security. It focuses exclusively on the physical plane. Any analysis of software-enabled networked devices, whether it’s a Roomba or an F-35, *must* discuss the software that makes the thing work.
Joly says Canada ‘didn’t get enough’ industrial benefits out of F-35 procurement deal
‘There needs to be more jobs created out of the F-35 contract,’ industry minister says
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Another story, this time from the Globe, that ignores the F-35’s software & networked risk to national security. It focuses exclusively on the physical plane. Any analysis of software-enabled networked devices, whether it’s a Roomba or an F-35, *must* discuss the software that makes the thing work.
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Amazing new paper analysed 10 million news posts on 7 social media platforms in January 2024 - they found that most content posted is high quality and politically moderate, including on Twitter/X. The problem is that engagement is much higher for the relatively small portion of low quality content.
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Amazing new paper analysed 10 million news posts on 7 social media platforms in January 2024 - they found that most content posted is high quality and politically moderate, including on Twitter/X. The problem is that engagement is much higher for the relatively small portion of low quality content.
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Owl of the Sea
Kenojuak Ashevak ~ Inuk
1977
Kenojuak Ashevak ~ Inuk
1977
November 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Owl of the Sea
Kenojuak Ashevak ~ Inuk
1977
Kenojuak Ashevak ~ Inuk
1977
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Stay in Place
Billie Rae Busby
2022
Billie Rae Busby
2022
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Stay in Place
Billie Rae Busby
2022
Billie Rae Busby
2022
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"Starting tomorrow, 1,000 people could lose their jobs," says Mayor Olivia Chow, including over 900 crossing guards, because the city won't be able to collect revenue from speed cameras after a provincial bill banning them. The ban also takes money away from capital projects like traffic calming.
November 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
"Starting tomorrow, 1,000 people could lose their jobs," says Mayor Olivia Chow, including over 900 crossing guards, because the city won't be able to collect revenue from speed cameras after a provincial bill banning them. The ban also takes money away from capital projects like traffic calming.
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The provincial gov is allowing supervisors who replace school board Trustees to earn up to $350,000/year plus $20,000 in expenses. Our 10 Trustees, 3 Student Trustees, association fees, and expenses cost $185,291 in 2023-2024. I thought the gov wanted to save money?
globalnews.ca/news/1152049...
globalnews.ca/news/1152049...
Ontario school board supervisors can claim up to $40K in expenses over 2 years | Globalnews.ca
The supervisors sent into Ontario school boards by the Ford government will be eligible to claim up to $40,000 over two years. The government says it will monitor closely.
globalnews.ca
November 12, 2025 at 1:03 AM
The provincial gov is allowing supervisors who replace school board Trustees to earn up to $350,000/year plus $20,000 in expenses. Our 10 Trustees, 3 Student Trustees, association fees, and expenses cost $185,291 in 2023-2024. I thought the gov wanted to save money?
globalnews.ca/news/1152049...
globalnews.ca/news/1152049...
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This is the Canadian Premier League soccer finals and we have a bicycle kick goal in the middle of a blizzard … and that’s the most Canadian thing I’ve ever seen 😂
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
This is the Canadian Premier League soccer finals and we have a bicycle kick goal in the middle of a blizzard … and that’s the most Canadian thing I’ve ever seen 😂
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From article:
- prov provided 78% of operating revenues for Ont universities in 1987-88
- by 2001 was 36%; in 2022 <25%
- result: lowest per-student funding of any prov in Canada
- prov provided 78% of operating revenues for Ont universities in 1987-88
- by 2001 was 36%; in 2022 <25%
- result: lowest per-student funding of any prov in Canada
"For my fellow graduate students and faculty, it felt absurd to be spending hundreds of millions on a shiny new building so far from the city when we were learning and teaching in crowded classrooms in buildings that felt like they were falling apart."
How York University Lost the Trust of Its Community | The Local
After program closures, questionable major capital projects, and increasingly fractious labour relations, what is the future of York University?
thelocal.to
November 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
From article:
- prov provided 78% of operating revenues for Ont universities in 1987-88
- by 2001 was 36%; in 2022 <25%
- result: lowest per-student funding of any prov in Canada
- prov provided 78% of operating revenues for Ont universities in 1987-88
- by 2001 was 36%; in 2022 <25%
- result: lowest per-student funding of any prov in Canada
Outstanding news!
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Outstanding news!
Is this what @liberalca.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social
meant by a "budget of sacrifices"? The people of Taiaiak'on-Parkdale-High are... relieved, I guess. /s 🤷♀️ @kbardeesy.bsky.social
meant by a "budget of sacrifices"? The people of Taiaiak'on-Parkdale-High are... relieved, I guess. /s 🤷♀️ @kbardeesy.bsky.social
Good news fellow billionaires! Lower taxes on our private jets and mega yachts! /s www.cbc.ca/news/politic... #cdnpoli #TaxTheRich
November 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Is this what @liberalca.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social
meant by a "budget of sacrifices"? The people of Taiaiak'on-Parkdale-High are... relieved, I guess. /s 🤷♀️ @kbardeesy.bsky.social
meant by a "budget of sacrifices"? The people of Taiaiak'on-Parkdale-High are... relieved, I guess. /s 🤷♀️ @kbardeesy.bsky.social
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At the end of the day I'm not sure how much difference it makes. But it is striking to put out a budget that axes a luxury tax on yachts and adds a co-pay for refugee claimants accessing drugs and dental care.
November 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
At the end of the day I'm not sure how much difference it makes. But it is striking to put out a budget that axes a luxury tax on yachts and adds a co-pay for refugee claimants accessing drugs and dental care.
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Ok but what if we invested in human intelligence
November 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Ok but what if we invested in human intelligence
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As we await the federal budget, a reminder that social programs, access to basic needs like housing, food, etc. are not "Good to have" - they are essential.
"We'll get to addressing violence, poverty, homophobia, racism, etc. once we deal with the tariffs" is bad economic policy AND absolute BS.
"We'll get to addressing violence, poverty, homophobia, racism, etc. once we deal with the tariffs" is bad economic policy AND absolute BS.
November 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
As we await the federal budget, a reminder that social programs, access to basic needs like housing, food, etc. are not "Good to have" - they are essential.
"We'll get to addressing violence, poverty, homophobia, racism, etc. once we deal with the tariffs" is bad economic policy AND absolute BS.
"We'll get to addressing violence, poverty, homophobia, racism, etc. once we deal with the tariffs" is bad economic policy AND absolute BS.
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. I am out of the office but checking emails. Responses may be slower than usual. If your matter is urgent, please feel free to look upon my works and despair.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and see it, say it, sorted.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and thank you for your attention to this matter.
November 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. I am out of the office but checking emails. Responses may be slower than usual. If your matter is urgent, please feel free to look upon my works and despair.